In an attempt to revive College spirit in sports, particularly foot ball,'Gridiron Coach. Bob Higgins will show films of the Penn State- Pittsburgh game of last fall at the Freshman Men's Council meeting in 304 Old Main, 7:30 p. m., Monday. ). Acting as a narrator, Higgins will explain the plays, the object being to' aid those interested in learning more about the sport. V-12 Student Fights Japs In Major War Campaigns Meet Walter Nickle, gunner's This is still not the end of his mate' 2/C, who is a fleet man in encounters with the "sons of heav ever3;• respect. Lo(Acing at him, ~ en. He was present and took par c you just see a quiet sort of a fel in the bombardment of Makin Is low. , But one who has seen 20 major battles against the Japan- land, the raid on the Marshall Is • ese in. the Pacific.- Nickle is now 'ti•,.....:4atpued...with the _College V-12 Nickle enlistea in the Navy in September 1940, and had his "boot training" at Newport, R. 1., which then lasted three months. - In December of the same year, he was assighed to a cruiser on which he .spent the next three and a half, years. In .that ,time Nickle 'participat,- ed in almost every major en ' gagerpent directed against the Japanese since the war began. He • was at Pearl Harbor on December. -.• 7, at. Bougainville, in the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Battle of Midway,. the occupation and re inforcement of Guadalcanal, at Tassaferunga. He also participat ed in -the bombardment of Wake in September 1943.- Frosh Had It Tough During Pre-War Era At The College If „freshmen believe they are suffering under present customs regulations, they should have en • rolled at the College in pre-war - days when things were really .: ; tough. Don Campus, a mythical pre ' war student of the fall semester of 1941, would immediately note he difference in customs enforce ment:if he returned to his Alma Mater today. , - Watching a group of freshmen outside the Corner Room serenad ing the spectators, he would. re member the days when freshmen were ordered to invade and knock - dow6 the doors" of the tri-dorms. As the freshmen advanced to storm the walls, the occupants of the dorms threw them back with -streams of water from fire hoses. Back in the days when Don wore • the clink, frosh had to memorize the entire "Bible" and be able to, recite any piece of information on College history, from the acreage extent of the College to' the salary ,of President Hetzel."lf a freshman • 'stammered when ordered to-shout the "locomotive" cheer„ he was • , ipunished by an - interview with Standing-at.the main ,gate- and , pokiw • up—he 'mall, - Don saivouid ' 6 ' 67 .4iketfthat freshrowhad to en. COACH 808 HIGGINS lands, the first air strike ,at Sai pan,. the f:irst,,and second air strikes t;•••'''rrttit' 4 -and"'the- , Ab'citnii)irrilrifetit of the same island': The rest, and there were more, were secret op ' erations. Nickle has spent most of his four years in the Navy at sea, 106 days being the longest time virith out hitting shore. During this time, he has had about 40 days' liber ty, none of which was spent in this country. About the only place he did spend liberty ,was Hono ' lulu which was memorable as having about 235 men to every woman, quite, different from Penn State. Nickle is undecided as to what duty he prefers upon completion of his V-12 training but right now he has a little algebra and physics to attack. , • ter and leave campus grounds by the Pugh street gate. The com mand, "Button, frosh," back in his day, was responded to with a low, courtly bow instead of the 1944 version of •the mere tipping of the dink. Gone are the days when upper classmen waited behind the bushes at the entrance to the Armory to catch .freshmen who sauntered down the mall with their hands in their -pockets.. How many times had Don walked into" , the front entrance .of Old Main and found upperclassmen in the vestibule asking to see his •matric card and handbook all filled, out; Customs denied him the right to whisper to a cute blonde who passed him as he headed for class: . A feeling of sympathy would be awakened within Don as he passes the 'ROTC drilling field and listens• to upperclassmen teasing a freshman, insisting he had dated the "past weekend. Don would re member the nights he was dragged out of his bed in...the middle of the night and.. paraded •up and down Allen street and made•to chant the school songs. A conversation- between two freshmen about the • • removal' of name .• cards :today would bring • (Continued, an page . eight) Olit &argil tt 4 ,. i Published Weekly by The Daily Collegian Staff VOL:-.40•=:- . No. 30 FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 21, 1944—STATE COLLEGE, PENNA Tribunal Head Allows Frosh To Doff Tags Freshman men's name cards will be removed today at 8 a.m., Steve Herbert, Tribunal chairman, announced at the first compulsory frosh mass meeting in Schwab Auditorium Monday evening. Seated on the platform were Dean of Men Arthur R. Warnock, Steve Herb e r t, Dale Bower, Charles Alcorn, James Hugo, Peter Johnson, Joseph Krawiec, Cheer leader Guy Newton, and the chair man of the meeting, John Matter nas. Bouncing onto the stage, Guy Newton started the evening's fes tivities with a short yell for the frosh, followed by "Fight on State" sung by approximately 200 fresh men who attended the meeting. Peter Johnson, Steve Herbert, and Dale Bower each delivered short talks on Penn State tradi tions and spirit. Dean Warnock spoke on the ef fect of war on Penn State's cam pus life and .the manner in which Penn State 'benefits those who serve her. . Tribunal's first two "sandwich men" were exhibited and the meeting closed with a "Lion Yell" and the singing 'of the "Alma Mater." IM : A r lyfAsfageN i :,.. IDungaree. Dance' IWA and IMA are sponsoring an informal "Dungaree Dance" at the Armory from 8:20 p.m. to 12 mid night on July 29. Couples will dance both round and square dances to recordings. Stags will be admitted and tickets are 25 cents per person. Co-chairmen of the entertain ment committee, Norma Shanholt and Harriet-Strauber, are planning a program to be given during in termission. A prize will be award ed to the winners of a contest which will be included as part of the entertainment. Cokes and doughnuts will be served by the . refreshment com mittee which includes Mary Evans, Maryann Graham, Mildred Gross, Ruth Elenck, Betty Luchtemeyer, Jean Pretter, and Pete Palmer. Records will be changed jc:4y Robert Smith, and Henry Menge will act as doorman for the eve ning. Rita Penner is in charge of decorations and Birdie Diemel is handling the publicity for the af fair. General arrangements for the dance were made by Virginia Bierne, IWA social chairman, and Robert Barefoot, IMA social chair man, it was announced today by Rose Schulman, president of IWA, and Michael Lynch, president of IMA. Jesse L. Kral! Named To Board of Trustees Appointment of Jesse L. Krall of Catasauqua to the unexpired term of the late Robert H. Craig on the board of trustees at the Col lege was announced today by J. Franklin Shields, president of the board. The new appointee, superinten dent of the 1500-acre Willow Brook Farm, will fill one of the alumni places on the board. His term will expire June 30, 1945. He is a graduate of the College, class 0f',1.919: His --appointment was prompted by -the death about a month ago of Mr. Craig. Key Sweeps Election; Bower Tops Herbert Ed Williams, Lion, Wins Sec.-Treas. Position; 19 Per Cent of Student Both , Votes at Polls Dale Bower, Key, was elected eighth semester president, by a margin of five votes over his Lion opponent, Steve Herbert, who re• ceived 39. • Lion candidate Ed Williams won the post of secretary-treasurer with the same total, 44. Shi Fink, Key, had 39. Though there was a difference of only five votes between Lion and Key posts in eighthsemester, Key carried 10 of the 14 offices. Of approximately 1500 civilian students enrolled at the College, 1152 voted, Paul Galvanek, Electi ced. This made a percentage of 79 ing to Galvanek. For the first ti Speaker Analyzes Plans For Future Noted Historian to Talk In Schwab Auditorium Walter Johnson, historian, lec turer, and political analyst, will discuss "Blueprints of the Bright Future" at a admission-free lec ture in Schwab Auditorium at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Instructor in history and direc-. tor of the American history phase Of the Army Specialized Training Program at the 'University of Chicago, Johnson will come to the campus in conjunction with the twenty-second annual Superinten dents' and Principals' Conference. Born in 1915 inNahant, Mass., he was educated at Dartmouth College where he was a senior fel low, commencement speaker, and Phi Beta Kappa. He obtained hiS master's and doctor's degree' from the University of Chicago, and has studied at the University of Hei delberg in Germany. When the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies was founded in May, 1940, he became a charter member Graduation Plans Waived Formal commencement exer cises will not be held for summer session graduates, according to a recent ruling of the Council of Ad ministration, William S. Hoffman; registrar, announced yesterday. Because of the small number of students graduating, diplomas will be available at the office of the legistrar August . 4, the date orig inally set for commencement. If not called for on that day, they will be mailed to the home address given 'by the student concerned at his last registration. Programs showing the names of persons receiving degrees will be prepared for the official file of programs and will be mailed to those persons receiving degrees. Additional copies may be secured on request. IFC Opens Applications To Fraternity Dating Fraternities can apply for dating privileges under the In terfraternity Council Code of last semester announced Fred Dietz, IFC president. The new dating code will not go into effect until the Senate Committee on Student Welfare accepts it within three weeks. ons Committee chairman, announ .3, which was "pretty fair" accord e in a number of semesters there were no penalties imposed on, either party for violation of the All-College Elections Code. Following is a list of Lion and Key candidates with votes tabula.. ted: Eighth Semester President Dale Bower, Key .... Steve Herbert, Lion .. Secretary-Treasurer Ed Williams, Lion Shi Fink; Key Seventh Semester President Stan Speaker, Key Don Herzog, Lion Secretary4'reasurer Sally Duffy, Key 50 Isabelle Milligan, Lion 37 (Continued on page eight) College Trainees Include Veterans Of 223 Navy V-12 trainees new ly assigned to the College for pre officer training, 77 came directly to the campus from Pacific war fronts, according to Lt. Cmdr. Trusdell Wisner, USNR, com manding officer of the College unit. The unit now totals 566 navy and marine trainees. In the new group are 211 navy trainees and 12 marines. 'Sixty five of the navy trainees came from active duty, while all 12 ma rines formerly served on war fronts. Tarawa, Guadalcanal, the Gilberts, Bougainville, IVlarshall, Islands, and Truk are among the fronts upon which they have served. Others in the new class are 17 and 18-year-oldB just out of high school who qualified by examina tion for pre-officer training in the Navy. • Sunday Chapel Presents Westminster President "Fountains or Cisterns" is the topic of the address to be delivered in Chapel Sunday by Dr. Lester A. Welliver, president of West minster Theological Seminary at Westminster, Md. Dr. Welliver graduated from. Dickinson College with a A.B. and D.D. degrees and from Drew Theological Seminary with a B.D. degree. Western Maryland Col lege bestowed the honorary degree of LL.D. Dr. Welliver belongs ta Phi Beta Kappa. ► Journeying throughout Permsyl. vania to preach, Dr. Welliver hag( served Methodist churches in Al• toona, Bellwood, Lewisburg, Cle• arfield, and Williamsport. Dr. Wel. liver is a member of the Geneva Board of Education :at the Metho. ,dirt church, and is superintenderit of the HarrisWurg ,dist,rict Of WI Methodist church.
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