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)
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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.