FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1945 i Deans Describe Postwar Pros Bright Ag Future The post war world promises a bigger and better Agriculture School, according to Dean Ste venson Fletcher, bigger and bet ter in both physical and scholas tic aspects. t ,.:.. STEVENSON FLETCHER Additional facilities will' be pro vided as soon as possible. New buildings are urgently needed to (Continued on page seven) Chem School Future FRANK C. WHITMORE "There is little probability ; ., .f any big changes because of re turning servicemen." Frank C. Whitmore, dean of the Sdhool nf Chemistry and Physics, said this when asked what changes the post-war era will bring to the Col lege. "Our policy is to treat each vet eran as an individual and not as belonging to a class or group. In that way we can help them best." LA Plans for Veterans CHARLES C. WAGNER "The Liberal Arts curriculum will be revised to help the return ing servicemen." Charles C. Wag ner, acting dean of the Liberal Arts School, said this when asked what changes he.thought the pos:- war era will bring to the College. Dean Wagner said that nothing definite has been decided about the new semester arrangements. However, he feels that there will be some summer courses because the returning students are anxious tc•:) Ornplete" their- ecalege iddea; iion :in . the' minimUm amount of time.' End Of War Nol To Affect College Seriously This Fall, Says President Heizel "I don't believe that the close of the Japanese war will seriously affect the College this fall," Prexy Hetzel said in an interview this week. "This statement, however, would not be true if Congress should repeal the Selective Serv ice Act or amend it in such manner as to exempt the boys in the 18 and 19 year age brackets," he continued. When asked about the effect upon the student enrollment, the Prexy said that there is every in dication that there will be a mate rial increase in the number of veterans who will enter school this fall. The best estimate avail able at the present time is that there will be in the neighborhood of 700 ex-servicemen as compared will 180 enrolled now. The number , . of men coming from high schools in November will be somewhat larger than an ticipated but will not represent a material increase 'unless the changes mentioned are mad e in the Selective Service Act. "There will come .a time, how ever, when the College will exper ience the return of still larger numbers of veterans and at the same time the norinal flow of boys Ed Service To Increase MARION TRABUE Dean Marion Trabue of the School of Education believes that the war's end will ~'nean an oppor tunity for the, College to make tre mendous improvements in the service it is rendering to the state and to WS - di/dents. "We will have an opportunity," Dean Trabue said, "to step out and do things we couldn't do during the war, particularly service to in stitutions and. agencies of Pennsyl- Vania, helping them to improve their efficiency and their productsv Penn State will again have an op porturiity to 'become a great state university." Col. E. H. Taliaferro and Lieut. Frank K. Lister of the ASTI' unit are leaving Monday to take a three-•week refresher course at the Infantry School at Fort Kenning, Ga. THE COLLEGIAN ,• . ' • .....:••;• : ::••••v,. •••••"•::;:•• • ;•: • 41 , • • . ~\/ ~ ~~ :«~~ ! ~ ~ ~ «_m ~` ~~ 7~ ~~~ RALPH D. HETZEL from the secondary schools," the President said. "When this comes we will face,a serious problem." In anticipation of this crisis, the College is now working on plans and specifications for the erection of two coed dormitories to release Tri-Dorms, formerly men's buildings, and downtown MI Looks Ahead All of the students who were taken into the armed forces look forward to getting back to co:lege at the earliest opportunity to com plete their college courses or take refresher work, declared Edward Steidle, dean of Via School of Mn eral Industries. "We hope to adjust our curricula to provide a chance for Navy and Army ROTC students to enroll in the School of 'Mineral Industries," stated Dean Steidle. "We expect a EDWARD STEIDLE marked increase in both under graduate and graduate enrollment. including, foreign studerits and others who are taking courses lead:ng to advanced degrees." The - School of Mineral Indus tries is concerned with raw mater ials of industry, he explained. Men (Continued on page seven) ects 0 boarding houses as living facil ties for the expected men stu dents. The new buildings will house approximately 500 women each and in all probability work will be begun before winter sets in, according to the President. As the enrollment increases the faculty will b e increased by re turning servicemen who have had leaves of absence and the employ ment of new members. Within about two years, allocations from the State government are expect ed for the erection of new aca demic buildings. "No, it is not definite that the College will resume a two-semes ter basis in 1946," Dr. Hetzel stat ed. It depends largely upon th e de sire of returning servicemen and boys under the draft age to rush through their education as to whether or not the accelerated program will be continued, 'he said. "Activities such as fraternities. Froth, musical organizations, and sports will not resume their old status immediately," the Prex - y predicted, "but will gradually come into their own again .as more and more boys enroll from the secondary schools." HARRY P. HAMMOND, dean of the School of Engineering, who has announced that the school will have an unprecedented high enrollment next semester. This group is expected to be com posed largely of ex-servicemen attending the College under the G. Bill of Rights. FRATERNITY JEWELRY L. G., BALFOUR • Stale College Office In Athletic Store c T. :-• . 7 ; . ii ,, • • ; , . • I ii: t t 1 . ' •.' , ) 1 ' ' , ..`.. r ,One.half POlBl7l - era"' 025 Price Lid 0 ~_ t. 50 plus *. Beauty begins with LUxuria. Cleanser and beautifier of supreme quality—the essential, cream for a smooth, fresh skin:: HA. raerrATAIA ie 0 5,R it' - ) ,0 McLionahon's S. Allen St. College Phys Ed Plans °\ "It is difficult to make any statement now, as to what Oangl.l will take place in the Schcoi of Physical Education since the war has ended," says Dean C:lti Schott. "Since the ASTP will soon hos moving out, it will cut down this special training in physical edn cation. If the Navy continues to CARL P. SCHOTT hold the V-12 to war time restric tions, their training will go on WI before. But if they are returned to civilian life, a naval ROTC be established and remain during peacetime. "Beginning in November, wn expect to do more for the adaptoi program. As returning veterato are not required to take physic:al education if they have had the it ftll time of basic training, 'the number of former G. I.s taking physical education is slight. "There have been no pialt3 made for extension of equipment with the exceptions of a few re-. placements in the obstacle course. The same program will be fol. lowed as previously. "Many letters have been reedy ed by men 'anti women, as far away as Louisiana and Colorado, asking about the graduate school:. in physical education. Of course, we will know nothing definite un til the future." PAGE E':CVIV to College 1
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