FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1943 StoogesßevealGrim,ButTrue Facts Of Act's History By LEE H. LEARNER "Go get a feature on the Three ,Stooges," the feature editor order ed. Sounded fairly easy so we Wandered over to Schwab and found the whacky trio of Hunter, Kaiser, and McKain waiting for an inspiration to hit them as they lazily watched the Thespian chorus rehearsal. - ' Lest we think that they weren't on the job, the boys hastened to point out that this was their regu lar working procedure "We never have any plan to work on for our acts. We just hang around rehearsals for awhile and. all of a sudden someone gets an idea and we put words and music to it and there's the act." That's the way Jack Hunter, vet eran member of the present Stooge group, explained the plan that's been producing such now-famous routines as "The Russian Secret Weapon." The boys were more than will ing to talk about themselves, their life histories, and their drinking habits. "Don't forget to say that we're advanced ROTC and we're in the Army now."! "How about putting in a couple of cracks• about ?” (Names of Stooges' arch-enemies deleted by censor as leaving Col legian wide open to slander suits.) "And don't •forget the time we were down the 'skellar and . . ." It wasn't: easy, but we finally got them 'back to the subject at hand and.' drew out a few facts about the history of the Three Stooges. • • •.The first act was formed for a • Stale Second Only To MIT in Engineers Employed By. Hamilton Of 140 graduate engineers em ployed by Hamilton Standard_ Propellors, of United Aircraft, Inc., Hartford, Conn., 13 per cent are from the College. Only Mass achusetts Institute of Technology exceeds in employees among the 40 other colleges represented. Among the Penn State alums are Earle Martin '29, engineering manager; E. D. Eaton '33, admin istrative •engineer; Nevin Decker '34, ,assistant to factory manager; Alan Day '34, in charge of Day ton, Ohio, office beginning fall of 1943. Chester Jedrziewski '35. and • John Calvin '36, . propellor en- Aiineers Jpropellor hub and con trol division); Charles Kearns '36, :chief research engineer; Benja min Saia '36 and Herbert Reitz '40,. senior test engineers; George Walker '39 and. C. D. McCarthy '4O, assistant project engineering. Leonard Greenaway '4l, Oliver Peters '42, and Albert..., Civitate '42, test engineers; Melvin Geiser '4l, liaison engineer; William Diefenderfer '3B, design engineer; .William Miller. '4O - and Walter Yerger '4O, metallurgists. Armed Forces Drain Depletes Extension Stall - Six members of the agriculture and home economics extension ,staffs of the College Are now' serv ing - in various branches of the armed forces. Serving in the Army. are Major H. W. Rankin, plant pathologist; Capt. J. H. Book, assistant county 'agent, Jefferson - county; Capt. J. F. Kelm, assistant state 4-H Club leader; Lt. Edna Stephany, home econqmics representative, Bucks county; and Pvt. Kenneth Hood, agricultural economist. Lt. R. W. 'Kerns, rural sociologist, is in the Marine. Corps. PENN STATE CLASS RINGS LOCATED IN THE ATHLETIC STORE Thespian show about six years ago by three guys in the class of '4(l— Startzel, and Rogers (no one could remember their first names). - They were a hit, but after they graduated there was _no one •to carry •on the • tradition, until Ted Claus found Hunter and Bud Mel lot at the skellar' one' night :last summer .and coerced them -into forming another Stooge .trium, virate for the . Victory „,weekend show. • After Claus got his diploma, Bill Reuti took.his place and; headlined with Mellot and Hunter. last. win ter. Highlight of their career was an ,offer of a :three months• con tract at the 210 Club in Harris burg. The Army broke up the act the next time by taking Mellot and Reuti with the Reserves. The pres ent trio got together when the Variety Show called for specialty acts from the servicemen on cam pus. Having brought the story up to date, Jack daShed off to the piano to beat out a number for the chorus. kaiser and McKain just sat in the front row and watched, still waiting for the inspiration to hit them.' Kessler Names Queen Candidates (Continued rrom Page One) College, the bandmaster traveled to Canada, London, and Paris in search of further musical training Besides conducting, he also shares the vocal assignments with Marilyn Duke and Jim Hardy. Because of the impossibility of obtaining a band for a Saturday night dance, the council will spon• - sor an , ostorhe concert for service men only in - Ftec Half from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The dance itself will be open to fraternity and independent students, and to all servicemen who are able to obtain passes, ac cording to the chairman. Other details released by Kess ler are that the affair will be semi formal, sans decorations because of war priorities, and that admission will be $3.30 to all couples. Dancing will be from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. PS(A,. Millet Foundation Sponsor. Address Series First in a series of disc'ussions sponsored by PSCA and Hillel Foundation on "The War and After" will be held in the second floor lounge, Old Main at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Committee in charge in cludes Florence Jaffy, Ruth Piel mier, Louis , Ullman, and Rabbi Benjamin Kahn, advisor. Dr. J. Paul Selsam, associate professor of European history, will speak on "Is World Organization Necessary?" and lead the forum. Mrs. Marion Murphy, research as sistant in geography, will speak on "Minorities in the Post-War World" August 26; Dr. George E. Simpson, associate professor of sociology, will speak on "Geo- Politics in the Future" September 2; and •Dr. Nelson M. McGeary, instructor of political science, will talk on "A Realistic Peace" Sep tember 9. Student Help Wanted All men students desiring part time work should inquire at the circulation department of the Col lege Library. Students who grad uate at the end of the current se mester need not apply. L. G. BALFOUR THE COLLEGIAN Players Ready To Cast 'Arsenic And Old Lace;' Do you look like Karloff? ISo you bear a striking resemblance to Teddy Roosevelt? If so, there's a place for you in Players' forth coming production, , !,`Arsenic and Old Lace," .scheduled for October 8 arid 9. Tryouts.. for• the show will be held in Schwab Auditorium Mon day evening. : Appointments for auditions mar•be . made.af Student Union' today, Winer - row, or Mon . - day. There are' parts for. 11 Men and 3•women in the - show, according to Doris Lavine, assistant to Director Frank Neusbaurn, associate pro fessor of dramatics. " "Arsenic • and .Old Lace" is a pleasant tale of murder in Brook lyn. It centers around •two kindly elderly ladies who, out of sheer pity, poison lonely old gentlemen and bury them ,in the cellar of their happy little home. If you don't think that corpses can be funny, just remember that all this happens in Brooklyn. Skapik Announces Thespian Tryouts Tryouts for Thespians still un named show, slated for September 24 and 25, will be held in Schwab Auditorium from 6 to 8 p.m. Tues day evening, Martin Skapik, pro duction manager, announced last night. To date, however, +he only spe- 1 cialty act is Thespians own Three Stooges—hence the urgent SOS for talent tryouts. In addition to indi vidual acts, there is a big opening for coeds who can dance, sing, or just look beautiful, according to Skapik. Despite 'the fact that the opus still lacks .a title, the chorus and the 24-piece show orchestra have begun rehearsals, and several skits and large production' numbers are in the initial planning stages. The show will be built around the orchestra which will take over the stage for the first time in Thes pian history. Another innovation will be a glee club of 16 male and female voices, under the direction of Frank Gullo. There is no connecting theme in the show, Skapik explained. It is a musical extravaganza which will interweave skits, chorus numbers, specialty acts and large' production numbers. African Youngsters Give Shoe Shines To 'Yanks' (Continued from _page one) Although there is a lot of bind ing, and the boys often "sweat it out," they are contented and seem to have a lot of fun. Here the col onel stopped to explain that bind ing is a •British slang word equiva lent to the American "gripe," while "sweating it out" means worrying it out. The boys sweat out a letter from home. Col. Haller emphasized here the importance of mail to the servicemen's morale. Universal love of the Army boys just now seems to be the jeep. Col. Haller stated that he believes everyone in the Army will have a jeep when the war is over if the phrase, "I want a jeep of mine own when I get home," can be taken literally. Col. Haller wore a pair of brown leather boots, which he pointed out were protection against mos quito bites at the ankles. He told of one show in Africa where you don't have to pay hut you must wear either boots or leggings to be admitted. • "Stars and Stripes," tabloid size daily. paper ,in Africa, keeps the service men caught up on camp and local news. Co-•ps Hit Five Year Mark (Continued from. page two) posed of one member elected from each group, and the presi dent and vice-president from each house. A manager is hired to oversee the two units, and each one employs a cook. All other work is done by the members. Two coeds take time out each week to do the laundry .in lieu of their share of the work. The boys wait on table, clean floors, wash dishes, and do the maintenance work around the houses. Women take care of their own. rooms, .help with the meals and dishes, and other kitchen duties. Each house has a kitchen manager as well as a scheduling officer. Average cost for meals per day is 75 cents, and room is 38 cents, according to the Co-op manager. This is considerably less than the prevailing rates in town. Most of this reduction is made possible by the. work done by the mem bers, and by purchasing supplies it quantity from the Eastern Co op Wholesale League in New York and from other cooperative enterprises. Social life 'in the Co-ops is much like that in fraternities and sororities, except that the boys and coeds are already well known to each other through daily association at work and at table. There is a committee in charge of social activities, and one for education. It is in thii tatter direction that the Co-ops 'go further than the usual living_ group, in that they try to instill in their members a sense of social consciousness, and to make them aware of the ideas and aims of the cooperative movement. In a message of congratulation to the Co-ops, President Hetzel expressed his interest and grati fication in seeing the members work out a solution to the pro blem of obtaining room and board while .in college. He said, "Not only have they been successful in accomplishing their purpose, but 30 YOU DIG IT? Submitted by William B. Smith University of Notre Dame *"CAGE VAI GREEN-BANANA, 0.0. ii, VOW \HE'LL SIZZLE THE ESKIMO BPS? 014" FOR 5°14 4 . f q • COMMMiI Pepsi• Cola Company, Long Island City; N.Y. Bottled locally by Franchised Boftlol9 in doing so they have had inval uable experience in democratic living." Dean of Women Char lotte E. Ray stated in her mess age to the Society, "I can think of no student enterprise that more truly typifies the co-oper ation essential to the world of to-. morrow." Variety Show Features Skits, SpeckHie r Chorus (Continued from Page One) . Licorice Sticks; and a presdadig itory act, "Seein' is Believing," . by Engineer Fritz Kobayshi, Co. A. Additional military note will be set by the Drum and Bugle Corps, which • is appearing through the courtesy of the State College American Legion. The Corps is composed of Pauline Burno, Catherine Burns, Ellen. Malloy, Jane Snyder, Mary Leo Ulmer, Ethel Vantine, and Ruth Wilde. Admission will be free, Law rence E. Tucker, general direc tor of the 'show, announced, in contradiction of a note on the last Variety Show program stat • ing that there would be a charge of 18 cents per person. , Dean 'lmbue To Attend Education Conference Dean Marion L. Trabue, head of the School of Education, will leave Sunday for Chicago to attend the educational conference being held at the University of Wisconsin: Dean Trabue will represent the National A . ssociation of Colleges and Departments of Education: Sixteen representatives of vari ous organizations interested in teacher preparation will hold forums and discussions to present the present and future problems in. the field of teacher development during this time. to) GIVE, I"IS PAGE THREDI
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