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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
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