FRIDAY,- ,MARCH 31,, .1944
Service Center Celebrates
First Birthday This Week
This week marks the first anniversary of the Service Center.
- About a year ago. 500 Air Corps cadets started the flood of ser
vicemen who were assigned to Penn State for specialized training.
Sailors, marines, air cadets,• ensigns, eengineers from Fresno, Califor
nia, to Augusta, Maine settled down here for periods of three-months
to one year. .
A Civilian-Military Committee was formed to find out how to
make things easier and more familiar to new servicemen in State
College. Plans were made for a
service center, and on April 1,
1943, the plan went into effect. At
first the Service Center dispens
ed solely information to bewil
dered servicemen. Then it-expan
ded its duties to include finding
rooms for visiting parents and
friends and securing apartments
and jobs for servicemen's wives.
When the men complained their
laundry took too long in the pro
cess of being cleaned and deliver
ed, a laundry service was started.
Men brought their little bundles
down to the Center where. volun
teers picked -them up, did a com
plete job of washing and iron
ing the G. I. apparel, and deliv
ered them again to the Center:
Buttons were. sewn on, gloves,
6ocks,. rips mended.
First and present director of the
Service Center is Mrs. Charles
Thomas-Stahle.. Said she 'of her
work, "We do anything we can to
make the boys' life as much like
home as poossible.
"We are recognized by the Uni
ted Service Organizations," she
continued, "but we receive abso
lutely no support, financial or
otherwise from them., The Service
Center is purely a community or
ganization supported by the Coll
ege, Boro Council, and lobal con
tributions. The workerS have all
volunteered for duty and receive
ho salary." -
One — Of the Service Center's big
projects has been the sponsoring
bf the Armory dances and the trai
ning ,courses for hostesses in Girls
Service Organization. A girl may
become part of this national or
ganization by being recommend
ed by a member and passing the
required course. With her mem
bership card she may go to a GSO
dance anysivhere in the United
States.
Mrs. Stahle continued, "We
Tribunal Clamps
Down On Froth
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inischief-makers to wearing sand-
With signs.
Prize•- sandwich sign decoration
tvas awarded to violator Joe Vis
pi: 'qn New Yoik I was a. model,
Penn State coeds I like to coddle."
In has Wanderings about campus
this week," - Joe will be seen mod
eling a skirt and wearing rouge
and -lipstick.
Blissfully pulling his 'books to.
Class in a box, Melvin Levine will
be a walking example. of. what
'these . frosh-terrOriters do to err-'
big freshmen.
Roland , Grimstey will model
Tribunal's own version of the
aster bonnet which•coniists of. a
illow tonped by green dirik
and tied. demurely under his chin
4y a pink ribbon.
A huge question mark .tied- by
4 yellow ribbon and• Worn over
Isis. arm, .will .be a vital part of
Dick Lee's wardrobe this week,
tribunal declared.
'As a - final warning at the end
of its first court session, Tri
bunal promised that the long arm
of freshman law would be pre-
Oared for a larger grasp at its
Meeting next week.
Long Reminisces
"The Pennsylvania Dutchman at
dome" will be the subject of Prof.
IVlason Long's informal talk to
Lerman Club members. Familiar
--Oerman songs end , refreshmenti
loyilhalso-be.leatured at the club's
'meeting in, the 'Hugh Beaver room
at Vrecines'day. •
have even loaned the boys money
When they needed it. We have had
as much as $2OO or $3OO out at a
time, but without exception we
have been paid back every cent."
"I remember the Christmas
Party last . year as one of our big
events. We held a tea-dance in
the afternoon in the Armory and
a dance at night. The place- was
full continually. Town. women do
nated homemade cookies and
cake, made punch arid tea. It was
a perfectly delightful party, and
served to take away the dullness
of a Christmas away from home."
• Evidence of the success of the
Service Center is the guest re
gister. In this leather-bound book
are the names 'of hundreds of
grateful servicemen indebted to
the Service Center and its vol
unteers for having helped them
when they needed help.
Trainees comprise One-Fourth
Of 4,264 Student Enrollment
Total enrollment at the College was set at 4,264 in official figur'
es released today by Registrar William S. Hoffman. Civilians repro
sent 3,007 of • this total.
Included in the military-naval enrollment of 1,257 are 516 navy
marine trainees, 290 ASTP students, 240 Air Crew trainess, and 128
Navy ensigns. Also included in this figure are 33 Hamilton-Standard
"lady engineers." •
. Registrar Hoffman, \ in quoting the new figures, pointed out that
three groups -17-year-olds, pre-prpfessional, and advanced engineers
—are represented in the ASTP
total. He indicted that no further
change, is expected in this figure.
Air Crew trainees, on the other
hand, will leave the campus in
two groups and all will be gone
by June. The Air Corps curtail
ment, was previously announced
on a nation-wide basis. A pro
gressive curtailment in the Diesel
engine program Is expected to re
move the last group of - ensigns
by July.
Gifts for Her Easter
Rubenstein Apple Blossom Toilet Water .. 1.00
Dußarry. Bath Salts 2.00
Manicure Kits from 1.50
Ayers Pink Clover Toilet. Water 1.15
Leigh Perfume ; 4: fragrances 3.50
•Chertnays.Frolic Toilet Water , 1.75
Compacts .. front' 1.50
Mais Oui.Dusting Powder 1.25
NOW - - - A Large Selection
HALLMARK
GREETING CARDS .
FOR EASTER .. ,
Pricid from Sc .to MOO ,
cLanahan ' s
&L44lertStreet ; State College
. ,
THE C,OLLEGIAN
Excuse It, Please
We, the women of North and
Southwest Atherton, will wear
sack cloth and ashes and bow our
collective heads in apology for the
dearth of females at Sunday's
open house. There were Marines
and Sailors galore, but no women.
The reason—the gathering has
been postponed until the week
after Easter, but Mlff forgot to an
nounce it. We beg forgiveness,
boys.
Chem. Phys. Dean's List
Shows Freshm
Frank C. Whitmore, Dean of the
school" of Chemistry and Physics,
announced the following honor
roll for the fall semester, 1943.
These students attained an av
erage of 2.5 or over:
Seniors:
- Bastucheck, Clifford P., Ch.E.,
12.50; Cupp, Margaret 8., C.Ch.,
12.73; Goldberg, Gershon M., Ch.,
2.64; Hartman, Robert S., Ch., 2.-
64; Heckler, George 8., P.M., 2.68;
Keyser, Rosemary, P.M., 2.83;
Kline, James L., C.Ch., 2.64; Long,
Robert 8., Ch.E., 2.93; McLaren,
!John R., Ch.E., 2.63; Stief, Stan
ley S., Ch.E., 2.55; Weinstein,
Navy Department officials have
indicated that the V-12 program
will continue indefinitely and it
is, in this program, Registrar Hoff
man pointed out, that the Col
lege enjoys its largest enrollment.
Recent replacements for outgoing
navy and marine trainees raised
that total to 516 for the new se
mester, with no indication of
,early change.
In the civilian total, women
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Horst Presents Problems
Of Pennsylvania Agriculture
Greater difficulty will be encountered by Pennsylvania farmers
in meeting food production requests , of the federal government this
year than last, Miles Horst, State Secretary of Agriculture, predicted
in an address last Friday at the School of Agriculture.
According to Mr. Horst, labcr is already the leading problem of
the farmer and this shortage will be increased when the government
begins to draft farmers under 20 rears of age. the feeding of live
stock is another great difficulty because Canada no longer exports
en On Top
Eugene 1., P.M., 2.64; Yarze, Jo
seph C., Ch.E., 2:94.
Juniors:
Arnold, George P., Phys., 2.57;
Curry, John, Ch.E., 2.72; Katch
er, Avrurn. L., P.M., 2.72; Shibley,
:Raymond N., Ch., 2.52. • •
Sophomores:
Adams, Frank, Ch.E., 2.5.7;
, Becker, Myron, Ch.,. 3.00; Catsiff,
Ephraim 1., Ch.E., 2.94; Chand
ler., Bruce F., P.M., 2.95; Cul
nane, Charles H. .)r., Ch.E., 2.57;
Erdman, Karl V., Ch.E., 2.71;
Gleichart, Robert D., Ch.E., 2.79;
Hoover, Norma L., Sci., 2.72;
Rubin, Barrett 1., Ch.E., 2.71;
Tarpley, Harold I Jr., P.M. 2.84;
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"There
are more
Long
Distance
calls
every
day"
And more of them are in a
hurry than ever before.
So when the lights get thick
on Long Distance switch-
boards the Operator will
say—" Please limit your
call to S minutes."
That's to help more people
get on the wires during
rush periods.
THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
or PENNSYLVANIA
wheat to the United States.
From a long-time viewpoint,
idle land is one of the greatest
problems of Pennsylvania agricul
ture, he believes. Under the pres
ent conditions, with so many aban
doned farms, we are 'forced to im
port food into•the state. Mr. Horst
believes that if the land is allowed
to revert back •to the federal gov
ernment or if it is purchased by
the state, PerinsYlvania will be
come permariently non-agricul
tural,
Although he is not entirely op
posed' to federal , programA, he be
lieves that Pemasyrvania should
salve its own problems whenever
possible. Federal agencies stand to
dominate state policies when aid
of this kind, is accepted too freely.
Development of rtdal leaders is a
crying. need , of this age, lie said.
I Secretary Horst will speak to
morrow on "Pennsylvania's War
time Agricultural Probleins."
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