The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, October 16, 1940, Image 1
Successor to the Free Lance, ' Established 1887 VOL. 37—No. 24 College Set For Draft Registry Today Cabinet Grants Temple Holiday The football ^ half-holiday will came on Saturday, October 26; the day of the Temple game, All-Col lege Cabinet decided last might by, an 11 to five vote. ..Only other date suggested was November 23, the date of the Pitt game. The main objection to this day was that it will come only four ,days before Thanksgiving. The first• by-law of the Penn- Sylvania State College Student' Government Association, one per mitting substitutes to attend Cab inet meetings when the regular member can not be there, was passed. It reads; "In case an acceptable excuse has been presented for an absence, a Cabinet represntative may send the next - highest officer of his organization to act as a sub stitute, said substitute not to have a vote until he attends three meet- The Education School Council budget was approved in its en tirety by Cabinet. Parts of budgets submitted by the other six coun cils. were also okayed. Theodore Rice '4l, chairman of Interclass Finance Board, said that a special meeting of Interclass Finance Board will be called within the next week or two to act on budget items which were rejected. Frank R. Flynn '43, chairman of_ _ _ a Student Union dance committee, reported that , Lieut. Jack H. Weske had told him that the Armory would be available between 4 and 5 p. m. Tuesday through Friday each week. Flynn also said that George L. Donovan, assistant Stu dent Union manager, will be ready to start dances next week. The report of Jack W. Brand '4l, AA ,president, that AA elec tions continue to be held 'separ ately from All-College elections was accepted. Brand gave as rea sons for his report that to hold both elections at one time the AA constitution would have to - be re vised, that the AA presidency would become a "political plum," and that separate elections involve no added expense. • The same committee that ob tained the consent of Ray V. Wat kins, scheduling officer, not to schedule 4 o'clock classes on Wed nesdays and Fridays next semes ter was instructed to investigate the possibility of abolishing eve ning class periods. ROTC Dept. Using Vick°la Marches A victrola and amplifier have been added to the ROTC equip ment for the purpose of aiding the students while drilling. When questioned as to the help Which such marches as "Our Di rector March" give to the drilling boys, Colonel _E. D. Ardery re marked, "The march music is de- , eidedly beneficial to the students, since it keeps the cadence without having the distraction of different people counting out the cadence." The band music shaUld also accustom the cadet Officers to giv ing commands in time with music, as is done for parades. • "The amplifier-may also be. used for giving commands -to large groups i ". Colonel Ardery added. The outfit was losined to the ROTC by . Student Union. c ,-, c (at it 1 r4 ni g !..,,,,, 0 _" 1855 WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 16, 1940, STATE COLLEGE, PA 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111011111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Here's The Schedule By Which Students Should Register; Emery Explains Draft; Hibshman Supervises Registration ~i::; b et, 1 Ttirtl • • Colonel Emery spoke last night to the American Society of Mili tary Engineers on the effects of the draft regulations and the con ditioth under which.. the student may receive some sort of tempor ary delayment if he is called for training duty. 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Col. Emery Gies Draft. Regulations "Conscription is nothing, new and unusual and is not .the start of the war but a means of staying out of the war," Colonel A. R. Emery told a group of students at a meeting of the American Society of Military Engineers. Colonel Emery pointed out, "that in a democracy. every one shares in the good and everyone should also share in the bad, and showed that conscription is the only fair way of including all Americans in the National Defense progrim." He• explained that the registra tion today for students is an ab sentee registration and their blanks will not be acted on by the State College board but by their own local board. Each district has a quota of men alloted for mili tary service, if this quota is filled by voluntary enlistments no men will be drafted from that district. "If a student is enrolled in the advance Course in ROTC he is ex empt from service until gradua tion. The basic ROTC does -not ex empt one from service, but when drafted it increases chances of ad vancement," the colonel stated. All students called may have service deferred until July 1 but this is not• automatic and must be requested of the Local board. If this registration fills all — the. personnel requirements there will not be another registration, but as soon as it is necessary to have an increased personnel the president can set another date for a new registration. • 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Lehigh Game Tickets Tickets for the Lehigh game at Bethlehem Saturday are now on sale at the Athletic Associa tion box office in Old Main from 8 a:in. till 12 noon, and from 1:30. till 5 p.m., Harold Gilbert, assistant to the graduate man ager of athletics announced yes terday. The price of the tickets is $1.50. imumwminimmimmimiummummuuminimmil OP THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE A-Car .. Cas-Far Fas-Hep Heq-Lav Law-M . N-Rus Rut-Te . Th-Z All students eligible for con scription have-been asked to reg ister in the Armory today accord ing to this ,schedule. Class- excuses will be given for registration. Stu dents 'who are ill must notify the registration committee which will be in the Armory; 'Students who are eligible for the draft and are unable to register "today because of illness should call the Registration desk at the Arm ory.and ask fora special registrar to come to their homes and register them. nless they follow this pro cedure and register on time, many complications may -arise. (See story, column five.) lIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Woodrum Unable To Talk Here On Armistice Day Hon. Clifton A. Woodrum of the Sitcth Congressional District of Virginia will not be able to speak at the joint- borough-studen rbody Armistice Day observance on No vember,-Ray V. Watkins, chairman of the program committee, said last night. Mr. Watkins said that Repre sentative Woodrum could not come because of Congressional commit tee meetings. Hon. James E. Van Zandt of the 23rd Congressional District of Pennsylvania, the other speaker invited, has agreed to hold the date open and will be here, Mr. Wat kins said, unless Congress is in ses sion on November 11. New Rushing Code Approved By FAA The rushing code this year was successful, and there were virtual ly no violations of the code re ported Prof. Marsh W. White, chairman of the Judiciary Com mittee at a meeting of the Fra ternity Counselors Association, at the Pi Kappa Phi house last night. Professor White stated that the increase in the number of pledges, which is the main purpose of the change in the code, shows that the new system is successful. The house guest plan also prov ed to be generally satisfactory, re ported ,the Judiciary Committee chairman. Of the 277 guests 219 pledged to their host house, while 24 others pledged to different houses. The committee reported that no major change was deemed neces sary, but that a few minor ones might be suggested, namely: the abolition of the law prohibiting out-of-town parties, and the mov ing up of the pledging date so as not to interfere with college activ ities. H. Edward 'Wagner '4l stated that the IFC was having difficul ties with the Dating Code, and sug gested that the counselors put on their program for the year the topic of -enforcement of the code. Wagner stated, "I believe that this is the toughest problem ever faced. by the IFC." 11 a.m. to 12 noon 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. 4 to 5 p.m. 8 to 9 ~ m ~\t ... .....:~•`:3i: Edward K. Hibshman, above, will be in charge of the 90 special registrars who will register all male students between the ages of 21 and 36, except advanced ROTC students. The r egis tr ars were sworn in last night and will be on duty from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. (For story, see column five.) 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Frosh Discovers Custom Loopholes ._4ll .fres.binan name cards. may be taken off next Friday noon, it was announced last night by W. Lewis Corbin '4l, chairman of Tri bunal. Corbin also said that cus toms will be lifted for those who have Cwen dance dates this Friday night. Student Tribunal had its biggest workout of the year last night when one• Robert Edelman appear ed, apparently minus his customs. When asked by Corbin where his black bow tie was he promptly raised his pant leg and proudly dis played it tied around his leg. All his other customs, • however ob scure, were discovered to be on his body in some similarly ingenious manner. In answer to the astonished Tri bunal members, Edelman merely informed them that he and several other freshmen had found a few "loopholes" in freshman customs, and he was demonstrating these. When asked by Ray Leffler, mem ber of Tribunal, to further discuss these "loopholes," Bob continued as follows, "I admit there is no place but the head for a dink. However 'wear' in the dictionary is indefinite so the tie may be worn on any part of the body." Corbin at this point stopped the lengthy discussion on ways to avoid customs and sent Edelman from the 'MOM. When he returned the following penalties awaited him: dink pin ned on rear-extremity, white socks on hands, coat and pants on back wards, one roller skate on, walk backwards with mirror to guide him, pants rolled up and tie on leg, name sign spelled backwards, and for evefyone's enjoyment Bob will sing the freshman song back wards every day at 1 p.m. in front of Old Main. After this case a list of the other custom violators includes: Charles E. Kohler, Warren Currier, Em mett L. Boyle, Thomas E. Vasilich, Frederick Clever, Fredrick C. Krug, Stanley Von Nieda, Allyn ,ayre, and David Mackey. egiatt ':<: ~...~'> PRICE FIVE CENTS 1,800 Expected To Report Here Approximately 1,800 students will register for the country's first peacetime conscription. in the Ar mory from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. today under the direction of a corps of 90 special registrars headed by Ed ward K. Hibshman, chairman of the College draft committee. Advanced ROTC students are the only College group exempt from the draft. All other male stu dents, including aliens, between the ages of 21 and 36 must regis ter. Eligible students who are resi dents of State College should reg ister at the Armory, not in the borough. Registration in the Armory is for students only. Faculty and staff members should register at the Alpha Fire Company hall. The Col lege draft committee has asked students to register according to an alphabetically-arranged sched ule. *);.s.; As preliminary steps to registra tion students must obtain a sample registration form at Student Un ion, fill it out in pencil, and take it to registration. Matriculation cards are also required. Students will be excused from class only at the hours they are scheduled to register. Those who are ill or who can not report for other reasons should notify the registration committee which will be on duty at the Armory. Responsibility for registration lies with the individual student. Failure to register carries with it a $lO,OOO fine and/or five years in jail. 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Late News Bullefins 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Moscow—Russian troops have mobilized on the Rumanian bor der 100,000 strong. Bucharest is the scene of rapid mobilization and citizen evacuation. Soviet and German coolness signifies the break between the two countries over the pact by which they were to tell each other of their military plans. Russia claims Germany was quiet on the entering of Ru mania. Rome—Premier Mussolini's own paper warned the United States of Japan's superior strength in air and sea power and declared that the Axis powers may some day turn against the American people. London—Nazi bombers were turned back six times yesterday as they attempted to invaded the continent. They crossed the Eng lish coast at a rate of one a min ute and dropped four types of bombs: fire, oil, instant exploding, and time bombs. Cologne—RAF bombers concen trated their bombing attack on the German oil plants and oil tanks yesterday and last night in com pleting master plans of German destruction. They set approxi mately one million gallons of oil on fire in Cologne and bombed other oil towns. England is strik ing at Germany's vital point though Hitler has drained Ru mania of all its oil in attempting to replace this huge loss. Ankara—Turkish officials are centering their attention on the rapid evacuation of her people from Rumania. Weather— And Cool.