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VOL. 4 4f-No. 20
Student Councils
Ask Voting Right
On Cabinet Issues
Cabinet Discusses Plan
About Armory Situation
Main topics of discussion at Cab-
Met meeting Wednesday night
were the question of whether stu
dent council representatives should
be given a vote on Cabinet, and
the long-standing issue of open
ing the Armory as an imitation
of the Sandwich Shop.
In respect to the student coun
cil vote issue, Clayton Northrup,
Ag student Council representa
tive, made a motion that the Ag
'student Council be given a vote.
At present, .although the group is
represented, it has no vote. After
considerable debate on the ques
tion, a committee was .appointed
to look into the -matter . and re
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'port neict week. '
Tteport'by ( Gloria Whyel, in
charge -of investigating the
Ory situation, 'showed that the
approval the'Dean§ of Men and
Women had been given to the
tentative plan . 'of opening the
Armory on Friday nights, Satur
day afternoons and Saturday eve
nings. If attendance "during these
periods warranted it, the build
ing would be open all the time.
The_only drawback to.the plan,
:.'as stated. by Mrs. Whyel, is the
point..that this program might
'confliet l with' - -the:. Service Center:
dancesr:usually - hel& on Saturday
nights. Further investigation Was
deemed advisable ,befOre Cabinet
could take . any action. ,
Dean, •Mcyer,' in .charge of the
committee. to aid- Grounds and
Buildings, reported that his corn
rriittee•
.had. had "Keep-off-the
'Grass" ,signs placed on-campUs to
preverif shortcuts across the- grass,
•••' ;and' expressed satisfaction with
,
student response to this campaign
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.Engineer; Plan s
t . ildeßiiit:..Ball
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• -..Second annual'. Slide Rule Ball
jt1,;:.4.7vi1l be -staged at Rec Hall -May
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executive staff o! 'the
L•?eiin State Engineer announced,
IZ,l•aday.
... , -.1 - ,Therrie of the dance will be a
VgriOrylon and perisphere. However,
7 ,‘" 444 . , the trylon will be symbolized by
tN,f,'At 'slide rule.
7,,i! - 4•0 Plans are underway to use the
r..,SftlVlule-power Express," a cart
Pg4tlraWn by a mule, to transport
;euples -from the various dormi
r:NAOries, on the •campus. -
peir 'LastA. September the Engineer
tf.*aff formulated plans for the
, i djirit, Slide Rule Ball. Judged by
f 'jf*,the . turnout, the first annual Slide
i; • 4 ltule was a great success and the
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Zicornmittee in charge hopes that
43lie' Slide Rule Ball will become
Penn State tradition.
Included in the committee in
harge are Walter G. Baxter and
s.:,: , Walter R. Berg, co-chairman;
:•;•Eugene F. Von Arx, invitations;
;:`.Thomas J. Thomas, advertising;
';..Robert E. Petersen, decorations;
';...Robert
T. Kimmel, business; Con
-ad P. Walck, checking; and
•: - : i 'Harry L. Bell Jr., refreshments.
Alealth Service Lists Calls
14';'..the Dispensary received 3231
~L:4,alls during March. Regular Col-
Aleoe . ',students made 2211 calls;
students, 573 calls; ASTP
it4rainpes, 265 calls; and ensigns,
;calls.
The •infirmary housed 122 pa
9eflts for a total of 441 •bed days.
out-patientrdepartment of the
iiilrrnary treated 307 regular stu
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mu AMA.. • '
The Colleg
Story Contest Open
To Aspiring Writers
All the embryonic short story
writers who have envied the fame
(and the financial returns) of Kay
Boyle and Katherine Mansfield
but 'have never done too much
about culling the teeming brains
now have a chance to do ,same.
The Portfolio-Theta Sigma Phi
sponsored short story contest gives
all campus writers adn would-be
writers added incentive and prom
ise of remuneration for the re
sults of their hard work.
The remuneration-10 dollars,
for the prize-winning story. The
fame will be if not an overnight
reputation as a second de Mau
passant, publication in Portfolio,
campus literary• magazine circu
lated among local literateurs.
.nciepenclent
Dutch Treat'.
P.40,ce . -Mali3O
Flat heels and cotton dresses
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are What : the well-dreised coed
will, be wearing for the IWA-IMA
"dutch treat" dance too' be, held at
the Armory, May 6, according to
Helen Schmidet, president of
IWA. .
Planning to carry a dutch theme
throughout the decorations, even
to paper windmills in the Armory,
the organizations are executing a
genei•ous student turnout because
of - the novelty aspect o tif .the, dan
ce.
Boys anti girls without dates for
the evening are encouraged to at
tend this dance because there
will be bests and hostesses to
greet them at the door.
"We guarantee an evening of
fun," said Jack Murray, president
Of IMA. ,
In- keeping with the informal
spirit there will be cut-in dances
and the refreshment committee,
under the supervision of Virginia
brown, are-planning a treat.
Highlighting the evening will
be a •jitteibug contest with a prize
to - .the best dancers. Also, on the
itickets of ,
will
.be a
numb'er and - a door prize will be
given to the holder of the lucky
ticket. .
Pittsburgh, Mount Mercy
Oppose Penn Staters
Meeting Mount Mercy College
and — the University of Pittsburgh
in injercollegiate debates, two
members of the men's debate team
will make a trip to Pittsburgh next
Friday and Saturday.
Those• making the trip are Mar
tin Cohn and Zelmar Barson. They
will he accompanied by Prof. 4,Jo
seph F. 'O'Brien, team coach,
'Janie' Turns. Out Success
In First Spring Player Show
By B. J. CUTLER
Penn State Players presented
their first play of the spring se
mester, "Janie," to enthusiastic,
near-capacity crowds in Schwab
Auditorium on Friday and . Satur
day nights.
The audience laughed and was
entertained throughout the play.
Players" made •money. The show
was a success.
This success is more significant
than 'many of .Players' - past suc
cesses because of the difficult con
ditions under which it was pro
duced. Many of Players' exper
ienced* actors are no longer on.
Campus. The technical and con
struction crews that formerly
•were composed of merl, are now
Published Weekly by The Daily Collegian Staff
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 21, 1944-STATE COLLEGE, PENNA
Servicemen Plan
Gala Production
For V-11 Weekend
V-12 Weekend Program
First In 'College 'History
The first V-12 Weekend in the
history of Penn State, and probab
ly the first of its kind in the coun
try, has been set for June 3 and 4.
An outgrowth of an idea start
ed among the trainees here at
Penn State, the gala weekend
program will include a Navy-
Marine Follies reminescent• of the
best in Thespian productions of
pre-war years, the Third V-12
Formal in Rec Hall and a dress
parade on New Beaver Field.
General chairman of the week
end is A/S Russ Parker, with A/S
Manuel Herman taking charge of
the •Follies and A/S Thomas
Hughes chairman of the dance
committee.
The Follies, a brand new idea,
will have as theme "A Day In
V.-U.'? More than 100 men have
turned their services to the Glee,
skits and dance routines that will
be molded together Ito predvide a
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3 Companies To
Interview Seniors
'.Offet?Op'Poftunitie- -
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' -. In Specialized .Fie.lcl.
Representatives of three indus
trial concerns will be on campus
next week to interview seniors in
terested in positions in special
ized fields, the College Placement
Service announced today.
Miss Marion Bills of the Aetna
Life. Insurance company will talk
with senior women who are train
ed in English, economics, mathe
matics, statistics, and dietetics
Tuesday. There are, also opportu
nities with this company for any
college graduate.. ,
Lockheed Aircraft Corporati
on's representative, Perry . Gage,
Friday, will interview senior en
gineering students graduating in
Stine or October. This corporation
is , particularly interested in stud
ents -who were 22 by. February -1,
or with - 1-C or 4-F draft status.
Mr. Gage would like to talk
with any engineering student in
terested in the aircraft production
field. There are opportunities in
computing, drafting (both detail
and layout), flight research, ma
terial control, weight analysis,
wind tunnel research, etc. Arran
gements for interviews with Miss
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almost entirely staffed with coeds.
Materials of all kinds are scarce
and hard to get.
For undertaking a play in spite
of these difficulties, and for pre
senting entertainment on the
Schwab stage, the Players organ
ization deserves the commenda
tion of the 'student body..
However, since all the fine mo
tives, and all the hard work in
the world do not necessarily spell
quality, it should be interesting
to evaluate this performance of
"Janie" as a dramatic production.
NoWhere hi the play was there
a lack of spirit, and certainly not
of hard work. But in a few places
there was a lack of ,either talent
(cniio.!l pgge s?tett) ,
ran
Freshman Politicians
Prepare For Elections
A new political party, the Nit
tany party, has been formed in
time for the coming freshman elec
tions. Together with the Lion and
Key parties, politicians of the Nit-.
tany party have released their
prodigies' names. Frosh will cast
votes in the Sandwich Shop, Old
Main, from 9 . a.m. to 5 p.m. on
Wednesday.
Reed Blatt, Lion; Bill. Jaffurs,
Key; and Jack Cook, Nittany, will
vie for the first semester's top
post. Treasurer candidates are
Jean Hendler, Lion; Ginny Keeler,
Key; and Carinne Ridley, Nittany.
Edward Koval, Election Com
75 Seniors
Eligible For
Deferment
Seventy-five eighth semester
students will be eligible for draft
deferment until July 1 according
to a Selective Service ruling re-:
ceived yesterday by President
Ralph D. Hetzel.
Interested seniors should see
the dean of their school who has
complete details and who will b l e
required to fill out form 42-A to
be sent to the State Director of
Selegtiye
,Service s _ . _ . .
.- Members:enrolled in the follow
ing- courses are eligible, for this
ruling: 'aeronautical engineering,
agricultural sciences,
• automotive
engineering, bacteriology, chemi
cal engineering, chemistry, civil
engineering, electrical engineer
ing, forestry, geology, geophysics,
marine engineering, mathematics,
mechanical engineering, meteoro
logy, mining, metalurgical, opto
metry, petroleum engineering,
pharmacy, physics (including as
tronomy), radio engineering, and
sanitary engineering.
Pre-medical - and -pre-veterinar
ian students who _ have been ac
cepted'for admission and who will
commence classroom work in a
recognized school before July 1
will be deferred for college gra
duation, another recent ruling sta
ted.
GSO Presents
'Dutch Drag'
Tulip Time is just around the
corner and to honor this annual
event, Girls' Service Organization
will present "Dutch Drag," an in
formal dance, in the Armory from
8:30 until midnight tomorrow.
Decorated in the traditional
Dutch shoes, tulips, and wind
mills, the Armory will swing to
the jukebox tunes of _popular re
cords of the day. Refreshments
will be served by GSO hostesses.
For those who will not care to
dance, card tables, puzzles, and
other groups will be provided.
All servicemen are invited to
attend. Hostesses are to check in
at 8:15 and will not be admitted
later than 9 o'clock.
Registrars Hold Meeting
William S. Hoffman, College
registrar, and Dr. C. E. Marquardt,
College examiner, will attend a
convention of the American Asso
ciation of Collegiate Registrars in
Chicago on April 25, 26, and 27.
Mr. Hoffman 'is past editor and
past president of the association,
and A. H. Espenshade, professor
emeritus of English composition,
was, one of its founders. .
Freshmen
To Elect
Officers
PRICE FIVE CENTS
mittee chairman, announced that
the committee will meet with the
candidates in 321 Old Main at 8
p.m. Tuesday to answer any ques
tions and to hear any complajntS
concerning code violations.
The committee will meet with
candidates after the 'closing of the
polls and before the counting of
votes Wednesday, when further
complaints will be heard, Koval
stated.
Elections will follow code speci
fications. No changes have been
made in the present code, Koval
specified.
According to the election code,
an itemized expense account with
its carbon 'copy must be turned in
to Student Union by noon Wednes
day for the approval of the Elec
tions Committee. This .budget must
state the method of collection and
the amount originally received to
gether with all clique expendi
tures. To be considered valid this
budget must be signed by the
clique chairman and secretary.
. Official clique membership lists
and names of all candidates are
due in . Student Union 11 a.m. to
morrow, according to Koval.
Urging all students to vote, the
All-College Elections Committee
chairman reminded students that
some means of identification must
be presented at the polls for per
mission to vote.
Any student who, registered late
dr who for other reasons has„ not
filled out an' official registration
card must withhold his vote until
his name, and semester rank have
been checked by a member of the
Elections Committee. The student
if found eligible to vote will then
fill out his registration card and
have• it signed by a member of the
Elections Committee.
BMOC Dance Set
For Next Month
BMOCs will be • guests at a.
dance at the Nittany Lion Inn,
May 20, according to Steve Her
'bert of the dance committee.' The
committee is planning a dance
similar to last year's.
Persons receiving bids will be
the only attendants. Those to re
ceive the bids are leaders in ex
tra-curricular activities. To ob
tain entrance passes, persons gett
ing the bids must present them to
Student Union before 5 Ix m. May
10.
The dance committee includes
Joseph G. Cannon, • G. Frederick
Dietz, Shirley A. Fink, Stephen A.
Herbert, John J. Matternas, Jean
K. Miller, Dean W. Moyer, Char
les Reader, Raymond H. Robb,
Horace B. Smith; Paulette Ste
venson, and Gloria Wehyl.
Fischer Suffers
Bronchitis Attack
Louis Fischer, lecturer schedul
ed to speak here yesterday, is
now scheduled for Thursday, May
4, according to Dr. E. B. Van Or-.
mer, in charge of arrangements.
Fischer's lyceum has reported
that the correspondent and writ
er was forced to postpone his ap
pearance because he suffers from
an attack of bronchitis.
The reason that the students
were notified so late about the
change in schedule was that the
telegram notifying the school was
not received until late Wednesday
afternoon.