f'A^EFOtra. livery College Has A Legend New Slant On Old Theme But there’s not much legend be-; fluid the song that begins with lliat line. It came about all of a nudden, according to Professor (Hummel Fishburn, and before the ilmid had finished playing it for file first time, all the students ■were humming it, This happened in the early 20’s, when “Jimmy” Leyden of the class of ’44 brought the song up 1o Penn State just before an Alumni Day football game. Pro fessor Fishburn and W. O. Thomp son, then bandmaster, in a private jam session with Leyden, worked up the tune and lyrics and intro duced the song to the students at a pep rally that night. From that time on “Nittany Lion” was a Penn State legend. There’s a different, story behind "Fight on, State.” “Joe” Sanders ’.Hi sent this song to the music de partment ten years ago. Dr. R. W. Grant, 'then director of music; J. y„ “Sock” Kennedy, Thespian coach, and Fishburn decided to in troduce it at a freshman mass meeting instead of the usual fresh man class song. They added the hand claps, the long retard (ev-er >no-o-re), and a tag ending in hopes of sending the freshmen home with the tune beating under their gieen dinks. But it was not des tined for such instant fame as "Mttany Lion.” Even after the fresh had shouted it out at foot ball games, it lagged in gaming i popularity. Not until it was taught to several succeeding freshman classes and firmly established as a College song did it seem to “catch” with the student body. Two other songs, “Blue and White” and “The Alma Mater,” are l-an-American 0. H.* (Continued from Page Two) 3;ojas and partner. There will be dancing competition open to all non-Latin American participants. Latin American refreshments will be served on the first floor. The Latin Americans who are participating in the program are: Mr. and Mrs. A. Albala from Chile; Jose Lombana and Ignacio Kestrep from Columbia; Eduardo Quirch and Hector Rangel from Cuba; Walter Camacho, Ecuador; Lisa Perez Castanida and Fausto Urencio from Mexico; Francisco Lara,. Panama; Carlos Lara and Anibal Rojas, Venezuela; Manuel Alvarez, Alberto Arrieta, Rafael Lrenes, Mrs. Angela Crestina Diaz,, Socorro Gaxtambidi, Mr. and Mrs. Alvarro Goenaga, Rafael Manautoo, Miss Nadal and Jose Vazquez of Puerto Rico. CAMPUS CALENDAR TODAY All-College dating bureau open for Cadets in 321 Old Main, 6:30- 7:30 p.m. ASME meeting, 110 E E, 7:30 )i,m. The topic will be “Why An Experimental Department Exists,” by Fred G. Rohm, Lycoming Divi rion, Aviation Corps. Lieutenant Graver of the W A AC’s will interview interested coeds in 305 Old Main. ■All-College dating bureau open for . cadets, 321 Old Main,.6:3o to 7:30 p.m., today and tomorrow. ' Meeting of International Rela tions Club in 5 Sparks Building, 7 p.m. Speaker, Dr. Americo Albala, Chilean research engineer. Joint meeting of the junior and senior boards, Collegian staff, Col legian office, 8 p.m. FROM 151 COLLEGES /fl ore now enrolled at Katharine Gibbs. (/ training to do their share for victory 1 in important secretarial positions, and. insuring their own eco nomic safety in post-war days. Courses exclusively for college women begin July 6 and Sept. 21. Send for book let, ‘'Ginns Gulls ai 'Work.'* ( CdLitfUUu I SECIRETARIAL <_/ I boston—!iu lvi«*L3anoucw Sr, II NK'/u .'CRM—23O Par* Auiiwui:' Jf traditional tunes, each with varia tions in the Penn State version. A change in the rhythm of .the mid dle lines makes “Blue and White” different from the hundreds of other college and high school songs sung to that tune. The newest addition to the Penn State repertoire is Fred Waring’s “The Hills of Old Penn State.” Al though Waring, class of ’22, intro duced it on his Chesterfield pro gram two years ago, as yet not many Penn Staters could sing this song if you asked them to. But “Hum” Fishburn says, “This song has excellent possibilities, al though it isn’t as easy to sing as some. However, the music depart ment is pushing it, with such things as the Blue Band arrange ment of it at their recent con cert.” Players- (Continued from Page One) Mim Rein “Kissing on the Sly.” “My Mother Was a Lady” and ‘AH That Glitters Is Not Gold” will also be sung by the quartet. Bill Emmons, the villain, will sing “Don’t Swat Your Mother” and Jimmy McKechnie and W. Kreeger will sing “Daisie Bell.” Jane Abramson will sing “Strike Up The Band” and Harold Chid noff will give his amusing inter pretation of “Daddy’s On The En gine” and Ruth Davey will sing “Robert E. Lee” followed by an other appearance of the Can-Can Chorus dancing to “Casey Jones.” A special attraction is a song entitled “See You In St. Louis, Louis” by Adele Yablon, come dian. Dance music will be featur ed during the 15 minute intermis sion as well as the sale of candied corn and peanuts. The scener-y is a mastervvork of art as used in old time melo dramas. Beautiful costumes grace the characters as well as the spe cialty act participants. Up-sweep hairstyles, full skikrts and para sols accented by large picture hats will be worn by coeds while top-hats and strictly tailored suits will be seen on the men. An intricate finale will leave you whistling such tunes as “She’s Only a Bird In a Gilded Cage” and “On a Sunday Afternoon.” Students are urged to obtain tickets at SU anytime this week, Eleanor Freedman, assistant di rector of the show announced. Admission has been set for 55' cents. Jk Dk* Wo™* CA’THAUM— “Edge of Darkness” STATE— “The Desperadoes” NITTANY— “SherIock Holmes’ Secret Weapon” tmmm —i^————— CLASSIFIED WANT-ADS WILL THE PERSON who bprrow ed my Shaffer -pen .in the V-12 Recruiting Office April -8 please call 2184, ask for Dave Brown. 3t-13-pd—JHM WANTED—Used typewriter, regu lar or portable. Good condition. Call 4850, ask for C. R. 4 3t-13-pd—REM WANTED- 28-inch non-balloon bicycle tire, new or used. Please call 2481 and ask for Leonard Cas ser. lt-13-pd—FC LOST—White satin beaded bag mislaid by checkers, Rec Hall, Friday. Finder call Frances 2593. Reward. lt-13-pd BEN GORDON, yoo hoo, Ben Gor don! Will you date me Saturday night? Call Bermb 4385. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Coeds May Sign Up For New Rooms Women students who are either returning for the Summer semes ter, or who intend to come back the following semester, and wlyj wish to change their present rooms, should contact their hos tesses immediately. This is not the beginning of a new school year, but the beginning of another se mester, and therefore there will be no regular room drawing such as usually comes at the end of a year, Miss Nina M. Bentley, assistant to the dean of women, announced. Seniors wishing to make any room changes may do so by com ing to the southeast lounge of Atherton Hall Monday, April 10, at 6:30 p.m. Juniors should report to the northeast lounge, 6:45 p.m. the same date. Sophomores wishing to make any room changes may do so by coming to the southeast lounge of Atherton Wednesday, April 21, at 6:30 p.m. Freshmen returning for the Summer semester will meet in the lobby of McAllister Hall Tuesday, April 27, 6:30 p.m. to draw their 'rooms, and the next day they will meet to select them. Freshmen not returning until the Fall semester will meet in the lounge of Woman’s Building Tues day, April 27, 6:30 p.m. to draw for rooms, and those not returning meet there April 29 to select theirs. Alpha Lambda Delia Elects Alpha Lambda Delta, freshman women’s honorary, elected the fol lowing officers at a meeting yes terday: Florence Porter, president; Marjorie Blackwood, vice-presi dent; Martha Jane Herr, secre tary; and Vera Jean Kalter, trea surer. FIST PENNSYLVANIA SHOWING! It-13-ad—BF BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS f Jbd&y 1 In their hearts an un< conquerable :l6ve..*on l . . their lips a battle-cry! ~ Pjjfc \ BMW MIIfHM -.'SJUDITH ANDERSON • RUTH GORDON Directed by " Screen Play by Robert Rossen . Based o*> the Novel by William Woods . s \'li \K Dhe Women We, Realize Your Positions, Women. . , Then Be Rightfully Thankful War has come close to us but still not to the extent that it could. Universities and' women’s col leges throughout the nation have been forced to close dormitories and coed habitations, shift women to fraternities or other-buildings, and make room for men in the armed services. Women have had to eat in crowded quarters, have had to walk long distances to their classes, and have had to accept many inconveniences. Not so at this College. , Instead of coeds moving out, fraternity men have left their •houses. Instead of housing the Army in dorms which women have called their own through the years, officials, in cooperation with the administration, have made ar rangements for them that do not at all affect us. Instead of our having to walk for 20 minutes to get to campus buildings, we stay at our same three to ten minute distances. Men march their six or seven blocks to classes morning, noon, and night. Instead of the College asking women to room six in a room or double up on furniture, the admin istration let us remain with our regular pieces. Only wartime note was struck in- the taking of one chair from each double room.' On the same theme, on- a little larger scale, though, the nation, sends men to the front instead of women. Instead of drafting wo men for: active service, the govern ment continues its offer of free dom to us. Instead of taking coeds out of their work, their play, their most treasured activity, the nation leaves us in our usual: environ ments. The men go fotvus.. All we TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1941 have to do is write letters of en couragement, news, and love. All we have to do is roll bandages, give to the Red Cross, aid in relief drives, and the like. We have not been designated to bear the burdens of this war and,, realizing this, it’s time to come to see how lucky we are. Our situations are . some to be most desired in this time of world history. We are definitely the safe ones. We are those to whom the prize is open. We are the ones for whom opportunity knocks on the door. We are the ones to jump at our chances and to be justly thank ful for them. Advertising Honorary Extends Membership Alpha Delta Sigma,, advertising honorary, tapped three new stu dents and extended an honorary membership' recently. Frank E. Niesh, William A. Lynch, and Robert E. Ashcraft were officially tapped, with Presi dent Edwin L. Partridge officiat ing. The newly-elected honorary member is Mr. Sykes of .the Sykes Advertising Agency in Pittsburgh. Initiation will take place at a banquet in the Nittany. Lion Inti at 5 o’clock-Sunday. Big Sister Applications All freshman women desiring to be big sisters should sign' up with, their hall or dormitory presidents at once. Women who live in town dorms should contact Elizabeth Furst and get applications. Outfit your dollars in military dress. Buy Bonds. • . . LEWIS MILESTONE
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