PAGE TWO Defense Department Changes Draft Law The Defense department has made additional changes in draft regulations to clarify enlistment procedures for students whose in duction is postponed. The original move to allow students with draft postponements to enlist in any service within the last two months of the college year was announced on Jan. 22 by Defense Secretary George Mar shall. Conflicts with existing laws caused the further modifications announced by the Defense de partment. Meanwhile, warnings against panic enlistments of college stu dents were sounded by Marshall, Milton S. Eisenhower and Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Agreement Eliminated Marshall eliminated, in the case of college students, the two-year old agreement by which no ser vice would accept an enlistment from anyone ordered to report for a draft physical. Selective Service Director Lew is B. Hershey announced he will allow reclassification of any stu dent with a draft postponement in the last month of the college year. Students may thus volun teer for service only within this last month. Under the earlier reg ulations, volunteer enlistments would have been accepted only during the two months prior to the last one Report Denied In connection with Hershey’s statement, College Provost Adri an O. Morse yesterday denied a report in an Erie newspaper that the new enlistment provisions were not legal and could not be carried out by draft boards. “General Hershey has an nounced that he will allow re classification of every college stu dent in the last month of the academic year. Under the existing draft law, he has the right to ordeV this reclassification,” Morse said. Under the new plan, the De fense department stressed. “Each service would accept enlistments only to the extent that places were open for those who desired to enlist.” Warns Against "Panic" President Eisenhower, releas ing a telegram informing him of the new enlistment plan, repeat ed his warnings against panic en listments during the school year. The telegram said, “(Secretary) Marshall strongly urged all ROTC students to stay in college and said that the panic enlistment of college students is a ‘waste to the nation and a damage to the edu cational system’.” Advanced Course In ROIC Open Juniors and seniors at the Col lege who qualify may now en roll in a special advanced course, Air Force ROTC, according to Lt. Col. Jack W. Dieterle, professor of air science and tactics. Seniors enrolling in the course, which goes into effect immedi ately, must complete only one semester of the course and a sum mer training period to obtain a reserve commission in the Air Force, while juniors entering the program must complete three se mesters and a summer training period to obtain the commission. Colonel Dieterle announced that students desiring to enroll in the program may find it nec essary to adjust their schedules. This must be done prior to Feb. 17, he added. Details of the plan will be explained to interested students at a meeting Thursday evening at 7 p.m. in 119 Osmond lab. The program is open to stu dents of all curricula, but to qualify, a student must meet phy sical standards and must have completed two years of basic ROTC, or he must have served one or more years of active duty in the armed forces. Ag Club Elects Officers William Nichol was elected president of the Agriculture Eco nomics club last month. Other officers elected were William Santel, vice-president; James Chad wick, secretary-treasurer; Donald Lechner and Richard Stanley, Ag Student Council rep resentatives. Tryouts For New Play Singers, dancers, actors and stage crew members interested in trying out for “Anything Goes,” Thespian’s production to be pre sented in April were asked to meet in 410 Old Main tonight and lo'vo'.tow night from 7 to 11p.m. COLLEGE TEXTS NEW - USED BUY - SELL - TRADE KEELER’S THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Defense Experts Conduct Atomic Energy Seminar One of the nation’s top experts in defense against atomic war fare thinks it’s a mistake to try “scaring hell out of the average Joe” about the horrors of the A bomb. Dr. Richard Gerstell,- consul tant to the federal civil defense administration and -author of “How to Survive an Atomic Bomb,” told Pennsylvania news papermen the big job when a bomb drops is “to save as many lives as we can.” Dr. Gerstell was one of eight experts to visit the campus last week for an atomic energy sem inar sponsored jointly by the Pennsylvania Society of News paper Editors and the College’s extension services. iiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiini STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Feb. 5 (fP) —The recent Nevada atomic tests prove that “the American people do not frighten easily,” says an Atomic Energy commis sion spokesman. Morse Salisbury, director of in formation services for the com mission, said observers were imr pressed with the absence of panic among the populace and the good humor of Las Vegas residents during last week’s blasts. Salis bury addressed the final session of a two-day seminar on atomic energy at the College. iiimmimiiimiiimiiiiiimmiiimmu Col. Alton C. Miller, state civil defense director and a Penn State alumnus, told his audience that Pennsylvania stands at the “very top of the target list” in event of an enemy attack. Charging that the American public is still apathetic about civil defense, Colonel Miller said that the Commonwealth will have to go all out in coming months to prepare its home defenses. Atomic energy experts joined with civil defense officials in the two-day seminar to paint a real istic picture of what America may expect when, and if, "World War 111 materializes. After Prof. R. S. Raymond, of the College staff, had outlined the “ABC’s of Atomic Energy,” the more than 40 newsmen heard other experts discuss the various aspects of atomic energy. Dr. Paul C. Aebersold, of the Atomic Energy commission, told of the wartime and peacetime uses of newly-developed isotopes; Dr. Charles L. Dunham explored the medical field; and Dr. L. R. for YOUR Cathaum Theatre Bldg. Since 1926 Prize Won By Miller For Outstanding Article The Ray Hughes Whitbeck prize for an outstanding article in the field of economics geogra phy published in the Journal of Geography during the past year, has been awarded to Dr. E. Wil lard Miller, chief of the division of Geography at the College. . The article was entitled “The Mineral Fuel Situation.” The win ning of the prize was announced at the National Council 'of Geog raphy Teacher’s banquet in Chi cago recently. Religious Week Speakers Named Seven more seminar speakers for the Religion-in-Life Week program, Feb. 18-22 have been announced by Luther Harshbar ger, president of the Penn State Christian association. Prof. Wayne Glick, assistant professor of biblical studies and philosophy, Juniata college, will represent the School of Liberal Arts and will speak to the group Monday, Feb. 19. The Rev, Sam uel J. Wylie, counselor to Protes tant students at Columbia univer sity will speak to the Schools of Agriculture, Education, and Min eral Industries. Rabbi Louis Youngerman, rab bi of Congregation Keneseth Is rael in Allentown, will speak to the School of Mineral Industries. Dr. Paul V. Taylor, professor of education, Huachung university, Central China, will speak to the Home Economics school. Dr. Tay lor has been teaching in China since 1924. Dr. Kenneth Irving Brown, executive director of the Danforth foundation, St. Louis, Mo., will speak at the College chapel service, Feb. 18. This will be the keynote address of the week. Dr. Carl W. Miller, professor of physics, Brown universitv. will speak to the Chemistry-Physics seminar. Dr. Miller was a mem ber of the G°ographic Societv-Armed Forces Far East ern Eclipse expedition in 1948. and was awarded the Franklin L. Burr prize for outstanding con tributions to the success of th : s axpedition. The Rev. Robert L. Tames. .Tr.. regional secretary n* '■he Midd'e Atlantic region, will speak to the c "hool of Home Eco -■'omics, Feb. 20. Hafstad told when and where atomic power comes from. . George L. Haller, dean of the School of Chemistry and Physics, was chairman of the two-day event. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6,1951 Players Announce New Show Cast Cast members for “The Gentle Peo pi e,” Players’ production which opens Friday night at Cen ter stage, have been announced by Director Kelly Yeaton. Fred DeWit will appear as Jon ah Goodman, Sonya Titles as Florence, and Nick Morkides as Philip Anagnos. Ruth Johnson and Lorraine Spitler will alter nate as Stella. Other cast members include Al len Adair, James Beaver, George Simon, .and Alvin Swimmer. Tickets priced at 90 cents for Friday night’s performance and $1.25 for Saturday night’s may be purchased at the Student Union desk on the first floor of Old Main.' Nancy Mechling is assistant director and Daniel Wargo act ing coach. Registration— (Continued, from page one) officer, termed the new plan as “very favorable and an improve ment over other years.” Several New Forms Several new forms were added to the registration kit. Class ad mission cards are to enable mem bers of the faculty to know the number of people who will be in their, classes, prior to the firsi class session. The other new form was the mail and athletic form. The mail form was used because of a new system employed by the post-office. The post office now refuses to handle mail for stu dents at the. College which is ad dressed wrong, thus necessitating the College to set up a depart ment of its own for this purpose. The athletic form wgs put into use to insure that students sign for AA books, and prevent stu dents from getting more than one. T rustees- (Continued from page one) leave of absence until July 31. Dr. Miller, professor of farm man agement, has been on leave since Feb. 1, 1950. He is working-.on problems of agricultural missions to France, Belgium, and Switzer land in the Paris office of the Economic Cooperation admivs tration’s Food and Agriculture di visiohs. Another extension, to June 30, 1951, was granted Dr. Henry Jan zen, associate professor of polity ical science, who also has been on leave since Feb. 1, 1950. He is writing a manuscript, “Govern ment and Politics iri the Soviet Union.”
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