Successor to The Free Lance. Established .1887 VOL. 38—-No. 126 Benefit Warblers —The College Glee Club Troxell ’37, the Hy-Los and the Varsity Quartet, will present its Red Cross benefit concert in The club has had a two-fold job during the past Schwab Auditorium at 8 o’clock tomorrow night. few weeks, preparing for this concert and making Aiding the club in Ithe program will be Barbara recordings for Waring’s national glee club contest. PSCA Arranges Frosh Orientation Program For Weekend Of June 5 In an attempt to help orientate incoming freshmen, the Penn State Christian Association will sponsor a Freshman - camp the weekend of June 5. Lack of time has made it im possible to hold the customary Freshman Week with its maps meetings, sight-seeing tours, and other convocations at which fresh- men could meet campus leaders in both the faculty and student body. ' Invitation's will be sent to all incoming freshmen sometime within the next month. ' The first to reply will be given first con- sideration. Two possible sites are the Dia mond Valley Camp, located at Petersburg, Pa., and the former Penn State Nature Camp in Bear Meadows, Gerald B. Stein ’43, Freshman Camp committee chairman, and D. Ned Linegar, PSCA associate secretary, have visited both camps and recommend the Diamond Val- ley site as being the most favor- It has facilities to accommodate 125 people, including the staff. Seven students have been cast There are such facilities as a in the leadin 2 roles of the Players’ swimming pool, baseball field, Mother ’ s Da y presentation, “The tennis courts (<nd a large playing Beautiful People,” to be given in (Continued on Page Two) Schwab Auditorium April 17 and 18, Director Frank S. Neusbaum announced yesterday. “It was difficult to cast the parts because of the sensitivity necessary to the full meaning and significance of Sar oyan’s characters,” Neusbaum ex plained, in releasing the cast. Although all seven parts are of equal importance, James J. Am bandos ’43 will portray the out standing role of Owen Webster, the. 15-year-old “genius” who writes entire books using on'e, word. Robert H. H’errman ’44 will* take the part of the kindly but bombastic father, Jonah Web ster, who preaches his philosophy of life from the street corners. The third member of the fam ily, called “Saint Agnes of the Mice,” will be Joanne M. Pal mer ’43. A shy, pathetic girl, Agnes roams the streets of San Francisco in search of the only man she ever- loved. Harmony Acacia Eltfcfe Officer* Blueblossom, the “little old lady” MVdVla Clevis Ullivers Jn Jonah’s past, is Eleanor Freed- Robert J. Thorps ’43 was elect- man ’44. ed to the presidency of the Acacia Mr. Prim, the nostalgic vice fraternity at a recent meeting to president, who lives on memories, succeed Richard E. Walck ’42. will be played by Milton Doling- Other officers named to house er ’44, while John Scott Keck ’42 posts are Raymond B. Stein Jr. has been.cast as Dan Hillboy, the ’43, vice-president; Edward F. God-fearing drunkard. William F. Price ’44, secretary; Daniel C. Gil- Emmons ’44 concludes the casting lespie ’44, treasurer; Robert E. as Father. Hogan, the benevolent Dierken ’44, socigl chairman. Catholic priest. Whitman Will Compete In Engineer's Contest Riohard F. Whitman ’42 won the right to represent Penn State in the finals of the Eastern Inter collegiate Report Contest last night by capturing first place in the local eliminations. Whitman, together with repre sentatives of nine other Eastern colleges and universities, will en ter the final rounds of the contest in 110 Electrical Engineering, from 9 a. m. until noon, tomorrow and Saturday. The competition is being con ducted as part of the ninth annual eastern conference of the Ameri can Society of Mechanical Engin eers that meets on campus this weekend. Contest winners will receive prizes totaling $ll5. (Tltr latlg @ (Ml iVANI Running Board Riders Top Traffic Violators Are you hanger-onner? Most arrests by the State Col lege police are made on this charge, according to the monthly report of the borough pattrol. Ten other traffic “don’ts,” list ed in order of their frequency of violation include speeding through intersections' on the yel low light, driving with four per-' sons in the front seat—a violation in case of an accident, parking in restricted areas, passing 'at an in tersection, parking in the wrong direction, driving without iights, exceeding the 25-mile speed limit, driving too fast in a school zone, double parking, and parking in the police stall. Education Neusbaum Casts 'Beautiful People' OF THE PENNSYL’ THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 9, STATE COLLEGE, PA a running-board- : 'pry College Symphony To Give Concert Appearing for the first time this year, the College Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Hummel Fishburn, associate pro fessor of music education, will present its annual Spring concert in Schwab Auditorium at 3:30 p. m. Sunday. Sunday’s program as it will be presented by the orchestra begins with “Honor and Glory,” by Ar thur Bergh, well-known Ameri can composer and broadcaster. It will be followed by an outdoor overture by Aaron Copland, ori ginally composed in 1938 as “Am erican Music for American Youth.” Following the overture will be a series of three dances from “Henry VIII,” “Morris Dance,” “Shepherds’ Dance,” and “Torch Dance,” all by Edward German followed by Franz Liszt’s “Second Hungarian Rhapsody” and Jean Sibelius’ “Valse Lyrique.” The second half of the program begins with “Dream Pantomime” from “Hansel and Gretel” by Eng lebert Humperdinck, which will be followed by' “Prelude” by Ar mas Jarnefelt. . The last feature of the concert will be “America,” by Ernest Wil liams. The composition is a tone poem built on two Indian themes and the composer’s hymn “Am- erica.” This is the fifth in the series of Sunday afternoon concerts spon sored by the music department. As The Automobile Era Goes, So Goes The Parking Meter- Maybe A constant source of inconven ience, ill-feeling, and bad Eng lish since its inception several years ago, the State College park ing meter received a severe blow at borough council meeting Mon day night. A petition signed by more than 60 local merchants and business men was presented to members of council urging the removal of two out of every three parking meters in State College. Since the age of the automobile is rapidly drawing to a close;, and the regulation of traffic, for which the meter was originally purchased, has been eliminated, the parking meter will soon be come a mere landmark. For that Yesterday a town visitor tied reason, they contend, it should be his horse to a meter on S. Allen eliminated. , . street after making the five cent In addition, ‘any mobile busi- deposit. A* bystander was heard ness, which may still be on the to remark that the meters should move, can be retrieved for the be converted into hitching posts, local businessmen if they are- re- since horses are replacing auto moved. ... -, . mobiles anyhow. [A STATE COLLEGE 5 Juniors Nominated For !FC Presidency Senate Announces College Calendar A College calendar listing dates U]) to and including December 19, 1942, was approved by the Col lege Senate at a recent meeting. A proposed calendar tor the fol lowing semester was referred back to committee for reconsider ation. Listed is the approved calendar: May B—Election of Trustees by delegates. May 9—Spring semester ends. Alumni Day. Class Day exer cises. Election of Trustees by graduates. May 10—Baccalaureate and Commencement Exercises. May 18-19—Summer Semester Registration (all except freshmen). May 20—Summer Semester (Continued on Page Two) V-5 Examinations To Begin Monday Naval officers will return to the campus next Monday, Tues day, and Wednesday to give V-5 physical examinations to all jun iors and seniors that are interest ed in the course, it was announced by Thomas W. Allison ’42, sea man, second class' Penn State’s V-5 first naval air unit will leave June 4 for flight training at a training base not yet Besides their regular duties, the selected. Units two and threfe officers chosen Monday will form have already been organized, and part of the IFC’s executive corn will leave for training in Septem- mittee that guides the administra ,.ber and December, respectively, tion of the Council’s program and Interested students are asked acts in event of emergency be to obtain preliminary physical ap- tween meetings. plication blanks at Student Union before taking the examination, which will be held in the College infirmary. Penn State will have the larg est collegiate flying unit in the country when it fills its quota of 60 men, Requirements for this special Pe.nn State Unit are two years of college or equivalent. The appli cant must be between the ages of 19 and 27, and unmarried. Further information may be obtained by calling at 305 Old Main nepct Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, or by contacting Allison,. The student automobile owner also stands to profit by it. Any student who can muster enough tires and gasoline to reach the business section of town now stands at least a two-to-one chance of obtaining free parking —a luxury formerly undreamed of. No immediate action was taken by council, but the matter hrs been referred to a committee for study. Opinion of townspeople and students will be sampled, and if any automobiles are still in use bv that time, definite steps will probably be taken for their re moval. wjtatt Weather Continued Cool PRICE; THREE CENTS Four Seek To Become Secretary-Treasurer Five candidates for Inf.erfrater nity Council president and four nominees for the secretary-treas urer post have been named by a special nominating committee to compete in the IFCs annual elec tions Monday evening. Candidates for the IFC presiden cy, all juniors, are Robert B. Gam mon, Alpha Tau Omega; Maurice W. Lundelius, Delta Chi; Robert L. Mawhinney, Alpha Sigma Phi; Frank J. Perna, Delta Upsilon; Robert H. Roy, Phi Sigma Kappa; and Joseph V. Sw\»terlitsch, Theta Kappa Phi. Entrants in the race for the sec retary-treasurership are Edward H. Blackburn ’44, Sigma Phi Epsi lon; Edward R. Clauss ’43, Sigma Chi; David R. Sharp ’43, Phi Delta Theta; and John A. Jordan ‘43, Al pha Sigma Phi. The presidential nominee rating second in Monday night’s ballot ting will automatically become IFC vice-president, according to Thomas J. L. Henson ’42, president. In presenting the list of candi dates last night, Robert W. Hilden brand ’42, nominating committee chairman emphasized that the nominations are not closed.' “Fur ther nominations for both posts,” he emphasized, “are permitted and expected at Monday’s meeting. Any IFC member may add,to the list of candidates if one other re presentative is willing to second his suggestions.” The two remaining members of the five-men executive board will also be elected at the meeting. Nominations will be made from the floor. Late News Flashes... BATAAN PENINSULA The Japanese forces are throwing wave after wave of soldiers and sky fighters at General Wain right’s weakened forces. Supplies are giving out and enemy patrols are breaking through vulnerable spots in the front lines, according to news from America’s base in the Philippines yesterday. Japan ese forces are attempting to cut off all possible retreat. LONDON—The arrival of Gen eral Marshal and Harry Hopkins in England brought forth rumors in London yesterday of a coor dinated drive by American and English forces into Western Eu rope. The two American repre sentatives held several long con ferences with Churchill and other English authorities. War experts predict that if an attack is carried into the contin ent, it will move across the Eng lish Channel and down through France. When asked if American fighters would be cramped in this sort of action, Marshal said that “they will not be cramped, but will expand.’’ BERLIN—The Berlin radio last night admitted that a serious up rising had been carried on in Western Hungary but added that it had been put down at the “zero hour."
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