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By JIM MORAN
.he letter in yesterday's Collegian, in which somebody thought that Penn
a real, live lion? And remember how you laughed at such a preposterous
lc another sip of coffee?
tr, the laugh's on you. Penn State does have a real, live lion. At least, it
Remember t
State should ha,
idea as you tool
Well, brothel
might have. i
Exactly 16 years ago this week, a wartime nationwide radio program, "Vox Pop", pre
sented the Unive sity with a lion
cub. The man to t.lk to about this
episode is Dr. J. '. Shigley, State
College veterinar an. He had to
feed the lion every two hours for
one week, back in 1943, when he
was professor of veterinary sci
ence and in charge of all the
University's livestock.
Dr. Shigley explained how the
radio program was coming to
Penn State to do nation-wide
radio broadcast. Featured in the
show were Warren Hull, who
is still active in television, and
Parks Johnson, prominent ra
dio personality of the day.
"Well, a few nights before the
show." Shigley recalled, "I got a
phone call around 10 pm. from
Ridge Riley, secretary of the Al
umni Association. He told me to
get ready because I was going to
take a trio to Leftlvistown.
"I told him that I wasn't going
anyplace that night, but he final
ly talked me into it and I found
myself on the way to Lewistown."
When they arrived in Lewis
town they met a late train. On
the train was one representa
tive of the Bronx Zoo and one
scared lion cub.
"Riley told me that the Uni
versity was going to be given the
lion, and that it would be my job
to take care of him," said the
veterinarian. "The man from the
zoo informed me that I would
have to feed the cub every two
hours. Well, we came back to
State College and I took the lion
to my house and began feeding
him."
Shigley told how he mixed the
lion's meals every two hours,
managing to catch a few eat nays,
or, as he referred to them, "lion
naps." in between feedings.
"Of course, I had to teach
my classes in the day time," he
continued, "So I packed him in
a crate and hauled him off to
classes with me. I had to feed
him in between classes."
The night of the show came.
Shigley said he had to take the
lion to rehearsals several times
before the big night in Recreation
Hall.
"They had a lot of entertain
ment, and about halfway through
the show, they brought the lion
out and announced they were giv
ing it to the University. So, I took
him back home and kept on feed
ing him every two hours.
Shigley said that student spir-
it was at a peak in preparation
for the Pitt game that year.
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Evolution and the Catholic Church
Speaker: father Edward Wenstrup, St. Vincent's College
Thursday, Nov. 19
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BER 19. 1959
LIONSITTEII—Dr. J. F. Shigley (center) holds the lion presented
to the University in 1943 by "Vox Pop", a wartime radio program.
He is flanked by the show's stars, Park Johnson (1.) and Warren
Hull. The picture was taken at the time of the presentation.
Students were up in arms 'over !ley said. "I talked to the veter
the chipped nose on the Nittany inarian at the zoo a year later and
Lion statue, which was only ;he said our little cub had grown
one year old at the time. into a 220-pound beast. I haven't
Pitt students were blamed and!heard from the zoo since, so I
a guard was thrown up around the don't know if he's still alive."
statue. In addition to these inci- Shigley, who had never handled
dents, the Associated Press sent lions up until that time, says it
a photograph all over the coun- trs very possible that the lion is
try, showing the real lion nestled 'still alive today. He doubts if it
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in the paws of the stone lion. Penncould be located at present, since
State was on the map and stu-
Ilions come and go many times
dents made the most of it.- in zoos.
"After the students saw thel Shigley feels the lion is bet
cub, they fell in love with himi ter off in the Bronx. "I don't
immediately," Shigley went on. know what they would have
"Coeds by the dozen came out to done with him here. I sure
my place to admire the little fel- wasn't going to lead him out on
low. Fraternities offered to guard the football field, unless we
him. I kept on feeding him every pulled his teeth and filed his
two hours." (Continued on page twelve)
Finally the chore became too
great for Shigley, and the Uni
versity could not find anyone
else to take care of the lion.
They decided to send it back to
the Bronx Zo and to its mother,
he said.
"When we sent the lion hack,
he weighed eight pounds," Shig-
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(Continued from page four)
ster Eggs, In the true spirit
of the time it should be the
patriotic duty of every Amer
ican to dye Easter eggs next
year with cranberry juice left
over from the days of the Great
Contamination.
NV he n Arbor Day rolls
around, ceremonies across the
nation would feature the plant
ing of cranberry bushes, the
new national bush.
And finally we reach Inde
pendence Day. On July 4, 1960,
another new flag will be made
official. Isn't the government
morally obligated on that day
to make final amends for its
cruel destruction of Thanks
giving and the free enterprise
system? There is just one
course open to them. They must
replare the 49 stars in the
American flag with 50 round,
red cranberries.
But one of our professes
had an even better idea. Since
the contaminated berries give
rats cancer, he said, the gov
ernment should buy them up
and use them as poison to wipe
out rats in the United States.
Well, Happy Thanksgiving.
Sac Club to Hear McClain
James McClain, probation offi
cer for Huntingdon County, will
'speak on juvenile delinquency at
a meeting of the Sociology Club
at 7 tonight in 110 Electrical En
gineering.
CHILLY ON THE OUTSIDE?
Keep cosy with any one of these collegiate
headwarmers:
jersey turbans berets
jersey flowered wigs fur ear muffs
knitted hats capadors
scarf hats angora ear warmers
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German Club Celebrates
The German Club held a bicen
tennial celebration last Thursday,
honoring the famous German
dramatist, Frederick Von Schiller
who was born Nov. 10, 1759.
Professors from the Department
of German read several works by
Schiller which included: "The
Glove," "Division of the World,"
and the "Victory Feast."
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