Sherwood To Play For Winter Ball VOL. 41—No. 8 PSCA Begins Annual Finance Canvass With lip--Offr Rally Al S:{. Hotel Dr. &ernard C. Clausen CA Drive Chairman Speaks To Faculty Group ~ for. Aiming: ..a., - . successful . cam", paign; :the . ..Pentl. , ;'State',"Chriiiiar . .As B c . cl4 l o'. wIJ-1.)30.411 . *:..iti'...anntia1.::1 linane :caniasS . with .a • '`.7tip.o.ff'..' . - • . 'rally „at ' tlie - .State..,College: Hotel • • With 'riniisic .provided by the: re 'rally :hall, ..3:30. - Welock,tornor : . .juvenated NaVyLMarine Orchestra row. — he drive .. will be' outlined ) -and entertaintrient .by a Thespian by CA' officials during the .meet= .j troupe of Leon' Rabinowitz, Jane Abramson . and Adele - Yablon, ,i. :V-12 trainees will hold their sec , Mr.: James . T.; Smith,: general secretary Of'P$CA announced_ that . 'ond Formal • tomorrow - night at ..,... ....: .Rec Hall.' - . ' :the. money received, as a . result ,• ,of 'the drive will 'finance ,all PSCA . KUVW:lii.o;i:7,:ii..i.•.,Mitt%.,:•...,:Mki ' The dance, hdnoring the ar: . - • ~.m : i i*?. ...,......; „ ,::*.:,::.„::::::. rival of Comdr. Walter S. Gabel, Student:aCtivities.lor the_, coming moiiiliF;iiiim:iii*:.*::.s... ...,.:.:::„,mai*V::':,.... • Vi**iV` .•..... , g0w..,.:: . :. : ...• ' , :the first Formal. Laughman Leon -t y. portion of - the canvas's . is.. Dr. .gr : .• ...•:..- .: ••• •.:..,..:•?:::: , ,:::i:io*: -. .:,. , ... , •...:i.: , ..:- Rabinowitz, .who once appeared Henry S. Brunner, professor of g. 5 • .:...: . :..:. : . ...:,?."' .7::: ':....7; i ngi, i':..: 1 . 'A ; : :.: . i.:1.::: i :...:. • on Fred Allen's "Town Hall of :agricultural education at 'the col: ''' 'the Air," will provide the. comedy :lege, who with the assistance of DR. HENRY S. .BRUNNER, while Adele Yablon will present ten division leaders and fifty so- ,licitors, . will attempt to , raise . lyric selections as a climax to the .$lOOO as the faculty goal. The Penn State . Engineer ' . • intermission fun. • . .student drive will begin January New innovation will .be . the Guest' speakerfor the afternoon ' • 'To . Award Scholarship placing of Barracks Booths to • . I simulate the effect . obtained by will:. be 'Dr. Bernard "C. Clausen The Penn State Engineer has the collegiate fraternity .booths.• of the First Baptist Church,. Pitts- announced the foundation of a 50 . -Each barracks tvill .have its in •burgh.. In the last war Dr. Clau dollar scholarship to be awarded • dividual booths under a lettered :Sen was- a chaplain -aboard the U. sign 'signifying -the Navy or Ma .S. S: North • Carolina - from 1917 every .other semester to a student rnes and noting the number of ,to , 1919. As an. author, preacher enrolled in the School of Engineer- - 'the house._ Red, 'White and blue .and 1 theologian,' he has been con- ing, the ' School of Mineral Indust-. crepe will provide the - usual pa sidered' by • many •as one of. the ries, .or the Chernical.Engineeting triotic theme to the dance,. aP ac qtriost p , ,Tular.cfchapel-speakers . ,at .., the college.; Dr.. Clausen; will 'also 7 :" . '. lrn7.7 ''''''''' .- '" ' e : ,, 'Fi'j :: ''''... , '''': ''' -4 - 4 i- -17 4;A C t - -; - ' l * F-! , a - ,rk r ; - ' ch qk r ...k r k.: of ..the"colinitted: ',.• '•';':-. •-- • 1. . - The scholarship will be awarded :Sneak' at chapel Siinday.: .. .. ' . on •"the . basis of . financial , need, ' With their first appearance of :'. :Other .. invited • guests - will - be: _scholarsrhip, personality, and extra- 'the year at -a • USO - dance before -President •Ralph P. Hetzeli. Adrian. activities by the senior ..-the Christmas recess a thing of 'the 0. .Morse, assistant. :.to: the presi- •.Currlcular - staff Of the Engineerandits faculty, 'past, - the. -Navy-Marine _band un -dent; 'Dean' Arthur -R...Warnock; adVlSOrY",domniittee• and 18:aPprov- per .the-batorrof 'Pvt. Wayne Ch al -Dean Charlotte -E.. : Ray; . the -board .1 :Of 'directors . of . . the-.PSCA; : ,the 'ed and administered by • the Senate '' .4. (Continued on, .page seven) :deana-of.he .schools.. Of. ..the:..Col-.,:Committee on Academic Standards. lege; i Samuel -K., • Hostetter, • •.• in , -In' Order to be :considered „the . .. .charge nt...buSiness,_qp4 finance •Candidate 'must:: ha ve . at ~ least..a 2 and, assistant to. the . president:. --average. Students - who are interest- RusBefl. E. Clark, bursar; ',Rag- V: . .ed should leave a' letter addressed 'Watkins, scheduling Officer*,- Neil to 'the Perri-State Engineer stating 'M. - ..Flerriirig, graduate• manager - of •their.qUaliacationsand other perti athletiOs; Louis Bell, "direetcirr . of nent "faets'at 'Strident Union on: or ;,-.. .7( . obntinited - pn - . .Pdge.Thre,el: - • before - Friday;' - January .14.-- • P,s - kchologicat,Drci*:,Comes rif4:P.lo.o',sl6:4o...lV:thit'..Week ... "The Father," a psychological ‘pectively. . May by August Strindberg, will Marion Schein and Mary Davis , be -presented by 'the Penn State are Property heads, Mary . Ann IPlayers in Schwab Auditorium at Mason and RoSalind• Green paint B.p.m..January 14th and 15th ac- manager and Mary•Jo McDougall ;.cording to director Stanley C. and James Redman lighting direc- DanowSki, graduate• student in tors. .. .., - :., _ . . . • Drarriatics. • . . . , Tickets ' for - "The Father" may . •be bought at:' R . I . any time this - Playing - title. role. is Newell - " ';C' COCook,'graduate - . : of - Florida. week, DanoWski -added . Southern College now in the re f:search 'division of . the Chemistry Deriartment.at the College. Aluni i. na, Verna Sevast, a veteran rnem ,.ber of Players will portray Laura, ;`his wife, Miss Sevast, who was re- Moon• Is Down shrdlu•cmfwyp i;cently - seen in Players .• "The !Moon Is Down" is now connected :with the Central Extension Harry Pebly plays the part of ;•the Pastor, and Joseph Mayers, the doctor, in this .drama, a nat- Study of the struggle for „power which- goes on between a ,man and woman for control of :their child. Nojd is depicted by Joseph :ilDoerner, Margaret by Leatrice `,Strobel . ; Bertha. is . , played by Pal ; 'a Wakefield. end the orderly by i rrhoreas Mopa'ghan. TeClinical crew heads for , the show :include George ItowS, stage itil:arlager; 4phn. 4 GivepS,...coristrtle 7 And .1 . caney . 7.1%/oriPii• :are. 7.!trirne . 'and manager Tattrgiatt Dickinson Debaters First '44 Opponent Penn State's debate team open's the 1944 season against Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa. The National debate question for the year is to be the topic for the debate, "Resolved: That the United States should cooperate in establishing and maintaining an international police force upon defeat of the Axis." The debate will be held in 121 Sparks, 8 p.m., Wednesday. Dating back to 1898, the Penn State-Car lisle series is the oldest in the State It is also among the oldest. in 'the United States. Since the start at the' series, only - .Once have the teams failed to meet. While Penn State •has the af firmatiVe . side , .of the.: questickn, Cat:li,§le:*4l! defend - the . 3 - jegatixe. The seiles''th'.'liele.l' . #itetnatel each college.. . . . Published Weekly by The Daily Collegian Sia FRIDAY MORNING e JANU - ARY - 7, - 1 - 9 - 4—STXTE - CoLfEGE A PA Ball Features Sherwood Thespians To Entertain AtV-12Dance Acker,. Flying Cadet, Portfolio's Feature Portfolio will once more hit the stands on Monday, feattiring; ,ccirding,tto Editor 'Rosalind Schnit zer, a 'portrait called, "Bill Acker, Flying Cadet," written by Ruth Constad. Acker, now training with the Air Corps here has .seen. ac tive duty, having ferried a plane across Africa. This issue of - the publication also •contains a feature review .of Max Schulman's "Barefoot Boy ; with Cheek," newest tongue-in the-cheek -novel on college life, written by ,Lee Learner. Jacqueline Socol, .a sophomore at the College, who came to the United ,States from England in i 939- has, -written .a commentary on,the English. school system, en titled, "So. You're Going to, Am - erica!" -• • . . . .• ' In' . a . ddilic!MT, to' •its • 'Customary poetry and end - StorteS, 'Portfolio will present ,a bircl'S-eye• view of the Penn StEite•cainpuS at war in '44. • :As •uSual; F'ortfoliw will be on sale at the Coiner and local news agencies.- • • All • servicemen attention! • Have you watched Ernie Pyle with professional envy? Would you like to be one of • the re porters of an .enterprising newspaper and be able to clip out your, own stories and send them home mariiied "•this (ts mine?" Collegian • urges all servicemen aspiring toward a journalistic career to contact the •Collegian, office between 7 And. 8 .p.m. ,Tuesday • and Wed nesday . nights... • • • . • • See -editorialpage .4.• Company Halt! .Bobby Sherwood and his crchestra with "something new in'syn copation" will swing into State College February 5 to. play for the formal Winter Ball, sponsored by All-College Cabinet. Les Stine and Steve Herbert, co-chairmen of the dance, promise that Rec Hall will be more elabofately decorated than for previous wartime proms. Student tickets will sell for $3.75, including tax; ser vicemen's for $2.75. The Sherwood orchestra, coming from Miami Beach, features Bobby on the guitar, trumpet and lyrics, and a singing newcomer, Given . Davies, handles the female end . of .the vocals. . Although having come up in the midst of a record ban g Bobby Sherwood,. was voted 9th high in. A popularity poll by Martin Block, 'conductor of "Make Believe Ball room" over WNEW, New York. Sherwood ( has made only two - re cordings to date, "Elks Parade," and "Harlem Butterfly." Before forming his orchestra; Bobby was under contract as a guitarist to MGM studios for five years..He was a special accompan-' Ist to Bing Crosby in pictures and recordings, and has accompanied many stars such as Lily Pons, Nel son Eddy, Grace Moore, and Judy- Garland. r I=i=2l BOBBY SHERWOOD I.,S"'ponsors 'slii:- : Ii4411: ; ;i,..: - o..Mi.i'el'Out "Slush Ball,"an informal dance, . Donald Novis and Leighton Nobler will be presented January 15' in •But after two years at Pasadena Rec Hall by ISC. 'Bud Wills and Junior College, Bobby gave up his the Campus Owls .will furnish :academic education and gave over reason for rhythm from 9-12 p. • all his time to music. • - witli afbMid • rapidly- coming into: itsown Johnny Sptar,; Claiipet ace,. will solo on "China Boy " . and "Pagan Love Song." Betty Platt will vo calize, with "Where . or • When," and "Rockin' Chair' as songs. • Pat Larriade, Bud Miss, and joe.Cannon will work on the piano, trombone and tenor saxo phone respectively, with Earl Ro berts, Blue Band man, Johnny Sloan: and Paid Grov e. - giving out with Solid trumpets. The advisory committee, which consists of George Leetch; Helen Schmidle, William Fclk, Sydney Rivenburg and Kay Kirk, promise a novel intermission. Tickets for the dance, which range in the exact vicinity of 77 cents for servicemen and $l.lO for civilians, may be purchased at the door 'or from Jack Murray, - Walt Ponski, Julie - White, and Peter Keffalas In' charge of refreshments will be Robert Hirzel and George Wil liams. Nancy Coffin and Emma Jean Snyder will .chaperone, with invitations under, the supervision of Barbara Wedge, Bernard Sircz- eski will direct the checking. Lights and decorations will be handled by James Redmond, Ar thur Goldberg and Rosemary Keyser. Frosh To Pull Ropes For Hanging Customs All the brawn and energy that .has been salvaged for duration will be on exhibit tomorrow af ternoon .on the practice field at 2 o'clock when the • 2nd semester freshmen meet the Ist semester freshmen: in a rope • pulling con test to determine whether. the low er • frosh will be able; to. doff cus toms. Princess Will Visit College This young, blond six-fcot maestro is the son of vaudeville•. stars and made - his first stage ap-.. pearance when he was 8 years., old. Born in Indianapolis in 1914, Bobby learned to play the banjo-• when he was -six. The' Sherwood: troupe was on the road most of Bobby's young ehildhcod, so that his early education was through private tutors. 'The Sherwoodsfinally,:i4e.#3o:, down Orfila and. Bobby.wes sent to Pilis — Alto Military Aca demy and later• to , PaSadena,.l7l.lgli t ' where his- classmates included Ellsworth Vines, , Jean 'Parker, Sherwood's voice, guitar . and trumpet have been heard on the (Continued on page six) Princess To Speak Al Matrix Dinner Theta Sigma Phi Extends 'lnvitations To BWOC's feature Authoress-Princess. Paul Sapie ha, the American born wife of a Polish nobleman, will be Theta Sigma Phi's guest .speaker at the Matrix dinner. Theta Sigma Phi, women's journalism honorary, will have, its dinner at the Corner Room, January. 28.. • Invitations .to the. banquet Will be issued to all. BWOC's on cam pus, Barbara Mennies, Theta Sig ma • Phi .. president, announced. Quill, Cap, and Matrix girls will be chosen. from . among coeds on campus on the basis of scolar ship and extra-curricular :activi ties. . . Princess Paul, author of "Po lish Profile," recently completed. another book, "Beyond .. .this Shore," which tells of the conflict between the American and Euro pean way of life. This novt , l is based on the author's European residence after a life in. America as' a background. Before the outbreak of the war in. Poland, the Princess and her family escaped over the Rumanian border when the Nazis stormed into Remberg. From RuAnania they fled to Hungary, then to Pa ris ,and finally from France to America. She was educated at both Vas_ sar and at the University of Gren:- oble in France. While at Grenoble (Continued on page six) PRICE FIVE CENTS-