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.VOL. 37—No: 71
GSA Head Sees
No More Funds
For College Work
Special to The Daily Collegian
HARRISBURG, Jan: 14—A be
lief that the "imperative increase"
in- the biennial budget, referred
:to by - Governor Arthur H. James
in his -recent message to the 1941
Legislature; was not meant for
. The :'Pennsylvania State College
was expressed here today by David
H: Diehl, executive director of the
Gcneral State Authority.
"Since the GSA buildings at
State College are open and nearly
completely equipped, it is doubt
ful if the Governor's words hinted
'additional increases for Penn
State," Diehl explained. ,
In James' message to the open
ing of the 134th- session of _the-
State Legislature, he said that
"aside from a few imperative in
creases to permit us to open the
remaining buildings put up by The
General State Authority' program
and to extend critically needed
subsidies, the financial pattern of
the coming budget will \ be .virtually
identical with the present one ..-."
The Governor's budget message
will be presented to the Legislature
sometime in February.
Diehl further pointed out that
all- but about $150,000 in equip
ment has been contracted for
under the GSA project at the
Pennsylvania State College. Lab
oratory equipment contracts have
been let from time to time and
remaining bids are now being
analyzed, he said.
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Paris—Communiques from
Frgnce last. night told of the dis
appearing of the well
Maginot line. The Germans started
yesterday to-rip up the entire line
to give hundreds of acres of farm
ing lands to the German peasants.
. Washington President Roose
velt replied to Senator Wheeler's
,words, describing the . defense bill
. ..as one that would bury one out
of every four American youth in
~the soil, by saying thatthe opinion
~.was "Dastardly" and "untrue."
Senator Wheeler merely replied
that the President must have lost
his temper.
. The head of the Martin Bomber
Co. told Congress yesterday that
labor should be granted a six day
a week working plan in order to
speed up defense preparation.
The House of Representatives
will start discussion on the defense
bill today and will have as special
witnesses, Hull, Knox, and Stim
son.
London London officials told
-'the outcome, last night, of the re
cent battle in the Mediterranean
.between a fleet of British vessels
arid Nazi fighting planes. The fleet
Was 'escorting a convoy ship carry
ing war materials to Greece and
its -trip was successful although
three of the British ships were dis
abled. About twenty Nazi bombers
were shot-down in the fracas.
Belgrade The war in Greece
Slowed up somewhat yesterday ac
cording to bulletins from Yugo
slavia last —night. The Greeks
'bombed Valona for a: time but
were• mostly manuevering their
tioops•for an attack on the key city
very soon. .
Moscow—Elections were held in
.Russia yesterday and every officer
retained his position bcause no
one was allowed to run- against
him. -
Elections Advanced To March 11, 12,
To Stimulate All-College Government
Two Special First Aid Courses Will Be Presented
By Phys Ed School As Part In Defense Program
Two special courses in first aid
will be offered at the College be
ginning in March .in connection
with the country's national de
fense program — it was announced
yesterday by Dr. Carl P. Schott,
dean of the Physical Education
School. •
A Red Cross field representa
tive, Robert G. Zubrod, was here
yesterday conferring about the
pail the National Red Cross will
play : these two new courses
which are valuable not only in na-
Borough Adopts
Tentative Budget
Bortitigh*Cotindil adopted a ten
tative budget for 1941 and in
structed C. Edgar Book, borough
secretary, to prepare it for pub
lic inspection at its meeting "last
night.
If the sewage rental ordinance
is passed by council, it is expected
that the general tax rate in State
College with the proposed budget
will be reduced by 1 1 / 2 mills in
spite of slight increases which are
expected in most of the borough
departments. •
The council approved the ap
pointment of Raymond W. Ache
son, office manager of the College
accounting office, to fill the office
.of..boxougb- . Alditor_duringthe
expired term oi . Robeet E. Parnell
who resigned.
The new fire truck, recently
purchased for Alpha Fire Com
pany, was approved by the under
writers in 'tests yesterday.
IFC Will Vote Tonight
On Proposed Constitution
The new IFC constitution will
be voted on by the members at
their meeting at the Beta Sigma
Rho fraternity tonight at 7 p.m.,
it was announced by H. Edward
Wagner '4l, head of IFC.
Prof. E. C. Bischoff will present
to the council his proposed changes
to the intramural set-up, and will
ask for the members' opinions.
100th Meeting
The Central Pennsylvania Sec
tion of the American Cheiiiical
Society will hold its 100th meeting
in R(Iom 119 New Physics at 7:30
p.m. today. Dr. Grover C. Chand
lee will give a short talk on the
history of the section.
First Student Nears Completion
Of Cooperative Engineering Course
The last lap will begin next se
mester for the first student to com
plete the cooperative industrial 'en
gineering course offered experi
mentally by the School of Engin
eering and the York Ice Machinery
Corporation, York.
The student, Gerald Snyder '4l,
will be followed by 24 other stu
dents who will graduate between
next June arid June, 1944.
All industrial engineers, they
are, taking five years instead of
four to complete the regular course
and spend the second semester of
each of their first four years work
ing in the shop at York. There
'they earn enough money -to pay
about half their college .expenses
and at the same time complete the
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 15, 1941, STATE COLLEGE, PA
tional defense activities but also
for everyday accidents and emer
gencies.
The .first course is an instruc
tor's training course for only those
men or - women, either faculty or
students, who have previously
taken a first aid course and have
standard certificates in first aid.
It will run from March 3 to 14.
The 30 hours of instruction will
begin March 17. Its length is in
definite.
A central committee has been
59 Freshmen Try For Edit Stall,
32 For Business Board OF Collegian
Ninety-one freshmen reported
last night as candidates for The
Daily Collegian. Fifty-nine will
try out for the editorial staff and
32 for the business staff.
Additional candidates, who de
sire to report before February
should see either Adam A. Smy
ser, editor, or Lawrence S. Driev
er, business manager, at the Col
legion office, Room 313 Old Main.
The complete list of candidates:
-Women editorial candidates: M.
Jane Aurandt, Betty Rose Brod
erick, Dorothy Brunner, Peggy
Colvin, Natalie Daveson, Helen
Dodd, Dorothy Doyle, Gloria N.
Duerst, Beatrice Edgar, Irma
Fisher,
.Sara Fisher , Betty Fried-
Ye Froimson, Betty Gart
side, Elaine Gilbert.
Helen Grace Hall, Shirley
Hayes, Olive B. Van Houten, Sally
Hirshberg, Helen Keefauver,
Pearl Koplovitz, Sara Kouris,
Frances McLowry, Barbara Men
nie, Jane Murphy, Shirley New
man, Muriel Rothbaum, Jane
Windle, Doris Stevenson, Mary
Jane Winter, Ruth Zion, Jeanne
Saylor, Lois Yost, Florence Most,
Mary Jo Powell, Nancy Soutter.
Men editorial candidates—John
Hunter, Robert Vail, William
Lynch, John Vogel, Edward La
pos, Robert Smith, Robert Kim
mel, Paul Woodland, Fred F.
Clever, Walter Gerson, Milton
Dolinger, Peter Rutan, Richard D.
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New Art Course Offered
Art 83, a new elective course
not listed in the College Catalog,
will be taught during second se
mester by Francis E. Hyslop, in
structor- in fine arts. Subjects of
the course are woodcuts, engrav
ings, etchings, and lithographs.
apprentice period which most en
gineers must go through for two
years following their graduation.
For the first four years, the
students attend Penn State during
the first semester and summer
school and spend the period from
February to July working in the
York Ice plant. In addition to their
work in all departments of the
plant they take extension . courses
offered by the College. Their fifth
year they speng o both semesters •on
the campus.
FolloWing Snyder's graduation,
seven will graduate in 1942, eight
in 1943, and nine in 1944. None of
the students are priamiied jobs
by the York company nor are they
obligated to the company in any
set up to organize the sessions
with Dr. Joseph P. Ritenour, di
rector of the College Health Serv
ice, as chairman. The College ex
tension service is also cooperating.
The head of the extension service,
J. Orvis Keller, will serve as a
member of the central committee
along with Loren Elder, local Red
Cross worker, and Jack Hulme,
College trainer and instructor in
first aid. A representative from
each of the other• schools will be
on this committee.
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250 students Use
New Final Exam File
Two hundred and fifty stu
dents have used the final exam
ination file in the Library since
it was opened last Friday, David
I. Finkle '4l, chairman of the
committee which filed the exam
inations, said yesterday.
He announced that a library
assistant has been put in charge
of the file from 2 to 4 p.m. and
at night.
Examinations in 27 courses
haVe been: added since Friday.
They are:
Ag Biochem: 1,2, 35, 209, 413,
416, 418, 426, 427, 437, 438, 502,
512, 513.
AH: 7, 32.
Bact: 2,2 A.
Bot: 32.
Econ: 14, 21.
Ind Ed: 351.
Ph Sci: 8.
PH: 5, 13.
Soc: 5, 12.
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Pilot Course Open
For Applications
Application blanks are now av
ailable for the Civil Pilot Training
course that will begin February 1
under the sponsorship of the CAA.
The course, consisting of 72
hours of ground school• and 35 to
50 hours of flight training, will be
open to anyone between the ages
of 19 and 26 who has completed at
least one year of college work. If
the applicant is under 2j. years,
he must obtain the written consent
of parents or guardian before the
application will be accepted.
The total fee, including - medical
examination and insurance, is $25
and will cover expenses forl l both
ground school and flight training.
Included in ground work will be
courses in meteorology, navigation,
civil air regulations, and aircraft
regulations.
Under a special "Pan-American
College Phase," _there will be sev
eral flight scholarships available
for citizens of Latin American
countries -who are enrolled at the
College.
Fire Damage Slight
Fire of indefinite origin, caused
slight damage to the home of Don
ald W. Davis, associate professor
of journalism, at 311 Adams ave
nue about 7:15 p.m. yesterday.
Weather—
Cloudy and
Colder.
PRICE THREE CENTS
Move To Increase
Cabinef Efficiency
See Editorial, Page 2
In Order that incoming All-Col
lege Cabinet officers may learn
their duties more efficiently under
the supervision of old members,
the All-College elections dates will
be moved one month ahead to
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs
day, March 11, 12, and 13, Richard
C. Peters '4l, chairman, announ
ced after an Elections Committee
meeting late last night.
' "Under this' plan, new Cabinet
officers will have an additional
month to understudy their posi
tions and speed up the progress of
student government," Peters said.
Coincident with the selection of
the election dates, the committee
stated that the All-College mass
meeting will be held on Tuesday,
March 4, and petitions and party
platforms must be presented for
approval by Tuesday, February 25.
Three minor, changes were in
augurated in the elections code.
Elections, held in the first floor
lounge of Old Main, will be held
from 12:30 to 8 p.m. on the three
days, instead of closing the polls
at 5 p.m. on the final day.
Secondly, party checkers in the
voting place were abolished since
the committee decided to establish
its own tabulation of a poll list,
which will be revealed to the
clique chairmen once every hour.
The final alteration stipulated
that all School Councils must -sub
mit their methods of separate elec
tions to the committee for approval
by March 15. This eliminates ir
regular systems of elections.
Clique politicians cannot begin
polishing their soap boxes for
campaign use until the night of the
mass meeting. All candidates will
make their initial appearance and
announce their party platforms,
which the committee will censor
and approve.
Party chairmen will be called
before the committee on Sunday,
February 9, to be instructed on the
election code in detail and• discuss
code violations.
Signatures of 200 voters, 25 per
cent women, will be required on
petitions of All-College candidates,
while 100 students must support
class office aspirants. The petitions
must contain the All-College aver
age of candidates, who must have
a 1.00 average.
P.S. Farmer , Replaces
Graduating Editor
Samuel A. Custer '42 and James
P. Bressler '42 were elected co
editors of- the Penn State Farmer
at a staff reorganization meeting
held last night. They will serve
out the unexpired term of Alfred
H. Austin '4l, who will be gradu
ated at mid-year commencement.
Howard Harmon '43 was elected
-managing editor, and D. Augustus
Swope '42 was named Campus
Farmer editor. A new staff will be
selected at the regular spring
elections.
Geography 441 Offered
Geography 441, the geography
of Latin America, will again be
offered the second semester in or
der to "make available a back
ground for the understanding of
Latin America," Dr. Raymond E.
Murphy, head of the department
of geography, announced yester
day.