Successor To The Free Lance, Established 1887
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OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
VOL. 41—No. «2T
Senior Class Elects Honor Men;
Valedictorian, Salufatorian Named
Senior class honor men and class valedictorian and salutatorian,
to be presented during Class Day activities in Schwab Auditorium,
'May 11, wete announced yesterday by Senior Class President .Robert
M. Faloon,
They ai’e:
Jack R. Grey. Spoon-Man.
Robert M. Faloon, Barrel Man.
Robert B. Davis, Crane Man.
Charles P. Lcbow, Pipe Orator.
George R. Pittenger, Class
Donor.
Ralph W. Yerger, Valedictorian.
Niles L. Keesler, Salulalorian.
The Class Day committee was
appointed by Faloon to consist of
William Briner, chairman, Robert
B. Davis, Robert E. Dierken, Rob
ert Hicks, Jane H. Murphy, and
Henry L. Yeagley. Briner will of
ficiate at the ceremonies on Class
Day at 7 p. m.
■ Class honor men are the result
of a poll of all senior men. Post
cards were mailed to all male
members of the graduating class
on' which'they were to place their
choices for honor men and their
selection of a class gift. The re
sults of the gift count will be
made public later, according to
Faloon: ‘ V 1
Ralph W. Yerger, valedictorian
has an All-College average of
2.87 in'the nature education cur
riculum. He is a cadet major in
Advanced ROTC and is vice pres
ident -of. IMA. Raiph is a mem
ber of three hdnoraries; • Kappa
Phi -Kappa;, professional, educa-
L tionj-'-Phi-^Eta-- 1 Sigmh.l freshman,
scholarship, - and Scabbard and
War Drive Ends
With s*(ent Pledge
. Penn State’s Red Cross War
Dfive.took a new spark of life yes
terday when Robert M. Faloon,
..campaign' .head, .announced. a
“nickle a. lunoh pledge” for all stu
dents who will eat a meal tomor
. row noon.
Containers will be 'placed in
every restaurant, dorm, fraternity,
and other eating establishments in
State College, and students should
make a -five-cent contribution in
i^this-last- effort to put the campus
drive over .the $3OOO mark, Faloon
said. .
■ Since final results of the 1943
campaign will not be official until
. this last plan is completed, every
individual on campus who has not
. yet been contacted for the initial
' .'one dollar membership fee should
■ go -to Student-Union at once and
with the Red’Cross repre
sentative stationed there, the drive
;■ head continued. .
■ Every coed .living unit at the
.College contributed, some money
■ to’ the drive, while ■ several frater
nity .presidents have neglected
turning their money in yet. These
mum should leave their member.
'. ship fees at Student Union before
Saturday, Faloon said.
The downtown drive is lagging
behind its goal by only $6OO, and
; . since the Penn State contributions
will be added* to the final amount,
-the nickle drive tomorrow may
put the entire pledge for this town
■well over the top.
Tanner at Convention
< Prof. Sheldon C. Tanner of the
•department of economics has been
appointed by President Cowles of
the University of Utah to serve as
delegate to the annual convention
of ; the American Academy of Po
litical arid Social Science. Profes
sor Tanner will attend the sessions
of the academy at Philadelphia
Friday and Saturday.
Blade, ROTC. He is enlisted in
the ERC and epects a call to Fort
Benning at the semester’s end.
Salutatorian Niles L. Keesler
has been-rewarded for his 2.7 All-
College average with member
ship in three honoraries, Phi Eta
Sigma, Delta Pi, commerce and
finance group, and'Pi Gamma Mu,
social science. He is enrolled in
the Commerce and Finance
department.
WA AC's Come to See WAAC's
In Thespian New Spring Revue
In conjunction with' National 41 '
WAAC Week, a unit o£ WAAC’s
from the Altoona center will be
making their way to this peace
ful boro for the new Thespian
prodduction, “Khaki Waac-y” to
morrow and Saturday nights.
WAAC's play a large part in
“Khaki Waac-y” so that_when the
Thespians discovered that Presi
dent Roosevelt had decreed this
to be WAAC Week, they jumped
•at the chance to tie the presiden
tial decree in with their show,
As for the ■ show' itself, things
are shaping up fine, according to
anid Marty Skapik. Scenes that
looked rough several nights ago
have been worked into- first class
shape by the ex-Broadway pro
ducer and his assistants.
. Cissei has. completed draping
the 12 beautiful models whom he
will use iri the Zeigfeldian pro
duction number, “Victory Easter
Parade;” featuring the latest ap
parel for milady a la Cissel.
In a reply from Jimmie Lunce
ford in .regard to. playing original
“Khaki Waac-y” tunes at Junior-
Senior Ball, Ihe colored band
leader wired that he had seen
the numbers and already had the
band practicing “So There” by
Jane Abramson and “Wherever
Vou Are” by BobbyJKline.
' Some pf the other big produc
tion numbers in the show-include
“Pledge .Brother” arid . “Secret
Russian Weapon” by the Three
Stooges—Jack Hunter, Bud ' Mel-
Penn State to Celebrate
Pan-American pay
Pan-American Day, an - inter
nationally celebrated holiday, to
foster good will ■ betweeri . • the
Uriited States and; Pari-American
countries, will be .inaugurated on
Penn State campus Wednesday,
according' to Mary Powers, chair
man of the. committee.
Pennsylvania State , College,-
chosen as one of ten colleges and
universities throughout the nation
to carry on the traditional good
will policy, will celebrate the oc
casion in the form of an Old Main
Open House.
A short introductory program
featuring brief talks concerning
Latin-American countries will be
followed by social dancing and in.
structions in Spanish style. Movies
will be shown in the Little Theater.
To highlight the occasion, a spe
cial “curiosity booth” will be open,
with Latin-American students an
swering all questions concerning
South American countries.
APRIL 8, 1943, STATE COLLEGE, PA,
LA Seniors Fill Forms
All seniors in Liberal Arts
should obtain - personnel forms
from Dean Stoddart’s office be
fore the end of the week.
Men students, although they
are going into some branch of
the armed forces, should fill out
this form for future reference.
This personnel form asks for
information that is not obtain
able from any College office.
These personal forms are nec
essary if contact is to be main
tained with every man and wo
man- student, while they are in
school and .after they have grad
uated or have entered the armed
forces. The information will be
of' value when the College is
contacted for any references
concerning a student’s status or
activities for future positions.
lot and Bill Reutti, who play the
parts of three fraternity pledges,
Plink Plank, and Plunk. That’s
the maning.of all the signs that
have been posted over campus
lately.. .
Taffy Brine, Shirley Tetley and
Mim Zartman play the parts of
the three screwball WAAC’s that
attempt to foil the plans of Plink,
Plank, and Plunk.
Biil Christophers, Jimmmy Mc-
Kechnie, and Jack Calhoun are
cast as .the-fraternity brothers of
Sigma Epsilon Chi vyho give “Hell
Week-’-' to 'the house pledges:
Production Manager Cad Goss
has found the siren-voiced person
that he was looking for last night.
Cad refuses to release the name
of the victim until after the show,
however.
There are still a few tickets left
at Student. Union for both night’s
shows. Fi-iday night tickets sell
for 75 cents while seats for Sat
urday’s pei-formanoe are one dol
lar. .
Navy Officer Here Has
35 Years Service With
By REM ROBINSON
When some 80 ERC men filed
into 305 Old Main yesterday, they
wondered who the striking officer
was who checked their final papers
and. assisted them hi completing
their oVerflowing number ’of forms
for entrance.into the Navy.
We wondered the same thing,
and after a , brief chat. with ' the
commanding officers of the exam
ining party here on the -campus
we found- that he is one Chief
Petty Officer Joseph Saring, a vet
eran of over 35 years service with
the fleet.
■ Saring enlisted in the Navy back
Invitations Deadline,
Today; Coleman Urges
All Seniors to Order
The deadline for ordering grad,
uation invitations, announcements
and class day programs will be 5
o’clock this afternoon, according to
Harry C. Coleman, committee
chairman. All students who have
not yet ordered their invitations
are urged to do so at Student
Union before 5 p.m.
Coleman - reminds all seniors
that this is their class day, whether
or not they will be graduated this
semester. This will permit men
who expect to leave for the armed
forces before their graduation to
participate in this year’s class day.
Navy Begins Final Day
Of Transfering ERC Men
“This morning will be the last
opportunity the ERC eamiarkees
will have to take their physical
examination for transfer to the
Navy or Marines,” Ensign James
Maguire said as he warned the
men that the examining party will
leave Penn State today for the
next stop on their collegiate tour.
When the Navy offices closed
last night in 305 Old Mam, a total
of 80 men had successfully passed
the physical requirements for
transfer from the Enlisted Reserve
Corps. Out of 75 men who made
application yesterday, only 23 fail
ed to pass the physical examina
tion.
Maguire also ordered men to ap
pear this morning to the Navy of
fice if they have completed the
physical but have not finished sign
ing necessary papers for final in
duction.
According to statements released
by Lieuts. John F. McCoy and'Wil
liam Dunbar, heads of the Navy
Medical Corps here on the campus,
the Penn State, men rank among
the highest quality applicants in
any university or college the ex
amining board has visited, since
less than 20 per cent of the ear.
markees have been turned down
at the physicals.
Ensign Maguire released the
names of the following list of men
.who. must report to the Navyhead-
Quarters in Old Main this morning'
if they desire transfer from. the
ERC to their preferred service
group: Harold Louis Burmeister
Jr., Myron Moore Cobb Jr., Robert
C. Early, George L. Earnshaw,
Frederick W. Ellsworth, Paul B.
Erdman, Robert B, Jones, Michael
H. Krizmanic, Robert H. Loffert,
Robert V. Lohse, Aleck M. Mc-
Clellan, George R. Shelly, Stanley
E. Smarilo, Alexander Taylor.
Edwin H. Tredway, Urban V.
in 1908 when Teddy Roosevelt or
dered the fleet on a world-wide
tour, as expectancy of war with.
Japan was drawing near. The
threat was evaded at that time,,
but after waiting 35 years, the
.Chief is getting his initial desire
to fight the Japs.
During World War I, Saving
made 15 trips :across;the'Atlantic
on a transport ship, and has not
■been out of active duty since.
While in action several decades
ago, he slugged his way to the top
of the lightweight , boxing ranks in
competition with other members of
the fleet.
In 1908 the sailors were holding
a contest to determine the best
gunner in the Navy. Saring scored
the greatest number of hits ever
recorded with a 12-inch gun, and
was personally decorated by for
mer Secretary of the Navy Von L.
Meyer.
“His value to the Navy is very
great,” the officers said, as they ex
plained that were it not for men
like Saring and other chief petty
officers throughout the service, the
Navy would not be able to con
tinue in its present job.
Saring, although beginning to
grey, presents a handsome figure
in his traditional Navy blues, with
eight welLeamed bars adorning his
left sleeve. A glance at .the petty
officer exemplifies what the Navy
can do for a man in over. three
decades of service.
Turner, Arthur XV. Wartell, Robert
L. Wetherill, Eugene S. Wheeler,
William H. Wills, Max G. Worth
ington, Paul P. Yevich, Earl Youtz,
Robert C. Zundel, Benjamin-Gor
don, and Richard F.Stouffer.
After the applicant for enlist
ment reports to 305 Old Main for
his interview from either Lieut.
Daniel E. Dean or Ensign Maguire,
he is ordered to go to the Infirm
ary, where members of the Navy
Medical Corps put the menthrough
the standard physical examination.
From there the men are finger
printed and return to Old Main,
where they fill out a series of
forms and receive final induction.
Since this process takes several
hours for Completion, the men
have been urged to start proceed
ings early this morning. ,
Included in the papers these men
must have in order by this morn
ing at 9 o’clock when they report
to the Navy officers is a birth cer
tificate or other evidence giving
place and date of birth. If the ap
plicant is not a native of this coun
try, he must present citizenship
papers.
Three letters of recommendation;
are also required for entrance. One;
of these letters should be from a
member of the College faculty. The
applicant must also present a letter
in his own handwriting,. outlining
all Occupational, and military ex
perience he has had.
Among the required credentials,
men must have four photographs,
2VS by 2V2 inches square. Two of
these pictures must be full-face
poses, while the other two are to
be profile shots. If the earmarkee
has seen duty in any ..branch , of the
armed forces at a previous date,
the discharge from service is re
quired.
As the final paper, the student
must have a letter from the regis
trar identifying the applicant as a
satisfactory member of the Col
lege. These letter forms are-.avail
able at Prof. Robert E. Galbraith's
office in case the student has failed
to obtain his as yet.
When the ERC earmarkee is
finally sworn into the Navy, -he
will receive . an honorable .dis
charge from the Army and enlist
ment papers into the Navy, Ensign
Maguire concluded.
Seen
Fleet
Hicks Suggests
Stamp Corsages
War stamp ribbons- will take the
place of customary corsages at
Junior-Senior Ball Friday might, J.
Robert Hicks, co-chairman- of the
twin-class event, announced - last
night.
Signifying the .purchase .of one
dollar’s worth of war stamps,-blue
and white Ball. ribbons • will be
worn as the official corsage.
Hicks stated that all decorations
at the dance would tie in with the
Ball theme of national defense with
the possibility of using, class-Hag&
Dancing will be to the music of
Jimmie Lunceford and his orches
tra, rated by most music critics as
the outstanding jazz band in the
nation.
Lunceford has stated that his
dance program will be well-round
ed with many slow numbers for
those who don’t care for jitterbug
ging.
Tickets go on sale at the Ath
letic Association. window in OLA
Main tomorrow morning, the com
mittee announced. Tickets will b®
$4 per couple. : ■ j
PRICE: THREE CENTS