Fees Nov. 17 College Roster Increases To 3819 Total Includes 689 Military Trainees Latest figure on the military ' civilian enrollment at the College this semester is 3829, according to Registrar William S. Hoffman. Of this. total, 3100 are civilians, 40 - Hamilton - Standard "lady engi neers," 324 ASTP's, and 365 Navy Vz.l2 trainees. ,Paced by a freshinan enrollment of 828, the 3100 civilian.total is the largest of the 1943-44 period. Reg istrar Hoffman expressed the be lief that the current enrollment presages a gradual return to nor malcy. • :"I believe," the registrar said, "that we've touched bottOrn inss far as civilian enrollment is con cerned. I expect the enrollment hereafter to show a steady in- crease." The 2025 women on campus.out : number by approximately two to one the .1072 civilian men. Great ' . est loss 'since the previous semester • ;,:are . the approximately -120 marine trainees Who ' , Moved_ out when the wes - ititime+;NOVelfil Ast; 4 1 ...L0wer Division 'has scheduled 4"4!.f":rthe .higheSt number of - students, . folloWed by ihe,' School of Educatiori 'with 651. Enrollment of otber 'schools. follows:. Agriculture, 212; ::Chemistry, 347 . ; Engineering, . . • Liberal Arts, 218; •MineraLln „s.4; •Physical . ..Educati9n, 108..The,total *includes ` - transitions,-arid 69 'l6 66 special - stUdenti. • ~” 'Df the-828 newly-enrolled fresh- -'rnen i . 4 . .s7 are women. Only 72-are liated * fitirri outside the• State, with .three others- from Central Amer- Inellidini approximately • 376 ' i7:l' second • semester , freshnien, the Y,first-year.. students represent the TYt4 : ik. of: the civilian students now at the College. Poll Editor To Speak -,:bn 'What America Thinks' A. Lydgate, editor of Gallup Poll of the American of• Public Opinion, will - :l.eature on. "What • America ‘.:Thinks" in Schwab Auditorium, Thursday: . " Former. • , editok" of Time, and ,Fortune' Magazines; Mr.' Lydgate discues 'the •opinions of. the ;:‘ , AfrieriChn public on current clues , Immediately following the 14,10tUre, an informal discussion f-Period, and coffee. hour will be held in 304 Old . Main for those wishing to '..question .Mr. Lydgate further. PSCA , with the cooperation of •,16 campus and community organ-. • Hiizations is sponsoring the pro- ~gr,am. Tickets are 25 cents 1. and. ''..roay. be procured from the RA - • ,lowing representatives of the co .: ,',operating organizations: Ferry Ruhlman, All-College :::Caiiinet; Mrs. Harriet • Nesbitt, , Atherican Association of Univers 'JO' Women; Prof. A. W. Case, Am , yerican Legion; Mary Cohen,. State :Coilege High 'School student body; Rabbi Victor Eppstein, !Foundation; Dr. Carroll D. Kiwanis Club. :Hugh Pyle,. PTA; James T. Stith, PSCA; Rose Cologne, the , 4ollegq; Dr.• C:IR blVlarcivardt; . Phi , Kappa; Dr. E, B. van Ormer, Ovile Tultrgian Maritime Service Seeks Engineers Of Draft Age Engineering students between 18 and 26, who have not yet re ceived. their induction notices, are urged to discuss the opportunitiei available to them . in the Merchant Marine. with Mr. John Peitz, field representative for the shipping service, on or about November 15. Full information will be post ed on bulletin boards in En gineering, . New Physics, and Sparks Building. Qualified students may apply for sea duty that will train them within three months to become third assistant engineers, a rank equivalent to that . of ensign, USNR. The Merchant Marine has modified its physical require ments so that many who could not enter' the armed forces may serve With the shipping service. Further information may be ob tained from Prof. Royal M. Ger hardt, assistant, ' dean of the School of Engineering, or Prof. Robert E. Galbraith, faculty war service adviser. • Adams 'Writes Article For National Magazine In the December issue of the American Magazine which recent ly. appeared on the • newsstands, Dr. Clifford.RiAdaras, Director of here; = wrote'. a •••apeblar, article -de= 7 •signed• for' ;those •'couplei "•contem platine - a :wax-dine . marriage. • :I-leade . d "MAO' to'1)10f•• a.- Mate' . the feature •:predicts a dire' future .•for hasty, marriages.. Dro '•Adarni trriaintaiiis, that - main point, in :considering • Wedlock is . whether the. cougle " • •", • ..sexieral tests are ~ - Included. 'in the article' to* safeguard-against marital failure.. • • Attention: Fee Change Collection of fees for •fall se mester • has,. been ..postponed from Friday,•Nov. 10, 1944 to Friday, Nov. 17, 1944. • There will-be •no change place, or hours:" at .the;ArznOry frcina ,9. to 12 • and i 'to' 5. Phi Delta Kappa; Dr. •B. V. Moore, Phi Kappa Phi; Jessie Haven, Pi Lambda. Theta; Jo Hays,.State College Public. School; Dr. C. 0. Williams, Rotary Club; Mrs. E. M. Grove, State College Women's Club; Gertrude G. Ros en, WSGA. Tickets will be sold at Student Union and' 304 did Main at, all times. Publistied'Veekly by The Daily Collegian -glaff rii .., „...,. ~. . , - ,-- "-- ,Off= -..::—.usto . tris -.- , Fo' - '1.... A Night., , ..--Fre'shmen 'attending the serni= ifornial: dance on - Saturday, ' No ', vemb - er 18, may remove their cus : -' • tOrnPfor that occasion only; Van . Lundy;- Tribunal chairinarit;...an nounced Wednesday,.''' • '-• ' -'Any freshmen over 21 and all, X-G-T'S desiring exemption from cuSibriis should appear - before Trib . titiil Wednesday to take a customs bluebook. The first freshman to be con victed of dating this semester was Donald Holtzman. Tribunal, in its desire to start the semester in the traditional manner, decreed that Holtzman wear a dress, com plete facial make-up, and a rib bon tied under his chin. Donald's legs will be displayed to`-the full est advantage by having his pants rolled above his knees. Stanley Frank met his nemesis when he tried to tell Tribunal what to do. He admitted hazing a fellow freshman and was bliss fully ignorant of the college songs and buildings. For hiS of fense and impudence, which is entirely unfitting for a frosh, he will wear his coat backwards and buttoned at -all times. His pants will be rolled above his knees, one sock will be fastened with a green ribbon and the other with a red ribbon. His dink will be worn several, inches above his heed to symbolize the degree of "deflat,ion ; :_vy,hicnctriburral- q3143:•'; Oabe, .Roth, together with his fellow offenders, will wear- a „pip ; addition,. he Will - sport -red, and green . • ribbons ;attached• to his garters. These • will attract attention to his knee length pants. -Roth • didn't : wear "hip customs and didn't .thinls it :necessary to know where the colt lege buildings were. All , upper classmen are urged to report freshmen violatcrs.tO the Student Tribunal. college To Mark Armistice Day President Ralph D. Hetzel .an nounced that the ASTP and Navy .V,,12 trainees will participate in the College's' Armistice Day cere monies in front of Old Main, to morrow at 10:58 a.m. The military units will fall into formation on the diagonal walks in front of Old. Main before , 10:58 a.M. The bells will toll for a min ute followed b'y a minute of sil ence. . Alter the period of silence taps :will be sounded and the flag Which will have been at half staff. since reveille, will be. raised repreientatives of . the • ASTP land ..V,12. The_ national anthem, played by the V-12 band, •will coinplete the Ceremony. Instructors have, been asked to allow Navy V-12 trainees to leave their 10 a.m. classes at 10:40, and ,to delay opening of all 11 a.m. classes until 11:10. Church Door Canteen Sponsors Party Tonight Church Door Canteen will spon sor an informal get-together at the Episcopal Parish' House; 7:30 to night for Episcopal students and. servicemen, according to Betsy Heagy, 'chairman. Getting the party off to an immediate .start will be Jinx Falkenburg, Pat La made, Johnny. Setar, and Betty Wiser. Refreshments will be served, and there will be dancing to a vic. it J. ... , ' Pettlols:co*Mittee ReVitel..fallCode ; - With elections.coming up Naventber 21 and 22, political - interest on the:campas _turns' from rehashing the presidential carrip'aigh . tifeWeexitlY''..:released elections code for this se tliiiper class elections and campaigns will be restrict ed to upperclaSsmen, and Any help from freshmen will invoke a penalty .upon the clique. Ruth Kauffman will act as chairman of the elections com mittee, which includes :Bernard Cutler, Ann Louise Decker, Julie Gilbert, Bob Gleichert, Bob Grid ley, Helen Hattori, Joan Huber, Polly . Huber, Lorraine Newbold, and Jim Ray. According to the revised elec tions code, all cliques must file a complete membership list with the Elections Committee. This list must include the names of offic ial clique chairinen, and other clique officers. Provision has been made for the formation of new cliques, which must submit their membership lists by November 14. •Aft§iis' • Players Cast "Our Town" Penn State Players will pre ,sent- their fifth production of the year when "Our 'Milt'," . a three -giv,, en at Sdliutaki Auditorium on'be - cember 8 .and.9._ • The Play is written by Thorn ton-Wilder: "Our - Town" -is a ro mantic story centering around two: families- in a - =small town. It has 'proved a success on the stage and the screen. During 1944• the Players have presented. "Ladies In Retirement," "Janie," "Claudia," and "Papa Is All." This play will be the first of the fall semester • and the last of the year. Prof. Lawrence E. Tucker is director of the Players' version of "Our Town." Assisting him is Sydney Friedman.' The appearance of Prof. Ar thur C. Cloetingh, head of the dramatics department, as a char acter in - the play marks his first showing on the College stage Al a number of years. (Continued on page eight) Forum Completes Arrangements For Community Lecture Series Except for •the date of Drew Pearson's appearance which is still tentative, the State College Community Forum has completed arrangements for its lecture ser ies, James T. Smith, chairman of the Forum announced. Mr. Pearson is temporarily, scheduled for April 19. He is the author of the "Washington Mar ry-Go-Round" column and in 1942 . received for the best jour nalism relating to the Washington scene a national award given by Sigma Delta Chi, journalism hon orary. Tickets for' the series will not go - on sale until November 20. Jo seph Hay's is in charge of sales. Since Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt Was unable to appear in the last week of November, the Forum .will not begin until January as was , suggested in a motion by Dr. Edward Van Ormer of the psy chology department. Edward Tomlinson will begin the series on January 11. Called by "Who's Who In Am erica" the "dean of Latin Am erican commentators," Mr. Tom linson has covered every Pan.- American conference since 1928. Deans' Lists Page 2 Each clique may finance its campaign to the extent of $25 which can be used for publicity -purposes. Penalties of no more than 28 and no - less than 14 votes may be inflicted upon the entire clique for any 'violation listed in. the iioneering in• any part of Old. Main while voting is in piogress, candidates in Old Main other than the time necessary to cast their' own ballots, buying of 'votes, and defacing .of property on any public or private building. ' The. complete- elections code for the fall semester follows: Article I- T Time of. Voting Voting will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on November 21 and 22., The polls. will be oPen continuously between the above specified hours on these two dates. Article ll=Place of Voting , Elections will be held in the first floor lounge of Old Main. Article lll—Eligibility for Office Every candidate shall be re quired to, have a "1" average for his entire college career. The registrar's list shall be official in (Continued -on page eight) • He has lectured and written on Latin American affairs. Stuart Chase, the second speak er will appear February 13. Mr. Chase, who is a noted economist, has been a member of the Secur ities and • Exchange Commission and the Tennessee Valley Au thority. He has also written 18 bdoks, the latest of which is "Where's The Money Coming From?" Third in the series is Dr. Shrid harani who is a native of India althoUgh he received his Ph.D. from Columbia University. An authority on India and the Far East he will be here March 15. Drew Pearson was scheduled as the fourth speaker. Completing the series on May 3 is Max Lerner who is assistant to the publisher of "PM," a New York newspaper. Mr. Lerner is a former editor of "The Nation" and taught sociology at Sarah Lawrence College. William Lydgate, who is ap pearing here Thursday, is not a part of the Fourm program but speaks under the sponsorship of PSCA.
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