PAGE TWO THE DAILY COLLEGIAN "For A Better Penn State" Establish*! 1940. Successor to thte Penn State Collegian, oatabliehefl 1904, and the Free Lance, established 1887. Published daily except Sunday and Monday during the rojyular College year by the students of The Pennsylvania State College. Entered as second-class matter July 5, 1934 Mt, the Post-office at State College, Pa., under the act of March 8, 1879/ Editor ® us * anc * Adv. Mgr. Gordon Coy '43 Leonard E.' Bach '43 ISdit-jrial and Business Office Carnegie Hall Phone 711 Managing EiUtor This Issue Hews Editor This Issue . . Freshman Assistant - ... Women’? Editor This Issue . Graduate Counselor Saturday. April 25, 1942 The accelerated, three-semes ter program is Penn State's ma jor contribution to America s war efforts. For the duration , it is to be regarded as a normal and not a special program of study. Congratulations Will Wait After two weeks of intensive planning, coupled •w ith continuous work on the part of student gov ernment leaders and the College Administration, Penn State’s heralded “High School” Day lies m rrlved. Congratulations should be in line for those who Lave contributed a large part of the time and effort that has been put behind the program; but these same congratulations can wait until the success of the weekend has been determined. There is no doubt that the College is trying some thing almost totally new, and as yet, there is no r,insurance that the plan will function as intended. The main purpose of this year’s High School Day is to acquaint prospective freshmen with Penn State. In past yeai-s, this introduction was a Summer-long process, but now, under the new three-semester program, the College has been forced to pack most of the informal intro ductions into-one weekend. Above all, visiting high school seniors will have to be shown the advantages of attending the Summer semester. Penn State’s accelerated ,study plan will enable incoming freshmen to com plete their college education in a 1 little less than three years, and by following this program, stu dents should be able to graduate before hieing drafted. In addition, high school graduates interested in becoming engineers will have an opportunity to complete their college education quickly, and by so doing, they can assume responsible posts in industries that are now faced with a serious shortage of technically trained men. Another big opportunity offered by Penn State a;s concerned with the type of courses- that are being offei-ed during the present emergency. Liberal Arts students, who previously received only ia 'minimum of instruction in mathematics, will now, be able to schedule math courses that will answer the qualifications of V-l in the Naval Reserve. These are only a few of the benefits -that in coming frosh will realize if they enroll for Penn State’s ylqar-round study program. It is not necessary to elaborate on numerous other op portunities of the new program. Instead, one may reasonably assume that the advantages are tremendous. If this were not true, the College would never have sponsored the accelerated pro gram, which, incidentally, has been undertaken at great risk on the part of Penn State. In addition to placing a terrific strain on the IJjudget, the Summer semester will work a num ber of other hardships on the operations of the College. But in Adopting the plan, the Adminis tration overlooked the obstacles in order to offer greater advantages to students. By doing this, Penn State feels that it is making its. greatest contribution to America’s war effort. Daily Notes Of Interest The rubber situation continues to present a vexing problem. Competent observers believe that when the avalanche of argument about rub ber has ended, it may be 1944 before ordinary motorists will get any tires, providing, of course, that the war is still in operation at that time. The U. S. must now export rubber to Britain, Canada, Russia, and other strategic points in order to meet the vital needs of America’s allies. These exports must necessarily come from our limited stock here at home. Despite the talk about production of synthetic rubber, it is estimated that such sources of supply will yield only 90,000 tons of the 700,000-ton goal for 1942. Downtown Office 119-121 South Frazier St Phone 4372 ...Robert E. Kintor .Richard D. Smysei Peter Scott /Mary Junet Wintci j Louis H- Bel THE DAILY COLLEGIAN ammanmittnimiiiiiinitfiiiuiiuiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiinMiNiMiflUkiiiiiiiMtimn <\ old iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiijiiii Spring is really here!!! The bees are buzzing, the trees are blooming, and the sun burns like h—l. Over at the old Physics Building the boys on the second floor are straining their eyes gaz ing at the beauteous bevy of Mae Hall sun-bath ers, as if the girls didn’t know. Pin Jobs And Stuff Eddie Pechan pinned his Alpha Sigma Phi jewelry on Elaine Hetrick last week . . . Ann Rockenstein, TPA, received Joe Fellows’ PiKA pin last night . . . and Dotty Shoemaker now sports a shiny Sigma Pi pin via Wag Wagonhurst. Phyllis Garrison, Alpha Chi, took Dick Col lins' pin after being true to Bob who went to the Army. Just goes to show, boys, you’d better make hay while the sun shines. Emae Hartos, Theta, now carries Clark Daugh erty’s DTD pin in true Collegian businesslike style . ; . and Peggy Embury is pinless these days. Lila Whoolery and Hal Zimmerman are sup posedly like that, according to Coach Wettstone —and he should know. But Hal doesn’t know a thing about it . . . Harold Raab and Elaine Gold man have been seen whizzing around campus together on a one-seated bicycle. Ah, Spring! In the wedding ring department we have Dick Walsh who will middle-aisle it today with Betsy Grove, hometown gal. Alumna Norma, Stillwell went down to Panama recently to get hitched to one of Uncle Sam’s Army officers. Dottie Long, 'the lassie who asks those em barrassing questions down at the Dispensary, accepted Cheery Mills’ Phi Kappa pin . . . and Skip Ramaley now sports Johnny Moore’s Teke pin. In the exchange department—Theta Doris Campbell returned Jim Hewitt’s Delta Sig pin . . . and Theta pledge Pris Schautz is back in cir culation. Independent souls, these Thetas. Ah, Spring!!! Incidentally, who"will break the Jack Bard-Eddie Dobnoff-'Sid Cohen deadlock? Local Gals Make 'Good To the shores of Lake Cayuga went yesterday our own little Peggy Good, accompanied by Es telle Brown—plus a trunk land four suitcases. It seems that Cornell’s Houseparty is being held this weekend. 'She tried to keep it quiet, but some body forgot to put out the Womens’ Building Kat the other night. Shave It Off r ! For many moons A 1 Roque, from down Cuba way, has sported an inverted eyebrow below his nose. He prized it. His Alpha Zeta brethren thought otherwise. So-o-o-o-o-o, they sent out 100 petitions to as many beautiful PS coeds ask ing that they demand the removal of the un sightly (?) decoration. The returns are dribbling in. Final results next week. Poem Of The JTeeh To all ye lassies who may suffer acutely in the near future from more priorities this poem is dedicated. To keep our ships on even keel, Takes tons and tons of corset steel, The die is cast, their fate is written, The ladies now must bulge for Britain Musings Of A Moron: In observing the passing throng we note that a sensible PS coed is not so sensible as she looks because a sensible PS coed has more sense thhn to look sensible. Dean Ray requests that itbe inhabtitants of Wo men’s Building improve their postures in’ the lounges at night. Which brings up the question: If all the PS coeds that didn’t neck were placed in one room, what would we do with her. A Columbia University prof reveals that stu dents who sleep in class should be forgiven by the instructors. It seems that the boys are not bored, but just overworked and tired. The college boy in argyle hose Drops his dose and dems, but not his .doze. To all who snooze in class we say: He who comes to sleep Will live to cut another day. Scientists have definitely proven that the bum ble bee has not enough wing space with which to fly. However, the humble bee doesn’t know this and flies away. * * —MANIAC Ag School Will Use New Setup Approximately two-thirds of the students in the School ol Ag riculture, including the present freshman, sophomore, junior and two-year classes will register for the Summer semester, according to Stevenson W. Feltcher, dean cK the school. “This is a larger proportion than was expected,” Dean Fletch er explained; “About one-third of - our students come from farming areas. A much higher percentage of these will remain out next se mester in order to relieve the acute labor shortage on the home farms,” he added. Since it will not be possible to repeat in the' Fall semester all of the courses normally offered then, those students Who drop out during the Summer are likely to be somewhat irregular, the Dean pointed out. One of the handicaps of the ac celerated program as brought out by Dean Fletcher is that il. will curtail the opportunity of students for farm practice. Ordinarily, a large number of students, espe cially those who are not farm reared, seek employment on farms during the Summer months. Many of them are registered in the Sum mer practicum courses that are required by certain departments. For the most part, however, these Summer practicums will noc be given thife year. The eight weeks Summer camp of the For estry Department will be held as usual, but at the Stone Valley For est of the College, 15 miles away, instead of at the Blue Jay Camp in Potter County which has been requisitioned for war purposes. Foresters will register May 18, and pursue studies on the cam pus until July 6; then they will go to camp for the remainder of the Summer semester. “The Summer semester should be an advantage to departments • which are concerned with crop j production, such as agronomy and 1 horticulture,” Dean Fletcher stat- . ed. Diploma Rule (Continued from t> age Onni High schools throughout the state have indicated a desire to cooperate with this plan. How ever the response has been less favorable from states that require a regents’ examination before graduation. For the benefit of the High School seniors visiting the campus today, the Registrar’s office will remain open all day. Booth Reservations Due Fraternity reservations for Junior Prom booths next Friday will be accepted at Student Union beginning Monday. Deadline is noon Wednesday. Each house must supply its own transporta tion to furniture. BUY DEFENSE STAMPS The First National Bank Of State College Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1942 CAMPUS CALENDAR TODAY Registration of High School vis itors in the first floor lounge of Old Main, all day. Registration of High School Press Conference delegates in The Daily Collegian offices, 9:30 to 11 a. m. High School Press Conference luncheon in Old Main Sandwich Shop, 1 to 2 p. m. Football, Penn State vs. Du.- quesne, New Beaver Field, 2 p.m. Golf, Bucknell, 2 p. m. Scabbard and - Blade military display in the Armory all day. Machine gun drill in front of the. Armory at 2 p. m. Penn State’s annual All-College Circus, Rec Hall, 8 p, m. SUNDAY • All Russian Club members planning to attend church services at Hawk Run will meet in the first, floor lounge of Old Main at 9:15 a. m. today. Dr. Louis H. Evans, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Hollywood, Calif., will speak in Chapel services in Schwab Audi torium, 11 a. m. Cinemania Some colorful Indian tribal dances, good acting and action sequences make “Valley of the Sun,” playing at the State, Mon day and Tuesday, April 27, 28, an interesting western. Cattle-rustler Dean Jagger and Indian Scout James Craig have the inevitable trouble over a woman. This time it is Lucille Ball, as the proprietress of the town’s only - restaurant, who is .that woman. She is to marry Jagger but once again it is proven that crime does riot pay so she marries Craig instead. A few comedy touches are pro vided by Biliy Gilbert as a judge engaged to marry Jagger and Miss .Ball. Welcome! . High School ’ Students WE INVITE YOU to inspect The Colonial. 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