Free Lance, ~staWshei* 1327 P! ®hs latly 0 (EoUpgiatt II OF THE ' i -= — """" VOL. U—No. •68' {? Navy Puts Men in Uniform with Pay Under New V-12 Training Program Tucker Releases Cast For?layers Production The cast for “Love Rides the .Rails” or “Will the Mail Train Run Tonight?” has been selected, according to Lawrence E. Tucker, professor of dramatics and direc tor of the show. Participants in dialogue roles in the melodrama include Ropert H. Herrman as Truman Pendennis, the handsome hero; Raymond E. Boyle as Truman’s collaborator; Phyllis E. Rands as Prudence Hopewell, the pure heroine; Wil liam F. Emmons as Simon Dark-' way, a villain; Dirk Sneath, Dark way’s accomplice, Milton Doling er; Carlotta Cortez, villainess, will be played by Janet C. Dayton. Marion C. Dougherty is in the role of Mrs. Hopewell, Prudence’s mother; Elizabeth Freedman as Fifi, the French maid; Harold Ghidnoff will portray Fred Wheel right-, railroad agent;-Dan, the bar tender, Douglas R. Peck; Richard M. Heim, police officer; Beulah Belle, dancehall hostess, will be played by Anna E. Radle. Eleanor ‘M. Freedman is assis tant director of the show. Mr. Herrman, Miss Dayton, Dol-' inger, Peck, and Miss Radle were last seen in “The Moon Is Down”; Mr. Emmons in “Ghosts”; and'Miss Dougherty 1 -and --Miss- Rands -in “ The Man Who Came to Dinner.” Elizabeth Freedman appeared last, in “The Little Foxes,” Mr. Ghidnoff, “Mr. and Mrs. North”; while Mr. Boyle, Miss Elizabeth Freedman and Mr. Heim will be giving. their initial performances. . Casting of specialty acts will be. held at a. later date, Mr. '.Tucker Said. lain Raffle Prize Idle Boxing Miffs • Penn State sportsmans will have anothey opportunity to win an award at the third and Anal Vic tory Raffle scheduled to take place during; the Penn State-Wisconsin boxing matches at Rec Hall to morrow night. A set of boxing gloves and two $5 credit slips will comprise the prizes that will be awarded to the . lucky ticket holders during the ' drawing that will take place be fore the last bout. Members of the Victory Raffle Committee will be striving to top : the'War Stamp sales record of the : past two raffles. A total of more than $5OO in stamps have thus far been sold. For the purchase of a 25-cent .War Stamp, one chance for the ; prizes will be given, while three; . raffle tickets will go to the buyer ' of a 50-cent War. Stamp. : Members of Mortar Board and Cwens will sell stamps at the Cor ■ ner Room tomorrow' afternoon as well as in Rec Hall during the gymnastic meet. Stamps will also be sold at the main floor and bal cony entrances prior to the boxing ■ matches. ... ' The winner of the boxing gloves ; : will have the choice of selecting i; ahy set .of gloves used during the .■ match. Credit slips were donated by ‘Jack Harper and Kalin’s, j ; Victory Raffle is sponsored by All-College Cabinet. : ; Tomorrow’s program will be un- dep the direction of Harry C. Cole •; mah, William M. Briner, chairman j*. ;• -pi the Victory Raffle Committee, sf; is unable to' conduct the raffle be cause of illness.. Qualifying Exam Slated For Early April Date Any student not enlisted in a branch of the, armed forces is elig ible to take the qualifying exami nation for entrance into the new Navy V-12 program on April 2, Robert E. Galbraith, Faculty Ad viser on War Service, said last night. Men Who successfully pass this hiental examination will be given the regular Naval physical exami nation, which includes 18-20 vis ion, corrected to 20-20 sight. Only men between the. ages of 17 to 20 will be accepted for this program. Those who -qualify both phys ically and mentally will be sent to a college of their preference, sub ject to Naval jurisdiction, in early summer. Uniforms will be issued, and each man will receive the rank of apprentice seaman. All room and board will be furnished j/y the Navy. Courses offered to men in the V-12 program will be adapted to the studies now being pursued by each individual, although the Navy will assign certain subjects such as mathematics, sea customs, and physical education. Permission will be granted to the men to schedule any classes they desire, and all campus ac tivities will be open for their par ticipation if they do not interfere with the regular duties prescribed by the Navy. Terms in the program will cover four terms of 16 weeks in dura tion, although some medical and engineering courses will extend for several months longer. After the completion of the college sub jects, the men will take specialized naval training at regular schools, which will prepare' them for com missions. Strict military discipline will be enforced by officers, who will be stationed on the campus dur ing the entire course, and students will be governed by the Navy rules applying to apprentice seamen. Penn State may be one of the colleges asked for by the success ful entries in the new program, although final choice will depend (Continued On Page Four) Collegian Commissions Collegian solicitors are urged to pick up their commissions on subscriptions sold during the past semester at the Student Union desk. Old Main, .accord ing to an announcement issued last night by Phillip' P. Mitch ell. business manager of the Daily Collegian..- Coeds Collect Eligible Males For Tonight's Frolic, Owls Tune-up On Lohengrin Lyrics' Tonight’s the night when.local Sadie Hawkinses will drag their men to White Hall for the' annual Cwens. Mortar Board Spinster Skip. Hillbillies from hereabouts will deck themselves out in plaid shirts and saddle shoes, according to the decree of Mayor Hekzebiah Hawkins of Dogpatch who named the dance as a strictly infoi-mal affair, and will jive to the music of George Washko’s Campus Owls from 9 o’clock to midnight. Top three candidates in the campaign to determine King Dog catch were Robert Faloon. Henry Successor To Th PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 12, 1943, STATE COLLEGE, PA Jimmie Lunceford Signs Contract For Junior-Senior Ball Jimmie Lunceford, one of the country’s top colored bands, has been signed to play for Junior- Senior Ball on Friday night, April 9, according to an announcement last, night by J. Robert Hicks and Carl P. Swope, co-chairmen of the two-class affair. Lunceford will come to State College fresh from record-break ing engagements at Harlem’s famed Apollo Theater, Royal The ater in Baltimore, Howard Theater in Washington, Fay’s in Philadel phia, and the Stanley in Pitts burgh. Jimmie and the boys are now traveling through Alabama, Geor gia, North and South Carolina, Delaware and Maryland. His southern tour will be climaxed by his second “Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands” appearance next Tuesday night on the Blue Net work. This will serve as a prevue for Penn Staters who have never heard this up and coming band. Few dance orchestras have played for schools and colleges as consistently as Jimmie Lunceford. He played at the University of' Texas eleven times in six years; at Cornell, six times; and five times at Duke University. Lunceford also has appeared at Clemson, Williams, Yale, North western, Arkansas, Kentucky, Johns Hopkins, Purdue, Chicago, Dartmouth, Harvard, Amherst, North- Carolina, Boston, Michigan, Bowdoin, Kansas, and many oth ers. .• • • The affair will be formal and dancing will be from 9 to 1 p.m., the co-chairmen added. Sixleen Students Elected To La Vie Editorial Board Sixteen students were elected to the junior editorial board of the 1944 La Vie. Members of the new staff include Wanda Alexander, Rozanne Brooks, Joan Clark, Ruth Embury, Hannah Frarikel, Ruth Frietag, Wayne LaPoe, Re nee Marks, Helen McCleery. James Payne, Rita Rokosz, Larry Sheffer, Stephen Siniclnak, Mary "Thompson, John Watkins, and Naomi Woolever. Newly elected members arS re quested by Harry C. Coleman, La Vie editor, to report’to the La Vie office in Old Main every evening at 4 p.m. if possible. Russians to Hold Dance Members of Alpha Rho Omega, Russian club on campus, will hold an informal vie dance at the Sigma Phi .Sigma house, Locust Lane and Prospect avenue, from 9 o’clock until midnight tomorrow. Refresh ments will also be served. Keller, and Clifford St. Clair, one | of whom will be announced as title-holder at the dance tonight. The crowning of the King as official Catch of the Campus will highlight the evening. Since the winner of the election to deter mine the most eligible bachelor on campus has not as yet been an nounced, the King will take his court by complete surprise. “There’s still time, gals, to catch a man to be your escort to the dance.” Mayor Hawkins advised, “so don’t be bashful about askin’ someone. Whoever he is, he's bound to be mighty pleased, even Wshed 24 Fraternities Selected To House Army Students Volunteers to Move By Next Wednesday Twenty - four fraternities at Penn State have been requested by College officials to offer their houses to the United States Army for use as housing and messing facilities for 500 Army Air Corps cadets and 500 trainees in the Specialized Training Program who will arrive here between March 26 and April 5, according to Samuel K. Hostetter, assistant to the presi dent in charge of business and finance. Fraternities that voluntarily of fer their living quarters to the Army have been asked to find other facilities for themselves by this coming Wednesday evening, March 17. Although it was not possible to obtain a list of the fraternities asked to house the Army cadets and trainees, information which will probably be released tomor row afternoon and will be pub lished in tomorrow morning’s Daily Collegian. Mr. Hostetter stated that the majority of the Greek, houses are located in the area east of Locust Lane and south of Foster avenue. With the announcement that fra ternities have been asked to offer their facilities for the Army’s use also comes word that Capt. M. B. Campbell of the Army Air Corps and his staff have established tem porary headquarters in Old Main and are making final arrange ments for the training program. Assisted by Lt. J. E. Cashon, Capt. Campbell will be in charge of the pre-pre-flight training pro gram to be given Army Air Corps cadets at Penn State. Froth Spring Issue Goes on Sale March 23 The Spring issue of Froth, Penn State's humor magazine, is sched uled to go on sale on March 23, according to G. B. Stein, business manager. Some of the features include stories on Art Davis, Jimmie Lunceford, a comparison of State in the 1900’s with State today, Thespian and Players stories, A wide assortment of jokes as well as an unusual “mushy” fiction story are promised. The new rationing of canned goods seems not to have affected this issue of Froth for the Editor announces that he has added four extra pages of jokes to the Spring issue. if he pretends to act emery.” Sadie Hawkins day was initi ated by Mayor Hawkins who took advantage of his position to give his daughter, Sadie, an opportu nity to find a husband. The Mayor is especially inter ested in seeing that every coed has a chance to snag a man for herself, because he knows just how contrary men can be in pur suing a policy of playing hard-to get. Tickets for the affair may be purchased for SI.IO from Mortar Board or Cwens members, or at the door at White Hall. PRICE: THREE CENTS Red Cross Drive Roars To Start Under Faloon Penn State’s Red Cross War Drive roared to a start this morn ing when Robert M; Faloon, cam paign head, and a host of solicitors began the week-long job of rais ing the campus quota of $5OOO. Each fraternity president, soro rity head, and girls’ dorm repre sentative will contact members of their group for a contribution of at least one dollar before next Friday, and independent men are being visited by War Drive work ers in like manner. Membership cards will be given to all students who give at least the dollar quota, but those under this mark will be given only the lapel tag, Faloon said; adding that, the committee has inaugurated the slogan “Are you a dollar-a-year American,” to spark the drive to its goal. Fraternity men have been asked, to contribute a total of $l7OO to the drive, while coeds are ex pected to add a sum of $l5OO. In dependent men are responsible for the remainder of the quota, since a majority of students are found in this category. •' Faloon urged all students to make their contributions at once, and only through their living’ quarters, as each campus unit will be given credit for full coperation on the part of all members. Independent men should turn their money in at the Student Union office in Old Main in the next few days to relieve workers for other duties, the campaign manager concluded. Ag Club to. Show Movie A sound motion picture on the subject of “A Nation’s Meat” will be shown in 121 Sparks at 7:30 this evening. This film is being shown by the Block and Bridle Club of the School of Agriculture. The film covers the various .phases of live stock production ori the farm and range, the marketing of meat ani mals, and the processing of ani mal carcasses in packing plants. iiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiniiiiiiiiiniiumiiiimiiiiiiiiHmiii LATE NEWS FLASHES! llllllllllllllllllUllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllflH MOSCOW. —ln the Kharkov area, German reinforcements' con tinue to stream into the fighting which claimed 2000 Nazis in the past few days’ action. Tank and infantry units are moving slowly forward against stiff Russian re sistance. In the North, Red forces captured several more towns and a railway center in their advance on German-held Vyasma. WASHINGTON. Extension of the ration system to include meat, blitter, fish and various other com modities was announced yesterday by Claude H. Wickard, Secretary of Agriculture. The extension will go into effect April 1. Removed from the list of rationed goods were several kinds of dried fruit and vegetables. TUNISIA. —Savage fighting is raging around the Mareth line iii southern Tunisia, according to a report from Allied headquarters there. Supporting the Allied ad vance, planes bombed objectives and shot 1 down eight Axis craft* with the loss of only one. t ( j
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