• Successor To The Free Lance, Establiehect /837 ~ Cl°RY w o ; r 47..: . , •• . _ . ~,.,....,,..../.. ..: • lat t g .43atig ~,.,,,....,/, Tiiriltigtatt . • ~..,.,,,, at, , T i ! ,. ;/, ; tm AR rr 9 Y.: ' LDS ' I • • L'' q-- " ' --- STAMPS - OF THE PENNSYL Three Stooges Reject Contract After Show At Middletown Playing part of their perform ance by candlelight because of the blackout, Thespians gave the first of their new Mobile Unit shows at the Officers' Club at Middletown Air Depot, near Harrisburg, Wed nesday night. A three-month contract was of fered to the Three: Stooges—Jack Hunter, BUd Mellot and Bill Reutti —by the owner of Harrisburg's "210 Club," but Mellot's and Hunt er's impending induction into the Army made it impossible for the boys to accept. The program was featured by the Stooges, a dancing chorus of six, Ray Fortunato's Varsity Quar tet; and the Mobile-Unit band. . The group was booked for a re turn eng'agement at the Middle town Officers' Club April 29. Organized by Thespians last winter to entertain at nearby serv ice centers, the Mobile Units have since then given shows at New Cumberland and Indiantown Gap. New Thespian members will be inducted* Monday evening at a meeting, where the leaders, will also decide whether they will give another performance of • "Khaki ,Waac-y," the Junior-Senior Ball Weekend show, Cad „Goss, produc tion manager, announced. • Wood Emphasizes Need for Long, Range View In Present Worldirisis . :Helping_ ,youth : long riinge- view of the war, with em phasis on their-part in the recon struction period,, is the most im portant single thing that.,parents and teachers can do to . help re lieve 'emotional- tension's , of yoling men now lighting. in , the armed: 'services.' • - • This the opinion of Dr. Leland Foiter Wood, secretary of the Coinmittee on Mariage and . the ,Horne of . the Federal. CoUncil of' 'Churches, expressed . at: the cam pit§ Instittite' •on Wartiine. Prob.: temS7.of• Marriage and the. Home: held. at .the College. . • - :; . "Many of our young men . be that they. will - riot.. return allVe," he , stated.- .`.`lt is: impertant ti • give ..thein • something to live and • to ..show them • that . the .fighting . is' but .part of a larger job to follow where they" can make mat' contributions in the , reshap ing of the future world." • Other . ways to stablize their emotions, according to Dr. Wood, are 'to bring:. their 'tensions out into the open, help them to build tip . emotional health with their .families- and. in their" social life, recognize their wishes and see sit uations from their point of view., . The steadying effect of religion is particillarlY important, Dr. Wood stated.• It gives service men some perspective on their indi vidual lives, and builds an inner front of highest values for which to . fight. Personnel Head Interviews Miss Bernice Sharpe of the per sonnel department of Neuro-Psy chiatric • 'lnstitute, . Hartford Re treat, will interview 'students in terested in practical' experience in the:psychiatric 'field Monday. At the institution, college grad uates receive full maintenance and a salary of $6O a/month, with an increase of $lO at the end of six Months' work. Persons interested in scheduling appointments with Miss Sharpe are to arrange an ap pointment with , Miss Julia Brill, 240 Sparks. World's Fastest Dive Bombers These swift death-dealers are the new North American A-36 dive bombers. Modeled along the lines of , the P-51 Mustang - lighter, these planes make more than 400 m.p.h., have a ceiling of 30,000. feet and a diving speed of 450 I - Concert Features Easier Numbers "Glocken and Gralescene". from the opera "Parsifal" 'by Wagner depicts . . the march .of tbe knights holai..-gr4ll:through the' fol- ':estto feast; Symbolic of the re - - ligious supper. This portion of the allegorical opera will - be - presented .by-- the College Symphony in 'Schwab Auditorium Sunday after noon. . "'The 'fa:Millar' Prehide . to-Act 111 from -f`tohengrtn" by Wagner - add the Prelude to Act I from -the same opera • Will also be a part of :the prograrri: Louis' Luini - will be 'con- certineister and - will conduct "Scenes. Pittoresque: • Angelus" by: Maisenet. This .number tells -the story in: music, of :French peasants stopping. their .work to listen to the evening bells in the distance. Mr. Luini is a graduate student in the School..of..Mineral Indus tries. A 'graduate of., Univer gitY. Miami,.,-Floricla, the con certmeister,was a member of that university's syniphony orchestra for .:fotit 'years. .The -concert pro grain will contain descriptive notes by .Prol, Hummel Fishburn, director. of the orchestra end act ing head -of the department of mu sic. In keeping with the 'Easter sea son,' the orchestra will play,Bach's "Jesu, - Joy of . Man's Desiring." This particular " composition was written in celebration of the Feast of the Annunciation, which falls a few weeks before Easter in the church calendar. This Bach can tata is an_ orchestral arrangement, and was written for the Lutheran Church calendar, as were many of his works. Other compositions on the pro gram are "Les Preludes,".by Liszt; "The Little Fugue in G Minor," by Bach; "Danse des Mirlitons" from "The NUtcracker Suite," by Tsch aikowsky; "Entrance of the Little Fauns," by Pierne; and "liaise Basque," en original composition written in 1938 by Professor Fish burn. Brill Speaks on Personnel Miss Julia .Brill will speak on "War and Postwar NeedS for Trained Personnel" in 316 Sparks at 4:10 p. m. Monday, instead of in 121 Sparks as previously arr nounced. VANIA STATE COLLEGE, Lack of Funds Leaves Campus Building Just 'Two-Thirds There' HUndreds of students tramp through the New. Physics building daily, ; on their ,Nza3 - r, to bkissroorns ) , lectures, and.laboratories-prob ably. never . dreaming that this modern. building, with its cream colbred wallS lined with drawings of 'renowned scientists and, chem ists of .histbry; is. in. reality. "only . _ two-thirds- there : " '• When the structure was . started in 1938, plans included- an east and west wing flanking either side of the center section, but by 1940, when construction was discontin ued becaUse. of lack' of funds, the - west wing existed , only on a blue print, It • probably will for • some time in,the future, at least for the duration. , The, imaginary one-third will materialize in the direction of .the Chemical • Engineering building, but before this plan takes form, Pond Laboratory, also unfinished, will.. be completed in the form of an H to house the chemical engi neering equipment, thus •Clearing the way for the remainder of New Physics. (Continued On Page Three) Players' Show Wins Applause After First Night in Schwab By 808 KIMMEL Strictly corn . . . but fresh is "Love Rides the Rails or Will the Mail Train Run Tonight?" Players' presentation of this melo drama last night laden with spe cialty acts, some of which it is a shame Thespians didn't discover before last weekend, brought down the house, in Schwab Audi torium. • Done strictly with the emphasis on parody, the show is a reproduc tion of the entertainment of days I.3ng gone. The plot is pf the old-fashioned variety, but with the variation that the heroine saves the hexo. Bob Herman, the hero; Phyllis Rands, the heroine; and William Emmons as villain Simcn Darkway, are tops in their burlesquing of the "nineties style." Milton B. Dolinger almust stole 'he snow as the second' villain. Fraternities May Pledge Army Specialized Men Names Posted for Test Names of freshmen and soph omores in the Marine Reserves and of fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh semester men in V-1 who are to take the screening test April 20 are posted in Prof. Robert E. Galbraith's office and at Student Union. If a student believes he is to take the ex amination and his name is not included on the list he should report this fact to the PAWS. Names are not listed alphabet ically. - Final. Dry Dock Welcomes Cadets Featuring - the largest array of entertainment ever presented be fore Penn . State audiences, Dry Dock night ,club opens its doors at Flee Hall tomorrow night for the final time as a combination wel come party. for the Air Crew stu dents and a "last fling" for other students. Making their premiere campus performance, Walt Kazor and his new Air Cadets orchestra will fea ture several numbers for dancing and' , listenina= during the .intermis sion in the floor show. Sonny Roye and his Collegians will play for dancing beginning at, 9-p.m. - The hour-long floor show begins at.19:15, later than the usual floor shim time, - in Order' to accommo date late-comers from the Players' show. • • • Built :around- the Easter theme, the fashion show will feature cam pus models and musical acts of ..sijch campus favorites as. Jane Abramson, Ray Sorenson, gymnast, Bill • Christoffers, Jack Calhoun, Jane McChesney, the Glee Club and Bill Cissel as master ot cere monies. The show is being pro duced and designed by Cissel, in cooperation 'with Betty Christman and Sue Clauser, and is directed by Marty Skapik, Thespian direc tor. . The . Army Air Corps 'will be greeted • at• the . Hellzapoppin' • type of affair by a large number of co eds serving as hostesses, recruited by Masquerettes and the PSCA. The supporting cast did their jobs well, and were rewarded with plenty of laughs. Harold Chidnoff, the chief engineer, was very good, as -was Janet Dayton as the temptress. Marion Daugh erty did an admirable and comic impersonation of the poor widow. "Old friend" Harold Stanfast was done-by Raymond Boyle with pa thos. In the *minor roles, Betty Friedman, Douglas Peck, and Richard Heim were in the mood n their supporting part. Although Anna Rattle was more of a specialty- than -a- mem ber of the cast, her number right before intermission should knock the boys right out of their seats. She was supported by the Can- Can chorus, which filled the stage several times between scenes. The (Contiuued On Page Pour) Keller Names Yeagley, Kessler Ball Co-Chairmen Trainees under the Army Spe cialized Training Program are not considered as matriculated stu dents in the colleges they attend, but it is assumed that they will enjoy the same social status' as that of civilian students. Whether or not a trainee joins a social fraternity is a question to be de cided by the individual trainee and the local social fraternity chapter. This is the text of a letter from the Adjutant General's Office in Washington regarding the •pledg ing by social fraternities of. men stationed in college under the Army Specialized Program, read last night by President Henry Kel ler at the monthly IFC meeting. This makes official .the -pledging of any student at Penn, State un der the Army program, Keller• ex plained. As yet, no Specialized Army students are on campus, but a contingent is expected• to come to Penn State. Henry L. Yeagley and Laibe A. Kessler were appointed. co-chkic men of Interfraternity Ball; sched uled fOr July 24. To serve on the' committee for the dance along with Yeagley•and: Kessler are games R. Loughran, Robert R. Glenn, Lester A. 'Nelson,: Allen S. Hendler, :and - s Theodore Maier. Definite plans for the-clance will be released later, .according to - the co-chairmen. . • Deans Charlotte E.. Ray and Ar-: thur R. Warnock, in a letter •tofthe council, warned that .cneds obeying permission rules.in!any of the moved-put- downtown•-frater nity apartments will.be dealt,with according -to the rules set up..for fraternity houses. The coming summer rushing season was discussed • .by the'coun (Continued On Page,Four) 111111111111111111111111117111111111111111111114111111111111MIMM LATE NEWS FLASHES!. .1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 P ALLIED HEADQUARTERS ,. IN NORTH AFRICA. The 'Allied armies are slowly driving.closer to the last remaining .Nazi. outposts in North Africa. The. British First Army, driving toward Bizerte and Tunis, has captured a point only twenty-six miles from Bizerte. The British Eighth:Army is , prob ing the Enfidaville defense lino: - MacARTHUR'S -HEADQUAR TERS, AUSTRALIA. General Kinney has taken over command in the New Guinea area. He said that American airmen were out numbered four to one. For every. American plane shot down, four Jap planes must be shot down. to balance the score. MacArthur , said• that American.. planes .'bombed: six. Jap merchantmen and damaged four which probably sunk. WASHINGTON. Secretary of War Stimson told Dr. Herbert Everett, representing the Austral ian government, that the United States would send more planes to relieve the crisis in the Southwest Pacific. CHUNGKING. —A Chinese spokesman said the Japs were massing troops on the islands around Australia, Indicating that the Japs were planning an offen sive. Also, large naval units am concentrated at Truk Island, only three sailing days from Australis.
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