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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
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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
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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.'
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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
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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.
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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-
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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.
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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.