Je Lance, .:steiblishe , 1887 ' •' I. C IORY .ope... . . ~ BUY • ;....,..-...:. we.% • s ' t 00.1.100004 , .„.,STAT . E R 3 VMiTCD ~'/.,LA SUMPS II . . 1 41 • . 'iF -VOL. 40—No 26 'Book Exchange To Function Again Next Semester Will Open January 6, First Registration Day Penn State's student 'Book Ex \ - ':ehange will, function again next, semester, beginning on the first day of registration, Jan. 6, 1943, 'according to a statement from corn mittee chairman Harry C. Coleman Room 9 - Arinory : , :where it was held at the beginning of. the pres- ent semester Students will be able' to sell and .buy books at the exchange . during :the full week running from .Janu ary 6 until January 13. Hours when the post will be open are from 1 to .4 p. m. on January 6 and from 9 to 12 a. m. and 1 to 4 p. m. every day thereafter, until the closing day.. Charges for, buying or selling , .books at the exchange will be. rive cents for the sale_ of a. book and Ave cents for ; the purchase of a book: The charge of handling books through' the exchange'is assessed ordpr to cover the expenses of running it Students wishing to do business• membership campaign opening tó through the stores- should write day, second semester sophomore the price they will accept• for its students Will receive letters from - sale on the inside cover and insert the Alumni Assbciation explaining apiece -of paper in the book, bear- advantages and costs of member_ ing their • names, addresses, and ship, according to Edward K. • telephcine numbers. . • Hibshman, executive secretary. • ' Coleman requested that students, According to the student-alumni use the facilities• of the exchange-, Membership plan, which :hasberen . ' ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 'l sl) inte4 in Oierifiorr for se;Ter'al - years, the Out that large monetary savings second semester - sophomore will could•,be made by carrying on busi- authorize the Bursar to • include a - ness through the exchange. $2 assessment with his fees for the A- net deficit of $5 was incurred four semesters he will ,remain in by the - last' Book Exchange - held .college. This fee, a total of .$B, will =at' the start - of this semester. entitle the student to membership - - ' -Members of the Book Exchange for his junior -and senior years and COmmittee . are _requested to meet 'for a. period of five years after with ,Coleman in Boom 315 r Old , graduation. • - Main, 4 p. m. today, to discuss fur- Two other plans for the annual thdr plans for the exchange. membership with a fee of $5 per Autommommuumumlummiumnimminummi year and the life membership es -- 'ablished on a sliding scale. Fees for the latter are $4O for the -per son who has been out of college - for 1 1.: 19 years; $3O, from 20 to 39 years; 20 from 40 to -49 years. A IniimummimimiumnimuniuMiiiimilliffillin graduate who has been out of col .. , lege for more than 50 years re : WASHINGTON—Tank car ship- ceives, honorary membership. For thetas of gasoline to Pennsylvania, married persons, a joint member- Virginia, and - Western New York ship can be obtained for 25 per *ere halted today by the OPA. cent above the cost of a single one Railioad shipments—to hte East if both husband- and wife are Coast hit a new low of 750.000 bar- alumni. • rigs . a day. Tank.,cars will now be When he joins the Association, used to haul kerosene and fuel oil the, student or former student re to the New England States to re- ceives the Alumni News, published ' Rove the fuel shortage - in that seven times a year; four issues of area. --- • the Penn Stater each year, and the ,-ALL I E D HEADQUARTERS, Football Letter during football • Southwest Pacific Desperate season. .h.and-to-hand fighting is raging along the GOna section in New . - . .Guinea. The Saps launched an at Thespians to Entertain ' tack which was beaten back all . - . `along the sector. The Australians At 'Hot Nig' Dance - moved down the coast to occupy Gona, and Allied artillery kept up :Edwin J. Coles '46, impersona .i steady barrage on the Jap posi- tor, the Three Stooges, and other lions. - ' Thespian entertainers will be the FLASHES! WASHINGTON—Leon Hender son resigned es head of civilian supply yesterday. He with that it was interfering with his work as head of the OPA. PINTA JAYS:- - ay )12 eir • .t 2.4 .117 57:747E C0,22.E.-T-- FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11, 1942, STATE COLLEGE, PA Decision on Status of Reserves Expected Soon, President Hetzel Informs Penn State Students "A decision is expected at any time concerning the future status of the enlisted reserve," President Hetzel commented last night after reading yesterday's collegian ar ticle concerning Robert S. Mc_ Nabb's Washington meetings 'with the nation's leading war heads Tuesday. Advising the students "to hold steady," the president issued the following statement: "I have been in communica •tion with Washington today and I have been told that no decision has been reached as yet. However, the . Manpower • • Commission has • had several.. • • sessions at which the question • of••tthe manner in which col . - leges . and universities would - be used in training has been ` discusSed. They were in ses sion again today and a deci . sion is expected at any time. • When one is reached, we will -Alumni in Drive Carol Sing to Follow Class Day Exercises For Membeiship With the annual student-alumni highlights at the Senior "Hot Dog" Dance which will be. given at the Armory from 9 to 12 p. m. Tues day, December 15, Donald W. Davis, Jr., '43, chairman of the dance, announced last night, The dance, which is open to all seniors who show matriculation cards at the 100r,.' will feature the music of the Campus Owls. Seniors may bring Underclass dates. Free cokes and hot dogs - will be served. • Elections for the "Senior. Hot Dog" Will also take place at the dance. Contenders for the title are Edward H. Blackburn, John D. o , Brien, Theodore E. Clauss. -Rob ert R. Sieger, and Harold Snyder. Successor To The . Free Este THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE be advised immediately. Un- til a decision is arrived at, I advise students t o hold steady." • In order to quell any such dras tic action by over-anxious stu dents - such as leaving' school im mediately,McNabb last night re leased additional information ob tained during his Washington con ferences. He also stressed that he is not a "Mr. Kieran on the ye serve situation" as many students think. In line with President Hetzel's statement, according to his find ings McNabb emphasized that no final action hat yet been taken: A strong, debate - is now in prog_ ress - in the capitol between Army and educational leaders,. McNabb said, and there. is. a ' possibility that a compromise will : result. • In answer to the many inquir ies made by ROTC students, Mc . tContinued on Page Two) The annual Christmas . Carol • Sing, sponsored by the 'PSCA, Mu sic and Visilal Education, Depart ment, and the Department of Grounds 'and Buildings, will •be held on the Old Main terrace after the Class Day exercises, 8:30 p. ,m. Wednesday,. Deceinber 16. . Dr. Williarri S. Dye,.Jr., head of the English literature department, .will give .a, brief Christmas mes ,sakerhe [College .quartet;. directe& by Prof. 'Hummel Fishburn, music education, and the brass quartet will provide the music. Joanne M. Palmer '43 Is chair man of the, Christmas sing. On the committee assisting Miss Palmer are Martha. N. Albert '43, Jane E. Booth '43, Elizabeth E. Munroe '43, Martha J. Tobias -'43, William C. -Patterson, jr. '44, .Phy.lliS R. Wat kins '44, Helen J. Mummert '45, Gerald L. Shannon '45, and B. Ruth Pielemeier '46. • Classes to Present 'April First' by Popp "April First," an original one act play by Kathryn M. Popp '43, will be third on a bill of three plays presented by classes in pro duction, direction, stagecraft, and make-up in the Little Theater at 7:30 tonight, according to Frank S. Neusbaum, professor of dramatics. Neusbaum considers Miss Popp's comedy on adolescence one of the best he has ever received in his playwrighting classes. The role of April will be played by M. Jane McChesney '45, and May, her stster, will be played by -.Anna M. Carpenter '44. Edward R. Clauss '43, Thespian mainstay who graduates in December, will enact the role of August, their father. Reta J. Jenkins '44 will play the role of a school teacher. The play is dire'cted by Marian J. Reynolds '44. Enrineers' Ball Held In Roc Hall Tonight Engineer's Ball, the last dance' of the semester, will be held in Rec Hall froin 9 until midnight today, according to co-chairmen Rithard C. Allen '43 and Andrew C. Coyle '43. Tickets, costing $l.lO, may be purchased from Engineering Stu dent Council members. Music will be• supplied by George Earnshaw and the Nittany Lions. • No decors dons will be used, nor will corsages be "in order,"" the co-chairmen stated. Air Corps Board Starts Tests Today At 8.:30 this morning, an Army Air Corps Enlisted Re serve examining board headed by Capt• H. S. Engart will un dertake the job of ,administering mental and physical tests, filling out paper. 4, and swearing , in 246 men who, applied for the ACER before the executive order closed all enlistments, December 5. Written tests are to - be given twice.daily, 8:30 a. m. and 1 p. m. in the fourth floor, Old Main, headquarters of the ex amining board. Applicants who Will be too busy to take the mental exams at regu larly scheduled hours but who are free this evening, should notify the Faculty Advisor on -War Serv ice, Professor Robert E. Galbraith, before 4 p. m. so tliat : Engert can make arrangements for giving the test at 7 o'clock tonight. Although the examining board promises to stay on campus until all of the candidates are sworn in, even if it necessitates remaining until the December 15 deadline for completing reserve enlistments, the FAWS advises applicants to complete their exams at once. Have Papers In Order • In order to' prevent confusion and unnecessary waste of time, Galbraith reminds the prospective air cadets to bring all necessary papers with them when they come before the examining board. News from -the Navy Depart ment indicates that:the Naval 'ReL serve Corps will do -all they can to complete enlistments before the December 15 closing date. , Navir---oifiee , Open -Sunday The Office of NaVal Officer Pro curement in the Widener Building, Philadelphia , will be open Sunday, December 12 for enlistment in V-1 and V-7 of students who can pro duce a written letter from the FAWS showing that they made application prior to .December 5. Stoudents may go at their own expense to complete their enlist ment on unday, if they bring with them all necessary credentials. The office will open at 8:30 a. m. and students are advised to ap_ ply as early in the day as possible. Men who had not completed their V-5 exams on Tuesday and who were adivsed to finish before the deadline include: Lyle ''Ammerman, Robert L. Beacher, Robert C. Bolger, James (Continued on :` age Three ) Neusbaum, Cameron To Produce s 'The Murder Of Lidice' On June 10, 1942, the German baum, professor of dramatics, and government formally announced Miss Jesse Cameron, assistant pro_ the complete destruction of Lidice, fessor of physical education. Czechoslovakia A complete report following this . rating the extermination of Lidice, statement declared every man in was recently published in Life the town dead, 52 women murder- magazine and as a separate vol ed, the remainder of them in ume• concentration camps, and children This production will be an itmo removed to "educational institu- vation and an experiment in a spe . _ . . tions " Two days after the news of Lid- The poem will read by dramatic ice reached America, the Writers' students; at the same time, the War Board asked Edna St. Vincent events will be represented by dan- Millay to write a poem lest Lidice cers. The dancers are members of be forgotten. the concert dance group and the "The 'Murder of Lidice" was readers and technicians are pro_ presented by NBC over a nation_ duction students in the division of wide network on October 19 with dramatics. Alexander Woolcott acting as mas- Neusbaum received a letter from ter of ceremonies. • Many famous Miss Millay commending this spe personalities acted various charac- cial presentation of her poem. This ter roles presented the poem. is the first attempt to depict a Mil- Now, "The Murder of Lidice" lay poem in such a manner. w4ll be presented in State College According to Mr. Neusbaum, ad in the White Hall Rhythm Room mission is free, but tickets must be at 7:30 p. in. and 830 p. in. Mon- procured at the dramatics office day by the concert dance group in Schwab auditorium which will and the division of dramatics un- be open from 8 a. in. until 5 p. m. r the direction of Frank S. Netts- today, tomorrow, and Monday. PRICE: THREE CENTS Trustees Approve Faculty Changes Recent changes in the College faculty were approved at the Ex ecutive Committee meeting of the' 'Board of Trustees in the Presi dent's office last Friday. The committee voted to estab lish the position of assistant dean of the School of Engineering. This office will be filled by Royal N. Gerhardt, who was promoted from an associate professorship of archi tectural engineering to a full pro fessorship. Other new changes . include_ the appointment of Carl R. Barnes as executive accountant, effective as of October 1; the advancement of Thomas S. Patterson from assis tant professor of engineering me chanics to professor of engineering mechanics; Wallace E. White from professor of wood utilization to . profesSor of wood technology. Newell.A.-Norton:SrOm assistant professor of forest products to as sociate professor of wood utiliza tion; Edwin J. Anderson was transferred from assistant profes sor of entomology to assistant pro fessor of apiculture. William L. Barr from instructor to assistant professor of agricul tural economics; and Oscar L. Dustheimer from instructor to as sistant professor of physics in un dergraduate centers. • Leaves of absence were awarded to Sheldon C. Tanner, professor of economics and business, from Jan uary 1 to May 12, sabbatical; Ar thur Rose, associate professor of chemistry, for work with the Sci ota Ordnance Works at Marion, Ohio. Roy E. Morgan, administrative (Continued on Page Four) Miss Millay's poem, commemo- cial form of dramatic presentation
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