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Lower Division Severed From L. A.
Seniors In ROTC
lust Enter Army
Alter Graduation
r All senior ROTC officers who
receive their commissions in the
Officers’ Reserve Corps at grad
uation this spring will be called
to immediate active service for
one year as a second lieutenant,
it was disclosed yesterday by the
military department.
These ROTC graduates will be
asked , to fill in questionnaires,
and they will be afforded ample
opportunity to request defer
ment for specific reasons such as
working ,in industries essential
to. defense.
If no deferment is granted the
likelihood is that these gradu
ates will have “to report for duty
a£ once or when they reach the
age of 21. Any ROTC senior re
fusing his commission will be
subject to the regular selective
service draft.
Next Tuesday a board of offi
cers from the Third Corps
Headquarters will visit the Col
lege and other institutions with-'
in the Corps Area with the pur
pose of .selecting seven honor
ROTC graduates and awarding
them commissions as Second
Lieutenants in the Regular
Army; the military department
disclosed.
• Col. Edward D. Ardery, head
of ROTC, announced yesterday
througlwthe .order „ of...the.. War
Department the promotion of
Second Lieutenants Charles A.
and Patrick W. Riddle
berger to' the grade of, First
Lieutenant effective this Mon
day. Prosser,. who graduated
here in ’39, reported. for, service
at the-College last fall.
Industry Seeking
Skilled Engineers
More than four thousand tech
nically trained men are needed
between now and July 1, accord
ing to a recent survey of 101
companies in Pennsylvania en
gaged in National Defense con
tracts.
The survey was conducted by
sampling typical industries and
firms. Aiding in this poll 9f Penn
sylvania’s industrfal'needs were
:the University of Pittsburgh,
Carnegie Institute of Technology,
and the extension staff of the
College.
Not all of Pennsylvania’s man
ufacturing industries which are
undertaking defense orders were
represented in the summaries.
The survey was intended to cover
only a cross-section of industrial
firms.
Those companies which were
contacted stated that in addition
-to the need for engineers of var
ious ages and degrees of pro
ficiency, there were openings for
graduates of standard en
gineering colleges.
Customs Stupid!
PSCA Forum Will Tell
•" A democratic sidelight in col
' legiate circles will be demonstrat
ed in the PSCA forum on fresh
man customs in Room 121 Lib
eral Arts at 7:30 p.m. tonight.
' Faculty,upperclassmen and
freshmen- will wrangle' over
“What’s Wrong With Freshmen
Customs?” . - -
Hits Partisan Booing
Dean Arthur R. Warnock, in
letters to allfraternities and IMA
units, has asked for “united ac
tion” against partisan cheering
and booing of prominent political
figures shown on the screen in
the local theatres.
Figure Skating
On Carnival Bill
The program for figure skat
ing planned as a psfrt of the first
Winter Sports-Carnival was an
nounced last night by Elizabeth
_K. Heath ’43. She stated -.that the.
Figure" Skating‘Clutrwill present
at least three main numbers
which will include a Missouri
Waltz, a Tango, several speciali
ties, and comedy acts.
Featured on the skating pro
gram will' be Miss Marie Mc-
Cormack who will perform solo
skating. It also was stated that
there will be a combined charge
for both the Temple-Penn State
ice hockey game and recreational
skating following the .game. Ad
mission will be 25 cents.
The carnival will continue it’s
activities with the Square Dance
which is to be held in the Arm
ory, Saturday at >9 p. m. Fred
Hartswick and Co. will provide
the rustic rhythm for the new
dance craze that is sweeping the
collegiate world. The admission
will be 20 cents per person and
only couples will be admitted.
Plans for the intercollegiate
ski meet, recently outlined by the
ski manager, Henry A. Beers ’42,
have been carried out and entries
should be referred to him or
Student Union tomorrow. The
X-country ski meet will be held
tomorrow afternoon and the
slalom and downhill' races on
Saturday afternoon.
Course Tickets Now Sold Single
For Individual Artists* Numbers
Individual Artists’ Course tick- able violins with which he has
ets to tme Jascha Heifetz per- made music history. His Guar
formance next Tuesday evening nerius, dated 1742, and his Stra
may be -purchased at the AA divarius, made in 1731, have
window in Old Main lobby today, aided him in his pursuit of per-
Seats which remain from the fection.
sale of series tickets are now Good audiences also help to
available singly for each indi- make good music, Heifetz be
vidual performance. Jascha Hei- lieves, and the greatest emotional
fetz" and Cleveland Orchestra outlet for an artist is his audi
seats are $2.25 while admission ence. He feels that since the
to the Anna Kaskas number is artist brings his best to a con-
cert, the public should cooperate
When Heifetz steps upon the by arriving on time, knowing
stage of Schwab Auditorium the program in advance if possi-
Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. he ble, and coming with an open
will carry two famous and valu- mind and open ears.
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
Advisers' Group
Hits IFC's Plan
To Pay Officers
An overwhelming opposition
of the Fraternity Counselors’ As
sociation to Interfratemity
Council’s plan to pay its presi
dents was voiced yesterday by
the president of the Association,
William C. Bramble, in a letter
to the Collegian.
Calling the plan “a bribe to
honesty”, the president pointed
out that the counselors were in
favor of the general outlines of
IFC’s proposed constitution but
had voted against compensation
for officers, 27-3. At the same
time, Mr. Bramble said, they
voted 26-4 in favor of a cash
compensation to the chairman of
Iqterfraternity Ball.
“The counselors as a group
place themselves at odds with a
philosophy current on campus
which justifies, or attempts to
justify, compensation to colleg
iate officers elected to certain
positions of honor and responsi
bility,” Mr. Bramble wrote.
“This is particularly true in con
nection with officers elected by
the fraternity group to guide
their coordinated activities and
to represent them on various
campus committees. It is be
lieved that good fraternity lead
ers can be found who will serve
the best interests of that group
.yyithouk the.
aid of cash compensations.”
Enemy Teams Sweep
Sports Tripleheader
Last night, 6,000 fans jammed
every corner of Recreation Hall
to see Penn State teams lose
three matches on a bitter sports
day" during which only the
freshman basketball team, open
ing its season at Bucknell, was
victorious, 42-31.
West Virginia easily won in
basketball, 35-29; Syracuse won a
heated boxing meet, 4%-3and
the Syracuse freshman boxers
•forfeiting two matches still beat
State, 4V6-3V2.
Highlight of the night for Penn
State fans was Paul Scally’s long
hoped-for 175-pound boxing vic
tory oyer . Americo Woyciesjes,
eastern champion for 1939 and
1940, who barely beat Scally in
the title match here last year.
Scally, who came down from
heavyweight just to meet Woy
ciesjes again, won every round.
Woyciesjes’ only other defeat in
three years was in the finals of
the 1939 national championships.
Hetzel Ol<ays Separation;
Wagner Named Head
Independent Unit Put
. Under Committee Rule
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A separation of the present
, Lower Division from the School
of Liberal Arts, to become effec-
' tive immediately, has been ap
proved by President Ralph D.
IHetzel. The separation will be
in effect only until it is deemed
feasible for the establishment of
an independent college unit for
all freshmen and sophomores.
The change in the present set
up, under which the Lower Divi
sion was dependent on the ad
ministration and academic pol- .
icy of the School of Liberal Arts,
was made following the recom
mendation of a committee ap
pointed by President .Hetzel sev
eral months ago.
Under the present policy, the
Lower Division will be operated
under the direction of a Com
mittee on Lower Division Ad
ministration and Policy. This
committee, to be named shortly,
will consist of the deans of the
Liberal Arts and Education
Schools, the assistant to the
President in charge of resident
instruction, and two members
- from each school concerned to be
appointed by the school.
Prof. Charles C. Wagner has
been appointed the new admin
istrative head of the Lower Di
vision, to be assisted by Prof.
Clarence O. Williams. The two
heads and the committee will be
charged" wiflT
for the administrative policies
and general welfare of the Low
er Division.
In addition to recommending
an independent administration
of the present Lower Division,
President Hetzel’s committee
further recommended that he
appoint a new committee repre
senting all interested groups to
consider the establishment of a
new independent College unit
for all freshmen and sopho
mores. 'Until this program has
been adopted, the present Lower
Division will be operated as
above.
Dean Charles W. Stoddart, of
the School of Liberal Arts gave
the adopted change his full ap
proval because he believes that
the new division of the work
wilj. benefit both the Liberal
Arts School and the Lower Divi
sion.
Approves Division
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Dean Charles W. Stoddart
above, yesterday approved the
separation of the Lower Division
from the School of Liberal Arts
to, establish an independent unit
for freshmen and sophomores.
117 Colleges Give
Defense Courses
Wlth~H7:"eoll£gesrarid univer
sities enrolled throughout the
United States and its possessions,
the mammoth national defense
education program is now in full
swing, according to Harry P.
Hammond, dean of the School of
Engineering and member of the
national defense advisory board.
Approximately 53,000 students
enrolled in innumerable courses
that vary from simple element
ary drafting to advanced study
in aeronautical and Diesel en
gineering, are registered at the
various institutions situated in
vital industrial districts through
out the country.
Of the total number of en
rolees, 8,800 are included in
Penn State’s program, the larg
est in the entire national setup.
Of the $4,000,000 appropriation
given by the government to cov
er expenses of the program, one
sixth of the sum has been budg
eted to Penn State in order to
carry on its program in 41 dif
ferent centers in Pennsylvania.'
Subscription Campaign
Ends Wilh Birthday Ball
Climaxed by the Washington
Birthday Ball in Rec Hall, Feb
ruary 21, Collegian’s first second
semester subscription campaign
has got into full swing as it en
ters the fourth day of the drive.
Semester prices for the Col
legian are $1.50 delivered on
campus or in town and $1.75 by
mail.
As an added feature of the
'campaign, all second-semester
subscribers will be admitted to
the Birthday Ball upon payment
of an eight-cent tax, while gen
eral admission for all others will
be 75 cents, tax included.
Subscription solicitations will
be carried on at Student Union,
the Daily Collegian office, 313
Old Main, and during the pay
ment of fees in the Armory next
Thursday and Friday.
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Late News
Bulletins
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LONDON— The RAF hurled a
terrific daylight raid at the
French coast yesterday after
noon. Waves of bombers and
fighting. planes swept across the
Strait of Dover toward Calais as
the British struck at German
troops massing along the coast.
ROME Communiques from
Rome last night told of British
victories in Africa and Albania
yesterday. The Grecian forces
have pushed deep into Albania
and are now but 18 miles from
Valona.' British South African
troops were reported to have ad
vanced 45 miles into Italian.
Somaliland yesterday.
LlSBON— Wendell L. Willkie
started back to the United States
yesterday to make an appearance
before the Foreign Relations
Committee after his tour of Eng
land.