Successor to
the . Free Lance,
Established 1887
VOL. 37—No. 130
Laich Gets sth Annual
Penn State Club Award
Named Outstanding
Independent Senior
Arnold C. Laich '4l, All-Col-
lege president, has been selected
to receive the' fifth annual Penn
State Club award as the most
outstanding non-fraternity sen
ior, it was announced last night
"by Arthur Peskoe '42, the club's
president-elect.
• in addition to presiding over
All-College Cabinet, Laich is a
member of • Lion's Paw, senior
activities honorary, and " Skull
and Bones, upperclass . activities
Honorary. He has been npmed
Pipe Orator of the senior class.
In 1938-39 Laich served as
president of the sophomore class
and was tapped by Druids.
sophomore honorary.
Laich will be presented a
scroll at the Penn State Club's
annual banquet on May . 15 and
will have his name inscribed on
the Club plaque beneath the
names of the following out
standing non-fraternity men of
the past: Johnson Brenneman.
'37, Russell— Gohn '3B, Joseph
Peel '39, and David E. Per
grin '4O.
The committee which selected
Laich for the honor consisted of
A. R. Warnock, dean of men;
-- -George .L. Donovan, Student
Union manager; and H. Edward
,Wagner /41, , Intertraternity.
Council president.:- •
Viewing
The. Draft ,
By JOHN A. BAER
Formulation of a national
draftpolicy as a basis on which
to decide the cases of the 90,000
,students subject to call this sum
mer is moving rapidly toward
completion. It looks, as if students
will 'finally get all possible con
sideration and not just be shoved
automatically aboard a troop
-train.
National Selective Se r vice
headquarters and the American
Council on Education have been
working side by side on the
problem. They have issued a
joint "statement of. recommended
procedure" in which college and
university officials are asked to
disseminate all available draft
information and take the initi
ative in asking deferment for
students.
the program can be broken
down into three general steps as
follows:
1. Colleges will send a "recom
mended , letter" to all student
registrants. The letter is being
drawn up in Washington. It will
outline briefly the position of
students under the Selective
Service Training Act and will
warn classified students that
their classifications will be sub
ject to change before July 1.
Lieut. Col. Young Called
To Active Army Duly WASHINGTON President
• Roosevelt, in his talk last night
Lieut. Col. William R. Young, over a nationwide hookup, urged
for over 21 years associated with all Americans to buy national
the College Extension Service defense stamps and bonds, which
and Supervisor of the Corres-
will go on sale at post offices to
pondence Instruction Division for day. The President ordered stamp
11 years, has been ordered to ac-
No. 1 from the postmaster-gen
tive duty by . the United States eral last night.
Army, where he will take charge • CAlRO—Eighty per cent of the
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• of the education section of the original British Expeditionary
Thespian- Tickets - • Di v isi o n . - ••.
,• • . , Welfare • - • -Force in Greece. has been safely
Tickets for ' the -.Thespians' member of .the class . o f Is i n withdrawn, a British communi
. isprini. show, "The Joint's'‘l'irip- mechanical. 'engineering, . Lieut. que stated last 'night: -
7 ,.. , ,, Ez ;in ,
.:are.enisale.at, the .Student . 01.. Young has-been :active in ...- SUEZ—British forces '. in Afr
rzi.:::,.-,--i Union. desk in OldMain.•.tickets •,. education- and.. holds membership,:;; lea' are,:'expecting 'a anighty:Ger
-9.4111.t. forXriclaY:eVenirig •are priced. aki;in4e 4: l:!ettrisylvania:',..Y,ocational-s.tman offensive to,belaunched.on
L *ii••.•,64r,Coc, :those :for, the•Sattirday,j),cr=:::,4sspelAtlon and the IstatiOna Ed- ' - .the strategic Suez Canal within
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2. Students will be asked to
prepare a "Statement of Infor
mation" which they will receive
with the draft letter. This . state
ment will give students an op
portunity. to describe in detail
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Honored By Club
Arnold C. Laich '4l; All-Col
lege presideht, has been named
recipient of the Penn State
Club's annual award made to
an outstanding independent sen
ior.
Request Made
For Exam Copies
A requeit that all profesSors Jr., Theodore A. Scott, and Wil
submit copies of exams to .the, ham .'D. Fox. HOCKEY—
stixdent-exalii•ifile baS,,beeri,iliade.;,vgika:).:ll4,_,' = l 3 , - SOrher - Jr, B. WA ,
by All-College cabinet. ..:'.- .liard-KalliV!"finCrHarry d' Her-
Following a report made by bert. GYMNASTICS—John' D.
David I. Finkle '4l, chairman O'Brien, Albert L. Dimling, and
of the exam file committee, H. Barton G. Loeb.
Edward Wagner '4l, introduced . SKIING—James L, Jackson,
a motion, • later approved by James B. Norcross, and Law,
Cabinet, which asks professors rence M. Andies. FENCING—
to, cooperate with the Library Palmer L. Davis Jr., Karl J. Is
committee in charge of conduct-- rael, and John H. Dodd. 'RIFLE
ing the files. —Ernest L. Sederholm Jr
All exam copies should be
submitted by professors . to the
Reference Room desk in the Li-
brary bOore May 15, Finkle
requested.
From May 15 to June 5 the
exam file will be available to
students in Rooms 5 and 6 in
the basement of the Library.
Additional student . helpers sup-
plied by . NYA will assist the
Library committee, so that the
file may be kept open from 4
p. in. to - 10 p. m. each day.
Certain restrictions, submit
ted by Finkle, are to be ob
served by students while using
the • file. Restrictions are as
follows:
1. Only one set of exams pei
person at one time.
2. Do not mark or deface
exams. • _
3. Exams should be copied
and returned immediately.
4. Exams may not be remov
ed from the library. •
5. No person may hold an
exam longer than one hour.
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 1941, STATE COLLEGE, PA
Blue Key Selects
36 Sophomores
Thirty-six sophomores were
selected by Blue Key, honorary
men's hat society, last night for
formal tapping in front of Old
Main at 12:45 o'clock today,
William F. Finn '42, president.
announced.
Charles H. Ridenour '43, pres
ident of the sophomore honor
ary, Druids, stated last night
that selection of freshmen for
tapping has been made and that
the• acceptances will be submit
ted today.
The society selected 34 first
assistant . managers from 11
sports and 2 sophomores from
the Daily Collegian, Nicholas W.
Vozzy of the editorial staff and
Robert E. Edgerly from the
business board.
The first assistant managers
and their sports are:
FOOTBALL—AIIan I. Moses,
Frank J. Perna, and Irving C.
Wilhelm.' SOCCER—A. Edward
Leitzinger, M. William Lunde
lius, • and Charles R. Ruttenberg.
BASKETBALL—RaIph W. Er
vin Jr., Richard S. Peifly, and
William E. Murphy Jr.
X-COUNTRY Frank E.
Baldwin, Joseph R. Quickel,
and C. Henry. McCall. BOX
lNG—Jerome H. Blakeslee, John
W. Hanley, and Jesse J. Cohen.
WRESTLING—Robert Z. Tor
rence, William H. Scott Jr., and
J. Edward Husted.
SWIMMING—AIbert I. Eddy
firemen List Deaths
In Millbrook Blaze
A fatal note was echoed by
the State College fire whiStle,
which sounded shortly after 10
o'clock last night. Late reports
reveal that, searchers• have lo-
Cated at least 120 charred
bodies in the smouldering ruins
of a dwelling at Millbrook, two
miles east of State College.
The Alpha Fire Company
rushed to the blaze, but to no
avail. The chicken house had
burned.
Gunter Tapped
John M. Gerecter '42 has been
added to the list of 15 juniors and
sophomores who have been tap
ped for Skull and Bones, Thomas
C. 13ackenstose, president of the
society, announced last night.
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Artists' Course To Sell
Seri
With 79 students signed in
yesterday's soliciting, the alum
ni membership drive increased
its total of new members to 113,
it was reported last night by
Edward K. Hibshman, execu
tive secretary of the Alumni
Association.
With soliciting heaviest in sor
orities and men's dormitories
and unreported in fraternities
and the eastern part of town,
57 women and 56 men have been
signed as the campaign moves
into its fourth day. The new
members include 54 juniors, 46
sophomores, 9 seniors, 3 fresh
men, and a two-year ag student.
The fact that the 20 per cent
of the solicitors who have re
ported so far have succeeded in
signing about 75 per cent of the
students they approached is an
encouraging indication of a high
final total for the drive, Mr.
Hibshman said.
Senate Passes
$15,000 MI Bill
Fival„,state senate :approval on
Tuesday of a $75,000 appropria
tion for Mineral Industry work
in anthracite and bituminous
coal products places the bill for
financing of State College re
search in the state house.
Complete approval of the bill,
which was proposed by Sen.
Robert M. Miller, (R., Luzerne),
would result in a matching ap
propriation of $75,000 by the
coal industry, Dean Edward
Steidle of Mineral Industries
said last night.
"There is no question about
the bill passing the House," re
marked Dean Steidle. "This is
the only coal work which is
supported by state appropria
tion. Since the.. coal industry is
the backbone of this , industrial
state there is little doubt about
the bill passing legislature."
Research financed by the new
appropriation would be a con
tinuation of two year's work
being done at the College.
Names of new officers of all
fraternities, clubs, honorary so
cieties, and other groups should
be handed in at Student Union
immediately, George L. Dono
van, Student,Union manager, has
requested. -
Late News Flashes
British communique disclosed
late yesterday.
WASHINGTON—Army offici
als announced yesterday that five
additional infantry divisions are
to be motorized and two more
armored divisions are to be added
to .the National Army.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
National League
" Philadelphia, 0, Pittsburgh 4
Brooklyn 4,.Cincirmati 3
St. Louis 6, .New York 4
Chicago 9,. Boston 4
American League Junior Prom Tickets
ChiCago 5; Washington 1: • Tickets ,for. Junior Prom will
Detroit +l.2 . ,•::BraolctB zo,:oon ,Sitle.ittonlorroW . morning at-
. Cleveland 6,, Philadelphia.s. the Athletic Association windows,.
New , Yot.k M Oiuis " - "was. announced "iesterdiy: •
rgiatt
ckets In May
es Ti
Alumni Drive Total
Reaches 113
SU Wants Names
Weather—
Clear And
Continued Warm
PRICE THREE CENTS
Davey Plan Accepted;
One Number Chosen
Adoption of the Davey ticket
selling plan calling for a spring
sale and the selection of the
Rochester Philharmonic Or
chestra for next year's program
resulted from the first meeting
of the newly elected Artists'
Course Committee, Dr. Carl E.
Marquardt, chairman, announ
ced last night.
The Davey plan polled the
largest number of votes in a
recent survey of ticket sales
methods. Its application . calls
for the sale of series tickets for
next fall's performances about
the middle of May.
Seats must be purchased in
person and cash or check pre
sented. "Since only one num
ber has been selected, the tick
ets will have to be bought on
the reputation the Course has
established in past years," ex
plained Dr. Marquardt.
The spring sale of tickets will
not cancel the main sale in the
fall. Ticket prices will be the
same for next season as they
were this year, $5.50, $4.50, and
$3.50. The number of tickets
available to a single purchaser
has been raised from three to
four.
At 4 p. m. of the day 'selected
for the pre-sale, numbers will
be handed out to the prospec
tive buyers in line. The num
bers establish the order in
which actual tickets may be
purchased the following morn
ing at the Athletic Association
windows in Old Main.
Seat selection will be similar
to this year's plan with Schwab
Auditorium divided into two
parts. One-half of the house
will be available to students and
faculty and townspeople will
share the other half.
Selection of the Rochester
Philharmonic Orchestra, under
the direction of Jose Iturbi.
followed the survey of Course
patrons at the Anna Kaskas
program. The largest number
of requests for favorite artists
was polled by the Rochester
Philharmonic Orchestra.
Fuel Associations
Meet Af College
The tenth Petroleum and Na
tural—Gas Conference will be
held in the Art Gallery of the
Mineral Industries Building to
morrow and Saturday, Edward
Steidle, dean of the Mineral In
dustries School, announced yes
terday. The conference is spon
scired jointly by the Bradford
District Pennsylvania Oil Pro
ducers Association, the Pennsyl
vania Grade Crude Oil Produ
cers Association, and the Penn
sylvania Natural Gas Men's As
sociation.
Professor Sylvain J. Pirson of
the Mineral Industries School is
in charge of ' the arrangements
for the conference. Registra
tion will take place in the lobby
of the Nittany Lion Inn until
1 p. m., and thereafter in the
cloakroom adjoining the Art
Gallery. The Petroleum session
is scheduled to begin at 2 p. m.
tomorrow, and the Natural Gas
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