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Mg• Elaitg Collegian
Successor to THE FREE LANCE, est. 1887
Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings inclusive
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 writ
ers. not necessarily the policy of the newspaper. Unsigned
editorials are by the editor.
Mary Krasnansky Edward Shanken
Editor Business Mgr.
Managing Ed., Ron Bonn; City Ed., George Glazer;
Sports Ed., Ernie Moore; Edit. Dir., Bud Fenton; Asst.
to the Ed., Moylan Mills; Wire Ed., Len Kolasinski; So
ciety Ed., Carolyn Barrett; Feature Ed., Rosemary De
lahanty: Asst. City Ed., Paul Poorman; Asst. Sports Eds.,
Dave Colton, Robert Vosburg; Asst. Society Ed.. Greta
Weaver; Librarian, Bob Schooley; Exchange Ed., Paul
Beighley: Senior Board, Lee Stern.
Asst. Bus. Mgr., Jerry Clibanoff : Advertising Dir..
Howard Boleky; Local Adv. Mgr., Bob Leyburn; Circu
lation Co-Mgrs., Jack Horsford, Joe Sutovsky; Personnel
Mgr., Carolyn Alley; Promotion Co-Mgrs., Bob• Koons,
Melvin Glass; Classified Adv. Mgr., Laryn Sax; Office
Mgr., Tema Kleber; Secretary, Nan Bierman; Senior Board,
Don Jackel. Dorothy Naveen, Joan Morosini.
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Night editor: Bettie Loux; copy editors: Pat
Nutter, Ted Soens; assistants: Nancy Meyers,
Al Goodman, Charles Basch, Luella Martin.
Advertising staff: manager, Joan Harvie.
Housing Poses
Touchy Problem
How to place more than 900 students in 225
rooms is the problem facing the student-faculty
committee which must decide on a priority
system for the West Dorms.
The conversion of four of the West Dorms
to housing for women has created a touchy
problem. The committee, consisting of H. K.
Wilson, dean of men; Russell Clark, director
of housing; John Laubach, Nittany Council
president; Thomas Durek, West Dorm Council
president; and Leonard Tomazin, Pollock Coun
cil president, will have to solve it. No matter
what their decision is, there will be griping.
How to get more than 900 men into 225 rooms
is a problem that cannot really be solved. A
man who could solve this problem would rate a
fabulous salary.
What shall be the criteria to be used in set
ting up the priority system?
Shall upperclassmen who have already lived
in the West Dorms be given preference over
those who have not lived in the area? This is
one problem the committee will have to face.
for almost 300 students in the Nittany-Pollock
area have indicated that they wish to live in
the West Dorms in the fall.
Obviously, seniors should be given prefer
ence over juniors. It is just as apparent that
the freshmen who have lived one year in the
West Dorms should be on the bottom of the
scale.
Scholarship and activities are also two fac
tors the committee should take into considera
tion in choosing the 225 who will live in the
West Dorm area. It is rather apparent that
upperclassmen with high scholastic averages
would have a beneficial influence on the 700
or more frosh who will be living in the West
Dorms in the fall. The same is true of those
upperclassmen who have shown an /interest in
extracurricular activities.
Upperclassmen will be outnumbered three
to-one in the West Dorms, so it would be a good
idea to see to it that those who are in the area
are qualified to exert a guiding influence on the
frosh, many of whom will be away from home
and on their own for the first time.
No matter what decision the committee
makes, the students who will not be able to live
in the West Dorms in the fall will be dis
appointed.
We're glad we don't have to make that
decision.
Alumni. Is Leading
Progress Factor
The announcement that the Alumni Associa
tion has reduced its dues for the benefit of the
graduating class officially opens the annual
drive for members.
' It is regrettable that the seniors must be
coaxed into the organization each year, but
being what we are, it is probably the only way
to make the drive successful.
Most of the senior class of any year leave
with a kind of love for the 'old place', but even
they have spent a good part of their time here
decrying this or that phase of the education
they were' receiving.
The only real way to improve, change, or
eliminate any of these things for the new stu
dents is through the Alumni Association.
By joining the already 40,000 strong group,
graduates can maintain a close and active in
terest in the school. This interest can be bene
ficial to the future Penn Staters.
The alumni, by combining their knowledge
of the school with what they know of the
necessities of education in the world, can pre
sent a comprehensive approach to the im
provement of the College.
As students, we know how much this could
mean to us. As graduates, we should realize
how much can be accomplished through.. the
Alumni Association and its 62 district
ra groups
don .
—Bud
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Paint Party
Last fall the Penn State Christian Association
•again organized one of its social service com
mittees called the Paintslingers. This group
has been a working organ of PSCA for several
years and last year it Painted a parsonage at
Milesburg and three schoolhouses.
This year ,the Paintslingers decided that first
on their agenda would be the painting of the
Stony Point schoolhouse. Unfortunately, this
turned out to be the only job of the year. The
group gradually dwindled down and paint
parties became few and far between leaving
the project incomplete.
During the past few weeks PSCA has been
trying to complete ,the job, as it promised it
would. Weekly open meetings have been de
voted to paint parties.
One side of the building remains to be
painted. Tonight is the. last paint party this
year. If enough interested students called 304
Old Main to make sure there will be transpor
tation for all, the job could be finished.
How about it? Will you go?
—LaVonne Althouse
The Moths Are
`All Washed Up'
HARRISBURG—State -Secretary of Agricul
ture Miles Horst has written "finis" to a 19-
year-old victorious warfare against one of the
most damaging insect pests ever known in
Pennsylvania.
This was done when he signed an order lift
ing "Gypsy Moth Quarantine No. 24" and its
various supplemci':s, thereby declaring the
State to be entirely free of the pest.
We hope that all the moths read the order
before they come blundering back to Pennsyl
vania for another 19-year war.
Was this one of those 'limited wars' ?
The Secretary's statement that "The job is
completed—there are no more gypsy moths in
Pennsylvania," is the kind of thing we would
like to hear come out of Harrisburg more often.
Nineteen years is a long time.. We hope that
this little skirmish hasn't taken the starch out
of our agriculture department.
Safety Valve
Correction
TO THE EDITOR:
I would like to correct an impression created
by the May 17 issue of Collegian. In that issue
Collegian said that I had denied being ap
proached. I only denied having been ap
proached to vote for a bloc of four Lion candi
dates.
Gazette . ..
Wednesday, May 23
COLLEGIAN business freshman board, 9
Carnegie Hall, 7 p.m.
COLLEGIAN editorial sophomore board, 1
Carnegie Hall, 7 p.m.
DUPLICATE BRIDGE club and tournament,
TUB, 6:45 p.m.
PENN STATE CLUB, elections, 405 Old
Main, 7 p.m.
PENN STATE GRANGE, 100 Horticulture,
8 p.m.
WRA BRIDGE, White Hall play room, 7 p.m.
WRA DANCE, White Hall rhythm room,
7 p.m.
COLLEGE PLACEMENT
Further information concerning interviews and job place
rents can 74e obtained in 112 Old Main.
Fire Association of Philadelphia will interview June grad
uates in C&F and A&L Wednesday, May 23.
Pennsylvania Water and Power Company representative,
Mr. Robert Neyer, will be on campus through Thursday.
May 17. He will be glad to discuss the power industry and
types of opportunities with any students in M.E., E.E., or
C.E. He may be reached at the hydralies Lab, or at the
Nittany Lion Inn.
Columbia Malable Casting Co. will interview freshman.
sophomores, and juniors for summer work Thursday. May 24.
Koppers Company will Interview June graduates in M.E.
Monday, May 28.
Koppers Company will interview June graduates in Chem.
Eng. and C.E. Monday, May 28.
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
For information concerning the following job., applicants
should stop in 112 Old Main.
Cirl or boy for one day a week house cleaning now and
through the summer.
Positions open to summer students for work in the Snack
Bar: remuneration in meals.
Positions now and through the summer at local diner for
countermen.
Janitor for campus building; 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. six days
a week.
Co-ed for room and board position in exchange for baby
sitting and simple housework, for the summer.
Summer opportunity for male "combo" of three (over 21)
also short order . cook, boatmen with motor know-how,
janitor for resort in Poconos; to start as soon as possible;
excellent arrangement.
COLLEGE HOSPITAL
Henry Albright, Agnes Barth, Troy Conrad,
William Crummy, Elvy Christner, Standley
Gardner, Bob Holler, Helene Houtz, Allan
Jacobson. Sue Ladd, Ben Lukas, Clint Swingle,
George Weber.
AT THE MOVIES
CATHAUM: Men of Music
STATE: Molly
NITTANY: Dallas
STARLITE DRIVE-1N: Born Yeeterdar
-B. F.
—Richard Klingensmith
Roving Reporter
Reprinted from the February 1951 issue of ESQUIRE
"You're
. nete here, so I may as , irell tell you—
that snap-brim effect is definitely outre!"
Poor Man's
Paradise
Friend Coed dragged me off again last week, this time far into
the mountains to a place called Black Moshannon. We went with a
Collegian candidate and an acquaintance, and were all set for a de
lightful afternoon. Armed with portable radio, lunch, swimming
suits, and all manner of sporting equipment, we descended upon the
helpless mountain lake. We also
had a bunch of bananas, and
thereby hangs the tale.
Collegian candidate, acquain
tance, and • Friend Coed decided
to play baseball. As may be gath
ered from a previous bout with
Mount Nittany, I am not the ath
letic type, and demurred from
the festivities. This put a damper
on the party, and before long
we deCided to leave. Getting in
the car, Friend Coed sat on a
banana.
I don't know whether any of
you have ever seen anyone sit
on a banana before, but it's an
unforgettable experience. Bana
nas don't just give up the ghost
and flatten out, they fight back.
They squirt all over the car.
They make weird noises, and
for m a sticky, mucky-looking
mess all over the seat, dash
board, and anatomy of the person
who sat on them.
In this case, Friend Coed didn't
even know she had done the
deed until she kept sliding off
the seat onto. the floor every time
I stopped •the car.
Now there's another interesting
occurence. You've all heard ladies
in distress before, but did you
ever hear one who just discov
ered she sat on a banana? It is
1950-51 Seniors
Had Full Year
With graduation only 15 days away, seniors have begun reminis
cing over cups of coffee about the past year. We found from looking
thru Collegian files that last October was a big month at Penn State.
It started off with a bang. The campus was astir when Milton S.
Eisenhower, the 11th president, was inaugurated. Fifteen thousand
students and visitors vied for good seats in Beaver Field to watch the
one-eighth mile long academic procession marco onto the field.
Cameramen were everywhere.
Some students with sharp eyes
picked out the Prexy's
. brother
Ike in the black-gowned throng.
Football Trip
It was a discouraging trip for
the Penn Staters who traveled
560 miles to see Army whip the
Nittany Lion. However, the Lion
fans closed their eyes to the 41-7
score, an d hoped for a better
showing next time.
Joe Lane, blond center forward
on the soccer team, thundered his
way into the all-time record
books when he scored 7 goals
against Bucknell. Its 11-2 victory
over the Bisons was the highest
since a 1939 game with Carnegie
Tech. •
Only 800 students turned up at
the pre-Syracuse pep rally. How
ever, it was considerably enliv
ened when the Prexy came over
WEDNESDAY, - MAY 23, 1951
y PAUL POORMAN
impossible to capture on paper
the shrieking, wailing, flailing of
arms, and cries of "Oh, my beau
tiful slacks," "They're sticky!"
and "Gimme that kleenex." Suf
fice it to say, we caused quite
a sensation at Black Moshannon.
People were still standing
around watching when we fin
ally cleaned up the remains of
the defenseless banana• and drove
away.
But we hadn't reckoned with
the banana's friends. The rest of
the bunch was still lying on the
seat, and before the afternoon
was over, three more of them
managed to find their way under
the relentless sitting of Friend
Coed. After the first couple, she
bore it manfully, and maintained
a dignified silence the rest of
the way home.
After dropping the girls off,
Collegian candidate and I agreed
that it had been a most delight
ful afternoon. But we got some
thing more out of the afternoon's
activities. Other people have been
sat on by girls before, in various
ways, an d Collegian candidate
and I both felt a certain kinship
to bananas which may bloom in
to a lasting friendship.
By PAT NUTTER
(First of a Series)
to help cheer. His remark on
looking over the small gathering
was, "I'm glad to see so many
here 'tonight, but where are the
other 11,000?"
Dungaree Drag
The dungaree drag was an ar
tistic challenge to every coed. A
prize' was to be given to the girl
making the most original corsage
for her date. Dorothy Hogan was
the winner. Her corsage was de
signed from a yellow toy banjo,
popcorn balls, cigarettes, ribbon,
and an airplane with three-inch
long propellors.
The senior class appointed a
committee to investigate elimi
nating, finals. IFC asked for a
change in the no-drinking ban.
With the.end_ of no-dating as a
(continued on page eighti
Copyright 1951 by Esq.. Int.