TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 22, 1946
Council Elects
Trailer Prexy
Edward Pappert was elected
president ol the borough'council
of Windcrest at a meeting of the
council Friday night. A. tentative
constitution was drawn up by the
council and will be submitted for
approval by popular vote at a
mass meeting in the near future.
Lorin J. Elder, supervisor of
safety for grounds and buildings,
gave a talk on safety. Following
Mr. Elder’s advice, the council
decided to get up an authority
corps to act as an emergency
fire company. The corps will
supplement the town fire fight
ing facilities.
Because of the .shortage of doc
tors and the difficulty of obtain
ing immediate -medical attention,
the council has voted for first aid
classes for the women of Wind
crest.
The streets of Windcrest were
named by the council. Thg three
streets running parallel to Coll
ege avenue and continuing to the
fertility plots are now Wagner,
Rieter, and Fisher drives. The
street running parallel to Short
ledge road is now Thomas drive.
Newman Club Features
Ice Skating at Whipples
A Newman Club winter outing
featuring ice skating and a. wien
er roast will be held at Whipple’s
Dam at 2 p. m. Sunday.
All those planning to attend
should contact' Bea Shaw in
Women’s Building or Frank An
derson in Bks. 36 before Wednes
day. .
' There will be a chartered bus
for those who can not provide
their own transportation. This
bus will leave from the rectory
at 2 p. m.
AH Catholic students are in
vited but as only a limited num
ber can be accommodated reser
vations must be made early.
Here
Winter Fantasy"
Dean's Office
Adds Assistant
The newest addition to the dean
of men’s office is a former navy
director, Danny DeMarino. He
has resumed his duties as assist
ant dean of men and men’s hous
ing advisor.
DeMarino is a Penn State grad
uate, olas of 1938. He served 42
months in the Navy, entering .in
June 1942. Being the athletic
type, he was the physical train
ing instructor in the navy air
corps.
Asked about his work, he said
that it was his job to “get all na
val pilots in the best physical
shape as possible to face future
hszards.”
The most interesting phase of
his stay in the service was at
Grosse lie, Michigan. As the ath
letic director of the r.aval air
station there, he arranged the
physical training program for
lend and water survival.
Discharged November 17, 1945,
De Marino held the rank of Lieu
tenant Senior Grade. His home
is Greensberg. He is married to
Louise Hartsock of Bellefor.te, a
former nurse at the College hos
pital.
IMA To Present Keys
To Retiring Officers
At their last weekly meeting
the Independent Men’s Associa
tion voted to present honorary
i keys to retiring officers of the or
ganization at the end of this
semester. The keys will be given
as a token of esteem and for
worthy service rendered during
their term of office.
President Walter Pascoe ap
pointed a committee, headed by
Eugene Fulmer, to organize re
creational activities tp be held in
| the IMA room in Old Main dur
ing the February 2 Open House.
! Activities will include dancing,
' cards and ping pong.
! During last week’s meeting
IMA also voted a donation of $lO
:o the current WSSF Drive.
70% Of Students Favor Army Training
Edited by DICK SARGE
The opinion, “Compulsory mil
itary training is the right arm of
Freedom,” voiced by Jack Fast, a
second semester Ex-GI in the
School of Engineering, summed
up the concensus of views as
gathered in a recent poll conduct
ed by Collegian.
As the subject of universal mil
itary training is one which, along
with the question of the atomic
bomb, is foremost in the minds of
the people of America today, it
is interesting to learn haw the
students of Penn State feel about
the matter. In the poll just com
pleted 70 per cent of the people
interrogated were in favor of
training. This figure compares
favorably with nation-wide polls
conducted by the Gallup Institute
of Public Opinion which at latest
count showed' an approximate 68
per cent of Americans advocating
the measure.
Ex-Gl's Favor Training
As was expected the ex-GI stu
dents were decidedly in favor; of
60 veterans interviewed, 44 an
swered in the affirmative.
Charles Hill, first semester pres
ident and ■ paratroop veteran of
the European theatre, had this to
say in favor of military training,
“In a national emergency or cri
sis, especially an atomic war, we
would have a reservoir of trained,
disciplined men. They would be
easier to control and would know
what to do. The next war would
ccme upon us so fast that we will
net have 11 months in which to
train men before committing them
to offensive action as we did in
the war just ended. The training
also does the men themselves a
lot of good.”
On the other hand, of the few
dissenting ex-GI votes, there were
some very definite statements
against the plan. First semester
Liberal Arts student, Ralph Pear
son, ex-serviceman, says, “(Mili
tary training) has a detrimental
effect on the character of young
men.” Another more vociferous
ex-soldier, who declined to give
his name, summarily said, “I
don’t like it. What I’d say against
it wouldn’t be fit to print.”
Among the male students who
They Come
The band all
wants to hear
-“In Pez&on
What Is It?
THE COLLEGIAN
Charlie Spivak
Yes sir, it’s the “man with the sweetest trumpet in the world” playing for
all you students. Soft, sweet music or solid hot numbers that will make your
feet itch to dance!
You don't want to miss this really BIG dahce —the biggest dance to hit
State in a long time —.
When Is It? . . . February 8
What Time? ... Si n.m. to 1 a.m.
How Much? . . . $4.20 per couple. Tickets on sale Feb. 4th.
had not served in the armed for
ces the polling resulted in a closer
court, for of 70 men contacted, 35
put a check, in the “yes” column
while 23 were not in favor and
2 had either no opinion or were
undecided. It is interesting to note
that among this group were many
who are now awaiting the well
known, “Greetings.” Harry Fisher,
first semester engineer student,
has only this to say, “No; about
to be drafted.” Another, Holmes
Ulsh, figures that, “The war is ov
er, why train?”
Much Thought to Subject
In the main the student body
had given the question of univer
sal training considerable thought,
for quotes were readily forthcom
ing when the people were con
tacted by Collegian reporters.
Many viewed the problem as it
affected their own status in edu
cation and life. Richard Morton,
18-year-old Pre-Medical student,
said, “It will disrupt the draftee’s
education. For persons who want
to enter a professional career,
they’ll be fthree years behind in
their work. If it takes ten years
for a student to become a doctor,
he’ll be sacrificing 3 good years
of life.” Along the same lines is
the statement of another young
first semester man, Ronald Walter,
who was quoted, “If a young man
is smart enough to get into, college
before draft age, they shouldn’t
take him out. The next war will
be a technician’s war.”
From the affirmative side of the
civilian group came an answering
chorus of logical reasoning. Wit
ness the statement of Jack D.
Shelter, 3rd semester student ma
joring in Hotel Administration:
“It’ll teach the tlB year old to be
on his own, to travel, to mature,
to hold responsibility . . . oh, hell,
it’ll- teach him. everything.” Jac
kie. Coogan, 3rd semester journal
ism student, also said,” It is good
for boys to get away from home
and mix with other fellows- their
age. Tt teaches them to live to
gether in a democratic way and to
take responsibility.” All-college
President Van- Lundy was in fav
or of universal training. -He has
the thought that, “compulsory
military training would assure us
and his orchestra „
of not being caught unprepared ns
we were this time. It would also
help solve present unemploy
ment problem!”
Women Voice Opinion
Women students were question
ed on theri atiitude toward uni
versal training and of 59 women
polled, 39 were definitely in fa
vor, while 19 were just as defin
itely not in favor, and one girl,
was undecided. A sixth semester
girl, Ann Berkheimer, .wisely sta
ted that, “If military conscription,
means that my 14 year old broth
er will be kept from being slaugh
tered tpn years from now, I’m lor
it. The discipline and physical:
training will aid in maintaining
a stronger Amercan youth.” Whiir
pn the negative side, Gertrude
Spector, seventh semester, Liber
al Arts student, has the commend
able idea: “Military training . . .
produces the spirit ol' militarism,
at the impressionable age. The
money used for such a program:
would be better used to. promote
a program of peace education.”
It is interesting to note that n
great majority of: people taking
part in this student poll believed
that another war will come. Many,
in their statements, speak of “sus
picion between nations, “the next
war,” “the third work! war,” and,
“future emergencies.” Some think
that military training will prevent
that w;ir, others think that train
ing will, hasten the war, still oth
ers are of the opinion that not to
have universal training would: be;
national suicide, and, finally, Un
rest believe that lack of the train
ing plan will lead to friendship be
tween the nations of the -world-.
Whatever their reasons, however
the students of Penn State have
decided that they are overwhelm -
ingly fn -favor of universal mili
tary training to the tune of 127
to 50 with 3 undecided. Of the
group polled the ex-Gl’s were
most definitely for the measure
with the Naval R.OTC -men trail
ing closely the rush to the affirm
ative side. Male civilian students',
those who had not served, were
also in favor of training, but the
vote of 35 to 23 evidences a large
percentages of “noes” than in any
other group.
America
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