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Fuller Wins
First Prize
For Research
• Dr. Donald C. Fuller, assistant
professor in charge of the curricu
lum in business education at the
College, has been awarded first
place in the third annual open
contest for research studies of
merit in business education. The
contest was conducted by Delta Pi
Epsilon, national graduate frater
nity in business education..
The title •of Dr. Fuller's study
was "Reading Factors in Type
writing." It will be publiShed by
Oklahoma A. and M. College, and
the author will receive 50 copies.
Dr. Fuller, who came to the Col
lege in November, 1943, holds
; three degrees: a bachelor of sci
`ence and a master of arts from
"education
University, and a doctor of
"education degree.' from Harvard
;University.
' Prior to coining to the College,
;lie taught in high school:: in New
,Jersey, Massachusetts, and New
Hampshire, and at Westbrook
.rumor College, Portland, Maine.
He is a member of the following
tonorary and professional organi
zations: Eastern Commer c i a
Teacher's Association, Tri_State
Commercial Education Associa
tion, National Business Teacher's
Association, National Education
Association, Pennsylvania Busi
ness Education Association, Penn
oylvania State Education Associa
tion, and Pi Gamma Mu, social sci
ence honorary fraternity.
'Mine Faculty Members
Protest Rainey Dismissal
' Among the more than 1,000 re
ligious, educational, labor and
community leaders protesting the
summary dismisal of Dr. Homer P.
Rainey as president of the Univer
sity of Texas, were nine members
of the College faculty.
The statement, which character
ized the series of disputes between
Dr. Rainey and the Texas Board
of Trustees as "a serious blow
to the fundamental democratic
Concepts for which our country is
fighting today", was sponsored by
• the academic council of the Na
tional Federation for Constitution
al Liberties.
Those who signed from here
were Dr. Harrison H. Arnold, pro
fessor of Spanish; Walter Coutu,
associate professor of sociology;
Dr. Kenneth Hutchinson, associate
professor of economics; Dr. Bruce
V. Moore, head of the department
of education and psychology.
H. G. Pyle, supervisor of in
formal Instruction, Dr. Paul Sel
sam, professor of history; Simon
IVlarcson, assistant profesor of so
ciology; Dr. George E. Simpson,
head of the sociology department;
and W. L. Werner, professor of
English literature.
1116 'AO Increase
Ranks of Armed Forces
• Approximately 1716 faculty
members, alumni, former stud
ents and employees of the School
of Agriculture at the College have
seen service in the armed forces
in World War H, according to a
survey recently compiled by the
committee on wartime service
records of the school. Of these, a
large majority are in the army
and 33 are faculty members.
Most recent records show that
44 of these former "Ags" have
made the supreme sacrifice for
their country. The department of
forestry has a larger number of
former faculty members, alumni,
and students in the armed serv
ices than any other department
in the school and has suffered
the. longest list of casualties.
Special. recognition of valor• in
the .performance of duty by 23
"Ags" has been made, .several of
° Whom have received battlefield
promotions. A few • members of
the. school _staff and others have
been honorably discharged and
• urned to their former duties.
Chapel
When God Speaks
"When Does God Speak" is
the topic on which Rev. L. B.
Moseley, minister of the First
Baptist Church of Pittsburgh,
will address the College Chapel
audience, Sunday.
To honor the day which has
been set aside as Red Cross
Sunday, the choir will sing the
hymn, "Light of the Anxious
Heart." Dr. Francis J. Tschan,
professor of European history,
wrote the original music for the
hymn, and John Henry Newman
translated the words from an
old Latin chant.
The aria "Lord God of Abra
ham" from "Elijah" will be sung
by Michael Rosenberger: Follow
ing the solo, the choir will present
"Cast Thy Burden Upon the
Lord."
English Lit Majors Name
New Club 'Belles Litres'
Belles Litres, the traditional
term for good literature. has been
selected as the name of the newly
formed club for English literature
majors.
Winifred Worrell heads the club
as president; Lois Burleigh, vice
president; and Joan Bock, secre
tary-treasurer. Charter members
include Leon Aaron, Helen Dev
eneau, Carol Dickmann, Charlotte
Geller, Constance Guy. Claire
Kohn, Betty Locke, and Martha
Moesch.
'The purpose of the club, as
stated by Prof. D. S. Meade, is to
promote fellowship among the stu
dents and faculty of English litera
ture, to stimulate the love of good
literature, and to sponsor projects
to enrich the cultural life of the
college community. Membership is
limited. to EngliSit literature ma
jors.
Du Pont Company Offers
Thirty-five Fellowships
Thirty-five postgraduate fellow
ships at 29 universities are being
offered by E. I. du Pont de Ne
mours & Co. for the academic year
of 1945-46, it was announced re
cently.
Two of the fellowships are in
physics, five in chemical engineer
ing, and 28 in chemistry. The fel
lowships include tuition and a
stipend of $lOOO. Women as well
as men are eligible: and selection
of the recipients and the subjects
of their researches is left to the
colleges.
One fellowship in chemistry is
being offered at the College.
New Hille! Officers
Newly elected officers of the
Hillel Foundation are: Bernice
Nalven, president; Mildred Glaz
er, women's.vice-president; Morris
Bortek, men's vice-president; Elsie
Bohard, secretary; and 'Sonya
Fuchs, treasurer.
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THE COT .T.-PIGIAN
PRESIDENT R. D. HETZEL
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Held Welcomes
Incoming Students
President Ralph D. Hetzel's
message to incoming students fol
lows:
New Students:
On behalf of the faculty and
the student body I welcome all
new students to Penn State. I
am pleased to learn that in ad
dition to freshmen and transfers
the new students include a large
number of war veterans.
All of you are enjoying op
portimities of democratic edu
cation unexcelled at any time cr
any place.- Penn State, as the
Land-Grant College of Penn
sylvania is .peculiarly committ
ed to education for life in a
democratic society. ?,y the terms
of the G. I. Bill and Public Law
16, the opportunities for demo
cratic education have been ex:
tended . in a mcst . significant
way.
• It is my hope and belief - that
all of you will take full adVari
tage of these opportunities to
prepare for lives• of usefulness
and service, lives of which you
and Penn State. will be 'prcitid in
the years of peace which we
confidently believe lie ahead.
R. D. HETZEL, President
Trabue Heads Guidance,
Personnel Associations
Dr. M. R. Trabue, dean of the
School of Education at the College,
has been elected president of the
Council of Guidance and Person
nel Associations.
The Council coordinates The
guidance and personnel activities
of the 12 national associations
which are members. The 'current
major project is coordination of
community agencies
.f6r more ef
fective counseling of veterans and
displaced war NA; orkers.
Dean Trabue is also president of
the National VoCational Guidance
Association, a member-organiza
tion of the Council with approxi
mately 4,000 members: • .
Placement
Part-lime Work
Students wishing part time
jobs are urged by George N.
P. Leetch, Director of the Col
lege Placement Service, to regis
ter in the College Placement Of
fice, 204 Old Main, as soon as
•
possible.
At present the office has op
enings for' students to serve on
the Campus Patrol, to do motion
picture projection work, to help
with poultry husbandry . duties,
encl to serve as hotel bell hops
and bowling alley pin boys. Ac
cording to Mr. Leetch, later in
the season there will be oppor
tunities to work outdoors in gar
dens.
Senior students are advised by
Mr. Leetch to start -confering at
once with their department
heads or their school placement
officers concerning after gradu
ation positions. He suggests that
they watch their school bulletin
boards as well as the bulletin
board next to Student Union for
plaeementsPs
announcements of interviews and
job opportunities.
Faculty members desiring stu
dent help should call the Col
lege Placement Service, 711, ex
tension 128.
Inter-American Specialist
To Meet Foreign Students
Dr. Paul E. Smith, specialist in
Inter-Ainerican Educational Rela7
tions, will be at the College to
morrow to meet foreign students
on the campus, reports Dr. Palmer
C. Weaver, of the School of Educa
tion.
Dr. Smith, of the United States
Office of Education,_. Washington,
D.C.,. will discus's problet4'*lth
the students and help
may have.
any difficultiei theYniay haVe. 'A
luncheon will be served at the
University Club; 12 o'clock..tomar
row. •
The Inter-American Dernoristrar
tion Center, . the . agency of .the
College which cobnetateS - With the
United States Office of Education,
has assisted. entering foreign stu
dents at the College. Last'semester
approximately 40 foreign students
were enrolled, 20 of them being'
from Latin' America.
Average age of the 80 ex-serv
icemen enrolled at the College this
Seri - Lester is 22 years. '
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FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1945
Ross Lehman
Repatriated
On Gripsholm
Second Lt. Ross B. Lehman, '42,,
former Colllegian editor has ar
rived in the :country on the
Gripsholm. Lt. Lehman ) bombar
dier on a flying fortress, was offi
cially declared missing in action dri
May 10, 1944. The War Depart
ment informed his parents that
Lehman was shot down over Aus
tria.
After no news for six weeks ;
Lehman's parents learned unoffi
cially through short wave broad
caso that their son was a German
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