Successor To The .Free Lance, Established 1887 VOL. 18—No. 11 Nationwide Network—One• of the four coeds pfctured above will be named Monday to sing with. Phil Spitalny's "flour Of Charm" orchestra over a nationwide network on Sunday, October 12. They are finalists in auditions held at Schwab Auditorium last Monday. Left to right, they are Miriam L. Rhein '43, Betty Platt '45, Shirley Louise Ives '45, and Ruth B. Davey '45. 111111111 1 iiiIIP41111 1 '11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Campus News Briefs 11111111111 1 11441111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Upperclgs - Fees Due By 5 O'clock Tonight The last opportunity for payment of fees by seniors, juniors, and sophomores will be today, Russel E. Clark, College bursar has an nounced. Booths in the .Armory will be open from 9 a. m. to sp. m. continuously. Payment should be made at 10 alphabetically listed windows as rollows: A-Bit, Bla-Cry, Cub-Fre, Fri-Her, Hes-Kou, Kov-Mat, Mau- Pin, Pip-Sga, Sha-Tra, and Tre-Zur. A. A. books will be distributed at special windows. The usual penalty of $5 for late- payment will go. into' effect when the booths close tonight. 150 Expected To Attend Annual Accounting Clink Approximately 150 accountants are expected to register for the fourth annual accounting clinic which will be held on the campus this afternoon and tomorrow morning under the sponsorship of the Harrisburg chapter of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Ac countants. Students taking Commerce 42, 45, or 46 will attend some oi—the sessions. Subjects to he discussed include inc .me tax returns, municipal financial statements, installment accounting problems, and retail inventory methods. College Debaters Meet Scranton Today Thomas J. Burke '42,.and William E. Harkins '42, will accompany Debate Coach J. F. O'Brien to Harrisburg today where they will op pose Scranton University in a demonstration debate before the Pennsylvania Speech Association meeting. Debaters will participate in two other activities next week when a smoker 'will be conducted for all men interested in college debat ing at the Beta Sigma Rho fraternity on Monday. The second activity will be. 'a preliminary meeting for all men interested in trying out f6r the debate squad at 7 p. m. Wednesday in 316 Sparks Building. Radio Station Seeks Student Operators All students - holding a radio operator's license are urged to apply at once for positions as assistant operators of the College radio sta tion WBYA and the Army control station WLMA, Gilbert L. Crossley, assistant professor of electrical engineering, announced yesterday. Written applications, which are due no later than Sunday, should contain certain information concerning applicant's experience, sta tion call letters of own amateur station, and the grade of license. 750-Pound College Boar Drafted- But Not Into Uncle Sam's Army LyliWood Advance, a 3-year-old Berkshire boar at the College barns, is a proud little piggy these days—.for he's been drafted. His number, 3-7-7-4-9-1, has come up. But Lynwood will not join -the armed forces of Uncle Sam. His call is into the service of the Lyn wod Farms, Carmel, Indiana, about six Miles north of Indianapolis. The call came by long distance telephone halfway across the United States, and it got Prof. Mark A. McCarty, department of animal husbandry, out of bed. Professor McCarty has charge of the pigs at the College and Lynwood ... Farms wanted to get back their . prodigal son, • which T• tirg 7 FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 3, STATE COLLEGE, FA was sold .to the College three years ago. This pig, Lynwood Advance, was daddy_ to the major portion of the claSs of 10 pigs that won the sweepstakes prize for the 10 best carcasses at the 1939 Inteimational Livestock Exposition, Chicago. In 1941 he put on a repeat perform ance by being daddy to the 10 pigs who won the sweepstakes prize for the class of 10 on foot as well as the best class of 10 carcasses. It will cost about s‘Bo to ship this 750 pounds of pr6ud porker on its 600 mile journey. A specially con structed crate will be the new home of Lynwood Advance while he makes his long railroad trip to Indiana this week. OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE Senate Abolishes Mid-Year Recess Elimination of the mid-year re cess and a two-day reduction of the final examination period were decided by the College Senate yes terday as they approved a proposed calendar designed to compensate for the week lost by postponement of the opening of college. Professor J. C. Tanger, chairman of the Senate Committee on Calen- A dar, stated that all other holidays would remain the same length as last year's. The new calendar provides for final examinations to begin at 8 a. m. on Monday, January 26. Mid year commencement exercises will be held on Friday, January 30. Of ficially, the first semester will end at 11:50 a. m., Saturday, January 31 and registration for second semester will fall on Monday and Tuesday, February 2 and 3. Tan'ger explained, "The Commit tee, in arriving at this recommen dation to eliminate mid-semester recess and shorten the exam per iod, considered it important not to extend the school year further into June beCause defense • demands make it desirable that students complete ,their college training as soon as possible. "A reduction in the nunber of days set aside for final examina tions in the new calendar will ne cessitate the return to the two hour period this semester instead of the three-hour sessions given last year." Grant Annoitnces _ 160 Choir Voices Following highly selective tests given this week, 160 students-58 female and 102 male voices—have been chosen by Director Richard W. Grant to sing in this year's College choir. Students selected are as folloWs: First Soprano—Martha Albert '43, Joyce. Ash '45, Joan Baker '45, Frances Brown '44, Jane Brugler '43, Ruth Embury '45, Anne Gar ber '45, Shirley Ives '45, Marie Lesh '45, Jane Ludwig '44, La- Verne Ludwig '45, Jane McChes ney '45, Ann Morris '43, Joanne Palmer '42, Marie Parker '45, Margery Plyler '43, Rhoda Ruth '44, Phyllis Schluderberg '42, Ilse Springer '42, Joyce Strope '44, Doris Taylor '44, Martha Tobias '43, Margaret Waddell '44, and Jane Windle '44. Second Soprano—Anna Civitts '42, Margaret Cupp '45, Ruth Dav ey '43, Lois Dosch '44, Jean Hersh berger '43, Betty Lindemuth '43, Virginia Manley '45, Jacqueline Schafer '43, and Kathryn Walker '42. First Alto—Mildred Austry '42, Eleanor Crawley '44, Alice DruMm '45, Evelyn Godfrey '45, Dorothy Jennings '44, Marian Jones '43, Helen Keefauver '44, Anita Knecht '42, Jean Miller '45, Grace Nesbitt '43, Betty Platt '45, Helen Schmeltz 44, Mona Shobli '45, Natalie Siebert '43, and Mar- Continued on page Four Students To Play Profs At Ag-Home Ec Picnic A battle of youth versus wis dom in a student-faculty mushball game will be one of the principal features at the Ag-ilome Ec Pic nic - scheduled for Hort Woods at 2 p.m. tomorrow. The Interclass Finance Board will sponsor free picnic lunch to be served at 5:30 p.m. All those in attendance will also receive free tickets for admission to the Ag- Home Ec Mixer in Eec Hall from Q to 12 p.m. tomorrow night. rgian • SIGNS BAND Jack' R. Grey, sophomore class president, an nounced yesterday" that Jan SO itt and his Top Hatters have 'been signed to play for Soph Hop. * * Savitt 'Signed For Soph Hop Jan Savitt and tiffs Top Hatters, who , "ated above Gene \ Krupa in a recent student poll,, were signed yesterday to play for Soph Hop Friday night, November 7. Danc ing will be in Rec Hall from 9 p. m. to 2 a. m., according to Jack R. Grey, sophomore class presi dent. Although Savitt was tentatively signed over a week ago, final ar rangements were delayed to en able a possible booking of Glen Gray, Harry James, or Krupa, Coath Bob Higgins told the pep should_nne_of_these_lieenme_avail,—allv..pnl-himiaßtchar_,,_thr,..th4..,, -isle - within - 10 - days.. Krupa an student body has a better team Savitt were the only "name" spirit than the oldtimers,' and bands with open dates, so Savitt attributed the 1939 football vie was ~igned at a cost - Of $1,250. "tort' over Pitt as a result of the Admission to the dance will be Pitt rally that year. $3.85 per, couple. Capain Krouse spoke as a re- Following the plan introduced presentative of the team and said, by the Student Union Board, Soph "We're not going to Colgate for Hop will be held jointly with fall Continued on page Four • houseparty in order to offset dance financial losses an sav n money for fraternity social d bud- Reservations Complete Student Faculty Group Meets For First Time; Considers 3.Projects An attempt to beak down walls nounced last night. of misunderstanding and establish A record reservation list of 470 a clearing house for student-facul- peldges will fil lthe 'banquet hall ty interests gained strength last and annex of the Inn. night as the Student-Faculty Com mittee met for the first tune with OnUMINIMINIMMUMMIHMINHO All-College backing as granted by Cabinet. Late News Committees were named to in vestigate the p ossibilities of an 11111111111111111111111111111111110011111111111111111111111111111111 all-year-round Community Sing, student-faculty hobby interest, Dodgers Even Series, 3-2 and the functioning of the faculty advisory system. —Story on Page 3 The Committee is composed of two students and one faculty member from each school. Mem- bers are: Frank Flynn '43, and Mrs. Tiarriet Nesbitt, co-chairmen; Thomas C. Young '42, Walter N. Shambach '42, and Maclean M. Babcock, Engineering; Jean L. Lininger '42, Helen L. Mazur '42, and Clarence R. Carpenter, Edu cation; Clarence E. Kunz '42, Harry W. Korb, Jr., and Ernest W. Callenbach, Agriculture; Mary Gene Proctor '42, Flynn, and Mrs. Nesbitt, Liberal Arts 'John' J. Raves '42, Warren H Williams '42, and Chesleigh A. LONDON—Sugar rations have Bonine, Mineral Industries; Kath- been boosted 25. per cent due to erine A. Loresch '42, Charles H. increased supplies from the 'United Ridenour '43, and Eugene C. Bis- States, although clothing rations choff, Physical Education; Robert have been cut one third. B. Jeffry '42, and Harry L. Van- Velzer, Physics and Chemistry; WASHINGTON— President Col. Ambrose R. Ardery, depart- Roosevelt remains undecided con meat of military science and tac- cerning the pending changes in the tics; Andrew P. Szekely '43, Doro- Neutrality Act and as a result he thy L. Shaw '42, and D. Ned Line- will discuss the issue with Con gar, ex-officio. gressional leaders on Tuesday. WEATHER Cloudy and Cooler PRICE THREE CENTS Heizel Commends Penn Stale Spirit At Gridiron Rally Captain H. Leonard Krouse '42, ignited the bonfire to officially usher in the Penn State football season as more .than 5,000 stud ents, according to Nittany Lion tradition, kindled the fire of 1941 gridiron enthusiasm at the pre- Colgate pep rally on the Jordan Fertility Plots last night. As the flames began to light the entire area, . President Ralph D. Hetzel said to the crowd, "As these flames have grown, so has the spirit and morale of our College. This is more than an emotional spree; it is an evidence of a mass collegiate spirit which is alive and consistent. "Our Penn State spirit is grow ing bigger and better, because we understand what it means," Presi dent Hetzel continued. "It can't be broken, and anything which portrays the fine attitude of the student body exemplified in this rally is bound to persevere." President Hetzel concluded, "Let's . build our College morale powerfully strong, and the lack of team support will melt away before such a rally as this. Our spirit can't be licked." The Blue Band, under the direc tion of Frank Gullo, and cheer- leaders, led the students in songs and cheers as William F. Finn '42, football manager, introduced the football squad For IF Pledge Dinner "No more reservations will be accepted for the ninth. annual In terfraternity Pledge Banquet to be -held at the Nittany Lion . Inn on Sunday," James T. Rattigan '42, in charge of dinner reservations, an- MOSCOW -, Russian armies counter-attacked near Odessa and Leningrad to temporarily halt the German advance. BERLlN—Executions of eighteen more Czechs last night brought the total of Nazi hostage killings for the past two days to 141. Ger mans estimated that a total of 1000 executions have occurred in Nazi occupied territory during the past two months, including 645 in Bulgaria alone.
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