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College Enlarges, Expands Centers;
Four Schools Open for First Time
AVwg with the expansion program on campus, the College has enlarged and extended
the of its Centers in a coordination of existing programs. Four more full-time
Oaten are opening this fall at Erie, Harrisburg, McKeesport and York.
▲ 82-room home built by J. M. Risher about 25 years ago, and leased by the College,
wfl bouse the McKeesport Center. The evening technical institute already established
tharo Will move from the McKeesport Vocational School to the new site with classes held
txtfh during the day and in the evening. 1
An institute of modem languages and a guidance clinic will also
be included. According to Foster Grosh, who has been named admin
istrative head of the new Center, the day institute will offer a one
yaar technical course, equivalent to the five-year evening course.
The plans for a Center in Erie were culminated in June with the
to the College of the 450-acre Behrend estate, seven miles east
o t Erie. Given by Mrs. Mary B. Behrend as a memorial to her late
husband, Ernst R. Behrend, one of the founders of the Hammermill
Paper Company, the school will provide instruction for nearly 200
Pan State freshmen and a day and technical institute.
Harrisburg Center
Kewly painted and remodeled, the Harrisburg Center, located at
Swond —H McClay streets, will provide 12 classrooms, two labora
tories, eight offices for faculty and
Staff, a dispensary and a lounge.
The center will offer three serv
ices. a day and evening technical
institute, an institute of modem
languages and accommodations
farPetm State freshmen.
York is <he fourth new full-time
Center to open and H will offer
dsjr and evening technical insti-
These four centers are in addi
tion to tho ones already located at
Allentown, Dußois, Altoona, Ha
zelton, Pottsville, Swarthmore,
and Wilkes-Barre.
Swarthmore Expansion
In addition to the opening Cen
ters there will be an expansion of
the Swarthmore Center with eve
ning classes opening at Bristol
Seotember 27. Classes will be
held at Bristol and Morrisdale
High Schools. Another Credit
In the Telephone business
...for 21 years!
‘lt may seem like a long time to you ... but to me it’s
just like yesterday that I started.
"Guess that’s because it’s always been interesting...
always so many phases of the business to learn...
always something different and vital to do.
“Right now I’m one of 125,000 men and women who
have been in telephony for 21 years or more. They call
us the ‘Telephone Pioneers of America.’
“I’ve seen the telephone industry come a long way—
improving methods, developing new means of com
munications. constantly growing. But in many fields
we’ve hardly scratched the surface; we’re still pioneer
ing. The future is full of challenges, and opportunities!”
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM
Class Center for freshmen will
open at Bradford under the su
pervision of the Dußois Center.
The Center is being opened there
at the request of the Bradford
Board of Commerce after a sur
vey showing the need and desire
of the community for a college
center. The Center will offer
freshmen courses in engineering
and liberal arts. In addition to the
freshmen it will accommodate
persons desiring to enroll in part
time work.
New Altoona Site
Steady growth of the Altoona
Center since its establishment
nine years ago resulted in the
purchase of Ivyside Amusement
Park. Located two miles north
west of central city it is being
converted into the “Penn State
Center in Altoona.”
The former skating rink, 100 by
50 feet, is being transformed into
a single-story student union with
a cafeteria ir.nnffp and book store.
ROTC Students in Good Standing
To Get Active Duty Deferments
Within the limits of prescribed enrollment quotas, deferments
from call to active military service under the Selective Service Act
will be extended to selected ROTC students, whether they are enter
ing their freshman year or are about to complete their formal edu
cation this fall.
The department of military science and tactics at the College
has been advised of this decision by the Department of the Air Force
and the Department of the Army.
The over-all Army quota of those
deferred from induction during
the coming year totals 77,800
while the Air Force quota is 40,-
800. The quota to be allotted to
Penn State has not been deter
mined as yet, Col. Ben-Hur Chas
taine, professor of military
science and tactics at the College,
said,
To be eligible for deferment
until the completion of their col
lege training, students enrolled
in ROTC units must remain in
good standing in both their aca
demic and military courses, must
demonstrate proper and sufficient
aptitude and leadership charac
teristics to ultimately qualify for
a commissioned appointment and
must attend a summer training
camp when ordered by competent
authority.
Active Duty
Students who have been form
ally enrolled in the advanced
course before June 24, 1948, and
who remain m good standing
throughout the remainder of their
academic and military courses,
will automatically be deferred
from induction until after the
completion of the course, the dir
ective stated.
The directive also pointed out
that the deferment procedure
does not allow the non-veteran
student, or the veteran with less
than 90 days’ service, any indef
inite exemption. Those ROTC stu
dents who have completed less
than 90 days active military ser
will be subject to 21 months ac
tive service as officers when call
ed to duty by the President.
All students falling within the
18 to 26 year age groups are ob
liged to register with their local
boards. When the student is cer
tified for deferment by the pro
fessor of military science and tac
tics, both the student and the pro
fessor of military science and tac
tics will notify the local board of
this action.
Cancelling Deferments
Failure to pass qualifying ex
aminations, sub-standard acade
mic and military grades, unsatis
factory leadership traits, or un
authorized absences from partici
pation in the ROTC program
were cited as reasons for cancell
ing a deferment and the local
SEE US FOR SNACKS
Come in and see us for snacks. We have sandwiches
and cokes to take back to your room. We also have a
complete selection of magazines.
THE NITTANY DELL
Across from Atherton Hall
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1948
CoL Ben-Hur Chastaine
board again would be notified of
such action.
Colonel Chastaine said that
more than 1000 freshmen men
were expected to enroll for ROTC
courses at 10 of the state teach
er’s colleges and undergraduate
centers; that about 470 students
would be enrolled for the second
year of elementary traning; and
that the enrollment in the ad
vanced course probably would
exceed 225 students.
Captain Brian B. O’Neill,
ROTC public relations officer, has
compiled a list of facts essential
to sophomores taking first year
ROTC. . ,
1. Although being m ROTC
does not mean an automatic ex
emption from the draft, defer-,
ment may be granted.
Prior to deferment, a
student must sign a statement in
which he agrees to serve for two
years as a commissioned officer,
after commissioned, and on call
by the Secretary of Defense.
3. After enrolling in ROTC 1,.
a student is required to complete
the basic course prior to gradua
tion.
4. Students taking ROTC and
advanced courses in their junior
year are required to spend seven
hours a week of military training.
5. Transferees to the College,
who were not required to take
ROTC in their freshman" year,
are not required to take ROTC
since they are considered trans
fer students.