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VOL. 37—No. 4
Marquardt Again Heads
Artists* Course Series
President Helzel Names
: Student-Faculty Group
' Preparations for the. 1940-4 i edi
tion of the'Artists’ Course'began
today with the announcement of
the committee in charge as ap
pointed' by - President. Ralph D.
IJetzeL
’Dr. Carl E." .Marquardt," college
examiner, has again.been named
/■><airman of the committee of rep
resentatives from the student body
and'College faculty. " ■•"
• The six student'members of the
Artists’ Course committee are All-
College President Arnold C. Laich,
Elinor L. "Weaver, .WSG-A presi-:
. dent; Harry E. Wagner, ICF presi
dent; W. Rae: Herrmann; IMA
president; William B. Bartholo
mew, senior class president; and
Adam A. Smyser, editor of The
Daily Collegian.
: (Miss Jessie Cameron of the phy
sical education department, Prof.
Henry Si Brunner of the agricul
tural 'education department, and
Prof. Hummel P. Fishbum of the
music education department are
three of the faculty representa
tives..
Walter F. Dantzcher of the Pub
lic Information office; Adrian O.
Morse, assistant to the president;
.and Neil M. Fleming, graduate
manager of athletics, also hold pos
itions on the committee. .
Other representatives of the ad
ministration are Dean Edward
.Steidle of the School of Mineral
Industries, Prof. William L.Wern
~er - of
partment, Dr. W. P. Davey of the
chemistry department, and Prof.
Burton K. Johnstone of the de
partment of architecture. William
Ulerich, managing editor of the
Centre Daily Times, will complete
the personhelof the committee.
-jBUY COLLEGIAN NOW—
Defense Courses
Offered Alumni
. . “Short courses in the interest of
national defense,” was the propo
sal that Harry P. Hammond, dean
of the Engineering School, directed
in a letter toward graduates of the
past.. 15 years in Engineering, Min
eral Industries, and Chemistry and
Physics Schools, it was disclosed
today.
Since -there is a great scarcity
in government and industry,occu
pations important to national de-.
ferise, a bill now before the Senate
■ provides for the setting up of spe
cial training programs in compet
ent engineering and technological
schools.
The College, with its suitable
staff and v facilities, is among the
colleges and universities consider
ed for such a program, and this
letter is designed to prepare a list
of graduates who would be inter
, ested.
Vacancies occurring in national
defense occupations are airplane
structure and power plants, mater
ials, testing and “Inspection, naval
architecture, marine engineer in
production ' supervision, tool and
die design, and several other lines
of technological work."
‘ : i ' These courses, open to formed
.. students with three or more years
■' woric. ui science or engineering,
:frbm42 to 16 weeks dura-,
tidn; ..
:NavyGets Two Students
Hans Rassmusseii ’42 and Jack
Keller '43 have dropped out of Col-
lefce to enter the United State?
; .'£y Navql Academy at Annapolis, Md;
TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1940, STATE COLLEGE, PA,
Draff Plan Still
Undecided Here
Hopes for an answer to the
problem of how students will reg
ister for conscription were dashed
yesterday by an announcement
from White House Secretary Ste
phen T. Early .* that President
to proclaim a national holiday dfi
registration day.
If registration day were pro
claimed a national holiday it
would be a College holiday also,
thus permitting eligible students
to register at home without miss
ing classes. '
■> It seemed likely, late yesterday,
'that either the state or the Fed
eral government would make
some provision—possibly absen
tee registration—for students to
register.
However, if this is not done, the
College will be forced to make
arrangements of its own. Execu
tive Secretary Wilmer E. Ken
worthy indicated yesterday that
the College will probably not act
at least until registration day has
been set. ,
In view of the “student exemp
tion by request” clause in the
Burke-Wadsworth bill ,the num
ber of students taken by the draft
this year, will undoubtedly be far
less than anticipated. This clause
permits college students to defer
—by request—military training
until the end of the academic year.
The status of graduates of the
basic ROTC course was clarified,
yesterday, by Col. Ambrose R.
Emery, head of the department of
military science and tactics. ,He
said that this training would not
eliminate or reduce- the required
military service for draftees.
Psychology Test Results
Will Soon Be Available
Results ; from' the psychology
guidance tests which “have beeii
conducted during Freshman- Week
will be available .before the drop
add deadline to freshmen who are
in doubt concerning the school
they wish ;to. enter, Dr. Robert .G.
•Bemreuter, director of ,the Psy*.
cho-Educatiohal . Clinic, has, an
nounced. v. .'- : • •- - •£_
■ Personal. interviews. will. be
while , the remaining re?
suits will be given to the dean of
the school and the individual ;by
the end of the first»semester. . .
OF: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
Dispensary Ends
25-Year Service
The wheels of progress may run
slowly and surely, but according
to Dr. Joseph P. Ritenour, director
of the College Health Service, pro
gress, took too long , a time in ac
complishing his dream of 23 years.
Celebrating .the end of 25 years
of.service and the beginning of a
new College medical era, the Col
lege Health Service will finally
initiate' the free hospitalization pro
gram which Dr. Ritenour has
championed.
Back in 1917,- two years after
President Sparks established the
Health Service, Dr. ..Ritenour re
placed Dr. Warren E. Forsythe,
now at the University of Michigan.
The Dispensary was located in
the old English Composition Build
ing near the tennis courts, and a
rambling' frame isolation house,
pieced ■ together from the Devil’s
Den and Angel’s Retreat dormitor
ies, was used as a quarantine from
communicable disease patients.
With no aid, except a nurse, Dr.
Ritenour attended approximately
2000 cases that year, while the reg
ular physical examination of stu
dents was conducted spasmodic
ally.
(By 1927 the old Dispensary be
came too inadequate and the Po
tato Gro.wers of Pennsylvania came
to the aid of the Health Service
wlfeh: thiSy dbniat&l the majority
of Mh'ds .lo e&i§l!>lish Wjhat is no.w.
called the Infirmary; opposite
Grange Dorm.
'When the remodeling of Old
Main was begun, the College phy
sician pleaded for a location and
got it.; The Dispensary facilities
were moved into the basement.in
r tffe"east’ wing..' 7 "
From one physician and a nurse,
from a mere 2000 cases in 1917, the
College Service has accumulated a
staff of six physicians, .11 regular
nurses, three clerks, and five main
tainence workers, and treated 50,-
00.0 students with 640 being hos
pitalized.
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Collegian Continues
Limited Delivery
Incorrect addresses continue
to delay-delivery of The Daily
CoUegian today and subscribers
not receiving copies are to make
a report to Collegian office, 313
Old' Main, between 9 a.m. and 3
p.m.
Names filed yesterday with in
complete addresses were Dick
Warner, Jack Banbury, James
Measday, Harry Funston and E.
Snyder (sub. blank no. 2096).
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Physical Education School
Places Many; Rollins Here
Encouraging to newly enrolled
freshman majors-in the School of
Physical Education, is the news
that many members of the Class
of 1940 have already been placed.
Steve Rollins, a football star
last year, is still here as a graduate
assistant of physical education.
Ted Nemeth, also on last year’s
team, is_ teaching at Annapolis,
Md.; Ernie Bortz, the varsity
.wrestler, is - teaching at Bolivar;
Patricia , Altwater at Palmyra;
Loueila Bell at Meyersdale; Mary
Jane- Brown at Donora;, Juanita
Chambers at Annapolis, Md.; Wat
son Dersham at Knox; Harold E.
Key and Mary Ann Rhodes at
Mount Lebanon, Pittsburgh; Beat
rice- Lowe at Cumberland, Md.;
Eloise Rockwell at Montour Falls,
N. Y.; and' Pauline -Sweigart at
Epharta. -
. Still to be placed of the 1940
graduates are;, only , ljD - metuapd
Women'. . / ■ . *
Last Years Mark Fades
As Pledging Reaches 381
Equipment lack
Hampers Library
Despite inadequate furniture fa
cilities, the new central library is
now open for public use. Furniture
from the old library has been
pressed into service pending the
fulfillment of equipment contracts
by - the - General State Authority,
Williard P. Lewis, College Librar
ian, has announced.
The modern central library'con
tains four stories and a basement
in the central section, while the
general stack in the rear utilizes
seven stories. Book stack capacity
is over 200,000 volumes, with addi
tional space for -50,000 more.
Features in the basement in
clude classrooms for library sci
ence instruction, a microfilm and
photostat room, a dark room, and
service rooms for staff.
Administrative offices and cata
log and order departments are to
be found to the right of the first
floor lobby. A large closed shelf
reserve reading room is on the
left. A newspaper reading room
and an open shelf reserve reading
room are directly behind the en
trance lobby.”
A large reading room on the
second floor is devoted to reference
reading books and periodicals. Ad
joining the reading room are work
rooms. The general- circulation
room with card catalog cases for
2;000,000 cards is on -the second
floor.
Faculty studies, .five seminar
rooms, and a book storage room
are contained in a third floor tow
er. The fourth floor is used ,as a
large Penn State room and a spe
cial collection room.
Neal Judging Team Wins
First Plate, Gets Trophy
Penn State’s meat judging team
took top honors in the annual East
ern States Exposition at Spring
field, ’ Mass. Saturday and took
permanent- possession of the tro
phy, 'having won it for the past
three years. ;
Robert C. Campbell ’4l compiled
the largest number of points to
take first place, Raymond H.
Diitt ’4l placed second in individ
ual scoring.
The livestock judging team plac
ed' second in their competition,
with Morton E. Jenkins -’4l high
man on the Penn State team. Other
members of the team were Samuel
A. Dum ’4l, Thomas R. (Baird ’4l,
and Raymond H. Dutt,
Tr Fair and Cool
Phi Gamma Delia; N j
Beta Sigma Rho Lead 1
Fraternity pledging passed last
year’s total of 359, yesterday, as
125 more pledges were reported to
Student Union by 6 pun.
This made the total 381 for the
first five days of rushing. Rushing
season officially closes at noon to
morrow.
Beta Sigma Rho retained the
•lead with 17 pledges but was tied
by Phi Gamma Delta, Beta Theta
Pi and Delta Upsilon were tied for
second place with 16 each. In third
place was Phi Sigma Delta with
14. !
In yesterday’s Collegian the Beta
Theta Pi pledges were inadverd
ently omitted. They are included
in the list which follows. ,
Otherwise, new pledges only are
listed. The numbers in parentheses
refer to the total number pledged
by each house. i
Yesterday’s pledges:
Acacia (7): G. Howard Hoover,
Daniel C. Gillespie. -
Alpha Chi Rho (4)
Alpha Chi Sigma (3)
Alpha Gamma Rho (2)
Alpha Kappa Pi (7): William A.
Lynch, Calvin Witmer, Robert
Hicks, James Boltz, Robert Cress
well, Homer Haaf, Eugene Har
acher.
Alpha Phi Delta (8): Bill Illum
inati, Guy J. Lalama.
Alpha Sigma Phi (7):-Frank F.
Fallon, Leslie J. Hetenyi, Claude
B. Long, Manning L. Taite.
Alpha Tau Omega (7) •_ }
Alpha Zeta (3)
Beta'Sigma Rho (17): Harold
Yoskin.
Beta Theta Pi (16): Robert R.
Glenn, N. Harlan Slack, Richard H.
Juve, Arnold R. Daniels, Roland
W. Sutherland, William J. Shan
non, Charles C. Laubach, Jacob N.
Guthrie, George H. Hemingway,
James L. Jackson, William R. Eb
ergold, James Milholland, Richard
(Continued on page three)
October 11 Opens;
Fall Social Season
A.special meeting of sopho
more men candidates for The
Daily Collegian editorial staff
has been called in 312 Old Main
at 4 p.m. today.
With the possibility that a Penn
State pep rally will be broadcast
from Rec Hall that evening, Fri
day, October 11, the day of the
Collegian Dance, is shaping up as
the first really big day on the fall
social calendar.
Radio station KDKA has begun
to make an annual practice of
broadcasting a Penn State pep
rally from Rec Hall on the evening
before a major football game, this
time the West Virginia contest on
New Beaver Field.
For freshman coeds the week
end will be the first that dating
customs are off and for freshman
men attending the dance customs
will be suspended.
The place of the dance is Rec
Hall, the hours 9 p.m. to midnight,
the dress informal, and the band
the Campus Owls.
Highlight of the evening will be
the presentation of the three
queens chosen by Collegian sub
scribers and the selection of one
of these;to reign as Collegian'
Queen. *'
Lucas’4o At LSU S
George B. Lucas ’4O is how it
graduaterassistant in botany at the
University State Louisiana. y
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