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Legislature Gels 4SC#P Re i !resen,ative
$5 r 509 r 545 Bill
For Penn State
Special To The Collegian •
HARRISBURG, April 2 A
bill for an appropriation to The.
Pennsylvania State College of
. $5,509,545, the exact request of
the College and more .than a
million dollars oyer the amount
asked by Governor James, was
introduced in the Senate and the
House today.
In his budget message, deliv
ered in. February, Governor
James asked that the College re
ceive $4,375,000. This was the
amount of the appropriation
made in 1939, under which the
College is now operating.
Sen. A.' H. Letzler (Rep.,-Cen
tre-Clearfield) entered the bill in
the Senate and Rep. Kenneth G.
Haines (Rep., Centre) introduced
it in the House. No action was
taken on the bill.
The $5,509,545 is the regular
College maintenance appropria
tion and does not include the
$125,000 appropriation for Min
eral Industries research in oil
which passed the Senate on its
third reading yesterday.
This bill is for $75,000 with
the provision’that $50,000 be con
tributed by- the oil industry of
the state. Research would be di
rected towards opening up new
oil fields and finding new uses
for oil.
Another bill, which would give
$75,000 for coal research, was in
troduced in the Senate on Feb-
ruary 17 but still remains in com-
mittee. However, Sen. Robert A.
- Miller (Rep., Luzerne), said yes
beerragsared
-that, the bill will soon come up
-for action.
The Draft
Scholarships
And The Draff
By JOHN A. BAER
Question —Will one year of a
■' senatorial scholarship be lost 'by
/the draft?
- Answer—lf the senator is will
ing to have the scholarship held
in abeyance for the year the stu
dent is in service and used in a
' later year, the College will make
such an arrangement.
- Q. —I expect to graduate either
this August or next January and
■will then be qualified to teach
vocational subjects essential to
national defense. Can I be de
ferred until graduation?
A.—The decision lies with your
local board.
Q. —Is it possible to get' into
the Quartermaster Corps? Is typ
ing or 21 credits of accounting of
any value- in this connection?
A.—Our understanding is that
each soldier will be asked to
state his training and special
’ abilities and that, in so far as
opportunities exist, his qualifica
tions will be taken into account
in.assigning him to duty. It seems
likely that there will be oppor-.
tunities for those with training in
accounting and typing.
"■ Q.—Can one be deferred if ac
cepted for advanced ROTC?
. A.—Yes.
k Q.—-If. physically rejected, can
’one continue in College and pre
pare : for service through ROTC?
A.—Yes.
Goal Movie Today
The story of bituminous coal
will be presented in a film, “The
’Power Behind the Nation,” by the
Mineral Industries Society in the
Art Gallery of the M. I. Building
at 4 p.m. today.
S. Stephenson Smith, above,
educational counselor of ASCAP,
will lecture on “The American
Language—Words and Music” in
Room 10 Sparks Building today at
4:10 p.m. The lecture is sponsored
•by Phi Mu Alpha and the Louise
Homer Club, honorary music
fraternities.
Debaters Attend
National Meet
Three members of the Penn
State debating squad, accompan
ied by Prof. Harold P. Zelko of
the speech department, are in
Chicago today where they are
entered in the National Delta
Sigma Rho Debate Convention
.being held .April 3-5.
colleges in the United States will
be represented at the tourney.
Thomas J. Burke ’42, Gerald H.
Doherty ’42, and William E.
Harkins ’42 make the trip as the
first team ever to represent Penn
State. The convention is held
once every two years.
■ Every school must submit a
bill on the topic: “What Federal
legislation should be adopted in
regard to defense and housing.”
The is a parliamen
tary session that will adopt legis
lation. The representatives from
the various schools will be ap
pointed to different committees
to work on the questions.
Booklet List Posted
A list indicating 800 news
papers, advertising agencies and
other organizations to which
the Journalism Placement Book
let was sent has been posted in
Room 311 Old Main.
College Will Turn Over House
Of Joseph Priestley To State
A famous international shrine
of science, the home of Dr. Joseph
Priestley, a property of the Col
lege since 1932, will be maintain
ed by the State in the future if
a bill introduced in the Senate
by Sen. George Dietrick (Rep.,
Northumberland) yesterday is
passed.
Located on the banks of the
Susquehanna River in Northum
berland, it is the same house in
which Priestley, discoverer of
oxygen; found refuge in Amer
ica after he had been driven out
of England because of his pro
gressive religious and political
teachings. He built the house in
1794, and lived in it until his
death in 1804.
Although of general interest,
the house and property of Priest
ley received no attention and
was rapidly reaching a state
where restoration and preserva-
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 3, 1941, STATE COLLEGE, PA.
Defense Theme
Developed For
College Circus
By ADOLF P. NAGELBERG
“Penn State- on Parade,” the
third annual All-College Circus
and the show that promises to
top anything ever attempted on
this campus, is now being whip
ped into production for its one
night stand in Recreation Hall on
Saturday, April 26, before an ex
pected sell-out crowd.
With a red, white, and blue
color scheme as the background,
the Circus will represent the
College’s contributions to the na
tional defense program in ala
Billy Rose Aquacade style.
• As an extra-added attraction,
Bob Hoffman and his weight lift
ers will perform the feats that
won them the world’s weight-lift
ing championship. The star of
the strong-man act will be John
Grimak, selected as Mister Am
erica for his perfect physique.
The York adonis will give
an exhibition of his renowned
muscle control act, and the way
he controls them is worth the
price of admission itself.
To avoid the usual last-minute
rush, 2,500 reserved tickets at
fifty cents will go on sale at Stu
dent Union on April 19. Out-of
town mail orders will be accept
ed. General admission tickets
will be sold on the night of the
performance.
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EXTRA SPECIAL!
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A 12-page issue of Collegian
tomorrow, published for Inter
fraternity Ball weekend, will fea
ture a complete list of out-of
town guests for the weekend-,
articles and special features on
men’s and women’s fraternities,
and complete dope on the week
end.
The copy will be one your IF
Ball date will want to take home
and one you will want to save,
too. Plan now to' get your extra
copies at Student Union, the
Sandwich Shop or the downtown
news stands.
Blue Band Officers
Walter C. James ’42 has been
elected president of the Blue
Band for 1941-42. Herbert F.
Turnbull, Jr. ’42 is manager:
James W. Smith ’42, secretary;
and Albert A. Zimmer ’42; libr
arian.
tion would no longer be possible.
It was at this state that Dr.
George G. Pond, Dean of the
School of Chemistry at the Col
lege, took interest in the house
and through the generosity of
the Chemistry Alumni was able
to buy the entire property in 1919.
Approximately $22,000 was col-
lected after Dr. Pond’s death the
following year and expended in
restoring the house, developing
the grounds and in the construc
tion of a fire proof museum.
Feeling that title to the prop
erty should be vested in some
self perpetuating organization,
the Chemistry Alumni of the Col
lege transferred the property to
the College in 1932. After main-
taining the Priestley House for
11 years, the College is now
ready to turn it over to the State
and thus assure its permanent
preservation.
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Meyers, McCrory Named
Boxing, Wrestling Heads
Succeed Heck, Brand;
First Assistants Chosen
All Smoke r No Fire
In Creamery
Billows of smoke in the Dairy
Building were the major result
of a burning belt on an ammon
ia compressor which was ex
tinguished before the Alpha
Fire Company arrived at the
scene at 8:30 o’clock last night.
Although hot belts have oc
curred previously on the com
pressors which supply liquid
ammonia for the refrigerating
in the College Creamery, the
trouble never before reached the
alarm stage, according to George
W. Ebert, superintendent of
grounds and buildings.
Mr. Ebert said a stalled com
pressor or slipping belt may
have caused the friction which
resulted in the blaze.
Spring To Bring
New Lion Coats
Now that spring’s really nice
weather seems here to stay, a
change from the dull, heavy
.clothes of winter to the bright
clothes of the season will soon
be in order and the campus
again will look fresh and color
ful.
For the Seniors, a Lion’s Coat,
now on sale at downtown cloth
ing stores, will be quite appro-
for campus wear. Al
though the sales for these coats
have not been great up to now,
the change to balmy, spring
weather presents favorable out
look for increased sales.
Committeemen in charge of
the sales suggest that Seniors
purchase their coats before go
ing home for Easter vacation.
At home, they can decorate or
have decorated their jackets
with the usual adornments of
feminine figures, cartoons, rid
dles, names, ditties, etc.
Then, upon their return to
State College on April 16, they
can blossom forth in their mul
ti-colored, fanciful coats.
Pre-Meds Must Sign
for Aptitude Test
The Association of American
Medical Colleges’ aptitude test
will be given in Room 10 Sparks
Building at 3 p. m. May 1.
All students who expect to
apply for entrance to a medical
school by fall of 1942 should
take the test, which has been
adopted,by the association as
one of the normal requirements
for admission.
Pre-medical students should
make application for the test
immediately in Room 112 Pond
Laboratory. A fee of $1 will
be charged -upon registering.
Council Election
All students of the education
and psychology department are
urged to attend an election meet
ing of educational council rep
resentatives in Room 121 Sparks
Building at 7 p.m. today. Fresh
men and sophomores planning to
enroll in the department are eli
gible to vote.
Portfolio On Sale
The new issue of Portfolio is
now on sale at the Student Union
office for ten cents. Copies may
also be purchased from Portfolio
staff members.
WEATHER—
And Warmer j
PRICE THREE CENTS
John H. Heck ’4l will be suc
ceeded by William O. Meyers ’42
as boxing manager for 1941-42
and Raymond J. McCrory ’42 will
replace Jack W. Brand ’4l as
wrestling manager, it was an
nounced yesterday.
Jerome H. Blakeslee, John W.
Hanley, and Jesse J. Cohen, all
sophomores, were named first as
sistants in boxing. Frank P. May
berry ’43 was elected freshman
manager and Parker W. Finney
’43 and Robert Lyman ’43 were
selected as alternates. Robert P.
Brooks ’42 and Robert F. Wilson
’42 became associate managers.
The sophomores elected to
wrestling assistantships are Ro
bert Z. Torrence, William H.
Scott Jr., and J. Edward Husted,
first assistants; John L. Monks,
freshman manager; Lynn Kippax
and Robert H. Roy, alternates.
Varsity boxing letters were
awarded to six seniors, three jun
iors, and three sophomores, and
three special awards were made.
Varsity wrestling awards were
earned by five seniors, two junr
iors, and two sophomores, with
four special letters also being
awarded.
Ten freshman boxers and
eleven yearling wrestlers were
awarded numerals.
Boxing awards:
Varsity letters to Robert D.
Baird ’42, Lester H. Cohen ’4l,
Victor W. Fiore ’4l, C. Homer
Hoffman .’42, James C. Lewis ’4l,
Paul C. Mall ’42, William C.
Mazzocco ’43, William T. Rich
ards ’43, Paul J. Scally ’4l, Frank
W. Stanko ’4l (captain), William
F. Stanley ’43, and John H. Heck
’4l (manager).
Special boxing awards to Will
iam C. Salberg ’4l and Andrew
T. Walter ’4l (associate managers)'
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Late News
Bulletins
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DEARBORN, Mich. No
wheels were turning in Henry
Ford’s big River Rouge plant last
night as the C. 1.0. strike ended
its first day.
Ford authorities claim that
events leading up to the disorders
and riots during the day were
inspired by “subversive” ele
ments in the auto workers union.
The action between pickets and
non-striking workers was marked
by road blockades and several
pitched battles in which many
injuries were inflicted. Over 600
Dearborn police were called out
to “preserve order.”
MEXICO ClTY—Mexican mar
ines boarded the German freight
er, Orinoco, halting its desperate
dash to escape seizure by Mexi
can officials. The Mexican com
munique admitted a struggle was
necessary to keep the crew from
burning the ship.
ANKARA. Turkey Latest
government reports tonight said
that two important Jugoslavian
officials were enroute to Moscow,
presumable to seek military aid
from the U.S.S.R. in resisting pos
sible German aggression in the
Balkans.
Bust On Display
“Friedel,” sculptured bust re
cently acquired by the division of
fine arts, is now on display in the
Architectural Library. Room 30 L
Main Engineering.