-410 11 mor the Pee' Linde. Established 1887 VOL. 28—No. 30 tletzel Instigates Civilian Defense Unit For Campus TaldM.Crneasures for the civil ian protection of the faculty and student body, President Ralph D. Hetzel last night advised Dr. J. P. Shigley, chairman of the State College . Borough Council - of De fense, that the College wishes to establish a campus defense divi- Sion. This action is in cooperation with a request from Dr. A. C. Marts, evecutive director of the State Council of Defense, and is associated with the national pro-; gram of civilian defense directed by Fiorello La Guardia. The petition, in addition to re questing the formation of the Penn State College Division under the local defense council, nomin ates members for the executive committee of such a campus unit. Representatives of the faculty and staff nominated -by President Hetzel are Dean of Men A. R. Warnock, chairman; E. K. Hibsh man,• secretary of the Alumni As sociation; Col. E. a Ardery, head of the department of military science and tactics; Carl P.-Schott, dean of the School of Physical Education and Athletics; Charlotte E. Ray, dean of women; J. E. Kaulcuss,_ professor - of highway engineering; Laura W. Drummond, director of home economics; George W —Ebert, superintendent of, grounds and buildings; and "Harold n r puichasing agent. Students recommended to serve on the executive committee are Robert D.. Baird '42, All-College president; Gerald P. Doherty '43, Continued on page Four Cast Of 11 Used In Thespian Show False Teeth - Returned To Student Union - If you lost your false teeth in the excitement Of last week's foot ball game, or while sipping a coke downtown, you can get them at Student Union. Some person, who had no use for them, returned ,them to the lost and found de partment. Eighty - dollars was returned to its owner after" Mona Shibli '44 handed it to Student Union. Other articles returned to their owners during October include 61 . books, 11 pens, 17 notebooks, 14 coats, 17 pocketbooks. and 13 hats: • During October. 190 articles valued at $684.54 were, returned music. to their owners through the lost. The 27-voice glee club will be. and found department featured in a college football med ley' and Boogie Woogie Bolero, with Lynn Wolf '43, dancing. Jimmy Smith '43 and Anna Rock enstehi • ''43' and Bud Melott '44 Will early the lead dancing parts. Specialtieg by Miriam Rhein '43, Marce Stringer, Leon Rabinowitz '43, Mike Kerns '43, Pepper Pe trella '42; and a trio of Janet Hartz_ '42, Ruth Shanes '44, and Helen Schmeltz '44 will fill in the other comedy and variety spots Skits and musical numbers -for "What's Coming Off?", Thespians' fall revue to be presented on No vember 7 and 8, are being polish ed into production form in night ly,rehearsals in Schwab Auditor ium and the Little Theatre. Employing a cast of 71 students, the - shOur Promises to be one of tie;most'varied and fast moving Productions ever presented by the nuiSical comedy group. Different dancing lines will be used in the three chorus numbers, announced as a tap version of "Why Don't We Do This More Often," a' novel football arrange ment, and a new routine using Jimmy' Leyden's "Hot Dog • Man". Wing Club Announces Classiikalion Tests Riding Club classification tests will be given to members who have completed five weeks of pre liminary training at Riding Club stables at 2 p. m. Saturday and 9 4. in. Sunday. Members of sections A and B will be given outside riding privi leges while those in class C may ride outside under supervision. Class D members will continue regular instruction. ' • Late Registrations Make La Vie Appointments All seniors who registered late should contact Joseph T. Reich wein '42, La Vie editor, at 315 Old Main at 4 p. m, any afternoon except Friday to make picture appointments. • When having their pictures taken, all girls should wear plain beige sweaters. A limited num ber of sweaters will be available at the photo shop for girls who do not own the correct type of sweat er, Reichwein said. 30 Freshmen Win Scholarships Thirty freshmen who lived on Pennsylvania farms last year, have just been awarded $lOO scholar ships, according to Dean S. W. Fletcher of the 'School of Agricul ture. Dean Fletcher also announced that Donald C. Carlton '44 has been awardeda $2OO scholarship. This award is given annually to the out standing sophomore among the group who received freslhman scholarships during the previous year. The 30 freshman winners include Donald L. Ace, Edward S., _Barbell, Eugene J. Barrett, DeWey K. Bruin baugh, Merle S. Bryan, Carl R. Cot ton, Thomas. F. Crawford, Howard Hunter Cox, Earl S. Fox, John D. Heckert. William J. Heinbaugh, Frederick .4. 7.llngtesi-Fred-W: Jaeger; Clin ton H. Leet, Joseph A. McCurdy, Jensen M.. Mingle, Frank L. Mor gan .Earl C. Musser, George W. Myers, Joseph A. Parks. Raymond 'L. Pierson, Donald A. Rush, John W. Schwartz, Donald K. Scott; Robert W. Stem, Robert L. Stephenson,' Robert J. Wagner, Harold R. Wakefield Dale R. Wal denmyer' and Wayne Whitter. Arts Has Important Part In Defense Program, Wagner Says Libera' Liberal artists, don't despair! Yours is not a useless course in and mathematics. regard to the present national President Hopkins of Dartmouth emergency, according to . Charles College has said that students C.- Wagner, assistant clean of the should not look forward to the Schol oaf Liberal Arts. Too many "short aim objectives instead of the students have the idea that tech- better long aim objectives." nical subjects are the only import- "Students now taking liberal arts ant ones, financial and otherwise, or interested in taking it should not and are overlooking the part play- let the present conditions influence ed by the liberal artist in defense, them in changing to the short-lived Wagner added. courses," Wagner went on to;•say. There are many positions open, "Before the present emergency, both in civilian life and in the technological jobs were very few, army, where the liberal artist will and it will be the same way when be very much in demand Wagner the crisis is eventually over. said. In the army- there is the Quartermaster Corps, Public Rela tions ' and_ Finances, and the. pub licity department. Wagner then pointed _out the large number of Civil Service positions now open OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 31, STATE COLLEGE, PA Nittany Lion Eleven Slightly Favored Over NYU In Night Gridiron Contest '45 Eledions Date Set For Dec. 10 Freshman elections will be held in the first floor lounge of Old Main from 9 a. in. to 8 p. m. on Wednesday, December 10, if All- College Cabinet approves the date, Jerome H. Blakesless '43, chairman of the Freshman Elections Commit tee announced last night. 'Other dates to be submitted for Cabinet's approval include the deadline for candidate's petitions at 5 p. m. Monday, November 1. and the election mass meeting which will open the week's cam paign scheduled for Tuesday eve ning, November 2. Petitions must be signed by at least 75 men voters and 25 women voters, the elections committee stressed in clarifying article four of the election code. Article Seven of the frosh code• was so changed that a-member of each party may sit inside the polls and make lists of those freshmen voting. Another new clause that will be Submitted to Cabinet states that penalties fOr code violations will be at the discretion of the committee with a 50 vote penalty being the maximum. Last year's code set a penalty of 20 votes for all viola-1 tions. Tcs, be eligible .as candi 7. date, a freshman must have receiv ed no below grades at the - end of the eight - Week's period. Campaign expenses and the use of cars to solocite voters is forbid den, Blakeslee pointed out. The AllJCollege Cabinet through the elections committee will supply posters containing the party plat form and pictures of the major candidates. The Freshman Elections Com mittee will meet with the chairmen of both , the Campus and Independ ent parties in 305 Old Main at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday, Blakeslee announc ed. At this time the complete code . and list of violations will be ex plained to the clique leaders. Neyhart To Conduct Traffic Safety Study A study of traffic and pedestrian conditions at Wyomissing by Amos E. Neyhart, administrative head of the Penn State Institute _of Public Safety, will be held during the day light hours of Monday. • Neyhart plans to present, as a result of the study, proposals to the citizens of Wyomissing on how to better traffic conditions.' in the field of economics, sociology "Even the draft boards are be ginning to appreciate the value of liberal artists, as shown by the in creasing number of these students who have been deferred to com plete their .education.". inn * * * FLEET TAILBACK—BiII Debler will probably win a starting as signment at the tailback position. His hard running in practice and in the past two Lion games has stamped him a dangerous run ner. Freshmen May Affend Jamboree All loWer division freshmen who plan' to enter the School of Education are invited to attend the jamboree in the Home Econ omics Building from• 8:30 to 11:30 p, in. tonight, according to Richard N. Stevenson '42, president of the Education student council. • All students and faculty mem bers are . urged to attend the jam boree in order to foster better relations between the two groups. Danding, games, and serving of refreshments will highlight the program, which is under the spon sorship of the Education student council. Dating restrictions will be lift ed for freshman men between 8 p. m. and midnight in order to permit them to enter into the jamboree's theme, which is "Bring your date and let the profs dance with her." Dancing will be held in • 110 Home Economics while other events will be conducted through out the building. The jamboree is one of •the first of its kind ever attempted by the School of Edu cation, and is similar to the year ly 'get-together sponsored by the School of Agriculture. The program is financed by ap propriations made by All-College Cabinet to the student council. • 8 Groups 100 Per Cent As PHA Nears Goal Theta Kappa Phi, Emmanon, Al pha Gamma Rho, Cody Manor and Phi Gamma Delta reported 100 per cent contributions to the PSCA campaign last night as student to tals grazed the $3,600 goal with another day of canvassing remain ing. ight groups have made unanimous contributions. Latest figures showed the men with $BO over their $2,500 goal, and the women $ll4 short of their pro posed $l,lO. Andrew P. Szekely '42, men's 'chairman, expects to pass the student goal. Faculty cam paigning will begin next week.- WEATHER Warmer with Occasional Showers PRICE THREE CENTS Debler May Replace Petrella At Tailback; Cenci To Start Game By 808 SCHOOLEY Seeking to trample the Violets from New York University and re cord their third victory of the sea son, the Nittany Lion eleven will enter the nocturnal gridiron classic as a slight favorite on the Polo Ground at 8:30 o'clock tonight. NYU will sound an all-out signal in an effort to tame the Lions after suffering a 25-0 defeat last year at the hands of a strong Nittany squad. Last season's encounter was highlighted by the 101-yard return of the opening kickoff by Chuck Peters, Lion tailback. Tonight's fray, will be the first night contest either team has play ed. The series of games began in 1927, but the 1941 tilt is only the fourth tussle of the grid machines. Series scores show that the teams are tied for honors. In 1927 the Violets tied the Lions, 13-13. A 7-0 win was garnered by the New Yorkers in 1929,ancl last year the Lions bounced back to even the Both Penn State and NYU will series, 25-0. be trying for victory No. 3 on this season's schedule. NYLT has over powered PMC and Lafayette, but Coach Mal Steven's gridders were swamped"by Texas A. & M., Syra cuse, -and Holy Cross.• The Lions have decisions against Bucknell and Lehigh. Although the Nittany colors are favored to ,triumph, Coach. Bob. (Continued on Page Three) Fine Aris Honorary Holds Rushing Party Pledging 19 new members, Pi Gamma Alpha, fine arts honorary, held a rushing party last night. Artemus P. Richardson '43, presi dent of the society, presented slides of the landscape architec ture inspection trip, and disclosed plans for a forthcoming exhibit of student art. The new pledges are Robert J. Mueller '43, David C. Fahringer '42, Anthony J. Piccola '42, Roy 0. Allen Jr. '43, James B. Bogar '43, Louis S. Grieco '42, Edward G. Petrazio '42, Charles E. Hand schuh '43, Warren W. Weaver '43, Janet F. Twichell '43, Hilda J. Gordon '42, Clem J. Obidzinski '43, William H. Cissel '43, Ruth Riest ing '43, Miriam L. Rhein '43, Mil dred B. Schmidt '43, Virginia K. Tross '44, George S. Zoretich '43, and Dorothy M. Savard '42. 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 News Flashes 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 MOSCOW—Fierce battles rag ing all around eastern front as Russians fight fiercely to halt the Germans all out drive on Moscow and the Crimea: BERLlN—Germans are making a supreme drive to get into Mos cow before the cold weather sets in so they can winter there in stead of retreating all the way to Smolensk. FRESNO, CALIFORNIA Two Army pilots, missing since last Friday, have been sighted in the mountain ranges near Mt. Whit ney by a searching party. NEW YORK—The four premier isolationists, Charles A. Lindbergh, Senator Burton K. Wheeler, John B. Cudahy, and John B. Flynn, spoke against the President's pol icy at a rally •at Madison Square Garden, last night.
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