FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1944
Commander Gabel Discusses
Servicemen At GSO Meeting
"The boys are young. Don't ex
pect them to be dignified, sedate
people," said Comdr. Walter S.
Gable at a training meeting of the
GSO Wednesday night. "By_ and
large, however, they should be
lieve like gentlemen."
Opening his address on military
etiquette, Commander Gabp 'said
to the girls, "The boys you will
come in contact with are apt to
be a great deal like the everyday
Joe College except that •due to
their military status they must
exercise a certain restraint, The
ordinary rules of etiquette apply
'to them now as before."
:Said COmMander Gable, "I have
a very high regard for the USO.
Between the GSO and the other
facilities for recreation - here at
State College, I'm afraid the
boy s won't have - time for what
'they are here for—study."
After his introductory state
ments, he went on to • describe
several USOs which he had vis
ited in this hemisphere.
"The USO in San Juan was
quite a place, a renpvated.gamb
ing casino where the organiza
tion would throw parties for
crews visiting in the harbor. We
a
had ice cream nd cake and paper
napkins," said the Commander.
"Another time we were in Bal
boa and they arranged a trip into
the wilderness to see the ruins of
old Panama. Afterwards a lady
invited the 40 or 50 of us to her
home for coffee and cake.
These_ boys weren't officer candi
clateS as we have in State . College
School Of Educalion
Plans Sunday Senior-
Faculty Hike And Picnic
Seniois and faculty of the School
. of Education will hike. to Fair
_ mount Park Sunday afternoon for
their annual picnic.
The party is scheduled to start
; at 4:30 p.m., but those who do not
know the direction to the park may
meet at the Armory at 4 o'clock.
In. case of rain,..the picnic will be
held in the -Armory. Students are
urged to wear old clothes, as the
• entertainment will be in the form
• of such Outdoor sports as softball,
volleyball, arid badminton.
• Seniors or Faculty in the• School
• of Education may obtain tickets
•' froth Kathleen Hays, Marjorie
— CherrY, Nedra Anstadt, Miriam
Zartrharf, Pat Lamade, Elaine HO-
Criek,"and Barbara , Painter.
1 7 Since this is . Oie laSt opportunity'
for seniors to , meet the , fatuity in
tfinse in charge urge all
elltication - seniors to attend.
Pi Gamma Mu Presents -;
forum - On Peace Treaty.
Pi Gamma Mti, social scienc‘
• 'honorary, -will - present , a foruir4
"'The Peace "-Treaty; Following
World War II," 'in 121 Sparks,
ii; in. Tuesday, announced Le
I,earrier, - chairman.
Those paiticipiating are *ltutl
Freitag, who will diScUss,"The Mat.
• jor Mistakes of.the' Peace Treaty
Following the First World War;7
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Betty oseKunz, "What ,Kind of
Peace 'Treaty'. Should -We Have
After = World War -II ;"4 and Ed-
ward Zemprelli, "ProPodals*.for
hVarld Police-Force:" •
Questions and disCussion from
the members of the audience will
follow the talks presented by the.
students. Dr. J. Paul ,Selsam, asso
ciate professor• of history, will
summarize and interpret the main
points of the student presentation
and the general discussion.
Miss Freitag and Mrs. Kunz are
student members of Pi Gamma Mu
and Zemprelli is a member of the
Penn State debate team.
• Circulo Espanol will meet in 321
Old Main, 7:15 Wednesday. Walter
Camacho will be the principal
speaker and two movies will be
shown.
but real 'scrub the deck sea
goers.' However they could bal
ance coffee on one knee and cake
on the other and handle a napkin
In addition as though • they had
been doing it all their lives."
During the question period one
coed said 'to him, "I understand
that there are sea-going Marines
and other• kinds. Could you clar
ify this."
Between howls from his aud
ience he questioned, "You mean
wolves? No Marine will admit
that there• are such things."
"But are there some, who land,"
she persisted.'
"There are," he said, "but no
Marine admits that either."
Henry H. Geist,
Chem Prof, Dies
Henry H. Geist, 55, a member
of the department of chemistry at
the College since. 1.919, died May
12. At the time of his death he
held the title of• associate Profes
sor of quantitative analysis.
A native of Girardsville, Prof.
Geist was born on March 5, 1889.
He' obtained his bachelor's de
gree from the College in 1911 and
his master's degree at the Col
lege in 1921. In addition he had
done graduate •w•crk at, the Uni
versity of Illinois and the Univer
sity of Munich, Germany.
He was .employed as a Chemist
by the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company from 1912
to 1917 and by the Wright-Mar
tin Aircraft Corporation from 1917
t 0,1919, when he came to the Col
lege as an instructor.
In his work at the College he
specialized in gas analysis 'and
precipitations of metal of organ
ic bases.
Prof. Geist was a member of
Sigma Xi, scientific honorary fra
ternity; Phi Lambda Upsilon, na
tional chemistry honorary soci.-` 1
ety ; the American Chemical Soci-' 1
ety; 'and the Masons. He also ser
ved as faculty adviser to Alpha
Chi Sigma fraternity and Inter-
Fraternity Council.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. F.
J. Auch, of ElizabethtoWn; and, l
two brothers, Warren Geist of,
Mount Carmel, and Frank J. Geist
of,, Buffalo, N. Y. Funeral services ,
were held Monday at Mount Car
mel. • . •
Outing Club Plans Hike
•
Outing Club has planned a' hike
for students to Mt; Nittany- start-;
Sing from;White Hall at 8 a.m. Sun
day: . • . • • . -
• Lunches will be packed for 25'
cents for the all-day outing. Names
joust be signed „up in Student
Union: ,by this afternoon or by,
ca11ing.2.26 Atherton. .
An, overnight cabin• party will;
be given, by the Xontb 'Fellowship
of the Evangelical and Faith Re-
lorti - ised:: Church 'tomorrow. The,
group :will.'meet _at the church at
2 p.mi, 'and hike to the PSCA cabin.
Only five more Sundays before
Comfi•iencement!
Student Departmenf
Worship Service 9:30 A.M
Westminster Hall
Westminster Fellowship
Student Trainee Panel
Forum Leader: Pvt. A. M. Linn
USMCR
'Fireside Room, 6:20 P.M.
Thursday Early Maiin
Fireside Room, 7:00 A.M.
In a world \ shaken to its
foundations how secure are
you in your attitude toward
life? -
THE COLLEGIAN
Men's Debate Squad
To Demonsfrafe Direct
Clash Type Argument
Demonstrating a direct clash
debate, members of the Men's De- -
.bate Team will oppose each other
.on the subject, "Shopld the United
'States Participate in An Interna
tional Police Force Upon the De
feat of the Axis?" The debate will
:be:held in 121 Sparks at 7:30 p.m.
;Wednesday..k
direct clash type debate, ac
cording to Louis L. Ullman, man
ager of the debate team, is one in
which the contestants are divided
.into- affirmative and negative sides.
After each side presents its defini-
Aion of terms- involved in the de
bate, the judge rules on accepti
bility of the terms. The debate
proceeds with several speeches by
'each, side, the winner being -de
cided by the judge after at least
two speeches have been given on
each side.
Those ,participating are Martin
Cohn, Zelmar Barson, and Alex
Reisdorf on the affirmative; and
Ottis Castleberry, David Hepler,
and Allen Kahn on the negative.
Timers will be Donald Rose and
Richard Titley.
Judge of the contest will be Dr.
H. F. Graves of the department of
English composition. Prof. Joseph
F. O'Brien will be chairman.
Difference In Attitude
Toward War Shown
By Churches
A marked difference in attitude
toward the present war and World
War I on tie part of church.groups
Was noted today by Dr. George E.
Simpson, associate professor of
sociology, who praised the
churches for their substantial con
tributions.to victoty in World War.
11.
"During. the first World. War,!"
Dr: Simpson said, ` . `many church
members employed their time
bunting slackeils and persecutif
pro-German suspe'cts. Ministers;"
he continued,- "frequently tUrned•
their pulpits into recruiting -sta
tions, ~proclaiming the conflict to
be a holy War and
.labeling the
American cause, God's cause."
In •this War, •he pointed out,
church groups have faced the facts
soberly and seriously, have avoid
ed emotional outbursts, and have
concentrated instead on construc
tive contributions. Churches, he
said, have served as a stabilizing
influence in communities, and
have made others aware of their
responsibilities.
Ile cited `as contributions their
sponsorship of entertainment pro
grams for servicemen and war
workers, their efforts to alleviate
overcrowded housing and educa
tional facilities,' and their whole
hearted Participation in Red Cross
and civilian defense activities.
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SMART SnOP
American Girls Far Surpass
Foreign Charm, Say V-12ers
Sweethearts of American serv
icemen need not worry that their
charms will be excelled by wom
en whom their doughboys and
sailors meet while overseas, ac
cording to navy-marine V-12
trainees at the College who have
recently returned from duty in all
parts of the world
Admitting their preference for
American women is partially a
matter of habit, the young veter
ans insisted that American girls
are the best in the world. Their
reasons, which ranged from phy
sical atttractiveness to intellec
ual 'superiority, included more
pleasing personalities, superior
social adaptability, better educa
tion, and neater appearance.
"American girls are so sweet
and clean and nice," one enthus
iastic sailor said, "that seeing for
eign women makes me appreciate
ours a lot more."
Women here at • home know a
lot more about make-up and what
types of clothes flatter their ap
pearance, a marine said. Ameri
can girls. can fit into any type
of situation, he pointed out, ad
ding that they are as much fun
Newman Club Presents
'Story O The Vatican'
"The Story Of The Vatican,"
a full length, feature of The
March Of Time, will be presented
by Newman Club, in 121 Sparks,
8 p. m. Thursday.
The one-hour film will show
the libraries, laboratories, the
Sistene Chapel, the observatories,
tn.dthe'tln'on6 I tkidihr \v'fter'e t-titd
iences are given by the Pope.
The original radio, installed by
Marconi, from which the Pope
broadcasts, is also included in
s
the film. -
The feature is a sound film and'
all students are urged to attend.
Frosh Council Films
ColOred films of hunting and
fishing Will be shown by Randolph
Thompson, authority on hunting
.and .fishing spots in Pennsylvania,
at the .Freahman Men's Council
Meeting, 304 Old. Main, at 7:30
p.m. Wednesday.
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The meeting night has been
changed this week because of the
annual meeting arid reception' of
the PSCA at the State College
Hotel, 7:45 p.m. Monday. - •
In the final eliminations in
the All-College extemporaneous
speech contest May 12, Gertrude
Rosen won the first prize of $5O
and Betty Coplan the second of
$25,
Miss Rosen's topic was "Is Spin
ach Necessary?" Miss Coplan's
was "Shall We Be 'ubservient?
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at a football game or movie as ;II;
a formal dance.
While emphasizing the char])
of home town girls, the future
navy and marine officers feel.
American girls are much more
conscious of themselves and thei
appearance and more receptive to
compliments.
"Our women expect. a lot more
attention and like to be told they
look nice," one trainee said,
"while foreign women are more
inclined to flatter the men—es •
pecially Americans with well-.
filled wallets."
ASTP Units Launch
Spring Social Events
At Barbecue Picnic
ASTP units on campus Will
launch their spring social calen
dar at Fairmount Park next Sal-
urday afternoon and evening with
a barbecue picnic.
Members of the ASTP will don
their fatigue uniforms and waif::
out to the park with their wivel
and dates.
Activities, which vary fro!ii
softball to sunbathing, will begin
4 p.m., and prizes will be award--
ed. Afternoon events will termin
i-4e with the serving of a picniri
supper about 6 p.m., after which.
pavilion dancing will be held.
More refreshments will be served.
In the event of Saturday show
crs, rain checks will be honored
Sunday. The picnic is the first. of
a series of social events an
nounced by High Moore Jr,.
chairman of the joint ASTP
ASTRP social committee.
The summer semester will be
gin with the ASTP formal danci4
scheduled for the first wee,hiend
after furlough, June 17. The cOrn:-
rnittee ,is preparing to transform
the Armory into a tropical para
dise in tune with the season.•
'Both army units make up the
committee. Jack. Middlebrool , ,
James Grady and Elbert Foun
tain represent ASTP while Dou
glas Keltz heads ASTRP. A date
procurement command is being
set up to get dates for men in
Uniform.
Charm the
Stag Line
Charm the stag line with fra
grance ....Drop a dash of dry
perfume in the hem of your
prom dress. That's a quick flip
way to make your favorite - per-.
fume go farthe'r. SeleCt you'
favorite scent from the six created
by Roger & Gallet and fill the air
with fragrance as you dance. It's
captured stardust.. , it's Roger &
Gallet dry perfume.
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