' PA GE TWO
Engineer Holds
Staff Banquet
The staff of the Penn State En
gineer held its annual banquet
.yesterday at the Nittany Lion Inn.
Dean Harry P. Hammond, Pro
fessors Clarence E. Bullinger, An
drew W. Case, Leland S. Rhodes,
and John W. Oehrli, the faculty
advisors, and Prof. Stuart A. Ma
huran were among the guests
present.
The engineers witnessed Profes
sor Mahuran’s display of magic.
Penn State Engineer keys were
awarded to the following execu
tive staff members: Dorothea
Fischer, managing editor; Judd
Healy, business manager; Ger
trude Spector, circulation mana-.
ger; Nancy Cohen, illustration ed
itor; Bernard Cutler, feature ed
itor; and Mary Field, advertising
manager.
Jess Oren, sixth semester M. E.
was awarded the Penn State En
gineer Scholarship at the banquet.
Betts Blames Parents
for Child's Difficulties
In Learning To Read
■Parental interference ’was
blamed today for many difficul
ties which a child encounters
while learning to read.
Dr. E. A. Betts, reading spec
ialist of the College, said the par
ents’ job is to prepare—not to
teach—the child to read.
“A large percentage of trouble
is caused;” he explained, “by par
ents who ‘ send their children to
school before-they are ready. And
tod often, when the child is
ready,” he added, “the parents
are reluctant to cut the apron
strings.”
The Penn State expert advised
against sending a child to kinder
garten before he is five, or to first
grade before he is six “unless the
youngster is exceptionally well
developed mentally and socially.”
Encouraging a child to partici
pate in family discussions and in
other activities, he added, is help
ful and “develops in him an ap
preciation of the way things are
said and done.”
He also recommended play with
children of their own age as the
only way to build confidence.
“The child who cries when his
mother leaves him at first grade is
likely to have trouble in school,”
, he warned.
Navy Y-12 Complement
Raises Total to 359
One-hundred and twenty-six
new Navy, trainees. .will be stati
oned at the College this fall, brin
ging the total complement of V-12
personnel to 359, Lt. Comdr. Trus
dell Wisner announced yesterday.
The V-12 office has not yet re
ceived word where the new com
plement of men will be coming
from, but it is known that some
will be sailors previously station
ed: at Chapel Hill. In addition, it
is -known that a number of fleet
men will help complete the quota.
No marines will be stationed on
campus the coming semester.
Six houses on campus and one
barracks off campus will be re
tained to house the entire V-12
unit.
Mats Coach To Speak
“What Makes Meetings Click,”
will be tiie topic of Joseph F. O’-
Brien, professor of public speak
ing, when he addresses this se
mester’s last Freshman Council
and Forum meeting in 304 Old
Main, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
This address will culminate the
series of leadership training lec
tures sponsored by the Penn State
Christian Association. Professor
O’Brien, one of the coaches of. the
Penn State Debate Team, will in
struct students attending the lec
ture on ways of conducting formal
meetings.
Marquardt Bares Artists' Foibles
By BENNETT FAIRORTH
The lyric strings of a Kreisler
or Heifetz and the passionate
voices of a Melchior or Marion
Anderson did not captivate Penn
State students and faculty mem
bers in Schwab auditorium this
semester. Like many other pleas
ures the Artist’s Course, bringing
world-renowned musical and dra
matic personalities to the campus,
was postponed because of the un
certainties of war.
“I’y.e .met great artists In the past
11 years,” said Dr. Carl E. Mar
quartjt, chairman of the education-:
al; series since 1.933, “and I’ve'
found every time' that they are not;
merely names on a billboard. The
distinguished performers are con
siderate, witty, industrious hu
man beings.”
Serge Rachmapinoff, composer
pianist, performed for the Ar
tist’s Course on Feb. 3, 1943, two
weeks before his death. At all pre
vious recitals in large cities, he
had refused to play “Prelude in C
sharp minor” which he considers
'his least important composition,
despite its popularity throughout
the world.
The audience was hushed when
Rachmaninoff sat down at his
grand piano and volunteered to
play the much-requested “Pre-,
lude” for an encore. After very
many minutes the applause died
down.
At the time Paul Robeson was
engaged for a concert, Barney,
Ewell, 'Negro trackman and wor
shipper of Robeson, was smashing
all records and heaping fame on
State. At a dinner in honor of the,
Negro baritone, Barney timidly
asked the singer for his autograph.
Robeson quickly thrust a piece
of paper before Barney and asked
the track star to sign it. . It seems
that Robeson’s son rooted for the
track star and wouldn’t let hip
father leave State without (Bar
ney’s autograph. Both celebrities
Returning Servicemen
Need Adult Curriculum,
Says Professor Werner
More teachers, more buildings,
and “an improved curriculum de
signed for adults” are three vital
requirements which colleges will
have to meet before they can sat
isfy effectively the educational
needs of returning servicemen,
according to Professor William L.
Werner, professor of English lit
erature.
Writing in the “Bulletin” of the
American Association of Univer
sity Professors, Werner said col
leges will have, to solve these
problems not only quickly but
also inexpensively since soaring
postwar taxes will likely curtail
their gifts from individuals.
To meet the teacher shortage
he suggested, that colleges break
down the barriers between high
school and college teaching posi
tions. He proposed a systematic
extension of the junior college
idea to alleviate the building
shortage.
Explaining that most veterans
will be mature meit desirous of
adult education, Werner said that
every former serviceman is en
titled to know where a subject'
starts, where it ends, its useful
ness, and its relation to other sub
jects.
“Our new postwar college gen
eration, bred in the long years of
depression and matured in war,
will need a-faith,” he explained.
“Our great organizations of sci
entists and scholars must exam
ine their axioms and aims, cor
relate and clarify them, and de
fend them courageously in the
market place.”
Student Part Time Work
Students interested in part time
work fol- the fall semester must
register at College Placement Serv
ice, 204 Old Main as soon as they
make out their . new schedules.
Faculty and downtown business/
men interested in securing help
should call ah 204'01d Main.
THE COLLEGIAN
left the dinner satisfied that eve
ning.
Throughout Marion Anderson’s
concert in April 13, 1941, she sang
with her back toward 130 music
lovers who had to sit on the stage
because all house seats were filled.
For several of her encores the Ne
gro contralto faced her stage aud
ience and sang directly to .them —
her back to the larger public sit
ting in front.
Mr. Marquardt explains that he
could reminisce all day about
mariy incidents connected with the
series, for between 1933-43 he be
came acquainted with many gifted
musical stars who traveled to the
.College to perform. However, the
chairman of the course adds, these
11 successful years were preceded
by months of planning, campaign
ing, and hard work by members
of the committee and their assoc
iates.
The music department prior to
1931 had sponsored . the Artist’s
Course but because the series was
not widely advertised, the College
treasury was paying two-thirds the
cost of the series. In 1931 the ser
ies was discontinued.
Collegian Saves Series
The Collegian, according ot Dr.
Marquardt, really saved the cul
tural series. In September 1931 the
student publication campaigned
for renewed interest ’ and support'
of the Artist’s Course.
President of Student Council ap
pointed a student committee of
five in Jan. 1933, and President
Hetzel selected a faculty •commit- 1
tee to work with them’. The senior
class contributed $lOOO to start the'
series off. An~Artist’s Course com
mittee, consisting of faculty, stu
dents, and -townspeople, was’ chos
en with Dr. Carl E. Marquardt as
its chairman.
■The Artist’s Course was ready
to'be' hatched in 1933. Tickets
were sold at a low price so that
everyone could afford to' attend.
Artur Rodzinski and the Cleveland
Communities To Avoid
'Prolonged Welcomes'
Communities were cautioned to
day against “prolonged welcomes”
for war veterans, Dr. M. E. John
of the College expressing the be
lief that the greatest desire of GI
Joes will ,be “to catch up on nor
mal living.”
“The biggest service we can
render veterans,” he explained,
“is to help them adjust themselves
to peacetime living, assist them in
finding jobs, and furnish them
with peace and quiet.”
Dr. John, professor of. rural soc
iology, pointed out that an exten
sive program of “welcome home”
celebrations would only .postpone
the return of veterans to normal
living.
“Prolonged welcomes,”, he add
ed, “will’ not only make many
veterans feel apart from the.
group, but also will disorganize
living in the entire community.”
He advised community leaders to
guard against celebrations which
are planned mainly for the pur
pose of promoting business or giv
ing .people an “excuse for break
ing loose.”
Niltany Party Elects
Nittany Party elected Jerry
Ciarrocchi new clique chairman
and Norma Lash secretary at a re
cent 1 meeting. Four committees
were also appointed.
On the nominations committee
are Jerry Ciarrocchi, chairman,
Robert Barefoot, Helen Schmidle,
Sanford Rafsky, and John Kunz
weiler. The publicity committee
consists of Joseph Cerroni and
Sanford Rafsky, co-chairmen. Rob
ert Yurkanin, chairman, and Rose
Schulman make up the platform
committee.
CLASSIFIED SECTION
LOST—Week ago this past Sat
urday Phi Delta tun, containing
opals and rubies. Initials on back,
S. H. iL., and also letters NYE.
Call Joan Lewis, second floor’
Jordon Hall.
Symphony, Jose Iturbi, Cornelia
"this Skinner, and other artists
during the first season started the
cultural project on the right foot.
At the end of the first season
ballots were distributed and stu
dents asked whether they prefer
red Fred Waring and Paul White
man or Bodzinski and Hans Kind-;
ler to appear the following season.
The vote was overwhelmingly for.
symphonic orchestras.
For the first three seasons the ■
course suffered a loss, which then;
jumped into the profit .zon,e. Fac.-'
ulty members and .students waited
in line from 11 p.m. .on .the ev,e
of. the sale till 8 a.m. the qext:
morning, ijlo complimentary tick-;
ets were handed out. .
Surplus funds were used to
stage an additional feature dur-:
ing the artist’s series in progress,
or to add it to the following sea
son’s treasury and contract world
famous artists. •
The greatest single music event
the course has offered during its
11 years was a. performance of
Puccini’s “La Boheme” during the
1942-43 season with singers and
instrumentalists largely from the
Metropolitan Opera Company..
Record Studde Wilh.lStars
' The .11-year .record is studded
with appearances by top-notch
performers, who demand $2OOO to
$2500 for a one night stand at the
college and even larger fees per
performance in the large cities.
Because of financial and' travel
difficulties caused .by. the .war, the
Artist’s Course. seemed likely to
be dropped from • the rostrum of
College hnd even 'larger fees per
of; the insistent demands of the
course’s jpafrons, , the .committee
scheduled a series of .performan
ces 'in 1943 which resulted in a'
sizeable surplus.
'This year perhaps the gifted mu
sical apd .dramatic artists will re
turn to the Niitany valley to en
tertain many but to thrill many
more.
Speech Contest Winners
Ottis L,. Castleberry and A/S
James Jones were the two first
place .winners in the upperclass
and freshman speaking contests
conducted by the men’s varsity
debate, squad.
(Both Castleberry and Allen
Kahn, who placed second in the
Upperclass division, were awarded
gold watch charm gavels.
All of the. contestants spoke on
universal military training.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1944
Drew Professor
Addresses Chapel
“This Matter of Praying” will
be the subject of Sunday’s chap
el address. Dr. J. V. Thompson,
professor of religious education
at Drew Theological Seminary
will be the visiting pastor. ,
Dr. Thompson, who served as
agent for the World Sunday
School Association and Brother
hood of Sunday Schools in Jap
an, China, and Korea during 1920-
.21, xgceiyed his 13. A. degree from
Wesleyan University in 1902.
In 1905 he was ordained at
Drew Theological- Seminary.- Com
pleting his graduate .study in 1914,
he-received his Ph.D. degree.
, Dr. Thompson served as a cor
poral in the Spanish-American
War. In the first World War he
was a chaplain and received tSe
Order of the Silver Palnis, .a
French decoration.
Dr. ..Thpmpson is co-author of
four books and editor and auth
or of “The Open Door Series,”
guidance pamphlets for adoles
cents and their leaders.
V-Day Means Cut
In WsrConfracfs
Victory ip Europe will bring a
50 .per cpnt cutback .in\ Pennsyl
vania war • contracts, .Charles D.
Sisley.of the CoUege sm.d today,
in 'liirgihg dndustnai. •leaders to
■Plan J?.?W “for, speedy-£ony&st<>n.
Sibley,'who js a icey.supprvisr
or ,of„dcjp(n,omACS :
extpnstop; seryipes, ;adsed !.thai ; iSe
speech with .which a qomp.any .con
verts -wili dep,epd.in Iprge meas T
ure ;on “£)OW the^company
can obtain money - for imfinislied
contracts and -dispose of materials
used in the production of war
goods.” ;
Tlje ,mon,ey received for costs
incurred in .partial or complete
fulfillment of an old contract will
provide the capital for speedy
conversion, Sisley said, in advis
ing industry to forestall delay .by
preparing now for rapid-fire ac
tion. .’ ' ' ' r
While agreeing that a certain
amount of unemployment is in-’
evitable, Sisley believes that plan
ning by industry may avert wide
spread unemployment during the
conversion . period. .