PAGE TWO Campus Politicians Hunt For Solution fo Party Cliques' Balance Of Power (Continued from Page Cne/ previous elections, when parties were organized, students had voted on the yearly basis. Political workers met last night in an attempt to graft some of the excess members of Smith's group to Duerst's smaller one. However, at the last report Wednesday, stu dents were lined up in the follow ing manner: Gloria Duerst's group includes Ruth Anders, Allene 'Babbit, Roz urine Brooks, Harold Bucher, James Casey, Morton Grossman, Robert Himler, Ted Jentleson, Lov ,Levi,• Ted 'Rubin, Les Stine, and Gloria Whyel. • Smith's group includes Charles .Bair, Charles Blakeslee. Abram 'Basler, George Chapman, John Chapman, Peggy Lou Chapmari, ,Robert Cotton, Suzanne Clouser, 'lcy DeLang, Robert Glass, Thom as Guinivan, • Robert Hastedt, 'Peter Johnson, Peggy Lou John •stcn, James Hugo, John Krusen, 'lda . Latimer, Robert Lauer, Van -Lundy, Renee Marks, John Mat •ternag, 'Dean Moyer, Shirley Painter,"Gib Parnell, Joan Piollet, Anibal Rojas, Robert Shadley, 'Elizabeth Shenk, and Penrose :Wolf. Kern Names Good Elections Head Margaret L. Good will head the '.All-College Elections Committee -next semester, Harry F. Kern, Cabinet ch airman, announced 'when the student government 'group . met Monday night. Other :members of the committee will be "Patricia Diener, Alice Fox, George 'Graham, Charles Hall, • Edmund IcoVal, - Joan 'Miller, Charles Reed er, Eleanor Stoner, and Michael 'Wardrop. The committee will probably serve as a temporary student gov 'ernment during the •firstlew weeks of the new semester until new student representatives are' elect ed. It. was' also announced that the three remaining members of Stu dent Tribunal will carry over their powers until the new judicial group is appointed next semester. CA Council Plans Party - Freshman Men's Council will hold a surprise party for Freshman Women's Forum in Room 304, Old .Main, at 7:15 D.M. Monday,.accord ing to Victor 'Danilov, PSCA Coun cil president. Arrangements are being made by Dick Gillespie and his aides, Ernest Lowe, Pat Carr, Jack Neil son, and Harvey Marcy. Surgical Dressings Kappa Delta and Jordan Hall took first place in representa tion at surgical dressing classes last night, ten girls being pres ent from each. AOPi followed with nine .and TWA with six. The 66 girls present rolled a total of 882 bandages as com pared with 29 present last week and 687 dressings, and two weeks ago when 75 girls rolled 1,129 dressings. Library Receives Robert H. Hai► Collection A collection of more than 5,000 volumes, including many in the field of American literature, has been acquired by the Library from Mrs. Robert H. Hay of Pittsburgh, according to 'Willard P. Lewis, librarian. The books, part gift and part purchase, will be known as the Robert Henry Hay Collection and will supplement the notable Fred Lewis Pattee Collection already in the 'Library. Acquired over a period of years Froth Changes Policy-- Issue Makes Deadline Froth, Penn State's closest ap proach to the New Yorker, will hit the Co-Op Corner newsstands this morning, Jim Casey, business manager, announced yesterday. George Graham, new editor-in chief, makes a smashing debut with this big, up-to-the-minute Thespian issue, replete with fea tures and scoops as well as a firm foundation of solid gags. "Old Main Rats" is the rather bizarre . title of one of these fea tures, while "Sock" Kennedy fur nishes more personable. subject matter for a companion piece. Hetet Releases ' 43-14 Calendar President Ralph D. Hetzel has released the following calendar for the Fall and Spring semesters: October 21—Summer Semester ends 5 p.m. (Commencement, 3 p.m.). 27—Freshman Week begins 8 a.m. 29-30—Registration for Fall. Se mester. November I—Classes begin for Fall Semes ter at 8 a.m. (includes V-12). (No Thanksgiving recess.) December 4—ASTP term ends. 4—Hamilton Standard's second term and six months' course end. _. 6—Hamilton Standard's third term begins. 13—ASTP term begins 14—Curtiss-Fright course ends. 22—Christmas recess begins at 5 p.m. for regular civilian stu dents, V-12 trainees, and Ham- ilton Standard trainees. 25—Christmas Day recess for AAF and ASTP trainees. 30—Christmas recess ends at 8 a.m. for regular civilian stu dents, V-12 trainees, and Ham ilton Standard women. 1944 February 24-=Fall Semester ends at 5 p.m. March I—Freshman Week begins at 8 a.m. - • 3-4—Spring Semester Registra- tion. 4—ASTP term ends. 4—Hamilton Standard's tlli r d term ends. 6—Spring Semester classes begin (includes V-12). 13--New ASTP term begins. Standai•d's fourth term begins June 3—ASTP term ends. 3-Ilamilton Standard's fourth term and 12 months' course end. 12—Neltir ASTP term begins. 22—Spring Semester ends at 5 p.m. Faces ,Lifteci:• la . y Dr. Herman Einstein. Are you unsatisfied with your present face? Make an ap pointment on Octcber 8 or 9 in Schwab auditorium. Results guar anteed. 1-pdnl from dealers and auction rooms in• Many of the volumes describe America and England, the late Mr. religious groups M America such Hay's collection includes many as the Friends, Shakers, and Lu first editions and rare books in the fields , f literature, religion, travel, therans. Others deal with experi art, folklore, and Ameridan his- mental colonies. tory. Other items include a volume of About 150 books, magazines and Horatio Alger's poems, some hand other material written by Haw written stanzas of "Curfew Shall thorne, or about him, as well as other 19th century American and Not Ring ,Tonight,".. an engraving British authors, represented ;by of Abralign - T-iincoln, an Baron first or illustrated editions, are in- von . Steuben's regulations , for ' eluded. • troops. in-the Bevoiutionin7 , Army- THE COLLEGIAN Mrs. Thompson Replaces Agnes Highsmith as Associate PSCA Secretary Mrs. Virginia Deringer Thomp son has been appointed associate secretary of the Penn State Chris tian Association to replace Miss Agnes Highsmith who resigned last week. Mrs. Thompson served as an as sistant to Miss Highsmith before the latter left to accept a positicin at Duke UniVersity .as director of religious actiVities for women. She holds a B.A. degree from Oberlin College, '37, and an M.A. degree at Syracuse University, '42. While at school she gained an un approachable reputation as a stu dent personnel worker. Mrs. Thompson was- a camp counselor during her summer va cation periods at Oberlin. She also served as assistant director and then director of a city' day camp near. Canton, 0., while an under graduate. After graduating.she be came afield executive for the Girl Scouts in the same city. In 1940 she was awarded a scholarship to Syracuse where 'she continued her graduate work in personnel work. While at college, Mrs. Thompson held ari assistant ship in student personnel. Following graduation' she was employed in the office of the dean of women at the Newt York school. Mrs. Thompson also was head resi dent of a women's .dormitory. Mrs. Thompson came to Penn State in June. Since then she has been doing apprentice . work- under the direction of Miss Highsmith., When a vacancy developed she easily stepped into the position. • Lt. Comdr. Mildred-H. McAffee, who was dean of women at Ober lin while Mrs. Thompson was a student and is now in charge 'of the WAVES, has this to say about the new associate secretary of the PSCA, "She was an outstanding undergraduate and-one whom I: did know very well.. I have great ad miration for her as an extremely .capable person who early showed herself to be an able leader of her contemporaries and a person of in dependence and initiative." Watkins Says No Change In Final Week Dale; October 15-21 Still Holds Clarifying the apparent confu sion concerning final examination week, Ray V. Watkins, College Scheduling Officer, yesterday re leased the following information in regard to the examination per iod. "Grades of all graduating sen iors must be - in the office of the Registrar by 8 a. m. October 18. Examinations of all senior sub= jucts will be held from 8 a. m. October 11 to 5. m. m. October 15. "Examinations -for juniors, so phomores, and freshmen, Wat,:- kins continued, "will begin . 8 a. m. October 15 and close 5 p. m. October 21, • . "Classes which .are composed of seniors and in .whiph. Other. stud ents are enrolled MAy he xectuired to have two sexemioatioris.solie4 - uled at the discretion of the heed of the department in..which subject is taught." -The final examination .schedule, will appear in next week's Colle gian. - Men's Varsity Debate Squad Sponsors Speaking Contest Men's Varsity Debate Squad will Kesent a series of term-end public speaking contests "for the purpose of offering the men an ex perience comparable in some degree to that which they i would have received from the intercollegiate events comprising the normal sched ule," according to James Trimarchi, manager of the squad. The topic of the first series, composed of two preliminary, rounds and a final contest, will be "Plans for a Permanent Peace." Both pre liminary rounds will be held in Room 316 Sparks. The first round. 7 p.m. September 28, will schedule the speeches of Zelmar Barson, Martin Cohn, Saul Kozuck, Gil bert Parnell, Leonard Schumock, Louis Ullman, and Edward Zem prelli Speakers for preliminary round two, 7 u.m. September 30, will be David Barron, William Dymsza, James Helm, Charles Long, Gus Mitchell, Charles Stonage, and James Trimarchi. The final round, to be held in Room 10 Sparks, 7:30 p.in. October 2, will have as its speakes six men selected from the preliminary rounds. Prof, John H. Frizzell will preside over this round. ..Following the Men's Debate Syuad Dinner, to be held in the State College Hotel, 6 p.m. October 6, will be another speaking• con test under Prof. Frizzell, toast master. The entire squad will vie for the prizes: Louis - Nizer's "Thinking on Your Feet," first, and William Freeman's "Heayl An Informal Guide to Public "Speaking," second. In order to permit participation by Navy V-12 students who .are re stricted as to the type of subject matter they may discuss in public, all contests will be closed., General Eltdric, Budd Call for Applicants Representatives - mom the Gen eral Electric Company will .be on :campus September 28 and 29 to -interview .students for .pasitions. Employment vacancies are opened for accountants, production work ers, time study trainees, stenog 7 raphers, and draftsmen at Bridge port, Conn. Jobs in production, ,chemistry, time study, and stenography. will be available at Philadelphia, while accountants, stenographers, mathe maticians, physicists, and chemists are needed at Pittsfield, Mass., Schenectady, .N. Y., and also at Bridgeport. The Ectwird G. Budd -Manufac- AMERICAN ARTISTS GROUP . Peroonal e ARt Samples now ready from which to make your selection. , . • ." St 4- 10c -.1.5t —25( . • • Exclusively at Cathaum Theatre Bldg. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1943 Committee On Academic Standard To Review Finals Plan Tuesday Collegian's final examination plan wilt be reviewed by the Corn 7 mi:tee on Academic Standards on E. Marquardt, College examiner Tuesday afternoon, Dr. Charles and chairman of the committee, stated yesterday. Although the committee was presented with a detailed report on the plan this week, Dr. Mar quardt -said, full consideration • of . the-propoosalwas delayed because of the overload of scholarship ap-: pliCants scheduled for interviews -during this weeks' regular meet- Ing - hOurs: • • • The Collegian proposal, made In an: editorial three weeks: agd, . . essentiallyprovides that a student Whose bluebqok and clasSrtiorh average in any subject is, at least a "2" need -not take a final :ex' ; amination in that Stibject unless he 'the to do _so. .he ddel, 'the eXamination will count to ward a change in his grade. in ei ther 'direction in. the normal man ner. . . . A follow-up survey of students revealed that 93 per cent..of the undergrad Oates favored while 56. out of 71 .of the'profes . 7 sors polled in a similar 'mirrieo; graphed survey okayed the idea. Five of the seven School deans issued statements in favor of "the propoSal. turing 'Company of Philadelp4ia will also 'send ,a representatty:e.;fp the campus to.interview mechan ical, ' architectural, aeronautical, electrical, . and civil. engineers Thursday, September ao. Interview appointments for this firm may be arranged in 204 Old Main.
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