1940_02 The Daily Collegian February 1940

              -The Fresno State College Collegian—
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By Kerme Anderson
By J. E. H. and R. S.
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The belt of anything?
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Ut teen uiih ponds make free;
V'btskey or uine. or even beer
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—NERVES.
PLAY DAY NAME
CONTEST AWARDS
ARE ANNOUNCED
Dr. Mitch*!! P. Driggs.   j_
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EDITORIALS-
Washington and Lying
V Washington's birthday yesterday
brought to mind the oid story about the
Father r: His Country never telling a lie.
Contrast .that with the situation today.
Now scrr.e people actually make sport
out of lying, even gjving prizes ior the
biggest and best "Wtpppers." The Burlington Liars' Club of Burlington Wis.,
recently staged such a contest an annua! function of the organization. The
vanning yarn and some other choice
ones were, of course, gems of ingenious
and elaborate fabrication .They were, no
doubt, masterpieces of their kind.
But these contestants make altogether
too hard work of lying. After all. the biggest lies are told in good faith every day
with no racking of the brain or straining
of the imagination. They are born with
much haste For instance, when Bill says
to George: "That's all right, old man, glad
to lend you the ten-spot." it would seem
that the pinnacle of good, sound lying
had been reached. Or when housewife
Jones, who is already up to her neck in
work, says to housewife Smith: "Of
course, my dear, I'll be delighted to bake
«-lialf a dozen cakes for the bazaar tomorrow," even thc most innocent of human
beings must know that housewife Jones
is telling a "whopper."
In comparison with these stock lies,
which few do not tell, at least occasionally.^ the. product of the Burlington
Liars' Club becomes the unvarnished
truth.
Why try to improve upon these fundamental falsehoods' Why paint the lily of
pardonable prevarication?
Perhaps the esteemed and hard-working members ci the club should take a
lesson from the Father of His Country.
Perhaps in this season of honoring our
first President they should make a vow
never to tell a lie again lest it seem insipid and lacking in character.
The art of the finest lying rests in just
.missing the truth—not in its total abandonment. Our guess is thai Washington,
* if still around, would have the Dies com-
, mittee investigating such.things as the
Burlington Club
Watch Your Step, Please!
^ In January cm attempt was made to
revive a tradition of not walking on the
Fresno State College official seal on the
floor ol the main foyer of the Library.
Quite a bit was said when a protective
bench was removed from atop the seal
and left 11 exposed to our view again,
guarded by but two potted palms. Persons backing tbe action assured the student council that Fresno State students
had enough pride in what is really a
symbol of the college that they would
never again tread gaily across the seal.
IlKMIXISCKXT ... of semesters past is the
current mess in the junior class election. When
the new constitution was drawn up last year it
was thoujrht that thc days of crookedness in
class elections had passed. A new body was
created to have charge of all elections which in
the future were to be models of ideal government. FSC had entred into a new era. But in
■spite of all. the past has returned to haunt the
present. Once again illegal votes are cast, certain ballots are unaccounted for, and accusations arc tossed hither and yon. . . While in a
two-by-four office sit the omnipotent body and
its creator, with faces slightly red because of
their negligence in handling certain details.
THE LIGHT . . . that nightly keeps the little
amoeba warm over in McUoc hall has lately
proved a point of interest to many students ...
when viewed from thc ground. Our reporter,
X-201, says that there have been just as many
women out to see thebeacon as men—strange,
don't you think? Our prediction is that interest
will fall off as soon as the moon ceases to shine
MEN!S FACULTY CLUB
GOES TO FRIANT DAM
SANTA BARBARA USES
SPRING SWING IDEA
ly 15. IB. and 17 minus sc
Club Notes
FACULTY MEETING
SET FOR MONDAY
COMMERCE CLUB
String Players Needed
In College Orchestra
1940 Psalm
night.
RELIGIOUS ... are many of the girl students
in following the edicts set down by the AWS
at the first of the semester. One gal sights a
case where she had heated the water, disrobed
and was preparing to step into the tub . . .
when, the clock struck te
without her bath.
en. So she went t<
But that which sounded so good in theory
has not worked out in practice.
Now. if one will take the trouble to
notice, thc paint and protective finish
have once again become scratched and
worn, and if students persist in treking
across the emblem it will soon have cm
appearance of a garment that faded in
the wash.
Let's not make it necessary to again
have the seal hidden by that huge bench.
Refrain from pushing into oblivion something that, has become a real Fresno
State tradition. In other words, let's stop
stepping on the seal.
Esquire, men's publica ,
•y needs most of al lin a social way is
n, remarks that what
more lovers ana less amatory at
to bolster our faint suspicion
American girl can't take it.
that the moderi
The famous Chinese philosopher and teacher,
Confucius, would probably comment something
like this about the current wave of Confucius
stories: "He who have that kind of stones credited to him is just at well dead."
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The decision of De Croot to quit San Jose
when a lean year was approaching reaffirms our
judgment that Phi Beta Kappas are pretty smart
guys after all.
A WAY to mrfke the lights
of home more beautiful. . .
balance the lamps in relation to each other.
With-a floor lamp in one
comer of the living room
and none in the opposite
corner, we can improve both
lighting and attractiveness
by placing a lamp in the
empty space. The new reflector bowl type of lamp
gives balance in the upper
and lower levels, too, the diffused upper rays creating
an "Indoor sky," Smooth
and enjoyable.
Lighting Service  .
San Joaquin Power Division
Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
what's thc rush?
For all sorts of campus activities — the
casual coat of camels hair is the odds-
on favorite. 22.50
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By Jack Hansin
i standout la Junior_c.olIeg«
Net Star
 The Fresno State Collage Collegian.
.Page
Tnr*K,
County Tourney
Postponed a Week
■COUEOIAW SPOfffS
BOARD NEARLY GALLS
OFF BOXING TOURNEY
Finals to Be Held
In College Ring;
Preliminaries Today
THIS WEEK-END
The Intramural boxing program at Fresno State is destined
the depths of obscur-
announced late yesterday by members of the athletic board, who voiced the opinion that the lack of interest being shown this semester in the
fistic festival will leave no other
alternative than
>f the tournament in the future.
Bulldog Cagers Meet COP
To Decide Cellar Position
:rosh Cagers End
Year With 4+42
Win Over Edison
in Tech Titers Isst TBMdar.
Beatty to Start Four Sophomores:
Often, Aclter, Kennedy, Petropulos
"Hardluck" Hal Beatty's Bulldog cagers will ring down the
tin on the basketball season this weekend when they journey to
Stockton to take on the COP quintet in a two
day and Saturday nights.
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Dls. closely followed by Don Pig*.