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 • _
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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
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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.
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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.
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