-FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1944 - ee Refunds ;wild Clock 0n Old Main The queerest of combinations may seem to he the Old Main clock, and damage fee refunds, but the fact remains that they are nearly twins. It seems that in the "ancient history" of Penn State the latter paid for the former. , The whole idea was the brain child-of J. H. Painter 'O4. He sug gested that each member of his class give $3.50 of the remaining $5 damage fee at the close of the year. The Old Main which was re built in 1896 was planned to ac commodate a clock but- there had never been enough money to carry out the original plan. Painter wanted. the refunds used for this purpose. Painter's suggestion was reject ed by his unsympathetic class mates so often that he_finally gave it up as a bad bet. C. S. Bromberger of the same class thought it was a good idea and, despite the objections, con tinued with the fight. He •carried it through _until the necessary amount had been. obtained. In May 1904, Bromberger wound his prize, Old Main's new time piece, gave its pendulum a shove and . .set the clock. ticking its way info the hearts of future Penn State grads. Not only did Old 'Main get a (clock, • but Painter's idea took hold. Other classes donated their dam age fee refunds toward various other improvements around cam pus. The terrace of Old Main; the pipe organ in . Schwab Auditorium, the • fFont, campus wall and gate way, a winter sports park and a skating rink are also listed among pie stud6nt gifts to the. College. - 171 - tietronly goes to prove that a little damage fee - and a little more student cooperation can go a long way.' CoMitlee to Discuss Campus Housing Problem Trustee Committee on Student ; and Staff Welfare will meet at the College thisweekend, according to President Ralph D. Hetzel. Kensie S. Bag Shaw of Hollidays , bUrg.is chairman of the committee. Other members include Furman H. : -. Gyger - of Kimberton, Howard La inade of Williamsport, Mrs. Clara C. Philips 'of Washington, Steward ' taylOr of Harrisburg, and Edgar Weichel of'Saranton; The committee plans, to meet ,student leaders and officials of the ,College to discuss housirig and rec reation problems, the President stated. Helth Service Calls 'Dispensary calls for April total ed 2722, Dr. Joseph P. Ritendur, head of the College Health Serv ice, reP c orted. R.egul,ar college students headed the list with 1796 calls. The ASTP cadets made 302 calls; V-12 unit, 5274 and Ensigns, 97. , The number of. patients adnift ted to the infirmary Was 106. There Were totir from Army Air Force, 13 from ASTP, 19 from the V-12 unit.; two froth Ensigns, and 57 from regular college students. Treatments given last month totaled 869. One hundred and sixty-four from the Army Air Force were treated, 296 from the V-12 unit, 66 from the ASTP, and 343 from students. Honorary Makes Survey Mortar. Board • is circulating among students of the College a „survey of suggestions concerning 'post-war set-up planned by a 'group from the University of :Washington.... These suggestions be sent to U. S. congressmen; . turn distribute them _to' other'lVlorter 'Beard organize - - tabus in , the United States. ( .. 1 ; 47 i 0) ', /••••:// _ - :4 410 &v.") . , • FOR • 0 kV/ "Mother! Just Look What •Guest Towels!"• rEIN=MIMI Baseball, Track Cancelled— (Continued from page two) four men to parallel the number he walked. TRACK MEET OFF Penn State's track outfit had scored 13 points against • Navy, the same number'of tallies mark ed up by. Villanova against the Midshipmen. Tomorrow Coach Harvey's boys would have met Villanova for the first time. • This presents a picture which would interest any track fan. The unlucky number 13 added 'a little THE COLLEGIAN /// fi Elm ii~ did to one of our Bes color to the *story. and since both squads had chalked up the same number against the spike teers. from Annapolis, predictions were not attempted by many. Relative strength of the two teams were at top pitch and a close contest would have been witnessed by spectators on New Beaver Field. Weather statistics for the past witner show that the mean tem perature certainly was. Military Push To Lick Nazis (Continued from page one) open; schools still running; and industries still in operation. However, after .the fall of Stal ingrad the citizens were not per mitted to do anything not necess ary to the war effort. The farm labor is done by women, children, and captured war prisoners, as serted the Baltimore Sun corres pondent. Cities which have been hit by Allied air raids 'are practically in total ruin, according to Whitcomb. Most of the people have moved to other regions of Germany. The areas to which war refu gees have migrated are over crowded, and portable wooden houses are 'used by a large num ber of population, said Whitcomb. Whitcomb also named a num ber of possible causes for the breaking up of the Nazi strong hold, He said the morale of soldiers and civilians might crack. Howev er, it is• not very probable at the present time, believes Whitcomb. PENN STATE CLASS RINGS L. G. BALFOUR COMPANY LOCATED IN THE ATHLETIC STORE LAST TIMES TODAY mw mwmmmwi "JAM SESSION" Starts Tomorrow SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTON The lack of raw materials was mentioned as a drawback in Ger many's industrial output, but Whitcomb said the Nazis have solved the problem by the use of substitute materials. Cartridges are made of steel instead of cop per and automobiles are run on. wood instead of gasoline. Failure of this year's crops may also give the Germans trouble, said Whitcomb. The Trojan horse issue was emphasized by Whitcomb. He said there are 12,000,000 foreign ers working in Germany. These people may start an uprising at any time. That is why the Ger mans are trying their best to pro vide fairly 'good conditions for the imported workers. "The most serious threat to the Nazis is the partisan group. The people comprising it have never lifted a finger for or against the Nazis. They are waiting for the day when they can throw all their weight into the fight.' They (Continued on page eight) Continuous Performances THURSDAY - FRIDAY tor„ialts -001-sioatt _ PAGE SEVEN DO 7 1 O'CONNOR PEGGY RYAN • ANN BLYTH
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