Tottrgian - ------- \N` 'HE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE Weather. VOL. 39—No. 51 Trustees Approve Personnel Changes For the past 31 years a member of the department of mechanical engineering, Prof. Frank M. Torrence's retire ment headed the list of 36 personnel changes approved by the executive board of . the College Board of Trustees at their meeting last weekend. Other action by the trustees included 13 new appoint ments, recognition of new titles and promotions, the grant ing of six leaves of absence, and the acceptance of 12 resig nations. • Professor Torrence has left the Late News Flashes . . . ADDRESSES EDUCATORS Also retired was Albert H. Wal- President Ralph D. Hetzel pointed ton, associate professor of psychol- out that eduCation must take an ogy in extension and a member of increasing responsibility in the the College staff since 1936. Pro- creation of an orderly world to the fessor Walton re-entered the aca- 187 gradtates and 1,300 spectators demic world in 1928 after consid- at the nineteenth annual Summer session commencement on the erable industrial experience dur- • ing which he conducted his own Mall last night. business as a consulting engineer.. _ Among the new appointments to Ful l Time staff as announced by Presi- Fuil-Time Defense dent Ralph D. Hetzel in accord ance with- trustee action were, the • following: Millard V. Barton, as- nrolimeni Grows sociate professor of aeronautical engineering; R. L. McCormick, re search assistant in petroleum and With the arrival of 60 additional natural gas engineering; R. C. Naval Reserves Monday, and 50 -Montgomery, assistant in bacter- trainees for Signal Corps positions , iology; Richard . C. Peters, news as- Wednesday, the total of students . sistant in the department of public enrolled in special defense courses information; Pauline B. Steinberg, on . campus will reach 275 ; accord (Continued on Page Two) ing to Dean Harry P: Hammond, . • . • ' School of Engineering.' -....• MuddManage To The 60 Naval Reserve• students will spend 10 weeks here studying in an intensified Diesel engineer- Next Track Team ing course to train for a new type of engineering service at a request frOm . the United States govern- Wallace G. Murfitt '44 was ment. -Alterations will be made to elected track manager at a meet- Engineering E to accommodate the ing of the Athletic Association additional servicemen. committee and managers last Twelve weeks is the length of the Pre-Radar course which the Enlistments Start prexy announced. Howard S. night, Bernard A. Plesser '43, A. A. Civil Service employees will study Guttman '44 and Jack D. Hunter. in order to train for positions in . man- the Signal Corps. A . radio detec- For Army Reserve _ '44 were named associate agers. . tion course, the Pre-Radar instruc- Actual enlistment of students in • Senior . track awards went to tion is a part of the department of the Army Enistecr Reserve has Captain • John D. Glenn, Plesser, electrical engineering. started, Col. Edward D.. •Ardery, Leonard 0. Frescoln, Kenneth D. Other defense courses in pro:- head of the department of military Schoonover, Norman W. Gordon, gress under supervision of the en science and tactics, stated last and Arthur R. Thorman, manager, gineering school are production night. while Samuel P. Brown '43, and engineering, with 1.7 students en- Colonel- Ardery estimates that Edward J. Meyers 43, were given rolled; materials testing, with 15 approximately 25 Penn State stu- associate manager award's. - enrolled; airplane drafting, being dents already have been -signed, First assistant managers for next studied by 47 persons, and hull 'fingerprinted, and examined un- season will be Charles G. Zink, drafting, in which 24 are register der the War Department's new Jr. 45; William Van Pelt '45, and ed. Sixty-five Naval reserves. al plan. • Harry R. Edwards '45: William J. ready on campus bring this total To aid students to complete their Utts 45 will be freshman- man- to 275. college work before serving with ages, with Arthur M. Stern '45,. MOSCOW Official Russia communique announced last night that the Germans are still ad vancing in the South, but the re port also revealed that the Rus sians have launched a counter-at tack in the Stalingrad area. Many German prisoners are reported to have been taken. Soviets admit ted, however, that their troops had been forced to retire to a new defensive line in the Cau casus sctor. WASHINGTON—WPB announ ced that it will stop the production of all distilled spirits in the near future so that the plants can be converted to war use. DETROlT—Accused of aiding a Nazi Air Force lieutenant to es cape ,United States and Canadian authorities,. George Steffens has been found guilty lir the court, -which-- decreed^.-that, , he :shall be hanged in November. CLEVELAND,—PoIice officials reported last night that they have apprehended a young boy as the instigator of the Ringling Broth er's menagerie fire that killed 40 animals. The boy's confession re vealed , that he had started the fire out of bitterness when he had been fired as a circus roustabout. the armed forces, and at the same and Eugene C. Judd '45 as alter time creating a pool of reserve of- nates. KapnekHel Prexy • ficers, is the aim of the War De- Elections in- baseball, tennis and Louis Kapnek '43 will succeed partment, according to Colonel golf will be held in the near future, Samuel G. Fredman '43 as presi- Ardery. according to Plesser. dent of • the IHillel Foundation. IC order to conserve needed metals, the Army has ordered quantity production of this new iSlastic training bomber—the Fairchild AT-13, built entirely of Duramold except for machine gun supports' and other equipment. It is believed that these new AT-13s will be in general use by the Army by the time tint Penn State's initial group of 110 Army Air Corps Enlisted Reservists start their pre-flight training. —NEA Telephoto College to take a position doing war work with the York Safe and Lock Company in York, where he expects to continue for the dura tion. ::~< OF T FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 7, STATE COLLEGE, PA so' Off . ==ii • .1 • 2 • EXI Educators Face Greater Task, Hetzel Tells 1,300 "If we are to have a civilized and orderly world the task of education must take on increasing responsibility," President Ralph Dorn Hetzel told 187 graduates in an audi eme of 1,300 persons at the nineteenth annual Summer ses sion commencement on the Mall last night. Dr..Hetzel expressed "deep satisfaction with the way students and faculty have adju . sted themselves to the Sum mer educational program," and commended the 150 members of fthe • Band, Orchestra, and Chorus School who played at the exercises for their inspiration and maintenance of morale Six doctors degrees, one metal lurgical engineers, 101 masters, and 79 baccalaureate degrees were presented by the president. Ruth erford B. Porter received the doc tor of education degree, and di plomas for doctor of philosophy were awarded to A. Sterl Artley, Thomas W. Clapper, Denzel J. Hankinson, Agnes R. McElwee, and Emerson L. Wittbecker. Charles H. Campbell was made metallurgical engineer. Invocation was given by Prof. John H. Frizzell, head of the de partment of speech, and candi dates for degrees were presented by the respective deans. Proces sions by the faculty and graduates from Sparks and Burrowes Build ings started the exercises. Prior to the conferring of de grees, the Symphonic Band play ed "Overture to Rienzi," by Wag- (Continued on Page Two) Changes Made In ROTC Personnel Recent changes in the depart ment of military science and tac tics have found Lt. Col. Joel D. Pomerene repacing Major Francis J. Heraty who was called to Ft. Benning, Ga. Colonel Pomerene is`the new Senior Infantry Officer for the department. Other changes in the depart- . ment include the addition of Lt. George G. Lucas '34, former mem ber of the department of econom ics on campus. Lt. Lucas replaced Captain Weske who is now in Washington working with the War Department. Following the departure of War rant Officer Theodore W. Tisher who was transferred to the Third Corp Area headquarters, Sgt. Wal ter S. Kucharczak has assumed du ties as Chief Clerk for the depart ment. Cpl. !Henry J. Kucharczak has repaced Sgt. James M. Obidzinski who was selected and sent to Of ficers Training School at Ft. Ben ning. Cpl. Grover C. Green, trans ferred from Ft. Meade, Md., and Pvt. Peter C. Opp, Jr.. trans ferred from ,Camp Lee, Va. have taken up duties in the ROTC of fice on campus. Surprise Air Raid Tett To Blackout Two States State College will be blacked out sometime between today and Sep tember 1 in a surprise total black out that will be the most compre hensive test yet attempted for the civilian defense, it wa learned last night. • - The test will include New Jer sey and Pennsylvania involving an area of over 53,700 square miles and more than 15,00,000 people. Coming as a complete surprise, citizens will be warned by the ail• raid alarm to darken their homes, and all lights will be extinguished. The all-clear signal will also come at an unknown time. ~ .;-..,...t PRICE THREE CENTS Bicycle Ordinance Still Uncertain Although borough council has finally passed the much-debated bicycle ordinance, belief has been expressed in many quarters that the bill will be vetoed by Burgess A. E. Yougel next week. Passed by a close 5 to 3 council vote, the bill has been an object of heated discussion by borough officials for the past several months. Chief objection to the ordinance as it now stands is the alleged high cost of administrative setup and übsequent maintainence of a licensing and inspection systeni. Burgess Yougel is now holding hearings on the controversy and a decision ,on the ordinance is ex pected in the near future. If put into effect by the burgess' signature, the ordinance would necessitate the licensing and in specting of all student bicycles for a fee of twenty-five cents. The licenses would be valid for one year. Riding in circles, riding double, acrobatics, and towing objects or carrying packages not strapped to the frame or in a basket are for bidden in the ordinance. Bicylces must be in safe me chanical condition, have a bell or horn capable of being heard at a distance of 100 feet, and be ridden as close as possible to the right side of the street and in single file. A fine of five dollars. the pro hibitio not use of the bicycle, or both, for violation of these regula tions, are provided for in the or dinance. Students Invited To Farewell Ceremony For 'School' Band If you are reading this story be fore 8:45 a. m. you are now part way through an open invitation to an All-Collegle, absolutely free, front campus ceremony. That "high school kids' band," the one that has been rousing slumbering studentS for their 9 o'clocks for the past six weeks, is giving its last performance at ex actly 8:45 this morning. Several campus leaders, faculty, civic heads, and borough officials have quietly planned- a farewell ceremony for the "kidS" for the good job they have turned in with their "spine-tingling" presentation of the National Anthem at this time each a. m., and request your presence. Prof. J. E. Kaulfuss, of the civil engineering department, will give a farewell vote of thanks on behalf of the faculty and students, and several borough leaders will fol low suit. The ceremony will begin promptly on the front steps of Old Main at the time stated above; the committee in charge reminds you that it will be worth attending, and that you are invited to participate in this farewell gesture.
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