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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
"For A Better Penn State"
3:siaZilished 1940. Successor to the Penn State Collegian,
established 1904, and the Free Lance, established 18117.
Published daily except Sunday and Monday during the
37egular College year by the students of The Pennsylvania
iicate College. Entered as second-class Platter July 5, 1934
Pt the Post-office at State College, Pa., under the act of
March 13, 11379,
Editor
Ucss Lehman '42 McCaughey '42
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Editorial and Business Office Downtown Office
Carnegie Hall 119-121 South Frazier St
Phone 711 Phone 4372
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Women's Editor—Jeanne C. Stiles '42; Managing Editor—
John A. Baer '42: Sports Editor—A. Pat Nagelberg '42:
/Feature Editor—William J. McKnight '42; News Editor—
(Ranley J. PoKempner '42; 'Women's Feature Editor —Alice
M. Murray '42; Women's Sports Editor—R. Helen Gordon
Credit Manager—Paul M: Goldberg '42; Circulation Man
ager—Thomas W. Allison '42: Women's Business Manager
.—Margaret L. Embury '426' °Hite Secretary—Virginia
Ogden '42; Assistant Office Secretary—Fay E. Reese '42.
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Junior Editorial Board—Gordon L. Coy, Donald W. Davis,
Dominick L. Golab, James .D_Olkein, David Samuels,
Robert E. Schooley, Richard S. Stebbins, Herbert J.
Zukauskas, Emily L. Funk, Louise M. Fuoss, Kathryn M.
/Popp..Edith L: Smith.
Junior Business Board—Leonard E. Bach, Roy E. Barclay,
Robert E. Edgerly, Philip Jaffe, Frances A. Leiby John E.
McCool, Sara L. Miller, Katherine E. Schott, Marjorie L.
Sykes.
Managing Editor This Issue Donald W. Davis, Jr.
.A.scistant Managing Editor Latry T. Chervenalt
I.4ews Editor 'This (sotto _____ Paul I. Woodland
Women's Editor This Issue Kathryn M. Popp
Graduate Counselor
Monday, February 16, 1942
More Than A Gesture
Acclaimed as a leader in its extension training
:for defense industries and boasting one of the
nost advanced campus civilian defense set-ups,
the College ndministration deserves still another
. iat on the back for its unique "Short course" plan
'inder which thousands of Penn State students
Will next , week be giVen ari opportunity to pre
bare for roles as skilled' defense workers when
find where they will be needed :Most.
, When the Student 'Training for Civilian Defense
program was suggested shortly after the .outbreak
.of war last December, more than 2,000 enthifs
:iastic students flooded the Student Union office
'With their preliminary aPplicaition blanks., With
eqUal erithtisidsm 886 members of the faculty
volunteered their services as instructors, arid co
bperative Library 'officials purchased books - to be
Used in connection with the project.
This demand by the students for a chance to be
of direct value to the national defense 'effort:while
(they are continuing their. college &ideation has
been conscientiously answered.
Next week the STCD non-credit short courses
Will get under Vva'y after a month of careful pre
lidratiOn: Forty-seven courses, • ranging from
three hours to 30 hours in duration, and embrac
ing subjects from home nursing and waitress
training to demolition and air raid protection,
will give the student concise, practical informs,
Ilion and training which should ultimately prove
of great benefit.to himself and his community.
Handicapped by the lack of -a budget and by
other considerations, the organization of the Pro-:gram by the STCD committee headed by Millard
T. Bunnell has necessarily been slow. The best
equipped, instructors had to be selected by the
heads of the various schools and departments.
Overlapping courses had to be consolidated.
i3chedules had to be arranged to the convenience
of • both instructors and students. Decisions had
to be made regarding the specific scope of each
course.
This deliberate planning apparently has paid
dividends.. The courses' are not being offered as
;_). mere gesture or as a Morale-building stunt.
CardWeS taken in the planning" of each course to
avoid too ambitious a scope. Superfluous gen
eralizations and impractical details, as far as pos
idble, have been eliminated so as to give each stu
dent a ma:Kiri - mixt of worthwhile, useable training.
Whether the' student enters the armed services
is engaged in a civilian occupation, he will
!find a variety of courses as useful to him as they
,are interesting. Two and three-hour pre-induc
tion 'courses arranged by the ROTC department
will enhance the draftee's probability of advance
ment. Civilian courses like first aid, auto me
,:hanics, personnel work, and publicity techniques
—to list a few—can be put to tise anytime.
Since the average course will.consume only one
)r two hours of the student's time.each week t less
•i - lan he spends at the movies) and outside prep
oration will he kept at a minimum, taking it will
;.lot impose a burden on the• average student.
:Many may perhaps ea.uly manage two or three
t:ourses at the same time. We suggest, however,
'i:hat students who are low in the regular studies
(lo not assume too greal a load of these special
Are feel confident that the enthusiastic response
14, tte program la,t;t. December has not worn off,
„mu that a large turnout t,t the registration next
. v..t,-;k will prove that the organizers of the
tO laborLd in vain,
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Campus
Watchtower
While Campy is hoine explaining a $72 increase
in blue book fees, we reintroduce a new column.
First entitled "The Campus Squawker," we re
name it because there was nothing to squawk
about. Froin our post in Old Main Tower, we see
all; tell all; and hide only the poronogrelphic.
All right, copy boy, hand me those prciofs. Let's
go to pre . ssl Flash!.
Sena' Defense Stamps To:
Eight boys from the dorms—Don , Ciansarini,
John Nolan, Dick RhWand, Bob Kottgr,h, Dori Cis
sidy, Letrick Harris, Murray Schwartz, and Phil
Jaffe—who voittnteered - their blood to save a
fellow student, Tom Rarnaden, injured last month:
Ramsden is now back in school after 'a Week's so
jurn in Bellefonte Hospital.
Frank Neusbaum—for showing us cynical lads
that the Bard could pound out_some real frothy
stuff. In fact, some of the lustier cracks in the
Shrew completely passed over the heads of the
Faiclience. And. we thought we knew the facts of
life, via Soc 4 and Psych 416. •.'• •
Louis H. Bell
Les Hetenyi and his ASP brethren deserve
special citation for not Pestering the Collegian
lads for free publicity 'on the "Penn State Winter
Carnival." Damned ineonsideratte Of this rag not
to present the 'keys of the boi) to Gene Krupa
and his lads. At 3 p. in. someone stuck a pin in
the horn of, someone's car, keeping the local lights
out of bed for two- hourS,until the battery went
dead. Too 'many reefers being sold these . days.
.Effects• Of The War:
The sugar ratiohing has finally hit little, State
College in the sweet tooth. Noticed a .sigh, ih ohe
of Pugh Street's better restaurants: "Use Less
Sugar and Stir Like We don't mind the
noise."
We were rtnribling around Bellefonte the other
night (gues why) and noticed another placard
proclaiming: "We'd rather do . busitiess with teh
Japs than one American." The sign was, display
ed before in undertaking parlor. . . .
Sizbeepings From Portfolio:
Here are two poems ;that did not and' will not
appear Within the sacred covers of Portfolio, that
literary mag a la Dali. .We dedicate the first to
all the innocents inducted into the women's fra
ternities (sororities)—with due respects to Dean
Ray.,
The following sbit of slush (paraphrasing the
Bard again) is dedicated to Shickelgruber, Hiro
hito,"and Company:
Let Hitler wildly rant and gabby Goebbels rave
For the pMhs of glory lead but to the grave.
Observed .At Sweetheart Brawl:
Genial Johnny Taffurs ; the• Sweetheart of Aca
cia, had his number called (not draft) with petite
Mary McCurdy to be crowned sweethearts of the
ball. Carrot-top Rube Faloon 'squired brunette
Laura Mulcally,"shiiv;ring that not'all Collegian re
porters are vicious wolves—much. Captain Len
Krouse, one of Higgins' boys, escorted Panama
Lassie (not Hattie). Olive Kalar.
Other shining faces which glowed were those
of King Dogpatch Jack Morgan and Caroline
Erb; Betty Miller (Chip) eind Tom Mitchell; Bob
Roy, the twin who - went, squired Madame X
(femme fatale).
Engagenient,Sp:arkle;-s Seen On;
Margie Strode, Theta, from Bob Blasingame,
Sigma Chi. Ibby Kinsine, ditto, has one on dis
play via Bill Henning, S!gma Nu. Simply marve
lous what Penn State does for its coeds nowadays.
Puppy's investments arc producing results.
We end with this light bit of humor: The doctor
was so busy a man that he could wf.ste no time
iu preliminaries. A college coed walked into
his otfiee one clay.
"Will you undress immediate
ly, please," he said, "I'm in a hurry." The coed
blushed and stammered a meek refusal. The doc
tor protested, and finally she entered his sanctum
stark naked. "Well, young lady, what seems to
be the trouble?" he asked. "Oh, there's no
trouble," she replied, "I just wanted to sell you a
subscription to The Daily Collegian."
'lncidentally. all yo' hap cats can jive at the
Cathaum today to the music of Frankie Masters
t.o.ct his "Bell Tune Rhythm" band. P.S.
They'll be here in per , . a! --SNOOPER
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
On a mule behind, two feet we find
And two we find before.
We look behind before we find
What two behind be for.
Giving Blood
Proves Easy
"Dom - Aing blood is no more
painful than getting your temper
ature taken." That is the opin
ion of Jacques M. Schwartzberg
'44, head of Penn State's proposed
blood bank,' who last month gave .
a pint of •his blood to thicle Salm
The wnole procedure stlrround
ing the blood donatioh took just
about 15 minutes, according to
Schwartzberg., Upon arriving at
the Tied Cross Blood liotiation
Center at Philadelphia, he was
giv'eli a peelimiratry examination
and then signed a statethent that
said, in short, that whatever hap
pened was his own reaPonsibility,
"signirig that statetrient maxi°
me a little stialq for a mordent,"
Schwartzberg reinarked, "but a
look around me set rimy mind at
ease. There were about 40 peo
ple stretched out flat on two rows
of hospital cots, calmly watching
blood dripping into pint bottles
from tubes attached to their arms.
"My reverie was interrupted by
a bustling little nurse who stretch
ed me out on one of the cots and
swabbed my arm with .antiseptic.
A doctor then whisked onto the
scene, injected the anesthetic,
and bushed a small fieedle why
into my arm. Before I knew it
the job was over and in about 10
minutes I was walking down Arch
street again."
More Jobless
hi U. S.-.-Reede
"Uneitiployritefit in the United
States has increased •by 0000
during the past month .despite the
expansioi of Production for war."
This fact Was disclosed by A. H.
Reede, , aSsociafe ProfesSeif of &o
ho:Allies, at a recent Conference of
labor leaders sponsored by the Col
lege, Temple University, and the
University of Pennsylvania. •
Reede, in leading one of the dis
eussion gioups, discussed the ei
fects• of priorities on workers. He
said that the coming months would
be particularly critical' for workers
displaced by the shortage of mate
rials. . •
He expressed the hope that ef
fective co-operation of unions,
managements,. and administrative
officials in streamlining placement
and training facilities might reduce
to a minimum the waste of man
power in the present emergency.
J. Orvis Keller, in charge of ex
.tension services, officially repre
sented the College at the confer
ence. He commented, in an ad
dress of welcome,, on the growing
cooperation of the College in the
solution of labor problems,,.speCi
fically as co-sponsor of the Work
ers Service Project.
Registiation Today
(Contihued from koagei One
tration, the registrants Must -ob
tain a sample registration form dt
Student Union, fill it out by type
writer or by printing, and take it
to registration. Students must al
so bring matriculation cards.
The registration "forms • to• be
used today are
_almost_ identical .
with those
. of the two previous re
gistrations. In the only change,
• local board jurisdiction is more
clearly determined.
After this student absentee re
gistration, the cards will be turn 7
ecl over to the State College draft
board which will send them to the
students' respective local boards.
Driving Course Starts
Another driver training course
will be organized in State College
as a continuation of those already
given to the students and towns
people. A meeting will be held for
those who are .interested, in Room
107, State College High School at
7 0. m. today.
BUY DEFENSE: STAMPS
AND BONDS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1942
CAMPUS CALENDAR
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TODAY
'44 Independent patty meeting
tonight, 318 Old Main, 7:30 p. in.
Tryouts tonight and tomorrow
night for Players' next production,
"Mr. and Mrs. North." Students
interested in acting and technical
work sign up at Student Union.
Waft regittration, Arntory, ' 7
a. m. • until 9 •p. Registrants
are requested to Peport at cording
to the EilithEibkicali,y 7 arratged
schedule.
- Riding Club '
instrlic~ioh meet
ing, Mock ' Judging
p. m.
The MI selitiol will held its . an
ntial .banquet in the State College
Hcitel at 8 p. rtt.
Nutrition exhibit of .fruits and
vegetables, 209 Home Economits,
3 to 5. p. rn.
ficiMbtii:udiN
Important Meeting,. of Sigma
Delta Chi, 114 Carnegie 141:lading,
7:15 p. m. Plans for Gridiron
Dinner will be discussed..
Roland Elliott, national execu
tive secretary of student Christian
ASsoc.iations,• will speak, 121
Sparks Building, 7 p. m.
Help For 40
Grads Okayed
Forty graduate students will be
exempt ironi tuition and pracp
cuiii fees ddring the next school
year through scholatrshiPs aptiroy
ed last Week ,by the . College's
Board of .Trustees.
Appouitments are %expected -to
be available in arts and sciences,
and in the applied fields of agri
culture, . engineering, mineral in
dustries, education, and PhySical
education, according to Frank D.
Kern, dean of the graduate school.
• A lirhited riumber . of • stipend
scholarships paying $3OO and. .of
graduate assistantships • paying
WO will also be available .in• the
various departments, Kern stated.
Applications for graduate aid
should be addressed-to the Grad
uate School, in •care of Dean Kern.
PSCA Accepts Odd
Job Applications
Any male student who wishes to
be considered for part-time jobs
should fill out an applicatiOn blank
at the Christian Association office,
304 Old Main, D. Ned Linegar,
PSCA -associate secretary, an
nounced yesterday.
Although the student applicant
cannot be assured Of work, the As
sociation Employment Bureau be
lieves that there will be an espe
cially large 'number of part-time
jobs available for the next two
months because of Spring clean
ing.
Studenth who registered during
tbe first semester, and who are,still
available• for • etriployrtient,• • •mut.
fill Out second semester
schedule to remain on the Employ
ment Bureau's rolls, according to
Linegar. This semester, 25 stu
dents have filed applications.
College Restores
Old Battlefield
,Restora i tion.of the famous Peach
Ordhard, scene of some of the
hardest fighting in the Battle' of
Gettysburg, is practically assured
through the co-operation of the
College, according to Dr. J. Walter
Coleman, Superintendent of the
Gettysburg National. Military Park.
It is expected that the restored
orchard will be of great interest
and' aid to visitors..At this site was
the salient created by the advance
of Sickle's Third Corps. The posi
tion was heavily attacked from the
south and west, first being pound
ed by Longstreet's artillery, then
suffering a heavy assault by his
infantry. The battle line was
broken and forced to retreat and
Guneral Sickles himself was sat . -
iou,ly wounded.