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VOL. 37—No. 109
Fraternity Co-op
Necessary Here,
Wagner Believes
“Pooling purchasing power by
the establishment of a food co
operative might prove to be the
only future salvation of fraterni
ties at Penn State,” H. Edward
Wagner, IFC president, stated
yesterday.
Wagner agrees with Collegian
and fraternity leaders in believ
ing that the decline in the num
ber of fraternities and fraternity
members can be traced to the
lower cost of living in dormi
tories or rooming houses.
Substantiating Wagner’s claim,
surveys have shown that the
non-fraternity man can live on
$4O a month, but that the aver
age fraternity housebill is $5 to
$25 higher.
“That cooperatives will wofk
has been proved by their success
at other colleges,” Wagner said.
The management plan at Oregon
State has registered savings as
high as $20,000 a year, an aver
age saving of $5OO for each of
the 41 fraternities, he pointed
out.-
He added that even greater
savings have been reported by
fraternity cooperatives at Cor
nell, Ohio State, and the Univer
sity of Idaho.
Because most of the coopera
tives on other campuses owe
their inception to an alert cat
erers association, Wagner has
proposed that such an organiza
tion be set up here when the
new IFC officers are elected-in
May.-
‘Wagner added that the success
of "a caterers association would
depend on the “caliber of the.
man selected to head it and the
cooperation he receives.
Draft Questions
l-D Classifications
Will Be Changed
Editor's Note: The following
questions were submitted by stu
dents at second semester regis
tration. Answers have been pre
pared by the Coliege draft ad
visory committee^
Question My classification
will be I-D' until June 31. Does
that mean I must report immed
iately on July 1, or will my class
ification be changed at that time?
Answer Your classification
will be changed.
Q. —Which schools are exempt,
and for how long?
A.—No school is exempt. In
dividual students whose occupa
tion is determined by their local mr Jk JT W V T »w. rjpr • »
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health, safety or interest” may
•be deferred for a period set by
the local boards
Q. —Will college students be
assigned in the Army to their
particular fields of work?
A.—Presumably so, within the
limitations of time and place,
supply and demand.
Q. —Will we enter the Army as
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Chi Phi Dance Tonight
Chi Phi fraternity will hold its
annual :spring formal dance to
the music of the Campus Owls
at the chapter house from 9
o’clock to midnight tonight.
Harry G. Mauk ’4l and George
A. Palmer ’43 are the co-chair
men in charge. Admittance is by
invitation oniv.
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 22, 1941, STATE COLLEGE, PA.
4 Riding Club Horses On
Display Ai 2 p.m, Today
Experienced riders will show
the four saddle horses purchased
by the riding club in the Stock
Judging Pavilion at 2 p.m. today.
An hour before the horses ar
rived in State College last night,
10 students who had been work
ing for 3 days finished making
5 stalls in town stables for them.
Interested students may still
sign up at Student Union for the
club. The $l5 membership fee
entitles members to an hour and
a half ride twice each week and
three weekly instruction periods.
Third Concert
Set Tomorrow
Phi Mu Alpha, honorary music
fraternity, and the Louise Homer
Club, honorary music sorority,
will present the third in this
year’s series of complimentary
concerts in Schwab Auditorium
tomorrow at 3:30 p.m.
A group of two numbers, play
ed by a double string quartet,
will open the program. One of
these numbers, “Ansi Les Jours
Passent,” was composed by H.
Lindsey Arison ’4l.
Four group songs, sung by the
Louise Homer Ensemble, will
compose the second part of the
program.
Betty M. Brown ’4l and Paul
N. Teare Jr, ’43 will play a piano
duo, “Ritual Fire Dance,” by
De Falla.
The Louise Homer £lub girls’
quartet will then sing a group
of four numbers. The quartet is
Edith A. Burrage ’4l, Betty- M.
Brown ’4l, O. Lola Saska ’4l,
and GraceM. Hendershot J4l. . .
Grace M. Seip ’42, will then
play Alexander Russell’s “St.
Lawrence Sketches, No. 2,” a des
criptive organ solo.
•Closing the program, the Phi
Mu Alpha orchestra will play
three numbers, one of which is
the popular “Mardi Gras” from
the “Mississippi Suite” by Ferde
Grofe.
Hillel Purim Carnival
Set For Next Saturday
The Hillel Foundation will
present its annual Purim Carni
val next Saturday night, Harold
J. Berger ’42, Hillel president,
announced yesterday.
Berger appointed Miretta
Blackman ’4l chairman .of the
carnival which will be open.
Booths, appropriate to the fes
tival, will be erected. Dancing
and refreshments will follow a
show presented by a dramatics
group.
BOYD C. GARTLEY '4l
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
Ridenour Only Survivor
Of Five State Matmen
For U. S. Semi-Finals
Scalzo Drops Opener;
Others Win One Each;
Oklahoma A & M Leads
By ROSS LEHMAN '
BETHLEHEM, Pa., Mar. 21-
Little Charlie Ridenour, Nittany
Lion 121-pound EIWA champ,
forced into the semi-final bouts,
of the National Wrestling Inter
collegiates at Lehigh University
this evening when he conquered
Jack Kanavas of Dubuque in a
thrilling 14-11 battle. Semi
final and final matches will be
wrestled tomorrow afternoon
and night.
All the other Penn State en
trants had been eliminated by the
time the quarter-finals ended at
midnight. Oklahoma A. and M.
enters the semi-finals with six
men. State and lowa
State follow with four apiece.
Four Nittany grapplers head
ed by Captain Frank Gleason,
entered the second round. .Be
sides Gleason and Ridenour,
heavyweight Jack Kerns and
165-pound Chuck Rohrer surviv
ed the first-round encounters.
Joe Scalzo, Lion 145-pounder
was decisioned by Kansas State’s
Glenn Duncan 9-6 in a first round
bout after he had drawn a bye.
After blasting his way to a de
cisive 17-5 victory over Captain
Ted Schoenberg, Harvard, Ride
nour and Kanavas hooked in a
brilliant duel with both men re
versing positions repeatedly. The
Lion 121-pounder put on the
pressure in the closing minutes
to capture his bout.
Captain Gleason failed in his
attempt for a semi-final place
when Michigan State’s Bill Max
well came from behind to pin
Gleason with a double arm lock
in 7.28 minutes. Gleason for
merly had trounced F. and M.’s
Bill Geib in a first round tilt.
Senior Joe Scalzo recovered a
bye then lost a furious battle to
Duncan in a rough and tumble
bout. Duncan, Big Six 145
champ, took advantage of a re
feree’s hold, putting Scalzo down
during the second period and
clinched his victory with a last
minute take down.
State’s 165-pounder, Chuck
Rohrer, was eliminated in the
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Barrage Of Gifts
Will Feature Ball
A novelty feature—gifts show
ered from bursting balloons on
dancing couples—will highlight
the IMA Balloon Dance in Rec
Hall from 9 o’clock to midnight
tonight.
The gifts have been donated
by 42 local merchants.
Music for the dance, the major
IMA-sponsored social event of
the year, will be supplied by
Jimmy Leyden and his Colleg
ians, with vocals by Jackie Reese
and the mixed quartet, “Three
Beats and a Pickup.”
The dance will be open and in
formal. Admission is 75 cents a
couple.
Altoona College Center
Gives 13 EE Diplomas
Thirteen electrical engineering
students of the Altoona extension
of the College received their di
plomas at a graduation dinner
and program in the Penn Alto
Hotel in Altoona, Wednesday
night. Charles W. Stoddard,
dean of the School of Liberal
Arts, was the chief speaker.
Eighty-nine other students
were awarded first, second, and
third year certificates in other
engineering courses by J. M. Al
ter, administrative head of the
center.
Police Still Probe
Molesting Case
Although police continued
their search today for the un
known assailant of Mrs. Lena
Waite, Chief of Police John R.
Juba expressed the opinion that
too “great importance had been
attached to the case.” ~
Mrs. Waite, an employee of the
College, had been walking along
East Beaver Avenue Thursday
night when the man stepped from
some bushes along the sidewalk
and refused to let her pass.
According to Mrs. Waite, -he
then approached her and at
tempted to force her off the side
walk. However, screams of the
victim apparently frightened him
and he ran away.
Local police believe there is
no connection with the Rachel
Taylor case.
Mrs. Waite described her as
sailant as being about five feet,
eight inches in height. He said
nothing to her and when driven
away by her screams fled down
Beaver Avenue, turning left tow
ard College Avenue.
A 0 Pi Elects Officers
Newly elected Alpha Omicron
Pi officers are president, Marjorie
D. Cousley ’42; vice-president,
Dorothy H. Grossman ’42; re
cording secretary, M. Elizabeth
Shields ’42; corresponding secre
tary, Marion M. Eberts ’42; treas
urer, Helen L. Westbrook ’42;
rushing chairman, Betty E.
Widger.
JACKIE REESE '43
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Noted Sculptor
Approves Site
0t lion Shrine
The proposed Lion Shrine site
in front of the Water Tower was
approved by Heinz Warneke,
noted animal sculptor, after a
hurried trip here yesterday to
learn details of the project, a gift
of the class of-1940.
Although definite choice of a
sculptor has not been made by
the Shrine committee, Warneke
said he would be interested in
doing the work.
David E. Pergrin, 1940 class
president, also favored the Water
Tower site at a special commit
tee meeting yesterday. However,
George W. Ebert, superintendent
of grounds and buildings, stated
that future plans for the addition
of wings to Rec Hall and the pos
sible widening of Beaver Field’s
main gate must be considered
before a location can be chosen.
Warneke revealed that he was
not certain of the size and kind
of figure the $5,340 would pur
chase. The sculptor said he would
draw up sketches of figures in
limestone or bronze.
The sculptor indicated a desire
to do most of his work on the
campus, but warned the commit
tee that the primary cutting and
roughing of stone or bronze and
transportation here would be
costly.
Before the shrine can be start
ed, approval of the College archi
tectural committee, consulting
architects Thomas W. Sears and
Paul Cret, and the Board of
Trustees must be obtained.
Debaters Return Today
From Three-Day Tour
Oscar Kranich ’4l and Mark
A. Richards ’43 returned from
Pittsburgh today after a three
day debate tour. They met Mt.
Mercy on Wednesday; University
of Pittsburgh, Thursday; and
Carnegie Tech yesterday.
“Resolved: That there should
be a permanent union in the
western hemisphere,” and “The
outlook for peace following the
war” were the topics used in the
non-decisions debates.
Two members of the debate
squad met Western Maryland in
Sparks Building yesterday after
noon. Samuel G. Fredman ’43 and
John B. McCue ’43 discussed the
merits of the hemisphere ques
tion in the non-decision meet.
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WASHINGTON The House
Appropriations committee passed
a four billion dollar bill today to
be used mainly for an eventual
army of four million men. About
one million will be set aside for
construction of bombers.
BELGRADE —Jugoslavian re
ports last night stated that action,
•toward a compromise with Ger
many, previously planned for
Sunday, have been interrupted
by Serbian officials in the Jugo
slavian Cabinet, who have
threatened to resign if the com
promise is passed.
DETROIT —Joe Louis, world's
heavyweight champion, success
fully defended his title against
A 1 Simon last night by a TKO
in the 13th round. When asked
about the fight, Louis replied, it
was "one of the toughest fights
I have ever had.”