Successor To The Free Lance, Established 1887 VOL. 38—No. 98 Late News Tokyo Journalist Flashes ... RANGOON The British have . evacuated virtually all their troops !tom Burma, leaving only a few defenders to battle the greatly reinforced Japanese at tackers. The Chinese are still working for the 'defense of Ran goon.' WASHINGTON Congressmen are proposing to raise the debt limit to 125 billions of dollars, The debt limit now stands at $65 billions. WASHINGTON Costs of eat ing in this country will be increas ed $1,000,000,000 if the Senate Farm-Bloc's threatened rider is placed .on the' war appropriation bill, acer:rding to President Roose velt.' WASHINGTON Authorita tive:• sources said yesterday that the Adminikro,ticui.. is opposed, N aban'donment of overtimeCpay-for work in excess of 40 hours a week, and that even if he had the pow er, Mr. Roosevelt would not sus pend such provisions of law. • BATAAN,- . MacArthur's forces have been -making repeated coun ter-attacks, against the _Japahese. In the - Past, two, weeks the Japs haVe- advanced only 12 miles. Penn Slate Club To Elect Officers -• Three ..juniors, have _been qiiitrii tiated to succeed Arthur Peskoe •'42 as president of the Penn State Club, according to Benjamin J. Snipas '43, club secretary. : John C. York, present viee;:presi dent, Martin H. Duff, publicity chairman, •and Charles W. Thomp son, athletic manager have been maned for the post. Nominations for all offices can still be placed with Peskoe or at the regular club meeting. The elections for all club offices will conducted in 405 Old Main at 8:39 D. m. March 5.. Thomas E. Wilcox '44 is thus far the only nominee for the vice-pres idency of the club. :Robert A. Christoff '44 and Martin L. Zeig ler. '44.,wi1l vie for secretary. . 'Other nominees are: Ray A. Za roda. '44, treasurer; Kenneth D. Bair '43, social chairman; Vincent B. Makowski '43, athletic chair man; and Harry C. Coleman '44, publiCity director. Penn State's Willow Tree !Wept' With 'Napoleon On St. Helena Isle • Legend .has it that the famous "Long a picture of loveliness old willow which formerly stood and stately grace," the willow was on the cite of the drinking foun blown down in 1921. A shoot 'lain on front campus was one, of from it was set out as part of the the willow trees that wept with commencement exercises of the Napoleon at St. Helena. - same year in the satme location Planted in 1859 onwhat was by the grandson of Professor War then a dirt road leading up to n "The College" (Old Main) the ing who planted the original tree. willow was flhnked by farm • A drinking fountain marks the • lands and potato fields, and was spot where the "weeping" willow a favorite meeting place for stu- once stood, and nearby sits a large rock with a bronze plaque corn dents. Many stories have sprung memorating the event. Bidding up .bout its derivation but the one connecting it with the "Little fair to outgrow its parent, the Corvoral" is the most romantic. young tree stands alongside the Another favorite theme is that memorial. the willow was brought back from Described by Dr. Erwin Runkle England by Dr. Evan Pugh, first in his 'History of the Pennsyl president of the College, and was vv.nia State College" as an in described by him as "a scion from separab'e part of Penn State' tra a willow on the poet Pope's dition, the willow was the recipi ground,. at Twickenham." ent of boundless sentiment, poems Although there is doubt as to and photographs. When the tree who actually planted it, it is be- died, its wood was made into lieved that William G. Waring, various articles which were sold professor of horticulture at the as souyenirs at the Commence time, was the one who set it. ment of 1921. 0 l r 4 trity Lli,-N1),1 0 I ANIA Speaks At Dinner The Liberal Arts school will present James R. Young, former Chief o' Staff of the Internation al News, Service in Tokyo, as the featured speaker at its annual dinner at the Nittany Lion Inn on Monday night. Mr. Young will address a Jour nalism 2 class in 121 Sparks at 11 a•. m. Monday. Students interest ed may i.ttend the class, according to Prof. Franklin C. Banner, head of the journalism department and chairman of the dinner. Gillespie's Book Covers Axis War F.urOpe in -PerSpective", is. the title of. the •latest. work in historic research: written by Dr. James Gillespie of the department of his tory. The book was released Feb ruary 5 by Harcourt, Brace, and Company, New York publishers. The new book which is being used iri History 19 and other 400 courses, covers the cultural, ,eco nomic, social, and political back ground of •European civilization from 1815 .to the present. It even covers the 'recent Pearl Harbor At tack and the United States declar ation of war on the Axis powers. Among several new features em bodied in Dr. Gillespie's book, is the extensive coverage of the cul tural phase of European history, and the use of many captions to tieriniteasy summation and review of material. The book; according to its author, is designed to' provide the neces sary 'background hit. the students in order that the college teacher may develop the courses offered in European history. • Hillel Town Forum Holds War Hatred Discussion Continuing the special series of Hillel Town Meetings on the main topic "The United States and the War," the foundation will have as this Sunday's subject "Can We Win the War Without Hate?" John H. Frizzell, head of the de partment of public speaking; Pro fessor Harold F. Graves, professor of English composition, and Major Ghy G. Mills, assistant professor of military science and actics will be the participants with Rabbi Benja min M. Kahn as moderator. OF THE PENNSYLV SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 28, STATE COLLEGE, PA 1-B Registrants With Bad Teeth Face War Duly All draft registrants who have been placed in the 1-B classifica tion because of bad teeth will be reclassified and made liable for any kind of military service, the U. 'S. Army revealed this week. Under the recently lowered physical requirements, men pre viously deferred because of poor vision will also be accepted, but only for non-combatcnt duty. No specific number of teeth willbereqUired,.and Army doc tOrs.will be permitted to approve all registrants whose teeth are believed strong enough to chew Army food. Troublesome teeth will be-repaird, replaced, or pull ed at •Ihel government's expenSe after induction, the Army \epc plained. As for eyes, men whose vision has been railed no poorer than 20-200 will also be classified as 1-A. Previously, ratings between 20-100 arid 20-400, correctable to 20-40 with glasses, • were placed in the 1-1 , 3 group. • • • The men will be reclassified in to 1-A first by their own boards. They will- then have 10 - ds t ys •in which they may, if •theY wish, peal for deferments on grounds of occupation or dependency: : '44 Independents Name Committees Committees for the coming poli tical campaign were announced last night by Robert T. Kimmel, chair- _ . •man of the '44 Independent Party. cell; professional instructor now on A total of 9,210 defense stamps Fred E. Clever was appointed campus. The classes will be di- were sold, according to George L. campaign manager to conduct the vided into groups with a regularly ,Donovan, student union manager. coming contest. Thomas E. Wil- assigned coed as instructress in All program booklets and every cox was named chairman of the each group. This, Farrell said, stamp available in State College nominations committee, with Jos- would give more personal instruc- were disposed of, he said. In addi eph R. Piontek, Loyal E. Ramsey, tion to the students in the classes. tion, all of the profits from the and Donald L. Webb. The course of ten lessons will be dance will go to some charity or de- Platform Committee co-chair- held from March 2 through April 3 .. Tense organization. men appointed were James R. with classes each Monday from • Zeigler and Cadmus G. Goss, alOng 8:30 to 9:30 p. m. and Friday from Review . with Harry C. Coleman, and Mil- 7 to B p. in. Class sessions will be Of Hebrew Songs ton B. Dolinger. Benjamin J. held in the Arinory. Tickets can The colorful panorama of Israel Bailey was chosen to handle pub- be obtained at Student Union or at through the ages as depicted by licity and contacts assisted by Rob- the Armory. dramatized song—sketches, narra ert E. Kinter, and Richard B. Mc- Members of the Committee in tive and music will make up the Naul. charge of arrangements for the "Cavalcade of Hebrew Music" to All committees will report to a classes •are Thomas E. Wilcox '44, be presented by the Hillel Fou-nda general meeting of the clique Mon- Ray A. Zaroda '44, and Martin L. lion at 7:30 p. in. next Tuesday. day at 7:15 p. in. in 318 Old Main. Zeigler '44. War Stimulates Student Enrollment In Russian Entrance of the United States in to the war has stimulated the stu dent enrollment in Russian lan guage courses 50 per cent over that of the last three years accord ing to Dean Charles W. Stoddart, School of Liberal Ai•ts. Dean Stoddart pointed out that increased enrollment in a language during the second semester is un usual. During the last war there was a similar 'interest in Russian courses. At that time the late Dr. 'Max Kriss, professor of animal nu trition, earned part of his college expenses by tutoring the language. DTD Elects New Officers Delta Tau Delta elected Harry M. Locke '43 house president and A. Clark Daugherty '44 vice presideoi at elections held this past week. Ralph E. Lyford '44 will serve as trersurer, while Wil liam F. Lahner '44 and Joseph A. Surace, Jr. '43 will serve as re cording secretary and correspond ing secretary, respectively. STATE COLLEGE Senior Ball Hits New High As 3,000 Throng Rec Hall Glenn Miller and his orchestra furnished the music, national de fense provided a worthy motive, and crowning of Barbara Tor rence as Senior Queen added gla iriour to the scene. MOONLIGHT SERENADER National defense stamp booklets Making his third campus appear- containing a dollar's worth of ance in two years, Glenn Miller at- stamps instead of corsages were tracted a capacity ,- throng of 3000 definitely a success according to in Penn State's first war-time Sen- Thomas J. L. Henson .and Peter J. for Ball in Rec Hall last night. KroneS, co-chairmen . of the Ball. They expressed the thanks of the All committee to the students for mak -tollege Dance. ing the idea go over big, and for their cooperation on the Ball hi • general. Classes Resume ' Karl W. Illgen, deputy state ad ministrator of the State Defense " Savings staff complimented the The perin State Club's All-Col- seniors on the idea of national de lege dancing classes will begin on fense stamps instead of corsages, Monday night their second semen- and said that he though it was a ter schedule, Arthur Peskoe ' 42, very worthwhile idea which other 'club president announced yester- schools might copy: . • - day. "Babs" Torrence, recently elect- The classes, begun last semester ed Senior Queen to replace the tra will be continued this half at ditional May Queen, with her date, the request of Recreation Coordi- led the grand march of the Ball nated. just before 'the intermission, with The 'classes will be conducted on H. Leonard Krouse, senior class a different basis this semester un- president, and his date second in der. the direction of Joseph C. Far- line. Student Majority Found Dissatisfied With Adminisiration's War Effort The Roosevelt Administration is ment to the Far East. not pushing America's war effort 4.- - ---Cut out graft and red tape; vigorously and efficiently enough, get better administrative direc according to a large majority of tion, more business men like Don students interviewed this week by ald Nelson. The Daily Collegian. The country s.—Strike at the enemy, take is too complacent and. overconfi- the offensive. dent about the war, they said. The question put to Penn State A Gallup Poll 'of the nation's students and America's voting voting, public on the same issue public was: showed that most Americans "Do you think the United States were satisfied with the war effort. is doing all it can toward winning Although their opinions vary, the war?" Results of both polls both students' , and publics' ap- follow praisal of the war situation is based on their own interpretation of war -news from day to day, plus the comments of "experts." Typical suggestions for im proving America's war effort were I.—Make better use of labor and production facilities, work longer hours, stop strikes. 2.—The psychological attitude is wrong; .we need all-out effort, less disagreement, more sacrifices. 3.—Send more men and equip- rgiatt * * * WEATHER Snow Flurries and Cooler PRICE: THREE CENTS No Corsage Plan Sells Every Stamp In Town A huge American eagle against a patriotic background of red, white, and blue was the theme of Penn State's first war-time Senior Ball when more than 1500 couples jam med Rec Hall last night. This was the biggest dance ever held at the College, the crowds lin ing the sidewalk beside Burroughs Roads waiting for admission to the hall. Collegian Gallup 22% 78% . . . . 68 17 . . 10 5 Undecided Phi Sigma Delta Elects Newly elected officers of Phi Sigma Delta for 1942 are Mervin Krentzman '43, master frater; Kenneth Sivitz '44, vice-master frater; Leonard Bach '43, treasur er;. Edgar Sykes '45, secretary; and Milton Bergstein '44. caterer.
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