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VOL. 37—N0.--65
Leifzell Requesfs
Bus Law Ruling
Burgess Wilbur F. Leitzell
re
ported to Borough Council last
night that he" has asked Borough
Solicitor Paul Ft; Campbell to sub
mit a ruling concerning the vali
dity of the ordinance abolishing
the bus stop on College avenue.
Leitzell; in making the recom
mendation, referred to the section
of the State . Vehicle Code defining
parking, pointing out that the defi
nition. of parking includes the ac
tual Dowling or unloading, and the
question presumably turned on the
point of whether or not the bor
ough council could prohibit buses
from urilbading or loading on Col
lege avenue. Leitzell also express
ed himself as opposed to the idea
of a loading platform on the north
side of College avenue.
Later in the meeting, Council
man H: L. Stuart moved that the
solicitor be asked to draw up an
ordinance repealing the section
of the ordinance which abolished
the bus stop. After a heated de
bate, the motion was lost by a vote
of 4-3.
Council voted to change the fine
for parking overtime hi metered
areas from a flat $lO plus costs to
a sliding $2 to $lO fine plus costs.
David I. Finkle '4l was refused
his request to have a $4.25 fine for
parking against traffic returned.
Air Express Begins
Package Delivery Here
Delivery of packages by air ex
press' to and from State College
began yesterday when the 'Rail
way Express Agency initiated its
new service' in connection 'with
the pick up of mail by plane.
- Most of the packages are
dropped from the plane by small
parachutes at a height of about 60
feet. Others that do not, necessi
tate special care in landing are
dropped in the mail bags.
The "feeder line" through State
College is connected with the
Pittsburgh airport. When pack
ages are picked up here they are
taken there to resume their flight
on the larger airlines.
Express sent from here by plane
is limited to 35 pounds each flight
because of the, plane size, and the
difficulty in picking it-up.
Rachel Taylor Murder Selected
As Biggest News
The murder of coed Rachel Tay
lor was selected as the biggest
campus news story of 1940 by the
staff of The Daily Collegian in a
poll conducted
. yesterday.
Each year the Collegian follows
the lead of the major press serv
ices in selecting its ten most im
portant stories of the past year.
Sludent registration for the
draft rated the second largest
headlines. National defense took
the third place spotlight with the
announcement that 10,000 men
Will be trained by the College on
campus and' through its under
graduate centers.
Reorganization of the student
government had been selected as
the most , important story of 1939.
The first ten stories of 1940
1. The unsolved murder of
Rachel Taylor '43, for which $lOOO
reward was raised by students.
2 The nation's first peace
time draft. 1,574 students regis
tered here on October 16.
3. ; Selection of the College to
traia( 10.000 industrial workers in
the. nlitional defense progra4.
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Moral: All Is fair
In love And War
There must be truth in the
saying, "Don't take things too
seriously," but evidently Wood
row W. Bierly '3B, ex-Collegian
feature editor and reporter for—
the Lancaster Intelligencer-
Journal, didn't know the pro
verb.
Assigned to investigate an in
side tip on openings in the de
tached enlisted men's branch of
the United States Army defense
program, last week Bierly "sold"
himself on the new army plan
and unexpectedly enlisted for
three years.
Departing after he had be
come one of the newspaper's ace
reporters, the former Collegian
member who is noted for his
orthodox behavior, turned the
tables on his more eccentric
friends when he said as he en
listed, "The city editor gave...me
the assignment, but he didn't
know he couldn't trust me."
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$3OOO Blaze Hits
Alpha Sign - la Phi
Damage amounting approxim
ately to $3OOO was caused'Sunday
morning when a fire broke out
froin a pile of hot ashes in the
furnace room of the Alpha Sigma
Phi fraternity.
Starting in the furnace.room and
spreading to the coal bin, the fire
filled 'the fraternity house with
smoke before John R. Savidge '4l
discovered it and summoned the
fire department. Savidge was forc
ed to lie on the floor as he tele
phoned because of the density of
the smoke.
Coal gas. forced the- firemen - to
don gas masks as they entered the
house in' pairs to fight the blaze.
The fire was hastily quenched,
but not before it had eaten away
the supplementary flooring and
supporting beams under the din
ing room. Kitchen equipment and
the top flooring in the dining room
were ruined by flames, while
smoke damaged furnishing s
throughout the house.
The lighting system was exten
sively damaged when the fire
spread in the wall petitions of the
dining rom, kitchen, and room up
stairs. Fire -insurance, however,
will cover all the damages re
ported.
Story OF 1940
Old Main by Henry Varnum Poor.
5 Penn State's soccer team
completes its eighth year without
defeat.
6. Boxing team wins Eastern
Intercollegiate Boxing title and
retires the. Baltimore Sun trophy.
7. Free hospitalization plan
made possible through $2.50 an
nual increase in health fee.
8. The Penn State Collegian
becomes The Daily Collegian.
9. New campus buildings are
fully equipped and opened for use.
Ir, Penn State is elected to
head the Pennsylvania Student
Government Association following
its conference held here.
Stories finishing behind the
leaders were the election of Ar
nold C. Laich '4l as All-College
president, the departure of Col.
Ambros R. Emery froin the ROTC
Corps, the selection of football
captain Leon Gajecki on the NEA
and Liberty Ail-American teams,
the adoption of a new fraternity
rushing cedd,_ enforcement of the
IFC dating code. and the division
of ,the debating fee to include the
Glc . 2 Club.
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7, 1941, STATE COLLEGE, PA
College Asks Governor James
'Youth Legislation'
Before Congress
Special to the Collegiane
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 6.
There is every indication that
"youth legislation" will command
particular attention during the
new session of Congress.
Although only one amendment
to the Selective Service Act di
rectly affecting college students
was referred to the Senate Mili
tary Affairs committtee during
the 76th Congress, an impressive
array of proposals—calling for
every form of change in Selective
Service administration—are al
i•eady drafted and undoubtedly will
be presented during the next few
weeks.
At one extreme is the proposal
to grant blanket deferment to all
college men to extend until their
graduation from the particular
course in which they are enrolled.
At - the other end is the proposal to
defer only meaical and dental stu
dents.
(NOTE: Key educators here are
outspoken in the belief that the
selective service problems of col
leges will be magnified greatly
next year. They admit privately
that. because of widespiead incon
sistency now becoming apparent
in the decisions of local boards
concerning the deferment of col
lege students, remedial legislation
is becoming increasingly impera
tive.)
There is growing support among
legislators here for a proposed
amendment to the draft act calling
for the deferment of - a college stu- -
dent until the end of the particu
lar year in which he is called for
service.
Big Group Quits
Youth Congress
The National Student Federation
of America of which the College
is a member, one of the founders
of the American Youth Congress
and representing a hundred col
lege student councils, withdrew
from the organization by a three
to-one vote on the issue of the
Youth Congress' alleged radical
tendencies, at a convention held
in New Brunswick, N. J. last week.
At the same time the federation
refused to affiliate with the Inter
national Student Service, an or
ganization that offered to give fin
ancial aid to the distressed N.S.F.A.
if the two groups merged. The I. S.
S., with which Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt has identified herself in
an honorary capacity, was accused
of having too many radical sup
porters, and an uncertain member
stlip and policy.
Arnold C. Laich '4l and -Robert
N. Baker '4l, Penn State delegates
to the convention were not present
at the vote for the withdrawal
from the A. Y. C., but did vote
against the affiliation with the I.
S. S.
Laich was appointed chairman
of a Commission on Student Par
ticipation in Curriculum Changes
and in that capacity he 'heard
many suggestions which he intends
to include in a report to the All-
College Cabinet.
Drivers' Class Opens
The third Driver Training Class
of 1940-41 will start in the State
CoPege High School at 7, p. m. to
morrow it was announced yester
day.
For $5,619,545 Sum
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Deferment Blanks Due
At Bursar's Office Today
Deferment blanks for pay
ment of fees are due at the Bur
sar's office by 5 p.m. today, and
the deadline for filing of con
flict exams will be 5 p.m. to
morrow in the Registrar's of
fice. The conflict exam schedule
will be released January -15.
Petitions for exemption from
the 48-hour nut fine rine, extend
ing before and after vacations,
must be handed in by noon Sat
urday, A. R. Warnock, dean of
men, has revealed. The petitions
may be given to either Miss
Charlotte E. Ray, dean of wo
men, or Dean Warnock.
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College Atmosphere Was
Plenty Cold To Convicts
Bored by routine activity in
their usual surroundings, five in
dividuals who "didn't like the
place," sought collegiate atmos
phere by making a New Year's
visit to the Penn State campus.
Their trip was cut short by De
puty Warden Johnson and guard I.
R. Baumgardner of Rockview pen
itentiary.
Four hours earlier the quintet
had strolled away from a prison
holiday movie and left the institu
tion grounds via an eight-foot wire
fence.
The penitentiary officials had
little trouble in recapturing the
criminals who came to college.
They were discovered in the woods
near the Nittany Lion Inn.
Two days later two other in
mates escaped the Centre county
branch of the Western Penitenti
ary by simply walking from their
work. Both were caught within 48
hours.
Deadline For C&F Booklets
Changed To January 15
Due to numerous requests the
deadline for handing in blanks and
fees for the Commerce and Fin
ance employment booklet has been
extended to January 15 instead of
last Friday as was previously an
nounced.
Sponsored by Delta Sigma Pi,
professional C and F fraternity,
this booklet is for Commerce and
Finance seniors and economics ma
jors.
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Late News Bulletins
Washington—The 77th meeting
of the Congress of the United
States was held yesterday and of
ficially declared Franklin D.
Ro )sevelt President for four more
years. President Roosevelt, in ac
cepting the motion, gave a 4000
word speech. His words, concern
ing the future of the world, were
the most momentous ever spoken
by any President according to
critics. Roosevelt pointed out that
we must support all those coun
tries who are keeping war away
from our, shores.
Cairo—The news of the capture
of 3ardia by British and Austra
lian forces is not yet known by
the Italian people in Italy. The
rest of the world. however, learn
ed last night the actual figures
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Listed For Discussion
The College has asked Governor
James for a biennial appropriation
of $5,619,545.49—an increase of
more than a million dollars over
the sum granted two years ago—
it was revealed last night by Sam
uel K. Hostetter, assistant to the
president in charge of finance.
It is believed that James will
present his budget to the 1941
Legislature sometime in February.
However, there is a possibility that
he will include it in his opening
message to be delivered at the in
itial meeting of the legislative body
today.
The Legislature has the final
voice on exactly how much money
the College will be given for the
coming biennium. It will base its
decision on the budget submitted
by the Governor who, in turn, de
termines his figure after inspecting
the College's request.
The question of changing the
name of the College from The
Pennsylvania State College to The
Pennsylvania State University is
not at present scheduled to be
brought up, for discussion during
the session.
- Included in the budgetary re
quest is $llO,OOO for the construc
tion of three new agriculture
buildings. If the money is granted
$50,000 will be used to build a two
unit dairy stable, $35,000 for a new
horse barn and $25,000 for an ag
ronomy service building. Construc
tion would probably start early
next fall, Mr. Hostetter said.
The appropriation decided upon
by the Legislature will be for the
1941-43 biennium which starts
July 1. The appropriation now in
use is $4,425,000 and was granted
two years ago.
Fifty thousand dollars of the
current request is a "matching
appropriation" for the school of
Mineral Industries. It is Intended
to be matched by Pennsylvania
industries with an equal amount
of money. The entire sum would
be used for research.
A matching appropriation of the
same amount was included in the
present College appropriation
when it was set by the Legislature
in the - spring of 1939.
Gates Reward Refused
Four claimants to the $5OOO re
ward offered in the Fay Gates
murder were informed the day
before Christmas that not one of
them was entitled to the sum.
Center county commissioners de
cided that information given by
them was not instrumental in the
arrest and conviction of Richard
Millinder.
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concerned in the capture of the
town. At least 70,000 men were
taken prisoners and the British
gained much booty in the form of
tanks and long range guns. The
"army of the Nile" is now moving
tol.vErd the city of Tobruk which
is ilcated 65 miles west of Bardia
under the leadership of General
Ivan Mackay who led the Austra
lian troops in the invasion .of Bar
dia
Belgrade Yugoslavia report
ed last night the defeat of a small
Grecian force about 24 miles south
of Tirona yesterday. The victory
itself was not important but the
appearance of several German
tank troops was alarming to the
G,;‘-ks.