FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1944
fiver Hl/1 rind Dale
• A comment in last week's Col
legian, to wit: "We're .not doing
what' we came into the Army to
do—fight the war," has come to
our attention. Some people feel
that we are not doing our part to-
Ward the winning of the war. The
column mentioned that we are
anxious to go back to the "troops'•
and•get set for combat service. We
are, but first we shall finish our
job here. For those of us who have
gone into this program whole
heartedly, it has been a job. It
has meant work—hard work-'—.
especially for the men who have
not been in school for several
years. The men knew it would be
like going over an , infiltration
Course every day.
• Istearly . l9o per cent of all ASTP
students ,vere_ . formerly _back in
the" "troops.g!.. Practically- every
branch of the Army, from the In
fantry' to the. Air Corps, is re
presented by men studying. engi
neering, medicine, language,- and
psychology for the Army.. We say
"studying for the Army" because
w`i , know that we will- use our
training in the future, possibly af
ter the war. •
All the men •studying in ASTP
'were chosen from among a select
group of' soldiers all over the coun
ty.
„ These men are . learning a
specialged occupation, one which
will help the Army greatly. In
order to qualify for, these courses,
the soldier must have had at least
115 on the Army General Classifi
cation Test. The requirement for
Officer Candidate School is 220.
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After being accepted by his unit
board, the soldier is sent to a
STAR. unit where he received
screening tests and more 'inter
views. Those who fail, and there
are many, are sent back to their
units; while the others are sent
to colleges and universities to
start their education in one of the
fields of the ASTP. In the basic
course, these men go in the rank
of private regardless of any pre
vious rank.
• ASTP was organized in Wash
ington by a group of outstanding
military leaderS with •the aid of
some' of the foremost educators in
the country. It is without a doubt,
or should be, that • their plan of
ASTP for the benefit of the
Army, and therefore, for the coun
try itself. Does it not stand tq rea
sbn that our training will be of
advantage in our eventual part in
the fighting?
True, there is' no glamour in
volved in our 'work. We may yet
be able. to talk about the ZERO
we shot down, or the German we
captured, but now we have our
mission. In the Army, the mission
Is the most important part of any
plan. We would like to be able to
say, "'MISSION ACCOMPLISH
ED, SIR!" F.L., T.M., H.K
Pledge of Sigma Delta - Tau
sorority recently elected the fol
lowing officers: Florence Kreiger,
president; Jeanne Eisenberg, vice
president; Barbara Grossbart, sec
retary; and Arline Rabinowitz,
treasurer.
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Calendar
Today
PSCA cabinet meets at 740 W
Foster avenue.
Tomorrow
Gymnastic and boxing meets
meets, Rec Hall, 7 p.m.
Sunday
Chapel, Dr. Howard S. Wilkin
son, St. Thomas' Episcopal Church,
Washington, D. C., speaks.
Lounge for civilians and service
men, 304 Old Main, 2-5 p.m.
Classical music, 305 Old Main,
4-5 p.m. Ping-pong in, 401 Old
Main.
Monday
Freshman Men's Council, movie,
"Desert Victory," 8 p.m. All first
and second semester freshman
men invited'. Refreshments.
Wednesday
Valentine formal dance, Armory,
9 p.m. to midnight.
Technicolor _ motion pictures to
be shown at. meeting of . Penns
Valley: Ski Club, Agricultural Edu
cation building, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday
First and second semester can
didates' beats will be posted on the
bulletin board in the Collegian of
fice. Sign your name beside your
beat when you come for it.
Elements of Counseling; discus
sion group, B. V. Moore and Dean
Warnock.
Honorary Chooses
Outstanding Scholars
(Continued from pace' one)
leadershiP, service, and interest
in scholastic attainment are:
William V. Dennis and Francis J.
Tschan.
The honorary's initiation ,ban
quet is to be held in the Presby
terian Church banquet room, 6 p.
m. Tuesday.
Speaker for the banquet is Dr.
J. Burn Helme who will discuss
"Art in the Path of War," illus
trating with slides.
In addition to recognizing scho
lastic achievement, the National
Society seeks to stimulate gradu
ate study by awarding four grad
uate fellowships, each with a stip
end of $500.00 for one year. Senior
initiates are eligible for these fel
lo•wships.
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Sunday Afternoon Music Hour
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Fireside Room, 3-4 .P.M.
Westminster Fellowship
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lions Tales
.WTHI this column, the cub is
sii.ming . ol for the semester. How
ever, lest you forget, State College
students seem to keep in a social
whirl despite the war, finals and
work on hand so we have ample
news to report again this week.
Rice and Old Shoes!
Those who have marched to the
strains of Lohengrin •and said the
solemn "I do's" within the past
week are Kay Wright, alpha chi
omega, and Lieut. James Dur
rance of the Army Air Corps. The
couple was married in Colorado.
Sally Pio]let, theta alum, and Bill
Powers also took those vows in
Quantico, Va., where he is in OCS.
Alum Ruth Shanes, former kappa
prexy,' and Ken Cotton, sigma pi
alum, are now man •and wife.
Theta Priscilla MacLellan will be
come the bride of Lieut. (j.g.) John
William Foster in North Bend,
Ore., at the close of this semester.
Alpha omicron pi alum and senior
beauty queen Barbara Torrence
was. recently married to. Major
Harold Arthur Nelson in Egypt.
Thoge wearing diamond rings on
the third finger left hand of late
include WAVE. Chris Fox, who-re
leased Tom -Anderson for Naval
duty and also became engaged to
him.
Chi omega Edith Dengler is now
engaged to John Lowman of the
ASTP.
The Gangs All Here!
Succumbing to intense nostalgia
many alums or former State stu
dents were seen about campus this
weekend. Bob Osborne, phi kappa
sigma, and •Louise Long, theta,
were seen together while he wa:;
back on a furlough recently, li3
were Norm Marlin, phi kappa
sigma, and Peggy Quick, deli:;
gamma.
Kappa alums Margy Camps -y
and Jane Gibbony, Jane Ammer•
man, Lil Brandt, and Shirley Tet
ley returned to campus last week . ..
end.
. Theta alums Miriam Rh ein
Murphy, Ginny Seltzer, Nancy
Berkibile, and Virginia Manley
were also back to the alma matey
to visit friends and frequent favor •
ite haunts of their recent collego
days. Alum Eleanor Freedman,
former Alpha Epsilon phi' prexy,
was present here last weekend.
Phi gam JOhnny . McKaen
Bob Ard, phi delt, visited friends
here recently and enjoyed .tho
inter Ball weekend which Car.
ried campus groups into- festivcr
mood of pre-war weekends! Re
member?
A few weeks ago, John Mc
Cleary, phi delt alum, now of till: ,
merchane .marine, who has' jul.t
returned from Scotland, was otu
campus as well as phi gam Roclty
Kern.
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