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Successor to THE FREE LANCE, eat. 1887
Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings in
clusive during the College year by the staff of The Daily
Celieglaa of The Pennsylvania State College.
Entered as second-class matter July 5, 1934, at the State
Calera, Pa.. Post Office under the set of March 3, 1879.
Collegian editorial represent the viewpoints of the writers,
sot necessarily the policy of the newspaper. Unsigned
ferias are by the editor.
Dews Gladfelter Owen E. Landon
Editor Business Mgr.
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Ifight Editor: -Ron Bonn; Asst. Night Editor:
Dick Martz; Copy Editor: Joe Breu; Assistants:
Pat Nutter, Robert Highton, Dave Jones.
Advertising Staff: Tony Lawless, Judy Gross
man, Tema Kieber, Joan 'Hallerstein, Ruth
Coates, Joan Morosine.
Woman Power
A leading national magazine periodically
warns that the power of women never should be
underestimated. How we have ignored that
warning at the Pennsylvania State College!
WHEN THE NITTANY football team takes on
Temple this afternoon, a corps of cheerleaders—
an excellent group we think—will,lead students
in rooting for the Lion. But there will not be
one coed in that cheerleading corp.
During, the war years when women cheer
leaders were permitted, the power of the coed
in producing loud, enthusiastic yells was
clearly demonstrated. Though male students
carry their share of the cheering now, re
sponse in the days of female cheerleaders was
overwhelming. •
From another angle, the College ratio of men
to women lies somewhere between three and
four to one. Women demand fair representation
in student government affairs. They should
have similar representation in leading cheers.
TODAY, THE MALE cheerleading squad will
add much in color and spirit to the game. Today,
alas, talents of many a potential coed cheerleader
will have been wasted.
When the female cheerleader was outlawed
two years ago, the explanation given was that
alumni objected to this representation of our
2000 coeds.
It is doubtful that the alumni were thor
oughly surveyed concerning the disposition of
this matter. That they would voice any great
objection to the use of girls as cheerleaders
is very doubtful too, we think.
We hope that those who pass on the sex of
cheerleaders for OUR team will soon recognize
the powers of Penn State women which they
now underestimate. .
Grads And Dads
With some 10,000 old grads and dads pouring
into State College, the, whole town seems to be
sharpening up for a rare time.
A FOOTBALL GAME, cross country meet,
fraternity lawn displays and parties and shows
by Thespians and Players are all part of• the
festivities pointed toward a nostalgic time for
alumni with plenty of fun left over for the
current crew of students.
In the rush of participating in the variety of
activities scheduled for this fall homecoming,
however, we hope the alumni will take time to
inspect more than the entertainment facilities.
We think they will find that more has been
added to the campus this year than just the
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College
Sportswear
State College's
Friendly Store
BEAVER AND ALLEN
Joba Asithcook
Herbert Stein
STARLITE
DRIVE-IN
on BELLEFONTE ROAD
Shows 7 and 9 P.M.
SATURDAY
"THE LADY TAKES
A SAILOR"
JANE WYMAN
DENNIS MORGAN
"The FAR FRONTIER"
(trucolor)
ROY ROGERS
ANDY DEVINE
Sunday and Monday
"THE EAGLE
AND THE HAWK"
(technicolor)
JOHN PAYNE
RHONDA FLEMING
also Selected Short Subjects
Tab; _
Safety Valve . . .
Don't Blame Students Only
TO THE EDITOR: Is the criticism of the resi
dents of Thompson hall justified? Was all the
reported damage solely the result of resident
pranksters? Under what restrictions were the
workmen?
Was the workmanship of the calibre one
would expect in a private home?
We suggest• that an investigation of the de
struction be made and fair conclusions be drawn.
The circumstances surrounding the occupancy
of the dorms would indicate all the dainage was
not done by the students and some was una
voidable.
• Letter Cut
Jim Tate, Fred Sprenkle, William Sipple,
Bob Myers, Barry Rumberger, Bill Mc-
Haind, Robert D. Herr, Ebbie Fields, Hugh
Lesley, James Cressman, Walter Sharlow,
Ralph M. Ferry, William A. George, Douglas
Koson, Ed Guion, 'P. K. Kichline, William
Barko and Bill Bets.
Duty In Pollock-Nittany
TO THE EDITOR: At the risk of administra
tive sanction, this upperclassman would like to
pass on a self-satisfied, "I told you so" smirk, in
regard to the freshman "appreciation" of the new
Thompson Hall.
Had the new dorms been made available to
upperclassmen at the rates they all could afford,
chances are that their occupancy. of these areas
would not have resulted in the malicious dam
ages accounted for in your article (column one,
The Daily Collegian, October 24, 1950). Certain
ly not to this present extent anyhow.
What the freshmen should have been required
to enjoy is a year of duty in the Pollock-Nittany
dorms. The hike from the dorms to chow and to
classes, and then return for the same thing
would alone, be sufficient to take some of that
misplaced vigor from them.
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Gazette ...
Saturday, October 28
ALPHA KAPPA PSI Meeting, 218 Willard,
7 pan.
Sunday
SKI CLUB work party, Osmond parking lot,
2 p.m.
Monday
STUDENT BRANCH American Re d Cross
meeting, 112 Old Main, 8 p.m.
COLLEGIAN joint editorial junior and senior
boards, 8 Carnegie hall, 8 p.m.
COLLEGE PLACEMENT
Farther information concerning interviews and fob place
ments can be obtained is 112 Old Main.
Sealers who 'turned in preference sheets will be given
priority he scheduling interviews for two days following
the initial announcement of the visit of one of the com
panies of their choice. Other students will be scheduled
en the third sad subsequent dare.
Shell Development company will interview graduate stu
dents in chemistry who have completed one or two years
of post-graduate work toward their PhD degree, on Thurs
day. Nov. 2. They are interested in candidates for temporary
summer employment at their Emeryville, Calif.naboratories.
No priority.
Shell 'Development company will interview physicists at
the PhD level with both experimental and theoretical
backgrounds in. solid-state physics for 'research work on
Thursday. Nov. 2. No priority.
COLLEGE HOSPITAL
Admissions: Ruth Abt, Jean Zifferblatt, Peter
Shopa, Norman Mutchler, Gerald Walmer,
James Segmiller, Carl Lunde, Bruce Nicholas,
Rodney Artz, Kenneth Horton, Sandra Marks.
Discharges: Madeline Brown, Mary Lee Good
man, Charles Habecker, Margaret Good, Her
bert Kump, Allan McGinnes, Anne Marie Mar
tin, Charles J. Falzon, Elizabeth Spencer, Wes
ley Romberger, Sidney Blatt, John Donahoe.
--- Eugene R. Raup
NOW!
At Your
Warner Theatre
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JANE WYMAN
KIRK DOUGLAS
"THE GLASS
MENAGERIE"
State
JOAN CAULFIELD
ROBERT CUMMINGS
"THE
PETTY GIRL"
nittany
REX ALLEN
The
"ARIZONA
COWBOY"
Little Man On Campus
"OK, men watch out for a n aked revers
Hymns And Hot Licks
"Don't out your faith in the atom bomb! Don't put your faith in ,
the hydrogen bomb! Put your faith in God!
"Now let's have a great big hand for God!" Then followed a roll
of thunderous applause.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, this came out of my radio one Sunday
morning. And before I had a chance to let this soak in, a real old
fashioned
swing band started giving out with some hot licks that
sounded strangely like some hymn I used to know when I was a kid.
It was accompanied by a good-sized choir with true religious fervor, - c
mixed with a generous amount of good old razz-a-ma-tazz.
This, I found out, was a church service on the air! Every Sun
day morning at 9 o'clock. WMAJ listeners are presented with one
of the most unusual programs on radio today.
Elder Solomon Lightfoot Michaux (pronounced MEE-SHAW)
presents his "Happiness Hour" straight from the banks of the Poto
mac in Washington, D. C...irs one of Mutual's regular sustaining
programs (unsponsored).
It's a church service, true,•but a very strange one in many respects
a church with a blaring band, shouted appeals of the Elder,, and ,
even louder shouted responses from the Congregation.
LAST SUNDAY-- Elder Michaux shouted:. "Brethren —M for
many!" The Congregation shotited even louder, "M for many!" The '
Elder continued, "B for brothers!" Congregation: "B for brothers!"
The Elder: "S for sisters!" Congregation: . "S for sisters!"
Then the Elder yelled, "That's it! MBS for the many brothers
and sisters we reach over the air! And MBS for the Mutual Broad
casting System that makes if possible!" A strange way to put in• a t
plug, but an actual expression of their gratefulness to the network.
Another Sunday the good Elder was reading postcard after post
card from listeners all over the nation. Suddenly he stopped and blas- ,
ted out from the top of his lungs: "And—wa-a-a-a-h--here's one from
the Phil-i-ppines!" The crowd' burst into joyous applause.
BUT MANY TIMES the Elder gets deadly serious in his simple ,
and forcefully - presented sermons. They contain much food for
thought for even the more sophisticated listener who looks down his
nose at such a "rowdy" display of faith.
SATU.2.DAY, OCTOBER, 28, 1950
By JOHN DALBOR
By Bibler