FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1945 ' 79/18 WhiStle Herald Wafts For'. Wa is -End -.When 'peace came , to the world in 1918, it was Walter C. Par sons, then a young engineer at the College power plant, who told the news to alb of State College with one; mighty blast of the whistle. After 27 years, hers, waiting to do the job again, unless the radio or an official decision -to ()Mit• the whistle-blowing deprives him' of the. opportunity. Parsons was on' the night shift in November 1R113.. He went. to ,work , on, the night, of November 10' . with• no expectations . of ex citement, .for isolated. State Col lege had not taught. the "armis tice fever." When false reports of peace had roused most, of the nation a few days before, the news that the story was • false reached State College, almost simultaneously with the original report. At 6 a.m. November 11, Par sons, recalls, he got a telephone call from George Graham. "Blow th'e whistle!" Graham said ex citedly. "What for?" Parsons asked, and the jubilant words "For peace!" came be& to him. Not wanting to take on the au thority of rousing, the town for perhaps another false report, Parsons Called the 'ground and buildings superintendent to ask if he shoUld blow the whistle. "Not ,until I 'call you back and tell_ you fo," ,the superintendent said,' "because we want to ring the chtfich hells and blow the .-whistles all at the same time." • • The , - .:..STATE= ry • . • . _ • • • - Menzber of _ • - ' Federal Deposit. Insurance Corporation - , ' Thus Parson had to "sit on" the news of _a lifetime for half an hour before he could let loose .with the blast that wakened all 'of ,state College. By the time he had blown the. first-few_ blasts it •was - 7 o'clock, his relief man came on, and he was. free to .go out and celebrate with the rest of the borough. But the whistle, be says, continued to blow at intervals all day. , Parsons, who lives at •119 Heis ler street, has been employed at the plower plant for 31 years. Af ter his unique ,experience in World. War I he continued on the job during the._ intervening 'years with an occasional fire to rouse the whistle to action. Then when World War II began, he and the other plant engineers blew the whistle again for air raid prac tices, which were given up last year. None, with most of the town waiting by • th4ir - •radios for the news of peace, there's - a good chance that the power plant whis tle's tidings will be second hand. But . Walter Parsons is hoping to repeat his World War I perform ance before this year is out. " Theodore Roethke, former assis tant professor of English composi tion and varsity tennis coach at the College, has 'been awarded a fellowship for creative work in poetry' by the Guggenheim Foun dation. He is a professor of Eng lish at Bennington College. ALWAYS . . Coiner • atz t• . ; 4 • The faj a ; Calendar TODAY Sabbath Eve Services, Hille Foundation, 7:30 p.m. Alpha Lambda Delta meeting Dean of Women's office, Old Main 5 p.m. TOMORROW All-College Cabin Party, leay . es from rear of Old Wain, 2:30 p.m. Cwens meeting, WSGA room, White Halt, 10 a.m. SUNDAY Chapel Services, Schwab, 1 a.m. Alpha 'Chi Omega hike for X-G- I Club, 2 p.m. Town meeting, "What Is Amer ica's Interest in the Postwar World?",• Hillel Foundation, 7:30 p.m. PSCA Open }louse, 304 Old Main, 2-5 p:m. Treble Singers rehearsal, 117 Carnegie, 6;30 p.m. Theta. Sigma Phi Tea for jour nalism majors, .N. E. Atherfon Lounge, 2:30-4:30 p.M. MONDAY Orchestra• rehearsal, 117 Car negie Hall, 7 'p.m. Treble Singers, Schwab, 7 p.m First Semester Club Mixe Hugh Beaver room, Old `Main, p.m. Fencing Club, Body Mechanics room, Old' Main, 7-9 p.m. Penn State Engineer candidates meeting, 2 Armory, 7:30 p,m. Druid meeting, Old Main, 7 p.m. TUESDAY WRA Executive Board meeting, WRA lounge, White Hall, 6:45 IWA bate Bureau,. Wednesday too, Set:trice Center, 6:30-7:30.p.m. Second Semester Club, Hugh Beaver room, Old Main, 7:15 p.m. Panhellenic . Executive meeting, 305 Old Main, 7 p.m. Panhellenic Council meeting, 305 Old Main, 7:15 'X -G-I Club meeting, 405 Old Main, 7:30 p.m. • Treble _Singers rehearsal,. 117 Carnegie, 7 p.m. Candidates for Collegian adver tising staff, ad office, Carnegie, 7 p.m. .1 Candidates for Collegian ; editor-' Cal' staff, Collegian .. offite,• Car negie; first serneste7 pinn,; .second semester; 7:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Club Presidents' meeting, WRA lounge, White Hall, 5 p.m. Junior Service Board meeting, Dean of Women's office, Old Main, 5:10 p.m. ISC meeting, PSC room, Old Main, 8 .m. ' - Orchestra rehearsal, , 117 Car negie, 7 p.m. . Newman Cltvb Discussion Club Lady of Victory Rectory, 7 p.m. . THURSDAY GSO meeting, 10. Sparks, 7 p.m. Choir rehearsal; 117 . Carnegie, 7 p.m. Intramural Board meeting, WRA lounge, 'White Hall, 4:30 p.m. Freshman Council meeting, WSGA- room, White Hall, 5:110 p.m. House of 'Representatives meet ing, 305 Old IMain, 5:15 . p.m: jContinued on page 'seven), .;.' SATURDAY NIGHT • OPEN HOUSE AND FUN NIGHT'--7:30 P. M. Square Dancing, Games, Fun, Songs, Fellowship, Group Participation STUDENT DEPARTMENT Sunday 9:30 A. M. WESTMINSTER FELLOWSHIP-6:20 P. M. Topic: "What Service Men Ex pect from Religion Now and on Their Return Home" THURSDAY MATINS 7 A. M. Fireside Room Have You Attended "The Workshop" Sessions? li ,H rgf i rA?;9 444 VAM E Se n l4lT 44l Y'" : --....!..:-.. AO P.: 4 M« l'' .X , •-•-,,, 4 4 ,1 .. .-; , y . ... 'o'; , .•,.., 41,, L 4 Navy V- , 12 News Have you ever visited a Naval Base, Naval Training Station or Air Station? If you have, you no doubt were shocked by the .bleak dreary surroundings. What a con trast is our duty station at Penn State! -By comparison it is a paradise with the result many of our men who leave for other duty feel they - must revisit the campus.i Here are a few who had that urge: Ensigns Ronnie Blair, Ross Christian, and Hank Ryan stopped in with their new gold braid glistening in the sun and the relief from the restric tions of Midshipman's School fresh on their faces. Dick Strucker, Bob Kofmehl and Joe Tezza were here on short leaves frorri other duty with the fleet. Bob Killian also spent a week-end aboard on a leave from Philadelphia. "Anchors Aweigh," our all-unit social' event for this term is slated for May . 5. It witl be even, better than the "Ship's Ball" or -the "Navy Winter Ball". It is dedicat ed to all citizens of State College and the College Staff. They have done much collectivey and as in dividuals to make our duty here a pleasant one. For their under standing,of our problems and their constant willingness to lend a helping hand; we, :n V-12 are truly grateful. It's not all drill, field days, in spections and restrictions in V-12. We pre horiestly trying not only to be good 'sailors, but to be loyal Churl, Shci to) Txdusive Agency For Arrow Shirts and Irres4- We F ab out POETS 'always call the violet the. shrinking violet. We feel. bad about anything that shrinks but chiefly shirts. So we've spent our life l'•t•---t making the shirt that doesn't t shrink, the Arrow shirt. it's tj Sanforized-labeled, which ( z s3 means fabric shrinkage less , d . than .1%, and its Mitoga I figure fit is superb. Arrow's -), • jr collar is the world's finest. '. • Try an Arrow today! $2.24 up. ; • • For a perfect outfit, get Arrow Ties, too. $1 and $1.50. Penn Staters. This •is evidentiii by the many V-12 men who aro engaged in campus activities. Did you notice A/S Glenn Ortv• dorf, the bandmaster of our milk• tary band, in the: trombone sec:. tion. of the Blue Band at its con cert on April 15? He also-wiekie4 the baton for the• Blue Band irett• dition of "Sky Anchors Aweigh." HCoits rOOak Here's a roster of V-12 particit pants'in varsity sports: baseball--:• Boykin, DeLorenzo, Dimmerling, Griffith, Hopkins, Jacobs,. John. son, Jorgensen, Leedom, Mae Halo, Martin, Nelson, Spencer, Stetter, Williams, and Zeigler; track , • Crease, Condon, Einbecker, Hop. per, Light, Martin, Mullins, Nu gent, Rea, Rose., Sankey, Shaw, Steed, Williges, and Willing; crosse—Bauer, Ciarmella, Ker win, Klepper, Laudig, Locoti.,x, Meeker, Nolan, Reid, Rocha,' R t• bin, Soza, Stevens, Taylor, Tieflr.- man, and Vesco. F:11 As most of you know, NT-12 is to be incorporated in tne Navat. ROTC program in the near futt ire. Under the new set-uu men 'will receive more thorough training before commissioning and assign ment to'sea duty. Here's hoping, our NROTC training may be tak en at Penn State. 'There's a porct• bility so we are keeping our fing ers crossed. . A mobile speech clinic wait created at the Cbllege in 1936 to serve the public schools and Health nealth agencies of Pennsylvania. PAGE, Frn't ~l ~~~
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