Successor to the Free Lance, z o ctir Batty at tg i att Established 1887 A 44771 VOL. 37—No. 128 College Appropriation Of $5,509,046 Delayed 'College, Soil Board Unrelated,'—McDowell Special to the Collegian HARRISBURG, April 28—The House moved ahead in its inves tigation of the Pennsylvania State College today and the Sen ate seemed ready to sidetrack the College's 1941-43 maintenance appropriation bill of $5,509,046 until nearer the end of the ses sion. The House committee which is holding up appropriations to the College until its soil investigation is complete, heard today that there is no legal connection be tween Penn State and the Soil Erosion Board, which are being investigated jointly for non-co operation with federal soil ero sion plans. In answer to a question why Dean S. W. Fletcher is on the State Oil Conservation Board, the director of agricultural exten sion, M. S. McDowell, said "Dr. Fletcher is not there to represent the College. He is there as a representative of the Soil Con servation Board." At another point, Mr. McDowell testified, "There. is no legal connection be tween the Board and the College to the best of my knowledge and belief." With the Republicans sending out adjournment feelers but the end apparently still far away, the Senate will follow traditional policy if it holds up the Penn State appropriation until within _ciays:,of_the end of the session. (Continued on Page Two) (college May Do Research In Flax Hitler's conquest of Europe and, incidentally, America's chief sources of flax may give the Col lege a $200,000 job finding out how to develop the industry in Pennsylvania. Already paSsed in the State Senate where it was sponsored by Sen. Joseph Ziesenheim (R., Erie), a bill providing the money has now been placed before the house by Rep. Ellwood Turner (R., Delaware). It provides that $200,000 shall be given to the College during the two years beginning June 1 to conduct research and develop new by-products in flax. The principal American sources now are California, Ida ho, Kansas, lowa, Oregon and Minnesota. Before the war, how ever, most flax came from Po land, Belgium, Holland, Russia. Within the last six years the College has grown flax experi mentally with yields of from 400 to 4,000 pounds an acre. The na tional average is about 4,000. C. 0. Cromer, professor of farm crops, who conducted the exper iments, believes that further re search might produce improved results. French Prints Subject Of. Final Gallery Talk French prints will provide the subject matter for the final gal lery talk of the winter group sponsored by the division of fine arts in Room 303 Main Engineer 7 ing at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Francis E. Hyslop Jr., instruc tor in fine arts who teaches the College's course on History and Appreciation of Prints, will be d the speaker. Post Office Windows Conform To 'Fast Time' Contrary to rumor, the Post Office windows and financial departments are operating on Daylight Saving. Time in coop eration with the Borough of State College, Robert J. Miller, postmaster, announced yesterday. Regular hours of the usual schedule will continue under "fast time" to fill students needs, it was pointed out.. Banks also are keeping Daylight Saving hours in accordance with \ other establishments. The Old Main clock caused lit tle difficulty in the change from "slow" to "fast" time Saturday night. It required 20 minutes to move the face hands and adjust the master clock in the control room to Daylight Saving Time. Alumni Drive Enters 2nd Day As the first, day of the Alumni student membership drive drew to a close last night, incomplete returns from solicitors prevented the issuance of a report on its re sults by the Alumni Office. Although less than one-fifth of the solicitors were able to can vass yesterday because of the many meetings being held by fraternities, sororities, and inde pendent groups. William B. Bartholomew '4l, general chair man of men's soliciting, announc ed that response from students actually contacted was very grat ifying. The percentage of the number approached who joined was very high, he said. "I am confident that the drive will pick up momentum as the week progresses and by the end of the campaign Friday night set a mark for other drives to shoot at," Bartholomew stated. He added that an encouraging number of the students approach ed in last night's scattered can vassing pledged their intention to join the association before the drive is over. Section leaders under Chair man Bartholomew are Thomas C. Backenstose '4l, Robert D. Baird '42, Gerald F. Doherty '42, H. Leonard Krouse '42, and H. Edward Wagner '4l. Women's sectional leaders under Elinor L. Weaver '4l are Jean C. Craig head '4l, Alice A. Griest '4l, and Harriet Singer '4l. IFC Co-Op Surveys Due Questionnaires on the IFC Survey on Fraternity Coopera tives should be turned in at the Phi Kappa Psi House by tomor row night, H. Edward Wagner '4l has announced. Whiteman Boasts Many Paul Whiteman, who brings his band here for Junior Prom this Friday night, has one of the leading orchestras in America when it comes.to singers, dancers and individual instrumentalists. Heading the list is fiVlurray Mc- Eachern who plays six instru ments and plays them well. He's equally at home with a saxo phone, clarinet, trombone, bass viol, piano or violin. Marianne, Whiteman's featur ed dancer, is oddly enough a doc- OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 29, 1941, STATE COLLEGE, PA Discussion Group In Semi-Finals Irvin Hall was the winner of a coin toss over Beta Sigma Rho last night to decide which team was to bye into the finals of the annual Forensic council's tour nament Earlier in the evening, Irvin Hall and Beta Sigma Rho reached the semi-finals by de feating Phi Delta Theta and Pioneer House respectively. The Ingleside Club byed into the semi-finals after their op ponents forfeited and they will meet Watts Hall tonight in Room 305 Old Main, with the winner of this discussion meeting Beta Sigma Rho to select the team which will oppose Irvin Hall in the finals. Co-Chairmen Robert D. Baird '42 and Gerald F. Doherty '42 said it was too early to get a definite idea on the student senti ment on the question "Resolved, That Penn State should adopt a system of unlimited cuts." The finals will be held Wed nesday night, with Prof. Joseph F. O'Brien, men's debate coach acting as judge. A trophy will be awarded the winning team. The original entrees were: Irvin Hall, Phi Delta Theta, Watts Hall, Pioneer House, Ingleside House, Beta Sigma Rho, Theta Xi, Phi Kappa Psi, Beta Theta Pi, and Frazier House. Training Balloon Grounded Here Because of .threatening storm clouds, a Navy training balloon, en route to Pittsburgh from Lake hurst; N. J., :landed south of State College at 11:23 a.m. Saturday and its pilots, Lieut. D. J. Wein traub and Aviation Cadets F. M. Vilmar, G. W. Thompson, and A. M. James, abandoned plans for further flight. About an hour before, the balloon had landed farther south. The second time, it was deflated and its cab packed for shipment back to Lakehurst. Carrier pig eons bearing information about the time and place of final land ing, were released by Lieutenant Weintraub, who expected them to be in Lakehurst by 6 p.m. The pilots had left Lakehurst at 6 p.m. Friday and attained an altitude of 3,200 feet during the night. The balloon has a capacity of 35,000 cubic feet and a lifting power of 60 pounds per thousand feet. Mayers Show Tryouts Tryouts for the Penn State Players commencement show, "Goodbye Again.'' to be held June 6 and 7, will be held in Room 410 Old Main at 7:30 p.m. tonight and tomorrow night, Lawrence E. Tucker, director of the show, announced yesterday. Candidates should sign up at Stu dent Union today. tor's daughter. Her father, a Pittsburgh doctor, was one of those rare parents who felt that he had no right to interfere with his daughter's talent. Buddy Weed is the band's solo pianist and the chief arranger. He spent three years studying under Otto Cesana and Herman Wasserman who taught George Gershwin. Weed specializes in Latin American music. Twenty - six - year - old Alvin Weisfield.. the head of White- Thy By rty-Two Men Tapped Honorary Societies Kreisler Seriously Hurl After Being Run Down "Improved but still serious" was the condition yesterday of Fritz Kreisler, noted violinist, as he lay in New York's Roosevelt Hospital after being struck by a truck Saturday. Kreisler appear ed on last year's Artists' Course program. Internal injuries and a frac tured skull, which left him still unconscious six hours after the accident, were received by the violinist when he was hit by a delivery truck during a busy hour in Manhattan. Noted Sculptor To Visit Campus Heinz Warneke, widely known New York sculptor, will visit the campus today to submit sketches and construction details for the Lion Shrine, gift of the class of 1940, to the committee in charge. The sculptor visited the cam pus last month and favored the proposed Shrine site in front of the Water Tower. Though no agreement or contract has been signed by Warneke, he has indi cated that he would like to do the work. Previously, Warneke estimat ed that a two- or three-times lifesized Shrine would cost from $6,000 to $B,OOO, depending on the kind of lion figure used. The Shrine committee has the original class fund of $5,340 on hand. Warneke is noted for his work on commissions for the fine arts section of the Treasury Depart ment and has worked with a va riety of mediums, including bronze, brass, and marble. Nensbaurn Announces Players' Technical Cast The technical cast for the com ing Penn State Player's show, "The Merchant of Yonkers," to be presented on May 9 \ and 10 was„ announced by Prof. Frank S. Neusbaum yesterday_ Stage manager is J. Robert Snyder '42; property manager, Daniel G. Pfoutz, Jr. '4l: design er, Thomas G. Slutter '4l; ad vertising manager, Jean C. Esh '43; costume mistress, Marion E. Sperling '42; chief electrician, Robert R. Lyman, Jr. '43; and paint manager, Hazel E. Gass mann, '43. President Sick 11l with a slight attack of grippe, Pres. Arnold C. Laich '4l will turn over his duties to Vice president Robert Baker '4l at All-College Cabinet meeting in Room 305, Old Main at 9 o'clock tonight. Solo Artists man's saxophone section, is hail ed as one of the nation's better young musicians. Weisfield gain ed his start on NBC's "Children's Hour." Two Latin Americans—Miguel Duchesne who plays the trumpet and Willie Rodriguez, drummer —are other featured instrument alists. Duchesne is from Puerto Rico and specializes in Cuban trumpet rhythms. Rodriguez is advertised as "Latin America's hottest drummer." Weather— Fair And Continued Warm. PRICE THREE CENTS Bill Jeffrey Is First Coach In Parmi Nous Thirty-two BMOC's, headed by soccer coach Bill Jeffrey, special student, were accepted by Skull and Bones and Parmi Nous men's honorary hat societies, in a for mal tapping ceremony at Old Main yesterday afternoon. The tapping of Bill Jeffrey by the Parmi Nous was the first time the society had taken a var sity coach into its organization, but since the soccer coach is tak ing courses at the College he was eligible for tapping by the hon orary. Jack W. Brand '4l, president of Skull and Bones, and Thomas C. Backenstose '4l, head of Par mi Nous, announced yesterday that the following men had been tapped: SKULL AND BONES R. Glen Alexander '42, wrest ling captain; Theodore S. Cas noff '43, soccer manager; Gerald F. Doherty '43, All-College vice president; Charles H. Hoffman '42, boxing manager; Ross B. Lehman '42, editor of The Daily Collegian; Raymond F. Leffler '43, Tribunal head; Raymond J. McCrory '42, wrestling manager; Charles F. Mattern '42, general activities. William 0. Meyers '43, boxing manager; A. Pat Nagelberg '42. sports editor of The Daily Col legian; William T. Richards '43. boxing and Sophomore class treasurer; Charles H. Ridenour '43, wrestling and president of Druids; Elden T. Shaut '42, IMA president; William B. Smaltz '42, football; and William E. Thomas '43, baseball.. PARMI NOUS Joseph Bakura '42, track: Charles F. Bowman '42, tennis: Burnett C. Carlton '42, rifle team manager; William Debler '42, baseball; Howard H. Earl '42, cross-country manager; William F. Finn '42, football manager; Anibal J. Galindo '42, soccer; H. Walter Gamble '42, fencing man ager; Claire Hess '42, wrestling; William Jeffrey, special, soccer coach. John M. Kerns '43, football and wrestling; Laurence Lightbody '43, ice hockey; Paul C. Mall '42, boxing; Morton Saylor' '42, la crosse. Charles C. Seebold '42, golf; Ed ward C. Smith '42, gym manager; and Elmer Webb '42, swimming. 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 i Late News Bulletins 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 BERLlN—Germany is going to carry on the Balkan attack until she reaches Gibraltar, and is about to sign an agreement with Spain, it was reported last night. LONDON—Germans are raid ing the South coast of England in what London believes to be a prelude to invasion. BUDAPEST Hungary and Turkey signed a commercial pact, it was announced today. WASHINGTON President Roosevelt may take action on the coal strike in an attempt to end it, if no agreement is reached in the near future. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL American League Cleveland 7, Detroit 2 Chicago 2, St. Louis 1 National League Brooklyn 3, Cincinnati 2 Other teams not scheduled
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