Navy To Swear-1n Eligible Students As Reservists Exams And Interviews To Be Ended Today Successful candidates for the Navy's Reserve V-1, V-7 program who have been "coming in a steady stream" will be sworn in to the U. S. Naval Reserve at 4:30 p. in. today, according 'to Lieuten ant Daniel Dean. Dean was also pleased that the percentage of Penn Stote men who passed the physical exam was so high. Nearly 50 percent of the students who applied passed the test, as compared to 25 percent in most other colleges. Interviews and examinations will conclude today in 305 Old Main for all seniors, juniors and second semester sophomores who are interested in the V-7 program. "Men seeking to enlist in the Navy air force can take their pre liminary exam today," ,Lieut. Dean said. If they succeed in passing the preliminary exam they will be furnished transporta tion to Philadelphia by the Navy Flight Selection Board to take the final exam at a later date. Lieut. Dean also assured four semester men who enlist in the V-1 program . that the examina tion held in March for transfer to the V-7 program. will not be too difficult. . It was his opinion that 'there would be very little math or phy sics on the test. Since the mental exam is coun try-Wide, men from Penn State should find very little difficulty -in pr,ssing it successfully.• In the advent they fail the test they could transfer to Class V-5 Naval, Aviation, or be sent to sea for six months, earmarked as Of ficers Training School ' material. Blakeslee Named Senior Spoon Man With approximately half of the ballots sent to members of the senior class returned and counted yesterday afternoon, Jerome H. Blakeslee was.. named" Spoon Man, top honor post in Class Day exer cises, December 16. David J. McAleer was named Cane Man; Robert J. Perugini, Barrel Man; William S. Ivans,.Pipe Orator; and, Bernard A. Plesser, Class Donor. Balloting was done by the pref erentia system with each first , place vote counting five points, second four points, third three points, fourth two points, and fifth one' pOint. Total points for each of five. top men were: Blakeslee McAleer Perugini Ivans ... Plesser . Ballots Were counted under the Supervision of members of Asso ciated Student .Activities office. McAleer, acting as class presi dent, Plesser as Donor, Prof. John H. Frizzell, College Chaplain, and Prof. William S. Dye Jr., head of English literature department, will select valedictorian and salutator ian for commencement exercises December 17. Zimmerman Withdraws Marlin Zimmerman '44 withdrew his nomination for Interfraternity Council president last night in fa vor of Larry T..Chervenak '44. • Candidates still remaining in the race for the IFC presidency include Chervenak, Theta Xi; Henry.Kel le“' Phi Kappa Sigma; Daniel M. Krider, Theta Chi; and Albert A. Swan, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Elec tion or the Interfraternity Council head will be conducted at Mon day's meeting of the fraternity . represen tat Ives. Successor To The Free Lance, Estabtished 1837 _ _ •N,._ _ _ _ . i :1 1 : 4: •; .t . :1‘ 1: ? : :1. : ,, 111\- 1) it Nittli AlikoN-4 VOL. 40—No. 7 Third Political Party Created At Convention Pre-Induction Classes Meet Despite registration of only 32 male students for the pre-induc tion training course, classes in command and marksmanship were held last night, as scheduled. "Low registration seems to show a widespread lack of understand ing of this training course. The classes that we have planned will not be a mere repetition of ROTC," pointed out Millard T. Bunnell, co ordinator of Student Training for Civilian Defense. "They are based on standard military training, and if a draftee has this knowledge in advance, it will mean the differ ence between quick promotion in the army or months of drilling as a private." " In the hope that more men will reconsider the program, registra tion will be held again in Room 3 Carnegie Hall from 7 to 8 o'clock tonight and tomorrow -evening. Those who 'have already registered will attend classes in command and speech tonight. If enough students come ,out for tale course, the two existing sec tions will be maintained and built up, according to Bunnpll. Other wise the two classes will be corn= bined and will meet on those eve nings that are most convenient for most of the men. Air Force Reports Steady Flow Of Candidates Going into the second day of a short three-day 'visit to the Cam pus, the Army Air Force's Exam ining Board reported .a steady flow of applicants to their office in 401 Old Main yesterday. Examinations for the Air Force Enlisted Reserve Corps will be given today and tomorrow at 8 a. m.• and again at 1 p.m. Galbraith reminded students to come into 'his office for their En listment cards if they have already taken the oath. They were also re minded that candidates .failing to fill out required papers before the Board leaves . Thursday will have to go to Harrisburg for final steps in their enlistment. PiKA Elects . • —Charles A. Lockwood was elect ed the new president of Pi Kappa Alpha last night. Other officers chosen were John R. Church, vice president; Robert Fitz, treasurer; and William F. Ault, house mana ger. 806 712 576 567. 483 State Appropriation Ranks lith ; Inbred Faculty Does Not Exist!! By DAVID SAMUELS '43 (Ex• Maniac Columnist) Yesterday's. farewell "Old Man ia" column asked: "Why does the land grant college of the second largest state in the Union receive the lowest appropriation?" The Administration replied that Penn State does not receive the LOWEST of but ranks eleventh of the 52..k.nd grant col leges. Statistics ! from the U. S. "Office of Education were pi'esenteci to support this belief. These figures showing the eleven land grant col leges receiving the largest appro priations—plus the rank of the states according to population— follows: College Appropriation Rank Univ. of Cal. $8,220.593 5 Univ. cf Illinois .. 5,454,711 3 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 11, 1942, STATE COLLEGE, PA. PRICE THREE CEN' Collegian Stall Plans 'Special Extra-Special' Penn Garrie Coverage Out to prove to the students the service rendered to them by The Daily Collegian, members of the staff last night drew up plans for "The Philadelphia - Story," a special issue which should. set a new high in "away!' football game coverage. . Penn Staters migrating to the Quaker City this weekend for the Lions' tussle with Penn were as sured by Paul I. Woodland, new Collegian editor, that Saturday's issue will pass all other attempts at giving Coach Bob Higgins' fol lowers last minute news and serv ice on a grid game played on for eign soil. . Since next - Tuesday at All-Col lege Elections students will begin voting for or against the proposed Collegian Check-Off system, Wood land explained just exactly . what this plan will accomplish. The Check-Off set-up guaran tees the following points: 1. Daily publication for the dur ation of the war and a much en larged and improved daily after the war. 2. Collegian will be distributed to every student. All will be en titled to a copy every day. 3. Circulation will be 'handled at numerous pickup stations through. out the town and on campus. Sta tions will be set up in the_frater nity end boarding house districts as well as in downtown restaur ants and stores. Papers will be available before breakfast each morning at these places. Under this distribution plan circulation difficulties of the past will be nul lified. 4. Collegian will be able to ac quire much enlarged Fnd imProved coverage on national and interna tional news, vitally important to all College students in war times. 5. Finances necessary for Col legian publication will be provided by the College. Collegian Commissions Collegian 'solicitors may pick up their commissions on' sub scriptions sold during the Fall campaign at Student Union starting today. Philip •P. Mitch . - ell, • business manager, urged that all persons entitled to the checks pick them up at once. Univ. of Minn. 4,558,929 18 Louisiana State .. 4,122,383 21 Ohio State 3,976.928 4 Univ. of Wisconsin 3,633,777 13 Cornell 2,865,935 1 Michigan State .. 2,5266,517 7 Missouri 2,407,353 10 Purdue 2,400,730 12 Penn Sir to 2,267,317 2 These figures are baSed on 1940 census and show that Pennsyl vania—the second largest state in the Union—must be content with a_ state appropriation below that of Louisiana which ranks twenty first according to population. The report also reveals thL.t the College ranks eighth in enroll ment and seventh in amount of student fees obtained. Another "distortion" accord ing to the Administration was (Continued cn page three) A third party was baptized, a political clique was buried, and 28 candidates for student office were announced official ly for the first time last night,, as Penn State staged its first political convention before 49 of Penn State's 6,000 students. Cracking student political custom wide open, • George Washington Smith '44 took the spotlight for the evening by announcing his candidacy for All-College president on the Victory Party, and naming Robert Dennison '44 his running mate. Calling his. new political. group "a party born out of this war," Smith promised "a vigorous and victorious figiht over two organized opponents." Smith's announcement of a third party climaxed an in terest-packed session that, a few minutes before, had brought official word that the sophomore class Independent Party had not even entered CANDIDATES candidates in the race. ack of opposition virtually assured the Campus '45 candi- Following is the complete list of dates of election, barring a major' candidates for clasS and All-Col- political upset. Candidates now lege offices, anounced for the first apparently slated for sophomore time at last night's political con- class offices are Clifford M. St. vention: Clair, president; William P. Doug- All-College= Campus las, vice-president; Joan E. Piol- Jack R. Grey president .let, secretary; and C. William' Benjamin Leaman.. vice-president Sick, treasurer. 11-goliege Independent Final surprise of the evening Donald A. Kulp president was the announcement that a coed, Dorothy ..K...srunner vice-president Dorothy K. Brunner '44, would • All-College Victory run for All-College vice-president George W. Smith president on the Independent slate. ~ Robert Dennison ...vice-president In the first of a series of ad- Independent .'44 dresses - by the presidential nom- Robert B. Davis _ president inees, Larry Joe,' '46 Independent Robert ft Dickey . . vice-president candidate, called for a student gov- Eloise M. France secretary ernment which would be "supple Jack G. Burford • treasurer and ready to adapt itself to new Winnie E. Spar ' - historian conditions at a moment's notice." Campus '44 Bud James, Joe's Campus party Robert M. Faloon ,president opponent, agreed that the changing Harry F. Kern vice-president war conditions reauired auick at- Anne Marie Serocca ....secretary tion, and called for complete stu- Carroll B. Blackwood ...treasurer dent - cooperation. ' Eugenia D. Bundick St. Clair, speaking without an Campus '45 opponent, stressed the importance Clifford M. St. Clair ....president of a two-party system and ex- William P. Douglas vice-president pressed the wish that it be brought Joan E. Pionet secretary back to'his class's political system. C. William Sick treasurer Leadoff candidate for the senior Independent '46 presidency, Robert B. Davis (I), in . Larry Joe president eluded in his speech a special plea L. Murray Burns .. vice-president to the non-fraternity man "to real- Betty Drouse • secretary ize the power he possesses, to real- Ray Shar treasurer ize that he is in the majority, and )Continued on Page Three) ....president 1 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 i vice-president .secretary LATE NEWS . treasurer FLASHES! • Campus '46 Bud James .. Art Miller ... Jane Dye Jack Whitaker Mountain Forces Enlarge Units After Four Month Enlistment Suspension Mountain forces of the United States Army will be enlarged af ter a four months suspension of enlistments in this specialized di vision of the Army, War Service Advisor Robert E, Galbraith an nounced yesterday. Students who have lived and worked in the mountains, are pre ferred, if they can ski they are de sired even more by the Army. • Young men who can show evi dence of exceptional fitness as law materials, even though they have had no broad mountain ex perience will also be considered. Men nct of draft age, [ nd others .who Prefer to enlist at a recruit ing office rather than be inducted through thair draft boards, should contact Professor Galbraith before enlisting. Anyone facing immediate in duction and wishing to join the Mountain forces are asked to see Galbraith as soon as possible. Life magazine published a pic ture-stcry account of the routine ,Continued on Page Two) By' LARRY T. CHERVENAK histotian 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 LONDON American shock troops are reported to have driveh into the outskirts of .Casablance. and the fall'of the city is believed imminent. In the harbor, the French battleship Jean Bart is burning as a result of a.n Allied action against a French naval flo tilla in which British and Ameri can air and sea forces are credited with sinking or damaging nine destroyers. Meantime, U. S. troops are said to have crossed the fron tier of Tunisia ;.n a drive toward Lilya to trap the Nazis. Admiral Darien, who was captured by the Americans in Algiers, may change over to the side of the Allies it is rumored. At Bizerte, which is expected to be attacked soon by the Americans, the landings of Italian troops to reinforce the weak French garrison have been reported. CAIRO Allied planes are de livering heavy bombing attacks on Marshal Rommel's fleeing forces, slowing their retreat. Brit.. ish troops are hot in pursuit of the Axis armies attempting to prevent their escape by pinning them against the coast. Weather
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