. . 0 , 4„ att Successor to 4IF . . . . . . . ' 4 t ' . .. :. 't` . \ - . . ... .' ' the Free Lance, . ~ •CI illir Elattg ~ d•.-,-.44, * • :axy..., : 9). . 1- - ----- 7. ~ Established leii7 - \ - ••.2.c.L.3s____:- VOL. 37—No. 25 Evidence Found On Sign Damage The first direct evidence that fraternity men caused damage in the pajama parade on September 30 has been uncovered by W. Lewis Corbin '4l, Student Tri bunal head, it was revealed at - the Cabinet meeting Tuesday night. Corbin told the Cabinet that he . received a letter from Mrs. Mina W. Newcomer and Mrs. J. M. Zim mers, hostesSes at Locust Lane Lodge, in which they charged that the lodge sign had been taken and was now in an Acacia fraternity study room. Corbin said that he investigated the charge and found the sign in the Acacia house. It has since been returned, he said. The hostesses also stated in their letter that one of two match ing por.ch lights had been stolen. It has not been returned and the hostesses asked that $lO be taken from the Student Fund to pay for a new set. "This may reflect a whole new angle on pajama parade destruc tion," Arnold C. Laich '4l, All- College president, said yesterday referring to the $42 worth of street markers which Borough Council says were also destroyed the night of the parade. Laich named a committee to work with council in an investiga tion of both matters. He instruct ed the committee to obtain an itemized account of the destruc tion and to attempt to fix respon sibility for it. Members of -the committee 'are H. Edward Wagner '4l, A. John Currier Jr. '42, and Richard W. May '42. , Transfer Students Enter 41 Curricula Undergraduate students admit ted to Penn State from . 163 col leges throughout the United States entered 41 diffe4.ent curricula of the College this semester: The College Examiner adriiitted 388 undergraduate transfers, not in cluding transfers from the under graduate centers. Out of approximately 1500 ap plicants for admission, only 251 men and 137 women from 31 states, the Canal Zone, .Hawaii, and four foreign countries were admitted. This number is slight ly less than last year, but it ex ceeds the new regular admissions of most Pennsylvania colleges. "The reputation of this institu tion is consequently high," re marked Dr. Carl E. Marquardt, College Examiner, . commenting upon the large number of cur ricula entered by students from every section of the Dnited States. "It is a compliment to every School in the College," Dr. Mar quardt said. Junior college transfers com pose over 19 percent of the total number admitted. Students ad mitted by classes are: seniors, 12; juniors, 78; sophomores, 181; freshmen, 92; and specials, 25. ' Appropriation Request Sent To Governor James request for the next biennial Appropriation to the College has been sent to Gov. Arthur H. James, President Ralph D. Hetzel announ ced yesterday. The amount, of money asked for was not revealed. The request is intended to guide the Governor when he submits his budget to the leigislature in January. 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 President's Reception To Be Held Tonight The annual President's recep tion will be held in Old Main from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. tonight. All faculty and staff members and their wives have been in vited. The receiving line will be in the second floor lounge. There will be dancing in the first floor / lounge and refreshments in the Sandwich Shop. • 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 New Deal Debated ,By Reede, Wyand "The TVA is bringing a com plete collapse of family life in the Tennessee Valley," said Prof. Charles S. Wyand last night in de bate with Prof. Arthur H. Reede on "The New Deal—Pro and Con" at the smoker -meeting of Delta Sigma Pi honorary commerce and finance fraternity. He pointed out that people sac rifice their health to hang on to household appliances, which al though available at low cost, they cannot afford. However, both lie and Reede agreed that flood con trol and reforestation were genu ine benefits from the TVA project. Although Reede declared the nation should husband her key re sourbes:involved in key industries, Wyand i'eared blueprint control of one industry would lead to control of all. Considering the suggested changes to the Wagner Act, Reede recommended that employees vio lating the act receive- appropriate penalties, rather . than deprivation of civil rights, while Wyand de clared that employee obligations were the very !foundation of those rights. Wyand believes the NLRB is pro-labor and should be increas ed to better represent the middle classes. In the 'federal housing field, Wy and would rather see an effort made to cure the cause of disease and misery in slums than the pres ent one to remove the slums, or evidence of misery. At the same meeting, Prof. Carl W. Hasek, head of economics de partment, spoke to those interested in pledging the honorary on "The Place 'of Delta Sigma Pi at Penn State." The recording of a radio. interview made in • Philadelphia last year at the honorary's na tional convention was played to explain the purpose of the fratern ity. Journalism Employment Booklet Being Considered Estimates for the senior journ alism employment booklet under consideration this year are now being received, Co-chairmen George Schenkein '4l and Robert B. Lane '4l announced yesterday. Sponsors of the booklet are Sigma Delta Chi, Theta Sigma Phi, and Alpha Delta Sigma, journal ism honorary fraternities. The booklet is along the lines of other schools and will be dis tributed to publishers of daily and weekly newspapers in Pennsyl vania. Portrait Painting Film Scheduled Next Tuesday . "Wayman Adams Painting a Portrait," a motion picture in col or demonstrating the painting of a portrait from a preliminary sketch to the 'finished picture, will be shown' in room 107 Main En gineering at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday. Mr. Adams has given similar demonstrations in person before important professional art groups and in the Thursday criticisms frequently given to his portrait class in Elizabethtown, N. Y. OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 17, 1940, STATE COLLEGE, PA WPA May Erect New Campus Armory, Twice As Big As Rec Hall, Emery Says The Armory, pictured above, may soon be replaced with a new and much larger building. Col. Ambrose R. Emery said yesterday that WPA funds have been asked for to partly finance the proposed struc ture. If the Armory is built according to present plans, he said, it could be used as an auditorium and for student activities. Colonel Emery warned, however, that the plan is still in its infancy but added that it is definitely underway. . 1,514 Students Sign For Draft Official returns made after the close of draft registration last night show that 1,574 students reg istered in the Armory and that 819 persons registered at the Alpha Fire Company hall in town. No breakdown was made on the number of students who registered from each class. Centre County with 165 registrants, Allegheny County with 118 and 'Philadelphia with 113 were the only counties from which more than 100 stu dents registered. Counties from - which more •than 25 students registered are Luzerne 67, Delaware 47, Westmoreland 42, Cambria 40, Montgomery 39, Blair 38, Erie 33, Lycoming 33, Dauphin 31, Washington 29, Chester 27, Clearfield 26, Schuylkill 26, and York 26. Among other states New York led with 57 and New Jersey was second with.2B. Ohio had 12, Vir ginia 8, Illinois 7, Maryland 7, Massachusetts 7, Connecticut 5, and Michigan 5. No other state had more than four. One student from Canada reg istered, one from the Canal Zone, and two from Puerto, Rico. Stu dents from other countries gave addresses in the United States. In the borough 248 registrants were from the east division (east of South Frazier Street), 264 were from the west division (west of South Frazier Street), 80 were from College Heights, and 227 were from out of town. Physics Offices Occupy New Chemistry Building Prof. William R. Ham, head of the physics department, and five other physics professors will move today to their departmental offices in the new Chemistry Building. Those moving at this time in clude Profs. David C. Duncan, Henry W. Knerr, Henry C. Torrey, Robert L. Weber, and (Marsh W. White. '44 Independents Elect John Chambers was elected chairman of the '44 Independent Party at a meeting held last night. Other officers, elected were Helen Dodd, secretary, and Robert Kim mel, treasurer. This Armory May Soon Be Thing_Of Past lIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 'May I Introduce You To Your Wifer "Mr. West, I would like to in troduce Mrs. West, your wife." If Froth's chief funny man doesn't develop a better memory someone is likely to say that to him. If you want, to know why, ask one of the draft registrars on duty in the Armory yesterday. Among the innumerable dumb replies was one from Don West, Who answered "I can't remem ber" when asked to name his wife's home town. 111111111HI111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Draft Catches Up With Beer-Lovers Between the devil and the deep blue sea. Or between the Rath skellar and the draft. That's the - position five student beer-drinkers found themselves in yesterday. It seems that at College registration in September they falsely put down their ages as 21. Yesterday at draft registration they suddenly lost their taste for beer and wanted their ages cor rected on College records. As far as can be learned nothing was done about their case. It was evidently left up to them whether to register for the draft and stop drinking beer or not to register, continue drinking beer, and take their chances on, being arrested for draft evasion. The .first student to register was All-College President Amy Laich. Amy got up bright and early, hur ried to the Armory, and started answering questions at 7:03 a.m., just three minutes after registra tion officially opened. Among the unusual registrants was an officer in the Turkish army. He's a student and required by law to register even though he is an alien. The student registrant whose home is the greatest dist ance from State College lives in Peiping, China. Another citizen of China registered and gave his birthplace as Kobe, Japan. Some registrars, either in town or on the campus, evidently can't see very well. When Lou Bell, journalism professor, registered .at the Alpha Fire Company hall his complexion was recorded as dark brown. On the campus, two Neg roes were judged as having light brown complexions. Weather— Fair, and Slightly Warmer. PRICE FIVE CENTS Predicts Other Uses of Building A College request for funds for a new armory, about twice the size of Rec Hall, is now being consid ered by the WPA. Col. Ambrose R. Emery, head of the ROTC unit, revealed yesterday. "The WPA Authority has set aside certain funds to be used only in national defense matters, mak ing this a logical time to request funds for the building of a much needed armory," Colonel Emery said. • He added that the opinion of the WPA Authority was quite favor able to the project. However, part of the money necessary would have to come from the State Leg islature. The project of getting a new armory is only in its infancy, but it is definitely underway, Col onel Emery said. Plans for such a building were drawn up several years ago and if the appropriations should go through, these plans would un doubtedly be used with only min or changes,, he stated. These plans call for one of the largest college armories in the country, Colonel Emery said. He said that the building could be used for innum erable College activities and as semblies when not being used by the military department. "When'the present Armory was built, 51 years ago, there were be tween 200 and 300 military stu dents at the College, now we have 2516 students taking ROTC. A new armory is by far the most needed building on the campus," Colonel Emery continued. "This I say because, due to the national defense mindedness of our coun try, ROTC training will increase even more than it has." 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Late News Bulletins 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Washington For the first time in history, United States citizens registered for compulsory draft. Over 16 million men registered yesterday, this number including movie stars, prize fighters, con gressmen, baseball stars, and such notables as Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. The speed of the registration was emphasized as one million men an hour offered their serv- Alexandria RAF bombers rained destruction on German troops massing for invasion on the boundary of 'Northern Egypt. High officials in Egypt stated last night that the rainy season has started and axis forces will have to march through a desert of mud if they plan invasion. Pittsburgh V ice- presiden tial candidate Henry L. Wallace campaigned through we s t ern Pennsylvania yesterday. In his campaign speeches, Wallace at tacked Col. Charles Lindbergh and the Republican party for appease ment actions. London English officials re reicevd communiques last night from the Royal Navy reporting the sinking of three Nazi supply ves sels and two' ships accompanying them.
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