Succesiot :to _the. Free':: .EstablLs' hea 1887 VOL; 37—No. 146 '''Harrisburg Holds (eir's To Funds For :i.Financing. 'College By ADAM A. SMYSER The state legislature, tied up by political division, still hasn't come around to providing the usual Penn State appropriations, but the bars are down now that ' the soil erosion probe has ended. The Senate has considered quite A few Penn State bills and is fUrther advanced than the House but . will have to rush •to make a June adjournment date. The delay hasn't kept bills from coming in for the College. Some of these it has sponsored itself. Others have been subthitted by interested outsiders. The latest $1,444,666 Pending Penn State appropriation bills now pending before the State Leg islature for the bienn ium begin ning June 1 are: Maintenance ... . Aeronautical Eng, Ag Research • 321,000 Ag. Research Buildings 110,000 Flax Research 200,000 'Tobacco Research .... 25,000 Coal and Oil Research. 125,000 Coal Research 75,000 Child Nutrition Research .. ...... 20,000 GSA Building Rentals. 759,121 "1 - 111 Y Viciivs - that if 'all were pass ed, Penn State would receive some $7,444,666 in the next two years. Confidentially, that is more than it expects. . The $5,509,545 maintenance bill will probably pass but it may be pared closer to the $4,375,000 fig ure requested by the Governor. His figure is the same as the pre (Continued on Page Five) ADS Campaign Best In Nation National recognition came to the local chapter of Alpha Delta Sigma, professional advertising fraternity, when it won the first place award in a national inter chapter advertising campaign competition, according to an an nouncement received yesterday by Prof: Donald W. Davis, facul ty advisor. The local chapter will receive the President's Cup for one year, $lOO in cash from Printer's Ink Publishing Co., and gold honor keys for the following chapter• members: Robert Bachman '4l, Robert K. Coplon '4l, Murray D. Druck '4l, Fred R. Nale '42, Ralph C. Routsong '4l, David E. Wagen seller, Jr. '4l, and Don C. West '4l. New York University won the second place award, while North western University and the Uni versity of California received honorable mention: PS Club Will !fold Annual Picnic Smdav The Penn State Club will hold its annual spring picnic at Green wood Furnace, Sunday afternoon, President Arthur Peskoe '42, has announced. • Club members may come with his teammates. or without dates. The cost is 25 The following season, Penn State cents per person, with the club played only four games on the previdinq the transportation and gridiron. During •the • campaign, .Thgse wishing .to • attend Captain. 'Robb ,also answered the use sign aiprin , the. clutiraorg • to- 4 . call toY seiiice-and:. was -replaced 4day. . by Unger.‘ln fact, most•of the-team . . - . • „ . • • fill This Is All—See You In September! With this issue The Daily Col legian bids its readers goodbye un til September, while members of the staff open some badly neglect ed textbooks in a frantic attempt to catch up on their studies. Collegian hopes it has served the College well during its first year as a daily and promises to work even harder next year toward realization of its platform, "For a Better Penn State." The Summer Collegian will ap pear weekly starting June 30 and continuing - throughout Summer Session. The annual freshman is sue will be sent out September 4. Senior Hof Dog To Reign Sunday Sunday is the .day when the seniors will gather on Jordan Fer- Ility Plots at 5:30 p. m. to eat hot dogs, choose the '"Hot Dog" of the day; and have fun. If rain halts the fun, the roast *ill be held at the same .place and time Monday, Lions coats decorations will be judged. and prizes awarded to both a male and female with the most original. Candidates for Senior Hot Dog are Edward B.' Harris, William E. LaPorte, and Roy P. Rogers. Chosen at the hot dog roast, the king of the day will reign over the festivities. $5,509,545 300,000 $7,444,666 Co-chairmen` George L: Par rish and W:T.ICW - IS''CO thin — have announced that plenty of enter tainment will be provided and that all seniors will be admitted free. Faculty and administrative members are invited. 7-Semester Seniors Must Pay La Vie Dues All seniors who have spent less than eight semesters on campus and wish to obtain. the 1941 La Vie should make arrangements with Miss Bottorf, Room 102 Old Main. Each semester $1.25 is taken from class dues to pay for the yearbook, which is priced at $lO. Transfer students, two-year ags, or students who have resided at Mont Alto or at an undergraduate center prior to coming here must pay the difference between the amount deducted from their class dues here and the total price of the annual. La Vie will be distributed at the Athletic Association ticket windows beginning. Monday morning. When finals and "cram sessions" are over for the year, the profes sors will whisper "Thank God" lAII-oand students will relax at the an 0/ Program Influenced nual spring houseparty weekend starting June 6. Downfall Of Collegiate Sports The Penn State Players will be gin the weekend festivities. with Bit their presentation of "Goodbye .GORDON COY had to be replaced. Attendance Again," in the Schwab Auditorium Penn State's "all-out" program dropped to record lows and the on Friday and Saturday, June fi during the first World War met football outlook was decidely black and 7. with tremendous success in every —so black that many fans began On Saturday afternoon, the var department except sports, as over to wonder "if college football sity baseball team will meets its 2,000 students, alumni, and admin- would ever regain its old prestige." perennial rival, Pittsburgh, in the istrative officers offered direct and Strangely enough, the grid sport final tilt df the season on New indirect services to their country. at Penn State rebounded into the Beaver Field. Football, the king of college limelight more quickly than it had Fraternities will climax the sports, in America, was hardest bit, fallen. The war was over, and spring houseparty with special especially during the autumn of three past captains and a host of house dances featuring popular 1918. The first hint of football's stellar teammates ail returned to state and national dance bands. doinfall came in the 1917 season, College for the 1919 season. The In The First World War when Grid Captain Conover join ed the • army along with most of OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 23, 1941, STATE COLLEGE, PA 81st Commencement Plans Announced; Hetzel Advises Draftees On Crisis Trained Men Needed, President Points Out A letter from President Ralph D. Hetzel will be sent tomorrow to every Penn State student who has registered for Selective Serv ice. It will summarize the pres ent uncertain situation as it ap plies to this college. • "Because your 'country finds it self in a situation of great ser iousness, it has called upon you to serve. In the armed forces. there is need of young men pos sessing superior intelligence and the qualities of leadership; in the defense industries, there is need of technically trained young men with similar qualifications," writes President Hetzel. "It is a matter of national pol icy, as expressed by the Selective Service organization itself, that young men having particular oualifications should serve where they are most needed." President .Hetzel points out that present conditions should not dim a student's desire for a col lege diploma. He says, "Those who do not go into military serv ice have an obligation to put their beSt efforts into their , education. The need for well educated men has never been more urgent." The national government is ad vising all young men to continue in college until they are actually . calledi he reveals. The Selective SerVlce director has announced that local draft boards may post pone induction for sixty days or even longer in the case of stu dents who are in the midst of a' semester. "By the same token," says President Hetzel, "students who have not finished their course (Continued on Page Fouri Summer Session Offers Votational Ed Course An advanced course dealing with problems arising in vocation al 'education for national defense will be conducted by two experts in vocational education during Summer Session, June 30 to Aug ust 8. The visiting instructors will be the executive secretary of the American Vocational Association and Dr. B. H. Van Ott, state di-. rector of vocational education in Virginia. The course will be open to high school teachers and to instructors in the current defense training program. next three years were probably the greatest •in the history of foot- Candidates To Meet ball at Penn State. 'Losing only to Freshman men and women Dartmouth by a 19-13 count, the candidates for the Collegian busi- Lions chalked up an enviable rec- mess staff will meet in Room 318 ord• of twenty-two victories, four Old Main at 8 p. m. Sunday. All ties, and one.setback. All in all,dt candidates who have not reported was a quick comeback in contrast yet are requested to be present to , the dark•year of 19.18. - • -.at this .meeting. - • Evian "THE NEED FOR well educated men has never been more urgent,", says President Ralph D: Hetiel, counselling draft . enrollees not going into military service to con tinue their college education. Sizeo To Speak M BaccalaurcAle This year's baccalaureate ad dress, scheduled for Rec Hall at 11 a. m. June 8, will he delivered by Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo, pastor of _th e e Collegiate Church of St. Nich- Olas in New York City, the Public Occasions committee announced last night. Dr. Sizoo, born in The Nether lands, was a missionary in India for two years and was a minister of the American Church at The Hague in the summer of 1923. The baccalaureate speaker, who was engaged as minister at Wil liam Jennings Bryan's funeral, has also become a noted author. He held the post of army chaplain of the Y. M. C. A. service in the World War. Dr. Sizoo authored the books "Abraham Lincoln—A Heritage and a Hope," "William Jennings Bryan," "Where Abraham Lin coln Went To Church," "The Faiths of the World and Our Faith," and "The Kingdom Cometh." Spring Honseparly Weekend To Climax 'Final' Exam Period Weather- Fair and Warm PRICE THREE CENTS Outdoor Program Set For Monday, June 9 Following a custom establish ed by the two previous graduat ing classes, the 81st annual Col lege commencement will be stag ed outdoors on New Beaver Field at 10:30 a. m. Monday, June 9, the College Committee on Public Occasions announced yesterday. Graduates will be seated on chairs to be arranged on the foot ball field and the entire west stands will be available for par ents and friends. Tickets of ad mission will not be required. The commencement procession will form behind the east stands on the outfield of the baseball field at 10 a. in. Letters posted on the back of the stands will direct the respective graduates. Graduate students should gather at area "J"; Physical Education "K"; Mineral Industries "L"; En gineering "M"; Chemistry and Physics "N"; Agriculture "0"; Education "P"; and Liberal Arts In case of inclement weather the committee has arranged to have Rec Hall immediately avail able. S'nce seating facilities in Rec Hall are limited, admission for parents and friends may be },v ticket only. Each member of the senior class may receive three guest tickets to be distributed at the Athletic Store on June 5,6, or 7 when cap and gown are re ceived. Those persons receiving mast ers' or doctors' degrees may se- Continued on page Four Sludenfs Give Farewell Dinner For Klassen Approximately 80 students at- tended a farewell dinner for Prof. Peter B. Klassen of the sociology department in the Sandwich Shop last night. Robert D. Baird '42, All-College president, acted as toastmaster and complimented Professor Klassen for "his intimate contact with stu dents and his understanding of stu dent problems." Professor Klassen will teach at the University of Chicago next year after serving at the College for two years. Edwin Jones '4l presented the faculty member with a record album of Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony. 1111111111111111111111111111 1 11i11111M11111111111111111111;11111111111 News Flashes 1111111111111I11111111111111111111MISMIIIIIIP1111111111111111111111 LONDON Prime Minister Churchill in an address to the House of Commons yesterday, ack nowledged German mastery of the air in the battle of Crete. He an nounced that the RAF has aband oned all Cretian airdromes and will resume operations from Egyptian bases. Churchill stated that the rest would be up to the British fleet and Allied army on the island of Crete. WASHINGTON Secretary of War Stimson and several of the United States senators advocated the repeal of the neutrality art in face of the latest war develop ments. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL National League St. Louis 7, Brooklyn 6 Cincinnati 6; New York 4 All other games rained out American League Chicago 4, Philadelphia I New York 6, Detroit 5 Cleveland. 4, Washington 3 St. Louis 4, Boston 1
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