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OF THE PENN! ',.-•
'VOL. 40—No. 34'-
famous Speakers
To Come to Campus
Early in February
Rep. Jerry Voorhis
To Head Institute
. Plans are under way for a Public
Affairs Institute, sponsored by the
PSCA, to be held here from Wed
nesday, February 3, to Tuesday,
February 9, according to Robert
S. MacNabb '45, and Harriet Vari
Riper '44, co-chairmen ,of the
even.t
Consisting of daublie' meetings,
informs 1- discussions, "coffee
hours," and luncheon meetings,
the Institute will, feature outstand
ing, speakers, of national import
ance as a visiting faculty, with
members of the Penn State fac
ulty assisting.
Headlining the list of speagerg
is the Honorable Jerry • Voorhis,
member of the House of Repre
senfatives from California. Rep
resentative Voorhis is one of the
'better known younger members
of, the House and is . also , a "Imem
ber. of the much-publicized Dies
Committee *on tin-American Ac-
Aivities.
;Other - speakers will be Dr.
R.pward P. Wliidden, . Jr., mern-•
bey; Of . the, ‘ Research staff of the
'Foreign' :Policy .:Aswcipt,ign,: and
terinerly :a 'recipient..of the. Cool
idge • .. Traveling' FeloWship in
England from - the Harvard Grad
uate School; - Dr. , Jerome Davis;
'member 'Of the staff of the . New
School for .Social,Research in New
. York,, and director of. YMCA.War
Prisoners' Aid work , in Canada,
formerly professor of Practical
philanthropy at Yale University.;
• and :Reverend -Mr. Frank. Sharp,
.._Minister of Education, . First Bap
tist Church, Pittsburgh...
-ProkrarnP/anned
'For First PSCA
-OM Ofieri House
Penn 2. State's I first • Old Main
Open •House .of the- new semester
is.scheduled to be held oil Friday,
January 22.
Always one of the outstanding
features on the campus social cal-:
endar'.and enjoyed by, au average
of. 2,500 students_ and faculty, the
coining prpgrarn seems to be one
..of the best . seen in a long.time.
The main. part of • the• Open
...House. will. take place. in Schwab
:.'Auditorium. The Program starts
an• hour variety stage show
at 7 p. m., featuring. the -"States
•. Men Pilie"' and other .local
vine. apts.. • •
Following: the Stage show will
'be a feature length movie, ."His
_' toffy Is Made nt . .Night,". starring
thailes . 'Beyer. and Jean Arthur:
• ;The :Movie •schednled to begin
at 8' and 10 m.. • •
•, ' Other 'events planned, according
to. Gerald B. M. Stein. '44, OMOH
• publicity chairman; .will Include
round 'and - square 'dancing in the
Armory r . and --informal games ,in
- both the game room, 40f Old Main,
•and • the.. second floor lounge. An
..' attempt is .being made to secure
•
new games. for ..the game room,
• • Stein stated.. •
.• Co-chairmen of the event are
James R. Zeigler '44,.and Johri C.
Burford '44, Stein announced.
More complete plans for the af
fair:will be announced in tomor
row's Daily Collegifn, • following
a meeting of the OMOH commit
tee in 304, Old Main at 4:15 p. m.
THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 14, 1943, STATE COLLEGE, PA
Clarifies Change
. Mr.. Adrian 0. Morse,. assistant
to the President, announced yes_
terday. that there would be no
drop add fees, for .Codet courses.
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No Fee Required
For 'Code, Courses
Coeds may add any of the six
codet courses without paying a
drop-add fee,.according -to A'dri
an o.'Morse, assistant to*the presi
dent.
' The anouncement was made
yesterday' in view of the fact that
too few women knew of the exis
tence. of the..courses' before rekis:.
tration and therefore did not
schedule - them; said Mr. Morse. •
Women have been instructed to
report to the class as soon as pos . -
sible, have their names added to
the roll and make . necessary ad
just ments with their advisors. Be
fore
.presenting the drop-add slip
to, the registrar's • office, coeds
must have the. signed permission
Of Julia G. Brill, vocational. coun
selOr for women_' in defense, Room
240 . • • - •
.It is necessary to have
. .at, ,least
ten members in: each course for
instruction to be given.At'present
the largest number of women in
any coiirse is eight.
The codet courses Were formed
to prepare women for service. with
.the armed:forces
. should. they be
.needed, .to, . provide. .additional
means for women to earn equiva
lent ROTC credits, and to coun
teract the. feeling . among coeds
that they are "doing :nothing to
help, win the war."
The courses, offered to all wo
inen, and the times scheduled,
include: „ • •
Codet 1, Preparation for Emer
gencies, a standard 24-hour course
in first aid, air •raid precautioria
and• defense against gas. 1 credit.
•M and Th. 2.
. Cadet 2, Conduct of Calisthen
ics,' include .the theory and prac
tice' of-fundamental exercise,•com
mands, voice control and diction.
1 credit. M. and W. 4. . -
.Collet' 4, Conipany .Administra
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,Hehne Directs Annual
Architects' Meeting
Pro . :. J. 'BUM Helene of the
College department of • architec
ture presided at the annual meet
ing •of the. central Pennsylvania
chapter of the American Institute
of Architects . in' .llarrisburg yes
terday.
• Architects were present .from,
Lancaster, YOrk, State - College,
and the Harrisburg metropolitan
area Action was taken on cur
rent architects' problems and
vost-'var construction was dis
cussed. .
Successor To T? 0 Fr,
SYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
Prof. Stevenson
Leaves CA Board
To Direct Camp
Mr. Donald D. Stevenson, pro
fessor of forestry research at the
College and chairman of the board
of directors of the Penn State
Christian Association, has accept
ed an appointment as director of
the Civilian Public Service Camp
at , West Campton, New. Hamp
shire,
,for 'the American Service
Committee.
.Prof. Stevenson has served the
CA as chairman .of . the board for
several years. His interest hi the
.Student Christian :Movement has
been •strong and active,. since his
'relationship to the Christian As
sociation at. Yale
.University: He
served as the director of the Chris
tian Association at Lingnan
Uni
versity in Canton, China, for a
number of years.
An ordained minister of the
Presbyterian Church, Prof. Ste-
Venson was a director of relief for
the AmeriCan Friends Service
Cointhittee in France following its
occupation in .1940: He also par
ticlpated• in the Local Friends
. Service program.
Prof. C. 0. Williams, associate
professor of education and assis
tant .administrative hee'd of the
Lower 'Division, will take over•the
. direction of the board as acting
chairman.
Would-Be Comedians
Asked-to Try. Out for .
Third - Thespian Stooge
' D 6 you have a secret ambition
to be. a, comedian? •
Here's your chance to•show your
stuff. The Thespians, Penn State's
foremost musical comedy . organi-:,
zation, also the only one, is looking
for a new stooge to
. take the place
of Ted Clauss. Clauss graduated in
December, leaving the Three
,Stooges minus one stooge.
NO experience of any kind•. is
.necessary to qualify 'for this envi
able position, the. Thespians say;
Not even a good singing voice is
required. Only thing needed IS
willingness to work hard. - '
Tryouts are scheduled to be held
next Tuesday night, according to
Bud Mellot and Jack Hunter, re
'l-mining stooges. Those interested
should contact Mellot, at 2021, it
was added. Candidates will be giv
en typical stooge material for the
tryouts.
The stooges' will start lbooking
engagements next week.
Freshmen, Transfers
Invited to Cabin Party
PSCA will sponsor an all-col
lege cabin 'party
. at the Ralph
L. Watts Lodge on Saturday. The
group will leave the rear of Old
Main• at 2 p.• m.• Supper will 'be
served at the cabin, after which
the group will hike back to town.
Ned H. Weibenengti. '46, is "chair
man . of • the committee in charge.
Others on the committee include
Mary G. Davis '46, Elizabeth A.
l-lerming '46, Loran W. Leonard,
Jr. '46, and Florence A. Porter
'46.
Specit 1 invitations will '.be sent
to the forester transfers from Mt.
Alto and to all the new freshmen.
All students •interested in going
should sign up at the' CA office.
Thirty-five cents will be charged
for the supper,
Hillel to Hold Annual Frolic
Hillel Foundation will present
its annual. Snowball Frolic this
Saturday• night. Dancing and a
special floor show will highlight
the rol ic.
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Meteorology
Open To All
Frank S. NeUsbaum, assistant
director of dramatics and director
of the new Players' show, "The
Moon Is Down" by John Stein
beck, releaSed the names of ,the
cast last evening. --
The story of a typical European
village populated by peace-loving
citizens, "The Moon Is Down" de
picts -the effects of a Nazi blitz..
kreig on the populace.
liobert H. Herman '44, plays
Mayor Orden, the local "law en
forcer" who is allowed to keep his
position so that the Nazi's could
be .assured of a peaceful occupa
tion with• the town's inhabitants
turning out-the coal for the Reich.
Dr. Winter, the town historian
and good friend of Mayor Orden,
is played by Martin Shapik '44.
Raymond •W. Tyson, assistant pro
fessor of , public Speaking is
Colonel Lamer!, veteran 'of the
World War and leader of the Nazi
forces •in the village.
Robert R. LiebaCher '45, plays
George Corell,- proprietor of a
grocery store and a well-liked per
sonage in the town. borell was the
Nail. agent who paved the• w,ay
for the attack by.. seeing that most
of the townspeople were• away
from town the fateful Sunday
John E. Miller, .publications as
sistant, plays the part of Captain
Loft, an ambitious officer who; by
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Zaroda Reveals Marvel
As 'Horrible Hooligan'
In 'Knock Out Round'
Raymond A. Zaroda '44, presi
dent of Penn State Club, last night
revealed tha t' ;.herideforth the
Masked Marvel, .:challenger in the
championship tourney to be held
at "The Knock Out .Round" All-
College Independent dance, will be
billed as Horrible Hooligan.
The battle for the world chain
pion boxing title highlights the in
termission at the dance in Rec
Hall from 9 p. M. to midnight Fri
day.
Sonny Roye and his Collegians
will play for the dance, according
to Gertrude W. Cohen '45, IWA
orchestra chairman: Tickets ,may
be purchased at Student Union
for $1.10.0r from members. of the
four independent organizatiOns.
This dance, sponsored by IMA,
IWA, Penn State Club, and Phi=
lotes, will be the first All-College
dance ever planned by the four
independent organizations, and is
in -conjunction with the Adminis
tration's request for fewer social
functions. •
Religious Commission
To Plan Year's Work
Thirty members of the . PSCA
in the Hugh Beaver Room, Old
Religious ComminisSion will meet
Main, at 4:30 p. m. today for an
informal party ,and planning ses
sion under the leadership of Rob
ert R. Dickey '44 and Dorothy
ne Cromis '45, co-chairmen.
Plans _for the work of the year
until the spring holidays will be
outlined by members of the com
mission including Claire L. Weav
er '45, Ralph W. Harris '45, Grace
Gray '45, and Ralph G. Johnston
'44.
Neusbaum Releases
Cast for Players'
Current Show
PRICE: THREE CENTS
Programs
Students
ERC Men Eligible for
Transfer fo Courses
Young men, including Enlisted
Reservists, who can meet quail&
cations outlined in a special an
nouncement from the government,
are eligible to apply for special
training in the field of meteorol
ogy.
Training is open to civilians, en
listed men of the army and those
in the Army Znlisted 'Fleservie
Corps; V-1, V-5 and V-7 men are
not eligible.
No qualifying examinations are
given, but all candidates: must be
fully qualified by transcript of
scholastic record to receive con
sideration.
There are three programs open:
Basic Premeteorology for men be
tween 18 and 21; inclusive, who
have two years of high school
ma'!ihematics, one year of high
school science and are high school
graduates.
Premeteorology or "B'! program
requirements are somewhat more
The age limit is greater, men
from 18 to 30, inclusive, being
eligible if they have taken. one
year of college 'mathematics, in
cluding college algebra, trigonom
etry, and analytic geometry. •
"A" program, or Advanced Me
teorology, requirements •are . the
most stringent. In -addition to
meeting requirements for the "B"
and "C"' programs,. an applicant
Must have taken differential _and
integral calculus, one year of col
lege physics, and .completed. suc
cessfully two years of college.
After completing the advanced
course the candidate is commis
sioned a second lieutenant, Army
of U. S. • Air Corps, and placed
on active 'duty for: the. duration
plus six• months unless released
sooner.
For complete details and the
necessary papers, Professor- Robert
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WASHINGTON. Eighteen
thousand anthracite workers again
defied WLB's attempt at concilia
tion in the 15-day-oid walkout in
volving the entire anthracite in
dustry of Pennsylvania. Congress
terms this strike in orotest- of a
$.50 raise in union dues "near
treason." . Six Thousand workers.
however. have retufned to :their
jobs.
LONDON.—In .a ..daring • daylight
borkibing jaunt over 4c.ceprilefi
France, U. S. • Flying •Fortvessea
blasted the :Lisle factory district
with the admitted loss of :three
planes, it was announced today 4
Three enemy fighters to two-RAF
planes Were downed in a raid on
Holland, while in the seventh
blasting of the Nazi Ruhr area in
10 days, one Allied bomber was re
ported lost.
TUNISIA.—WhiIe scouting pa
trols vied for position on• title
ground, Allied aircraft shot down
or destroyed on the groun'd 5t
Axis planes in 24 hours of 'fighting
10 miles south of . Tripoli. Allied
sources were of the opinion that
the air battle was a prelude to a
new drive on Tunis.
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