The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, September 21, 1945, Image 1
Ex-Gridders Liberated Page 7 _ VOL. 42—No. -3O Research Lab To Operate At Full Speed Naval Ordnance Plant To Begin By October 1 Work at the Naval Ordnance Research Laboratory, • the , new building on west . campus, will probably be in full swing by Oc tober 1, according to Dr. Eric A. Walker, director. Equipment is already being moved into the building, which is. about 95 per cent finished, while the administrative staff is being assembled in Offices in Elec trical Engineerinig. :Approximately 20 scientists are here to direct the 'setting-up ac tivities. In the meantime, research work, is continuing at . Boston, Mass., Solomons, Md., and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. When fully assembled the lab oratory 'will employ between 120 and 150 people of whom approx imately one-half will be scientists and technicians. It will house shops capable of building proto type models to be sent to prospec tive 'ordnance manufacturers. Ex perimentation will be centered on electrical, mechanical, and hy draulic engineering. The laboratory is also con structing a field test station on the lake at Black Moshannon. This station is designed • primar ily to calibirate. and test various types of -underwater devices. The leboi•atory. , operetee at diVision of .the-:-School of TEri-: " gineerlnr•un`der74 - fdantiact:7l3e- Nreen the 'College• and the Navy -Department. Its problems are un der the technical direction of the Bureau of Ordnance of the Navy Department, although it main tains liaison with the . Navy's Of fice, of Research and Invention • and with, the National Defense Research Committee. The director, Dr. Walker, is al so professor and head of the de partment of electrical engineer ing.. . . _ Alumni Officials Expect Record Humber To Visit Homecoming -Weekend , , •Altinmi Association officials are expecting a record number of for ' mer students to return to the Col .. :lege October 5 and 6 fox the first peacet:. e Homecoming in four years. Many traditional features are included in the program which has been 'set up for the occasion. Reg . istration in the •first floor lounge, Old Main will be held on both dates. The executive board of the -Alumni Association is scheduled to meet at 5 p.m. October. 5, and a football rally has been slated for Recreation Hall at 7:30 p.m. the same day. The alumni golf tournament has been set to 'begin at 8 a.m. October 6. At 9f30 o'clock that morning, the Alumni Council is scheduled to meet. Featured on the afternoon of October 6 will be the Penn State- Colgate football game. Fcr those alumnae or wives of alumni who - are not football-minded, a tea will be given in one of the lounges of Atherton Hall during the -after noon. The annual cider party will be, held in Old Main Sandwich Shop on the evening of October 6. Starting at 7:30 p.m. both nights, the Penn State Players will, pre sent 'Blithe Spirit" in Schwab Auditorium. The semi - formal • dance in Recreation Hall on the evening of October 6 will feature Brad Hunt. Deferment Deadline Students are reminded by. ,Bursar Russell E. Clark that the deadline for turning in defer ment forms is October, 1. Olfw'Tilltrigiatt FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1945-STATE COLLEGE, PENNA Gals, Get Guys For Dry Dock Say, 'Please!' "Come to Dry Dock tomorro night in strictly informal attire" was the suggestion made by the Dry Dock committee as they pre pared for this week's presentation at Penn State's campus night club. It will be "Sadie Hawkins Night," so the "College, Hot-Dogs" can put away their pegged pants, gaudy knitted ties, and don plaid shirts for the occasion. Coeds are requested to take the initiative tomorrow evening and in the true 'Sadie ' Hawkins" style. iMale students have request ed that a first aid station be set up for the occasion, but similar cautions won't be necessary if coeds promise to conform to a few simple rules. 1. Be fair refrain from stampeding—it unnerves the fellows and keeps them from being at their dancing best. 2. Don't over feed the boys. More than six ham burgers, ten cokes• and a quart of ice cream might proye harmful physically, if, shock hasn't already set in. 'T.A. Don't keep the men out :ter 1 e. m. Violation of this rule will cause them to be "Skellered" next week-end. and "you'll be sorry." 4. Each - house will be equipped with an atomic alarm clocip (which won't be two - minutes - fasth. that,. will announce:the:- henr - Cif depart ure: Hovieveic warning is not heeded, coeds will be blasted homeward via the: Milky Way. • ' 5. Have a good time. • From 9 to 112, Dry Dock!s open ing night band will be back to provide music: Another batch of entertainers will be presented at 10:30 o'clock when the floor show takes the spotlight. Freshman Dick Schultz will be at the mike as master .of ceremonies.. Again this week, a special surprise fea ture will be presented, and some thing different in the way of a prize will be given the winning contests - ht. Last week the Navy played host to over 500 Dry Dock visitors. The Army takes over next week and the AS'T's are said to have a super show . in the making. Hos tesses for tomorrow night will be supplied by Panhellenic Counel. IS( To Feature 'Blue And While' "Blue and White" will be fea tured as the color scheme in Rec reation Hall, October '6, when the Independent Student Council pre sents their semi-formal dance. Paper streamers and colored bal loons 'will be used for overhead decorations. • The ISC dance committee an nounced that stags would be in vited to attend the dance. They said, that many alumni would be in town for the weekend, and that some would like to attend the dance even though they didn't have dates. B!ds will sell at $2.50 for couples, and $1.25 stag. Brad Hunt and his orchestra Will come in from Pittsburgh to play for the affair. Jeannie Birds eye and Eddie (Myers do the vocal izing with Hunt's band. Members of ISC asked for vol unteers to serve on the decoration committee.' All interested students are asked to contact Shirley Leven son, 124 Atherton. Booths for fraternities, barracks, alumni, and visitors from Colgate will be sold at $3. The dance com mittee has suggested that the fra ternities furnish their own booths with furniture from the house as was the custom in prewar days. Booths may be reserved through E. Cats!ff, ISC president. Published Weekly By The Daily Collegian Staff WSGA Heads Clothes Drive Cabinel Aids Coeds In Collecting Garments Women's Student Government Association and All-College Cabi net will sponsor a collection Thurs day for the Penn State Postwar Clothing Drive for Europeans who are suffering privation. Other col lections will be made Octdber 4 and 11. Coeds will be contacted for con tributions in their dorms. Boxes for clothing will be placed in hos tesses' offices and second floor dining room in Atherton Hall, while receptacles for McAllister Hall and Grange Dorm will be found in the hostesses' offices. Grange will be headquarters and scene of final collection. Men students will also be per sonally contacted .in fraternities and living units. Clothes will be gathered in cars by the 'collections committee. WSGA and Cabinet will most likely turn collections over to the State College branch of the American Friends Service Committee and the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Associa tion.. Charlotte E. Ray, dean of wom en, said in support of the drive, "For several years at the end of the semester, there have been clothing drives. I hope all the stu dents will keep in mind that this clothing goes to extremely needy people who have no means of cleaning the gifts which come to them. Many have no soap and have had none for months or years. , Le us.poe-that the gifts.of clothing; ieticr are such that they be acceptable to young peo ple of college age:" Shirley Kruman is general. chairman of the drive. Members of the publicity committee are Rita Grossman, Carolyn Lerch, Constance Miceli, Ruth Moon, Gloria Nerenberg, and Jeannie Weaver. Those' serving on the publicity committee are Mary Jane Doerner, Mary Haines, Pa tricia Reiff, and Gloria Snyder. Dean Ray said further, "because of gratitude to those• who have suffered the starvation and hard ships of invasions and stood be tween us and war, we are making every effort to send as much clothing as possible." Enrollment Increases For. Coming Semester Since the end of the war fresh men men's enrollment for the fall semester has jumped from 277 to 327, according to Registrar Wil liam Hoffman. An additional am have been offered admission. In the'period from_August 23 to September 5, requests for admis sion from men increased from 5% to 696. The number of women who have paid their admission fees for the coming semester now stands at 485 with an additional 3 offered ad mission. This year the policy of ad mitting additional women as can cellations occur will not 'be fol lowed, the Registrar said, because the number admitted is sufficient ly large to allow for cancellations. Football Buttons Ready Beat Muhlenberg signs for both upperclassmen and freshmen to wear in their coat lapels may be picked up at the Athletic Store Thursday and Friday before the Muhlenberg football game, Gor don Miller, Penn State Spirit Committee chairman, announced. Seniors, Sign For Party Any seventh or eighth semes ter student, who plans to attend the senior party from 2 to 5 p. m. October 13, is asked to send his name on a penny post Card to James Hugo, Phi Kappa Sig ma. The place where the party will be held will be announced later in the Collegian. Battle of Sexes Allows Coeds Third Try On the afternoon of September 30 the twice-ibeaten coeds of Penn State are being given a third chance to win the annual "Battle of the Sexes" with the confident men students. Lou Bell, director of Public In formation, will start asking the questions in IZI Sparks at 3 p. m. Representing the women will be four coeds, one from each class, while the men's team will include an AST, a V-112er, and two civil ian men. Forensic Council, sponsor of the event, announces that Ottis Cas tleberry is in charge of contestant selection, Carl Harshbarger head ing the publicity committee, Sail or Fred Kecker digging up the questions, and Sandy Eftaf sky serving as general supervisor. Committee Plans Name Band Dance Cabinet set up a committee to begin work on planning an All- College name band dance next semester at its regular meeting Tuesday night. Vaughn Stapleton will head the committee consist ing of the following members: John Branigan, Lorraine Carrera, and Joseph Cerrani. An amendment to the Consti tution which proposes that X-G-I Club be given an ex-officio rep resentation .on Cabinet was read -for: - the • second time.— Following the rules of the Constitution, the amendment can be voted on at . the next Cabinet meeting. Dry Dock Chairman June First reported that $55 has been spent to date - by the committee for such things as prizes, candles, and dec orations. Pr esiden't Michael Lynch reported that President Ralph D. Hetzel has appointed a faculty committee under the chair manship of Arthur R. Warnock, dean of men, to investigate the possibility of continuing Dry Dock next semester. Joseph Steel, chairman of the Book Exchange committee, an nounced that there- had been no reply to the request made in last week's Collegian editorial for sug gestions for the establishment of a Student Book Exchange. Cab inet interpreted this lack of action as a sign of indifference by the student body and the project was abandoned for the present. Judd Healy, Tribunal chairman, admitted that as yet the vandal who painted the Lion Shrine with lipstick and brown shoe polish is at large, but added that the search is being continued. Dr. Ferguson Resumes Dutie.s On College Faculty Dr. John H. Ferguson, asso ciate professor of political science, has returned to the College after working with • the American Friends , Service Committee since June 1943. . . Dr. Ferguson first served as director of the civilian public camp at Gatlimhurg, Tenn., and later as an administrative assist ant• in the peace section at Phil adelphia. He hopes to complete a text book, "The American System of Government," before resuming his teaching duties - this fall. Scholarship Forms Ready Application forms for the John W. White, Louise Carnegie, and the Class of 1922 Memorial schol arships are now available in 101 Forestry. The information requested on these forms should be returned to Victor Beede, chairman of the Senate Committee on Academic Standards, by September 30. `Outer The Lights' Page 4 PRICE FIVE CENTS All - College Flag Contest To Open Soon Designer To Receive Award from 2 Sponsors Monday will mark the begin ning of an all-College contest to determine the official design of the College's flag. The contest is open to all undergraduate stu dents. This includes the men en rolled in the Navy V-12 program. A worthy prize will be awarded to the winner of this contest which will continue on into next semester. Deadline for entries will be 5 p.m. November 15, ac cording to William Maginn, chair man of the Flag committee ap pointed by All-College Cabinet. All designs should be submitted to Student Union sometime be fore this date, Maginn added. Judging Committee Judging the contest will be the Flag committee members which include Janet Dildine, William Maginn, Robert McGregor, and Geraldine Rheinhart. Other judges will be Arthur R. Warnock, dean of men; William S. Hoffman, reg istrar; and Andrew W. Case, as sistant professor of fine arts. The following rules have been passed by the judges to govern the contest. Any question con cerning them will gladly be clar ified by Chairman Maginn. 1. The designs for the flag must be drawn to a definite scale. The proportions of the flag must correspond to those of the Amer ican flag, although a slight dev iation in length will be permiss ible so that the frayed end of the flag can be cut off after the flag has flown for some time. 2. Two designs must be sub mitted by each contestant. The second design should be the same as the first, except that the color scheme, preferably following the school colors, should be reversed. 3. This contest . is open only to undergraduate students. 4. The contest will end at 5 p.m. November 15. 5. The design of the flag must look the same from either side. 6. The decision of the judges is final. Sponsored By Cabinet This contest is sponsored by All-College Cabinet. The selection of a design will culminate ef forts made by Cabinet for several semesters to establish an official College flag. Although there will be a prize awarded to the winner, Maginn emphosized that perhaps th e best award would be the satisfaction that the winner will have in years to come when he reads in the history of the College that he is credited for the flag's design. Last Call For Orders Of Senior Caps, Gowns Today is the last day that grad uating seniors may order com mencement invitations and an nouncemerlts, and caps and gowns. Orders must be placed at Student Union before 5 o'clock. Cap and gown deposits are $5 .and invitations and announce ments cost nine cents apiece. Up on presentation of order receipts students will be able to pick up their invitations and announce ments two weeks before com mencement at Student Union. During the week of graduation gowns will be distributed at the Athletic Store upon presentation of the cap and gown order re ceipt. Immediately folio wing commencement exercises gowns must be returned there. For late returns a fine of $1 will be charg ed and for duplicate receipts the student will be required to pay 25 cents. Checks for the orders Should be made payable to the Interclass Budget System.