FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1945 Extension Offers Technical (lasses Evening technical extension classes will start in late Septem ber and early October, announces J. 0. Keller, assistant president of college extension. The classes will be of a techni cal, non-credit nature, and will be given at extension centers in Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Erie, Greensburg, Sharon,, Reading, Al lentown, and York. Each center will be staffed with men brought in from local indus tries. Each will have an advisory board of 20 memberss, drawn from industry, who will decide on the best program for curriculum. The course of study will con sist of two terms of 16 weeks each, six hours weekly. There will be a five year program, consisting of 960 hours of work. Each termi nal unit, consisting of a semester hour of work, costs the student $7, making the complete cost. of a semester's work 's42. An exten sion diploma will be received; no credit will be' received toward. a baccalaureate degree. A high number of ex-service men are expected to enroll. Re cent surveys show that only six percent of th e servicemen expect to take full-time college work, while 19 'percent showed interest in night school courses. Shortage Of Teachers Not To End With War, Says Dr. C. O. Williams War's end will not end the teacher shortage in Pennsylvan . n public schools, according to Dr. C. 0. Williams, head of teacher place ment at the College. "It will be at least another year," Dr. Williams says, "befo...e we can expect an upturn in the supply of teachers. And it prob ably will be five years before the situation returns to any sort of normalcy." -The return of teachers from war industries and military service wit not solve the problem, Dr. Wil liams reports, because thousands of married and engaged women now teaching are expected to for sake the ,classroom for the bonve. In addition, be points out, the number cf college students prepar ing to teach has been "decidedly below oar" for the past ifour years, while the demand for educational services—not only in the schools, but also in such related fields as health, recreation and community activities•—has been 'constantly in creasing. Especially hard hit, he claims, are the fields of physical educa tion, industrial education, music, mathematics, science, business ed ucation, and home economics. Army, Navy Use Eteven Fraternities This Fall Army and. Navy demands will keep 11 fraternity houses in ser vice as ,barracks next semester, announced Samuel K. Hostetter, assistant to the president in charge of business and finance. Three fraternity houses, Alpha Kappa Pi, Alpha Tau Omega, and Phi Kappa Tau are to be surren dered to their owners by the Army as of September 30. These houses will no longer be necessary as there will be only 247 ASTP students for the next cycle. The Army will keep Barracks 4, Al pha Gamma p,ho; Barracks 7, Al pha Sigma Phi; Barracks 12, Beta Sigma Rho; i Barracks 17, Delta Sigma Phi; And Barracks 28, Phi Kappa Psi. Present NAvy plans call for the use of the K:pppa Sigma house to house additional 'Naval ROTC students next semester. In addi tion, the sailors will continue to use the five campus houses, Bar racks-9, Alpha Zeta; Barracks 13, Beta Theta Pi; Barracks 26, Phi Gamma Delta; Barracks 36, Sigma Chi; and Barracks 37, Sigma Nu. Raisins add flavor and food value to salads, rice, puddings and sauces for meat. The color red Is supposed to denote courage, generosity, and vigor. Htip . piness consists of not being Officials See Ex-Gl's As Good Governors; Comment On Fraternity Problems (E.ditor's Note: This is the first of a series of articles on fraternities and their future. The series will cover the problem of the relationship of fraternities to ex-servicemen, the question of democratizing fraternities, and how to adapt fraternities to meet changing conditions in college life.) Veterans know it and fratern ities know it—there is a problem in the relationships between these two groups. Is there a solution to this question? If so, what has to be done? In reviewing the situation at the College, De . pn of Men Arthur R. Warnock makes the preliminary observation, that "American col lege sadents wherever they are seem to run their student organi zation and campus life in the same ••...•• .............................................. • • ..<„, • ..• • • ROBERT GALBRAITH way. Whether the institution they are attending is Penn State or the Army Uniyersity Training Com mand's University of Florence, Italy, student action and conduct appears to be essentially similar." To illustrate his point, Dean Warnock points to the material contained in the campus newspa per of the University of Florence, the US Collegian. There are stor ies on campus politics, the election of a student council, the formation of a glee club, plans for an all college dance, and intramural sports. 'The paper itself very closely resembles our own Colleg ian in form and make-up. "If men who are still in service can operate their campus in a like manner to ours, then it seems log ical to conclude that, when civil ians again, they will continue to do so," continued the dean of men. •"Fraternities and fraternity life have been, are, and will continue to 'be an integral part of the Col lege. There is no reason why there should be a rift between ex- Gl's and" the Greek lettermen," said Warnock, who saw Penn State students adjust themselves fn conditions following World War T. Gradual Interest "It appears that most veterans ned about a semester to find themselves. After that they find college work .Progressively easier. Then, sure of their studies, they become more interested in those activities traditionally character- The average man needs about 70. pram's of protein in his day's food.. Nylon is coming back and may mean that make-up won't have a leg to stand on. Juke Box Ice Cream Davis Sandwich Shop • 218 E. College Ave. THE 203 E. BEAVER AVE. HITS NOW IN STOCK THE COLLEGIAN istic of undergraduate life "I am convinced that few vet erans, in or out of college, Will be able to shake off their war ex periences until they find some ci vilian activity that challenges and holds their interest. For a large number, fraternity life will prove to be that interesting civilian ac tivity. Without a doubt, because a large number of civilian boys haven't been interested -in fra ternities in, the ,paSt, we may ex pect many veterans will not be interested in fraternities." However, Dean Warnock add ed, this does not mean that fra ternities will not. have to adjust themselves in.dealirig. with veter ans. Fraternities should expect a considerable part of their chap ters in the future to be made up of returning soldiers, sailors, and marines. As a result, he point ed out; the chapter attitude will become more mature than possible during the war period when there were as many, if not more, fresh men than upperclassmen. "The avowed purpose of pledge ship is to make men out of boys, to mature them. To carry out this idea, the pledges have duties. A veteran should be exempt from most of these duties because he is already, for the most part, ma ture and grown-up.. But, and an emphatic "but", he should not have upperclass privileges until he becomes one." No Rough House Dean Warnock further suggests that an essential part of the ex serviceman's pledgeship be an ex amination on the fraternity's his tory and traditions. He is opposed to all forms of rough-house, "hell week" type, initiations. "You cannot make blanket rules to cover every situation; every veteran is different. The import ant thing for fraternities to re member is to use judgment," War nock stated. • Robert E. Galbraith, faculty ad visor to veterans, foresees ex servicemen as good fraternity men as they are used to living with people. Having experienced work ing with groups, they should be happy in fraternities. "Not only do I think that fra ternities are good for vets," de clared Mr. Galbraith, "but I think that Gl's will have a 'beneficial ef fect on the Greek letter societies. Being in close contact with every kind of person in their military days has made these men more liberal, and - they will carry thio liberalism with them into the fra ternities. Both groups can and should help each other." According to Mr. Galbraith, the main factors which influence a veteran's decision on going fra ternity are th e difference in age, the expense, and the desire to be as free as possible and not to be tied down to any one group. "I feel that the men who are younger than 22 will be the most interested. Over this age, most of the fellows feel that they can de vote little time to college "rah rah" activities and want to com plete their education with as little interference as possible. And tot), the gap between them and the 17- year-olds is too. wide. Fraternities have too much horseplay for them. If fraternities want to attract'old- GERSHWIN PHONE 23H STATE COLLEGE er men, they will have to cut out this foolishness," the advisor said. Finances Important As for financial reasons, the veterans' advisor believes that fra ternity life is about ten per cent higher than !living as an indepen dent. If Congress passes the bill to increase the monthly allotment of veterans under the GI Bill of Rights from_ $5O to $6O per month, he expects to see about 20 per \~~~~~~s ~ » ~~ , d~ ) \.~ ~~~~Q ~~ , a~ ~~~ w: §~ ` ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ « ARTHUR WARNOCK cent more fellows ally themselves with fraternal organizations. "Veterans want to be as free as possible now that their military life - is ended. By joining a fra ternity one doe s assume certain obligations and responsibnittieei and it is for this reason that a sizeable proportion of ex-Gl's shun. them," said Galbraith. "Personal ly, I feel that fraternity ties are so stringent as to prevent or hin der the desires of anyone, veteran or otherwise." Concerning married ex-service men, Mr. Galbraith anticipates no large number to join fraternities, but he feels that there will be more than commonly suspected. "Fraternities are a good social outlet. You meet a group of peo ple that you like and who do the things you like to do. Of course there is friction, but this is to ex pected wherever there are such groups. However, fraternities should realize that there is a dif ference between pledging a vet eran and a high school boy; they should act accordingly;" he con- Clu ded. a t -v,; ' k; .1 1 9 1\ '." ALWAYS - • \ The Corner unusual Calendar Lists College Hddays The College Calendar commit tee, headed by Dr. J. Tanger, chairman, announces the follow•. ing schedules for the fall ami spring semesters: Fall Semester, 1945-46 • • Oct. 26, Friday, Freshman Week begins 8 a.m. Oct. 30-31, Tue.-Wed., Fall se mester registration. Oct. 31, Wed., Freshman Week ends, 5 p.m. . Nov, 1, Tlnir., Fall semester classes begin 8 a.m. Nov. 16, Fri., Payment of fees, Dec. 22, St., Mid-Semester be , . low grade reports 12 noon. • Dec. 22. Sat., Christmas recess begins 11:50 a.m. . Dec. 27, Thur., Christmas recess ends 8 a.m. 1946 Jan. 2,. Wed., Short courses la agriculture begin. Feb. 16, Sat., Fall semester classes end 11:50 a.m. Feb. 18, Mon., Fall semester Lx-. aminations begin 8 a.m. Feb. 21, Thur., Fall semester graduation exercises. 7# l lt Z 4 ; ••••., • • Feb. 23, Sat., Fall semester entl3 11:50 a.m. • Spring Semester, 1946 Feb. 27, Wed., Freshman Week begins 8 a.m. Mar. 1-2, Fri.-Sat. : Spring se» mesier registration. Mar. 2. Sat., Freshman Week ends 11:50 a.m. Mar. 4, Men., Spring semester classes begin 8 a.m. . Mar. 15, Fri., Payment of fee:. Apr. 27, Sat., Mid-semester be low grade reports 12 noon. June 15, Sat., Spring semester classes end 11:50 a.m. June 17, Mon., Spring semester examinations begin 8 a.m. June 20, Thur., Spring semester graduation exercises. June 22, Sat., Spring semester ends 11:50 a.m. 225 AST's Commended For Engineering Work More than'22s student-soldiers, enlisted men in the Army Spe cialized Training Program, have been officially commended for the successful completion of required work in engineering' at the Col lege. With the exc o eption of 20 men who will go to camps for basic army training, the graduates continue their work in electrical, civil and mechanical engineering. Twenty-five states are represent ed in the group, led by Pennsyl vania and New York Stale with 53 men each. For six successive years the National AAU rope climb chain-- pionship has been annexed thy Penn State entries. PAGE THREE
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