2,000 Students Will Register For Selective Service Today War Department Authorizes Army Enlisted Reserve 2,140 Quota Set For College Unit By RICHARD B. McNAUL Penn State students' hope of finishing college before serving with the armed forces brightened today with the announcement that the War Department had author ized a College quota of 2140 for the Army Enlisted Reserves. Announcing the information of • the War Department's new plan on the eve of the nation's fifth R- Day, 'Col. Edward D. Ardery, head of the department of mili tary science and tactics, stated that it would permit the volun-. ' tary enlistment of ' students in all four College classes. With over 2,000 students regis tering for selective service on campus today, Colonel Ardery stated that offiCers of the mili tary department would do the se lecting of the eligible freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors to fill'Penn State's quota. Created to build up a reserve pool of officers, the plan will "make it possible for the selected S students to remain in an inactive Students To Sing ' College NYA Work Ends status until graduation. Once se- . • . • . lected in the quota, students will .A t Session Event . After Today ' s Services have an almost certain draft ex emption, provided they can pass War made itself felt at Penn No NYA, at least for the Sum- redeiving government aid. At the qualifying examinations to be State again as enrollment of Sum-mer. end' of the last regular semester given during the year, according. mer session. students fell below That was the definite announce- in May, only 440 were employed. to Colonel Ardery. the anticipated number. Much of ment by L. D. Gresh, NYA Stu- This Summer, 175 students, on the Colonel Ardery has already , dent Work Director for Pennsyl- list returned, and are directly af written to the War. Department the drop was ' attributed to stu vania, released through the Col- fected by the curtailment. requesting that Artily medical dents who are attending the regu- lege NYA office yesterday after- Work here was curtailed for personnel be sent to .the _campus lar Summer semester instead of noon. the Summer "owing to the rela as soon as possible to give physi - the • After today, the last in the pres- tively small appropridtion for col cal exams. The sooner, the 'ma- sessions. Approximately 900 registered in - Pnt National Youth Administra- lege student work in 1942-1943," chinery can be set up to take care - tion student_ work' program and according to the statement from of the program, the more students Rec Hall yesterday when first ac- the U. S. fiscalyear, approximate- the State NYA Student Work Di will find it' possible to graduate, tivities got underway. Tonight at iy 175 college. students here will rector. . according to Colonel. Ardery.. 7 o'clock a student sing-in Schwab be .Without„ partial suyport. Many.... Action is under way in Wash `• ' . tRVW' 'a - t"'lffeliartnient - Aud " i i= o - r 'i u ' rn — i v i d i -ii;rk' the '-fi'r'• 'first thiehiiiriber lialie ili-e - ailY ricacle4nitiiii, -11: C:,..t.0 . . abaridblibotly .. ' (Continued on . Patii Four) arrangements for other part-time NYA and CCC, and put the pres . • . .. - day of claSSes. The combination . . . ' sing and student assembly will be • jobs, but those unprepared for ent NYA war work training pro _Sigma Delta Chi conducted on ‘ Monday evenings the action have no means of earn- gram under - al different depart ing from $l2 to $l9 per month, the ment. In a speech at the begin for 'tile rest of the 'Summer term . .._ , pay „wr a four-weeks. NYA period. ning of June, President Roosevelt Taps Nine -Students and is 'open regular students. High point in number of stu- pointed out the need for financial Dean Edward Steidle,. School of dents 'under the NYA program aid to college students in courses Nine students were tapped, for Mineral Industries, will talk on since last September was in No- of a technical nature, especially Sigma Delta Chi., national• jour- The Origin of the Mineral In- vember when 575 students were those vital to the war effort. nalism honorary, according to dustries 'Art Collection" at an art Herbert J. Zukauskas, .newly gallery exhibition in Mineral In- . . - elected ,president of the honorary dustries at 7:30 p. m. tomorrow. , Paintings Donated To Imi . . fraternity. A home economics program, mazer • Group . The follow'ing are the...journal- "Family Fun," led by Mrs. Duane Red Cross Raffle ism majors who have received • Ramsey, will be held in White Two paintings, donated by State S tudies 3 Plans bids to join the society.'Benjamin Hall at 4 p. m. College artists, will be raffled off M. Bailey, Lawrence T. Cherven- On the recreational program is for • the benefit of the local Red Three types of Junior Blazers ak, Robert W. Cooper, Milton - the social dancing class for begin- Cross, July 4, at the Fireman's have been suggested to the new- Dolinger, Robert M. FEApen, Jack • ners in White Hall 'at 7:30 p..m. carnival, Mrs. Arthur H. Reed, D. Hunter, Robert •E. Kinter, today, and a bike •hike from the chairman of the committee, an- ly-appointed Blazer committee for Richard D. Smyser,' and Paul I. Miles = street bicycle shop at 7 p, nounced last night. '.consideration as tne official sport Woodland. '' ' m. tomorrow. The ,Riding Club Tickets will ,be on sale in coat of the class of '44. All tappees are juniors except will organize - in the Stock Jndg- Schwab 'Auditorium tonight, be- First• proposal brought before Robert W. Cooper, who is a sen- . ing pavilion at,7 o'clock Thursday fore and after the All-College the committee, according to Larry ior. ' . night. . Sing. . T. Chervenak '44; chairman, is . .. • that the' class of -'4l adopt the . . • . • . ..... , • . ' • same -blazers used by last year's . Cl b . . • juniors. The" plan was suggested, C 11 . -- Holds . .Sliontd. neou . s Meetin according to Chervenak, because a number of last year's blazers are • . . Braton R. Gardner, professor of still in stock. lournalism; a member for four New coat material most readily ' • ' years, left Friday afternoon to at- available is the type now used for the seniors' Lion Coats. Second tend -his fourth - consecutive con- proposal before the committee; vention. . therefore, is to have the blazers To say that the organization similar to the senior coats .but has no other purpose than that of with a distinguishing blue insig renewing old friendships is hard- nia. -A suggestion to .have the jun awhile enough members decide, ly the complete truth. Once in . , ior s official coat made of white presumably by a process of spon flannel,- with blue insignia, is be . ho blocked temporarily by a ing taneous combustion, that some one s in one of the three fields they rep- shortage of the necessary mater resent, journalism, radio ' news- ials. Every effort is being made to obtEin bids on flannel coats, casting, and motion _picture news work, has done an .exceptional according to the committee head. job during the past year: A gold . medal award is then made to that 'Little Foxes' Date Set person. Unlike the Pulitzer prizes which are awarded yearly, the The Players' show, "The Little flexibility of the Headliners Club Foxes," will be given July 28 in makes it possible to grant as stead of July 2as Was previously many as the five given out in 1940 announced. "The Blvd's," first or none as in 1938. Summer show, will be 'presented Professor' Gardner was honored July 10 and 11, Soph Hop week with, the - award In 1939. end. The man who went to the fun eral, just for the ride was and is no more unique than the Head liners Club, an organization with 4,0 officers, no assessments' for dues, and a membership that is completely known to only one or two men. Open to any .newspaperman, radio forecaster, or news reel photographer who can secure an invitation from someone already a :member, the club holds a con vention, nearly every year, in At lantic City, with no other purpose in mind other than that of renew ing old. acquaintances. Since there are no officers in the club there is no one to decide when the convention will b held. That is. why the conventions are held "nearly every . year." If enough members get :together they usually set some date for the meeting; otherwise matters are permitted to 'drift •along., , . • VOL. 39—No. 25 A COLLEGE AT WAR— During the last World War the "boys from State" train ed on Holmes Field to be ready to defend their coun try. Today, with 2,000 more State students signing up in the Armory for Selective Service and the announce ment that the College will have an Army Enlisted Re serve to insure graduation for its students, Penn State proinises to take a big Part in World_ War 11. Do you think it is . a 'coincidence that the boys are marching "in the direction of .the Theta house? Successor To The Free Lance, Established 1887 ........ ...: 4 7 at 0.4 ~,),.., , OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE PRICE THREE CENTS Tottrgiatt 18-20 Age Group To Sign In Armory By RICHARD D. SMYSER Selective Service calls upon 2,000 Penn State men to sign up today in the nation's fifth R-Day. The Armory will be the scene of the mass draft registration, the College's largest, from 8 a. m. un til 5 p. m. where volunteer work ers will register the 18-20 student age group. Edward K. Hibshman, chair man of the College draft commit tee, urged yesterday that students sign up during the periods assign ed on the alphabetical registration schedule. This, he said, will greatly facilitate the work of the registrars. The proclamations issued by President Rcosevelt and Gover nor James require that all males who have not previously been re gistered under the Selective Serv ice and who have attained the 18th or 19th anniversary of the day of their birth on or before June. 30, 1942, or who have attained the 20th anniversary of the day of their birth after December 31, 1941, and on or before June 30, 1942, must register. for selective military service. The only local exemptions to the above proclamation are the students in advanced' ROTC, the V-1, V-5, and V-7 enlistees, the Marine Corps Reserve, and the Air Force Enlisted Reserve. None REGISTRATION SCHEDULE A-Car 11 a. m. to noon Cas-Far p. m. to 2 p. m. Fas-Hep ... 2 p. m. to 3 p. m. Heq-Lav 10 a. m. to 11 a. m. Law-M .... 3p.m.t04 p. m. N-Rus .... 9 a. m. to 10 a. m. ...-. 4 p. m: to 5 p. m. Th-Z 8 a. m. to 9 a. in. of these groups will be required to sign up. Before. going to the Armory, students should fill out the pre liminary registration blanks which are available at Student Union. desk. This form should be type written as it will be kept by the College draft committee as their record of the registrant. Matricu lation cards will also be required as a means of identification. Responsibility for registering lieS directly with the 'individual, Mr. Hibshman pointed out. Stu (Continued on Page Two) lantz-A-Poppin' Ends V-Weekend "We Dare You To Dance" will be the theme of the knock-em down and drag-em-out climax to Victory Weekend, biggest social event in Penn State history. "Dantz-a-poppin" is the official title of the V-Weekend finale to be 'held in Rec• Hall Saturday night, August 1, according to last night's announcement by Bernard M. Weinberg '43, program chair man for the Army-Navy' Relief festival. Some of the campus' top dance bands, an occasional fire hose, and a thousand-and-one surprises will be on hand for the evening, according to Weinberg. / No one will be permitted to en ter Rec Hall during the evening without sports clothes and low heels. Only exception to be con sidered, according. to' Weinberg, will be in the case of those who come bc.refooted. Dantz-a-poppin is being plan ned to make the Broadway stage hit, "Hellzapoppin," look like a miniature imitation, the program chairmEtn promised. The hell-raising program will be interrupted somewhere around (Continued on Page Two)
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