Late News Flashes . . . MOSCOW—The Germans have started another push towards Sta lingrad, being only 100 miles away from their goal at the pres ent time. The Russian industrial city is being closed upon by a pincer movement, the famous method of Nazi warfare. However, the German advance is not with out extremely heavy losses in men and equipment. OTTAWA—The Vichy radio recently broadcast a report that Prime Minister Churchill is in Russia. This information, ac cording to the broadcast, was ob tained from a Swiss newspaper, but authorities believe that such broadcasts are being used as pro paganda measures by the Ger mans. MOSCOW—general Bradley is in Russia conferring with high officials over plans for getting more supplies to the Soviet forces. Although the inte, - ,se fighting in the eastern sector is delaying help, it is said that new routes 'will be established in the near future. Civil Service Open To College Grads College graduates and students who complete their courses by September 30 are eligible to .com pete in the next series of exam inations for federal war work, the United States Civil Service' Com mission announced yesterday. Applications must be filed with the Commission's Washington of fice by August 27, according to the announcement. .A particular need was . *aced by 'the 'Civil) Serviee - Commission for applicants in public adminis tration, library science, econ omics, statistics, and mathema tics. . Geologist positions are open to IA Council Encourages those who have had 30 College semester hours work in geology. Frosh To. Use Advisors Registered nurses are needed for nursing consultants; medical. tech-, Action was taken at the LA nicians are also in demand.. Ap- 'Council meeting yesterday af ter plicants for • geologists, nursing .noon ,to encourage incoming education consultants, and riciediL freshmen to consider their advis cal technicians will be rated •on ors as more than just scheduling experience and training, the 'an- officers and someone to consult nouncement stated. only during Freshman Week, Don- Penn State students desiring ald W. Davis '43, LA Council additional information on the ex- president, disclosed last night. aminations have been requested It was suggested by the . Coun to consult G. C. Snyder, secretary cil that upperclassmen, IMA un of .the Board of United States Ci- its, and IFC could aid consider vil Service Examiners, at the ably by stressing the importance State College post office. .. of advisors to freshmen. All-College Ping Pong Tournament Main Attraction Of Open House An All-College Ping Pong tour nament, starting with the pre liminary matches in the fourth floor game room in Old Main, and ending ewith the finals in th first floor lounge, is offered . as a challenge to the athletic prowess of Penn State men and women plan ning to atetnd the Old Main Open 'House Friday night, August 14. 'Contestants have until 4 p. m. Wednesday to sign at Student Un ion, Gerald B. Maxwell Stein '44, OMOH chairman, announced yes terday.. Individual tournaments will be conducted for men and women with suitable prizes for the cham pions, Stein said. Social dancing in the Sandwich Shop and square dancing on Old Main Terrace • are being offered by the committee 'for open house goers who prefer something more strenuous than ping pong. Freshmen, seeking a moment's respite from hell week duties, will be able to lounge and listen to records in the Penn State Club • thit 1 0 r B a t • is • Tottrgian A VOL. 39—No. 50 187 To Women President Hetzel To Confer Honors Penn State's campus will have 1,000 fewer persons by the end of the week, for 800 Summer ses sion students will complete the main course, and 180 will finish Band School training. Commencement exercises for 187 are scheduled on the Mall in front of the library at 7 p. m. to day, when President Ralph D. Hetzel will present degrees. The procession will start from the Sparks building first floor for faculty, and Burrowes first floor for students at 6:55 p. m. The two lines will march toward the 'library as the Band School's symphonic band plays background music. Included among those receiving degrees are 79 students who earn ed baccalaureate degrees for com pletion of the regular - four-year course. Sixty-four persons will receive the degree of bachelor of science and 15 ,bachelor of arts. Six doctorate degrees, five in philosophy and one in education, will be awarded tonight with 101 masters degrees. Seventy-one will get master of education de grees, 15 master of science de grees, and 15 master of arts de grees. One degree of metallurgi cal engineer will be awarded at the ceremonies. • Ineveni .rein,- ~commence--- ment exercises will be held in Schwab Auditorium, with the fa- (Continued on Page Three) The possibility of having a concert on the lawn in front of Old Main is still indefinite, ac- -.cording to Stein, but attempts are being made to secure the services of the Blue Band or a College or chestra. Movies will also be shown in the Little Theatre, the committee said, since previous shows have Students who obtained fee de been so well received. ferment applications for the Fall Arrangements have been made semester must return them to the to open the tower from 10 to 12 office of the Bursar no later than p. m., affording the rare oppor- 4 p. m. Monday. tunity of seeing 'State College at In a statement to Collegian night, Stein added, yesterday, Bursar Russell E: • Board games, a perennial fav- Clark explained that students orite at all Open House nights, should have their parents or guar will be available in the first and dians mail applications so that second floor lounges. Presidenty reach his • office not later 'Hetzel's offices will also be' open than August 10, in order that the to student "tourists." definite amount of-the deferments Organizations taking part in the may be incorporated in the regu- Open House program include the lar billing procedure for student IIArA; IMA, Panhel, WSGA,' WRA, fees for the coming semester. PSCA,• 'PSC, men and • women's A fee of $5 will be assessed for, athletic departments, and the vis- all applications made after this ual education department. date. OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 6, STATE COLLEGE, PA Degrees At Session Exercises; Get Occupy Men's Dorms In Fall May Tokyo Next Stop!—Piloted by cadets from the Gulf 'Coast Tr'aining Center, three AT-9 twin-motored trainers in echelon, pre pare to "peel off" for landing at Lubbeck, Air Force training field, Texas. Lieutenants Fred E. Blaney '43, John W. Blunt '42, and James R. Morrow '42 are the three latest Penn Staters to receive their wings at this training center. Galbraith Expects Early Removal Of Ban On Air Force Enlistments Speedy settlement of the jur isdictional dispute between the joint Army-Navy Reserve Board in Washington and regional re cruiting units over enlistment procedure' for college students is expected in the near future,, ac cording to Prof. Robert E. Gal braith, Faculty Advisor on War . ' . According to Galbraith, the controversy originated through a misunderstanding on the part of the Washington Board as to the delegation of authority to con duct recruiting campaigns on col lege campuses. Reserve Officer recruiting pro grams in nearly all eastern col leges have been organized under the supervision of the Washing ton board to prevent alleged "cut throat competition" among the recruiting services, a condition which has characterized most early campus enlistment setups. Penn State, however, because of its excellent recruiting record, as compared to many other colleges, was permitted to organize its own enlistment setup, independent of the supervision of the Army-Navy Board. From all outward appearances, the latter group had included Penn State under its blanket jur isdiction, apparently uninformed of the parallel but independent system already in existence here. Third corps area 'authorities have alreqdy been informed of the details surrounding the con flict, and explanatory letters have (Continued on Page Three) Fall Fee Deferment Blanks Due Monday Five One-Act Plays By - Classes Tonight In Little Theatre Tonight at 8:30 o'clock in the Little Theatre, a program of five •onezactr-plays -- will be presented by various dramatics classes made up for the most•part of Summer session students. The program will begin after the Commence ment exercises. Admission is free, but tickets must be obtained at the Dramatics office, Schwab Auditorium, some time. today. The plays are put on by the combined classes in play production, direction, stage craft, and lighting. The plays will be given tonight only. Frosh Camp Plans Receive Set Back Freshman camp plans received a set back yesterday when the local gas rationing board .announ ced that it would 'be impossible to supply gasoline for the - necessary buses. Legal technicalities pre vent the board from allotting gas to school buses._ Unless arrangement can be made' to hold the camp either on or nearer the campus, the idea will have to be given up, Gerald B. Maxwell Stein '44, Freshman camp director, said last night. Meanwhile a meeting has been called for this afternoon with Dean Warnock to decide what part the Penn State 'Christian As sociation will play in frosh orien tation this Fall. Freshman camp was held for the first time this Spring by the PSCA and the College in an at tempt to help relieve difficulties arising from the cutting-out of Freshman Week. During the three-day camp an attempt was made to introduce freshmen to Penn State customs, traditions, songs; and leaders in a series of open air meetings at the Diamond Valley camp. Elbow Dislocated Robert Shutz 45, a member of the Sigma Pi Epsilon fraternity, tripped and fell while walking, dislocating his right elbow, PRICE: THREE CENTS High Coed Enrollment Prompts Housing Change By RICHARD D. SMYSER (See Editorial- So that the College's coed en rollment could be increased by some 300 freshman girls next month, a special executive com mittee of the Administration is now considering a plan whereby Irvin, Watts, and Jordan halls, men's dormitories, would be con verted into living quarters for the overflow coed enrollment, Another tentative plan provides for the conversion of the Sand wich Shop in Old Main into a dining hall for these girls with the Old Main first floor lounge being converted into a modified version of the Sandwich Shop. Headed by Samuel K. Hostetter, assistant to the president in charge of business and finance, the administration's committee has not yet reached a final deci sion on the matter but expects to have some solution in the' near future. President Ralph D. Hetzel yes terday pointed out the need for a change of this kind. With male enrollment on a steady decline and women's applications con stantly rising, President Hetzel explained it is important that the College raise the coed quota in order to keep Penn State's pro gram as near tq normal as pos sible. However, he stated that women cannot be admitted unless defi nite supervised living quarters are provided for them. The anticipated coed enrollment for the Fall semester will com pletely fill the four campus dor mitories as well as the 13 town houses in which the College will house the women, and still leave an .overflow of approximately 300 women from the freshman group, according to estimated figures. Present College enrollment, ex clusive of Summer session stu dents, amounts to approximately 3,650. Already nearly 1,300 ad ditional students, both freshman and upperclassmen who did not attend the Summer semester, are scheduled to return to College for (Continued on Page Two) Strictly Enforced Customs Awaits Fall Semester Freshmen Stricter enforcement of fresh man customs during the Fall se mester was the central topic of conversation as the complete membership of all Penn State hat societies held its first meeting in College history last night. Enforcement of customs by the hat societies during- the present semester was less strict than in the past, Charles H. Ridenour '43, hot society council president, stated at the meeting, because of the .unusual conditions surround ing the accelerated program. Arthur H. Warnock, clean of men, made the request for len iency shortly before the arrival of the freshmen, Ridenour reveal ed. Special consideration was requested because elimination of Freshman Week and the over crowded fresh schedule had left little time for .proper observing of all customs rules. Another meeting will be held later this semester. the assembled hatmen agreed, to plan for the re turn of strict customs enforce ment this Fall. Weather
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