PAGE TWO Behind the ROTC Question ROTC Program Begun in 1917;Statues 'Available', Participants Now Number 5000 But 'of No Value By PAT EVANS ; If any college or school in the University wants the two Fourth of a Sertes' statues by George Grey Barnard which are now in the Salvage Student cadets have been marching in front of Old Main for military training ever Department, it apparently can have them for the asking. since the early 11160's, but an actual ROTC program was established for the first time in 1917, The statues, "The Hewer" and "Rising Woman," stood in in the days of World War I. the lobby of Schwab until July 1956 when they disappeared. Tice University's ROTC program today is one of the largest in the East. There are about Albert Christ-Janer, director of, 4200 participants on campus and about 800 at the University centers. i the School of the Arts, in an ar-; ;title in the Centre Daily Tunes' President Edwin E. Sparks ap-1 , plied on Sept. 1. 1917 for whatt i was quoted as saying the statues: was to be the first ROTC unit a t, Corso Gets Grant : was removed because they were: the Pennsylvania State College:. Approved ; of no use to the School of Arts. The application was the result of; To Study Hearing 1 Since no other school wanted a provision of the National De-: Dr. John F. Corso, professor of 'them. he said, they were taken tol feriae Act. aproved by Congress', F ra t erni t i es psychology. has received an ad- went, :the University salvage depart- u ment, not the University dump. i in 1916, "Die act authorized the, chtional appropriation of 815 000 The following fraternities have -•-• - 1 When the Collegian asked ' setting up of ROTC units at civil' educational institutions. been approved for the entertain- from the Aero-Medical Labora-' . . . I Christ -Janer for information on and tory of the Wright Air Develo was ac- of women guests tonight P -1 the statues be said ha knew Sparks' applicationment C enter , Wright'Wi Patterson "noshing about e 1....," • cepted by the Secretary of War. tomorrow • • Aracia. Alpha chi Rho Aloha Chi sig. Air Force Base, Ohio, to complete "7:l° ``" n 'g '''''''''' , . Alpha .pc on 1. 11,1. Jammu Rho , a hearing survey in the State and an infantry unit of the 80TC 1 .... I' I P A ' t C But in the Times article he was was established with the begin-:Asph. K.iip. t..,ni.t.. Alpha Rho Chi, 'rollege area. quoted as saying the statues were; 7 nine of the 1919-20 school year ... ; " . 4 t hat Sigma Phi. Alpha Tao Oriaeigii. Al-, , Reale., Douse. Beta sigma Rho. v The Air Force has appropriated materially worthless and esthet-I During World War I a StUdelltiChi Ph,. I/..lta a_l3l, D.-it. Sigma Phi. Delta a total of 5104,756.48 to the Uni-jeali-Y not suitable for instructional Jou n.tts. Delta Theta Sierna. Da•lta UP-. ver sify on the problem of re army training corps was set up : purposes at the University under an agreement with the De-loll:L:1PPi Alph ' D e lt a Rh". gn/Pa Sig"., estabthehearing norms lishing The figures were mutilated—i ha. partment of War. But the wart Phi Drita Theta. Phi ELialion Pi. Phi for a population exposed to mini-.often vulgarly—during their stay ; ended before the program had:Gamma. Delta, Phi Kappa. Phi Kcal', Sig- mal levels of industrial noise. iin Schwab, he said. They were i ma, ip Tau I'bi Mu Delta Phi battered, ! dirty and broken and really begun, and ROTC was re-t si „,„ D , 4 ,„, p hi s „;,.„„ K ap " . pi ii. • • The survey will end Jan. 31. established. t kli.ha. Pi Kappa Phi, Sign. Alpha Ep.i- , because of their size they were Uniforms worn in ROTC's early 1-n• Sigma Alpha Ihk. Sicrna Cl. Sigma Stater Elected President .in the way in the lobby in Schwab, he said. days by cadets in basic training '1'` ; `‘,;,, 5 ,, i 1.7;,`,, i , t1 „,: .i , ,f ithi T ,7,„ (l . - T',T.% 'Tv, Included breeches with is ra 7 '--p - I-lirts o..tis Chi and Th eta ii . arni: Phl. Joseph Slater has been elected Christ-Janer said he did not around leggings. The advanced: si x ,„. pi t Emil ,,„ .„ 4 Th ,„, xi i ,„ president of El Circulo Espanol, want to dishonor Barnard by i lmen aimrmr•l fu- Saturday nt,,:ht only. S pa nis h club. • removing the statues. cadets wore breeches and boots with spurs. They carried sabers.. The uniforms were chay.ced to a 'Kappa Sigma Toy Drive more modern style in .1438. 'TO Begin After Vacation The University's Department of; Military Science and Tactics is Ka pp a Sigma fraternity will be now among the 10 largest Army toy drive ROTC programs in the United - gin its after th e Thanksgieulg annual Christmas recess. Students have been asked to States The. total number of cadets.' !collect toys or games during Pitt including those at the centers, is . ; weekend and the Thanksgiving 1934. There are 1098 in the basic ivacation. The fraternity will pick course on campus. I and repair the toys and deliver Ralph Dorn Hettel was presi-i n • o pl them to worthy children's organ dent of the College when it a tzationsthroughout the district. plied in 1945 to the Department: of the Navy for a Naval ROTC.I unit. There are about 400 in Naval Science. NROTC operates only on the main campus Air Force ROTC was estab-, fished on campus in 1949. The pronram was completely revised; In 1954 when a new curriculum, was set up. The Air Force cadet corps now has 2649 members. It, is the third largest of about 1801 corps in the United States, Ila-; waii and Puerto Rico. 1 The program is offered on cam-i pus and at the Hazleton and Al toona centers. Freshmen and sophomore participants total 2439 Arnold Authors Article In Engineering Journal Christian K. Arnold. staff assis tant to President Eric A. Walki.r and associate professor of engi-* neerinig research. is the author of an artiche in the November issue] of the Journal of Engineering• Education. barber shop Ah me ... the life of a razor! Take for in stance this weekend_ I'd love to go to the Pitt game but I just can not find a long enough extension cord. I'll still be (pardon the p u n) "shearing" our team, though. It you're going to the game or if you're slaying borne, drop in to see me. With the help of Smith's bar- , hers. 111 make you . 1 :he handsomest man ,; 0. in town. 40‘ • r• ‘44 2,1 0 Alleit S. . -`, • • • 'O•4 • •••4 0.•••••••• S• o_4 AI dlb 41EAVA THE 01,411 Y COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANipt Last Two Nights Tonite and Tomorrow THE CARNIVAL OF THIEVES Center Stage $l.OO NOTE: Reserved seats not ciairned by 7:45 P.M. will be sold. Please arrive prior to curtain time since no one will be 'seated during the first act. KENNETH LEE KARPE °RESENTS THANKSGIVING JAll AT CARNEGIE HALL FOR THE MORNINGSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER, FRI. EVE. NOV. 2S MISS BILLIE HOLIDAY ■ DIZZY GILLESPIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA • THELONIOUS MONK QUARTET WITH JOHN COLTRANE (COURTESY 5 SPOT CAFE) ■ INTRODUCING IN CONCERT THE BRILLIANT SONNY ROWNS ■ CHET RAKER & ZOOT SIMS QUARTET 111 SPECIAL ATTRACTION RAY CHARLES (COURTESY APOLLO THEATRE) ■ ALL SEATS RESERVED. CONCERTS AT 830 P. M. AND MIDNIGHT. TICKETS ON SALE AT CARNEGIE HALL BOX OFFICE ■ MORNINGSIOE COMMUNITY CENTER, 360 W. 122 ST. • HOTEL THERESA. 125th ST. AND 7th AVE FOR INFORMATION CALL CIRCLE 6-8716. $2.00 3.00 3.50 3.95 TAX EXEMPT CONTRIBUTION- Christ-Janex Says: FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 22. 1957 "If we want to honor George Grey Barnard ... then we should some day purchase a small bronze work by him." he said. 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