I PAGE TWO THE DAILY COLLEGIAN "For A Better Penn State" Established 1040. 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 PennaYlvania Slate College. Entered as second-class matter July 6, 1984 at the Post-office at State College, Pa., under the act of March 8, 1879. Edtor Bus. and Adv. Mgr. q ,- ,V;tt, • Gordoni , Coy '43 Leonard E. Bach '43 Editorial and Business Office Downtown Office Carnegie Hall 119-121 South Frazier St Phone 711 Phone 4372 .Business Staff—Credit Manager—Philip Jaffe '43; Circu• lotion Manager—Robert E. Edgerly '43; Classified Advertis. lug Manager—Roy E. Barclay '43; Promotion Manager— Jack E. McCool '43; Senior Seerefary—Frances A. Leiby '143; Wotn6tt's Advertising Manager—Sara L. Miller '43; Assbit. ant Women's Advertising Manager—Marjorie L. Sykes '43. Editorial Staff—Women's Editor—to:dieM. Fuoss '43; Managing Editor--Iterbert J. Zukauskas '43; Sports Editor— Donald W. Davis '43; Assistant Managing Editor—Dominick L. Golab '43; Feature Editor—David Samuels ',43; News Edi tor—James D. Olkein '4B; Assistant News Editor---Robert E. :Schooley '4B; Assistant Sports Editor—Eichard S. — Stebbins '43: Assistant Women's Editor—Kathryn M. Popp '43; Assistant' Women's Editor—Edith L. Smith . '4B; Women's Feature Editor—Emily L. Funk .'4B. Junior Editorial Board—Benjamin M. Bailey, Fred E. Clever, Milton Dolinger, Larry T. Chervenak, Robert M. Faloon, Robert T. Kimmel, Robert E. Kinter, Richard B. McHaul, Richard D. Smyaer, Donald L. Webb, Paul I Wood laud, Sally L. Hirshberg. Helen R. Keefauver, Jane H. Mut% pity, Mary Janet Winter. Managing Editor This Issue News Editor This Issue Women's Editor This Issue .Assistant Managing. Editor Assistant News Editor Graduate Counselor Wednesday, June 17, 1942 NYA Face's Crisis By threatening to discontinue NYA aid for needy students before July 1, the national govern ment is following a policy that has been the basis of great concern among many Penn State students. During past Summers, many of these students have had the opportunity to engage in outside em ployment, where they could earn enough money to defray, a substantial part of their college educa tion. By choosing to remain in college this .Sum mer, however, these students have not only re plied to a national request to complete their edu cation early, but they have also left themselves wide open to financial problems. :We do not' elieve that the government will can tel all forms of student aid, but :some plan will have to be worked out before the fiscal year, closes at the end of this month. ,In the past, NYA aid has been available to all rieedy students regardless of the course in which they were enrolled. If NYA is continued, there is-reason to believe that the aid will be distributed n much the same manner as it - has been in the past. But too, -there is -a strong possibility that government aid during the next fiscal year may be limited to students who are pursuing courses that are an essential cog in America's wartime machine. When President Roosevelt asked Congress for an appropriation of more than .13 billion dollars to cover Federal loans to needy students; he was referring to students enrolled in the fields of medicine, dentistry, chemistry, physics, engineer ing, and pharmacy. This was one of the first indications - that gov ernment help would be offered to a 'limited field. If this plan for student loans is accepted by Con gress, it will mean that the present NYA setup will be killed. The proposed new. appropriation, according to reports from Washington, would be made to the SoOffice of Education, which would then make the student loans. Persons receiving loans would have to agreQ.that_imnn_compic'tion : of their train tli6y Would. take employment or service as signed by federal agencies Congressional debate on this question 'has reach :.%.d a high pitch, and there are still hopes that the old form of NYA aid may be continued, and not substituted by the new loan plan. 'By discontinu ing the present form of NYA, the government will force definite hardship on non-technical students, but in times of national emergency, the govern ment, through necessity, must appropriate its funds in the direction that will realize the great est direct benefit. More Money Problems While we are delving into the Federal govern ment's money problems, it may be of interest to note just how the national ledger will shape up at the close of the fiscal year on June 30. 'War spending in May reached a new all-time high of $3,750,000,000 and the figures for June are expected to skyrocket to the four billion mark, 4 - Fringing the total defense spending for the past year to 26 billion dollars. Add an additional seven billion to this figure and the total of 33 billions will give you a small idea of the cost of operating a war-time government. 'lncidentally, the national public debt has now :-..yo•ori to the stage:eritiq; hele - ht of 77 billion dol lars, in contrast. to the politic debt of 26 billion , ; at Ihe c1o;z0 of the first World War. Fred E. Clever Richard B. McMaul _Helen R. Keefauvei Pete Scott Otto Belser - - _Lodis IL Bell THE DAILY COLLEGIAN A Worm's Eye View . . . The' air raid wardens in this town are right on the beam. They station themselves all over the town, so that if a bomb drops into someone's. gar age and they happen to be passing by at the time, they go and tell some messenger about it. - then the messenger telephones the tidings to the fire department from a designated house. (If the designked house happens to be the one that was bombed, he's in an awful fix.) So the .fire department gets the news and puts a little button on a map showing the spot that was struck. If it is felt that medical treatment Is needed, another button is put on the map. (There are also buttons for fires, policemen, pall bearers, and minor cuts and bruises.) The entire staff, then goes into a huddle to talk the thing over, and by the time the house has burned down, somebody has been assigned to as sign somebody to go to the little spot to see what he can see. It's all very efficient and well-plan ned. Since this looks like a mean crack at someone, maybe we'd better add that we think it's mighty fine for the persons involved in this blaCkout business to volunteer their services. It takes a lot of spare time and energy that they can hardly afford in these accelerated days. But even while we're being nice about it, we can't help thinking that as long as they're going to spend some spare time on it, they may as well do something that will give them a feeling of ac complishment. llVlaybe they already feel accom plished, but that's even worse. And Now For Some Dribble,— One of the ensigns told us yesterday that Fenn State was hospitable enough for someone to men 'Con the fact. SO we're mentioning the fact. We might add that colleges, especially in this day and age,.can't afford to be otherwise. We might also-say that this ensign thinks the coeds - here are perhaps a little too hospitable for the good of the ensigns' dignity. We don't know what he meant, either. You figure it out. Having heard that our : campus is the second most beautiful one in the country, we've been having a hell of a time finding, out which .one comes first. --Maybe if someone would giVe our waste paper baskets a coat of paint, we'd be first. After the All-College Sing last Friday, a group of students gathered on the porch of Old Main and sang together until it started to rain. This pleased us. Not the rain, - the singing, It's al ways raining at Penn State, but it isn't often that people sing. We'd like to hear more of it. This reminds us of the fact that the guys who read this column say we're always talking about the weather. In keeping with our reputation, we'd like to say, that we've been here a good many Summers and that it rains at least once a day, regularly, at about 5:30 p. m. during the week and twice orr.Sundays. This is for the benefit of those impractical people who want to get Sun tanned. Keep your eyes buckled for Scabbard and Blade with its little pop-gun holsters. Faculty Promotions (Continued from Page One) . . School of Mineral Industries: effective July 1, C. C. Wright, from associate professor to professor of fuel technology. Resignations were accepted from the following: H. C. Rountree, assistant supervisor`in central extension, to accept a position at University of Illinois. Max Dercum, instructor in forestry, to accept a position 'with the U. .S. Forest Service. G. W. O'Brien, instructor in English composi tion, to enter the armed forces. E. L. Cleveland, instructor in physics, to accept' a position at Wright Field. P. F. Spremulli, instructor in physics, to accept a position with Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation. Clifford M. Lewis, associate publications editor in the department of public information, to enter Jesuit novitiate at Wernersville in preparation for the priesthood, effective September 1. New appointments listed were: Charles M. Graff, to be assistant supervisor of informal instruction, Central Extension. Robert J. McCall, assistant professor of agri cultural engineering extension. John E. Walters, instructor in physics; Robert W.' Sclliessler, instructor in chemistry; Theodore harhan• ins•tructor in music; and John R. Low, Jr., instruct -:• in metallurgy. CAMPUS CALENDAR Penn State Engineering Staff meeting, 314 Old Main, 9 p. m. All candidates for staff positions are invited to attend. WRA Bridge Club meeting, White Hall playroom, 6:30 p. m. WRA Bowling Club meets, White Hall bowling alleys, 6:30 p. m. WRA Badminton -Club meeting, first floor lounge, White Hall, .7 p. m. Freshmen and teachers in vited. WRA Swimming Club meeting, White Hall swimming pool, 7:30 13. m. WRA Dance Club meeting, White Hall Rhythm Room, 4 p. Mortar Board meeting, Miss Bentley's apartment, 5 p. m. Frosh men's basketball candi dates, Rec Hall, 6:30 p. m. House of Representatives meets -FE RDY TODAY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1942 Ag Conference (Continued on Page Two) ace Hamilton,•head of the depart ment of rural sociology at North Carolina State College, discuss "What's Ahead for Rural Ameri ca?" __ The conference of state farm leaders will continue tomorrow with a similar program. in 318 Old Main, 5 p. m. ROTC 12.6nd meeting, 117 Car negie Hall, 7:45 p. m. Tryouts for Players' show, "The Little Foxes," .312 Old Main, 7:30 p. m. Students should sign for reading at Student Union. WPV: I 94ROW '46 Independent Organization meeting, 315 Old Main, 7 p. ,ra. • WU Golf Club meeting, 'Holmes Field, 6:30 p. m.• WRIA. Outing Club, 3 White Hall, 6:30 p. m.
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