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W A S H I N G T O N —President
Roosevelt last night asked lor a
48-hour work week to be applied
•in war industrial communities by
the War Manpower Commission
wherever the commission sees fit.
In conjunction with the President’s
demands, War Manpower Commis
sioner Paul V. McNutt announced
that the plan would take effect
, shortly in 32 districts in 24 states.
GUADALCANAL—News from
,the South Pacific struck an op
timistic note last night with the
fformal announcement of. the Jap
anese government to' the effect
that all troops had been with
drawn from Guadalcanal.
MESSINA—This city and the
Tunisian coastal area suffered
heavy Allied bombing attacks last
night according to the British
.high command.
MOSCOW—Russian communi
ques stated last night that the
German armies had suffered and
were suffering heavy losses in and
around the Rostov area.
WASHINGTON—Secretary of
Navy Frank Knox announced last
night that the United States should
prepare now to disarm Japan at
the war’s conclusion and keep her
disarmed.
PHILADELPHIA—The Army
information center sent out a call
last night for 700 workers’rto re
plac.ean-equal number'of-WAAC’s"
who are to be withdrawn shortly
from their present posts and sta
tioned ' elsewhere..
WASHINGTON— Tire rationing
revisions were announced last
night which favored the itinerant
salesman and the farm worker. It
was also announced that it was
permissable for one motorist to
•lend one of. his tires to another.
Dean Trabue Stresses
Training for Democracy
In Tofaiifarian Nations
" The -tough job 'of teaching de
mocracy to the Axis must be on
the basis for permanent peace, not
military international
laws, or. political machinery, ac
cording to Dean M. R. Trabue o.
the School of Education.
“Before we can expect the citi
zens of a totalitarian state to be
have like good citizens of a demo
cratic world, they must know what
democracy means through living
that way,” he stated.
• The only hope of permanent
peace is to bring about a revolu
tion in their thinking. This can be.
done, the dean believes, through
an educational program for young
and old' alike which will give all
people extensive, rich, and satis
fying experiences •in ’ the demo
cratic way of life.
“But it will take time,” Trabue
said. “Maybe a generation or two.
For more than a century- and a
half we Americans have been try
ing to live together according to
democratic principles. We cannot
expect other peoples who have not
had these opportunities to change
suddenly and behave as if they
had,” he added.
The greatest obstacle in the way
of establishing an enduring peace,
according to the Dean, is the prob
ability that the military and polit
ical leaders of the United Nations
will be so obsessed with all the
rules and machinery to be set up
for controlling the defeated nations
that the more important educa
tional program will be ovei’looked
or given insufficient attention.
THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY-11,' 1943, STATE COLLEGE, PA,
Successful Series
Robert S. MacNabb headed the
PSCA committee' which sponsored
the Public Affairs Institute con
cluded last night with Dr. Howard
P. Whidden Jr.’s talk on “Britain
Looks to the Future.” Last night’s
program was sponsored' in con
junction with the Liberal Arts
Lecture program.
Whidden Speaks
On Britain's Future
“If the American people could
witness British respect of Abra
ham Lincoln on February. 12, they
would realize that if Britain is giv
*en half f a 'change, 'shb will sedTo it
that democracy does not perish
from the earth.”
This was the concluding state
ment of Dr. Howard P. Whidden
Jr., member of the research staff
of the Foreign Policy Association,
in his address before an'audience
of 200 people last'night.
The lecturer was brought to the
College by the Public Affairs In
stitute, which, has been going on
since last Friday under the spon
sorship of PSCA, with Robert S.
MacNabb •as chairman. This ad
dress, entitled “Britain Looks to
the Future,” was given in conjunc
tion with the regular Liberal Arts
'lectures. - v
Dr. Whidden covered-his subject
in four phases. Speaking of a new
Britain,.he declared that Britain is
moving in the direction of a cor
porate state, under which govern
ment will control industry but
non-essential demands will con
tinue operating on a profitbasis.
Presenting fact and well-found
ed opinion, Dr. Whidden discussed
’the future of the British Empire,
a new Europe, and world order.
Speaking of the trend toward in
ternationalism, he quoted Eden as
saying; “One village street will ex
tend from Edinburgh to Chung
king.”
Mountain Training Post
Issues Call for Skiers
Aid in advising the War Depart
ment of men qualified and anxious
to serve with Mountain Troops at
the Mountain Training Center,
Camp Hale, Colorado, is being giv
en by the National Ski Patrol Sys
tem
The Mountain Training Center
comes under the command of
Army Ground Forces, commanded
by Lieut. General Lesley J. Mc-
Nair.
To aid the Army in assigning
those men best qualified by back
ground to this specialized branch,
the National Ski Patrol System re
quires the prospective applicant to
fill out a questionnaire while he is
awaiting induction. An applicant
may also fill out a questionnaire
and ask his local draft board for
immediate induction.
Successor To The Free Lance , Established ISB7
Neusbaum fo Present
'The Moon Is Down 1
Friday, Saturday
John Steinbeck’s latest book and
current best-seller even after sev
eral editions, “The Moon Is Down,”
will be enacted by the Penn State
Players in Schwab Auditorium at
8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, ac
cording to Frank S. Neusbaum,
professor of dramatics and direc
tor of the play.
A saga of war-torn Europe, de
picting the lives of average small
town ' occupants, “The- Moon Is
Down” pictures the invasion of the
town by an unnamed enemy and
shows the effects of 'the town’s
occupation and conquest by a
strong militant force. ' ■
To add to the universality of the
plot, the name of the town and the
nationality of the conquerors were
omitted by Steinbeck. Occurrences
in the town might well be ap
plicable to many towns in many
Nazi-occupied European countries.
Raymond Tyson, assistant pro
fessor of public speaking, plays the
part of Colonel Lanser, leader of
the conquerors. Other members of
his staff include Major Hunter,
who is played by Douglas Peck;
Lieutenant Prackle, played by
James. McKechnie; Captain Loft,
whose part is taken by John Mil
ler; Lieutenant Tonder, portrayed
by Milton Dolinger; a sergeant-,
who is depict eel by Robert Bruce;
Captain Bentick,-who is played by
William Reimer; and a corporal,
Who is played bv Robert Kidder.
George Cprellj who is. played by
Roberf Ijei&acher; might well fee
one of the occupants, for he is the
“quisling,” the well-established
town man who betrayed his friends
to the enemy. However, Corell be
lieved in the doctrines of the con
querors. Although the fact ex
cuses his conduct in the eyes of
the unbiased observer, his actions
ostracized him in the town and in
the minds of his friends.
'Mayor Orden is played by Rob
ert Herrman, and his wife is play
ed by Vema Sevast. Dr. Winter,
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'Bring Transcripts Along/
Bulletin Advises Students
When called to military duty,
students should take a transcript
of their College', record to camp
with them, according to a recent
issue of the American Council on
Education’s bulletin, “Higher Ed
ucation and National Defense.”
The reason given for this sug
gestion is that somewhere along
the line, during the process of the
various “screening” tests the new
inductee will be given, proof of
of the college credit he has com
pleted will be required and enter
ed on his permahent record.
William S. Hoffman, registrar,
when asked whether students
could acquii’e transcripts without
charge for this use, stated that the
Office of the Registrar will fur
nish transcriptions gratis to stu
dents for military use.
Chem-Physics Council
Elects Jacoby Prexy
William R. Jacoby was.elected
president of the Chem-Physics
School Council recently. Other of
ficers elected are Thomas W. Gui
vinan, vice-president, and Mary
Coop, secretary - treasurer. The
new officers were installed Sun
day.
Newly elected members are
Herbert Kay, Thomas McChesney,
Robert D. Gluewert, Karl V. Erd
man, Reimar Robbing, James B.
Kanzer, Constance Guy, Paul G.
Schmidt, Roy E: Delaney, Lillian
R. Lord, and John S. Moffit.
Heads New Bureau
George N. P. Leetch was named
yesterday head of the new cen
tralized placement; bureau set up
by the College. The bureau will
assist students and alumni in find
ing positions in their respective
fields.
Thespians Ned
Specialties, Crews
Specialty tryou’s for the new
Thespian book show, scheduled to
be produced during Junior-Senior
Ball weekend, will be held tomor
row night in the Little Theater at
T-.-p. m, - . = - ' ..
Any kind of specialty—singing,
dancing, or otherwise will be con
sidered, Cadmus Goss, production
manager, announced today. These
tryouts often result in the discov
ery of new talent as well as “nov
elty” to the show. Those interest
ed in becoming members of the
technical crews should also report.
A 1943 edition of Thespians’
famous dancing chorus has al
ready got under way. Nineteen
chorines will be selected from the
twenty-five candidates. The dan
cers, under the direction of Kev
ert Mellot ’45, rehearse each Sun
day, Monday, Tuesday, and Thurs
day evenings.
Potential plans a re being laid
for a mobile unit to be taken to
an army camp in the near future.
It has. not yet been determined
whether time can be spared from
rehearsals for the show, to take
the unit from the campus.
Alpha Lambda Delta
Will Hold Pledging
Alpha Lambda. Delta, freshman
women’s honorary, will hold a
pledging ceremony in southwest
lounge, Atherton Hall, from 6:45
to 7:30 tonight.
Pledges are Helen. H. Ban;, Car
olyn G. Blass, Ruth Clyde, Pa
tricia Diener, Irene E. Fedan, De
borah Ishlon, Ester B. Leffler,
Helen J. Martin, B. Ruth Piele
meyer, Marjorie A. .Renner, Lucille
Rosenblum, Althea J- Schaffer,
and Martha M. Turner.
Miss Edith J.'Melville, assistant
to dean of women, is the new ad
viser of the organization.
La Vie Photos
Today, tomorrow, and Friday
vill he the last three days sen
*ors will be permitted to have
(heir pictures taken for the 1944
La Vie, according to Editor
Harry C. Coleman '44. The
Photo Shop will be open from
9-12 a.m. and 1:30-4 p.m, dur
ing these three days.
PRICE: THREE CENTS
College Sets Up
Central Placement
Service Bureau
George N. P. Leetch
Named as Director
College officials yesterday an
nounced the establishment of a
centralized placement service, and
the appointment of George N. P.
Leetch as director.
In the past, a number of the Col
lege’s academic divisions have
maintained regular placement
services. The central bureau will
coordinate and supplement them.
The service will be available to
alumni as well as students.
Leetch is a graduate of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, and has
received the degree of master of
education at the College. He
taught at McDonogh School, Balti
more, for nine years, and has been
on the College staff for two years.
In February 1941, Leetch became
an assistant in the personnel office
of the extension services, and since
April 1942, he has been in charge
of the office. This involved the re
sponsibility of placing in industry
the thousands of students who
completed the College’s war train
ing courses.
Leetch has also had the respon
sibility of recruiting personnel for
the College’s extension services,
and the supervision of. a personnel
researchdivision which "included
the testing of students and -the u?e
of these tests in selecting em
ployees for industry and the main
tenance of personnel records.
Aristocrats, Owls Vie
In 'Battle of the Bands'
At Lincoln Birthday Ball
Every type of musical taste from
“Barrelhouse” to Guy Lombardo
will be satisfied when the Penn
State student body gathers in Rec
Hall Friday night to pay hom
age to “Honest Abe” at “Lincoln
Birthday Ball.”
Penn State’s two top dance or
chestras will be playing contin
ously from 9 p. m. until midnight
with no intermission in the danc
ing. Jack Lord will be leading his
“Aristocrats” from one bandstand
while George Washko will lead
the Campus Owls from another
when Jack and the boys take a
rest.
Both bands will be competing
for the unofficial name of Penn
State’s top campus band. The
contest has been appropriately
dubbed “The Battle of the Bands.”
That’s just what it will be, for
each leader has announced that
his aggregation will be in top
form.
Jack Lord has just released the
list of tunes that the “Aristocrats’*
will play. They include such fav
orites as “Blue ..and Sentiment,” a
ballad done in the typical Count
Basie manner; “Room With a
View,” featuring Bill Rankin on
the vocal; and “Mean To Me,"
highlighting the leader-man, Lord
and the entire brass brigade.
Something different will be
“Struttin’ With Some Barbecue,”
rendition of a new jump tune by
Louis Armstrong. Another new
number is “Coming Out Party,”
written in the style of the “Fugue"
type of music made popular by a
certain Mr. J. S. Bach. The trom
bones take the theme, mess around
with it for a while and then toss
it to the saxes, who then give it
for lost to the trumpets. The whole
band finishes it up with something
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