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.
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'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
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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.