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VOL. 37—No. 131
Defense Course
Open To Liberal
Arts Graduales
Liberal arts graduates may en
roll in production engineering,
one of the two government-spon :
sored national defense training
courses that will be repeated at
the .College beginning June 11,
Clarence E. Bullinger, head of
the department of industrial en
gineering, disclosed yesterday.
The course, which will con
tinue through 16 weeks, is open
to . students with a minimum of
two years of college work, and
also to persons who have gradu
ated from accredited four-year
schools and who in addition,
have commendable industrial
experience. Tuition fees will be
paid by the government.
• One of the features of the en
rollment makeup of the new
course is that it will be available
•to unplaced liberal arts gradu
ates who show technical inter
ests. "No job guarantee will be
given these students who com
plete the course, but many, of
them should find placement in
the present under-supplied - in
dustrial field," Professor Bullin
ger said.
Several changes will be intro
duced into the repeat course as
• compared to the one just com
pleted. The enrollee quota has
- been increased from 30 to 32.
Professor Bullinger also empha
sized that industrial relations
will receive less stress and more
time will be devoted to shopwork
and inspection.
Of the 31 original enrollees in
,the 'first- production, •engineering
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course, seven dropped out to ac- •
cept jobs before completing the
course. Of the 24 who completed
the work, seven had jobs lined up
before graduation, and six others
had promising contacts.
Diesel engineering,
,the other
of the two defense courses, was
scheduled to begin its repeat ses
sion yesterday. However, the
Diesel course was open only to
25 Naval Reserve Officers who,
when they complete the work,
will be qualified to accept posi
tions as officers on Diesel-oper
ated Naval vessels.'
Druids Will Tap
15 Freshmen
Druids, sophomore honorary
hat society, will tap 15 freshmen
athletes in front of Old Main at
12:45 o'clock this afternoon, it
was announced last night by
Charles L. Ridenour, society
president.
Those to be tapped are Nich
olas P. Ranieri, and William
Schabacker, boxing; Thomas M.
Reed and Wallace M. Riler, fenc
ing; Robert H. Walters Jr. and
John R. Banbury, football; Ed
win L. Anderson and Harold L.
Zimmerman, gymnastics; Harold
F. Bucher Jr., rifle; William B.
Prichard and John W. Struck,
soccer; Marvin F. Nathan, swim
ming; Samuel C. Harry and Ro
bert A. Morgan, wrestling; and
Jack R. Grey, sophomore class
president-elect.
Students Warned
All students who get in the
way of the fire company going to
and at the scene of State College
fires will be .arrested, police
warned last night.
Skull And Bones Elects
New Skull and Bones officers
are Charles F. Mattern.'42, presi
dent; Ray J. McCrory '42, vice
president; C. Homer Hoffman '42,
secretary-treasurer.
Alumni Drive Extended
Until Thursday
Originally planned to end to
night, the alumni 'student mem
bership drive will be extended
until next Thursday, William B.
Bartholomew '4l, general solicit
ing chairman, announced last
night.
This extension was made at
the request of students wishing
to write home for money or par
ental consent, Bartholomew ex
plained. •
In yesterday's soliciting, 81
women and 7 men were signed to
bring the total of new members
to 201. This number includes 89
juniors„ 89 sophomores, 20 sen
iors, 3 freshrnen, and a two-year
Ag student.
Swingereltes
All Dated Up
Fred Waring's `Swingerettes",
Donsa Dae and Patsy Garrett,
will arrive in town today at 4
p. in. and swing right into a full
schedule of college "big week
end" activities.
First thing on the rostrum is a
rehearsal for the Thespian show,
"The Joint's Jumpin'," in which
the girls will appear in song and
dance numbers tonight and to
morrow night in Schwab Audi
torium.
After tonight's performance,
Donna and Patsy will be escorted
to Junior Prom as guests of the
Thespians. Tomorrow, after
breakfast in the Corner Room,
the girls will sight-see the-cam
pus. •
Luncheon at the Sigma Phi
Epsilon fraternity will be follow
ed by a Thespians' picnic at
Whipple's Dam. At the conclu
sion of tomorrow night's show,
the girls will be guests at the
Sigma Nu - fraternity dance.
The Swingerettes will leave
sometime on Sunday. During
their visit, they will stay with
Barbara Gnau, Janet Hartz, and
Miriam Rhein, Thespian Singer
ettes, in Atherton Hall.
Honorary Will Initiate
I Al Smoker Sunday
Six students and one professor
will be initiated into Alpha Delta
Sigma, national advertising hon
orary, at the Phi Gamma Delta
fraternity house at 7 p. m. Sun
day evening.
Following the initiation, there
will - be a smoker at which Earl
Gaines, advertising . manager of
the Pittsburgh Press, will speak.
Those to be initiated are:
Marechal S. Clegg '4l, Meyer J:
Dickler '4l, Quentin R. Fehr '4l,
Ernest J. Soble '42, Martin
_Li.
Duff '43, John H. Graybill '43;
and Otto W. Prochazka,' instruc
tor in journalism.
Vincent Lopez Foresees End Of War
By JAMES E. McCAUGHEY '42 that the war will end in Palestine
and LAWRENCE S. DRIEVER '4l either on May 7 or May 11, and
We talked with Vincent Lopez
that there will be a revolution
Wednesday night and found that
in the United States starting the
in addition to being a band lead
er, he's an astrologer, a mathema-
same day the war ends and last
tician, a student of the Bible and ing until 1947.
a meteorologist all rolled into Lopez explained that the . end
one. of the war will probably come
What's more, he told us he on May 7 instead of the later
uses his talents not in any ordin- date. He also told us that the
ary way but to predict world Nazis will take Gibraltar but not
events. He made three predic- Suez.
tions which, if they come true,
will put him miles ahead of all
the crystal ball gazers and
prophets the world has ever seen.
His three predictions were that
the British• will win the war,
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1941, STATE COLLEGE, PA
Henson
Wilson
Thespian's Guest Stars And Prom Co-Chairman
FRED WARING
PATSY GARRETT DONNA DAE
Colonial Theme For Junior
In Rec Hall At 9 O'Clock
Tickets Now On Sale
At AA Windows
A colonial theme has been se
lected for Junior Prom to be
held • in Rec Hall from 9 to 2
o'clock tonight, Co-chairmen
John M. Phillips '42 and J. Ro
bert Morrow '42 announced yes
terday.
Rec.' Hall will be decorated
mainly with blossoming cherry
trees. At one end of the • floor
there will be a replica of an old
colonial house.
Tickets for the dance, priced at
$4 each, will be 'on sale today at
the Athletic Association windows
on the first floor of Old Main.
Tickets may also be purchased
at Rec Hall tonight.
Paul Whiteman and his band,
"designed for the dancing youth
of America," will provide the
music. The band featUres enter
tainers such as Marianne, solo
dancer; Frank Howard, baritone;
Buddy Weed, solo . pianist and ar
ranger; Murray McEachern, in
strumental soloist; Ann Suther
land, singer; and Miguel Duch
esne, trumpet player.
"I've never been wrong in any
of my predicitions," Lopez said.
"I analyze them in four different
ways: mathematically, astron
omically, meteorlogically, and ac
cording to the Bible. Four years
Elected President Of I FC;
And Carlton Secure Offices
J. ROBERT MORROW '42
J. Robert Morrow '42, above,
and John M. Phillips '42, not
shown, are co-chairmen of Junior
Prom to be held in Rec Hall to
night. On the left are Patsy Gar
rett, Fred Waring and Donna
Dae. Miss Garrett and Miss Dae
will appear in the Thespian
show, "The Joint's Jumpin',"
tonight and tomorrow.
Nine Members Named
To Forensic Council
Nine new members to Foren
sic Council, appointed by 411-
College President on the recom
mendation of present council
members, the four debate
coaches, and Prof. John H. Friz
zell, were announced last night
by President David R. Benjamin
'4l.
They are Herbert L. Berger '42,
Milton J. Bernstein '44, Dorothy
K. Brunner '44, Thomas J.
Burke '42, Gerald F. Doherty '42,
Samuel G. Fredman '43, William
E. Harkins '42, Ruth L. Kiesling
'43, and Lois E. Notovitz '42.
Cap And Gown Orders
Orders for caps and gowns will
be taken at Student Union Mon
day through Saturday. A deposit
of $5 will be required, and it is
expected that a full refund will
be made upon return of the cap
and gown.
ago I predicted that the Greek
democracy would fall and that
Greece would become a Fascist
state."
Lopez told us that he, writes
two regular columns about his
predicitions—one column in a
Detroit newspaper and one in a
San Francisco paper. He also
said that he has written several
magazine articles.
"I intend to retire as a musi
cian four years from now, in
1945, and devote all my time to
writing," he said. "I'm working
on two books right now. Both are
on my predictions and the
method I use in making them."
Warnock Predicts
Enrollment Decline
Thomas J. L. Henson '42 will
replace H. Edward Wagner as
president of Interfraternity
Council for the coming year as
a result of elections held at the
Delta Sigma Phi fraternity last
night. Robert Wilson '42, who
polled the second highest number
of votes in the presidential race,
automatically took over the vice
presidency formerly held by Erik
S. Moeller '42.
Burnett C. Carlton '42 was
named to' the secretary-treasurer
post after three ballots. He de
feated John M. Gerecter '42,
Howard H. Earl '42, and Robert
W. Fickenscher '42 in replacing
William S. Kirkpatrick '4l fov
the office.
Henson received a majority of
votes of the 43 houses present to
win the ele . ction on the first
ballot. Beside Wilson„ he was op
posed by William F. Finn '42 and
William J. McKnight '42.
Theodore Casnoff '42 and Char
les F. Bowman '42 were named to
the executive committee of the
organization. William P. Hind
man '43 was the third candidate.
Dean A. R. Warnock, speaking
to the fraternity presidents on
the effect of the Selective Service
to enrollment and fraternity
rushing for the coming year,
stated, "I believe the'upperclasses
will fall off in enrollment but
there will be more incoming
freshmen." He predicted the de
cline in students might reach the
500 mark.
Prom
Tonight
Warnock pointed out that local
draft boards have been notified
to use integrity in taking men
from college because of the de
ficiency of employment in pro
duction necessitates the educa
tion of more men.
The Dean of Men advised stu
dents who expect to be called for
training in September or October
not to attend school, but to ask
their local boards to send them
early so that they might be able
to enroll - on time for the comple
tion of their education the fol
lowing year. In reference to quit
ting school to take employment,
he warned "get your degrees first
so you can handle the better pay
ing jobs later."
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LONDON Prime Minister
Churchill reorganized his cabi
net to include Lord Beaverbrook,
former head of air craft produc
tion in the office of Minister of
State without portfolio.
WASHINGTON Secretary
of Commerce Jesse Jones in a
letter to the president yesterday
announced the taking over of
commercial transport planes for
-military service.
CHICAGO Will Hays of the
famous Hays Censorship Office
is in St. Luke's Hospital. A doc
tor said that Hays will remain
there under observation for at
least a week.
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