Successor to
The Free Lance,
-Established 1887
VOL. 38—No. 128
College Symphony
Group Will Give
Sunday Concert
“As our .part in a widespread
American movement to put for
ward more than ever before the
culture of our country, the College
Symphony has made up the pro
gram for its annual Spring concert
to be presented in Schwab Audi
torium at 3:30 p. m. Sunday chiefly
from the works of late or contem
porary American composers,” was
the comment yesterday of. Hummel
Fishburn, director of the orchestra.
“At the same time, however,”
he said, “we don’t want to drop the
idea of world culture, and so have
included the works of several old
world composers.”
. In tune with the American
theme the orchestra will play a
composition by one of the best
known artists of our country, Ar
thur Bergh. The composition is
entitled “Honor and Glory.” In
dian music and a hymn, “Ameri
ca,” by Ernest S. Williams, another
American composer, furnish the
theme for a composition by Wil
liams to be played as the. finale'of
the program.
Both these composers are grow
ing' in prominence and will furnish
a background for pure symphonic,
work in America.
Works of foreign composers to
be played are Three Dances from
“Henry VIII” by Edward German,
Franz Liszt’s “Second Hungarian
Rhapsody,” Jan Sibelius’ “Valse
Lyrique,” and Englebert Humper
riinck’s “Dream Pantomime ’ from
■-'“Hansel and Gretel.”
7v. The orchestra, one of the oldest
fe»#qusici.orpanizations onthe camnusy
'7,has’'been. active 'since about 19d07
: according to Professor Fishbum;
; It has grown in that time from a
very small-organization to one of
symphonic proportions. l
In the years of its existence it
• has attempted to bring to Penn
State students musical production
that would not otherwise be avail
able except at a great expense.
1000 Mice Cavort
Along With Players
In Saroyans Play
Mice, 1000 of them, a frog, and
a cornet player cavort through the
scenes of “The Beautiful People,”
next week in the Players’ presenta
tion of the play written by Wil
liam Saroyan..
Almost sufficient explanation is
the fact that the play was writ
ten by the “mad Armenian” of the
theatre. In the few short years
that Saroyan has been in the pub
lic scene, he has earned a reputa
tion as a brilliant but eccentric
author and playwright.
Winning the Pulitzer Prize and
the Drama Critic’s Award in 1940
for his “Time of Your Life,” Saro
yan wrote, produced, and directed
“The Beautiful People,” in New
York last summer. At the present
time, he is working for Metro-
Goldwyn-Mayer as a free-lance
director.
Latest news from Hollywood—
via the gossip columns reports
the' playwright having inveigled
his bosses into letting him Install U Ati , Al , Miccinn
a basketball net and backboard in nOWvi PicjSlily
his office so he can practice set . ' .. .
shots while doing his dictation. |f| nC3f J3V3
Nevertheless, “The People,” is
a “haunting, tender, and beautiful Justin J. Hovver 40, second
piece of stagecraft that presents lieutenant in the U. S. Force,
Saroyan’s philospphy as a lesson * s missing in action war Java,
to mankind,” as one Broadway -l according to a report to his pru - -
critic labeled it. ents m Danielsville.
The mice, a typical Saroyan
touch, are added to show that
every living thing in the universe
is worthy of Some consideration
by the mere fact of being alive.
iaihj 0 (Hall
' VAN!
Outstanding Choice —Marian Anderson, renowned Negro
contralto, will climax the 1941-42 Artists’ Course Series in Schwab
Auditorium at Bp. m. Mopday night. Miss Anderson was this year’s
overwhelming choice by last year’s subscribers in their preferential
ballots, and is at present on her seventh consecutive tour of the
United Stages.
* * *
Hours Announced • _ ... , .
The toll of war and defense
[nr KIVA needs has fallen upon another
I Ul li 1 H JIUUCIiIJ major arts effort oh the campus.
Hours for NYA students. have The Lion Shrine plans have had
... ’• —.been o 'ftioreas'ed• to ~57r it was. -t'epor.t
.A- nounced last night by the local was made public yesterday by J.-
Marian Anderson, celebrated office, for .the period April 8 to Burne Helme, in charge of the
Negro contralto, will close the May 7. division of fine., arts.
1941-42 Artists’ Course series, to _ At .resent, the status of the „ The delay .was made-known .to
Anderson Tops
Artists' Series
Schwab Auditorium at 8 p. m. - T ,. A P . _
• iTx' NYA is undetermined since Con-
Monday night.
. , , gress has not yet passed any . . /""7‘YT “' ,
As the concluding artis;. Miss measure appropriating funds for t ° r - , who h T as contracted to create
Anderson tops the Series Which in- coming year Action' is ex the large Llon statue in he a P"
eluded Ruth Draper, the Rochester ted soon on ’ the question proved site between Recreation
Fhiiharmonic Orchestra, and Lau- Frank E whiti manager of the Hall Bea '' er F , ield - , J
ritz Melchior, by vu-tue of having , , id th + ; it _ In the letter War neke stated
polled the most number of votes that government defense work
from last years-Artists Course quarters on further developments. * ad forfeit by the In
subsenbers. ... diana Limestone Company, which
Again, as has been done in pre- . , ' R ' is supplying the huge granite
vious closing concerts, the Artists’ McIAdZIHC Will PUDliSll block, of all its quarrying equip-
Course committee, headed by Dr. 3 ment. This will necessitate
Carl E. Marquardt, will distribute nilfinn SlMlfflfil’ Tfifn quarrying by hand, a'job that will
ballots to the audience Monday *» ‘ take probably two months,
night to determine the rating of “Issues of the Penn State En- This will delay beginning of
this year’s artists and their prefer- gineer will be printed during the the actual carving until late May
ences for next year. summer months, in keeping or early June: At that 1 time
Two other questions, which will abreast with the College’s plans Warneke and quarry workers, to
determine the status of the Concert for a three-semester year,” John do the “roughing out” job, will
Series in the future will also be H. Householder’ ’43, circulation arrive on the campus to start
asked on the ballots, Marquardt manager of the magazine, an-, work. Roughing out should take
explained. One of them- asks: ‘.‘Do nounaed yesterday. about two we'eks.
you think the Artists’. Course Householder added that the • -'Warneke will. return to the
should be continued during the subscription campaign for next campus • after • completing some
coming year (It is assumed that year will be continued during , the work now in progress and t\agin
those voting “yes” would be will- month of April. All student en- the final carving job as provided
ing to purchase tickets for the gineers will be personally con-’ for in his contract with the Class
Series.”) tact'ed by staff members. (Continued on Page Four)
The other: “Do favor a pre- ■■■
sale of 'tickets, in addition to the _ _ .
“"" Campus News Briefs
Approximately 90 tickets are - ■ ■
still available for the Anderson re- HONORARY TO INITIATE the United States Military Acad
cital, and may be purchased at skull and Bones, upperclass hat emy should contact W. E. Ken
s3.Bs apiece in Schwab Auditorium society, will hold its annual initi worthy, executive secretary, office
Monday night, Marquardt added. ation at the Ski Trail Monday eve- of the president. The applicants
ning, it was announced by Charles should be in good scholastic stand-
F. Mattern, president of the hon- ing and reasonably certain of pass
orary society. ing the. age and physical require
ments.
While at Penn -.State,. Hower
was a member of Tau Phi Delta
fraternity and was enrolled in the
School of Agriculture, majoring
in forestry.
OF THE PENNSYL
SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 11, STATE COLLEGE, PA
CAP, GOWN DEPOSITS DUE
All cap and gown deposits must
be in by Monday. Because of the INFANTRY'PARADE
failure of 250 seniors to have’ their The ROTC Infantry will hold its
deposits in by yesterday’s dealine a first parade of the year on Mon
two days extension has been grant- day, .April 13 at 4 p. m. Although
ed. bad weather has disrupted the
regular schedule of outdoor drill-
WEST POINT APPOINTMENT - ing, instructors said a good show-
Any student from Fayette or ing is expected since competition
Somerset.counties who is interest- between companies is especially
ed in receiving an appointment to keen this spring.
[A STATE COLLEGE
Alumni To Launch Student
Membership Drive Tuesday
Advertising Majors
To Tour Pittsburgh.
Eleven majors in advertising
will leave Sunday lor Pittsburgh
on the fourth annual field trip
sponsored by Alpha Delta Sigma,
honorary advertising fraternity,
and the department of journalism.
The group will tour an adver
tising agency, a refining com
pany’s advertising department, a
commercial art studio and KDKA
Monday. Tuesday they will visit
the 1 Pittsburgh Press, a depart
ment store ad department, and
will attend the Young Men’s Ad
vertising Club round table lunch
eon.
Accompanied by Prof. Otto W.
Prochazka, department of jour
nalism, the group includes John
J. P. Long ’42, Stanley B. Krauss
’42, Lee F. Carney ’42, Jacob N.
Shearer ’42, Ernest Soble ’42, Al
vin E. Maurer .'’43, Lillian M.
Brandt ’43, William J. Maher ’43,
John H. Graybill ’43, Martin H.
Duff ’43, and Theodore Rdbb.
Defense Delays
Lion Shrine Work
Htelme several days ago in a let
ter from Heinz Warrieke, sculp-
wjfeut
Weather
PRICE: THREE CENTS
Solicitors Will Urge
Sophomore Membership
Launching a student member-’
ship campaign similar to the one
inaugurated last year, the Penn
State Alumni Association will be
gin solicitations Tuesday morning
in an intensive effort to sign up a
large percentage of the sophomore
class, Edward K. Hibshman, secre
tary of the Association announced
last night.
Although no kickoff dinner has
been arranged, the membership
drive has already gained momen
tum through the appointment of
the general chairmen and section
leaders. Jack R. Grey ’44 will be
in charge of the men’s campaign,
while Jean Babcock ’42 and Betty
L. Zeigler ’42 will direct the wom
en’s drive.
Following the same plan that
was initiated last Spring, the
Alumni Association will offer a
five-year membership for $B. This
fee will be broken down into four
$2 assessments which each sopho
more will pay during his four re
maining semesters in College.
Pointing out that the member
ship drive is aimed especially at
sophomores, Hibshman revealed
that solicitations may also include
both juniors and seniors.- The $8
fee will cover membership for five
years following graduation, after
which this original payment may
be applied toward the life mem
bership of $4O.
While in College, student mem
bers will-reeeiye monthly issues of
the Alumni News,- Su'd-after gradu
ation the membership will entitle
each person to the many rights and
privileges, which will be explain
ed and outlined in the special four
page Alumni Supplement that will
appear with the regular Tuesday
morning edition of The Daily Col
legian.
Late News
- BURMA —From the Japanese-
United Nations battle fronts in the
Far East last night came reports
that American volunteer pilots
in the skies over Burma had shot
down 11 of 21 Japanese planes
which were raiding a large air
field there. The Americans lost
no planes. In addition to these
losses the Japanese reportedly
lost 75 sky fighters over the Bay
of Bengal and 21 planes in a raid
on Ceylon.
WASHINGTON News from
American bases in the Philippines
yesterday disclosed that nearly
3,000 of the defenders of now
surrendered Bataan had escaped
to Corregidor.
WASHINGTON The flow of
news from battle scarred Bataan
Peninsula in the past several days
has increased enlistment in the
Marines Ijy 300 per cent and has
brought about a one-third rise in
Navy enlistments, it was disclosed
in Washington yesterday.
PHILADELPHIA Russian
Ambassador Litvinoff in a speech
in Philadelphia lpst night propos
ed that the United Nation forces
take two new stands in world
fighting. He suggested that ithe
German forces be made to face
new fronts and be put on the alert
for surprise moves by their ene
mies.
FRIZZELL TO SPEAK
Professor John Henry Frizzell,
Chaplain of the College will speak
during chapel services in Schwab
Auditorium tomorrow at 11 a. m.
His subject will be “The Way To
day.”