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Independents
Reorganize
Nominate Hill, Himler,
Submit Frosh Plattorm
For the first time in several
years, the Independent .party is
entering the race for freshman
offices by nominating Charles O.
Hill ' for president and Ruth
(Rusty) Hemler for secretary
treasurer. These candidates have
been approved by Charles Apple
man, All-College Elections Board
chairman. They will compete
with Robert Rose and Marjorie
Erskine, the Key party candidates,
and the nominees of the Nittany
party, Jack E. Smith and Patricia
Kinkead. Elections- will -be held
December 19.
Independent candidates’ activi
ties are as'follows:
Charles O. Hill, president—ex-
GI, > wrestling, College choir,
PSCA. .
Ruth M. Hemler, secretary
treasurer —PSCA, Outing Club,
WRA.
The Independent party has sub
mitted the following platform:
The Independent Party resolves
to raise the .status of the individ
ual particularly the independent
student.- In accordance• with this
purpose we propose:
1. To limit over-favoritism
shown to. privileged minorities in
•the student government.
2. , To abolish .the buying of
nominations through the payment
of clique dues.
3. '.To enter into, fuller coopera
tion with the ISC, IMA; IWA,-and
all other independent cdinpys or
ganizations. ' " •
.4. To encourage organization
of independent town bouses and
have, them IMA:
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■5. To give vigilant attention to
the problems of the ex-GI.
6. To organize a bureau to pro
vide -full information- concerning
the college and college life for: all
incoming freshmen and transfer
students.
Following is the Key'platform:
1. ' The Key candidates are
pledged to -support-to the full all
those points enumerated in the
All-College Elections Platform
submitted by -this party earlier in
the semester.
2. In order to bring,a fuller un
derstanding 'and appreciation of
Freshman Customs, the Key party
will attempt to have instilled, into
both .freshmen and -upperclassmen
a knowledge of Penn State tradi
tions.' The result will be a smooth
(Cohtinued on '.page .four)
Every Dorm Hos A Hostess
But Irvin Hall Has A Host
By JEAN ALDERFER
“Eekf A man!” and" hastily re
treating feminine footsteps be
came'. a familiar, greeting the first
few weeks of this semester to an
ex-GI who had recently spent
months in the Aleutians, where
there, were 10,000- men to four
women.
Liri Cutler resides at Irvin Hall!
This lucky man spends his time at
home surrounded by 300 or more
coeds in the Tri-Dorms. According
to Miss Charlotte E. Ray, dean of
women, he is the only man who
has lived in -a women’s dormitory
since days long “before her time.”
In those bygone days Women’s
Building had not vet been enlarg
ed. It housed all of the eight coeds
then on campus together with an
adult group of -25, consisting of
women faculty members and young
faculty men and their wives.
every fellow who
has sat in the Irvin lounge wait
ing for his date and seen a man
walk up the stairs at the first
floor has gaped in astonishment
and asked the same question:
“tHow did he do it?” It all began
out in the Aleutian Islands}
, When !Mr. Cutler was Captain
Cutler, of the TJ. S. Armk Air
Corps, stationed on lqnely.fAdak
Island, he dreamed of the day he
would return to his pretty blonde
ho Colh
Dance-Name Contest
Ends On Friday;
Don't Delay!
WANTED: A name tor the
coming all-college dance.
Up until Friday of this week the
student body has an opportunity
to submit a theme name tor the
all-college dance to be held in
Recreation Hall shortly after
Christmas vacation. Entries will
be accepted at the Student Union
office, Old Main, or, may be given
to Vaughan Stapleton, Theta Chi,
chairman of the- dance committee.
First prize is a-free ticket to the
dance which will feature a na
tionally-famous band. The win
ner -will be announced in a future
edition Of Collegian. According
to Guy Newton,', publicity chair
man, the dance. will : be semi-for
mal because of difficulty ex-Gl’s
would have in purchasing tuxedos.
Art Professor
Resumes Post
A former associate professor of
art history at the College, E. Hy
slop Jr., returned to this position
recently after three years on the
staff of the -art department at the
University of Illinois.
Originally coming to the College
in 1934, Hyslop . remained until
September .1942, when he left for
the University -of Illinois to re
place' a member of the art depart
ment who had entered the; service.
He returned because of the emer
gency created by. the death of Prof..
J. Burn Helme, late head of the
art department at the College.
In 1931,, Hyslop. was graduated
mained. there to receive his Mas
ter of Fine Arts degree in 1934..
Th new head of the art depart
ment to . take the late Professor
Helme’s place, has not been, an
nounced.
Dean To Discuss Writing
OnWMAJ Literary Show
. Arthur ■R. - Warnock, dean -of
men, will speak, on “Non-Profes
sional Creative Writing” on the
radio- program, “Purple Quill Pre
sents,” over, WMAJ at 8 o’clock
tomorrow night, announced Guild
master-Charles M. Barr.
Suggestions for Christmas books
for children will be made by Mrs.
A. W. Gauger.
bride; Ruth, who was teaching
music in a high eohool 'back home.
'His dreams approached reality
when he received his discharge
last 'September. and came to the
College as a member of the fac
ulty in the English department.
'However,, the tinted dreams
threatened to shatter when he
tried to find a threshold over
which to 'carry his bride! The
town was full of ex-servicemen
locking for homes, and no homes
were to be had. No apartments,
no rooms, no nothing.
One thing was certain. It was
going to be . State College with
Mrs. Cutler, or no State College.
The Captain put his foot down!
His wife’s little foot was on top
of his.
Miss Ray came.to the i-escue.
There were two unoccupied rooms
in Irvin Hall and an urgent need
for a hostess. A plus B equals Mrs.
Cutler! Any protests about a
“man in Irvin Hall!’’ were shush
ed; Other colleges, had already
tried the plan and found that a
“house-father” as well as the cus-;
tomary. house-mother woi-ked out
fipe.! ■So the Cutlers moved in,
arid for! the. first i time sinbe the
cdeds' sMranned into- the? Tri-
Dorms, a man unpacked his socks
and -.neckties- within their walls.
(Continued on page four)
Published Semi-Weekly By T
Frosh To Hear War Lectures
AH Classes
Students To Discuss
Plans, Social Events
Class meetings of all semesters
■will ibe held at '8 o’clock tonight,
immediately following the orien
tation lecture in Schwab Auditor
ium. The purpose of these meet
ings is to help students get ac
quainted with their class officers
and-to plan social events and pro
jects.
At the eighth- semester meeting,
according to Jack Seavy, presi
dent, .plans for eommencejnent
will. be discussed.
(Locations of the various meet
ings, and presidents and secre
taries in charge are:
Second semester: .105 White
Hall, Robert .Russell and Alice
Miller.
Third Semester: 110 [Electrical
Engineering, Thomas Lannen and
Patricia (Meily.
Fourth Semester: 100 Horticul
ture, Frederick Ernst and Eliza
beth .Doyle. ■
Fifth Semester: :I'lo Home Eco
nomics; A/S Rolbert Foote and
Sally Holstrum.
Sixth Semester: 8 White Hall;
A/S James ‘ Sheehan and Jean
Sickel. .... ( •
Seventh Semester: 318 Sparks,
David Lundy and Jean Hirt.
Eighth Semester: 105 Forestry,
Jack Seavy and Gloria (McKinley.
CabinefcMay
Open Dry Dock
Starting to work on one of the
biggest problems of the semester,
All-College President Van Lundy
has appointed Thomas Smith to
investigate the possibilities of us
ing .White Hall for Dry Dock on
Saturday nights.
Lundy appointed Smith "at Cab
inet meeting Thursday night, and
also asked Eugene Fulmer to re
port to the next Cabinet meeting
on the possibilities of erecting a
bulletin board on campus.
Cabinet voted unanimously to
remove an organization’s right to
an ex-officio seat on Cabinet if
the representative of the group
misses three consecutive meetings.
Cabinet will attend the fresh
man orientation meeting tonight
in a body, and sit on the stage.
The group will meet this week in
the Alumni Office, Old Main, at 7
pm. Thursday.
Firestone To Interview
Seniors, Graduates
E. W. Oldham of the Firestone
Tire and Rubber Company will
interview seniors and graduate
students for positions with the
company tomorrow and Thurs
day, according to an announce
ment by George N. P. Leetch, Col
lege Placement Service director.
Positions are available for B.S.
and Ph.D. chemists and chemical
engineers, and mechanical, elec
trical, and industrial engineers.
Those interested should arrange
for an interview at the Placement
Service, 204 Old Main, at once,
Leetch announced.
Penn State Hub To Hold
lifformal 'Winter Skip'
...The “Winter Skip,” an inform-,
at : dance sponsored 'by the 'Penh
State Club, will take place in, Rec
reation Hall from 8:30 to.’-12 p.
nt.f Saturday. - '=>.-■
.“This will be the first post-war
sdcial activity of the Peqn State
(Hub,''.{Stated. Robert Moore,, pres
ident. "J- -
\ .Walter. Pascoe is chairman of
the dance committee: Tickets
will be sold at the door.
To Meet Tonight
Have A Cold , Cough.?
Join The Masses
Cutting Classes
Do you have a 'cough? Is your
nose running? WELL, BLOW IT!!
Seriously though, you’re not the
crily one. The Infirmary " and
dispensary are doing a rushing
business.
"December ~an average oT 220 stu
dents a day wheeezed into the dis
pensary for treatment. Three thou-,
sand five hundred forty-three stu
dents called during November,
averaging 154 a day. The reason
for the sudden popularity of this
establishment is-the common cold.
The Infirmary is busy, too. At
present it is almost completely
inhabited by flu cases. The build
ing is equipped to care for 30
patients, but in an emergency it
can accomodate 48.
• Dr. Joseph P. Ritenour, direc
tor of the College Health Service,
believes that if students would
take proper care of themselves
by getting enough sleep, proper
food, and dressing to keep dry in
wet weather, the number of colds
on campus would soon decrease.
LA Speaker To'Discuss
Allies' Problems In Italy
“Allied Control in Italy” will
be the title of this semester’s sec
ond Liberal Arts lecture, to ibe
given by Dr. Arthur H. Reede, as
sociate professor of economics, in
121 Sparks at 8 o’clock tonight.
Dr. Eeede’s talk will describe
in detail American moves in Italy,
the Italian reception to Allied ap
pearance oh the war scene, and
difficulties of government and co
operation there. From his back
ground as an American officer
with the Allied ’Commission for
Italy, Dr. Reede will endeavor to
give a realistic picture of what
went on in Italy during the
months preceding final capitula
tion of the Nazi forces in Ger
many.
The lecture series is free to all
students, faculty, and townspeo
ple. ’Dr. Stuart A. Mahuran, as
sociate professor, of journalism
and chairman of the Lecture Ser
ies Committee, will introduce Dr.
Reede.
Niftany
.... party will hold a .meeting
in 10 Sparks tomorrow at; 7 ,p. m..
as announced by Michael Rosen-;
berger, clique chairman. . All
freshmen are invited to 1 attend
regardless of party affiliation.
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Whitmore To Discuss
College's Contributions
"Penn State’s Contribution to
the War Effort” will toe the sub
ject of the Freshman Orientation
meeting in Schi\Va'b auditorium at
7 o’clock tonight. Upperclassmen
and faculty members, as well as
freshmen, are invited to attend.
Dean Frank C. Whitmore, head
of the school of chemistry and
physics, will discuss the work
done in his school on penicillin,
super explosives, and other ma
terials for the war effort. This
will 'be the first time Dean Whit
more has discussed this work at
a public meeting on campus.
Other, speakers and their topics
are: Hugh R. Riley Jr., assistant
executive secretary of the alumni
office—" Alumni in .the Service.”
Wilmer E. Kemvorthy, assistant
to the president—“ Special Mili
tary Programs.”
Michael A. Farrell, head of the
department of (bacteriology—“ A
gricultural Research.”
Royal M. Gerhardt, assistant
dean of the school of engineering
—“Engineering Research and
Special Programs.”
A. W. Gauger, head of the de
partment of fuel technology—
‘‘Mineral Industries Research."
Toni Hummel and Stanley Ziff
are co-chairmen of this program,
the fourth in a series of freshman
orientation meetings sponsored by
All-College Cabinet’. Ziff will in
troduce the speakers..-.,. '■
'■’ilSemhers of All-College Cab
inet will attend the meeting in a
body, and sit on the stage.
Land Grant Association
Elects President Hetzel
To Executive Position
Dr. Ralph D. Hetzel, president
of the College, has been elected
vice-president of the Association
of Land Grant. Colleges and Uni
versities for the 1945-46 term, the
association announced recently.
During the periods 1924 to 1932
and 1935 to 1937, Dr. Hetzel ser
ved on the executive committee
of the association.' In the past year
he was a member of a special
committee on association organi
zation which resulted in a com
plete revision ’of the constitution
and by-laws. ’ The revised con
stitution and by-laws were adopt
ed at the meeting held in Chicago
in October.
Dr. ’Hetzel in 1934 served as
president of the-National Associa
tion of State Universities and at
present is the senior member of
the organization. For the past
two years he has been chairman
of the military affairs committee
of the association.
Common Sense Club Plans
Nomination of Officers
The Common Sense Club will
hold its second meeting of the se
mester in 10 Sparks at 7 p.m.
Thursday to complete nomin
ations for new officers.
The nominations committee
consists of two members of the
executive board, two members
from the general assembly, and
the group’s faculty advisor. Nom
inations will also toe taken from
the floor.
AH members are urged to at
tend and assist in the choice of
candidates for executive posts.
Home Economics Club
. . . will sponsor a Christmas
sing and tea dance in the south
west lounge of Atherton Hall from
3 to 4 p. m. Saturday. Home
Economics faculty members and
students are invited.