- Successor to • 4. ;164\ Weather— • the Free Lance, Colder, ) Established 1887 (IV/2 istittirgittit Possible Snow. • VOL. 37—No. 43 Cabinet Approves '44 Election Code; Voting Dec. 16 Complete approval of the fresh man election code, submitted by H. Leonard Krouse '42, chairman of the Freshman Elections Commit tee, was given by All-College Cab inet last night. Dates of freshman election day, Monday, December 'l6, petition deadline, Friday, December 6, and freshman mass meeting, Tuesday; December 10, were also granted. A major change in the election code as suggested by the election committee extended the time of voting. The polls will be open to freshman students from 9 a.m. to p.m. through lunch and dinner hours. The election committee also re vised the code in regard to politic al publicity. Formerly, posters were distributed by each party and automobiles were used for vote solicitation. This year, all posters will be printed by the committee and no automobiles will •be allow ed •to be used for political vote getting. For the first time in the history of freshman balloting, two-year agriculture freshmen can cast their vote. This was formerly a sore spot in the freshman - election code. The final importcnt change in freshman political rules designat ed that all candidates must have 100 signatures of fellow class mates, with 25 per cent of these endorsements belonging to women. PM Game Dance Planned By Grads Students traveling to Pittsburgh for the Pitt game next weekend for the Pitt game will be well taken care of Saturday night by a dance in the William Penn Hotel ballroom at 10 p.m. Rex Rockwell and his orchestra will provide the music and alum nus R. H. Frey, chairman of the dance committee, will take care of all arrangements, for the affair. Alumni Harry H. Brainerd and Edward M. Aiken will manage the ticket committee. Friday night before the game, the annual Penn State Smoker will be .held in the Schenley . Hotel at 8 p.m. The get-together will fea ture entertainment and refresh- Proceeds from the smoker and dance will go into the Penn State Scholastic Fund. All organization work for -the affairs is being con tributed by members of the Pitts burgh alumni group, headed by Benjamin C. Jones. Dr. Willaman To Speak At. MC Meeting Tonight . Dr. J. J. WiHaman will speak to the Central Pennsylvania Section of the American Chemical Society at 7:30 tonight in Room 119 New Physics Building• on "The Pro gram of the Eastern Research Lab oratory of the United States De partment of Agriculture." Following the address there- will be a-short business meeting for the purpose of electing officers for 1941. Campus: '43 Organizes Organizatidn committtees were formed and the general program for the year was discussed at the meeting of the Camnui '43 'party last night. WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 13, 1940. STATE COLLEGE, PA 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 'Rides Wanted' Column Starts In Today's Issue In answer to the suggestion of Don Mackenzie '43, in his letter to the editor which appeared in yesterday's issue, The Daily Collegian will inat.: gurate in to day's papet'a rides and passen ger-wanted column. The service appears in this issue on page four with the in sertion of the only ad received as yet. The charge per insertion is ten cents which must be paid in advance at the Collegian Of fice, 313 Old Main. Notices must be limited to two lines of type. 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 PSCA Fund Drive Passes '39 Record The PSCA four . day finance drive got under way yesterday with a $lO6 increase in contribu tions over those recorded for the first day of last year's drive. Last year donations totaled $lO7B at the end of the first day's canvassing. Yesterday A total of $llB4 was contributed. An 85 dollar increase was re corded by the women, while the men donated 21 dollars more than in 1939. William Bartholoi l new '41 3 is general chairman for the men's canvassing organization. Section chairmen for the four divisions are Edward E. Lewis '4l, John Byerly '4l, Raymond F. Leffler '43, and Gerald F. Doherty '42. Chairman for the women's can vassing.is_Marjory,A,Barwick"4l. Janet Herzog '42, and Elizabeth Zeigler '42, are chairmen of the women's sections. Harry W. Seamans, general sec retary of the PSCA, last night ex pressed the hope that student in terest in PSCA activities would cause his year's finz.lnce drive to surpass those of previous years. The canvassing for contribu tions will continue through tomor row and Friday. Student PSCA workers will cover student board ing houses and fraternities. Fac ulty members will solocit contri butions from members of the col lege teaching staff. First Hillel Coffee Hour Scheduled For Today The . first meeting of the Coffee Round Table, an informal study hour, will take place at the Hillel Foundation at 4 p.m. today. The Coffee Round Table will present a series of informal talks, with discussion from the group, at which Rabbi Benjamin Kahn will preside. Coffee will be served. Bob Chester Hailed As Band OF The Year By Enthusiasts With only three days 'left to reserve booths for Soph Hop, fraternities are urged to turn their $5 deposits in to Student Union, co-chairmen William P. McFadden '43 and Eugene R. Yeager '43 announced last night. Ifll Bob Chester and his "rhythms of tomorrow" orchestra, who will provide the music for Soph Hop, are being hailed everywhere as the real threat to the title of "top" band of the year. Chester creates music that is a combination of all tempos, "sweet" and "swing," as well as "dreamy," with emphasis on "danceability" and coloring o,f arrangements. Broadcasting over the major OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE Cabinet Learns Asked For Assistants; Backenstose Head Of Hat Society Council An All-College Cabinet request for an organization cf hat society presidents made two weeks ago has already been carried out, Jack W. Brand '4l reported to All-Col lege Cabinet last night. Thomas C. BEI ckerkstose '4l, president of Skull and Bones, will head the hat society council, Brand reported. Other members are William F. Finn '42, president of Blue Key; Charles H. Ridenour '43, president of DruiJs; W. Frank lin Barr '43, pres:clent of Friars, and Brand, who is president of Parmi. Nous. In case of any emergency at which the present:- of hat men is requested, Backem:tose, if con tacted, will make immediate ar rangements to have all hat men turn out, the Cabinet was told. A meeting of the newly organ ized presidents was held in Old Main last night for a discussion of organization plans a d for a dis cussion of a Poverty Ball to be held before Christmas. Cabinet also amended the list of complimentary dance tickets to provide for the managers and cap tains of all officially-recognized College sports. This means the addition of rifle, skiing, and hoc key. A motion to have several women's leaders added to the list was defeated, the 12 men unani mously ,opposed, the four women Cabinet members all in favor of the motion. Cabinet was told by Lewis C. Cavalier '4l, that it was impossi ble to have a student recreation room in Old Main because the room suitable, 301, is needed for an accounting office. 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Below Grades Lisfs Due In Deans' Offices today Today is the deadline for be low grades from class instruc tors, the deans' offices of all the Schools have announced. How ever, the lists will not be mailed out until Saturday because the time necessary for compiling will take a few days. No permanent record of below grades are kept in the deans' offices after the grades have been mailed. A mid-term below grade will only be recorded in the instructor's office and two sheets will be mailed, one to the parent and another to the stu dent. 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111M111111111111111111U111111 radio networks has built up Ches ter's popularity. Engagements at such outstanding ballrooms as those of the William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh, the New Yorker in New • York, and the Book-Cad illac Hotel in Detroit have pushed him into the ranks of the "name bands." Chester is trying to prove to the country as a whole that his band deserves a top rating, before attempting to "crack" Broadway. With the "Cinderella band of the year" supplying the music and a large number of dancers expect ed, Soph Hop promises to be a success. Tickets are on sale at the Athletic Office in Old Main for $3.85. Warnock Has Already Hat Men Unite 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 'Greased Pig' May Cavort During Half 01 NYU Game Temporary plans draWn up by W Lewis Corbin.'4l, chairman of Tribunal, for a "greased pig race" to be held between halves of the NYU football game Saturn day were unanimously approved at the All-College Cabinet meet ing last night. One representative freshman from each fraternity and inde pendent group will be present with the insignia of his group clearly indicated by black and_ white. They will be given five minutes to catch the pig; the winner, in case of dispute, to be picked by a group of five judges. lIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIpIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Cold Snap Causes Frosh Penalties Cold weather caused seven freshmen to appear• before Tri bunal last night on charges of hands in pockets. In fact, Edgar Breisch Jr., actwally paraded into the Tribunal members' presence with his hands in his topcoat. Edgar, who is raising a mus tache only for the reason that freshmen at Harvard and Yale are restricted in this practice, when asked by W. Lewis Corbin '4l, Tri bunal head, if he knew why he was there, answered, "I've got a sneakin' suspicion." His assign ment is to get the signatures of all Mortar Board members and also sweep up the campv.s of dirty pol itics with his broom. Complete' in war paint, feath ers, Indian blanket and war club, Albert Miller will stalk the cam pus declaring, "Little Chief Red Man—Heap Bid Penatly." If you're ever feeling low just stop Kenneth Weimer, "Campus Pepper-Uoner," and he will glad ly give you a short snappy pep talk on Penn State's fine weather. Richard Schwab's back is to be burdened by Ray Leffler's short verse, "Rain, Sleet, Snow—Hands In Pockets—No!" John Bauscher had the bad taste to walk by the Tribunal meeting in Old Main with his dink on. Quick thinking Druid, Leo Roan, nabbed him on the spot. Other violators night were William Bishop, George Critsimil ious, Thomas Warman, and Ray Reitz. • Corbin announced that customs would be off at 5 p. m. Friday and Saturday for those freshmen with Soph Hop dates. Drydock Opens Saturday With New Entertainment Featuring a star-studded floor show, the Drydock, student soft drink nite club, will open its new season in the Sandwich Shop Sat urday night. Headlining the bang-up enter tainment card will be the Meyer Brothers, novelty team who were winners on 'Major Bowes' Amateur Hour; Roy Rogers, one-third of the Three Stooges, as master of cere monies; Leon 'Shaft in the Draft" Rabinowitz, impersonator; Connie Konopka, vocalist; and George Sumner, piano accompanist. Table reservations may be made at Student Union and at the door. There will be a cover charge of 25 cents per person. PRICE THREE CENTS Dean Of Men's Request Made In Budget Report A. R. Warnock, dean of men, has already asked for assistants, it was reported to All-College •Cabinet last night by Samuel A. Dum '4l, chairman of a committee to inves tigate the proposed enlargement of the dean's staff. Dum said, "Dean Warnock told the committee that he had includ ed a provision in his budget for either two field workers or one trained assistant." It was indicated that Dean War nock's request had been made be fore Cabinet began discussion of the matter two weeks ago. Dum also said that Dean War nock asked the committee to con fer with President Ralph D. Hetzel on the matter. The committee will probably do this when President Hetzel returns from Chicago late this week, Dum said. It was not reported what the exact duties of the field workers would be. Field assistants had not been considered in the previous discussion. First student body to consider the addition of assistant deans of men was the Student Housing Board. At a meeting on October 24 it went on record as favoring assistant deans to increase the work done through The dean's office. After his report last night Dum said that another and probably final report will be presented at the Cabinet session next Tuesday. Committee Plus Six Outing Clubs To offer a well-planned recrea tion program for leisure hours of students and faculty members, the Recreation Committee under the chairmanship of Dean A. R. War nock in its last meeting created six outing clubs in endeavoring to take in all sporting interests on the campus. Although the committee will promote and sponsor a large pro gram, it will not seek to supplant any other active recreation group, but will merely assist them in de veloping a more extensive pro gram. 'ln order to take advantage of the recreational facilities at hand, clubs including certain sports are organized as follows: the Riding club, the Winter Sports club for skiing and ice-skating, Hunting and 'Fishing club, Hiking club tak ing in camping, bike-hikes, and nature outings, the Water Sports club with swimming and also bowling, and the Markmanship club which covers rifle, archery, and skeet. Ray M. Conger, instructor in physical education, is in charge of the sponsoring of the All-College Outing Club which incorporates all the sporting clubs mentioned. 200 Directories On Sale In Registrar's Office Two hundred student director-. ies, priced at 10 cents each, will go on sale this morning, William S. Hoffman, registrar, said last night. About 800 directories have been received but 600 copies have been distributed to faculty members, be said. He added that he did not know why the entire order has not been delivered but said that he expected the remainder of the order within the next few days.
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