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.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
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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
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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
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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-
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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.
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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