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VOL. 41—No. 80T* 9
Student Leaders,
Administration
To Discuss Finals
9 Chosen to Select
Outstanding Seniors
..A committee" of student leaders,
composed of Paul Woodland, Ruth
Storer, Robert Faloon, Robert
Hicks and Jack Grey, will meet
. with faculty and administrative
' representatives today to discuss
the possibility of eliminating final
examinations. It is a foregone con
clusion that final exams will not
be abolished, however.
Selection of nine committee
members, chosen by Clifford St.
Clair, to" select 20 outstanding sen
iors was approved by • Cabinet
members at last night’s meeting.
Choice of the outstanding students
will be made from men and wom
en students.
• Serving on the committee will
•be-Joan Runkle, Joan Piollet, Pat
Diener, John. Watkins, William
Sick, Howard • Carlson, Margaret
Good, Harvey Saheiner and Carol
Kaiie. St. Clair will act as chair
man of the. group. ' • •
Robert Faloon reported to Cab
inet members that a total of $2,-
600 has thus far been received by
the Red Cross War Drive com
mittee; Returns from Dry - Dock
have not yet been obtained, but
it is estimated that the $2,800 mark
will be reached when the Dry
Dock contribution is included.
Robert Davis was sleeted as per
manent secretary '~of~the”class'-of
1944. His appointment by Faloon
was approved by the governing
group.
Plans for the opening of the Old
• Main tower were delayed when
Jack Burford reported that the
governing group would have to as
sume full responsibility; for the
■ project as well as place a Campus
.: patrolman to stand. guard -while
the;.tower remained open. It is
'Vprbbable that visitors will. be al
lowed in. the tower several- hours
’ 'during .the .' evening/ and during
' longer, .periods .on. Sundays . and,
-holFdays provided the plan goes
"' through. ' '
Lack of equipment has prevent-
‘ ed- the lighting of the Lion Shrine.
A plan has .been proposed to'place
( two floodlights on street lamps
neaV the Shrine.-
Zaibkar Takes Third Place
in Chicago (ompelition
' ■ Midwestern Zone finals of the
,'■> Jefterson Bicentennial Oratorical
v;" contest,'held Sunday .afternoon in
L'kith'e' Council Chambers in Chica
i'S/gois City Hall, Francis. Ei Zabkar,
' Penn State senior took a close
-third.
,jjie r. college., division'. : of .-th,e.
if-iearst-sporisored . contest n.-wasr
iritiwoh .by- James'.-Bathbun,' ChiqagP
-University, -with 93 -points? while
it' ..Girpud Chester of. the -Milwaukee
district*. placed, second ;..\vjth. .95
’4.'t xoimt'ers.' : Zabkar was third'-with
;SI: Robert Baumgartper .of Detroit
followed 'with a-.score ,ol 89. .
The high school results found.
...-. James Monroe of the Milwaukee
-district first, James Gammon of
1~. this district second, and Diamond
. .of . Chicago third.
V The two zone winners, the high
; school and the college champs,
- will now move on to the finals to
'be'held in New York City, April
’ 9..* -There they will compete
•v , against leaders from the Eastern
■ ;,£nd Western loop for the national
: ’ crown, the national winner to
" present his oration at the dedica-
V . tion of the Jefferson Memorial in
Washington, D. C., April 13. Col
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'Khaki Waac-y' Goes
Into Final Rehearsals,
Janitor Gives ' OK'
Things are beginning to look
more like a Teal musical comedy
production in Schwab, auditorium
as the rehearsals for the final Thes
pian revue for the duration go into
the final week.
On stage, the cast, under the
watchful eyes of Director Sock
Kennedy and his assistant, Marty
Skapik,- are going - through their
routines. Bud Mellot can he heard
above the ever-present chatter giv
ing his chorus line directions in
the way some dance routine
should be done.
At the back of the stage the
scenery crew is busy fainting the
many different sets needed for the
show. “Khaki "Waac-y” has 14 dif
ferent scenes in the two adts.
Some of the sets that have to be
built are the interior of a frater
nity, a WAAC tent (whew), a
bench in front of Graham’s AC and
many others.
Down in the basement of Schwab
are many seamstresses busy at
work on the show costumes under
the eye of Bill Cissel. Cissel is
busy most of the time draping
models for the mammoth hat pa
rade in Act 11. Ten beautiful mod
els will promenade across the
stage in original Cissel creations.
Pat Rife, genial janitor .and se
verest critic of student produc
tions, gives his approval of the
coming show. Pat says, “It’s a
little rough in spots right now, but
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Entrants Register
For Speech Contest
To select topics for the. annual
All-College extemporaneous speak
ing contest, all competitors, will
meet jn 121-Sparks, 7 p.m. Thurs
day. To he . eligible .for the . com-;
petition all entrants must register
in person at this meeting so that,
they, may be assigned to one of the
12 eliminations sections,-. 'Clayton
H. Schug, '• assistant;, professor of
public speaking and chairman. of
the contest,. stressed. Topics may
be selected from a list prepared
by the committee or may be of the
entrant’s own choosing provided
they are approved by the commit
tee, Schug said. -
Eliminations in the 12 groups
will take place at 7 p.m. next
Tuesday, with one person -from
each group selected to participate
in the semi-finals in 121 Sparks at
7:30 p.m. the same evening. Six
contestants from the 12 will com
pete in the finals the folio-wing
Saturday night.
Topics will be the .same for the
elimination and semi-final.rounds,
.while different subjects , must he
chosen-for .the finals,, according to
the: chairman; Final, topics are tq
be selected.. in conference- with
Professor Schug in 311 Sparks by
Speeches in .the last
round are to be from 8 to 10 min
.uteg -long, -and ,mvisf be, delivered
Avithout notes; .* V.* *•' I
i >Two prizes will.be offered,- first
place price' of .$5O, the - Pennsyl
vania State College prize,, and $25
■for- second place, the Forensic
Council prize.
Members of the debate, squads
are eligible for the contest, hut
may not speak on debate topics in
the finals if they survive elinjina
tions and semi-finals, according to
committee ruling. Persons who
have competed in but who have
not won previous competitions are
also eligible.
Members of the committee in
addition to Chairman Schug are
Harriet D. Nesbitt and Raymond
W. Tyson, instructors in public
speaking.
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 6, 1943, STATE COLLEGE, PA,
Navy-Marine
Air Corps To
Exams Will Not Be Given
On Penn State Campus
According to a telephone con
versation with Capt. E. S. Engart
last night, all Penn State men who
have made' application for enlist
ment in the Army Air Corps will
have to report to Harrisburg on
April 11 if they want to complete
induction procedures.
Originally, Engart was hopeful
that an examining board would be
able to visit the campus and give
men the needed physical and men
tal tests, but certain obstacles
have risen in the Air Corps head
quarters to necessitate the cen
tralization of all tests.
Men are requirecl'to go- to the
Air Corps offices at Fourth and
Market streets' in' Harrisburg at
their own expense next Sunday.
At 1 p.m. that day, the mental
examination will be given to all
applicants.
The following morning, students
will take the physical exam, and
final enlistment will follow. This
means that men must also 'stay
overnight in Harrisburg at their
own. expense.
Professor Robert E. Galbraith
reminded the cadet applicants that
among the credentials required at
the time of examination are three
letters of recommendation on busi
ness letterheads, parental consent
for men under 21, a birth certifi
cate or “other evidence as' tb place'
and date of birth, and a letter of
good standing from the College.
Those , who wish to leave for
Harrisburg to take the examina
tions should contact Galbraith im
mediately to check on enlistment
papers they have received.
Recruiting Officer Claims
Coeds May Be Drafted
For Nursing Next Year
» “Before next year, women may
be compelled to leave colleges and
universities to meet the great
need of nurses in the present con
flict,” said Edith Smith, Recruit
ing Officer of the Nurs
ing Council,* in a discussion to
coeds interested in nursing in
Women’s Building, 4:10 yester
day.
Miss Smith explained that the
quota for this year, which was
55.000 was not reached and the
-minimum for 1944 will be 35,000.
Due to the • drive for a second
front, more-nurses are being sent
overseas. This .will call for mass
recruiting.
‘‘College women are better able
to . cope, with the accelerated pro
gram of all nursing activities if
they, have had 1 the prerequisites;
psychology .and . sociology,” ac
: cording to the recruiting officer.'
MacNabb Calls Candidates
For Men's Debate Team
- Tryouts for varsity men’s de
bate will be held in 310 Sparks
Building at 7:00 p. m. Wednesday,
April 14, Robert McNabb an
nounced today. All freshmen and
upperclassmen who arc: interest
ed and who will attend tbe:sum
mer semester are invited, McNabb
continued.
Candidates are., asked to come
prepared to give a five minute
speech, either affirmative or neg
ative, on the subiect. “The United
States Should Establish A Per
manent Federal World Union at
•the Conclusion of the Present
War.”
Transfers Begin Today;
Hold Exams In Capital
Air Corps Men Start Class
Today; Will March to
And from Periods
Tomorrow marks the beginning
of the regular academic training
course for the Air Corps men, it
was announced yesterday. The
schedules of the men, which will
differ individually, generally 'in
clude military customs and cour
tesy, history, physics, physics lab
oratory, physical training, and
military training.
The men will hear reveille at 6
a.m., eat at 6:30, then march to
class „at 7:40, arriving in time for
the regular 8 a.m. period. The
route of march will be from the
formation area in th.e center of the
occupied fraternity district, down
West College avenue, then up Ath
erton street, and left on Pollock
road.
Formation will break in the vi
cinity of Old Main, where the men
will scatter to attend classes in
various campus buildings. The
Chemical Engineering, Main En
gineering, Dairy, Rec Hall, New
Physics, and Home Economics
buildings will all provide class
rooms for the flyers-to-be.
Place Invitation Orders
All orders for graduation in
vitations, announcements, and
class day programs must be in
at Student Union before 5 p.m.
Thursday, according to Harry
C. Coleman, chairman of the in
vitation and announcements
committee.
Prices for invitations and an
nouncements are- 6 cents each,
while the leather-bound : class
day programs sell for'ss cents'.
Patriotic Theme
To Prevail at Ball
'ln keeping with the general
theme of national defense, Junior-
Senior Ball programs will again
contain room for four twenty-five
cent defense stamps, J. Robert
Hicks, co-chairman of the two
class affair*, announced' last night.
Another announcement came
from D. Ann Fisher, chairman of
the booth committee, stating that
fraternity booth reservations would
end today at 5 p.m. Reservations,
may be made until that horn* at
Student Union in,Old Main, Miss
Fisher stated.
.Tickets for the last. big. dance of
the 'year will go on sale at the ath
letic window in .Old Main Friday
morning, the committee has an
nounced.
The patriotic theme..will be-car
ried out in the Rec Hall decora
tions with the colors .of red, white
and blue prevailing.
Jimmie Lunceford and his or
chestra .will arrive in State Col
lege Friday afternoon and will
leave immediately after the dance.
Arrangements for Lunceford’s
stay in State College are being
arranged by Al Taylor, a local
friend Of the famous band leader.
“Rhythm Is Our Business” is the
tag-line and slogan of the Lunce
ford band, which in addition to
distinctive dance music features a
glee club, a quartet, a trio and the
haunting ballads of Dan Grissom.
The band is noted for its slow
dancable rhythms as well as a
sprinkling of faster jive.
PRICE: THREE CENTS
' ERC Men Must Have All
Credentials in Order
• Lieut. Daniel E. Dean arrived ill
State College 'with (three other
Naval examining officers last
night to complete preparations
during their three-day stay on.
campus to transfer all ERC men
.who are earmarked for eventual
service in either the Navy or Ma
rines.
Marine earmarkees were order
ed by Lieut. Dean to report to
Room 302, Old Main, this morning
from 9 until 12 a.m., with all en
listment papers in order, for their
physical examination. -Navy doc
tors will supervise the exams,
which will be held on Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday in a
site as yet undecided.
All Navy ERC men in the name
bracket from A-J will also have
papers arranged for examination,
tomorrow, Dean said; These men.
will report to Room 305, Old Main,
at the same time the Marine ear
marked men have been ordered to
appear.
Necessary papers include a birth
certificate or other baptismal docu
ments giving evidence of place and
date of birth. If the earmarkee.i?
not a citizen of the United States,
final citizenship papers must be
presented.
Three letters of recommendation
are required _on .standard business
letterheads. At least one of these
letters should be from a member
of the College faculty. The appli
cant for transfer to the Navy or
Marines must also present in his
own handwriting a resume of all
occupational and military training
he has had. ■
Among the required credentials,
men must have four photographs,
2V6 by 2Vz inches square. Two-of
these pictures must .be full-face
poses, while the other two are to
be profile shots. If the earmarked
has served in any branch of-the
Armed Forces, he must present his
military discharge at the time of
this physical exam.
Transcripts of College approval
are needed as .the final paper, ac
cording to Dean. These papers may
be received in Galbraith’s office,
and must be signed by the regis
trar. Honorable discharges will be
given to the ERC men when they
are finally sworn into the Navy or
Marines.
PSCA Sponsors Lenten
Morning Walch Services
The first of a series of early
morning Lenten services -will-:be
held in Hugh, Beaver- room -at -V
o'clock .this morning.. .Claire L.
Weaver and -Robert S.-MacNa^* *
will be in charge of the prograhS
“His Concern for .Suffering-.
be the theme - of next.; TuesjJjty&
morning watch. Easter music wjtfi
be played,-and Lenten/frookjetfr;«
written by 16 Penn State student** -
will be distributed. The covers ,af
these booklets have been hajvd
painted by Elizabeth A. Henning.
Copies will also be sent to Penn
State men in the service.
Honorary Tutors Coeds
Alpha Lambda Delta, women’s
freshman honorary, will tutor
freshman coeds at 318 Old Main
from 7 to 8:30 p. m. tonight.
Initiation for both summer se
mester and fall semester fresh
men will be held in southeast
Lounge, Atherton Hall from 6:3Cj
to 7 o’clock tomorrow.