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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
'Tot A Better Penn State"
Eribablishol 1940. Successor to thte Penn State Collegian,
established 1904. and the Free Lance, established 1887.
Published daily except Sunday and Monday during the
regular College year by the students of The Pennsylvania
State College. Entered a? second-class matter July 5, 1934
At the Post-office at State College, Pa., under the act of
March 8. 1879.
Editor Bus. and Adv. Mgr.
Gordon Coy '43 Leonard E. Bach '43
Editorial and Business Office
Carnegie Hall
Phone 711
Managing Editor This Issue
!Nowb Editor This Issue
■Women’s Editor This Issue Sally L. Hirshbei'fl
.Assistants This Issue . William Slevin, Walter Fischman.
Stephen Sinichak
Graduate Counselor *
Tuesday, April 28. 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.
'Corsages For‘ Junior Prom
With the announcement that Junior Prom wilt
combine both defense stamps and corsages, the
dance committee has made a successful attempt
to satisfy two opposing factions.
' Almost all students on campus have finally be
come war conscious and are willing to direct all
their efforts toward winning the war. However,
there are still a few who can’t forget peace-time
.traditions, and these few will have to have cor
dages until their pacifist ways •of thinking are
altered.
Those attending the dance on Friday night
will be expected to purchase . defense stamps
.when they place their order for flowers. State
College florists have consented to cooperate by
including 50 cents in defense stamps with each
■ corsage, and in order to signify that the stamps
have been purchased, a special red, white and
ihue ribbon will be worn With the corsage.
The stamp plan was very successful at,Senior
«H3all, and the same success is practically assured
for Junior Prom.
He Might Have Been
This is an editorial about a Penn- State man
who tried to do something and failed. This is a
word of comment about a Pehn State student
who failed, and in the manner of his failure was
more worthy of any acclaim we might give him
than if he had reached the goal he had striven
to gain.
Last Saturday at 1 p. m., Sophomore James B.
Craig stood before a microphone in thb City Club
of Cleveland and tried to win a trip to South
America. He wais one of six students who had
weathered three grufeling mental eliminations in
'the states of Ohio. Michigan, Indiana, and Penn
sylvania.
The job at hand was a simple one: Jim Craig
had to know more about South America than
any of the other five present. He had to be the
personification of a cultured young American
talking at his ease on a subject with which he
was familiar. Lined up against him were the
finest students of th'e Universities of Pittsburgh
and Pennsylvania, the best speakers of Notre
Dame, Adrian, and Depauw Universities. Jim
Craig of the Pennsylvania State College had nev
er had any training in public speaking whatso
ever; he was one of six students in four states
who had triumphed over hundreds of other stu
dents, many of them debaters forensically train
ed, to compete in this final competition.
The strain on these six students competing for
u trip to Latin America was tremendous. Craig
confessed that he was terrified while speaking in
the event. Nevertheless, he was soundly cheer
ed by the audience when finished. Staid business
men crowded to tell him of his superior intellect,
iii is ready use of wit while under fire in cross
examination. The judges awarded the prize to
“led Groenke of Depauw University. There were
oio consolation prizes. During the hour after
fiie decision was announced, all that Craig could
c.ry over and over again was that he wished the
faculty members who had helped him would just
know that he tried.
That's all.
A Penn State student tried to do something and
failed. To us he was a complete success. To us
■ll ie is a phase of Penn State not reflected in the
ihrj«s of the Blue Band or the yells of the cheer
leaders.
is to the stor;.
That's' all th.ere
Cim -j, * i know that we know he trie.
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119-121 South Frazier St,
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Robert T. Kimmei
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\VY want Jim
—F. M
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Campuseer
Orchid Of The Week
Campy will pow dedicate three loud cheers, a
mighty hurrah, and the next two inches of space
to the Student Union Board for its action of last
week. After devoting our earlier masterpieces
to some weak outcries for a little social activity
for the Summer semester, George Donovan and
his boys came through with a calendar resplend
ent with things not in the line of regular duty,
including the heretofore annual Fall affair, Soph
Hop . . .
We still have one more pet peeve for the time
being. Maybe WSGA will take suitable action
in the near future, we hope,' about the lengthen
ing of coed hours for the Summer semester.
It's Spring And Stuff
Ah, Spring . . . Len Krouse parading in front
of Ath Hall with Olive Kalar riding the ex-
Senior Class prexy pig-a-baek style . . . Bill Mey
ers and Johnny Fleming, who can really hit
that ball, playing golf ... Ed Blackburn’s
car parked suspiciously close to the ’Skellar all
Friday night . . . Carroll Blackwood finally be
stowed his Kappa Sig jewelry upon Ruth Thomas,
and took that opportunity to grab his first kiss
from the fail' damsel . . .
Army Manoeuvers
The Rotissie boys went through their annual
inspection drill yesterdaJy in a slightly putrid
manner. Some of the senior officers looked
pretty silly. One future commissioned officer,
who dealt out many orders to freshmen violating
customs earlier in the year, changed cadence
eleven times in one short march, and then at
tempted an unsuccessful flank attack against an
unprotected, harmless, innocent clump of pine
trees ... In the classroom, Campy’s agents re
port, ominous silence greeted the queries intend
ed to show off the brainwork of Penn State’s
mighty unit . . . Brush up, boys, MacArthur
needs you.
Ugh—More. Formats
Approaching Summer and high temperatures
haven’t discouraged the white tie and tail boys
as the weekly reports dribbled in. Weekend af
fairs on the docket' were the Tri-Dorm dance,
the Players’ formal, and the Alpha Chi O trot at
the • Sigma Nu house. Operatives at the last
rat-race spied on Jo Powell and Phi Gam Johnny
Jones, Sis Herrman and Don Taylor, Anna Mary
Vaughn and Chuck Elder, Sue Patterson and
Herb Jennings (the SAE’s really made out), Lue
Wassink and Kappa Sig Dick Stebbins, and Col
legian’s own Louise Fuoss and Bob Faloon.
Prom, —
Palm Beach
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Schott Lauds
Summer Term
“Approximately two out of
three present freshman, sopho
more, and junior students in the
School of Physical Education and
Athletics will return to the Col
lege for the Summer semester,”
it was announced yesterday by
Carl P. Schott, dean of the School
This estimate is hased upon the
returns of the questionnaire sub
mitted by each of the students.
“This is due, in part, to the em
phasis which the Army and Navy
ore placing on the program of phy
sical fitness, as well as to the ser
ious shortage of adequately pre
pared men and women in the
fields of health and physical edu
cation and recreation,” the dean
said.
Over 80% of the present junior
class will return in order to com
plete the work for the Bachelor’s
degree by December 19.
All of the professional courses
normally offered in the first se
mester will be given from May 13
to August 28 and since many of the
courses to be taken later have
prerequisites, it is desirable for
students to continue their work in
the Summer semester.
Although many students have
stated that they have in the past
held Summer positions such as
playground directors, camp coun
sellors and life-guards,' most of
them are foregoing this work in
the Summer of 1942 in order to
complete, the work for the degree
and gain permanent employment
much earlier. Students who have
accepted positions for part of the
Summer will be offered courses in
Health, Physical Education, and
Recreation in panels of three
weeks each of intensive full-time
study. It will be possible to take
work for any multiple Of three
weeks beginning either on May 18,
June 8, June 29, July . 20, or
August 10.
• “Due to the ofsmands'for profes
sionally trained physical educators
in the Army, -Navy, and Marine
Corps, it will be advan
tageous for the men to enroll in
the accelerated prograih offered
by the College' during the Summer
semester,” Dean Schott concluded.
Ag Award Winners
Attend Banquet
—CAMPY
Thirty-orie freshmen in ' the
School of Agriculture, winners of
the Sears-Roebuck Agriculture.
Foundation $lOO scholarships,
were guests of the company at a
banquet at the State College Hotel
last night.
The scholarship winners are
Donald L. Ace, Edward S. Barben,
Eugene J. Barrett, Dewey K.
Brumbaugh, Merle S. Bryan,
Thomas F. Crawford, Howard H.
Cox, Earl S. Fox, John D. Heckert,
William J. Heinbaugh.
•Frederick A. Hughes, Fred W.
Jaeger, Clinton H. Leet, Joseph A.
McCurdy, Jensen M. Mingle, Earl
C. Musser, George W. Myers, Jos
eph A. Parks, Raymond L. Pier
son, Donald A. Rush, Donald K.
Scott, Robert W. Stem, Robert J.
Stephenson, Robert J. Wagner,
Harold R. Wakefield, Dale R. Wal
denmyef, Walter B. Fairman,
Jesse G. Rawthorne, Oscar C.
Lange, Matthew B. Luce, and Jos
eph G. Sick.
Penn State is one of 63 land
grant colleges which are recipients
of the special awards. Scholar
ship winners are chosen on the
basis of their scholastic record.
Newman Club To
Breakfast Sunday
Penn State Newman Club held
its annual communion breakfast
this Sunday, Apral 26, at 10 a. m.
in the banquet room of the State
College Hotel.
Newly elected officers of the
Newman Club include Leonard J.
Gitschier ’43, president; Robert H.
Pease ’44, vice-president; Mi Patri
cia Strittmatter ’45. recording sec
retary: M. Phyllis Strittmatter ’45.
corresponding secretary; and Bert
Collins '44. treasurer.
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1942
CAMPUS CALENDAR
TODAY
LA Lecture by Dr. Kingsley
Davis, “Culture and Population
in Latili America,” 12-1 Sparks,
7:30 p.m.
Theta Sigma Phi meeting, Al
pha Chi Omega suite, 5 p. m.
All freshmen interested in try
ing out for the business or editor
ial staffs of the Collegian report
to 9 Carnegie Hall, 7:30 p. m.
Applications for deferred en
listment in the Army Air Force
Reserve are available at 243
Sparks from 9 a. m. to 12 noon
and from 1 p. m. to 4 p. m.
TOMORROW
Watch services will be held at
the Wesley Foundation, 7:15 a. m.
New members of Alpha, Lambda
Delta meet in 224 Mac Hall, 7
p. m.
Meeting of Big Sisters, Mac
Hall lobby, 6:30 p. m.
Riding Club instruction meet
ing at the haddock, 6:30 p. m.,
weather permitting.
THURSDAY
Applications for deferred en
listment in the Army Air Force
Reserve are available at 243
Sparks from 9 a. m. to 12 noon
and from 1 p. m. to 4 -p. m.
V-5 Will Seek
Recruits Here
Members of the Naval Aviation
.Cadet Selection Board will be on
campus this week to interview
prospective V-5 enlistees for the
second and third Penn State units
for the Naval Aviation training
program. Recruiters will be in
305 Old Main from 9 a. m. to
morrow until Saturday noon.
Physical examinations for as
pirants will be given in the in
firmary during the same -hours.
- The first Penn State unit will
leave for the three-month basic
flight training in Philadelphia
June 4. Following the basic
course, the 30 men that have been
accepted will receive six-months
training in Floridaj prior to re
ceiving their commissions.
Penn State Unit No. 1 is full,
according to Thomas W. Allison
’42, shaman second class, tlrit
commander. However, he stress
ed, the second and third units,
which, will leave in September
and December respectively, are
not full and students interested
in this branch of the service are
urged to appear for an interview.
Unit No. 2 has bben placed in
charge of William J. Debler Jr.
’42.
Senior Plans
(Continued trom Page One)
ton; Mirror Girl, Jeanne C. Stiles;
and Class Poet, Alice M. Murray.
Following the mirror oration by
Stiles and the class poem by Mur
ray will be the dedication and the
acceptance of the class memorial.
All-College Cabinet awards will
be presented by Jerome H. Blakes
lee ’43, new All-College president,
to th twenty outstanding seniors
chosen last week.
Extension Plans Campus
Defense Convention
Representatives of the National
University Extension Association
will hold their 27th annual meet
ing on campus May 18, 19, and - 20
with “Adjoining College and Uni
versity Extension to War-Timfe
Needs” as their theme,
Included on the three-day pro
gram are speeches, informal dis
cussions, symposiums, and mo
tion pictures. The varied pro
gram has been -arranged by Rus
sel M. Grumman, director of Uni
versity Extension at the Univer
sity of North Carolina, and other
members of the program commit
tee.
According - to Mr. Grumman,
this year’s conference hqs been
somewhat modified because trans
portation restrictions are expect
ed to reduce the number of repre
sentatives.