SATURDAY APftIL 25, 1942
Coed’s Place-
Not In Home
(Edilor's Note: This is Ihe
first in a series of articles, bas
ed on reports from the national
government, discussing avail
able positions for women.)
By SALLY L. HIRSHBERG '44
The old cry of “women’s place
is in the home” is past and gone.
•industry needs women. The
government is paying four week’s
wages -to 168,000 persons in pre
employment courses. There are
•200,000 persons receiving instruc
tion in supplementary service
training. If you want an indus
trial job, here is what to do.
Contact the United States Em
ployment Service which has
branches in 1,500 cities and part
time service in other localities.
This organization has takien over
the old State Employment Serv
ices and current knowledge of
available positions "over the coun
try.
•Apply directly to the industry.
Certain aptitude tests ’ may be
given, results of which may de
termine your immediate place
ment, or, perhaps, recommenda
tion for specialized training. -
United States Post Offices have
constant streams of material pour
ing in, announcements of Civil
Service exams, posters depicting
need for womten in specialized
fields.
In industry, it has been found
that women are more efficient
than men in jobs requiring preci
sion and dexterity. Processes
needing expert skill are broken
down into simple operations for
which women can be ‘ quickly
trained.
Women who are willing to start
at the bottom and who have back
ground training in personnel and
including mathema
tics, drawing, elemental mech
anics, will have no trouble in
finding jobs. Private industry
.heeds chemists, physicists, ac
countants, statisticians.
. Pennsylvania School of Aero
.nautics in Harrisburg is offering
three month? of free intensive
training with no educational re
quirements. They are accepting
40,000 applicants, half women, 100
being taken each week; Women
will be trained in sheet metal
work, instrument fabrication,
parachute repair and packing,
Just One
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• May Ist,
BUILDS BONFIRE—-Ann Drivas
’43, WRA prexy, will present' the
intramural cup, three $5O scholar
ships, and will announce All-Col
lege individual sports champions
at the WRA bonfire and wiener
roast on Jordan Fertility plots at
7:30 p. m. Wednesday. All coeds
are urged to attend.
High School Day
(Continued trom Page One)
cents has been made available
for all High School students in
terested in the fourth annual
presentation of the Penn State
All-College Circus, entitled,
“Penn State Revue for 1942.”
This feature will be presented at
8 p. m.
Hatmen have been 'requested
by Donald W." Davis ’43, general
chairman, to make themselves
noticeable on the campus to an
swer any questions of the visitors
and aid them in locating build
ings and walks. ■
Special window displays in
downtown business houses have
been set up to show the part play
ed by Penrr“State in developing
men and women forpeace as well
as war. ■ The -eo-chairmen of this
committee are Bernard A. Pless
er ’43 and Thomas R. Heidecker
’43: " ■
light welding, Those who .'take
Summer training might qualify
as supervisors or trainers after
graduation.
Numerous other positions open
to women in aircraft industry are
production and planning, mater
ial control, ordering, labor con
trol, aeronautical engineering,
photography, etc.
Week Until . . . .
Hall
NIOR
1942
LAST BIG DANCE OF THIS SEMESTER
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Okay, So We Do Have Spring Fever-
But We Still Ask, ‘Why Leave Now?’
All day we have been mulling
over ideas for an editorial about
coeds who aren’t coming to Sum
mer semester just because they
don’t want to.
In our eight o’clock, the ideas
were decidedly hazy. From nine
to eleven, we thought of present
ing, once more, all the reasons for
coming.
In the one o’clock class, we con
sidered being sarcastic about
women who feel themselves un
able to stand the strain of contin
uin'g classes. We think it iron
ically amusing that these same
women have brothers and friends
in various branches of the army
and navy who would consider at
tending Summer classes an ideal
vacation.
All through our two o’clock, we
were determined to write a
scorching column saying exactly
what we think—and ignoring the
psychologists who preach that one
must be subtle about motivating
others.
We’d probably be combining
these various plans right now, if
enroute to the three o’clock, we
hadn’t been led astray by the
soothing sun, the couples on front
campus, and the ivy on Old Main.
Drinking a coke and talking to
friends seemed a much better
idea.
Consequently, we don’t' know
exactly what to say about coeds
who think they don’t want to
come this Summer. Certainly, it
will be hot—but will it be any less
warm in Philadelphia or Bolivar
or Clark’s Summit or Harrisburg?
Sure, there will be classes and
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— at —
We,
homework—but will they require
any more energy than being a
waitress or camp counselor?
Of course, it would be pleasant
to spend a restful three months
becoming re-acquainted with
one’s family. But families are
generally understanding and will
realize, we think, why women as
well as men can not afford to
waste three monhts.
All right, so we do mention the
war almost every day. Admitted
ly, we are “plugging” the third
semester. But there’s a nasty ru
mor that this country, at the pres
ent time, is losing the war—and
we still say defeating the Axis
sounds like a pretty big project.
t Among The
Lionesses
With HELEN R. KEEFAUVER '4
Being in an experimental mood,
we have decided to write a week
ly sports column in which we
hope to interpret games, give
sidelights on players, and occa
sionally—at the risk of our own
necks—name all-star teams.
First we would like to bestow
a few trophies on WRA officials
for the splendid recognition they
won at the recent national meet
ing of the Athletic Federation-of
College Women at Wellesley.
Penn State was highly commend
ed for its outstanding advance
ment in the physical fitness pro
gram.
Coeds themselves have, been re
sponsible for a great deal of pro
gress in our “Watchbird Cam
paigh.” In the recently end}:<d
intramural softball tournament,
active -interest was shown by more
than 120 coeds who participated
on the twelve competing teams.
- From a poll of a number of
outstanding sluggers we have tak
en it upon ourselves to name an
intramural all-star softball team.
Stars are first baseman, Jimmie
Irwin, Theta; second base, Kay
Porter, Zetai; third base, Polly
Keller, AOPi; shortstop, Sally
Hostetter, Ath West.
Right .field, Doris Anders, Kap
pa Delta; center field, Marty Hav
erstick, Ath East; left field, Mar-
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PAGE THREE
Greeks List
Future Jobs
Asked to specify one or more
services that women’s fraternities
could render the entire College in
the next five years, sororities
made 18 suggestions in their an
swers to Miss Charlotte E. Ray,
dean of women. Letters were sent
out as a part of the 20th anniver
sary of the founding of campus
sororities.
Closer contacts and better feel
ings between greeks and inde
pendents, and definite suggestions
for defense programs appeared
most frequently in the replies.
Needs for a College student union
building was cited.
Greek organizations agreed that
social functions should be put in
the background, while philanthro
pic organizations as well as na
tional emergency funds should
receive contributions. Activity in
White Hall, and a definite educa
tional program should be empha
sized they said.
One sorority pointed out the
need for keeping alive the spirit
of democracy by forgetting petty
differences and cooperating with
other houses, College authorities,
and independent women. Several
coed groups stated that College
students should be regularly in
formed on world affairs.
By knitting individual organiza
tions closer together, women sug
gested that group saving would
prove easier. Many saw the need
for conservation of physical and
mental strength during-the accel
erated program. A general schol
arship fund for affiliated women
was suggested.
From a defense angle, women
presented ideas for benefit read
ings, plays, amateur hours, and
stamp. drives. College sings and
special speakers at meetings to
build morale were suggested.
tha Duff man, Ath East; short
field, Helen Schneider, Phi Mu;
catcher, Mary Weldy, Ath West;
a!nd pitchers, Betty Widger, AOPi;
Audrey Dice, Ath West; and
Marge Sykes, Theta.
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