Committee'
Meets To Choose
Three Candidates
Final Elections Set
For November 23, 24
Nominations for the three stu
dent-held Athletic Association of
fices will be conducted by the AA
Nominating committee tomorrow,
with elections scheduled to follow
November 23 and 24, according to
Bernard A. Plesser '43, present AA
president.
•. 'The nominating committee, con
sisting of athletic coaches, team
captains, and managers will meet
on the East balcony of Rec Hall at
4 p.m. tomorrow to select nomin
ees for the posts.
Candidates for the offices of AA
president, vice-president, and sec
retary-treasurer must possess all
of the following qualifications: -an
All-College average of 1 or high
er, one varsity letter, and status of
a second semester junior.
Duties of the president of the
Athletic Association include voting
for athletic team managers, an
nouncement of election of mana
gers, and representation of the
group on All-College Cablne t,
Penn State's student governing
body.
Vice-president' of the AA must
fulfill the duties of the president
when absent. The secretary-treas
itrer takes minutes of all meetings
and handles finances for the or
ganization.
Neyhart To Attend
Driving Courses
. . . . _
Amos E. - Neyhart, administra
tive head of the Institute of Pub
lic Safety, left last night to at
tend. a series of 0. C. D. courses
in emergency, driving throughout
New York State. The courses,
sponsored by the New York State
Office of Civilian Defense, of
*filth Mr. Neyhart is a member,
will train instructors for 0. C. D.
emergency driving courses.
on Thursday, November 5, Mr.
Neyhart will appear on the pro
gram at Rochester,' New York.
Tuesday, November 10, he will
be in Buffalo, and Tuesday, No-
Vember 17, Mr. Neyhart will at
tend a lecture in New York City.
-Mr. Neyhart also announced
that he will -train instructors for
0.. - C. D. emergency driving
courses' in the Philadelphia area
for two weeks beginning NoVem
ber 9.
•
Braman First Speaker
Of LA Lecture Series
"Geography and War" will be
the subject of the first in a series
of five lectures in the 1942-43 sea
son of Liberal Arts lectures.
Dr. Henry J. •Bruman of the de
partment of earth sciences will be
the speaker in Room 121 Sparks
Building, 7:30 p. m. tonight.
All lectures this year will be re
lated to the war and the post-war
period, according - to George E.
Simpson, chairman of the lecture
committee.
Announcement of the entire
series' lectures, which are open to
the general public, will be made
soon.
Pre-Inductees Register
Thirty-two male students regis
tered last night for the College's
pre-induction training course, ac
cording to Millard T. Bunnell, su
pqrvisor of class centers at .central
extension and coordinator of Stu
dent Training for Civilian Defense.
Accommodations for 720 students
had been planned. The program
. may be dropped, according to Bun
'hell, because of lack of interest.
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VOL. 40—No.
College Observes
Armisike Day
With Ceremony
Tribute to all men killed in the
service of the United States will be
observed tomorrow when cadets in
advanced ROTC and the Engi
neers' •band will lead students in
the annual Armistice Day event in
front of Old •Main at 10:50 .a. m.
The five-minute ceremony will
be held in front of Old Main. First
call will be made at 10:50 with the
formal ceremony starting five min
utes later.
Ten o'clock classes will be dis
missed promptly at 10:50 and the
following classes will start at 11:10
instead of the usual eleven o'clock.
During the short ceremony the
ROTC group will be brought to at
tention and taps will be sounded.
After• a minute of silence, the Na
tiona Anthem will be played by
the Engineers' band and .the Com
pany will •be dismissed.
All cadet officers will wear uni
forms for the occasion and all par
ticipating in the ceremony are re
quired 'to wear uniforms, Cadet
Colonel Wilbur Van Lenten an
nounced last nighty
Cabinet To Print
Penn-Pill Tags
'Beat Peiiri" 'aria - "Beat Pitt"
lapel tags will be printed by All-
College Cabinet to . imOst spirit for
Penn State's last two football
gafnes. •
Tags for the Penn game will be
available at Student Union tomor
row morning, according to Robert
H. Mawhinney '43 and M. Williams
Lundelius '43, in charge of . having
the tags made and distributed.
Those for the Pitt game here, No
vember 21, will be available next
week.
Robert S. MacNabb '43 will be
the • official representative • of the
College this weekend .at the Inter
national Student Service Confer
ence in Washington, D. C. Appoint
ed by All-College President Jer
ome H. Blakeslee '43, MacNabb
will attend the sessions •Friday,-
Saturday , and Sunday and will re
port to Cabinet next week.
College Calendar, 1943-44
College Calendar for. Summer Aug. 27, Fri.—Post Session ends
Semester 1943, Fall semester 1943- 5 p.m.
44, and Spring semester 1944, ap- Sept,. 18, Sat.—Summer Semes
proved by Senate at a meeting last ter Classes end 11:50 a.m.
Thursday lists the following dates: Sept. 20, Mon.—Summer Semes-
Summer Semester 1943 ter Examinations begin 8 a. in.
June 7, Mon.—lnter-Session be- Sept. 24, Fri.—Summer Semester
gins 8 a. m. ends 5 p.m.
June . 8, Tues.—Freshman Week Sept. 24, Fri.—Summer Semes
beginsT 8 a. m. ter Graduation exercises.
June 11, 12, Fri.-Sat.—Summer Fall Semester 1943-44
Semester Registration. Oct. 5, Tues.—Freshman Week
June 12, Sat.—Freshman Week begins 8 a, m.
ends 11:50 a. m. Oct. 8-9, Fri.-Sat.--fall Semes-
June 14, Mon.—Summer Semester Registration.
ter Classes begin 8 a. m. Oct. 9, Sat.—Freshman Week
JUrie 24-25, Thurs.-Fri.—P a y- ends 11:50 a. m.
ment of Fees. Oct. 11, Mon.—F all Semester
June 25, Fri.—lnter-Session ends Classes begin 8 -a.m.
5 p. m. Oct. 21-22, Thurs.-Fri.-4 , a y-
June 28, Mon.—Summer Session ment of Fees.
begins 8 a. m. Nov. 25, Thurs.—Thanksgiving
Juy 5, Mon.—lndependence Day Day Recess.
Recess. Nov. 27, Sat.—Midsemester Be-
July 31, Sat.—Midsemester Be-•• low-grade Reports.• •
low-grade Reports. Dec. 8, Sat.—Christmas Recess
Aug. 5, Thurs.—Summer Session begins 11:50 a. in.
Graduation exercises. 1944
Aug. 6, Fri. Summer Session Jan. 3, Mon.—Christmas Recess
ends 5 p. in. ends 8 a. m.
Aug. 9, Mon.—=Post Session be- Jan. 3, Mon.—Winter Courses in
gins 3 a. m. (Continued on page two)
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 10, 1942, STATE COLLEGE, PA. PRICE THREE CENTS
Old Main Open House
Attendance Sets Mark
Biggest is the word that goes
with the latest Old Main Open
House last Saturday night, when
more than 3,000 couples jammed
Old Main, Schwab Auditorium,
and the Armory to make the affair
the most successful of its kind ever
held on the campus,
Income from dancing, games,
movies, and other attractions
amounted to about $95. After the
expenses are paid, the remainder
of the profits will go toward put
ting on an even better show at the
next OMOH, Charles W. Thomp
son '43, general chairman, said last
night.
AAFER To Give
Exams Today
Army Air Force Enlisted Re
serve mental examinations will be
given to candidates in 410 Old
Main, 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. today,
tomorrow and Thursday, War
Service Advisor Robert E: Gal
braith announced last night.
The Examining Board will also
give the exams eveningeif neces
sary. Students unable •to take tests
at one of the regularly scheduled
hours are asked to contact either
Professor Galbraith or Captain H.
S. Engert Who will be in 401 Old
Main during the three-day visit.
Men who have not been sworn
but who men
tal arid pliVsical examinations the
last time Capt: Engert visited here,
are urged to report to the fourth
floor office as soon as possible.
Enlistment cards for those' who
have already taken the oath may
be secured today, Galbraith said.
In the event that candidates fail
to fill out required papers before
the Board leaves Thursday, they
will have to go to Harrisburg for
the final enlistment steps.
Working with Captain Engert
are Capt.. E. E. Pothgeb and First
Lieut. T. L. Mercer, medical offi
cer of the Board.
Following close on the heels of
the Air Force are both the Navy's
V-7 Board and. the Marine Reserve
Corps officials.
Lieut. Daniel Dean will be sta
tioned in 305 Old. Main today and
tomorrow to interview men inter
ested in the V-7 program offered
by the Navy.
College Politicians Stage
First Convention Tonight
Penn State's All-College political campaign under way in big
time style today, as the Elections Committee unites with student
cliques to stage the College's first political convention in Schwab
Auditorium.
Official start of the campaign has been set at 7:30 tonight by the
Elections Committee to permit student politicians to prepare the for
mation of political parades, ban
ner waving, and rooting sections
20 Students Receive in time for the 7 o'clock opening
of the convention.
Nominations For Adding to the "professional"
political atmosphere at the con-
Collegiate Who's Who vention will be the Blue Band
and cheerleaders. Feature of the
Twenty Penn State men and gathering will be the announce
inclusion in Who's Who Amon women have been nominated for ment of All-College and class
Students in American Universitie g
slates and short "send-off" ad
ands
Colleges, Hugh R. Riley, Pub
dresses by all presidential nomi
'
licity Director for the College, an-
nees. Donald W. Davis 43, Elec
nounced yesterday.
tions Committee chairman, will
Students were selected for gen-
round out the convention with an
eral all-round activities, abilities explanation Of campaign rules.
and efficiency. Clique chairmen will meet with
The twenty students nominated the Elections Committee in 318
are Jerome H. Blakeslee, Edward Old Main at 4 o'clock today to
R. Clauss, Gordon L. Coy, Pauline draw for speaking positions at
Crossman, Donald W. Davis, Ann the convention and for places on
Drivas, Martin H. Duff, Jesse V. the ballots.
Fardella, Harold W. Freeman, Wil- Petitions, campaign plans, pie
liam Ivans, Woodrow E. Hoch. tures of cand' • idates, and party
Pauline E. Keller, M. Williams platforms are due at Student Un-
Lundelius, R ober t Mawhinney, icn at noon today.
David J. McAleer, John B. McCue, The All-College political school,
Howard J. Merrill, Bernard A. compulsory training for all can-
Plesser, Margaret K. Sherman and didates and suggested bill-of-fare
Marjorie L. Sykes. for new Cabinet members, will
meet for . the first time from 7
E..
nlistments In Navy . to 8 p. m. tomorrow. Instructors
in student government at the
,
Reserve Will Confinue opening session will be Bernard
A. Plesser '43, Athletic Associa-
After December 31 tion president; David J. McAl
eer, senior class president; and.
"Enlistments in the Navy's V-7, M. William Lundelius '43, Inter-
V-1, and V-b Programs will con- fraternity Council head.
tinue indefinitely and will not be The second training session,
stopped December 31," Lieut. Dan- scheduled. for 7 p. m. Thursday,
iel Dean said last night. will be under the direction of
Dean, who is on campus to inter- Charles H. Ridenour '43, Stud
view students interested in the ent Tribunal chairman; Robert J.
Navy's V-7 program, stated that Mawhinney '43, Interclass Finan
he had no orders from the Flight ce Board chairman; and Dana K.
Selection Board to stop enlistments Merrill '43, Agriculture School
when the Army Enlisted Reserve Council president.
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Interviews for V-7 candidates
will start this morning in 305 Old LATE NEWS
Main and are limited to seniors,
juniors, and second semester soph- FLASHE S
omores.
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to join the V-5 corps are schedul-
ed for Wednesday," Lieut. Dean
said.
Final exams for those who qual- der, President Roosevelt has asked
ify will be given in. Philadelphia. the governor of Tunis to allow the
Expenses to and from Philadelphia Allied forces to pass through this
are to be paid for by the Navy, strategic Mediterranean port. Ob
• Lieut. Dean urged students 'to servers say that this may be the
"take this opportunity to enlist in spring -board for invasion of Italy.
the Navy Reserve while the Board LONDON—Jean Bart, the new
is at the College." He added, "We French 35,000-ton battleship, is re
are here for the convenience of 'the ported lying motionless and burn
students, and they should take ad- ing in the harbor of Algiers due to'
vantage of the chance while they dive-bomber attacks. As yet the
can." combined French and Italian na-
vies have not appeared for the im
five Candidates Enter pending battle, but the Italian,
Navy was reported sailing West
Race For IFC President from Toulon.
WASHINGTON--President
Five second semester juniors Roosevelt called Laval a Hitler
yesterday registered with John A. Puppet and announced that rela-
Jordan '44, chairman of IFC elections have been broken with Vichy
tions• committee, as candidates for France but reiterated that we will
Interfraternity Council president. not break relations with the
The presidential candidates are French people.
Larry T. Chervenak, Theta Xi; LONDON—Gen. Charles W. Ri-
Henry Keller, Phi Kappa Sigma; der, in charge of American land-
Daniel M. Krider, Theta Chi; Al- ings, received the surrender of Al
bert A. Swan, Sigma Alpha Ep- giers from the French officials.
silon; and Marlin E. Zimmerman, However, Axis dive-bombers have
Alpha Gamma Rho. appeared over the city, inflicting
Candidates for secretary-treas- little damage. One was destroyed.
user are William Briner, Delta Chi; The surrender climaxes the battle
Stewart H. Burns, Phi Gamma Del- which started 3 p. m. on Sunday,
(Contiqued on page four) E. W. T.
LONDON With American
troops already at the Tunisian bor-