SI # (Enllrgian H . OF THE PENNSYLVANIA ■, VOL. 38—No. 136 Fin! College Mr Wing Organized For Naval Training .The first organized College movement toward enlistment in the armed services of the country neared completion yesterday as 13 students were formally enlisted in the United States Naval Air Corps. Headed by wing leader Thomas W. Allison ’42 who is largely re . sponsible for the formation of the unit, these 13 and approximately ' 15 more Penn State men are sched . tiled to report to the commandant at the air base, Navy Yard, Phila delphia, June 4, for flight training. Although the College has been well represented in past classes receiving naval training, this is the first i time a service unit has been completely composed of men from the College. Symbolizing their College back ground, they will train and fly un der the name, “Flyings Lions.” Since additional groups are in the ■process of formation, they will be further designated “Wing 1.” At the air base they will begin preliminary training immediately. After th£ basic work and solo flights there, they will go to (Pen sacola Air Base for advanced train ing and graduation as Naval offi cers and seasoned Naval fliers.- The students who have been for mally enlisted are Allison, John L. Anderson ’42, Paul V. Bealafeld '42, Ned J. Corman ’42, Richard A. Gundrum’42, John F. Heilman ’42, Earl W. 'Johnson ’42," R; Donald Kfigger ’44, James D. McGough, Jr. ’44, Anthony J. Piccola ’42, Robert Q. Wallace_’42, Other members of the wing are ready for formal enlistment except for a few details which are neces sary for the final action. The full number will be fully enlisted and members of the Navy by the end of this week. Players Will Hold Initiation, Dance Annual Spring initiation services for new associate and active mem bers of the Penn State Players will be held in the Little Theatre at 5:15 p. m. tomorrow. Old active members will conduct the initia tion and are requested to report to the Little Theatre at 5:00 p. m. to morrow. Poliowing the intiation. cere monies, election of officers will be held for next year. A banquet for all actives apd associates will he held in the Banquet room of the Hotel State College, followed by dancing to Bob Lyon’s orchestra from 9 to 12 o’clock. Council Extends Enrollment Poll; Indications Favorable At Present “Indications point to favorable results,” said W. E. Kenworthy, executive secretary to the Presi dent, yesterday, in regard to the campus-wide poll now being con ducted by the Council of Admin istration to determine what per centage of the student body will return for the, Summer semester. Mr. Ken worthy stated that al though yesterday has been set as the deadline for students to regis ter their future enrollment inten tions with their advisors, the time has been extended. All students are requested to fill out the brief questionnaire by 5 p. m. today. The Council p'olled the student body at the January registration * 'V* ‘ ■' * ‘*w;.i# ■ > :••>■•' /;*'•' ■"■ -■ NICG Work Lila A. Whoolery ’43 being balanced-by Harold L. Zimmerman ’44, left, and Raymond S. Sorenson ’45 is one of a series of triple-hand balancing routines that make up their act entitled, “The Three Collegians,” one of the 17 acts comprising' the All-College Circus, “Penn State Revue in 1942,” set for Rec Hall at 7:45 o’clock Saturday night.. Student Religion To Be Surveyed Dr. Clarence P. Shedd, professor of Religion in Higher Education, Yale University, will meet with the Board of Directors of the PSCA and the Advisory Board of the Bucknell University Christian As sociation at the Ralph Watts Lodge, April 25, Saturday afternoon. Dr. Shedd, who has been making a series of studies of student re ligion in the universities and col leges in America for the past year, will also meet with several other groups over the weekend. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the role of a Board in rela tion to the work of a Christian As sociation; also to consider recom mendations to 'the Council of the Student Christian Movement on how it can develop better relations between the Board and administra tive officers. Sunday afternoon Dr. Shedd will meet with the Project council and the Cabinet of the PSCA. Also the Seniors of this past year’s cabinet. on the same question. Compari son of the two figures should in dicate to what an extent the war developments during the past three months hirve influenced the student body towards enrollment under the accelerated plan. Results of the January poll in dicated that 43 per cent of the men would return for the Sum mer semester, 29 per cent were undecided, and 28 per cent would not return. Only 38 per cent of the coed enrollment signified that they would be back at school for the Summer, 39 per cent being un decided, and 23 per cent definite (Conlinued on Page Three) Successor To The Free Lance, Established 1887 THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 23, STATE COLLEGE, PA, Duff Asks Juniors For La Vie Pictures Martin H. Duff ’43, La Vie edi tor, announced last night that all uniors who do not expect to return to school for the Summer semester should arrange for La Vie pictures immediately. Appointments may be made eith er at the La Vie office in Old Main between 4 and 5 p. m. today or to morrow, or at the Photo Shop any time this week. PS Club To Hold Spring Banquet The Penn State Club will hold its annual Spring Banquet and instal lation of officers in the Sandwich Shop at 6:30 p. m. today. • A feature of the banquet' pro gram will be the presentation to Gerald F. Doherty ’42, of the out standing independent senior award by Thomas J. L. Henson ’42. Main speaker for the evening will be Ar thur R. Warnock, dean of men. Toastmaster for the event will be J. Louis Nageotte ’42 and an intro ductory address will be given by Robert E. Galbraith, professor of English composition. Guests of the club who will be at the banquet are President Ralph D. Hetzel, Bursar Russel E. Clark, George L. Donovan, Student Union mantger, and Donald L. Webb of The Daily Collegian. Entertain ment will be provided by Edward R. Clauss ’44 and George L. Sum ner ’42. Incoming officers to be installed are John C. .York ’43, president, Thomas E. Wilcox ’44, vice-presi dent, Robert A. Christoff ’44, sec retary, Ray A. Zaroda ’44, treasur er, Kenneth D. Bair ’43, social chairman, Vincent B. Makowski ’43, athletic chairman, and Harry C. Coleman ’44, publicity chairman. Arthur Peskoe ’42, retiring pres ident will be presented with a gavel and other outgoing officers will get club keys. STATE COLLEGE U. S. Army Authorizes Air Corps Reserve Plan 'Old Glory' Kept Flying On Corregidor By Former Graduate For risking his life along with two other soldiers to keep the American flag ’flying on be leagured Corregidor in face of enemy fire, a Penn State gradu ate, Capt. Brewster G. Gallup ’34, has officially been commended in an Army communique for “gal lEJit service, to the colors.” During a Japanese bombard ment, a shell fragment struck the flag pole and cut the halyard. The flag began its descent. Before it reached the ground, Gallup, a Filipino, and another American soldier rushed up and gathered it in their arms. Frosh Enrollment Shows Increase “Freshman enrollments, al though they were not measuring up to what we expected, are now coming in at better than a hundred, a -week,” stated Registrar William S. Hoffman last night. According to Hoffman, total ap plications for admission for the Summer semester up to April 15 totaled 701. He stated, however, that of this number only 472 ad missions have been offered, and 239 accepted arid paid. The Chemistry and Physics School is leading with 64 paid up freshman enrollees, closely follow ed by the Engineering School and the School of Liberal Arts, with 58 and .55 respectively. Agricul ture, with 20 enrollees, Mineral In dustries, with 8, and Physical Ed ucation with 7 new students, bring the total to the 239 mark. Four prospective freshmen registered “no choice.” ' The accepted and paid up appli cants include 177 men and 62 wom en. Pennsylvanians total 199, and out-of-state applicants number 40. “One hundred and twenty eight applications were, received last week, which seems to indicate that the number ol' enrollments will be increasing between now and June B,' when the new class matricu lates,’’ stated Registrar Hoffman. National Leaders Speak On Student Religion At PSCA Dinner Monday Dr. Louis H. Evans, pfßtor of the First Presbyterian Church, Hollywood, Calif., and Dr. Clar ence P. Shedd, professor of Reli gion in Higher Education at Yale University, will We the guest speakers at the dinner meeting of the PSCA Monday night, April 27. Both men are considered na tional leaders in the field of reli gious problems met by college students. The dinner, an annual affair, will toe held in the Sandwich Shop, Old Main, at 5:45 p. m. Monday. Dr, Evans’ work with religion for college students has taken him to schools and mission stations in Japan, Korea, India, Africa, Egypt and Greece. Five members of the Board of Directors of the PSCA will be elected at this dinner-meeting. Anyone wishing to attend is asked to make reservations on or be fore Friday, April 24. Weather PRICE: THREE CENTS Advisors To Hold Instruction Meeting Penn State took another step forward yesterday in the move to allow students to remain in col lege without fear ol' being draft ed. The step taken was authori zation by United States Army of ficials for the College as a station for the new Air Force Enlisted Reserve. Along with students from five other colleges in the state, Penn State students will be permitted by enlistment in this bVanch of the service to remain in college until their services are actually needed for active duty. Students in the enlisted reserve will, of course, be subject to call alt any time, but the plan is to de fer them, permitting scholastic training providing they maintain a satisfactory scholastic standard. Students whose course gives them the special instruction ne cessary for meteorology and com munications will be permitted to continue their schooling to enable them to qualify as officers. Whether they will be permitted to continue training for these posts will depend on examinations giv en sophomores enlisted in the Air Force Reserve. Instructions will be given to students who are interested in the plan at a mass meeting here on Monday, evening, at which the fa culty advisors from the other col leges in the state accepted for the plan and representatives from the U. S. Army will be present. These men will attempt to answer any questions which students might have concerning the plan. Plc.'cq and time for the meeting will be announced later. To help in finding information on the plan, Prof. Robert E. Gal braith, faculty advisor for the plan here, has placed on reserve in the open shelf book room in the library several articles per taining to the Air Corps’ duties and the results of increased air power. Late News Flashes... BASEBALL SCORES American League New York 11, Athletics 5 Boston 13, Washington 4 Chicago 3, Detroit 1 Cleveland 3, St. Louis 2 National League Pittsburgh 9, Chicago 1 Brooklyn 4, Boston 0 St. Louis 6, Cincinnati 1 New York 3, Phils 0 LONDON—British commandoes slipped into German-held Cher bourg and destroyed all defenses there. The attack was such a surprise that the Germans offer ed little resistance. The British reported that they not only ob tained their objective but it was accomplished without the loss of a single man. WASHINGTON Gasoline ra tioning will start in the Eastern states on May 15. Provisions have been made for people needing more than the allotted 5 gallons per week, but they must first ob tain a rationing card from then local board in charge of ration ing.
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