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VOL. 37—No. 142
Alumni Drive
Hits 431 Mark;
500 Predicted
_ William B. Bartholomew '4l,
general chairman of the alumni
Membership drive, announced
last night that 431 students have
joined the Alumni Association
and predicted that late returns
will pull undergraduate mem
berships above the 500 mark.
According to Bartholomew,
canvassers signed 201 upperclass
men and 230 upperclass women.
Sixty seniors were included.
They will automatically become
paid-up members after their
graduation on June 9.
Edward K. Hibshman, execu
tive secretary of the Alumni As
sociation, said, "The campaign
not only increased our member
ship but also for the first time
fully explained the Alumni As
sociation to the student body. The
cumulative effect of such cam
paigns each year cannot be over
estimated."
Mr. Hibshman pointed out that
more degrees have been awarded
by the College in the last 10 years
than in the entire preceding 75
years and prophesied that the
new plan will result in a greatly
strengthened membership.
A new life membership plan
adopted at the same time as the
student membership drive has
already yielded 56 new life mem
berships, though no campaign has
been conducted. This plan is
based on graduated charges of
$4O, $3O, and $2O depending on
the number of years since the
person's graduation.
Ela kappa Na Initiates
Eight. New Members
New initiates of Eta Kappa Nu,
national electrical engineering
honor society are William A.
Bailey, Roy S. Boyce, August P.
Colaico, Alfonse R. Civitate, John
B. Gaenzle, Charles H. Lund,
Bernard P. McDonnell, arid Will
iam H. Raser.
Officers for the coming year
are Bernard J. Krings '42, presid
ent Charles H. Lund '42, vice
president; Walter N. Shambach
'42, corresponding seer e tar y;
William H. Baser '42, bridge cor
respondent; Alfonse R. Civitate
'42, record secretary; and Earl B.
Stavely, Jr. '42, treasurer.
Newman Club Meets
The newly formed Newman
club will hold its first annual
Community Breakfast in the
Corner Room at 10 a.m.• tomor
row. Bishop R. T. Guilfoyle of
Altoona will be the main speaker.
Stutter, Lisp, Or Talk Baby-Talk?
The Speech Clinic Should Help You
The mecca of Penn State stut
ters, lispers, and infantile per
severators (baby-talkers) is the
Speech Clinic on the third floor of
Sparks Building.
Speech experts say that a per
son can't make any real progress
in speech correction until he
"hears himself as others hear
him." For this purpose the clinic
has a Soundmiror, which elec
trically records a person's voice
•by the rearrangement of mole
cules on a metal- tape. The re
cording can be played back to the
patient hundreds. of times, but as
soon as the Soundmiror is
spoken into, the molecules are
once rearranged on the same tape
and a new recording is impressed.
In one of the laboratories is
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 17, 1941, STATE COLLEGE, PA
Students To Probe
Staged Collision
A hit-run driver will crash
head-on into another car on a
State College street on Monday,
according to a "prediction" today
by Thomas S. Shaw, of the Ac
cident Investigation Unit, Phila
delphia Police Department.
He should know. He is going
to stage the collision in connec
tion with a course on accident in
vestigation procedure, a part of
the fifth annual Traffic Officers
Training School, being conducted
at the College by the Institute
of Local Government, in cooper
ation with the Institute of Public
Safety of the College's extension
services.
Immediately after the accid
ent, Mr. Shaw will 'turn nearly
two score student-traffic officers
loose to discover the identity of
the hit-run driver from the,frag
ments of evidence that •are left
at the scene of the crash.
Farewell Dinner
Honors Klassen
"When I leave, I'm going to
miss greatly the many delightful
associations I have had at'Penn
State, particularly my relations
with the students," Peter B. Klas
sen, instructor of sociology, said
last night at the farewell dinner
given in his honor by 47 of his
faculty friends at the Hotel State
College.
At the conclusion of this term
Mr. and Mrs. Klassen will leave
for Chicago, where the popular
instructor will do research work
under Dr. W. F. Osborne at the
University of Chicago.
In recognition of his work and
his teaching during his two-year
residence here, Prof. Arthur H.
Reede of the economics depart
ment presented a leather brief
case to-114. Klassen on behalf of
the group, in which various
schools were represented.
Prof. M. Nelson McGeary of
the political science department
briefly ci.escribed Mr. Klassen's
achieverhents, particularly his
work in connection with crimin
ology and population.
Mrs. J. Paul Selsam lauded the
work Mrs. Klassen has done in
forming a Girl Scout group prim
arily, for underprivileged girls
in and about State College.
Bank Article Published
Prof. Sheldon C. Tanner of the
Department of Economics, has
had an article, "Judgement Notes
of Banking Institutions," pub
lished in the May issue of the
American Law School Review.
'an extremely delicate recording
machine that can make a contin
uous recording from lectures in
Rooms 10 . and 121 Sparks as well
as from the speech classroom, the
testing rooms, and the Clinic
studio.
Other apparatus include a
phonetic typewriter, a model of
the ear and throat, a Kimograph
which records body reactions on
a paper tape, and a small, gap
ing skeleton imprisoned in a
brown metal locker in the speech
classroom.
The Clinic offers its services to
the, students of the College, to
outside patients, and to schools
throughout the state by means of
a mobile unit which diagnoses
and treats speech cases.
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
Players Initiate,
Elect Officers
Twenty-four active and 19 as
sociate members received bids
from the Penn State Players and
were initiated yesterday. A for
mal dinner and dance was held
last evening for the group.
Officers elected for next year
were Jean Babcock '42, presi
dent;Sivia Cohen '43, vice-presi
dent; Joanne M. Palmer '43,
secretary; and Donald L. Russell,
treasurer.
- New intiates are Mae Brown
'4l, Albert •C. Chritsoph '43,
Civia Cohen '43, Helene S. Dav
ies '42 , . Eleanor T. Dill '4l, Jean
C. Esh '43, Hazel E. Cassman '43,
Elinor F. Herrman '42, Doris J.
Lasher '4l, Joanne M. Palmer
'43, Lois A. Reisinger '42, Dor
othy I. Rhoads '42.
Oliver H. Rose '4l, Donald L.
Russell '43, Norman A. Shandle
man '43, Dorothy H. Schulmann
'4l, Mary J. Seanor '42, David
Segal '42, Thomas G. Slutter '4l,
Aleda Snow '43, Doris J. Snow
'42, John R. Snyder '42, Gladys
B. Tear '42, and Betty L. Zeigler
'42.
Associate members of the club
are Marian J. Carbaugh '44, Wil
liam H. Cissel '43, Barbara A.
Davis '43, Milton Dolinger '44,
Dorothy C. Ellis '43, Philip W.
Eichholtz '43, John W. Fritz '4l,
James K. Gore '44, Sara E.
Harshbarger '43, Jean E. Hersh
berger '43, Vera E. Hirschberg
'42, Mary E. McCurdy '44, Betty
M. Miller '43.
Margaret K. Ramaley '44, Rob
ert M. Shellenberger '44, Aimes
L. Sobbott '42, Selma Solomon
'43, Marjorie H. Stockett '42;
James R. Ziegler '44.
Students Must TWO
In ROTC Uniforms
Al Time Scheduled
ROTC students must turn in
their uniforms at the basement
of Mac Hall this year according
to schedule, Scheduling Officer
R. V. Watkins has announced.
The uniform deposits are ex
pected to be ready at the bur
sar's office by June 4 or 5. The
military department will enforce
the schedule because all uni
forms must be ready to send to
the cleaners on June 4.
Monday, May 26
Section A—lnfantry, 8 to 10
a. m. Section B—lnfantry, 10 to
11:30 a. m. Section C—lnfantry,
1 to 2:30 p. m. Section B—En
gineers, 2:30 to 4:30 p. m.
Tuesday, May 27
Sections A, C, and D—Engi
neers, 7to 11 a. m. Section E
-Engineers and Section E—lnfan
try, 1 to 5 p. m.
Wednesday, May 28
Section F—Engineers and Sec
tion D—lnfantry, 7 to 11 a. in.
Section F—lnfantry, 1 to 5 p. m.
Thursday, May 29
Clean-up of students having
examinations • during regular
schedule, 8:30 to 11:30 a. in.
Monday, June 3
Pershing Rifle and students
participating in problem on Sat
urday, May 31, 7 to 11:30 a. m.
Senior Invitations
Ready For Graduation
Seniors may obtain commence
ment invitations, announcements,
and programs at Student Union
today, tomorrow, and Monday,
it was - announced yesterday by
Richard M. Gissinger '4l and
Frank R. Platt '4l, co-chairmen
of the invitations committee.
The committee will distribute
the invitations from 10 a. m. to 5
p. m. today and tomorrow, and
from 8 a. in. to 5 p. tn. Monday.
- Ad Contest Winners
Announced Today
Winners of the student adver
tising contest sponsored by the
Interstate Advertising Manager's
Association will be announced
and awarded cash prizes of $5O
at a luncheon which the associ
ation is holding at the Nittany
Lion Inn today at noon.
Donald W. Davis, associate
professor of journalism, has an
nounced that the advertising
plans will be on exhibit for local
merchants or any interested per
sons in the Nittany Lion Inn from
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. today.
The Luncheon and announce
ments of winners is part of a
two-day confab which was held
by the association yesterday and
will continue until this after
noon. Representatives are pres
ent from Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.
Beaux Arls Ball
Has Comic Theme
Comic strips will be the deco
rative theme of the annual Beaux
Arts Ball which will be held in
the Armory today from 9 p. m.
to midnight. The walls of the
building will be decorated with
comic strip "flats," student
drawn facsimiles of famous comic
strip characters on large-sized
poster cards.
Sponsored by Scarab, national
honorary architectural fratern
ity, the dance is Penn State's only
costume affair. Deviating from
the customary, strict costume
rule, an - informal "come - as you
please" regulation has been
adopted. Prizes will be awarded
for the most unusual, most elver
and most original costumes.
The Beaux Arts Queen, chosen
by student votes from a group of
13 coed representatives of soror
ities and dormitories, will be
crowned at intermission. She
will be attended by the 12 other
representatives.
Music by the Campus Owls
will feature popular arrange
ments of the latest hit tunes.
Tickets for the ball can be pur
chased at Student Union and at
the door tonight at $1 per couple.
Forms To Bb Given
Opportunities for learning
Civil Service test procedure will
be given by Miss Honora M.
Noyes, institutional economist, in
Room 2, Sparks Building at 7
o'clock today, tomorrow and
Sunday. Both students and Col
lege clerical workers may make
appointments. Cash prizes will
be offered for the best scores.
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Late News Flashes
BEIRUT, Syria—Syrian offici
als admitted last night that RAF
bombers had damaged four of the
15 German planes "forced down"
at Syrian air bases near Palmyra.
This German force in Syria in
dicates a possible pincer move
ment on the Suez Canal.
CAIRO A British military
force announced the capture of
Sollum, Libyan city on the Egyp
tian border. This success means
the delay of the other arm of the
pincer movement, the German
mechanized units in Libya.
WASHINGTON—Congress had
little criticism yesterday of Pres
ident Roosevelt's talk on Thurs
day concerning French capitula
tion to German demands ::or
Weather—
Fair and
Warm
PRICE THREE CENTS
Student, Faculty
Marshals Chosen
For Graduation
Student and faculty marshals,
appointed to arrange for diplo
mas and details of commence-
ment in each School, were an
nounced yesterday by Clarence
E. Bullinger, chief marshal of th
College.
Commencement exercises will
be held on New Beaver Field at
10:30 a. m., June 9 and not as
erroneously reported in The Daily
Collegian yetserday. Candidates
for all degrees will meet behind
the East stands on New Beaver
Baseball Field at 10 a. m. In
case of rain there will be no aca
demic procession for the cere
monies in Rec Hall. On either
site there will be no recessional.
•The baccalaureate sermon will
be given, as originally announced
as a chapel service in Rec Hall
at 11 a. m., June 8. At this cere
mony, however, there will be no
academic procession.
Marshals for each School are
Agriculture, Prof. Adam L. Beam
and Morton E. Jenkins; Chemis
try-Physics, Prof. David C. Dun
can and Gerald B. Bready; Edu
cation, Prof. Frank A. Butler and
Mary J. Gillespie; Engineering,
Prof. Leland S. Rhodes and Louis
N. Grafinger; Liberal Arts, Prof.
George L. Leffler and Norman
Racusin.
Mineral Industries marshals
include Prof. Carl H. Samans and
George A. Thompson, Jr.; Physi
cal Education, Prof. Lloyd M.
Jones and Lillian E. Berger; mil
itary department, Thomas G.
Tousey, Jr.; and the Graduate
School, Prof. Donald S. Cryder
and Ernest G. Stern.
Blue And White, BRB
Clubs Get IMA Awards
The Blue and White Club was
given a plaque for attaining the
highest unit scholastic average
and the BRB Club was given the
IMA intramural bask et b all
award at the new IMA Central
Council's initial meeting of the
year Wednesday night.
James T. Fickes '43 was ap
pointed chairman of a committee
to cooperate with the Co-Recre
ational Committee in sponsoring
recreation nights in the Armory
on Friday nights next year. Ray
Mayesky was appointed to suc
ceed John M. Byerly '4l on the
Student Housing Board.
Central. Council also decided to
compile a log-book of all IMA
graduates for the alumni file.
French colonies. Meanwhile,
President Roosevelt implied in
his first press conference in two
weeks, that Germany would find
it auite a problem to blockade the
Red Sea as she had threatened
to stop United States aid to Brit
ish forces in the Near East.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
National League
New York 4, Chicago 2
Pittsburgh 3, Brooklyn 2
St. Louis 4, Boston 0
(Only games scheduled.)
American League
New York 6, Chicago 5
Cleveland 9, Boston 3 .
Detroit 5, Philadelphia 4
St. Louis 6, Washington 5