to' •"• - O r ''• • . . ti - A e , tlie Free-Lance,- •. 1 .." 11, • ' - . • • di' • •••U _Established 1887 . • Ncirl:-37---Dio. , 127. Hillman Urges Draft Deferment FoON - Oliteers By. Intercollegiate Washington -• ,"'" - Press WASHINGTON, April 25—As-i sociate Director Sidney Hillman' Of the Office: of Production Man agement. today urged occupation= al deferment from selective serv ice for college students who are studying civil, electrical,, chem iCal, mechanical, mining and metallurgical engineering, as' well• as all branches of chemistry. Manpower in these fields is at a "dangerously low level." he declared in• asking national draft ,officials to give "immediate at tention'. in' . preventing any un necessary increase in the short -In a -letter to Acting Draft Di rector Lewis B. Hershey Mr. Hillman. said that representatives of industry, the professions, and the nation's colleges and univer sities'also anticipated early short ages . in agricultural and sanitary engineering, dentistry, pharmacy, physics, biology, bacteriology, geo-physics, meteorogy, hydro logy, cartography, and• medicine. Mr." Hillman warned that "the flow of trained graduate students into these fields should not un: necessarily be interrupted by the action of any agency of Gover ment." `;lt is my conclusion," he wrote, "that the national interest requires that students be encour aged4o:-,COntinue :their education in these fields and that the-prin ciple of occupational deferment under the Selective Service pro gram mayhe used to assure their future availability to all activi ties relating directly or indirect ly to the national - defense pro gram." • Although the letter was not immediately made public by ei ther the 0 P M or national draft headquarters, it was learned au thoritatively that the letter would be transmitted later in the week to local draft boards throughout the country. - '3' Bluebooks Due Today For New Quiz Program Those "3" bluebooks with baffl ing questions for the "Wit and Wisdom" experts must be in Stu dent UniOn by noon today if you expect to collect *your $1 at Alpha Lambda Delta's quiz pro gram in Room 10, Sparks, at 3 p.m. tomorrow. . Fifty cents extra will be paid if you are at the program to col lect. Experts include Robert E. Galbraith, associate professor of English composition, chairman; Robert Bernreuter, professor of psychology; Hummel Fishburn, associate professor of music edu cation; Harrison M. Tietz, associ ate professor of zoology; and Will iam K. Ulerieh, journalism in structor. The annual Little International will be the annual coed pig race. Livestock Exposition, sponsored This is a race in which a pig, by the Block and Bridle Club, leashed to a coed, will race NA/ill be held in the Stock Judg ing Pavilion at 12:30 p.m. today. against seven other pigs, leashed The show will temiriate weeks to seven other coeds. The coed of work by approximately 115 whose pig wins the race will be students who have been prepar- awarded a cash prize. ing various types of livestock This, the 26th annual show, is for showing and judging. under the managership of Will- Approximately 90 _head of lam P. Leherer '4l and Robert C. livestock will be shown and Campbell '4l with the coopera judged at the show. These have lion of committee chairnien been fitted '•and .trained by stu- Thomas Baird '4l, publicity; John Alerits:' M. graham '42, awards; Morton. The ..program • consists • Of , , E.: Jenkins banquet; James H. getierat lbieinick; '-Swart"42,- decorations; and Camp " • - • 'jpdgings;" .I.eamsteis': , contest , . a' • bell,••,eateldgue. .meat , auction, Judges- for, the exposition will 4.teicilor,.?.orders:.;for.. announce: - 'demonstiation,.the" coed;pig race,.,. be. H. A. 'Willman; assistant pro . anita baioquet at,St.Ydure IVleth,, lessor of ;animal husbandry 'ex ,..'iti,*lll34l.6•llo* Tuei;qodist-CinirObi, •' tension .and E..P. ' , N...•"Entertairinient: ila . e': l liCiw .t-) .lei's i :Mi:lnto'iii`Cotint agent Dr. Bruman To Speak At Sigma Tail Smoker Sigma Tau, honorary engin eering fraternity, will hold its sPririg srnolcei at the Pi Kappa fiaternity at 8:15 Tuesday - evening: -pr.: Henry: J. Bruman of Min erai- Industries will spOile on . t r ip IWaxico _study 'the SATURDAY. MORNING, APRIL 26, 1941,-STATE COLLEGE, PA Daylight Saving Time Seen As Boon To Coeds At 12 o'clock , tonight, coeds, Joe Colleges, . and professors alike will Wait expectantly. for Father Time's invasion of State College. After', turning the hands of all clocks ahead one hour, • the old gentleman will disappear and not return again until'September 27 when he will undo tonight's work. Since "fast" . time begins of ficially at midnight, coeds with 1 o'clock permissions will enjoy rights that will occur only twice each year. Coeds admit, •"If bur dates are boresome, we need 'only convince the - boyfriend that coeds have to be in their rooms at o'clock (fast time). That will make our date one hour shorter." However, WSGA al lows dates to be run according to slow time, unless wanted otherwise. 1922 Class Gift To Scholarships Arrangements - will be com pleted this morning to turn Abe $31,000 Class of 1922 memorial fund over to the College scholarships for upperclassmen prominent in "cultural activi ties"---debating, dramatics, lit erature,' music, - and similar pur suits Originally :3,3h6':•c.las.s — had vOted its money—raised on pledges paid after graduation— for a swimming pool. The scholarships are to be awarded annually in any amount the Senate scholarship committee may decide. After Robert R. Burtner, Harrisburg, chairman of the class gift committee,_ today se cures final signatures from his committee authorizing transfer of the money, the only step re maining .is to hive the Board of Trustees accept the gift at their June meeting. At their Janu— ary meeting, they indicated they would do this. Requirements for the scholar ships are completion of two se mesters in College, satisfactory scholarship, and good moral character. They are not to be limited to any school but pre ference is to be given to stu dents prominent in - cultural ac tivities as distinguished from athletic. They will be the only scholarships the College offers on this basis, and will begin_ next fall. Block And Bridle- Club To Hold Annual. Livestock' Show Today OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE Third Annual College Circus To Open Before 5,000 In Rec Hall At 8 Tonight Her Royal Highness Of The Big Top Helen B. Cramer,,-above, will preside at "Penn State on Parade," the third annual All-College Circus, in Rec Hall at 8 o'- clock tonight. The three-ring extravaganza with 300 performers Is a two-hour show. Press Conference Opens Today With 550 High School Guests Delegates Will Hear 1 Famous Journalists More than 500 delegates ind 60 advisors, representing 50 Pennsylvania high schools, will attend a conference sponsored by the journalism department from 9:30 a. m to 5 p. m. today. Outstanding speakers at the annual meeting will be Don Rose, Philadelphia Evening Ledger columnist, and Gus M. Steinmetz, director of publicity for the department of internal (Continued on Page Seven) rg.tan And Warmer. Alumni Supplement, Exams Inside A three-page 'Alumni Supple ment explaining the membership drive which will begin next week and the complete second semester examination schedule will 'be found in today's Collegian. Published in cooperation with the Alumni Association, the sup plement is on pages three, four and five. Students are urged to immedi ately study the exam schedule which begins on page six because conflicts must, 'be reported no later than 5 p.m. next Wednes day. Phys Ed Conference In National Defense To Be Held Here Today A conference of health, phys ical education, and recreation in national defense will be conduct ed here today by the School of Physical Education and Athletics, and the School of Education, in cooperation with Extension Serv ices. "The conference is being held," it was stated, order that com munity leaders throughout Penn sylvania may come together to discuss ways:and means of im proving the .programs of health, physical eduCation, and recrea .tion as and ,important •contribu- 1 , tion!:to. the American, .Way Lifer Weather— PRICE THREE CENTS Helen Cramer Reigns As Queen; 'Penn State On Parade' Is Theme "Penn State on Parade," third annual All-College Circus, will open the flaps of its huge tent at 8 o'clock tonight in Recrea tion Hall •to entertain an over flowing crowd of 5,000. With Helen B. Cramer '4l reigning as queen of the Big Top, over 300 performers will take part in the• two-hour show, organized by Gene Wettstone and sponsored by the School of Physical Education and Ath letics. The theme of this year's cir cus is patriotic, and the title "Penn State on Parade" is de rived from the grand finale in which the outstanding, repre sentatives in each strident acti vity are presented in a magni ficient setting. With a red. white and blue background, the Circus will portray the College's contributions to the national defense program in a la Billy Rose style. The queen and her attendants. Rulh K. Kistler •'4l and Ruth J. Moore '43, will be presented in an elaborate opening number which will include the "March of Youth" by 50 girls, and a unique ball room dance led by Betty E. Widger r 42. The featured attraction of the evening will be the act of 'Bob Hoffman and his world cham pion weight lifters from York. The visiting muscle-men have won, world renown and promise to give one of the finest displays of weight lifting ever presented. Included among the numer ous acts by students will be a display of aerial acrobatics, featuring Clair Hess and Ben Stahl, the "bouncing focls," "five girls on a trapeze," and "the tumbling Arabs." In ad dition four fraternities, Beta Sigma Rho, Delta Sigma Phi, Lembda Chi Alpha, and Sigma Nu will vie for the trophy in the skit contest won last year by Phi Delta Theta. 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 [ale News Bulletins iimiuminimmunminumnumninniimiumuilm WASHINGTON President Roosevelt at a press conference yesterday said that naval patrols will scout the seas, but no con voys will be sent to Britain. He stated that Greenland already is occupied by hostile forces. He also attacked views of Col. Lind bergh and his followers. BERLIN—The Nazi press ac cused the President of untrue statements and said that if con voys are attempted they will be met by German submarines. ATHENS—British troops are being evacuated from Greece as the path of the German blitzkrieg reached within a few miles of the Hellenic capital. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL National League Chicago 8, Pittsburgh 7 Brooklyn 5, BostOn 0 New oYrk 7, Philadelphia 4 St. Louis 8, Cincinnati 4 American League Cleveland 5, Chicago 3 -Detroit . l2,L,St. Louis 11 Ne?..r ;York 6,..Washi,tigton 0 ''-Odston't;Ptifladelthti'
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