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VOL. 40—No. 13
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LATE NEWS
FLASHES!
Laval Will Dictate
• VICHY, France Petain signed
a decree last night giving Pierre
Laval dictatorial powers over
France. Laval has been granted
the right to make laws . and issue
decrees without consultation with
anyone else.
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Allies Near Tunisia
• ALLIED NORTH AFRICAN
HEADQUARTERS Allied forces
are advancing in force toward Tun
isia, it was announced. The van
guard-of the Allied army has made
contact -with enemy forces. The air
force is moving up with the land
forces and paratroops are actively
engaged in the combat.
Senior Ball-Ju nior- Prom Hours. Set
To' . Comply With Curfew Regulations
Defense Stamp Sale - -,
Will Start Tomorrow . Cisze k
Will Manage
- "Compliance with All-College Cross Country Team
Cabinet's curfew regulations• in- _ •
Edward Ciszek '44, was elected
eluding 2 o'clock premission. for
manager of the Penn State cross
coeds was the reason for making
country team, seven varsity let
the time for Senior Ball-Junior
ters were awarded, and numerous
Prom 9 • p. m. to 1 .a. m. Friday
assistants and special award win
night,''' Harry C. Coleman '44,
ners were named by the Athletic
dance .co-chairman, stated. last
Association yesterday. The results
night in answer_ to. numerous in-,• of;t.ti . l. ,elettio_pS . were released :by
quiries, -to - the. , cornmittee-•on the : .
Bernard A. Plessey '43, president
subject. - -
of the AA.
Regular time for big dances,
Associate managers .to Ciszek,
from 10 p. m. to 2 a. m., was not
possible this time because of the in order, are juniors Jerry Heisler
rulings, he explained. The change and Jack Brown.
was made - With •difficulty because The actual manager for next
of necessary alteration in arrange-
season—Ciszek will graduate in
ments for the time of the band's. August—will be Ted Breisch '45.
arrival. Alternates are Lawrence Doyle
Players Bill Eminons Stamp sales, announced in yes- and Stanley Wolfe.
i'' terday's Daily Collegian as begin
ning today, have been postponed First assistants, now elected
Sleeps While Ghosts
from the freshman class, are
until tomorrow because of inabili- Dwight Hower, Robert Pomerene,
Rehearse for Show • - ty to get stamps before then. The and Mervin Greenwald. Under the
Editor's note: This is the fourth Senior Ball and Junior Prom rib- present athletit set-up which has
in a series of articles on members • bons to be made up by the corn- abolished both freshman and ju
of Players' new production,
bined committee - for . the dance nior varsity, sports the usual po
• will be given -with ec,ch purchase
sitions of freshman and junior
"Ghosts."
of four twenty-five cent defense varsity managers have been abol
"I can see it now. 'Arsenic and stamps. ished. In their stead three fresh-
Old Lace,' starring Emmons. Bor- man alternates have been .named,
be' will conductedby
is Karloff is r 4 thing of the past." The sale ßobert Halstead, Max Worthing
members of the joint committee,
Perhaps Frank S'. Neusbaum, ton and George Kahl.
professor of dramatics, was overly
Mortar Board, national senior wo
enthusiastic when he made that men's honor society, and Cwens, Varsity letters were awarded to
statement after seeing William F. sophomore woman's honorary, at Captain Norman Curtis Stone,
Emmons '44 ; rush across the stage Student Union desk. McClain Smith, Jerry Karver, Joe
to kiss Sheridan Whiteside . ..in
Temporary place for the stamps Beach, Howard Home and Ted
"The Man Who Carrie To Dinner.,, will be provided for in programs Barlowe, manager.
which will be given to ticket pur- Special awards were made to
Emmons plays the part of Pas- chasers at the Athletic Associa- Robert Kintigh and Archibald Hy
tor-Manders in Players' new show, tion window tomorrow. son
"Ghosts." He was Father Hogan,
an Irish priest, in "The Beautiful
People." Both parts are a far •cry
from the Karloff category.
Emmons is notorious for sleep
ing between scenes. It isn't un
usual for him to feel an unknown'
hand grasp his arm, pull him to
his feet, ;and hear a voice shout
wildly, "Hey, Emm'cns, wake up,
your cued"
Jap Ship Off Australia
NEW GUINEA—A Japanese, de
ttroYer has appeared to the north
east of: the Australian. coast. Au
thorities believe that the destroyer
is preparing to evacuate or to•re
inforce Japanese troops stationed
there.
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Madaaascar ,Freed
LONpON—A.nthony Eden, Brit
ish foreign, - minister, announced
that . 'the administration of the
island of Madagaicar, formerly
controlled by Vichy, has been turn
ed over to the Free French forces.
RAF Bombs France
1:6M51:514:LI;h; 41Oiral Air Force
has ,made another. sweep across
Northern' France. The. objective
this time were railroad terminals
and lines. Three planes were lost.
This was the_ fourth raid over'
Northern France in the last ten
days.
He has, however, offered two
solutions to a situation of this
type. One is a 30-hour' day. The
other is fast and furious ad lib
bing on stage until he is sufficient
ly awake to remember his correct
lines.
In addition, Emmons has work
ed out a 24-hour schedule for each
day. According to this plan, every
day is blessed with eight hours of
peTzeful slumber. But, unfortu :
•nately, this plan has not proved
.successful. Eight hours of sleep
will not suffice.
One of Emmons' greatest fears
is that he may become neurotic
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THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 19, 1942, STATE COLLEGE, PA
Lights! Action! Quiet, Back Stage! Curtain!;
Thespians Dress Rehearse For Gala Show
The last spotlight has been fix
ed, a few finishing stitches have
been nut in the costumes, all props
have been permanently placed. A
shout is heard. "Quiet, 'back stage!
Shut up! Everybody ready? 0. K.
—curtain!"
In this atmosphere, the final re
hearsal for Thespian's annual mu
sical comedy, "Kurfew Kapers,"
or "For Whom the Bell Tolls" will
be held tonight. The show will be
presented to students tomorrow
night and Saturday night in
Schwab Auditorium at 7 p. m.
Busy practicing for the last few
weeks, the cast will put finishing
touches to its skits, gags, and
dances tonight.
One of the best features to be
THOMAS RIDGE
a L EallMfLmimumiffamm.• •a•
OF T
presented in the show is a extrav
agant production number styled
after a scene, from the motion pic
ture, "The Great Ziegfeld."
Amidst the flashing of various col
ored spotlights, eight lovely coeds
dressed in beautiful gowns will
come down some steps while Wil
liam Christman sings "A Pretty
Girl Is Like A Melody."
"War priorities have caused us
to •use less and less materials in
each costume," Kevert
chorus director, said, "however,
we have obtained many new cos
tumes."
Another humorous and funny
part of the show is a "Housing
Skit" built around "what happen
ed to the fellows who were kicked
out of the dorms."
Ball-Prom Co-Chairmen
HARRY C. COLEMAN
4,000
Yet To
Ridenour Releases
Pep Rally Details
"With student spirit `up' for the
rally as well as for the game with
Pitt Saturday, the 'Beat Pitt' pep
rally Friday night should be the
best the campus has seen for
years," Charles •H. Ridenour '43,
president of the Hat Society Coun
cil said last night when he releas
eddetails of the rally.
With the Blue Band and cheer
leaders starting the rally in the
Locust Lane district at 7 p. m. Fri
day, the body will march around
the fraternity sector, continue
downtown and will terminate at
the Jordan Fertility Plots..
Through the cooperation of
George W. Ebert, head of Grounds
and Buildings, a huge bonfire at
the Fertility Plots will be pro
vided for the rally Ridenour sta
ted.
Coach Bob fliggills, several
members of the team zind Cap
tain Lou Palazzi will address the
last scheduled rally of the season.
In addition to the rally, 'Beat
Pitt' tags, similar to the ones used
last week prior to the Penn game,
have been prepared. by All-Col
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No Thanksgiving Fine
"No 'fines - will be_, imposed
for cuts, taken next` Friday af
ter Thanksgiving," Dean of
Men Arthur M. Warnock an
nounced last night..
Spiking the rumor that pen
alties would be put on those
who left school for Thanksgiv
ing week-end, Warnock ex
plained • that there' has never
been a fine for a one-day holi
day also that fines for cuts 24
hours before or after vacations
were - suspended by Senate last
semester.
Ration Board Restricts
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Coffee rationing goes into effect Morse To Speak •
next Monday morning for all Col-
A. 0. Morse, assistant to the
lege units, including fraternity
President in charge of resident in
houses, with no organization being
struction, will be the speaker at
permitted to purchase coffee after
the annual banquet of Phi Kappa
that date unless it has registered
Phi, general honor society, at the
at the local board.
Presbyterian Church this evening.
Registration will be held next
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday The banquet will begin at 6
o'clock and dill be followed by
for the allotment which must last
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'until January 31, 1943. Subsequent the initiation of senior, graduate,
applications will be for two-month and ft.culty members
periods
Students may obtain the No
vember issue of Portfolio, College
literary magazine, at either the
Corner Room or the Student
Union office, Dorothy Bosley edi
tor of the publication announced
WILLIAM C. MAZZOCCO today.
Students Have
Cast Ballots
Polls Open At 9 A. M.
For Last Day's Balloting
More than 4,000 of Penn State's
6,000 undergraduate students have
still taken no part in the selection
of their next year's officers this
morning, as polls open at 9 o'clock
for the final day of voting.
Finale to the All-College political
contest that has featured striking
innovations in traditional two
party politics comes at 8 p. m. to
night,, when the campaign and
election are officially halted.
A meeting of the Elections Com
mittee with. clique leaders to hear
complaints of code violations will
follow immediately, preceding 'the
ballot count. Results are expected
by about midnight, according 'to
Donald W. Davis, Elections Com
mittee chairman.
Balloting hit the 1,000 mark one
hour before the polls closed, withal
Indian Summer combining with
well-organized vote drives to bring
out approximately 200 more votes
than were registered in Tuesday's
opener.
'Thirty-five per cent of the fresh
men have cast .ballots during the
first two-thirds of the election that
will decide on Collegian's check
off plan, both All-College officers,
and 13 class officials.
Sophomore balloting climbed in
to second. place-.ln the twr=4ay_
totals, with two out of every seven
'4sers having already indicated
their choices. Junior class vote
totals rated a close third spot, but
less than one out of 10 seniors have
visited the polls.
Fraternity men again led the
polling parade, with independent
and Women's votes running neck
and-neck for second place.
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Campus
News Briefs
Business Candidates
Freshman candidates for the
business staff of The Daily Col
legian are requested to report to
the News Room in the basement
of Carnegie Hall at 4 p. m. today,
Philip P. Mitchell '44, business
manager, announced last evening.
'Lion Skin' Tryouts
Any freshman or sophomore
man interested in trying out for
the "Lion Skin," Penn State's two
legged lion mascot, should report
to Gene Wettstone in Rec Hall to
day after 4 p. m. Men trying
out should be about six feet tall.
The man selected will be in the
`skin' at the Pitt game.
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