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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.
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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
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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."