The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, April 04, 1941, Image 1
“■ | (Flir Satlit doll 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. iiiiiimiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiimniniiiTiiimnmmuiiniim Late News Bulletins iiiiiiiiimiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmimmiuiiiiiiiiiir. 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.