111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111i11111111111111111ffin 01 - O,;EWS FLASHES! lomiiiiimionimommiimummumumiummitimv WASHINGTON The freezing of farm workers in their present oCcupations has been announced by Paul V. McNutt, chief of the. War Manpower Board. McNutt also stated the 311 classification will be given: to all dairy, livestock, and poultry workers. McNutt added that . the. Army and Navy will no longer enlist vital farm workers. STALINGRAGerman tank rushes on Stalingrad Were again repulsed by Red Ariny defenders. The 'Russians claimed seven Nazi tanks were destroyed in the latest a'ction. CAlRO—Continuing their latest offensive, British armies penetrat ed deeply. into .the. defenses of Marshal Rommel's forces in Ger- Man-held Egypt. :United States bpmbers .and - pilots are aiding greatly 'in the offensive by blast= Mg Nazi positicins. „WASHINGTON —.President Roosevelt has asked Congress to reduce his salary from $75,000 to $25,000 a year in accordance with the .. proposed national-salary limi tation. 160 Attend First Defense Course Proof of ever-increasing war consciousness was demonstrated last night when 160 students, townspeople, and school children turned but for the fit* session of a.' new series 'of : Civilian De fense training courses. • , tinder ' the' direction of Edward K. Hibshnian, executive , secre tary - of the alumni , association, the group was introduced -to the Civilian ~ Defense -'"ortatii#tion. 10:17 tfiitiii• warning 'Mr: •Hibshirtari explained - to his. audience how, if possible, 1-litler would first - try to stop our • in . dustries; Second, to hinder corn= munications and transportation; and. third, : to break morale. " The Army and Navy,.he said, cpuld protect the :first two situations, but it is up to Civilian Defense, workers to uphold morale. In dunes of emergency, com- Prete - authority and absolute re -Sponsibility is vestifa in the' ; Civilian ; Defense , organization operated under military regulations, Mr. Hibshman said. In cage of air raid, all other agencies, such as Red Cross, fire. "department, and police depart ment, Vork under the direction' of the county. Civilian Defense MMM ' I. Centre:. CoUnty's vulnerable 'sriota *include Bellefonte which has:the greatest concentration of limestone' in the country, and PEiin State, itself, which is car- rying on vital research programs, Mr. 'Hibshman pointed ou t. Moreover, Centre County is in the path of important airplane routes. Because of this, we must e'prepared. to - perform dutie's al most automatically, should ernerg i &icy' arise,:he continued. The country is divided into n.ine regions .with Pennsylvania) ;- District of Columbia,. . 'and. Maryland falling into. district nurnber 'three, Mr. Hibshman closed. Region headquarters are . itiiiintained in Baltimore, Md. Pennsylvania is divided into eight regions. Basic division in -Alio entire setup is the community •. organization, Mr. Hibshman-. stat , .• State College workers operate 'under two control centers: one in ! Borough hall for tovvfl au thority,' and : one in Sparks Build „inCto 'control campus operations. Statistics reveal . that in Penn . ..sylVarlia • over 700,000 trained ..persons are needed while over r 530,000. are now available. In .. Centre County 3,400 Civilian pe ' fense'• workers are .in demand and ,200 are qualified to. .accept re- he 'ree dance, .:;stab/ished 1887 • . . at- • .4. OA qt.. • .. SIS. " , Ott VOL. 39—No. 97 Students Favor Firmer Action By Roosevelt; 'Majority Reverse Usual Republican Outlook • By DAVID SAMUELS Gallup, director of the American (Feature Editor) Institute of Public Opinion. 'Penn State students, whose senti- "Some peo p 1 e say President ments have been stolid Republican Roosevelt has not been lough in the past, are now looking for enough in dealing with heads of more forthright' and decisive ac- Government departments concern tion on the war program from ed with the war effort. Do you Government leaders in Washing- agree or disagree?" ton. Comparison of the results for A recent Daily . Collegian survey students and for the country fol ehows that the same students who low: voted for Willkie in a campus straw poll in 1940 believe Presi- Agree dent Roosevelt should be a tougher Disagree • Undecided boss in dealing with the heads of government departments concern- It seems apparent from the vote ed with the war effort. that criticisms which have been Even among those who voted for voiced in recent months concern- Roosevelt there is a feeling that ing inefficiency and delays in he could and should bear down Washington are beginning to have more heavily on government de- an effect on the minds of both stu partments to assure a more effi- dents and the general public. dent prosecution of the war. Student consensus was that in This is indicated in the replies time of war or any emergency the to the following issue put to stu- President should be given powers dents by the Collegian and to the of dictatorship. "But these powers nation's voters in a cross-section should be removed when the emer survey of opinion by Dr. George gency has past." Ribbons Replace Mil Bali Corsages Official corsage for Military Ball Friday evening will be a red, white, , and blue ribbon signifying the. purchase of one Cadet Lt.. Colonel William §-.- Ivans, '43, chairman of the ar rangement committee, announced last night. Adopted to promote the 'war effort, the traditional flower corsage. has been abandoned for the more patriotic one. The corsaLres- will go on sale at St - udent Union from 1:30 to 5 p. m. Thursday and Friday, Pauline H. Crossman, '43 presi dent 'of Mortar Board, and Mary G. Longnecker, '45, president of .Covens, have announced. Mortar Board - and Covens will conduct the sales assisted -by Cadet Lt. Dick Curtz. • Because of priorities on ma terials, Cadet Major William W. Kinsley, chairman of the decora, tions committee, stated 'that pre parations have been greatly cur tallect Lounges Will be provided and United States flags and ROTC colors wilt be used. Fraternities have been asked to cooperate in lending davenports. .*:(Fici'at ...All-College,-Electi.oni:Code Following is the official All-Col lege Elections 'Code released last night by Donald W. Davis '43, Elec tions Committee chairman:' Article I TIME OF VOTING Voting will extend from 12:30 p. m. Tuesday, November 17, un til 8 p. m.. Thursday, November 19. The polls will be open from 12:30 p. m. Tuesday and Wee nesday until 8 p. m. and from 9:30 a. m. until 8 p. m. Thurs day. • _ Any students or group of stu dents officially representing the College, yvho are away during the entire period in- which polls are open, will be permitted to cast their votes at a special time as decided by the elections commit tee. Article II PLACE OF VOTING . • Elections will be held in the first floor lourte of Qld Main. Success*r To The F. OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 28, 1942, STATE COLLEGE, PA. PRICE THREE CENTS Collegian Gallup ...41% 52% ...37% 31% ...22% 17% Students Needed For Rural Service Centre County farmers help in harvesting Fall crops All-College Cabinet's rural serVice ,, committee, headed by 1456 . 67r:S':'1\ZEIstabb —. 46: 'quested all' students who can do volunteer work this Saturday af- ternoon, to sign up at Student Union as soon- as possible. MacNabb stated that transpor tation to and froth the farms will be ‘ proyided and that students who work for their meals in dormitories or fraternity houses may be assured of getting back to town in time for their jobs. IFC Officers Will Be Elected November 16 -Interfraternity Council, elections will be held Monday, November 16, it was announced yesterday by John A. Jordan '43, chairman •of the elections committee. Nominations may be made by contacting any member of the com mittee which is made up of Jor dan, Robert H. Roy '43, and R. Roy Goll '43, before November 8. ' • - Article 111 ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE Every candidate shall be re quired to have a "1" average for his entire College career. The Registrar's list shall be official in determining the candidates' averages. Only second semester soph-. °mores and juniors will be eligi ble as candidates. Both first and. second semester freshmen will be eligible to run. To be eligible to run for office all candidates must attend the political school as set up and run by All-College Cabinet under 'the direction of the All-College pres ident. Article IV METHOD OF NOMINATION Any regular student meeting the .above requirements shal, be eligible for nomination to any Mt-College of class office. To be nominated a candidate LUTLUG, E: Army Air Corps Gives Exams To 100 Students '44 Campus Party Postponed Until Today • Reorganizes Clique More than 100 students filled. 405 Old Main yesterday to take - Selecting five special commit- the preliminary mental examina tees for next month's All-Col- tions for enlistment in the Army lege political battle, Campus '44 Air Corps Enlisted Reserve, it last night became the third clique was announced last night by Cap to reorganize its political battle tarn H. S. Engart, head of the lines for the coming ,campaign. Harrisburg Aviation Cadet Ex- Committees chosen by the amining Board. junior class clique are: Physical examinations which Platform—William Briner, Jr., were scheduled to get 'under way chairman; Jack R. Grey, Stuart in the College dispensary at 7' L. Sussman, Virginia L. Carter, o'clock last night for those who Barbara A. Mennies. and J. • passed their tests yesterday were Kempster Noble. postponed because of the illness Campaign—Robert L.. Dierken, of Dr. Dietterich. chairman; Harold L. Pickle, Jere According to War Service Ad- Y. Heisler, Henry L. Yeagley', visor, Robert E. Galbraith, the Jr., Stewart H. Burns, Jr. physicals will begin at 8 a. m. to- Publicity—Carroll P. Black- day, and' students who were to wood, chairman; Robert M. Fa- be tested last night should report loon, Mary E. McCurdy, Gloria to the dispensary this morning. Duerst, Walter Gerson David Mental examinations will also G. Keeney. be administered by Captain En- Women's ::ampaigh committee Bart in 405 Old Main from 8:30 --Anne •M. Serocca, Shirley J. io 11:30 a. m. and from 1 to 4 Tetley. p. m. today. If a last minute Nominating committee—James rush of applicants warrants it, Lougran, chairman; Theodore Captain Engart indicated the Maier, Joseph Fels, Henry Keller Board will remain on campus an 111, Edgar T. Barnett. extra day to complete all its ex , ammattons: • • • . Following the Board's return to Harrisburg, all applicants will be afforded a ten-day period in. which to obtain all their required enlistment papers and. get them Dairy Students Judge Today in order. The annual Dairy Products Judg- At the •end of that interval the ing Contest, held as part of the Board will return to the College Dairy Exposition of the Penn State to formally enlist all the eligible American Dairy Science Associa candidates at a special swearing tion, will take place in Room 4, i Dairy Building at 3:10 p. m. today . :n ceremony. ' The contest is open to any Agri culture student who has not served • • as a member of a college dairy Thespian Mobile Unit products team. The contestants will be divided into two groups, the MI Entertain Soldiers first of which is for 'students who have' taken or are taking - Dairy At Indiantow n Gap Husbandry 4, and the second is for students who have not taken Dairy First collegiate entertainment HusbEiridry 4. The groups, how- group ever asked to perform at ever, will not be separated during the Indiantown Gap Army Camp the scoring. s Penn State's Thespian Mobile Prizes which will be awarded Unit, which will make two corn for each contest consist of cash, rand performances tonight at silver medals, trophy cups, brief- the camp. case or watch, and several sub- Hospital inmates will be en scriptions to agricultural maga- tertained at 6 p. m. and the en zines. tire camp will go to the "late" show at 9 in the evening. Thespian Mobile Units have made several trips to the New Cumberland Induction Center and the Carlisle Camps but this will be their first performances at the Gap. must file, a petition with the chairman of the elections com- mittee by noon Tuesday, Nov. 10 A candidate for the position of All-College president of vice presidelit must have a petition containing the signatures of at least 200 voters, at least 50 of whom must be women. A can didate for the position of presi dent, vice-president, secretary, or treasurer of his class must have u . petition containing the names of at least 100 voters in his or her, class at least 25 of whom must be women. S'cheol councils shall hold elec tions. in • a manner perscribed by respective • councils at least a week before All-College elections. Accompanying the petitions must be a statement of platform. The Elections Committee shall approve all patforms but shall reserve the right to sensor any (Continued on page four) rgiatt Physical Examinations . Visiting Army officials from the Gap were impressed by the routines worked out by a unit playing at New Cumberland and requested the group to play be fore the Indiantown Gap regi ments. Edward R. Clauss '44 will head the program. The Three Stooges, Kevert V. Mellot t Jake Hunter '44 and. Clauss '43, himself, will make*the trip as well as soloists Miriam L. Rhein '43, Jane Abramson and Betty E. Platt '45. Members of Thespian's work ing band. going to the Camp are Joseph Cannon '45, Raymond T. Fortunato '45, George P. Washko '45, Franklin P. Birchard '45, Jack Smith and •James H. Bur den '45. A Mobile Unit chorus will also be taken along today. Attend Stamp Dances
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