PAGE TWO Uatly Collegian Snceusor to THE FREE LANCE, est. .1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings in clusive daring the College year by the staff ’of The Daily Collegian of The Pennsylvania State College. Entered as second-class matter July 5, 1934* at the State College, Pa.. Post Office under the aet of March 3. 1879. Collegian editorials represent the viewpoints of the writers, •ot necessarily the policy of the newspaper. Unsigned edi torials are by the editor. Dean Gladfelier Editor Managing Ed.. John Daibor; News Ed., Scan Deglcr; Sports Ed., Ray Koehler; Edit. Dir., Herbert Stein; Society Ed., Deanie Krebs; Feature Ed., Janet Rosen; Asst. Sports Ed., Art Benning; Asst. News Ed., John Ashbrook; Asst. Society Ed., Bettlna dePalma; Photo Ed., Wilson Barto; Senior Board: Jack Boddington. Bill Detweiler. STAFF THIS ISSUE Night editor: Lee Stern; assistant night edi tor: Sheldon Smoyer; copy editor: George Gla zer; assistants: Lav i e r Procopio, Anna Mae Webb, Andrew McNeillie. Advertising staff: Tom Dulick, Benet Rosen thal, Tony Lawless. New Auditorium When Penn State music lovers gather in Schwab auditorium to hear the College sym phony orchestra present its winter concert to morrow afternoon, they will be star witnesses to one of the major reasons why Penn State needs a larger and better auditorium. THEY WILL SEE the 60-piece orchestra crowded onto a stage that barely can hold it— a stage that scarcely gives the violinists room to move their elbows. The fact of the matter is that, ideally, the College needs several auditoriums. Schwab, although accoustically unsound, is the right . size for regular dramatic productions and for lectures. But it certainly is too small for a major musical event, for commencement ex ercises, and for large convocations such as orientation meetings and the talk President Eisenhower will deliver next Wednesday. There is little hope that another auditorium could be built at present. For the time being, certain functions will have to remain cramped for space, and others will have to be held at Rec hall. But we certainly hope that the College’s long-range building plans include a new and larger auditorium. • Sinclair Lewis The death of Sinclair Lewis, creator of George F. Babbitt who wrote his way to fame by satir izing typical American life in the 1920’5, leaves an enormous pair of shoes to be filled by the younger writers of today. IN HIS PRIME, Lewis was one of the most searching critics of American life, a realistic in terpreter of the American character, and an ac curate recorder of American speech. Some critics believe that his marvelous ear for lan guage as spoken in America was his greatest contribution to our literature. Although some of his later books showed a decline in his powers, novels such as “Babbitt,” “Arrowsmith,” and “Elmer Gantry” are as likely to live as any others produced in America since the turn of the century. Many critics had bemoaned the decline in his critical force, but as long as Lewis was alive there remained the possibility that he might ■regain his power and produce even more im portant work. It is thus that we mourn his passing at a time when there are needed men who, like Lewis, could expose the foibles of an uncertain society and shock people into a sense of reality, Owen E. Landon ' Business Mgr. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Safety Valve ... Happy Students TO THE EDITOR: We would like to agree with. Donald E. Hoke who suggested in Wed nesday’s Collegian that “Penn State should sell itself to the public by keeping the present en rollment happy on campus.” An incident that occurred in Simmons hall Wednesday certainly indicates that the above suggestion is a valuable one. One of the girls —a resident of that dormitory—found at 5:30 that her meal ticket was misplaced. Her hostess went with her to get permission from the din ing hall dietician to eat that evening. The dieti cian was firm—“a rule- is a rule” is her motto— and the girl was not allowed into the dining room. We think that a rule is not a good rule unless it can be stretched to a point now and then. We’ve heard of other schools that have din ing rooms, large enrollments, and even meal tickets. But we’ve never heard of any school dining system turning away a student, known to the hostess and other dining room “officials,” for failure to produce a misplaced meal ticket. To quote Mr. Hoke again, we suggest—“treat the present students as though we wanted them here.” Gazette... Saturday, January 13 NITTANY BOWMEN field shoot, forestry parking lot, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, January 14 PHILOTES farewell social, Simmons second floor lounge, 2-4 p.m. ARO-SLAVONIC society, 304 Old Main, 7:30 p.m. BIG AND LITTLE SISTER tea, Atherton lounge, 2:30 -4:30 p.m. Monday, January 15 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS club, elec tion of officers, 218 Willard hall, 7:00 p.m. COLLEGE PLACEMENT Further information concerning interviews and job place ments can he obtained in, 112 Old Main. Seniors who turned in preference sheets will be given priority in 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 on the third and subsequent days. - Rohm & Hass company will interview graduate students who will receive their M.S. and PhD ,in 1951 in Aero. Eng.. Chem Eng.. Eng. Mech., M.E., and Phys. Jan. 23. Marshall Field Education division will interview men and women January graduates in A&L, C&F, and Education for child craft educational sales openings on Tuesday evening, January 16. Swift & Company will interview PhD/s in Organic Chem., and Bio. Chem.. January 25. STUDENT EMPLOYMENT For information concerning the following jobs, applicants should stop in 112 Old Main. Truck arid driver for Student Dry Cleaning route . Monday, Tuesday; Thursday evenings, Friday afternoons; cash reimbursement. __ Off campus resident for substitute duty in women’s dining hall; remuneration.in meals. First class telephone engineer for local trans mitter repair and maintenance; 20 hours per week. . Factory demonstrator for electric appliance firm to work in State College and Bellefonte on Saturdays. C&F majors with car preferred; permanent; excellent hourly rate;. interviews being scheduled. Five ‘salesmen to work until February Ist selling Valentine candy; 15 per cent of every thing sold: local territory; can sell when sche dule permits. Girl for shorthand and typing in local church office remainder this semester, possibly second semester; work schedule flexible. Two weekend waiters needed for fraternity; cash plus meals. . ' Names Withheld NOW! At Your Warner Theatre C^allraum Esther Williams Howard Keel "PAGAN LOVE SONG" 'late "DESTINATION MOON" Color by Technicolor . f Johnny Sheffield 'BOMBA JUNGLE BOY’ Little an On Campus "Since the end of the semester has slipped up on us and we've only studied from this book, we're going to have to'cover quite a bit before the finals." Pi Gamma Mu Will Initiate 43 One professor and 42 social science students have been in vited to join Pi Gamma Mu, na tional social science honorary. The initiates will attend the win ter initiation banquet at the Allencrest, 7 p.m. Monday. , Dr. S. W. Frost, president, of the local chapter; will deliver the main address; Dr. Robert T. Oliver, vice-president, will ex plain the meaning of Pi Gamma Mu; and Dr.. Walter, Coutu, past president, will extend greetings to the initiates. The following have- been, in vited to join: instructor in Eco nomics, Patrick J. : Boner; gradu ate students: John ■ ■ Baldwin, Frank A. Evans, Herold FaKrihg er, Gordon Frederick, Robert Johnston, Mrs. Margaret Matson,. Lee Moore, Paul Mourant, James; Sheridan, and Otto Sonder. < Undergraduate students: Betty Altschull, John Bailey, -Richard Barker, W. L. Barts, Char lie's Beehler, John Boddington, John Becker, Marlin Brenner, Lois Burrell, Kenrieth Conrad, Jean Einodshofer, Mitchell Epstein, Frank Fasick, Norma.Feh'r, Mary Ellen Grube, Henry Kaslca, Nel son Kniffin, and; Donald Kuhre. Charles W. Mann,. David Mc- Nelis, Coninne Mittelman, Don ald Lee Nelson, DeVere Thomas SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1951 By Bibler Hill el To Present Film On Sunday “Laughter Through Tears,” a humorous Yiddish film, will be shown at the Hillel Foundation, tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. The show ing is open "to the public. - The film is based upon the hopes and disappointments in the lives ,of the great Jewish masses of Central Europe a generation ago. It portrays episodes from the works of the folk writer, Sholom Aleichem. Originally a silent film, the present edition has a sound track carrying the voice of the famous Jewish actor, Michael Rosenberg, who supplies in monologue the lines of the characters and the commentary. There are English sub-titles. The play was originally pro duced by the Moscow Art Thea tre. .... ' Canterbury Club Supper The last Canterbury club sup per meeting of the semester will •be held at the Episcopal rectory, 304 S. Frazier street at 5:30 to morrow night. All Episcopal stu dents are invited. Perry, Albert B. Riscingno, Janet Rosen, Martha Ross, Mary Row land, Betty Sellers, James Sha fer, Ernest Skipper, and Ronald Sloughfy.
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