Successor To The Free LanOp, Established 1887 VOL. SO—No 10 Earl Gaines '43 Takes Own Life At Altoona Home Earl Wilfred Gaines, 21, a junior and a member of Alpha Gamma Rho fratbrnity, ended his life with a shotgun at 8:40 a. m. yesterday at his home in Altoona. • Recently called in: the draft, Gaines had been granted a six month's deferment to permit him to return to college in preparation for the aviation service. His family believes that depression induced by thoughts of the war led him to take his own life. Gaines left State College to go to Altobna on Tuesday afternoon. He gave no reason for. going home but told a fraternity brother that he expected to return Wednesday night. :Fraternity brothers were inform ed of Gaines' death by his father who called them yesterday. Gaines ended his life on the third floor of his • home. • Gaines was born in Altoona on April 1, 1920. He attended the Al toona high school and after grad uation enrolled at the University of Cincinnati for one year. in Sep tember, 1940, he transfered to Penn State to study dairy husbandry. The young man was a member of the Methodist Church and was active in church and collegiate ac tivities. He pledged Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity last semester and participated in intramural sports in addition to gymnastics and rifle marksmanship. Surviving _ are his , parents, Charles E. and Mary Good Gaines; three sisters, Mrs. John Shull of near Langhorn, Mrs. Melvin Espey of Baltimore; Md., and Mrs. B en jamin Shull of Newton; and one brother, Fred of Canton, Ohio. • !MA Afinounces Ticket Sales Tickets for the Independent Freshman men's Banquet schedul ed for October 12 at the Nittany Lion Inn will go on sale next Mon day, it was, decided at the IMA Central Council meeting last night. 'The banquet, which is being given under the joint sponsorship of th DMA, Penn State Club, and PSCA, will be addressed by Dr. Fred Igler of the University of Pennsylvania. Robert B. Davis '43, and John F. Zalinski Jr., '43, Mem bers of the IMA banquet commit tee, will supervise the ticket sales:* Additional business undertaken at last night's meeting was the ap pointment of Robert A. Wasser '42, as athletic chairman, who will su pervise an IMA athletic league in football, basketball, and baseball. Tentative proposals were made for IMA social activities during Soph Hop-Houseparty Weekend. The plans were referred to a com mittee composed of Thomas L. Reissmann '42, Ralph W. Yerger '44, and Stanley L. Williams '43. Giant Leak Discovered In Town Water System An 89,000-gallon-per-day leak in the State College water lines was discovered early this week by the Pitometer survey which is being used to check for just such waste, Borough Engineer Horace Gulden reported yesterday. Almost a tenth of the water going into State College lines has been spurting from this leak with out ever reaching consumers for probably the last six months. The loss from this pipe, running from Calder alley to E. College • ave., has been stopped by means of a modern "split-sleeve" connection. s r Bat g EMIMZE=I= SALUTES FROSH Ex-Penn State man Fred Waring, who di rects Chesterfield's quarter-hour "Pleasuretime" radio . program every night at 7 and 11 o'cloCk, will honor the Class of '45 on to night's show by dedicating "The Hot Dog Man," written by stud ent Jimmy - Leyden '42, to the frosh on the Penn State campus. The program can be heard over the Columbia network. 31 Fresh Exempt By English Test Thirty-seven freshmen. have made such high marks in their English placement tests that the department of English composition has exempted them from the basic course normally required of Xll freshmen. 'Nearly 1600 freshmen took the routine placement test which is de signed to classify new students as to ability -in English composition and grammar. Among those. exempt from Eng lish Cotnposition I. was a totally blind student, Charles Hall, a grad -uate of the Overbrook School for the Blind. Others were: George W. Barclay, Karl H. Ber gey, Lenys L. Blows, Donald R. Bornman, Ruth L. Clyde, George H. Cohen, Ethel L. Davis, Harold Davis, Doris A: Dunkle, Nathan R. Einhorn, Alice R. Fox. James R. Krakes, Ruth S. Frei tag, Elizabeth J. Galley, John Gil lespie, Robert W. Hall, Anne R. Hazard, Louis K. Keay, James M. Lawther, Robert. E. Lowrie, Robert A. Markel, 'Marilyn Marks, Rennee Marks. (Louise Matheny, Julia L. Moore, Mary D. Moyer, George M. Petzar, Joan Piollet, Elizabeth J. Quiggle, Leanore W. Robin, Arthur L. Sim mers, 'Estell6 Simon, Shirley A. Tappen, Robert E. Wallace, Claire L. Weaver and John R. Wolf. Graduating Classes Commended On leaving Enriching Art Gifts "Classes of the Pennsylvania State College are unusually in telligent in remembering their al ma mater in terms of enriching gifts of durable, lasting art work." This observation is included in an article by the noted sculptor, Heinz Warneke, and appears in the September Art Digest. The Magazine of Art foi• August and September also refers to the pro posed project of the Lion Shrine, gift of the class of 1940. Both magazines review the his tory of Henry Varnum Poor and the Land Grant Mural while out lining the plans fcr the proposed Lion Shrine. Work on the sculpture has al ready star ted with the figure be ing "roughed out'-' by Warneke at his Indiana studio. Final carving of the figure, a crouching moun tain. lion; will be done on campus. OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2, STATE COLLEGE, FrA Doherty A Executive With student government well underway again following the first cabinet meeting Tuesday, Gerald F. Doherty '42, All-College presi dent, has appointed four seniors and one junior to serve as the Cab - - inet executive committee for this year. Senior committee members in clude: Jean Babcock, WSGA pres ident; H. Leonard Krouse, senior class president; Ross B. Lehman, editor of The Daily Collegian, and Doherty. The junior appointee is Jerome H. Blakesless, junior class president. In recognition for work done by Robert D. Baird ex-'42 during his short term as All-College presi dent, Cabinet has decided to - draw up a resolution, which will be placed 'on a shingle and awarded to Baird, who is now serving with the 'Naval Air Corps. To take charge of this resolution, Doherty has appointed a committee includ ing Blakeslee, Thomas J. Burke '42, and Lehman. Following a suggestion by Wil liam 0. Meyers '42, Cabinet has de cided to take immediate action to determine the possibility of ob taining a vacant room in Old Main which will be used as a student re creational center. Although both ping-pong and pool tables are now owned by Stu- Continued on page Four Upperciass fees Payable Today and Tomorrow_ Semester fees for all seniors, juniors, and sophomores will. be payable in the Armory today and Omorrow from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. continuously, it has been announc ed by Russell E. Clark, College bursar. Of the 15 windows that will be set up in the Armory, 10 will be alphabetically listed as follows: A-Bit, Bla-Cry, Cub-Fre, Fri-Her, Hes-'Kou, Kov-Mat, Mau.:Pin, Pip- Sga, Sha-Tra, and Tre-Zur. A.A. books will be distributed at four other windows, and the final booth should be used by those stu dents who have already arranged for fee deferment. The usual pen alty of $5. for late payment will be effective when the booths close to morrow night. Hey, Students Threaten Hunger Strike As Chickens Ask For Higher . Wages If the well-known fried egg fails to appear at the fiaternity breakfast table some morning don't complain to your waiter be cause according to statistics con-• piled by Dr. Carl W. Hasek, head of the economics depart ment, the little mass of albumen and yolk is rapidly becoming very valuable. Hen-fruit isn't the only item of food which costs State Col lege cooks more money. An in dex of local food prices shows every . commodity in the fo,a3 budget has approached an un r recedented increase. Between mid = August and mid-Septelyi tier the cost of fowl increased ''.2 per cent. The economics depattnteitt re s,nrch indicates that the bigne:t. individual jump-up v."n 1!):11. 12.9 per cent for eggs. Of great er Importance to stark - mu: is 1))e price of meat which showed the second largest increci, up 9.8 per cent. Beverages, fats and' oils each cost 9.5 per cent more in local stores September 16 than they ppoinis Group Yeggs ! -- No Eggs rgiatt tzel To Speak Tonight Football Pep Rally He At REAL BOOSTER Ralph D. Het zel,'president of the College, will add his enthusiasm to tonight's football pep rally when he speaks before an expected crowd of .5,000. ROTC Sandmen Named By Guilo Members of this year's ROTC in fantry band, selected as a result of last week's instrumental tryouts, have been announced by Director Frank Gullo, assistant professor of music; The 63 piece marching unit will hold it first rehearsal in 401 Old Main, Monday at 4 p. in., and will meet regularly after that on Mon day at 4 p. m. and on Wednesdays at 7 p. m. The band will consist of the following: Trumpets—Robert Moser '45, John K. Lord '44, John Magnus '45, Frank Garfalo '45, Charles R. Am merman '44, Daniel C. Gilespie '44, George Washko '45, Samuel Haines '45, Edward Gathany '45, Elmer Strunk '45, Orin Stambaugh '45, Donald Lohrman '45, Jack Hiller '45, Harry C. Symon '44, and John Hunt '45. Clarinets—Leonard S. Singer '44, Robert Williams '44, Walter R. REV. zor '44, Joseph Cannon '45, Leland (Continued on Page Two) and August 12. Tile price of dairy products rose 4.5 per cent. creals and bakery products 3.4 per cent, fruits and vegetables 2.7 per cent, and sugars; and sweets 2.2 per cent. floWever, if the fraternity cook xvere to buy the 64 principal ar ticles in the U. S. Bureau of La bor Statistics' food ly.iciget at lo cal stores she would find an sn azing store-to-st.we ria-iation in food pri:if.t3. At local store:; charging the h:ghest prices she w , .;u 1 1 pay 23.6 per cent more for foods than idicl ens+, her at !•tore.s charging the lowest le-al prices IDr corn- Th ltr.,d cob:- her oue dollar F.t the IcAvest pt ice store would Cas!_ one dollar and twenty-four ce.its at :he highest price store. As a result the cook who buys where price.; an_ highest would have found her fool cost on Aug ust'l2 to .have beet 7.0 per cent aeo\ e the U. S. If she i.ad bought at low:;.; price stores, hP food budget wontd have been ?A; Iscr cent below the (J. S. aye- WEATHER Cloudy and Cooler PRICE THREE CENTS Attendance Required Of All Freshmen Enthusiasm for tonight's foot ball rally and bonfire received added impetus early today with the announcement that Ralph D. Heizel, president of the College, will speak at the pep meeting. An estimated crowd of 5,000 students are expected to mass on the Jordan Ferility Plots at 7:30 p. m. for the rally, which unof ficially begins celebrations mark ing the opening of Penn State's 55th year on the gridiron. The Lion eleven leaves tomorrow morning for Buffalo, where they will play Colgate Saturday. In addition to compulsory at tendance at tonight's rally, all freshmen must meet at "The Cor ner" at 7:30 a. m. tomorrow to participate in the team send-off, according to Raymond F. Leffler '42, chairman of Student Tribunal. Highlights of the rally will be the lighting of the ruge bonfire by Captain Len Krouse '42, and talks by President Hetzel, Coach Bob Higgins, William F. Finn '42, football manager, and Captain Krouse. Gerald F. Doherty '42, All-College prexy will be master of ceremonies. Preceeding the rally, the Blue Band will parade from Old Main beginning at 7:15 p. m., march down the main mall to "The Cor ner," turn east on College.- ave. - tohortlidge Rddd; dicer - M:4*i on , Shortlidge Road to the Fertility Plots. Due to slight alterations in some of the suits, the Blue Band will not be able ; to make its debut in their new uniforms tonight. Howsver, the suits will be ready for the Colgate game. • During the rally, members of the football team will be intro duced and ,cheerleaders will lead the students in songs and cheers. The pep meeting is sponsored by the College hat societies, with Charles F. Mattern '42, president of Skull and Bones, acting as general chairman. '44 Independents Elect Robert T. Kimmel was again chosen chairman of the '44 In dependent Party last night. Other officers include Paul M. Heber ling, vice-president; William H. Bayer, treasurer; Helen E. Dodd, secretary; and Larry T. Cher venak, publicity manager. 11111 1 1111 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 News Flashes iiiminiiiiiiiimindoilloaquilmillimiliminin Yankees-3, Dodgers-2 --Story on Page 3 BERLlN—German radio reports indicated that 256 more Czechs have been arrested and nine dis tricts placed under martial law. In the Netherlands the Germans exe cuted four Dutchmen giving a fifth a life sentence, while executions for treason continued to occur in Serbia and Jugoslavia. Because of constant night bomb ings by the RAF, the Reich an nounced curtailment of Winter ac tivities, and said eight of the coun try's largest radio stations now close daily at 8:15 p. m. MOSCOW Offsetting a Finn ish report that the Finns almost completely cut off Leningrad com munication, the Russians claimed 100,000 Gellman fatalities during the last 10 weeks in the Leningrad sectors, and 160,000 Rumanian losses for the same period near Odessa.
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