........ccessor 'o The Free Lance, Established 1887 • - , - 4111. ! , • . - .. , . • • ,--- :...- - m , .... t . ~.../.4, . . 1 :•• I r OT - titly... ..,, , , .„;:,...;,'•1:1,1 VOL. 39-NO. 90 Marines Seek More Technicians And Architects Candidates Must . Be Between Ages Of 22-42 More technical students and students majoring in architecture are needed as officer the in the Aviation Arm of the 11. S. Ma rine Corps, according to a recent announcement ,from Marine Corps Ileadquarteri in Washington, D. C. The announcement stated that applicants would be commissioned as -non-flying specialists, subject to active duty - anywhere as re qUired by the service. • Students , enrolled in architec,. tune: and A.lanciScape architecture will be commissioned directly from civil life to serve as Airport 'Engineers., Technical posts still open' include electrical, radio, me chanical, civil, mining, and Diesel engineers. . • ' . • • In addition to the above,men tiOned Positions, the Aviation branch of the _ Marines will also commission civilians proficient in the• following capacities: • Aircraft MaintenanCe, Aircraft ;Materiel, Gunnery,' Ordnance, Metallurgists, Meteorologists (advanced), . As tronomers, and Communication Engineers. ~, A limited number of commis ''`Sions will also be awarded , to per sons •;proficient in •speaking Jap anese, JaiianeSe, and, Malaya dia- . •Qualifications include,. ability to !'''Pass the piligical examination for , „. , '''Tifst - tair - raitlfrf.Titt - irind - iii- - th---,-,- history ,of PennsylVania, the state- ir , ale. g .ro lc wide - surPrise 2 daYlight alert, u Of AI r - caught students and defense Work- ers on their toes' as the "carripus. changed *To•Novelder 6 - . • • .. , - was cleared of every living;, body - Mgyminutes after :the sig- Ag Fiolic will be held Novem- eteorgio Bureau within ten m ber 6 in Rec Hall, it was decided " . - , nal sounded at 2:02-p. m.yester- ObserveS Coldest . - day. The all-clear came at 2:16 at a joint meeting of the new and p, m . • - ' • old Ag Student Councils last night. September Weather • ' Pronounced "very successful" by The original plan was to have the dance November 7, but because an George W. Ebert, chairman `of the • Setting a record for the lowest Committee on Protection, and orchestra could .not be obtained; :emperature ever .observed at the Walter W. Trainer, chief airraid the date was changed. a i ollege meteorological -station for warden, the air raid" came 'as part Les Stine and his Penn State he month of September, 'a. mini- of the two alerts authorities sche- Aristocrats will provide the music 'mum 'temperature, of. 30 degrees duled for the state' this month. acid dancing will be, held from 9 wa s s recorded on the ' 29th ; of last to 12. . 'When the yellow warning was month, according to,' Hans . -H. • •• - The Council also discussed a • .. • • received at the :Campus Control • Neuberger,. head- of the .• depart- Center from Harrishurg at 1:30 program suggested to them by S. ment of geophysics and College --. p m.; phone operators immediate- W. Fletcher, dean of the School, of meteorologist.. Only. twice befOre ly contacted 'secretaries in 'every Agriculture. The Dean, in ad did' the temperature in, Septem- campus building who in turn no- dressing the Council 'members, ber equal . or, drop below 30 .de - tified professors in their class- proposed that all agricultural de grees, in 1893 when it fell to 30 rooms. . • partments should be united into (Continued :on Page Two) degrees:•'ai}d; in 1904 *hen 28 .de greeS we ' re recorded. The mean - monthly temperature 0f' , 63, degrees was- only one-half 'a degree ,above the normal for this month as derived from '55 years of observation, while. the -highest 'temperature . for • the r , ,:li v oth, 88 degrees on . "the 15th, Lb - liege Library Offers ~ym s= well within the ordinary 'Pi • - ti tieventh Reading Series ratige, - ... , ''' Rain, ,which fell on 12 days .: . . w • The eleventh series of Wednes during the month, amounted to a day Readings offered by the Col monthly sum of 3.83 inches, or. lege Library, will' begin October 9.83 inches above the .normal for . , 28, according to recent announce this month . The highest in- W ments. orship Study . " .Group tensity. of 1.73 inches for . a 24 'hour period was recorded in the "Words for Our Times" will be 1 1 u d PI I a 01 s rim Meeting . the theme of thd open meetings, " 26th and 27th during a - heavy 'which put the station which will be held in Room 402, tainstdriii Students, , particularly those . Central Library, at 4:15 p. m. w op a 24-hour emergency. schedule : who plan worship services -for every Wednesday. 'Selections from .'; Nine .- - clear, thirteen ` partly church groups, are invited to at writingi of famous Americans tend the first session of the Wor cloudY,' and 'eight cloudy days will be - read by faculty members. in' ship Study Group in the Hugh Were .observed.. The duration •,of . ' . 'Readings':. ' include • : ~ Benjamin, Beaver -Room, 4p. m. today.- - dinshine was 197.5 hours or. 52.5 Franklin by Dr. H. E.' Dickson, Or , gent . ..of the , astronoinicall October 28; John Woolman' by • ` . `The • . Experience . of Group pb ssible. . ' '. y Prof. D. D. Stevenson, November Worship--Llts Function and Im -: Statistics ...of other meteorologi- 4; Samuel Adan - is by Dr. - J. H. porta'nce" is the subject to , be, cot ' phenomena recorded duilkik Ferguson,:November 11; -Ralph - discussed this ,afternoon. Prob- September: were eleven days with 'Waldo 'Etherson by Dr. •D. .B. lem,s to be considered at a later light . Rig,' two days with '.dense', -.Noirember . 18; • Woodrow• date are: "HOw to Encourage fog, nine. .days with halo.: plie-:: Wilson by• Prof. A. H. Reede, De- Worship,' "Problems and Puzzles nomena - arid three - days' ivitii• cember 2; and. Henry .A. Wallace of the Leader," and "A Labora thunderstorms, !. • : . ' by Dr. P. S., Klein, December 9. tory Hour." THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 15, STATE COLLEGE, PA Coeds What's Coming Off! Where's Everyone! Campus Finally Deserted Air Raid Alert! By MILTON DOLINGER "What is it: a fire?" "Where's everybody running?" Typical of the comments made` when the surprise daylight raid came at the change of one o'clocks, were the above • questions and many more by bewildered stu dents. In a flurry, important-looking students appeared, with authorita tive arm bands on their arms and the- 'campus exodus into shelters began. "How long is this going 'to la,st?" one freshman inquired plaintive ly. "I've got a blue book I have to hurry to this period.' A very excited blonde coed, as she pinned on her shiny arm band,. turned .tp. the air 'raid warden in the Sandwich Shop and asked' him . ' it she had time to run home for her flashlight! When the campus- finally .c/ear-, ed-,,in .10 miraculous minutes— with the exception of two' oblivi aps coeds walking down from Ag Daylight Afr : . Raid Clears - Campus In.' :119-- Minutes - Alter. ..Alert-TSounds _ Ebert disclosed that every post one over-all society for all agri 'in the Control Center was man- cultural students. ned before the final warning came, Under the plan there would be and 43 student defense workers a single fee which would include a subscription to the Penn State were also at their posts in short Farmer. (Continued on rage Two) Succer— Ti OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE Will Receive Military Training Hill and another freshman who tried to enter Carnegie Hall, the campus scene resembled Gold smith's "The Deserted Village." ConfUsion reigned in Sparks Building as students crowded to the narrow exits to get some re lief from the smoke-laden, noisy atmosphere. Several know-it-all's added to their nonchalance by tossing someone's shoes around. Inability of some , of the faculty members to take charge of their classes personally instead of dis missing them, did not make things easier for the harassed wardens. Several other. self-styled "big shots" tossed wise-cracks at two pretty and equally qualified fresh man coed defense workers per forming creditable duty outside Old Maid,. while students in gen eral did, not take the orders of the banded-workers very seriously. In the borough all was quiet. Chief Juba held down the Corner Room post, seeing to it that in numerable students, caught in (Continued , on Page Three) The questionnaire distributed by the Council to the agricultural students has proven very success tul, Dean Fletcher stated. He also said that the policy of the Penn State. Farmer should be determin ed by the Council. WSGA House Members To Enlist 200 In CODE( Unit Under Col. Ardery Rumors of the formation of a women's military group similar to ROTC became an actuality with creation of CODETS at yesterday's WSGA House of Representatives meeting: • Standing for Coed Organiaztion for Drill and Emergency Training, the new group is in experimental form, and its suc cess will be determined by the manner in which Penn State coeds receive and participate in it, stated Dorothy L. Jones '44, acting WSGA - vice-president and House speaker. Eligible for the military train ing are all upperclass women in good health and with no physi cal disabilities; Miss Jones said. Two classes, haveing a limited enrollment of from 80 to 100 coeds in each group, will meet every week. If enrollment ex ceeds. 200, CODETS will be chos en . according to seniority, second semester seniors being given first preference. Introduces CODETS Classes, which will meet in the Armory from 4 to 5 p. m. Tues days and Thurse.ays, offer no credit and dethand no fee, Miss Jones pointed out. Under the di rection of Col. Edward D. Ardery, professor of military science and tactics, CODETS will be taught military drill, courtesy, arid , discipline. .• ~.All. drill.: will7,•be•-•indobri; • Al though it is not necessary, Miss Dorothy L. Jones '44, acting Jones advises women drillers to. WSGA- vice-president and speak- don slacks to facilitate march er of the House of Representatives, i ng. announced the formation of ' Penn In charge of organizing pla- State's first women's military unit, toons for the company, Houlle CODETS. Training ' under Col. members will contact each mem- Edward D. Ardery, professor of military 'science and tactics, will ber of groups they represent and. begin Tuesda obtain signatures of coeds in y•- - terested before noon tomorrow. Instigators of CODETS include House of Representatives mem bers; Miss Julia G. Brill, voca tional councilor in the Liberal Arts School; and Colonel Ardery. The name, CODET, was created by Mary Lou Keith '44, House member, and is only temporary so far, Miss Jones explained. The program has been approved and suggestions made by the WAACS (Continued on page..four) Tribunal Punishes Seven Freshmen Slumping into a. new semester low, student tribunal issued only seven freshman custom violation penalties last night. , - Freshmen who received penal ties' are John D.. Haley, James' Griffiths, William C. Marty, Brice Manning, William Bena, Gecrge Kuzman and Roger Levin. Both Griffiths and Marty .re• ceived penalties foj cutting a campaign meeting and.for associ ating with women after the 5:30 deadline. Charles H.. Ridenour '43. Tribu nal chairmen, stresses two points to clear some doubt that. is , ap.; parently lingering in freshmens' minds. 1. Customs must be worn :while hitchhiking out of State College until outside the three mile \ limit. 2. Freshmen must tip their - dinks when they pass 'the "Old Willow Tree" on both sides of the Mall. All freshmen and transfer stu dents who were exempted from freihman customs by tribunal are required to take an examination in 416 Old Main at' 7 o'clock to night; Ridenour announced. War Stamp Dances, • To take the place of the former Student Union dances, the All- College Cabinet committee in charge of war stamp sales is planning a series of similar af fairs in• the Armory, for Monday and • Wednesday afternoons from 4 to 5. Admission wild` be a ten cent stamp. By SALLY L. HIRSHBERG 1111 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 LATE NEWS FLASHES! 11111111111111111111i1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111. MADRID, Spain via Stockholm --Irhe Stockholm radio last night issued , a communique stating that an Allied convoy had beeri report ed off the Cape Verde Islands. The presence of the convoy prob ably means imminent Allied action off the vital Dakar stronghold, Stockholm said. The Germans claim to have sunk two British transports of the convoy. This report is unconfirmed by British officials. WASHINGTON Washington officials announced last night that dap forces had bombed and had landed reinforcements on an is:- land in the Solomon Island sector of the Pacific. LQNDON—British air offices announced last night that 200 bombers had raided the German submarine base al Kiel for one hour yesterday. With British losses below the expected 5 per eht casualty number, the London radio said the raid was "highly successful as modern raids go." Weather PRICE: THREE CENTS
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