Successor o ir*e vee '.nee, Established 1887 P§ (5 lie latly 0 (EoUegtatt K VOL. 40— y Late News Flashes... .CASABLANCA, NORTH AFRlCA—President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill met in an unprecedented conference which began January 14 and continued for . 10 days. Political and battle plans were formulated and discussed in detail. Several decisions made during the parley are as follows: 1. "Victory plans" have been formed for Allied initiative on all fronts in 1943 and for carrying the war to the Axis in order i to reduce pressure on the Red Army. 2. All possible aid will be sent to Russia and China. 3. The only way to peace is the unconditional surrender of Ger- ; : many, -Japan, and Italy, the "criminals who plunged the world ! into war." . 4. A central plan. must ba. devised to pool all the resources of the United Nations. Although every effort was made to have Premier Stalin present, a message from the Kremlin stated that'he had to remain in Moscow where he-could direct the onrus’hing Soviet winter offensive: How 1 - ever, he was informed on activities of the parley. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek was not' present,but was also kept ' informed of the proceedings. ■ ’ \ - . General DeGaulle and General Giraud were called together to con solidate French aims. They summarized their discussion by stating "We have met, we have talked, we haVe agreed upon freedom for France, and all Free Frenchmen will join in the common' struggle •' against the enemy." President Roosevelt was accompanied on his trip by Chief of Staff ' General Marshall, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral King, and Chief of Army Air Forces General Arnold. TUNISIA—The Allied command anounced that heavy and medium m bombers have blasted the Axis DslACflflfS IlSnAAl* ’supply,routes from Sicily to North rSISWJiI?!!© ' Africa. U.S. troops are fighting in'Aj ft _ I small-scale encounters 50 miles g 0 Yv* KvUlQl below Tunis. i " - MOSCOW-The official Soviet -.:Miss-Noami Aleh-Leaf, a native organ, Pravda, announced that °f Palestine, will perform dances Hitler’s boast that Staliri g r a d ° f P T al ff, tm " an f the Near East in : would fall before Winter has back- the Little Theatre in Old Main at fired. Of the original 240,000 elite 1 :15 }\. m - tonight, the Hrllel Axis .troops fighting in Stalingrad FoundatiOTv announced yesterday. --Miss .Aleh-Leaf has made ex-. MacARTHUR S HEAD QUA R- and America recreating the :TERS In a large Japanese bomb- dances 0 £ i ie r native land, and has ing ; flight aimed at Henderson won .the plaudits of critics of the four planes were destroyed ance for her original and beau and none reached their objective. tif U l characterizations of the General MacArthur’s planes at- c i ances of Biblical and modem Pal tacked Rabaul Harbor and set es ti ne and of neighboring Arabia afire a large transport. and Yemen. "' WASHINGTON —The Senate In-order to add totheunique : , Military Affairs Committee an- ness of her dances, Miss Aleh-Leaf , 'flounced that there will be IT,OOO,- will wear a native costume. She , 000 men.and women in uniform by will be accompanied at the piano - the end of 1943. by Miss Elsa Fiedler, ' LONDON—The - British Broad-, castirig Company announced yes j terdaythat Allied; bombers and '. fighters-'again blasted factories in France and Holland. Three Ger-. flian planes were shot . down. WASHINGTON War Produc tion Board officials stated that . . priorities have been granted for the building’ of a new pipeline from Texas to Indiana. This line ; is expected to carry an additional ; 25,000 barrels of oil, half of which will be used to relieve the short - age on the. Eastern seaboard Third Thespian Stooge Chosen; Scenario Set " From a group of 12 comedians trying for the position, Bill Reutti . ’46 has ‘been chosen to fill the shoes of Ted Clauss as third Thes pian stooge. ’ “All the boys showed ability. The choice of Reutti was a diffi cult one to make,” stated Bud Mel lott, who along with Jack Hunter comprises two of the famed trio. Plans for the next Thespian pro . duction were also released by Mel lptt. The scenario of the forthcom , ing show, to -be given the end of ; March, is almost completed and tryouts for parts will qommence within a week. ' Because of the large cast re quired fbr the production, all can ; ididates with any past experience or, ability are urged to try out. , - Flaps - indicate that the coming < show will eclipse all previous .. Thespian presentations in size; ac yV.fording to Mellott. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 27, 1943, STATE COLLEGE, PA. 'Federal Union' Topic Of State-Navy Debate Penn State's varsity debate squad, which placed third in the Pittsburgh Tournament last week, is preparing for competition with Navy January 29, according to Robert S. MacNabb ’45, debate manager. Frank Zabkar and Gaylord Greenlee, will take the negative on the national question, _ “Federal Union.” Other debates during the cur rent semester will include six dis cussions in New York from Febru ary 8 to 13 in competition against Penn University, College •of New York, New York University (radio program), Queens College, Washington Square College, Rut gers University, and New York University Heights. Student Union Board Announces Dance Dates , William M. Briner ’44, chairman of Student Union Board, yesterday announced that a date for Mili tary Ball has been set for either April 30 or May 1. At the same time, the board requested the Mili tary BalKcommittee to contract a campus band to play for the affair. The IFC-Panhel dance date of March 26 was granted by the board on the condition that a, local band be contracted for trie dance. This information was erroneous ly stated in yesterday’s Daily Col legian.' T?!*» F'oc Lai OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE Institute Speaker Rev. Frank Sharp, Minister of Education at the First Baptist Church in Pittsburgh, Pa., will speak here on February 7 and 8. Baptist Preacher Listed As Third Institute Guest Rev. Frank A. Sharp, Minister of Education at the First Baptist Church, Pittsburgh, Pa., has been announced as the third speaker for the Public Affairs Institute to be held February 5-9. Mr. Sharp has been v.ery active in religious work for the past ten years. He has been associated with ■the Firsts Baptist Churches in Jamestown, N. Y., and Hunting ;don,';'Pal burgh. Rev. • Sharp will speak at the College Chapel, 'February 7„, on “Building a New World.” . Other speakers already an nounced are Rep. Jerry Voorhis, of the United States House of Rep resentatives, and Jerome Davis, noted author and educator. A telegram has,' been' received from Rep. Voorhis stating that he will be here Friday evening, Feb ruary 5. A special mass meeting will be held in Schwab auditorium where Rep. Voorhis will speak. Athletic Contests Head IMA Program Athletic contests between houses and free social functions will help the. Independent. Men’s Association in an attempt to bring their or ganization down to each indepen dent, Kehl Markley 'if, president of-IMA’, stated yesterday. Thomas B. McKeon ’43, Recently elected socialchairman, and Wil-' bur E. Eby ’44, the organization’s new athletic chairman,- will be in charge of these two ideas. Mr. Markley also stated that in cluded in IMA’s new list of pur poses is their a'im to further co operate wfth other independent or ganizations and an attempt at greater consolidation. - IMA and the Penn State Club have already elected a common representative to the All-College Cabinet, Recently all four inde pendent organizations cooperated for an All-College dance, and Mr. Markley stated that triis coopera tion would continue in the future. In their effort to consolidate, IMA is looking _l‘or new -houses. Matil’s, located on College avenue, and Penway’s, which is on Allen street, have already been chosen. Lacrosse Candidates All lacrosse candidates (frosh and varsity) report to Room 221 Rec Hall at 4 n.m. today. Get phys ical exams at dispensary. Third Service Command Lists Changes in Stains of Reserved Corps Members Warnock Stresses Five Wartime Duties ot Citizens Changes on the Reserves front have altered the status of students in several classifications, a com- A five-point program for keep- ™ uniciue / ram the Third Service ing “mentally fit” in wartime was Command announced yesterday. outlined recently by Dean of Men Arthur R. Wamock, executive sec retary of the Advisory Committee on American Unity 'of the State Council of Defense. “Although civiliah morale is high at present, .we 'must keep it that way through the stress and strains of war,” he said. “As the gets tougher, we must each forge for ourselves a' reserve fund of strength and stamina.” In order to build slnd maintain civilian morale, we should: 1. Keep ourselves in good physi cal condition. 2. Build self - confidence by sa id, “nothing more can be said.” building confidence 'in the group However, it is believed in offi to which we belong, and by hav- cial circles that these excepted ing confidence in our governmen- students may be permitted to con tal and military leadership. tinue their education for the time 3. Participate in some specific's being activity of the war program orMhe No word has baen received Irom °y l ' . . , , the Navy or Marine Corps con 4. Go to church and to pubi c the £uture status of men meetmgs of a patriotic nature m these Reserves . It is likely that order to “refresh our spirits from Secret of Na Knox will issue the springs of fundamental faith . , J and historical tradition. 17 5. Minimize avoidable internal Also left hanging in mid-air was. frictions that waste energy. “If of what would be heat made by these internal fric- done with young men m the Army tions could be expended'.directly Enliste £ Reserve who have been 'dh*-“-the‘'"enemy," satisfying „.transfer. to ttte_ would occur,” the -dean stated. Navy upon attainment of their “But since few of us can get direct- eighteenth birthday, ly at the enem'-, we must not allow Col. Ardery warned men who our energies to be burned up and come under the heading of “except wasted by hatred, frustration, or the following classifications” that the pains of inequality or injus- they shouldn’t be too optomistic {j ce » about their chances to complete their education. The order in no way guarantees completion of their college train ing. It merely says that they will not leave with.the ERC members. In answer to queries concerning the calling of Reservists after mid term examinations, Prof. Robert E. Galbraith, Faculty Advisor pn War Service, said that the radio announcements were wholly er roneous. The Army, when it issued the communique containing Reserve changes, said that no one would be called before the end of the school term in May. Galbraith also said it is true that many ERC students have received letters ordering them to report for immediate induction. This was to be expected in the case of those men who failed to maintain 1 av- Dancers Wear Informal Dress to Lincoln Ball Mitchell Announces “Lincoln’s Birthday Ball,” this year’s Daily Collegian dance, will be informal so that it may be en joyed by more people, according to Phillip P. Mitchell ’44,, Business Manager of the Daily Collegian. Scheduled for Friday evening, February 12, the dance will be the first big event of the spring semes ter. Dancing will be to the music of the “Campus Owls” and the Penn State “Aristocrats.” Mitchell urged that tickets be purchased early from either Col legian solicitors, Student Union or at the Daily Collegian office in Carnegie Hall. Tickets will be $.55 a couple to Collegian subscribers and $l.lO a couple to all others. Coljegian subscribers must bring their subscription receipts with them in order to take advantage of the special subscriber’s ticket price. The seller of the ticket will then sign the receipt so that it may not be used again. «>■ A special program, in keeping with Lincoln’s birthday, will be held during intermission. The entire proceeds of the dance will be used to send the Daily Col legian to Penn State men in serv ice. Cattle Win Award The Jersey herd owned by the College was awarded the Star Herd distinction by'the American Jer sey Cattle Club. The College’s 17 Jerseys in milk throughout the year averaged 8523 pounds of milk and 423 pounds of fat. PRICE: THREE CENTS Ardery Awaits Further Official Clarification The statement reiterated the for mer order that all Enlisted Re servists were to be called in May with the following exceptions: medical and pre-medical students, veterinarians, members of advanc ed Reserved Officers Training Corps (both juniors and seniors), aviation cadets and approved en gineering students' in the senior, junior and sophomore classes. What the statement did not say was how long these men would be permitted to continue school. “Until further clarification comes,” Colonel Ardery, PMST, erages, The College has admitted on condition many who fell below the 1 average, but the Army has re fused to permit these same men to continue their education since they failed to live up to the grade requirement demanded of Enlisted Reserve Corps members. PSCA Council Sponsors 'South American Night' PSCA Freshman Council will sponsor a “South American Night’’ at their meeting in Hugh Beaver room, 304 Old Main, at 7 o’clock tonight. Dr.' William H. Gray, assistant professor of Latin American his tory, will be guest speaker. Fol lowing his talk special movies on “Colombia,” “Brazil,” and “Sky- Dancers” will be shown. The meeting will also feature election of semester officers.
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