Campus News Briefs Gauger Makes Oil Survey - Dr.' A; W. Gauger, director, of mineral industries research, has just left for a five week trip to the mid-continental aind Califor nia oil' regions. He will Visit private and university laborator ies to determine means of step ping up the output of oil to meet the acute demands for Pennsyl vania lubricants as a result of the war effort. Chem-Phys Council Elects Woodrow E. Hoch ’43 was elect ed recently to the presidency of the Chemistry and Physics School Student Council, succeeding Rob ert B. Jeffrey ’42. Among the other 19 members elected were Thomas W. Guinivan ’44, vice president; and Aimee R. Krimmel ’43, secretary-treasurer. Metals Society Plays Host War industries will be the cen tral theme of the “fifth biennial inter-chapter meeting of- the Am erican Society for Metals to be held here April 24 and 25, Dr. Q. R. Austin, professor of metallurgy, announced today. Alpha Zeta Elects Harry J. Hofmeister Jr. ’43 was elected president of the Alpha Zeta fraternity at a recent election. Oth er' officers are David W. Warner ’44, vice president; Albert P. Faust ’44, secretary; Alberto V. Roque ’43, treasurer; Daniel V. Matto ’44, chronicler and Charles W. Rutsch ky ’44, house manager. Allen To Head Scarab Roy O. Allen ’43 was chosen president of Scarab fraternity, na tional architectural honorary, at the annual elections last night. Other newly elected officers are Clem J. Obidzinski ’43, vice-pres ident; Charles E. Handschuh ’43, treasurer; Warren W. Weaver ’43, secretary; hnd James B. Bogar ’43, historian. Blue Band Elects Victor V. Dimeo ’43 was elected president of the Blue Band in elections held last night. Other officers elected are Mowry E. Goe'tz ’43, manager; Conrad R. Hilpert ’43, librarian; and Philip D. White MS, secretary. 8 More Enlistees Fill Penn Slate's V-5 Quota; Debler Heads Unit No. 2 Eight ' upperclassmen ‘became the last enlistees in PSnn State’s Unit No. 1 in the Navy’s V-5 avi ation class that will leave for training on June 4. After pass ing final examinations yesterday, the men formally enlisted, Thomas W. Allison, wing leader of the group, announced last night. Penn State’s quota of 30 men has now been filled and no more graduates will be accepted unless the already enlarged group can be expanded further, Allison said. The unit wiil begin flight train ing at the Philadelphia Navy Yards on June 4. After three months basic training, the contin gent will be transferred to Pen sacola for a six-month period to complete their course. William J. Debler Jr. ’42 has been named to take charge of the Penn State Unit No. 2 that will begin training after graduation in August. Naval officers' will re turn to campus about May 1 for further physical examinations and interviews. The eight m'en who enlisted yesterday are Robert Q. Wallace ’42, John L. Anderson Jr. ’42, J. Ned Corman ’42, James D. Mc- Gough Jr. ’44, Eqrle W. Johnson ’42, Anthony J. Piccola ’42, John F. Heilman '42, and Francis H. Wallace Jr. '42. Stye latly @ (Mlegtan fj :her VOL. 38—No. 131 All-College Inauguration Ceremony Scheduled For Main Gate At 4 P. M. PINCH HITS FOR PREXY—Ad rian O. Morse, administrative as sistant to President Ralph D. Het zel, will represent the College at the inauguration ceremonies at the Main Gate at 4 p. m. today. Selsam Addresses Conservationists Named by President Roosevelt to head the Central Pennsylvania di vision of the committee for Con servation of Cultural Resources, Dr.'J.' Paul ~selsam7 ’associate pro fessor of history, will address the state commitee in Harrisburg to day. Realizing the dangers in me in ternational situation, the National Resources Planning Board estab lished the committee in March to darw up plans for the protection of’ cutural, scientific, and historic materials throughout the country. Charged specifically with locat ing inland sites for the evacuation of historical material from the coastal cities, Dr. Selsam and his committee have made studies of the problems which might arise from such undertakings. “It would be a crime not to make any effort to preserve these his torical documents, many of them' dating back to the time of William Penn,” ,Dr. Selsam stated “The mountain fastness of central Penn sylvania, far from any possible bombings from enemy aircraft, would be an excellent place to store these records,” he added. 'Sweet' Or 'Hof Sentimental Gentlemen Will Swing It For Junior Prom Dancers When Tommy Dorsey, Sentimental Gentleman of Swing,” appears in Rec Hall on May 2 for the annual Junior Prom, Nit tany swing fans can be prepared for a wide variety of “sweet” and “hot” tunes. Dorsey has achieved an envied reputation for arranging classic numbers in swing style. Many of the classics adapted t>y the old master of the trombone have reached record sales £.« record ings. Some of these best known transcriptions are “Song of In dia,” “Blue Danube,” “Dark Eyes,” “Sweetheart of Sigma Chi,” “Nola,” and “All Through the Night.” In addition to this, the Sultan of Swing hfß proven himself and his orchestra exponents of the various schools of the blues, ex- OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 16, STATE COLLEGE, PA, Blakeslee, Morse, Baird Principal Speakers Starting with a parade from the back of Old Main, Penn State’s annual All-College inauguration will be held in front of Main Gate at 4 p. m. today; Feature event of the afternoon ceremonies on the temporary stage will be the short address on the wartime administration of stu dent government by Jerome H. Blakeslee ’43, recently elected All- College president, following an oallh of office administered by Raymond F. Leffler ’42, Tribunal chairman.. Adrian O. Morse, executive as sistant to the President, will speak in the absence of President Ralph. D. Hetzjel, whilte Robert D. Baird ’42, retiring All-College president, is scheduled to give a brief out going address. Gerald F. Doherty ’42, All-Col legle vice-president, will serve as master of ceremonies for the in auguration. The parade, scheduled to start from the rear of Old Main at 3:30 p. m., will travel over the route from Pollock Roald to Shortlidge Road, then up East College avenue to the platform at Co-op Corner. Company G, First Regiment, of the Scabbard and Blade, will form a special color guard for the par ade and the ceremonies. All the newly elected members of All-College Cabinet were re quested •¥/ Doherty, program chairman, to march in the parade and take seats on the platform since they will be introduced dur ing the ceremonies. . Because of the postponement of the All-College Cabinet meeting on Tuesday evening the Thursday fevening session of the campus legislature will meet in a joint assembly at 9 p. m. tonight. The meeting will take care of old business at the beginning of the hour, after which the newly elect-, ed representatives will take over for the coming year. Committee for the inauguration affair was Doherty, general chair man, Williaim O. Meyers, Robert B. Jeffrey, Ross B. Lehman, Charles F. Mattern, and Baird. ANNOUNCEMENTS HERE Senior graduation announce ments and invitations are avail able at Student Union) All sen iors are requested to bring their receipts to the desk. celling in all departments with modern versions of such standard Dixieland classics as “Royal Gar den Blues,” “Boogie Woogie,” “Beale Street Blues,” “Down Home Rag,” and “Twilight in Turkey.” As if for comparison, the Jun ior Prom leader has completely turned the tables and also record ed a few hundred sweet tunes which strengthen his claim as a leading sweet band in the country, an acclamation he has received in polls of leading trade, fan, and music magazines. Among his outstanding hit re cords in the sweet division are “Stardust,” “I’ll Never Smile Again,” “Once In A While,” “Night and Day,” “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,” “Hef.id On My Pillow,” and “I’m Getting Sentimental Ovfer You.” In a wave of robberies climaxed by ransackings at Chi Phi, Alpha Gamma Rho, Acacia and Sigma Chi early yesterday morning, eight Penn State fraternities lost an ap proximate total of $2OB to thieves during the past week. It is believed that yesterday morning’s robberies were commit ted by the same person or gang in that they all took place sometime between the hours of 2 and 7 a. m. and only cash was taken at all places. Chi Phi was the heaviest loser in the ransackings, $5O in cash being taken from four rooms. AGR reported $3B missing, Acacia, $29, and Sigma Chi, $2B. Alpha Phi Delta also reported that $23 and an overcoat were stolen sometime within the past week. TO TAKE OATH —Jerome H. Other houses that reported Blakeslee ’43, newly-elected All- thefts during the past week when College prexy, will be sworn in The Daily Collegian conducted a today by Raymond F. Leffler ’42, survey of all fraternities last-night Tribunal chairman, at the fourth were Lambda Chi Alpha, $2O, Phi annual inauguration ceremony. Kappa Tau, $lO, Delta Theta Sig ma, $lO, and Theta Kappa Phi, an overcoat. According to Robert B. Shrom II H rizze house, the robbery there occurred EacfAPn CltAslfAPf sometime after 4a. m. Only four LCIMCIII JbJwGlsvl J rooms on the second floor were ■ looted. Heaviest losers were Rich- Professor John H. Frizzell, Col- ard W. Long ’43 and Raymond P. lege Chaplain and head of the ‘Major ’43 who each had $l7 stolen, speech department, was notified Borough Police Chief John R. Juba yesterday that he had been elect- conducted an investigation there ed'President of the Eastern Public yesterday morning. Speaking Conference at their 33rd Nine members of AGR suffered annual meeting in New York City, that house’s loss. Atlee F. Robert The Eastern Conference is the ’42 and Joseph A. McCurdy ’45, oldest speech organization in Am- lost $9 and $8 respectively. The erica and Professor Frizzell is one robbery there occurred sometime of two surviving charter members, between 2:30 and 5:30 a. m. and In years of service, Professor was confined to the second floor Frizzell is with one exception the (Continued on Page Four). oldest speech teacher in the State and has helped found many speak ing and debating organizations. T m TVI/NTTTft 1n.1903, he helped start the iICVVD Pennsylvania Debating League and a n| a | in 1935 was co-founder of the I" I O PQ . Speech Round Table of the Penn- * *viw**^ w ■■ ■ sylvania State Education Associa- . ■■ —. tion. As president and then as execu tive secretary, he reorganized the Debating Association of Pennsyl vania College, 1933-37. He also was one of the founders and first president of the Pennsyl vania Speech Association in 1939. Since coming to Penn State, he has been instructor and assistant professor of public speaing from 1902 to 1912 and has been in charge successively of the Division LONDON German bombers and department of public speak- have carried on what has been ing as associate amd professor called the heaviest raid on English since 1926. territory this year somewhere in He is completing his 34th year Northeast England. No report has of service on the campus and his heen given yet as to how much 14th year as Chaplain. damage was done but it is believed • to have been considerably high. Washington Trip Itinerary “j,—,S Released By Committee BERLIN —ln a radio broadcast Itinerary for the “Mr. Smith from this P° int the German High (of Penn State) Goes to Washing- Command stated that Laval’s re ton’’ trip, sponsored by the poli- turn to P° wer in occupied France tical science department and the showed that France is convinced of PSCA, was announced last' night an Axls vlctor >’- by Corinne Deutsch ’43 and John WASHINGTON The House Dague ’42, co-chairmen of the Naval Affairs Committee ennounc trip. ed today that the possibilities for Forty students will leave Sun- sabotage of the U. S. S. Lafayette, day with three advisors, John formerly the Normandie, were Ferguson and Nelson McGtary, great and suggested that the U. S. professors of political science, and Navy take over the U. S. Merchant D. Ned Linegar, PSCA associate Marine to protect ships from dam secretary. age, fire and sabotage. Among the places visited will ANKARA A dispatch receiv be the Supreme Court, Pan-Am- ed here from Reuter’s News Agen erican Union, National Art Gal- cy stated that Hitler was once lery, Smithsopian Institute, and a more having disputes with his gen trip through a slum area near erals over the Axis Spring offen- Washington. • sive. PRICE THREE CENTS Eight Fraternities Suffer $2OB Loss In Robbery Wave By RICHARD D. SMYSER ’43, president of the Chi Phi BASEBALL SCORES National League New York 6, Brooklyn 4 ■ Boston 6, Philadelphia 2 Pittsburgh 6, Cincinnati 2 St. Louis 4, Chicago 2 American League New York 9, Washington 3 Boston 3, Philadelphia 1 St. Louis 6, Chicago 5 Detroit 6, Cleveland 2
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