-IPA.GG FOUB Defense Jobs For Women Increase 'Prepare For Future/ not burn any occupational bridges behind them." Discussing specific, fields of probable employment for young women ,the Labor Secretary said: ~ , . _ Need Home Economists »:ilaonal conference of Deans of .. Many < obSi outs ide the de- tabor Secretary Warns .Tota opportunities for women in defense industries are increas i)ijl by the thousands, Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins told a College Women recently. Already there is evidence, she add, that “women excel hi work venturing care and constant alert ness, good eyesight, and use ot light instruments such as guages, micrometers, and vernier cali pers," Speaking on, “Women's Op portunities in Industry,” Secre tory Perkins warned, however, that, “women should be impress ed with the need to prepare not only tor the immediate future tint for the more distant future. We, The Women 1% Broken Hearts Wanted The season of broken hearts is fast approaching. The period of .shattered dreams is on its way. The Spring of unrecognized achiev ments and ruptured hopes is at the door. For about this lime every year, women’s honoraries begin scan ning lists of names and consulting the registrar and dean of wom en’s office for activity records and ave’rages. And at this same lime of year numerous hopefuls foster anticipations of wearing red and grey or white jackets. Some expectations are rewarded in May )>ay tapping festivities, but each year some golden dreamers join the ranks of fools in paradise. It is with potential disappointments we are concerned. After tapping it is too late to correct the criticisms which are common every year—“ What did so-and-so do to deserve that?” and "'Whoosis should have ‘made out’.” The time to erase adverse comments is before the damage is done —while new members are being selected. It is too late to act We advise that jacketed coeds seriously ponder the following suggestions before electing new members. We ask that they ser iously consider possibilities for membership so as to not launch more dream boats on the sea of broken. heart?. X, Get away from the idea of handing honorary memberships on silver platters. Too often women who fill appointive positions are tapped, while a coed who has contributed much in the way of service to the College but has no outstanding position is overlooked. Decide on members because of their worth and not because the woman who held the same office last year wore a jacket. 2. Contact activity heads for comments on how interested the prospective members are in the respective organizations, and thus eliminate women who are slated to become “flash-in-the-pans" for the rest of their College careers. 3. Throw out the defeatist attitude that mistakes are made every year without exception. If you fairly judge the women you are considering there should be no mistakes. 4. Don't let sorority membership influence your vote. 5. Personally acquaint yourself with every person on the list so that you can honestly form your own opinions without the influ ence of any other member. G. Consider character, appearance, personality, leadership, and ambition. Knitting Bm Saturday Between semester rushing re- All women 'having one o’clock i.'.li are requested to turn in fin- Permissions removed this week , ... , „ , ~ end for failure to attend the com plied articles to E. ELizabeth , 1 . , pulsory mass meeting are urged Mason ’42 or Margaret K. Sher- to report the n'ight of their pen man ’43 by Saturday. alties to hostesses. keiral /Airliisis, Nome Eters, k gs ; , C & Few, (hem fi%sasis„ Pre Meds, and Engineers See You All At Music By Jimmy Leyden & His Penn State Collegians $l.OO Per Couple Armory 9-12 They should also look to their past and see to it that they do .... - tense industries, will be avail able for women in the months to come. ' There will be more need for consumer goods and service industries as purchasing power increases. The defense program will make increased de mands on many consumer goods industries that are always large employers of women and now must expand to meet the needs of men in military service. “Women who have specialized in home economics, who have been trained as health special- This Year lust Report Penalty ENGINEERS HOP THE DAILY COLLEGIA?!’ ists, secretaries, or in the physi cal sciences will also have great- er opportunities for employment under the defense program.” Employment Agencies Help Secretary Perkins called at tention to the work of govern ment employment agencies. “It is of prime importance,” she said, “that unemployed women apply at the nearest employment office. These centers have the facts about defense training fa cilities in the community and about job openings in all parts of the country. The clearance ma chinery for recruiting workers and directing them to job oppor tunities in localities other than where they live, is flexible, and the number of clearance orders and placements is constantly in creasing and is proof that the system works.”. No Major Rush Change Proposed Betweensemester rushing re ceived official disapproval from majority of sororities at last night's Panhellenic Council meet ing as most representatives indi cated their satisfaction with the major parts of this year’s code. Minor changes for intensive period such as abolition of morn ing rushing, establishing of spe cific hours per day for open rush ing. and raising the allotment for formal dinner to $4O were sug gested but no action was taken. First semester proposals in cluded two intensive three-week periods of rushing with the re maining time to be silent period. Another was to begin the se mester with four weeks of open visiting to establish more than a speaking acquaintance with freshmen, to follow it with a silent period, and then to hold a series of open houses between Thanksgiving and Christmas at which time rushees could show their interest. Further discussion was referr ed to the rushing committee. Annual sorority sing was ten tatively set for April 30 in either Schwab Auditorium or 110 Sparks Building, Chairman V. Dorothy Radcliffe ’42 announced. Each house will enter a song group to compete for the Panhel lenic Cup. Original plans to hold the contest outdoors fell through in favor of the indoor idea. Old and new members of Pan hellenic will hold their annual dinner in the Hotel State Col lege either the second or third week in April, Chairman Leslie A. Lewis '4l reported. Krimcon, newly-organized so cial society,’ submitted a petition for recognition but was to be informed that no action can be taken until next March when the probationary period of nine Col lege months will expire. Tomorrow Night iiiiiimiiimiimmiiimniiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiimiimiimiiiiiii Women In Sports iiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiimwimiiiiiiiti!!im