FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1943 Bandage Rolling (lass Decreases This Semester 32 Coeds Attend Last Meeting; Quota Drops Coeds failed to retain the pace that was set last semester in sur gical dressings classes, according to Mrs. Henry K. Brunner, chair man. It is even more urgent that attendance be increased this se mester because of the added number of dressings set for this semester's quota. Wednesday's attendance was 32. 10,000 dressings should be com pleted by coeds this semester. This month only 628 were com pleted. The monthly quota for August was set at 2,372. Mrs. Brunner compared the attend ance for last April with that of this July. In April 300 coeds made 4,517 dressings; this month 159 coeds completed only the 628 quoted above. • Mrs. Brunner stresses that in 'addition to the lull in attendance another reason for the decrease is that coeds remain at the class period only 'part time. Class hours have been lowered from two hours Thursday nights to one hour and a half Wednesday night to enable more coeds to attend. The figures, however, do not show the expected increase. Mrs. Brunner stated. Sorority' and Independent At tendance for. July . - Delta Gamma-24 • Independent-18 Ganiine Phi Bela-20 Alpha Chi Dmega-113 Kappa Kappa Gamma-16 Theta Phi Alpha-13 Sigma Delta Tau-10 ' ;Chi Omega-10 Alpha Epsilon Phi-8 Curtiss-Wright -8 • _ M Phi u-5 • - Kappa Alpha Theta-3 Alpha Xi Delta - -2 Kappa Delta-1 Hamilton Propeller-1 Alpha Omicron Pi-0 C ret Shown For . Color Blindness How to develop color-percep tion Was told registrants of the special ..two-weeks' Short course in the techniques of visual re education being held• at the Read ing clinic. Dr. Israel Dvorine of Balti more demonstrated new charts which he had devised .to teach people ;the difference • between • colors.-,.,., "Many. people who are called :color-blind merely ccnfuse col ors which are similar in intensity and hue," - Dr. Dvorine said. Most 'Common color confusions, he found, • were . between 'reds with In-own, green, gray; with green and orange, and . with blue, and violet or . purple. S'...sPdard•tests; now on the mar ket : for color-blindness show that the Person has a. coior-defect, bpi :often do not show all the colors thaw he. confuses, Dr.. Dvorine. Stated. Color perception may be built up, by taking the patient, from step to step in tasks of varying xlifliculty; using the colors with - which he has trouble. Gradually mistakes will disappear com pletely. Helsel Announces College Holiday Elimination List Speeding up the training of serv icemen, the College will omit many of the customary holidays during the year, according to an announcement by President Ralph p. Hetzel. Faculty, ' students, and office employees of the College will all work as usual on. the following un usual work days: Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, New Year's Day,' and Memorial Day. Christ a holiday: Clothes—Conservers Change Throw-aways To 'Things Of Beauty' Here's prof that something can be made out of nothing. Women in the wartime clothing conservation course given this summer in the home economics department have made worn men's suits, old dresses, shrunken sweaters, and torn turkish towels into things of use and beauty. The alchemy of ingenriity has transformed men's suits into women's, sweaters into mittens, coat into suits, suits into hats, turkish towels into bath kits, raincoats into refrigerator. jar covers, golf socks into ski socks or household "snuggies," arid old slips into bed jackets. "The purpose of the course has been to make things do," Miss Catherine Doerr, home economics instructor said. "We have tried to use old scraps artistically so that they will lok like brand-new clothes. Making things over is creative, and not the drudgery it seems to be," she added. The new clothes show no signs of their previous life. An exhibit of the reconstructed clothing is being held in 117 Home Econom ic's from 1:30 o'clock to 3 today. Never Say Die-Froth Will Try Football Issue With the IF Ball edition off the press and on the news stands, Froth staff members today began work on the next issue which will come out the weekend of the first football game in September. Leon A. Cialella, editor-in chief; announces that there will be sevetal football articles in ad dition to the regular run of stories in the September number. An "attractive" cover dealing with Thespians will enfold the next issue. Horace Smith, photo editOr who created this month's fancy sports cover, again has come up with something new in the way of photographs. The August issue of Froth was placed on sale Wednesday and included stories on the IF Ball, Dean Ray, Messerichmittt, ROTC Charley (Charles Prosser), Park er's Boat, and Botany Prof fesors James W. Sinden and Wilford R. Mills. All staff members .are request ed •to •atend a special meeting in Froth office at 7:30 p. m. Mon day. THE COLLEGIAN Engineer Ends Contest; Reede Turchetti Take Last Prizes The semi-technical article con test conducted each month since last February by the Penn State Engineer has been discontinued because of lack of interest, Charles R. Ammerman, editor-in chief, announced today. Ammerman stated that the stu dents haven't shown the interest in the contest that was originally anticipated. He also added that following a recent meeting with his editorial associates, it was of ficially decided to 4drop the con test. The last of the prize-winning articles appear in the Engineer which was placed on the news stands today. First prize went to Tim Reede for his article on syn thetic rubber and second prize to Tony Turchetti for his discussion of surface hardening. Reede re- Second Air Corps Dance Will Feature New Queen Kathryn Metzger, Air Corps queen for the past month will reach the end of her reign soon as pre-flight men elect her suc cessor at the second formal dance ih Hee Hall from 8:30 to 12 p.m., Saturday, September 10. Miss Metzger was the first of a line of queens which the Air Corps .will select at ° the monthly dances given in honor of each graduating Quintile. Patterned after the previous contest; four candidates repre senting each squadron will vie for the honor during intermission Air Corps officers will vote. Can didates will be selected by indi vidual squadrons from snapshots submitted by coeds. 'The winner will be escorted by an officer to a throne set up at one end of the gym where she will be crown ed • signifying her royal status. The Air Corps Swing Band will weave a musical setting as well as provide the dance music. Another promising highspot, of the affair will be the Grand March Ohl Omega 'Elects Officers Chi Omega recently installed Marjorie Schultz as president; Louise Cummings, vice-president; Carolyn Emerick, secretary; and Marilyn Miller, treasurer. The Penn State Engineer ANOTHER' NAfURAI-fOtOR 'COVER Penn Slate Women in Engineering The ASTP Program at Penn Slate The "Big-inch" Moe Line The PENN STATE ENGINEER is now on safe. at Student Union, Yougel's, Graham's, and Kaye's Korner. ceived the $lO first prize and Tur chetti $5 for his story. Judges 'were members of the faculty ad visory committee. All students possessing snap shots of campus life are asked to turn the photos in to the .illustra tions editor at Student Union or Room 1, Armory. The best pic tures that are sent in will appear in the photo section of the next issue. Articles and pictures of the Curtiss-Wright Cadettes, Hamil ton Propellor trainees, and ASTP engineers are included in today's Engineer. The Big Inch oil line and the Pan-American highway also are featured. Following its new policy to the letter, the Engineer once again has a natural color cover. This issue a photo of a Martin PBM-3 Mariner dominates the cover. for the graduating class, con cluded by the singing of the Air Corps song, as well as the award ing of a ribbon to the winning squadron of the afternoon's par ade. A dance for that particular squadron will reward the out standing marchers. A reception committee will again greet the dancers at 8:30 o'clock. Refreshments will be sold. SAFEGUARD YOUR CASH THIS WAY! Take no chances on your money being lost or stolen, change your cash into American Express Travelers Cheques. Spendable everywhere like cash, but refunded in full if lost or stolen. Issued in denominations of $lO, $2O, $5O and $lOO. Cost 750 for each $lOO. Minimum cost 400 for $lO to $5O. For sale at Banks, Railway Express offices, at principal railroad ticket offices. Proudly Presents Coeds To Present Ind Open House For Servicemen In answer to several requests to repeat the all-campus open, house for servicemen, the Coed Coordinating Committee announ ced last night that another offic ial Sunday afternoon entertain ment would be scheduled for next week. Ruth Storer, WSGA pres dent, explained that all dormi tory and sorority living places would be open to the service groups stationed here. It was pointed out that an un official open house was set for this Sunday, it being too late to plan for the regular kind. Coeds are asked to welcome any vis itors and men should feel free to go to any of the quarters on cam pus. Miss Storer added. This week's programs are de signed especially for the new -Ar my arrivals to campus. It is done in an attempt to make them feel at home and to introduce them to the student body. During the last open house, more than 1,000 men were enter tained and served, reports show. Barracks were delegated to cer tain dormitories and will be again but men are invited to visit any or all of the houses where they know people or wish to meet them. fr :1-,. :(;..- ,- . i . " . ...:'- . • .?.. f7:. ,, t,:,,L,„ _ ............ r -2;7- AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS CHEQUES PAGE SEVEN Unofficial Program Set For This Sunday ..<t~ ;~ ;;:.;:::::;.:; :;:::..:: : ... : ~s .:.. .
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