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Ag Debate Stage
Contestants May
Sign Until March 3
Prizes To Be Awarded
To Four Finalists
Contestants wishing to partici
pate in the Agriculture Debate
Stage sponsored by the School of
Agriculture in cooperation with
the Department of Speech, must
register for the contest with Pro
fessor A. A. Borland', 104 Dairy
Building, no later than Mavch 3.
Preliminary eliminations will be
held in room 100 Hort. 7 p.m.,
March 18. The final contest is
scheduled to take place in 100
Hort, 4:10 pm., April 2.
Each contestant entering the
preliminary eliminations will
speak ten -minutes on either side
of the proposition, “Resolved, that
the best way to solve .the wartime
food problem is for the Federal
Government to draft and subsidize
labor for farms at the average pre
vailing industrial wage.”
From the preliminary debating,
four winners will be chosen to
participate in the final round.
These four will then be allowed
to speak ten minutes on either
side of the question. One hundred
dollars will be distributed among
the four finalists, with $5O going
to the first place winner, $25 for
second; $l5-for third and 'slo ’.for
\ the fourth place winner. •
Contestants will be chosen on'
their individual performance and
not as a member of an affirmative
or negative debate team. No refer
ence or refutation is to be made
concerning;the remarks of preced
ing. speakers. Bases for judging
wili include consideration of agri
cultural content, speech organiza
tion, development, ' originality,
speech delivery and platform man
ner;
Contest committee members are
H. P. Zelko, Ralph Richardson, H.
C. Knandel, H. S. Brunner and A.
A. Borland. Further details of the
contest may be obtained from
committee members. .
€A Group Leaves
for Weriiersviile
Leaving Friday, a committee
from PSCA will travel to Wem
ersville, to represent the College
at the Mid-Winter Conference of
the eastern region sponsored by
the; Student.. Christian Movement.
Clifford M. Painter, president
of the eastern region will preside
throughout the conference, con
tinuing from : Friday evening un
til Sunday afternoon. '
Winifred Wygal, national sec
retary of YMCA, as mam speaker
will discuss “Basis of Christian
Faith” in three phases: Meaning
of Christian -Faith, Relevance of
Christian Faith and Responsibility
of Christian Faith.
Other members of the commit
tee are: Harriet G. Van Riper,
Claire L. Weaver, Elizabeth J.
Funkhouser, Robert C. Dickey,
Ralph W. Harris, Joan E. Cox,
Phillip R. Hampe, Mary E. Fair
man, Henry V. Harman, Florence
A. Porter, B. Ruth Pielomeier,
D... Ned Linegar, Mrs. D. Ned
Linegar, and Agnes Highsmith.
All colleges in Pennsylvania,
Washington, D. C., Maryland, and
New Jersey, are sending repre
sentatives.
Define 'Automobile
Before You Restrict
'Em, Students Demand
What is an automobile?
Warnings have been issued re
stricting the use of automobiles
for pleasure driving. That seems
clear enough, but what would ra
tion masters, Ickes and Hicks do
if they were confronted by the
problem which the students of
the University of Oklahoma pre
sented to the authorities?
Please define “automobile,”
they said, when the announce
ment was made that students no
longer would be permitted to
have automobiles on campus.
“Anything that’s worth less
than 25, in other words a jalopy,
should not be classed as an auto
mobile,” one student economist
suggested.
The trouble began, just as sim
ply as that, and students began
to plea for their “pride and joy”
as being non-rationed commodi
ties.
“An automobile is anything
that uses gasoline and backfires,”
the university officials decided
after serious consideration.
The rationing board triumph
ed again and Oklahoma students
are bicycling to class.
Soph Hop Programs, War
Stamps Go on Sale; All
Fraternity Booths Taken
• Soph Hop tickets will go on sale
at Student. Union- at 8 a. -mv .to?
niorrow, according to •an an
nouncement by Wallace J. Kap
pel, Hop chairman. The price per
program is $3.85.
Following the patriotic trend
the programs for the dance this
semester, will .feature space for
Defense' will be
purchased instead of the usual
corsage.
For the price of $l, each Hop
goer . may purchase four War
Stamps to insert in his program.
In‘return for the purchase of the
stamps, each girl will receive a
blue-and-white ribbon, Kappel
said.
• All 43 fraternity and indepen
dent booths are now sold out, the
chairman eddad. An unforseen
rush caused the early renting of
the total number to fraternity
and independent houses..
Barring transportation difficul
ties, Les Brown and the band will
be on hand to. lend the music for
the dance. Featured with the band
will be Roberta Lee, Hal Derwin,
comedy-novelty singer, “Butch”
Stone, and the “Town Criers.”
Marilyn Globisch and atten
dants Charlotte Taylor and Row
een McCray are ready for their
part in the festivities as Soph Hop
Queen and entourage.
Programs for the faculty pa
trons and chaperons are in the
mail and should be received short
ly, Kappel stated. Tickets for
Sophomore class officers and oth
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Animal Drawings Set
For Livestock Show
Drawings for animals to be used
in the 26th annual “Little Inter
national” Livestock Show sched
uled for April 17 will be held in
room 206 Agriculture building, 7
o’clock tonight.
Classes of swine, sheep, horses
and beef cattle will be available
for fitting and showing, according
to Robert Pennington, publicity
chairman for the show, to be spon
sored by th? Block and Bridle
Club.
Successor To The Free Lance, Established 133 T
Students Register
Students who did not regis
ter for their War Ration Book
No. 2 in the Armory, Tuesday,
may do so in the Baum build
ing, 124 East College avenue,
today and tomorrow, Ray V.
Watkins, chairman of the ration
board, stated yesterday. Office
hours are 8:30 a. m. to 4:30 p.
m. both days, and 7 to 9 p. m.
tonight.
Dancing Classes
To Begin March 12
For the eighth consecutive se
mester, Penn State Club, indepen
dent men’s association, will spon
sor an All-College dancing class,
Ray A. Zaroda, president, an
nounced.
Classes, held in the Armory, will
begin March 12 and continue every
Friday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. and
Saturday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. un
til April 10.
John Yahars, in charge of ar
rangements, promises new record
ings played over the public ad
dress system Other members of
the committee are William E.
Evans,- tickets; James A. Casey,
instructions; and Edmund R. Ko
val, publicity. Instructor for the
group is Joseph Ferro, who has
been in charge for the past several
■ ;
Climaxing the season, the last
meeting wiil feature dancing and
refreshments.
In view of cutting down • on
many canipus social functions be
cause-pf,the-war, urged alt
coeds to cooperate and attend the
meetings.
- Season tickets will go on sale
today at .Student Union.'for a, fee
of $2.50.
Alumni Plan Meetings;
Will Show Football Films
To State Men in Service
Penn State alumni of Indiana.
County will hold a dinner at In
diana Hotel, Indiana, March 4,
Edward K. Hibshman, executive
secretary of Penn State Alumni
association,, stated yesterday.
Russell E. Clark, bursar, and
Martin S. McAndrews', instructor
in physical education and fresh
man football coach, will show
films of the Penn-State football
game. The meeting will feature
Penn State men who are going
into the service. Students from
Indiana County are invited to
join the alumni for the occasion.
Mr. Hibshman, and Robert A.
Higgins, football coach, will re
present the College at a dinner
meeting sponsored by the Wash
ington alumni March 5. This
meeting is for Penn State men in
the service who are stationed in
Washington.
Harley L. Swift is toast-master
and D. M. Cresswell, of the Of
fice of American Vocational As
sociation, is chairman for the ev
ening. Mr. Cressweil is in charge
of registrations and can be reach
ed at the Denrike building, Wash
ington. Football pictures will be
shown during the 'program.
Players Announce
Continued Tryouts
Students may sign up today at
Student Union for Players’'tryouts,
which will be held at 7 o’clock to
night in the Little Theatre.
Specialties, singing, or dancing
numbers that might be worked
into the period of the ’9o’s are
wanted. Students who wish to be
interviewed for . such numbers
should report at the Dramatics
Office for appointments.
COLLEGE
Postponed Owl Cage Fray
Re-Scheduled For Tonight
At the request of Temple athletic officials, the Penn State-Temple
basketball game will be played in Rec Hall at 8 o’clock tonight.
A second-diagnosis of the case of scarlet fever, which was sup«
posed to have caused postponement of the game until March 3*
changed the disease which one of the Temple second-stringers had
to German measles.
The request that the game be played tonight was made early
yesterday afternoon, shortly after medical authorities had verified
the diagnosis.
With the playing of tonight’s game a decision on the question of
NCAA District 2 invitation tournament bids will be decided, by the
end of this week, according to University of Pittsburgh Coach !‘Doc”
Carlson, a member of the NCAA board.
Entering the game the favorites, the Lions will try to make this
their 21st straight "win on the Rec
Hall floor and their 13th win this
season. They stand out over the
Owls by their record of 12
wins to 4 losses while the Temple
team has won 8 and lost 9
games so far.
Coach John Lawther expects
trouble from the Owls in this
game because it is a team much
improved over the outfit the Lions
beat in Philadelphia 6 weeks ago.
Since then the Owls have defeat
ed Georgetown, one of the 4 teams
that had been able to set the Blue
and White back this season.
Lawther’s starting five will be
his regulars who have started
practically every game this sea
son. He will have Co-Captains
Baltimore and Egli at forward,
pornstein at center, and Von Nei
da and Gent at guard;
They will be-pitted against an
Owl team with Nelson Bobb and
Jack McLaughlin at the forward
posts, Captain Gorham Getcheil
at center, and Jerry Rullo and
Marvin Blumenthal at guard.
Big gun for the Owls so far this
season has been frosh forward
Bobb, scoring . .72 points in e l 7
games. Getcheil and McLaughlin
are next hight in :the Temple
threat division with 131. and -128
points respectively.
Lumber. Demands
Force Timber Cut
Of College Forests
A million board feet of timber
may be cut from the growing stock
of the experimental forests of the
College, according to plans reveal
ed today by V. A. Beede, head of
forestry. Unusual demands for
lumber caused by the war obligate
all forest owners carefully to
cruise their growing stocks to de
termine the extent of usable sup
plies.
Such a cut from the three ex
perimental forests would represent
about five times the usual annual
timber harvest. These timbered
tracts are conducted on a continu
ous' yield basis which: alio ws'.for
an occasional concentrated 'cut
when necessary. A considerable
part of' this cut would be mine
props, pulpwood, railroad ties, and
fuel wood. Mine props find a ready
outlet in the soft coal region while
the pulp and paper industry and
the railroads now are absorbing
all pulpwood and ties available.
The experimental forest areas
comprise about 6800 acres, all lo
cated within 15 miles of the Col
lege. A conservative estimate of
the hardwood timber growing on
them, limited to all trees above 7
inches in diameter, would be near
ly 11 million board feet. In addi
tion, there are approximately 6
million board feet of softwoods.
These are typical central Penn
sylvania' woodlands. They serve
to give students experience in for
est management besides yielding a
considerable income, particularly
during periods such as the present.
Freshman Men Debate
Scranton, Lewistown
The freshman men’s, debate
team has met Lewistown High
School and University of Scran
ton thus far this semester, an
nounced Harold P. Zelko, instruc
tor of public speech and coach of
the team.
Topic for the season is “Re
solved: That a Federal World
Union Be Established After the
War.” The squad includes Zelmar
Barson, John Arbib, S. E. Neeley,
Morton Gollub, Robert Boedecker,
Raymond Brittin, Paul Baer, Sid
ney Levy, Arthur High, Harry
Reynolds, Edward Zemperelli, and
Morton Cohn
No decisions were rendered on
the debates, in which audience
forums took part.
Collegian Vacation, Too
After publication Sat u|r day
morning. The Daily Collegian will
suspend publication for two weeks,
Philip P. Mitchell, business man
ager, announced last night. The
Spring vacation and an attempt to
conserve newsprint were given as
reasons for the tut.
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NEW DELHI. Maha t m a
Ghandi’s condition has improved
considerably, according to reports
here. Although, he is still. fasting,
doctors report that his crisis has
already passed.
MacARTHUR’S HEADQUAR
TERS.—American planes attacked
forcefully in live new drives on
Japanese bases. Enemy raids have
been very weak. Japanese are now
raiding from new-airdromes' they
built secretly. British planes -also
were active as they shelled Burma,
but casualties were slight;
LONDON.—-Officials report that
Churchill has been:.suffering from
pneumonia, not a “headache,” as
was previously reported; British
people heaved a sigh of relief
when the prime minister’s condi
tion was announced as “better.”
MOSCOW.—Russian tank unite
continued to give the Germans
trouble on the Eastern front, ac
cording to the midnight communi
que. In the South, the lighting is
heavy as the Germans light furi
ously to keep out of the Russian
trap which is swiftly closing in on
them.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA. Rommel’3
troops advanced towards Tuggert
in central Tunisia, but have been
hurled back by the Allies. Nazi
tank forces are very small and tho
Americans and British are taking
advantage of this fact. .. tr