See Air Corps Sweethearts' Pix Page 7 VOL. 40—No. 106 Thespians Offer Canteen As High Spol Of Weekend Campus Owls To Play Rec Hall Affair Second Thespian Canteen of the semester is set for tomorrow night at Rec Hall. Bud Wills' Campus Owls will 'play for dancing from 9 to 12 p.m., Paul Galvanik, man tgerof the affair, stated last night. . • There will be an admissiori 'charge of .50 cents for men and, as usual, women will be admitted tree. Women interested in .regis ter:ng as-official hostesses .are re quested to contact Miriam Zart- Man i qt 36 Atherton . The dance is O . p . en-:to all men, both students and service groups; . . Paul Grove will• double for WillS in leading the Owls'. per formance. Under the - Owls' new set-up, Grove takes the ride tfum ._pet, Johnny Setar doubles on the sax and the clarinet, and Walt :Kawr is at the piano. Advance rumors have it that the band will ~give. out with "Stormy Weather," • !9Filtie Skies',7, "Rose Room," and Blue"-Gown." . 4 1 't . fekiii &I-liiS: 4 BtrorMS;Veather":and ‘,`Sunny'sidp of the. Street." Both of these arrangements, and a ma jority .of the others, are originals by George Washko and Jimmy fMacAdclam. - Entertainment-features, which mere a `highlight-of-last'semester's Canteen, will not,be introduced at this affair Garvanilv:.announced. thdre - Will tie . a cope bar. 300• i*ople 'attpded. - the first Canteen of the semester which , . , was. held;in• the - A:rMOFy...Galkranili, stated -that: an -even- larger -crowd • will-beneeessary-thiwtime to.make ?.s mpoh pf . a. : profit , •as' Thespians realized on the last affair. • State: . 15 - um „.... North • African:. "My. experiAce in North • Af rica,.. while' not a perfect guide to what may follow the invasion Of Europe proper, indicates, be irorid,'aueStion,- that 'the first and r"ajor task of civilian • relief in the'occuoied'countries will be the Care and, as rapiely as possible, the relodation and rehabilitation of the actual war refugees,” de clared Fred K. Hoehler 'l5 upon his return from North Africa where he directed a , special miss inn for •the Office of Foreign Re ref. and Rehabilitation _ Opera. ; • "Tunis, Sfax, Sousse, and other Tunisian cities were crowded with refugees when the Allied troops Imit,ook over, and our job was to feed, clothe, and provide shelter for, those people," he said: Although . Hoehler Cid not dis- NE'S it, friends, in the welfare flcl 4 . in Chicago revealed that his North African mission resulted in a close brush with death when ftc missed a plane that would have joined hint with some assist- Outs. The plane carried 35 people to the:r deaths when it crashed in jpid•iTanuary at Paramaribo, putch Guiana. • Hoehler said that working bmong disorganized' peoples had {nary problems that he could not nticipate. Relief anc:. aid given thein hi s . ich a wya that Tly Tatirgiatt FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1943-STATE COLLEGE, PA LA Council Issues Call For Candidates; Tries New Election System Sophomores and Juniors in the Liberal Arts School who !have a 1 All-College average are qual ified to petition for membership to the council, according to Su zanne A. Clouse, president. Eight new members will be ac cepted from the number who sub mit petitions to Student Union before noon Saturday, September . 12. Each candidate must - secure at least 25 names before the petition deadline. Elections of members will be chosen under a new system. The council will conduct elections in the lobby of Sparks ibuilding Wed nesday, September 46 from 7:30 to 4:30 p.m. Four juniors and the same number of sophomores will be chosen. 'Students are reminded .that as in the past those will be chosen who qualify scholastically, primarily, and are engaged in some extra-dudricular activities. The council, which meet Tues day, also submitted names of fac ulty .members who will be asked to serve as advisory 'group to the council. These faculty members will serve for one semester, ac cording .to Miss .Clouser. Ag Students Meet Today eleorgamze Cowl A meeting of all members of the 'Ag. ',school' has' been called by Robert :Brawn, president of the Ag. Stu - dent Council, in 409 Main Agriculture building at' 4:30 ' o'- clock today., . • Tl 4 punpose of the meeting is to reorganize the council into an All-Ag society. to function with the former.. council," .aocoitling ..to Brawn. Dean - Fletcher 'will speak at tha.meeting. ". The. council 'has been affected by -.the ;drop. -in pnballMent :and - in order 'to (function it :is: necessary they - merge , with - .other organiza tions—of fthe schcior. The - present, enrollment is 'l7O, last semester 'it was 1,000, Brawn-stated. • Returns From Relief Trip t would nest change the soaial or economic structure 'of the society. Rations 'were provided through . lend-lease, - Floehler said, and the main Problem was in the obtain ing of the same. Germans took what food and other materials they couolzl use, and left the peo ple, for the most part, with what money they had. MuCh of the foo u and clothing, therefore, was not charity,,but..purchased by inhab itants of the counrty. Before this .project, Hgehler was cin . einnati safety director and then moved on as drector of the American Welfare Associa tion of Chicago. At :present, he is chief of the London regioal office for Office of Foreign. Relief and Rehabilitatoin Operations. His post in . London gives him responsibility for liasion between American armed forces and those of our Allies 'and with the Inter- Post-War Requirements Committee, • While in school Hoehler was a member •of Skull and Bones. Friars. was business manager of the 1915 LaVie, and was on the staff of the Penn State Farmer along witli many other activities. He graduate'L from the• depart ment of forestry and was a mem ber of Alpha Zeta social frater nity Published Weekly by The Daily Collegian Staff Coeds, Wives Vie For Queen Two coeds and two Air Corps ivcs will vie for the title of Air Corps Sweetheart II at the second Air Corps graduation formal at Rec Hall Saturday night, Septem ber 10. Pictures of ec•ntestants ap pear on page 7. Coeds are Donna McClintock, 'freshman, and Marion Dougherty, senior. Miss McClintock will rep resent Squadron C and Miss Dougherty has been chosen as the candidate for Squadron •A. Adel aide Fitzgerald and Patricia Tolle, bo h wives of Aviation students, have been selected by Squadrons B and D. From these four candidates one will be chosen by a committee of judges to reign as Queen for a month until the next graduation formal. The judges are Captain (Conti:lined on page seven) Seism Takes State Department Post Dr. John Paul Selsam, associ ate professor of European_ history will report to Washington, Mon day, September 6, to be .assigned to a foreign post to help in Eur opean rehabilitation war work. r Eieeecibkkk • . Selsam, .who has, been granted ac..l,eoe.:itlfAbOnck3 , 4 rom Ahe . ulty; - will be Field Organizer and 'lnspector for the -Office of Foreign Relief and, Rehabilita tions Operations of the Depart ment of State. When interrogated about his duties 'he 'said: "Our first task Will be to see that the people will get proper nourishment, particu larly-the women and children.!' . '!Secondly,' ,we „ want , to assist them 'to revitre-their own econom ic life - -as soon as possible,” Sel sam added. .:.Conversant . with' European..lan guagea- including- German i • Italian: and French,- the historian has learned many of, their customs . his • extensive .Visits • •and travels throughout - Europe- :and Asia Minor. . . His first trip in - 1927 helped to -further his studies of these peoples. From 1390 to 1923, he lived in. Europe, studied at the Hague Academy of International Law and the Graduate School of the. University of Geneva. During this time he served for one year as manager of the publications sales office;. of the League of .Na tions. Selsam received his Bachelor of Arts degree at Franklin and Marshall College in. 1921, his master of Arts in 1924; his Ph.D. in. 1931 at Princeton University. He obtained a diploma at the Institut Universita.ire de Hautes Etudes Internationales at Gen eva, S'witzerlanc:, in 1932: 'War And After' Series Will Conclude Thursday The last in a series •of discus sions on "The War and After" will be presented when Dr. Nelson M. •McGeary, assistant professor of political science, speaks on the subject, "A Realistic Peace," in Room 304; Old Main, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. • The series, which began August 19 and has presented three speak ers, is being sponsored by Hillel Foundation and the Christian As sociation. . George E. Simpson, associate pcofessor of sociology, spoke on "Geopolitics in the Future" last night, , . , College, Town Join Forces To Boost War Bond Drive Appoints Committee Harry Kern, chairman of Cab inet, appointed eight students to work on a committee with H. R. Gilbert of the State College War Finance Committee. The committee will work to increase the sale of Way Bonds at the College in the nation-wide driiie for. September. IF Council Goes Under $306.90 In Las, Week's Final Big Dance Expenditures for IF Ball, held last Friday evening, as released by, Henry Keller, IFC president, are as .folloyvs: ' • Income comprised of admissions, booth rental, and -checking totaled $1,587.30. Major.: expenditures ' including music, decorations, and - programs amounted to . $1,258.50. .• Advertising Which covered Col legian,. Froth, window cardS, and - signs was estirnated at $63.75. Labor. wages for the committee chairman, College workers, check ing clerks, doormen; women at tendants, and ticket seller totaled $212.25. Twenty dollars was spent for telephone and telegraph expendi tures, while the tax on admissions was - $134.70. Minor and miscellaneous fea tures reached the $165 mark, Grand total amounted to $1,894.20 with an 'estimated deficit of $306.90. According to Keller, this lack (Continued on page eight) Weekend Opens With WRA Skating Party Tomorrow afternoon's• social program will feature an All-Col lege skating party from 2:30 to 5 o'clock at the Coliseum, a half mile east of College avenue on the road to Bellefonte. Servicemen, wom en's service groups, coeds, and all regular students are urged to at tend, according to Elizabeth Mc- Kinley, president of IArRA. It 'has been suggested by WRA that sororities and dormitories plan "skating parties" for the afternoon. Tickets may be obtain ed at Student Union or from Miss MdKinley, Elizabeth J. Pike, Alice Hopper, Mary Grace Longenecker, Margaret Gucd, Mary Ann Jen nings, Joan K. Miller, and Barbara J. Smith. . , . , Pitch in For September's Bond Drive PRICE. FIVE CENTS Directing its attention toward the sale of Series E War bonds, $25 bonds purchased by average citizens, the College will work in. conjunction with the town to boost the' sale of war bonds in the nation-wide drive, which starts Thursday and will continue through the month of September. Fifteen billion dollars is the nction's goal for this latest drive and the sale of E bonds is ex pected to account for at least four billion collars of this. While both the. State and Centre County have kept up their sale of bonds, the actual sales has been" from large corporations and not from the Bale of E bonds. Students appointed by Harry F. Kerns, cabinet chairman, work on the committee with H. R. Gil bert of the State College War Finance committee are • James Casey, Gloria Duerst, Harold 'Fetterman, Peter Johnston, Re nee 'Marks, Frank McKa.in, Helen McKee and RaymOnd Parks. Vic tory weekend, concerts and other entertainments are being planned to stimulate individual sales among students and stue,ent or ganizations. The defense council passed a motion Tuesday promising sup port for the drivel It was rec ommended that the block leader organization be placed in charge of a house to house canvass of the town to solicit bond sales. Grid Till High Mes 'Victory Weekend' A 1943 edition of last summer's successful Victory Weekend has been, planned ,as the main event for September, according to Robert Brawn and Larry Faires, co-chair men of the affair. ,September 25 haS been selected as the date for the All-College weekend because it is the first football game of. the season. The Lions will meet the Bucknell Bisons on that date. Other such details as the selec tion of the band, the possibility of refreshments, the price of admis sion, and the completion of plans for the weekend are still unde cided. Dancing will continue from 9 to 12. The Victory Committee is now in the process of selecting an or chestra. Four groups have offered their services for the dance. They are Jimmy Burden and his orches tra, Bud Wills and the Campus Owls, the Army Air Corps Band, and the Navy-Marine Band. RPlans are now underway to make the purchase of War Stamps the admission fee. However, noth ing definite has as yet been acted uppn. The co-chairmen plan to meet with the members of the Victory Committee some time next week to act upon all unsettled problems. All tentative plans will at that time be made definite. Two new appointments were made during the past week when Leon Cialella was named publicity chairman and Horace Smith can teen chairman. Other members of the committee are Margaret Ra matey, Ann Serraco, Joan Clark, Ray Zaroda, and Mary Jo Powell. Vocal tryouts for Thespian chorus will be held in 200 Car negie Hall, 8:30 p.m. Monday, it was announced.
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