Election Code Released VOL No. 28 Profs. Dec, Ham, Malcolm Retire toivry, Grave, .Govier Also Finish-Teaching Ending a long association with the, College, six prominent mem bers.of the College faculty left a - gEtp in the faculty ranks by re tiring from active instruction. Dr. William Seddinger Dye Jr., head of the department of Eng ' Hifi' literature, was for 35 years a gi'eat popularizer of Shakespeare among a student body tradition ally avoiding • the dry classics. Author of several books, Dr. Dye k.t-. • . isa . graduate of the University of , Penhsylvania, where he ob . - , 'tithed his bachelor's degree in -1905, his master's 1908, and his do'ctor's degree in 1915. - He is a member of the Modern Language association of Ameri ca: the Pennsylyania • Historical • SC,cietY, the, English Association of. London, England, the Shakes :* peareAssociation, Phi .Kappa phi, ?•: and Acacia Fraternity—of which he, was. national president from 1922 to 1929. His hobby is paint i ing to which he will devote most '_rof • his time. after-his retirement. Dr. William R. has re r;- • „ ..turned to'Lewiston; Me., where he • ' hopes to perfept the Weapon to . which he has devoted unending hopra since the assault on Pearl Harbor . ; A scientist 'with a wide range of interests,. he • is •Mainly responsible.. •fOr,lhe' advancenient .'andgrowth of the physics depart -2-;-:' meat, -where . he taught for 35. .2---2; ears.y'.. ;-' ,• John Malcolm,whose main in .)'-•.:.: terestS have been engaged by mu ::':2:'' sic :and .mathematici, was retired .t.', 1 ; . 2 £< as 'associate professor of mathe-- 2 ~ : .'',.'rnritics after 27 years - of service to 1;; :' the' College, having previously Y 7 relinquished , his •long-,tinie post I , '• • ,as 'organist - .at. St. Andrew's Epis -1,;,,:...c0Pel Church. - f. 'i , • - Dr.. Ellsworth Lowry; associate 4A , - ,: '7'''''profeSsor of edUcation in •the de ::.‘:-,..: partment of education extension. r:;:,:.; -also had a long experimental *:':'" -- wdrk: in reading, has published ;tl:,,articles 'in the Elementary 5ch001,..17• -,- ' - (Continuei on eight), - (..41 , .!•,, , l'• - • . . .•• , ..,''.. 4 ; , . , '''''. ' • ' P.SCA Cabinet Sponsors Frosh .. - • Series . . • , • :' . .. rfr , i-v'Hir - o . gram S t-or Stiitither -.-:7 -,,,,. •ci• -• 1 1 ,' • ' •F,'SCA Cabinet sponsorship of a is:',§i.ties of programs for new.fresh 71,.!:'.::Vinen arid enlisted students for the 'semester was announced by James T. Smith, :; - ,'-;•,- , ;PSCA. 'secretary. :'_ Freshman Men's Council will f" . 4- 1 -meet in Hugh Beaver Rodm, 7:30 Monday evening, under the leadership of last. semester's '. l `eers, Robert Barefoot, Frank Fry 'and William Morton: Meett' 44 " . irietVill be conducted for the put- Klii,P ':: "4:# of acquainting all freshman with' College traditions, ad :Cc,., and various activities PSCA and other student zations. Russell E. Clark, 'l9, bursar of ' 4 ••' the'College will speak to the 4 group , - on "Penn State in World L" At this same time, nomi 'nations for the vice-president will Made. Eouncil plans for the, future in cluie overnight 'cabin . party 4 '''A , l 4 :Tilly" 15 ,o 16, elections, and 'a lfe:r July 17. •Freshman Women's Council, 7 2- '.Which meets in the Hugh Beaver , • Itoom•Tuesdai nights at 7:30, in -if!\rtes all freshman ,coeds ' to attend •.:'the'cabin party tomorrow. Upper -cla'Osmen will meet, the girls' at 2i30 pin. or 4 p.m. at the rear of "-• Old Main. Hiker‘are requested to k'i..^iF4an up by. noon today in 364 ,old :44;4 ibm• Thop coning shoUld‘..bring The Colleg 13. .LEWIS 'LAND Trustees Name DepilmOitHead Dr. S. Lewis Land has been ap poihted the neW head of the de partment of industrial education at the,, College. He assumed his position July 1. Dr.. Land has a long recOrd as leader in the field of iridnitrial education, for the past seven years serving as supervisor of industrial education and industrial teacher training for the - New York State Education Department..• . .. • . He 'received liitl4ducatlon'Of the East tenheisee Normal. School (diploma, 1919); Peabody College for Teachers (8.5., 1922); the Uni'- versity of Wisconsin (M.S., 1925); and New York University, where he completed his doctorate in 1931. . The author of. three , standard texts on steamfitting, plumbing, and. air-conditioning, and editor of. three trade journals, Dr. Land holds membership in a number of organizetions, including Phi Delta Kappa (eduCation) and lota Lambda Sigma (industrial educa tion); also in the -Americari Voca tional Association and•the National Education ;Association._ 25 cents, and if they wish•to stay overnight, they . •s hould bring blankets. Ann Berkheimer is in charge of the affair. At the second .meeting of the Forum; "Coed Questions" will be the topic of discussion., Opening . the discussion with the "do's and dont's" of campus etiqUette, Miss Edith Melville and Miss Jeanne Richards,. assistants to the dean of women; Mary Margaret Dunlap, vice-president of PSCA; and Kit Frasso will be in 'charge. , Temporary committees of fresh man girls will be set up to plan for parties with the Men's Council, and to suggest program for July. This organization will lead up to FOrum elections to beheld later in the month. Upperclassmen assist ing the -Forum in ,formulating 'the organization for new members - are Mary Margaret Dunlap, Dorothy Colyer, . Jean Farley, and Jane. CrOmis. • • ' • Fifst •feature'of the program for servicemen and their guests spon sored,by . PSCA is the' free movie, "Under Two Flags," starring Ron ald Coleman, Claudette Colbert, and Victor McLaglen, in 121 Sparks; 2 •p.m. Sunday. Further programs to be planned by a servicemen's council will b-- crude atialn parties, open houses, and hikes. ' • • Published Weekly by The Daily Collegian Staf: FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 7, 1944-STATE COLLEGE, PENNA Players. Set Final Tryouts For New Play Final tryouts for "Ladies in Re tirement," to . be presented by Players August 11 and 12, will be held in Little Theatre 7 p.m.' Sun day, according to Prof. L. E. Tucker of the Dramatics depart ment who will direct this latest dramatic endeavor. Six female and one male roles are needed in this cast. All students - wishing to try out should sign up at Student Union today or tomorrow morning for an appointment. All regular stu dents, and summer session stu -dents Who expect to remain on campus until August 12, are elig ible. Preliminary try outs were held Wednesday and Thursday evenings, but a definite cast will not be selected until early next week. "Ladies in Retirement," set in a large ancestral manor. in Eng land, concerns a young maid who murders her matronly employee on behalf of her two elder sisters. Mr. Tucker is sure that this mys tery thriller will appeal to the college audience that has attend, eel Previous Players' productions. Entollmentlotals 1410;.f,t,00::.-461.:.:::;-::- Frehmeri represent one-thtir& of the total civilian enrollment at the College this semester; Regis trar William S. Hoffman dis closed today. He set the total fig ure at 1280„of which 462 are first and second semester freshmen. The" 1200 civilian students, when added• to 685' summer ses sion enrollees, 565 Navy V-12 trainees, and 290 ASTP students, places the total campus popula tion at 2820. Registrar Hoffman •said the new freshmen number approximately 370. • Women outnumber men by a s'li4ht margin in the civilian student body but addition of mil es tary _ naval. trainees again returns, •men to a dominant" po- Sition on the campus with a total of 1464 as compared with 667 wo men. These- figures are exclusive of the summer session enrollment; which is traditionally composed largely Of women.' • • The civilian enrollment (by schools and classes) follows: School Fr. Soph. Jr. Sr. Agriculture 45 .32 13 29 Chemistry, Phygics'99 65 28 15 'Education 45 63 71 .85 Engineering •. : 1.15 42 33 18 Liberal AFts .... 2 5 44 47 Lower Division 126 96 Mineral Industries ' 7 10 8 5 Phys-Ed. • 23' 6 . 7 1 Totals. - 462 319 204 200 All freshmen and upperclass men interested in newswriting, •advertising work, or business .promotional work are urgect to attend the meeting • for can •didates.. for the editorial, ad vertising, and business staffs of the Collegian in 8 Carnegie 'Hall 7 p.m.' Tuesday. All can didates from last •semester are also asked to report •at this time. Call for Candidates ian College Elections Code Approved By Cabinet Danilov Tells Frosh To Procure 1944-45 Student H(3lndbooks All freshmen are advised to procure the new Student Hand book, at the PSCA office, 304 Old Main, according to Victor Danilov, editor. Many have obtained the 1943-44 handbook which has now become obsolete. The Freshman Handbook, a Penn State tradition, appears each June. It plays an important role in every student's college career beginning at its required possess ion by all freshmen. According to Editor Danilov, the new condensed handbook dis plays many advantages over its predecessors. All specific fresh man information has been placed in one section, Orientation. The nine cither sections into which the book is divided are the College, Government, PS'CA, Organith tions, Activities, Athletics, Songs and Cheers;'• ServiCerrien and formation; - • • New College calendar, the mile age to nearby cities, and much other valuable information has been included. AU new • pictures have • been added. Full-page pictures of Old Main and' the Lion Shrine dom inate the front and back inside covers. Band, Orchestra, Choir To Continue The band, orchestra, and choir will all be' active this summer it was announced by the music de partment today. Orchestra, a one credit course, rehearses in Carnegie Hall each Monday from 7 to 8:30 p. m. 13.nd meets every Wednesday night in 117 Carnegie Hall from 17 to 8:30. New •players-are urged to come to the rehearsals next ,'week: Prof. Hummel ,Fishburn, head of the music department stated that students who can play need not own instruments as the College has a sufficient number to supply- those who .4ve none. "The Chapel choir is ,in great need of singers and will be corn.. posed almost entirely_' of new members because of thenumber of choir members who recently gra duated or were drafted," stated MrS. Willi C. Taylor, assistant di rector of music who is in charge of the choir. The choir rehearses in 117 Car negie Hall each Thursday night from 7 to 8:30 and .every Sunday morning .in Schwab Auditorium at 10:30, just before Chapel ser vice. Additional tryouts for choir will be held this week in 211 Car negie Hall, coeds may try out from 7 to 9 p.. in. on Tuesday and men the same - hours on Wednesday night. Choir, band, and orchestra are all open to summer session stud ents, graduate students, and fac ulty' members as well as under- graduate' students. ri! Ensigns Finish Course a 6 CE FIVE CENTS Galvanek Submits New Articles for Ratification Approval of the revised All-Col lege Elections Code for the Sum' mer Semester was given by Cab inet at its first meeting of the semester. Submitted by Paul Gal vanek, chairman of the Elections Committee, the new provisions are as follows: Article I: Time of Voting Voting will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 18 and 19. The polls will be open continuous ly between the above specified hdurs on these two dates. Article II: Place of Voting Elections will be held in the first floor lounge of Old Main. Article III: Eligibility for. Office Every* candidate shall be re quired to have a "1" average ftir his entire college career. The reg. istrar's list shall be official in de termining the candidate's average. Any student is eligible to run for president or treasurer of the semester in which his college crea its place liiin. The registrar's office shall be o'ffrcial. in 'determining a student's semester rank. (1, 2,3, 4, 5,6, 7,8.) Article IV: Clique Omanization A:clique _must. Me.. a...complete membership list with. the Elections Committee. This list must desig nate the official clique chairman and• other clique officers together with the names and semester of every clique member. This list must be signed by the clique chair.. man ,and clique secretary. This list must be turned in to Student Union by 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 11. Additional names of clique members may be filed only with the permission of the Elec tions Committee chairman. Article V: Method of Nomination Any regular student meeting the above requirements of scholarship and semester rank will be eligible for nomination of president or treasurer of his respective semes ter. • To be nominated a 'candidate must receive a plurality vote, i.e., more votes for that particular of fice than any other candidate. The (Continued on page eight) Debate Manager Holds Tryouts Edward P. Zemprelli, new de bate manager, announces that preliminary tryouts for the debate squad will be in 316 Sparks, 7 p. m., Wednesday. Tryouts proper are scheduled for July 19 at the same time and place. Trials are not restricted to freshmen. Since the proposition for de bates during the summer semes ter. will center on the national scene, the regular squad is study ing the Republican presidential platform. When the Democratic party \ releases its platform, the members of the squad will also scrutinize it closely as further preparation. Manager Zemprelli will release semester plans for intramural and intercollegiate events shortly. Last semester the team journeyed to Pittsburgh and Mt, Mercy. Penn State played host to the annual convention attended by 100 stud. ents, representing 20 colleges. Features last semester includ. ed inter-collegiate debates, sym posiums, and round tables. There were also demonstrations of a direct clash debate and parliamen. tary procedure.
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