.... gA u/At :ablished, 1387 I 01.0.3/4 CTORY • V: f 1 111. • • ,'W. 4 llk* 454)i Tatirgtatt /A STATES # WAR , :ONES • AN O p I St S OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STAT— 'VOL, 40—No Army-Navy Night Presents Variety Of Entertainment Ensign, IM Fights, . Cage Tilt Head Events , The characteristic friendly rival ry between • the Army and Navy will be displayed in Rec Hall at 7:30 tonight when the "Blue" and "Khaki" cage squads, studded with former college stars, battle in a basketball game that promises to be. of the highest caliber. Intramural boxing matches be tween independent and fraternity champs, and bouts between Cent panies C and D ensigns, will adifto .the varied program produced by a committee composed - of varsity boxing coach Leo Houck, Navy athletic director at the College Bill Bolton, ROTC instructor Lieut. Charlie Prosser, and IM 'boxing tournament manager Ducky Swan. Dancing will folio* the basket . - :ball.game to end the activities for the Artr:T-Navy • Bouts' between the IM champs v. ill be first. on the program, fol 'owed by matches 'between the en signs. Main attraction. of the boX :ng. match , .:s between the' "gobs" will be Ensign Levine of COmpany. ' forther Colorado' University heavyweight battler and National A. -A. 'U. title-holder.. After several cWrs' delay Company .0 has come forth with an opponent for Levine in the name of Gehrke:.: • ward D. Ardery ROTC' itudentS v. , 111 wear. - their - uniforms and Tsit in a' section designated 'especially for the - Ai-My. Navy officers ,will also be in full dress uniforms and seated in the Navy section. (Both sections on the main floor will be reserved for officers. Students will sit in seats on the main . floor as well as . in the gal . (Continued on Page Three) 1100)04Dan:ce joilelliillis 'Dogs' This year the "Senior Hot Dog" will be something more than just an - honorary title, for the lucky one will be the only person at the annual senior "hot Dog" dance in the Armory tonight to have a hot dog, The tragic news that there were ,riot enough dogs in town for the party was announced last night by Donald W. Davis, Jr. '43, chair man of the Senior Hot Dog Com mitte,- after a frenzied search of local butcher -shops, and Harris burg stock yards.. . • . In place of the missing "dawgs," hot pretzels, popcorn, and cokes will be served to all but the one :senior Winning the title of _"Senior Hot Dog," , who will receive the only hot dog in the house. Thespians will provide the en tertainment along with a campus band playing for dancing from 9 to 12 p, in. Admittance will be to seniors only. Second semesier senior coeds will be given one o'clocks for the function. rA NTA AvY ,l&se Aar /7 • (-7(4 J7 - 47? - TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER. 15, 1942, STATE COLLEGE, PA College to Follow Normal Procedure in Returning Fees to Drop-outs Pointing out that Penn State is .very liberal in rebating fees after a student withdraws during a se mester, William S. Hoffman, reg istrar, yesterday stated that the College would follow its normal .procedure in returning a part of the fees if a student leaves school before the first half of the semes ter is completed. The announce ment came in answer to inquiries made by students who might en ter the services next semester. According to 1942-43 Under graduate .Regulations Handbook, section six under Fees, three_ fourths of the fees are reftinded if a student withdraws from school within the 'first quarter of the se mester, one-half of the fees is re turned within the first eight weeks, and none after that. Declaring that there are ar rangements for giving credit 'to students called to the armed serv_ ices during.a semester, C. E: Mar quardt, College examiner, said that proportional credit Would be awarded to students under such conditions, if, their grades were satisfactory Thus a student completing eight weeks satisfactorily would receive half 'credit for all of his mark and a student 'finishing ten weeks, two thirds credit. However, the credits would not be split among the courses taken during the. semester- of departure ....(Cor4inUed on Page Two Alumni-Launch- Membership Drive Launching its annual student alUmni membership drive with the sending of letters and pledge cards to sophomore studgnts. Saturday, the Alumni Association' added 29 names to its lists yesterday, ac cording to Edward K. Hibshman, executive secretary. Mr. Hibshman stressed the in creased value of membership in the association -this year because of the war situation, explaining that the student will be able to maintain contact with the College even. though, he is unable to re ceive his degree. before being call_ ed to service in .the armed forces. "The response for the short time since the letter has been sent has been very good. We. hope sopho mores will take advantage of the opportunity to sign up before they go home fur the Christmas vaca tion," 'the secretary said. "Membership will provide a def inite tie-up with the Ahtinni Asso_ ciation. Each member will be listed in the Alumni records, a fact of particular importance to anyone whose career may be interrupted by war." According to the sophomore plan, the student authorizes the - bursar to add an assessment of $2 per semester. to his fees for the re maining four semesters he will be in college.. For this total fee of $B, .a person will be a member of the association for his junior and sen ior years and for a five-year period after graduation. Collegian Boards Meet Members of the - graduating senior board of the. Daily Collo., gian will meet in Room 9, Car negie Hall,. at 3 p. m. today. All members of Collegian business and editorial boards will meet at 4 p. m. in the same room, ac cording to Philip P. Mitchell. '44, business manager. Successor To ne Free Lance, Este Hetzel. Advises Student Body OF Future In Letter Setting Forth College's Plans To Make Artists' Course Appearance . Gpdys Swart_W, internationallyjcnoWn singer, „wil-appear. on next seniester'S , Artist'S 'Course scheduled for Monday evening, March 22. Her appearance will be' one "of three numbers scheduled for the 1943 series. . . Swarthoul, Internationally Known Singer, Appears on Artists' Course 'The internationally.known sing er, SWarthout, has been chosen. to appear .on .next semes ter's Artists' Course, Dr. Carl E. Marquardt, committee chairman, .. • announced yesterday. Miss Swar thout, a mezzo-soprano, who sings in opera, concert, radio, and motion pictures, will appear Mon. day evening, March 22. - Her appearance •will be. one of three numbers scheduled for the 1943 series. She has been de scribed as I'one of the most win ning artists of the American con cert stage," endowed with "a voice that is warm and beautiful and friendly," By still another critic, she has been described as "one of the Metropolitan's authentic glam - - our girls." Miss Swarthout has made five Sound' films, has been a featured radio artist on many important coast-to_coast programs, and is much in demand for concert ap pearances. Her recitals, in fact, are restricted because of the de mands made upon her time by her operatic, radio, and motion pic ture appearances' • • As an 'operatic prima donna, Miss Swarthout not only occupies an important place at the Metro politan, but* has also participated in the Chicago and St. Louis op era. seasons. Last year she made five appearances in the title role of "Carmen," adding to the laur els already won in "Mignon," "Norma," "Sadko," "Forza del Destino," "Peter Ibbetson," "Tales of Hoffman," and "La Gioconda." She has been singing since she was 13. At that age she announced she was 19 and applied for a po -IContinued on Page Two) E COLLEGE January. "This is the best information that can be given as of December ACER Examinations 14. The College is in close touch with Washington and will have . Close:Tonight for 200 authoritative information as soon . as it is released, Do not act upon Men Still Eligible the basis of rumors and do not be disturbed by them: If - yOu need In spite of the failure on the i part 'of men students who, shouldnformation, write to your dean." have turned out for Army Air R. D. HETZEL. • Cprps 'Enlisted Reserve examine- President. tions Sunday and yesterday, Capt. 11111111111111111111111111111i11111111Hll11111111111111111111111111:11 • H. S. Engert said that he would LATE NEWS stay lan day today - to take -care of • those students who apply. • Two hundred men who were eligible stayed away in droves from the recruiting center on Sun day. Only four turned up. After today it will*. be too late for these men to enlist. Frank McKain Heads Cheer-leading Squad Frank R. IMcKain '44 was elected head cheerleader for the coming year at elections held Saturday. Junior cheerleaders are Michael Blatz '45, Fred P. Zirm, Jr. 45, and Harold H._ Benjamin '45. Sopho mores elected are William A. Bon sall '46, Richard R., Griffiths '46, Marcus A. Loy '46, Guy Newton 46, and Paul F. Schmidt '46. Although the football season is over for this year, the cheerleaders will be at the basketball games, and the boxing and .wrestling matches. No Cabinet Meeting With only 11 . members present, lack of a quorum last night pre vented the All-College Cabinet from holding its regular weekly meeting.. President Jack R. Grey said that he will call all members early next semester for active duty. PRICE: THREE CENTS College to . Stay Open At Least Through May 12 Clarifying as far as possible, the status of the College next semes ter, President Ralph D. Hetzel yesterday released to the Daily Collegian the following 'letter: "The Pennsylvania State Col lege will open for the spring se mester on January 6, and irre spective of other work it may be called upon to do, will continue the present curricula, at least through the spring semester, Jan uary 6 to May 12. "It is probable that students in the Enlisted Reserve Corps and in the Advanced R. 0. T. C. will not be called into active service before the end of the''spring semes_ ter. I believe it to be in the inter est of these men and of the Na tion for them to return to college on January 6. . "Unless they receive word from: their Local Board to the contrary, the several hundred men who have been deferred because they are in training for certain occupations should return to college, for at this time there is no change in the Selective Service regulations af fecting students. • "A male student who is eigh teen, who is not a member of one of the Enlisted Reserve Corps, and who.has not been deferred, should ccnsult his Local. Board about.re turning 'to college January - 6: "In addition to the groups named above, there will be in col lege some 1500 women students; seveal hundred men students who do not meet the physical require ments of the armed services, many men not yet eighteen, and. fresh men and . transfers entering in 111111111M1111111111111W1111111M1111111111111111111111111111111 GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD QUARTERS; AUSTRALIA The Allies have occupied Buna, thus capturing the only remaining Japa_ nese base in New Guinea, Austral ian Prime Minister John Curtin announced last night. MOSCOW—Red Star, Russian Army newspaper, announced that the Red Army captured several strategic heights in the Voronezh sector. The Nazis have made sev eral gains southwest of Stalingrad, but the Russians claimed the de struction of 33 more troop trans port planes, bringing the total to 258 destroyed during the past 8 days. LONDON Reuters announced last night that 2000 lives were lost when a British transport was sunk off the coast of West Africa. The ship, was carrying Italian prison ers and British officers and their families. It is believed that over 1500 Italians were killed. ALLIED MIDDLE EAST HEAD QUARTERS—An Allied communi. que revealed that the German of fensive in Tunisia is on the wane. Over one hundred pursuit planes loaded with bombs smashed the harbor of Tunis, damaging several destroyers and blowing up ammu.. nition depots.
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