, . ' Olte T it it tgittlt . /I \ \ Weather VOL. 39=No. 46 Biggest Penn State Weekend Starts Today son '44, Doris M. Disney '43, Mir- WEEKEND BRAINS—Leon Rabinowitz '43, general chairman, and lam L. Zartman '45, and Betty J. Laslo.Hetenyi '43, dance band chairman, last night urged students to Lyman '45. A special dance will buy their tickets early for the Big Time beginning tonight. Hetenyi feature Miss Johnson and Rdbert emphasized last night that the Goodman dance will be strictly L. Hotiser '44. INFORMAL. Rabinowitz will-be master. of ceremonies at the Thes- The Glee Club will be making plan-Glee Club Revue, as well as at Dantz-a-poppin tomorrow night, its first performance of the Sum- Students are guaranteed two full nights and a day of fun and relaxa- mer. Band 'for the performance tion, with the slogan, "$4.40-For-Freedom." be a seven-piece outfit le do-For-Freedom." . by Victor V. Dimeo '43. .. , . • The stooges, a revival of the 'Ephrata Acclaimed 2B I Organizations former stooges, favored- Thespian performers of several years ago, By History Head; -_ . • are Edward R. Clauss '43, Jack 0 D. Hunter '44, and Mellott. Vo - A . 1 vai, abl e Endorse - Weekend cal numbers by Miriam L. Rhein Tickets Now '43 and J. Michael L., Kerns '43 Approved by S. K. Stevens, A total of 26 organizations have will round out the program. — Tomorrow ,nights performance . united in a common effort to make state historian, the , one-act .nlay • • will take place at 7p m • •- - " . .C.eitain Victory Weekend is Peit-.. • --- -- - - • - -.- ' ' "Ephrata," written by Kathryn State's biggest holiday, according - M. Popp '43 and Frank S. Netts- to Leon V. Rabinowitz '43, gen-EN I - ' baum,.associate professor of dra- eral chairman of the Army Relief f ina l D ressr Regulations mattes, will be presented in. the, festival. - Following is a_list of the organ- For Dantz-A-Poppin Show Little Theatre Sunday„. Monday -- izations that have contributed to and Tuesday nights. Issued By Mawhinney V-Weekend and the parts they The story of the Ephrata Cloist- have taken: Dress regulations for Dantz-a . ers in the 1740'5, the play de- Intrafraternity Council lawn poppin, tomorrow's anything-goes scribes the prayer, humility, plain display contest, wjth war bond as battle of band programs, will be strictly enforced, according to clothing, chastity, and hard labor prize. 'Panhellenic Council assist- 'Robert L. Mawhinney '43, chair of the religious 'sect under its man of the madhouse V-Weekend 'ante on publicity, posters, and leader, Conrad Beissel. Written displays. climaxer. - - as an experimental dmima to ac- Hat Society Council -- assist- These are the complete dress quaint Pennsylvanians' with their ante in presentation of Dantz-a- rules which must be followed, ac- own folklore, the play will be available to high school, college, and state dramatic groubs. pian-Glee Club Revue. Froth—special Victory Week end 'issue; handling of Victory Girl election. ." Daily Collegian special V- Weekend advertising rates; stag irig •of "News Collegian - Couldn't Print,".'scheduled for the Dantz a-poppin intermission. Alpha Delta Sigma—designing posters and helping with publicity. Scabbard,. and .Blade—decorat ing for tonight's dance;-:chOice of an honorary member for the first time in three years.. Pershing Rifles—drill. during Saturday's Field Day. Tribunal—arrangements for the men's frosh-soph tug-of-War. . WSGA's Judicial Committee arrangements for the coed's trash- New Malriculation Cards soph -tug-of-war. All-College Cabinet. !official Ready For Frosh Today - approval .and support of V-Week end,• . In order to relieve congestion in contribution to the Registrar's office next week Blue Ke y during Summer session 'gradua- A imy Relief festival's advertis tion, the_ new photograph-illui- ing* - When he .viewed a rehearsal. of the play, the state . historian said the dramatic method may be one of the answers to the Cut-and dried. approach of teaching Am erican arid local history. - Directed -by . Professor. Neus baum, special music fer the play has• been arranged by Mrs. Willa W. Taylor,' instructor of music. The directors have also revived some of the hymns written 'and sung by the brethren and sisters almost 200 years agO. AdMiSsion to the play is free, but tickets mat be obtained at the dramatics office in 'Schwab Auditorium from 8 a. m. to noon today to Ansure - obtaining seats. trated matriculation cards will be Friars—paying for printing of gaged in the war, will be present distributed to freshmen this af- V-Weekend tickets. ed •on Old Main Terrace Monday ternoon and Saturday instead of Mortar Board -- selling of de- at .8:45 p. m. Monday as previously announced. fense stamps throughout the Freshmen are asked .by the Re- weekend. • ings committee of the PSCA, pic gistrar to bring their old matric WSGA . presentation of four tures shown will include: "Con cards to •his office in Old _Main, "Victory Awards," $75 scholar- trasts in China," "The BOmbing of and receive In return the new ships, thiring the intermission of 'Chungking," and excerpts from photo cards. - . (Continued on lotto Four) "The Good Earth," . . . , • poppirx. Thespians—co-workers in Thes ; pian-Glee Club Revue. Glee Club—co-workers in Thes OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 31, STATE COLLEGE, PA. Thespian Glee CluL Revue Sets Off Big Weekend Festivities First local feature- of Victory Weekend festivities tonight will be the Thespian-Glee Club Revue in Schwab Auditorium at 8 p. m. Under the MC-ing of Leon Ra binowitz, general chairman or the Victory Weekend committee, the show will include numbers by the entire College Glee Club, chorus dance numbers, novelty dance numbers, blues sung by Jane Abramson, and skits by "The Three Stooges." The dance line, under . the di rection of Kevert V. Mellott '45, will be made .up of Mildred John- cording to Mawhinney, by all those who expect to enter Rec Hall tomorrow evening: 1. Men must be without: ties, coats, top-coats, spats, or long slqeves. 2. Men may wear: rolled-up sleeves, polo shirts, numeral or "S" sweaters, and Boy Scout shorts. 3. Women .must be without: high-heeled shoes, one-piece dresses, evening dresses, and stockings. 4. Women may wear: skirts and blouses and low-heeled shoes. 5. Both men and women will be permitted to come barefooted if they wish. 6. Couples , bringing dogs or cats will be required to keep them on a leash. Far East Pictures Next .in PSCA's Series An evening of motion pictures on the Far' East, the third of a series of similar pictures present ing the background of the vari ous battlefields and peoples en- Presented by, the Public Meet- Burgess Proclaims Town Holiday; Freshman Customs Off Al Noon By LARRY T. ,CHERVENAK The biggest holiday in Penn State history rolls under way today. Four hours of dancing to Benny . Goodman, a Thespian- Glee Club Revue, and an official send-off ceremony on Fred Waring's "Pleasure Time" broadcast, will be included in the first day of Penn State's holiday contribution to Army Re lief. As V-Weekend preparations went into the home stretch on all fronts yesterday, the Army Relief festival gained more than 5,000 additional supporters when Albert. E. Yougel, State College burgess, proclaimed Victory Weekend an offi cial town holiday. • Student Tribunal, in another holiday eve statement, cleared the way for frosh participation in the all-out cele bration with the announcement that freshman customs will be off at noon today. Return of customs depends on whether the frosh win the big-of-war that is to be staged as part of tomorrow's V-Weekend Field Day. Sale of tickets for the entire Victory Weekend program will begin at 8 o'clock this morn . Burgess Makes Weekend ing at the AA ticket 'windows. Tickets will be on sale until noon, Official Boro Holiday . and again from 1 until sp. m., or A "Victory Weekend Proclama- until 2,000 tickets have been sold, tion," issued yesterday by Albert according to Leon V. Rabinowitz E. Yougel, made an official. holi- '43, general chairman. day of Penn State's Victory Week- Official sendoff to Victory Weekend comes at 7p. in., when end. -•- • Fred Waring starts off Penn Following ig the text of"Yotigers State's biggest bolidaY before' 'a proclamation of "cooperation and nationwide audience. support:" During Waring's "Pleasure Time" broadcast, which will be "Whereas the students of The .Time" by loud speaker. from Pennsylvania State College are . the front of Old Main, the famous celebrating Friday and Saturday, College alumnus will also be con- July 31 and August 1, as Victory ferred with hOnorary member- Weekend, during which time var- ship in the Penn State chapter of Scabbard and Blade, national hon_ ious events are being scheduled orary military society. from which the proceeds go to the Fenn State Thespians and the Army Relief Fund, I hereby offi_ College Glee Club will share the at 8 p. m., when they cially proclaim this Victory Week- spotlight present their musical comedy in end for the borough of State Col- Schwab Auditoriu m. Featured lege and request all business' will be veteran Thespian come houses and dwellings to display dians, the entire Glee Club, a new their flags and cooperate in all edition of the famed "Three Stooges" act, and a streamlined Ways to provide for a successful coed dance chorus. event. On the heels of the musical comedy revue will come the juilg (Continued on Page Four) Signed, Albert E. Yougel" NO COMPS TODAY—To get their ducats for the big show, V- Weekend executive committee members put $4.40-for-Freedom on the line at the AA office ticket window this morning like any other V- Weekender. The holiday planners pictured above are Seniors Leon Rabinowitz, general chairman, David J. McAleer, Donald W. Davis, Jerome I. Blakeslee, Bernard Plesser, and Bernard M. Weinberg. Robert L. Mawhinney '43, also an executive committee member, is not included in the photograph. PRICE THREE CENTS
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