-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.
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Baseball, Track Cancelled—
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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
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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
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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
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"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
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