- Successor To The Free Lance, Established 1887 • • ci CORY I s' Bait Ay, BUY gian erAree Ttitig 44 ! 'L I SIAM'S 1 *J r i j o i,/ L VOL. 40 1 No. 5 ,C.. Pre-Meteorology Candidates Now in Demand Weather Consultant To Speak Tomorrow Candidates for the army's pre meteorology program are much in demand, according to Mr. Joseph McCall, consultant for the weath er ,'directorate of the Third Serv ice Command. • McCall, who will be on Campus tomorrow, phoned from Baltimore to Inform the Faculty Advisor on War Service, Robert E. Galbraith, of the special call issued for this program. It begins March 1. To qualify, men must be be tween the ages of 18 and 30, and must have at least one year of college mathematics, including college algebra, trigonometry and analytic geometry - to their credit. McCall will speak in 121 Sparks, -at 7 p. m., tomorrow, to students ,-- interested in the meteorology di : visions of the Army Air Corps. .-Topic of Mr. McCalls discussion will be "Opportunities in Basic +Pre-Meteorology." The weather consultant also no -tified - the FAWS that -the Ad • vanced . Meteorology or "A" pro . grain would begin training its -first group-of candidates ifigtdad - ---- • Reqiurements for the "A" pro gram are the strictest of the three divisions. In addition to meeting requirements of the "C" and "B" _Parts, a student must have coin. plated differential calculus, one Tear of college physics, and pre ' sent a certificate showing that he -has"completed at least his Fresh ; man and Sophomore years at College. • Men who have already filed ap plications for meteorology train 'sing through Washington, D. C. or Harrisburg and haven't as yet re , ceived a confirmation from eith ' 'er station are advised to• contact (Continued on page four) . • ' International Relations Club Meets Tonight '. The first official meeting of the Spring semester of the Interne :.tion4 Relations Club will be held in 412 Old Main tonight at 7 p. m., according to William Dymsza '44, publicity chairman. Elections were held and Plan.s were formulated.for.the semester . . at a snecial. , meeting at Dr. Fergu son's home on Sunday evening. Dr. • Fergrtison is sponsor' of the group. Ann •Yinger --- '44 vas elected 'president and Lee Galant sec ! retary. Plans for the semester in-' elude lectui'es by authorities on public affairs, discUssions, read ings, and book reviews on inter-. national topics of particular inter est. A reading and discussion of President 'Roosevelt's "White Pa per" recently released by the State Department will feature Tuesday evening's meeting. The club ex tends an invitation to all to attend this and subsequent meetings every Tuesday evening. Collegian:Staffs Meet All staff members and candi dates of the Daily Collegian must attend a - meeting in the News Room, Carnegie Hall, 4 p. in. today, Philip P. Mitchell '44, business manager, an nounced last night. TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 19, 1943, STATE COLLEGE, PA Student Promptness For La Vie Photos Urged by Coleman Students whose pictures are to appear in the Class of '44 La Vie are requested by Editor Harry C. Coleman '44, to be prompt at ap pointments of which they will be notified by post card. Coleman stated that photo graphs for the yearbook, having started yesterday - morning, are al ready being taken. However, he added, of the persons informed of yesterday's appointments for se nior magazine photographs, only 50 per cent, showed up. , If it is not possible for a stu dent to keep his appointment at the time stated on the post card because of a Gloss, he is urged to report to the Photo Shop' on E. College avenue at the next free peridd he has during the same day, if he wants to have his photo graph taken at all. When reporting to have their photographs taken, women stu dents are urged to wear white blouses, and men are requested to wear a dark jacket and a white shirt, or, if they are members of the advanced ROTC course, they may wear their uniforms. Because of reports stating that there would not be a La Vie for the Class of '44, Coleman stated that there is no truth in the ru mor. 'However, he observed, the yearbOok will not 'be ready for re lease sometime until next semes ter, and ,when. it does.. come _out, it will be sent to the homes . of htose who are entitled to receive them. The budget for the yearbook will have to be cut down some what, as it will be based upon seven semester's Class dues in stead of the usual eight. Penn State Contributes To 1943 Victory Book Drive Penn State, along with a great Plans have been completed for Sale of the war stamps may be number of colleges and universi- Penn State's first All-College Old conducted Friday evening from ties, is doing its part in the 1943 Main Open House scheduled to be 8:30 to 11 p. .m. at the Corner Victory Book Drive. Boxes whereheld this Friday night, announced Room. Members of the Mortar * 4, .* contributors may place their con- John C. Burford '44, chairman of Board will sell stamps Friday if . tributions of books for the men in Stooges Tryouts Tonight the OMOH committee: plans go through. S a turday's sale, the services, mainly for those over- • In former years the Open House schedtiled.from 2 to 4:30 D. m., will seas, may be found at the Corner In no one has yet been programs were sponsored by the be under the supervision of selected for the third stooge, Ker- Room, Student Union, and the Col- Penn State Christian Association, Cwens. vert Mellott '45, head of the Three 'lege Library. Stooges act, declared thaf• there however this year, • Burford stated Both women's organizations will Colleges throughout the country all programs will be on an All- have members occupying booths be additional tryouts in are actively cooperating in the would C ollege basis. This PSCA will at the entrances in Rec Hall before Schwab Auditorium at 7 P. m: to -1943 Victory Book Campaign to however assume the financial re: game time. night. No experience is necessary supply more and better books t o sponsibility. and material for auditioning will 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 the men in the armed services, be supplied by Mellot. Main features of the program College stores and campus commit- next Friday night' include a va- LATE NEWS . . "'tees throughout the country have riety stage -show in Schwab Audi enlisted in the drive and machin- Choir Hat Vacancies torium starting at 7 p. m. with 11m .. inlilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll ery is ,being set in motion for a Fred Waring's . "Victory Tunes record-breaking collection of good • There are still a few vacancies from Penn State" radio program. MOSCOW.—Moscow radio to books from the shelves of faculty to be filled in the first soprano, The program will be picked up .night reported that the siege members and students. section of the Chapel Choir. Mrs. by the . Department of Visual Edu- around Leningrad which was es- The 1943 Victory Book Cam- Willa Taylor will meet.the women cation and rebroadcast through tablished at the outset of the war paign is sponsored by the Amer_ students who wish to audition for the sound system in the audi- has been broken. Marshal Gregory ican Library Association, Amer_ the Choir on Wednesday of this torium. ' Zhukov, transferred from the ican Bed Cross, and the U.S.O. do- week between 5:14-5:00 p. m. in Immediately_ following the southern front and hailed as the chairmen Franklin P. Adams, Ed_ Room 211, Carnegie Hall. broadcast will be a variety revue savior of Leningrad, led his troops ward L. Bernays, and Norman * * * on the stage tvith Bud Mellot of around Lake Ladoga and engaged Cousins have received pledges of 4-H Club Elects the Thespians as master' of cere- the Nazis seven days ago. So cooperation from the National As- monies and featuring the "States- Ferocious was the fighting that sociation of College Stores. Besides Newly elected officers of the 4-H men Five" orchestra. ' ' , only 1200 prisoners were taken and the above mentioned plaCes, books Club are the following juniors: At 8:30 and 10 p. ni., "History 13,000 of the enemy were slain. In may be brought to downtown book Mollie Pickering, president; Dean Is Made At Night," starring Jean the Voronezh sector, the Russians stores for collection. • Fryock, vice-president; Julia Arthur and Charles Boyer, will have routed the 4th Italian Corps Books wanted include best- Moore, secretary; Pressly Shan- be shoNVn. A large screen has and captured a strategic railway sellers, 'both fiction and non-tic- non, treasurer; and Rebecca Way, been secured so that the picture center 100 miles southeast of Ros tion, recently published textbooks, new representative to agriculture will be visible from all parts of toy. stories of action, humorous books, student council, the auditorium. Ten cents will be ' NORTH AFRICA. Marshal and small reprints of popular 4: 4: .:. charged for the evening's program Romniel's Afrika Korps is fleeing titles.in Schwab Auditorium, before the onslaught of +he British Public Information Moves - 1 : ' the • Bth - A: ',d ' bell !d to hr - Also on Le program are square , .rmy and is —levet... have Little International . Department of Public Informa- dancing in the first floor of Old already crossed the Tunisian bor- The Block and Bridle Club an- tion is moving its office from 105 Main to the music of the Campus der. The British are now only 70 nourices that the Little Interna- Old Main to Rooms 310, 312, 313 CoWboys. A large assortment of miles from Tripoli after a four-day tional Livestock Show will be and 314 Old Main, Dean of Wo- new games have been secured for offensive covering 175 miles. The held at the Stoock Judging Pa- men's staff. formerly in Room 205 the second floor - lounge and a Fighting French are also adding vilion on Saturday afternon, April Old Main, will take over the office round dance will be in the Arm- to Rommel's confusion by attack -17. ' in 105.0ry. ing from the south. . OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COT•T.EGE Cabinet Okays Basketball Raffle; , Group. Probes Pleasure-Driving Group to Confer. . . Prizes To Be Awarded With Ration Head Priority Numbers During Intermission . Appointment of a committee to Distributed Today Holders of raffle tickets, obtain investigate student cooperation of _ ed by the purchase of war stamps, the pleasure-driving ban was one y will have an opportunity to win Distribution of student priority of the official acts carried out dur-the basketball in use during the numbers for .the Spring Artists' ing the first meeting of the Spring Penn State-Colgate game in Rec Course series will begin today at semester by the All-College Cab- Hall Saturday. the A.A. ticket windows in Old inet. Main at 4 p. m. A subscription to the Daily Col . Endorsement of a raffle, sched- Faculty, townspeople, and others legian, plus any other prizes do uled for half-time intermission of will receive numbers tomorrow. nated to the affair sponsored by an the Penn State-Colgate basket- After receiving priority num- All-College Cabinet committee, ball game, by the Cabinet mem- , bers, students and others will be will also be awarded during the bers was followed by the sehed- asked to return the next morning half-time raffle. uled for half-time intermission of according to a pre-arranged sched- Purchase of a 25-cent war stamp the Penn State-Colgate basket- tile to select seats and to complete will entitle the holder to one ball game, by the Cabinet mem-the sale. chance in the raffle, while a 50- bers was followed by the selection Failure to be in line at the ap- cent war stamp purchase will give of Chairman Wiliam M. Briner propriate time will penalize the buyers three chances for the '44, and eight other students to holder of a priority number by prizes. A loan of $250 by WRA will complete arrangements for the af- forcihg him to the end of the line. be used to obtain the stamps that fair. .The basketball used for the Purchasers will be limited to six will go on sale at the Corner Room game and a subscription to the seats. Faculty members and others Friday evening and Saturday af- Daily Collegian will be the prizes desiring to employ students as ternoon. awarded at the intermission. - their proxies must fill proxy forms Members of Mortar Board and Robert M. Falcon '44, will head indicating for whom the tickets Cwens, women's honorary socie the committee investigating the are being purchased. ties, will sell stamps at booths sit student-driving problem. Paul I. Students purchasing seats for uated at, the entrances of Rec Hall Woodland '44, and Henry Keller othrs cannot buy seats for them- at the night of the game. '44, together with the chairman selves at the - same - time. All sales will confer with Ray V. Watkins, will 'be final. Payment for tickets The committee, headed by Wil- State College rationing head in may be in 'cash cr by Liam M. Briner '44', includes Doro- Check. Price 44, Howard F. K. Brunner ' range is'ss, $4.40 and $3.40 plus 10 thy ' (Continued on Page Two James '46, Dorothy L. Jones '44, per cent tax per series of three Adele J. Levin '44, Mary .G. 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111116111111111111111011111111 numbers. Concert artists Who Will make Longenecker '45, George R. Pit -_• . . • Campus . • their . appearance at' the College stinger '44, Miriam L. Zartman '45, are Sergei Rachmaninoff, noted and Stephen Sinichak '45.. News Briefs Russian • pianist, conductor and Success of this Saturday night's composer; Carmen 'Amara and, her• raffle will_determine 'the possibil -111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 company of gypsy dancers and ity of holding similar affairs dur musicians, and Gladys Swarthout, ing the next three remaining home Froth on Sate Thursday gifted singer of radio, stage, and basketball games, according to screen productions. Chairman Briner. - - - • The project has the full ap proval of the All_College Cabinet. _ Expenses incurred for the printing of the 'tickets will be handled by the Cabinet. The Men's Athletic Association will donate the bas ketball. Firse of this semester's five is sues of Froth will be on the stands at the Corner Room and Student Union Thursday, according to Gerald B. Maxwell Stein '44, new ly-elected business manager. Sub scription campaign for the semes ter is now underway, and single copies of the magazine will con tinue to sell for 15 cents, despite increased costs. _ All-College °MOH Set for Friday Night PRICE: THREE CENTS
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