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- VOL. 37—No. 56
'lid Sing Alt Night' Robeson Says
As Nine Encores Thrill Audience
By ROSS 13. LEHMAN
Tired, fatigued after a two .hour
concert including nine encores and
being mauled and pushed for half
an hour by students who sought
autographs, "young" Paul Robe
son, as, the 42-year-old negro voice
.master likes tg'be called, said last
night in a -small dressing room in
.Setwab Auditorium after his...Ar:
"F:651:11d sing
all niglit to a%rowd lice that." .
Robe,Sbn explained, "I can't stop
being young. I lOve to sing to col
lege groups, to be 'natural' and
sing the_xnelodies rivant to sing—
the songs that borne from the
heart."
Wiving his hand toward the
little semf 7 circ t le of students' and
professors who still remained, the
six-foot-four former Rutgers All-
American remarked, "They seem
to Catch the spirit of my songs
better than most people. I may
give concerts in%England, France,
or - other countries, but in America,
I: knovi - the youth can interpret
my 'singing. They know my back
ground."
Folk songs are the "Showboat's"
star's first love. From the folk song,
Robeson pointed out, comes the
soul of the Negro and his instinc
tiev love
,for , music. "Most modern
music arises - frcim the notes of a
folk song that my people were
humiliing and dancing years ago,"
he said.
When asked what he thought
about "swing ," . Robeson chuckled
deeply, glanced furtively at the
Debaters Deadlock For. First Place
With Kilties Inlri-State Tourney
- - . Tenn State's varsity debaters
opened the formal debate season
Saturday by, deadlocking Carnegie
Tech for first place in the annual
.Westminster Tri-State Debate
Tournament held at New Wilm
ington,_
.
Arguing the affirmative on the
topic, Resolved: The nations of
the„ Western Hemisphere should
:.'eliter - into a perment union im
inediately, William E. Harkins '42
and David R. Benjamin . '4l
de
"'feated teams representing West
'Virginia Saint - 'Vincent, Saint
Francis, and Slippery Rock. ' Ger-
Doberty '42 and Robert I.
Weiss '4l, upholding the negative,
defeated Geneva, Juniata, and
Seton Hill but lost to the Carnegie
-Tech B team. In the final results,
TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1940, STATE COLLEGE, PA
ringed circle, .then said, "Boy, if I
had known I wouldn't have been
thrown off the stage, I would have
come out singing the 'St. Louis
Blues'."
Not referring to the ',swing
tunes" that disappear in a week,
but rather the George Gershwin
melodies and William C. Handy's
folk . tunes , ,RO)3_eson , pla ing.d- that .
these songs contained the emo
tional and musical melodies of
many generations.
Starting off his career by de
serting his law aspirations and
supported only by his Phi Beta
Kappa key, Robeson soon attract
-ed the notice of Heywood Broun
and other critics, with his unpre
tentious and naturals singing. Lat
er he starred in "Emperor Jones,"
and "Showboat", both stage and
screen, productions.
Last night, Paul Robeson held
his audience spellbound with his
effortless interpretations and mas
tery of mood effects, his rich, mel
low voice skillfully presenting the
beauty of songs such as Ballad For
Americans, Ole Man River, and
various negro spirituals.
Miss Clara Rockmore added
special numbers to the program
with selections on the theremin, a
musical instrument which ;the
performer never touches while
playing. The tone is produced
when the performer's hands enter
an electro-magnetic field and
produces a rich tone like the viola
or cello.
State and Carnegie Tech were tied
with seven wins and one loss for
each.
A total of 24 debate squads re
presenting 17 schools participated.
Included among these were Pitts
burgh, Western Reserve, Bethany,
BaldWin-Wallace, " Mount-Mercy,
Lock Haven State Teachers and
Waynesburg.
Professor Joseph F. O'Brien,
coach of men's debate, acco.mpan
led the squad to New Wilmington.
50 Attend Conference
About 50 persons connected
with. Pennsylvania theatre groups
attended the all-day dramatics
conference held on the campus
Satuiday. .
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
No Parking Law
Changes, Says
Police Chairman
H. L. Stuart, chairman of the
borough council's police commit
tee, said last night that while no
changes in the present parking
ordinance are being planned, the
.
council had accepted his recom
mendations concerning parking
0n...0ne side of the street.
Stuart explained that cars are
parking on both sides of the
streets overnight, creating a haz
ard to fire -protection. Parkers
on one side of the street will be
warned and asked to move.
Stuart intimated that warnings is
sued recently. have in most cases
been obeyed.
Burgess Wilbur F. Leitzell, in
an earlier statement, affirmed
Stuart's statement. Leitzell point
ed out that over 200 cars had been
permanently removed from the
streets in the previous enforce
ment drives. He stated that it
has been, found unnecessary to
fine any of the persons involved.
' Both intimated that unless the
overnight parking situation is
again aggravated, as it was before
the drive, few arrests would be
made. Enforcement of the ord
inance will be limited to issuing
warnings. Leitzell, however,
warned that if such warnings are
disregarded, he would have to re
sort to fining.
Both men pointed out that the
fraternity district has been singu
larly unmolested in the overnight
parking drive. They stressed the
point that the ordinance
,was not
designed to react against any
particular group, but rather
against any person who parked
indiscriminately.
New Command
Pleases Ardery
"It pleases me very much," said
the new ROTC head, Col. Edward
D. Ardery, yesterday," to become
the conductor of a machine so
well-oiled, operating so smoothly,
and with the enthusiasm and ef
ficiency of the instruction staff at
such a high order. lam not un
mindful of the friendly attitude
of the College officials, and the
cheerful cooperation of the stu
dent body."
• As Colon / el, Ardery was senior
engineer offiCer and next in line
when Col. Ambrose R. Emery left
day for duty in Macon, Ga., he
automatically became the ROTC's
commanding officer. In 1906 Ar
dery graduated seventh in his
class at West Point. He was on
duty in the Philippine Islands for
two years with enginere — trops.
In 1910 Ardery . was promoted to
First Lieutenant, and two years
later he graduated from the En
gineer School. - In 1914 he sailed
on the U. S. S. Tennessee and was
stationed at the Hague, Nether
lands, where he facilitated the re
turn of Americans caught in
Europe at the outbreak of war.
Overseas, in the first World
War, Ardery became the Chief
Chemical Warfare Officer of the
Second Corps. In 1932 he was in
charge of the Second Puerto Rico
District and did, in this connec
tion, a great deal of river and har
bor work. "He supervised the re
moval of S. S. Morro Castle. •
Ardery was promoted to Colonel
in 1935 and the following year he
went to the Fifth. Corps Area at
Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio. He
did not arrive here at the College
for active duty until this Near.
To Address Frosh
H. Leonard Krouse, Freshman
Elections Committee chairman,
above, will open the Frosh pol
itical mass meeting in Schwab
Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. today.
Opposing candidates will address
students in the beginning of the
'44 election campaign.
Bunyan Returns
For Annual Ball
"Paul Bunyan Returns!" That
is the slogan for this year's 'edition'
of the annual Forestry Ball to be
held in Rec Hall on Friday from
9p.m. to midnight.
ball.promises to be a bigger
and better affair in every way this
year as the Campus Owls swing
out for the lumbermen and their
fair Belindas. The decorative
theme will employ hemlock, birch
and other trees in the representa
tion of • a forest and Bunyan's
Lumber Camp.
The committee in charge of the
ball wish to stress that regardless
of previous advertisement, the
dance will be informal instead of
semi-formal.
The admission price for the ball
has been set at $1 per couple.
Joseph F. Havel '4l, Phillip M.
Ittel '4l, C. William Laird '4l,
James E. Lavely '4l, J. Donald
McLanahan '4l, Andrew Paton '4l,
L. Ernest George '42, Robert G.
Kintigh '42, and Richard L. Tern
plin, Jr. '42 compose the commit
tee that has arranged for new and
novel features in both the decor
ations and entertainment.
Even though the ball will be
held on the supposedly unlucky
day, Friday 13, the "lumbermen
for a night" will have no fears
and will swing out amidst the for
est branches that will transform
Rec Hall into a lumberman's par- -
ad ise.
IMA Will Set
Plans Al Meeting
Urging better • attendance at
IMA meetings by representatives
from the organization's various
units; W. Rae Herrmann '4l, IMA
president, yesterday announced an
important meeting of the Central
Council to be held in the Alumni
office at 7:30 p. m. tomorrow.
Plans,.waiting only to be set in
to operation, have been drawn up
to establish real independent uni
fication on campus and to enable
independent men to enjoy the so
cial advantages •of fraternity men,
Herrman said, but faulty attend
ance at meetings of the Central
Council has thus far prevented the
IMA from making much headway
this year.
Weather—
Cloudy
And Warmer.
PRICE THREE CENTS
Pre:Election Rally
To Officially Open
Frosh Campaign
Massing for their first and larg
est pre-election rally, the entire
freshman class will turn out in.
Schwab Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.
today to hear their presidential
candidates open this year's class
election campaign.
Attendance at the mass meeting
will be compulsory, according to
W. Lewis Corbin '4l, Student Tri
bunal president, who warned that
any freshman not attending this
meeting will be punished by Tri
bunal.
With the opening addrpss by H.
Leonard Krouse '42, Freshman.
Elections Committee chairman,
and the two freshman presidential
aspirants, John B. Cramp (Inde
pendent) and Paul 0. Frey (Cam
pus), the political soap box will
be used for the first time in Penn
State's 1940 politics.
The freshmen will hear brief
introductions of the remainder of
the Campus arid Independent
slates which are, composed of vice
president, Paul M. Heberling (I)
and Robert L. Walters (C); secre
tary, Betty R. Broderick (C) and
Phyllis R. Watkins (I); treasurer,
Harry T. Chervenak (I) and David
G. Keeney (C); and historian,
Helen E. Dodd (I) and E. Clint
Stubbe (C).
Firing their first blast at op
posing camps, both presidential
candidates will outline in skeleton
form the policies of their parties
and introduce their campaign plat
forms. The platforms will contain
pledges for concentrated drives
and for various campus projects.
Petitions by the freshman can
didates have been handed in to
the Freshman Elections Committee
and are being examined by the
group for possible discrepancies.
A penalty of 20 votes will •be in:
flicted upon any candidate who
has presented a faulty petition.
New Listening Schedule
Posted For Music Room
New listening hours for the
Carnegie Record Library in Room
417 Old Main have been announc
ed by Hummel Fishburn, associ
ate professor of music. The new
schedule is effective today until
December 21.
The hours are: Monday-8 to
10 a. m., 11 a. m. to 12 noon, 1 to
6 p. m., 7 to 10 p. m. ‘ Tuesday
-8 to 11 a. m., 1 to 3 p. in., 5 to 6
p. in., 7 to 10 p. m. Wednesday
—8 a. m. to 12 noon, 1 to 6 p. m.,
7 to 10 p. m. Thursday-8 to 9
a. m., - 11 a. m. to 12 noon, 1 to 6
p. in., 7 to 10 p. m. Friday-8 to
10 a. m., 1 to 6 p. m., 7 to 10 p. m.
Saturday-8 a. m. to 12 noon, 1
to 6 p. in. Sunday-2 to 6p. m.,
7 to 10 p.
On Sunday, January 5, the
room will be open from 7 to 10 p.
m. Hours will be as listed above
for January 6 and 7. A new sche
dule will be posted on January 8.
Suffers Shock
Miss Loraine Peters, special
student in the Liberal Arts school,
suffered from shock when her
car was struck yesterday after
noon at the corner of Burrowes
and Pollack roads by another car
that went through a stop sign.
Meeting Place Changed
At the invitation of Dean Char
lotte E. Ray and WSGA, tonight's
All-College Cabinet meeting will
be held in the Women's Building
instead of Room 305, Old Main.
The meeting will be at 9 p. m.