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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1942
Page
6
Wartime speed reshapes college schedules with earlier admissions and three period year plans. Degrees may come in two and a half to four years as schools trim durations and professional programs shorten. Despite disruptions, the author argues education as a cultural force endures beyond the temporary chaos.
In Chicago a Congress on Industrial Health heard a physiologist urge a six day work week with 56 hours for men and 44 for women plus in work nutrition and on site snacks. Andrew C Ivy of Northwestern summarized British wartime lessons on productivity and rest.
James O. Obear was appointed to fill the eas'con scription board vacancy after Clay Pearson was declared ineligible as a registrant. Mrs. Stella Butler and daughter Anne, with Miss Mary E. Haynie of Washington, D. C., spent the weekend at Gould's Camp with Mr and Mrs Joseph Clark. Green Stockings a comedy was staged Friday night in the high school auditorium with cast members including John Cartwright Ralph Smith Robert Royster Charles Wilson Paul Quick Perry Frasier James Raleigh Josephine Boyd Hilda Bowen Elsa Gardner Ruth Hinkle Genevieve Ryan Roberta Gardner hosted a theatre party for twenty-two friends for Bobbie's tenth birthday. John Kirkpatrick passed Navy entrance exam in Indianapolis and awaits orders. Miss Mable Cochran wed Sergeant Herbert Devitt in a notable ceremony. Hoosier Fiske Bicycle Club elected Hubert Gros as president William Crampton as vice-president William Brackenridge as secretary treasurer Tom Caulkins as bugler Tom Lathrope as color bearer. Club offered services to War Department for Red Cross work and as recruiting-station messengers. Sir Stafford Crippa cites Russia planning a knockout blow on Nazis with invasion of Germany next winter. The Reds may take a summer vacation as usual.
The piece traces Abraham Lincoln s rise from humble origins to the presidency in 1861 and the Civil War s onset. It notes his growth as a statesman, his慎 cautious approach to emancipation, and his plans for restoring the Union, while contrasting him with contemporary leaders and reflecting on historical perspectives. It closes with assorted humorous quips and a stray political aside.
Public appeals urge investing pennies in Defense Savings Stamps and Defense Bonds. Citizens are encouraged to support payroll savings plans offered by employers to fund war needs and bolster Uncle Sam's finance efforts.
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra will air four CBS broadcasts on Tuesdays at 2:30 to 3 p.m. CST starting Feb 24 and continuing March 10 17 and 24. The first program originates from Cornell University Ithaca NY with Dr Sevitszy. later broadcasts come from Murat Theater and are carried by WFBM Indianapolis.
A compact collection of quotation fragments on honor virtue and character by Socrates Goethe Schiller Pope Eddy and Proverbs. The final line notes modern propeller parts versus World War II air crews in a contrastive aside.
Lotte Lehmann, renowned Metropolitan Opera soprano, will headline concerts with conductor Fabien Levitzky and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra at Murat Theater on February 20 and 21. The program features four Strauss songs, two Wagner arias, and Wagnerian preludes, with Carpenter's Symphony in C completing the first half.
Indiana beekeepers expect a strong 1942 honey market as sugar rationing concerns raise demand. Director Hugh A. Barnhart notes 1941 sales rose. Indiana typically yields 3 to 5 million pounds annually, weather largely drives production. A stray historical note about England’s early games follows.
Citizens urged to back the United States Army and Navy to victory by purchasing Defense Bonds and Stamps at post offices banks or savings and loan associations. Defense Stamps available at retailers or from newspaper carrier boys as part of the war effort.
A collection of quotations from leaders and experts. Roosevelt’s physician Rear Admiral McIntire proclaims strength for wartime. Hitler predicts U boat outcomes. a Greek official comments on food aid. Tunney links health to exercise. de Kruif praises sulfanilamide in infection. Bliven extols astronomy.
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