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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)
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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.
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Bulletins
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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
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