FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1944
English Instructor Relates
Travels In South America
"South Americans don't know
the United States, and what is
more, they have no desire to," said
Mrs. C. S. Anderson, instructor of
English composition, at a lecture
Wednesday. She spent four
Months traveling in South Amer
ica in 1940.
Mts. Anderson has visited every
country in South America except
Paraguay, Bolivia, and Guiana.
The. 'following, according to her,
are "impressions of a North Amer
ican traveler,,,,reinforced by con
versations with natives and by a
study of authoritative literature.'!
...The so-called cultured group on
the continent, who compose about
10 per cent of the population, have
been educated in Europe, stated
the English instructor. As G result
they have the ideologies of the
Europeans and their customs. The
ambition ofeyery city is to be like
Paris with •its ' wide boulevards,
statue-lined streets, and beautiful,
buildings.
In "Rio"' the" South American
"promenade" takes place each
afternoon at 5_ o'clock. At this
time the places of business are
closed, and people just relax,
walking around to see what they
can see and to greet friends, point
ed
,out Mrs. Anderson.
Twenty-three h u n d r.e d feet
above the city stands the statue of
Christo Rederator on Corcovado
Ifeight, literally dominating the
city with its outstretched arms,
Mrs. Anderson said. - •
Spanish is the language of all
South America, -except in Brazil
W. V. Dennis tolead
Discussion On. Religion
, William . V. Dennis, professor of
rural, sociology at the 'College,
Will lead the last discussion Of the
series on "Comparatie Religions"
sponsored by the Student Inter
_•faith Council in 304. Old Main at
84 p.m.. Monday., • •.
Dennis will speak on "What
The:Churches Can-Do to• Meet• the
Demands: of the Returning. Ser
vicemen." A group discussion will
follow. Refreshments. .will be
served.
Alumni founcil ;Receives
Fire Beard Nab
Ballots for the election of five of
the 1 f members of the executive
hOard tne-Alumni Association•
were mailed - Wednesday to all
members of the alumni council in
cluding the class secretary and
President of the district alumni
clubs, the,Alumni,,,office announced
today.1.•••1„
fle -•
Also ineltidls'a ballot for the
election of . tvio .metn..b?; . § ,
t 6 • the '.atlileje,:edv,isbry to
serve three-year terms •berimiing
July 1. Accompanying the, ballot
is a short trograpbical 'sketch eov
ering the undergraduate and
albxnni activities .of each .candi
date.
Under normal , cond*sons this!
spring .electitin,wmild theld, stur.!
i t?go o3333 PzaPeiaegt'w l2 4."': B D ' w ";
eyer;o.since-lihromi azty been;
scheduled - this springilhe'electiim'
will ;be - conducted 7 by. - mail.
After the election - closing June !
2h; -the executive board w.M meet;
and elect officers of the associa-i
tion for Ahe. coming year. '
• Saturday
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NAVY4MARINE FORMAL
"The Post Office is
just opposite us"
' JILAYE ' S KORNER.
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where Portuguese is spoken. The
climate of the continent is the re
ciprocal of North America's,
brought out Mrs. Anderson. The
warmer zone is in the north, and
the temperate and colder zones
are in the south.
"In the north is found a mix
ture of black and white popula
tion, called Mestizos; along the
western coast are red Indians,
with some mixture of black and
white; and in the interior is a
fusion of red and black natives,"
explained the composition in
structor.
"The only two all-white coun
tries are Uruguay 'and Argentina,
who control their population 'by
relatively strict immigration laws.
These countries more closely re
semble the United States than any
others.
"The whole continent of South
America is at present torn by po
litical and social tension and
strain. Political sympathies range
from devoted Americanism to pro-
Axis sympathies.
"South America is a land in
which we should be interested,"
concluded Mrs. Anderson, "and
whose future will be closely bound
with ours."
333 to Receive Degrees
At June firmmencement
The College will award 233 de
grees- at-it s seventh wartime com
mencement in Schwab Auditor
ium on Thtrrsday, .'June 22'. How
ard L.- Bevis, president of 'Ohici
State University will be -the guest
speaker.
:Bachelor of science degrees.
number 223, divided. as follows:
School of Education, 774 School
of Chemistry and Physics, '73;
School - of- Engineering, -.30; School
of Agriculture, 25:; School - of Min
eral industries, .12; and• School of .
Physical Education and Athletics,
6. '
Eighty-five bachelor of arts
degree s • willbe awarded, - 64 from
the School of Liberal Arts and
21 - from the School of Education.
AdVanced degrees are? master
of arts, 2; master of education,
3; master of science, 19; •doctor of
•philosophy, 9; -and engineer of
mines, 1.
Moisture Gauge Equips
Lab for forestry Tests
The forestry utilization labora
tory is now equipped to perform
all of the standard tests common
ly done, according to Dr. N. A.
Norton of the dpartment of for
,estry at the Cciliege:
A Kaydel moisture gauge, used
o determine -W ..#Le, thcidyre epaterA ,
Of wood ' samples; is the newest
addition to Dr. IsTorton's labora
tory." This device measures mOis
ture contents 'ranging from four
40 per 'cent. •
ANNOUNCfMENT
• PENNS'YLYANIA CUND LINES wish to an
-nounce to all .students - that, in order to arranges accomo-
I:lotions for travel from June 16 to 22 inclusive, it will be
ricessary„ tcl . nc,.,:reervations :by purchasing your
ticlet as far hi advEince possible, but not later than
twelve hours prior to your intended departure time.
All Buses Will Leave From The •
GREYHOUND POST HOUSE
Leave State College, Pa.
EAST BOUND WEST BOUND NORTH BOUND
*7:40 A.M. 1:10 A.M. 7:40 A.M.
*2:40 P.M. 6:30 A.M. 2:40 P.M.
**7:55 P.M. 1:40 P.M.
11:15 P.M. 6:20 P.M.
`NOTE—Through. coaches Jo , Harrisburg, Lancaster and Edina
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•Eastort-aild.New York 'City.
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War News
Analyzed
JOHN P. SELSAM
Associate Professor of History
Italian Theatre The Allied
assault on Rome moved forward
with bitter German resistance. The
west coast of Italy from the toe of
the boot to the Anzio beachhead is
now in the hands of the Allies.
The fringes of the Alban Hills be
low Rome have been reached, and
on Memorial Day Lt. Gen. Mark
W. Clark declared that "before
many days have passed, we shall
have freed this first of the :Euro
pean capitals from Nazi - tyranny."
The Germans have brought up big
guns and appear to be making a
last stand before Rome. It is obvi
ous, however, that the strong Ger
man resistance is taxing their
strength. In the recent advances in
Italy the first all-selective service
outfits to fight in Europe played a
prominent part. They were the
85th and the 88th divisions of the
Fifth Army.
British Theatre—The American
and Allied air assaults on German
manufacturing centers, communi
cation lines and the coastal re
gions have continued during the
past week. On Monday, May 29,
more than 4,500 planes, 4,000 of
them American, bombed Fortress
Europe from the west coast as far
east as Poland. The •bombings con
tinued daily, with a thousand or
more bombers, accompanied by as•
many fighters, taking part. Con
tinued radio, messages are being
sent to .Europe in many langages
giving instructions to the natives
how to aid the invasion forces
when D-day arrives.
Asiatic Theatre Fighting in
Burma has been slowed by the
.monsoon which broke last week..
Although the Allies -were a very
short distance, .from their objecs"
tive, M,yitkyina, on Sunday, the
city, head of rail and river traffic.
in the Irrawaddy Valley, 'has not'
yet been taken. Without Myitkyina
the .Allies cannot develop and pro
tect - the land route eastward from
India to China. Tuesday and
Wednesday hard street fighting
took place in the city, with Amer
ican and Chinese troops trying to
beat back Japanese counter-at
-tacks.
Chinese Theatre After the
Japanese seized Yoyang (Yochow)
in the northeast 'corner of •Hunan
province early last week, they
launched an attack Saturday and
Sunday down the Hankow rail
road.. in an attempt to occupy the
entire Canton-Hankow line and
establish defenses against .a possi
ble American landing on the China
coast. Tuesday and Wednesday the,
Japs made further advances with
the attack spearheaded by 150,000
veteran crack troops brought
.from Manchuria. Chinese - .aUthori-,
ties stated that the drive already
has developed-into the biggest in .
the rice bowl since the war started,
almost seven years ago.
(Continued on page eight)
Hetzel Honors War Dead
In Memorial Day Speech
President Ralph Dorn Hetzel
paid solemn and grateful tribute
to the heroic dead of this and other
wars at Memorial Day services
on the front campus Tuesday.
"In this crucial hour," the presi
dent told his audience, which was
composed of students, faculty,
staff, and officers and men of the
military and naval units, "let us
repledge our faith and our loyalty
to the principles and ideals for
which they died."
The President reminded his
audience that "in the relatively
short life of this institution its
students and its faculties have four
times gathered under the shadows
of Old Main to pledge their lives
and their fortunes in the defense
of their ideals.
In an impressive ceremony, the
program was opened with the
singing of "America" by the en
tire assembly, after which the
president spoke. The flag was then
raised from half to full mast, and
the ceremonies concluded by the
playing of "The Star Spangled
Banner." Music was furnished by
the Navy V-12 band.
The program was arranged by
Summer Session Enrolls
1200 School Teachers
Approximately 1,200 men and
- women, the majority of them pub
lic school teachers, are expected
to attend the thirty-fifth annual
summer sessions at the College,
according to Dr., Palmer C. Wea
ver,, assistant director. Sessions
will extend from June 5 to August
25.
For the second consecutive year,
three major programs will be con
ducted at the College simultane
ously. In addition to the intensive
summer sessions courses,- - there
will be the regular semester's
work for undergraduates and spe
cialized courses for military and
naval trainees. The latter pro
grams will get underway June 28.
Senior 7ngineer Staff
writers Receive Awards
Eight gold keys were present
ed to graduating senior members
and executive staff members of
the Penn State Engineer at a
banquet Tuesday night for the
staff and the faculty advisory
committee of the publication.
Keys were awarded to Howard
Amchin, Walter Baxter, Harry
Bell, Henry Forrest, Charles Ken
yon, Robert Peterson, Thomas.
Reed, and Conrad Walck.
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PAGE SEVEN
an all-College Cabinet committee
headed by Edmund Koval, presi
dent of the Independent Student
Council.
President Hetzel's talk follows:
"We are by instinct and tradi..,
tion a peaceful people. As a na
tion, we have repeatedly pledged
ourselves to the establishment and
maintenance of a world in which
understanding and good will shall
reign supreme. We have giveri
generously of our resources—ma
terial, intellectual, and spiritual—
that these objectives and ideals
might be preserved to us, and ex-
tended to all of the peoples of the
world.
And yet as we gather here this
morning we are reminded that in
the relatively short life of this in•-
stitution its students and its facul-.
ties have four times gathered un
der the shadows of Old Main to
pledge their lives and their for•.
tunes in the defense of their ideals.
They gathered here in the early
1860's to fight for the unity of
their country. They assembled
again in '9B to champion the po
litical and social and religious
privileges of neighboring peoples
of lesser strength and resources.
Within less than a quarter of a
century they were mobilized to
fight for the cause of liberty and
democracy on - the battle grounds
of Europe. And at this hour they
are engaged in every quarter at
the world in a conflict of such di.
rnensions .and •of such significance
as to exceed the limits of our
derstanding. Our strength now 19
the strength of our faith.
'Each -time we have marched,
off to battle our numbers have
been larger. Each time the rava 7
ges • of war have exacted from us
a heavier sacrifice. Each time -we
have mourned - the loss -of a larger
(Continued on page eight)
Registration To Be 'Held
For Infer-Session Work
Registration for Inter-Session
courses will be held in the Armour
from 8 to 10 a. in. Monday. Class
es will start Monday afternoon.
Dean Marion R. Trabue has re..
quested staff members who are
offering courses during the first
week of the session to be present
at the time of registration for con..
saltation with students.
A three day conference for lea•.
ders of child care centers will be
held from June 15 to June 17. The
third annual institute for school
psychologists is scheduled for
June 19 to June 23.