Successor To The Free Lance, Established 1117 VOL. 38—No. 101 Cabinet Moves Elections Up One Day 90 Music Makers To Present Next Course Program The pleasure of hearing a great artist will be multiplied' 90 times for Penn State music lovers Mon day, when the 'Rochester Philhar monic Orchestra-90 strong—pre sents the second number of, the 1941-42 'Artists' Course Series at Schwab Auditorium. . A comparatively young orches tra, - the Philharmoni's reputation for musical attainment has advanc ed with unusual speed. Today, 20 years after its organization, it ranks among the first 10 of the world's musical ensembles. Originally founded to satisfy a millionaire's desire for good music, it was organized as the Eastman Theatre orchestra. Since cost was no object, its sponsor, George East man, succeeded in bringing togeth er some of the nation's outstanding organizations. In, 1920 the future of the ensem ble was endangered by a change of policy in Me operation of the the at're. Public-spirited citizens, unit ing as the Rochester City Music Association, assumed financial re sponsibility and assured the or chestra's _continuance. Every auditorium seat ha's al ready been taken for the orches tra's appearance here, Dr. Carl E. Marquardt, Artists' Course chair man, announced yesterday. Spe cial single tickets for standing room or seats in •the foyer, how ever, will be on sale for $2.75 the night of the concert. . . Series tickets for the three re maining numbers at $4.40 will also be offered for sale Monday night, according to -the Artists' Course chairman. The series tickets will entitle them to a seat in the foyer for the orchestra and to stage seats for the concerts by Lauritz Mel chior and Marian Anderson. Miss Anderson's performance will be given April 13, as sched uled. The date of the postponed Melchior concert-will be announc ed during the intermission Monday night. „ Town Hall's 'Uncle Jim' Headlines Thespians' IF Ball Weekend Show Uncle Jim Harkins, that old • vaudeville artist formerly on Fred Frosh Mixer Features Allen's program, will try his hand at entertaining the modern vaude- Nominees ' s Introduction ville way when he appears in the new Thespian Show during Inter- Freshmen will have the chance fraternity Ball weekend. James to meet their nominees for soph- McAdam made the announcement omore class offices at the second last night. all-out Freshman Mixer to be s As production assistant for Fred staged in the Armory Friday from Allen's program, Uncle Jim ap- 9 p. m until midnight. peared on the campus once last Special features of the dance semester to judge the talent show will be the introduction of Campus for which Leon Rabinowitz qual- and Independent '45 class -nomin ified. ees, according to Renee U. Marks Harkins was considered an "ex- and Walter M. Robinson, fresh cellent showman" by critics in his man co-chairmen of the mixer. day, but he faded into compara- To insure the success of the mix tive obscurity when vaudeville er both men and women were re collapsed. But he made a come- quested to come stag. No admis back with his new employer. sion will be charged but contri- In connection with their new butions will be accepted for a de show, Thespians report that new fense organization or charity. Mu hit tunes are practically rolling in. sic for the dance will be provided All of them have been written by by records. students. One of them, "Nit tang," by Jimmy Leyden, may be ztided to the group of College songs. Ten new tunes have al- ready gained spots on the show and will be released in the neat future. 0 rEitt till ' • ii i,;;: C •i ' l ‘, l . •A jlf T i lill 'ANI Last Dry Dock Set For Saturday Night Students will have their final chance for a fling at night life in the Sandwich Shop this Satur day evening when the Dry Dock will conduct its last program of the semester. Leon Rabinowitz '43, master of ceremonies for the night club, has promised that several new num bers will appear on the half-hour stage chow. Tickets are avail able at Student. Union for 50 cents a couple. William H. • Cissel '43 and Thomas R. Heidecker '43, co chairmen of Pry Dock, announced that people who do not have a table reservation, will not be ad mitted. Blazer Committee Promises. Action Despite several necessary delays in getting , the• Junior Blazers ready this year, the committee . in *charge has promised action early next week on the matter. Four or five blazer styles will be ready for the committee to choose from next week. It was learned that the cost of the blazers would be approximately:ls, ' although_ no price has yet been set. Material from which they will be made•is a mixture of cotton and gabardine. Chief among the committee's dif ficulties is the problem 'of getting a style blazer which would be pop ular with all students. It was or iginally planned that •the commit tee would contact several manufac turers and ask them to style a gar ment. Students in the junior class were then to chose a style from an ex hibition to be held at a local cloth ier, but that plan was declared im practical because one style of blaz ermust be chosen to be the official one. Neil.M. Fleming, graduate man ager of 'athletics, has arranged for reputable manufacturers to make the garment: He will advise the committee. . . STCD Marksmen Meet Students taking the rifle marks manship course of STCD will meet tonight in the Armory at 8 p. according to Lieutenant Charles A. Prosser, instructor. OF THE PENNSYLV WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 4, STATE COLLEGE, PA lagers Seek First National Crown "On to New Orleans" became the keynote on campus yesterday as Penn State's mighty basketball Lions settled down to intensive practice in preparation for the College's first conquest in a post season cage tourney. Chosen as the outstanding team in District 2, Penn State will bat tle three other college .quintets from east of the Mississippi in the Regional playoffs of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in New Orleans on March 20 and 2L Despite the tourney bid, imme diate attentions of the Lions etre focused on the final game of the season, which finds Penn State battling Carnegie Tech in Rec Hall at 3 o'clock tonight. The visitors own only a fair record, but the encounter promises to be close, especially if the Nittilny meh are plagued by overconfi dence. •A Lic:n victory tonight would bring to a close one of the most successful years in Penn State cage history. Following two early season setbacks to Cornell and West Virginia, Coach John LaPuther's proteges suddenly hit a fast stride that has carried them through to 11 straight triumphs and - a 'total of 'l6 victories in 18 games. . Season Record Penn State 47, Susquehanna 18 Penn State 33, W & J. 31 Penn State 48, Bucknell 32 Penn State 25, Cornell 28 Penn State 37, Syracuse 29 Penn State 53, American U. 26 Penn State 33, West Virginia 58 Penn •State 34, Pittsburgh 30 Penn State 34, Army 26 Penn State 41, Temple 33 Penn State 29, Navy 25 Penn State 59, Carnegie Tech 26 Penn State 46, Temple 33 Penn State 58, Colgate 35 - Penn State 37, Syracuse 36 Penn State 33, Pittsburgh 28 Penn State 44, West Virginia 30 Penn State 43, New 'York U. 35 1 High Schools Hear Debaters Two nearby high schools will get a taste of what college debating is like today and tomorrow when members of the Penn State debate squad make guest appearances at Howard High School, and Lewis town High School. At Howard today Coleman C. Sweet '42, Carrol P. 'Blackwood '44, David L. Englehardt '43, and Frank E. Zabkar '44 will conduct a symposium forum on the topic, "What Is Youth's Part In The War." Ralph E. Richardson, in structor in public speaking will ac company the group. Tomorrow in Lewistown, John B. McCue '43, Milton Calig '43, Sam uel G. Fredman '43 and Albert Rosen '44 will discuss the same subject. On the campus Friday evening debaters from Ursinus College will oppose members of the Penn - State team in an orthodox debate on the question, "Resolved that the fed eral government should control by law all labor unions in the United States." One of the highlights of the de bate season will be next Wednes day when women debaters from William and Mary College, will be here for a split team. debate. A STATE COLLEGE Subscribers Rejoice; Frothy Starts Anew Because of the national emer gency, Froth, of all people, has gone patriotic. Realizing that the stuff it had been printing had out worn all its humor, the editor and business managers decided that they might as well help lick the Japs with it. Salvaging old and useless cuts of lead, zinc, and . copper that have been collecting since the origination of the rag, approxi mately 500 pieces were found, scrapped and shipped 'to various defense' industries. Also salvaged were old Froths dating back to the very first issue and exchange issues, together numbering anywhere from seven to ten thousand, it was reported, as 1600 pounds of paper were sent back to the manufacturers to help reduce the paper shortage. It is hoped that those concern ed will have a light feeling in their hearts rather than a heavy feeling in their pockets. Orchids Bloom As Snow Falls In a recent interview on his prediction of light -snowfall, the Daily Collegian weatherman re vealed yesterday that he had been double-crossed : and. framed. "I calls it persecutiin,".he said as he streaked for parts unknown. The "light snowftll" piled up to a mefe 14 inches—enough snow to cause innumerable class cuts 'by both profesSors- and _students. But this was just mild flurries in com parison with State College's 26.6 inch all-time record. of 1892. Over at the . Botany Greenhouse, the Malayan and Javanese orchids continued to flourish at 80 de grees above while outside, the snow heaped itself against the glass panes. A lone overshoe 'lying on the snow's surface . was the cause of a rumor thaft a• certain 4-foot 11- inch absent-minded professor was buried beneath. Six men dug frantically to unearth the body, but no 'professor was uncovered. The owner, whose initials are J. 8., may reclaim the overshoe at Student Union. Later that afternoon, Dr. Clar ence R. Carpenter, department of psychology, and his wife Were seen whizzing along campus in a horse-drawn sleigh, 1904 stream lined model. They recommended the vehicle as a fine means of con serving automobile tires. The grand prize for boners should go to .ain Atherton Hall co ed who sleeps with bedroom win dows open. Tuesday morning she awoke to find her bed float ing around the room. Tonight she sleeps with windows closed. Snow melts when heat is applied. Pittsburgh had an all-time re cord snowstorm of 18 inches which not only crippled transportation but closed the schools. Shucks! We missed a chance of la! lifetime by a miserly four inches. Alpha Chi Rho Elects Robert G. Schimpf '43 was elected president of the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity to succeed David J. Crouse '42. Others elected were George D. Trustan '43, vice-presi dent; J. filbert Smith '43, treasur er; and John R. Rhoads '45, secre tary. rgiatt WEATHER Snow Flurries and Colder PRICE: THREE CENTS Okays Code With Minor Changes All-College elections will be held Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs day, March 24, 25, and 26 it was decided last night by All-College Cabinet on recommendation from the All-College Elections Commit tee. The rest of the code was ap proved after several changes were made. The one day advancement of elections from March 25, 26, and 27 as originally scheduled is to avoid conflict with Interfraternity Ball on March 27.. Another new section of the code adopted, requir ed that all candidates attend the 1942 summer semester. The use of automobiles was prohibited. . The election committee's provi sion requesting school councils to hold elections before All-College elections was deleted. Cabinet will take action on this question at its next meeting. Hours at which polls will be open on .Thursday, the last :day of voting, were set from 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. in the only other change made on the recommended code. In its first report on student ac tivities, the Committee on Student Graft presented a report on class dances which revealed that, "the system now employed for getting bands for All-College dances is the best possible under the existing circumstances. After contacting responsible ex ecutives of the •band booking agen cies which the College has dealt :with in the past, the committee re ported that there have been "no cut-backs received by dance com mittees through booking bands." The efficient control exerted by the Student Activities office was re ported as being responsible for this. In regard to the band prices of ten considered. high by the student body, the 'committee revealed that they are not high considering the ;location of the College and the fact that the dance committees usually want certain big bands for a spe cific night. The committee will make further reports on dance decorations, pro grams, managerships and other student activities where graft (Continued on Page Two) Late News Flashes ... WASHINGTON, D. C. A bril liant air-naval victory in the far east was announced last night •by the Navy Department. 16 of 18 attacking Jap bombers were shot down west of the Gilbert Island group. Lieut. Edward H. O'Hara was cited for downing 6 of the bombers. LONDON London Radio re ported new outbreaks in Amster dam yesterday. Widespread rioting and sabotage were reported. Nazi officials promise swift retaliation. ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Java Dutch spokesmen declared last night that Java cannot hold out unless aid is forthcoming im mediately. LONDON The Pacific War Council met in emergency session yesterday to plan for the defense of India and Australia. India was not officially represented at the meeting. MOSCOW New Russian ad vances both in front and beyond the German lines were announced last night. Guerrilla troops oper ating behind the lines recaptured 16 towns.
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