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i3atill Collegian
Sour 3. THE FREE LANCE. est. UM
Published Tuesday through Saturday sernings inclusive
!arias the College year by the start et The Daily Collegian
sof The Perjassylvasia State College.
Ontered as second-elms matter July 6, 1934. at the State
College. Pa.. Peet Office under the act of Kara 3. 1879.1-
Collation editorials reprisals* the viewpoint of th.
writer'. not nooessarily the policy d alto newspaper. Un•
Athol editorials are by limo editor.
Kelly
Pelialila Franklin S. 46 00
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Office Mgr, Mary Ann Wertman ; Senior Board, Nancy
Mareinek, Ruth Pierce. Betty Richardson and Elisabeth
Widmann.
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Editorial: Night editor, Dick McDowell; Copy
editors, Tanmiie Bloom, Phil Austin; Assistants,
Bill Snyder, Don Shoemaker, Roger Beidler,
Nan c y Gray, Paddy Beahan; Photographer,
Bruce Schroeder.
Advertising: Bob Potter, Kay Carr, Faye Hid
inger,
Seating for Football
Not Really So Bad
About this time each year, the campus politi
cal parties, as well as other members of the
student body, begin casting envious eyes at
New Beaver Field with the idea of making
some change in the present seating arrange
ments there. As a start along this line, a survey
of other schools throughout the country to see
how their students were seated at football games
was conducted through the Cabinet Projects -
Council.
Of the 27 colleges and universities which re
plied to • the questionnaire giving all pertinent
information, it was found that 19 had arrange
ments which either placed their students down
one entire side of the football field, or else cen
tered them at the middle of the field. The
remaining schools have plans similar to Perin
State's.
On the basis of these figures, it is easy to
jump to false conclusions. Let us just examine
for a moment some of the circumstances which
surround the seating . arrangements of a few
of these schools.
At UCLA, with an enrollment of about 13,000,
students are seated from the 30 to 50 yard lines.
But UCLA's games are held in a stadium which
seats 103,000 spectators. In addition, the school
is in ai large city where it can be fairly sure
of drawing a large crowd, regardless of what
kind of seats are available. Penn State, on the
other hand, because of its remoteness, must
make attractive .seats available in order to get
a decent-sized crowd.
Oregon State has an odd situation. There, the
men sit on one side of the 50 yard line, while
the women sit on the other. Coed dating is not
permitted at football games. The school has an
enrollment of 5000 and a stadium with a capacity
of 21,000.
Other schools in the survey included Utah
State, Kansas State, and West Virginia Uni
versity all schools which never draw large
crowds to their games and which therefore
might just as well give the students the best_
seats in the house.
At Penn State, the seating situation is not
really so bad, but there are always people
who must have something about which to
complain. One must keep in mind that it is
the profit from football which supports all
the other athletic teams. Is it not worthwhile
to sacrifice a little in the way of seats at
football games in order to keep going the
other outstanding intercollegiate sports team
whiCh Penn State has?
Rec. Hall Seating
The indoor athletic season has reached its
climax and the time has come for All-College
Cabinet to reconsider its previous stand on a
seating plan for Recreation Hall. It must be
perfectly obvious to anyone who attended Rec
Hall events regularly during the current season
that there were usually plenty of empty seats
which have been made available to faculty and
townspeople.
Not once all season was Rec Hall actually
filled to its 6000 seat capacity. The highest
attendance was at the Temple (gym) and Pitt
(basketball) double-header. Attendance takers
counted 5007 persons entering Rec Hall. -Sev
eral times people standing around the indoor
• track have given the impression that all seats
were taken. In every case, however, seats
could have been found in the bleachers, or by
asking people to remove their coats from seats.
At only five events of the 15 held during the
current season were there more than 4000 peo
ple in Rec Hall. It at once becomes evident,
therefore, that something must be done to make
these seats which usually go empty available to
people who are interested in seeing the Penn
State indoor athletic teams in action.
However, in devising a plan which allows
for the maximum occupancy of Rec Hall at
all times, care must be taker, that no student
will be deprived of a seat to which he is en
titled by payment of the athletic fee.
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Athletic Program
Worthy of Praise
For many years Penn State has been highly
rated as a.sports school. Seldom have any of its
12 sports shown a poor record, and by the same
token, the Nittany - Vale has claimed very few
national champions. However, most of the
squads representing the College have always
been top rated.
Saturday night, the unbelievable happened.
Two teams won national championships. It's
unusual for a college to produce two national
champions in one year, but stranger yet, when
they both are won on the same day.
Penn State has reached this pinnacle of suc
cess the hard way. The College gives very few
scholarships to its athletes, but still manages to
obtain top-notch performers. And the scholar
ships that are awarded are modest indeed when
compared to the "gifts" that are used by many
colleges to lure high school sensations to their
campuses. There is no "Cadillac clause" in the
Penn State athletic policy.
Then what has brought about this continual
success at State? Part of the reason is un
doubtedly the excellent coaching staff main
tained by the school. Some of the top-ranking
coaches in the country are included on' the pay
roll.
However, we feel that a major reason is one
that is seldom considered in this day of "big
time" intercollegiate athletics. Could it be
that we have some athletes enrolled here who
are interested in the college education they are
getting? Take, a look at the records. Gene
Wettstone has on his championship gym team
a host of honor-students. Baseball Coach Joe
Bedenk will not allow a boy to come out for
his squad without a substantial All-College
average. There are many more cases just like
these on every Penn State athletic team.
Drive Safely
Tomorrow marks the first vacation from
school in nine weeks. Everyone is naturally
anxious to get home as quickly as possible.
Unfortunately, mid-semester vacation was the
scene of many unnecessary accidents. Students,
eager to leave campus, rationalized on the theory
that accidents always happen to someone else.
The highways leading fr o m State College
were lined with wrecks caused by cutting a few
corners to save time. Several students were un
able to return for the second semester due to
serious accidents resulting from their hurry to
arrive home. Physical danger wasn't always the
result, but very few people enjoy being stranded
in "the middle of nowhere" because their car
was damaged in some way. Also, few parents
are pleased to receive a phone call from their
sons or daughters that resembles an SOS call
from a distressed ship.
The National-Safety Council originated a slo
gan "The life you save may be your own." A
collision caused by a moment's carelessness is
not the time to remember this.
Anticipation of the fun at home and a break
from classes often cause even the , careful
driver to take just one chance somewhere
along the road.
Easter vacation lasts a full week. A few
minutes saved on. the .highway aren't worth
an accident.
Women's Debate
Eight women representing the women's de
bate team will defend four forensic titles in the
annual Grand National Debate and Forensic
Tournament which begins tomorrow at Mary
Washington College, Fredericksburg, Va.
Last year the College team competed against
58 colleges and universities throughout the coun
try, copping the runnerup title for Grand Na
tional Women's Champions. In addition, four
individual titles in address, declamation, after
dinner, and impromptu speech contests were
awarded to team members. Now the women
are trying again.
The National Collegiate Athletic Associa
tion- wrestling and gymnastics contests are
over. We won. In this new contest, the College
will be represented in a non-athletic field, for
our athletes are not the only ones who can win
recognition for the College. This is -not the
only field in which campus organizations suc
cessfully compete.
Gazette ...
Tuesday, March 31, 1953
COLLEGIAN BUSINESS CANDIDATES, 7
p.m., 1 Carnegie.
COLLEGIAN EDITORIAL CANDIDATES, 7
p.m., 2 Carnegie.
FENCING CLUB, 7 p.m., Rec. Hall.
FROTH AD STAFF, 7 p.m., Froth Office,
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION SOCIETY, 7:30
p.m., 208 Willard Hall.
COLLEGE HOSPITAL
Charles Crist, Alice Grubb, Franklin Kelly,
John Mika, Joseph Rubisch, Clair Stewart.
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
Boys wanted to work for meals on Fridays, Sat
urdays, and Sundays for the rest of the
semester.
Couple without children wanted for summer
employment near State College.
Waiters wanted for permanent work.
C amp. Ivlesacosa, N.Y., will interview girls
%March 31.
Boys wanted for counter work evenings.
—Dick McDowell
—AI Munn
—Mary Lee Lauffer
Little Man On Campus.
nd if you join our club you have the opportunity to enjoy a real
nique 'spirit of friendliness with the girls' dorm next door."
she ' Oiler Cage
A "cat" used to be any of the Felidae family of flesh-eating
quadrupeds. Used to be, that is. In modern parlance, houfever; a
"cat" now seems to be one who is "hip to the sound." In other words,
he "digs the crazy noise."
A cat is more than that. He is synonomous with "man." Either
appellation indicates that one digs the "sound." In other words, he
is appreciative of the cacaphony
called "bop."
You don't see them around State
College, but •in New York and
Philadelphia the cats are every
where. Leopard-skin shoes and
belts, berets, goatees, and yellow
pants with black pistol-shaped
pockets form the conservative at
tire of these two-legged felines.
All this has brought about a
new facet of Americana: the
"cat joke." In the interest of
spreading the latest in Ne w
World culture, this cblumn now
offers some of the current cat
jokes.
Two cats are just returning
from 'a trip to Europe. Coming in
to New York harbor, one cat turns
to the other and,-points to the
Statue of Liberty.
"Man," he says,
cra-a-azy Ronson!"
*
Two cats were trudging across
the. desert. For days- they had
gone without water. Suddenly
they saw another cat approa.ching.
They, - stared hard, for he was at
tired in a bathing suit, beach robe,
sun - glasses, and a towel over his
shoulders.
"Hey," called one cat, "why are
you dressed like that? There's no
water within 1000 Miles of here."
"I know," was the answer,
"but dig this cra-a ; •azy beach!"
Then there's the cat weather
report: "Cool today and crazy
tomorrow."
A bop sax player died,_ and,
quite understandably went to
Hell. Upon arriving there he said,
"Man, this place is hot. I'd better
blow a few cool sounds and cool
the place off."
As he gave out. with the •bop
sounds, the Devil came over to see
what all the noise was. The cat
looked up and down incredulously
at . the stern figure in red.
Looking at Satan's red feet,
the cat finally blurted, "Man,
where'd you get those cra-a-azy
red shoes?"
If you've stuck with us so far,
you deserve a reward, so we'll
offer it by bringing- an end to
these cat ,jokes with one last of
fering.
By BARRY FEIN
There! Aren't you g 1 a d you
don't wear yellow _ pants with
black pistol pockets?
All 'seriousness aside, here's
some advice to the food-lorn
(them there • what eats in the dor
mitories): Cheer up, it could be
worse. The Army Air. Force man
ual on jungle survival lists boiled
termites with their wings - pulled
off and fried grub worms as being
quite healthful.
Well, it will soon be Easter in
State College. It's a pleasant time
of year around here: frozen Easter
flowers; frozen robins, f r o - z e n
Easter candies, frozen Easter bun
nies, in fact, frozen everything
except students. The only reason
the students won't be frozen is
that we're going home. -
Why, - oh, why
. is the Nittany
Valley a dumping ground for
stray frontal systems? This is
the only' place in the world
where one can enjoy a warm,
cold. and occluded front—all at
the same time!
"dig that
It never rains in State College.
With the actual vapor pressure
and the saturation vapor pressure
always equal , around here, one
gets a good idea of how the hydro
graphic residents of the sub
merged island of Atlantis must
feel. A-bit moist, that is.
We invite readers to send in
their favorite cat joke to this
column as 'a matter of cultural
duty.
Florida Chem Prof ,
To Lecture Today
Dr. Ernest Grunwald of the
Florida State University Chemis
try department will give a chem
istry lecture at 3 p.m. today at 105
Walker.
His lecture will be on "A Gen
eral Method for Predicting the
Molar ACtivity . Coefficients • , of
Electrolytes from Conductivity
TUESDAY, MARCH • 31, 1953.
By Bibler
Two cats were walking along
a railroad track.
"Man, dig this cra-a-azy stair
case,' said one..
"It's cool, alright," replied the
other, "but that crazy low ban
ister must go!"