Successor To The Free Lance, Established 1387 _ P§ latlg % (UnUrgtan ||l VOL. 40—No. rSd Z lute News Flashes... MacARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC— U. S. bombing and fighting planes raided several islands in the Solo mon group last night. Reports also stated that the main Japanese at tact in New Guinea had been repelled. ■ Later reports stated that a large scale air and sea battle is raging in the Solomon islands area. Two enemy destroyers were reported sunk and five others sunk or damaged during the last several days. MOSCOW—Russian troops have advanced to within 22 miles of Kharkov in the vicinity of Rostov, the German’s southern stronghold, according to last night’s Soviet midnight commique. The advance ment of the Red armies in the face of recent victories at Stalingrad and. in the Dnieper River sector, places the capital of the industrial Ukraine, Rostov,, in a precarious position. GENEVA—Mussolini’s official newspaper came off the presses last night with a new mast-head indicating a change in sentiment in the Fascist government, the Italian journal’s mast-head formerly read “We Win Win.” Today it reads “They Won’t Win.” U. S. HEADQUARTERS, NORTH AFRlCA—Although land action remained at a standstill tonight, it was believed that the British arm ies were mobilizing for a “show down” fight with Rommel’s forces along the southern coastal area of Tunisia. General Montgomery, British, military leader in Africa announced that the die had been cast in the direction of a final extensive assault. MacARTHURfS HEADQUARTERS. SOUTH PACIFIC—It was re ported tonight tftat Allied artillery had bombed the retreating Japan ese troops in New Guinea. NEW DELHI, INDlA—Seventy-one year old Mohandas Khan Ghandi went on a three week fast last night, the ultimate result of which was expected to be the diplomatic quarrel with England. For the twenty-one day period, Ghandi will subsist on nothing but citrus fruits. Tteportfs from Great Britain were to the effect that the fast would be of no avail as the British leaders were through dealing with the radical Indian leader. LOilDO'N^-The : Dover 'Strait area was the scene of violent bomb ings last night when British" coastal defense unleashed a surprise at tack on the French coast. German guns countered with a similar ’"ba'fragV K '. Independents to Have Booth at Soph Hop; Plan Next IMA Dance ' Independent houses will have their own booth at Soph Hop, Kehl Markley, president of the In dependent Men’s. Association, an nounced last night. ' Final plans for the booth were discussed at the IMA meeting Tuesday night. Also ‘ discussed were plans for an IMA dance, a new scholarship plaque to be awarded to the % independent house which maintains the highest aver age, and 'the IMA athletic pro gram. . Norma R. Stem, secretary of the Independent. Women’s Associa tion, . attended the meeting as a representative of IWA. Miss Stern ..discussed further cooperation be tween both independent organiza tions. At the next IMA dance, IWA will send representatives to act as hostesses. A new' scholarship plaque will be presented to the independent house • which receives the highest average, • Markley stated. The plaque is passed from one house to another, and was at Fairmont Hall last. Wilbur E. Eby was elected trea surer to replace Don Cianfarini who has. left for the armed forces. Markley emphasized that inde pendent bowling teams had al ready been organized, and that in tramural basketball teams were being planned. This is in keeping with' the .new purposes presented by' IMA earlier this ' semester, ‘which stressed a stronger athletic ■ program. la Vie - Today and tomorrow will be ihe last days that seniors will be able to have their pictures taken for the 1944 La Vie, Harry C.' Coleman, editor, an nounced. The Photo Shop will be .open from 9-12. a.m. and l;30-4 p.m. during these two d:ys. THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 11, 1943, STATE COLLEGE, PA. Hat Societies Conduct Raffle for Pitt Game Hatmen will assume control of the next Victory raffle, scheduled for intermission during the Pitt- Penn State game February 20 Robert M. Faloon announced at the Skull and Bones meeting. Handling the sale of defense stamps, three' hatmen will be on duty preceding the game, and six Friday afternoon and evening in front of the Corner Room. - Tentative selections were also made for spring tapping by the honorary. ' They will be released early next week. OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE Direcfs Play r! «' '| ! >-l Players to Present 'The Moon Is Down' to High School Students Players’ “The Moon Is Down,” directed toy Frank S. Neusbaum, associate professor of dramatics, will be presented to high school students at special reduced prices tonight. This plan was inaugurated last year with the presentation of “The Taming of the Shrew.” Stu dents from surrounding communi ties such as Lemont, Philipsburg, Centre Hall, Oak Hall, and Pine Grove Mills attended these per formances,- but due to transporta tion difficulties, the .plan was drop ped:'-' “The Moon Is Down” 'will be introduced to students in Schwab Auditorium, tomorrow evening and Saturday at 8:30. The play, which is John Steinbeck’s latest story of oppression, has appeared in both book and dramatic form. The choice of “The Moon Is Down” is an excellent one for the first Players’ production of the year, for the theme of the drama ties in magnificently with the cur rent events of the times. The play is most unusual in that it has no set locale. It is repre sentative of the plight and pas sive resistance of conquered coun tries the world- over. The scenes could easily be laid in France, the Netherlands, Belgium, or Poland. The conquerors, too, are anony mous. But, of course, there is no real doubt as to their identity. State Cagers Beat Virginia, 54-40 Penn West Running their winning streak on their home Tourt to 19 straight, the Lion cagers easily took a fast-passing West Virginia five in Rec Hall last night by a score of 54-40. A wildly cheering, near-capacity crowd watched the Blue and While take complete control of the situation at the beginning of the thrill-packed game. • Drawing first blood, the Lions stayed ahead during the entire game under the leadership of lanky Dave Homstein, who scored 15 points to add to the home team total. He was outscored only by Joe Walt hall, West Virginia forward, who scored nearly half of his team’s points. Marked by saves from their own and West Virginia’s bank boards, the game .showed clearly the advantage of the Lion height. It also showed clearly mdny tries for goals which did not reach the score board, probably because the play was so close throughout the entire game. , Scotty Hamilton, West Virginia captain, upheld his reputation as ace play setter-upper while his teammate Walthall did -the team’s scoring. Hamilton continually harrassed the State guards with fast passing and close guarding. Close behind Homstein in the scoring column was Co-Captain Herk Baltimore with 12 points, followed closely by Biery with 9". Second high scorer for the Moun taineers with Reaves, left guard, taineers with Reaves, letf guard, The win for the Lions makes their record for the season one better than the Mountaineers with ten wins to four losses against nine wins and, five losses for West Virginia and may place them back in the. runhingtfor. invitation :'o‘ one pf the special •.post r ournaments. * The box score follows: Thespians Offer Technical Positions, Specialty Openings Positions on various Thespian, technical crews are open for those interested in that type of activity. Applicants should report to the Little Theatre at 7 p.m. tonight. Excellent experience can be got in stage designing, and construc tion-, turn ing, and in the handling of stage properties. Since the coming production is scheduled to be the biggest in many years, there is room for a large group of people to work “be hind the scenes.” Expert instruc tion from the experienced mem bers' of technical crews is an- added attraction. Specialty tryouts are being held in conjunction with the technical ones. Candidates for specialty acts are urged to 'bring their equip ment, if any, with them to this evening’s meeting. Jobs Available Dean of Men Arthur R. Warnock has announced that jobs are avail able for students. All men inter ested should report to his office. PRICE: THREE CENTS By 808 KINTER Penn State Baltimore, f. . Egli, f. Lawther, f. .. Hornstein, c. Von Neida. g. > Gent, g. Biery, g. Total West Virginia Walthall, f. . B. Lewis, f. . C. Davis, f .. Lester, f. ... Stark, c B. Davis, c. 1 . Hamilton, c. Reaves, g. . > Nicksick, g. . Total Score by periods: Penn State 11 19 40 W. Virginia 7 14 30 Officials: Dayhoff, Wallace. 2,300 Books Donated To Victory Book Drive; Project Ends March 4 Although 2,300 books have been donated to the Victory Book Drive by both faculty and students, Evelyn M. Hensel, college cata logue librarian, urges all students to continue contributing. Victory books are not only sent to training camps in this country, but to members of the barbed wire legion in prison camps all over the world. Students may leave books in the PSCA office, the Library, or the Corner Room. PSCA and the Vic tory Book Campaign are working in conjunction on the project. The Victory Drive, concluding March 4, was introduced at the beginning of the present semester. There has been a demand for college textbooks in any subject: language books, standard works in English Literature, books of the Modern Library and Hanzen series, and all others in fair con dition.
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