Penn State Student Has . Conference With War Heads; Receives Information On Probable Status Of Reservists By LEWIS L. JAFFE ent Army Plan now being consid- as now proposed by the Army, sent back to an institution selected deferments though, as graduation At a White House luncheon with ered by Manpower Commissioner Dorr said that reservists will firs: by the government for brief spe- is not necessary, since seniors have war heads Stimson and Knox and McNutt is approved, MacNabb receive an intensive 13 weeks' cialized training. Those in lower a basic knowledge of their sub „later in a private conference with said. basic training course at induction brackets will enter the ranks, pos- jects. Sophomore and freshman Assistant Secretary of War Dorr However, much pressure is now centers, not colleges. sibly as non-commissioned offi- technical students will not be de- Tuesday afternoon, Robert S. Mac- being exerted by the educators After that they will be given a cers. ferred, according to the plan, since Nabb '45 received information con- throughout the country to push screening test to determine _where Deferments will be granted un- it is felt that they will be needed :cerning the probable status of col- through their plan to have the they will be placed. Those receiv- der the plan to pre-medical, pre- before the completion of their lege reservists in the near future. Army fully utilize the facilities ing a high score in leadership abil- dental, and pre-theological stu- studies. According to Assistant Secretary colleges have for training technical ity will be sent to Officers' Candi of War Dorr, Army reserves will as well as liberal arts ,students. dates School and those having be called in February if the pres- Revealing the details of the plan high scientific aptitudes will be Facully-Student forum Discusses War Problems Meeting To Be Held In 121 Sparks Tonight "What Is the Outlook for Penn State Students?" will be the topic 'under discussion at a student-fac- •ulty forum in• 121 Sparks, 7:30 to- Chairman of the forum will be Robert S. MacNabb '45, who has Opportunity pounds at the door %returned from Washington, D. C., for the last time this weekend in *where he conferred at the White Commencement exercises for 'House with the President, Mrs. more than 750 graduating seniors the case of more than 246 male Roosevelt, both the Secretary of of the Class of 1943 will take student§ who made application for the Army Air Corps Enlisted Re_ Wavy and War, and several other place in Recreation Hall. 8 p. m. serve before the December 5 dead Washington officials on the prob- Thursday, December 17. line. lem of colleges and college stu- Seniors graduating must be • dents during the war, present at the exercises if they Mental and physical examina wish to receive their respective tions will be administered for these Questions to be discussed • are men especially by an examining §. typical of those being asked by degree board which will start screening Program for the men and women on the campus:exercises, applicants at 8:30 Friday morning. which will be presided over by "Will the Reserves Be Needed Exams will be conducted in the Soon?" "Will Technical Students Presic:.ent Ralph D. Hetzel, in- Air Corps temporary headquarters Be Deferred?" "Will Women Be eludes an organ prelude, "Min- on the fourth floor, Old Main until Drafted?" uet from Gothique Suite," by all enlistments are effected, which Boellmann, played by Prof. Irene' Members of the forum include means that mental and physical O. Grant of .the music department: Adrian..o. Morse, assistant to thetests will be given Saturday and president in charge of student in- aid the Academic Procession, Sunday if the demand is great b y the Invocation to be struction; Dean H. P. Hammond, followedenough. John i gven by H. Frizzel, College , School.of -Engineering; Dr. Lauraßy acting immediately, the men, chaplain. Drummond, professor of home eco- ' for whom the special examining norrilcs; Capt. S. B. Gilliard, assis- : Next on the program will be a committee has come to test can tant professor of military science musical interlude consisting of collect the he papers and . - • -and-tactics;-"MisS--DotOthY:-Bruri=' "America Calling" by Willson, redadi • iiiiiieh - s at .he presented " Down to Rib, by Ger 7 . ner, All-College Cahinet member; "Rollingat the time of the interview or be= "Blue and William S. Ivans,.senior vale- man, and the Penn. State fore the swearing in takes place. dictorian ' and .president of . Engi- and White." . .- . , • Men who signified their intent .neering School.Conneil.' The address '..t6 the graduating to apply for the - Air Corps to the class. will be presented by Rob • 'thacNabb and Miss Hattie Van Faculty Advisor on War Service, ert C. Clothier, president of Rut :Tiber of the-Perin State Christian and who have failed to fill out , Association- Public Meetings Com- ge rs University,• after which their application papers should do President Hetzel will conduct the so will be co-chairmen of the so immediately. - • • conferring. of degrees, introduc 'program. - Birth certificates must also be . (Coniinued .on Page Two) ni The foru is - sponsored by the . presented. If a student 'does not - ' Pnblic Meetings Committee of the Christian Association. -"" per, the record of the officiating physician at- the time of birth, or Annual Christmas a notarized statement from two people, not related, stating that Chapel Services, La Vies for graduating seniors will not be delivered until Mon- they are acquainted with circum stances surrounding the birth. • Take Pia ce-Sunday day, Martin Duff, La Vie editor, stated last night. Reason given for Draft bOard releases must be The annual Christmas Musical the delay was transportation dif- turned in at the same time, in the ..-',. • ficulties. ' case, of men who have already t Service -by the College Choir will be presented in Schwab Auditor- At the szme time, Harry Cole- - registered. ' - - .iuni,- 11 a. m. •Suriday, December man, next year's La Vie editor, put Aviation Cadet candidates must 13. • in a call for second semester soph- bring parental consent papers. Presented each year before the omores desiring to do editorial Of interest to some of the Air *start' of the Christmt.s vacation, work - for - next year's publication. Corps candidates may be the fact the services this year will include All those interested should meet in that openings are still present for the choir singing "The Angel's 318 Old Main Monday at 4p. m. (Continued on pane iwo) 'Song" by Teschesnoy; an English 'carol, "On Christmas Night," ar- 'ranged by Prof. G. William Hen ninger, of the music department; "The Three Kings," .a. Catalonian carol, arranged by Rev. Louis Ro_ Collegian's check-off plan, favored by three out bf every four mev, ;.and another English carol Penn State students, hcs failed to pass the College Board of Trustees. arranged by Alfred Whitehead, entitled . "This Endris Night." Naturally this is a hard blow ,to the Daily Collegian, which The Negro spiritual, ,Rise Up, recently has. had several lean years, barely pulling through the Shepherd, and Follow", "Bethle- Summer semester, but showing signs of prosperity during the past ,hem" and "Praise to the Lord" will semester. It is tough to take, for the staff has looked forward to :complete the choir's songs for the the plan for a year, hoping and praying every day as the trustees' ,morning, meeting drew near. It was like reaching for a golden egg, only Ensign Erwin Windward, tenor, to have it disappear, and the hand left groping around the dark ,will be the soloist on the program, ness of inexperience for some means of existence. singing "Comfort Ye, My People" from Handel's "Messiah". Remember that "It's Up to You" campaign at the start of the Sum- mer? It took plenty of • gumption to push the paper through those days. Smaller - enrollment was the main factor. We looked forward to the day when we wouldn't have to sweat so much for subscriptions. We, thee of the junior board, ordinarily would have received 'Compen sation. .We• gave it up to continue a daily. We'll be seniors next se mester, facing another year of putting in three or four hours every day with experience only as our pay.. We've had our All-College-averages Popp Play To Be Enacted slip. We've walked around dazed from lack of sleep. We've pushed "April First," an original one- this, publicized that, worked to the point of ill health—hoping, hoping act play written by Kathryn - M. all the lime our cheCk-off system would get the approval of the highest PoPp '43, will be third on a bill of • Coll three plays presented in the Little age authorities . . hoping we'd hp ve some security in future Theater, 7:30 p: in. tomorrow. (Continued on page two) Organ numbers by Mrs. - Irene 0. .Grant will include "Christmas Of fertory" by Grison; "Christmas in .Sicily" by Pietro .Yon, and the "Hallelujah Chorus" from the :Messiah. r.."........, ....,...... t-14.-- 0/fr VOL. 40--No. 25 1501 a Graduate at A CER Board Comes Tomorrow Commencement Next Thursday Transportation Delays Delivery of La Vies An .Elegy - To The Check-Off Successor To The Free Lance, Established 1887 Daily N To *tau OF. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10. 1942, STATE COLLEGE, PA. PRICE THREE CENTS 246 Applicants To Be Enlisted have a birth certificate he may substitute in lieu, 'a . baptismal pa- AN EDITORIAL dents and may also be given to One feature of the plan is a two junior technical students. Senior year post-war course for all col technical students will not receive (Continued on Page Four) 'Stay in School' .14 ~;<:::~: .............. Dean Stresses LA Importance Liberal Artists have been ad vised to take campus rumors of a ss exodus with a . grain of salt and to stay in school as long as possible by Dean Charles W; Stod dart; head of the School of Liberal Arts. The government has recognized the need for the non-technical stu dent. Various plans are under con sideration by the War DepartMent for student training. However, nothing definite has been decided. In the meantime, students may well be urged to defer action pend ing the issuance of such a state ment. The President of the United States in a letter to the secretary of the Association of American (Continued on :-age• Three) Collegian Check-Off Fails to Pass Trustees' Executive Committee ..The Daily Collegian's proposed check_off system, heartily approv ed by the student body by a count of 3., to 1 at the recent All-College elections, has failed to pass the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees at a meeting held last Friday evening, Adrian 0. Morse, assistant to the president and sec retary of the committee, announc ed last night. No reasons were given by Mr. Morse as to why the plan failed to pass the Board of Trustees, despite student opinion, which highly fa vored the system, as shown by their action in voting for the set up. Had the plan been approved by the Board of Trustees, each stu dent would have been assessed a liberal amount of his semester's fees, thereby being assured of re ceiving a daily newspaper. Failure to go through the Ex ecutive Committee has left the Daily Collegian in a state of un (Contin-ued on page three) Curtiss-Wright Interviews Coeds Tomorrow, Sal. Applicants Schedule Appointments Today So that coeds interested in the engineering training course offered by Curtiss-Wright Aircraft Cor poration may know definitely what plans to make for next semester, the corporation representative will conduct interviews and tests a week ahead of the time originally scheduled. Miss Mary MCCloud, Curtis-Wright representative, will visit campus tomorrow and Satur day to interview and test .appli_ cants. Wtiirian students: wishing to ap ply for the courses must arrange for interviews with Henry E. Young, assistant professor of Eng lish composition in 201 Sparks, from W to 12 a. m. and 1:30 to 5 p. m. today. Only coeds who are now completing their sophomore year or who already have junior or senior ranking may apply. One year of elementary college mathe matics is also required. Courses will begin February 1 at eight engineering schools and women must be willing to transfer to any one of them. Schools are (Continued on Page Three) 11111111111111111111111MI11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 LATE NEWS FLASHES! 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1111111111111111111111111111111 LONDON—The London Daily News reported last night that Royal Air Force planes passed over Geneva. Switzerland, for a period of more than three hours on their way to bomb northern Italy. The raid was so massive that re turning planes passe - d planes on their way to the target over Gen eva. Heavy explosions were heard in the Milan sector as the RAF continued their huge raids of Tuesday night. MOSCOW—The Russian High Command announced limited suc cesses in the Stalingrad area with heavy German attacks reported repulsed northwest of the city. GUADALCANAL—The Ameri can forces were reported by an Army communique to be advanc ing steadily in the Buna-Gona sec tor. One hundred and thirteen Japs were reported killed in the day's fighting. CAlRO—Cairo radio reported last night that the British First Army is preparing for another thrust at the German lines in Libya. American and British forces were reported being strengthened in Tunisia. Many new aircraft have been received and the Allies are regaining air superiority in this sector.
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