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War Fund Donations Reach $8 5 5
General Platoff Don Cossack Chorus
Opens Semester's Artists' Course;
Kostrukoff Direch 27 Exiled Soldiers
The General. Platoff Don Cos
: sack Chorus troops into Schwab
Auditorium: at. 8 o'clock tonight
i topresent the first of three - con•- -
certs. included in the. new: Artists?
Course . Series.- • :" • •
Civilians - may • purchase.- single
tickets for•tonight's Artists'• Course
at $1,75, plus tax, and- servicemen
may purchase. them at .$l,OO, plus
tax,' Dr. Carl E. lrcivardt,• prOL
lessor of .romance philology, an 7
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`nounced.: '
.The 2.l.€9:iled:RUssian soldiers,
whoSe singing has wori interna
:tiorial
.acclaim: for...its range• and
;stirring . beauty,:' will• he directed
by lqcholaS.Kostrukoff. •
.Feetured • Mi.- tonight's prograin
,will be such : ."SOngs :of- the new
'War'. 'as. Les Knipper's "Song of
the.Plains;"_ "Katusha," a .simple
. ion 0 ". in . -the traditional •folk spirit,
telling. of ;the loneliness-of ; a
loved one; ~-ancl•-.!.`367
• the ,fareivell.. of , • an
,pilot as he. takes- off .to,bat•-••
Balancing. These "newcomers"
to ,their. concert schedule, the-,Don
poSsacka. , mt k ill.:Present- traditionally
kYlfaA:tOr‘lie:• : :Rtfaian 4 ' , liturgical music
, pnd-folk songs; =aind Cossack mel
pdies and dances of the pre-Revo
lution era.
The Don Cossack Chorus was
originally group •of• exiled stu 7
clents.-whii,spent their leisure.hours
,singing at gptherings their.ban
ished, ..countrymen • in' Prague,
Czectioslol:rakia,. and. • surrounding
towns: •,' , • • • : .•
'Official fOunding of , the chorus
took place, 'in 1926' under the pat:
rotiage . :of the late Thomas Masar:-
yk,: at that time Czechoslovakian
president, arid Eduard Benes, then
minister' cf the Foreign Office.
, I\ltich: of the reason for the sucl•
cess. of the. Don Cossack's music is
be :found in: the words of Kot
trukoff, 'their leader. "I am a
Self-taught musician," he admits,
qiut: then, every Cossack is born
with a soul, forliis music—and by
his music I mean the traditional
fo!lk music of the Cossacks of the
Dbn, or Kuban, or the Ural. Moun
tains, or the CaucasuS. There are
Many varieties a Cossacks; we
are the Don Cossacks, and every
Member of my Chorus is a Cossack
btSrn and bred. The music we give,
sting or dance, is traditional, and
has been sung or danced, in the
Bpdzak Says. Big Name .
Dance Not Probable
Raul. Budzak, chairman of IFC
Dance Committee, announced that
there is little possibility of a • name
1500 - dance to be sponsored by
IFC:-The main .reason• stated by
Budzak.' • is- that -last semester's
name -band dance was not a suc
cessful financial affair. Also, trans
portation difficulties and the de
crease in civilian student enroll
ment have hindered likelihood of
presenting the dance.
L4Vie Calls Candidates
All candidates for LaVie staff
will meet in 315 Old Main at 7:30
p.m Monday, Tuesday, Wednes
dab',
: Thursday, and Friday of this
.week, according to Roza n n e
Brooks, LaVie editor. Candidates
are needed to carry on•the records
ofi the•classes, Miss Brooks:added
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manner in which . we present it for
the • past three centuries."
Typical of the press's opinion of
the Chorus are the comments of •
Herman Devries in the Chicago
American,. after an appearance• by
the Don Cossacks there: •
"The Platoff Don Cossack Choir
created. a sensation by its unique;
magnificient. and. thrilling perfcr
mance," Devries . writes. "This
Choir Cannot .be likened 'to
.• any
similar.- organization that ; has
ited Chicago; for the reason that
the men .excel .as supreme .vocar
-istS, CaPable of producing the most
stunt - ling . : tote, either
,when roar
.forth in booming sonority; or
-when uttering whispered phrases
of heavenly- beauty."
CabilietC0011000:
Bid 04-0.0.Plool::
Cliques will -nominate the - can- .
clidates,..and , Miss *Good. urged al.I
freshmen interested in politics to
The,return of the big-name - band -attend these. meetings. - .•• • .
dance to- the :College campus: be- - :. The 7 Lioncliiiiie;*ili-ineat. in 305
came likelYlast_week,asiinteresteddOld': Main at 7:30= p.iii: Sunday' 'to
students-- clipped a. Collegian ar- nominate -candidates, according to
tiCle, signed their names tO it, and Robert C. -Hastedt,- clique chair
turned it in at Student Union. man.
The purpose of this infornial stu- Key party members • jumped
dent poll, according to .Horace ahead or the Lions by holding early
sniitn -and - Les Stine, • chairmen,' is elections for freshman candidates.
to provide assurance, that Such an
affair will receive the support. of . Leigh lvoehling and Betsy Heagy
were the names released fol• presi
the student . body and servicemen. dent and treasurer candidates, re
in order to 'obtain the permission spectively,' 'by Horace Smith, re
of the . administration to. sponsor cently reelected party chairman.
the dance, the committeemust sub- Shi Sink replaces Sue Clouser as
mit an estimate of the number who Key treasurer. Interested freshmen
will. attend.
• are invited, to. attend , the Key
Tentative plans 'for the dance in-, clique meeting in 305 Old Main at
elude a date of some Saturday in 8 p.m: Tuesday, according to
the middle of January; and a price shin,
of $3.85 for civilians and $2.75 for
The following statements are
servicemen.
Persons who would like to see taken frcim the code for this elec
,
the big Weekend make a come- tion.
back on campus, and who did not Any first semester freshman is
participate in last week's clipping eligible for• nomination of presi
and signing, are asked 'by Smith dent or treasurer of his respective
to follow the same procedure with semester, the election co 6 states.
this week's story. The chairman To be nominated, a candidate must
stressed that the committee must receive a plurality, i.e., more votes
have this assurance of support be- for that particular office than any
fore it can continue with plans: (Continued On. PUCIC Three)
Five Lone Frosh Appear
At Tribunal's First Trial
• With. only five freshmen ready to wear the first sandwich sign of
to• stand, trial at their first meeting, the semester.
- - - -
William Hanlon, James Mostel-
Tribunal got off to a slow start, a
slowness which was emphasized ler, and Don Sorber each took their turn before the judges, but in
later in :the meeting, when lack of every case the.evidence against the
evidence made conviction. possible representatives of '47 was insufri
for just two of the charges. • cient • and the cases were dis-,
Urging all upperclassMen to missed..
turn in the names of violators, Millikin reminds freshman men
Howard Millikin, chairman, stated that they are not allowed to• date
that so far upperclassmen have not unless Tribunal decrees otherwise
been cooperating and as a result for special occasions. Men will be
many freshmen are violating cus- allowed to date for the IMA Lance
toms and dodging Tribunal at the Saturday.
same time. Second semester freshmen .;may
When Tribunal took their first turn in. names of their first semes- .
threatening step they were able to ter. ,violating .brethren, However,
inflict penalties on only two of the they are not allowed to engage in
green-dinked youths. Of these two, the gentle art of hazing under any
just one remained on campus long conditions. •
enough to wear the court-issued Dismissing' .the. smiling, cocky
sandwich sign. Ted Thompson, on but slightly. nervous frost from his
trial bemuse he didn't adhere to mind, Millikiri emphasized that all
bible..customs, left campus.for the' students who. have ears must get a
Air Corps, leaving Ned Datz. alone College license immediately.
Published Weekly by The Daily Collegian Sla
FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3, 1943-STATE COLLEGE, PA
Froth Sells 3 for 25
I nßargainDaySaies
Froth Will be sold at ten cents
an issue or three for a quarter
until , December 11, George M.
Graham, editor of the alleged
humor magazine, announced.
For anybody who cares, there
will be a combined business
staff meeting in the hole in the
Wall called Froth office in Car
negie, 7:30 p.m. Monday. Can=
didates for
,business staff are
frantically urged to attend also.
Good Announces
Freshmat:Rules
For Candidates
Enthusiastic. wearers of green
bOws and- clinks will elect their
semester presideht and treasurer
in the Sandwich Shop from 10 a.m.
till .4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Decerns
•her ,according. to ,Peggy G o od,•
chairman of the Elections COmnlit
tee.
Raffle At IMA-IWA Dance
To Climax Student Campaign
War Fund donations which rolled into the Collegian office up until
yesterday afternoon and pushed the net to date to $855 made it likely
that the student population will contribute at least $l,OOO, Or one-half
of its goal, by the time the drive closes tomorrow noon. Pulling of
winning numbers in the War Bond Raffle will take place at the Inde
pendent students' dance in the Armory tomorrow night.
As the paper went to press last night, there was still a possibility
that solicitation would be permitted in Navy-Marine barracks. In
such a case it is believed•that final results will approach the goal.
Organizations •which have reported intention of donating from
their funds include WRA, $100; PSCA, $100; WSGA, $75; Cwens, $35; .
Alpha Lambda Delta, $l5; ISC, $5; -and Penn State Club, $5. Mortar
Board• and Panhellenic Council reported that they will probably con-i
tribute, although they could not name..a definite - amount All Organi. ,
zationa which. have not yet. considered a deflation are urged to do sO
•at 'their next meeting. Contributions will be accepted after the:dead
line from those groups •which do not meet before Saturday noon.
Because solicitation is not permitted in ASTP and Air Corps
barracks, and possibly may not be permitted in Navy-Marine units;
members of these groups may make their donations at the War Fund
booth in Old Main today. and tomorrow morning.
Prizes in the lottery will he one $5O and two $25 War Bonds, and
. tickets sell at 50 cents each or three for $l.
The National War Fund distributes money and• supplies among
17: major. war. relief associations which serve men and. women. ix►! thaw
armed services and-. civilians: ats.
home on the battlefield:: ands: in:
Allied and 'subjugated , nations.;
Through its coordinated program;.
the need for appeals by separate'
groups is eliminated.
Military services include the
Mhtriitippoloft
6-.:Ne* Intsfeet :.
-• • ' - ' • • • establishment and. maintenance Of
..FiVe of the six appointees •
to . the 1;800 USO clubs, service offices, 45
Board of Trustees announced at centers at home and overseas for'
Harrisburg today by Governor Ed- Merchant seamen, and supplying. of
ward Martin have served the Col- books, musical instruments,. and
lege in past. years. 'W. Stewart other sorts of recreation'equiPment
Taylor,, Harrisburg, is the lone for those interned in prison camps.
newcomer.
Among United Nations, the fund
• Mr. Taylor, youngest member on Must alleviate part of the suffering
the board, is the son . of State Sena- of 30 million Axis refugees, 50 mil
tor M. Harvey Taylor and was
graduated from the College in 1923, lion homeless Chinese ; 180 thou-
He has since been engaged in the
sand Czechoslovaks, and 140
Sand Yugoslays in Axis prison
thou
insurance business with his father
at HarrisbUrg. .
camps. Food, clothing, medical and
surgical supplies, and seeds for re-
Mrs. Clara C. Phillips, Washing- planting scorched earth areas must
tan, who was reappointed, is an be sent in huge quantities for suc
a ctive member of the State cessful rehabilitation of citizens of
Grange, and served as a trustee of devastated areas.
the College for eight years prior to On the home front, the fund
her reappointment in December, (Continued on page eight)
1939. She was largely instrumental
in securing the erection of Grange
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Dormitory.
Others reappointed" by Governor Dutch Treat Dance
Martin were Howard J. Lamade,
Williamsport; Harry M. Moses,n
Pittsburgh; ' Edgar C. Weichel, ,
a
wen By IA A
Scranton; and Roger W. Rowland, 411
New Castle. Mr. Rowland and Mr. IMA and IWA will cooperate in
Lamade are both graduates of the sponsoring a Dutch Treat Dance at
College.
_the Armory from 9 to 12 Saturday,
Mr. Lamade, secretary and busi
ness manager of Grit Publishing
Company, is a native of Williams
port, and attended Wenonah Mili
tary College before enrolling at
Penn State. He was graduated
from the College in 1912 with a
bachelor of science degree in chem
istry. He then went to the Univer
sity of Missouri, where he earned
a bachelor's degree in journalism.
Mr. Moses, a graduate of Wabash les must sign up at"thodoor. Sepi-
College in Indiana, is president of rate cash prizes of $2.50 will , be
the H. C. Frick Coke and Associ- given to both members of the .
ated Companies, subsidiaries of the winning couple.
United States Steel Corporation,
Admission also is to be on an in-
Pittsburgh.,He is a native of West
dividual basis, with a charge of
ville. 111., and served in the first
World War. 35c per person charged. The dance
is named "dutch" for this reason.
Mr..Weichel was born in Scran
ton, and graduated from Scranton Committees for the affair as re-
High School in 1903. He has been 'leased by Miss Schmidle, include:
affiliated with a number of coal Charles Hurley and Tack Murray
companies in the Scranton area, in charge of records; Ted Himka,
joining the Hudson Coal Company Alice Drumm, and Mildred Mc
as mining engineer in 1923. His Allen managing the coke bar, and
present position with that company Helen Schmidle, Bernie Stroze
is assistant general manager in ski, Sidney Rivenburg, and Ar
charge of operations. thur Goldburg engaged in publi
(Continued on page five) cizing the event.
IMA, .IWA
Spa . mor
Dance
PRICE FIVE CENTS
which, in the words of its co
chairmen, will be a "mixer par ex
cellence." Boy and girl stags will
be especially welcome according
to Helen L Schmidle and Bernice
B. Strozeski, the co-chairmen.
Features of the dance include a
jitterbug contest at intermission,
mixer dances of many varieties,
and a Collegian Lottery thblt..
Contestants for the jitterbug• tit'-