FRIDAY, APR IL 12, 1946
Guerrant to Preside
At 'Chemistry Meeting
Dr. N. B. Guerrant will act as .
'chairman of the- Agricultural
'Ohetrnistry and Food Division at
a meeting of the American Chen
•ical Society in Atlantic City this
week. Dr. R. A. Dutcher is a
councillor representing the Cen
tral Pennsylvania Section of the
. American Chemical Society.
Als4 attending the meeting are
Dr. C. 0. Jenson and Dr. D. E.
H. Freer. All are of the depart
ment of agricultural and biolog
ical
.chemistry at the College.
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Easter V acation
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Flags From All Americas
To Wave For Celebration
Celebrating its fourth annual
Pan-American Day, the College
is uniting in spirit with hundreds
of festive groups in every repub
lic of the western hemisphere.
Every year since 1931, the flag
of each country has been raised
in salute to all the other nations
at official and unofficial-gather
ings throughout the continent.
The idea of fixing a special date
to be observed by all the coun
tries grew out of a suggestion by
the governing board of the Pan-
American Union. The board pro
posed that American nations ob
serve the national holiday of each
sister republic. The committee
appointed to study. the proposal
realized how impractical it would
be to add so many holidays to
the national calendars and there
fore recommended that a single
date be designated, to be known
as Pan-AmeriCan Day.
,The holiday would be a corn-, at the Pan-American Union;
merhorated symbal of the sover- "There is inspiration in the
cignty of the American nations thought that on this day the at
and of their voluntary union in tention of the citizens of the
one continental community. The twenty-one republics of America
most appropriate date seemed to is focused on the common ties
be that on which such a union historical, cultural, economic, and
took concrete form, namely April social which bind them to
-14, when the First International I gether "
Conference of American States
adopted, in 1890, the resolutions
creating the organization now
known as the Pan-American
Union
The recommendation that April
14 be adopted as Pan-American
Day was transmitted to the
American governments in 1930,
and by . the next year all of them
had proclaimed it and called
upon the 'people to, celebrate the
occasion. Every year schools have
made the observance of, the Day
a special feature of their pro
grams, and civic, . cultural, and
commercial organizations have
increasingly stressed the relations
between the repulics• of this hemi
sphere. The festive side of the
occasion, as expressed in concerts,
pageants, dances and other com
munity and school activities, has
never been neglected.
.TliE COLLEGIAN
This purely American Day is
the only holiday set apart by the
governments of a whole continent
to symbolize their common bonds
and their common aspirations for
a peaceful world. The official fav
or accorded. Pan-American Day.
the publicity given it by the press,
and !Its general observance by
schools throughout the Americas,
provide ideal channels by which
its message of continental soli
darity is conveyed to young and
old. It has been a powerful agent,
therefore, in bringing about a
closer understanding among the
peoples of America.
Friendship is the keynot of Pan-
American Day. The cooperation
that has been increasingly evi
dent among the American peoples
was founded in a spirit of broth
erhood. This truth was brought
out by President Roosevelt on
April 14, 1933, in his first address
Back To Slide Rules
For Former Officer,- .
Now Eng ineering Prof.
Engineering profesSurs ar/n't
made of sliderules, plumb bobs,
and blueprints.
Take, for instance, Dr. Alexan
der H. Zerban, professor of me
chanical engineering. He is now
busy in his office at 209 Main En
gineering behind a desk piled
high with papers'and mathemati
cal tabulations.
And perhaps you recall a brief
episode from a Pacific war battle
which was pictured in: an issue of
Life magazine and shown in news
reels in State College: A "Hellcat"
crash-landed onto the deck of the
famed aircraft 'carrier "Cow.pens.
The pilot, unaware that his plane
was afire, was rescued in a matter
of , seconds.
The friendly professor behind
the papers and the desk, serving
as Commander • Zerban, saw the
that incident and hundreds of
others. He was aboard the Cow
pens as it steamed, a total o'f 176,-
000 sea miles (the equivalent to
eight times around the world)
through most of the major battles
of the Pacific war.
The carrier's feats were a credit
to the town for,. which it was
named—Cowpens, S. C.,=-scene of
a decisive Revolutionary War bat
tle. The action pictures appearing
in magazines and newsreels aug
mented its fame.
The burning plane episode took
place in the Gilbert Islands cam
paign. Zerban explained how the
•actio'n shots happened to be tak
en. The Navy had a photog
rapher's mate standing by taking
pictures of the planes' landings
and take-offs from the carrier to
be • used for analyzing accidents.
Thus many disasters came into
camera range. The Navy released
portions of film to the newsmen.
Zerban was awarded the Bronze
Star medal with'a citation signed
by Vice Admiral M. A. "Pete"
Mi'tscher.
He was aboard the Cowpens
until last' June. Detached then,
he aided in fittirig out the new
cruiser USS Oregon City. Zerban
was detached from the Oregon
City February 26. March 2 he was
back at his work at the College.
CAMPUS CALENDAR
TODAY
Collegian Junior and Senior
Board meeting, 9 Carnegie Hall,
4:30 from
Mortar Board meeting, WSGA
Room, White Hall, 15 p.m.'
Froth , candidate meeting, 305
Old Main, 5 p.m.
Sabbath Eve Senvices,
Foundation, 7:30 p.m.
"Spring Nocturne" Dance, Hec.
reation Hal, Elliot Lawrence and
his orchestra, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
TOMORROW
• Theta Sigma Phi pledging, Theta
house, 1.1
"Little Exposition," live stock
show, Stock Pavillion, 1 p.m.
Lacrosse game, Penn State vs.
Army, New Beaver. Field, 2 p.m.
Student Handbook Editors'
meeting, 304 Old Main, 2 p.m.
International Cabin Party,
leaves Old Main at 2 p.m..
SUNDAY
Chapel, Annual Easter Music
service, Schwab Auditorium, 11
a.m.
'Russian Club meeting, Hugh
Beaver, Room, Olci. Main, 7 p.m.
Pan-American Day celebration,
steps of Old Main, 3 pm.
MONDAY
Second Semester Club, 304 Old
Main, 7 p.m.
'Orchestra Rehearsal, 117 Car
negie Hall, 7 p.m.
Owens meeting, WSGA Room,
White Hall, 8:30 p. m..
ISC meeting, Penn State Club
Room, Old Main, '8:115 p.m.
Phi ~,Mu Alpha, 100 Carnegie
Hall, 8:30 p.m.
Gamma Pi Epsilon, 5 Main Li
brary, 7:45 p.m.
Hatmen Must Wear Hais
'Mondays, Wednesdays
Parini' Nous, upperclassmen's
honorary, at a recent meeting
established a ruling that all
, members must wear their hats
Mondays and Wednesdays. Those
not wearing theiv hats On the
t,ippointed days may be • fined oy
any member seeing them:
This requirement is to encour
age the hatmen •to wear their
hats more frequently and become
better known on campus, accord
ing .to • Vaughn gtapleton, Parini
Nous president.
William Dietrich was elected
secretary-treasurer at this, meet
ing.
PHOTOGRAPHY
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Prof. A.O. Rasmussen
. . . extension specialist in or
namental horticulture at the Col
lege, was elected temporary
chairman of the National Asso
ciation of Extension Specialists in
Horticulture at the organization
meeting held in. Washington, D.
C. on. March 27. J. O. Dutt, ex
tension specialist- in vegetable
gardening was named. • corres
ponding secretary.
DUKE UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF NURSING
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
• Applications are now being 'con
sidered • for the next. class which
will be admitted October 3, 1946.
Only one class is enrolled each year.
Admission is granted only to stu
dents who have completed at least
one year of College, including Col
lege Chemistry, and College Biology
or Zoology.
The B.S. degree in Nursing is
conferred upon successful comple
tion of the three-year nursing
course and 60 semester hours of
acceptable College credits.'
. Tuition cost is sloo,per year for
three years. This covers the cost
of instruction and maintenance.
Loan Funds . are available 'after
the first year.
The Duke University School of
Nursing is located on the Duke
University campus, and nursing.
students are entitled to all facilities
of the University.
For complete information write to
The Dean, Duke University School o f
Nursing, Duke Hospital, Durham,,
North Carolina.
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