Successor to the Free Lance, Established 1887 VOL. 37—No. 79 Mil Ball Features Tic Tec' Rhythm Of Gray Gordon Gray Gordon will be-“giving out” that famous “tic toe” rhythm tonight from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. for ROTC cadets’ annual Mili tary" Ball, 1 which is Rec Hall’s' first formal affair of the semes ter. Dancing in a strictly military setting' of flags, machine guns, and sand-bags, the cadets will be in full uniform, while all others will be in. formal attire. During intermission the' junior officers will form a ceremonial sabre arch under which the senior officers and.their “dates" will march. ' Cadet Col.-' Thomas ”G. Tousey, chairman of the tßall, has . an nounced that duetto the growth of the advanced ROTC group, they were able to sign Gray Gor don, a larger band than Has been -available for “Mil” Ball in the past. Included in Gordon’s Band of 17,. are Art Perry and Meredith Blake, his two featured vocalists. Bids to the dance are available through any advanced ROTC stu dent. .All coeds attending the dance will have 2 o’clock permis sions. Other members of Tousey’s committee are: Lavern M. Nel son ’4l, entertainment; Frank A.' Gleason ’4l, arrangements; Will iam E. Parks ’4l, invitations; and Rolland S. Mangel ’4l, decora tions. Top-Ranking IMA Unit rWiirßeceiVe Award First semester scholastic aver ages' of the Independent Men’s Association units will be com piled through the office of the dean of men, and a plaque will be awarded to the highest-rank ing house, it was decided at a meeting of the IMA. Central Council last night. Boyd C. Gartley ’42, of the Blue and White Club was ap pointed chairman Of the ’ IMA Ball to be held in Rec Hall on March 22. The dance was voted to be an open affair. .The council also formally ap proved securing IMA recognition pins, decided to publish a month ly news sheet, and set the week of February 17 as the date for having group pictures taken for La Vie. 'Daddy' Groff To Return From Work In China “Daddy” Groff is coming home. Penn State’s representative in China at Lingnan University for.. 25 years, Prof. G. Weidman Groff ’O7 was ordered home by physi cians because of a serious illness and is now in Honolulu. As dean of the' University’s agricultural work, Professor Groff has spent his spare time collecting and improving plant specimens which he is bringing"to this country for testing. “Penn State in China” is a stu dent enterprise organized and administered by Professor Groff and- supported' by the weekly Chapel contributions under the auspices of the PSCA. No Issue Tomorrow There will be- no issue of the Daily Collegian tomorrow since a paper was. published last Mon day. Next issue will appear on .Tuesday.. SltT Hath} @ (Eoltegtatt 1 .HE. Willkie Asked To Speak At February 23 To Climax Relief Relief Drive Co-Chairman A. John Currier Jr. ’4l has been appointed new co-chairman of the All-College cabinet relief drive. Discuss Lottery For Ticket Sale Major advantages and disad vantages of plans which involve preferential drawing of Artists’ Course tickets were listed by Dr. Carl E. Marquardt, committee chairman, last night- in an at tempt to guide subscribers . in their' consideration' of *" alternate ticket-selling proceedures. If seats are allocated by chance, the system would dis pense with early forming lines Dr. Marquardt said. He added that tickets could also be sold by mail with each application being numbered in a manner similar to Selective Service. . Dr. Marquardt said that chief disadvantage of such a method is that subscribers could not de termine just what seats they would receive. In addition, he explained, all sales would have •to be final to protect the success of the course. The flexibility created by different-priced win dow sales would be lost since this would establish priority in only one price class he conclud ed. A final public survey of these and other facts will be made at the Heifetz numbed next Tues day. CA Forum Okays Frosh Customs As Majority Favors Continuance Freshman customs stood up ■well under hazing from both faculty and students at the PSCA round table last night. Conserv atives gained the decision with 80 per cent of the-audience fav oring continued customs. Radicals gathered only 14 per cent favoring complete abolition. Bernard A. Setlow ’43 and Morton A. Rosenfeld ’44, the gentlemen who gained the spot light through letters" written to the Daily Collegian, battled their cases with Setlow, opposed to customs, suffering defeat accord ing to final audience voting. ' Walter Gerson ’44, famed as the “man in the barrel” and Phyllis R. Watkins ’44 'agreed that freshman customs are car ried over too long a period. Refuting their stands were W. OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE" COLLEGE FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1941, STATE COLLEGE, PA. Mass Meeting Planned To Open Campaign; Currier Replaces'Doty Wendell L. Willkie, Repub lican candidate in last year’s presidential campaign, has been invited to speak here on Sunday, February 23 as a climax to the campus war relief drive to be held from February 18 to 21. The Republican leader returns to the United States todaV*after spending 10" days in England. His acceptance of the invitation, is sued by the All-College Cabinet and British War Relief Society, piay bring a change in the dates of the drive. A mass, meeting in Schwab Auditorium Tuesday, February 18, will start actual campaigning for the All-College Cabinet war relief drive, which has for its goal a one dollar contribution from' each student. Robert Mac kie of the World Student Service Fund will be guest speaker at the mammoth rally and will give his audience highlights of his recent travels in France and the situation in war camps there. A last minute change in the personnel of the campaign was made at an executive commit tee meeting yesterday when A. John Currier, Jr. ’42 was ap pointed co-chairman of the drive to replace Paul M. Doty, Jr. ’4l, at present ill in the Infirmary. Acting with Currier is Elinor L. Weaver ’4l. John W. Dague Jr. ’42, was supervise collections in town and plans to distribute but tons labeled “Give to War Re lief” among contributors were made. Proceeds from the cam paign will be given to the World Student Service Fund and the British War Relief Society. 'Labor And Defense' Is Town Meeting Topic “Labor and Defense” will be the topic of the Town Meeting, at the Hillel Foundation at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Rabbi Benjamin M. Kahn announced yesterday. The speakers of the evening will be Thomas V. Bowen, presi dent of the Blair County Central Labor Union; Prof. Clarence E. Bullinger, head of the depart ment of industrial engineering;" and Harney W. Stover, associate professor of economics in ex tension. Lewis Corbin ’4l, Tribunal chair man, and Jeanne C. Stiles ’42 of WSGA Judicial. ' Customs at the College were traced back to 1904 by William E. Harkins ’ 42, PSCA forum chairman, when upperclassmen felt freshmen should not be per mitted to be out unescorted after 9 p. m. William J. Gaskill, instructor in English composition, contend ed that freshman customs at the College are basically the same as at other colleges. Stamping .out individuality as a result of customs was treated by Dr. George E. Simpson, asso ciate professor of sociology, who approached the issue from the sociological point of view. College Drive Invited Here Wendell L. Willkie has been invited by All-College Cabinet and British War Relief Society to speak at the College February. 23. Labor Supporter Will Visit Campus Rev. A. J. Muste, Director of Labor Temple in New York City and ardent supporter of past labor movements in the country, will address a combined meeting of student groups of local churches during his visit to the ' campus' this week end, in' addi tion to speaking at the Chapel service Sunday morning. Since 1936 when he resigned as one of the outstanding mem bers of the Trotskyist section of the Communist movement in the United States, Rev. Muste has strongly held to the belief that only through religion can war be abolished and a better social order brought about. Although he was at one time a leader in the prominent labor strikes at General Motors in 1935 and the Goodyear Rubber strike in 1936, Rev. Muste has thor oughly convinced himself, that resort to violence is self-defeat ing. In 1918 he resigned under pressure from his position as minister of the Central Congre gational Church in Newtonville, Mass., because of refusal to ab andon his religious pacifist con victions. Aside from his Chapel address, Rev. Muste is scheduled to make three speeches Sunday in the Presbyterian Church. At 4 p.m. he will meet Fellowship of Re conciliation members, at 6:15 p. m. he will speak to a combined meeting of student groups of churches in State College, and will preach the evening sermon at 7:30 p.m.* 900 Books Exchanged By Student Committee Approximately 900 books have bden exchanged 'and about $l,- 800 worth of business transacted to date, by the Student Book Ex change which closes at 5 p. m. tomorrow, Gerald F. Doherty ’42 and Charles A. McFadden ’43, co-chairmen, revealed last night. Cash and books may be secur ed by the owners from the Ex change offices in the Old Li brary, or at Student Union, after tomorrow. PRICE THREE CENTS Ice Stage Is Set For Slate's First Winter Carnival The stage is set, with a back drop of ice sculpture providing the color throughout the campus despite a staggering blow to King Winter from Old Sol. Penn State’s first Winter Sports Car nival, enthusiastically supported by both fraternities and skiing enthusiasts, seems destined for success under the supervision of Edward J. McLorie ’4l, chair man. Already many ice sculpture exhibits are dotting fraternity districts and several other houses are planning to have their ex hibits ready for the .judging to morrow. All competitors are urged to leave their names at Student Union by noon tomor row so the committee will not overlook-any contender. Mem bers of the committee announced last night are George Donovan, assistant manager of Student Union, Ray Conger, head of the recreation committtee, and Wil son Mclntyre, formerly a student at Dartmouth. Intra-mural skiing competi tion in cross-country, slalom, and downhill will be held on the ski trail tomorrow afternoon with two medals being awarded for each event. The winners will be presented with their awards at the Square Dance scheduled for the Armory at 9 p. m. Dur ing intermission, the winner of the ice sculpture will be an nounced. Penn State’s ice hockey Lions will provide Carnival entertain ment when they meet Temple on the College Rink following the figure skating exhibit which will begin at 2 p. m. Elizabeth K. Heath. ’43, in charge of the fig ure skating, stated that the events for tomorrow’s program will include a Missouri Waltz with the entire group, a Tango, several specialty and comedy acts. The price of admission to the hockey game and figure skating is twenty-five cents, which will include the privilege of recreational skating follow ing the tilt. iiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitmiiiimi! Late News Bulletins iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiir. WASHINGTON The loan lease bill met its initial blow yes terday as the first amendment to it was passed in the House by a vote of 111 to 74. The amend ment granted that Congress could, revoke the power of the Presid ent to lend or lease when they deemed it necessary. Democratic Representatives stated that they believed the defeat came from the lack of attendance of their colleagues. NEW YORK Communiques from the war fronts in Albania and Libya yesterday said that the Italians, were in complete rout in all sections. The reports from North Africa were particu lary' optimistic as the British forces are moving into Italian territory at a pace of 30 miles per day. DETROIT Henry Ford an nounced last night the invention of a new riveting machine that would be as important to the national defense work as the as sembly lines. The machine, that would cut riveting time in half, has not yet been entirely per fected but Ford expected it’s re lease' soon.
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