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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.
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They should also look to their
past and see to it that they do
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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
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Women In Sports
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Results of the National Inter
collegiate Telegraphic Swimming
Meet held in White Hall last
night will be sent to Skidmore
College where they will be com
pared with those from other col
leges.
Breaking her.last year’s time
of 1:91, Babs Clark swam the
100 yd. crawl in 1:08.4 and the
40 yd. crawl in 24.3. Polly Vanne
man won the 100 yd. backstroke
in 1:39.8; Mary Devling, the 40
yd. breast stroke in 39.2; and
Ruth Lawson, the 40 yd. back
stroke in 32.5; Lenore Fullerton,
Mickey McFarland, Babs Clark
and Ruth Lawson raced in the
100 yd. relay free style, and Polly
Vanneman, Mary Devling, and
Mickey McFarland raced' in the
75 yd. medley relay. Olive Kalar
and Milly Austry participated in
a diving exhibition.
Sorority and independent
teams are reminded that volley
ball intramurals will be held in
the form of play, night at White
Hall at 8 o’clock tonight. The
tournament will be run off in
single elimination competition.
Presidents of WRA clubs an-
nounced yesterday are: Blanche
M. Deger ’42, honorary badmin
ton; Anita M. Knecht ’42, bowl
ing; Betty C. Rose ’42,' fencing;
Marion E. Spalding ’42, badmin
ton; and Nancy C. Soutter ’44,
bridge.
I intramurals Zetas captured
the. bowling championship by
defeating Delta Gammas 539-507
in White. Hall at 4 p. m. yester
day. The Thetas won a 3-0 vic
tory from Mac Hall in ping-pong,
and Mac Hall’s badminton team
downed Grange 3-0.
RIDES
R.W.—Easton or vicinity. L
Fri. afternoon. C—Ada, 3446.
R.W. Erie. L—Fri. or Sat. C—
-4394, Joyce.
R.W. Charleroi or Pittsburgh.
L—Fri. p.m. C—3420, Bud.
P.W. Union eity or Erie. L
Sat. noon. C—693, Weed.
R.W. 2 Coeds, Pittsburgh. L
Fri. noon. C—2424.
R.W. Harrisburg or Dillsburg,
L—Fri. p.m. C—2l4 Watts.
CLASSIFIED SECTIOH
TYPEWRITERS—AH makes ex-
pertly repaired. Portable and
office machines for sale or rent.
Dial 2342. Harry F. Mann, 127 W.
Beaver avenue. lyr-CRE-ch
WANTED—One boy to share
apartment. Room and board
$28.00' oer month. Call Ted Rice
2651. ‘ 3tpd11,12.13D
LOST —Green cut Jade ring,
Home Economics building. Call
4206 ask for Virginia. Reward. ,
2tpdL
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1941
Freshman Women Hold
Exchange Dinner Tonight
An exchange dinner betvjjsgn
MacAllistef; iHall ’ and -W6mes?s
Building freshman women :3Bd
Fairmount Hall men will be issXd
tonight. ss
Freshman women goingSSfo
Fairmount Hall are HarriEtte
Block, Kathryn T. Clark, S -
othy G. Clymer, Barbara J. Coop
er, Helen E. ißoddj Jane G. Gg§-
schall, Mary* E~ Kane, ElletCSL
Lowry, Mary Ef McCurdy, Lor-
raine H. Stanton, and MariedE
The women who will entertain
the visiting men in MacAlliStSr
Hall are Ruth C. Baker, Frances
A. Brown, Elaine N. Dec©,
Joanne B. Fie.ro, Betty J. FraSs,
Dorothy E. Kalar, Mary Ami
Krall, Ruth E. Rummel, JeaHSe
L. Saylor, Ruth W. Schwarz man,
Ellen E. Sherk, and Alberta.©.
Spudis.
TKE Entertains Thetas-
Tau KappaT3psHon T ©aterrii£y
entertained Kappa Alpha Theta
sorority at dinner last night.
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Informal Dress