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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
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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.