\ Successor to Weather— the Free- Lance, ax /ct zan 4l. Fair Established 1887 ‘‘i and Cooler. VOL. 37—No. 18 Hours Announced For Registration In Student Draft Details, including hours, for stu-; dent draft registration in the Armory on October 16 were an nounced yesterday by Edward K. Hibshman, chairman of the Col lege draft committee. Registration hours will be from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m. Students will be asked to register at certain hours according to the following alphabetical arrangement: A-Car 11 a. m. to 12 noon Cas-Far Fas-Hep Heq-Lay. Law-M . N-Rus Rut-Te 4 to 5 p. m. Th-Z 8 to 9 a. m. Times at which the different groups will register were deter mined under the supervision of Ray V. Watkins, scheduling offi cer, who had Robert W. Russell '4l draw the hours by lot. Students will be excused from classes only at the hours they are scheduled to register. Arrange ments foi issuing excuses have not yet been made. Registration hours for which no group is scheduled will be used to register stndents who fail to en roll at the proper times. Students confined to their homes by illness on Registration Day should telephone the regis tration committee in the Armory. -Special - arrangements will be made to register these personi. Sample registration forms are now available at Student Union. " Students required to register should obtain a form, fill it out in pencil and report at the Armory with it. The penalty for failure to regis ter, Mr. Hibshman pointed out, is (Continued on page three) Hammond Chosen On U.S. Commillee Dean Harry P. Hammond of the Engineering School was appointed on Advisory Committee to the U. S. Office of Education on Engin eering Training for National De fense, it was announced yesterday by John W. Studebaker, U. S. Com missioner of Education. • Member: of the committee re present leading schools and col leges and will advise the U. S. Of fice .of Education on matters of policy affecting the national de fense training program in engin eering schools. Audrey A. Potter, dean of the Engineering School at Purdue Un iversity is committee chairman. He is ex-president of the Amer ican Society of Mechanical Engin eering, the Society for the Promo tion of Engineering Education, and tie American Engineering Council. In his capacity as chair man he will appraise national de fense occupations requiring per sonnel with engineering training, and will assist in .developing a na tional program of engineering training for defense purposes. M E Enrollment Jumps Fifty-one more freshmen lare enrolled in mechanical engineer ing this year than last, according to-Prof. Harold A. Everett. Of the 176 first-year students, 141 are enrolled here and an additiorpal 35 are at 'Mont Alto. '• Lad OF School Spirit At Football Games Decried By Walt Sottung "The exhibition of school spirit at the football game Saturday aft ernoon was the worst I have ever seen at Penn State," Walt Sottung, head cheerleader, said yesterday. "There was no response to the cheers, the songs, even the Alma Mater," he declared. Contending that many outsiders asked if State had a "deaf and dumb unit" for a cheering section, Sottung pointed to the recent sur vey that only 12 per cent of _the student body knew the Nittany 'Alma Mater. "If the State games are to seem More like collegiate football and less like pro games, there will have to be more volume to the students' enthusiasm and cheers," 1 to 2 p. m. 2 to 3 p. m 10 to 11, a. m ..3 to 4 , p. m .9 to 10 a. m 40 Applications Accepted By CAA Forty preliminary candidates have been chosen for CAA train ing, according to a report received yesterday from Prof. Harold A. Everett, head of ,the College CAA program... Of the 40 candidates, the quota of 30 will be- filled by those showing the best results in the physical. examination and flight reaction test. Ground-school classes began last night, while physical exami nations and flight reaction tests are slated to begin today. Following are the applicants who have been. aeleeted: Betty Anne Albright '4l, Wil liam D. Beard '42, David A. Boore '42, Glenn L. Bowers '43, James E. Bryson '4l, Allen G. Butler '4l, Mildred E. Coyle '4l, .Paul L. Davies '42, Ralph A. Decker '4l, Alvin C. Dill Jr. '4l, William J. Dorworth '4l, Robert E. Eisiming er Jr. '4i, George W. Ferguson '42, Russel D. Freyermuth 542, Don ald E. Horst '4l, Morton E. Jen kins '4l, Owen John '4l, Don C. Johnston '4l, David N. Kellogg, William S. Kirkpatrick '4l, Casi mer Krauser '42, Mike }yak '4l, Rolland S. Mangel '4l, Dante V. Morel '4l, Perry M. Mumford '4l, Lavern M. Nelson '4l, Waiter A. Nicholson '4l, Darwin B. Palmer '43, George A. Peyton Jr. '43, Irv ing P. Polak '43, Martha M. Ris singer '42, Ellen M. Ritts '4l, War ren W. Scott '43, Joseph H. Shor lenberger '42, Thomas E. Tate '42, Elmer B. Wagner '4l, Richard E. Walck '42, Francis H. Wallace Jr. '42, Irvin A. Weaver, David S. Welsh '4l. ROTC Students To March In first Parade Tomorrow The . first ROTC parade of the year will be • held tomorrow at 4 p.m., it has been announced by the military department. The parade is to form on the drill field to the left of the MI building. The exact positions in which companies should fall in will be announced in ROTC classes. Hort Show Scheduled • For Coming Weekend The aihual Student-Alumni Hort Show of Penn State will be held in the Stock Judging Pavilion, this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The show will again be staged by Landscape Architecture stu dents, all branches of Horticulture, and Home Economics. For the first time in its history the show will be located on Ag Hilt Formerly it was in the Armory., Also for the first time this year, a small restaurant will be opened 'at the show, where refreshments may be obtained. OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 8, 1940, STATE COLLEGE, PA Sottung complained. Hoping to create more interest and enthusiasm in State's cheering, the head cheerleader suggested that a movement toward each class singing their particular song in the future. "Guests from out of town recog nize the lack of spirit at our games, and if State wishes to improve its reputation as a live-wire college, it should have a wider knowledge of its-songs and cheers," he said. `On the other hand," Sottung concluded, "the blame does not rest entirely with the student body. If there were a centralization of cheering sections, instead of scat tered groups, it would improve the cheering greatly. 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 NYA Workers Begin 1940-41 Program Today Approved NYA workers who have taken the oath of alleg iance and certified their citizen ship will begin work on the 1940- 4.1 ,NYA work program today, Director Stanley B. Maddox an nounced. Students can obtain their as signments at the office of the Dean of their respective schools today. 11111111111111M11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Debate Schedule . Includes 11 Meets Penn State's debating schedule was released yesterday by William E. Harkins '42, manager of the varsity debating squad, with the announcement that-the first debate will be held on election night, No vember 4. State's opponent for the opener is yet unnamed, Nit possi ble competitors are Harvard, Princeton, and Columbia. This debate will take the place at the International Debate, prev iously scheduled to be held here at that time, and will. mark a de parture from a former policy of not paying a guarantee to visiting debate squads. It is felt that the interest such, a• debate will arouse is justification for the change. Other plans .of the squad for this._ year include: the tri-state Westminster debate, December 7; a jury trial debate with Bucknell on some phase of armaments or conscription, February 13; an East ern tour for debates with Penn, Rutgers, Temple, West Point, Queens, l C.C.N.Y., and N.Y.U., Feb ruary 17-22; and the Pennsylvania state debaters' convention here, March 14-15. Kimick, Craighead, Knepper Take Lead As Voting Deadline Nears Voting in the 1940 Collegian Queen contest moves into its next to last day today with competition still close after heavy weekend balloting that saw last week's leaders continue to dominate. The deadline for votes is 6 p.m. tomorrow. Until that time all Col legian subscribers are entitled to vote at Student Union on present ing a Collegian dance ticket. The leaders up to 6 p.m. yester day: Freshman Queen—Jane Kimick (122) and Phyllis Watkins (120). Dormitory Queen—Jean Craig head (113) and Ann Dorworth (93). Sorority Queen—Gloria Knepper 136) and Dolores Paul (105). Each o> ,the, winning tanclidates will receive a special cup, at the 311111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Second Frosh Meeting Slated In Schwab Tonight The second compulsory fresh man meeting will be addressed by Adrian 0. Morse, assistant to the President in charge of resident instruction, on "Do You Want To Learn" in Schwab Aud itorium at 6:45 p.m. today. Entertainment planned for the program includes group singing led. by Frank Gullo, assistant professor of music, a solo by Jac queline M. Reese '43 and cheer leading by Walter A. Sottung '4l, head cheerleader. An open house for freshman men will be held in the Hugh Beaver Room, 304 Old Main, after the class meeting. 111111111111111111111111111111111111111;11111111111111111111111111111111 Traffic System May Be Changed The possibility of a new system of traffic regulation in the Locust Lane section of town was indicated last night by Arnold C. Laich '4l, All-College president, as he dis cussed plans for the Cabinet meet ing in Room 318, Old Main, at 9 p.m. today. The traffic problem was sched uled for the last Cabinet meeting but was postponed because of the large amount of business. How ever, Laich implied that the mat ter will not be passed over again. 'Laich said that the annual "Keep Off the Grass" campaign will start soon if the Cabinet ap- proves Other matters on tonight's agenda are school council appro priations and the Drydock night club. Budgets submitted by the school councils will be discussed and whether the Drydock should come under the jurisdiction of a student of the Cabinet will also be taken into consideration. Pre-Med Society Elects New Officers For Year The Pre-'Medical Society elected officers and made plans for the coming year at a meeting held re cently. Frank J. Stashak Jr. '4l is pres ident; William C. Winn '42, vice president; Rita M. Rosini '4l, sec retary; and Vera J. Palmer '4l, treasurer. Oscar F. Smith, assistant dean of the chemistry school and faculty adviser of the society, gave a short talk describing the field of medi cine. Collegian dance and the one chosen as 1940 Collegian Queen will re ceive a larger trophy. The selection of the Collegian Queen from the three successful queens will be made on Thursday by a seven-man committee and an nounced at the Collegian Dance in Rec Hall on Friday Bight. Members of the committee of judges are Arnold C. Laich '4l, All- College president; Hummel Fish burn, associate professor of music al education; George Donovan, manager of Student Union; H. Ridge Riley, College sports editor; William K. Ulerich, editor of the Centre Daily Times; Robert Rob inson, manager of the Cathaum theatre; and Guy Stover, local photographer. PRICE FIVE CENTS Guilty Paraders Asked To Pay For Sign Damages At a joint meeting of fraternity presidents and the Borough Coun cil last night, the latter asked that the damage caused by pajama-pa rading fraternity men be paid for by the fraternities responsible. Following the parade which or iginated in the Locust Lane sec tion last Monday night, $42 worth of street signs were destroyed by homeward bound paraders, all in the Locust Lane area. Of 47 fraternities about 14 house presidents attended the meeting. H. Edward Wagner '4l, IFC presi dent, was present along with Rich ard W. May '42, Borough Council student representative and Arnold C. Laich '4l, All-College president. Wagner said that he would be willing to contact the absent house leaders and that he would attempt to have the responsible groups pay for the damages caused. No definite solution was presented though Wagner and the other fra ternity presidents expressed their desire to see the matter settled without involving the general stu dent body. It was pointed out that the signs had been placed at the request of Student Council with the guaran tee that the students would re place them if damaged. Unless the responsible parties pay the damages, the Borough Council president explained, the student body- would be required- to foot the bill. The Council president was of the opinion that the guilty per sons would be honest enough to pay the $42 bmong themselves without having to take the matter any further. "Those who had their (Continued on page two) Werner Sees War Diverting Authors 'Commenting on the immediate effects of war on literature, Prof. L. Werner, English Literature de partment, said: "War increases the price of paper, causes publish ers and magazines to fail, and turns people's attention from the enjoyment of literature and other arts to the thrills of casualty lists. It diverts authors from their writ ing:. He remarked that war draws authors from their artistry and shifts them to such things as re lief work. the army, ljail, and worse—death. As for the later or after effects of war on literature, Werner said, "The argument that war stimu lates literature has never been proved. Army life and warfare are brutalizing forces that destroy artistic sensitivity." Werner then intimated that the argument "war is good because it produces great literature" is as sensible as saying that starvation .is good because it produced the "Grapes of Wrath." "There is no evidence," con cluded Werner, "that plowing un der half a generation of writers on a battlefield will improve the crop of survivors." Wheeler To Speak Here H. W. 'Wheeler, public relations manager of the Pittsburgh Coal company, will deliver an address on "The Selection and Training of Engineering Graduates" in 121 Mineral Industries at 7:30 p. m. tomorrow.
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