FRIDAY, , NE 1, 1945
General Catron Speaks ;
Hundreds Pray at Service
BRIG. GEN. CATRON
Leffler Sees Jump
To Pre-War Output
The United States may return
to ' her prewar production level
for consumer goods even before
final victory over Japan, accord
ing to George Leffler, professor
of economics.
Ekplaining that the nation now
has bwice as many machine tools
as in 1940, Leffler pointed out that
with fighting ended in Europe,
"our capacity to produce con
sumer goods is enormous."
Because many of the machines
~ .are new and highly efficient, the
r economist estimates that this na
tion's production capacity is more
'than double what it was before
the war.
I: • The United States, he added,
is currently producing 135 per
;cent more goods, in physical
Iquantity, than it did in the period
from 1935 to 1939. •
Despite the terrific productive
' capacity, Dr. Leffler 'believes
!many war-vital materials will, re
,main scarce until some months
tater Japan's defeat. Among these
!he..ligted paper, lumber, textiles,
;rubber, steel, copper, aluminum,
tin; and cotton.,
'Trabue Calls High School
Honor Awards Unfair
A proposal to abolish the prac
tice of naming academic honor
students at high school com
mencements was advanced today
`by Dr. Marion FR: Tralbue, dean
;of the School, of Education..
"-American -education," he
seiVed, "his taken 'a narrow aca
dernic direction. In an attempt to
justify their own type of mind,
educators .have decreed that.prizes
be awardedpupils who take after
the teacher.'
In place of the honors list, Dean
Trabue advocates "praise or pub
-lic .:recognition" of students who
show the most improvement in
their work..over a certain period
•of lime. •
HoriOring•students for scholastic
achievements alone, he pointed.
out, creates the impression that
academic .ability is the only kind
that counts:
Becauge people differ in abili
ties, he says, it is unfair to label
one group "superior." Slimly peo
ple with a strictly academic mind,
he • concluded; frequently do not
fare well in workaday world
competition.
Skull and Bones recently elected
Sta . nley Chadwin president and
Herbert Currie secretary.
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Hundreds of students, faculty
members, and townspeople attend
ec the Memorial Day services in
front of Old Main Wednesday
morning.
Following a review by the Army
and Navy, and the invocation by
College Chaplain John H. Frizzell,
President Hetzel introduced the
duest speaker, Brig. Gen. Thomas
B. Catron, chief of staff, Third
Service Command.
General , Catron briefly traced
the origin of Memorial Day, say
ing that it started as a desire of
mothers and fathers to pay tribute
to their sons who died in the Civil
War.
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General Catron suggested that
the day be spent in thanks to those
men who are fighting and have
died for their country, and in re
dedicating ourselves to finishing
the war as quickly as possible.
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General Catron said that the war
is far from being over, and that it
will ibe a long time before our
strength in the 'Pacific is sufficient
for final victory. He also declared
that the Japanese will fight to the
very end to save their "face"
which is so important to them.
"Every G.I. and' sailor in the
Pacific knows that the enemy is a
viper out to win and that we must
kill that viper in order to preserve
our way of life," said General
Catron.
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"However, victory's cn the way
as sure as tomorrow's on the way,"
he added.
Memorial Day services for the
Allied Nations concluded with the
playing of taps and the benedic
tion by Dr. Frizzell.
PSCA Acts--
(Continued from page two)
speakers presented
. under PSCA
auspices.
CA maintains a cabin,. Ralph
Watts Lodge, on the side of Tus=,
sey Mountain overlooking Nittany
Valley. Four miles from th
campUs, it is the site of overnight
parties sponsored by various or
ganizations at the College.
Since 1941,• the student body
and faculty have cooperated in
supporting the work of Lingnan
University at Canton, China. The
directing .group, known as the
Penn State in China CoMmittee,
is composed of faculty members,
regular students, and exchange
students from China. College
chapel collections
.and some per
sonal contributions are given to
the Penn State in China fund.
Students Exhibit Art -
The annual exhibition of work
done by students in the division of
fine arts will be held in the Min
eral Industries Art Gallery, the
week of , June 7 to June 13, an
nounced Prof. J. Burn Helme.
• The exhibition will include all
phases of creative art done by
students in several different
schools under the instruction of
the division of fine arts.
Portfolio Lists Writers
The forthcoming issue of Port
folio will contain contributions
from- William L. Werner, professor
of English literature; Eleanor
Bennett; B. J..Cutlef; lielen-Ann
Raiber; and Pvt. James L. Fxamo.
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Small Papers Aid
World Security
Like charity, world security be
gins at home, and the small town
newspaper, says William R. Gor
don, extension rural sociologist at
the College, is playing an import
ant role in fighting a war-torn
world by promoting "a common
fund of understanding 'within the
community."
He believes this common un
derstanding, or good-will, derive.
largely from the dissemination of
news on the doings of the neigh
bors, their achievements and mis
fortunes. "When neighlbors under
stand each other," he claims,
"they can, and do, unite for ac
tion to serve the common good."
Gordon concedes that the met
ropolitan press, periodical, and
press all serve a good purpose,
but insists the local weekly or
daily, "fortified with • impartial .
judgment and a lively interest in
the common welfare, makes a
unique contribution to effective
living." •
He sees this hometown good- .
will as a substantial basis for un
derstanding in the larger world
community, and at a time when
"events of world dimensions
crowd close upon one another,"
considers it important to chron
icle the activities of the church
and school, the service club and
grange, as well as the activities
of individual citizens. .
Psi Chi Admitted
To Honor Council
The Honor Society Council
composed of representatives of 22
societies on campus recently ad
mitted Psi Chi, national psychol
ogy honorary, to its membership.
This was announced by Miss Mar
garet C. Raabe, newly elected
president of the Council.
Functions of the Council are to
provide the funds for purchasing
Evan Pugh Medals awarded for
high scholastic achievement dur
ing the junior and senior ye'ar,
and to compile a list of students
elected to various societies. -This
list is sent to the president and
the registrar, and the activities
are placed on the individual stu
dent's academic record.
CLASSIFIED SECTION
LOST—High , school class ring
class of 4944. Please call Richard
Cover, 2971. Itch
LOST—Pair tortoise shell glasses
May 18th between Sparks and
Corner Room. Call Gloria, 3941.
Reward.
LOST—Dark tan overcoat with
R.O.T.C. hat in pocket in
Sparks. If found please, return or
call Bab Weiss, Beta Sigma Rho.
LOST in Sparks • last Tuesday
Silver bracelet made of Austral
ian• coins. , Sentimental. • value
Phone Alice Malarkey, 426 Mac.
Linguist DuMont Retires,
Praises American Living
"America," he said, "is the real
country of my soul. Having tasied
I the American atmosphere— the
rcedom of action and the broad
i ideas—it would be impOssible to
adapt myself again to life in Eu
rope,". stated Francis M. DuMont,
who will retire July 1 as professoi•
emeritus of romance languages at
the College. for his decision to
live in the United States.
DuMont, who apparently was
somewhat of a wanderer in • his
,youthful days, came to this coun
try in ,1921. He came, he said,
"just to come over—maybe to
stay, maybe not."
A native of Switzerland, he was
born in Baden in 1880. At the age
of 10, he moved to ,Fribourg, lo
cated in the French-speaking
part of Switzerland, and, in his
early teens, went to college in
France.
For a few years after. he got
out of college, he explained, "I
didn't do much of anything ex
cept enjoy myself." He traveled
through Germany and Spain,
studying psychology and philose
phy and teaching for a while at
the Marti College at Burgos,
Spain. -
Then he came to New York.
where he taught French and La
tin at the .Rdbert Louis Stev
enson School, served as head of
the modern languages department
at Bar'Niard School for Boys. and
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was an assistant professor of
French at New York University.
While in New York, he obtained
both master's and doctor's degrees
from New York University. He
had previously been awarded a
bachelor of arts degree from Val
entin College in France.
Since 1931, the wiry little man
who's master of five languages,
has been professor and head of
the department of romance lan
guages at the College.
In recognition of his academic
achievement s and for his work as
secretary of the Institute of
French Education, the French
Government awarded the Palmes
Academiques to DuMont in 1937.
DuMont plans to stay here at
least five years (after that, he
said, "I might again see France.
Who knows?") and go on work
ing. He'd like to do some study
ing and writing about religious
psychology.
"I'm not concerned about the
free time," he explained, "because
there is always something to do
if you're not lazy."
Watkins Sets Time Table'
The Summer SemeSter Time
Table will be available on or near
June 11, Ray V. Watkins, sched
uling officer, announced this
week.