WEDNESDAY. DECEMB!
The Lectern
The Re
Through The Lectern ;
Collegian presents idea,
standing faculty meml
write on a subject of the
The first Lectern guest
Dr. Helen Adolf, was
Vienna, Austria, and el
doctor of philosophy de{
Vienna University. She
the United States in
taught Latin in her firs
accomplished linguist, 1
taught German, French c
ish at the Altoona Cent
coming to main campus i
sor of German.
By DR. HELEN AI
Professor of Gen,
We all know what the let
ters PhD stand for: a long and
arduous climb on a fairly well
trodden road. You walk and
walk, plodding along, hearten
ed now and then by a sign
reading: “Requirement Met,’’
until at last you reach what
ought to be the top of a moun
tain.
Here I cannot help quoting the
words ot a former student of
mine. Eager to explore the re
gion around State College, he had
conquered Mount Nittany, our
local Gaurisanker. ‘‘What did you
see there?” I asked him. “Noth
ing," he said, “so I climbed a
tree." “And what did you see
then'’" “Weil,” he replied, “I saw
the people sitting under the tree.
They were having a picnic.”
What had happened to the
view? Too many ireetops? Too
thick a haze? Not enough ele
vation? Perched on top of his
thesis, maybe the young Philo
sophiae Doctor—certified teach
er of the love of wisdom—had
surveyed chiefly all the other
theses dealing with the sub
ject, an exertion that left him
with a parched throat, an empty
heart (and pocket), and plenty
of blisters.
Now this cannot happen to you
if you are at the same time a PD.
Why do we know so little about
this mysterious combination? You
will consult Webster’s list of ab
breviations in vain. The point is
that whereas everybody proudly
sports his (or her) candidacy for,
or claim to, the PhD title, the
PD is like a secret badge to be
worn inside your coat only. It
does not mean, by the way, “Po
lice Department,” or “Private De
tective” or a “Person Displaced”
—it stands for “Pedantic Dream
er.”
DreSms in general—we shall
deal with the pale variety of
fantasies and intuitions only—
are held in some esteem nowa
days, thanks to the findings of
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at the Hetzel Union desk before
Fndav.
The cost of the conference,
which is sponsored by the Uni
versity chapter of the Society for
the Advancement of Management,
Is $3 per person.
The registration fee includes
cost of, a lucheon banquet, which
will follow registration Saturday,
and a dinner.
Principal speaker at
cheon will be Juel Ri
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depth psychology. But you need
not look up Freud or Jung—old
Homer will do. He told us that
dreams issue either from a gate
of ivory or from a gate of horn,
and that they are false or trite,
as they represent (so we may
add) either wishes or visions.
Now people who are obsessed
with Iheir meaningful dreams
lo such a degree that they can't
even take a degree—all they
can do, is sit and wait, hatch
ing iheir visions, sprinkling
them occasionally, or periodical
ly, with an alcoholic solution—
are called makers (shapers) of
dreams, or "poets in residence."
Obviously, our poor devil of a
Pedantic Dreamer is in a differ
ent position; it is not glowing im
ages the gate of horn sends him,
only dimly perceived relations.
Instead of involving in Poetic
Drunkenness, lie has to study the
facts to which these relations may
apply, and facts cannot be studied
without the meticulous observ
ance of certain sets of rules.
According to many guide-books,
the Rules of the Game come first:
“Wanderer, teach your inexperi
enced feet how to make foot
steps!” However, these rules
should really come last, since
they refer to the last leg of the
trip, the Game of Getting Print
ed, which has. of course, its well
founded regulations.
More important by far are the
Rules of the Craft, or Trade. Wan
derer, before trying to blaze a
new trail into the wilderness, ab
sorb all the experience collected
by your predecessors. Follow in
their footsteps—although some
where along the road you will
have to part company with them,
because of a growing uneasiness
you will feel about their proce
dures. Those rules they set down
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—do they coincide with the laws
of reality? Laws you dimly per
ceive, thanks to your dreams.
This is the moment to tell
you: don't be ashamed of being
a dreamer, and of being called
an introvert on that account.
Inside us, we carry a portion
of reality which enables us to
understand certain portions of
reality outside us; interpreta
tion always depends on con
geniality. All we have to do is
to correlate the parts, explor
ing the outside, developing the
inside. There will be a con
siderable amount of blundering
in the beginning; that's why
one should work on smaller
jigsaw puzzles first.
So learn, observe, improve your
techniques of exploration while
still holding on to your dream,
as the lonely thinker on campus
holds on to his pipe. Not a bad
symbol for your addiction, but a
symbol only, for I am not advo
cating the cultivation of pipe
dreams. We of the secret badge
know that it is the love of the
Maiden Sophia (alias Wisdom, or
Truth) that animates our minds,
that we are not the happy vic
tims of a certain nasty weed . . .
But I am overstepping the
boundaries of my personal ex
periences. To make amends, let
me give you a couple of caveats
as they befit a seasoned traveler,
or traveler of many seasons.
First and last: be prepared to
make sacrifices, both to the P—
and to the D—part of your nature.
Be really pedantic—-don’t hesitate,
for instance, to serve in the House
of Languages. And I do not mean
only the rather familiar “foreign”
ones, but the dead ones, the exotic
ones, too. Having performed the
menial tasks there, you will be
rewarded with a key that may
open up for you hidden treasure
troves.
Your dreams will prove no
less exacting. They may even
ask you to throw away aca
demic life completely for a
shorter or a longer period—lo
do what instead? Missionary
work, join the Merchant Ma
rines. try your hand at the arts
or plunge into whatever nooks
or recesses inclination, duty or
Providence may call you?
Detours are part of the itiner
ary, and the advantage will show
upon your return to the Alma
Mater. In-fact, PD’s have a tend
ency to become Prodigal (Sons
and) Delayers. The fattened calf
will be waiting for you at the
Corner Room.
At this point I can hear the
candidate for the title exclaiming
angrily: “For heaven’s sake! Stop
it! This is going too far. All I wish
to get is a degree!” Pardon me.
Degrees, of course, are just a step,
and steps should be taken reso
lutely and quickly. By all means,
go and get it. But I thought you
were anxious to climb a moun
tain ... ?
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Daily 8-5:30 - Sat. 8-12
Thespians
$75 Writing
The first prize for the Thespians’ playwriting contest will
be $75, it was announced yesterday. A second prize of $25
will also be awarded.
The purpose of the contest, which opened last week, is to
obtain the plot and dialogue of an originally written musical
comedy show that can be pro-1
duced by Thespians for their fall
show next year. !
Persons who submit a script
that is used, partially or fully, will
receive credit toward membership
in the club, according to Theodore
Pauloski, president.
The contest is open to all un
graduate and graduate students.
Rules are:
• Each contestant may submit
[one or more scenarios and is
(therefore eligible for both prizes.
• All material must be submit-1
ted to the Employee Relations of-!
fice, 303 Old Main, before noon
Dec. 16.
• Each contestant must obtain'
a serial number from the secre
tary in 303 Old Main to be used,
on each item submitted. Names
should not be used to identify ma
terial. The title of the script and
the writer’s name must be regis
tered with the secretary when the
serial number is received (This
will permit judges to review the
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To Effective Educational TV
The key to planning effec-j
tive educational television lies*
in relating the professional!
broadcaster and the profes-j
sional educator in order to
permit both to make maximum
contributions, Edward Stanley,
director of Public Affairs for the
National Broadcasting Company,
said yesterday.
Stanley spoke befoite the Uni
versity’;. Communications Forum
for Broadcasters which ended last
night. The forum was sponsored
by the School of Journalism and
the Center for Continuing Liberal
Education.
“It must be apparent to all of
us, that if we mean to stay free
we must intensify and deepen the
fund of knowledge possessed by
the generality of people,” Stanley
said.
He cited NBC’s “Continental
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Give
Prize
material without knowing the
autor’s name.)
• The entire show need not
be submitted by Dec. 16. The first
draft to be submitted should con
tain a scenario, character sketch
and the complete draft of two
scenes. The winners will be asked
i to complete their shows by Feb. 8,
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• All material should be type
written on one side only of 8 *>4
by 11 inch white paper. The ma
terial should be double spaced
with one ongina] and four carbon
[copies.
j •Scenarios should be the work
!of contestants only. In the event
of collaboration on a winning sce
nario, the ptwe will be divided
'among the authors
• All material submitted to
.Thespians will become their prop
el erty. They reserve the right to use
,it at their discretion
I Complete information and tips
;on preparation of the scenario
may be obtained from Raymond
iFortunato, Thespian director, 303
'Old Main.
Classroom” program as an effort
to fulfill this need. “This is the
first time so masive a communi
cations instrument as a commer
cial television network has ever
been used frankly and openly to
teach.” he said.
“People watch these programs
not to be entertained, but to in
crease their knowledge ’’ He added
that he believes a certain amount
of this kind of programming will
become a must for television with
increased coverage in the future.
"I would expect and hope to see
great stimulation in the establish
ment of educational television sta
tions and the creation of an edu
cational network.” Stanley said.
Committee Names Gemrnell
Dr. James Gemmeil, professor
of education, has been appointed
university program director of the
National Committee for Education
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