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.
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STEVENSON FLETCHER
Additional facilities will' be pro
vided as soon as possible. New
buildings are urgently needed to
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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.
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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
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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.
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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."
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