PAGE FOUR Coed Recalls Experiences In Canadian Women's Army Because she wanted to get in the fight and didn't want to wait until she was twenty, Ruth M. Auchen bach of Reading joined the Cana dian Women's Army Corps at the age of 118. Ruth, now a fourth :vmester student at the College, enlisted in June, 1943, and took four weeks of basic training at Kitchener, On tario. At the end of this period, she was one of 16 women chosen to take a three month course in Army Administrat!on and was pro moted to the rank of corporal. On completion of this further training, Corporal Auchenbach was posted in Quebec City, where she was a shipping clerk at the Army Ordnance Depot. From here, she was transferred to Ottawa, in De cember, 1943, where she trained in night vision testing. This qualified Ruth to test men for eligibility for the, commandos. She continued this work in London, Ontario, for two months. When asked about the Canadian people, Ruth stated that they were very much like Americans except that they were more serious. "One difference •is that Ameri cans believe in 'hail fellow, well met,' while the Canadians are not so impulsive. Once they accept you, they intend to be friends for life," explained the ex-corporal. Ruth, who received a medical discharge in March, 1644, said that she considered her life in the Arrny as a wonderful experience and liked her basic training best, even though she did have to do KIP" Many American girls appar ently felt the same way as she did, because Ruth said that 63 women in the barracks in London were from the States. Thinking back on her experi ences, Ruth recalled the time she interviewed Mary Churchil 1, daughter of the ex 'Prime Minister of England, and was amazed as to how "tmroyal" she was. She also stated that she just missed the Roosevelt-Churchill conference in Quebec. • Winners-Announced In Advertising Contest Phyllis H. Wolfgang, senior journalism major, has be en awarded first prize in• the fifth annual contest conducted by the . Interstate Advertising Managers' Association for students of adver tising at the College. Second award went to Claire S. Harvey; third to Agnes M. Cole man; and fourth, to Shirley R. Wenger. Jeanne Thompson and Kathryn L. Fix were awarded honorable mention certificates. ißntries in the contest, winners of \ Nrhi ch were announced at the IA MA convention in Harrisburg Saturday, consisted of originally prepared presentations of adver tising copy, layouts, and plans. Judges were Lou Schenk, adver tising manager of the Lancaster Newspapers; George Stewart, ad vertising manager of the Wash ington (Pa.) Observer and Report er; and David Knipe, advertising manager of the Bethlehem Globe- Times. A population study of age groups conducted by Dr. Walter Coutu, associate professor Of soc iology at the College, shows that persons under 20 years of age are growing fewer in numbers while the age 'group from 45 to 65 and over is steadily increasing in num bers. "One thing I got a kick out of was the way the French-Cana dians pronounced my name. One person even called me Corporal `Aching-back.'" Although she is entitled, under the Canadian equivalent to our G. I. Bill of Rights, to finish her education in Canada, Ruth started here in June, 1944, and is major ing in speech. (- -J II e. 'Women Washington has assured the people of the United States that there will be no bread lines as an aftermath of World War II sim ilar to the ones which appeared shortly after the dose of the first world conflict. Looking at the 'mobs outside of the Atherton Dining Commons just before the doors are opened, one would gather that many coeds are under the impression that a food shortage already exists. As early as one-half hour before the dinner or 15 to 20 minutes before lunch, coeds can be scampering down the second floor halls to be one of the first in the meal line. The early-birds come armed with letters, books, magazines, newspapers, and even classwork in order to make use of these few precious moments. It is not an uncommon sight to spot three or four bridge games being played-on the hall floors. Just before the doors open there is a second dash up the stairs and down the halls as seven students rush to join each early-comer. Coeds in the center of the line nat urally are peeved as they see themselves being pushed from Bth to about 65th in line. Some of the last-minuters who don't spot any of their close friends near the head of the line, bolt into a front al position simply by pushing and shoving those already in line. This mobbing at the beginning of the meal hours slows up the entrance of the line leaders and deducts several minutes from the time reserved for serving. Also, observations have shown that the participants in the meal-time bot tleneck usually spend ^ longer. in the process of getting their food than do the late-corners. Many coeds have found that by waiting until the initial rush is over and by going up near the end of the lunch hour they can make their 1 &clocks with less effort than do those in a rush to enter the din ing -room. In the past, hostesses and other officials have found it necessary to plant proctors whose duties were to keep coeds from bolting the lines and to keep them assembled in a single file. Senate of Wom en's Student Government Associa tion has been approached with this meal-time bottleneck prob lem, and it believes that the coeds themselves can remedy the situa tion simply by staggering their times of going to meals. Men hers of Senate point out that if each coed would try at tending meals at different points in the serving hour,' she would soon find the time at which the serving conditions were most con venient to her. Senators also warn that if line-bolting and mobbing don't soon slacken, the proctor system may have to be restored. Friwmwmr.ri New Frozen Food Promises Dinner In Three Minutes Recent experiments with frozen food indicate that you may not have to wait more than three min utes for a complete meal in a restaurant, according to John E. Nicholas, professor of agricultural engineering. In his laboratory . Professor Nicholas prepares complete frozen meals which are ready to be heat ed for use. Attractively arrang ed in individual servings on trays and encased in cellophane to pre vent drying, the meal may con sist of green beans, hamburger, .carrots, tomatoes, and pie for des sert, but. if you prefer,. you may have frozen tomato juice. "It appears that in many in stances the provision of complete menus are met with public favor because of choices of specialties regardless of season," declared Professor Nicholas. Conducting ' experiments with tomatoes, he prepared for use three types, quarters, slices, and whole. These were wrapped in cellophane and frozen. at 0 de grees Fahrenheit. Some were ice, coated as an additional assurance against dehydration and conse quently as a preservation of-qual ity in storage. A whole tomato when taken out will thaw within an hour to a temperature when it can be very easily sliced for salad, Profes sor Nicholas said. The tomato at this time still has sufficient amount of cold to maintain the salad in a reasonably crisp and cool condition. • Janet Soisson, home economist for the West Penn Power Com pany, has enrolled as a special student to study frozen foOds and baby foods, Professor Nicholas pointed out. He also added that investigation on freezing foods, especially tomatoes, is now .in progress and much remains to be learned. "The program of study of 1. - hc quality of frozen food will be el aborated wherein all the meas urable factors which are used to define food quality, will be .meas ured," Professor Nicholas stated. "These factors include enzymes, vitamins, and color," he conclud ed. Common Sense Conducts Employment Bill Debate to debate on the Murray Full Employment Bill was conducted at the Common Sense meeting on Tuesday night. Thorlief loester ar gued the con and Theodore Har matz argued the pro side. After the debate, the. audience partici pated in the questioning of the speakers. 'The next meeting of the organi zation will be held in the Hugh Beaver Room, Old Main, at 7 p.m. September 25. All members are requested to attend. The 1945 season will mark the 59th consecutive year of foot ball at Penn State. . NOTICE For Real Satisfaction in BOWLING • Try THE NEW STATE BOWLING CENTER on McAllister Street 8 New Brunswick Alleys that are second to none in the country. The kind that are used in the World's Championship matches. The price is only 20 cents per game. ' . • • • 3 Marriage Courses Here; U. of C. Offers Only One A course in marriage problems at the University of California, Berkeley, was considered unusual enough to rate a feature story in a recent IsSue of Collier's maga zine, but Penn State students have their choice of three courses on that subject. The home economics department offers a course in marriage adjust ment to its students, and so does the sociology department, but the class most closely parallel to the California University's is Dr. Clif ford R. Adams' Psychology 416. The course described in the Col lier's magazine by Dean Jennings sounds very similar to Psychology 416, except that the California stu dents, 'by their own choice, receive no credit for it, while, the course here gives a student three credits in psychology. . '.• •• However, Jennings' description of the casual way Dr. Noel Keys discusses sexual problems with his students without causing giggling or embarrassment might 'be a story of the intelligent approach of Dr. Adams and his students to such questions. Dr. Keys at California is also deluged with personal conferences with, students, singly and in cou- With The AST For scholastic excellence ach ieved during the past term on an honor status defined by the Col lege and having maintained an excellent standard of conduct, and military efficiency, the following students in the ASTP are awarded the Blue Star Insignia: E-1, Term 3: Auer, John H.; Brzezinski, Julius J.; Diffenderfer, Walt; (Forsythe, Alan K.; Herman, Robert L.; Jacobson, John D.; Lannert, James W.; Lewis, Albert E.; Lohman, Joseph C.; Lowe, James R.; Toppmeyer, Robert. ' EE,- Term 6: Greenstein, Eli; Horgan, James F.; - Isenberg, Ir vin; Lowenthal, Daniel K.; War field, John N. CE, Term 4: Burns, Joseph I.; March, Jack J. CE, Term 5: Defore, Jesse J.; Euller,. John E.; Vandevort, Gor don L. BE, Term 4: Avallone, Anthony F.; Tolley, George S.; . Shaffer, Aaron. These awards will •be presented to these men at the Retreat Par ade, Tuesday, by the Command ing. Officer. Barracks Vacate* Last Sunday an - eager group of men, mostly from Barracl6 7, worked diligently in rednoving all govern inent property from Bar racks 5, .8, and 30, which are no longer needeed :because of the de crease in the size of unit, to 287 men. The barracks after having FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1945 pies, as is Penn State's marriage professor. In addition Dr. Adains has had a number of magazine articles published and reprinted in digests, and has a monthly maga-. zine column of marriage advice, At both colleges, marriage courses were inaugurated in order to attempt to reduce this country's divorce rate and to serve as an antidote for the many unfounded ideas concerning sex which many• students have. The courses have proved intensely popular, and Dr. Adams never has to use penalties or threats to prevent overcutting. The Collier's article describes how a number of parents of Dr. Keys' students have expressed ap preciation for the course, and wished they had had its benefits. Dr. Adams encourages his students to bring visiting parents to his class, and is interested in learning their opinion of it. Though not as well-known, the other marriage courses at the Col lege also give valuable aid to con fused students, and the three courses put Penn State into the foreground in the modern psycho logical approach to marriage prob lems. been cleared were returned to col.. lege authorities, who will make inventories and necessary repairs. It is expected that these houses, Alpha Kappa Pi, Alpha Tau Om ega, and Phi Kappa Tau, will be in fraternity hands by September 30. Here and There CE-5 Nevio J. Maggiora has been doing a lot' of traveling be tween New York and Texas. Be cause of circumstances beyond his control, he has made four • round trips in as many months. The allotted ,seven days for fur louigh had rounded into about ten for some, - before the entire. L.!:, brood returned to roost. Speaking of furloughs, several events are worth noting:. Tom Kernan, EE-4, made the trip down the aisle with Doris Manion of his hometown, Youngs town, 0. The couple had a three day trip, spent in Columbus, 0. "Big-Ed" John. on, ME-4, has asked May Cahill to be his. Both are from Troy, N. Y. Lopatin, Barracks ;17, also be came engaged. 'His to be, is, Anita Stewart of Pittsburgh, now at tending Carnegie Tech. Dick Bradley, the "St. Louis Traveler," - "came back with marks of a disagreement with an auto mobile. Strange that the five other passengers should escape! The unit will go into 0. D.'s September 30.
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