Late News Flashes . . . LONDON British warships and planes pounded the Island base at Madagascar heavily in an effort to lessen the defenses of the Vichy-controlled island. It is reported that the U. S. govern ment has given its consent to the major assault. NEW YORK ClTY—Fritzi Zivic decisioned Red Cochrane in a ten round non-title bout in Madison Square Garden last evening. Cochrane's IoW blows in several rounds added to his defeat. LONDONKing Leopold of Belgium was offered his freedom if he would negotiate with Ger man officials in establishing the Nazi form of government among the Belgian population. . MOSCOW—The defenders of Stalingrad are being pushed back Slowly by the large Nazi off en- Sive drive. The Germans are now concentrating their forces on a frontal attack fora quick and decisive victory. LONDON Prime Minister Churchill stated that the British government will offer no new compromise to the Gandhi clan. The treaty presented by Cripps of several months ago was the final offer. • Enrollment Totals Approximate 5300 Although a tabulation of yes terday's registration has not been made, an estimated 5,300 students are believed to have iregistered for the Fall semester. A total of 2,872 were registered Wednesday at Rec Hall. An ad ditional 1,467 "new" freshmen en rolled during the first two days of the week. Registrar William S. lioffmax,indicated that he,thought approximately 1,000 had regis tered yesterday. morning 'to bring the total to the 5,300 mark. Of the 2,872 students who en rolled Wednesday, 536 were sen iors, 753 juniors, 939 sophomores, and 419 were second semester freshmen. In December, the third gradu ating class this year will hold its 'commencement exercises about 1 170 . days earlier than planned un der the normal program. McKee Chapel Speaker Rev. Elmore M. McKee, rector The loans are to be granted to of St. George's Church, New York students in technical and prof es- City, will be guest speaker at sional fields participating in ac- Sunday morning's chapel service, celerated programs in degree- Schwab Auditorium at 11 a. in. granting colleges and universities Reverend McKee will speak on whose technical and professional "The Difference That Religion education can be completed with- Makes." in two years. Players Hit Upon Unique Idea To Acquaint Frosh With Group An idea-that took root last Sep- Who• Carrie To Dinner," to be, pre tember ihas been the basis for ac- tented October 23 and 24 on the quainting Penn State students combined Dad's` Day and Alumni with the workings of "the only Weekend Program will be given dramatic group" on campus, the Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Penn State Players. That idea At the Shindig, students may sign is the get-acquainted party called for their appointments for the by the dramatists—"shindig." . casting. This semester's shindig will be Students unable to sign up at held in Schwab Auditorium and the shindig may do so Tuesday at the Little Theatre in Old Main Student Union. No experience is at 7 o'clock Monday night. All necessary to try for roles in the freshmen and upperclassmen play, Prof. Frank S. Neusbaum, have been urged to• attend by director, stressed. Joanne M. Palmer '43, president Not all has been relegated to of Players. the acting side, however. Students Featured at the shindig will be with a flair or an interest in the exhibits 'of past 'Players' shows technical side of play production fron),. • the files of .the groups' 26 will have an opportunity to, sign years of campus existence. Mem- for work in backstage crews. bers of the organization will ex- Players will present four shows hibit various phases of make-up, during the Fall and Winter se costuming, stage-craft, lighting . mesters. The first is the Monty and acting. Wooley-Bette Davis fiasco, fol- Tryouts for 'the Players' first lowed by Ibsen's "Ghosts," "Clau- Fall show, the Broadway and dia," and an as yet unnamed Hollywood laugh riot, ."The Man melodrama. .'' . . - .7Z*,‘.. 1 • r 4, • All ili f 4/-" P i 4 4: - . : 7 "; :: :. A • 1 :7 ; ( i t 1:1 it r ig itt n -----or - -- - ----7, ,v itu mor q\\v . . 'A VOL. 39—No. 68 Prexy Not Yet President in• charge of business and finance, 'announced recently that no definite word can be giv en students as yet concerning the government sponsored loans for upperclass students in technical and professional courses. lii== Loan Fund Plans Still Incomplete Although at present no appli cations are being received, ar rangements are fast shaping up for the dispensing of .the 'federal, government appropriated loan fund for technical and profession al upperclass students, according to S. K. Hostetter, assistant to the President in charge of 'business and finance, who is in charge of campus distributiOn .of the loans. Mr. Hostetter emphasized that as yet the committee can make no definite statement as to when action will be taken. They are being 'held up because federal au thorities have not announced how large Penn State's appropriation from the $5,000,000 allotment will be. liItIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 11, STATE COLLEGE, PA Hetzel To Address Students, Faculty Author Of Frosh Song For Class Of Blank Remains Anonymous The class of 40-? is singing it— it"s the current tune on the Campus hit parade. Investigations conducted by professor Hummel Fishburn, act ing head of the music department, anxious to talk with the creator of the master-piece, disclosed that the • first verse is a product of spontaneous generation. Workmen found the first verse in the barrel of the Armory can non, while they were cleaning it for the salvage drive. The second verse written in code, was found tied to the leg oe a carrier pigeon who said that he was looking for "Squab Audi torium." The words are sung to the tune of the Marine hymn. CA Frosh Ulundi To Hear Discussion On Success In College Al Meeting "What It Takes To Make Good In College" will be the topic of discussion at the first meeting of the PSCA's Freshmen Council, in the Hugh Beaver Room, Old Main, 8 p. m., Tuesday Sept. 15, D. Ned Linegar, associate secretary of the last night. "An aim of the CA," Linegar said, "is to develop in these fresh men representatives of all re ligious denominations and social strata the latent - qualities of lead ership. "Fellowship and association with classmates from other schools cn campus are - also important ,fea tures of the Council," the CA of ficial added. Transfers Urged To Attend Mixers Transfer men are urged to at tend the mixer to be given fdr transfer women in Irvin Hall so cial rooms from 9 p. m. to mid night tomorrow, said Mary . .,Jo Powell, WSGA Junior Service Board chairman, in charge of the mixer. Acting as hosts and hostesses at the mixer will be members of Service Board; Blue Key, junior men's activities honorary; and Druids, sophomore men's athletic honorary. Naval ensign trainees will be special guests. Tag and non-tag dances will be arranged to help transfers make new acquaintances, said Miss Powell. A coffee hour for transfer coeds will be held in Atherton Hall, northerst lounge, at 6:45 p. m. to night. Upperclass women are in vited to attend the coffee hour, Miss Powell stressed. Ruth M. Storer, junior senator, will -pour. Dean of Women Charlotte E. Ray and Dorothy K. Brunner, acting WSGA president, will greet the group. Group singing will be led by Margaret K. Ram aley, Service Board member. Junior Service Board will con duct a compulsory mass meeting for transfer coeds in 121 Sparks Building at ,7 p. m.. Tuesday. OF THE PENNSYLVANI STATE COLLEGE Accelerated Program, War Effect On College To Be Explained Monday 250 Pledge During First Four Hours More than 250 Penn State stu dents joined fraternities within four hours after Fall semester pledging became legal, a spot survey conducted last night indi cated. Since early pledge results had not yet been reported to Inter fraternity Council, Collegian con tacted 20 fraternities in an effort to obtain some basis for judging how the Fall semester pledge sea son was progressing. The fraternities reported that they had pledged a total of 124 students, an average of more than six a house, since the 'opening of pledging at 5 p. m. yesterday. Absolutely no report of unfair rushing practices has been handed in to the IFC Judiciary commit tee on rushing, according to Jesse S. Doolittle, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and judi biary committee head. Doolittle's only suggestion' to fraternity men was that they re member to make written applica tion for out-of-town parties, and obtain provisional permission by 729 - before . 9 " Tribunal Grants students here in recent years, the difficulty of gathering all of them Frosh ExeMptions together has made meetings of this sort confined to times when At its first meeting of the they were absolutely _necessary. present semester, Student Tribu- Sponsored by student leaders in All-College Cabinet originally, nal granted a total of 16 exemp the plan has been taken over by tions to members of the newest the Administration, now in corn freshman class Charles H. Ride- plete charge of the affair. noun '43, chairman, announced last night. A list of those ex- empted will appear in next sGA • Tues day's Collegian. Schedules A further hearing of cases will." be. held next Wednesday at 7 p. m. in the Alumni office for all 4 Frosh Mixers freshmen who did not get an op- portunity to attend the first meet- Freshman men and women will ing, Ridenour stated.' dance at four WSGA mixers sche- Upperclassmen have no au duled for Rec Hall and the Alin thority over freshman women ory from 8 until 11 p. m. Friday Ridenour added, and warned that and Saturday, Dorothy K. Brun anyone caught attempting to haze ner '44, acting WSGA' president, frosh women will appear before announced. Student Tribunal. The new class will wear name All freshmen are reminded that cards and will present matricu they must tip their dinks to the lation cards. Postcards indicat "Willow Tree" as. they pass on ing place and date of - the mixer 'either side of the Mill. 'they are to attend will be sent to Because of .the number of re- coeds. Cards, must be presented quests arising, Tribunal asks all to Checkers before and after the freshmen to include- firSt names dance and at the door. on their name cards. With the increased coed enroll- All . custom violations must be ment, women have been divided turned in to Student Union or to a into four groups. Women's Build member of Tribunal with the ing and McAllister Hall frosh will name of the person turning in the dance in Rec Hall and all town violator attached. coeds will go to the Armory Fri day. Second, third, and fourth Warnock '39 Wins Wings floor coeds from Jordan Hall are invited to Rec Hall and the Arm- Commissioned a second lieuten- ory will house Irvin Hall and the ant in the Army Air Corps, Ar- basement and first floor Jordan thur R. Warnock Jr. '39, son of the Saturday. Dean of Men, arrived here last Sonny Roy and his orchestra night for a short visit with his will provide the music in Rec Hall parents. both nights, and vic music will Lieutenant Warnock received be featured in the Armory. his training at the Advanced Miss Brunner announced that School for Single engine fighters annual pop-in nights are set for at Foster Field, Victoria, Texas,' this Sunday and the next. Up and was awarded his "wings" perclass women, will visit frosh last Sunday. first from 7:30 until 10 p. m. Weather PRICE: THREE CENTS By ROBERT E. KINTER To help students and faculty members better understand the ideas of the administration con cerning the accelerated program and the general effect of the war on the College, President Ralph D. Hetzel will address the entire student body and faculty in Rec Hall, Monday at 11 a. m. The President's talk on this oc casion will probably follow the same lines as he set when he ad dressed student leaders at a meet ing of the same sort several weeks before the end of the Summer semester. At that time he explained the benefits of the speedup in the College's plans in the war effort and showed how students will also, benefit by the plan. This convocation, the first since a similar one -shortly after the Pearl Harbor (incident and the second in more than four years, will be of interest and importance to everyone connected with the College, Administrative officials said yesterday. Announcement of the meeting will be made in all Monday morn ing classes and 11 o'clock's will be cancelled so that everyone may be able to attend the meeting. Freshman attendance will be compulsory - according to Charles H. Ridenour '43, Student Tribunal chairman. Because of the great number of
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