••% • '• 'Sodooll6l' the -- rreeLitce, .a , • •• Established 1887 VOL. - 38—No. 27 Artists' Course , . • O p e n • jo : - ..:e.-Series Witkßufh'Dragei Itfuth 'Draper, internationally known actress, will be the open ing' artist. in the 1941-42 series of Artists' Course , performances, Dr Carl- . E. Marquardt, committee chairman, revealed lastnight. -- IVlisg Draper, whose character sketches have -taken her from the Fijilslands to Loridon in the last two decades, williaripear in State College on ,Monday evening, De- ceniber:,ls.• . ' . stalks On their east porch caught In" enlisting' the services . (if this . fire; The cornstalks were part of celebrated' monologist who, like . the pledge dance decorations. The COrnelia 'Otis , Skinner, Peoples the VERSATILE MONOLOGIST — flames spread to the furniture, stage withmany, many' more Ruth Draper, expert artist in. which 'had been placed on the - : • character• portrayal,..• has been. porch, and finally to the porch it charactefi::llC'the course : .of' an evenifigihan She herself Portrays, signed to appear on the Artists' se lf . .. • Course program in Schwab 'Audi the,Comtnittee :has again respond- The most plausible solution for torium on December 1.5; . ecV to • the'..demend which repeats the fire's-origin, according to Beck, itself -tr.iore•;'insistently -,from .year . ..- was 'that a cigarette probably had . - .•• _- • • . . to, - year for .a dramatic attraction, - • - N . a been thrown into the cornstalks. Dr: ., ,lVlarquardt saict aval. Flight Unit The pledge dance was ending when --- .. MisS- 'Draper,': a granddaUghterthe .fire was discovered. . . _ of 'the late- Charles A. Dana, .one ,Illam Il• . 411 i' ' - g - - Members of the fraternity form of .the most prominent figures in WI I I O rganizes - . ed a bucket brigade and used afire "'extinguisher to hold the flames un the- histciry.:-of American journal . - - ' - Students interested in forming a ism, has '.a current repertory of - Company arrived. 'Penn State flight. unit, which will. . two . dozen •• character *etches. -- . begin organiz d. training in the The last fraternity fire in State They are all of .her _Own creation, . Naval Air Corps in June, are urged College, according to the fire de but , none has. ever-been:printed. -- ,to report at- , 318 Old Main at 7 partment, was at the Alpha Sigma o'clock . tomorrow night, according Phi fraternity, January 5, 1941. The Her procedure, is to think of her , ' : . characters a - long while;, some- to .Thomas NV, Allison 42, seaman, fire originated in the furnace room times 'for ._years; before. depicting second. class, V 5. arid spread. to the dining room . floor and• partitions for a damage them. , They; then emerge. "simple - - The purpose - of the unit is- to ---- - strOrigT•cle•ii'•;'-ariCUSeiflii.l,Abwni , ::a.-- - -havo: - gn • organized , group .. of ..:stu-_.,bfA3,0,90...,,.., : ~_.,..,.,________ ._ - _, ~..,_ _ p recess' which l' is.. accomplished by ..dentS - Who will qualify for:enlist- the . criticism - Of 'friends 'as:, th e‘ ment in . the Corps, and who will • - - .. character begins' to take on life. complete the eight-month course as Rhein To Sing TonighT • Her program will consist of .members of the individual - Penn, - eighttci*:ten - sketches with 'only . a ' State training unit. • At Last Of Freshmen _ •. Students . who attend• tomor.- brief Mass Meeting Series 'intermission - -between them. • , . - rernarked - : 'on - : the rows meeting will not be _in a way obligated to . join the Naval - . finesse.4ith • WhiCh she: depicts a mood through ,the simple gesture' unit, Allison emphasized. After - - :Miriam L, Rheim 43' - will sing ' of flinging a shawl' or the "rising group. is Organized,.preliminary tonight at the last of a series of ' . inflection in a, feW, wOrds. This applications will be filed and phy- - Freshmen. Mass, Meetings held in , sical examinations will be taken. ` Schwab - Auditorium. Jerome ItoWei7er,c'''Bk•ooks Atkinson, dra- Successful applicants wil begin Blakeslee, freshman election su- Mkie -- critic of 'the • New York • „ rich training at the Phiadelphia Navy pervisor, and president of the- jun- Tirin - eS;. - haS ,Idescribed. as • Yards in June. After 30 days the for class, will preside. inisiiery!'-..,aria. "creative .story-te11ing...,:,,_ ing. ..,:, , _ , r : ,-! - , .;:,,. ;. , . ._ , • . trainees should qualify to solo and. Dr. Robert Bet professor 4' i;%. 1 .; "::: ''. • ' - will then • tie - transferred to Corpus of 'psychology, Will address the Christi, Jacksonville; or Pensacola freshmen on "Ways' to Improve -In for .advanCed flight instruction. dividual -Personalities. The ma- Upon • 'completion of .advanced terial for Dr. Bernureuter's talk has training, members of the Penn been gathered from information State unit . .will be, qualified for based on the -psycho-educational commissions .as NeVal ensigns. .. clinic's experiences with more than 900 ,students who. were tested and :'-. - `l4/1131'. -7-.. , ;.- :; , 60:1140:04P :SpOnsors 00110.1giOiiiir:GrOtiliii.. fokiiiiiiiii,Students. . -., NeWriian Club,.officials announc ed y6sterday . that all Catholic students are invited'to attend dis cussion 'groups which are held in the Catholic rectory from 7 to 8 p. m. daily, Monday through Fri day. , ' The- subjeCt matter for the first seniesterf is "praying the MaSs." The moderators .who are in chargé each: night are Bernard King, sistant prcifessor of English; Will ford R. Foster, research assistant itc - Mineral Industries; Andrew, W. Case, , assistant professor of_ fine . arts; Clifford Lewis, of the de partment of ptiblic, information; and H. D. Rix, assistant professor of English. IMA To Show Movies Qi,,Lehigh Game Tonight Monday morning Auarterbaoks will have a chance to call signals again when free football movies of the Penn State-Lehigh-game will be shown in 121 Sparks Building at 8 o'clock tonight under the spon sorship of the Independent Men's Association.. The I. M. A. will sponsor movies er all varsity games to be shown every Tuesday night; together with 7eontMents by a member cif ,the voachipd•Aaff • • .... • ' "i' . l'.t t'• - . ~ ... . I ' .. •1 • • : : ''''''.. .•.:. ai .P.. . ..• ... . . Gilds Endlraining - • advised last 'year:. • Two graduates of the College, It is believed that Dr. Bernreuter Herbert B. Cahan '39, Philadel- will stress the importance of cam phia, -and William R. Fuchs '4l, pus influences in the development Mt: Lebanon, have completed.of personality. their basic flight course training Mary - Betty Anderson, 'chairman at . Randolph Field, Texas. — Both of the Freshman . Mass meeting are cadet - lieutenants and will Committee, announced that James moVe••on to one of the advanced A. McAdam '42 is to lead the mass flying. schools for final cadet' train- singing while John W. Harkins '42 ing. will be the pianist. Students Fiown On National Strikes With President Roosevelt threat ening to issue a national defense crack-down on . labor leader John L. Lewis .unless striking Coal Min ers resume production, and the newspapers • full of world wide events, Penn Stato students voic ed their opinions on international affairs last weekend in a survey by Prof. John S. Naylor's class in argumentation. According to the cross-section survey, students on our campus do not approve of strikeS that tie up national defense orders. Of ap proximately 150 men and women students who were asked "Should Strikes in Industry be Prohibited Until the National Emergency is Passed?" 83.5 percent. answered yes. 'Three-fourths of the men were.. In avor . _ prohibiting OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 28, STATE COLLEGE, PA Phi Kappa Sigma Estimates $3,000 fire Damage pamages _amounting to $3,000, from a fire which broke out during a pledge dance at the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity shortly after 1 o'clock Saturday morning, was esti- mated yesterday by 'Thomas P. Beek '42, president of the frater nity. A side-porch, ten pieces of house furniture, and woodwork, were ig- nited when discarded piles of cortr- "shutdowns" while 9 . 1 percent of the coeds favored the idea. Whether the fact that they are about to enter the business world themselves was the reason for d the large number of seniors to answer in the affirmative, could not bzi determined by the poll, but 95 percent of the '42 students would bar strikes from• industry. The survey did not show any. great variation as to classes except for the Physical Education school which was 100 percent in favor of uninterrupted production. United States lend-lease policy was approved by 75 percent of the students interviewed by three inquirers who asked, "Should the United States Give All Available Material Aid to Russia?" Eighty one „percent...of the. men, contacted 4, t*gitt,tt, Cooler Showers eScattered Students Contribute $996 As PSCA Drive Opens . Refund Checks Available For Drop-Add Changes Refund checks are now avail able at the Bursar's office for student drop-add changes, ac cording to Russell E. Clark, Col lege bursar. . Notices will be sent to students who have turned in drop-adds that entail fees in excess of those paid during the regular fee pay ment period, Clark added. Thespians Name Houseparly Show "What's Coming Off?" the mys terious phrase that has. appeared on campus for the last two weeks, was explained last night when Jimmy McAdam, president of the Penn State Thespians, disclosed it as the title of the Thespians Houseparty show, which will be presented in - Schwab Auditorium • November 7th and Bth. 'With the announcement of the. title, names of. production heads and show personnel were released. The show will be in the style of a revue, With individual acts and skits filling in the comedy spots and a •20 voice mixed • glee club and 28 chorus dancers working to the .music of the Aristocrats, new campus band. • Production heads were an-; nounced as Jimmy Leyden '42, production manager; Leon Rabin owitz '43, director of skits; Jim- my Smith '43, Mildred Johnson '43, and Sally Harshberger. '43, in charge of dancing num,bers; Bob Lyman '42, lights; Don 'Russell '43, stage crew; Leyden, director of glee club; and Rabinowitz and Marjorie Siebert ; '44, advertising. The dancing chorus consists of three separate u nit s , each working in several musical numbers. Eighteen girls and ten boys make WASHINGTON—In a Navy Day up the "jitterbug" corps. address last night, - President Roose- Ten male and ten female voices velt paid tribute to the dead of the form the glee club. The group battleship Kearney, and said that will be used in background and Hitler expected to scare the United • featured spots for the musical States off the high seas by this act numbers: of piracy_ However the "shoot on . . Tickets for the Friday evening sight" order still goes, and the performance of the Houseparty President emphasized that the navy Weekend show are priced at 50 slogan, "Damn the torpedoes, full cents and Saturday night tickets speed ahead!" still goes. will sell at 75 cents. "The forward march of Hitler can be stopped and will be stop ped," the chief executive added. Referring to the present bottle necks in the defense program, the President said, "The nation will speak from every. assembly line— yes, from every coal mine. The small but dangerous minority of la bor leaders are a menace to labor itself as. well as the nation as a whale." Council Elects Thoinas J. Burke '42 and Lois E. Notovitz '42 have been elected president and vice-president. re spectively, of the Forensic Coun cil. The office, of secretary .as well as a vacancy on thecouncil will be filled at the next meeting. believed that the aid should be continued, but only 68 percent of the coeds shared their views. As a whole, the various schools showed a direct tendency - toward the continuation of helping the Russians "Should the United States Im mediately Declare War on- Ger many?" AccOrding to 150 stud ents asked that question, staying in our "own back yard" is much more advisable. Eighty-nine per cent .of the men answered in the negative and 87 percent of the women don't want to see our army travel abroad. An outstanding number of freshmen expressed their belief that the World War No. 2 should be fought without manpower be ing. furnished, . WEATHER PRICE THREE CENTS Faculty Canvass Nets $lOO Of $1,200 Goal Solicitors for the PSCA finance drive collected $996 of a $3,600 student goal yesterday in the opening day of an All-College campaign which will last until Friday. Charles M. Speidel, chairman of the faculty canvass, announced that- faculty contributions receiv ed on Sunday reached .the $lOO mark of a $l2OO goal. Andrew P. Szekely '42, is chairman of the men students' drive which has a $2,500 goal, Five section chairmen, Harold J. Berger '42, Clarence E. Kunz '42, John J. Long '42, Kehl Markley 111 • '43, and J. Howard Menden hall '42, are under Szekely and have charge of 30 divisions with nearly 250 solicitors -and division chairmen. Headed by Arlene K. Smith '42, women students are trying to raise $l,lOO. Assisting are section leaders Janet Herzog '42 and Dorothy L. Shaw '42. Robert D. Baird '42,- All College president, told solicitors and PSCA officials at a kick-off dinner at• the Nittany Lion Inn Sunday night, "I sincerely believe that the educa tional, religious and social pro grams Which are fostered by the Christian Association on our cam pus are as important as any pre gram- fostered by an organization at the College." • Introduced by A: Jelin Currier, Jr. '42, co-president of the associa tion, Herbert King, associate execu tive secretary of the - National YMCA Council, wished solicitors success in reaching the goal. , Ger- Continued on page Four 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 News Flashes -Claiming to possess secret infor mation that the, Nazis have plans for dividing South America into five vassal states with the abolish ment of all present form of relig ion, in order to etablish their own Hitleristic idealogy, the President said such dreams will never materialize. WASHINGTON For the third time; President Roosevelt pleaded last night with John L. Lewis, ITIMWA head, to call off the strike of the 55,000 miners in the inter ests of national defense. The Pres ident said that it is essential that the mining of coal go on without delay, but Lewis replied that the coal industry is in no way imperil ing national defense. Congressional action has been hinted at if Lewis refuses to yield. SAN FRANCISCO Three lost army planes and their pilots may not be' found until Spring because of the snow• blanketing the Sierra Nevada. Mountains.
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