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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.”
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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
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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