Successor To
The Free Lance,
Established 1887
!B—No. 59
d-Year Commencement Exercises Cancelled
etzel Promises College Aid
Caused
sfponemenl
las! September
Commencement exercises f for
seniors who are to be graduated
at mid-year have been cancelled,
William -S. Hoffman, registrar, am
munced last night. The action was
Hcided at a meeting of the Coun-
Bpof Administrations Monday, he
Wd. •
F “This is the first step which the
Kollege has taken ,to adjust its
regular program to an emerg
fency status,’’ Mr. Hoffman pointed
out.
A major factor in this action
was caused by the shortening of
the final examination period due
to' postponement of the College
opening in September during the'
infantile paralysis epidemic, the
registrar ir.dded.
The shortening of the mid-year
.vacation period reduced the ex
amination--period--for - graduating
seniors by two days.'Thus instruc
tors would- have had only a day
and a 'half to give senior, examina
tions and get grades in to the reg
istrar’s office. -This would have
been so hurried and confused that
it would be entirely. impractical,
;Mr. Hoffman said
L*
The plan will benefit the stu
.'dents slightly, the registrar stated,
fre they will not have to stay in
State College for. several extra
days, and they will riot have the
'added expense of caps and gowns.
Another factor in the move, he
said, was that the faculty and staff
members have been unusually
busy. “Practically all staff mem
bers have been working far more
than an eight-rour dKv,” Mr.
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\Late News Flashes —
Defeats 19
House
lYear Draft Limit
WASHINGTON. D. C. The
House of Representatives stood
firm on its decision to limit men,
21- to 44, subject to the draft yes
terday by voting 173 to 52 to over
ride the-Senate provision, calling
for a (19 to 45) age limit.
. WASHINGTON. D. C. Secre
tary of the Navy Frank Knox, and
Secretary of War 'Stimson, an
nounced last night the largest
shake-up of military and naval
commanders in the history of
America’s armed forces. Admiral
Husband S. Kimmel, Commander
in Chief of the U. S. Fleet, has been
replaced by Rear Admiral Chester
'jW. Mimmitts, present Chief of
Navigation. In the 'Hawiian -Army
Command, General Walter S. Short
has been replaced 'by General D. C.
Emmons. General C. O. Tinker
has succeeded General (Martin in
the Hawiian Air Corps Command.
WASHINGTON D. C. Presi
dent Roosevelt warned labor and
i management last night to end all
disputes before the Friday dead
line.
MANILA —New U. S. naval vic
tories were reported by Admiral
Hart in the Philippines last night.
Two out of three attacks on Japan
ese vessels by American subma
rines were (reported as successful.
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Examination Schedule Students Begin
Enrolling For
■the first semester, 1941-1942 will "
be'found on pages four and five of g |Bf ■
today’s issue. Exams begin Janu- IjAfAIfCA Inf Al* If
ary 26 and will end January 31. 1/vlvllJv llWill
Students who hfcjve two exam- Enro ii me nt blanks for the Stud
matfions scheduled for the same ent Training for civilian Defense
time must report that fact to the p ro g r! afi V*«ed into Student Un-
Office of the Registrar, not later j on o ffl ce yesterday afternoon as
n .‘■ mary th r ee days students gave President Hetzel the
after the Christmas vacation ends, "whole-hearted cooperation” for
which he asked at yesterday’s
convocation.
It was estimated . thrit at least
500 blanks were turned in. The
deadline for their return to Stud
ent Union is 5 o’clock this after-
Krause Appoints
'42 Committees
Charles F. Mattern’42 and Ruth Adrian O. Morse, assistant to _ a _
C. Benty ’42, were appointed co- * he P resid ent in charge of resi- fa if Lima |jA*g Afl
chairmen of the cap and gown dent instruction, last night urged VIIB MIIG TGI BUIS
committee and James W. Ritter students to fill out their blanks
’42, and Jerome H. H. Raimsohn and brm S them to Student,Union li
’42. co-chairmen of the invitations as sopn as possible. He said that |}Rm§]\ AI II(inII
and announcements committee, as this wiU facilitate spetedy organi- 9
announced "yesterday by H. Leon- za tion of the courses. ' The 48-hour cut fine, period for
ard vacation will; go in-
Seniors appointed by Krouse toentsn?mcralnTiot getDlamcs at the to effect at noon today and''extend
serve .on the cap and gown .com- conv ocation may obtain them at to Ba. m. January 7, A. R. War
mittee are as follows: . Dale W. student .Union. nock, dean of men, announced yes-
Byers, Mildred J. Balthaser, Wil- -Fifty courses, open both to men terday.
liam F. Collins, William O. Myers, and to women students, are offer- Strict attendance check of all
John M. Phillips, and Fred Rass- ? d under the program. They are absences will be kept by class, in
mussen. intended to train students for de- structors, Dean Warnock said. He
also pointed out that if a student
is absent even one hour during
the period, he will be subject to
the penalty of a $5 fine—unless
he can obtain evidence of having
attended classes prior to and fol
lowing the cut.
“Students who are absent dur-
Photo Contest Planned Hibbard Will Present S w«f ”
Announcement has been mr'de _ , . . campus. They should obtain con
by the Penn State Camera Club 01 4 LGCiUfGS elusive evidence that they did not
test L F 3brSb2 C c\ub Dr - B - H ‘ Hibbard, professor } e . av % socially so if they over
test and Exhibit will begin club E it f Agricultural Ecnn slept,” the Dean advised,
activities for next year. William emeritus “ Agncuitural icon Written annlications for fine
T Clark ’4? nresiHont an omlc s at the University of Wis- , applications ioi nne
LSffthS'uSdSSLSSsS: wiU r e a serie f lour ST , S Ba SiSSS i ‘SS I SJ
1942 tlt’coS “Government
rules are now available at Student on ary 5 > 6 ’ 7 ’ and 8 - at 4:10 a. m. Monday.
Union each afternoon. .
' Meetings are scheduled in Pill Kappa Sigma M
I itthtinn l PlShia TAniwhi .. Sparks Building, on Monday, Jan- Three new officers were elected
blgnimg wllnlC I onigm * uary sin Room 10 and on Tues- recently by Phi Kappa Sigma fra-
Motion pictures and a lighting day, Wednesday and Thursday in ternity. William L. Sandston ’42
demonstration comprise the pro- Room 121. Students and faculty was named president. J. William
gram of the annual Illumination of the School of Agriculture as Penman ’42 and Thomas M. Reed
Clinic which will be held in 105 well as all other schools are in- ’44 were named vice-president
White Hall at 7:30 o’clock tonight, vited to attend. and secretary respectively.
In A Hale America—
The. following seniors were ap
pointed to serve on the invitations
and announcements committee:
Paul W. Best, William H. Long,
John F. Mahoney, James A. Rose,
Eleanor M. Steffy, and Charles W.
York.
Are Penn State Men Weaklings?
“The spirit’s willing but the
body’s weak.”
There is little doubt about Penn
State war-time spirit as the cogs
of a well-organized campus train
ing machine begin to turn but
there is growing doubt about the
physical preparedness.
College students are regarded
by seasoned old timers as mamby
pamby good time boys who spend
all their time in the corner rest
aurant or down-town refreshment
shop and take their exercise by
bending’the elbow.
Rebellious hot-dogs have sworn
to redeem themselves and have
even -announced that in the pres
ent Emergency they will prove
their strength by entering into the
physical training program being
sparked by Charlie Speidel, chair
man of the physical fitness com
mittee pf : the. campus defense di-
OF THE PENNSYi
THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 'STATE COLLEGE, PA.
fense work in their home com
munities.
No fees will be charged for the
extra-curricular instruction, and
no credit will be given. Classes,
which will probably be organized
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vision,
Walking is about the only phy
sical activity that average . stud
ents are able to engage in under
existing circumstances. However,
this output of energy has been
proved to be one of the most bene
ficial forms of exercise. Faculty
members, too, can profit by walk
ing and save gasoline to boot.
Brisk winter air helps put spring
in the step.
A few less cigarettes per day is
a suggestion from Charlie Speidel
who is rapidly rounding out his
program to condition Penn State
men to meet the hazards of the
field of combat or the desks of
industry.
Lack of facilities has so far
hiridered the program but begin
ning January 6 both upperclass
men students and faculty mem
bers will have, the opportunity for
.NIA STATE COLLEGE
Rabinowitz To Appear
With Allen January 7
One student at Penn State who
isn’t looking forward to his Christ
mas vacation is Leon Rabinowitz
’43. Instead, the Fred Allen Tal
ent Search winner can’t jvait until
the holidays are over, for he will
travel to New York January 4 to
arrive in time for rehearsal Mon
day, January 5. He will appear on
the Fred Allen show January 7.
Rabinowitz, who impersonated
radio and movie stars in a recent
talent show, was chosen by student
vote as the best performer among
Shirley L. .Ives ’45, Donald R. Tay
lor ’42, and himself. He received
$2OO dollars and the opportunity
for the radio appearance.
supervised activity in Rec Hall.
Since physical education classes
are held daily from 8 a. m. to noon
and from 1 p. m. to 2:30 p. m.
there is only a ■ very short time
available before varsity and intra
mural sports take over the gym
from 4 p. m. to 12 p. m.
In the only available time, from
2:30 p. m. to 3:50 p. m., juniors
and seniors may work-out on
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
afternoons. Faculty men will be
limited to Tuesday and Thursday
sessions at the same time.-
Provisions will be made for phy
sicrl examination of those enroll
ing in these courses and arrange
ments for towels and equipment
also made, 'Speidel said.
Although the College can’t ex
pect an army of musclemen, pros
pects look bright for a fewer num
ber of infirmary cases.
wjtatt
WEATHER
Cloudy
and Cooler
PRICE THREE CENTS
In War
5,000 Attend
Only Convocation
In Last 4 Years
Speakihg before approximately
5,000 students and faculty mem
bers at the war-dominated convo
cation in Recreation Hall yester
day morning, President Hietzel
pledged the full resources of the
College to the nation’s defense and
asked undergraduates to be “calm
and orderly” in the crisis.
The convocation was the first
called by the President since Sep
tember 15, 1937, when a mass
meeting was held to commemor
ate the 75th anniversary of the
signing ol the Morrill Land Grant
Act. In grim contrast to the
peacefulness of the campus four
years ago, yesterday’s convocation
brought together students united
in a common concern for the fu
ture. .
“Education is of such major im
portance that it is an assignment
in the line of duty,” President Het
zel said. “It should be clearly
understood’ that this assignment
is as vital.to the war program of
the nation as is assignment to its
military or naval units.”
He* pointed out that the Selec
tive Service Act is designed to
select qualified man-power for the
tasks it is best fitted to serve. The
act. recognizes that the greatest
contribution any individual can
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Annual Carol Sing
Set For Tonight
Largest outdoor gathering of the
Christmas season, fast becoming
a! tradition, is Penn State’s annual
Carol Sing, sponsored by the
PSCA and the department of mu
sic, which will be held on the Old
Main terrace at 8:30 p’clock to
night.
A. John Currier ’42, co-prtesi
dent of the PSCA, will preside at
the event, Jean F. Fisher ’43, gen
eral chairman, announced last
night after it was learried H. Leo
nard Krouse ’42, formerly reported
as program head, was called to
Chicago.
Singing by students, faculty
members and townspeople will be
conducted by Prof. Hummiel Fish
burn, department of music. The
College Choir and a brass quartet
will provide special music.
A Christmas reading will be
given by Mrs. Harriet D. Nesbitt,
instructor in the speech depart
ment, and members of the PSCA
Freshman Council will collect the
offering which will be donated to
the World Student Service Fund.
Words for the carols will be
projected on a screen at the head
of the Old Main steps under the
direction of Dr. Fred E. Kelly, de
partment of education and psy
chology. R. Y. Sigworth, grounds
and buildings department, is su
pervising decorations.
Carols which will be sung by
the group are “It Came Upon the
Midnight Clear,” “Silent Night,”
“Adeste Fidelis,” “Joy to thtej
World,” “O, Little Town of Beth
lehem," “The First Noel,” and
“Hark, the Herald Angels Sing.”