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VOL.-38—N0.-HT"
Blackout Ordered
For Wednesday
From 10 To 11P.M.
State College will be blacked
out for the second time within a
week Wednesday night from 10 to
11 p. m. in accordance with an oi--
der approved by the State Council
of Defense to darken eight coun
ties in north central Pennsylvania.
After the blackout last Friday,
the personnel for protection dur
ing the drill is expected to func
tion more smoothly since it will be
augmented by students who were
absent on vacation during the
first trial.
Signal for turning out the lights
Wednesday at 10 p. m. will be con
tinuous short blasts on the fire
whistle at the power house. All
lights are to be extinguished im
mediately, and all persons except
those with official missions must
be off the streets.
Persons in automobiles must
pull to the side of the street and
enter the nearest building. Police
will patrol the outskirts of the
town and stop all traffic. Movie
patrons must not leave the theatre
during the blackout. The picture
will not be halted.
Air raid wardens will have full
power to enforce their orders, and
must be obeyed. Offenders will
be subject to prosecution under
state arid federal laws; the punish
rnerit being as high as $lO,OOO fine
or ten years imprisonment for vio
lation of the regulations.
Every light that can be seen
•from the outside must be turned
off. If necessary, a blackout room
has been suggested by the Defense
Council to take care of any work
that must be done in the home
during the lights out period.
Blackout rooms should include fa-
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Collegian Offers
Deferred Rates
By; deferring part of the sub
scription price to regular College
fees, students may now make a
down payment of $1.50 and re
ceive The Daily Collegian during
the Summer and Fall semesters.
&s approved by the Administra
tion, the new plan will enable
subscribers to defer $1.75 of the
subscription price, to be payable
on the students’ regular fees for
the Fall semester in September.
In addition to offering daily
campus coverage during the Sum
mer semester, The Daily Collegian
will feature another new attrac
tion in the form of NEA news pho
tos and features, which will depict
topics of current national and in
ternational interest.
Maps showing the present the
aters of war, pictures of baseball
games and prize fights, as well as
photos of outstanding events in the
day’s news are only a few exam
ples of the new service that will
be inaugurated immediately by
the Collegian.
Subscription prices: by carrier—
s3.2s for Summer and Fall semes
ters; $1.75 for Summer semester;
by mail—s4.oo for Summer and
Fall semesters; $2.25 for Summer
semester.
Fraternity Booklet
H. Ridge Riley, editor, announc- „ T r-rj rr rcaa m, T .
ed last night that fraternity re- S ~^ homas J - AlllSon 42, right, congratulating William
presentatives may call at Student e i) on “ ls a PPointment as new wing leader of the “Flying
Union for their copies of the an- Lions squadron under the Naval V-5 program, is being replaced as
nual Penn Sta’te Fraternity Book- the wing leader. The squadron will begin training in Philadelphia
let issued for incoming freshmen, within a short time.
Daily Collegian Begins Summer Publication—Subscribe Now B
WAR TEMPO As Penn State
swung into its first full semester,
President Hetzel set the keynote
for the new program when he
stated, “With the opening of Col
lege we swing fully into war tem
po. For the first time we shall hit
our stride. I have faith that stu
dents and faculty alike will sense
the seriousness of our effort. It
will not be play. We are in for a
period of hard, exacting work.
Penn State is at war. We are mak
ing history. Our record must be
worthy of our great tradition,”
Trustees Accept
'# BemFfift
. The executive committee of the
College Board of Trustees voted
May 9 to accept the gift of more
than $5,000 from the Class of 1942
to be used to purchase Series F
War Bonds, which will be avail
able on maturity as a scholarship
fund for future children of the
class.
President Ralph D. Hetzel an
nounetd that the Trustees had also
approved the establishment of a
unit of the Signal Corps at the
College in conjunction with the
ROTC department as requested by
the War Department.
Hummel Fishbum was named
associate professor of music ahd
music education, making him act
ing head of the department of mu
sic as of May 1. He replaces Rich
ard W. Grant, who resigned re
cently. ■
MONDAY MORNING, MAY 18, STATE COLLEGE, PA
Registration
Set Today,
Collegian Dance
Set for June 20,
Owls Will Play
Ushering in the first moments of
the official calendar Summer, the
annual Collegian Dance will be
held in Rec Hall this year from 9
p. m. June 20 until 12:02 a. m.
June 21.
The Campus Owls, under the
leadership of trumpeter George
Wasko, will provide music for the
dance, one of the leading All-Col
lege gatherings scheduled for the
Summer semester. Tickets given
to Daily Collegian subscribers will
be the only admission accepted ai
the door.
Subscription rates for The Daily
Collegian for the Summer and
Fall semesters are $3.25 by ear-:
rier and $4.00 by mail. . Summer
subscription rates are $1.75 by
carrier and $2.25 by mail.
Classes Will Begin 81M.
Wednesday; Time Tables
AM Catalogues Available
Classes for the new Summer
semester will officially convene at
8 a. m. Wednesday, according to
an announcement from the office
of the Registrar.
Along with the announcement
comes the notice that there are
still approximately 1,000 college
catalogues and an equal number
of class time tables available at
the Registrar’s office. ■ •
The catalogues may be procured
free of charge by any student en
rolling for the Summer semester.
700 Alumni Back
Despite the difficulties of travel,
nearly 700 alumni of the . College
returned to the campus for class
reunions and commencement ac
tivities over alumni week-end,
May 9-10, according to E. K.
Hibshman, executive secretary of
the Alumni Association. Twelve
members of the class of 1892 re
turned for then - 50th reunion.
For Summer Term
Tuesday In Rec Hall
Registration for the estimated 3,000 students who have returned
for the Summer semester will be held in Rec Hall between the hours
of 8 a. m. to 12 noon; 1:30 p. m. to 5 p. m. today and tomorrow.
Any student may register during the above hours as there is no
Eilphabetical time division.
Registrar William S. Hoffman yesterday announced the procedure
toi "student registration. A copy of the following instructions have
been sept to all fraternities and many independent groups.
ANNOUNCES
PROCEDURE
Registrar William S. Hoffman yes
terday announced registration pro
cedure for the'estimated 3.000 stu
dents returning for the Summer
semester. Hoffman pointed out
that the college expects to have
approximately 600 freshmen en-
Tolled by June 8.
Summer Semester
Gels First Trial
The first regular semester in ce *-he Bursar in the Armory
the history of the College to run SJ J® ° pe * * rom 9: °° a ‘ m ’, to
a 5:00 p. m. continuously. The fee
through the Summer months will f Ol - late payment will be charged
be ushered in by registration in after 5:00 p. m. on ‘Friday.
Rec Hall today and tomorrow. During the ten-day period
A great majority of the upper- intervenes between the
, ’ ‘ , . days for registration and the days
classmen are expected to return fo , the paymen . t of fees> only
for the new College year after a student can estimate the total
Summer vacation of only one charges for the semester,
week, instead of the customary Students should be cautioned to
three months, to participate in notify the parents of the exact
Penn State’s major contribution. amount that will be needed to
to the war effort, the accelerated pay the semester fees on the spe
progrclm geared to meet wartime cified days,
needs. Announcement
Approved by ""the Board of Summer Session students en-
Trustees last winter, the calendar rolling during the Summer Se
speed-up provides for a 15-week mester will first report to the
semester for upperclassmen end- Summer Session office. Room 102
ing August 28, apd a 12-week se- Burrowes (Education) Building,
mester for incoming freshmen be- 'Classes will assemble according to"
ginning June 8 and ending Aug- the time table for the first time
ust 28. - Wednesday at 8:00 a. m.
The Fall semester of 15 wfseks Oificki copies of the time table
will begin September 7 and end are posted on various bulletin
December 19. It will be follow- boards, or may be seen at all
ed by another college term of 15- scheduling offices, and may be
weeks beginning January 4, 1943 purchased by students at the of
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Air Force Applicants
Will Swear In Today
The examining board for the
Air Farce Enlisted Reserve will
administer the oath in 305 Old
Main at 9 a. m. today to any appli
cants for enlistment who have
completed their requirements,
Prof. Robert E. Galbraith, faculty
advisor, announced last night.
Professor Galbraith stated the
board will return to the campus at
intervals when fifty or more can
didates for enlistment are ready
for their final examinations.
Registration Procedure
1. Call at Registrar's Office for
your Grade Report. No under
graduate students in attendance
the first semester will be permit
ted to register without his grade
report which will be retained by
the adviser.
2. Report at the office of your
scheduling officer, as indicated
below, end secure your approved
and signed schedule. New stu
dents must present official cre
dentials from the Registrar or
College Examiner, Old Main
Building, in order to secure a
schedule.
Students who wish to change
their course should do so before
their schedule is made. An offi
cial form, for such a change, may
be obtained EJt the office of the
Dean of the School in which the
student is enrolled. Minors must
have parents’ consent in writing.
3. Go to Recreation Hall and
fill out the registration form, give
it and your approved schedule to
the Registrar. After Tuesday,
May 19, registration hours will be
finnounced by the respective of
fices. • The fee of five dollars
will be charged for registration
aftfcr 5:00 p. m. Tuesday.
4. On Thursday or Friday. May
28-29, go to the Armory and pay
your fees. Be sure to get your
itemized receipted bill. The of-
Dance Symposium Set
Af College In June
A symposium in square dancing
and modern social dancing will be
held at the College from June 22
to June 26.
The dance symposium, part of
Penn State’s Summer session pro
gram, will be under the direction
of Albert E. Haynes, of Sudbury,
Mass., nationally known exponent
of early American dances and so
cial dancing. He will be assisted
by members of the resident faculty
of the School of Physical Educa
tion and Athletics.
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