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of The Pennsylvania State College
VOL. 37—No. 1. Z 658 THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 5, 1940
-Workmen Prepare Lighting
Fdr Poors Old Main Mural
• Special Equipment
' Now Being Placed
s■.: Workmen are busy this .week
the lighting effects which
.'will show off to best advantage
-the mural painted in Old Main
-lobby last Spring by Henry Var
;num Poor.
When their work is through, the
mural, which has been a target
for photographers all Summer,
;will pose again to have its of
ficial portrait taken, a full view
as seen from the doors of Old
Main.
At present it is impractical to
take such a picture because a
heavy chandelier blots out the
most important figures.
■ Poor’s mural, painted on a $4,-
500 commission from the Class of
1932, is the first done in any Am-,
erican college by a noted native
artist and is matched only by the
works of Mexico’s Orzo in the
Dartmouth University Library.
, -The mural here has as its theme
the American land grant colleges
of which Penn State is the first.
The central figures are Abraham
Lincoln, signer of the Morrill
Land Grant College Act, and the
figure of an idealized student, (see
cut) who is planting a tree, sym
bolic of education.
Already acclaimed as Poor’s fin
est work, the mural here was be
gun on April 26 and finished June
18. Previous to that, the artist
spent seven months studying
Pennsylvania and Penn State
background and preparing car
toons and sketches.
Center Abandoned
The Uniontown undergraduate
center will be closed by the College
this year because its enrollment last
year was insufficient. Closing of
the center leaves four in Pennsyl
vania, those at Pottsville, Hazleton,
Dußois and Altoona.
Office and Tailor Shop
' i i-is Under Corner Room ;
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SECOND SECTION
This sketch of Poor’s ideal stu
dent is taken from a design for
the mural painted in Old Main
Lobby. The figure to the right
and above is Abraham Lincoln.
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Hetzel And Shields
lit For Portraits
Potraits of Col. J- Franklin
Shields*-' president" ofthe'Board"
of Trustees, and Dr. Ralph D.
Hetzel, president of the College,
were painted this Summer by
two noted American artists.
The Shields portrait was done
by James Chapin and now
hangs in the Board room on the
second floor of Old Main.
Dr. Hetzel’s portrait was done
by Henry Varnum Poor, who
painted the Old Main mural. It
is now hanging in the Presi
dent’s home but will be trans
ferred to the second floor
lounge, Old Main.
CLASS OF ’44
It Has Always Been Our Pleasure to Clean the Wardrobes of the More Particular Students at Penn State.
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Poor's Student
WELCOME
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DRY CLEANERS AND TAILORS
U. S. Army Increase Brings Shake-up In Personnel of ROTC Department
As Eight of Last Year's Instructors Leave For Active Duly With New Military Units
Echoes of the European war and
America’s military mobilization
sounded through State College
this Summer, bringing with them
the replacement of eight of the 12
officers attached to the depart
ment of military science and tac
tics.
Only officers remaining from
last year’s staff are Col. Ambrose
R. Emery, head of the department;
•Maj. William L. Wharton; Maj.
Heath Twichell; and Capt. Frank
E. Fries.
The other officers have been as
signed to active duty in the reg
ular army with the three new di
visions, just being organized, the
Seventh at Camp Ord, Cal.; the
Eighth at Camp Jackson, S. C.;
and the Ninth at Fort Bragg, N. C.
The officers leaving are Maj.
Donovan P. Yeuell, Maj. John J.
Albright, Maj. James H. Howe,
Maj. R. A. Randall, Maj. John
Ferguson, Lt. Col. Charles S.
Ritchel, Lt. Col. Ralph G. Barrows
and Lt. Col. Charles N. Stevens.
The last three named had been in
line for transfer to active duty re
gardless of the current army
changes. Because of the interna
tional situation, however, their re
placements will come from the re
serve ranks instead of from the
regular army.
Cage Star Assigned Here
Among the replacements as
signed here is Lieut. Charles A.
Prosser ’39, ex-Lion basketball
star, who was on a tour of active
duty with the army last year.
Murder Trial Will
Gef Underway Monday
With the trial of one murderer
set to begin next Monday, police
apparently are no nearer than
ever to a solution of the killing
of Rachel H. Taylor ’43 last March
27.
The probe of the first killing
will continue, while the common
wealth presses its prosecution of
Richard Millinder, next door
neighbor of the Bellefonte girl
who was murdered six weeks af-‘
’ter Rachel Taylor was killed.
A true bill against the confessed
slayer was found by the Centre
County grand jury on August 27 on
the basis of evidence presented by
District Attorney Musser Gettig.
State police have absolved
Millinder of any connection with
the first killing. Before his cap
ture they had believed both mur
ders were committed by the same
person.
Rutgers University will celebrate
the 175th anniversary of its found
ing in October.
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Other new officers assigned
here include Col. Edward D. Ar
dery, from the regular army, and
Maj. Francis J. Hearty, assigned
to duty from the retired list.
The reserve officers assigned
here are all college graduates who
took four-year ROTC courses. Be
sides Prosser, they include Capt.
Amo Mowitz (University of Penn
sylvania), Capt. LaVerne K. Shif
ter (University of Pennsylvania),
Lieut. Stephen B. Gillard (Penn
State ’35), Lieut. Patrick W. Rid-
Cathaum, State And
Nittany Theatres
Extend, Congratulations and a
Welcome to the CLASS OF 1944
If you follow the traditions of the thousands of Penn
State students ahead of you many of your pleasantest
hours and choicest memories will be associated with
these popular courses: Cathaum 1:30; 3:00; 6:30, 8:30;
State 1:30; 3:00; 6:30; 8:30; and Nittany 6:30 and 8:30!
Here is the rendezvous of good fellowship, where all
the gang gets together, and everybody meets every
body else!
Every Outstanding Production from All the
Major Producers.
Pennsylvania and World Premieres are fre
quent in State College. You see all the pic
tures while they arei New!
Outstanding Foreign and Art Filmis are
part of our Regular Policy.
The Finest and" Latest in Sound and Pro
jection.
The theatres are managed by young college
graduates and all ushers are Penn State
students.
REMEMBER: The State College Theatres are a definite
part of the Penn State tradition and college life!
i Our Modern Dry Cleaning Plant
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dleberger (Virginia Military Insti
tute) and Lieut. James F. Grove
(Penn State ’35).
The military department has
indicated that there will be no
change in the ROTC course at the
College from that taught last year.
As in the past, all male students
will be required to take two years
of elementary ROTC and a two
year advanced course will be open
to a limited number of students,
250 this year. Instruction will be
the same as last year.
WARNER BROTHERS