Air Corps Chooses Queens No. 13 ."Phi Kappa Phi Taps From Top Of Honor List Honor Society Chooses 51 With Averages Over 2.56 Phi Kappa Phi, national. honor .; society, will initiate. at its-ban p' quet Tuesday those graduating orseniors from the upper one-twen tieth of the class whose averages ;rare 2.56 or better, it was disclos eced by Dr. B. V. Moore, president 1:-Of the honorary. . • • The Penn State 'Chapter of Phi kaPpa.' Phi limits . , its 'Under uate membership to the scholasti- tally superior one-twentieth. Its COL.' EDWARD D. ARDERY graduate admissions may include Head Dies no more than one-tenth of those lZOTC Hea obtaining degrees in the current - • • •schobl . year, and .its' faculty bids lion A • are extended•to such• Members r . ' ra 6 'it• - •thoOsiiis to_ designate as "inter= ' fte 0p • ested :in scholastic- attainments," Col. Edward D. Ardery, 59, • stated Dr. M. L. Willard; acting commandant ,of .the College ROTC secretary of the • society. unit for the past three years, who Undergraduates 'to b einitiated. died suddenly Tuesday following ,Tuesday are:'.' Clifford Bastus-. a •Major oneration•in Washingtcin, ;check, Waiter - R. 'Berg, Cora D; C., was buried- yesterday ""at • Bierbrauer, Frederiek •P. Boody, 'the United States Military 'Acad.- ' Dorothy • M.'.'BOring, Roscoe .0. •emy', WeStPoint;',•N, 'Y. • • • , ~,;.'„Brady, -Jr., Phyllis W.:Crabtree; ;Funeral services were held in Ruth Clyde,..Gunther•bohn, Ijor- - "the -Walter - Reed hospital chapel, othi.V. - DiCklnson. . • Washington; yesterday -morning: Patricia •Diener, Ruth :A.. Ern_. Following • cremation, interment: ."bury, Tlizabeth Fosa, Ruth •S. Was made at the Military 'Acad , :Freitag, John H. Gertb, Gershon 3 '• • ; Mary .c. Gray, Mary' Cpl. Ardery came :to. State _Col- K.2Hess;Jairies'W...l7l.offman, Anna:lege july, 1940 as assistant M::: .Horny Beta J. Jenkins :Niles" professor of military science and LH.Keesier, Alrna' J. Kehler, Betty- tactics and . on December 9 of that Ro:se•°Kunz, Leah H. Learner. year became a full professor •and B. Gloria Moyer, Jane A. Neet- assumed charge of the ROTC. He was born in Virginia City, zoW, Betty E. E. __Rielemeier, Mar on July 12, 1884 and en jorie A. Renner, marjorie K. Ros- Nevada, , He ",:,ser,• R. F. Shigley;• Elizabeth. A. tared West Point •in 1902. graduated seventh in his class and • Strippel, J.P.Wagner, Genevieve • , • _ was commissioned a second lieu ' L: Weder, Herman R. Weed, Ro- tenant in the corps of engineers bert F. Wheeling Kenneth S. • j • • 1906 . . . . „ . :.Stanley. - .Jr., His career included' several IVrarY C. yoder, Ruth Yobe," Jo- , missions overseas. From 1907 un seph, elenski.. • • , til- 1909 he .was:: on duty in the :." The'. eight men. comprising 'the Philippine Islands: , Where he. had ; .. Selected:teri. per : cent of ,this yea charge• of road, maintenance and --graitAa.to:_itudqnt s arP: , improvement on MindariaO-:lsland Castore;„ ,SoCorro,,M;-,Ga.ztanth!ioeo and • placing: of armament' on' CO and.. During the next E.'••RedingtOri, JOhn'• ',-years: he . - WaS in Washingten p.-...1.pige.r,--„c x y*„ : ..A.:;:fap. 4 %:ibr j ali, the:Panama% Canal ', 1 o t . -:Ficulti Members .:ChoSeri;„ •fer August :1914 'as a captain, .•,• . • • (Coiti*ued on - pggc . - ; fitu s e):- ., - . Col.i.Ardery_was :stationed - at•:the . - Hagne:iri"the.,Netherlands, in con .tiMaticaris 'Stranded in- Europe.. at;:the Outbreak.: 6 . f World' War .1. He returned to this - country. late that - year and for : three years was assistant to the district engineer of New York A=C* ".Galley: Killed .As Test S pi n i i InfatCit Crash A/C RObert.L. Galley ~'44 ~ was killed ,Tainkary s 2 . 8 irhen • the: tiaiti int plane, he:- wad : flyitig went into - : -.a spin_ •at „3060 ?feet 'and ,crashed. Observers said 'that Galley /brought the ,pLine of : the spin; ,brit ::. could not come out of the dive, :the nose of the ,plane was 'rburied six feet in the ground. <The accident occurred at Camden, Ark., where he was in an Air Corps training group. Galley was a member of Blue 'Key and Skull and Bones, hotiOr .ary societies, manager of the soc cer team, and was a member' of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity. He ! had completed seven semesters when he left for the Air ;Corps last May. At its last meeting • the College , Senate voted unaui.-; , mously to inclUde • the name •of r. • Robert L. Galley in : the list.of "can:: ••f'ilkiates for - the bachelor 4:if 'arta: de . .• gree-on-February,24.': , . .• The.,,body. was: brought tohis ilhorrte -iu - .Co,nnelisville for. , inter-.: • pent- EleVen. brothey.s - ;:fiom'Ahi . s -,-"AgOed ttlwititleral tFebr,,upor,:2; • FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 11, 1944-STATE COLLEGE, PENNA . .'-Becoming ' , a major in 1917, he WaS placed in charge of . the.NOr fOlk,: 'Virginia, . engineering cliS• 7 'HOWeVer, this was' inter •riiPted ,hy Order. .to • proceed 'overses,where he•was•td serve as 'assistant -to the the Chernl - „Warfare ^officer of 'the Sec ond .Corps and First Army. • , Col. 'Ardery returned to the United States in 1918 and at the •time of the Armistice was on duty in the -office of the chief of en gineers in Washington. ••The following 16 years found him in engineering work through out the country, including Los Angeles, Huntingdon. W. Va., (Continued on page seven) Senior. Deposit Returned : Deposit. of. $1.25 that seniors .paidlor caps and gowns will be :returned to .thenzt,.since .it . was , decided ,lhai. there is enough ;filune,i , :in,;the • cAass. treasury to -cePrer.tbe eXpenses 'of ..cleaning,'.. epC.,.„.*rold..Bucher,,eighth'•se -1 -1/354rtet::. ; :.Perlti;''1" 1 1 31 * (1; :f I Published Weekly by Th l / 4 . Daily Collegian Staff V-12 Head Says Navy, Marines Continue School "The Navy and Marine V-12 stu dents who complete their training at, Penn State at, the end of this semester will be replaced," Com mander Walter S. Gabel, USNR, director of the V-12 program at the College, stated yesterday. "The , quota of 600 men is ex pected to he filled by high school •graduates, college students, and men from the fleet," asserted Com mander Gabel. V;:12 commander• said -that `those '..students who finish their work at. Penn .State will be sent to officer candidate schools, midship man schools, or other colleges for Specialized training: He' also: confirmed a' statement recently l issued by. Rear Admiral Randall 3acobs, chief of Navy .per sonnel, concerning the continua : - tion•of the V-I2 program. The words of Rear Admiral Jacobs 'follow: • • "The bureau has recently re ceived a 'number of inquiries con cerning reports that the Navy Col lege Prograni may be discontinued. All inquiries have •been advised that the Navy Department' has '.no plans , 'to discontinue this program. "The U. S. Navy is .still .expand (Continued on page eight) 268 Junior ,Hostesses Entertain Servicemen Af formal 'Heart Hop' "Heart Hop," the second formal dance sponsored by the State Col lege U. 5.0., will be held- in the Armory tomorrow night. Dancing starts at 8:30 and will continue until midnight. . • A- novelty orchestra, composed of 'members of the administration and faculty, has been contracted tO provide approPriate music for :the occasion. Both sweet and swing versions of popular favorites will 'tie rendered •to satisfy the varied form. The ,band, though not 'yet well••known on eampuS, is expected ,to, be- one of the hits of the Wien :tine , servicemen_ have been in . • - vited- to attend the dance, , Hos tesses to ,be provided,', by the SerVie - e Organization. Two hu. • ndrectand.lixtyeight girls, who completed . , training this week in the G.S.O. course, will make their debuts as junior hokesses. These, plus the veteran hostesses of the last formal dance, will be on hand to. serve as partners during the en tire. evening. • Choir Suffers Depletion; fishburn Urges Tryouts At- the close•of this semester the Chapel Choir will lose, by.gradua tion or to the armed forces,• ap proximately 75 per cent of the men now enrolled, according to Prof. Hummel Fishburn, head of the department of music. In order to continue the choir tradition, Mrs. Willa Taylor, assis tant professor of music and direc tor of the organization, is anxious to• replace as many of these sing ers as possible. To facilitate regis tering for the course at thg regular time, students and servicemen are urged.ta try. out before this semes ter ends. • - Tryouts .for graduate or under •graduate- men students -will be held in 211- Carnegie Hall front 7:15 . to . 9, - p.m: WednesdaY: . There also . :Will yabatieles . .in• the Soprani) :and; Tito, .501445n5: !.W . Oirier!...rnay!try Carhegie *ern 4:10 until . 5:30' Wednesday. Former Top-Band Musicians Play For Green-Tags With the line-up of queen con testants set and A/S Charlie Har- mon's musical aggregation ready to take off, .the Air Corps will move into Rec Hall at 8 o'clock tonight to "Swingout" Class 44-B, the green tags, who will be say ing a social farewell to the cam pus when the dance ends at mid night. The 330th C. T. D.'s commis sioned officers, acting as judges, will have a bevy of squadron sweethearts from which to select the successor to Mary Brown, 'reigning Air Corps Queen. Carry ing the colors fcr Squadron A will . be Eleanor Stoner, Delta Gamma; who will be escorted by A/S T. W. Fagan, general chair man of the dance, committee; ior Squadron B, Jeanne Schrump, freshman and Chi Omega pledge, whose escort will be A/S M. H. Steiner. Squadron C's royalty [bid• will be Marilyn Globisch, '45, of Alpha Chi .Omega, escorted by A/S E. E. Kolasinskie. .Squadron D, due to their formerly chosen sweet-. heart's inability to be present .at the dance . .tomorrow, , have ',chosen .as .:'their -sweetheart •TAw - ney first semester sophomore major ing in music. Miss Hill's escort. will be A/S Malcolm Ward. The Band Squadron sweetheart is Jo anne West, .freshman and Alpha 'Omicron Pi pledge, who will be the - partner of . bandman • A/S Charlie Harmon. Harmon will bring to Rec Hall an Air Corps dance band whose ranks include some former mem bers of outstanding American or (Continued on page eight) • ASTP Announces Plans for formal The third ASTP formal dance to be held at the College in Rec Hall on Friday evening, February 18, was - announced Monday by Cap lain Prosser, klecial services offi cer of-3303 SU. The music will be fUrniShed - by the Cainpus Owls, who will feature new arrange ments of favorite hits. • john'Middelbrook,--ohairman of the ' dance • committee, announced that lhe':dance will be in•horior• of the third semester men who will graduate on March fourth: Among these men are the basic surveyors who hold the distinction of being among the first surveyors in the ASTP-program throughout the na tion to graduate. • Open post will be granted to all ASTP men who attend the dance which is scheduled for 'from 9 p.m. to 12 p.m. Because of .the date of the dance, the theme will combine both a patriotic and a valentine •idea,.and decorations will fit both. Captain Prosser expressed the hope that all those who attend will plan on arriving early to in sure the complete success of the dance. "FrOm all indications, this semester's affair should surpass the other two. If the plans for :the dance are any criterion, then there is nothing that can keep the affair from being the highlight of the social season fdr the Army men," Captain Prosser added. . Registration Dates .Registration for the spring .semester will be held in the .Armory, Friday, March• 3, 'from until 12 noon and I until 5..p.m..; and Saturday, .March 4, from 8 a.m. until .12 noon only. College Deferment Quota Set PRICE FIVE CENTS Selective Service, Allots College 139 Deferments Quota Specifies Student In Technical Courses Of the national quota of 10,000, established by the Selective Sertr ice System for students who earn be deferred by reason of pursuing scientific and specialized courses, Penn State has been allotted 'a total of 139, it was made known by College authorities today. ". The national quota has been diS tributed by fields as follows: engi neering, 6775; chemistry, 2250; physics, 850; geology and geophys ics, 125. • Now the individual college must determine, within its quota, •.the students for whom deferment may be requested. The initial quota as signed to each institution has. been. computed by - multiplying the press ent number of students in Class 2 and "Class 2 pending," which each institution has reported to the Na ,tional Roster, by the ratio ~t he national quota to the ;total riu4e 4 r of such students -reported by 1 institutions. The Selective Service Systeilta has ruled: (1) Since the Army and .:NOW Specialized Training Programs . 4 ( ie providing for a supply :of ; pal's* in scientific and speCialized fields and certain professions adequate. for the needs of the armed forces, students occupationally deferred should be limited to a number suf ficient to meet civilian needs in war production and support the war effort. . (2) Students in certain scientific and specialized fields graduating on or before July .1, 1944, should be considered for deferment until, graduation. (3) An undergraduate. student in chemistry, engineering, geology, geophysics, or physics and 'who will graduate after July 1, 1944, should be considered for occupa tional. deferment if he is a full time student in good standing in a recognized college •or university. The institution must certify that (Continued •on page eight) • Journalism Honorary Initiates Professional, Student Members Aree professional and four un, dergraduate members were initi ated into Sigma Delta Clii, profes sional journalism honorary, at the Nittany Lion Inn Sunday, January 30. • The Hon. Charles M. 'Morrison, secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Lawrence Stack 'house, business manager, Easton Express; and G. 'Albert. Stewlol, publisher, Clearfield Progress, .ap tered the fraternity as professionql members. Undergraduates honored Were Emil A. Kubek, Owen H. Spann, Victor J. Danilov, and Mickey Raskin, A/S. Members of Sigma Delta Chi who attended the initiation and banquet which followed included G. M. Steinmetz, director of pub licity, Department of Internal Af fairs, and Chester Smith, sports editor, Pittsburgh Press. Also present were Franklin C. Banner, journalism department head; Stuart A. Mahuran and Don ald W. Davis, professors of jour nalism. Officers of the organization are •Thomas B. Wheatley, • president; Arthur . P. Miller, secretary; and Itembrancit Cecil . Robinson, :treas urer.
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