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Frosh Liberals and Conservatives Equally Divided—
Education. Psych • logy Class Poll
Frosh )"olitical Trends
Reveals
An interesting mixture of liberal
and reactionary political trends in
this year's frosh class was revealed
recently in the results obtained by
students of an educational-psy
chology class through a question
naire concerning current political
and social problems.
With regard to their political
party preference, 34 said Demo
cratic, 40 Republican, 15 were non
partisan, and one was an avid
Socialist.
When questioned concerning
care of relief and charity, only
two suggested the Beveridge plan
introduced recently in England
which promises social security.
Taxation or personal contribution
were suggested as answers. Fifty
seven thought the former superior
and six sanctioned both.
. Socialized medicine b r ought
forth an interesting liberal debate
as 68 favored the plan and 23,
most of whom were pre-medical
students, took the negative side.
The American Medical Associa
tion's stand against it seemed to
determine their ideas on the sub
ject.
When asked whether or not the
profit system is necessary to mo
tivate workers, a liberal view was
taken in that the majority, num-
Opportunities for College Grads in W ACS
WAC Recruiting Officer Outlines Set-up;
Stresses Need for Diploma for Promotion
' "College girls enlisted in the
WACs stand an excellent chance
of promotion to officers' ranks
after four weeks of basic training,"
Lieutenant Rachel L. Stadiem, re
cruiting officer stationed at the
Dußois office, stated as she spoke
before the House of Representa
tives meeting last week. Lt. Sta
diem emphasized this fact again
yesterday when she interviewed
coeds interested in enlisting.
Lt. Stadiem spoke from experi
ence, being a medical technology
graduate of Temple University.
Officer material is chosen from
the ranks, she explained, and col
lege girls usually possess the quali
fications to go through officers'
school and graduate commissioned.
. Lt. Stadiem stressed the point
that officers are needed at the
present time. The previous short
age has become more .apparent
now that the government has re
quested that the WAC numbers be
raised from the present 65,000 to
600,000.
The speaker praised WAVEs in
the work they are doing also. She
added, however, that the WACs
offer better opportunities for ad
vancement, since the WAVEs ap
point as officers women with pre
vious experience.
Lt. Stadiem offered as proof of
Froth Issue Heralds
IFC Ball Weekend
Froth, with its new and attrac
tive photo cover, will be on sate
-Wednesday, according to Leon A.
Cialella, editor-in-chief. This issue,
dedicated to Interfraternity Coun
cil Ball, carries the usual round-up
of all that's screwy and allegedly
funny on campus. Students may
obtain copies at Student Union,
,the Corner, or Graham's.
!New Journalism Course
To recruit journalists through
out the state, the College journal
ism department will offer a four
!weeks course to increase the effi
ciency of novices. Approved by
- the College Senate, this curricu
lum includes news, editing, and
'advertising, and will continue
from September 20 to October 15.
bering 60,. said yes, while 27 said
no and fora• were undocided.
Confidence in the government's
financial standing was expressed.
in regard to the safety of the pur
chase of war bonds. Eighty-five
affirmed their worth with six tak
ing a negative stand. Many stipu
lated that they felt war bond divi
dends will depreciate in value as
the war continues. However, one
optimist remarked that if they
weren't worth anything, nothing
would be.
Pros and cons concerning gov
ernment control of our natural
resources, such as coal and oil,
showed liberal tendencies since 65
were in favor, 25 against, and one
was undecided. It was suggested
that U: S. miners would not sanc
tion this. Some unequivocally
favored private industry control.
Answers on federal govern
mental guarantee for employment
of high school graduates proved
that many thought it impossible.
Sixty-four disagreed with the pro
posal, 26 agreed, And one was un
decided.
Seventy-four felt that we shguld
begin planning for the postwar
world situation immediately, while
17 felt it could all be arranged
after the armistice.
the value of the corps the fact that
they have been incorporated into
the regular army, effective Sep
tember 1, after having been organ
ized originally as only an auxil
iary corps. When a girl joins, she
helps keep a married man at home
with his family and replaces a sol
dier for active duty. On the aver
age, two WACs replace three sol
diers. In the future, she said, the
girls will also replace officers for
active duty.
Referring to overseas duty, Lt.
Stadiem said that 209 WACs are
in Africa now and a battalion has
landed in England. Also, 57 per
cent of WACs go to the Air Corps
where they can take part in every
thing a soldier does except fly.
Although the age limit has been
lowered to 20, she did not suggest
that coeds quit college to join, but
added that it is .an excellent op
portunity for those who are grad
uating.
However,•the speaker reminded,
exams can• be taken in advance,
although enlistees won't be sworn
in until ready.
The training received, she re
marked, will be invaluable even
after the war. Officers receive
clothes, room and board, and $l5O
a month. Beginning September 1,
when WACs graduate as officers,
they will receive $250 to buy the
uniforms they like.
The officer praised the Codet
Clinic Sponsors Special Seminar
College Reading Clinic Demonstrates Modern
Determination Of Children's Reading Capacities
Ways in which teachers may de
termine the reading capacities and
needs of each child in their
classes were demonstrated last
week at the College before educa
tors attending the special week
long seminar on differentiated
reading instruction.
Individual reading inventories,
devised in the Penn State Reading
Clinic under the direction of Dr.
Emmett A. Betts, were used to re
cord the level at which Johnny
could read easily, the level at
which he needed instruction, the
level where his ability broke
down, and his capacity level. •
Some clues to the various read
THE COLLEGIAN
In conjunction with the current
race riots, they were asked
whether or not Negroes should be
allowed to live in any part of town
they desired to live in. Answers
showed 61 pros, 29 cons, and one
undecided.
Questions regarding equality of
opportunity for the high school
graduate regardless of color show
ed 70 in favor, 19 opposed to the
idea, and two .undecided.
Portfolio Plans Army
Issue For September
.When Portfolio resumes publi
cation in the early fall, its first
issue will be devoted mainly to
contributions from servicemen,
Rosalind B. Schnitzer, editor, an
nounced last night.
Several articles from former
Portfolio staff members now in the
Army have already been lined up,
and Miss Schnitzer stated that the
staff is also interested in receiving
stories, articles, and poems from
servicemen on campus. All contri
butions should be left at Student
Union.
Calls will be issued shortly for
candidates for both editorial and
business staffs. •
courses offered by the 'college, say
ing they_ are patterned after the
WAC training and offer an excel : .
lent opportunity to anyone con
sidering 'enlistment.
Lt. Stadiem is in the Third Serv
ice Command, including in her re
cruiting territory Pennsylvania,
Maryland, and Virginia.
House of Representatives presi
dent, Patricia Diener, introduced
the speaker.
LA Council Offers Plan
For Integrated Action
Possibility of the formation of
an Inter-Council Committee with
representatives from the seven
school councils became apparerrt
with the announcement' of a mass
meeting for members of the seven
groups to be held in 117 'Carnegie
Hall at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
The purpose • of the meeting is
to consider present and future
status of the Organizations and to
arrange for closer integration of
the work of the schools, according
to Suzanne Clouser, president of
Liberal Arts Council, which is
sponsoring the meeting.
Persons attending will discuss
individual and common problem's
and try to arrive at some solution.
The speaker will be Adrian 0.
Morse, assistant to President Het
zel, who will speak on "The Status
of the School Councils."
ing levels are posture, body ten
sions, vocalization, emotional atti
tude, voice control, finger-point
ing, rhythmical reading, attention,
and comprehension.'
Based on the assumption that
not all children in any grade have
the same reading ability or are at
the same reading level, the inven
tory helps the teacher find out
how to teach reading ,to fit the
needs of each child in the class
without giving individualized in
struction.
Children from the State College
community .. were used for the
demonstrations; k.
MOre Vocational do terview3
Kodak, :oeing, Mack
Visit Campus This Week
Three vocational in ter views
have been scheduled for the com
ing week, according to .George N.
P. Leetch, director of the College
Placement Service. ,
Eastman Kodak Company will
send a representative to campus
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
to interview chemists, physicists,
and chemical, mechanical, electri
cal, and industrial engineers.
Women in liberal arts will be in
terviewed for secretarial, account
ing, and statistical. positions. Ap
pointments may be made in 204
Old Main. •
Engineers are needed by the
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Released by U. S. War Department Bureau or Public ;Relations
' CANINE AVIATOR—Here is Skippi, unofficial crew member of
a big flying fortress in the NorthweSt African Air . Force, as :14
perches on the nose of the ship. Skippy's•owner,.Lieut. Kenneth 'W.
Spinning, of Red:Bank, looks out of the cockpit ',window. Skippir:
has his' own •specially-fitted gas mask. and .goes.on qregular
the ship named and •decorated•for.him.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1943
Mack Manufacturing Company Of
Allentown. Pa. Mack representa':-
tives will be here Thursday and
students may make arrangements
in the mechanical engineering of
fice, according to Leetch.
Thursday and Friday-, the Boe
ing Aircraft personnel agent, Ray
mond Hoffman, will interview
senior engineering students.
Since many companies send.
representatives at the last minute,.
Leetch again advises students to
refer to notices of interviews
the placement service bulletin
board on the ground floor of Old
Main.