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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
"For A Better Penn Slate"
Established 1940. Successor to tote Penn State Collegian,
established 1904, and the Free Lance. established 1837.
Published daily except Sunday and Monday during the
regular College year by the students of The .Pennsylvania
State College. Entered as 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.
V -D.•
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Editorial and Business Office Downtown Office
Carnegie Hall 119-121 'Soisth Frazier St.
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Editorial Staff—Women's Editor—Loolie M. 'Fuoss 13;
Managing Editor—Herbert J. Zukauskas '43; Sports Editor—
Donald W. Davis '43; Assistant Managing Editor—Dominick
L. Golab '43; Feature Editor—David Samuels !43; News Edi•
for-James D. Olkein p 43; Assistant tie V7B Editor—E4ert E.
Gchoolesi '43; Atisistani Spefts S.'"Stebbins
`43';' . AssistantWoMen!S ditor--N4thryn . 10. 'Ropy' fliti;
Assistant Women's Editor—Edith L. Smith '43; 'Women's
Feature F.clitor-- 7 -Fanily L. Funk '43.
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Graduate .Counselor ________ #. Rell
WeOPeso9 , Y, July 22, 1942
Serious Business
Today, and for the last few years, the United
States has been involved in preparing for war;
!nut before the end of 1942, the nation will see its
outlook changing as America actually digs into
the job of fighting this war on the dozen pr more
battlefronts of the world.. When that time ar
rives,. thousands of American soldiers will die
in battle, and at the same time the people re
maining in this country will assume a different
?mental attitude as the seriousness of the conflict
grows and the list of "fallen heroes" strikes near
ex home to each and every one.
We are not trying to build a somber setting
rwithout reason. Instead, this is only one way of
conditioning students to the fact that this war
will be pretty serious business Within the near
future, and that tonight is a good time to get down
•to serious business by giving full cooperation in
the half-hour blackout. •
The blackout is a statewide affair, and the first
in a series of similar tests to be conducted regu
larly, until all citizens and Civilian Defense Corps
workers perform automatically what is required
of them during such blackouts. '
It is interesting to note that the hatmen have.
taken it upon themselves to do a big part in.the
local 'tests. After withstanding a certain amount
of the criticism because of their alleged "do noth
ing" attitude, the men in hats are ready to prove
•that' they have not been lax in serving Penn State.
By taking rigorous training in first aid and Ci
vilian Defense,. the .hatmen will qualify them
selves for official arm bands which are worn by
all wardens during blackout proceedings. Al
though a number of the hatmen have held posts
during past blackouts, these same men will be
recognized as official wardens when they have
completed the short Civilian Defense course de
signed to provide extensive but speedy instruc
tion in air raid duties.
But we cannot forget that Civilian Defense
Corps ,workers comprise only a .small minority of
'the population. Irregardless of how well the
wardens .carry out their duties, the real success of
any blackout depends upon. the full cooperation
of the large civilian group. To this group it is
only a 'reminder when we say that indifference is
the worst threat to a blackout, and the surest way
of spelling its defeat. •
Profs Get A Break
The college professor finally gets a break
One of the most welcome oieces•of news out of
Washington during the past month was the re
cent directive from the Selective Service 'Head
quarters to local draft boards, in which a revised
list of "essential activities" was prepared for the
guidance of local boards in making future en
listments.
'lncluded among these "essential. activities" was
a clause containing the educational services, in
which teaching in colleges and universities, as
'well as secondary schools and vocational training
schools, was recommended for occupational
classification. •
Although this "recommendation" does not con
;;titute any iron-clad guarantee of deferment• for
the college professor, it is a sign that Selective
Service Headquarters recognizes the need for
higher edUcation during war time, and provides a
'leg for him to stand on when applying for .occu
pational deferment through his local board.
It is common knowledge that all draft - boards do
not make the same.decisionS, and naturally wide
spread discrepancies in interpreting this latest
directive can be expected. Despite this fact,
however, 'it is estimated the measure will preclude
any appreciable drain on college faculty person
pet, as was the case among many of the nation's
secondary schools during the past year. •
A Worm's Eye
View . . .
"People at Penn State are so far from reality,"
a uniformed visitor remarked the other day. We'd
comment on this, but we're tired of sticking out
our antennae to raise a stench and then getting
stashed to bits by people who object. It's too hot
anyway.
So pardon us while we do a little plugging for
a change.
You've probably, seen the colorful posters and
the window display downtown that tell things
about a Latin- , American fiesta to take place Fri
day night. plug: don't pass them by.
Plans for this fiesta have been underway for
several months, and we're told that some of the
persons taking part in it were making arrange
inents as early as last year. It's a big event. (Not
so big as Victory Weelwpcl, but what else is?)
One of the accordionists for the fiesta works in
a bank downtown, • and another is a fourteen
year-old town boy. Mrs. Willa Taylor has about
14 chorus numbers under her thumb. Her ac
companist will be Mrs. Hermance Reese, pianist
fOr the women's physical education department.
If you've never heard her play, it would be worth
attending the fiesta to do` so. The whole campus
and community seem to be involved in this thing.
And we haven't even mentioned the movies,
the dancing, the refreshments, the rented cos
tumes, and the good it will do your morale to find
out a few things about our South American neigh
bors. It's free, too.
While we're plugging, how about taking in Pro-
Lessor Dickson's gallery talk in Mineral Industries
tonight. We understand that there are some pic
tures over there that you guys oughtta glance at
when you have time.
A ROTC kid just passed by, and said that this
column was too icky. He said we should give
someone hell for dressing the frosh in cool, Sum
mer uniforms. and making the sophs sweat'in the
fields with itchy, wool stuff.
We didn't want to gripe about anything, but
what can you do when ROTC kids step in? This
kid also says it's a shame. Penn State can't keep
up with other colleges, in realizing that this is
war, by having more overnight trips for the uni
formed men on campus. •
"Nobody would get hurt," he said, "contrary
to public opinion." —FERDY
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—CAOP)-Fifty per cent
of all men graduated from.lsW cotleges. during
June are joining the army, navy, or marine corps,.
E. E. Crabb, president of Investors Syndicate, said,
here in reporting remits of annual national survey.
FRQMPIII ~
OF . SHOES
Its the chance of
. a Summertime
••• to buy #lP be st !•°•!-Acklg! lo ng
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wearing '
shoes in town at'urine
lieyahle pries!
Hurraches „„ ,
Play Sand4ls • .
Spei ir
Reg. $5.50
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Reg. $5 and $4.50 $ 3 .4 5
Reg. $3.95 • $2.39
LOAFERS Brown e and .
- $2.95
One - Lot Jarinan's
MEN'S WHITS . . .
One Lot %."
Florsheinis, Whites, Reg. $ll $4.45
Opposite Old Main, State College
-B. M. B
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
CAMPUS CALENDAR
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Free moving pictures on the
war in Russia, Hillel Foundation
at 8 p. m.
Bridge Club meets, White Hall
playroom, 6:45 p. m.
Important Druid meeting, 405
Old Main, 7:30 p. m. All mem
bers are requested to be present.
PSCA Frosh Council executive
committee meeting in Hugh Bea
ver Room, Old Main, 1 p. m.
Committee working on Social
Etiquette pamphlet meets in
PSCA pfficp at 4 p. m.
gxecntive committee of the
p§cA meets in pe4l.7Fr
Room at 7 p. m.
PSCA. £R4410 PAPPORg in 1.1140
BeaVer Room at p. m.
50111.1411 game laati.yien PSCA
and preal*rter*s at 5 p. m.
•Tea for Summer Panics at hone
of Mrs. H. S. Pr4nPPF, 732 Holmes
street, 3:po p. m. •
Home Ecpx - !pmi9s mppirg;
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"Education for 'Family ;Life,” by
Dr. liuriel Brown, U. S. office of
Education, in 110 Borne Economics
Building at 4 p. m.
gallery talk, "Art in Centre
County," by Dr. Barold Dickson
• in the Mineral lndustries Art gal
lery at 8 P. m.
'46 Independents meeting, 405
Old Main, 7 p: m.
Motion pictures on ".Canada at
War," 121 - Sparks Building, 7 p.m.
Open meeting of Liberal Arts
Council for all Liberal Artists, 411
Old Main, 4 p. m.
Campus '45 meeting, 411 Old
Main, 7:30 p. m.
College Library and all branch
es closes at 9 p. m., instead of 10
p. m., because of the blackout to
night.
Theta Sigma Phi will meet in
the Alpha Chi Omega suite at 7
p. m.
Greeks Urged
To Save Fats
Fraternity caterers and board
ing house cooks were issued a spe
cial warning yesterday to con
serve kitchen fats and oils for de
fense.
Lydia Tarrant,- assistant profes
sor of nutrition extension, re
minded that eliminating waste of
fats and oils is a very definite re=
sponsibility of those whose jobs
it is to prepare meals.
Save every bit of fat - and, if
possible, use it in cooking," Miss
Tarrant' stated. Fats not' usable
for coOking, she added, should be
saved and taken to local -meat
dealers who will start them on the
way to war industries.
Four steps in the save-fats-far
defense program, according- to the
nutrition epert,• are:
1. Save all . waste cooking fats.
2. Strain to remove all meat
Lieut. King !Lill Reads DS T
On fitittlefield
"collegian : . . sure I read it. ginal copy of the Declaration of
From cover to cover everytime I Independence—all yellow and
can get my hands on mine. Why, torn," •
when we were on maneuvers the Hp said that not only the few
sergeant-used to deliver it to me Penn States alumni ;at the camp
during a lull in the action and enjoyed the cpllegian. He recol
many's the time that I sat in a lox lected that draftees . from Ohio
hole and read what Campy or the State, Louisiana State, University
Maniac had to say." - of Wisconsin, Purdue, and Dart-
That's the answer recently com
missioned Lieut. Carl "Midge"
King, graduated from Penn State
with the Class of '4O and former
121 and 127-pound Lion wrestler
and' Thespian star, had when he
was asked if he enjoyed his Colle
gian subscription.
On leave over the past weekend,
Carl was back on campus to visit
Ills brothers Joe and John, both
seniors.
"When I was szatloned at Camp
Polk, Louisiana, practically the
Whole camp read the paper," stat
ed 'King. He explained how every
morning he would get the paper
"unless someone got it before me,"
read it, pass it on to one of his
buddies, and then not see it again
until that evening. "When I did
get it back it looked like the ori
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1942
TODAY
Campus News
Briefs
Football Managers
Sophomore candidates for sec
ond semester assistant football
managers, should sign up any
time this week at the AA. office
in Old Main. Freshman candi
dates need not report.
Ed Honoraries Meet
Kappa Phi Kappa, Pi Lambda
Theta, and Phi Delta Kappa, edu
cation honoraries, will meet In a
joint open session in the second
floor lounge of Old Main at 7:30
p. m. tomorrow. Dr. C. 0. Wil
liams and . Dr. Palmer C. Weaver,
of the education department, will
speak the recent meet
.
mg 'of the National Education As
sociation in Denver: All inter
ested persons are invited to at
tend the meeting.
PRA' CO! Sale Ends
Sale of senior .Lion Coats will
be disdontinued at noon today,
according to Louis J. • Palazzi
'43, chairman. They will go on
sale again in the Fall. Coats may
be puFchased at all downtown ha
berdashery stores for $1.50.
E 4 011. - k,.cil. Reserve
(Continued 3rorn 'Ewe Pnp)
lege graduates„ and to encourage
students to enroll and continue in
college.
To clarify the situation which
has been created on campus by
the Various reserve programs, a
Meeting of a' council composed of
administrative officials, the deans
of the various schools, and Col.
Edward D.. Ardery, head of the
department of military science
and tactics and War Department
representative, will meet some
time this week. It is expected
that actual enlistments in the
Army Enlisted Reserve will start
next week, according to Mr.
Morse:
Students selected under .the
plan will enter the army upon
graduation from,, college as en
listed men, unless they are chosen
for advanced ROTC. Then . they
enter as commissioned officers.
Main advantage of the. 'enlistment
is that the student -will be per
mitted to finish school.
particles and,•pour_ into ' • a clean,
wide-mouthed can, such as a cof
fee •can.
.Neep in the }refrigerator or
qther, cool, 00E. plac . 6 until :you
have.collpptsd at loast a PP9. 11 0.
$. Take fat to your meat dealer
who will weigh it and pay the es
tablished ririce fqr it. '
mouth were among its daily fans.
"I guess• it was the ,Collegiate at
mosphere about the paper that ap
pealed to them," he laughed.
The former Lion grappler men
tioned that the favorite part of
'the paper for all the soldiers was
the daily column. "Next to that
we used to read the sports page,"
he continued.
During' his junior year at the
College, King fought his way into
the finals of the 121-pound class
in the Eastern Intercollegiate
Wrestling Tournament, only to be
defeated 'by 'Cornell's perennial
champion, Bob iMathers. "Midge"
was forced to move up to the 127-
pound Slot during his . senior Year.
At present King is stationed at
Fort Monmouth, New' Jersey, for
three months training. •