FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1944
Thespians Miss Downbeat
As - Valiant Effort , Miscues
"Time to Dance," the Thespians' latest show, proved to, be a rather
sad reflection of the organization's past glories. The orchestra, under
the direction of Jimmy Burden, the chorus, and the soloists g all tried
but in vain. It was followed by a dance in Rec Hall with Art Wendell
and his band.
The "find" of the show, Betty Wiser, sang her three songs, "St.
Louis Blues," "Kind of Tired of Drearniny a
. Burden original; and
Chair,"-with little of the bubbling talent claime'd for her.
The Wiser - -Sock Kennedy tap
specialty went over slightly bet
ter.
Charming Ruth Hill's solo, "Blue
Room," would have been a song ; to
remember had the PA system not
broken down. "The OPA Says .
'No'," 'Pete Johnson, who shows
some ..real talent, and chdrus,
which was . a little dead but . not
too bad, and Adele Yablon's rendi
tion Of "Jenny" and "Chain Sfore
Daisy" drew the customary cul
tural Comments.
Sidney Kane, Bernie Lerner,
Harriet Leyden, and Adele Yab
ion's' "Anti-Social Quartet" turned
into a corny satire on the "Lost
Chord," .
The climax, "Juke Box Saturday
Nite;!' was the only act which
showed a faint trace of the 'old
spirit. A conglomeration of, Musk,
song and dance, it was staged by
the entire chorus and orchestra.
Staff members responsible were
George Q. Graham, Ewing Ken
nedy, Paul Galvanek, Miriam
Zartman, Harry Pebly,.Betty Hea
back, lone Trovaioli, Lee Thomp
son, and Jan Tower.
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president Ralph D. Hetzel has
announced the creation of a fac
ulty-staff committee to chart the
post-war course of the College.
A. 0. Morse, assistant to .the presi
dent in charge of resident instruc
tion, heads the committee.
Nearly one-fifth of the Navy-
Marine trainees enrolled at the
College came here from combat
areas including, nearly every ma
jor campaign in which American
forces. have participated. These
campaigns include-Sicily and Sa
,lerno in • the Mediterranean, and
the Soiomons, Marshalls, Gilberts,
and Tarawa in the South Pacific.
Lenten morning watch services
Payers' Janier A Riot,
Put= Lifts. Army Morale
(Continued
.from page one)
complete with .blond pigtails and
a winning way which will turn. all
Coeds green with envy. .• •
.:,...Coeds living in Women's Build
sing and the Alpha Chi Omega suite
will feelquite at home at the cur.
rent Players' production as a lone
.
sailor - sleepg on the couch through.
most of the action of the play,
:obliVious . to the dilemMa.. of his
bosts. •
, 'As "Janie" moves 'into its final
'rehearsals, production behind the
scenes is at high speed.. Stage
crews, property committees, and
costumers are working like mad
too.
, The noise in the Players' Loft is
Aeafpping as a, buzz saw• buzzes
jneessantly and erstwhile carpen
ters build sets. •
The property' room has taken
on a weird ghostlike appearance
as dark pieces of material hang
on a clothes line stretched across
the room. The room is illuminated
by a single electric light. The cos
tume committee enlightened us as
to the cause for this ghastly ap-,
pearance. It seems they are dye
ing the costumes.
"Janie" will come to Schwab
Auditorium April 15 and 16, and
Collegian repOrters will Act -longer
letime,tbe Little. Theatre in a-com
plete state of bewilderment and
MEIN
Si. LYNETTE LUNDQUIST
Any A ilailable T inie?
CcingiessW ants You
• Students with no intention of
returning 'to school' next semester
or .who •inlght'possibly have some
free time this year will get a
chance fo earn money, affording
to the Agricultural 'Extension
Service. of the
.College..
This opportunity has been made
available through COngress' desire
for the Agricultural Extension
Service to continue its work in re
cruiting and placing farm labor in
1944.
Last year more than 80,000
Pennsylvgnia seasonal workers
were given work on farms, and it
is estimated by J. E. McCord, state
supervisor of emergency farm
labor, that there Will be need for
at *least 100,000 seasonal workers
this year.
Peak demands for this extra
help are expected in the early
spring and early fall, especially
during the months of September
and October.
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will be held in 304 Old Main at
7:20 a.m. Wednesday.
Faculty members are invited to
an international tea sponsored by
the Penn State Christian Associa
tion in. Woman's Building lounge
from 3to 5 p.m. Sunday. . _
Bu y .. HER: CANDY
for-EASTER
Select from TheSe Chocolates:
• GOBELIN'S
• JANE LQUISE
• SCHRAFFT'S
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a touching and timely picturewith Robert Ryan and Ruth Hussey.
TliE COLLEGIAN
Movies Honor
4 Allied Nations
Opening a new movie forum.
which will
.be held at Hillel Foun
dation from. 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. every
Wednesday .eyening in April, Hil
lel presents a full-length feature
about China, entitled "China's
400,000,000."
_This • dramatic film, •in which
Fredric March is narrator, depicts
the background of Chinese culture
and history, :as well as the heroic
struggle of the Chinese,. people
against aggression and toward-de
mocracy.
The succeeding movie. forums
will be devoted respectively to
Great Britain, Russia, and the
Americas.
The aid of the Chinese, Russian,
arid British EmbasSies and of the
Office of War Information has
been enlisted to make possible
display and distribution of pamph
lets and propaganda material. The
College Library is also making
available bibliographies for distri
bution.
The chairman of the movie
forum, Jay Tenzer, has announced
that the public is cordially invited
to attend.
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PSCA fo Discuss Plans
For Reopening Cabin
• With the first hike to- the Ralph
Watts lodge planned for. Sunday,
PSCA will - meet in 304 Old Main
at 6:30 tonight to discuss the com
mittees needed for the cabin. Any
interested students are. Urged to
attend the meeting as a great deal
of work must be done before the
cabin will be ready for the spring
and summer hikes and overnight
outings.
The lodge has already been
partly redecorated but the build
ing still needs cleaning and some
repairing 'of the furnitbre. One
committee to be - _formed tonight
will take care of this recondition
ing While another, will plan cabin
parties. . .
Post-War Architectural Course
Plans Outlined By Hammond
Don't Park Here,
Prexy Hetzel Asks
Parking regulations which were
put into effect in 1941 have been
continually disregarded and caus
ed a traffic situation which must
be remedied, according to a no
tice released by President Hetzel.
Student and faculty members
have been ignoring signs and
using service drives and areas for
parking, making it necessary for
delivery trucks, visitors, and serv
ice trucks to park in busy lanes,
causing congestion and making a
fire hazard for nearby buildings.
The College members are asked
to comply with all traffic rules
concerning speed limit, stop signs,
one-way traffic, pedestrian traffic,
and : long-time parking regula
tions. •
"In the interests of safety and
convenience of service operation I
have requested the. Campus Patrol
to report cases of non-cooperation
to this office," stated President
Hetzel.
Portfolio Meeting
There will be a meeting for
candidates for the Portfolio
editorial staff in, 5 Carnegie
Hall, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Editor
Rozanne Brooks announced to
day.
FRATERNITY JEWELRY
Li. G. BALFOUR COMPANY
LOCATED 3N THE ATHLETIC STORE
A plan designed to assist return
ing servicemen in resuming their
pre-war architectural education, o7r
careers, was announced today 'by
the' School of Engineering at them
College.
Under the plan, as outlined by
Dean Harry P. Hammond, new
students and former undergradu
ates as well as 'graduates will be
permitted to begin instruction_ 'at
regular four-week intervals. The
course will be so designed, he said,
that a man or woman may enroll
at any such interval during the
college year.
"It is assumed," Dean Ham.
mond explained, "that because olf
the global nature of the war, men
will be discharged over an cx•
tended period and that they will
wish to resume work without . a
protracted period of idleness afte•
their discharge. Our plan is in
tended to help these men readjust
themselves as quickly as possible,"
While new students and former
undergraduates will devote them
selves to the'regular college Course
in architecture, a special intensive
review ; course will be set up for
graduates who wish to regain their
professional skills or pursue ad
vanced work for a semester or
more. The details of the program
are now being worked out by .Pro•.
lessor B, K. Johnstone, head of the
architecture department.
If we were sure of the eNac
population of U. S. right now, we
could predict the number of case
of spring fever in the offing.
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