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 .., „...,.
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-..::—.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
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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.