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Satlg 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, 1834, at the State
College. Pa., Post Office under the act of March 3. 187!)
Collegian editorials represent the viewpoint of the
writers, not necessarily the policy of the newspaper. Uh
signed editorials are by the editor.
Dave Pellniiz Franklin S. Kelly
Editor Business Mgr.
Managing Ed., Andy McNelllie; City Ed., Dave Jones*
Sports Ed., Jake Highton; Copy Ed., Bettic Loux; Edit.
l)ir., Jim Gromiller; Wire Ed., Chuck Henderson; Soc. Ed..
Ginger Opoczenski; Asst. Sports Ed., Ted Socns; Asst.
Soc. Ed., LaVonne Althouse; Feature Ed., Julie Ibbotson:
Librarian and Exchange Ed.. Nancy Luetzel.
Asst. Bus. Mgr., Richard Smith; Local Advertising Mgr..
Phyllis Kalson; National Adv. Mgr., Alison Morley; Circu*
lation Co-Mgrs., Gretchen Henry, Kenneth Wolfe; Personnel
Mgr., Elizabeth Agnew; Promotion Co-Mgrs., Marion Morgan,
Therese Moslak; Classified Adv. Mgr., Eleanor Mazis; Office
Mgr., Mary Ann Wertman; Secretary. Patricia Shaffer:
Senior Board, Nancy Marcinek, Ruth Pierce, Barbara Potts.
Betty Richardson and Elizabeth Widman.
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Night editor: Dick Rau; Copy editors: Jane
Reber, Mimi Ungar; Assistants: Peggy McClain,
Ewie Kielar, Craig Saunders, Bill Snyder, Le'n
Goodman, Joan Packard.
Ponder Well Need
For New Hat Groups
Hat Society Council recently came up with
the idea that maybe what Penn State needs is
a few more hat societies. Suggestions were
made that a freshman hat society, a sophomore
men’s hat society, and another senior women’s
hat society be formed.
The freshman hat society idea has pretty
well died a natural death. Many council mem
bers and members of fhe hat societies them
selves realized that it was just impractical
to have frosh hat societies. For one thing,
when would the frosh be tapped?
They could not be tapped, certainly, imme
diately upon arrival at the College, and when
they had spent some time here and were
tapped, they would be well on their way to
being sophomores anyway.
Having seen this impracticality, some council
members continued to press for a sophomore
hat society. The idea was presented, and the
various societies have been discussing the mat
ter. The most intelligent view, in our opinion,
is that taken by Skull and Bones at its meeting
Wednesday night. /
At the meeting the society opposed the for
mation of a men's sophomore hat society and
said that it thought consideration of women's
hat societies should be planned by women's
rather than men's groups.
Androcles has also opposed the creation of
more hat societies, although its president told
council that he personally was in favor of more
societies.
The argument for the formation of a sopho
more hat society is that a number of freshmen
who show leadership on campus should be. en
couraged by being tapped for a sophomore so
ciety. (Most hat societies tap prior to the per
son’s first semester in the College year repre
sented by the group.)
Two problems are raised by this argument?
1. Are freshmen given the opportunity to par
ticipate in enough activities for any number of
them to be eligible for a society? Most advisory
groups on campus urge freshmen to spend less
time in extracurricular activities during their
first semester so that they may better look
over these activities and get their curricular
bearings.
2. Would freshman class officers be refused
admittance to a sophomore hat society? If
they weren't, under our present class election
system, the freshman class president would
be eligible to wear a black hat during fresh
man customs in the fall, for until November
elections the freshman class president is a
sophomore.
Would freshmen consider this a logical turn
of events, what with hatmen enforcing cus
toms?
In addition, we think that participation in
life at Penn State for at least a few semesters
should be a requirement for entrance into Col
lege societies of this type. Isn’t looking forward
to hat society membership as much a stimulus
to frosh and sophs as being given a hat in their
first year at the College?
Another argument given by pro-sophomore
hat society persons is that another sophomore
hat society should be founded to allow non
athletes the same advantage offered by
Druids, a "sophomore" athletic hat society.
However, under the present setup, the ma
jority of Druids is juniors, not sophomores, ac
cording to their president. It seems that a change
in Druids is needed before another hat society
should be founded, if this' is to be an argument.
Many of these problems should be con
sidered by Hat Society Council and the socie
ties before too hasty action is taken. It is
their responsibility to consider whether there
is a real need for another men's hat society?
—Marshall O. Donley
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Lack of Interest
Could Kill Council
Town Council of the Association of Indepen
dent Men has long been the ideal place for
the start of a campus political career. This situ
ation is created by the nature of Town Council
elections. Interest in these affairs is usually at
a low ebb at best. The result is that one person
having a favorable political personality and
with only a small clique for backing can usually
obtain his start in political affairs with virtually
no effort expended, and certainly little question
raised as to his fitness for the job.
This has been the situation in the past. How
ever, in 1952 bigger and better opportunities
have been presented. After recent elections,
there are still eight wards without represen
tation. The independent men in wards 6. 8,
10, 13, 16, 21, 22, and 25, through their lack of
interest, have presented a golden opportunity
for ihe establishment of a ruling clique in
Town Council which may or may not have
any consideration for the wishes of the men
in these wards.
According to Edward Thieme, president o£
Town Council, the executive committee of the
council will have to consider the feasibility of
holding new elections. If new elections are im
possible, vacancies must be declared open for
appointment.
If Town Council is to handle its business effi
ciently, a sufficient number of representatives
will be needed. Let’s hope that representatives
can be elected.
Appointment of representatives is at best a
hit or miss proposition. The situation is dan
gerous because special interest groups may be
well represented in the ranks of the appoin
tees. With one interest represented, demo
cratic action in Town Council. may well be
destroyed. If this situation results, the men
in the eight delinquent wards will not only
have no one to blame but themselves, but they
will be depriving the remaining town men of
effective student government.
• • •
Tuesday. October 21
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL
ENGINEERS, 105 Mechanical Engineering,
7 p.m.
BELLE LETTRES CLUB, Atherton northeast
lounge, 7 p.m.
CLOVER CLUB, 111 Plant Industries,
7:30 p.m. '
COLLEGIAN business staff, Collegian busi
ness office, 7:30 p.m.
COLLEGIAN business candidates, 1 Carnegie,
7 p.m.
COLLEGIAN editorial candidates, 2 Carnegie,
7 p.m.
COLLEGIAN editorial junior board, 8 Car
negie, 7:30 p.m.
DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB, TUB, 6:45 p.m.
FROTH Advertising Workshop, 200 Carnegie,
7:30 p.m.
FROTH circulation staff, 12 Sparks, 6:30 p.m.
JUNIOR HOTELMEN OF AMERICA, Home
Economics cafeteria, 8 p.m.
LION PARTY steering committee, 124 Sparks,
7 p.m.
MINERAL INDUSTRIES STUDENT COUN
CIL, 208 Willard, 7:30 p.m.
PENN STATE CLUB, 405 Old Main, 7 p.m.
PI LAMBDA SIGMA, 209 Willard, 7 p.m.
PSYCHOLOGY CLUB, 317 Willard, 7 p.m. •
TRIBUNAL, 201 Old Main, 7 p.m.
WRA BADMINTON CLUB, White Hall gym,
7 p.m.
WRA OUTING CLUB, White Hall game room,
7 p.m.
COLLEGE HOSPITAL
Lorna Gray, William Durniak, Kenneth Kier
sted, David McAlpine, Eric Rude, Ronald Sauers,
Earl Sheble, Robert W. Smith, Richard Stab
inski, Samuel Thompson, Joseph Yukica.
COLLEGE PLACEMENT
Texas Co. will interview January B.S. and *53 M.S. and Ph.D.
candidates in M.E., chem. eng., and chem. November 3-4.
American Locomotive Co. will interview January graduates
in E.E., 1.E., and M.E. Tuesday, Oct. 28.
Atlantic Refining Co. will interview January B.S. and *53
M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in M.E., E.E., C.E., mining
eng., chem. eng., phys., math., geol., and P.N.G., Mon.
day and Tuesday, Oct. 27-28.
Carter Oil Co. will interview January B.S. and '53 M.S. and
Ph.D. candidates in geol. and January graduates in
M.E. and E.E. Monday and Tuesday. Oct. 27-28.
C. S. Kresge Co. will interview January candidates in A & L
and com. and econ. Monday, Oct- 27.
New Holland Machine Co. division of Sperry Corp. will
interview January candidates in I.E. and accounting
Monday, Oct. 27. '
Radio Corp. of America will interview January B.S. can
didates in E.E., M.E., chem. eng., and phys. Monday
and Tuesday, Oct. 27-28. •
General Electric Corp. will interview Ph.D. candidates in
metal., phys., chem., and chem. eng. Wednesday, Thurs-
day, and Friday, Oct. 29-31.
Standard Oil Co. of California will interview January 8.5.,
’53 M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in M.E. and chem. eng.
and '53 Ph.D. candidates in chem., phys., and geol.
Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 29-30.
Curtiss-Wright Propeller Division will interview January
graduates in M.E., E.E., and aero. eng. Wednesday,
Oct. 29.
Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator Co. will interview January
B.S. and ’53 M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in E.E., M.E., ,
and January B.S. candidates in I.E. and
and phys.,
chem. eng. Friday. Oct. 31.
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Naval Base will interview
January B.S. candidates in E.E., M.E., 1.E., C.E., chem.
eng., arch, eng., and ceramics Friday, Oct. 31.
Eastman Kodak Co. will interview January B.S. and ’53
M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in chem. and phys. Friday
and Saturday, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1.
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
Senior engineers for evening or daytime work in electrical
or mechanical drafting.
Messenger boy from 10 a.m. to noon or from 9-11 a.m. five
days a week.
For further information about job placements, contact Stu
dent Employment, 112 Old Main.
—Dick Rau
The draft situation is tightening up as far as college students
are concerned. In August students received good news—Selective
Service Director Lewis B. Hershey said, the need for men had not
materialized as he had thought it would. That meant more security
for the draft-conscious college youth. But the good news is just
about over. • ,
Selective Service has already called for 47,000 men this month.
That call brings to a total of
1,060,430 the number of men
drafted since the beginning of the
Korean War. The demand for new
men is expected to exceed 600,000
in the year ahead. Less than 3J00,-
000 1-A men are now available
for call, and the supply of men
not now deferred will not meet
the additional 300,000-man need.
This all means one thing: a
cut in present deferment plans.
And that cut, if it is made, is
likely to be either in the father
or student deferment category.
Most of the undeferred 20-year
olds have already been taken,
and the 19-year olds will be tak
en early next year. Although
18!/2-year olds are eligible. Se
lective Service is not likely to
take y them.
Draft.calls are expected to re
main at a high rate for the next
several months. This is so because
the Army must replace men who
were inducted at the start of the
Korean War and who are now
due to come home. The November
draft call for the Army has also
been set at 47,000. The Navy and
Air Force have as yet to draft
men for the Korean conflict.
What does this mean to the
college student? It means all
students from now on will face
closer screening before being
deferred. It also may mean the
removal of some types of defer
ments unless re-enlistments and
volunteers help fill a large part
of the quota. There are already
20,000 students deferred until
the end of this college year. The
majority of college deferments
—about 195,000 of them—are
based on class standing and a
score of 70“ or better on the col
lege deferment test. Students
deferred under ROTC will re
main free' of the draft.
The tightening draft situation
may well have some effect on a
student’s study habits. Washing
ton observers this summer indi
cated a “draft the flunker” policy
may be in the offing for the Se
lective Service this year as a
means of easing the manpower
shortage.'
About the only feasible alter
native from a student draft would
be a father draft. And, although
.ittle Man on Campus
"Yeah, well they usla have bull sessions in my room, too,
until I thought of wearin' tennis shoes an' not washin' my socks,
WISE AND OTHERWISE
Draft Is Tightening
For College Students
TUESDAY, CJOfOBER 21, 1952
l_T*
such a draft is probably less like
ly, indications this summer were
that such a plan was under con
sideration. President Truman
alone has the power to order
fathers drafted.
Maj. Gen. Hershey has said it
will' soon be necessary to begin
drafting some deferred group.
This group, it seems, may be col
lege students who are low in
grades or who are deferred only
until the end of the school year.
When the lightness of the
draft situation is considered, it
might be a good idea for Penn
Staters who want to finish col
lege before they are drafted to
take the Selective Service col
lege deferment test to be given
in December- and April. Al
though this test does not guar
antee deferment, a good grade,
on it will certainly carry more
weight with the draft board
than a straight student defer
ment to the end of the school
year.
Students who have-not yet
taken the test and who\want to
do so may get application blanks
until 4 p.m. today in the second
floor lounge in Old Main. Al
though 2100 applications are avail
able, only 230 students have
bothered to pick them. up. The
short walk to Old Main. today,
and the resulting deferment test,
might save a lot of students a long
walk to the front tomorrow. At
least it’s worth thinking about.
New Cable Being laid
To Carry Power Load
Seventy-one hundred feet of
cable are being laid on campus
to replace the, present under
ground cables. which are in
adequate to carry the power load,
according to R. W- Knouse, utility
engineer.
The cable is being laid" along
the campus side of College ave
nue up the Mall as far as Pollock
road, to Osmond Laboratory, and/
up Ag Hill. The project, part of
the General State Authority’s ex
pansion program,, got underway
Monday.
By Bibier
IVE JONES