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-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.
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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
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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
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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
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Miss Millay's poem, commemo-
cial form of dramatic presentation