Successor To
The Fsee Lance,
Established 1887
VOL. 38—No. 107
Campus To Start
Air Raid Defense
Trial Drills Soon
With the completion of posting
of instruction sheets in every class
room and office on Campus this
week Penn State's air raid defense
precautions will be ready for trial
drills, George W. Ebert, chairman
of the protection committee of the
Campus Defense Council, announc
ed yesterday.
The drills, Mr. Ebert said, will
be started within a few weeks and
will be conducted 'only in small
parts' of the campus at one time.
This will avoid disrupting class
sessions over the entire ' campus
and allow the small drills to be
properly• supervised.
The instruction sheets carry the
following information: the safest
place to go; the best way to get
there to avoid . confusion; air -raid
wardens in charge; general instruc
tions to be followed in all build
ings; location of the nearest first
aid, station; and warning and "all Aggies Prime For
clear" signals.
Mr. Ebert asked that all faculty Lor -
members and students learn the 1 i I n ternational
facts given on the sheets in build
ings
1 1 1
where they have offices or
several classes and that, above all,
they "keep cool and be senisble,"
in case of emergency.
He said that knowing the general
instructions on .the sheets will en
able students and faculty members
to act wisely no matter where they
are when an air raid starts.
.The. posters will be supplement
ed by flags pointing out the posts
being 'occupied by air raid, fire,
and buildings wardens and by oth
er signs bounding the places of
safety within the buildings. These
will be ready for posting within a
few days.
Leffler And Lehman
Sketched ,As Senior,
Honor Candidates
(Editor's Note The following
two campus sketches are part of a
series of ten being published this
week to acquaint students with the
activities of nominees for senior
honor, men positions.
Raymond F. Leffler is best
known on campus as head of Stu
dent Tribunal. He is a member of
the Delta• Tau Delta social frater
nity and this year was elected to
Skull and Bones, senior honorary.
In addition to his judicial duties
Leffler was named to the '42 Elec
tions committee and was a student
councilor for the freshman class.
He also is a member of the Student
Traffic Board and Student Hous
ing Board. A commerce and fi
nance major, he is a cadet captain
in the campus ROTC infantry.
Ross Z. Lehman, editor of The
Daily Collegian, is a member of
Skull and Bones, and Lion's Paw,
highest senior honorary.
.Appointed permanent class sec
retary recently, he is a member of
Delta Chi social fraternity and Sig
ma Delta Chi, journalism honorary.
Ross sang in the Glee Club for
three years and also in the Chapel
Choir.
He has served on the Athletic
Advisory Board, All-College Cab
inet,.Student Union Board, Student
Housing Board, All-College Elec
tions committee, Artists' Course
committee, Student Defense Coun
cil.
In addition to his Collegian post,
"the student editor" worked last
year on the Student Handbook. He
was listed this year in 'Who's Who
in American Colleges and Uniyer
sities. Appointed by President
(Continued on Page Two)
'ANI
HOST COACH—Wrestling coach
Charlie Speidel will play, the role
of host during the fourth EIWA
tournament to be held on this
campus tomorrow and Saturday.
Ninety animals are now being
groomed by agricultural students
for Penn State's 27th Little Inter
national livestock show 'scheduled
for Saturday, April 18, in 'the
Judging PaVilion.
Drawing for entries will be held
in 206 Agriculture at 7:30 p. m. to
night, according to Murray Blech
man '42, publicity &airman of the
show. List of committees released
yesterday follows:
James A. Kenriedy '42, show sup
erintendent; George R. Krupp '42,
assistant superintendent; James A.
Christian '43 and John A. Chris
tian '43, co-superintendents of beef
cattle; Elwood H. Borger '44, super
intendent of sheep; Herman W.
Nolph '44, assistant superintendent
of sheep.
Howard E. Wheeler '42, superin
tendent of swine; Frank W. Spierl
ing '43, assistant superintendent 'of
swine; Robert C. Hammond '43,
superintendent of horses; Gleii W.
Stevens '43, assistant superinten
dent of horses.
Other committee chairmen are
Krupp, catalog; Blechman, publi
city; Richard L. Carlton '42, deco
rations; Lyle A. Baker '42, banquet;
and George G. Gayman '42, awards.
Animals to be shown include 30
head of beef cattle, 30 sheep, 16
pigs, and 14 horses.
Who Done It ? Seven Suspects
Add Spice To 'Players' Comedy
Comedy, corpses and cats!
This will be the main dish when
the :Players' bring "Mr. and Mrs.
North". to Schwab Auditorium,
March 20 and - 21, as a feature of
their 25th anniversary season.
Centering around the antics of
Pam and Jerry North, two irre
sponsible Bohemians, when several
bodies are found in their Green
wich Village apartment, the play
brings in seven logical suspects
that will cause your brow to be fur
rowed in the throes of deduction.
Who done it? Why was Stanley
Brent murdered and stuffed in the
closet? Who murdered the post
man to keep , him from talking? In
cidentally, Pam found Brent's body
when she was searching for some
gin—and the Postman was killed
when he went out for beer!
Adding a macabre touch to the
scene is the meanderings of a black
cat named "Pete" throughout the
proceedings. Shades of Edgar Al
lan Poe!
OF THE PENNSYLV
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 12, STATE COLLEGE, PA.
Raymond Scott To Play At IF Ball ;
Ten Mat Teams Await EIWA Tourney
72 Visiting Grapplers
Will Arrive Today
Eager for championship compe
tition, 72 wrestlers representing
nine EIWA member colleges will
arrive on campus this afternoon
and tonight in preparation for the
38th annual Association tourna
ment which will take place in
Rec Hall starting at 2 p. m. to
morrow.
The Nittany Lion host squad
will be the tenth team entered in
the title struggle. The total num
ber of grapplers participating is
thus raised to 80 since each col
lege has entered a full 8-man
rteam. Harvard is the only East
ern Intercollegiate Wrestling As
sociation member not entered in
the tourney: .
The first of the guest matmen
are expected to arrive at 3 o'clock
this afternoon. They will be free
to join Coach Charlie Speidel's
squad on the Rec Hall mats for
preliminary workouts.
All contestants will weight-in
at 9 •a. m. tomorrow prior to the
preliminary round which begins
at 2 p. m. Matches will probably
be run off simultaneously on three
mats.
Survivors of the afternoon com
petition will meet in the quarter
finals at B'p. when thirty-two
-(Continued,ork-P'wge'•Theee)
Marines Will Give Exams
To Applicants Today
Students who have applied for
the Candidate Class for Commis
sion in the Marine Corps Reserve
will be given their physical exam
ination in the College Infirmary
from 10 a. m. to noon and from 2
p. m. to 5 p. in. today.
Other students who wish to ap
ply will be given a chance tomor
row in 311 Old Main. Recruiting
Officer Lieut. Robert Port will be
in that room during the same hours
that the examinations will be giv
en.
Last month freshmen under 22
years of age were declared eligible
for the corps. Any •sophomore,
junior, or senior who can,meet the
requirements can apply. Lieut.
Port said that applicants will prob
ably not be called for active duty
until •after graduation.
Suspicion naturally falls upon
the Norths, especially, when. Pam
reveals that she invited Brent over
to see her; while Jerry's alibi is
that he was walking in the park.
Then there is the interest shown in
Mrs. Brent by Louis Berex who
may have murdered her husband
to have a clear field. -
Further complications set in
when it is ,found out that the
"corpse" had been carrying on an
alliance with Jane WilSon, and had
been threatened by her husband,
Ben. And of course, there is the
handsome wolf-about-town, Clin
ton Edwards, who took anybody's
and everybody's wife.
Who done it? Your guess is as
good as the futile deductions of
Lieutenant Wiegand and his foil
Mullins. The unravelling of the
mystery, however, takes place in
as surprising a fashion as was ever
depicted in the movies.
A STATE COLLEGE
Senior To Be Given
Trophy At Mat Finals
To Penn State's senior of the
year will go a 15-inch silver statu
ette at the Eastern Intercol
legiate Wrestling Association finals
in Rec Hall Saturday night.
Awarded by the junior editorial
board of The Daily Collegian, the
trophy will go to one of two can
didates still being considered for
the honok. The winner will be an
nounced Saturday morning.
The board's selection will not be
based on a senior's political affili
ations or on athletic ability. The
group is interested in rewardng the
senior for his work during four
years of College in the interest of
a "better Penn State."
This will be the fifth year that
the trophy has been given. Each
senior who is judged outstanding
has his College achievements in
vestigated thoroughly.
4 Coeds Vie For
Sweater Queen
Four coeds have been selected
by IMA units to vie for the honor
of . becoming Penn State's first
They are Marjorie E: Siebert '44,
Lila A. Whoolery '43, Evelyn M.
Fritz '43, and Janet M. Hartz '42.
The winner will be chosen by
a student vote Ito be held at Stu
dent 'Union next Thursday and
Friday. She will be crowned at
IMA's All-College Sweater Dance
'in the Armory next Saturday
night.
"Plans , for the dance are near
ing completion," Jack F. Zalinski
'43, general dance chairman, stat
ed last night, "and from present
indications the dance promises to
be a great success."
The Penn State Aristocrats have
been signed to provide music from
9 p. m. to midnight. Admission
will be $1 per couple, tax included.
The general dance committee,
headed by Zalinski, includes Kehl
Markley '44, Donald 0. Schissler
'43, and Richard S. Kurtz '43.
Twill Gabardine Chosen
For Blazer Material
A twill gabardine junior blazer
in royal blue was selected by the
committee yesterday after it had
considered three different styles.
Philip Jaffe and Richard S. Peif
ly, co-chairmen pf the group, re
vealed that the style chosen would
cost $5.50. It will be a three-button
front royal blue model with white
buttons.
White piping, or edging, will be
placed around the coat front to
the end of the blazer's facing. The
College seal will be sewed on the
upper left pocket.
The Athletic Store will handle
all orders. Orders will probably
be taken in a week and can be
filled within three weeks. Royal
blue was picked because the com
mittee felt that the color would
blend easier with the usual sum
mer attire.
Cabinet Meets Tonight
The regular weekly meeting of
All-College Cabinet will be held
tonight in the Alumni Office at 9
p. Tuesday night's meeting
was given over to reports of mem
bers on just what their organiza
tions have done this year.
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' 'Name Band' Worries
Of Committee End
Welcome relief came to the In
terfraternity Ball committee's re
cent band-selection worries last
night when Co-chairmen Charles
F. Mattern '42 and Arthur H. Sha
piro '42 announced that Raymond
Scott and his nationally famous or
chestra will play for the dance on
March 27.
Scott will receive $1,250 for his
appearance, the committee reveal
ed. The admission price and other
arrangements will be announced
later.
By clinching the deal by tele
gram last night, the IF. Ball c om
mittee was relieved of anxiety
which began last Thursday when
Harry James, whose band was or
iginally signed, was forced to can
cel the engagement because of an
option suddenly exercised by a
Hollywood movie company. Fears
developed concerning the availa
bility of other "big name" bands.
To replace James, Interfrater
nity Council made an informal
recommendation that Vncent Lo
pez' orchestra be signed. Because
of "unfavorable student response to
this suggestion," however, the com
mittee took advantage of an op
portunity to engage Raymond
Scott.
style of swing which all but
eclipses his excellent rendition of
smooth dance music, Scott skyrock
eted to national prominence sev
eral years ago and has since held
his own with the other top-notch
ors.
Although a masterful arranger,
Scott has a weakness for crazy
titles. Among his better-known
tunes are "Huckleberry Duck,"
"War Dance for Wooden. Indians,"
"Invisible Ink," and "Dinner Mu
sic for a Pack of Hungry Canni
bals."
Late News
Flashes ...
WASHINGTON Admiral Hart
told a committee in Washington
yesterday that most of the Jap ad
vances and victories could be cred
ited to their superiority in the air
which prevented the United States
destroyers and cruisers from oper
ating effectively. However, he said,
Jap ship losses were •high, and re
placements should be a big head
ache to the enemy.
LONDON It was reported last
night that the German battleship,
Terpitz, in its first sally against
British shipping in the North Sea
failed in its mission. It was said
to have been spotted by plane, and
then bombed. As a result, it fled
for the Norwegian coast under a
heavy smoke screen. •
RIO DE JANIERO Last night
it was reported that Brazil had or
dered all ships at sea to put into
port, and at the same time an
amendment to the constitution was
made public giving President Var
gas the power to declare war at his
discretion. This is said to result
from the sinking of four of Brazil's
largest ships in the past month.
Elections Meeting
Party petitions, platforms, and
glossy pictures due at Student Un
ion today will be considered by
All-College Elections Committee
in 318 Old Main at 4 p. m.