t112AY,7 JULY 18, 1941 The Readers' AlkY-- Cadets Active What Makes Sammy Run? At ROTC Camp By ROBERT E.GALBRAITH Associate Professor of English" Composition "The Yardbird,' 4 weekly mimeo- When we go into bookstores on turns up will make you think graphed news sheet of the ROTC our• daily. round for a bit' of liter- twice, for there seems to be many Infantry Training' Camp at Fort ary.forage, and find the books we a prototype for Sammy; in fact a George G. Meade furnishes some •• p have mentioned . favorably in this Sammy's name was probably on the Li -f • • . eolkunri in exactly the same spot .picture you saw tonight. . information about the Penn State • • asNve. left Jem, we begin to think - taking their six weeks of •• • M After a lot of d' • turned boYs , - digging, we . our joys .not getting results—that up another in the iodoform series, _camp training as members of Corn : i is,„ - ,yoUltare not en, we'll go ahead. reading,. - Oh, you but this time; smells- of Araby pany C. are sav'mg up - to read 'em after- summerchool? How kind of you. • - FX. aren't sweet. We visited Muscat Jimmy McAdams is up to his Well, t with DOCTOR IN ARABIA. Paul old tricks in the entertainment • W. Harrison, M.. D., product of business and was in charge of a Fropi enthusiastic .readers, who Johns Hopkins, chose a post as talent night broadcast over WWDC beat-us . to" . the "review, we hear missionary medico on the Persian in Washington last week . . . Jim ...l noing .but praise. of WHAT Gulf,' and we learned about Arabs my's singing was also a hit at a 41 MAKES SAMMY RUN? by Budd from him. Operating , -underthe my him. Operating recent camp dance. PSclintberg. - Even the READER'S I most -. revolting conditions, he Clair Hess, regular performer on DIGEST got' out a condensed ver- • finally brings, the natives around the Li on mat team, was one of . . sion• of this study_in ambition be- to. an understanding of modern two cadets giving wrestling in fore "some of yoti, went to register • surgery, wins their friendship, and struction in preparation for the a 'couple of weeks: ago. Sammy tells *many an exciting yarn; ROTC wrestling tournament . . . ' • ; Glick, • ghetto-born and ruthless, Though he fought every known Elmer Gross, basketball co-captain climbs on the: gallop from office tropical disease, he wielded his next year, pitches and Ralph 'boy _in a newsPdper office to the knife most frequently: on the curse Cupelli catches for -the first pla . , top dollar rung of the. Hollywood of strong men—hernia. toon's softball team. ladder, in an ascent that is so • ; sudden -and inexplicable, that Al Then we turned to AMBASSA- A gold medal for rifle marks ' ' Marrnheim, dramatic critic, who - DOR DODD'S DIARY. Here we manship went to Mike Wolfe who first wondered why Sammy ran, !saw the daily accumulation of took top place among the ROTC . ' - • : investigates. , And" 'the things he intrigue, hate, double-dealing, boys with a score Of 232 .. . Wolfe brutality, and diplomacy that led was third in pistol shooting with .. _ . • ' • up to World War 11. Entering the 89.3 per cent though standings -• . ' arming. Stressed embassy in Berlin shortly after weren't final. Hitler came to power, Dodd, First in pistol marksmanship . .... ' - former professor of history at the was /kit Reward who never took .._. : . . At Defense , Aid University of Chicago, gives a a lesson ... he set a mark of 91.8 Most candid account of the years per ' cent for the other cadets to from 1933 to •1937. He quotes ac- try to beat. The 7,000 Pennsylvania youths curately from many, a behind-the- With the -automatic rifle, Bob enrolled ': in:national' defe n s e scenes conversation, criticizes can- Jeffrey, holds the camp record of courses 'should be taught that didly, rebels at associating diplo- 86 points out of, a possible 90 . . . preparedness is more than just matically with the big three of among his closest competitors was learning:•to shoulder a • gun, ac- Nazidom. The voices and figures Ed Catliri . . ._as further proof that cording to RUs . sell B. Dickerson, of representatives of all nations Penn State boys can shoot, Ernest instructor in agricultural educa- are viewed with sharp eyes and Kristof had a score of 127 with the tion. = - . - - ' ears. At first, we thought we could machine . gun to pace the rest of "National defense must begin skip, for one day - seemed like an- the camp at the time. - in ..the heart and mind of every other; but, before long, we realized Incidentially,• co-editor of ."The _ .A.l;:loarican. youth;!!._my. ._Dicketson that- the -specter of. war grew im- Vardbircr. is -Chaslor. York. _ . -.1 said. "A - clefense or part-time stu- dent may never go to war in a de- an avalanche that started with a raise industry' but he will need to paperhanger's moustache. In liaVe a clear - conception of his part shrewd asides, Dodd phophecied in making democracy safe for him- many of the events that have come self and :others`." - to pass.,He knew of the impending SuggeSting that defense courses pact of the Nazis and Moscow, and planned to give students both forecast .justas accurately that the manual :and mental training, Mr. Germans would turn on the Rus- Dikersoii• stressed the importance sians as soon as the paper had ful of -choosing teachers who know filled its purpose. This volume and their subjects thoroughly. two others, Rauchnigg's REVO- : :He - cited. the case of a black- LUTION OF NIHILISM, and Gun smith with .50 years experience in ther's INSIDE EUROPE will make his work but no teaching exper- a trilogy that will clarify for ierice . who was so successful with every intelligent reader, the back students7. that they had to be ground of World War 11. forted to leave when the class We tapered off with a slender was over: He pointed out that book of delightful and poetic prose.- every rural area has similar men .If you liked Richard Liewellyn's in Various vocations who can be HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY, used to advantage in the present or if you are a fancier of James emergency. - Stephen's CROCK OF GOLD, you "Regardless of how long the de- • will be. enthusiatic over Dylan ferise - prOgrain continues or what .Thomas' PORTRAIT OF THE the: war may mean, to this coun- ARTIST AS A YOUNG DOG. try; there will still be the need to Delicately woven sketches of the train Young men to farm," Mr. author's childhood, adolescence and DiOterson said. "Many who would maturity are quite as fine as leave the farm can be induced to Joyce's DUBLINERS or his FOR re,Main if they are taught to farm TRAIT OV THE ARTIST AS A w 411" *machinery. Others who are YOUNG MAN. Besides their ab riat faimers at heart may find suit- sorbing content, the cadenced ab\e job's in industry after - part- prose of these sketches will fasci tini training." nate critical readers. 1-` THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF STATE COLLEGE ---- Member of iveciiinidDepagit hauremee Corpormtati perceptibly, day after day, It was THE SUMMER COLLEGIAN Kenneth Moist is a member of the production staff. This doesn't concern Penn State but it shows that all the mistakes aren't -Made with and by basic ROTC 4 studeitts . . . at a recent parade Company B was awarded highest company honors and an . orange guidon streamer . . after the parade the officers in charge checked up and found that a mis take had been made and that 'Company- A should have been given the coveted bit of cloth .. . everything's all right, however, for Company A gladly formed again to receive the streamer which was apologetically removed from Company B's guidon. . Get Your Beauty Rest The Fun Way FOR A REM VACATION • Fly to Mexico or California Cruise to Florida or Alaska Take a Trip on the Great Lakes PLAN YOUR VACATION AHEAD OF TIME THROUGH THE HOTEL STATE COLLEGE TRAVEL BUREAU "No Charge for Our Services" 'Amelia Neusbaum Phone 733 Don Peebles And Band At 2nd Dance Tonight Don Peebles and his dance band will be featured at the second dance of the summer session in Recreation Hall at 9 o'clock to night. The young maestro hails froin Harrisburg where he and his outfit have been playing during the past two years. He will offer a varied repertoire of both sweet and swing tunes. Admission will be 35 cents per person with matriculation cards required. Refreshments will be available. 66 Pa. Counties Represented Here Students enrolled in the main summer session reside in 66 of the 67 counties in the Commonwealth, 31 other states, the District of Columbia, and four foreign coun tries. A total of 2401 students are now registered in the six-week session which started on June 30 and will last until August 8. Forest County is the only county in Pennsylvania without a repre sentative at Penn State this sum- mer. Of .the total enrollment, 318 students reside in other states and foreign countries. England. Puerto Rico, Turkey, and Hong Kong are represented. Shipment of New Fall Skirts, Diesses, and Blouses • All Shades and Patterns On Sale At AA If'N r Wy?-)yy):>") DRESS SHOP Cti.{{.M.C.“ / I I\ SL 9 ) 124 E. College Dial 862 Tourneys Begin . For Men, Women Thirty-two contestants have en- tered the man's summer session tennis tournament with the first round scheduled to be completed by Monday afternoon. Three first round matches were run off by yesterday. George Calender defeated Purson Smith, 6-4, 6-1; Bob Scheirer defeated Ray Smith, 6-0, 6-0; and C. Merit- - zer defeated R. Sackett, 6-3; 6-2. A six-team softball league has been organized and the teams will swing into action today, Prof. Ar thur F. Davis announced. In the women's division, Prof. Marie Haidt announced that three tournaments are now under way, tennis, ping pong, and bowling. A total of 45 contestants have enter ed, bowling leading with 28, while tennis and ping pong have 12 and five entered, respectively. The entry charts are posted in White Hall and contestants should consult .them periodically to keep the • tournaments running on schedule. Results should be re ported to Miss Haidt. Approximately 1,750 prehistoric skeletons and more than 48,000 artifacts have been recovered in Kentucky through a University of Kentucky WPA project. PAGE TERM
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