Expect 5, OOP Out For Pep SUCCESSOR To The Free Lance, Established 1887 VOL. 36—No. 21 SOPH HOP, POT GAME HIG Hope Blaze Will Fan School Spirit . Students Will Begin Parades On Signal From Fire Whistle See editorial, “Collcyc Sptrit Spills,' Attendance liberally estimated at 5,000 students and townspeople is predicted for tonight’s pre-Pitt game-bonfire and pep rally which piomises to lie the biggest in the history of the ’College! , ' From the first long shrill of the town fil e whistle era/ minute of the planned piogram will be dnected at the double objective of bolstering the already' feveiish Pitlgame en thusiasm and fanning into flame the recurring glimmers of School Spirit. Extensive plans are completed foi the rally which will be held on thc field across East Drhe from White Hall and directly above the new parking lot Students all over town their parades to the bonfire on the signal from the borough fiie whistle at 8 45 p m Alter To Light Blaze Opinion Forms Against New Spring Holiday Poll Shows Students 62'/- For Retaining.. Easter Over Any Vacation Change While a repoi t was worked out showing that In the next (oui years Buster will fall us much as 3,6- days after the. 7 mJddle of the i>6ilod; from Christmas to,- Com mencement, a poll of~so students showed 62 per cent-in favor of re* gaining the^present^Easter.-, vaca*, iubtead r’of tfs ti tu tiiigV a Spring holiday that > would 'come 1 Swing, this middle, of-March * _.„Tlie r fatten-plam had-been ad •VAnced in a letter, to the editor of Collegian L . suggesting that the change to. a Spring vacation be made in oidei to shot ten the long period between Chrislmas-and the present Eastei holidays , Afajor objections to the plants evliieuced in the poll wore that Easier is an important religious occasion to many r students and , Ulat Spring vacation/would fall at a' time when students from other colleges would not be home 1 'Students in flavor of the plan adapted Lhe second aigument to jtheir < own side by stating that many of theii ft lends at other colleges ate not now at home over Easter because they have Spring vacations Instead • 1 . A sutvey of the dates on'Which Easter will fall during the next 10 years was worked out by Dr Jos eph P Jlilenour showing that in dne' instance it will fall 36 days later- than the 1 proposed holiday which would center ahput Match 20 1 _ ' - ' The dates 'for ICustei with the uumbei of days it falls after March 20 lO4O. March 24 (4), 1941. April 13 (24), 1942 April 5 (16)1943, Apill 25 (36); 1944, 'April 9 (20), 1945, April 1 (12), ,1946, Apiil 21 (32), 1947. April, 6 ,(17). 1948. Match 28 (8), 1949. April 17 (28) i Burroughs To Show Replica Of World’s FairExhibitHere _ Offering \ a duplicate of Us World’s Fair exhibit,, the Bur roughs Alachine Company will present u demonstration here jfrorn Monday to Friday of next week ’ | 1 - ' .Representatives of the company will be on hand'to explain bothtae operation of” tbe machines and their application, to business, ac counting, and statistical'problems Various types of modern book-keeping and ac counting machines will be on dis play ’ ’ . ’ )- "It-is expected that classes In ac counting statistics, industrial en gineering, agricultural economics, hotel' - admiustration 1 and 1 other "groups will attend, 'V- All i groups oi inter tested ( may 'ai range to attend the 'demonstration by calling the of fice of Dr. L C. W. Hasek in room ilo4>North Liberal Arts. . -■ - »em 1-iA/eekiy prim (EoUpgiatt , At the fire, which is to he light ed by Football Captain Spike Al ter, talks will he made by Alter and Coach Bob Higgins With the Blue Band to help-out, songs will be, led by Prof Iticliard W Grant and yells by the cheerleadeis Cliff McWilliams, All-College President, will serve as master'of ceremonies The entire- .football squad r and coaching staff'Will be on'Tiand.' ") women* will -10, o'clock.’ Captain Altec scheduled to throw in the .lighting match at 9 p m., the entire program.is expected to be finished by that time. Material for the file will be gathered and prepared by the de partment of grounds and buildings, and no student contributions will be needed Student Tribunal in tiiis connection has warned that all students caught destroying any property will be dealt with severe ly. % Parade Routes Alain routes of the parades to the fire will ,be College Avenue, Pollock Road, Locust Lane, and Nittany Avenue Studeuts in the fraternity sec tion will gather at the corner of Locust and Falrmount Avenue ou receiving the whistle signal at 8 45 The Blue Baud will be gath ered there and will lead the parade down Locust Lane to College Ave nue' and east on College to the fire"~ Students living west of Lo cust Lane and South of Beaver Avenue will paiade west on Nit tany Aveuuo to Locust Lane to join tho fraternity group' Students in the area nprth of Beaver Avenue Mill parade along College Avenue, while men in the Halls will move east on' Pollock road where they Mill he joined by women in MacAJiister and Grange Dorms Women In Atherton Hall wltl go directly to tho fire To facilitate parade plans all traffic will' he blocked off East Drive and off College Avenue from East Drive to Pugh Street Repre* sentativ es from' each of the five hat societies will be placed along the routes to/direct students to the fire Leaders Push Plans Preliminary plans for the dance were announced at a meeting of 75 student leaders held in ,207 Home (Continued On Page Two) Hoffman Will Attend Atlantic City Confab Registrar William S ' Hoffman departed for Atlantic City yester day where he' will attend the con vention of ..the Middle States As sociation of College and- Second ary Schools over the weekend - At a special meeting of college registrars Air Hoffman will give a report on .the conference of col lege registrars held recently in Washington, Dr. C. Oil Men Hear .Carnahan "Floyd *L. iCarnahan, assistant professor of chemistry, spoke at a meeting of the Pennsylvania Grade Crude OU Association,' held, in Oil City last night; > -* f u Z 658 STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1939 Inspiration For Soph Hop Decorations Comes From N. Y. World’s Fair Theme Co-Chairmen Anticipate Record-Breaking Attendance As Tickets Go On Sale At Athletic Association Office Tomorrow Centeted on a World’s Fair theme, tomorrow night’s Soph Hop feutunng Hnl Kemp and his orchestiu will be bent on showing to Oe Woild of Today that the World of Tomonow is one in which sophomoio class dances can be successes William J McKmght M 2 and Henry I Levy M 2, dance co-ehau, men, are looking' for a recoid*fc>reaking attendance in Itec Hall as in dicated by an advance booth dale that is ahead of all pievious Soph Hop maiks. | Dance tickets at S«J 84 a couple j including tax \\ ill be on sale to* morrow at the A A windov, ad joining Old Main lobby and can be bought tomorrow night at the dance Departing fiom pievious Soph Hop procedure tomonow night’s dance will be semi*fornul\ lattiei than formal Kemp and his or chestra will ploy fiom 0 p m to 2am CO-CHAIRMEN HENRY I LEVY william j. Mcknight *42 Fred Waring Seeks Permission To Use Pinafore Song Hits A uaUotially famous orchestra leader seeking to' plug its songs, a colebrated musical i comedy pro* dutcr iulei \ lowing oue of Its stars, a ,blg shot theater manager scout* log 'Us second showing—such is the fame of Glee-Tbesphras “Swing Piuufoie’’ which will be shown for the second and final times at 7 tomoriow aud Saturday nights in Schwab Auditorium v Penn, Stater Fred Waring has wi itten' to Sock Kennedy for per mission to play some of the selec tions fiom the show in his Ches terfield Hour. Bud Yanofsky, who portrays the pompous Sir Joseph Porter, will be interviewed by Larry Schwab, musical producer, in New York City within the next six months ' The sparkllug swing version of Gilbert and Sullivan's “K.M S Pin afore" bioke a 10 year attendance record at its premier Houseparty Weekend ' Tickets * for the show aVe ‘still 60 cents with no reserved seats.- Setting Modernistic The World’s Fail theme will bo centered on a backdrop showing the tiylon and peiisphere A ie solving ball of mirrors will hang j from' the roof of Bee Hall and be jillumninated by spotlights from ! each of the booths around the flooi The booths themselves will be done hi modernistic design - Featured performers who 'will appear’with Kemp are, .tho^Stnootliles— i -Bahs;*Cli , a*rlie'''and' Little;-Nan*'Wynn, winsome song stylist, Bob Allen, romantic, bari tone, Jack LeMaire “jitters tit ters”; Eddie Kisby, trombonist, Harry Wilford, “scat singer", and Clayton Casp and his golden horn Movies Of Former Lion Teams Feature At Cathaum Tonight Flashes of foimei Penn State frotball teams m action and pr imes of this year’s Penn-Penn State football game will be showii k ns a part oc the regular progiam tonight only at the Cathaum The a ire Action pictures of Lion elevens against Notre Dame, No- Cromer To Coach Team vy, Carnegie Tech, and Geoigu Piofessor C Otis Cioiner -nill Tech in yeais gone by, will be coach the Penn State grain judg* shown, k jpg team to be sent to the Interna- The feature attraction nov tioaal Grain and Hay Show at Clil showing at the Cathaum is th<» cago and Kansas City next week newest starring vehicle of Paul The team, umlei the department ?funi—“We Are Not Alone”— of agronomy, consists of Lloyd adapted from the novel by James W. McClosky, Melvin S Worley, Hilton, author of “Goodbye, Mi Samuel G EJlenberger, and Wil Chips” and “Lost Ham It. Hazlett WHAT'S DOING THESPIAN SHOW. “Swing Pina fore” at 7 p m in Schwab Audi torium All seats 50c SOPH HOP Dancing fiom 9 p m lo>2 a 1 in in Rec Hail Admis sion $3 S 5 < a couple - Semi-for mal.* Featuring— r '‘ HAL KEMP And His Orchestra 'aUy-Bonfire At 8:45 Tonight lIGHT HOLIDAY WEEK-END W' (Zpllegian Insures News Space in The Future Kr an effort to alleviate pre determined occasions when ad 'rvertrsing might over-balance the copy In coming issues, the will publish a six-page £paper on numerous dates set by tfthe Editor and Business Man -’lager. > any financial loss that Irpay be incurred, the Collegian's fslx-pagc issues will appear on sedates designated . Isew Hot Spot ©pens Dec. 2 >w Hall Starts Contest To Find Name For Club A contest to fhid d suitable name for T the soft drink nite club which wHI open in the Sandwich shop on December 2 will get under wa> at noon tomorrow and close at noon W-ednesdaj, the night club com mittee said yesterdaj Bullols muy be'obUined at Student Union desk from tomorrow on p" 5 1 v'Bdgar V Hall '4l, chairman of the-committee, said tliat the origi nator of the name selected as the b'est would be given a table for two, 'at the ringside the opening rijgiit in the Sandwich Shop and tickets to a sliow in town mark December 2 down on your calendars Benny Goldman, Larry • Clinton. Artie Shaw, Blue Barron, Hal Kemp and all\tke boys are coming to towm received this week Shop ytvill 'send you the" music of tiiese most popular bandsmen in the land 1 Plans set at a meeting of tl# nite club committee last Tuesday call for a floor show to open the nite club in its All College pre miere Reseivatious must be made at 'Student Union by students who de sire one or more tables for the opening night, committeemen said jesterday There will bo a cover charge of 25 cents per couple At,the Tuesday meeting, Robert N Baker '4l, was appointed treas urei of the committee and Gerald F Doherty ’42 was named secre tary ' Saturday FOOTBALL. Penn State and Pitt on New Beavei Field at 2 p in All seats $2 20 THESPIAN SHOW. "Swing Plua fore’* at 7 p m iu Schwab Au ditorium All seals 50c FRATERNITY DANCES: The fol lowing fraternities have report ed thoir dauces to the Collegian Alpha* Kappa PI: Vlctrola dance from 9 p m. to 12 Admission by invitation Optional dress. Kappa Delta Rho* Five-piece Rex Rockwell band in "jam ses sion" from 9 p m to 12 Closed with dress optional ‘ Beta Sigma Rho* 25tb anniver sary celebration No daucing. Pi Kappa Phi. Vlctrola dapee from 9 p iu to 12 Closed and Infoinial Tau ’ Kappa Epsilon. Vlctrola dance from 9 p m to 12 Closed and informal * * * * * ' Sigma Nu. Campus Owls from 9 p m to 12 Admission by invi * tatlon only Informal. Lions Tangle With Pittsburgh Saturday In Season’s Finale SPIKE-THOSE PANTHERS Sale Of Artists’ Course Tickets Set December 2,4, 5 Named By Marquardt; Prices Are Listed At $5, $4, $3 sales for this year’s A December 2, at 8 a m and wil Tuesday, Decembei A and 5, it was E Marquaidt, chan man of the Ai ’43 Candidates Due Tuesday Committee Plans Rally Ballots Are Prepared’ By WILLIAM E. FOWLER Interest in ’43 political activity neaied Us zenith tills week us both parties prepared to release their tickets next Tuesday night Botli Independent uud All Col lege organizations have appointed nomination committees, und both made final pieparatious foi clios ing theh slates, last Tuesday, as welt as planning their campaigns Meanwhile, the freshman elec tions committee prepared plans for the political rally on December 5, wheu candidates of both putties .will be Introduced Tentative plans fijr tills affair, which will be compulsory for all freshmen to attend, include three miuute speeches by presidential candidates, introduction of other candidates, speeciies by All-College President H Clifford McWilliams and others Head cheerleader Walter Syphert will be present to lead cheering Posters Prepared Posters announcing that the election will be held Tuesday, De cember 12 in the first floor lounge, Old Main, with matriculation cards and AA hooks retired, are being prepaied and will be distiibutcd b> the committee in the near fu ture Ariangements for the print ing of 1500 ballots have ulso been made. Both *43 parties have ugaln been warned by Thomas C Backenstose, chairman of the freshman elec tions commitee, that no signs may be posted, post, cards sent out, or other campaigning carried on be fore the mass meeting December 5. irtists’ Comae will begin Satuuiay ill continue tlnough Monday and s announced yesteiday by Dr Cat I i Lists’ Couisc Committee ♦* The tickets, which will be pi iced at $5, $4, and 83, will be sold nt the ticket office on the hist flooi of Old Main This year a separ ate window for students und one Pji faculty-townspeople will be maintained, Dr Marquardt point- ed out. One half of the seats available mil be teserved for students, the other half foi faculty and 'towns people Chaits will be on hand to show the location of available seats, with alternate rows being teserved for students Dr Marquardt stated that as usual there would be certain under which the ticket sales would be conducted No individual in line ...ay apply for moie than six seats, but the tickets may be gotten by pioxy All sales will be final, witn cash or checks both acceptable foi f ayments Checks should be made out to The Pennsylvania State College No preference will be shown to any purehasei, faculty oi students a, he All must stand in line and await their turn at the ticket win dow. PSCA Will Cut Trail For Recreation Area Twenty members of the PSCA are going to begin cutting u trail from the cubin to the top of the ridge out iu Shingletown Gap to morrow, it has been announced The project is being initiated in oidei to provide space for a recre ation uiea The pioposed ama will iuclude lean-to slielteis, opfen fheplaces ami game provisions The com mittee in charge lias stated that anyone interested in this sort of work is welcome to help if they notify the PSCA office Trustees Meet Tomorrow Members of the executive com mittee of the Bouid of Trustees will meet tomorrow night in the Trustee rooms on the second floor of Old Main THANKSGIVING DAY GREETINGS PRICE FIVE CENTS Seven Seniors Make Final Attempt For Win Over Panthers By DICK PETERS Backed up against its.own back wall, and m the fightmg est mood a N 1 11 an y Lion squad has betn whipped into for many a long year, Penn State’s football forces ai c ready and willing to exchange all the gndiion fuiy which can be called up in Saturday's sti uggle with the Golden Panthers of Pittsbuigh op New Beavei Field Hampered all week by injuries to key pluyeru, the Nlttuuy s