PAGE FOUR Olp Batty Collegian Successor to THE FREE LANCE. at. 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday 'mornings in clusive during 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 act of March 3. 1879. Collegian editorials represent the viewpoints of the writers net necessarily the policy of the newspaper. Unsigned *di toriali are by the editor.' Dean Gladfelter Editor 4akZlit°' Managing Ed., John Dalbor; City Ed., Herbert Stein; Sports Ed., Ray Koehler; Edit. Dir., John Ashbrook; Wire Ed., Art Denning; Society Ed., Deanie Krebs; Feature Ed., Janet Rosen; Asst. City Ed., Jack Boddington; Asst. Sports Ed., Joe Brett; Asst. Society Ed., Bettina dePalrna; Libra rian, Bill Detweiler. Asst. Bus Mgr.. Thomas M. Karolcik; Advertising Dir.. Hatold L. Wollin; Local Adv. Mgr., Norma Gleghorn; Pro motion Mgr.. Laura Mermelstein; Circulation Co-Mgrs., Edward W. Noyes, Gerald F. Yeager; Personnel Mgr., Edwin Singel; Classified Adv. Mgr., Shirley Faller; Office Mgr., Sue Halperin; Secretary, Winifred Wyant. STAFF THIS ISSUE Night editor: Paul Poorman; Copy editors: Mary Krasnansky, Dottie Laine; Assistants: Jack Mounts, Lil Cassover, Pat Nutter, Lavier Procopio, Dave Jones. Advertising staff: Phyllis Weiss, Dorothy Na veen, Bob Leyburn, Liz Slotta. Mature Approach Shown By IFC ' Interfraternity council took some long-needed action Wednesday night when it forbade detri mental hell week activities on campus and rec ommended that pledges be allowed several hours of sleep each night during hell week. We doubt that all the activities of fraternity pledges during hell week contribute to a feeling ,of respect for fraternities and the fraternity system. Certainly some of these activities are not conducive to the type of maturity we feel sure the fraternities wish to achieve. ACTUALLY; we can see little use in hell week, but if it must be continued, it at least should be confined generally to the fraternity houses so that it will not unduly reflect frat ernities in a bad light. Even some fraternity men themselves are opposed to hell week, or favor some sort of modification which would eradicate the more unnecessary activities. We find ourselves in agreement with these fraternity men and hope they will have further success in•lheir program. One of the worst results of hell week many times is the lack of sleep which pledges must endure. Fortunately, the hell week period is short enough that these sleepless nights can not do much to impair health, yet they certainly can interfere with studies. We fail to see how not allowing pledges any sleep brings any credit to a fraternity, and, consequently, we feel IFC was taking the right step in opposing sleepless nights. FRATERNITIES are under attack from many quarters today, and if they wish to survive they must realize that many of their practices, es tablished years ago, are out of step with the modern world. Some of these practices such as discrimination and unnecessary hell week hazing gradually are being thrown aside, and this augurs well for the future of the fraternity system. Thus, the action of IFC was not, as some will say, a violation of fraternity principles, but rather was a step toward preserving the frat ernity system. DP Students Plan Since 1949 about 400 displaced persons have corhe to the United States under the auspices of the World Student Service fund. These stu dents are persons of college intelligence who have been unable to finish their education, and under an assurance plan are permitted to study in this country. There are two ways a college can bring a DP student to America. The scholarship assurance plan guarantees payment of his tuition and for living quarters, and makes some provision for books, clothing, and incidentals. Under the job assurance plan, the sponsor makes arrangements for a job on or near the camnus. The sponsor may help the DP enter college after the job expires but has no obligation to do so. STUDENTS are selected from one of 16 east ern European countries and must be single, be tween 17 and 26 years of age. No religious pref erence is shown, but the student must be willing to do manual work. Last week the Commerce club of State Col lege, in cooperation with a joint committee of the Inter-Church council, asked campus groups and town organizations to obtain scholarships or job assurances for 28 DP's. This will be the last year for American stu dents and schools to offer a future to these students since the DP visa for entrance into this country ceases June 30. All arrangements for students must be made by March 15, and it usually takes six months before the student reaches the country. Any group interested in sponsoring one of these un der-privileged students can contact Alvin Haw baker, State College Commerce club. —Dave Colton Owen E. Landon Business Mgr. DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Improved Policy For Rec Hall Much had been said,and debated about the crowded conditions of tec hall during the in door athletic season. At last Saturday night's boxing —basketball double header, a huge num ber of students at the College had to stand in the track circling the auditorium to watch both events. It has been the College's policy to keep Penn State's athletic events closed to all those except the students. Even with this policy, Rec hall is not able to accommodate the entire student body. Yet with these crowded conditions prevail ing, there were a huge number of, shall we say, old and young "students" seen in Rec hall Saturday. It would be a great help finan cially to the College if town people, including the high school students, would be able to attend Penn State's indoor sporting events. But as the conditions are now, it hardly seems fair to make the students, who have to pay for AA books wheather they like it or not, stand while people who evidently aren't stu dents at the College to take the seats the students have paid for. Only when and if an addition to Rec hall or a new field house is built, can the College readily admit non-students to its indoor sporting events. Till then, we would suggest a closer examina tion of those admittell'to the Rec hall events. Let's let the people who pay to see the events. see them. Stage Facilities If a new auditorium ever is built on campus, it should provide space for smaller group ac tivities in addition to the usual large hall. One of these extra facilities• should be a place for presenting arena staging productions. At present, Players' arena productions are presented at Center stage, which provides the dramatics group with a number of difficulties. FIRST, although arena staging has intimacy as one of its major objectives, Center stage holds only about 140 people, whereas central staging probably could be effective with an audience as large as 200 persons or more. When one con siders that Center stage shows run 12 nights, this would increase by 720 the number of per sons able to see the shows. Then, the present building does not belong to the College or to Players, which makes it necessary for all sets to •be erected on Friday afternoons and then to be torn down again Saturday nights at the end of each weekend. In addition, there also is difficulty in scheduling rehearsals at the proper times on the stage that is used for the final performances. BACKSTAGE SPACE at Center stage is lim ited, but inclusion of an arena area in a larger auditorium building would make it possible, to use dressing room and other facilities not now available. It also would be possible to arrange all rows of seats in tiers to provide for better vision. , Another aspect of the problem is the inacces sibility of Center stage. We doubt if many stu dents, especially those living downtown, relish the idea of walking up to campus to pick up a date, then hurrying back to the suburbs to see the play, and• then rushing back downtown for a snack. Gazette ... . SABBATH eve services, Hillel foundation, 8 p.m., hosts: Phi Epsilon Phi fraternity. COLLEGE PLACEMENT Further information concerning inter Jews and jab 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. Ingersoll-Rand company will interview June graduates in M.E., I.E. Mining Eng.. and Chem. Eng. Monday, Feb. 26. E. R. Squibb & Sons will interview junior students who are interested in summer employment in Chem. Eng., ' Chem., Commercial Chem..and ,Science Tuesday. Feb. 27. Arma corporation . will interview June graduates in E.E., M.E., and Physics Tuesday, Feb. 27. Merck and company, Inc. will interview June graduates in Chem. and Cheni. Eng. ruesday, Feb. 27. __Armstrong Cork company will interview June graduates in. Chem. Eng., Chem., Arch. Eng., 1.E., M.E., A&L, C&F, Journ.. Ed., and Advertising Wednesday, Feb. 28. Linde Air Products company will interview June grad uates at the B.S. and M.S. levels in M.E.. Chem. Eng.. Aero. Eng., C.E., E.E.. 1.E., and Chem. Wednesday, Feb. 28. Allis Chalmers manufacturing company will interview June graduates in E.E. and M.E. Thursday, March 1. Chance Vought Aircraft will interview June graduates at all levels in Aero. Eng., E.E., M.E., C.E., Phys., and Math. Thursday, 'March 1. Shell Oil company will interview June graduates at the B.S. and M.S. levels in Chem. and Chem. Eng. and at the level in Chem. Thursday. March 1. STUDENT EMPLOYMENT - - - for information concerning the following jobs, applicants should stop in 112 Old Main. West Dorm residents to wsrk in the dining halls: re. xtuneration in cash. COLLEGE HOSPITAL Patients: Charles Adams, Howard Bleznak, Marvin Boring, Lois Brown, Robert Coniff, Thomas Courtless, James Croop, Larry Dunn, William Faurot, Jacqueline Feinberg, Edward Hewitt, John McAfee, Cornelia McCaffrey, Hope Meloy, Addell Owen, Louise Penfield, Earl Scheirer, Cly Shelley, Burton Suder, Edward Twichell, Donald Weiner, Frank Wick and Don ald Yenko. AT THE MOVIES CATHAUM: The Great Manhunt STATE: Watch The Birdie • • ALLTTANY: Three Little Words Ernie Moore Little Man On "What-ya-say we circulate a rumor that the best way to keep welfar ism from being taught in schools is to pay teachers capitalists' wages?" Inspectors Combat Illegal Drug Sales Sale of sex hormones, garbage, diluted fruit juices and dreamed up medicines gave federal inspectors major headaches last year, the Food and Drug administration has reported. But the greatest con cern, the agency said, has been the sale of •dangerous drugs without prescriptions. In his annual report to Federal Security Administrator Oscar R. Ewing, Food and Drug Commissioner 'Paul B.' Dunbar said .that in 1950 there was a marked increase in criminal actions against .the promiscuous sales of dangerous drugs, despite more strict observ- ance of the law on the part of pharmacists in general. DUNBAR SAri.N these viola tions "are caul' iv more deaths, injuries, broken homes, human derelicts and other tragedies than all the other violatiohs of the food and drug act put together." He added that'' increased .actions against offenders are having a desirable effect. "Many addicts deprived of il legal supplies have discontinued the use of barbiturates," he said. Dunbar added that the National Association of Druggists is seek ing a better federal , law to meet the problem of unauthorized re filling of prescriptions. The re port told of seizures during the year of potent and potentially dangerous sex hormones, sold di rectly to consumers, chiefly by mail order. "Some of these preparations are capable of accelerating malig nant tumors," the report said. Dunbar said inspectors report ed numerous attempts by irre sponsible persons to salvage con demned foods from garbage. He told of the owner of a hog farm who received a shipment of ran cid fruitcakes with an original retail value of more than $lOO,OOO. Safety Valve ... • 'Nice, Warm State College' TO THE EDITOR: I just got last Friday's Collegian and was just the least bit amused to read your comments on the weather. I've been here in Chicago three weeks now, and a day with a high .of fifteen is nothing unusual. Boy, just try walking down Michigan Ave. in the morning at fifteen be low with that old wind howling in from. the lake boy, will I be glad to get back .to nice, warm State College. I never saw an ice box like this before in my life. But then, I was in Minnesota last night and they said it had been • The Department of Architecture at the' College occupies -the third floor of Main Engineering building and space in three other buildings. It is equipped, for the study of architecture, architectural engineering, fine• and applied arts, and engineering drawing. There is a reading room and a reference library of books on architecture and art immediately adjacent to the architectural drafting rooms and classroords. • . - - • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 Campus By The Asiociated Press and offered the cakes to grocers at reduced prices. "THE OWNER could see no reason for the seizure that fol lowed, since his employes had foUnd •- the fruitcakes ed i Dunbar said. "He said he always gave his employes and friends priority above his pigs when pig feed was delivered to his farm." Dunbar said some firms have been trying to cash in on the pop ularity of frozen concentrated orange juices by selling diluted and artificially colored and flav ored frozen products containing only a small percentage of Ofange juice. "This is a threat not only ;to the consumers pocketbook but to his health," the._ report said. "Or angeade is not a vitamin rich breakfast item, but many, moth ers have been deceived into serv ing it for its vitamine C. value, thus impairing the health of small children." Inspectors reported seizing, a worthless "cancer cure" shipped by the director of a so-called Can cer clinic, and a cancer serum from a Canadian "research foun dation." Eight persons who used the serum. died . of cancer; Dun bar said. thirty-seven below a couple of days before. And I could use a little of that "invigorating moun tain air." One thing though. The sun) actually shines sometimes here. I've spent so much time in State College I almost forgot what it looks like. - - By Bibler Bill Barker
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