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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:.: •
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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,
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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
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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
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part 'of men students who, shouldnformation, write to your dean."
have turned out for Army Air R. D. HETZEL.
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Cprps 'Enlisted Reserve examine-
President.
tions Sunday and yesterday, Capt.
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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
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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.