THE Ml I 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 ; Y'-/ A' 4 . J*• -• 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. liitiiiiiiiimiuiiiiiiiiiiiimmiiiimimmimmuiiniiiiiuiiiiiimmmiiimmilii 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. ILY lAN Poor's Student WELCOME Dial 3461 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. GtATZ, Mgr. | ii, 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 i.'MS'V- Beayer Ay f j ■ '' » I 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
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