1942_05 The Daily Collegian May 1942

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—The Fresno State College Collegian—
NaTionaJAo^er^'siirrioMM!
 JACK POMEROY
— ^remininities —
With the beginning of May comes the final
stretch in a strenuous race for knowledge and
Sradc-s anil the last lap in a series of school activities that include student body elections, the
Blue Key Carnival and West Coast Relays!
Another activity now under way is the last
production of the L'SPII, "Ladies in Retirement." a drama of crime and the workings of
insane hjinds. which promises thrills and spi
" "bforplayh
GRIN AND BEAR IT
By Lichty
THE OTHER SIDE
ol dcalinc in inistruths and personalities by a
handful of pcr>ons who are out to belittle the
Rally Committee and its chairman. John Olson.
The "smear" technique used by this small
group of sensationalists and political opportunists has ken t.' pose behind the front of a "constructive-" constitutional amendment engineered
by a minority clique in student council to "uplift anJ improve"  the Rally Committee.
The chief mouthpiece in the campaign to "get
Olson" has been the acid writings in this editorial column of a certain vituperous Mr. Clifford
who has made no bones of his long-standing
grudge against the redmen" as a group and
Olson in particular. His plea in last Fridays
editorial to do away with a little bit of that
smug ptidc jnj sanctimonious priggishncss in the
Rally Committee" demonstrates the bickering and
IC-cillinc used  „
clcvat
of the- red devils."
This same helpfulness is evidenced in the
absurdity of Clifford's reasoning in advocating
the slash in the committee's membership. He says
Absurd is the fact that 25 persons could all
work with the equal vim and vigor of Olson;
somewhat more logical is the fact that 16 might
have a little more individualism and drive than
a larger number."
Clifford could indeed startle President Roosevelt and solve the nation's wartime shortage of
manpower at the same time if he were to present to tMe government his new theory on labor:
"That one man can do more work than two
because that man is all pepped up since he is
good enough to replace two."
This theory is concrete proof of the dynamic
. genius of the "smear" group; such an idea could
be generated only in mammoth, logical minds.
The disgruntled Mr. Clifford claims that the
rally boys have done nothing since football season except sell a few Spring Swing tickets. Yes,
they did sell Spring Swing tickets—in answer to
a hurry-up SOS from the public relations department, where someone was" frightened by the lag
in early ticket sales. The committee, playing the
same rescue role it has played time and time
again, jumped' in on THREE days' notice and
saw that the remainder of the general admission
tickets were sold.
Nothing since football season? Clifford seems
to have overlooked the stag dances sponsored
by the committee after basketball games and the
preparations for the Masque Ball, just completed.
And the plans are now being made by the committee to organize and decorate the student rooting section- at the West Coast Relays.
Clifford decries Olson for not "reporting on
his activities in doing something about the baseball and track situation" until after the schedule
In order to bolster community attendance at
these two sports, the Rally Committee, Olson
has announced, offered early in the season to
distribute throughout the business section of
town stickers listing the schedule of spring athletic events. However, the public relations department and the student public relations committee, of which Clifford is chairman, could not
find a correct and complete schedule between
them.' The  Rally  Committee's  suggestion  was
Tune after time the rallymen have taken a
"kicking" from higherups bccausc-thcy have not
kept the college running right in troubled times
when enrollment and wartime problems must be
faced. Any job anyone isn't doing is considered
It of the Rally Committee- The
dier, the coed, and the USO dances
w taking a beating as far as "latest
re concerned, but one that was heard
mist not be left untold.
,"0. K.." she replied, and led the way out to
the floor. As she reached the edge of the dance
floor, she. turned her head and looked for the
dark, not bad looking, and tall soldier. No one
meeting these requirements was in sight — no
one. except a dark, not bail looking, but very
short soldier. Yes. he was following her, an ex-
pectant smile on his face as he reached her,
put out his arms and began to dance. She smiled
wryly to herself as she looked down at his thick
black head of hair a few inches below her own,
and cussed herself roundly for her oversight—
for in the shadows out in the hall, the "short
one" had been standing on a step when she had
first received the impression that he was "at
least six feet tall."
From the columns of another college paper,
we quote this bit:
"Sparking while you're parking" is now-
tagged as "tire conservation." A jalopyless future is seen unless students double and triple
dates to save wear on tires and automobiles.
"Three for Victory" or "Six can ride with as
little rubber used as one," is the theme of the
ration office's appeal.
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lined w »bly by Mr. Clifford), could
i tft beyond my koowlediee. They «re
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not be blamed for slipups on the part of others
in the administration.        /
No, Clifford's charges that the Rally Commit
tees chief" occupations are "social hee-haws" and
"buck passing" are figments of some frustrated
idea of his. The social butterflies and deadheads
are better represented elsewhere in the student
committee setup than on the Rally Committee.
If Mr. Clifford worried more about his public
relations job'of getting valley high school students interested in Fresno State instead of using
his fine vocabulary to heap scorn on the "red-
men," the college would no doubt benefit as a
consequence.
No, the ballot tomorrow is not a question of
strengthening or weakening the Rally Committee,
but instead will demonstrate whether students
will " fall for" these personality-inspired attacks
or whether they will give the present Rally Committee the voce of confidence it deserves.
—Otvembj, Assistant Editor, Fall, '41.
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