• tiir Eiatty Clitrotatt OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE VOL. 39—No. 57 Yeager. Selects 80 As Counselors Counselors Represent Ideal Penn State Men Eighty upperclassmen have been selected as counselors to help in the. orientation of freshmen this Fall, Eugene Yeager '43, chairman of the student counselor's commit tee announced last night. Chosen because they represent the ideal Penn State men, accord ing to Yeager, the counselors will conduct a series of meetings with the freshmen in an attempt to help them solve many of the problems confronting newcomers to the Col lege. . , • Men selected are: School of Agriculture—John C. ork '43, Glenn Ely '43, William Hasley '43, Albert Faust• '44, Thomas F. Becker '43, Charles E. Gundlach '43, Lawrence Rubright '44, Samuel D. Lewis '44. School of Chemistry and Phy sics Donald Russell '43, J. Ed ward Husted '43, John J. Huck, Jr. '44, Wallace Almquist '44, Leonard 0. Frescoln '43, Woodrow E. Hoch '43, R. A. Hastings '44, Alan • I: Burnstine '44, Norman Weisber ger '43, John Tessieri r 43, Joseph King '43, Paul A. Metz '44, E. Richard BoOser '43, Robert H. Roy '43, Donald 0.. Schissler '43, Wil liam Cooner '43, Daniel Gillespie. School of Education George Rumsey '43, Thomas Magill • '43, George Pittenger '44, Gerald B. M. -Leon ~ I c:neebone.,' '43, George Langdon '43, David Boyer '43, William .Briner '44. • . Architecture and Architectural Engineering Charles E. Hand schuh '43, Roy 0. Allen '43, Wal lace M. Riley '44, James P. Storm '44. Electrical Engineering Wil .vans '43, Robert L. Mar kle '43, George Peyton '43, Rich ard Kurtz 43, Joseph Bregar '43, Theodore Taylor '43, Samuel P. Brown '43, George Gimber 43. Industrial Engineering—Charles E. Phillips '43, Howard Cassel berry '43, Robert Akins '43, Donald T. Davis' '43, David Sharp '43. (Continued on Page Four) Soldiers, Jeep, Easy Cargo For Curtiss 'Commando' . . . • Above is pictured the new Army Curtiss "Commando," If the United powers open the rumored second front these arid its compliment Of one platoon of soldiers and a jeep. The Curtiss transports will probably see action in Europe. Al- Army hopes to use this giant military transport, which is though the exact carrying powers of the craft • are unknown now being put into mass production by a leading West Coast manufacturer, in landing large infantry forces on islands in the above picture shows.in close proximity what Army chiefs the Pacific. expect of this,new addition to their Air corps. Campus Leaders W ill Meet To Hear Prexy Petitioned by an All-Cullege . Cabinet committee, Presi dent .Ralph D. Hetzel has consented to address campds lead ers in 121 Sparks at 7 :30 p. m. Wednesday, Donald W. Davis Jr. '43, in charge of the event, announced last night. Davis said the purpose of the session is to have the presi dent explain to the BMOC's and BWOC's problems which the administration is facing. Since the meeting will be informal, it is expected much of the time will be taken up with ques tions from the organization heads. Those who are invited to and independent unit presi dents ; members of the All- College cabinet, Woman's Stu dent Government Association, Tribunal, presidents of hat so cieties and heads of women's active honoraries, presidents of the Penn State Club and Philotes, members of the junior and senior boards of The Daily Collegian, and editors of publica tions. Jerome H. Blakeslee '43, All- College president, is working with Davis in planning for the event. It has been the feeling of the Cabinet that many campus prob lems have been discussed with certain leaders, but that others who should have knowledge of the conditions have no information. Thus Cabinet's committee asked the president to speak to all lead ers, in a mass meeting. ,„ " Solne' Of - the - iriaiii . topfcg'td be discussed will probably include the success of Summer Session's, the present dormitory situation and housing problem, and mixed drinking. Questions will bring out administrative opinion on various other phases of Penn State life. War Stamp Buying Plan To plan organized war stamp buying by Penn State fraternities, M. Williams Lundelius '43, Inter fraternity Council president, has appointed a special committee headed by Robert Jordan '43. SIM IIZM I ,I =ME SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 15, STATE COLLEGE, PA t 3c • . . • . . ... • -- ••••,..., • • -.• •••:, • „ • • . „ . ........ . . . • • • • • • • • • • ...... MEM attend are fraternity, sorority Applications For Enlisted Reserve Lag Behind College Expectations Despite the fact that the Army lack of interest in the program, it Enlisted Reserve program has was explained by Prof. Robert E. been underway on campus for sev- Galbraith, FAWS, is a geenral min eral weeks, student enlistments in that branch' of the service have understanding of enlistment re lagged far behind the number or fistingquirements and procedure still ex among the students. iganlly expected by college off i- cials, .according to a. regent report Although an explanatory from the ROTC department. pamphlet containing information One reason for this apparent on all the branches of the Reserve Officers Services now represented on campus was given each student by the dean of his School last month, many students still do not Late News LONDON Reinforcements for Allied troops in Malta have reach ed their destination although British Mediterranean naval forces reported the loss of the aircraft carrier eagle and the cruiser Man chester. Italian cruisers partici pating in the attack on the British convoy units receded from the for ray shortly after they met the Al lied forces. LONDON From souxces em- Mating 'through the Czech broad casting circles it was learned that ten of their countrymen had been executed as spies. The traitors were- apprehended in Prague and Bruenn. CAIRO Several Australian whose scholastic standings fall be light bombers are credited with low passing, will be ordered to im the destruction of two cargo car- mediate active duty in an enlisted rying vessels enroute to General status. Upon graduation from Rommel's troops near the Axis College qUalified students will be held island of the Rhodes. (Continued on Pave Four). Dr. Pope To Speak In Chapel Service Highlight of the Chapel services Sunday morning will be a sermon by Dr. Liston Pope who will speak on "Facing Facts with Faith." The choir will offer its interpretation of "Let All the World in Every Corner Sing." Besides appearing at Chapel, Dr. Pope will speak on "Evaluating Proposals for the Post War Recon strtiction" in 304 Old Main tomor row. This informal meeting, open to the public, is sponsored by the Board of Directors and the Cabinet of the Penn State Christian Asso ciation. have a clear picture of the purpose and requirements of the Army En listed Reserve, Galbraith stated. As contained in the pamphlet distributed by the College, the Army Enlisted Reserve is open to all students• over 18 at time 'of •en listment and under 45 at time of graduation, who can meet physi cal requirements for entrance to an Officer Candidate School. Students who qualify are allow ed to remain in College until grad uation if they maintain satisfact ory scholastic standing. FreSh men and sophomores must take a mental examination prior to the end of the sophomore year. Those failing the examination, and those Weather PRICE THREE CENTS Cannon Will Go In Salvage Drive Armory Relic To Be Donated September 16 Pehn State's Armory cannon which the College Board of Trus tees recently voted to donate to the national drive for scrap metal will be officially contributed Sep tember 16, when townspeople and students will join in a boro-wide salvage campaign. The local one-day drive will be in cooperation with the official State Salvage Week which will be observed from September' 14 to 20, John H. Henszey, chairman of the State College Salvage committee will cooDer'ate with Harold W. Ly man, campus chairman in arrang ing the campaign. Superintendent of Schools Joe Hayes announced last night that both grade school and high school students will be dismissed from school at 2:30 p. m. on that day in order that they may participate in the proceedings. Tentative plans for the drive call for the gathering of the junk materials by light trucks which will canvass the boro from 3 to 5 p. m. All the metal will be brought to some central spot where the cannon will be the main display. Student participation in the event will include donating metal and helping in the collections. Lo- Cal boy scout troops will do the majority of the gathering. 6 Studenii Gel Bids To Drama Honorary Six students, were Rapped by Theta Alpha Phi, national drama tics honorary fraternity during the past week, Leon Flook '43, secre tary of the Penn State chapter an nounced last night. Formal initiation ceremonies will be held in the Little Theatre at 3:15 p. m. tomorrow, followed by informal initiation at a picnic at the CA cabin. • The students who will be induct ed are: Eleanor M. Freedman '44, Marion Reynolds '44, Jean Hersh berger '43, Palmer Sharpless '44, Gordon Fiske '43; and Milton Dol inger '44. Aleda Snow '43 is pres ident of the chapter; Prof. Arthur C. Cloetingh, head of the division of dramatics, is secretary of the national organization. Horse and Buggy Here to Stay—Tires, Cars on the Wane The horse is here to stay, at least until the duration of the war. The strict rationing of tires and gas oline has paved the way for many motorists to revert to that old fashioned method of travelling— by horse and buggy. The younger generation has al ready fully realized the automobile situation, and they themselves are preparing to make use of dad's mare and buggy. State's students have not been idle, for through the medium of the Penn State Riding Club, they have come to master the horse. The club, organized several years ago, has grown considerably in membership during the past few semesters. Through the efforts of the club, horse enthusiasts have been able to provide themselves with a cheap form of recreation. While pri vate horse owners have had to be content with putting out about $6O (Continued on Page Three)
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