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Editorials
Read why we must ration food in a land of plenty on page two.
VOL. XXX, NO. 18 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1943, ALFRED, N. Y. Telephone 29-Y-lll STUDENT BOX HOLDER
Second Ration Book To Be Issued This Week
Students Register At Physics Hall Wednesday, Thursday For Meats, Shoes, Canned Products
All students of Alfred University and the Ag-Tech Institute, not regul- arly living in Alfred can obtain Ration Book No. 2 on the second floor of Physics Hall, Wednesday and Thursday, February 24 and 25, from 7 to 9 p. m.
Students eating in dormitories or fraternity eating clubs may have the purchasing agent for the group obtain their cards for them and do not have to appear in person. All students cooking their meals or eating in board- ing houses other than the dormitories and fraternities must appear in per-
Service Flag To Be Dedicated To Men In Armed Forces
A service flag will be hung in the I library this week which will indicate
o n' j by numerals the number of alumni
Ration Book No. 1 must be present- j .
| in the service.
ed before No. 2 can be issued. If any- one is still without book one, he must write his local rationing board.Excess Food Must Be Declared
• Applicants or club agents must sign a declaration in regard to the total number of eight-ounce or larger cans of canned food in excess of five cans a person which they have on hand, and the amount of coffee. Bight points will be clipped from the book for each excess can of food, and one coffee stamp for each excess pound.
War Ration Book No. 2 applies to canned, frozen and bottled fruits and vegetables and their juices, dried and dehydrated fruits, all types of canned soups, and baby foods. This system of point rationing will be inauguarated on March 1.
Each person will have 48 points in March— plentiful foods will have a low point value, scarce items will cost many points. Points' valu will change from time to time as various foods become more plentiful or scarce.
Three Pairs of Shoes A Year Under the new system of shoe ra- tioning, each person is entitled to three pairs a y*ar. Stamp No. 17 of Ration Book No. 1 is good for one pair until June 15. Families may pool the coupons of all members of the family living in the same household.
Coffee rations have been cut from I one pound every five weeks to one pound every six weeks. The current coupon No. 25 in Ration Book No. 1 is good for one pound which must last through March 21.
Three pounds of sugar may be ob- tained with coupon 11 of Ration Book No. 1. This coupon expires March 15.
All meat will be rationed eventually
This will be hung over the entrance of the library. At present, 425 al- umni are in the service which is one- tenth of the total number of alumni Six gold stars commemorate men kill- ed in action or at camp. No students in the College of Agriculture are in- cluded.
"March Of Time"
To Be Featured In Assembly Thurs.
The most recent March of Time, "A Day in Russia" will be shown in the University Assembly Thursday at 11 a. m. This release, which has been heralded by critics as among the best of all March of Times, contains many unusual scenes and was filmed in an unusual manner. The entire film was shot in one day, with 160 cameramen stationed at various spots.
"A Day in Russia" shows every- thing as it actually happened. The photographers were in the midst of the actual wartare, and did not, as is usually done, wait until a lull in the fighting before exposing themselves.
As a result, 60 of the cameramen were killed while photographing the battles.
Two shorts, "Ski Trials" and "Brief Intervals," are also on the assembly program.
Fiat Staff to Meet Tonight
The regular meeting of the Fiat Staff will be held tonight at 7 p. m.
in Physics Hall. The meeting will be devoted to a critical analysis of by means of ration book two. I this issue of the Fiat.
Service Women Share Equal Rights With Men
"Since women enjoy equal poli- tical rights with men in the United States, they should share equal res- ponsibilities in the prosecution of the war."
That feeling, expressed the other day by a youitg ensign in the WAVES, is typical of the outlook of thousands of others now in the feminine branch of the Navy and in the SPARS, the Women's Reserve of the Coast Guard.
These women definitely are "sharing equal responsibilities." They have proved their worth; commanding offi- cers throughout the nation have been warm in praise of them. The present intensive recruiting drive, aimed at having 40.000 in uniform by the end of the year,- has been the result of an urgent call from the Navy and the Coast Guard for more of them.
A wide variety of work is being done by these women. Enlisted wo- men are wanted as typists, clerks, mechanics, telephone operators, ba-
kers, chauffeurs, meteorologists, mo- rale workers, parachute riggers, store- keepers and technicians, among other specialies.
Officers are needed as instructors at training posts, personnel directors, morale and welfare workers, commis- sary officers, communicators, engi- neers and physicians— again mention- ing only a few of the assignments.
WAVES enter the service as appren- tice seamen and are immediately sent to school. For the first six weeks ihey receive a thorough physical check-up, with X-rays and serums;
they learn drill and are given a care- fully planned course in physical ed- ucation, and they learn the traditions and the ways of the Navy and Coast Guard in classrooms.
If they are proficient stenographers or bookkeepers or have other accept- able civilian skills, they receive rat- ings, immediately, with the accom- panying increase in pay, and are sent
(Conttouod on page four)
New Absence Regulations
New regulations in regard to ab- sences from class have just been released. Students who are ill are expected to remain in the in- firmary, but in the event that it is necessary for any reason that the student remain at his place of residence, the illness must'be reported to the infirmary by the head of the house, the house mo- ther in the case of the domitories and sororities, and the presidents of the fraternities.
As soon as the student is able to be out, he must report in per- son at the infirmary, and only on the basis of this repoTt will the in- firmary issue excuses from class.
Fifth Group • Of Navy Men Arrive Here
The fifth group of 20 Navy Air Cadets who have been assigned to Alfred for their basic ground school training arrived on February 16.
These men, who are largely college students, will receive eight weeks training in flying and instruction in phyiscs, mathematics, meteorology, navigation, civil air regulations, serv- icing of aircraft engines, morse code, military drill, and physical education.
At the end of this training period which includes 35 hours of flying and 280 hours of ground work, the men will be required to take the regular navy examination. Following this they will be sent to Chapel Hill, North Carolina or to a Naval Air Base for secondary training.
Those stationed here are: Ernest S.
Alson, New York City; Donald W.
Beard, New York City; Frank Bors, Jr.. South Amboy, N. J.; Robert D.
Coursen, Pompton Plains, N. J.;
Henry B. Fish, Mansfield, Conn.; Jo- seph F. Florence, New York City.
Conrad H. Foerter, Milltown, N. J.
William J. Hanley, Jersey City, N. J.
Donald G. Haring, Glen Rock, N. J.
Raymond C. Laffin, South River, N J.;' Edwin L. Nelson, Harrison, N. J.
George H. Norman, New Canaan Conn.: Joseph L. Organck, Suffield Conn.
Rudolph J. Ponzini, Astoria, L. I.
William A. Scholl, Scarsdale, N. Y.
William M. Schultz, Buffalo, N. Y.
Daniel A. Somerville, Jamaica, N. Y.
Robert J. Stewart, Yonkers, N. Y.
Edward J. Stolz, New York City, and George M. Wilson, Westfield, N. J.
Annual French Week Festival Begins Sunday
The Seventh Annual French Week, presented under te auspices of the French Club, will be featured from Sunday, February 28 to Saturday March 6. The entire week will be marked by exhibits, moving pictures, conceits, and a banquet. Following is the program as planned:
Sunday, Feb. 28 Carillon Concert of French Music
Tuesday. March 2 French Movies:
"Un Carnet de Bal"
Thursday, March 4 St. Charle- magne Banquet; Soiree All through the week there will be French exhibits at Kenyon Memorial Hall, the public library and at local merchants' establishments. Tables will also be organized at the Brick, the Bartlett, sororities and fraternities, where those who know a little French can sit together and chat during their meals.
The theme of this year's French Week is "France's Colonies," but the French Club has had difficulty in ob- taining material. Orginally planned was the motion picture "Algiers,"
which was not available.
Scientist Talks On Religion Before A.CF.
"Religion is not what we see but what we overlook," stkted Dr. H. O.
Burdick in his address, 'Future Pos- sibilities of Religion in the Church', at the A.CF. meeting last Sunday night.
"We are all faced with two assump- tions'; the fact that there is no God, or the possibility of a God not com- pletely recognizable with the facul- ties which we have," he continued.
He also pointed out that both the scientific and the religious approaches reach a place of doubt. He outlined the following four reasons for the be- lief in God: The existence of God has never been disproved, man is un- able to understand all things, there is a universal idea about a god, the
Eleven Candidates For Queen Of Celebration Elected In Assembly
Beauty, Personality, And Popularity Decides Who Will Be In Top Eleven
Nine sorority and two independent girls were chosen by a campus vote last Thursday as members of the Queen's party for the St. Pat's formal balL Selections were made on the basis of beauty, personality and popularity.
The candidates elected are Margaret Aylor '43, Ailsa Johnston '43, Lee Lin- hoff '43, Helen Nelson '43, Mary Walker '43, Shirley Baldwin '44, Elizabeth Burns '44, Margaret Gibbo '44, Mary Lou Jeffrey '44, Marion Ma- son '44, and Janet Secor '44.
These girls will appear on the stage in assembly next Thursday.
Final balloting for the queen will take place in assembly on Thursday, March 4. Ballots presented at that
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If you are interested in your student newspaper, see any of the following students: Robert L. Williams '44, George H. Valentine '44, Helen Dre- her '45, or Roberta Bliss '45. DO IT NOW!
Alumnus Shot While On M.P.
Assignment
Pvt. Stanton B. Langworthy '42, was injured in an Army shooting which took place February 6, at Tren- ton, N. J.
Army military police in an attempt to arrest two other Army men from Camp Dix, N. J., when he was shot in the left forearm. He was taken to the Trenton hospital and later re- moved to the local camp hospital where he was expected soon to be able to go back to work.
Pvt. Langworthy entered the Army last October, leaving a Canisteo teach- ing position at that time. While at Alfred, he was a member of Lambda Chi fraternity, and participated in many student activites, among which
time will contain only the names of eleven candidates.'' Results of the pre- liminary election show that the range of votes for any one girl was between
Book On Nazi Use Of News Added To University Library
"News as a Weapon" by Gordon which has been added to the Alfred University Library is a case history of the Nazi use of news as a weapon both before and after the outbreak of hostilities.
From 450,000 words of Nazi news material, the author culled informa- ii<»i to show the Nazi methpd of pro- paganda attack in the cases of many countries such as Norway, Britain, France. Dakar and Pearl Harbor.
•teachings of the Bible are of lasting were the Footlight Club, Eta value. I Alpha and the Frosh Court.
Dr. Burdick went on to state that faith comes to those who find that quality of mind which projects them from the unknowable into the realm of the beginnings and the future. In order that one dp this he must recog- nize the value of the life of Christ, he must recognize the necessity for individual labor, for personal sacri- fice and group planning for world betterment.
"The world will be better because the minds of men hare come to a
189 and 89.
Arrangements are now being made to enter the St. Pat's Queen in th*
Bond Beauty Contest. Each partici- pant in this contest must be backed by one United States Victory Bond.
All Events Except Open House With the possible exception of the Open House, the St. Pat's Festival ol this year will have all the events of previous years. Indications made on the ballots last Thursday revealed that a sufficient number of men will
f be able to attend to make the cele- bration possible.
Tickets this year will cost consider- ably less than last year.
Tentative plans include a Special Feature Inactment of the St. Pat's speech by members of the St. Pat'a Board to replace the Variety Show of previous years. This, feature will not, however, eliminate the regular speech which will be given by St. Pat.
A band from Buffalo or Rochester will be engaged for the formal ball.
Recordings will be used at the tea dance. Other plans indicate that Harry James will appear sometime on the program.
Mu
better understanding of religion," he concluded.
In a discussion following the talk he stated that the Christian must be dominant but selfless. There must be no more of the "worm of the earth"
attitude.
Campus Chest Totals Now Over $300, More Returns To Come In
Lecture Method To Be Discussed
A round table discussion entitled,
"They Also Learn Who Sit, Write and Listen—Or Do They" Will be conducted by the members of Dr.
Joseph Seidlin's Secondary Scool Me- thods Class next Sunday evening at 7:15 at the A. C. F. meeting. This discussion will deal with the lecture method of teaching.
Approves Carillon At Pi Delt Meeting
! Approval of the publication of the Ca- '. 1 illon, provided that national advert-
ising contracts can be completed, was j given by the University Publication Committee at the Pi Delta Epsilon meeting last Tuesday evening.
At the same meeting reports on the proposed art work and photography for the Carillon were presented.
The returns thus far reported for the Campus Community Chest drive which ended last night, now total
$333.45, with most groups yet to be heard from.
Kappa Psi, Lambda Chi, and the Brick have the most complete returns in thus far, although still incomplete.
Their total is now $202.54. Individual contributions at Kappa Psi average
$2.29. at Lambda Chi, $1.70, and at the Brick, $1.68.
The highest individual student gift thus far has been $10.00, and the larg- est faculty contribution to date is
$25.00.
Uses For Money
Many students wonder just what their money will be used for. The work of the Red Cross and the U. S. O.
is well-known, and the letters received from students in various parts of the world give an idea of the work the j World Student Service Fund is doing.
New members will be voted on at A m e d ical student interned in Switz- the next meeting, Sunday afternoon, e r l a n d wrote that the medical books March 7. I n e received from the organization have
given him the opportunity to go on with his career: a German Jewish re- fugee stranded in southern France turned to the Fund for relief when he was left completely destitute; three Chinese students received money from the Fund which enabled them to travel part of the way to the new lo- cation of their school.
Problem of Morale Great Another great service of the World Student Service Fund is to meet some of the intellectual and spiritual problems existing among prisoners-of- war who were students or professors before entering the army. The great problem concerning these prisoners is to keep up their morale, which is low because of the great boredom and dis- couragement. Through the work of this organization, classes are organiz- ed, books are sent in, recreational equipment is provided, as are musical instruments, and worship groups and study groups are formed. Through this work, morale 4s remarkably boosted.
PAGE TWO THE FIAT LUX, ALFRED, N. Y. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1943
THE FIAT LUX
Alfred University^ Student Paper-
Published every Tuesday of Ike school near by a student ttafl. Of/ices on the ground floor of Burdick Hall. En- tered as second-class matter October 9, 191S, at the post- ollice in Alfred, V. Y., under Act of March $, 1879. Sub- tcription S2.50 yearly.
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Represented for national advertising by National Ad- vertising Service, Inc., HO Madison Avenue, -Veic York City, N. Y.
Editor-in-Chief ROBERT L. WILLIAMS I Managing Editor
GEORGE H. VALENTINE
Business Manager WILLIAM B. COTTRELL ASSISTANT EDITORS BUSINESS STAFF
HB\, S Helen Dreher '45 CIRCULATION MANAGER
SPORTS Ray Dry '44 ADVERTISING MANAGER0" * SOCIETY Jeanne Sherman '44 . Gladys Imke '46 Ag-Tecb Bernard Caron '43 SECRETARY Mary McCarthy '43 FEATURES Mary Walker '43 ALUMNI CIRCULATION^ ^ ^ PKOOF . . . Guy Hartman '43 ADVERTISING CIRCULATION*
BECRETARY Barbara BIoss '44 Isabel Riggs '43 EEPORTERS: George Hyams '43, Muriel Strong '43, Kathryn Swanson '45, Elaine Whitford '43, Tom Knapp '44, .Teauuette Milnes '45, Louis Kelem '44, Kalope Giopulos '46, Genevieve Mezey '4«, Robert Roderick '46, Richard Pivetz '44, Phyllis Murphy '46.
Betty Van Gorder '45, Wilma White '46, Mae Barrus "46.
BUSINESS : Roberta Bliss '45, Doris Comfort '46, Joyce Soyars '45. Isabel Smith '45, Hazel Guthrie '44, Eileen Hannell '45, Eleanor Jensen '43, Elizapeth Peek '45, Ruth Meubert '45.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1943
College Town
By Al Sax
Why Ration?
With the beginning of rationing of canned goods next week a lot of people are asking why we must ration food in the land of plenty.
There are several reasons why rationing is necessary. Some of our food is being shipped abroad for lend-lease. Lend-lease food is helping to win the
•war—food for the Russian Army's smashing blows at the retreating N a z i s - food for the British Eighth Army driving into Tunis— food for the mun- itions workers back in England. We sent a lot of lend-lease food abroad in 1942. To sustain the United Nations' offensives of 1943 we shall need to send more this year, about twice as much. The food we sent last year and the food we will send this year has been relatively small, however, in terms of our total food supply.
Of the five meats to be rationed soon, beef, veal, lamb, mutton and pork, we exported over a billion pounds under lend-lease. That was only five percent of our total supply. Out of every twenty pounds of meat, American civilians and the U. S. armed forces took nineteen pounds.
We lend-leased about four percent of our supply of fluid milk. We kept for ourselves over nine and a half quarts out of every ten quarts of milk we produced.
Someone remarked that I couldn't write a column without mentioning Uncle Bobby, the Rover Boys or Poze- fsky. Realizing that there isn't very much else of interest around town, I still accepted the challenge as a sportsman would. So here goes no- thing.
The Junior class is indebted to Scotty Campbell for being included in this year's plant trip. It was he who gave the Dean the Nelson-School-of- Success Sales Talk, and that was enough to swing the deal.
One cherry coke was paid out to one lucky Junior who wrote me a very interesting letter, which, I am sorry to inform you, wouldn't get past the censor. However, it was, technically speaking, a letter and payment wasl made in full. You too can win a Collegiate Special Super-Duper Flavor .Coke by writing 50 words or more on why you read College Town or what you think of Beyond the Valley.
For weeks now I've waited for Prof. Burditt's opinion of Alfred's So- cial Expenditures this year, but it hasn't been forthcoming.
If any of my profs noticed my ab- sence, I went home to see my brothers who are in on a furlough. And by the way, did you miss me?
It seems that the St. Pat's Board doesn't care whether I come to the ball or not, because according to Thursday's ballot a blonde is in the lead. It doesn't matter, though, I haven't got the money any more.
But perhaps we can swing a deal with the Board for a free ticket for advertising space allotted them. If the Times and Tribune can sell their journalistic souls to the advertisers, why can't I?
My greatest ambition is to have printed under the by-line that remark- able statement—views expressed are
Campus Camen (ACP)
COLLEGE
DURING ITS 100 YEARS OF EXISTANCE.
HOLUNS HAS HAD BUT
THREE PRESIDENTS.' ITS FOUNDER
CHAS. COCKE
PRESIDED FROM I646TO 1901 (
HIS DAUGHTER
MATTY L. COCKE WHEN THE PRESENT INCUMBBTl
DR.BESSIE C.RANDOLPH
STARTED MERTBOA.
SERVED FRDIA 1901 TO 1955
•GRANDDADDY" SERIES
UONSEST FOOTBALL RIVALRY IS THE FAMOUS LAFAYETTE - LEHK3H SOMES WHICH BEGAN IN 188<V. THEY HAVE PLAYED
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-"AMERICANISM*
IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN FIRST USED BY JOHN WITHERSPOON. PRESIDENT OF PRINCETON
UNIVERSITY, IN 178) /
CAMPUS DATE BOOK
By Jeanne Sherman
It may be winter in Alfred, but it looks as though Spring were just around the corner. Warmer days and melting snow suggest that soon we can be looking forward to new pleasures of the Spring Social Season.
The Intersorority Ball marked the high spot of last week-end's festivities.
The annual ball was held at the Col- lege Gym by the three sororities, Pi Alpha Pi, Sigma Chi Nu and Theta Theta Chi. Couples danced to the rhythm of Andy Grillo's band from eight 'til twelve. A winter night
Less than one percent of our butter went abroad. One egg out of every jt h o s e o f t n e author and do not neces- ten was shipped,
lend-lease.
One out of every 100 cans of food produced here went for|R a r i ly reflect the attitude of the paper
—which Hyams always gets when he writes something that the faculty or the editors haven't come to realize Actually then, the total demand for American food is greater than the
supply because of the heavy need of food for the United States armed forces, as well as for our fighting allies because American civilians are able to |y and want to, buy more food than ever before.
We Must Win
The American forces in Africa suffered some reverses last week. We were told that this African campaign would be no picnic and apparently the authorities meant it.
The gains in Africa were not too well bstablished. They came as a re- sult of lightning-like moves and as a result many positions were probably not too well established.
The fact that we have suffered reverses is no cause for some of the folks back home to start mourning about the likelihood of our ultimate success in Africa. We will drive the Nazis out of Africa and into the sea and we will invade Europe and finally force the Axis powers to surrender unconditionally.
That day will come and it will come sooner if we all stick to our duties even if they are only that of a civilian to buy bonds and to abide by the rationing rules.
When we sounded discouraged about the African losses the other, day one person reminded us that after you cut the head off a chicken he always struggles the hardest just before he dies.
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What Happened?
Last fall a good project was started on campus in form of the Campus Recreation Committee. They furnished some good ideas and rumor has it that they were on the trail of some more worthwhile projects.
However, nothing has been heard of their actions this semester. The big project which every one was interested in, namely, a campus recreation center downtown, has been left high and dry with no one to get it under way.
Certainly the Campus Recreation committee was a worthwhile organiza- tion and should continue to function. If they do nothing more this year than get the much desired recreation center going they would justify their existence.
How about a little action from that group. We know that the spirit is still there because we have talked with several of the members. All they lack is a meeting.
Say, Williams, I'd like to take a crack at that column when Hyams leaves. And if it works, maybe we'll give this job to that female at Pi Al- pha who is just dying to be a cat.
Scholes Discusses Youthful Glass At Faculty Meeting
Glass that floats, glass that is bul- let-proof, glass wool, thread, and cloth, were demonstrated last night by Dr.
S. R. Scholes, head of the department of glass technology at Alfred Univer- sity as he discussed "Youthful Glass"
in the University Faculty Meeting.
The glass that rtoats (foam glass) is baked much like bread, he ex-
kes were suspended from the ceiling, and stars on a blue background help- ed to create the winter atmosphere.
Colored1 lights turned on the scene provided a soft glow and setting for j the dancers. During intermission re- freshments were served in the booths of each sorority. Pi Alpha served ice cream and cookies. Sigma Chi served sandwiches and punch; apple pie a' la mode and coffee were served by Theta Chi.
Faculty guests included Dr. and Mrs.
S. R. Sclioles, Prof, and Mrs. J. Me- Mahon, Dr. and Mrs. J. Seidlin, Dean and Mrs. A. E. Whitford, Prof, and Mrs. J. Harder, Prof, and Mrs. B. Cro- foot, Miss E. Hewitt, Mrs. M. McDer- mott, Mrs. E. M. Eggleston, Miss L.
Tupper, Dean D. K. Degen, and Mrs.
C. Burdett.
Those in charge of committees were Ailsa Johnstone '43, President, Jean Torr,ey '43, Secretary-Treasurer, Jane Lawrence '43, Janet Secor '44, Chair- men, Olivia Bussell '44, band, and Margaret Gibbo '44, decorations.
The new members are Marie Basciani '46, Betty Bauks '46, Frances Bovee '46, Constance Brenan '46, Dorothy Bur- dick '46, Doris Comfort '46, Gladys Imke '46, Sylvia March '46, Ada Eg- bert '46, Martha Miner '46, Margaret Hopkins '44, Elaine Locke '46, Ann Hathaway '46, Jean Winder '46, Peg- gy Sutton '4f>, and Gladys Heebner '46.
Dr. and Mrs. F. W. Ross were Sun- day dinner guests at Kappa Psi.
Barbara Hill '42, and her mother, Mrs. Lou Hill were week-end guests at Theta Chi.
Jean Nickel of Buffalo, Virginia Wit- ter of Buffalo, June Seifert of Buffalo, Martha Patterson of Kenmore, and Ra- I mona Hueg of New York were dinner
Beyond The Valley
By George Hyams An English economist named Tow- ney has said, "Either war is a crusade or it is a crime. There is no half-way house." That is an interesting and important commentary and should be taken quite seriously. War is a stre- nuous and costly business. Unless the results are in some way worth- while the fee is a little stiff.
But there are certain elements in America today that look upon the crusading spirit with a smirk and long for the good old days when a glossy finish withheld rottenness from pub- lic view. To get down to cases, Alt Landon, (remember him) made a little speech the other day. The sum and substance of his oratory was that Henry Wallace's speeches and their content smacked of Hitlerism.
We are in no position to describe the workings of the Landon mind, but he indicates that he justly deserved what happened to him back in 1936.
It is the first time that we had heard that giving people all over the world a little freedom of speech, freedom of religious worship, freedom from fear (of war, dictators, etc.,) and freedom from want (of knowledge where the next meal is coming from or when you can get a job,) was an old Nazi idea.
But Landon has it all figured out.
Henry Wallace has said that it is about time that the little fellows, the people who fight the wars and fill the graves on the battlefields, the people who suffered in China and in Poland, the men who still stay in concentration camps in Germany and in Spain, the masses who huddled in London's bomb shelters during the blitz... .that they try their hand at making a world that is fit to live in.
But the Landon s of this world seem to have a dreadful fear of what the com- mon man might do if he were given the show to run. '
And so the wolf pack trail of Henry Wallace.
is on the Now they are howling, but give them a chance and they will tear to pieces the hopes of men for a better world. They did guests a week ago last Sunday at i t o n c e b e £ o r c a n d t h e y h a v e c h a n g e d
Kappa Delta.
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Janet Austin '42 of Buffalo was a week-end guest at Pi Alpha.
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Mrs. J. A. Gardner was a week-end guest at Theta Chi.
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Two newly elected officers of Klan were William Pangborn '46, social chairman, and Elmer Fitzsimmons '44, treasurer.
Delta Sig held an open house Fri- day night. The House Sound Sys- tem provided music for dancing, and refreshments of cold cuts and soft
plained. It becomes so light in the
baking process that it floats like cork. | d r i n k s w e r e s e r v e d. T n e t h e m e o f t n e
It is suggested for life rafts, life belts |d a n c e w a s n a u t i c a, . ' L i f e p r e s e r v e r s
and other such equipment.
The "bullet proof" glass was de- monstrated by dropping a steel ball onto ° small glass lens. From a 2 foot drop the steel ball broke the or- dinary glass; from a five-foot drop the steel bounced off the "tempered"
glass. Several thicknesses of temper- ed glass laminated with plastic to make a 5 inch thickness are proof against gunfire which would pierce the armor of a light tank, said the speaker.
Cloth woven from glass yarn may be used almost indefinitely as a filter where a cotton cloth filter would There are some other projects which need campus support too. That serve only once, he stated in discus-
and deck lanterns helped to create the decorations. Faculty guests were
Dr. and Mrs. C. Potter, Mr. and Mrs.
H. Reid, Mr. and Mrs. Ward Tooke,
"and Prof, and Mrs. Hinkle. Other guests included William Cottrell '44, Kappa Psi, Robert Moebus '43, Lamb- da Chi, Robert Timke '43, Lambda Chi, Fred McWilliams '45, Klan, John Ledin '43, Klan, Fred Kaplowitz '44, Kappa Nu, and Burrill Friedman '43, Kappa Nu.
Thursday night Sigma Chi entertain- ed Miss Marjorie Hunsinger and Mrs.
I Ellsworth Barnard at dinner.
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Paul Nelson '45, and Lester Herzog '46 of Kappa Psi have both left for the Army Air Corps.
Virginia Marx ex-'45 of the Univer- sity of Rochester was a week-end guest at Pi Alpha.
problem of better use of Social Hall is still bothering a lot of us.
NORTHFIELD, MINN.—(ACP)—Students of 30 Midwest colleges and universities, meeting at Carleton college as a Midwest Student Victory Assembly, ended their two-day session by repledging full support to the war effort and to postwar inter-nation cooperation.
Stating a realization that complete and final Allied victory is the abso- lute prerequisite for any future progress of all peoples, the 135 delegates went on record as endorsing all measures and action's which lead to defeat of fascism by establishment of a complete war economy at home and by the building of real military and diplomatic unity among the United Nations.
Recognizing the need for thorough over-all national planning in produc- tion and supply, manpower supply, technical and educational mobilization, and economic stapalization, the delegates gave strong suppor to the Tolan- Kilgore-Pepper bill now in the house of representatives.
sing the values of fibre glass.
A glass made entirely of silica (quartz and sand) was heated red hot in a furnace and this plunged into cold water, but it did not break.
The glass made entirely of silica requires very high temperature for manufacture (3,300 degrees Fahren- heit) and is therefore expensive, but because of its very slight expansion is valuable in technology.
Students at the College of New Ro- chelle (N. Y.) have enrolled in a class in postwar rehabilitation and recon- struction.
Those who will soon be leaving from Kappa Delta for the armed ser- vices are Norman Coons '43, John Friesem '43, Clifford Green '43, Stan- ley Reider '44, Samuel Mucci '44, and Byron Worthing '43.
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Charles Eble '45 was a dinner guest Thursday night at Kappa Psi.
Roger Marks ex-'43 was a week-end guest at Lambda Chi.
Winston
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Repert ex-'43, Robert Ro- bison ex-'42, and Robert Hicks ex-'45 were week-end guests at Klan.
Sigma Chi held formal Initiation Sunday afternoon for sixteen pledges.
Wortley Paul '45, of Klan will leave soon for the Army Air Force.
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Greene Gables held a farewell dinner Friday evening for David Guillaume '45, who is leaving for the armed forces.
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Mildred Pivetz '42 was a Sunday dinner guest at Kappa Psi.
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Marcia Wiley ex-'44 was a week-end guest at Sigma Chi.
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William Cottrell '4, and Paul Nel- son '45, were dinner guests Friday evening at Pi Alpha!
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Margo Prosonic, Secretary of the Ag School, was a Sunday dinner guest at Green Gables.
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Hirashi Nakamura '45 and Yutaka Kobayashi '46 were dinner guests at Kappa Psi Upsilon last Wednesday.
not one micron in these twenty years.
Men must learn from experience!
or there can be no progress in this world. In all things the lessons of experience have ,been successfully ap- plied. That is all except in the realm of political thinking and action. But it is now high time that people gather and learn the lesson of the past twenty years. It is time that the Lan- dons were told, "You had your party.
Now let's see what we can do."
Evacuees Tell Of Removal Of Students From West Coast
Evacuation of the Japanese from the West Coast was the topic of the discussion led by Hirashi Nakamura '45 and Yutaka Kobayashi '46 at the International Relations Club a week ago last Wednesday evening.
Both Nakamura and Kobayashi are student evacuees from the coast.
The meeting was held at Greene Gables. Helen' Nelson '43 and Nellie Haehn '44 were in charge. The next meeting will be held on March 3 at Pi Alpha Pi.
Keuka College has announced a new three-year accelerated course to train nurses.
Movie Time Table
Wednesday, Feb. 24— "Orchestra Wives" with George Montgomery, Ann Rutherford and Glenn Miller and his banod. Shows at 7:00 and 9:21. Fea- ture at 7:43 and 10:04.
Thursday, Feb. 25— "George Wash- ington Slept Here" with Jack Benny and Ann Sheridan. Shows at 7:00 and 9:26. Feature at 7:55 and 10:21.
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 26 and 27
— "Who Done It?" with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello and "Thunder Birds"
with Gene Tierney. Shows starts at 7:00. Last complete show at 8:27.
"Who Done It?" at 7:10 and 10:00.
"Thunder Birds" at 8:32 only.
The University of Buffalo has esta- blished a course in military German.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1943 THE FIAT LUX, ALFRED, N. 1 PAGE TIIREK
With Week Of On the Ball Rest Saxons Go
North To Finish '42-'43 Season
Idle last week, the Saxon basketeers will pull stake and set out for the north country this week-end to wind up the season against two veteran teams, the Clarkson Engineers and the St. Lawrence Larries.
Coach Minnick kept practice ses- sions to a low last week, giving his players plenty of time to recover from the three gruelling games of the pre- ceding week, but will hold back no- thing this week as he seeks a new starting man to take the place of Ludie Johnston, who has been called up by the Air Forces.
Red Fenton, Chuck Eble, Bruce Bab- cock, and Al Cooper will probably be sure starters, with Seniors Sid Le- vjne and Bob Golden and Russ Lein- hos, Al Pozefsky, Clarence Braun, and John Busch ready to fill in the fifth spot.
Specialists In History Needed By Civil Service
Historical specialists for work in connection with the preservation of significant records for the Nation, are sought for Federal employment, the U. S. Civil Service Commission an- nounced today. Salaries are $2,600 to
$6,500 a year.
The duties include determining what records should be preserved and me- thods for preserving them, preparing chronological accounts of the origins, authorizations, administrative struc- tures, developments and other events of possible historical significance of particular agencies, recording and des- cribing note worthy inter-agency rela- tionships, etc.
Applicants must have completed all requirements for a bachelor's degree in a college or university of recognized standing. Courses totalling 30 seme- ster hours must have been completed in the following subjects: history, geo- graphy, economics, political science, sociology, statistics, and social anth- ropology, which al least 12 semes- ter hours must have been in history.
Research experience or college teaching in a social science field, in which the historical and evolutionary approach was emphasized, is required.
In general, for the assistant grade at
$2,600 a year, 1 year of such exper- ience is needed. Six months of this must have been in American historical research involving the use of govern- ment or business documents or admini- strative records, which resulted in the production of one or more reports de- monstrating a thorough knowledge of historical research methods. Gradu- ate study may in some cases be substi- tuted for experience. Additional ex- perience of higher quality is required for positions which involve increased responsibility.
Appointments will be to positions in Washington, D. C, and other cities in the United States. There are no age limits and no written examination will be given. Applications will be ac- cepted at the U. S. Civil Service Commission, Washington. D. C, until further notice, but qualified persons are asked to apply immediately. Ap- plications and complete information may be obtained at first- and second- class post offices, from civil service regional offices, and from the Civil Service Commission at Washington, D. C.
Men and women are sought to fill positions as technical and scientific aidies in the Federal Government.
They are needed to do research and testing in the following fields: chem- istry, geology, geophysics, mathema- tics, metallurgy, meteorology, physics, and radio. The positions pay $1,620 to $2,600, plus overtime.
Applicants may qualify through ex- perience or education. For the assis- tant grade, applications will be accept- ed from persons who have completed 1 year of paid experience or a war
By Muriel Strong
The interclass basketball season for 1943 finished with the Junior class : taking the first place, and the sopho- mores following a close second. The deciding game was a hard, fast and rough one, numerous fouls being made on both sides. At the end of the half the sophomores were ahead by one basket, and the juniors were looking mighty worried. The upperclassmen soon pulled into the lead again and managed to stay there until the end of the game, winning by a score of 17-12. High scorer of the game was C. P. Howe of the Junior team who seemed to be a "sure shot" from the foul line. Jane Parvin scored half of the points made by the sophomores.
In the Saturday game between the Seniors and the Freshmen, the under- classmen won out by three points over the more experienced, more aged Seniors. The Seniors held the lead through the first half by a slight mar- gin, but lost it early in the second half, failing to regain it for the re- mainder of the game. They lost by a score of 18-15. Carolyn Torrey chalked up 10 of the points made by the Freshmen, while Rhoda Ungar was high scorer for the Seniors with five points.
In looking over the record for the interclass season, we find that Ruth Weitz '45 was the highest scorer, having shot up 30 points. Next came Mardie Giboo '44 with 23 points, and then Peggy Conroy '46 and Carolyn Torrey '46 with 11 each.
With the close of the interclass sea- son comes the beginning of the Intra- mural season so be on the lookout for scheduled games and practices.
A score of 512, the highest ever shot at Alfred, and only four points below the national record, is the |fore i with which "Beezie" Guthrie '44 leads in the second week of the Intercol- j leglate Archery Tournament.
The other three people who made the team for this week were Doris Coutant with a score of 482, Esther P.uidick, 452, and Leah Raptis, 424.
The total team score was 1870 which was 170 points higher than the total score for the second week of the tournament last year.
Three Alfred Students Train At Grand Rapids
Three former students of Alfred University are now in training as aviation cadets at the Weather Train- ing Center in Grand Rapids, a unit of the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command.
They are John Boros ex-'43 of the Bronx, James D. Dwinelle ex-'44 of Syracuse and Ellsworth Hauth, Jr., ex-'43 of Niagara Falls.
The Grand Rapids school is one of the nation's six advanced meteorolo- gical centers, giving a 36 weeks' course leading to a commission as second lieutenant in the Army Air Forces.
Graduates will be assigned as weather officers at Army air bases.
New York Hotels Crowded
All college students and fac- ulty planning to visit New York are asked to reserve double and triple rather than single rooms, and not to arrive without reserva- tions which have been confirmed.
New York City is very crowd- ed and the hundreds of students who have been arriving without reservations, have been unable to obtain rooms.
training course approved by the U. S.
Office of Education. One year of col- lege study, Including 1 course in the option applied for, is also qualifying.
Persons now enrolled in war training or college courses may apply, subject to completion of the course. For the higher grades successively greater amounts of education or experience are required.
The majority of positions are in Washington, D. C, but some will be filled in other parts of the United Sta- tes. There are no age limits, and no written test is required.
Applications and complete informa- tion may be obtained from first-and second-class post offices, from civil service regional offices, and from the Commission in Washington, D. C.
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NEWS IN REVIEW
By Bob Meyer
Last week American troops in Tuni sia received their first lesson in mod-
Men Work-out Preparing For Track Season
With the opening of intercollegiate era warfare from the German forces competition only about a week away, which the British had just finished track candidates will start grinding chasing across 1500 miles of desert away this week to get their wind and sands. Rommel, seeking more room endurance up to full capacity,
in which to maneuver his troops ! Outlooks for a successful season against Montgomery, lashed out sud- took another decided drop for the denly against American positions with worse last week as Urban Ludwig, two Panzer divisions and inflicted a one of the two returning lettermen, decisive defeat on our men. Our loss- received his call from the Army Air es in both men and material were re- Corps.
ported to be high and it is feared that Ed Money, the other varsity letter- our loss of 4,000 square miles of ter- man, however, showed that he is ritory will lengthen the campaign
there by several months.'
Russian Advances
Army Calls Reservists 14 Women Seek Solo, In Ag-Tech Institute
Members of the Army Enlisted Re- serve Corps of the Ag-Tech Institute have all been called into active duty.
Some have already reported for in- duction. Others will leave shortly after March 1.
According to Army regulations these men are eligible for Officer Candidate School.
The calling of these men took place after; the new provision that men from schools which did not complete their first semester by December 31 should be inducted, was inaugurated.
University men in the Army Enlist- ed Reserve Corps will be called some- time within two weeks following the completion of this semester's work.
Dr. H. O. Boraas Speaks at Almond
Dr. Harold O. Boraas of the Psy- chology Department spoke on \ "The Hygiene of Peace" at a meeting of the Twentieth Century Club in Almond Tliursday evening.
A new course in nursing training leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing is offered by Bates College, Maine.
WAR BOHD QUIZ
Q. In what denominations are War Savings Stamps avail- able?
A. Savings Stamps are is- sued in denominations of 10*S 250, 500, $1, and $5.
Q. Is the registration of War Savings Bonds a matter of public record?
A. No. Records of owner- ship of War Savings Bonds are confidential and information is giv- en only to those persons whose right to it is fully established.
Q. Where can I buy a War Sav- ings Bond?
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A. At United States post offices of the first, sec- ond, and third classes, and at selected post offices of the fourth class, and generally at classified stations and branches; at Federal Reserve Banks and branches; at most com- mercial banks, savings associations; c r e d i t unions; other financial institutions; many re- tail stores, theaters, and other official s a l e s agencies; or through a Pay-Roll Savings Plan.
You may also buy them by mail direct from any Federal Reserve Bank or branch, or from the Treasurer of the United S t a t e s , Washington, D. C.
I. What is the limit of owner- ship of W9r Savings Bonds?
A. TItere is an annual limit of $5,000 maturity , value, a $3,750 cost price for each calendar year, of bonds origi- nally issued during that year to any one person.
Remember—the longer jon keep War Bonds,
•p to 10 years, the mote valuable they become.
Private Flying Licenses
Fourteen Alfred women are now taking flying instructions at the Ark- port Airport on Saturdays. This work is non-credit, but those taking the instruction will, at ithe comple- tion of eight hours of flying, be eligible for a solo certificate.
After completing 35 hours in the air and successfully passing an examina- tion applicants may obtain a private license which will enable them to fly any plane at any time, either solo or with passengers.
Plans for ground school work in navigation, meteorology, civil air re- gulations, and general service of air craft are being considered.
This entire program of work has evolved from the individual queries about flying. At the present it is not associated with the University or the Ag-Tech Institute.
Allen '42 Reports For Air Training
Richard Leigh Allen '42, of Friend- ship, N. Y., has reported for Naval Aviation Flight Training at Colgate University.
If he is successful at this training school, he will continue with prelimi
nary and advanced training. Upon completion of his courses, he will be commissioned as an Ensign in the U. S. Naval Reserve, receive his de signation as Naval Aviator, and be as signed to duty with the U. S. Fleet.
Meanwhile the victorious armies of Stalin are pressing ever onward.
ready for another winning season as he cleared twelve feet and two inches in practice, one inch short of his in- door record.
Coming up to take Ludwig's placa Kharkov, Russia's fourth largest city, ! in the sprints will be Bob Meyer, who was captured in a savage battle last-, showed excellent promise in his Frosti irig only a few hours when General year but who was unable to compete Golikoff's Red Army outsmarted and last season because of a leg injury.
outfought the crack German troops \ Outstanding Frosh candidates in the stationed there. Much of the Ukraine distances will be Stan Traskos, Wai- has already been regained by the ter Fox, Carl Haushalter, Horst RodieS, Russians and there is still a strong and Ed Berzychi. Clarence Braun is possibly that a half million Nazi also expected to put in a good showing troops will be trapped by the drive as soon as basketball season closes, which the Reds are making toward i
the sea of AZov. Goebbeis, who fe replacing Hitler as the chief Nazi speaker, has stopped giving the Ger- man people a picture of the disasters in the east but he is still trying to
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Elizabeth Cosby '42, who has been
tor for the U. S. O. Travelers Aid in convince the world that the Commu-1 d o i nS graduate work at the University nists represent the greatest threat to o f Chicago is now Assistant Direc- civilization that history has ever
known. Biloxi, Miss.
K by this he means the civilization | While at Alfred, Miss Cosby was a built on Prussian militarism and the member of Theta Theta Chi sorority, oppression of minorities, he is un- Alpha Tau Alpha, and Eta Mu Alpha..
doubtedly correct for there can be jS n e w a s t n e v i c e President of the little doubt that Communism with its jA- G- B- a n d a n a c t i v e member ot
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Littleton To Speak Before American Ceramic Society
Dr. J. p. Littleton, director of Re- search at the Corning Glass Wprks of Corning, N. Y., will speak at the meeting of the Alfred Branch of the American Ceramic Society to be held tonight at 7:30 in the lounge of the Ceramic building. Dr. Littleton, who has a Ph. D. in Phyiscs, was president of the American Ceramic Society in 1942.
Three Co-eds Treated For Sprained Ankles
Treated at the Clawson Infirmary, this week, for colds and minor ill- nesses were: Isobel Dobson '45, Ella Kunes '43, Martha Babcock '44, Robert Burgess '43, and Bernadine Davis.
Carolyn Howe '44, Carolyn Torrey '46 and. Ann Hathaway '46 were treat- ed for sprained ankles resulting from basketball.
Massachusetts Institute of Techno- logy" is establishing an urban redeve- lopment field station in its city plan- ning division.
emphasis on the equality of all races will be the most potent force in Eur- ope when the war ends.
The Political Circus
Back in Washington a three ring circus continues to operate before huge crowds of politicans and pies sure groups. The problem of taxa- tion still occupies the ce'nter of the tent and it seems almost inevitable that some form of pay-as-you-go legis- lation will be passed. The Ruml plan for padding the pockets of the rich at the expense of the poor has fort- unately been sidetracked at least for the moment and it is to be hoped that before its apologists can get their second wind, the people of America will realize what was almost put over on them.
Roosevelt's plan for limiting indi- vidual incomes to $25,000 a year has ! met a stone wall in Congress where there is the feeling that such a law would be confiscatory and would des- troy incentive. It is interesting to note that the same people who feel that industrial magnates must be giv- en unlimited incomes in order to se- cure their best efforts for the war, also feel that the example of our sol- diers should be enough for laborers.
The question why it is unpatriotic to ask for overtime which will give a working man a weekly salary of $45 when it is considered true Ameripan- ism for a millionaire to make more millions, has not yet been satisfac- torily answered.
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lar activities included the Spanisl^
Club, Assembly Committee and the I. R. C.
Group Of Farmers Arrive On Monday
A new group of 29 farmers fron*
Kentucky arrived at the Ag-Tech Ins- titute Monday, February 15. These men will be given a two weeks course in New York State farming methods, and local history.
Following this period they will be placed on Western New York State
| farms to alleviate the labor shortage.
j To date 25 farmers have been allocat- I ed.
This recent group makes a total of I 51 men who have arrived from the
South to be trained.
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