Sneakier To'' The Free Lance, Established 1887 VOL. 38—No. 35 ,Senate Approves 15 Applicants for Scholarships . Fifteen scholarship applicants, nominated by the Senate Commit tee on Academic' Standards and approved by President Ralph D. Hetzel, were passed by the College Senate in a meeting yesterday afternoon, acting secretary Carl E. 'Marquardt announced last night. Mary A. Galletti will receive a John W. White senior award of $2OO. $2OO. Lois J. Kaiser was selected for the $l5O junior scholarship; and Katherine M. Yonorski is to be awarded the $lOO sophomore scholarship. . The assignments are .made on the basis of the student's scholastic 'standing at the end of his fresh man, sophomore, or junior year. The highest 10 per cent in each class are eligible -for the honors. - Recipients of the Louise Car negie scholarships, worth $75 and. grahted to four, members of the Senior, junior and sophomore ;classes annually are: seniors, John Basarab, Miles J. Ferree, John R. Mentzer, and Karl H. Norris. Paul - Lazar is-the alternate. . Hazel E. Gassman, Dominick L. Golab, Stuart Patton, and Harold V. 'Walton will receive the junior awards with Vincent B. Makow ski• acting as alternate. Sopho mores chosen are: Robert T. Kim mel, 'Cosmo V. Rio, William G. Stroud, and Joseph J. Zelinski. Alternate is Kehl Markley. 4111111 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 News Flashes minuilintillyiquinumminumuninitiminnffino :,AUGUSTA, - Georgia Four Army officers wei —s e killed near Au gusta yesterday when an Army B-25 bomber crashed into a field. TOKIO-A new Russo-Japan ese crisis . appeared eminent last night oVer the sinking of a Japan= ese merchant 'vessel by a floating Russian — mine in Japanese terri torial waters. _ WASHINGTON President Roosevelt,. in a speech yesterday, pledged 5100,000,000 to Russia and all possible aid to the Soviet ar mies. Senator Wheeler, in a nine hour speech, pleaded to Congress not to amend the Neutrality Act, be cause it would lead the United States directly into the war. Froth On Sale The special Houseparty issue oY Froth is now on sale at Student Un ion and doWn-town news stands. No Seeing Ey►e Dog For Blind , Frosh Who Goes To Class Alone Without aid of seeind;; ; eye dog He is relieved of the ever pres or other help, Chuck Hall, blind ent problem•of whether to study freshman, may often be seen on or take . in a show since his sche campus striding nonchalantly ,f,rom chile carries three to four hours a . class to class. day for NYA workers to react to Until he learned the location him. He has no choice. of class rooms and buildings, • Chuck was directed to his classes Impressed with the beauty of and meetings by members of the Penn State's campus, as he senses fraternity he pledged this fall, it, Chuck's biggest disappointment Phi Delta Theta. is the lack of freshman spirit, es- Wilen asked how he crossed pecially at the football games. Tri streets v. ith so little hesitancy, bunal offered to exempt him from Chuck replied, "by just listening customs but his answer was, "I'll 1 can be sure whether there are wear customs. I want no privi cars coming or not. Of course," loges over my classmates." he added. - co-op corner conges- in addition to his wrestling; Hall tion presents a more difficult is interested in politics and debat problem." ing and plans to try out for Cone - 4lready , working out for -• the gian in the spring. He plays both froth wrestling. squad, Hall was, trumpet and piano by ear, (boogie captain of the grappling team at woogie being his favorite) and is the, Overbrook School for plind. interested in writing poetry. . .14 . A 4. 0- . . , (it :r....a.a t t g ::.:„.,..4,:• -. fr u Cc . . ~ PSCA Urges. Mail Courses, Coed-To-Draftee Leffers . Urging coed-to-draftee corres pondence, college courses by mail, and cheap Collegian subscription rate's for students in the Army, Daniel C. Gillespie '44, chairman of the new Committee to Aid Dra tees,,reportedoplans of his group to the PSCA Cabinet last night. Folio Wing, a suggestion by the Cabinet, Gillespie said that the plans would be subject to final ap proval of the Committee on Con tracts with Faculty, Students, and Alumni in the Armed Forces of the United States, a branch of the College Division of the State Col lege Council of Defense., Under the program, WSGA will be asked to organize i a women's group to correspond with draftees. ROTE [Mils Plan Armistice Riles Scabbard and Blade, Pershing Rifles, and the ROTC - band will participate in special Armistic Day. ceremonies next Tuesday in front of Old Main according to an an- nouncement by Colonel E. D. Ar dery, head of the department of Cabinet Plans Rally military science and tactics. The program, in charge of Cadet For Pitt Football Colonel J. D. Morgan „Tr. begin at 10:45 a. m. and is sched- g lifi k,end tYiee uled, to last 15. minutes. After th7e;•"ft o • * for a Pitt game band and troops form on the front Tentative plans pep rally ace being considered by campus, the bell in Old Main will be tolled from 10:55 till 10:513 a..m. All-College Cabinet; according to Following this, two minutes, of si- Robert D. Baird '42, president. . game only two weeks knee With the' will lie observed until Old Main chimes sound It, a. m. . away, . Baird . revealed- that- imme diate alTangemerits ,will be start- At this time the band will play ed by a committee including James the national anthem and a special W. Ritter '42, Thomas J. Burke flag detail will raise the flag. Con- '42, Jack R. Grey '44, Robert B. chiding the ceremonies the troops Jeffrey '42, and Charles F. Mattern and band will. parade from the '42 grounds. _Drydock, soft-:drink night club, will not ouen until after the Christmas holidays, a Cabinet committee revealed after di.scUss ing plans with George L. Dono van, Student Union manager and director of Drydock. •Donovan said that the present social calen dar does not necessitate addition al weekend events prior to Christ- Weekend Money Trouble! $3OO At Bursar's Office Despite the customary list of Houseparty expenses which the male student body must face this weekend, 75 checks totaling over $3OO now' lie idly waiting for stu dents to collect in the Bursar's of fice, according to Russell E. Clark, Bursar. - • Showing none of the . annual spring enthusiasm to collect ROTC refunds, students were informed bY Clark over a week ago that re fund checks . for drop-add changes were available, and as yet have made little response. Less fortunate students whose drop add„changes required an addi tional fee have been personally contacted according to Clark. OF TliE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 7, STATE COLLEGE, PA Henson Clarifies IF( Dating Code Thomas J. L. Henson, president of Interfraternity Council, clari fied the relationship of the no- Mixed-drinking legislation passed by All-College Cabinet to the IFC dating code last night, and stated that the code will be enforced. "It should be understood that IFC disapproves and' will investi gate conduct in fraternities at any time if such conduct would be in jurious to the reputation and good standing of fraternities at Penn State, Henson - emphasized. • Henson pointed out that the dat ing code, approved by the Senate Committee on Student Welfare and the Interfraternity Council, covers only unchaperoned guests. Any violations will be dealt with ac cording to the dating code, he said.' He 'said that Cabinet's ruling supplements the IFC code, and that the two regulations do not conflict With each other. To prevent violation of the code through ignorance of the contents, copies - "\ - n - nill be available for frater nity presidents at' Student Union today. Frank R. Flynn '43, co-chair man of the Student-Faculty Rela tions committee, has been asked to report before Cabinet next week in regard to work being done by the committee. Red Cross Committee Meets To Discuss Plans 'Members of the student Red Cross committee, appointed (by Robert D. Baird '42, met and dis cussed plans for a Red' Cross stu dent financial drive last night.. 'Need for the drive was explained by Mrs. John Vandervort and Mrs. Raymond F. Smith of the town committee Of Red Cross. Members of the student commit tee are Clarence E. Kunz '42, chair man, A. John Currier '42, Howard Pellett '42, and Ross B. Lehman '42. Hille! Town Meeting Scheduled For Sunday "Are Nationalism and World Peace Incompatible" is to be the subject oz the open Town Meeiing that will be held at Billet .Founda tion, 7:30 tp. in. on Sunday. Lieutenant S. B. Gilliar.d, assist ant professor of Military Science and 'Tactics; Dr. W. E. Moore, as sistant professor of Sociology; and Dr. John P. Selsam, associate pro fessor of History will be the speak ers, and Aaron. Druckman, assist ant professor of Philosophy will be the moderator. rgian WEEKEND HOST Jack E. Grey sophomore class president, will play host tonight and tomorrow to the College's first . joint House party-Soph Hop weekend, and plans to welcome many out of town guests. Debaters Argue Labor Question The first in a series of weekly inter-squad debates was conducted Wednesday night by members of the varsity debate squad. Four teams picked by Coach J. F. O'Brien, associate professor of pub lic speaking, competed in two de bates arguing the question, "Re solved, that the federal government should regulate by law all labor 'unions in the United States, consti tutionally conceded." In the first debate Robert W. Miller '43 and Coleman Bender '42, affirmative, opposed Carroll P. Blackwood '44 and Jack M. Lishan '42, representing the negative. Ber nard M. Weinberg '43 served as chairman and Harold Epstein '44 and Walter Gerson, '44 were the time keepers. John B. McCue '43 and Samuel G. Fredman '43 upheld the affirm ative while Robert D. Baird '42 and Frank . Zabkar '44 argued for the ti negave in the second debate. Chairman for this meet was Ger ald F. Doherty '42. Timekeepers were Robert T. Kimmel '44 and Robert W. Miller '43. Varsity debaters are preparing for next Monday night's opening debate with Cornell University and University of Scranton. This will be a split team, cross examination debate, and is scheduled for 121 Sparks Building at 8 p. m. Have You Lost A Piano Lately? if So, Contact Colonel Afdery Have you lost or mislaid a piano recently? If you have been wondering what happened to that missing music box, you will find it on the Armory floor, where it is in dan ger of being manhandled by the ROTC department. To make room for the expand ed military program, Colonel Ed ward D. Artery, department of military science and tactics, has asked that the owner or owners of the piano please come and take their instrument away. At first it was thought the piano The trouble is, however, no- had been used by Miss Marie body seems to know anything Haidt, associate professor of phy about it. For the past eight sical education. Mks Haidt, how months, this piano has reposed ever, disclaimed all responsibility. peacefully in the huge drill shed, So if you have 1 , 1-en wondering quietly nestling in a lonely cor- whatever became of that piano net.; and surrounded by the sounds you laid down somewhere, your of rifle fire, drill commands or worries are over. Colonel Ardery student dances to the tune of a will be more than glad to see you, juke box. How it got there no- and you can just identify the pi body knows. What's to become ano, pick it up and take it home, of it is still an undecided question. and nobody will poke fun at you .Since the announcement in yes- for having forgotten it. WEATHER First snow flurries hit campus today as ap propriate background for Soph Hop. PRICE THREE CENTS Fall Houseparly, Soph Hop Head 'Weekend' Events Penn State's "all-out" program for defense and studies will be forced to take a back seat tonight as students, faculty and guests embark on weekend celebrations, including Soph Hop, Fall House party, Thespians' show, and a football battle between the Nit tany Lion and the highly-touted Orangemen from Syracuse Uni versity. Topping tonight's program will be Soph Hop, featuring Jan Savitt and his Top Hat band. Surround ed by a setting depicting the "land of the midnight sun." Savitt will play in Rec Hall from 9 p. m. un til 2 a. m. Dance tickets will go on sale at the Athletic Association office at 8 o'clock this morning, according to Co-chairmen Jack J. Bard '44 and R. Kemp Noble '44. Standout attraction of the Hop .will be the half-hour /broadcast over Station KDKA during • in termission from 10:30 to 11 p. m. With Bill Sutherland, senior an nouncer at KDKA, acting as mas ter of ceremonies, the broadcast will include a talk by Carl P, Schott, dean of the School of Phy sical Education — and Athletics, numbers by the Glee Club, and a ten-minute swing session by the Top Hatters. The radio program will also fean ture a vocal number by Shirley Ives, who has been picked by the dance committee to reign as fresh man queen at Soph Hop. An in forthal discussion between Ridge Ctintinued on page•Fotn. Penn Stale Club To Hold Dance Tomorrow Nighi The Penn State Club will hold an Informal Houseparty Dance in the second floor lounge of Old Main from 9 to 12 p. m. tomorrow night, it was 'announced by Kenneth D. Bair, .committee chairman. Membership cards or invitations from club members are the only means of admission. Refreshments will be served, and recordings will provide the music. • Photo Schedule Changed Joseph T. Reichwein announced last night that the Photo Shop would be closed on Armistice Day, November 11. All students who received La Vie picture appoint ments for that day are requested to report on Friday, Nov. 14 at the scheduled Tuesday time. terday's Collegian, claims have been coming in for the piano. Thus far, Thespians and Student Union have asked fOr it. The musical comedy group, however, has no place to put it, and Student Union doesn't know how to dis pose of it. George Donovan,. manager of Student Union, says the situation has him stumped. "If you find out where I can get ten easy lessons on how to play the piano, I'll take it over myself."
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