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'..' . - •
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'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$CA announced_ that . 'ond Formal • tomorrow - night at
..,... ....: .Rec Hall.' - . '
:the. money received, as a . result ,•
,of 'the drive will 'finance ,all PSCA . KUVW:lii.o;i:7,:ii..i.•.,Mitt%.,:•...,:Mki ' The dance, hdnoring the ar:
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Student:aCtivities.lor the_, coming moiiiliF;iiiim:iii*:.*::.s...
...,.:.:::„,mai*V::':,.... • Vi**iV` <s ' i 'i i:M: " :...::i: ' ; ' as .. Commanding Officer of the
Year.. It.' is: through - lhe...annual iniiiegiliiiiieinaa';‘.. .:':i;iA s :ik ''''.: `Unit will begin at 9:30 p.m.
,capvass that. flinotional, social and • geMigiiiiaii , :.:4•4o4i , V4 , '?:ii : :‘ s:: ' •
reereational events on the am us SIMMONMWM E:: ' i M giO: . • : The • entertainment will replace
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miniiii,i:i:1.i* , ::::::: , :*.,.• ..... : ... . the election of a Navy-Marine
are made . possible. „
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Faculty: chairman for. the facul- >.•..... , g0w..,.:: . :. : ...• ' , :the first Formal. Laughman Leon
-t y. portion of - the canvas's . is.. Dr. .gr : .• ...•:..-
.: ••• •.:..,..:•?:::: , ,:::i:io*: -. .:,. , ... , •...:i.: , ..:- Rabinowitz, .who once appeared
Henry S. Brunner, professor of g. 5 • .:...: . :..:. : . ...:,?."' .7::: ':....7; i ngi, i':..: 1 . 'A ; : :.: . i.:1.::: i :...:. • on Fred Allen's "Town Hall of
:agricultural education at 'the col: ''' 'the Air," will provide the. comedy
:lege, who with the assistance of DR. HENRY S. .BRUNNER, while Adele Yablon will present
ten division leaders and fifty so-
,licitors, . will attempt to , raise . lyric selections as a climax to the
.$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.:
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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
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.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
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"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. ..
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Drarriatics. • . . . , Tickets ' for - "The Father" may
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•be bought at:' R . I . any time this
- Playing - title. role. is Newell
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';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.. .
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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!" -• • .
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.•
' 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
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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)
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