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VOL. 37—No. 125
Krauser '42, ZTA,
To Head Panhel;
Rushing Revised
Jean A. Krauser '42, Zeta Tau
Alpha, will automatically suc
ceed Harriet Singer '4l as presi
dent of Panhellenic Council and
Frances E. Haley '43, Theta Phi
Alpha, will assume the vice pres
idency, council announced at its
meeting last night. Anita M.
Knecht '42 was elected secre
tary, Marjorie K. Chambers '43,
treasurer, and Mrs. A. K. And
erson, national chairman of col
lege Panhellenic associations,
new advisor.
New officers will be installed
at a Panhellenic banquet of old
and new delegates and one ad
visor from each house tentatively
scheduled for next week.
• Returning to this year's plan
for intensive rushing with only
minor changes, the Rushing
Committee presented a new
draft for approval by-each house
after rejection '.sf the between
semester provision. Under the
new. code, formal rushing will
begin at noon, /Wednesday, Feb
ruary 4, and extend 'to 9 p. m.
Thursday, February 13 followed
by formal dinners on Saturday
and bidding on Sunday. Usual
weekend silent period will be
in effect.
Most important changes in
clu.de restriction of free associ
ation during formal rushing to
period from 1 to 9 p.m. daily,
abolition of any big-little sister
contacts outside the code limi-
tations during formal rushing
but sanctioning of unlimited as
sticiatton 'for' such contacts dur
ing the first semester. Functions
at which the sorority sisters of
the big sister will be present in
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Freshman Counselors
Selected By Committee
To Advise Class Of '45
Freshman counselors for next
year, selected upon recommend
ations of faculty members and
senior counselors, were announc
ed yesterday by Walter N. Sham
bach '42, chairman of the student
counselor committee. Counselors
selected by schools are as fol
lows:
Agriculture
Sherman M. Williamson. '42,
Daniel G. Swope '43, Mark E.
Singley '42, John M. Phillips '42,
Charles W. York '42, Robert A.
Powers '42, William C. Patterson
Jr. '43, Clarence E. Knug '42,
Philip F. Bogatin '42, Raymond F.
Bednar '43, Lyle Baker '42, Al
mon K. Birth '42, Richard L.
Carleton - '42, Benjamin L. Seed
'42, George K. Campbell '42,
Neal C. Bitting-'42.
Chemistty-Physics
Leonard 0. Frescoln '43, David
L. Powel '42, Robert B. Jeffrey
'42, Jack W. Hanley '43, Donald
L. Russell '43, Samuel E. Flenner
'43, Martin H. Fritch '42, Jay W.
Thornhill '43, James E. Husted
'43, Carlyle S. Herrick '42, Rich
ard W. Vollmer '42, Robert T.
Struck '42, Woodrow C. Hoch
'43, Murray. L. Schwartz '42, Jo
seph A. King '43, Jerome N.
Haimsohn '42.
Education
'Emmett H. Fletcher '42, John
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- Wonien Staff Meeting
Impolant meeting of all fresh
man, s phomore and junior
women's editorial boards of Col
legian in/ Room 312, Old Main at
7:30 o'clOck tonight. New beats
will be zr signed.;
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Collegian Honor Roll
Ouf Toniorrow
An eagerly awaited feature
every year, because it presents
its viewpoint impartially and
honestly, the 1940-41 edition of
the Collegian Honor Roll will ap
pear with tomorrow's paper.
Included on tomorrow's honor
roll are students, faculty, alumni_
and organizations which have
made outstanding contributions
"For a Better Penn State" in the
past 12 months.
Don't miss it.
College Adopts
Daylight Saving
"In accordance with the action
of the Borough of State College,
the College will operate on Day
light Saving Time beginning
midnight Saturday, April 26."
This announcement from the
Council on Administration yes
terday officially places classes
and campus offices on the same
schedule as downtown establish
ments.
Coeds attending weekend so
cials will not be inconvenienced
by the new time which will go
into effect at midnight Saturday,
Jean Babcock, WSGA president
revealed last night. Daylight
Saving Time will not rob them
of a dating hour.
Recreation and sports pro
grams will benefit from the new
system and - afternoon classes
will find relief from late sultry
hours.
Borough Council instituted
Daylight Saving Time at a meet
ing Monday night and the Col
lege followed their lead. It is
believed, that this is the first reg
ular session to go off the stand
ard system although the saving
schedule had previously been
utilized for summer sessions.
Students Finish
Defense Courses
Fifty-three students and Naval
Reserve officers who will com
plete the College-sponsored de
fense courses in Diesel engineer
ing and production engineering
this week are to be awarded
their certificates today and to
morrow, Harry P. Hammond,
dean of the Engineering School,
disclosed yesterday.
Beginning May 1, 25 additional
Naval reserve officers will come
to the College to take the repeat
course in Diesel engineering.
Upon completion of the course,
the Reserves will be qualified to
accept positions as officers on
Diesel-operated naval vessels. •
Seven of the thirty original
enrollees in production engineer
ing did not complete the course
but dropped out to accept posi
tions with industrial concerns.
Definite word has not been re
ceived from Washington as to
whether the production course
will be repeated, Hammond said.
Saturday Noon Deadline
For Senior Invitations
Orders for commencement in
vitations, announcements, and
programs must be placed at Stu
dent Union before noon Satur
day, it was announced yesterday
by Frank M. Platt and Richard
M. Geissinger, co-chairmen of
the senior invitations committee.
Invitations and announcements
are nriced at 5 cents and com
mencement booklets cost. 50 cents.
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 24, 1941 STATE COLLEGE, PA
IFC Approves Rushing Code Changes ;
$727 Bradley Dance Profit Reported
Council To Hold Election
lifting team from York scheduled to display their prowess in th
All-College Circus Saturday night.
Music, Dancing Will Supplement
Circus Acts Saturday Night
When the expected 5,000 spec
tators crowd Recreation Hall at
8 o'clock Saturday night to see
"Penn State on Parade" they will
witness not only the usual circus
acts but also a finer type of en
tertainment.
A soft background of music
supplied by the string ensemble,
singing and dancing will supple
ment the usual circus brand of
entertainment such as the brass
band, clowns and exhibition of
athletic prowess and comedy. In
the latter department, many of
the displays parallel the skill and
ability of the professional circus
performances.
Of particular interest to the
spectators will be the equipment,
which is almost as varied as that
of a large circus. Included is a
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NEW YORK The CIO and
the United Mine Workers have
agreed to President Roosevelt's
request that they end their 23-
day mine strike. The 250,000
Northern miners have already
agreed to return to work and the
Southern miners were expected
to answer later last night.
WASHINGTON—Frank Knox,
secretary of the Navy, has an
nounced that 20 of the Navy's
small torpedo boats are ready to
be sent to the 'British govern
ment under the terms of the
Lease-Lend Bill. A building
campaign in cooperation with the
Canadian government is being
planned to provide more of these
fast boats.
STOCKHOLM Nazi coun
ter espionage agents uncovered
• Observatory Open Anthony Guest Speaker
The College observaotry .will "Is Your Faculty Worth Know
be open from 8:30 to 9:30 o'clock
i
tonight for special observation ing" was the subject of Dr. Roy
of double stars, and from now D. Anthony, professor of porn
on will be open those same hours ology, at a coffee hour in north-
Tuesday and Thursday west lounge of Atherton Hall
last night.
every
nights
Muscle Men To Flex Biceps For Circus
Shown above are Bob Hoffman's world championship weigh
Late News Flashes
huge, specially constructed
"cradle" hanging from the 50-
foot rafters of Rec 'Hall used to
support the aerial apparatus.
As in previous years, one of
the features of the circus will be
a visiting 'act. This year, Bob
Hoffman and his world champion
weight lifters from York will
entertain the crowd with a 15
minute display of some of the
best weight lifting ever witness
ed. In this ,group are such re
nowned perofrmers as Tony Ter
lazzo, Olympic champion in 1936,
Steve Stanko, national heavy-
weight title holder, and John
Grimak, acclaimed the world's
best-built man in the 1940 con
test. Grimak will be seen in his
specialty, "muscle control."
a plot by Norwegians to blow up
German naval supply bases
here.
LONDON United Press
sources state that the people and
the newspapers here are dis
gruntled over the British set
backs in Greece. They are de
manding an explanation from the
government.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
National League
St. Louis 3, Pittsburgh 1
Brooklyn 4, Philadelphia 0
New York 5, Boston 0
Cincinnati 5, Chicago 0
American League
Philadelphia 11, Washington 7
New York 4, Boston 2
Cleveland 5, St. Louis 2
-Detroit 13, Chicago 5
Weather—
Slightly Warmer,
Probable Showers.
PRICE THREE CENTS
Of Officers On May I
Approval of the Interfrater
nity Ball financial report and a
revision of the rushing code to
allow out of town chaperoned
parties was proposed at last
night's meeting of the Interfra
ternity Council held at the Sigma
Pi fraternity.
Final action on the code will
be taken up at the next meeting
but the group approved the pro
posal to permit out of town rush
ing parties if proper application
is made to the judiciary commit
tee for permission and a capable
chaperone is approved. The
chaperones will be required to
submit a written report to the
committee after each party. '
Receipts for the Interfraternity
Ball were: 1,048 paid admissions,
$2,60; checking, $340.50; and
booth rental, $225 for a total of
$3,185.50.
Expenditures for the ball
were: Will Bradley's orchestra,
$1,200; decorations, $400; pro
grams, $211.94; advertising.
$91.25; College, $106.90; cater
ing, $43.50; college labor, $72.50;
George Donovan, $2O; telephone
and telegram bills, $19.82; invi
tations, $12.63; flowers, $10;
women's attendant, $5; miscel
laneous, $13.98; and compensa
tion, $l5O. The total expendi
tures were $2,307.52. The total
profit realized from the dance
was $727.98.
The Council also decided to
hold nominations and elections
of officers for the coming year on
Thursday, May 1, and President
H. Edward Wagner appointed
Robert B. Gamin '43, (chairman),
Lloyd A. Dixon '42, Robert W.
Hildenbrand '42, Arthur H. Sha
piro '42, and Charles F. Bowman
1 42 to the nominating committee.
The committee appointed at
the last meeting to clarify pro
visions of the mixed drinking
code reported that penalties will
be inflicted in accordance to the
seriousness of their offense. Fra
ternities breaking the code may
punish the offenders in their own
houses and report the action tak
en to the IFC president before
the charge is brought before the
judiciary committee. Affairs
chaperoned • through registration
at Dean Charlotte E. Ray's office
were decided not to be consider
ed under the jurisdiction of the
IFC code.
Waring Singers
In Thespian Show
Junior Prom weekend repeat
performances of the Thespians'
spring show, "The Joint's Jump
in'," will be featured by the per
sonal appearance of ex-Penn
Stater Fred Waring's "Swinger
ettes," Donna Dae and Patsy
Garrett, who broadcast nightly
on Waring's Pleasuretime pro
gram.
The girls have been written in
to the show and will appear in
song and dance numbers in both
the Friday and Saturday evening
performances.
As guests of the Thespians, the
Swingerettes will attend Junior
Prom and other college weekend
activities. They will stay in Ath
erton Hall with Thespians' own
"Singerettes."
Donna Dae visited the campus
with Waring last spring and sang
in Thespians' "Danger, Men At
Work!" She and Patsy Garrett
sing together on many of War
ing's featured vocal numbers
over the airways