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Penn Stale Host
I® 18 Colleges
it Debate Confab
Or. Bruman Speaks
Tonight at Banquet
At 6 o’clock last night,-approxi
mately 100 stuaents registered for
Pennsylvania’s Eighth Annual De
baters’ Convention in the first floor
lounge of Old Main, Robert S.
MacNabb, manager, announced
last night.
Delegates, who represented 18
different schools, will remain on
campus until Saturday.
. Hoover and Gibson’s “Problems
of Lasting Peace” constitutes the
.purpose of the convention. Divided
into committees, the group will
conduct a program much the same
as Congress does in putting
through a bill.
President of the convention is
Frank E. Zabcar of ‘this college,
MacNabb announced. Other offi
cers are vice-president: Jean Mc-
Kinney, of the University of Pitts
burgh; and secretary, George C.
Deffenbaugh, of this College.
The convention starts officially
at 10 o’clock this morning with
three committees going into ses
sion to discuss the “Imfhediate
Post-War Settlement” and “Post-
War World Organization.”
Professor John H. Frizzell, head
of the department of speech, will
act as toastmaster at the banquet
to be held at the Hotel State Col
lege at 6 o’clock tonight. Guest
speaker at the banquet will be Dr.
Henry J. Bruman of the division
of geography.
Reports of-the three committees
will be debated tomorrow morning
by the entire convention at a ple
nary session, which will. be open
to the' public. Results of the com
mittee discussion on “Immediate
Post-War Settlement” will toe re
viewed and acted upon toy the
whole group.
The convention adjourns at 12:30
tomorrow afternoon after the
election of convention officers.
Or. Schettler to Speak
A! College (o-op, Hillel
Dr. Clarence Schettler and Ned
Linegar will be guests at an in
formal dinner at the Nittany Co
op tonight at 5:30. Dr..Schettler
will ■ speak on “Cooperatives and
, the War” at the dinner. Following
the dinner, he will speak at the
Hillel Foundation on “How Price
!\ ; Control and Rationing Affect the
5 Cooperatives" in an informal dis
t cussion sponsored toy the College
; -Cooperative Society.
Chapel Speaker Cancels
Scheduled Visit Sunday
. Because of illness in his family,
Dr. Howard McClusky, scheduled
to speak at. Chapel services Sun
day, has canceled his appearance.
Speaker will toe Dr. Fred B. Igler,
secretary of the Christian Associa
tion ■at the University of, Penn-
• sylvania. Dr. Igler studied at the
' University Of Chicago, the Uni
versity of. Pennsylvania, and the
Union Theological Seminary, and
, began his work at the University
; < of Pennsylvania in 1917.
Blue Key Holds Formal
. Blue Key, junior honorary sopi
'■' ety, will hold a formal dance at
- the, Nittany Dion Inn from 9to 12
tonight, John T. Watkins, presi
dent, announced. The dance will
’ toe preceded by a dinner for all
• Blue Key actives and their guests.
Cissel Releases Plans
For First Dry Dock at
Nittany Lion
Originally scheduled to be held
in the. Sandwich Shop, the long
awaited Dry Luck will be present
ed in the ballroom of the Nittany
Lion. Inn on Saturday evening,
March 27, according to an an
nouncement issued last night by
William H. Cissel, chairman.
Cissel was appointed recently
by All-College cabinet to head a
committee to formulate plans re
viewing the popular dry night
club, held last year in the Sand
wich Shop on open weekends.
It was originally planned to use
the Sandwich Shop for the site
of the entertainment, but Cissel
was informed early this week that
because of the emergency now in
effect on campus forcing the Col
lege to use the Sandwich Shop as
an auxiliary dining commons for
freshmen women and Curtiss-
Wright Cadettes, it would be un
available for Dry Dock purposes.
The management of the Nittany
Lion Inn has donated the services
of its ballroom for, the first Dry
Dock. Tables will not be used this
year, however most of the pro
gram will remain the same as last
year.
Dancing to • the music of the
Statemen Five, campus orchestra,
and an hour-long floor-show will
comprise the evening’s program.
All proceeds of the first Dry
Dock will be. given to the Red
Cross campaign, now. being con
ducted on campus. . ..
' Plans for further programs Of
this type are very uncertain at the
present time, Cissel added, be
cause of lack of information con
cerning the social calendar after
the Army specialists and Air Ca
dets arrive on campus.
Tickts will go on sale early
next week at the Student Union
desk in Old Main. An admission
of 7 cents a couple will include
checking facilities.
Notice Fraternity Men
All men who have had to
move from their fraternity
houses are urged to report to
-Student Union today. There
they will fill out forms, stating
their new addresses and phone
numbers.
It is to the interest of the stu
dents that they may be easily
contacted in case of emergency
and for general information, ac
cording to. Arthur R. Warnock,
dean of men.
Blackout Gone
Army Officials
There won’t be another Blackout
for the duration ... at least not
at Penn State. But this has noth
ing to do with ah- raid precau
tions. Blackout, former mascot of
Phi Epsilon ..Pi fraternity, is the
dog owned by Mel Wainer. And
Blackout is leaving to serve in
the armed forces.
Instead of enlisting in the
WAACs or WAVES, Blackout has
joined the Wags, the canine di
vision of the armed forces.
is the first dog at Penn
State to join the army. She isn’t
very old; one year and four
months of age, but she has had a
broad and varied cultural back
ground. She’s seen quite a bit of
the county, having traveled from
Maine to Texas, and has spent
l some time right here in State Col
lege. Having been an active spec
tator at ROTC drillings, she might
1 make good officer material.
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 19, 1943, STATE COLLEGE, PA
Hetzel Urges Aid
Of Student Body
In War Fund Drive
As Penn Slate’s All-College Red
Cross Drive ended its first week
of campaigning last night, Presi
dent Ralph D. Hetzel made a plea
to the student body to put the $5,-
000 goal over the top in the next
few days.
Hetzel said he was sure Penn
State men and women know the
important job being done all over
the world by the Red Cross, “and
will do their part to make it pos
sible for these helping hands to
be at the right places, with the
right things, at the time when our
men need them most.’’
Meanwhile, the Beaver House |
registered as the first men’s hous
ing unit to rach the 100 per cent
contribution mark, but was close
ly followed by Phi Delta Theta
and Sigma Phi Alpha fraternities.
Surtiss-Wright Cadettes turned in
the top amount for any group,
with the exception of WSGA,
which collected $3OO for the drive
in one night.
' Robert M. Faloon, student direc
tor of the campus war fund drive,
urged fraternity men who have
been evacuated this week to con
tact their house president with a
Dram Students Present
Three One-Ads Tonight
Three'one-act plays will be'pre
sented by dramatics students in
the Little Theatre, Old Main, at
8:30 tonight, in. conjunction with
Old Main Open House. Admission
is free, but a collection will be
taken for the Red Cross Drive.
The first play is a comedy direct
ed toy Robert R. Liebacher. Actors
include William H. Bayer, Anne
R. Hazard, Mitzy Mishkin, Janet
Ward and Yvette Bermak. The
second sketch, of a more serious
nature, is directed by Martin J.
Skipik. Billie Weinberg, Patricia
McClure, Anne Sampson, Hannah
Franlcel, Gordon L. Fiske and Cad
mus L. Goss will act.
The last play, an original farce
written by Mildred Greerfberger
’42 for Professor Frank Neus
baum’s play writing class, is direct
ed toy Grace O. Clayton. Cast in
cludes Gloria Whyel as Carol Har
vey, Larry Chervenak as Stanley
Harvey, Betty Henning will toe
seen in the role of Edna, the maid,
and Jack Sproat is played toy Jack
Calhoun.
For Duration;
Take Charge
Blackout meets all canine army
specifications: she is free from
worms, at least 18 inches high at
the shoulder, and not in the least
gun-shy.
Dogs for Defense, Inc., is the
sole procuring agency for the 20,-
000 dogs which are needed by the
United States armed forces for
sentry, pack, messenger, and other
war duties.
The method used in obtaining
dogs is very similar to that used
in inducting men into the serv
ice, excepting that Dogs for De
fense, Inc., maintains its own in
duction centers and delivers dogs
to army training centers at no cost
to the government.
Blackout came back to College
last week to say goodbye to her
old friends. She had been home on
a vacation enjoying.one last fling
I before leaving to enlist in the war
I effort.
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Directs Open House
Dorothy K. Brunner, together
with Robert R. Dickey, is co-chair
man of Old Main Open House to
night. With Red Cross as the
theme, tonight’s entertainment
will feature a variety show, danc
ing, movies, and other events.
Galbraith Calls
For More Marines
Professor Robert E. Galbraith,
FAWS head, last night announced
the names of Marine Corps re
servists who must report to his
office at once to answer a series
of questions -regarding transpor
tation facilities . available near
their home towns.
Statements must also be made
by the men giving their tentative
address for the latter part of June
if they do not intend to return for
the summer semetser.
Students listed by Galbraith in
clude Seymour I. Horowitz, How
ard W. Irons, William E. Means,
Stanley J. Silverman, John A.
Grimes, Cyril J. Ivory, Ewing E.
Lynn, Earl A. Ryland, Cyril Stein,
Carl P. Swope, Graham T. Wil
son, Stewart H. Bums, Frank W.
Doyle, Otto P. Frey, and Carl F.
Gerhard t.
Dancing Class Admits
Coeds Free of Charge
Coeds will be admitted free of
charge to the All-College dancing
classes and are urged to attend by
Harry L. Bland, chairman.
The price to males for the re
maining eight lessons, held every
Friday, 7-8, and Saturday, 3-4, is
two dollars. Preliminary instruc
tions for those who missed the first
two lessons will still be given, al
though advanced work has already
begun on the rhumba, shag, tur
key trot, waltz, fox trot, jitter
bugging and all the other types of
modem dancing. •
Bigger, Seller Froth
To Hit Newsstands Soon
Froth, Penn State’s foremost
humor magazine, will appear on
the newsstands of the nation on
March 24, according to G. B. M. M.
Stein, business manager.
This issue, the March Spring is
sue, is the largest ever published
by the foolish gentlemen. It will
contain an extra large section of
the best jokes available, along
with feature stories on Art Davis,
Old Penn State, Jimmie Lunceford,
the Thespians and their brother
artists, the mighty Penn State
Players.
PRICE: THREE CENTS
OMOH Features
'Stooges/ Movie,
Dancing, Plays
Admissions, Donalions,
Will Go to Red Cross
Whatever may be their tastes in
entertainment, Penn State stu
dents will find their favorites in
tonight’s Old Main Open House.
Second in the new series of All-
College Open Houses, tonight’s
event is being held in conjunction
with the Red Cross Drive now be
ing pushed on campus. Booths to
receive students’ contributions will
be placed throughout the building.
Dorothy K. Brunner and Robert
R. Dickey, co-chairmen of the All-
College . Open House committee,
have announced one of the most
complete programs of its type ever
held.
To start the evening’s proceed
ings, Robert M. Faloon, chairman
of the Red Cross drive, has ar
ranged a variety show to be held
in Schwab auditorium at 7 p.m.
Featured will be such top campus
performers as the Thespian Three
Stooges, Bud Mellot, Jane Abram
son, and the Varsity Quartet. Sev
eral other numbers are being ar
ranged.
Following the stage show a fea
ture-length Hollywood production
of a few years ago, “Transatlantic
Merry-Go-Round,” starring Jack
j Benny, will be shown on a large
1 professional-type screen secured
from the Department of Visual
Education. Several short subjects
depicting the work of the Red
Cross on the battlefields of the
world and at home will also be
shown. The feature will be shown
again at 10 p.m. An admission fee
of ten cents will be charged for
both the stage show and movies.
Social dancing will be in style
at the Armory from 8 p.m. until
midnight with recorded music.
Hostesses will be on hand to greet
stags. An admission fee of ten
cents will be charged. Coeds will
be admitted free.
Three one-act plays will toe giv
en by the Dramatics department
in the Little Theatre beginning at
8:30 p.m. No admission will be
charged but a collection will be
taken for the Red Cross drive.
In the first floor lounge of Old
Main, devotees of square dancing
will dance to the music of record
ings. A. P. Clark, famous barn
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CAYENNE.—French Guiana has
broken away from the Vichy gov
ernment and is now under the
control of the Free French forces
under the leadership of General
DeGaulle.
WASHINGTON. D. C.— Anthony
Eden, British foreign secretary,
will be in New York tomorrow ta
confer with Mayor LaGuardia and
Wendell Willkie.
WASHINGTON. Americans
are making attacks on Bremen
submarine work shops. Nothing
has been released on the results o£
the attack.
WASHINGTON. The Allied
High Command has voted to re
lease more information on subma
rine warfare. Complete details aa
to the number of ships will not be
released, but battles and other in
formation not informative to the
enemy will be released for pub
lication.