> Successor lo The Free Lance, Established 1887 VOL. 38—No. 122 lidenoiit:,Ramin Drop From Race For AA President With the’ announcement that Charles H. Ridenour has with drawn from the race for president of the Athletic Association, three remaining candidates for that post intensified campaigns before elec tions Monday. Robert F. Ramin, varsity basket ball player, also reported he will not be a candidate for the secre tary-treasurer position, leaving four other juniors to compete. Elections will be conducted in the first floor lobby of Old Main from 9:30 a. m. to 5 p. m. Monday. If the leading candidate does not have a simple majority of all votes cast, final elections between the two leading candidates will be held Tuesday. “The same election code recently approved" by Cabinet for Ail-Col lege elections will be in effect for the AA election,” said James W. Ritter ’42, present head of the or ganization. .“That means no cars will be used, and poster destruction pro hibited. Only men are ■ eligible .to vote upon presentation of matricu lation cards and athietic books,” he added. Vieing for the .presidency are Allen B. Crabtree, wrestler; Bern ard A. Plesser, track man; and William T. Richards, boxing cap tain: ■ .All -candidates for offices are juniors. . wC " Candidates running for secre tary-treasurer-incliide Herschel D. Baltimore, basketball; Jesse J. Co hen, boxing; Leonard O. Frescoln, track, and Robert J. Koch, lacrosse. - Main power of the Athletic Asr sociation president is his duty ■ to help, select managers of all sports. A proposal to change the commit tee which chooses cheerleaders is the. -only important issue of jthe campaign. Snowballs Loaded With Horseshoes Hard On Windows Odd how the snow brings back youth, to', the old, decrepit college boys, isn’t ■ it? They even resort to • their old boyhood tricks like dropping a rock or two into the snowballs they throw. Of course,' there is an occasion al one who throws the regulation missive, ig semi-hard sphere ap proximately two and three-quar ter inches in diameter, but horSe shdes were the thing in East Fair mount avenue’s window breaking spree yesterday. To this add a slight tinge of coke bottle, a peeled potato or so and. you have the ideal lethal charge for modern warfare on and around the campus. For a true picture of the dam age done by a single snowfall, consider the running score of the windows • broken. Fraternity ri valry resulted in 95 punctured p:'nes at SPS and 83 of the same at the house of the winners, ISPE. The SPE boys were the only ones who had to wear their overcoats during dinner. The battling was carried to campus yesterday when the ROTC Engineers’ regiment successfully defended its' position on the steps ot' Schwab Auditorium until call ed to its four o’clock by Major Mills because he was peeved when he lost his hat while crossing “No Man’s Land.” ©fy? Sally @ (EnU ANI Quick Henry v Grab The Vitamin Pills! Axis Jolts Food Prices To New Heights Fraternities are beginning to tighen their dietetic belts. They must do so because certain foods are becoming difficult to obtain and food prices are climbing steadily. It would seem that this is only the' beginning. A recent survey of local retail and wholesale merchants brought these facts home quite vividly. None of the merchants interview ed would venture to estimate the increase in fraternity food costs, yet, significantly enough, each agreed that present prices are at least 15 per cent higher than those of last Winter. To add to the fraternity man’s woes, is the fact that practically all canned goods will disappear from the market in the very near future. National defense, you Portfolio Selects Contest Winners Penn State's new Winter Sports Lodge, completed two months ago, Three winners and five honor- is stin bare of furniture. Commit able mentions for the recent Port- tee funds do not warrant the pur - . , , „ , chase of many pieces and the calls 010 con es were released last carnpus organizations for used night by Bernard M: Weinberg ’43, furniture that. can be repaired editor of the campus literary pub- lication. John L. Walton’s '42 essay was committee.' selected by the judges on the Port- Plans are ready for landscaping present figures are any andi folio staff as the outstanding en- the grounds and building a ter- cation, this summer’s freshman try. The manuscript was titled' “I rape in front of the Lodge as soon d ass w n °t reach the anticipated Believe.” as the weather permits. In the figure. Registrar William S. Second place in the contest meantime, Conger asks that any ? o£ j^ an *T Ce a7iT announced that which closed last month was group that' has furniture which date , onl^ ; , 470 apphcations for awarded to .the story “Black Dia- may be used, in the cabin contact the term .have been re- by.Rpss .B. ? an a wi, !; run manregistration for the acceler saASMW-TMraft* a-sas—»°ai These winners, reecived new TAnir pOr ZhCl STCD ■ granted admissions with only 38 of Spring publications from several * fVipcA arrpnt&H snH tifliri fof New York publishing houses as FOFUITir 3 PPOfS SOCdk According to Mn Hoffman an prizes-for their places in the com- r " accurate estimate of the situation petition. “What Kind of a Peace Do We canTlo t be made because of the ab- Honorable mention was award ed to Doris H. Boyle ’42 for her story “Benezedrine Brain,” Flor ence I. Jaffy ’44 for her story “Paycheck,” Peter J. Keffalas ’44 for his inspiration poem “My Country ’Tis of Thee,” Edith L. Smith ’43 for her short story “The Lace Ruffle,” and Robert M. Kidd for his entry j‘Prelude to Summer,” also a short story. All eight of these contest win ners will be used in Portfolio to be published for next week, said the literary’s editor. Speaking Contest Entrants Meet A preliminary meet of undergrad uate students interested in the All - College Extemporaneous Speaking Contest .will be held in 121 Sparks at 7:30 p. m. They must first register in 300 Sparks before 5 p. m.'today. Topics of current interest may be chosen from lists provided at the meeting or may be of the en trant’s own choosing if they are ap proved by the committee in charge, Prof. Clayton H. Schug, public speaking chairman, announced. Entrants will be assigned to one of 12 elimination sections at the preliminary meeting. These sec tions will meet in an assigned room 7:30 p. m. Monday. Entrants in each section will be given five minutes on their chosen topics. From each group one person will be. chosen to speak in the semi finals, scheduled at a later time that, same evening, in 121 Sparks. Six contestants chosen from the semi-f inal round will speak on Sat urday night, April 11. OF THE PENNSYLV, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 2, STATE COLLEGE, PA, Canned soups are already on the way out. Friaternity cooks have been unable to order them in quantity for some time. One local coffee representative says that his company now pro duces 15 jars of coffee at a cost equivalent to :the price of one daln. The Jap has completely spoiled tuna fishing, and that commodity is now scarcer than new tires. Fresh fish are destined for a sim ilar fate, at least for the duration, or until the Axis submarines along the coasts are eliminated. Bananas, if you can get them, cost more than double the price paid for them last December. The reason: ships are being pressed into service for the Allied supply (Continued on Page Two) Skiers, Hikers Brave Boards In Bare Lodge have gone unheeded, according to Ray M. Conger, in charge for the Want?” is the topic of the second sence 0 f comparable figures from and concluding demonstration , o^e r years. forum sponsored by Forensic jt i s expected that a rush of late Council and the STCD class in applications will come late next Defense Forum Techniques, in 110 month a s most of the potential Home Econoiriics Building, at freshmen have not yet completed 7:30 p. m. tonight. their high school terms. This Prof. Joseph' F. O’Brien, de- necessarily delays their decisions partment of public speaking, will in regard to college entrance. preside over the forum with Prof. A. H. Reede, department of econ- HOGlhkG H3fV3|T(l SpCSKfiF omics; Dr. G. E. Simpson, depart- Theodore Roethke, assistant ment of sociology, and Dr. J; Paul professor of English composition, Selsam,. department of history, as will read from his own poetry at speakers. • the Morris Gray' Series at Har- These forums are being con- vard University’s Widener Li ducted to demonstrate how public brary next Tuesday,- April 7. His forums may contribute to an un- reading will consist of excerpts derstanding of war aims and ob- from his book “Open House,” and jectives. new material. Saroyaivs 7 The Beautiful People 7 Chosen As Next Players Show As their fourth and final play tiful People,” was first performed of their 25th anniversary season, * n the Lyceum TWeatre, N. Y., on the Penn State Players’ will pre- April 2 *' WeU '' G ' sent William Saroyan’s “The cei A ved by h | cntics ' . . .. f Beautiful People” in Schwab A typ ! cal , play ,n th f Auditorium April 15 and 16. 18 a Sl ™ ple “ nf ° lding of , simple life, portrayed by people who Saroyan, the unpredictable Ar- -h ave learned to know what life menian, who up until a few years j s anc j b o w live it to the ut ago was comparatively unknown, most *« The Peo ple” is also an has been declared the most ori- unfolding of its author’s phil ginal and unlettered felent the o sophy of a real world beyond American theatre has seen since the boundaries of reason. Eugene O Neill began to write. Dealing with the lives of steven First leaping to fame with his people who, by the time the play sensational short story, "The Man ends, are all sharing the common On The Flying Trapeze,”‘Saroyan experiences of enjoying life, the since tep had four plays produced play is an affirmation of one’s on Broadway within the past few faith in mankind and the values years. One of these, “The Time men live by. Of Your Life,” received both the Directed by Prof. Frank S. Pulitzer Prize and the Dramatic Neusbaum, the drama is the first Critics Award for 1940. Saroyan play aittempted by the His latest success, “The Beau- department of -dramatics. iA STATE COLLEGE AZ, Beaver House, Krimcon Top Fraternity Averages RELEASES AVERAGES—Regis trar Homer S. Hoffman last night released the group scholarship averages for the first semester, revealing that the All-College mark has dropped to a 1.39. 470 Frosh Apply For Summer Term rgtatt Weather Snow Flurries PRICE: THREE CENTS Walts Hall Captures Independent Honors See group averages on page two For the fourth consecutive sem ester, Alpha Zeta earned first place in the fraternity scholarship standing by compiling a house av erage of 1.94 for the first semester, according to averages released by Registi’ar William S. Hoffman. Among the social fraternities, Beaver House ranked first with an average of 1.67. Krimcon rated first among the sororities with a 2.06 average for the semester, although one other woman’s group, Cwens, 'sophomore activities honorary, compiled an average of 2.09. Watts Hall with an average.of 1.51, closely followed by the Pioneer Club with an average of 1.50 were the scholarshin leaders among the independent men’s houses. The All-College average took a drop from 1.49 for the final semes ter of the’ 1940-41 term to a 1.39 average for last semester. Only the composite records •of All-College women, all fraternity, and fraternity women showed im provement over the preceding sem ester. The average for fraternity men remained unchanged at 1.24. A composite fraternity average for both men and women jumped from 1.31 to 1;35, but still lacked points to'equal the composite non fraternity average of 1-.42. : Changes in-the 'All-College Tak ings from the second semester.of the 1940-41 term to last semester averages are as follows: 40-41 41-42 Fraternity Women .... 1.53 1.81 All-College Women .... 1.64 1.68 Non-Fraternity Women 1.72 1.68 Non-Fraternity All Fraternity Non-Fraternity Men All-College All-College Men Fraternity Men Late News Flashes... NEW DELHI— The possibility of unfavorable reaction in the Unit ed States today delayed comple tion of a statement by leaders of the All-India Congress explaining why.they are “compelled” to turn down Britain’s offer of post-war dominion status for India. STOCKHOLM— Three Norwe gian ships bound for England from a Swedish port were report ed sunk by Nazi submarines last night. These ships, part of a con voy of ten, were each listed at 10,000 tons. The ships had been anchored in Swedish harbors since the start of the war. Their embarkation seems to indicate 'that Swedish waters in the future may be unsafe for Allied ships. WASHINGTON— The silencing of German-controlled radio sta tions throughout occupied France and Germany lead' military ex perts to believe that a blanket air raid over this entire area was being carried out by the RAF last night. GEN. MacARTHUR'S HDQ American and Australian bombing planes, continuing an unremit ting aerial offensive against Jap invasion bases, bombed and de stroyed 18 aircraft at the enemy airdrome at Salamaua in New Guinea yesterday. Semester 2nd Ist 1.61 1.42 1.31 1.35 1.58 1.35 1.49 1.39 1.44 1.30 1.24 1.24
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