PAGE TEN Audio-Visual Aids Head deceived By Truman .As the new chairm'm of the (board of directors of the Educa tional Film Library Association, I. C. Boerlin, head oi' the audi-visual aids library, was one of the group of 30 men received by Pres. Harry S. Truman for an informal con ference in his office. iMr. Boerlin was in Washington attending a meeting of represen tatives of the press, motion pic tures, and radio. ■ Library Lists Schedule The Library has released the following schedule for freshman week: October 25-27 . 7:50 a. in.-5 p. m. October 28 closed October 29-31 . 7:50 a. m. 5 p. m. Novel rib or 1, on., regular hours (7:50 a.. m.-ilO p. m. Your Headquarters for Favorite Cosmetics RICHARD HUDNUT REULON ELIZABETH ARDEN MAC FACTOR COTY’S CHEN YU LUCIEN LEIONG COME TO NcLANAHAN'S DRUG STORE 124 So. AHen St. degrees Awarded fo 145 Students iMorc than one hundred Penn sylvanians, plus students from nine other states and five foreign counttries, received degress at the College commencement exercises. The degrees—lls bachelor’s degrees, and three doctorates— wee conferred by President Ralph D. Hetzel. For the first time in the history 'of tc College, graduates did not get their diplomas. Ships return ing from England, source of the sheepskin, are so loaded with vet erans and their equipment that the diploma material had to be “bumped.” The diplomas will be mailed to the graduates as soon as they are received and inscribed. Seven students, who compiled grades of 2.4 or better out of a possible 3.0, received teir bache lor’s degree’s with honors. This group includes Flora Bor, Eph raim Catsil’f, Betty Gloria Coplan, Helen Hatton. .Michael Lynch, Fay Young, and Florence Zankel. SALLY'S THE COLLEGIAN trailers To Alleviate Mr. and Mrs. ex-Gl’s Housing Difficulties In an effort to alleviate the se vere housing shortage, the Col lege is negotiating with the Fed eral Housing Administration for 93 trailers to be occupied by mar ried student-veterans and thei: families. The trailers, which College authorities are “hopeful” will be ready for occupancy beginning November 1, will be located on 'E. College avenue on the plot of ground beyond Shortlidge Road. Present plans call for 21 large trailers, approximately 15 by 21 feet, and 72 standard-sized trail ers, approximately 9 by 15 feet. Each trailer will be equipped with a refrigerator, sink, folding tables, two folding beds, chairs, a clothes closet, a gasoline stove lor cooking, and a fuel oil stove for healing,. The College will provide elcc tr'cal lighting, and for each group of 20 to 30 trailers, there will be central bath and laundry facili ties. Occupants must furnish their own lir.en, tableware, and cooking utensils. More than 00 married veterans have already filed applications for the use of the trailers with Rob ert Galbraith, faculty counselor ol veterans. Mr. u-aibraith pointed out that the trailers are “an emergency measure and will be used only to fulfill the immediate need for housing facilities.” The rental price for the trailers lias not yet been determined. Competitive Tryouts. Held For Deisaie Teams •Members of the men's and wom en’s debating teams are selected through competition, with tryouts given throughout the college year. Prof, John H. Frizzell, professor of.public speaking, is in charge of tryouts. Coach for. the man’s teams is Prof. Joseph F. O'Br.'en, and for the women’s, Clayton H. Schug. The teams participate in inter collegiate debates; and during the 1944-45 season, the men’s team lest only one debate with other schools. DAVIS Sandwich Shop Has * ICE CREAM * SUNDAES * BANANA SPLITS * SOFT DRINKS * SANDWICHES 218 E. College THE WESLEY FOUNDATION of the Methodist Church The Methodist Student Organization OPEN EVERY DAY Come in and get acquainted DATES TO REMEMBER— Sunday. Octet er ?8 6:30 P.M.—Freshman Vespers Monday, October 29 7:30 P.M.—Religious Mass meeting. Friday. November 2 7:30 P.M.—Freshman Recep tion. ' St. Paul's Methodist Church. Sunday, November 4 9:30 A.M.—Student Church School. 10:45 A.M.—Morning Worship Service. 5:00-7:00 P. M.—Student Friendly Hours. Fun-Supper-Vespers. MINISTERS Malcolm V. Mussina, Ph. D. Wesley Foundation Pastor. W. Edward Watkins, D. D. *t. Paul's Methodist Church. X-G-l Wives Knit, Chatter, As Husbands Earn Degrees Typical of the thousands of young women who have stopped worrying about overseas mail but now fret over their husbands’ grades in English composition, chemistry, and history are the 20 wartime brides who have organized at the Pennsylvania State College under the banner of X-G-I Wives. former Virginia; Robbins of 1947 Mountford Ave., Pittsburgh. There’s cute, wide-eyed “Tony” Turek, for example. Her husband, Wesley Turek, was with one of the first groups of Army weathermen to be stationed in Alaska. He’s studying poultry husbandry and was recently elect ed commander of the Penn State X-G-I Club. The Tureks have had their trou bles. During their first year in State College, which they spent in a furnished room, Tony was ill. Her husband worried so much he lost 20 pounds. Thye had a nice room, they said, but they like their newly-rented apartment much better. Now Tony is well, and she helps pay the rent by working part-time as an optical inspector on a project the College is operating for the Nat ional Defense Research CouncT. “When Wes first got out of the Town Dorms To House 402 Freshman Coeds Four new town houses have been added to the list of women’s dormitories this semester, and one of them, the former Delta Upsilon house at East IBeaver avenue and Locust Lane, will house freshmen. Twenty-two other houses will bo used for freshman coeds, and the freshman town dorms will have a total capacity of 402. The rest of the girls in the freshman class are local residents or stu dents who are living in private homes. The freshman dormitories are as follows: Anchorage, '238 W. Col lege avenue; Bart’s, 137 S. Ather ton street: Beyer’s, 418 W. College avenue; Burnell’s, 225 S. Allen street; Cody Manor, 301 S. Allen street; Cris Hall, 427 W. Beaver avenue; 'Davey House, 301 W. Beaver avenue; Fairmount Hall, 212 W. Fairmount avenue; Frazier Hall, 139 S. Frazier street; Locust Lane Lodge, 312 Locust Lane; Long’s, 222 W. College avenue. Mattii’s, 506 W. College avenue; Miles Street House, 129 S. Miles street; Musser’s. 306 W. College avenue; Rhodes’, 214 W. College avenue; Rickard’s, 126 E. Foster avenue; Searson’s, 517 S. Pugh street; Stern’s, 320 S. Pugh street; Stern’s, 257 S. Pugh street; Tomlinson’s, 611 S. Pugh street; Mrs. Van Tries’, 120 E. Foster avenue; and Wiley Dormitory, 304 S. Pugh street. Campus Vernacular- Confusin' But Amuziri Don’t be shocked the first time you hear of a student cutting. He’s not making paper dolls, he’s just taking an unexcused absence from class. Every college has its own ver nacular and Penn State is no ex ception. For instance, a bluebook is not a textbook bound in blue leather but is the term used to MARSHALL ELECTRIC CO. Stop In At BLAIR'S for EVEMG GUTTER MITTS COMPACTS - COSTUME JEWELRY eu’* Gift sl p FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1945 Army,” she says, “he thought he’d rather get a job and make money than go to school. (But we knew he’d get ahead faster if he- took time to earn his college degree. “Sure, you have.to make sacri fices—it’s not all peaches and cream—but life anywhere is only what you make it. I’ve never met so many friendly young people. In faot, I like it so much, I’d like to stay forever.” Poidcjd, iSndiaina-'bred Kathryn “Kay” Kish, whose husband was formerly a captain in the field artillery, says she’d advise all wives to encourage their veteran husbands to go to college. Even if they have a 10-months-old son, as the Kishs do. “No matter how hard it seems sometimes,” she opines, “you al ways know that a college degree is worth the trouble. 1 This is a wonderful life compared to topsy turvy army existence, because here you can always count on seeing your husband.” The X-Ghl Wives, of which both Mrs. Turek and Mrs. Kish axe members, is an informal social or ganization open to any woman whrsc husband is a veteran en rolled. at Penn State. There are .no officers; the ladies decided that. An outgrowth of a tea given last June by a minister’s wife, the club meets every Thursday in a social room at the Presbyterian Church. ' Veteran's, wife Jean Turnbull, who speaks from a year’s exper ience, says the club is the “best' opening I’ve found yet for start ing a little social life.” 'Over their knitting and .sewing the girls make plans, she reminds. They go bowling .together, go to movies and concerts,, and arrange other get-togethers in which their, husbands are included. At the start of the new semest er, they plan to secure a list of all married' veterans and contact each wife,'inviting her to join their group and, generally, help her get settled. “There’s quite a bit to getting adjusted,” Mrs. Turnbull ’ avers, “and we who have, been here can help the new ones. Its nice to have an understanding person to show you the way around.” designate an exam’nation which is usually written in a blue paper covered pamphlet. Or on the lighter side of college life, take the initials, BMOC or BWOC. Literally they stand for Big Man on Campus or Big Wom an on Campus. To be a BMOC or a 'BWOC a student must be prominent in extra-curricular ac tivities. ■ 'And when you see a BMOC hot dogging down at the Corner Boom, he’s not eating but wolfing. GLENNLAND BUILDING
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