'« SS 7 OF THE FENNSYLVAN' VOL. 41—NodW Cissel to Emcee First Dry Dock Of Spring Season Gymnasts, Thespians To Present Floor Show ' IJenn State students will get a special treat at the. opening of the new Dry Dock next Saturday night when' they witness a special performance, of gym feats by three members of the championship Nit tany Lion gymnastic team. Lou Bordo, Sol Small, and John Teti will perform as a, feature of the" hour-long floor-show titled, “The Blue and White Review.” Other attractions billed for the opening night of the dry night •club will include the campus pre miere of the new Thespian Mo bile unit which includes slap stick comedy by the Three Stoo ges, songs by Jane'. Abramson, Mary Jane Doemer, and a unit from the Glee Club. Jo Ellen Loop will entertain with specialty twirl ing. Bill Cissel, chairman of the Dry Dock committee, will act as Master of Ceremonies. Music will be r by The'“Statesmen TTive.”. Jane Abramson has composed a new- song in -honor of the opening of Dry Dock entitled appropriate ly “The Dry Dock Blues.” The Thespian Stooges are planning ;to present ‘.a premiere of their ; ; new routine in the coming, stage pro duction, “Khaki Waccy.” A new quartet under the direction of Ray Fortunado will entertain with its renditions. Even -Bill Cissel, m.c., is plan ning to add to the- entertainment •by-singing in the stage show. Cis-‘ sel has never sung, before in public. The famous Thespian chorus line will also be on hand, Cissel added; . Entire proceeds of the first Dry Dock will be given to the Red Cross Drive now in progress on campus. All talent on .the floor show is being donated,- Cissel stated. Tickets go' on sale tomor row morning at Student Union at 75 cents a couple. Judges Select Four Contestants During Ag Debate Eliminations Four contestants, John C. York, . Israel Zelitch, Ernest S. Dunning and James E. Hawkins, were se lected during the Agriculture De bate Stage eliminations last night to enter the finals scheduled -to take-place in 100 Hort, 4:10 p.m., April 2. Alternates Harry W. Ernest and '-Bernard Feinberg were also chosen by the judging committee’ com posed of Dean S. W. Fletcher, Prof. E. H, Rohrbeck, Rev. W. E.Wat .kins, Rev. E. H. Jones, Prof. G. P. Rice and Prof. R. W. Tyson. • The' four finalists will battle it out among themselves on April 2 for prizes ranging from $lO to $5O. Awards of $5O, $25, $l5 and $lO will be given to the finalists ac cording to the order in which they finish in the final debate. Finalists will be allowed ten minutes to speak on either side of the question,. “Resolved, that the best way to solve the wartime food problem is for the Federal Government to draft and ’subsi dize labor for farms at the average prevailing industrial wages.” . .' iasis. for judging will include consideration of agricultural con tent, speech organization, develop ment, originality, speech delivery, and platform manner. No refer ence or refutation is to be made •concerning the remarks of preced ing speakers. Makes Appearance Tonight !' ' \ rV 4* 4* Swarthout To Appear On Final Concert Program Gladys Swarthout, noted mezzo soprano of radio, stage and screen productions, -will give a perform ance in Schwab Auditorium at 8 o’clock tonight to conclude the Spring Artists’ Course series. Miss Swarthout, preceded on the concert series by Sergei Kachman inoff and. Carmen Amaya, has be come a well-known singer through her appearances at the Metropoli tan Opera. Like the other two major artists on this season’s ’ course, Miss ■ Swarthout also was a child prod igy.' At 13 she pretended to be 19 and obtained for herself a position in a Kansas. City., ohoir. Her sincer ity so impressed her wealthy fam ily that the financing; of her career from that point on wasmever much of. a problem. ’ As- an opera , prima donna, the gifted singer not only occupies- an important place at the Metropoli tan, but has also participated in the Chicago and St. Louip opera seasons. Last year she made five appear ances in. the title role of “Car men,” adding to the laurels al- Dolinger Replaces Bailey As Honorary President Milton B. Dolinger was inducted as president of Sigma Delta Chi, national professional' journalism honorary, at an informal luncheon held yesterday in honor of Edward Angly, foreign correspondent for the Chicago Sun. Dolinger, formerly the vice president, replaces Benjamin M. Bfiiley, who is leaving.soon for ac tive duty in the Army Air Corps. At an-iiifonnal. meeting'follow ing the luncheon, it was-decided ‘not to have- the annual ‘ Gridiron Dinner, because of the limited so cial calendar. The Gridiron Dinner has' been given each spring by Sigma Delta "Chi for the'purpose of making .fun. of campus “hot dogs:” • Sigma Delta Chi will sponsor the high school newspaper com petition again this year, Dolinger stated. Successor To The Free Lance, Established T TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1943, STATE COT-T/EXTr. pa, ready won in “Mignon,” “Norma,” “Sadko,” “Forza del. Destino,” “Peter Ibbetson,” "Tales of Hoff man,” and “La Giocofidd.” 11l condert, too, Miss Swarthout enjoys a tremendous popularity, and each season fills as many re cital engagements as her other ac tivities permit. She has made five sound 'films and has -been a fea tured radio artist on many impor tant coast-to-coast programs. Besides being selected as one of the ten best-dressed women in the world, Miss Swarthout is also the only woman to have sung for the entire assembled Congress of the United States, the Diplomatic Corps* the Supreme Court, and the President of the United States on the . 150th anniversary celebrating the founding of Congress. PSCA Announces Seniors, Inductees Receiving Special Service Awards PSCA awards to seniors and men leaving to join the armed forces' have been announced by the PSCA Awards Committee which is composed of the Execu tive Committee of PSCA cabinet and others on the staff. These awards are given to all outstanding students who serve on PSCA. Those receiving the PSCA certificate are John N. Adsit, Paul Alamar, Philip J. Allen, John C. Burfurd, Howard W. Carlson, Lar ry T. Chervenak, Fred E. Clever, Robert E. Dickey, Frank R. Flynn, Robert A. Frederickson, Daniel C. Gillespie, Eugene R. Yeiager, James R. Ziegler, Ralph W. Har ris, James Hawkins, Charles C. Hoge, Reagan Houston, Ralph G. Johnston, Robert E. Kinter, Rob ert G. Kintigh, Kathryn J. Sproat, Gerald B. M. Stein, Phillis R. Watkins, Paul I. Woodland, Her bert K. Kraybell, Robert S. Mc- Nabb, Robert J. Kraynick, Palmer M. Sharpless, John Pittavino, and Clifford Painter. riA STATE COLLEGE """ ' r'' ' - , > ‘ \; ; *■ s. %*■ . ' s j- •*! S X N> < * S *■ s ' s « \ ' S ■.- -V, f J ft N ' *** "£ f %&+ * e * Four Classes For Borough Cabinet Pledges Student Cooperation Borough property damages of $135.43, caused during March 13 and 14 after fraternity students were asked to evacuate 23 houses for Army use, will be divided equally among the four classes, according to a decision by All-Col lege Cabinet at last night’s meet ing. The $1 damage fee which stu dents pay at the beginning of each semester does not cover borough damages but only,those sustained on the campus. The sum, therefore, must be obtained through other means, such as was decided upon by the governing group. A committee composed of Jack Grey, Robert Faloon, Henry Keller and Paul Woodland was selected to notify President Hetzel that All-College Cabinet will make every attempt to prevent another such disturbance. , Abolition of semester exams was again discussed by Cabinet mem bers. Investigations will be made to determine the extent of admin istration opposition towards pro posed elimination of final exami nations. It was emphasized that final bluebooks would be substi tuted in place of semester exams. Ruth Storeiy Adele Levin, John Brittain and Boris Osojnak were appointed to serve on the Council on Recreation and Welfare by Chairman Grey. A warning was issued to stu dents to use more care in handling newspapers and magazines in the (Continued On Page Four) Campus War Drive In Final Week Five more, housing units have reached the'loo per cent mark in the current Red Cross War Drive on campus, but an apparent lull in fraternity contributions has been noticeable for the past few days. Campaign ' heads feel the evacuation order has temporarily halted this end of the drive, but presidents will have machinery running within the next few days to raise the $5OOO goal near the top. Robert M. Faloon said last night that all representatives in the var ious houses and dorms should re port any money collected thus far to the Red Cross headquarters in Student Union at once. The cam paign manager reminded students that there, is less than a week left for the regular period outlined for drive collections. This morning nearly 900 stamps will 'be pasted over the painting of the three dictators in Old-Main lobby. Faloon expects to have the picture covered by the end of the week if students maks sure to con tact the president of their living quarters with a 'contribution in the next few days. Independent men may leave their contributions with Cwen co eds, who will be stationed in front of the dictator mural in Old Main lobby today and tomorrow. Alumni Meeting Edward K. Hibsham, executive secretary of the Alumni Associa tion, and Russell E. Clark, bursar, will attend an alumni meeting at Scranton Thursday. Jerome Park er of Scranton will be in charge of tile meeting'.' PRICE:. THREE CENT! To Pay Damages Three Stooges Are Becoming Another Penn State Tradition Several years ago, three guys got a screwy idea. Perhaps it was because they were Thespians; maybe there was another reason. Anyhow, three ' undergraduates, Ned Startzel, Ed Perish, and Roy Rogers, got together to form the original “Three Stooges” comedy song team. “Sock” Kennedy liked the idea, and he gave the boys a spot in the annual Thespian show. They soon became number one on the Penn State hit parade. Folks thought-the fun was over when the Stooges graduated, but they hadn't counted: on one Theodore Clauss.- Clauss contacted Bud Mellot, and the two decided to revive the act—if they could find a good-third man. Then little Jack Hunter visit ed the Thespian room in Schwab Auditorium one evening led by footballer Mike Kerns. Hunter made a few faces for - Clauss and Mellot, and soon he was “one s of the gang.” The boys worked - hours .each evening. In "fact, -their friendship became so close that/ wherever Clauss was, you’d be cer tain to find Hunter and Mellot within a radius of twenty /feet, They got their ideas from- natural wise-cracking during conversa tions with one another. Finally the first summer-edition of Penn State frosh hit the cam pus. They gathered in Schwab'for the welcoming occasion. The Stooges, a bit dubious about- their ability to make a good appearance after the strong pace the original group had set, put on their first show as part of the welcoming program. A wild ovation pleading encores greeted the Stooges. Clauss, Mellot and Hunter knew for the first time that their venture had been. (Continued On Page Four): iiniiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiifiiimiiHimuimmumimniiimiiiin- LATE NEWS FLASHES! iiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiHuiiiiiHiin ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRlCA.—German forces are attempting to work their way around the lower end of the Mar eth Line, where there are over two thousand pieces of mobile ar-. tillery waiting to meet them. LONDON. German raiders dropped -bombs on a large area in northeastern England this af ternoon. The extent of the damage has not yet been determined; NEW DELHI. British . and American -bombers dropped- scores 1 of bombs upon Jap bases in Bur ma, the radio here stated. The Al lies didn’t lose a plane, the reports stated. Japanese planes, however, bombed an English air field in northeastern Bengal. MacARTHUR’S HEADQUAR TERS—AIIied bomb troops cap tured hundreds of Japanese in the New Guinea area. Air reconnais sance missions have been unsuc cessful in uncovering new Japa nese camps. LONDON.—A large degree ofi unrest has been reported from* France. Hitler has ordered Italian) troops to replace German troopa now stationed there. . ,
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