• Successor to the Free Lance, Established 1887 . • . _ - C ro 3attg 111 ~ ix., a .,...„.....„ , A ta i i l / 4 ....:„ . .44: ; 0/ , Tit 11 1853 . VOL. 37—No. 21 First Big Weekend Features Alumni Homecoming, Pep Rally, Dance Congressmen May Talk On Armistice Hon. Clifton A. Woodrum from the Sixth Congressional District of Virginia has been asked to address the joint boreiugh-student body Armistice Day observance, it was disclosed after a meeting of the Community Armistice Day Com mittee last night. If Representative Woodrum can not accept the invitation, Hon. James E. Van Zandt from the 23rd District of Pennsylvania will be asked to speak, Ray V. Watkins, chairman of the program commit tee, said. It is possible that both men will be here. After the meeting, an unsuccess ful' attempt was made to reach Representative Van Zandt by tele phone to find out if he will hold the date open until a definite ans wer is received from Representa tive Woodrum. The Community Armistice Day Committee is composed of repre sentatives from the PSCA, Inter- Church Fellowship, Student Relig ious Workers Council, Veterans of Foreign- Wars, American Legion, Elks, Kiwanis, Commerce Club, Borough Council and the Alpha :Fire Company. If' 'present plans go through all students will be granted a free 11 o'clock on November 11 and the observance will be held in Schwab Auditorium. Both of these plans hinge on approval by the Council 'on Administration. The;.` :engfef " tentatiire,"- *Mr; Watkins' said. The Blue Band and the Pershing -Rifles will be asked to participate. If the Blue Band does not accept, the Lemont Band will probably play. Present plans call for one of these organizations to play taps on the campus immediately pre ceding the meeting. The' Pershing Rifles will probably be asked to fire a salute.• A worship service may also be on the program. Members- of the program com mittee, in addition to Mr. Watkins, are E. R. Bordner, A. John Cur rier Jr. '42,..4iobert Y. Edwards, and Wilbur F. Leitzell. • GSA Equipment Is 43 Pd. Ordered The most recent report on GSA equipment received by the College showis that to date orders have been received for only 43.26 per cent of the. estimated value of the whole program of movable equip ment according. to an announce ment released by Harold R. Lo man, College purchasing agent. A total of $260,910.46 worth of orders has been received by Mr. Loman's office but at the present time items actually delivered, in -stalled, inspected, and accepted amount to only $152,710.96 or 25 per cent of the total estimated pro gram. - Approximately $5,000 worth of material has arrived on campus and 'has not yet been inspected. The balance of Group 40, which includes laboratory and phar macy equipment and totals $169,- 338, is in . the process of being awarded but the purchasing agent has - not yet received any purchase orders. 'Next group to be • awarded is Group: 31 which ' includes for, ,the • 1000 : 131rt:4wall...ch,airs.. and , a; few -:4l#seellaneous; fumiture ?Rms.-Iga iii atiori-':- as-; Otkrlithe-hidscare t . glue • - , This Is The Form You'll Fill Out For Draft Registration I===MOM=E • tfe cr. • - • ' • • •• • • • , ,• - -- • .......... 2,. A (ixfira) .. „,„.„ . .. . .................... . .. nuraso . 011.100 • .•..•.• • • . ' . .. . . - • tizittiakaki tNitir.lK-tt cNto..) .o . )tkrt (Val PNitto***witty). • • MBIMEZI NAYE WAS:gg W-0 4 3 WILL AL*AVS V 4 X"' Ann= • 41.%ottss or 'ToAr • sown r ft, . orsto 10. EurLorztei X.A . 1111 • •"' •• ' MUNiiIiMI wr wraw ct ttrzor xxt . • ' 0 33 )41 , .4? 414 utribirt iavt Atm orlt. 7, D. oraissw . • crowo tctAsvol cauto) Arnif,R T4wr KAVIZ-VVRIIISO ABOT! ` aills Wtn. -- • • • • . :IttGISTRICTION:04111) • 0:8, Voila r." This is a facsimile of the form students put when they register for the draft on October 16. A special registration for graduate and under graduate students only will be held in the Armory . from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m. under the supervision of a foresters Plan -.44o.o,PogtajiN:7, As its greeting to the alumni, the forestry department has planned a variety of activities for today and tomorrow. The departnrfent has recently oc cupied its new building, and has invited all its alumni and those of the Pennsylvania Forestry School to attend the housewarming to morrow. An outing at Stone Valley is scheduled for today from 2 to 5:30 p. m. At 7• p. m. a banquet will be held at the University Club. Guest of honor will be Harry S. Graves, former Chief United States Forester and now dean em eritus of the Yale School of For estry. Tomorrow's entertainment will feature faculty exhibits and infor mation on the distribution and employmcnt of graduates and alumni, fire protection, wood util ization, forest extension, forest re search, and graduate facilities and study. A display of woods and laboratory technique will be shown in the new forestry build ing with photographs and statis tics about Mont Alto. A meeting of the recently-form ed Forester's Alumni Association is also .scheduled for tomorrow. Total Enrollment Decrease Both the Campus and Mont Alto show a slight increase in enroll ment over that of last year, but the total enrollment has been decreas ed due to the loss of students at the undergraduate centers. An in crease of 18 on campus and 31 at Mont Alto has been realized while the centers show a decrease of 139. This makes a total decrease of 80 over last year. " Writes New Textbook A new textbook on `Elementary Statistics for Students of Educa= tion ind Psychology". has just - been published , by:Dr:.Edward 8.-• Van Ortner,:a.sSistant proisor. of -rosy .llc46PisitA;_professor OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 11;1940, STATE COLLEGE, PA MMMtnl 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Craighead, Harlow Write Articles For Post 'Have you ever been in Wyom ing's Teton country? This week's issue of the Sat urday Evening Post features a vivid description of the wildlife to be found there in an article by Frank Craighead '39. Along with the Craighead story is an article by Dick Har low, former football coach at Penn State. In his narration of past football memories, Harlow tells of his coaching days at this college around 1912. He recalls Penn State's famous team of that year which beat Pitt 38-0 and won a forfeited game from Ohio State 1-0. 1111ilith1111111111111111111M11111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Lewis Attends Library Meeting College Librarian Williard P. Lewis, president of the Pennsyl vania Library Association, will at tend the 40th annual meeting of the association in Pittsburgh to day and tomorrow. Accompanying Mr. Lewis will be the following members of the Library staff: Elsie M. Kresge and Robert Grazier, Serial Assistants; Kather ine C. Dwyre, Order Librarian; Vera L. Moyer, Assistant Cata loguer; E. Anna Malone, Agricul ture Librarian; Evelyn M. Hensel, Catalogue Librarian; Mrs. Gladys Hoffman, Circulation Assistant; Katherine M. Stokes, Second As sistant in charge of Readers' Serv ice; Reference Librarian, Eliza beth R. Frear. Bonk Replaces Ridenour As Campus '43 Chairman Patrick J. Boner was unani mously elected to replace Charles H. Ridenour as chairman of the Campus , '43 Party., at a meeting -Tuesday. innOunCed, -.that he „t(wfga 4 because.. of „.. ..• ...... ........... (6_114,11td.. : . UM=EI=M College registration committee. Students have been assigned definite times to register according to alphabetical arrangement. All male students whib_ have reached their 21st birthday and not passed their 36th birthday on October 16 must re port. rgiatt ORDER LIEU' •COVIVIRV. Olk . ' .Cl7iXttisiitr Need Mairic Card InDraft Registry_ Matriculation cards, in addition to filled-out sample registration forms, will be necessary for draft registration in the Armory next Wednesday, Edward K. Hibshman, chairman of the College draft com mittee, said yesterday. Mr. Hibshman also warned stu dents that once they register they must notify their home draft boards of any change of address. It is believed that this doe's not ap ply to changes of College address. As a convenience to students, draft registration certificates will be cut to fit matriculation card cases, Mr. Hibshman said. Mr. Hibshman and other mem bers of the committee present at yesterday's meeting were sworn in as official registrars to act in a supervisory capacity at registra tion. Phi Kappa Sigma Fetes 50th Anniversary Today The fif iieth anniversary of the founding of the Penn State chap ter of Phl Kappa Sigma fraternity will be celebrated today and to morrow, vnnounces Pres. Charles L. Harvey '4l. Arrangements have been made for a program that includes a wel coming dinner and a smoker this evening. Tomorrow's program includes a club breakfast and a buffet din ner at the fraternity house, the Penn State-West Virginia game at New Beaver Field at 2 p. m. and a banquet at the Brockerhauf Ho tel in Bellefonte, Pa. at 8 p. m. The local Phi Kappa Sigma chapter was founded April 5, 1890. Since then, the chapter has grown until it now has a membership of over 400 alumni and undergradu ates. In 1928 the present house was erected at a cost of about $125,000. . HUgh Jones. Jr. '26 is chairman of the cor.unittee in charge of an 43..ivexsary. arrangements. Assisting . Jacob Esbenshade '4l, and .other.przminent:Phi .Kappa Sigma AlurrAL Weather— Continued Fair and Warm PRICE FIVE CENTS 'Weekend' Season Commences Today "Big Weekend" season hits the campus with a bang today and to morrow with Alumni Homecom ing, the all-college pep rally and broadcast from Rec Hall, the Col legian Dance, selection of a Col legian Queen, five sports events, the dedication of the Land Grant Mural, and other special events filling the two-day schedule. This year is the 20th anniversary of Alumni Fall Homecoming Week end, started in 1920, and between 1500 and 2000 old grads are expect ed to register today in the first floor lounge of Old Main. Returning Alumni will find a full program planned for their entertainment today and tomor ro%xr.. (See page 4 for Weekend Cal endar.) Undergraduates will share with the •alumni in the season's first large social affair, the Collegian Dance. Following the Pep Rally, the dance will feature the music of the 'Campus Owls. Highlight of the event will be the announce ment of the Collegian 1940 Queen. Tonight's Pep Rally, to be broad cast from Rec Hall by station KDKA, in which students and alumni will participate, will begin with• the dedication by Fred War ing over his NBC Red Network program of his new Penn State song. The Alumni Council and the All-College cabinet will meet in a get-together tonight following the Pep Rally. .TomorrovVs schedule includes a rigorous set of athletic events with varsity football with West Vir ginia topping the list, and includ ing soccer with Western Mary land, cross-country with Michigan State, junior varsity football with Cornell, and freshman football with Bucknell.- Tomorrow night's cider party, to which alumni, faculty, and seniors are invited will provide the fin ishing touch to the 20th Alumni Homecoming Weekend. 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Late News Bulletins 11111 1 1 11 1 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 f ROUMANIA Immediate con struction of air raid shelters has been going on in Roumania. Ger man military supplies are still pouring into the country. Ger man radio reports state that all RoumaniF.n oil exports to Turkey and Greece have been shut off. ROME—ltalian axis officials are drafting plans for a trade war with the U. S. WASHINGTON Secretary of War Stimson sent a three-man army commission to London to. study Bzitish air defense against German attack. The U. S. army is sending 1,000 men to Hawaii to strengthen anti-aircraft defenses. More men will soon follow. WASHINGTON —All Rouman ian assets in the U. S., as well as the funds of the other invaded countries at war, will be frozen by British and American interests. TURKEY—Turkey will not give in to Nazi demands for surrender, it is reported. Russia is in a po sition to make the decision wheth er she will aid Turkey or not. Hit ler has surrounded the entire RUS sian,continent:.awiliting . Russia's . _ •.:, •_:
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