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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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. . ,