-Successor to zi to , vitt/tit the' Free Lance. Established 1887_ VOL. 37—No. 133 Borough Council Orders Removal Of Dual Meters All 'dual parking meters, placed for a 90-day ,trial period, will be removed, contracts .for the pur chase of the meters will be can celled; and a borough ordinance amendment will establish a fine for overtime parking in the space now governed by the meters, the borough council decided• last night. These meters, • affecting two hour parking, having proved un satisfactory and will be removed by the company offering them for sale sometime before or short ly after May 12, the date of ex piration of the 90-day contract. Council also recommended Burgess Wilbur F. Leitzell to close Allen street between Col lege and Beaver avenues to ve hicle traffic on May 23 and 24 following a petition from the lo cal Americ'an Legion concerning their "ToWn Fair" on those dates. Several petitions for notifying parties about laying sidewalks on their property were consider ed at the meeting. One petition, concerning property on Hamilton avenue, owned by Gamma Sigma Phi fraternity, was granted. An other petition asking that side walks be laid on the corner of Hamilton and Garner streets was also granted. Notices will be sent to owners of the property setting a time limit for construction of In answer to a letter from Gov ernor Arthur H. James, Burgess Leitzell appointed Councilman John H. Henszey as representa tive for the borough to attend the Pennsylvania Civilian Defense Meeting at Harrisburg Wednes day afternoon. Representatives from all municipalities have been invited to help organize a Council of Defense for Pennsylvania. An ordinance granting duo parking spaces for use by taxi cabs - and vetoed by Burgess Leit zell was amended to grant only one space. This block occupies the first parking space north of Calder Alley on the west side of Allen street. 1111111111111011111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Late News Bulletins 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 ALEXANDRIA The British government yesterday declined the offers of Turkey to mediate in the Iraquian situation: The British refused any peace pro : posal until the Iraquian troops, which are ;besieging the British .airport at Havana, are with drawn. .WASHINGTON President Roosevelt told the world yester day that the United States is striving to. retain air supremacy from the Axis powers. He told Secretary of War Stimson to con centrate on the production of heavy bombers. VlCHY—Unofficial dispatches from Moscow yesterday disclosed the moving of huge Russian land, sea, and air forces from the far east to the near east. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL National League St. Louis 5, Boston 1 All Other Games, rain American League Philadelphia 5, Chicago 4 Cleveland 2, Washington I Detroit 7, New York 3 Boston, St. Louis, rain Deferment Blanks For Fees Ready Application blanks for defer ment of fees for the first semes ter of the 1941-'42 year are now available in the Bursar's office, it was announced yesterday by Russell E. Clark, 'bursar. Regulations governing the de ferment are stated on a sheet ad joining the application. The final date for filing appli cations in the Bursar's office for the first semester fee deferment has been set as August 20. Deferments for the first semes ter will be due and payable Oc tober 15 and November 15. The portion of the fees not deferred is payable at the time of regular fee payment. Alumni Drive In Second Week Optimism was the keynote yesterday as the Alumni Associ ation plunged into the second week of a student membership drive. With acceptances received from 50 percent of the students reported contacted, the main rea son for failure of the drive to sign up more than 300 students so far was laid yesterday to in activity on the part of solicitors. In_a statement last night, Wil liam B. Bartholomew '4l, gen eral chairman of the drive, said: "Our difficulty the first week was with solicitors who did not report at all. Those who reported had more than 50 per cent suc cess. For this reason the drive has been extended through this week. By Thursday night we expect to pass the 500 mark in new subscriptions." Although 80 per cent of the women have been approached, only 40 per cent of the•men have been solicited, Bartholomew stated. - To date 162 women and 106 men have signed to bring the to tal of new members to 268. This number includes 118 juniors, 112 sophomores, 29 seniors, 2 ffesh men, and a two-year ag student. He urged that all solicitors who have not yet turned in their subscriptions to do so as soon as possible. Candidates Called Freshman men who desire to try out for the business staff of the Collegian should• report to Room 405 Old Mein at 7:30 to night. Candidates for the editor ial staff should report to Room 418 Old Main at 7 o'clock. Junior Prom Imports Greyhounds. Fail More than 100 Junior Prom imports stood at the Atherton Street Bus Terminal Sunday aft ernoon and waited for the Grey hounds which would carry them swiftly to civilization. They waited. . College officials at conferences in Harrisburg and Washington pondered the tardiness of a us ually efficient public service. They, too, waited. No amount of futile waiting, however, could alter the fact that striking employees of the Grey hound Lines had shut down auto bus service in a 10-state area at 5 a.m. Sunday, cancelling 20 arrivals and r departures per day at' the local terminal. As Collegian went to press last OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 6, 1941, STATE COLLEGE, PA Inaugural To Begin At 9 Nominated For AA Elections Monday; Students To Vote On 2 Amendments Five students were nominated for the presidency of the Athletic Association yesterday and four for the secretaryship, Jack W. Brand '4l, retiring head of the association, announced last night. RObert P. Brooks '42, Max S. Peters '42, ,Albert A. Price '42, James W. Ritter '42, and Elmer F. Webb '42 will/ vie - for the presidency, while either Elmer A. Gross '42, C. Homer Hoffman '42; Thomas L. Reissmann or Woodrow W. King '42 will suc ceed Frank A. Gleason '4l as sec retary. Elections will be held in the first floor lounge of Old Main from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday. If no candidate receives a ma jority of the votes cast on Mon day, the two highest candidates for each office will compete in a run-off election Tuesday. Required by the constitution to have at least a "1" average, can didates for AA offices do not have to be athletes or managers. How ever, all of this year's candidates have earned varsity letters in at least one sport. A special committee will be appointed by Brand to supervise Monday's-- elections. AA books will be-required for voting. In addition to electing officers, the student body will vote on two proposed amendments to the AA constitution: 1. Restoring the eligibility rule limiting varsity and freshman competition to four years. 2. Establishing the numeral award as an Athletic Association award, the requirements remain ing the same. If the first amendment is ad opted, Roman Pieo, captain-elect of the gym team, would be ruled ineligible. It is believed/ that no other athletes would be affected. Library Gels Books On National Defense Government books, documents, and pamphlets relating to a vari ety of national defense problems including labor, employment, and Selective Service regulations were received from Washington and placed on display in the Li brary reference room, Librarian Willard P. Lewis announced yes terday. night no settlement had been reached between the Amalgamat ed Association of Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach Em ployees, AFL and Greyhound of ficials. The union demands an increase of one-half cent a mile for drivers, a closed shop, and a 40-hour week for terminal em ployees. Temporary arrangements with other bus lines and railway sys tems keep lines of transportation open. Refunds will be made to all ticket-holders whose trips were cancelled by the 'strike. The Nittany Lion b a•s eb a 11 squad will probably leave 'by private car this morning for their Wednesday tilt with Navy at An napolis: it was learned last night. Stood Up! Keep Date rgiatt Hefiel . Will Address New Counselors President Ralph D. Hetzel will address more than a hundred newly appointed student coun selors and alternates on the rela tion of the counselor work to College , administration in the Hcme Economics Auditorium at 8:15 o'clock tonight. The counselors were selected upon the recommendation of faculty members and were ap proved by the PSCA Student Counselor committee. They will assume their duties during fresh man week next year and will have direct advisory responsi bilities according to schools in which they are enrolled. Army Officials To Review ROTC With preparations in full swing for the final ROTC parade, to be held May 21, Col. Edward R. Ardery, ROTC head, announced that Col. William A. Ganoe, In fantry, Maj. Alan J. McCutcher, Corps of Engineers, will be here for inspection next Wednesday and Thursday, May 14 and 15. The inspection, conducted an nually by the War Department, will determine what rating the ROTC unit at Penn State will be for this year. To retain the blue star that is worn by the freshmen and sophomore ROTC students, a rating of excellent or above must be achieved. An impressive ceremony for the final parade is being planned, it was stated. Medals will be awarded, and oaths will be ad ministrated to the Cadet Officers in the advanced course. Competitive drills to determine the best Engineer squad, platoon, and company will be held to morrow and Thursday. Medals and awards to winning individ uals will be presented at the Regimental Parade to be held next Tuesday. Committee Will Meef To Draw Up Report In Chapel Fund Row - The special committee to sub mit recommendations to Presid ent Hetzel concerning All-Col lege Cabinet's authority to con trol chapel funds will meet at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon, Prof. John H. Frizzell, chairman, dis closed yesterday. Representatives of the Penn State in China committee, an nounced Saturday, are Richard G. Davis, graduate student; Don old D. Stevenson, professor of forestry research; and Dr. Ralph L. Watts, dean emeritus of the School of Agriculture and chair man of the Penn State in China committee. They will meet with William B. Bartholomew '4l, Richard C. Peters '4l and Adam A. Smyser '4l, the three Cabinet represent atives appointed last Tuesday. It is understood that the mem bers from Cabinet will, try to have the committee present both sides of the controversy to Pres ident Hetzel instead of one recommendation. Weather— Warm And Probable Showers. PRICE THREE CENTS 4:15; Posts Baird, Doherty To Assume New All-College Posts Penn State's third All-College inauguration will begin at 4:15 p.m. today, immediately follow ing a 15-minute parade by the Blue Band and 125 Pershing Riflemen led by Aubrey G. None maker '4l. Ceremonies, which are expected to attract 3,000 students, will be held at the Main Gate. All-College President-elect Ro bert D. Baird '42 will take the oath of office administered by W. Lewis Corbin '4l, retiring Stu dent Tribunal head and Gerald F. Doherty '42 will become the new vice-president. The other highlight of the 30- minute program will be a short address by President Ralph D. Hetzel, who will be introduced by Robert N. Baker '4l, All- College vice-president. In addition to Baird's accept ance speech, short talks will also be given by Arnold C. Laich '4l, retiring All-College president, and H. Leonard Krouse '42, new ly elected senior class president. Other new officers who will be introduced are Jerome H. Blakes lee '43, junior class president, Jack R. Grey '44, sophomore class president, and Raymond F. Leff ler '42, head of the 1941-42 .Stu dent Tribunal. Official appointments for next year made by president-elect Baird include the following: Richard J. Cready, Robert A. Wasser, Richard N. Stevenson, George R. Ross Jr. and James L. Clovis, Tribunal seniors; Gilbert D. Zuccarini, Tribunal junior; and Thomas J. Burke, borough representative. New All-College officers will not be officially installed ' until May 13 when the 1941-42 Cabinet takes over student government. Conflict Exam Schedule With the final scheduling of conflict examinations, c o n fl i c t schedule cards are now available at the registrar's office, Room 119 Old Main. Announcement also has been made that grades for graduating seniors are due at the registrar's office at 5 p.m., Tuesday June 3. 1941. All senior grades not re ported at this time will be con sidered as passing grades. The conflict examination schedule follows: ABCh 2 May 29 2 113 FLab ABCh 438 May 31 10:20 204 FLab AgEc 1 May 29 2 204 FLab AgEc 6 May 29 8 6 Hort AgEc 11 June 2 2 6 Hort AgEc 19 May 27 2 200 Hort AgEc 32 June 2 2 200 Hort AgEc 211 May 28 10:20 6 Hort AgEng 2 May 28 8 204 AgEng Agro 13 May 27 2 103 Ag AH 1 June 5 8 206 Ag AH 12 June 3 8 206 Ag Art 55 June 2 8 102 MEng Art 80 May 28 10:20 102 MEng Art 100 June 3 8 102 MEng Bact 1 May 29 2 206 PH Bact 21 May 29 8 206 PH Bot 3 May 28 10:20 208 BL Bot 22 June 3 10:20 208 BL Chem 41 May 31 8 106 NPhys Corn 15 May 29 8 19 Sparks Corn 17 May 31 8 20 Sparks Corn 20 June 2 10:20 12 Sparks Corn 24 May 31 8 228 Sparks (Continued on Page Two)
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