PAGE EIGHTEEN
University Survives 4 Wars
During 100-Year Existence
During its 100 years of ex-j
istence, the University lias
survived four wars. j
Dr. Evan Pugh, the Presi
dent in 1061, had as his main
problem Dial of keeping his
students from picking up musketsi
end running olf to fight for the'
presei vation of the Union. I
During the Spanish-Ainerican, i
it wasn’t a problem of losing stu
dents, but knowing what to do j
with the influx of thousands sent j
to the campus for the specialized 1
training that scientific methods
of warfare demanded.
World War I and II turned the
University in its rural setting into
an important part of a vast mili
taiy machine practically overnight.
Not only men, but women also
were trained in the classrooms for!
jobs in the war of production to
feed and equip armies. 1
Despite the fact the Univeisityj
in its 100-year history has reeled l
under the impact of lour wars, it!
was in each instance able to main
tain its progiam of education.
The Civil War could have
wrecked the University. As the ,
Farmer’s High School, it had op
ened its doors to students only
three years before the outbreak
of hostilities, and it was totter
ing financially. During the four
years of strife classes were never
wholly suspended, though there
was a general exodus in the
summer of IS'fiH as many stu
dents and professors left to join
the army during Lee’s invasion of
Pennsylvania.
Records showed that 196 students
and faculty members bore arms
during the Civil War.
The blowing up of the Maine in
Havana harbor m February 1898
had its reverberations on the cam
pus, but on tlie whole the student
body was relatively unaffected by
tlte Spanisli-Anierican War.
Within less than a month after
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the declaration of war by the Unit-:ducted three specialized training
ed States in April 1917, 800 menlprograms for the War Department.
,from the University volunteered for llt trained 200 enlisted men in ma
jmilitary service and were sent tojehine shop and electrical work, 150
Madison Barracks near Watertown, in automobile mechanics,
N.Y. jand 500 as trench telephone opera-
Scientists in the laboratories tors,
abandoned researches dealing with] On the day following the Jap
peacetime investigations for those l anese sneak attack on Pearl Har
which could help speed victory.! bor, the Council of Administration
Sports, campus politics, club meet-] took steps to enable the Univcr
ings—all extra-curricular activities' sity to make its contributions to
also quickly lost their consuming winning the war. An accelerated
interest and were forgotten in the' program was adopted and the
gum and immediate task of train- University was put on a 365-day- ,
ing for wartime service. a-year schedule.
In June and July of 1918, the This speedup was designed to
University sent two big ROTC de- allow students called by Selective,
tachments -to Plattsburg Bar- Service to complete all or a major|
racks, N. Y. portion of their courses and to
By the fall of 1918, the War De
partment had completed arrange
ments for the Students Army!
Training Corps, and when the new|
[term opened, the University, in
common with other institutions!
throughout the country, was under!
[military control. The University
also held farm training camps forj
boys in the spring of 1918. It con->
ducted four 10-day instructional
camps for 1088 boys. I
The Agriculture Extension Serv-j
ice devoted its efforts to increasing,
farm production in the state to go.
;along with the World War I slo-l
jgan, "Food will win the war." j
[ The College of Engineering con-
From Pugh Street Radio Service
COMES
CONGRATULATIONS ON
Your 100th ANNIVERSARY
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Just because tve’re out of school ami h*ve had 25 year#
experience, doesn't mean we've stopped learning, studying,
gathering new information about dry cleaning and launder*
inn. We still do plenty of studying far into the night.
We maintain active membership in the Fa. State Association
and National Institute of Dry-cleaning.
Yea, we burn a lot of midnight oil and continue our book
learnin' , . . to injure your satisfaction and our reputation
as the quality-cleaners and launderera In this community.
No wonder we're rated “ABC”. One of Americas Better
Cleaners.
BALFURB’S CLEANERS
328 E. College Ave. 307 W. Beaver Avew
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A little finer —A lot more careful
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
make other students available morel
quickly for war industries. ;
In May of 1942, the lirst of 775!
trainees in the Army Specialized!
Training Program began arriving!
on the campus and started the first'
12-week term of the program in l
June.
Six hundred trainees of the Army
Air Corps arrived in March of 1943
for the first of a series of 5-month
preflight programs. They were fol
lowed in July by 600 Navy and Ma-,'
rine Corps reservists in the Navy’s
V-12 program.
The University’s scientists de- ;
j voted their genius to all types of i
research and experimentation.
Food Fair-
(Continued from page two)
Co. on how to select meats for
preparation in different ways.
When questioned about the fair
from the point of view of one of
the demonstrators, a representa
tive of Curry, Cannon, Co. of Al
toona said, ‘'We’re more than
satisfied with the results.”
A representative of another
company said he found the crowd
“very nice to deal with.”
Various companies gave samples
of products that couldn’t be pre
pared at the fair to anyone who
wanted to take them home and
test them.
Compliments of
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
101 N. ALLEGHENY
BELLEFONTE, PA.
Hotel State College
Extends Congratulations to
The Pennsylvania State University
50 Modern Rooms with Bath
Television and Air Conditioned
...... jOjonvenient
HOME of the of the Corner
Popular Priced Food
4 Air Conditioned Banquet Rooms
Same Management Since 1926
WASH & WEAR STRIPES
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with the
military pocket
fPennshire now features their
pre-spring selection of wash
and wear stripes with the flap
pocket. They come in a choice
of brown,, fan, blue, and grey.
Sizes 29 to 38
ONLY
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TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 17. 1959
Town Relations—
(Continued from page four)
find a problem. In 1926 State Col
lege paved its streets to help the
car owners. In 1928 the College
solved its problem by banning ail
cars from the campus.
The rapid growth of .the College
and State College has resulted in
a close intermingling of interests.
Many of the nembers of the staff
who live in the town have taken
an active interest in its affairs.
Some are members of the borough
and town councils and other polit
ical and non-political organizations.