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Alumnus Says Turks Blend
Ancient And New Customs
By Fay Young
“The Turks think a lot of the
principles we are fighting for/’
stated Penn State graduate Capt.
James Gr-cve, 106 E. Hamilton
street, who returned August 8 af
ter spending 21 Yz months in Tur
key. Captain Grove served as as
sistant military attache in Ankara
for 13V£ months of that time.
“Their republic is only 20 years
old,” he said, “and they are try
ing to follow our principles of
democracy the best way they can
under present circumstances.
Prior to his appointment to the
Intelligence Division, the former
Penn Stater taught in the depart
ment of engineering, Robert Col
lege, Istanbul. Approximately 300
students from the Turkish army,
navy, and air corps were enrolled
in civil, electrical, mechanical,
and aeronautical engineering
courses there. Many of them had
studied in Germany before the
outbreak of the war.
According to Captain Grove,
this 12-year-old College and Acad
emy compares favorably with
American institutions. It is an
American school with 800 or 900
students whose degrees are ac
cepted in the United States. Be
sides engineering, it has a profic
ient Liberal Arts School, the of
ficer said.
Describing Turkey as a nation,
the army man said that about 80
per cent of the population' is still
rural-peasant people. They' wear
typical costumes of vivid colors.
Baggy pants, colorful shirts, vests,
and homemade woolen socks
reaching almost to the knee com
prise the apparel of the men. De
signs woven in the socks indicate
from which village they come.
Women display long dresses
•with full skirts but only in a few
remote places do they still wear
the veil. The peasants are a very
friendly people, especially to
ward Americans, Captain Grove
emphasized.
Ox carts and donkeys with
saddle bags are the chief means
of transportation although a few
horse and wagons are seen and
camel caravans are popular in the
desert regions. There are no pri
vate automobiles. All cars are
government owned or taxies, and
U. S. models predominate over
German, French, and Italian
builds.
“How does Ankara compare
with American cities?” the cap
tain was asked. It has grown from
a small peasant village to a very
modern city patterned after New
York World’s Fair models> he ex
plained. There are many large
government buildings, a huge hos
pital, university, stadium for soc
cer games, very efficient German
constructed railroad, and “the nic
est restaurant between Berlin
and Bagdad.” All buildings are
constructed of a light brown
stone native to that part of Tur
key, according to Captain Grove.
“Apartment houses are very
modern but few have central
heating plants. Most of them rely
on stoves,” he continued. “And
prices are exhorbitant.”
Turkish national drink is “raki,”
proffering a sickening sweet lic
orice flavor, Grove continued. It
is perfectly transparent and col
ors white when water is added
which gives some idea of its pot
ency, he added.
“I never believed the adver
tisements before, but American
companies do have tobacco factor
ies in Turkey,” the officer de
clared. “The Turkish' tobacco leaf
if only about as big as my thumb
nail and American firms do buy
the best of that. The Turkish cig
arette is loosely packed, has no
body, and is a lighter smoke.
They average 28 cents a pack in
United States coins.”
When asked to discuss culture
in that country, Captain Grove
said that Turkish leaders were
making every effort to advance.
The music is tinny like that of
North Africa, and the people
square dance providing accom
paniment by singing while they
indulge in the pastime. Girls and
boys from the individual univer
sities may not dance together, and
boys cannot dress as girls in dra
matic productions, according to
the intelligence officer.
“However, my greatest thrill
was coming home to my 18-
month-old daughter whom I had
never seen,” Captain Grove said
beaming.
Captain Grove was graduated
from Fawn Township High School,
York County, and the College in
1935 where he was commissioned
a second lieutenant from the
ROTC. Prior to his enlistment
August 5, 1940, he was engaged
in vocational industrial education
in York and Baltimore, Md. Grove
served as an instructor at. the
College from 1940 to September
1942 when he was sent overseas.
'Engineer' Offers
$5O Scholarship
Applications for the Penn State
Engineer Award are now available
at Student Union. To be consider
ed they must be filled in and re
turned within two weeks to the
Engineer office, 1 Armory.
The scholarship, which is avail
able to juniors in need of financial
aid, is open to students in engi
neering, mineral industries, and
chemical engineering whose rec
ords show they promise success in
their field. It is awarded on the
basis of scholarship, personality,
and extra-curricular activities, in
the order nained.
The fifty dollar award is made
by the executive staff of the En
gineer, in conjunction with the
Faculty Advisory Committee, and
is subject to the approval of the
Senate Committee on Academic
Standards.
The awards are made for each
two semester period, preferably at
the beginning of the academic
year for regularly enrolled stu
dents. They will be continued as
long as the Engineer staff is finan
cially able to do so.
This semester’s award will foe
formally presented at a banquet
early in October.
DTD to Open House
Delta Tau Delta is planning to
open its house September 9. The
new pledges are: Jack Cook, Bob-
Francie, Ralph Johns, Richard
Schlegel, William Spjliethoff, and
Jack Townsend.
Library Exhibit
Sixty textbooks distributed by
the American Institute of Graphic
Arts make-up the present exhi
bition at the Library from Sep
tember 1 to 14. Miss B. Elizabeth
Ulrich, circulation librarian, is in
charge of the exhibit.
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THE COLLEGIAN
Afherfon Forms
Sophomore Club
Hostess Addresses Coeds
On Postwar Conditions
“Occupations for Women in the
Postwar World” was the topic of
the second bi-weekly meeting of
the newly organized sophomore
club held- in the northwest lounge
of Atherton Hall recently.
Mrs. Charles Stuart Hall, hos
tess of the northwest unit of Ath
erton, organized the 38 sophomores
in her group for the purpose of
getting them better acquainted
with each other, becoming more
adjusted to college life, planning
social activities to compensate for
lack of dates, and studying post
war world conditions.
Highlighting the meeting were
excerpts, delivered by Mrs. Hall,
from speeches given at the College
Workshop by Dr. Hilda Threlkeld,
dean of women at the University
of Louisville, and Miss Mildred
Hickman, member of the Cleve
land Board of Education, in charge
of placement. Mrs. Robert O’Hara,
home economics teacher and sum
mer session student, spoke on the
opportunities for ‘women in the
field of home economics. .
Others taking part in the pro
gram were Barbara Stocker who
reviewed the book “Why Women
Cry”; Edna Dent who gave a re
sume of an article concerning the
present day shortage of teachers;
Barbara Rinkmeyer, and Jeanne
Eisenberg who each read a short
article about the homecoming of
soldiers.
Officers of the club ure: Jean
Farley, president; Mary Elizabeth
Friedman, vice-president; Made
line Applequist, secretary; Anne
Mulvehill, tournament chairman;
and Laura Craig, White Hall chair
man .
Alumni Seeks News
0! College Servicemen
For its war records;' the Alumni
Association is anxiouS" to secure
all newspaper items dealing with
the activities of Penh State' men
and women in the service.
Students are requested to watch
their hometown newspapers close
ly for stories dealing ; with Penn
State graduates or former students
in the armed forces, and are asked
to turn in clippings to the Alumni
Office, 104 Old Main.
Alumni officials are particular
ly anxious to compile a complete
record of casualties, decorations,
new commissions, promotions, and
special feature stories dealing with
graduates.
Phi Kappa Psi Pledges
Pledging two V-12 students, Phi
Kappa Psi initiated a new tradi
tion on campus recently. Joseph
Bird, Douglas Bruce, Verne Con
don, and Robert Foote, V-12, are
the new pledges.
Delta Gamma' honored Mrs.
Marjorie Cherry Newton at a linen
shower Monday night. Mrs. New
ton was recently married to Lt.
Fielder Newton.
Barracks 9 Grieves Death
Of Odorless Skunk, 'Manly'
He was beautiful —black and
white, with three spots and one
long stripe down his back. His
name was Manly. And he was a
skunk.
Barracks 9 was quite proud of
its new pet. A/S Jim Clark had
found him in the cellar window
one morning after the critter had
perfumed the house throughout
the night. The poor little animal’s
foot was hurt so Jim, an old hand
at animal raising, took the
estranged forest denizen under his
mantle and afforded him security.
Jim loved the little fellow. And
after Jim fed him some cookies
and meat, the feeling was mutual.
A long, wide, well-ventilated cage
became Manly’s new home, and
the skunk seemed to love-it, too.
For two days he lived upon the fat
of the land: chocolate cake, milk
(plenty of that), bread, and pork
chops. Nor did he at any time ex
hibit his displeasure in the manner
conventional for skunks.
Barracks 9 had great hopes for
its new pet. After he was “fixed,”
they had planned, it would" be
great fun to lead “Manly” down
the street on a leash. Wouldn’t the
coeds love the sight?
To the vet’s went Manly on the
second day of his confinement. He
hadn’t quite recovered from the
injury to his leg, but nevertheless
the veterinarian thought* it would
be advisable to make the neces
sary operations.
That night Clark called for his
little friend. He was doing quite
well, thank you. In fact, he seem
ed all raring to go again after the
big deal of the afternoon. Back
home he went, to embrace bliss
fully the arms of Morpheus.
Reveille was sounded with the
new morn and Clark rushed out to
feed Manly. But Manly was never
to eat again. The shock had been
too much for him. Manly was
dead.
Out beneath seme green bushes
was deposited the lifeless form of
this buddy of Barracks 9. A little
mound was fashioned over the
animal. '
But no ceremonies were held.
It was just an informal service—
that’s the way Manly would have
liked it.
Portfolio on Sale Today
Portfolio, student literary pub
lication, oh sale today, features
two short stories, “Forgive Us All”
by Fred Lyons and “The Austrian”
by Helen McCleery. Promirtent too
is “The Herr Doktor,”.a profile of
Dr. Harold Weigel, German pro
fessor, by Estelle Simon, and
Winifred Singer’s poem, “Fire
Dreams.”
IWA-IMA
■n
ilvifes you to a
Scavenger Hunt
and Dance
Saturday, Sept. 9 8:30 -12 P.M.
35c per Person Armory •
FRIDAY, SEnEMt.Hrt I, 1944
Old Mania
(Continued, jrom page five)
•Nagle, also Zeta . . . Delbert Wien
er, dg, and A/S Jack Graham
Chuck Alcorn and Vivian Martin
. . . Lynn Rummel, zeta, and A/S
Melvin Jacobs . . . Zeta Kitch
Stahl and A/S Frank Garrity . .
Zeta Jan Carvel and former ASTP
Pvt. Gordon Smith .. . Pat TreSter
will be there with ■ Midshipfnan
James Tolar, stationed at Yale .
'Round About Town
Whew . . - . That’s only a minor
ity of the kids who’ll be- there,
but it took Maniac and our spies
a lot of shovels to dig it up .' . .
More names next week if we find
more .... Second Phi Mu toj be
engaged within a few weeks is
Janet Fehnel to ASTP Pvt. Herb
Scott . . . Lloyd l Convers recently
handed his phi sigma kappa pin
to Kappa Eleanor Bennett . .
Alums roaming around town, last
week were Capt. Charlie Mattem,
phi delt, new of the AAF .. .
Stan Wolfson, ’4l graduate, .. . .
Max Peters, alpha chi sig- alum
. . . Alpha chi Jane Murphy : , .
Naval Air Cadet Mickey Blatz . .
Chi Omega alums Mary Thomp
son, Ruth Ernst, Rita Rokosz and
Marjorie Schultz, all recent grad
uates, were here last week
Peter Donos visited Margie / .'.
He was on his way to Officers’
Candidate School . . . Blacltie
Biernbaum former ASTP cadet
here, came to see AEPhi Shifiey
Furman ... AOPhi Shirley Camp
journeyed up . . . Navy Pre
flight • Cadet Herb Bereman saw
AEPhi Eila Fiering . . . Kappa
delt Louise Gwillin came upbto
see phi kap Bill Thomas . .
Hear Steve Herbert "has been; a
very sick boy .. . Maniac. K,
Higgins, BedenkNarrafe
At Football Game Movies
To stimulate interest in the cbm-'
ing football season, movies of last,
year’s football games will.'ibe
shown in 121 Sparks at 7:15 p.m.
September 13, 20, and 27. Show
ings are sponsored by Ail-College.
Cabinet and EM A. Coach Bob' Hig- ,
gins and Joe Bedenk will alternate 1
as narrators for the pictures. Ad
mission is free.
Tentative plans are being made
to show movies of all games of the
coming season. All-College, Cabi
net secretary, Edward Williams,
and IMA president, Michael Lynch,
are in charge of the arrange
ments. ' .
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