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VOL. 38—No. 32
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Glenn MillerTo Honor Third Group Adds
Penn Stale Tonight •
Glenn Miller and his Moonlight Election Interest
Serenaders will dedicate tonight's
15-minute broadcast to Penn State, Interest in today's local elec
in honor of Soph Hop and Fall tions has been heightened by the
addition of three "sticker cam
lionseparty, which are scheduled paign" candidates, sponsored by
Formation of a Penn - State Col- for this coming weekend. the 'Citizens' Better Local Gov
lege, DivisiOn in the .national pro-
Tonight's program will be simi- ernment Committee. - famous for his portrayal of heroic
gram of , civilian defense was ap- . roles in Wagnerian operas, has
lar to the ones, presented for other Kenneth D. Hutchinson, assis
prOvedlast night by Dr. J. F. Shig-been chosen to present the second
colleges by Miller ' and . may be tant professor of economics at the
ley, chairman, of the State College number of the 1941-42 Artists'
heard over Columbia Network sta- College, is being sponsored for
Borough Council bf Defense. Course performances, Dr. Carl E.
Lions from 10 to 10:15 p. m. burgess by the Better Govern-
ReqiieSt for such a unit had been Marquardt, chairman, announced
mint Committee. Eugene H. Le- last night.
made by.Presiderit Hetzel last Fri- • ,
derer, Democrat, and Albert B.
daY' - in , opinpliance ' _with the sup- s• • ,42 'Melchior, who has been recog
. Yougel, Republican, are the other
geStiOn.of the State Council of De- Baird Named two candidates running for local hued as the leading heroic tenor of
fense. Organization of the diva=the Metropolitan Opera Company
burgess. for fifteen years, will sing in
sign will permit the student body -
and facility to take-such measures Debate Chairman Two other College professors HEROIC TENOR —.Lauritz Mel- Schwab Auditorium on Thursday
are being endorsed by the "stick- evening, February
,5.
Mel
as may be deemed. necessary for chior, noted Wagnerian singer,
their civilian, protection. • er campaign" for positions on His career dates back to child-
All-College President Robert D. will appear on the second program
town council: John H. Ferguson,hood when sympathetic parents
Coininenting on the new unit, Dr. .s , • .._ - of the 1941-42 Artist's Course
-• Baird 42 will serve as chairman of assistant professor of political understood his .musical ambitions
Shipley remarked, '"We of the lo- ' series in February.
cat Defense - Council certainly ap- the scheduled varsity triangular science, and Leonard A. Doggett,
As a result, he was admitted at the
o f professor of ' electrical engineer
prove this step, It tends to make debate with the University
ing, a present membei . • of council. . age of 18 to the School of Royal
the organization stronger by the Scranton and Cornell University,
.addition`, 'of a powerful civilian November 10. Republicans seeking council us oms Lifted . Opera at Copenhagen, a privilege
.. posts are Charles Schlow, Paul .A. permitted only the most gifted
group. •
Coach J. F. O'Brien, associate Mitten, and H. 0. Smith, while' Danish students.
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The" College Division will be - In 1919 Melchior was invited to
professor of speech, has selected the Democrats are backing Min•-.
headed by' an executive commit- , or Houseparty'
tee composed of nine faculty and Thomas Burke '42 and William B. 'Fred
L. Fromm Homer Ishler, and appear at Queen's Hall, London,
,Fred Banks. ' Three councilmen, with Sir Henry Wood conducting.
ten 'student representatives who Harkins '42 to represent the Col
have been nominated-by
'President lege. will be elected and will take of- Freshmen men are exempt from - Here he came to the attention, of
fietzel and approved by Dr. Shig- Penn State will present 12- flee January 1. the dating customs regulations for Hugh Walpole, celebrated English
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novelist who encouraged his work.
ley. An' organization- meeting will minute constructive speeches, Har- Limited by the Hatch Act, those _ the complete houseparty weekend '
be held'in the trnatee's" room, secss - kina apeaking for the affirmative
ond floc& Old Main, at 4 p. m. to- and Burke - npholding the negative
morrOw. . •
' 'Sub-committees will be consid
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ered to handle air raid warnings,
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fire .protection, American unity
(mOrale),, first aid, conservation of
'ciefense essentials, and' men, in the
• - ' side of the question for debates
"Resolved that every able-bodied
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men named by the Better Govern
ment ' Committee have . been able
to do no active campaigning but •
an extensive "sticker campaign"
. has been carried on the corn- last night.
Male citizen of the United States - . . by
be required to have one year of full
time military training before at- .
taming the_ present draft age." from 5:30 p. m. Friday until 5:30
. m. Sunday, Ilaymond F. Leffler Bayreuth,
'42, Tribunal chairman, announced antes
mittee and . although the names Exemption from dress customs
will not be- on the ballot, these
stickers can be used instead. covers two periods; from 8:30 p.
in. Friday until 3:30 a. m. Satur- After studying Wagnerian lore at
Melchior received
inter
national acclaim for his appear
s as Parsifal and Siegmund. He
made his debut at the Metropoli , .
tan Opera Company during the
1925-26 season. -...
The great Danish singer started
his career as a baritone •but
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I t' FliorellO ta Guardia, mayor of will present ten minute cross ex- World Problems:Group, • day and from .30.. p. m. Saturday - through 'the urging of Madame
until _the usual Monday morning Charles Cahier, an American-born
'New York City and head of the na- amination speeches while Cornell artist with whom he sang in Den
eight o'clock.
tional: civilian defense prograM, debaters will "be called upon for Reorganizes For Year mark, was induced to sing tenor
. - • - _ eight minute summary rebnttal • "These are exemption periods ro l es .
will address . S.thairinan. of the var
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-!of.ous - defense, councils .in Harris- speeches. A weekly forum - on current af- only if the' boys are entertaining Melchior explains, "The heroic
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ping; 'November 14. It is believed - . - voice is very much like a skyscrap
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s zhat a College representative . will • ' discussed when ,the World Prob- .gardless of - the presence of female er. It must be built on a firm bed
ybe invited - to attend the meeting. '
h
res man Council lens Committee meets to reorgan
ize in 304 Old Main at 8:15 p. m. guests the Frosh must wear their rock. Then you can always build
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dress customs on Friday from 5:30
The Centre County Council of IF upward on your high notes. But if
Defense met in Old Main last night tomorrow. .James E. Rushafl ;
'-- -S to 8:30 D. in. and on Saturday f rom you work*firat on the superstruc
to'Make arrangements for a county To
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3:30 a. m. ti118:30 in the evening," ture and neglect the foundation,
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,convention -to convene in Belle- ect- Officers• chairman of the committee.
Last year the group discussed Leffler added. you -can never build downward."
,Tont s e,' - Wednesday evening, Novem- world reconstruction and means Any further - - misunderstandings
her - 12. - LoCal delegates are plan- „Fourteen candidates will coin- of establishing a lasting peace will be prevented if all freshmen
ning 0-attend,- pete for three offices when - PSCA after the war. Rush announced will take notice of these hours and
Freshman Council members, inim_ that Dr. Vernon Nash of the White dates, Leffler said. "We have had
bering more than 100;• meet to Plains, N. Y., Community Church enough business on Wednesday,
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•.:a me o Vote- • elects officers in -the Hugh Beaver will speak on campus Novem
-, - nights and hope that this vacation
Room, 304 Old Main. at 8:15 to- ber. 14.
will not be misused by the Fresh
d- . - night. . . men," he added. „On Amendment Tonight • .
Herbert K. Kraybill '44, head eu .s , - Another clarification of the . cus-
The amendment that provides aof 'the council' last year, will pre- 0 uances Discontinued toms was announced by the chair
i.entral clearing system for stud- side at the session. Kraybill is - The afternoon dances sponsored man concerning customs while in
I.ent activity. funds will be voted president -of the Sophomore Ad- by Student Union in the Armory ROTC uniform. He stated, "Be
i upon - at the All-College Cabinet visors , Committee. have- been discontinued this se- cause the Frosh are exempt from
meeting fn the . Alumni office at
42, president, announced last Seven freshmen have been
nester because of the failure to dress customs on drill days • does
9 &block - to - night, Robert D. Baird nominated for president. The y obtain the Armory or any other not necessarily mean they are
are Barker B. sChavooshian, Ben-
suitable place to hold the dances. exempted from all the other cus
' night. ' • - jamin E. Clouser, James F. Ham-
,However, two or three dances a toms. You may be called before
Other 'sections of the proposed mond, Ralph W. Harris,, Edward week are being planned for next the Tribunal if you do . not know
amendment include a definition of Lenker, Robert S. Maclstabb, and semester, George L. Donovan, the shows, carry matches, and
a stndent activity, and also re- Ross D. Pillsbury. Student Union manager, an- know the songs, even though you
quirements for representation. flounced. are in uniform," Leffler said.
Candidates for vice-president hi- -•
slallljlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll elude Robert W. Anderson, Rob- .
ert St Day, James M. Oakes, and •
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NOVA Flashes John W. Schwartz. Running for Tp
secretary-treasurer •are John N. •
rooOf 'Town Girls. Invades
Adsit, Phillip J. Allen and Wil- - . .
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WASHINGTON, - D. C...,-- The . - \ Thespians Musical Ter ritory • i
, United States government present- , . Latest reports from the campus two are also of town high school
ed a 42,000,967 bill to the German 4 Committees Named - musical comedy, front indicate a training.
' Ambassador at Washington for strong insurgent force of State The "bumper crop" of State Col
damages incurred in the . sinking of B y ° 4S independents College lasses moving in on Thes- lege prima donnas consists of
the Robin Moor. pians' words and music division Joyce Ash '45, Lenys Blews '45,
•. Secretary of State Cordell Hull With 50 freshmen present at with the probability of capturing Ruth Davey '45, Vilma Elder '45, _
announced last night that the War last night's '45 Independent clique a huge sector of "What's Coming Elizabeth Furst '45, Pauline Kell-
Department has sent a warning to meeting, Murray Friedman, chair- Off?" when 'the well-mechanized er '43, Lois Kreamer '45, Kathryn gr ... ....
the Helsinsiti government, asking man, appointed the following unit moves into public view Fri- Metzger '45, Betty Platt '45, Myr- Higgins io How Movies
- th 4 l Finnish forces stop any further committees:
. publicity, platform, day and Saturday night in Schwab ret Rewbridge '45, Mona Shibli Of NM Game•
Tonight
aggrosion against Russian. The zoning, and campaign. A pro- Auditorium. '45, and Betty Shuster '43.
warning was described as an ap- posed platform will be presented Nine "town girl" coeds will be . o .Sock" Kennedy, Thespians' di- Students and faculty will see a
peal to reason rather than an ulti- at the next meeting, Thursday, warbling in the Thespians' glee rector, and . Mrs. Kennedy, have return performance of Penn State's
ma tum: : November 13 at 7p. in. club, while two more take over worked together in developing football victory over New York
LONDON .—: General Archibald Frank R. Flynn '43 spoke last baton-twirling spots in the fast campus talent. Six of the girls, University when Coach Robert A.
Wavell arrived in 'Singapore yes- night on - past achievements of the moving revue, and another lends the Misses Ash, Blews, Furst, Higgins shows movies of the game
terday to check British defenses in Independent party. It was de- her talent to working in skits. Metzger, Rewbridge, and Shibli, in 121 Sparks Building at 8 o'clock
the braless area-according to a Brit- tided to have an outside speaker ,Of the twelve local Thespiennes, have been trained as a sextette by tonight. Admission is free,
ish radio report. in for each future gathering. Eith- ten graduated together from State Mrs. Kennedy during the summer. This is the second in the series
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' MOSCOW The Russian news. er Robert D. Baird '42, All-College College High School last spring The group will :display its musical of gridiron films to be shown this
gency announced -that Red forces -president, .or Gerald• P. Doherty and are currently ,engaged in the ability in a featured spot when semester under the sponsorship of
'ad counter-attacked and temp- '42, All-College vice-president, common academic task Of being "What's Coming Off?" takes the the Independent Mens' Associa
. ured part of Talin yesterdays - " •-- will speaksat•theirstext . meeting: - ' Penn State • "frosh." . The 'other: stage 'this weekend. tion. -
Defense Council
Accepts Campus
(Milan Division
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OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
TUESDAY, MORNING, NOVEMBER 4, STATE COLLEGE, PA
gittlet
WEATHER
Fair
and Coale!:
PRICE THREE CENTS
Laurifz Melchior
Will Sing - Here
On Artists' Course
Finance Drive Leaders
Report $4,025 Total
As PHA Canvass Ends
Leaders of the PSCA finance
drive announced yesterday that
final tigtires from last week's five
day canvass totalled $4,025 for the
combined ' men and women's
groups.
Claiming that the success of the
drive "was the result of enthusi
asm, ceaseleSs work, and good spir
it on the part of the solicitors," An
drew P. Szekely '45, men's canvass
chairman, reported that the men's
division went 16 per cent over its
goal by collecting $4OO more than
the proposed $2500.
Arelene K. - Smith '42, women's
chairman, said "You may expect
the cabinet, commissions and com
mittees to fulfill their obligations
to continue worthwhile services on
our campus." Women went $25
over their $l,lOO goal.
Sally P. Searle '42, and A. John
Currier '42, co-president of the
PSOA declared that the results
were indicative of an increasing
interest and support of the' PSCA
program on the part of students.