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VOL. 38—'No. 140
Cabinet Selects
New Tribunal,
Executive Group
Selection of an executive com
mittee and members of Tribunal
for the coming year were the
main features of the All-College
Cabinet meeting held last night.
Charles H. Ridenour, D. Norm
an Lamond, and Samuel G. Fred
anan were the juniors selected to
serve during the next, two semes
ters as senior meml/ers of Tri
bunal, while J. Robert Hicks and
Joseph Hodin were the sopho
mores chosen for judicial duty.
Chosen to serve on the execu
tive committee of the Cabinet in
order to decide pertinent ‘ques
tions without calling a special
meeting of the whole group were
Jerome H. Blakeslee ’43, Jesse V.
Fardella ’43, Gordon L. Coy ’43,
David J. McAleer ’43, Margaret
K. Sherman ’43, and Harold L.
Zimmerman ’44.
Expected action on the ques
tion of having PSCA’s funds aud
ited along with the accounts of all
other campus activities by the
Associated Activities office of Neil
M. Fleming did not materialize
since PSCA’s representative was
unable to attend the Cabinet
meeting.
Dorothy K. Brunner ’44, WSGA
representative, suggested a war
time scholarship plap for students
who returned after the war fol
lowing completion of at, least one
year’s work at the College.
A committee consisting of Miss
Brun'ner, chairman, Dfonald W.
Davis- '43, Frank' R. Flynn ’43, and-
Harold- L. Zimmerman ’44 was'
appointed by Blakeslee to inves
tigate the feasibility of the new
plan.
‘ Another proposal brought be
fore the Cabinet for executive
sanction was the request of H. O.
Smith, town defense coordinator,
that hat societies serve as auxil
iary firemen and policemen for
'the duration.
Senior Grades Due
By May sth
Grades for graduating seniors
must be in Registrar’s office by
5 p. m., Tuesday, May 5, according
to a statement issued yesterday by
William S. Hoffman, registrar.
Mr. Hoffman pointed out that
grades for all students will be due
in his office not later than one
week after the last meeting of the
class, but they must not be in lat
er than Saturday noon, May 16.
Time table schedules for the
Summer semester are now on sale
at the Registrar’s office.
Junior Prom Last Big Weekend
Scheduled Before
One more big weekend before
July 10!
According to the social calen
dar released by the Student Union
Board, Junior Prom is the last re
maining big social event for the
campus until Soph Hop, scheduled
for the second weekend of July,
rolls around.
Three groups will provide enter
tainment for this weekend’s social
program.
Beginning at 7 p. m. Friday,
Fred Waring and his Pennsylvan
ians will start the ball rolling with
a half-hour broadcast that will
include two numbers from the
Thespian production, “Hide ’n’
Peek. 1 ’ Although the numbers
have not yet been announced,
' WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 29, STATE COLLEGE, PA
Davis Shows Features
Of Latin America
In Final LA Lecture
“Extremely empty, particularly
in the interior,” is the way Dr.
Kingsley Davis, associate professor
of Sociology described Latin. Am
erica in his lecture on “Population
and Culture of Latin America,”
last night.
According to Dr. Davis, this
emptiness is caused by the way
the country is populated. The peo
ple of the interior made up for the
most part by Indians and Incas,
tend, to live in clusters. Contacts
between these different groups is
almost devoid due to geographical
•barriers and the tendency of 'these
people to live alone.
Diseases, caused by the varying
altitudes, also affect the growth of
population. Other factors such as
the social organization, poor sys
tem of transportation, hot climate,
and a high mortality rate help to'
keep the population low. Dr.
Davis stated that if the control of
these diseases is realized the pop
ulation should increase steadily in
the future.
Dr. Davis also discussed some
of the features of Brazil. Brazil
has the largest deposit of iron ore
in the world, he stated.
Speech Class Will
Give Open Recital
The advanced class in oral in
terpretation of literature . will
present a public recital as its se
mestei' finale in 121 Sparks Build
ing. at .7:30 o’clock.. tonight, Mrs.
•R.'B. Nesbitt, instructor of public
speaking, announced' yesterday.
The recital, part of Speech 285,
will feature readings from the
works of modern authors.
Those who will participate and
the selections they will read are
Catherine Bidelspacher, “archy
and mehitabel,” by Don Marquis;
Stanley J. Silverman, “Father
Opens My Mail,” by Clarence
Day; Miriam H. Lisse, “Crip
pled,” by Ruth Sawyer; Leo Mor
rell, “The Mountain Whippoor
will,” b|/ Stephen Vincent Benet;
Fleurette Marguiles, “The Sock
Hunt,” by Ruth McKinney; and
Norman A. Shandelman, “The
Norris Plan,” by Corey Ford.
Catherine G. Lewis, “The Lady
In The Dark,” Moss Hart';
Waiter M. Lewis, “Omit Flowers,”
by Dana Burnett;- H. Jeannette
Nagel, “My Little-/Boy,” by Carl
Ewald; Edwarfi R. Clauss, “Por
ridge On The Floor,” by Walter
Duranty; Jean Babcock, “Morn
ing Glory,” (Victoria Regina) by
R. E. Hausman; and Donald R.
Taylor, “The Green Bay Tree,”
by Louis Bromfield.
Soph Hop
Waring will probably include
“Nittany,” written by James A.
Leyden ’42 in his program.
A repeat performance of the
Thespian’s Spring production,
“Hide ’n’ Peek” will take the spot
light at 7:30 p. m. Friday. Revised
musical arrangements and a re
vamped script has produced a
streamlined review.
Starting at 10 p. m., Tommy
Dorsey, “The Sultan of Swing,” or
if you prefer, “The Sentimental
Gentleman” will provide both
“sweet and hot” music for Penn
State Prom goers.
Saturday night, again at 7
o’clock, the Thespians will present
“Hide ’n’ Peek” for the last time.
Successor To The Free Lance, Established 1887
Student Poll Indicates 70 Per Cent
Will Come Back For Summer Semester
Alumni Drive Garners
218 Soph Subscribers
Completion of a campaign
which proved very successful was
announced last night by Jack R.
Grey ’44, chairman of the Alumni
Association’s drive for sophomore
members.
Two hundred and eighteen sub
scriptions of eight dollars each
were turned in by section leaders
Jerome H. Blakeslee ’43, William
C. Mazzocco ’43, Thomas J. L.
Henson ’42, John F. Zalinski ’43,
and women’s, chairmen Jean E.
Babcock ’42 and Betty L. Zeigler
’42, according to Grey.
Artists' Series Poll
Indicate Ratings
Final tabulations by the Art
ists’ Course Series Committee on
the vote taken at the Marian And
erson concert about the order of
preference for this year’s Series
have been released by Dr. Carl A.
Marquardt, chairman of the com
mittee.
The bdllot, given to subscribers
annually at the final concert of
the year, also asked Course pa
trons to vote for their preferences
for next year’s artists, in addition
to first asking them if they ap
proved "of the 'Course continue!!
tion.'
With 1,122 votes cast in favor
of its continuance as compared to
only nine against it, the commit
tee awaits appointment of the .new
committee by President Hetzel be
fore making any definite an
nouncement.
Of the four artists on this
year’s program, Marian Anderson
polled first place by virtue of
achieving 3,440 points. The Ro
chester Philharmonic Orchestra,
under Jose Iturbi’s baton, was
second with 2,811 points, followed
by Lauritz Melchior with 2,408
and Ruth Draper with 1,704 in
that order.
A total of 1,001 votes were cast
in the preference rating. Points
were given on the basis of multi
plying the first place votes by
four, the second place votes by
three, third place votes by two,
and fourth place by one.
Eighty Students File
initial Applications
For Air Corps Reserve
More than 80 students made in
itial application yesterday for en
listment in the Air Corps Enlisted
Reserve as explained to them in
the mass meeting in Schwab Aud
itorium Monday night.
This, according to Prof. Robert
E. Galbraith, faculty advisor for
the program here, is a good indi
cation that a larger number than
was originally expected will sign
up for enlistment under the de
ferred plan which allows them to
complete their college education.
Applications must be’filed with
Professor Galbraith before May 6,
when Army examining boards will
come to the campus for as long a
stay as will be necessary to exam
ine all applicants. Professor Gal
braith stressed the need for obtain
ing application blanks at the stu
dents’ earliest convenience be
cause of the mailed forms required
for enlistment.
ITE COLLEGE
PROCLAIMS
—“Americanism Day,” Friday,
and “I Am An American Day,”
May. 17, have both been set aside
as state holidays in a recent pro
' clamation by Governor Arthur H.
James. On both days the governor
requested that appropriate cele
brations be held throughout the
Commonweath.
Governor James
Sets Two Holidays
been set .aside by a
'recent' resolution' General
Assembly of the State as Ameri
canism Day throughout the Com
monwealth. Governor Arthur H.
James issued a proclamation ask
ing for celebrations on the day in
the various communities.
May 17 has been named as “I
Am An American Day,” by a na
tional proclamation sanctioned by
the governor. This is a special day
set aside to give recognition to
those who by coming of age or by
naturalization, have attained the
status of citizenship during the
past year.
Americanism Day this year will
be celebrated for the first time
with the nation at war. Governor
James stated in his proclamation
that many, of the marchers who
participated in parades other years
on this day will be absent because
they are now in service in distant
places.
The governor has called upon
patriotic veteran, fraternal and
civic organizations to hold appro
priate celebrations. He also ask
ed agencies of the State Council
of Defense to participate in. so far
as they are able.
“Upon both days I urge that the
U. S. flag and state flag be flown
from homes and buildings of our
people,” the proclamation stated.
Phi Bela Kappa To Hold
Formal Initiation Services
Phi Beta Kappa’s Penn State
chapter will hold its annual initia
tion and formal Spring banquet
ceremonies tomorrow for the stu
dents honored ■ with bids last
.month.
Initiation will be held in Booms
102 and 107 Main Engineering at
6 p. m. and the banquet wil. start
in the State College Hotel at 6:30
p. m.
Guest speaker for the occasion
will be Dr. Norman H. Stewart,
head-of the biology department at
Bucknell University. Dr. Stewart
will discuss the interrelation of
science and culture.
PATRIOTISM
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Weather
PRICE: THREE CENTS
Ml School Registers
Highest Percentage
Complete figures in the Council
of Administration’s recent poll
concerning enrollment indicate
that 70.5 per cent of the student
body excluding graduating seniors
will return for the Summer semes
ter. The poll included 4,076 jun
iors, sophomores, and freshmen.
The School of Mineral Indus
tries with approximately 85 per
cent indicating that they would
return on May 18, registered the
highest figure. Other high per
centages were Chemistry and Phy
sics, 80, and Liberal Arts, 68.
The lowest percentage, 59 was
registered' in the School of Agri
culture. Reason for this it was
stated is that most agriculture stu
dents will be needed for practical
work on farms this Summer and
will in one sense be continuing
their education.
Other school percentages were
Physical Education, 66, Engineer
ing 65, and Education, 65.
Juniors in the Mineral Indus
tries and Chemistry and Physics
schools with return almost 100 per
cent. According to the poll 100 out
of the 104 in the MI school will
return and 118 out of 125 will re
turn in the Chem-Phys school.
The Council requested that all
students who change their plans
between now and May 9 tell their
advisor, department head, or dean
about the change so that they may
report it. It is important that th’e
figures be accurate since they will
be used in regard to scheduling of
courses for the Summer semester.
'Financial difficulty was prac
tically the exclusive reason stated
by those not returning to school
ythis Summer. As yet no further
word has been received on the
government’s proposed plan for
financial aid which it is believed
would highly remedy this situa
tion.
Listed below are the figures tab
ulated for the various schools:
SCHOOL
Agriculture
Chemistry and Physics
Education
Engineering
Liberal Arts
Mineral Industries
Physical Education ..
Late News
BASEBALL SCORES
National League
Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia 1
St. Louis 5, New York 4.
Brooklyn 7, Cincinnati 3.
Boston 6, Chicago 3.
American League
Cleveland 6, Athletics 4.
St. Louis 3, New York 1.
Boston 6, Detroit 1.
Washington 4, Chicago 3.
WASHINGTON The primary
purpose of the President's fire
side chat last night was to outline
the war-time economic policy of
the nation. Mr. Roosevelt declar
ed that the U. S. would give aid
to the Free French in spite of the
demands of the traitors now in
control of the country.
He stated that the U. S. was
spending $100,000,000 every day
for war efforts, and he expected
the sum to be doubled before the
end of the war.
Mr. Roosevelt reiterated the sev
en points of his previous speech,
and added that everyone in the
U. S. would be affected indirectly
by all of them.
YES NO
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. 257 44
89 45