Successor To Tic Free Lance, Established 188 7 . P§ (Fiji* latly % (EoUegiatt Jjj VOL. 41— No.JWf* Second Dry Dock Show Presents New Features Tickets To Be Sold At Door Tonight Dry Dock, student night club, will open its doors lor the second time this year in the Armory, 9 p. m. tonight, featuring an hour long floor show and two hours of dancing to the music of George Earnshaw’s orchestra. Additional dancing space will be available this week to accommo date 600 couples. Hefreshmenfts will be served in cigarette girl style by Cwens and Mortar Board girls. For, the first time this year, a limited number of tickets will be available at the door, Bill Cissel, master-of-ceremonies for the show, announced last night. Tickets will, sell for 75 cents including tax and checking. Cissel 'has released, the follow ing program for the floor show, which begins at 10 o’clock: | '<Zoot Suiters,” four couples of jitterbugs. Helen Schmeltz, vocals a la Helen Morgan. Dottie Koush, monologues. Ed Paytas, accordian specialties. Jaok Calhoun, impersonations. - Bill Christoffers, tenor, “That Old Black Magic.” "Zoot suiters.” Walt Kazor, boogie woogie pian ist. Betty Friendlander, Curtiss “"Wright ’Cadette, -t Jane Abramson, original songs— “The Dry Dock Boogie.” “Minnie From Trinidad,” feat uring Bill Cissel and Minnie herself. Essie Campbell, vocalist. Adele Yablon, comedienne elite. “Zoot Suiters.” Finale. Wrestling, Swimming; Basketball; Hockey; Gym Elect Managers ' Last'sighs of the Winter sports vanished with the announce ment . of. elections' of managers and assistants in five sports, re .leased-yesterday by Neil M. Flem ing, graduate manager of ath letics. Wrestling Replacing Allen P. Bollinger as wrestling manager for the com ing season will ’be James W. Payne. First assistants in the mat sport are- Samuel J. Cunningham, Jack Beezer, and William R. Mc- Kee. Kenneth G. Houck was elec ted to the First Alternate Man ager’s position while John R. Mil ne was. given the Second Alter nate job. ... Swimming Officiating, , around the pool for :: Cogch. Galbraith’s swimmers next ; year will be E. Pierre Roy. Asso ' date manager is Paul L. Bost. Given first assistant posts were Arthur P. Miller, Jo seph N. Succop, and Howard O. . Beaver while First and Second Alternates are L. Raymond Diet . rich and Stanley C. Wikler re spectively; Ice Hockey Richard E. Yoder was elected /manager of ice hockey to be as sisted by first assistants Charles ,P. Flanzer, George M. Kowatch, and Guy Newton. First alternate posts went to Murry Mackson and John M. Rolin. Basketball Taking Milton J. Bergstein’s spot as manager of the basket ball squad is Robert F. .Snyder. (Continued On Page Foy*) York Takes First In Debate Contest John C. York was selected first prize winner m the Agriculture Debate Stage contest held in 100 Hort yesterday afternoon. Israel Zelitch, James E. Hawkins, and Ernest S. Dunning finished in the runner-up positions. For being chosen top debater in the finals, York will receive $5O, while the remaining finalists will obtain prizes of $25, $l5 and $lO respectively. The contest, sponsored by the School of Agriculture With the co operation of the Department of ! Sp_eech, was judged yesterday by Dr. John W.Claudy, Prof. Joseph F. O’Brien, and Prof Fred F. Lin inger. Topic of discussion was, “Re solved, 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 prevailing industrial wages.” Thespians Present Final Production For Duration Oldest Campus Group Has Colorful History “Khaki Waac-y,” the spring pre sentation of the Penn State Thes pians,' will- be the 46th and last production produced by the mu sical comedy group for the dura tion. . The Thespians have the. distinc tion of 'being the ‘oldest extra curricular organization on campus, ■and one of the oldest college mu sical comedy groups of its type in the country. Started in 1897 when a group of students got together ’and decided to produce a. musical comedy show with all men in the cast, the Thespians have grown to take their place with the best of their-type in-the country. • Today, women are a big part of the Thespian Tevues. Every pro duction features girls in leading parts.- In “Khaki Waac-y,” the plot revolves around a contingent of WAAC’s" that are sent to the cam pus of Penn State. ' The. Thespians have remodeled their entire program to work with war-time problems. In addition to the complete productions'given on campus during the college year the “Thespian Mobile Units” tour near ■ by service camps to provide enter tainment for the men in service. Fred Waring, popular, orchestra leader, is a graduate of the Thes pian show and still manages to keep in .contact with his college group, This year, Waring donated all costumes that will be used in “Khaki Waac-y.” The Thespians present their final Red Cross Drive Enters Final Day Of Campaign Midnight marks the end of the 1943 Red Cross War Drive at Penn State. Half of' the $5OOO goal has been attained, and several more hundred dollars may be turned in at the headquarters at Student Union today. Any student who has not yet made a contribution should con tact the Red Cross representative in Student Union before noon to day, Robert M. Faloon, campaign head, said- last night. OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 3, 1943, STATE COLLEGE, PA. Mens Music Honorary Sponsors Concert; Fredrickson Conducts Phi Mu Alpha, men’s music honorary, will .sponsor the second complimentary concert in Schwab auditorium at 3:30 p. m. tomor row. The society has invited mem bers of the Louise Homer Club, women’s music honorary, to as sist in the orchestra, according to Robert Fredickson, Phi Mu Alpha president. Soloists for the concert will be Louise Neft, soprano, William Fritchman piano and James Rob inson, trumpet, Doris Glahn and Virginia Manley will play a flute duet by Mozart. Robert Fredickson will be the conductor,- for George Gershwin’s “I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’ ” from the opera Porgv and Bess. “Mis sissippi Lament” arranged by Ferde Grofe will be played by the entire concei't orchestra. Officers of Phi Mu Alpha are Herman Weed, vice-president; Louis Luin, secretary-treasurer and supreme councilman; Earl Robert, warden and Donald Lohr man, manager. FeeDefermenlßlanks Available at Bursar's Application forms for the defer ment of fees for the Summer se mester beginning in June are now available at the office of the Bur sar. In order that the definite'amount of deferments may be included in the regular billing for students, applications must be mailed by the parent or guardian so that they reach the Bursar’s Office not later than May 5, according to Bursar Russell E. Clark. Second semester freshmen are now eligible for fee deferment un der the Bursar’s installment plan. ; Regular payment of fees will be made June 24 and 25; deferments for the Summer semester are due and payable July- 15 and August 15, according to Bursar Clark. production for the duration next Friday and Saturday nights before students and Air Corps Cadets. Tickets go on sale, at Student Union, Monday morning. Can-Can Chorus Highlights Players' Melodrama, 'love Rides The Rails' Today, one of the main attrac tions in a musical show is the chorus line, while in the days of the melodrama, the can-can chorus was considered very apropos. Nineteen members of the WRA Dance Club, under the direction of Miss Jessie Cameron, assistant pro fessor of physical education, are perfecting a dance routine depict ing that type of dancing, in “Love Rides the Rails,” or “Will the Mail Train Run Tonight?” They will dance to song hits of the turn of the century, such as “Casey Jones,” “The Band Plays On,” and “Ta Rah Rah Boom Dee A.” The dance routine is in the clas sical can-can tempo—with all the steps, flourishes, whirls, and gyra tions that were considered so dar ing and risque in the days of Book Ready For Enlistees In Services “The college - educated trainee can have initial advantage over his fellows in the beginning of his camp life if he has acquired the appearance, bearing, and manners of a soldier before going to his camp,” says Arthur R. Wamock, dean of men and chairman of a special committee on Fitting for Military Service, in the foreword of a booklet to be distributed to men preparing to enter military service. The booklet has been compiled to help the student adjust himself to camp life when he leaves the campus and will be available to every man in ROTC courses as well as at Student Union and the Central Library for other men stu dents. The committee which compiled the handbook is a sub-committee of the general committee appoint ed by President Hetzel for the pur pose of aiding in fitting students for military and industrial useful ness immediately upon leaving the campus, according to Dean War nock. Members of this committee are Colonel Guy G. Mills, chair man; Coach Robert A. Higgins, Dr. Laura Drummond, Director of Home Economics, and Dr. J. P. Ritenour, director of the College Health Service. In addition to the foreword by Dean Warnock, Coach Higgins has written an article, “Report In Shape,” citing the. need.for physi cal preparation under “Uncle Sam, the big coach,” as well as in col- legiate competition. A message to men preparing for military service by Dr. Ritenour advises that any physical defects be cleared up before entering the services in order that men will, not have to undergo a period of con ditioning before they acquire the degree of fitness required. “When you join the ranks of the armed forces you become a mem ber of the best fed army any na tion has ever had,” says Dr. Laura Drummond in her article, "Your Food and Your Fitness.” She has prepared a list of daily dietary requirements. ' Colonel E. D. Ar dery, PMST. has compiled a list of the prerequisites to make' a man “Every Inch A Soldier.” The last article entitled “Final Note” is written by Lieutenant Colonel Guy G. Mills and warns future members of the armed forces of the danger of failing in officers’ and other advanced train ing schools because of a lack of physical preparedness. Grandpa, and especially Grandma. To complete the picture, the co eds will wear appropriately ruffled full-skirted dancing costumes. The chorus has . been worked into the show in the barroom scene as a sort of a “show within a show.” As the plot unfolds, a group of miners go on strike, and in this rowdy mood go to the cabaret where the can-can chorus led by Beulah Belle, played by Anna Radle, en tertain them. The members of the club have created the dance routines them selves, keeping in mind the styl ization of the original can-can dance, Miss Cameron stated. They appreciate the opportunity to work with the Players in this gala thea trical production and are practic ing every night, Miss Cameron (Continued On Page Four) PRICE: THREE CENTS Zabkar, Hewitt To Represent College In Affairs Contest Debater In Chicago To Speak Over Radio Francis E. Zabkar, who left last night for Chicago where he will compete in the Midwestern zone' finals of the Jefferson Bicenten nial Oratorical Contest, has been named as one of Penn State’s two representatives to the Internation al Affairs Discussion Contest. The other student nominated is Ruth E. Hewitt, a senior in the school of Liberal Arts. Zabkar and Miss Hewitt gained the right to represent the College by surviving local eliminations. In. these contests, 1000-word speech manuscripts were submitted on “How the American Republics Are Co-operating in Winning the War.” Representatives in the contest whose manuscripts survive the re gional eliminations will compete in the regional discussion and speaking run-offs. Pennsylvania is in the Central Region along with Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. The Central Regional elimina tions will be held at Ohio State, Columbus, Ohio, May 4. New York City will play host to the national finals, which will be broadcast over the .Blue Network on the “Town. Meeting of the Air.” The Nation als take place May 20. The judges of the local contest were Dr. Henry J. Bruman, divi- t sion of Geography; Prof. Paul R.. Daugherty, department of Span ish; and Prof. John S. Naylor, de partment of English Composition. The local contest has been in charge of a committee of the de partment of speech composed of Profs. Joseph F. O’Brien, C. H. Schug, and H. P. Zelko. Meanwhile, Zabkar is facing perhaps his toughest competition to the national crown in the Jef ferson contest. Three excellent orators from Detroit and one from Northwestern will take the floor against him tonight in the Chicago zone final, when the competition will be broadcast over NBC and CBS hook-ups from the Council Chambers in Chicago’s City Hall. Time of the broadcast will be an nounced in the local papers. Love Auman, Zabkar’s fiancee speech coach, will accompany the Penn State speaker on his Chicago trip with expenses paid by the Hearst sponsors. Love lives in Bellefonte. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiinnnimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmiiiiHimn LATE NEWS llllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllillllllllHllilllllllllttlHiW -MOSCOW— A communique from Russian headquarters said that the spring rains and thaws had stop ped all operations after twenty weeks of pushing the Germans back 372 to 432 miles. The Russian high command stated that. 000 German soldiers were either killed or captured during this great offensive. Five thousand planes were shot down and much booty captured. WASHINGTON— The Japs have opened an aerial offensive against Allied bases in the South Pacific. Naval headquarters in Washing ton stated that more events con cerning this menace would develop in several hours. NEW YORK —Beau Jack de feated Henry Armstrong in a lightweight bout in Madisto'n Square Garden last night. It was a hard fought and evenly matched affair, but Armstrong weakened in the last few rounds, enabling) Jack to cop the decision. ~ 4 ,
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