PAGE TVtO With the Editor— Isn't It. About Time To Take Steps To Have Mr. Poor's Mural Finished! Since Mr. Henry Varnum Poor finished the main panel of his mural on Old Main Lobby there has been no extensive .averse criticism, if there has been any at all. Mr. Mark McCarty of Ag Hill objects that there rare no pigs in Mr. POO': 'S barnyard scene but stands for a continuation of the mural on the grounds Mat Mr. Poor will have a chance to add a pig of t ,vo. If, then, even the critics of the mural are for going on with it what is there to stand in the . way? Tomori(cw the Class of IK2 will gather for a brief, unpretentious dedication. When that is done the first panel of the mural be actually and tech nically an accomplished fact. It is high time' then that arrangements be made - to get on with the work if ever it-is to be completed. Those - who are most anxious to go on with the mural have before them several possible ways of raising ends, would like to try each, by do ing so are likely to get poorer results than if they concenti.u,A on one. It has been proposed that Mr. Poor should be made an artist in residence - so that he may remain here: until he completes his mural around the - Old Main mezzanine. This would cost the College salary al. about $5;000 a year for two or three years. A second plan which has been tried before•and will be tried again is to have the senior class pro vide the Yunqs •as its class gift. Last year the mural Missed , being included in the run-off final by only three votes. This year, with Poor's first work complete and successful, it is an almost sure finalist. There is an outside possibility that funds may be provided by the Carnegie' Corporation or the -Itockefellt,i.• Corporation. both philanthropic or ganizatiohs interested in education and art. In 1938 the University of Illinois, also a land-grant college,. received $20;000 from the Carnegie, Cor- poration to be used over a period of five years for an artist hi residence. Penn State's hopes of receiv ing such :c grant were set . back by an article in Time Magazine three weeks ago saying that the Carnegie C ,rporation had denied Penn State's re quest. II: this report originated with the Corpor ation it - is ii ) doubt correct. The College, however, bas_ never b,-!en informed of such action. We Changed Our Minds Last we were saying, "Let's stop arming ic,r war.' Very confidently we were asking, "On what grounds ,v - cild we fight? In 1913 we fought and won the war to end war—the war to stop the Ger man mesa,'.,—the-war to make the world safe for cternocrac Very iirg , -titly we were pleading." Let's not be fooled by munitions propaganda. Who would dare attack us*/ Not Germany stalemated at the Magi not Line! Not Japan muddlin in the Chinese hills!" Even through the invasion of Poland and Nor way and Belgium and France we were asserting. "This is ID it our war. 1 el's stop arming. Each bomb and each bullet we make is drawing us closer. That was last year. Our ivory tower, much bat tered and worn. finally teetered on its ersatz fotin ih.tioll and fell crashing to the ground when every one began taking pot shots at the Holy and Un touchable British Empire. We've stopped asking naively, "Why are we arming, drafthig, spencting for war?" We've changed our minds. Thank God we had a chance to change ,our minds. - England. didn't . . France didn't . E.B.R. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN "For A Better Penn State" Successor to the Penn State Collegian. established 1904, and the Free' Lance, established 1887 Friday Morning, October 11, 1940 Published daily except Sunday . and Monday during the regular College "year by the students of The Pennsylvania State College. Entered as second-class matter July 6, 1934, at the post-office at State College. Pa., under the act of March 3. 1879. Editor Business Managbr Adam A. Smyser '4l Lawrence S. Driever '4l WOmen's Editbr—Vera L. Kemp' '4l; Managing Editor —Robert H. Lane '4l; Sports Editor—Richard C. Pdters '4l : News Editor—William E. Fowler '4l; Feature Editor —Edward J. K. McLorie '4l; Assistant Managing Editor— Bayard Bloom '4l ; Women's Managing Editor—Arita L. Hefferan '4l ; Women's Promotion Mariager--Edirthe B. Rickel '4l. , Advertising Manager—John IT. Thomas .'4l ; Circulation Manager—Robert G. Robinson '4l ;* Senior Secretary—Ruth Goldstein '4l; Senior' Secretary—Leslie H. Lewis '4l. ' Graduate Counselor Editorial and Business Office 313 Old Main Bldg. Dial 711 Managing Editor This Issue Stanley J. PoKempner '42 News Editor This Issue ; Ralph C. Routsoitg '9l C. Russell• Eck Si:owntorni Offite 119-121 South Frazitt St. Dial 4372 miauuuuuufiinnuuumuumuuuunuumimmnunuiumm~umntiunuuuu PENNSYLVANIA AND DEFENSE 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 EDITOR'S NOTE:—Tnis is the. third of six articles prepared by the School of Mineral In dustries and released to the Collegian. The ar ticles will appear in this column on consecutive Fridays; By DR. WILLIAM H. MYERS Assistant Professor of Mineral Economics and' Teclinology , Increases in the capacity of Pennsylvania's min eral industries since 1914 - are highly significant in America's current rearmament drive, since it is to this state that the nation will look for much of the steel, coal, cement, aluminum, oil, and other ma * terials needed to equip mechanized fighting froces. All along the line, Pennsylvania industries, most of them operating• far below capacity during the 1930'5, show evidence of being able to turn out the implements of defense faster than in 1914, in greater quantities, and without the dislocations • felt then. Perhaps no industry better illustrates the bene- tits of improved' prodtetiOn methods than the pe troleum induStry of western Pennsylvania.. During h World ,War years, production exceeded; 8 million barrels per year only once; but _the - discovery of 1: new methods of secondarY recovery has now made possible a production of 18 million barrels per year. The legalization of the water-flooding pro cess in the Bradford district in 1921 was followed by a steady eXpansion in production. In view of the new emphasis on mechanized and aerial warfare, the' value of this increased yield of Pennsylvania oil, which is famed fee' its superior lubricating qualities; needs no comment. At the • same time, the refiners have increased both the yield arid the quality of gasoline obtained from Pennsylvania crude. The anthracite . industry, which reached a peak production of 100 . million tons in 1917, is new ezating at a• fate of approximately 50 million' tons per year. This would aliow an immediate dOub ling. of production should' the need arise. Bituminous coal, needed in greater quantities for rearmament than anthracite because of its use in the form of coke in blast furnaces, is still char acterized by excessive capacity dating from the World War. Mechanizatiin of bituminous mines, which over many years has increased' the output per man per day by .nearly 100 Per - cent in.some mines, was speeded during the last war, and left many marketing headachy.; when the demand fell off. These headaches would be turned to-good ac count. however, if the nation should again require peak production. The association of Pennsylvania with Portland cement has been very close ever since the coun try's first production of this material in the Le liigh Valley. With a rated capacity of approxi mately 50 million barrels' per year in Pennsyl vania, the present annual production of around 23 million barrels leaves much leeway for emergency demands. ALUMNI ! AS USUAI THE DAllt COLLEGIAN The crner CAMPUS GALE AR TODAY: Mr. Jonathan E. Steere, vice president of the Girard Trust Com pany, will speak to all Cominerce and Finance students in Room 121 Liberal Arts Building at 4 p.m. PSCA community service com mittee meeting, Room 304 Old Main at 7 p.m. Block and Bridle'Club important• pledge meeting in Room 206 Agri cultural Building at 7:30 p.m. MONDAY:" Short organization meeting of all students interested in the Penn State weight-lifting, society in sec ond, floor lounge of Old' Main at 7 p.m. lIIIIIIiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIO CINEMAN 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111filli11111111ffill. One of the most unusual screen stories in recent times will- make its local debut at the Cathaurn Theatre toomrrow and., continue Monday and , Tuesday when• War ners Brothers' neW filin g . "Knott American," opens m conjunction- with nation-wide Knute kockne Week.. - Tommy TUcker and his hand; leatuting: Amy Arden; will' play a one-night- -engagement at the Cathauni tonight with no change in regular prices. bay ..: . .....!...z...: , .....mr ;,...-. - .... i.. - FRIDAY;- OCTOBER. 11,.-1940-. freshmen Meet Fact* Informal gatherings have - been planned with , a different faculty member acting as host to fresh men in his home every Sunday night. Five women from. Mac Hall; five from Woman's , Building, five from downtown, and , fifteen fresh man men will , be - invited every Sunday. 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