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ROGER ALEXANDER, Editor
STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Joe Boehret; Copy Editors, Bob Franklin, Judy Harkison; As
sibtants, Jack McArthur, Dick Spencer, Paula Miller, Jeanette Saxe, Maggie Lieberman.
It's Bargain Day in 104 Old Main
Everyone loves a bargain. We'll venture to
say that even the members of the senior class
would do anything short of going through fresh
customs again to save that proverbial buck.
Well, Members of the Class of 1956, here's
your chance to save a dollar, and at the same
time come out on top of a bargain-deal.
The University Alumni Association has be
gun its annual membership drive for graduat
ing seniors. As a special inducement, the as
sociation has cut the initial membership price
to a rock bottom two dollars for a year's mem
bership. This is one dollar off the usual price.
Unfortunately too many students will never
realize the advantages of the group. Too often
they have to be coaxed to join the Alumni
Association with a `'bargain" such as the re
duced price gimmic.
Well, seniors, here is our pitch to convince
you that you all should join the Alumni As
sociation—pronto. When graduation finally rolls
around, the complaints and dissatisfactions
which have irked you for four years at Penn
State will fade away. Most of you, we are sure,
will feel some regret when you get your sheep
skin and realize you are just another person
again and no longer a part of the University.
But you seniors can remain an integral part
of the University without taking up graduate
work or becoming a part time campus cop. A
How Not to Cram for Finals: A New Way
You say The Ordeal is drawing closer and
closer?
You say the work-to-do is building and build
ing?
You say your pulse is pounding faster and
faster?
Why get so excited? It isn't as if the world
were doomed to atomic fire before June—is it?
Of course not. So why sweat finals? What can
they do—besides making you flunk out, dive
into academic probation, bring tears to your
parents' eyes, or make you a failure in life.
Don't cry. Don't moan. Try smiling through
the teardrops. Force a short laugh and tighten
your heartstrings. And always remember—any
thing you can do, the coed sitting next to you
can do better.
Here is our highly-prized formula, dreamed
up one sleepless nioht, for passing all your finals
with colors. The latter, of course, are reflected
in the face, the eyes, the fingertips, and the
red pencil marks found on certain colored books.
First, collect all your books together. This
may be difficult if you haven't bought them.
but give it that old college try.
Nest, amass all the notes you have taken
during the semester. This may involve frantic
searches behind bookcases, between mattresses,
and the dainty collecting of ashes from the in
cinerator. If all else fails, you can bribe that
girl—found in all classes—who is continually
-flashing a stubby pencil and leafing papers.
Safety Valve
Chapel or Countryside Are Students Always Right ,
TO THE EDITOR: I am somewhat distressed by TO THE EDITOR: I suggest that in the future
the shallowness of Mr. Tom Pelick's attempted when Larry Jacobson writes about student af
refutation of George Brown's criticism of the fairs he familiarizes himself with the facts. His
newly erected Helen Eakin Eisenhower Memor- overuse of cliches was also nauseating.
ial Chapel. Pelick's arguments are disturbing Let it be known that: 1. The student em
one-sided and even infantile. ployees have not taken a flamboyant attitude
Having completed nearly eight semesters in against the University. Their demands were
a study of landscape design, George Brown is peacefully presented to the food service depart
qualified to venture, at the very least, an in- ment, excluding any threat of riot. 2. The stu
telligent comment as to the fittingness of a dents have not been consistently antogonistic,
structure to its surroundings. His feeling is in fact, their relations with the food service
that this Georgian-type structure is astheti- have always been very mannerly. 3. There was
cally incongruous with its setting. indeed organization, knowledge, and tact by the
Mr. Pelick has obviously never attempted to students. Mr. Jacobson made the accusation
escape to nature from our campus. He apparent- without apparent investigation. A good reporter
ly derives adequate pleasure from the smatter- should not insert facts if he only thinks they
ing of flora and fauna to be found on the are true.
campus itself. There are those of us, however, 4. No one was trying to scare the University.
who desire a more complete escape. With the The students fully intended to quit if they were
removal of Horticulture Woods, this has be- not satisfied. 5. There was an attempt to coerce
come an extremely difficult goal to attain. The the students though it did not work. (The legal
fact that the state of Pennsylvania has set aside maneuver was invalid anyway). 6. Walking off
natural wooded areas as parks is but little their jobs was not a "faux pas." The method is
consolation to us here.as old as labor unions. 7. The walk-out did help
Inasmuch as God has allegedly given us
these wooded areas, it seems more than a trifle
asinine to cut them all down in order to make
a place for mere man-made structures—even.
I should suppose, in Mr. Pelick's philosophy_
George Brown's religion has obviously not
generated to the level of mere idol-worship.
His worship is divorced from the group and
ritual to be found in most contemporary re
ligious services. Such men as Albert Einstein
have seen fit to worship in this manner also.
Although the church has undoubtedly been
beneficial throughout its existence, organized
religion has, in the greatest of probability, been
the greatest deterrent of progress in the history
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Collrgian Editorials represent Um,
viewpoints of the writers.
not necessarily the policy
Successor to THE FREE LANCE. sot. 11113 of the paper. the student
body. or the Universlt,-
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$3.0. per semester
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Gazette
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
55.011 per year
DAVID RICHARDS. Business Manager
mere two dollars will do it. And here's what
you'll get for it:
1. First priority on reserved football tickets.
2. A subscription to the Penn State Alumni
News, issued seven times during the year.
3. The Football Letter, a personalized review
of each week's game written by Ridge Riley.
executive secretary of the association.
4. A subscription to The Penn Stater, a quar
terly newspaper.
Coeds—don't feel left out because a lot of
the benefits seem to be related to sports. Your
membership in the Alumni Association also en
titles you to join any one of the 65 Penn State
Alumni Clubs scattered throughout the country
which can aid young alumni in becoming ac
quainted in new communities. Don't worry
about the University forgetting any of you
members either, because the association main
tains the only active mailing list.
So take advantage of the bargain and join the
Alumni Association before Commencement
Day. After that the usual price of three dollars
will go into effect, and your last chance to
"pull a deal on the University" will be gone.
The many benefits graduates can obtain by
belonging to the Alumni Association far out
weigh the small membership price. So seniors,
show your loyalty and spirit to the University
and join the Alumni Association now.
—The Editor
She really has notes. Maybe you could offer to
carry her notebook home—your's of course.
The methods are many. but get those notes.
Now, gather together a large cardboard pla
card, a ruler, two pencils, a compass, and any
thing else you can think of. For you must work
up a study schedule. It will take time but soon
you will have completed a beautiful schedule.
It must list all the times you have available
for study. This includes spare moments, not-so
spare moments, coffee hours, class hours, work
hours, chow hours, and, naturally, sleep hours.
If you get the point, we advocate study hours
all the time. In fact, your schedule could well
be one big study blank.
All you have to do now is spread all the
books out on a very large table, pile all the
notes in a little pillar in the center, buy 12
packs of No-Doz, lock the door, and go to work.
If our plan is to work, we must insist there
be no interruptions. Food may be slipped under
the door by a friend, preferably a bosom buddy
who has just eaten. Don't let minor interrup
tions bother you. Ignore your steady date who
insists on trying to pound the door down. Re
member not to answer the telephone. ,
And when the day that finals start comes.
gently cloie all your books, one by one, unlock
the door, and emerge.
You are master of your fate. You are confi
dent. You are brimming with facts.
You will surely pass.
the students; it is now certain that a new plan
is to be put into effect. 8. The students did not
insult the intelligence of University officials.
9. The students showed that they are mature
and know how to respectfully make their
grievances known.
of mankind. The prosecution of Galileo, the
burning of Joan of Arc, even the crucifixion
of Christ can be directly attributed to the or
ganized religious societies of their day.
I would repeat George Brown's question ...
what price religion?
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W.A.S.S., 7:30 p.m., 201 Hetnel Union
—Ted Serrill
—Robert Reeder
—David Schleicher
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when it ain't so close to finals:'
dubbs-za-poppin'
Grandma Likes
Long Hikes
By ED DUBBS
Reader's Digest can do it. So why
do it? So we're going to do it:
The Most Unforgettable Person
true, too):
One day last summer we saw this
carrying a dufflebag—crossing the
tween Chambersburg and Gettys
burg.
Not used to seeing elderly
ladies with dufflebags crossing
highways, we became a little
curious. She didn't slick out her
thumb when we drove by, so
we figured she, wasn't hitch
hiking or just not hitchhiking
Iwith college boys (these grand
mas get around, We've found
out: there were college boys in
their heyday).
Then it dawned on us that she
was crossing the three-lane high
way where the Appalachian Trail
crosses it. "That woman must be
hiking the trail," we thought.
We slammed on the brakes,
turned around in a private drive
way, and went back to where we
saw the woman
We caught up with her about
200 yards in on the trail. A little
chat—about two hours long—en
sued.
Yes, she was walking the trail
and was about half her way on
the 2000-odd mile trail.
Our friend was a retired
nurse in her early 70's. She was
a slender, wiry looking woman.
She somehow didn't strike us as
the type that would be walk
ing the trail, although we have
no idea of the type that would
be.
Her family raised, she had set
out on her second attempt at the
trail. She had tried it two sum
mers ago from Maine to Georgia
but was forced to turn back after
a short distance. She wouldn't
say why. This time she was de
termined to do it—from Georgia
to Maine.
We never - heard if she made it
or not, and her name even slips
our mind. We tried to find a fea
ture story about her, but were
unable to do so.
In her dufflebag she had two
blankets, some dehydrated food,
a flashlight (she found it along
the way, she said), a camera (she
hadn't used a roll of film when
we saw her), and some extra
clothes.
While we were having the
little chat, she took the oppor
tunity to wash out a few un
mentionables (again she must
bare . known we were college
boys and wouldn't be embaxas-
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1956
can't Dubbs-za-poppin'
We've Ever Met (it's
elderly grandmother—
Lincoln Highway be-
sed).
She was a kindly person, who
gave her reason for making the
hike "the love for the out-of
doors."
What probably amazed us
the most was that she didn't
tell anyone she was going to
hike the trail. "I just told them.
I was going for a walk in the
woods; she said. "This is a
damn long walk," we thought
to ourselves. She said she had
since written her family' as to
her whereabouts (which re
lieved us no end).
After the two hours of talking,
we sorta ran out of intelligent
questions. So we asked: "Have
you seen many snakes and aren't
you afraid of them?"
, Well, she had seen some snakes,
but not many. Her answer went
something like this:
"When you're afraid of snakes.
you're looking for them, but
when you're not af r aid of
snakes, you're not looking for
them and you don't see them."
Our grandma was not only
quite a hiker but also a philoso
pher. Her philosophy on snakes
can be aplied to many things in
life.
Then she said she had to be
getting on her way if she was
to keep her 20-mile-a-day aver
age. She 'said goodbye and yelled
from up the trail a little way:
"Honest, I'm having the time
of my life."
There was no doubt in our
minds that she was having just
that. In fact, we were about
ready to fag along.
THOUGHTS WHILE DAY
DREAMING IN CLASS: May Day
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