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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.
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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.
For men students who are
not fraternity mended but
desire the comforts of
home with The club atmos-
* Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Stifzer
-AT PENN STATE
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