; Successor To
The Free Lance,
Established 1887
VOL. 38—No. 58
V D. R. Approves —
iongress To Act
)n Draft Change
;.HONG. KONG— Chinese armies
nder Chiarig Kai-Shek are cori
nuing their offense, all ailong the
a'nton-to-Hong' Kong railroad in
rder to help the British, garrison
n-the island of Hong Kong, Lon
-6n radio' reported, last night.
HAWAII Japanese airplanes
id small submarines hJttacked
altered outposts in-the Hawaiian
land group, including the naval
ise on Johnston Island, the Navy
epartment announced lialst night,
dispatches said the raids
ere light and easily beaten back,
though American forces came in
intact with their first light “sui
de. subs.”
yiCHY ; Latest French dis
itches; announced that six Ges
po agents were killed ,in a bomb
ast in the German. Military Club
iParis ! last night. This anti
azi action .-represents the con
nuance of unrest in Axis-domin
ted.countries throughout Europe
bring, the past week. -
LONDON—The vftAF • llenewed
s-.raids on industrial sections of
rarice and- Belgium last night,
■Kile German 'channel guns 'con
hued' to shell Dover and other
iastal cities.r' -'. . '
PASADENA— The" Rose Bowl
mie has bte.en definitely sdhed-
Sd for Durham, ;N.,C.i the Pasa
ma football . committee announ
d last night. Oregon State will
ave sometime next- wefek for
le. game against -Duke,
WASHINGTON r- r President
ooseveltexpresiiedd.be hope that
ongress would agree with -the
r ar Department’s ' recommenda
on that the Selective. Service Act
e changed :to --include civilians
;ed 19 to -45- for'active military
• (Continued. on i;Page' Two)
lanSociaUnquiry
ips During Vacation
Social- inquiry trips to Harris-
Irg, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
ill be conducted, by the PSCA
iring tlhe Christmas vacation, it
as announced by; L. .Gene Scott
1, chairman;of the project.
The tours 'are planned to get a
t'ter view of social conditions
listing in the various cities, and
1 learn how -the social problems
e met. Those interested should
gister- in 304 Old Main -as soon
possible.
E. Betty Mason is chairman of
b Philadelphia . tour; Nee! C.
fcting ’42 has charge of the Har
[burg trip;, and Margaret K.
fmaley .’44 heads the Pittsburgh
sits. ... ' ' .
Kmerica Faces Serious Hazard
li Shortage Of Technical Men
[A definite need for technically said.
iined men to fight the battle be
nd the, lines was voided by Dean
iank C.< Whitmore, School of
temistry and Physics, when in-
L’viewed recently by The Daily
illegian on what effect the war
■1 have on the school he heads,
.ast week, when The Daily Col
ian interviewed the deans of
- seven other schools of the
‘lege, Dean Whitmore’s stelte
lit was omitted because of lack
l space.
•The School of Chemistry and
•ysics has been on a war time
Sis for several months. A care
► study of our activities con-
I cs us th’at title only change
necessary by the three de-
■ *tions of war is to do exactly
|ut we have been doing -but do
feven harder,” Dean Whitmore
31j? Daily & (Ml
YLVA,
WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 17, STATE COLLEGE, PA,
COMMITTEE EXPANDS—Out of
thd Defense Council’s committee
on - contacts, of which Edward K.
Hibshman, executive secretary of
the Alumni, Association, is chair
man, has arisen a new PSCA com
mitee on aid to draftees. The new
group, will facilitate correspond
ence between- coeds and . Penn
State men in the armed forces.
lighting Clinic
Here Tomorrow
Illumination, and the conserva
tion of eyesight wilL.be the theme
of the annual Illumination Clinic
to be conducted at 105. White Hall
at 7:30 tomorrow, - according to
Arthur F. Davis, associate profes
sor of physical, education.
clinic es
pecially
stated; “by the number Of draftees
rejected because of poor'eyesight.
The purpose, of. this clinic will ble
to , help prevent such conditions
. in the future.”-
H. R. Jones, chairman .of the
Pittsburgh district of the. Indus
trial Engineering Society, will de
monstrate all the major types of
illumination during the clinic, and
will try to show proper study con
ditions.
The clinic will open with a
sound motion. picture entitled,
“Light as Related to Vision.”
Faculty members, upperclass
students, and townspeople have
been invited to attend by the
School of Physical Education,
which is sponsoring the'clinic.
PSCA Party Tonight
. The Penn State Christian Asso
ciation will hold their annual
'Christmas party for members of
the' organization’s cabinet, in the
Hugh Beaver Room at 8:15 p. m.
tonight. Co-presidents of the
PSCA iNre A. John Currier ’42 and
Sally P. Searle ’42.
That the need for scientifically
trained men is going to be greater
now. that there is war thlah when
there was a mere emergency was
the Dean’s reason for asking draft
deferments for students in the
School of Chemistry and Physics.
“It is a fact that there are. over
20,000,000. men of fighting age
whereas the National Roster of
scientifically and technically
trained men still has less than
200,000 names on it even includ
ing the graduating classes of
1941,” Whitmore continued.
He interpreted this statement
by adding that this shortage of
technically trained men whidh
has been emphasized by the other
Deans will represent one of the
most serious hazards facing the
United States in trying to gain vic
tory in the present war.
OF THE PENNS'
Enrollment Blanks For Defense Work
To Be Distributed At Meeting Today
Draftee Letter
Campaign Started
. With “Keep ’em Writing” as its
campaign slogan, the newly-form
ed Penn State Christian Associa
tion committee on aid to draftees
will assist the College Defense
Council by having coeds maintain
personal contact between the cam
pus . and former Penn State stu
dents.
. Under the new plan, a list of
names and addresses obtained from
the "Alumni Office has been posted
in sororities and .dormitories. Each
coed is asked to select a draftee’s
name and; correspond with him
throughout ithe next few months,
beginning with'the holiday season.
• The new committee is an out
growth of the Defense Council’s
committee on contacts with facul
ty, students, and alumni in the
armed services, of which ’ Edward
K, 'Hibshman, executive secretary
of ihe Alumni Association, is chair
man. Daniel C. Gillespie ’44,
PSCA representative on the par
ent organization,- is chairman of
the new group.
Hibshman’s original committee
will continue to keep a file of Penn
State’s men in the armed services
and .to carry College spirit to the
various, army camps, with its other
iphdjecta:'“'The-hiew ’committee’s
work will be confined to corre
spondence by coeds with men of
the 1941 graduating class and with
undergraduates who have left
College.
. In bis letter to s’orority and dor
mitory 'presidents, Chairman Gil
lespie said, “In times of national
emergency 'high morale is ex
tremely important.
'45 Campus. Parly
To Hold Mixer
Striving to lfve up to their cam
paign promises, the. ’45 Campus
party decided to sponsor an all
freshman mixer at a meeting of the
clique last night.
This action jwas taken as a result
of. the party’s sixth plank in their
platform which stated in part that
“relationships between non-fra
ternity and fraternity men. shall
be fostered by establishing a com
mittee which shall arrange numer
ous social functions.”
Co-Chairmen named for the af
fair are Walter. M. Robinson and
Renee U. Marks. The members of
the social' committee are: Robert
A. Sheesley, H. Arthur Martin,
'Joseph W. Undercoffler, Paul G.
Jacobs, and Dudley D. Gallup.
The mixer, will be held as soon
as' possible after the Christmas
holidays. .
Weather Instrument
Invented By Neuberger
Hans H. Neuberger, assistant
professor of geophysics, presented
a instrument to the
Central Snow Conference last
weekend.
The instrument invented by
Neuberger will record thle exact
time of precipitation of either rain
or snow. It is superior to other
recording instruments because it
shows precipitations, under one
one-hundredth of an inch. It also
records qualitatively the size and
intensity of rain drops or snow
flakes.
■NIA STATE COLLEGE
CLUB TOASTMASTER Arthur
Peskoe ’42, president of the Penn
State Club, an. affiliate of the In
dependent iMen’s Association,.will
be toastmaster at the Club’s an
nual Christmas Banquet in .the
Sandwich Shop at B p. m. tomor
row.
Jeffrey To Speak
Af Club Banquet
’ Bill Jeffrey,- soccer coach, will
be the main speaker at the Penn
State Club Christmas Banquet to
be held in the Sandwich Shop of
.Old' Main,at jn.„-tomorrow, it
was farihounced' yesterday by' Ben
J. Snipas ‘43, club chairman'of the
annual event.'
Arthur Peskoe ’42, club presi
dent,' will preside as toastmaster
and entertainment will be provid- WllkeS-BaiTe Alllllllll
ed by Leon Rabmowitz 43, winner .
of Talent_Night, and James !M. Ta ChAIKAr Daiira
Robinson ’43, trumpet soloist. W jpOllSOl 1/011(6
'Speeches, by the guests, and Carol Wilkes-Barre ■ alumni will hold
singing, accompanied on the piano a /semi-formal dance at Hotel
by'Rudy Bloom ’43, will also sup- Sterling, Saturday, December 27,
plement the program. ■ for all Penn State students who
Other speakers and guests who w iU be in town that evening,
are invited include George IL. Don- Irene E. Fanucci ’44 and John
ovan, Student Union manager; R- Bennett ’45 are co-chairmen of
Captain William V. Dennis Jr., of the affair. Dancing will start at
the campus patrol; Russell E. 9 P- m - and continue until 1 a. m.
Clark, College bursar; Wilmer E. Tickets selling at $1.50 per
Kepworthy, .executive secretary; couple may be purchased in ad-
Ray V. 'Watkins, scheduling offi- yance from any of the students
cer; James A. Hanley, college aud- including Jean F. Brown ’43, Mary
itor; H. (Ridge Riley of the Public J- Chollak ’43, John C. Dippen-
Information Department, and Ross worth ’43, and George A. Gim-
B. 'Lehman, Collegian- editor. her ’43.
Students Will Remain In College
Until Drafted, Opinion Poll Shows
A majority of Penn State stu- typical reaction of his classmates
dents will remain in the College when he said, “I -would remain in
until drafted, according to 48 per college until I was drafted because
cent of 500 students polled yester- I just don’t want to be killed, that’s
day by The Daily Collegian. all. But if the draft gets me, I’ll
Thirty-six per cent of the stu- go of course.”
dents stated they would remain in Edward P. Putkoski ’43, pre
college with hopes of being defer- med, said, “I intend to stay in col
red. A majority of those favoring lege because I am confident that
this action are enrolled in techni- I will be deferred. I have placed
cal course^ —which in some cases all my efforts -and hopes in 'becom
gives automatic deferrment. ing a physician, and I don’t think
The prospect of leaving college I should make a foolish decision
to enlist in a preferred branch of that might ruin my career, unless
the Service was favored by only 16 the situation becomes so grave that
per cent of all questioned. Of the it would be necessary for me to
'four classes polled on this ques- join our forces.”
tion, juniors were predominantly Stanley J. PoKempner ’42, jour
favoi'able for enlisting. Most of nalism, stated that his reason for
them stated their two years of col- remaining in college until drafted
lege would boost chances of imme- was: “I want to develop my abil
diate promotion, instead of staying ity and experience to the maxi
in any branch as a buck-private, mum and then secure a position in
The sole reason for wanting to which I could be able to give the
enlist, voiced by all classes, was most service to my country.”
the desire to join the Army Air Edward J. Ripling ’42, metal-
Corps. lurgy, wanted to remain in college,
Allen Kahn ’45, agricultural and hoping to be deferred. (His reason
biological chemistry, voiced the (Continued on Page Two)
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WEATHER
Cloudy With
Snow Flurries
PRICE THREE CENTS
Hetzel Will Speak
Af 11 A. M. Convocation
Enrollment blanks for 500 de
fense training courses will toe dis
tributed to all students attending
the convocation which President
Hetzel will address in Recreation
Hall at 11 o’clock this morning.
The President is expected to tell
how the College will adapt its pro
gram to fit the war-time needs of
the country. He will also formally
announce the defense training pro
gram.
Classes scheduled for ' the 11
o’clock hour have been. cancelled
so that all students and faculty
members may attend the convoca
tion.
Faculty representatives from
each school, members of the ad
ministrative' staff, and six ap
pointed students 'attended a meet
ing of the student defense train
ing committee yesterday morning.
General plans for the emergency
instruction were made and courses
were selected.
The faculty representatives met
again in the afternoon to further
discuss organization of the courses
and selection of instructors. It was
decided" that blanks, similar to
those which will toe distributed
this morning,-will be given'to aU
faculty members later in- the week
so that they may. designate
courses they are qualified-to-teadh.
At the-morning session,. commit.-:,
tee members chose'Student Trail
ing for 'Civilian Defense as the of
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