| ®ltr Daily 0 Megian f~WI : -yOL. 37—No. 91 Investigation Proceeds Sflftdertts: May Buy Bail Fees SUniforms; /' All-College Cabinet last night heard- ffTe outlines of a plan to assess every student $1 next year to- provide new uniforms for the Blue Band and to establish a fund which would take care of uniform Replacements in the fu ture. No action was.taken because, 'of the absence of Theodore -Rice ’4l,' chairman of Interclas_s- Fi- nance Committee. It was indi- cated, however, that a' final de ----- cision will be made next Tues day as? to whether the matter . should be submitted to the stu . dent. body at the All-College : Elections. Other actions included the fol- lowing: ::; L- Checking fees for all' class Tliink A Dog’s Life Is Tough? Be A Frosh During Hell Week A dog’s life may be tough, but it is the “Life of Reilly”- com- pared to a freshman’s existence during the recent fraternity. Hell Weeks. Dog’s don’t walk up and down stairs backwards; they don’t put on blindfolds and then feed each ■' other ’ at' meal time; they do’n’t - count the .number of seats on ■ r New Beaver Field—but freshmen had to 'take . these in their stride -as some of the easier Hell Week stunts. . ' ~ ! “Take a drink of wafer every . time you-smile!” And this was done 17 times by a freshman at ■ one meal last week. . One fraternity had freshmen stationed on its roof,-and at the . break of dawn the frosh would crow like-rooster-s.-This-had to ? be abandoned'because of the dis turbance to neighboring houses. : The game of tennis is an en joyable one—ordinarily. But in the sense that some fraternities used it in the past few weeks the mere mention of the game sent U S. Will Enter War By 1942' Penn State Student Survey Shows Sixty-five per cent of Penn State students believe that the United States will be actively involved in the war. by 1942 but only a minority think America should enter the conflict now, *■ the Daily Collegian’s student opinion survey has disclosed. -t Taking care ot procure an ac curate sampling of the 'student body, the poll was concerned .with student attitudes toward -the present European situation and America’s .place in the Second World War. \ - In answer to the question, “Do. you think the countries of the. Western Hemisphere should form " a’permanent union?” 60 per cent ..replied in the affirmative “while .40 per cent opposed the plan: fellowship Blanks Ready • '"'.A p'p iications for John W.- LWhite-Fellowships for graduate extremes to which .students for 1941-1942 are pow be- -would go in aiding Britain the ; irig cohsidered by the Committee question was asked, “Would you -W-Academic Standards, accord- volunteer to fight for England, if u. Calurilau ! ingdo Carl E. Marquardt, acting she needed more men to win the "" UljuOCK dailirQaj Application blanks war?” Only eight per cent an- : Because of Senior Ball week outlay-be obtained in Room 108 swered “yes”, while.the remain- \end, the Drydock will not be open vOid Main and should be returned ing 92 per -cent set the limits at until Saturday, March 8, it was -by next Monday. supplying arms and munitions. announced yesterday. WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 26, 1941, STATE COLLEGE, PA, Band Cut dances beginning with Senior Ball oh Friday were cut to 10 cents a person on motion of A. John Cur rier ’42. The-motion passed, 10-8. -2. The State College Cooper ative Society was denied repre sentation to Cabinet on grounds that its membership is too small and is now represented through Independent Men’s Association. 3. Jack W. Brand "41 was chosen to have the hat societies organize to cut out smoking at Rec pail athletic events. 4. William B. Bartholomew ’4l and Peter Fetzko -’4l were appointed to suggest a constitu tional amendment to allow in stallations to. All-College offices to be held more than a month after elections. gold chills up and down the spines of many a freshman. ' In this game? the “tennis rac quets” -were sturdy, wooden pad dles, and the “ball" was the. freshman himself. The kind hearted upperclassmen made it easier for the frosh, and did not make it compulsory for the “ball” to travel over the net every time it was hit. . Another favorite was “Fire Drill:” Roaring fires 'were'- built in fraternity fix-eplaces. The freshmen crawled from the kit chen to fireplace, and tried to put the fire out with mouthfuls of water, while the upperclass men fed the fire. Although Hell Week activities were outlawed by the. Interfra ternity Council three years ago, many fraternities continue the custom of having a “three-or four-day ‘week of torture’ ” just before formal initiation, “in order to put the finishing touches on the molding of a freshman.” Only ' 29 per cent of those queried believe we should de clare war on Germany it, in ac cord with her- new Atlantic ship-' ping policy, she sinks one or more American ships. The majority declared that this would not be sufficient reason to go to war. The survey revealed that 43 per cent think that United States would be in immediate danger if England were defeated within the next month, and a similar percentage are in favor'of- our country convoying ships tp Great Britain. Opinion on the policy of “no foreign wars” was almost equally divided with 53 per cent declar ing they would volunteer if Am erica went to war for other reas ons than the defense of the physi cal border’s, of- this country, while 47 per-cent will not. ; -In an attempt to determine the OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE Traffic Board Adviser Capt. William V. Dennis, Cam pus Patrol head, will act as ex officio member of the Student .Traffic Board in conjunction with Dean A. R. Warnock in di recting the functions of the group. Regulations of the board will go into effect today. Outing Club Plans Sports Program In an effort to provide a var ied sports program for students, faculty and administration mem bers, the All-College Outing- Club will outline activity plans at a mass meeting in Room 10 Spares BCiilding at 7 p. m. to day, Ray M. Conger, chairman, announced yesterday. General - orgahiz'atibh and re creational functions of the Out ing Club will be explained at the mass meeting. Six clubs—rid ing, skiing, cabins and trails, water sports, hunting and fish ing, and marksmanship will hold separate meetings after the mass meeting. -L Simultaneously, Dean A. R. Warnock, chairman of the Re creation ” Committee, announced plans' for forming an extensive hobby program. The hobby program will be directed by Robert Y. Sigworth, supervisor of utilities. Clubs will be formed under eight gen eral divisions: games, garden ing, . collections, photography, handicraft, craftwork, sketching, and nature study. No organiza tion date has been set. Dean Warnock said that a sec ond hobby program would in clude music, dramatics, writing and literature, but plans for this program are indefinite. Town Churches To Begin Lenten Services Friday Union Lenten Services, con ducted each year by the. State College Ministerium, will, begin this Friday at 4:15 p.m. in the Presbytbrian Church and will .continue each week throughout the Lenten season. The general theme chosen for the services will be “The Cross, of '"Human Experience.” A different minister will be in charge of each service, and var ious church choirs will provide special music for dll of the meet ings. .Rev. Edward H. Jones is scheduled to speak Friday on “The Meaning of the Cross.” Despite Attack Foes Charge Politics In Probe Asked By House Clause Holding Up All College Funds Draws Most Fire Special to the Collegian HARRISBURG. Feb. 25 Amid charges of political chican ery, ~a three-man investigating committee appointed by the House of Representatives set to work today planning its probe of the Pennsylvania State College extension service. Soundly denounced by the Re publican minority that fought the bill passed last week on strictly party lines, its sponsor, Rep. Clayton E. Moul (D., York* is heading the investigation and plans to get his hearing under way next week. Appointed with him are Rep. Roy C. Haberlen (D. Westmoreland) and Rep. Frank E. Snyder (R., Tioga). Moul said today he hopes to calL at least 25 witnesses to tes tify in the public hearings. Principal opposition to Moul’s probe has been based on the fact that the entire college appropri ation must be held up until the investigation is complete. The bill states it is to investigate the soil erosion work but Moul ask ed to have the whole appropria tion held up so he could “inves tigate the whole show.” The soil erosion work involves only $lO,OOO in appropriations while, the College is -asking for a total approbation of over $5,000,- 000. The only Democrat to vote against the investigation,. Rep. Homer S. Brown, a Negro from Allegheny, is regarded as one of the state’s ablest legislators. In his attack on the bill he charged that the three-man investigating committee can delay their re port (and thus the College ap propriation) as long as they de sire. “That seems to me like a rather Hitierized proposition,” he said. iimiiiiinnmiiimiiii!i!iiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiii!iiiiiiii!iiiiiin Lafe News Bulletins itimtiiiiiHiiiiimimiiiiiiiiimiiiiiinimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinir. Berlin German-authorities disclosed last night the operation of a new U-boat patrol in waters -west and northwest of Britain. The Nazis claim that the fleet sunk 192,000 tons of British ship ping in the last three days. Washington Senator Lucas proposed in Congress yesterday the establishment of a bi-parti san committee from both houses to confer with President Roose velt on the action of the Lend- Lease Bill. A new amendment to the bity stated that the Presi dent would hot "be allowed to send troops outside pf the West ern Hemisphere except to U. S. possessions. Candidates Called A call for candidates for the editbrial staff of the Student Handbook has been issued by Ed itor Stanley J. PoKempner ’42 and Associate Editor Betty Jo Patton ’42. The first meeting will be in Room 418 Old Main at 7 p. m. tomorrow and any stu dent may attend. PRICE THREE CENTS 'Night In Manhattan' Is Selling For Senior Bail To Tommy Dorsey, the “Senti mental Gentleman of Swing,” and his orchestra will go the honor of opening Penn State’s newest night club in Rec Hall at 9 p.m. Friday. Staid, athletic Rec Hall will be turned for a night into a glit tering New York roof-top club in accord with the "Night in Manhattan" theme decided upon by Senior Ball Co-chairmen Will iam J. Shevock and Thomas C. Backenstose and their commit tee. Booth reservations must be made .by fraternities and other organizations at Student Union by today, accompanied by the $5 cover charge, Shevock and Back enstose have announced. Thespians issue New Casting Call Plans for the Thespian spring production, “The_ Joint’s Jum pin’,” got under way when George L. Parrish ’4l, president, announced cast tryouts at the Thespian banquet last night. The show will be presented Interfra ternity wekeend, April 4 and 5. Dancers will get their initial tryout-in Schwab Auditorium at 7:30 p. m. today while singing candidates will report at the Auditorium at 8 p. m. tomorrow. All singers must come prepared with their own songs and music, and have their own accompanist if possible. - Nine members were initiated at last night’s banquet. They were H. Lindsey Arison ’4l, Henry F. Daley ’43, D. Garth Dietrick ’42, Herman K. Klauk Jr ’43, John F. Mahoney ’42j John W. Pierce ’42, Ralph M. Pierce ’42, John E. Phillips ’4l, and Donald G. Reihard ’43. Selsam To Open Series On 'After War-Whair Opening, a new series of public meetings under the title “After War—What?” Dr. John P. Sel sam, associate professor of Euro pean history, will lecture on “Is Permanent Peace Possible?” in the Home Economics Auditorium at 8 o’clock tonight. Dr. Selsam will discuss some of the causes of war and why we have failed in our attempts at peace in the past. These meetings are being sponsored by the Penn State; Christian Association. Lion 'Debaters Clash With Lehigh Tonight Penn State debaters will'meet a team from Lehigh University to battle on, “Resolved: That the nations of the western hemis phere should join a permanent union,” in Room 316 Sparks Building at 8 o’clock tonight. The debaters selected from the Penn State squad for the session are Herbert D. Berger ’4l, Oscar Kranich ’4l, Robert W. Miller ’43, and Mark A. Richards ’42. Prof. Joseph F. O’Brien, of the speech department, will act as presiding offider and Richard R. Newton ’43 will be the secretary.
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