1941_04 The Daily Collegian April 1941

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Tomorrow's Jobs     EDITORIAL
By Ic* Hinmon
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but older Staters were on the edge of their seats
yesterday during the nomination ceremonies.
Excited by the goings on; Student Prexy Al
Radka called for the nomination speech of Leo
Nieto before Glenn Gooder had n chance to answer the talk that officially launched him in the
.race. A bad mix-up was averted, however, when
Radka callevj for Bob Smalc's speech in the
tame order .that the others had inadventently
been called for. You see. newsters, it's always
been the custom to have the nominations, seconds and acceptances all at one time.
ANOTHER . .. exchange story occurred on the
same night. Only in this case, all the pledges of
the frat. deserted and about half of them went
out to find them, so when exchange time came
the thirty odd sororities' sisters were greeted
with approximately eight men. There seems to
have been some sort of a conspiracy on foot
among all of the fraternity neophytes to desert
for this evening, but when it came right down
to it, only one group—the bunch that was supposed to have the exchange—cut loose.
WHILE... some pledges were frolicking
on "ditch night," there was another bunch be-    muy. «j,
ing taken for a ride out in the country.   But    h.r forrai
they weren't worried, for before they started    I" hopelessly onpr.r,
out, they had made arrangements with a local
taxi to follow them.  The cab caught
Biola and with the new rates it only cost
about 40 cents each to get home.
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Most "Collegian" readers will agree that they
arc not in favor of involvement in Europe's war.
Yet cloaked with a thick armor of apathy they
do not realhic that, unless THEY and others of
similar opinions over the nation Dt) something
to demonstrate their opposition, this nation will
certainly join the butcher's orgy in the name of
some high-sounding ideal or blood-brother plea.
Here are some of the words of men in Washington who are in a position to know the unpub-
ticized intentions of the administration. Men
whose thoughts and impressions are not screened
through the filter of a press service wire or publisher's desk. First a quotation from the letter of
a 1940 graduate from Fresno State, who is now
attending a Washington university.
"No one here has any illusions about the facts.
American naval vessels and parts of the Pacific
fleet will soon be convoying guns, tanks, and supplies to the British ... I heard recently from authoritative sources that merchant ships are now
' being made into troop convoys. Another morsel
from somewhat less "authoritative sources' was a
comment made by a General at an informal dinner—'After the war is over we'll need that army
of 7,000,000 men to run the country!"
"To me the whole situation in Washington
seems a vicious circle. The administration tells the
press that conditions arc perilous, to preserve
democracy we must give 'all out' aid to Britain.
(No longer does FDR say 'in all ways short ol
war.') The great American press relates same to
the great informed American public, who are sub-
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scquently sampled by Propagandist Doctor Gallup, who statistically reports that the people have
changed their 'opinions' so many degrees this
"We are about to enter a war which I feel will
be the end of our democratic privileges and rights
remaining. University of Chicago's President
Hutchins' statement, 'We'ye got to make democracy work at home before we enter a devastating
war' was little regarded."
Then consider the ideas expressed in a letter to
The Collegian from one of California's elected
representatives to the Capitol.
Gting incidents which the administration has
deliberately provoked, he says that the White
House boys will find a "causiis belli, real or manufactured, and then the President may read to
Congress the war message that has long been on
He relates incidents proving his point, such as
the painting of our naval forces the exact shade
of dark grey used by the British fleet. It is not
hard to' see the possibility, and perhaps a hope, '
that a U-boat will mistake an American warship
for a Britisher and another "Lusitania" result.. •
And along with it, war.
If Fresno Staters want war, that is their right;
if they don't, they should clearly demonstrate their
stand . . . Unless the administration sees thai it
will have an "unpopular" instead of a "popul.it'
war on its hands, a war declaration is just aronnJ
the corner. —Owensby.
w.n,.    EDITORIAL SHORT
Tomorrow, April 19, is a momentous day »
American history, the chronicles of which are writ
ten in the blood of thousands of Americans.
On the 19th of April in '75—Paul Revere ended his famous ride, and the
American Revolution began.
On the 19th of April in '61 the first
blood was shed in the most tragic of all
America's wan.
?        On the 19th of April in "98 Congress
voted war against Spain, and the martial
spirit swept on towards Manila Bay, Santiago and San Juan Hill.
And almost on the 19th of April in '17,
America solemnly observed Good Friday
by entering World War I.
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Don't Forget Student
Body Cards
To Vote Tomorrow
VOLUME TWENTY-SIX
READABLE — WOHTH   HEADING"
FRESNO, CAUFORNIA, TUESDAY. APRIL 22. 1
Gooder, Smale in Run-off Vote
College [Host
At Saturday
Press Meet
Prep Journalists From
Thirty Schools Hero
For Annual Event
Approximately 350 high school
nd junior college students from]
more than 30 schools are expect-
attend the annual spring
conference here Saturday,
Paul V. Sheehan, journalism in-
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CERTIFICATES
■  Vall*v Scholastic' Press ;
Student Leaders Plan
To Name Ball Park
MASIBjJINB
SENlOFfSCHOLARSl
WITH 2.% MARK
LaVerne Call Second
In 200 Graduates
With 2.89 Average
With grade point average i_
2.96 Malcolm Masten, biology
major and active in class affairs,
headed the list of 200 graduating seniors in scholastic achievements, according to a list releas
it.rdair by  Margaret Coscrav.
asrardM highest scholastic hoc
Others In the top scbolastl
i are: Alba Plchello. 2.88; Perah
cla Booraa. !.7<;  Howard Willi-
high honors.   They ai
9: Ellubelh Flake.
la Edcerton. and Marcella C
impletlog   the   average.,   c
ANNOUNCER'S JOB
OFFERED BY K.M.J.
PRE-MED GROUP MEETS
I DOWN, 2 TO GO
General Election Wednesday
Will Decide 1941 Presidency
^Winners In First Heat
B.K. Contestant Lacks
|Dnly 79 Markers of
Winning in First Count
Glenn Gooder, who three weeks
ago was only a "rumored" presidential candidate, appeared today to be well on his way to the
school head's chair as he girded
himself for the final contest Wed-
i   Kappa   standard
FRAT NEOPHYTES
ENTER FINAL DAYS
OF'HELL WEEK'
itiont  li   the   Mu  Alpha   Delta   f
the ntoptiytrx off the campus *
'Bigger 'n Better' Hey Dey, Masque
Ball Promised by Student Leaders
ELECTION RESULTS
Masque Ball this Friday ev
ploymcnt office;  Ralph Taylor,   paat
s.iiib.ill.   Miileyball.   and   o
Pictures of Shrine
Game to Be Shownl
Technicolor Rims Show
Band, Mulkey in Action
SIGMA TAU DELTA
PLEDGES 4 STUDENTS
Elizabeth   Dorr.   Jean   Dystnger
R. C.
ctlon speech yesterday □
lereral political observe
stmllarilr between the <
A.W.S. Petitions
Issued Tomorrow
GERMAN CLUB MEETS