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I. F. Ball Opens Weekend Festivities
State Employes
Called In Probe
' Special to the Collegian
HARRISBURG, April 3—Five
employees of the department of
agriculture will be called to
testify before the House sub
committee investigating the
state soil conservation board and
the Pennsylvania State College
extension, Rep. Clayton S. Moul
(Dem., York), chairman, - dis
closed today.
The men are those wno con
ducted soil conservation refer
enda in 'several counties. In
previous testimony, farmers de
scribed them as “dog catchers
and chauffeurs who took ballot
boxes away before the votes
were counted.”
John H. Light, state secretary
of agriculture, will be the prin
cipal witness at Monday’s hear
ing of the sub-committee. Mil
ton S. McDowell, director of the
Pennsylvania State College ex
tension, will be called the fol
lowing week.
The agriculture department
-employees to be called are Allen
Spotts, Lebanon; D. C. Wood
cock, Altoona; J. C. Graul, Por
tage; C. Nevin Sherlock, Mif
flintown; and John Altland,
Harrisburg.
All appropriations to the Col
lege are being withheld until
completion of the sub-commit
tee’s investigation -of charges
that the department of agricul
ture and the College extension
are not co-operating with the
federal soil conservation pro
gram.
Jimmy Leyden To Play
For Annual Ag Frolic
In Rec Hall April 19
Jimmy Leyden and his Penn
State Collegians have been
signed to play for Ag Frolic in
Rec Hall Saturday, April 19.
it was announced yesterday fol
lowing a meeting of Ag Student
Council.
Harry W. Korb Jr. ’42 was
named chairman of the dance
and will head a general com
mittee of six students who will
be in charge of arrangements.
Admission will be $1 per couple.
Students in charge of.general
arrangements are David J.
Woods. ’43, decoration and
booth; William F. Collins ’42,
checking; James P. Dressier ’43,
advertising; John M. Phillips
’42, tickets; Robert S. Christ ’42,
judges and cups; Warren H.
Hazen ’42, cleanup.
Following the custom of past
years, judges will award a cup
to the student group which con
ducts the ' best “concession
booth.”
Fifth Lecture In PSCA
Series Slated Today
“Education for the World of
Tomorrow,” fifth lecture in the
“After War—What” series on
World Reconstruction sponsored
"by the PSCA, will be given in
the Home Economics Auditorium
at 8:15 o’clock tonight.
. Speakers opening the discus
sion are Dr. C. D. Champlin and
Dr. C. both of the de
partment'pf education and psy
chology, and Aaron Druckman,
assistant professor of philosophy.
Bradley Starts Cruise
On S.S. Penn State At 10
I. F. Chairman
George L. Parrish ’4l heads the
Interfraternity Ball committee
which directs tonight’s dance.
Final ROTCBand
Concert Sunday
The last of this year’s series
of annual complimentary con
certs will be presented by the
Engineers ROTC Band in
Schwab Auditorium at 3:30 p.
m. Sunday, Prof. Frank Gullo,
director of the band, announced
yesterday.
The program will include
“March of Youth” (Olivadoti);
“There’s Something About a
Soldier” (Gay); “Wedding of
the Winds” (Hall); “Triplets of
the Finest” (Henneberg), play
ed by Charles Ammerman ’44,
George R. Ruip ’43, and Jay W.
Myers ’44.
“Rhythmoods” (Yoder); “Re
pasz Band” (Lincoln), played
by Joseph F. Menham, Jr. ’4l;
“Teddy Bear’s Picnic” (Brat
ton), played by Adrian L. Paci
’4l; “Gippsland March” (Lith
gow), played by Wesley R.
Burns, Jr. ’43.
“Whistler and His Dog” (Pry
or); “World Events” (Zamec
nik), played by Philip R. Prutz
man ’4l; “Sleepers Wake” (J. S.
Bach); “In’the Mystic Land of
Egypt” (Ketelby); and “Chil
drens March” (Goldman).
College To Aid Students
In Draft Deferment
In accordance with a sugges
tion made by the American
Council on Education last week,
the College will request occu
pational deferment from the
draft for students, Adrian O.
Morse, chairman of the central
draft advisory committee reveal
ed last night.
How’tever, he added that only
students who believe their work
comes within the requirements
for occupational deferment
should ask the committee of
their school for aid.
The College can not request
blanket deferments, he pointed
out, for any school or group of
students. Furthermore, students
who desire to be reclassified
must have the College file in
dividual reports with each ap
plication signed by the dean of
the school concerned, he said.
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATI/COLLEGE
Invitations Available
At Rec Hall Tonight
Approximately 1,000 couples
are expected to mount the gang
plank of the S. S. Penn State to
dance to' the “Boogie-Woogie”
rhythm of Will Bradley and his
buccaneers at the. Interfraternity
Ball in Rec Hall from 10 to 2
o’clock tonight.
With a total of 446 shipmates
already signed last night for the
S. S. Penn State musical voyage,
George L. Parrish ’4l, captain of
the crew, reminded non-fratern
ity .students that they can re-
ceive their invitations from fra-
ternity men, wno must procure
invitations at Student Union be
fore 5 p.m. today or at Rec Hall
tonight.
The scene of IF Ball will be
aboard ship, which is bounded
by guardrails and bedecked with
life preservers. A blue canopy of
stars, with red and white stream
ers hanging from the rigging, will
be overhead. Two gangplanks
will admit passengers on board.
Midshipman Will Bradley will
present his squad of merrymak
ers, including drummer Ray Mc-
Kinley, vocalists Lynn Gardner
and- Terry Allen, with Freddie
Slack, tempo-man of the boogie
woogie artists, at the piano.
The trombone-playing maestro,
rated as the greatest all-around
trombonist, worked with Kostel
anetz, Shilkret, Raymond Paige,
Freddie Rich, and Ray Noble, be
fore he struck out on his own and
rose in one year to become the
“band of 1941.”
Two 1,000-watt search lights,
mounted at either end of the
deck, will poke inquisitive fingers
of light at the dancers as they
swing to the tunes of the Bradley
crew.
. Miss Miriam Mensch, contest
winner hf the “Why I Want to
Come to Penn State for IF Week
end,” will be introduced at inter
mission by Parrish. Miss Mensch
composed the best 25-word sent
ence and will be the guest of the
IF committee this weekend.
73 Per Cent Of Students Want
Mural Continued, Survey Shows
By WILLIAM J. McKNIGHT
Although the seniors voted to
establish the loan fund as their
class gift, a" poll conducted by
the Daily Collegian has shown
that a large majority of the stu
dent body would like to see the
mural continued.
Of 73 per cent who favor the
continuance of the mural, 60
per cent are in accord with the
plan of the College to retain
Henry V.amum Poor as artist
in-residente.
When asked, "Upon gradua
tion do you intend to voluntar
ily enlist in the army or wait
until drafted?” it was discover
ed that practically all Penn
State graduates are going to
wait for Uncle Sam’s call be
fore they go into selective serv
ice.
Only 18 per cent of those
eligible for the draft will take
To Play Tonight
Will Bradley above, will
bring his famous band here for
tonight's IF Ball in his initial
Perm State appearance.
§!' Man Weather
I® Haunt IF Ball
Rain, snow, hail, sleet —ex-
pect anything for Interfraternity
Ball weekend.
Old Mother Nature and Pappy
Weatherman are holding a coun
cil of war on Mt. Nittany at 12
o’clock midnight to determine
the form of wrath they will hurl
down upon helpless BMOC’s
and their dates.
For a preview of their pos
sible decision, consult the moon
tonight around ten o’clock. If
there is a circle around it, we’re
doomed for their vengence. If
there isn’t any circle, it’ll rain
pitchforks anyway—it always
does.
For Senior Ball weekend
Mother Nature spilled her froz
en tears, while Pappy Weather
man closed down his Nittany
Valley heating system.
Then it was Mamma who paid
Soph Hop a visit and sprinkled
snow flakes, making things mis
erable.
But the greatest triumph of
sloppy weather was reserved
for Pappy who drenched and
doused the campus ■ for Fall
Houseparty. Coeds even re
sorted to their boots for dates.
Ugly weather is a tradition at
Penn State.
their year immediately after
leaving school. According to a
similar study conducted by Stu
dent Opinions Surveys of Am
erica, almost .the same propor
tions on the “clraft” question
in other colleges throughout the
nation are evident.
The proposed 5,000 watt ra
dio station received the support
of three-fourths of the student
body, and a similar percentage
expressed approval of the
“wired transmission” plan to
serve the College community.
The results of the survey are
based on a four per cent samp
ling of the student body, with
proper distribution of • classes
and sex. This is the fourth in
a series of surveys by the Daily
Collegian conducted to ascertain
student opinion on campus ques
tions-and other problems of in
terest to students and faculty
members.
WEATHER—
Cloudy.
Probable. Showers.
3 Groups To Sing
In Finals Tonight
Alpha Gamma Rho, Alpha
Kappa Pi, and Beta Theta Pi
are the three singing groups
that were chosen Sunday from
seven entries to sing in the in
terfraternity contest finals to be
held tonight during intermis
sion of IF Ball.
A trophy will be awarded
the best group by IFC, it. was
announced‘by William S. Kirk
patrick ’4l, in charge of the
contest. One of the four teams
including Alpha Gamma Rho,
Beta Theta Pi, Phi Sigma Kap
pa, and Tau Kappa Epsilon that
sang Fred Waring’s “Hills of Old
Penn State,” on Sunday was
chosen as winner but has not
been announced. The team that
did win will sing this song War
ing is trying to popularize
through his contest, and will
also receive a cup from Fred
Waring.
Last year’s IF sing winner
was Beta Theta Pi which also
has a team singing in each con
test this year. The IF teams
must have at least 16 members
and may have piano accom
paniment. They also will have
access to the public address
system.
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Late News
Bulletins
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TAMPA, Florida—An eastern
airline plane bound for New York
from Miami was forced down yes
terday in the swamps near Tam
pa. Some life was noticed by
searching air crafts and the 13
passengers and three crew mem
bers were reported safe late last
night.
WASHINGTON—OfficiaI gov
ernment circles anticipated a
statement today from President
Roosevelt concerning the defense
strikes. This action was a result
of feverish activity and demands
by congressional officials.
Action is also expected from
Rome in retaliation for the United
States request that the Italian
Naval Attache in Washington be
recalled.
LONDON—Repeated waves of
Nazi bombers swept over Eng
land again last night. The west
ern counties including the port
of Bristol were subject to this
moonlight attack.
British authorities admitted
earlier yesterday that a German
infantry and tank force has forc
ed the abandonment of the port
of Benghasi, keystone of the re
cent British successes in Libya.
The statement added that no ma
terials of military value were left
at the port to fall into Axis hands.
British forces have moved to the
southeast to strengthen the sur
roundings of Addis Ababa, Eth
opian capital.
BERLlN—Matsuoka, Japanese
foreign minister, arrived today
in Germany by way of the Bren
ner Pass, famous meeting place of
Axis leaders, Benito Mussolini
and Adolf Hitler.
Trip Fee Due Today
Political science students and
PSCA members planning to go
on the Washington inquiry trip
must register and pay the $4.50
fee at the PSCA office be
fore 5 o’clock tonight.