Succostor Tb The Pres Lance, Established •1811 VOL. 38—No. 93 Debaters Engage Columbia In Rid isiiCinifest ,Special to The Daily Collegian ,NEW. 'YORK CITY, Feb. 19-- - .Penn State's debaters on tour, Ger .ald F. Doherty '42 and Bernard M. 'Weinberg '43, "take the air" at - p. m. tomorrow over local ra , dio• station WNYC, when they en ;,gage stlidents from Columbia Uni- VeT isity in 'forensic competition. ,the topic .for this radio debate ~was:, changed yesterday from one concerning a post-war league of nations 'to, "'Resolved that con 2;gressmen not in office should re ceive: pensions." , f`'': In the face of this change, Coach Joseph F. O'Brien, associate profes; ,public speaking, who' is ac companying the debatera on' the ';'trip, stated, "I am confident that DOherty and Weinberg are prepar ''.ed to meet this new question, de ,.spite the short notice on which it was given. They will take the izeg . ative side." , New York University plays host :t the traveling debaters today 'when, the, teams meet to argue the ..air-force topic. -Before the assembled junior class at Rutgers University, New Bruns :wick, N. J., Tuesday afternoon, Doherty and Weinberg participated •in a symposium forum on the sub ,'eject, "What Is Youth's Part In The . War." - "We need a spirit like that at a 'huge football rally. Let's give our troops the feeling that over a hun dred' rhillicin Americans` gutiport • -them to a man,",,Weinberg declared ' during the forum. - * * * . While two of their number are on tour, the "stay at home" debat ers will not be idle. In 316 Sparks Building. at 8 p. m.. today, Dickin son College, of Carlisle will meet E. Richard Booser '43 and Robert D. Baird '42 in a decision debate on the labor question. ' . This meeting climaxes a series of debates between the two institu tions in the past several years. Strains 01 Music Fall Harshly. On Ears Of CurioUs A bedlam of misfit musical notes surge quite regularly from the new 'band room in Carnegie Hall. But it isn't the Blue Band that makes tilem. It's a new band composed 'of music students who are putting rhythmic theories to work—more or less. Double B flat tubas have become so intimate with coeds that it's the latest fad to sport one in the best 'music circles. Besides, coeds look pleasingly different behind •one of 'those masculine "tooters." It's quite the thing now to see a sweat er-clad coed puffing away on trom bones, tpo. All this is the_scene that would greet one if he should visit the "music-for-fun" students who have gathered a band which practices twice a week. With about 50 members in the band, most Of whom are coeds, the new organization has been formed because of the growing demand for women to lead bands and orches tras throughout the nation. Fewer competent teachers will be available now that the draft is in full swing. Recent graduates with a major in instrumental music are usually the best trained in the 'business, regardless of age or ex perience, it was said. The department of music has been planning for the utility of in strumentalists ih the new condi tions created by the war. • • PENNSYLVANIA Marine Recruiting Officer Here Today All sophomores, juniors and sen iors interested in applying for the Candidate's Class for Commission in the Marine Corps Reserve will be interviewed in 311 Old Main today from 11 a. m. to 5 p. m. by Lieut. Robert M. Port, recruiting officer. Following the distribution of course catalogues tomorrow and Salturday, the Student Training for. Civilian Defense program, con sisting of 46 tuition-free, no-credit short courses, will get under way , next week, the STCD committee announced . yesterday. Available at Student Union be ginning at 4 p. m. tomorrow, print ed .catalogues will contain com plete:information on the objective and content of each of the. 46 var ied courses, the hours and loca tion of classes, and the instructors in charge. Registration for 'all courses will 'be held in Rooms 1, •2, and 3 in the basement of Carnegie Hall from 6:30 to 9 p. m. on Monday and Tuesday. Classes are expect •ed to begin next Thursday. Ar rangements for registration will be competed at a STCD commit tee meeting tomorrow afternoon. Interfraternity Council will dis tribute catalogues to fraternities, WSGA and the dean of women's office to coeds, and the IMA and Thespians packed 'their grease paint and costumes last night for FroshiGattipus Party clean of men's office to IMA units and me is dormitories. Student another show for the soldiers at the New Cumberland army camp Vent NOntmations- primarLy for non-fraternity men Union's supply will be intended —and they were given a hearty not reached by the other groups. army welcome. For Class Officers The complete list of courses fol- It was Thespian Defense Unit lows: *ed the No. 2 which played before an en- The Campus '45 party pri Aerial Photograph Reading, thusiastic aud , ence. Unit No. 1 lid off the 1942 All-College politi- Auxiliary Police Training, School Made its first appearance at the- cal soapbox last night as the fresh for Air Raid Wardens, Airplane men conducted preliminary nomi salme army camp a week ago. • nations. - It was stressed that nom- Spotting, Aptitude Testing, Auto- Ted Clauss was master-of-cere- matic Weapons, Building Inspec inations will be held open until the monies for the second unit. Among next clique meeting within the tion and Repair, Blackout Precau the feature attractions for the sol- next few weeks. tions, Community Canning, Corn diers was a special coed chorus. Candidates for nomination for pang Administration, Camp Coun- The chorus included Joyce R. president were Calvin G. Cassel- selin- e• ' Choice of Consumers Brown '44, Sally E. Harshbarger berry, 'Charles F. Hall, Louis Mc- Goods, Community Organization .'42, Mildred Johnson '44, and Aye- , Cormick, James A. Mcßechnie, and and Leadership. Riding Club Buys New-: lien C. Wolf '43. James W. Payne. Community Recreation, Day Care of Children, Defense Forum . Other entertainers were Mike Present Campus '45 secretary, Techniques, Defense Publicity, Horse, Betters Facilities Kerns, monologist; Marce String- Ruth A. Embury, was chosen to Explosives and Demolition First song specialties; Mim Rhein, Penn State Riding Club facilities er, run for the vice-president post. Aid, Farm Tractor Operation and songstress . Don Taylor, specialties; are now adequate for carrying out ' Others selected were Frank L. Maintenance, Gas Defense, Home and a trio composed of Miss its program, Dr. Henry L. Yeagley, Hay and Gerald T. Karver. (Continued on Page Two) Rhein, Helen Schmeltz, and Jim club advisor announced last night. Two coeds were selected to run The statement came after Dr my Leyden.. for the secretary position. They Yeagley 'had watched two instruc-- The only big problem hamper- were Margaret L. Good and Betty Late News tion period workouts with a new ing the Thespians now is weekly J. Lyman. Candidates for the The Marine ReserVe plan is sim ilar to the Naval Reserve program which permits students to gradu ate from college before going on active service.- The quota set for the College is 25 seniors, 18 juniors, and 6 sophomores. For those mak ing application today, physical ex ams will be given by .a medical of ficer who will visit the campus next month. • Campus Observes Brotherhood Week Brotherhood Week will be given added impetus when a radio listen ing group will meet in Grace Luth eran Church at 9 o'clock tonight to hear "Brotherhood—Fact or Fic tion" on the Town Meeting of the Air program. "Our Common Heritage" weekly session at Hillel Foundation last night marked the start of campus observation of Brotherhood Week. Eleven representatives from varying religious denominations comprise the Interfaith committee which is sponsoring the programs. A special meeting with Roswell P. Barnes in Schwab. auditorium at 7:45 p. M. Sunday, will close the week's events. Members of the Interfaith com mittee are Maur Levan '45, Howard E. Wheeler '42, Irvin H. Kodhel '45, Robert K. Walter '44, John Young '42, Walter N. Shambach '42, Rabbi Benjamin M. Kahn, Miss lone V. Sykes, D. Ned Lingar. horse, a 9-year-old sorrel hunter, transportnition to the army camps. formerly leader of the hunt 'at Services of faculty and staff mem- Frankstown Hunt Club, Altoona. bers' auto's may be offered by con-, Although an excellent jumper as tacting Charles M. Graff at the is shown.by his being hunt leader, Central Extension office the horse has a quiet disposition making him useful for training be ginning riders, Dr. Yeagley said treasurer's job were Joan M. Clark, James H. Hoag, Jr., and Flashes . . • John L. Pfirman. The platform committee which RANGOON Chinese troops is now drawing up party policies have invaded Thailand, according includes Chairman Robert E. Beck to reports received from Rangoon er, present vice-president of the last night. This report has re party, Richard D. 'Collins, Jr., ceived no confirmation from the Wayne G. LaPoe, Joan E. Piolet, Robert A . Sheesley, and Mary El • ' Vic tory Chinese Government at Chung- Leyden / - king. Composed ic Song len Tone. WASHINGTON According to reports from General MacArthur's While Shaving in Old Track House Gridiron Banquet Date troops rces ihave n the arrived Philippinea tOlongapo,s, new Jap Thousands of Penn State Alum- "Put the words and music on Set By Sigma Delta Chi forc supported by heavy aerial rein ni and students have sung and re- paper and I'll publish it and give ported by Jimmy Leyden's "Victory RANGOON British officials you at least two •cents royalty on Sigma Delta Chi, national jour- RANGOON British officials Song" at football games and classevery copy sold," Hansen replied. nalism society, decided to stage in Burma admitted last night that get-togethers, but few know of theits traditional Gridiron Banquet Japanese spearheads have pierced "I'll do it," came the response. British lines on the Bilin River incidents responsible for its coin- on March 17, Thomas P. North And so "Victory" was composed. position. and have crossed the river at sev '43, president of .the fraternity, Clarence Robinson, then director The story of its origin was told announced last night. eral points. Present British de of music at the College, assisted by the late Albert A. Hansen 'l3, in the preparation of the song, Herbert J. Zukauskas '43 was Tense lines are only 75 miles from Leyden's roommate, to Edward K. and several editions were suc- appointed general chairman in Rangoon, strategic gateway to the Hibshman, alumni secretary, sev- cessfully placed on the market. charge of the affair by North. The Burma Road. eral years ago. president added that the banquet BATAVIA, JAVA Five Jap According to Hansen, Leyden So from its modest beginning in plans would be altered slightly planes were shot down yesterday possessed a fine tenor voice, a re- Jimmy Leyden's old wooden room this year because •of the lack of in an attack on the vital Allied markably sunny disposition s and in the historic track house, form- time because of the change in the naval base at Soerrbaja, accord a knack for composing tunes on erly located in the rear of the Old College calendar. ing to reports received from Bata the spur of the ' moment, O ne Physics Building, "Victory's- de- • via yesterday. Last night the Spring morning Leyden arose veloped into a popular song. . Javanese radio reported fierce re singing a song about Penn State Not only was it sung by stu- Garden Lecture Today sistance by Dutch defenders on that sounded unusually attractive dents on campus, but also by Am- The third in the series of Victory Southern Sumatra, who are said to Hansen. Leyden hummed it erican soldiers fighting over in Garden lectures will be held in to be battling against ten to one while shaving that morning. France back in World War I. It Room 109 Agriculture Building at odds. "Where'd you get the song, has been adopted by hundreds of 7:30 p. m. today. Three talks will CHUNGKING, CHINA Chin- Jimmy?" yelled Hansen. schools in the United States, and be given on subjects ranging from .ese Government officials reported "Just made it up," came the an- above all, it is one of Penn State's garden planning to growing flow- last night that Japan has 100,000 saver. most cherished traditions. ers and vegetables. troops in use on the Burma front. OF THE THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 19, STATE COLLEGE, PA Monday, Tuesday Fixed For Student Registration For Short Defense Courses STCD Catalogues Ready Tomorrow Collegian To Award Outstanding Senior With Trophy At Mat Intercollegiates The Outstanding Senior Trophy, The winner will be chosen pri presented annually by The Daily marily for his services to the Col- Collegian, will be awarded to a lege and fellow students. senior man at the wrestling inter- The award, a 15-inch golden collegiates to be staged in Rec statuette of Victory, will be given Hall on March 14, it was revealed this year for the fifth time. It yesterday by Ross B. Lehman '42, was first presented to Sol B. Mie- Collegian editor. - hoff •in 1938. Joseph-A. Peel re- Several prominent seniors will ceived it in 1939, H. Clifton Mc be chosen by the junior editorial Williams, Jr. in 1940, and Jack W. board of Collegian and from the Brand in 1941. group one will redeive the honor. Junior board judges will make Judgment will .be based on the a complete investigation of each all-around merit of each senior, candidate's merits during his Col including the person's accomplish- lege career before the choice is ments during four years in Col- made. legle Inscribed on the trophy will be: TO win the award, a selected "The Daily Collegian Award, Out candidate need not be an athlete. standing Senior, 1941-42." Thespians Stage New. Unit Show ; Students To Report For Tryouts * * * James McAdam, Thespian pres (Continued on Page Two) -STATE COLLEGE rotatt WEATHER Snow Flurries and Cooler PRICE: THREE CENTS
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