Cr gatili Collegian
Sneeessol to VIII FREE LANCE, at 1887
Published Nelda, through Saturday .mornings inelusive
during the College year by the staff of The Daily Collegian
of The Pennsylvania State College
Entered as second-Mass matter nib 6. 1934. at the State
Colldge Pa. Post Office under the act of March 8. 1879
Collegian editorials represent the viewpoints of the writ•
era, not aecessarily the policy of the newspaper (Insigne
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., Bob Fraser; Makeup
Ed., Moylan Mills; Wire Ed., Len Kolasinski; Society Ed.,
Carolyn Barrett; Feature Ed.,. Rosemary Delahanty; Asst.
City Ed., Lee Stern; Asst. Sports Eds., Dave Colton, Bob
Vosburg; Asst. Society Ed., Greta Weaver; Librarian, Millie
Martin; Exchange Ed., Paul Beighley: Senior Bd., Bud
Fenton.
Asst. Bus. Mgr., Jerry Clibanoffc Advertising Mgr..
Bob Leyburn; National Adv. Mgr., Howard Boleky: Circu-
lation Co-Mgrs.„ Jack Horsford, Joe Sutovsky: Personnel
Mgr., Carolyn Alley; Promotion Co-Mgrs., Bob Koons. Mel-
vin Class; Classified Adv. Mgr., Laryn Sax; Office Mgr..
Tema Weber: Secretary, Joan Morosini; Senior Board. Don
Jackel, Dorothy Naveen.
STAFF . THIS ISSUE
Night editor, Jake Highton; copy editors, Bob
Schoellkopf, Dave Pellnitz; assistants, Jack
Mounts, Marshall Donley, Evvie Kielar, Charles
Obertance, Diehl McKalip. •
State Rules Out
S U Financing
(Ed. Note: This is the last in a series of five
editorials designed to present the background
and clarify the issues on a subject which has
been the issue of much discussion, the pro
posed Student Union building and the $7.50
student fee recommended to the College
Board of Trustees by. All-College Cabinet
and approved by the trustees in 1950.) .
V. Financing
Since the Student Union is not of an academic
nature, it cannot be financed by the state. State
interpretation of "academic nature" has been
so shallow in the past that such buildings as
Simmons and McElwain Halls, and • the West
Dorms—all student housing units—are financed
by the College on long-term loans.
When new stands were erected in Beaver
Field several years ago, the same policy held.
The burden of financing must, therefore, be
met by the students, who would be the princi
pal benefactors. But the alumni and the Col
lege are expected to make substantial con
tributions.
In summary, it would seem that far from being
a "railroad job," the Student Union and the SU
fee took years to formulate and carry to a suc
cessful conclusion. The Student Union was ini
tiated, nurtured, and sponsored by students
through the channels set up for such projects
and given ample publicity for student considera
tion.
Explanation Due
The release of group scholastic averages by
the College should be looked into seriously by
Penn State students.
Sorority women topped the heap, with the 19
campus sororities compiling a whopping 1.82
average last spring to head the list. The sorority
women's mark was followed by the All-College
average for women, 1.68; non sorority women,
1.62; the All-College Average, 1.48; non-frater
nity men, 1.44; All-College men, 1.42; and fra
ternity men, 1.38.
The women in general seem to have come
off with the decision, scholastically speaking.
Among the men, fraternities have come up
with the lowest group average, as was the case
last fall, too.
It would seem that the fraternities have
some explaining to do. One of the purposes
of fraternities—as testified to by almost every
fraternity ritual—is the promotion of high
standards of scholarship. Most fraternities
have scholarship committees and scholarship
advisers. Somewhere along the line there has
been a slip.
7-1 , Hypocrisy
Sunday movies in State College are dead for
at least another two years. But as 1951 bows
out, we would feel that we had not done our
duty had we not taken a parting shot at
hypocrisy.
Shortly after the balloting on Sunday movies,
Nov. 10, to be exact, the Centre Daily Times
carried two advertisements side by side.
One, sponsored by the State College Council
of Churches, thanked the voters for the defeat
of Sunday movies.
The' other advertised a Sunday movie,- "A
Wonderful Life," an "Outstanding Religious
Film Award of 1951." The sponsor of this adver
tisement was the Presbyterian Church.
Movies on Sunday seem to be quite per
missible provided they are shown in the right
atmosphere.
The . reason it is so hard to climb the ladder
of success is that the rungs are sa littered with
remains of those who didn't make it.
John A , ..1Er ,- ; - ; end, John Hancock were born in
Braintree, Mass.
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Cabint, Time Table
Ideas Are Plausible
All-College Cabinet ; which thus far has dis
tinguished itself as typical of the "Silent Genera
' tion," came out of its deep sleep last week long
, enough to act on some matters of student con
cern.
In addition to voicing student displeasure-
over the present 'state of the College time
table, cabinet made three recommendations
to the .College calendar committee which the
committee would do well to consider.
The first of the three recommendations called
for the starting and completion of vacations
at noon. Such a measure' would enable students
driving home to do their traveling in the day
time. The hazards of night driving are magni
fied in weather such as we are now undergoing.
Snow-covered, icy highways are all the more
dangerous at night.
Cabinet also recommended that the present
two-day holiday for pre-registration be con
tinued. The recommendation stemmed not from
the desire of students to - have a holiday. It was
the opinion of cabinet members that the two
day period free from classes enabled faculty
members better to counsel students in need of
help in selecting courses. Particularly in their
first two years in College, students are not quite
sure what they want to do and what courses
they should take. These problems often extend
into the junior and senior year. The two frile
days facilitate counseling which would other
wise be curtailed or altogether impossible.,
A:liew idea in College calendars was also
recommended. It asks for the addition of two
days to the length of the College year in; order
to make possible two student holidays, to be
requested by cabinet and approved by the ad
ministration.
In making the recommendation, Marilyn Wil
liams, Women's. Recreation Association presi
dent, pointed out that in the past it .had been
impossible to call student holidays after ath
letic victories since a prescribed number of
school days are required. In addition. one of the
holidays. she suggested, could be used for
Spring Carnival.
None of cabinet's recommendations seem
impossible to apply to' the College calendar.
Applied, they would make for a better Penn
State. '
Good Cheer
.To All
With the beginning of Christmas vacation at
5 p.m. tomorrow, students will receive the wel
come relief of two weeks away from classes,
blue books, and long sessions poring over text
books the . night before quizzes, etc.
Because this is the last issue of the Daily
Collegian until after the holidays, members of
the staff will- enjoy twofold relief other than
from text books. We will, for two weeks at least,
be away from the blasts of critics breathing
down our necks, and we will be free from the
long afternoons and nights over a hot type
writer.
Although we . will probably spend most of
our time attempting to get over the Seven
Mountains, both ways, and, as a result, return
to State College more tired than when we left.
we would like to take this time to wish every
one a pleasant vacation. We realize, after sur
veying recent holidays of such. length, that
students inevitably return to State College "in
worse' shape than they left," but we also realize
they feel much better for it.
Well, here's honing we all get back with as
many fond memories as we would like to
expect.
Safety Valve
Calls Collegian Story 'Blunt
Criticism' of Talent Show
TO THE EDITOR: I should like to question
the necessity for the •blunt criticism resorted to
by Arnie Bloom in his recent article concern
ing the "Splinterville Review." Disregarding the
fact that the personal opinion of newspapermen
is normally restricted to the editorial page and
related columns, and admitting that it is the
right of the Press, to assert itself upon any mat
ter of public importance and to uphold. the
standards of quality, it is difficult to under
stand why the point of the journalistic pen had
to be brought down on a non-profit talent show
consisting of relatively inexperienced amateurs.
The "Splinterville Review" was . the product
of much hard work on the part of both the crews
and the performers. There is little reward to- be
gained by any, except the enjoyment of pre- -
senting a social affair for their fellow students.
Why it was necessary to tear apart a bunch of
kids for their admittedly non-professional ap
pearing performance is certainly beyond ,the
writer. I take my place with the overflowing
audience and applaud them unreservedly for
the ability and the effort which they contri
buted.
Ed. Note—Talent shows, as well as play re
views, are done subjectively, regardless of the
page on which they appeal.. It is , usually
understood that the opinions displayed. are
those of the author whose name appears
under the headline.
The worst shellacking in the, athletic history
of the College was a . " 106-0 score administered
an the gridiron by Lehigh.
-Bob Fraser
—Frank R. Hartman
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"You'll have to leave • the sorority now, Worthal
-10 o'clock is closing hour week nights, you know:
A Column, by George!
Be Good to
Writer Begs
There are certain things a columnist is expected to write about.
These certain things are as unvarying as taxes, death and complaints
about college, newspapers. One of those• things is a farewell to 'the
graduating class, or a sentimental column about leaving dear old
Siwash to venture forth into the cold; cruel world. .
Another of those things is an
open letter to Santa Claus,
around Christ Mas time.
So, without further ado, we
write 'out our list of Christmas
presents.
Dear Santa:
Things are rough around the
Nittany Valley this year. There
seem to be a lot of things that
so many people need, that we're
really ashamed to ask you for
them—but you've heard that be
fore, so if you don't mind, read
over our list, and see what you
can do for-us.
• First of all, over in Harris
burg, an d in Bellefonte too,
there seem to be a lot of people
who are just the slightest bit
color blind—all they can see is
red. So for them, and the rest.
of the people like them all over
the country, do you think ; you
can find them some sort of
lenses that will bring. every
thing back into perspective?
And not so long
ago , we, had a
little fire here.
A lot of kids lost
a lot of stuff. Do
you think you
can persuade
your workers
who go 'to Penn
State to help
their fellow stu
dents out?
And for the half-frozen' circu
lation staff of Froth, do you think
you can use some influence and
make sure the weather's nice
when it's Froth Day? •We 'know
the magazine's not too .good, but
there's no reason innocent, peo-
Gazette
Tuesday, December 18 '
CHESS CLUB, 3 Sparks, 7 p.m.
COLLEGIAN business .candi
dates, 1 Carnegie Hall, 7 'p.m.
COLLEGIAN business staff,. 9
Carnegie Hall, 7 p.m.
COLLEGIAN editorial, sopho
more board, 2 Carnegie Hall, 7
p.m.
DUPLICATE BRIDGE , CLUB,
TUB, 6:45 p.m. .
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT..
Women for waitress work from 7:30 to,
11 p.m. in dairy store. ' • • -
Busboy for Mondays from' 9 , to' 12. tunc.
•" Man for work on farm on edge of "town;
4 to 6 every day. '
Woman for housework five `days. per
week from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. ' ,
Man to live in• dorm and take care of•
furnace.
By GEORGE GLAZER
ple should suffer for the , mistakes
of others.
May we ask. for a free trip ltd
State , College for a member of
the Time magazine staff? We
want that guy who called . . us the,
"Silent Generation" to viait Our .
fraternity house some lunch. time.
For the students of State Col
lege and some of the people. in
the borough, we request a stuffed
ballot box the next time Sunday.
movies come to a vote.-
And to the printer who made
the error in the loyalty oath bill,
a rousing round of thanks from
the 'oath's opponents.
To the people responsible • for
building the SU, give some steel
—any kind of • steel, just so long
as it's steel.
And to the BX---let them have
the right to sell anything they
want at any price they want—as
long 'as the students can afford'
it.
Miss Emily Pikus, secretary
at public information who has
been so helpful. to Collegian
.people for five years, is leaving
next 'week. Kris, _make sure
she , , has a good job and has
lots of fun.
, Arid last, but not least, make
sure, that all our readers, small
in number though they may be,
have' a 'Merry, Christmas and a
Happy New Year.
That's about all, right now
Santa: `.We 'hope,o
we don't put to
much of a strain on you and the
reindeer.
A Merry Christmas to you—
,and to all, a good night.
Geiman Sing Features
Xmas Reading, Carols
German- Christmas Carols and
The reading of th e Christmas
story in'.German were featured
in the.; 22nd annual nG er man
Christrnas sing held in Schwab
Auditorium .last night.
.1 George J. Wurfl, professor
em
eritus of German, presided as he
has,'.done every year since the
program was started in 1930.
For the organ prelude, Geckge
E. Ceiga, College organist, played
"Fuer Natus in Bethlehem" (Bux
tell:l2de) and "In Dulci Jubilo" for
the prelude, also by Buxtehude.
'A.Russian Christmas story was
read by. William B. Edgerton, as
sistant professor of Russian.
By Bible'.
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