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.