~5- | (Hhr Sally @ doll VOL. 37—No. 105 Paul Whiteman Signed For Junior Prom, May 2 Morrow, Phillips Named Co-Chairmen ■ Paul- Whiteman’s Orchestra has been signed to play at Junior Prom in Rec Hall on May 2, it ■was announced last night by H. Leonard Krouse, junior class president. At the same time, Krouse an nounced the appointment of J. Robert Morrow ’42 and John iM. Phillips ’42 as co-chairman of the dance. Seven committee members •were also named. . The co-chairmen were actually appointed last Monday, March 10, Krouse said, but their names were withheld until after elec tions because of “politcal reas- According to Krouse, Paul Whiteman will be paid $1,750. Other bands under consideration were Jan Savitt and Larry Clin ton, 'he said, adding that these three were the only orchestras with an open date on May 2. Members of the committee, in addition to the co-chairmen, are Ruth W. Barbey ’42, William H. Boerner ’42, Ralph R. Cupelli, Jr. '42, Henry J. Dieterich ’42, Thomas J. Henson ’42, Maxim ilian J. Palena ’42, and William F. Ramsey ’42. Bridge Tourney Starts Saturday With 63 fraternity and 11 sor- orify teams entered in the IF- Pan-Hel bridge tournament, the -firstileliminations 'for the frar_ temity' groups are scheduled at the Nittany Lion at 1:30 o’clock Saturday, according to Robert L. Elmore '4l, in charge of the tour nament. ' The fraternity teams have been divided into nine sections of seven , teams each. Two sections will play Saturday, two will play Monday, March 24, two on Tues day, March 25, two Wednesday, March 26, and. one section Thurs day, March 27, all at the Nittany Lion. The nine victorious men’s teams will meet the 11 sorority groups Wednesday, April. 2. The fraternity and sorority teams that meet in the finals for the IF-Pan- Hel championship, will each be awarded a trophy. Former German Diplomat Lectures Here Tonight “Building a Constructive Peace,” the fourth lecture in the PSCA sponsored series “After- War-What?”, will be delivered by Dr. Ernst W. Meyer in Horne Economics Auditorium at 8:15 o’clock tonight. Dr. Meyer will discuss the work necessary to establish- a lasting peace, giving his analysis of the forces that are shaping the conditions of the problem. Collegian Frosh Meet All freshmen candidates for The Daily Collegian editorial staff .and those still wishing to report for the first time will meet in 'Room 312, Old Main at 7 o’clock tonight. Louis H. Bell, Collegian graduate counselor, will speak.- Champlin Speaks Tonight Prof. Carroll D. Champlin of the School of Education, will give the third of his series of four talks tonight for the Parent- Teachers Association of Lewis town. TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 13, 1941, STATE COLLEGE, PA Speaks Tonight Captain Peter Rodyenko, com manding officer of the 40th Re serve Engineering Battalion, will talk on camouflage technique in Room 121, Sparks Building at 7:30 o’clock tonight. Expert Speaks On Camouflage Illustrating his speech on cam ouflage with colored slides, Cap tain Peter Rodyenko, U. S. Army expert sponsored by the Land scape Architecture Society and the Society of American Military Engineers, will address an open in Room 121, Sparks Building at 7:30 o’clock tonight. . “I expect to mention some very' new and not known matters connected with camouflage,” he promised in a recent letter to officials. Rodyenko, who has been en gaged in research for 16 year’s, has established at Pratt Institute the only camouflage research laboratory in this country. He has acted as instructor to regular army troops at Mitchell Field, Camp Upton, and Forts Dix, Dupont. Ontario and Totten. Both British and Canadian arm ies have consulted him on cam ouflage procedure. Most of the articles on camou flage technique .published in this country have been authored by Captain Rodyenko. His work has been published in Life, infantry and artillery journals, Military Engineer, Chemical Warfare Bul letins, Quartermaster Review, Reserve Officer, and U. S. Marine Corps Gazette. Rodzinski By HERBERT J. ZUKAUSKUS Bundled in a great coat and smiling wearily after two hours of dynamic leading of the Cleve land Orchestra last night, Artur Rodzinski leaned back in his armchair and sipped a cup of tea. “Shut the door please,” re quested his charming wife with a slight accent, “the draft . . Instantly the door of the cold Schwab Auditorium dressing room was closed. The man whose flashing eyes and pleading fingers bad evoked soul-lifting music a few minutes before grinned, smiled as he signed a few programs and then spoke between nervous puffs on a cigarette. "I- remember well my last appearance here. The OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE College, State Said Delaying U.S. Soil Work Special to the Collegian HARRISBURG, March 17- Testimony that the Pennsylvania State College Extension Service and the Soil Conservation Board have been encouraging farmers to reject federal regulation was received 'by a threeman House of Representatives investigating committee today as it heard farmers from Adams, Westmore land and Lehigh Counties. While the committee conducts its probe, all appropriations to Penn State are 'being withheld. The sessions are 'held every Mon day, with today’s the third. One farmer, George Oyler of Adams County, said his farm •agent had told him State College “could do all the work necessary without bringing in the federal government.” Oyler also quoted the agent as saying he was afraid he would lose his job if the fed eral soil erosion program was approved. The agent referred to was M. T. Hartman. In Adams County, the farmers testified, the program was de feated, 182-179, in a referendum conducted by the State Depart ment of Agriculture. They said they never found out Who can vassed the votes. A suggestion to Rep. Clayton E. Moul (Dem., York), in charge of the investigation, that he would “learn something” by call ing in the county agents and AVI. S. McDowell, director of the agri cultural extension at Penn State, was answered 'by a statement that they' would-be-rcalled .before the committee hearings were ended. ’ One farmer, Eric Linde, man ager of a 1,900-acre farm in Le high County, praised Penn State’s work. “The government is mixed up in everything we do today and I’d like the government out of it,” he said. “We 'have called on State College for service sev eral times and State College has been very cooperative.” Chapel Fund Question Before Cabinet Tonight A decision on whether chapel collections should continue to go entirely to Lingnan University will probably be reached at the All-College Cabinet meeting in Room 305 Old Main at 9 o’clock tonight, President Arnold C. Laich ’ll said yesterday. Laich asked-that all new Cab inet pnembers-elect attend the meeting to familiarize themselves with Cabinet procedure. Likes College Reaction reception tonight with its youth ful vitality was a great stimulous to plaly. Every year it is war mer. It is a kick to direct here. College audiences with their young enthusiasm are the type I like best.” The present nervous condition aroused by the war has created a bigger demand than usual for music and its soothing powers said Dr. Rodzinski folding his large expansive hands. “There can be no discrimination or aver sion against German music,” he pointed out, “music is universal and belongs to all humanity.” Again he smiled and shook his graying head. “You out there—music makes you forget your troubles. For us our work is twice as hard. We wjiatt Gerecter, Henson, Smith Elected 1942 Managers Currier, Searle Are PSCA Co-Presidents A. John Currier ’42 and Sara P. Searle !42 were elected co presidents for 1941-42 by the PSCA cabinet at Ralph Watts Lodge last Saturday. This is the first time in the history of the organization that two heads will serve. Other officers elected were Jean E. Hershberger ’43, vice president; Mary Jean Seanor ’42, treasurer; John F. Gillespie ’42, recording secretary; Arlene K. Smith ’42, corresponding secre tary. Five additional cabinet mem bers were added. They are Neal C. Bitting 42, Arlene K. Smith ’42, Ruth L. Francis ’42, Philip B. Pennington ’44, Larry T. Chervenak '44. Ag Defense Work To Be Increased Continuation and enlargement of the present long-time program at the Agricultural Experiment Station was recommended at the agricultural defense conference held at the Nittany Lion Inn Sat urday. Immediate needs rising out of the national defense pro gram may be met by phases of work now under way or com pleted. Review and revaluation-of re search.. .data may. be necessary to make them most useful under present conditions, representa tives of farm organizations made clear. Demands of national defense on agriculture still are undefin ed, these men agreed, but the Experiment Station. should hold some funds in reserve to meet emergencies. Anticipation of such needs should not rest en tirely with the government, they said, but farm groups should re port, bottleneck situations to the State Agricultural Defense Coun cil which will keep the Experi ment Station informed. Inspection Trip Today Twenty senior education ma jors, under the supervision of Clarence O. Williams, associate professor of education, are visit ing the Altoona secondary schools today. Twenty juniors, in charge of Miss Mabel E. Kirk, associate professor of elementary education, are inspecting the Al toona primary schools. must forget and then make music.” His manager entered quietly with a few words of congratula tion but once more there came “Shut the door, please, the draft . . .” Mrs. Rodzinski then ex plained, “Without me to watch him he could not make great music." The face which had worked as expressively as the forceful hands that evening again relax ed. The magnetic eye which had blended ninety men into one surging wave of emotion in Tschaikowskys Fifth Symphony softened. We turned to leave and as we opened the door a musical voice called “Shut the door, please, the draft . . . “ WEATHER- and Cold ( PRICE THREE CENTS Basketball, Swimming, Gym Assistants Named John G. Gerecter ’42, Thomas J. Henson ’42, and Edgar C. Smith ’42, were elected managers of basketball, swimming, and. gymnastics, respectively, for 1942, it was announced yesterday. They succeed Marshall D. Miller ’4l, basketball; Norman G. Greenbaum ’4l, swimming; and Lowell M. Meeher, Jr. ’4l,'gym nastics. Three sophomores, Ralph W. Ervin Jr., Richard S. Peifly, and William E. 'Murph Jr., were nam ed first assistants in basketball. Harold Snyder '43 was elected freshman manager and A. John Currier Jr. ’42 and Alpine W. MdLane '42 become associate managers. Robert H. Alkins ’43 is the first alternate and Dennis J. Carney ’43 the second alter nate. Albert I. Eddy Jr., Theodore A. Scott, and William D. Fox, sopho mores, were elected first assist ants in swimming with William H. Hacker ’42 and Edwin B. Weldon Jr. ’42 serving as associ ate managers. James A. Harwick ’43 was named freshman manag er, Lawrence M. Harper ’43 first alternate, and Norman Weisberg er ’43 second alternate. John D. O’Brien, Albert L. Dimling, and Barton G. Loeb, sophomores, were named first as sistants in gymnastics, and Harry H. Fields ’42 and Wendall G. Ek dahl ■ ’42, associate managers. Frederic R. Brewer ’43 was elect ed freshman manager, and Ralph S. Snyder first alternate. Glee Club Leaves On Trip Today Forty members of the Penn State Glee Club, accompanied by Director and Mrs. Richard W. Grant, will leave on their annual concert tour at 7:45 o’clock this morning. Their first stop will be Reading where they give their first con cert today as the luncheon guests of the Reading Rotary Club. To night at 8:30 o’clock they sing at Northwest Junior High School on a program sponsored by the Berks County Alumni Associa tion. Tomorrow the songsters will be the luncheon guests of the Read ing Kiivanis Club. An exchange concert has been arranged with the Orpheus Male Voice Glee Club of Philadelphia for tomorrow night. On Thursday afternoon a con cert will be presented at the Upper Darby High School in sub urban Philadelphia. Immediately (Continued on Page Two) Borough Refunds Fees To Two Sfudenf Groups; Adds Hew Traffic Lights 'Borough council voted to re fund a $5 fee to the Engineering Student Council and a $3 fee to the Independent Party at its regular meeting last night. The $5 fee was for a parade publi cizing Saturday’s Engineering Open House, while the Independ ent Party’s fee was for a sound truck permit. Council voted to buy a traffic light for the corner of Beaver Avenue and Atherton Street and a street light for the corner of Atherton Street and Clay Alley.
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