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..
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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.
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Late News
Bulletins
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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.