FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1945
Audio-Visual Service
'One Picture E
By GLORIA NERENBERG
'-`The statement, 'One picture
equals a thousand words', is a
, reality on the College campus",
;Philip Mannino, film technician
in charge of campus projection
service, stated in a recent inter
..view. .
According to Mr. Mannino,
films and other visual aids are be
ing used on the campus at the
rate of about 20 a day. Mr.
Mannino declared that in. addi
tion to these, about 800 films are
shipped each month to - various
schools throughout the state.
• The audio-visual aids service
bureau conducted by the Col
lege's central extension service,
maintains a 'film and record li
brary of 'Approximately 500 dif
ferent subjects and 200 record
ings. About 'lOO pieces of visual
aid eciuipment belonging to the
- Mail Order Courses
Attract Civilians,
Soldiers, Veterans
An Army sergeant on the Ita
lian front, a World War I veteran
in an Indiana sanatorium, and a
blind youth in a New Jersey un
iversity are only three of Many
: handicapped students. enrolled for
. correspondence instruction cour
ses at the College.
The sergeant, passed his final'.
examination in accounting with a
high grade, using his lap as a desk
and working by the light of a ker
osene lamp. His, commanding offi
cer, who ,proctored the examina
tion, •said "artillery was blasting
, away, and with other interrup
tions, it is remarkable how he was
able 1.) concentrate on his exam
ination."
• The World War I veteran, sad
dened by his 'son's . death on the
Western - front ' and • "forced into
idleness" by his own illness, de
cided , that "my mind need not
stop.". He took a course in heat
ing, ventilating, .and air condition
ing to prepare himself for greater
usefulness after the war.
The blind youth, a sophomore
majoring in economics at Rutgers
University, enrolled for an insur
ance course at Penn State in or
der to "`prepare myself better for
my life .work." He wrote .to his
instructor
: to 'explain , that errors
in. ,typing may result "from my
: handicap." .
Engineering Library
Oels Welding Collection
A .collection of books and cur
rent magazines on welding has
:been established in the School of
Engineering Library at the College
by the James F. Lincoln Arc
'Welding Foundation, 'Cleveland,
- Ohio.
Consisting of approximately 100
selected volumes, the library con
tains . the codes, standards, and
Specifications, as well as other pub
lications of the American. Welding
Society.
In addition, there are manuals
on arc welding, aircraft welding,
gas welding and cutting, welding
metallurgy, electronic control for
resistance welding, diving, cutting,
welding underneath water,- and
salvage operations.
NeW books, together with
monthly issues of the leading
Welding magazines, will be added
as soon as published. Students,
faculty members, and responsible
persons from industry arc Invited .
to use the collection.
Blue Band• Vacancies
Students interested in playing
with .the College Blue' Band
should contact Prof. Hummel
Fishburn, director of. the band,
hpfore Wednesday. 'According to
Professor Fishburn, there are va
cancies:in all sections, particular
ly in .the. claririet and trumpet
uals A Thousand Words'
library are • available for public .
use. This service lends or rents
its films and projectors to any
professor or recognized organiza
tion which orders them 24 hours
before the time of showing.
Not only is the audio-visual
aids service bureau equipped to
show films, but also to produce
them.. Recently the. College made
five films. "Construction of a
Light Airplane"• tells of the Piper
Cub plane: Fundamentals of
drafting are interestingly pre
sented by the picture, "Drafting
Tips". "Teach 'Em to Drive"- is
a movie produced by the College
through the cooperation of the
American Leagues and the AAA..
The College. also filmed "Baby
Care and Feeding" and "Fuel
Sampling and Analysis."
The College's collection of 60
films on psychology is considered
111 ASTP Graduates
Leave for Active Duty
One-hundeed and seventy-sev
en men who have completed their
training under the Army Special
ized Training Program were gra
duated in exercises held in
Schwab Auditorium, Friday.
Speaking at the graduation was
Adrian 0. Morse, assistant to the
President in charge of resident in
struction.
Graduates have completed
courses in basic training and
phases of advanced training as
well as technical courses. From
the College, they go into active
duty.
Ruth Tisherman Makes
Magazine College Board
Junior journalism major Ruth
Tisherman . has just been ap
pointed as •a member •of Made
moiselle's College Board to repre
sent Penn State coeds.
To qualify for, membership, a
coed mustt have writing ability,
a flair .for fashions, a nose for
news and - af variety of Campus in.-;•
terests which she will report to
Mademoiselle regularly during
the year.. As a member of the
College Board, she- is eligible to
compete for the- guest- editorship
of Mademoiselle's'August college
issue.
THE , COPIAGIAN
one of the largest and best psy
chology collection, Mr. 'Mannino
said. Other film topics listed by
Mr. Mannino include: social
studies, history, sciences, techni
cal subjects and nature study.
.The service operates on a non
profit basis, declared Mr. Man
nino. According to the film
technician, the only fees charged
are for handling, and replacement
costs. He stated that ,each reel is
.carefully checked after • each
use. To do this inspecting and to
run the projectors, the service •at
present employs 19 students as
part-time help. Seven of these
employees are coeds, and Mr.
Mannino said that he would like
to see more coeds applying for
the training necessary for. such
Was as the men student
employees • are leaving for the
Armed Forces quicker than he
can get replacements.
Investigation Shows
Heavy Death Count
For Serving Alumni
There is one casuqlty, for nearly
every 50 of the estimated 10,000
College men arid women - now ser
ving their country on the world's
war fronts, a study- by the Penn
State Alumni Association today
disclosed.
The number of dead - and miss
ing Penn Staters has reached ap
proximately 250, Executive Secre
tary Edward Hibshman revealed
in a report showing that the
known dead Were about 200, or
more than twice the number kill
ed in the first World War. Thirty
others are prisoners of war. •
,The report also pointed out that
Lt. Cora M. - Foster, one ~ of .the
first Penn State . : women to join
the Women's Army Corps, had
been awarded a Bronze Medal for
meritorious services in support of,
combat operations. She is the first .
WAC ever to win this distinction.
In her citation, which 'was sign
ed by Lt. ten. Mark W. Clark of
the American Fifth Army, Lieut
enant Foster was praised for her
"organizational and leadership a
.bility." More than a year ago she
was placed in command of the
first Women's Army Corps , pla
toon to. serve with a field army in
a war theatre.
New Technicolor Film
Features Clark Gable
A•63-minute technicolor tilm as
sembled, edited, and narrated by
Major Clark Gable is one of the
new 16 mm. movies available
through the Audio_Visual Aids Li
brary of
. the College. extension
services.
Entitled "Combat America!' the
film was produced at the order of
General flenry H. Arnold, com
manding general of the Army Air
Forces, as an orientation film for
gunners training to serve in the
European Theatre of Operations.
Besides being of general interest,
the film is also considered valu
able for stimulating var bond
sales.
The movie tells the story of the
Flying Fortress crews in the 31st
Bombardment Group from the end
of their 'training at a Colorado
field to actual combat over Ger
many.
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Precious little kit to give or get.
Five wee bottles of Revlon Nail Enamel
in five glowing shades and one
baby bottle of Adheron...
McLANAHAN'S
School of Engineering
Releases Dean's List
Twenty students are included
en the Dean's list for the SchoOt
of Engineering as released by
Dean Harry P. Hammond. They
Seniors: James W. Oren, 2.52;
Herman R. Weed, 2.69. Junior:
Harold K. Amchin, 2.80. Sopho
mores: Walter W. Luxion, 2.73;
Carolyn E. Robinson, 2.94. Fresh
men: 'Frederick T. Andrews, 2.90;
Bernard Axelrod, 2.65; Wayne H,
Fenton, 2.68; Carl K. Harsh
barger, 2.85; John D. Hazinskl,
2.94; Frederick W. Herbine, 2.66;
William W. Hill 111, 2.72; Eugene
E. Kline, 2.61; Carl L. Lawrence,
2.65; Martin Lenning, 2.86; Rob
ert D. Moon, 2.93; John D. Ole
wine, 2.72; Felix Roth, • 2.55;
Charles H. Smith, 2.85; George
H. Strohm, 2.50.
1.50 •
(Plot Fccreral Tax)
124 S. ALLEN