MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1942
Board. Of Trustees Approves Accelerated Program
Shields Re-Elected
President Of Board
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dation had asked "that for those
on a ten months' contract, the
contract run from July 1, 1942
to April 30, 1943."
The Trustees' resolution defin
ing the position of the College in
regard to the war emergeney fol
lows:
"Since this Board of Trustees
last met, our nation has been
forced into war. We face the most
Serious crisis the country has ever
known. rt calls fcir the complete
enlistment of every resource at
our command.
"In the conviction that institu
tions of •higher education and
particularly those , supported by
public funds should mobilize and
organize their full power and ca
pacities and place• these in support
'of the war policies and plans of
the country it is 'hereby resolved
that the officers and staff of The
Pennsylvania State College be au
thorized and instructed to take
any and all necessary actions to
place the full services and "re
sources - of the College in support
of the war policies 'and programs
of the state and the nation."
J. Franklin Shields was re-elect
ed president of, the Board of
Trustees as the hi:lard held its an
nual elections. Other officers re-
Wected were Vance C. McCor
mick, vice-president; James G.
White, honorary_ vice president;
President Ralph D. Hetzel, secre
tary; and Samuel K. Hostetter,
assistant to the president in charge
of business and finance, treasurer.
All members of the Board's ex
ecutive committee 'were also re
elected, They inchide J. H. M.
Andrews, E. S. Bayard, John C.
Cosgrove, Frederick A. Heim, Mr.
McCormick, and James Milhol
land. Mr. Shields, and Dr. Hetzel
are ex-officio menibers.
Cornell Offers
Graduate Awards
Several John McMullen Gradu
ate Scholarships, 'Paying $9OO a
year, and a numiSak of other fel
lowships and scholaisThiPa-for grad
uates of accreditedtngineering cot:
leges are offered :tiy . Ciirnell Uni
versity for the aca"darnic year 1942-
43, 'according to infok - mation re
ceived here.
Other awards, in addition to the
McMullen Graduate -Scholarships,
follow: in civil engineering, the
Elon Hunter Hooker Fellowship in
Hydraulics, with a stipend of $l5O
a year; the McGraw Fellowship,
$4OO a year and free tuition; and a
University Graduate Scholarship,
$2OO a year and free tuition.
In mechanical. engineering, the
Sibley Fellowship, $4OO a year and
free tuition; and the Edgar J. Mey
er Memorial Fellowship, $4OO a
year and free truition. In eelctric'al
engineering, the Charles Bulle
Earle Memorial Fellowship of $4OO
a year and free tuition. McMullen
Graduate Scholarships may be
held in any of the four general
fields of civil, mechanical, electri
cal, or chemical engineering.
Applications for these scholar
ships should be sent to the dean of
the Graduate School of Cornell
University before March 1.
Dußois Students Offer
Services For Defense
Students in the Dußois Under
graduate Center of the College of
fered their combined services to
civil authorities in the commun
ity for all types of civilian defense
work.
According to Mayor Hoover, this
offer, which was received on the
Monday following the bombing of
Pearl Harbor, was one of the first
made by any organized group in
the State. •
Handbook Sta eels
To Plan Reorganization
All former membbrs of .the
business and editorfal staffs of the
Freshman Handbook will "meet in
304 Old Main at 11 . o'cloCk Wed
nesday, according to an announce
ment by Robert E. Schooley '43,
handbook editor.
New candidates for the staff will
be called next week, but plans
will be made for a complete reor
ganization. A new schedule of
deadlines has been arranged in
order to publish the "bible" in
time for the next freshinan class.
Lilia A. Whoolery \ '43 is wo
men's editor, and M. Jean Seanor
'42 is business manager.
English Literature
Courses Offered
The following 15 courses in Eng
lish literature are being offered
during the second semester. Eng
lish literature 4—American Liter
ature to the Civil War; English lit
erature 6—Contemporary Ameri
can Literature; English literature
25 Introductioh 'to Literature;
English literature 43—the Roman
tic Movement in British Poetry.
English literature Recent
Britsh Poetry; EfiiiiSh literature
56—Recent British Prose; English
literature 60 Shakespeare (the
principal tragedies and comedies);
English literature '6l—Shakespeare
(the historical plaYs and problem
comedies; English literature 65
The English Bible as Literature.
English literature 401 Main
Currents in American Literature;
English literature 423—norms and
Movements of British Literature;
English literature 467—Ballad Lit
erature; English literature 471
Romance and Satire; English liter
ature 483—Later British and Con
tinental Drama.
The following 12 courses in dra
matics are being• offered during
the Second semester: Dramatics I
—Dramatic Prodilatibh; Dramat
ics 2—Acting Teeliniqife; Dra
matics 11—Stagecraft; Dramatics
14—Stage Costuming; Dramatics
21—Playwriting.
Dramatics 61—Appreciation of
the Theatre, Cineina, and Radio;
Dramatics 402--State Makeup;
Dramatics 431—History 'of the
Theatre; Dramatics 451-1-Direct
ing; English literature 483—Later
British and Continental Drama;
Dramatics 503—G-raduate Semin
ar in Stage Lighting; Dramatics
504—Graduate Seminar ip Act
ing.
Two hundred Oakland, Calif., was held this week at Sigma Phi
women were sworn in to serve as Alpha. The newly elected offi
policemen in case bf emergency. cers are Edward Arters, president;
It nothing else, they'll arrest at- John Bartrath, vice-preSident; and
tention. Palmer Sharpless, secretary.
Penn State Alumni Represented
In Many Branches OF Service
VICTORIA, Tex.—Roy B. Nich- men 1-. e receiving their basic Air
ols, Jr., ''39, former managing Corps training at the newly open
editor .of the Penn State "Colle- -
ed Air Corps Basic Flying School
gian" in 1939 and about to re- ed
They aVe Robert C. Brogan
ceive his flying officer's commis-, here_
Frank E. Grazier '4l, Clayton
sion at the Air Corps Advanced P. Hackman '4l, William S. Kirk-
Flying School is assisting in the patrick '4l, Robert L. Seigel '4l,
writing of a histOry of flying.
Russel D. Freyerrnuth '42, and
RANDOLPH FIELD., Tex.—Wil-
Sherwin MaYer,'42. ..-
liam L.. BloorrigiieW former stud-
ent, was gradtiatelJanUary 9 with CH1CAG0,;..:41.- 7 =Raymond. E.
Combs '4l
...iVOS` 7 one. of the' first.
the first wirtline ; •teliiSi'Of Aviation
Cadets .and SiticiefittiffiOers.at this men commissioned here under the
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field. Naval IteSerVe!S l V-1.- plan... He re - -
JEFFERSON.BA'ARAcKs,. Mo. ceived his.
month's of Antensive • ensign's . : commission-
—Edwin J. Klapia:.!4l, is receiving after four
training at 'AbbOtt's.Hall.on North
attechnical training /as : - en.' armorer
western University's campus. •-..
Jefferson BarrackS.' A former
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Tau Phi Delta,. 15..10pp enlisted- at ENGLAND „ A. Harvey' Adams
Seattle, , Wash. . laW December. and '39 is a member of . the electronic
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has just been stationed at his pies- , training group somewhere hi Eng
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ent post. land. He is a graduate in electri
tN/D. Okla.—Seven Penn State cal engineering.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Murphy Stresses
Geography Study
The war has plunged us into a
world of 'whiCh we are geograph
ically illiterate according to Dr.
Raymond E. Murphy associate pro,
lessor of geography at the College.
• "War pumpi fresh blood into the
science of geOgraphy which is al
lowed to - stagnate in times of
peace," Doctor Murphy said today.
"Isolationism is gone. The United
States is taking
,its part in world
affairs, and we. can no longer af
ford to be among the most back
:ward nations in our knowledge of
other lands 'and peoples with which
we deal.?
Pointing, out that the study of
geography boomed during the first
World War, he added that the leth
argic attitude toward the subject
in the '2o's and '3o's was reflected
in its decline in the public schools.
"Whether we like it or not we
are concerned in the affairs of the
entire world," Doctor Murphy - said.
"Our entrance into the war should
rekindle a wave of interest in
geography throughout the country
that \till bring the level of our
geographic instruction up to that
of other civilized nations."
College students are no better
than other Americans in this
branch, he declared, and most of
them have had no geography be
yond seventh or eighth grade. Less
than two per cent of the students at
Penn StateJare 'enrolled in the sub
ject.
Trustee's Will Consider
Three-Class Mural Plan
At Next Board Meeting
The thrbe;.class mural continua
tion plan voted by the senior, jun
ior, and sophomore classes and ap
proved by the College Administra
tion did ifot - cOrrie before the Board
of Trustees in Harrisburg during
its weekend meeting.
College officials said that the
group was occupied during the
two-day meeting with the prob=
lems a'ri'sing from the College's
third semester. .
It was mentioned that the Trus
tees would probably consider the
mural gift at their next meeting
which is listed or early March.
Henry Varnum Poor, muralist,
has indicated that he will be ready
to start ton the project as soon as
the Biiard of Trustees gives ap
proval.
Sigma Phi Alpha Elects
The installation of new officers
Fireside Sessi
Schedule For
iIStA HEAD--Harry W. Seamans,
general secretary of the PSCA.
which is sponsoring a series of
fireside sessions in 55 houses from
February 1 to April
_l5. Rebre
sentatives from the groups Will
rite'et Wednesday to arrange house
programs.
Honorary Initiates
18 New Members
Holding their annual initiation
banquet last Wednesday night at
the Hotel State College, Pi Mu Ep
silbn, national mathematics hon
orary fraternity, initiated 18 new
members.
- .As the main speaker on the tfro
grain, Dr. Robert E. Dengler, pro
fessor of classical languages, gave
a talk on "Some Technical Aspects
of 'Greco-Roman Civilization."
Donald L. Russell '43 was elect
ed president, succeeding John D.
Morgan Jr. '42, and Aleda Snow
'43 was elected secretary.
The 16 other intiates into the
Pehn.sylvania. Delta Chapter of the
honorary are: Ruth F. Cromer '43,
Harry H. Fall '42, Saverio .Fibra
vanti '42, Robert G. Geier '42, bon
ald G. Bulslander '42, William S.
rvans Jr. '43, John P. Kearns '43,
John J. Kishel '43.
Alma B. Lauer '43, Salvadore P.
Lio' '42, Robert W.-Noll '42, John
M pornfrett '42, George W. RUsler
Jalnes E. Watson Jr. '42,.}lelen.
S. Zable '43, and Lada J. Zahora
'43.
Ag School Announces
New Four-Week Courses
The School of Agriculture an
nounces two four-week short
Courses in animal and dairy huS
bandry to begin on February '4.
Prof. Adam L. Beam, director of
short courses in agriculture, points
out that opportunities are present
for employment in these fields
and that knowledge gained in the
short courses
_would naturally
serve •as an employment aid.
A lot of youths actually do
step right into their father's
shoes—when he gets tired of
wearing them.
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on Plans
5 - Groups
34 Speakers To Talk
On 73 Varied Topics
Representatives of 55 Student
groups will meet in 304 Old Main
at 7 p. m. Wednesday to arrange ti
program of fireside sessions at each
of the represented house§ from
February 1 to April 15, it Was an
nounced by David E. Garfinkle '44,
chairman of the sessions commit
tee.
Garfinkle also said that any
house not contacted and desiring to
paisticipate in the program shouldk
also send a representative to tho
Wednesday conference. David N:
Back '44, Kenneth D. Bair '43, and,-
Mary Ellen Sheffer '43 are mem
bers of the committee. •
Listed among the 73 topics which
will be discussed by 34 speaker;,-
are a number of subjects dealing
with the war. A few of them are
"The College and ROTC in War
tirne"—Col. Edward •D. Ardery;
"Individual and Group Morale
During War," "Making the Most
War—A Challenge," "Military Psy.
chology"—Clarence R. Carpenter;
"Propaganda and
J. Gaskill; "Athletics in th'e Na
tional Emergency" Lloyd ILL
Jones.
"Penn State Defense Activities"
—J. Orvis'Keller; "America's Re.
sPonsibilities in the Post-War Per
iod"—Franklin B. Krauss; "I'S It:-
Enough to Stop Hitler?"—D. Not
Linegar; "How War Affects Our
Gardens"—Conrad B. Link; "Cla4-
sification of Personnel in Alm
Army"—Bruce V. -More.
"Labor in War-time"---Arthur
Reede; "Federated World •Gbvein.
inent—the Basis of a Just ;and bur
able Peace"—Harry W. Seamans;
"Women in a War Emergency"--•
Mary Jane Stevenson; "A Pabifist'sr-
Position in War-time"—Howard E.
Yarnell; "Progress of the War,"
"Free Speech, Public Discussion,
and War"—Harold P. Zelko.
Other speakers are Clikford R.
Adams, Clarence S. Anderson,
'Chesleigh A. Bonine, Ernest W.
Callenbach, Andrew W. Case,
Howard R. Cottam, William D.
Dennis, Jr., William F. Hall Mar
iah -S. McDowell, Harriet D. Nes , -
lola, Duane V. Ramsey, Charlotte
E. Ray, J. Paul Selsain, Jabir
Shaibli, and Clarence 0. Williams.
Worker Shortage Looms
In Ag Biochemistry'Field"
For the first time in 20 yearo
there are more jobs in agricul
tural biochemistry than there are
men and women to fill them, ac
cording to Dr. R. Adams Dutcher,
head of the department of agri
cultural and biological chemistry.
"Nearly every week I rbceive
a number of requests for appli
cants which I am unable to fill,"
Dr. Dutcher said recently. "These
come from essential food indus
tries, research agencies, and the
civil service."
Many biochemists are serving
in the sanitary corps of the Army,
he-pointed out. They are used in
water purification, in the food an*
nutrition divisions, and in the
hospital service. Outside of the
Army they may also serve in the
inspection of essential war ma
terials.