Senior Panorama No Barbecue Pictorial For Juniors See Page 6 See Story, Bottom Page 1 _Sz " m i n i m i Vol. LX X X III, No. 52 Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N. J., Saturday, May 2, 1942 Five Cent* Mili Ball Weekend Marks End O f Second Semester Charlie Barnet 176th Commencement To Graduate 345 Seniors Plays For 850 Dr. Robert Clothier Coupl es In Gym To Award Diplomas Cadet Col. Haber Chosen Best Soldier At Sunday Service Fraternities Holding Annual Military Field Day Ceremonies Feature Houseparties Tonight Seniors will receive 345 bachelor degrees next Sunday at the 176th Presentation Of Thirty-One Awards In Stadium For Campus Guests More than 850 couples attended the Commencement exercises in the Gym Cadet Colonel Robert Haber ’42 scholastic average in the four-year course. sellout IMilitary Ball last night in starting at 4 o’clock. Pour years ago was awarded the Jersey Blue Chap­ the Gym. Sponsored by Scabbard and 538 students entered the class of ter, Daughters of the American Revo­ • Dr. Clothier Presents Medals Blade, honorary military society, the 1942. Dr. Robert C. Clothier will de­ dance featured the music of Charlie liver the principal address and pre­ lution medal, in recognition of his University medals were presented achievement as “best soldier” of the ,by Dr. Robert C. Clothier and Briga­ Barnet and his band with vocals by sent the diplomas. About 50 graduate Frances Wayne. students will receive advanced de­ senior class in the 51st annual Mili­ dier General James I. Bowers, re­ placing MaJor General Irving J. grees, while 10 honorary degrees will tary Field Day yesterday at the Uni­ Though “corsageless,” the ball was be conferred. Phillipson, to cadets Albert P. Ro­ colored by special decorations and versity Stadium. The award was made mano, John B. Guatelli, Robert L. the displays of the various fraterni­ Baccalaureate services preceding by Mrs. George P. Morrison. Scheer, Wallace A. Heyer, Jack A. ties. A special Red Cross booth was this year’s commencement exercises Awards totaled 31 and were made Bevash, Jack E. Briggs, John A. set up for receiving contributions for by a week will open Senior Week ac­ Kuhlman, Douglas L. McCabe, Her­ the Army Relief Fund. Two mem­ tivities tomorrow at 11 o’clock in to various members of the battalions. bert A. Omley, John W. Van Wagon­ Kirkpatrick Chapel. Dr. Rufus M. bers of the Canteen Corps of the Best soldier awards included the pre­ er, Karl Faras and Herbert A. Heyer. local New Brunswick Red Cross chap­ Jones, professor emeritus at Haver- sentations of the New Jersey Society, ter were in charge. ford College and president of the Other recipients of awards were American Friends’ Service Commit­ Sons of the American Revolution, officers Clarence B. Anderson, cadet The faculty and members of the tee, will deliver the sermon. saber to Cadet Staff Sergeant Mal­ sergeant; Peter Cartmell, cadet cor­ department of military science and colm A. Schweiker ’43, and the New poral; George R. Koehler Jr., lieu­ tactics and their wives acted as chap­ • Barbecue Planned Brunswick Post 29 of the American tenant colonel; Richard S. Colfax, erons. Under the chairmanship of Russell Legion to Cadet Louis G runinger ’45 cadet segeant; Karl Faras, cadet cor­ According to Franklyn A. Johnson J. Janoff, Senior Week festivities will for best first year soldier. poral; Howard K. Alberts, first ser­ ’44, publicity chairman, the success be inaugurated by a barbecue Wed­ The New Brunswick Chapter of geant; George H. Fralley, cadet cor­ of the Mili Ball can be largely at­ nesday evening at 8 in the Stadiui]^ poral; Howard A. Fohrhaltz, private, the Reserve Officers’ Association pre­ C H A R L IE BARN ET who played last night tributed to the fact that last night’s area. Arrangements for this event CADET COLONEL Robert Haber '42 re­ first class, and Fred R. Baser, cadet sented an officer insigna to Second at Scabbard and Blade's Military Ball in affair may possibly be the last for the were made by W. Evans Smith and ceived the "B e st" award from the Daugh­ sergeant. Lieutenant Robert J. Brousseau, now the redecorated Gym. duration of the war. Melvin D. Fromkin. ters of the American Revolution. in active service, for the highest • Unit Awarded Hearst Trophy In conJunction with Military Ball As the final social event of their weekend, the various fraternities and four college years, seniors will hold Colonel George R. Koehler received living* groups are holding house- the Senior Ball Thursday night from the William Randolph Heart Trophy Name 18 Preceptors parties tonight. The list of guests is 9 to 1 at the Forsgate Farms Coun­ 17 Enlist On First Day Of Cadet for the second corps area National as follows: try Club. Music for the formal affair ROTC Rifle Match, while Company F For Campus Dorms will be provided by the Merrymen of was awarded best company for the • Alpha Chi Rho Plainfield. Enrollment For Army Air Corps second consecutive time. Eighteen students have been selec­ Alpha Chi Rho will hold a closed informal A review of the entire regiment ted as preceptors according to an­ houseparty tonight with recorded music. Chap­ opened the program yesterday. Spec­ nouncement by the office of the dean erons are Mr. and Mrs. Albert Espenship of Tickets for the Senior Ball may Gruelling Physical Exams, Mental Screen Tests of men last Thursday. Highland Park and Mr. and Mrs. William Nol- tators were entertained by a cadence ton of Middlebush. still be obtained from Ralph Restrict Quota Recruiting To Eighteen Students drill of the First Battalion, followed They are: for Winants, Philip B Schmidt at 441 Ford, or from Bewley and Joseph A. Manion, both Guests will include the Misses Maureen Rush- Abraham Wilson ’44 was the first student to enlist Wednesday as by performance of the Scarlet Rifles, more, Rahway; Edna Mantie, Carteret; Marie Arthur Jiannini and William C. honorary exhibition drill unit. Mass ’43; for H egem an, S. R obert Bell Quinn at 204 Winants. Seniors are a cadet in the US Army Air Corps Enlisted Reserve as the Army’s recruiting ’44, Robert D. Dairymple ’43, Will­ Rue, New Brunswick; Jeannette Berry, Mount urged to see one of these ticket of men to fill future air corps needs got under way in the Enginering audi­ calisthenics were performed by the Holly; Louise Alyce, Passaic^ Victoria j a- Second Battalion. iam D. Prout ’43, Charles L. Zukau browski, Somerville, and Jacqueline Pollock, agents as early as possible. torium. Sixteen more registered at the same time as Wilson. Enlistments are kas ’43, Peter Cartmell ’43, Vincent Livingston. expected to be taken at the rate of An interesting feature of the after­ T. 'Murray ’44; for Leupp, John W. 18 per day for the next week. noon was an exhibition machine gun Cantw ell ’43. • Alpha Kappa Pi Ivy planting will take place at Due to the long and complicated drill simulating a machine gun at­ Also James H. Chandler ’43, John Record music wiU provide the background Kirkpatrick Chapel, where class process of enlistment, involving a tack by the officers of the advanced W. Fish ’43, David H. Luhmann '43, for a closed informal houseparty tonight at ROTC course. numerals, chiseled in the chapel comprehensive physical examination Taylor Byran ’44 for Pell; Richard Alpha Kappa Pi. Chaperons will be Mr. and wall, will be unveiled. The pipe A special performance was given N. Baisden ’44, Herbert R. Treuting Mrs. Richard Snethen of N utley and Mr. and for both prospective pilots and ground Mrs. E. G. Daneport of Lyndhurst. breaking ceremonies will be conduct­ crew and a mental screen test for by the University Band, while the re­ Jr. ’43, Frank T. Hutcheon Jr. ’43 ed on Queen’s campus around the his­ mainder of the program was taken for Ford; and for Student Union, Guests will include the Misses Peggy Miller, toric cannon in front of Old Queen’s. pilots, only 18 students can be signed up with the presentation of awards Metuchen; Ella Baker, Glenside, Pa.; Greta up for the Enlisted Reserve program. Howard A. Fohrhaltz ’44 and Harold and the final retreat parade. R. Conners ’44. Holmquist, Summit; Isabel Williams, Dover; An entertainment program in the More than 500 application blanks Hazel Ivins and Marge McCaffery, New Bruns­ Engineering auditorium has been wick; Jane Walter, Jersey City; Bobby Pisco, planned for the evening. Professional were distributed to interested stu­ Mary Ellen Marciin and Irene Clark, NJC, and performers have been secured from dents at a mass meeting on Mon­ Dorothy Storck and Joan Holsith, Dover. Mdale Corporation of America to pre­ day. Also the Misses Anne and Marguerite Kos- sent the show. City Officials Disgusted With Tax tenbein, Rutherford; Isabel Harcourt, Maple­ • Seventeen Enlist wood; Betty Ward, New Haven, Conn.; Mar- • Alumni, Trustees to Meet Enlisted on Wednesday were Rob­ gery Kerr, Milford, Mass.; Phyllis Deck, High­ Saturday’s activities will get under ert C. Taffae ’44, James T. Welles Fight A s DeVoe Bill Bogs Down land Park, and Mary Johnson, Trenton. way with the annual Alumni meet­ ’44, James T. Holton Un, Jacob S. • Beta Theta Pi ing at 10 o’clock in Van Nest, fol­ Bevash ’44, Ralph W. Letticki ’44, ‘Too Late’ To Pass Law Says Attorney Ewing George Dillon’s Band will furnish the music lowed by the Board of Trustees meet­ James W. Gusser Un, Harold F. for the Beta Theta Pi’s closed informal house* ing at 11. The alumni parade starts W einberg ’44, P aul S.