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first Prize $5O
In All-College
Speech Contest
Entrants Pick 'Topics
Ai Preliminary 'Meeting
Opening with a preliminary
meeting at which entrants will
choose topics for speeches, the
annual All-College Extemporan
eous Speaking Contest will begin
next Thursday.
. Contest prizes will be the Col
lege prize of $5O for first place,
and the Forensic Council prize of
$25 for second. All undergrad
uates, except previous prize win
ners, are eligible.
The opening meeting will be
held - in 10 Sparks at 7:30 p.m.
May 4, at which time each en
trant must register for the con
test ..in person. Topics for the,first
elimination will be chosen from
the, lists 'provided, or the con
testant may speak on a topic' of
his .own choosing, if approved by
the committee in charge.
Those entering. will be grouped
into sections for the eliminations,
which will be held in different as
signed rooms at 7:30 p.m. May 8.
COhtestants will speak for five
minutes on the topic chosen at
the first meeting.
• One person from each of the
elimination groups will be chosen
to speak in, the semi-finals to be
heldiri ;. Sparks immediately.
TON:Wing' 'The - elirniri - klbiSiK 'of
.the semi-finalists will compete in
the finals for the two prizes. .
The final meeting will be held
iri 121 Sparks at 7:30 p.m. May
12. Topics, which may not in
clude those used in the elimina
tions- and semi-finals, are to be
selected in conferences with Prof.
Clayton H. Schug in 311 Sparks,
by appointment.
Speeches for the finals are to
be between eight and, ten minutes
long and are to be delivered
Without notes. Members of the
debate squads may not use de
bate topics in the finals, accord
ing,, to 'contest regulations.
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California Minister
To Speak on Youth
In_ College Chapel
Dr. Louis H. Evans, First Pres
byterian Church, Hollywood, Cali
fornia, will speak in chapel Sun
day on "Youth Builds Tomorrow's
Homes." Special music will be pro
vided by the choir.
Holder of 8.A., 8.D., D.D., and
LL.D. degrees, Dr. Evans is a wide
ly known speaker, having been
guest at international Christian
Endeavor 'conventions, P.T.A., and
educational groups as well as at
five general assemblies of the
Presbyterian Church of the United
States of America.
Evans has traveled extensively
An both Europe and Asia and has
visited many prominent colleges in
this country such as lowa State,
Wooster College, University of
Southern California, Carnegie In
stitute of Technology, and Univer
sity of Pittsburgh.
After Dr. Evans was elected to
the Presbyterian Board of Foreign
Missions, he resigned to become
president of the Board of National
Missions, of which he is now the
west coast representative. He is
the author of the book, "Youth
Seeks a Master."
IFC to Elect Officers
Interfraternity Council will
meet •in 318 Old Main; at 7 •p.m.
Monday, Charles Reeder, - IFC
presiciont, announced today. Offi
cers for next semester will be
elgeted at bile meeting.
he Colleg
'Dutch Treat'lance
Stars Jitterbug
Specialty
Paper windmills, wooden shoes,
and tulips will highlight the IWA
IMA "dutch treat" dance, to be
held in the Armory, May 6, an
nounced Helen Schmidle, IWA
president.
Boys and girls tagged as hosts
and hostesses will mix with the
guests during the evening, taking
care of the stags who attend.
"A John Paul Jones should pro
vide enough cut-ins to guarantee
a good time for all," said Jack
Murray, president of IMA.
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' There will be jitterbug con
test during the evening and a
prize will be awarded to the win
ning contestants. Music will be
supplied by a vic.
Refreshments will be, served
under the supervision of Virginia
Brown, chairman of the commit
tee, who promises a unique spe
cialty.
Tickets are 35 cents and a door
prize will be given to the holders
of the lucky admittance tickets,
which will be numbered on the
back,
Former ROTC Head
Receives Award
"For exceptionally meritorious
conduct in the performance of
outstanding„ service. on
,the Akan
iglimiay," Colonel Ifeath
ell, former assistant Professor of_ l
Military Science and Tactics at
the College, received citation for
the Legion of Merit, dated April
4, 1944,
Largely responsible for the ini
tial success of the highway opera
tions involving the 35th Engineer
Regiments movement over a tor
tuous winter trail from Dawson
Creek to Fort Nelson, British
Columbia, Colonel Twichell, as
Executive Officer, proved his gen
ius for organization. According to
the War Department, by the Col
onel's display' of tremendous en
ergy and powerful driving spirit
Ire assured that the troops would
be in place at Nelson for the sum
mer construction period, a feat
without which the highway pro
bably could not 'have been con
structed in 1942.
As a result of his extraordinary
accomplishments on the Alcan
Highway, Colonel Twichell was
assigned as officer in charge of
constructing and operating the
Dawson Creek railhead. His broad
vision and grasp of complicated
factors on this assignment contri
buted to the adequacy of the in
stallation.
A graduate of West Point in
1918, Col. Twichell has been in
continuous service since that date.
He left the Alaskan assignment in
May, 1943, and was stationed with
Air-Borne Engineers at Geiger
Field, Washington. At present he
is in command of the 390th En
gineers, stationed somewhere in
England.
Penn Slate Engineer
On Sale Tomorrow
Replete with a full-page, colored
cover of Old Main, the Penn State
Engineer, campus technical publi
cation, 'hits the newsstands Satur
day.
Since there will be a limited
supply for non-subscribers, stu
dents, are asked to pick up their
copies early, at either Student
Union or the newsstands, Eugene
Von Arx, editor-in-chief, request
ed., . ...........
Published Weekly by The Daily Collegian Staff
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 28, 1944-STATE COLLEGE, PENNA
Vote Issue
Underway
Pros and cons of enlarging stu
dent representation on All-Col
lege Cabinet took up the major
part of Cabinet's time at its meet
ing Tuesday night.
Discussion on the matter, which
has been pending •for several
weeks, was finally brought to a
head by ISC which, following the
stand taken last week by Ag
Student Council, asked fOr vot
ing representation of the student
governing body.
The issue was temporarily re
solved when Jim Bell, chairman
of Cabinet, appointed a commit
tee to set up standards which
might be considered in admitting
organizations to Cabinet.
The committee, consisting of
Julian Anderson, Jim Bell, Dale
Bower, Joe Cannon, Patricia Dien
er, Ed Koyal, Lee Learner, How
ard Milliken, Dean of Women
Charlotte E. Ray and Dean of
Men Arthur R. Warnock met yes
terday afternoon to discuss poss-,
ible standards. No conclusions
were arrived at, however, and
another committee meeting is
scheduled for Monday.
Proxy Itietzel in Chicago
President Ralph D. Hetzel at
tended a meeting of the National
Association of State Universities in
Chicago Wednesday and Thursday.
He .is chairman of 'the military
affairs committee of the National
Association of State Universities.
Occupied Europe Newsman
Discusses. German Problem
Philip Whitcomb, Baltimore Sun
correspondent, who recently re
turned to this country aboard the
Gripsholm after internment" in
Germany, will speak at a journal
ism forurn in 117 Carnegie at 11
a.m. Monday. The public is in
vited to attend.
Whitcomb is credited with
knowing more about German in
vasion technique and economic
Aircraft Concern
Sends Interviewer
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
has a representative on the cam
pus today - to interview seventh
and eighth semester senior engi
neering students. Interviews may
be arranged through the College
Placement Office, 204 Old Main.
Perry Gage, Lockheed repre
sentative, is particularly interest
ed in students who were 22 years
of age by February 1. Students
with 1-C or 4-F draft status are
also wanted.
The 'corporation has positions
for men and women in the aircraft
production field. There are oppor
panities in computing, drafting
(both detail and layout), flight re
search, material control, weight
analysis, wind tunnel research,
and numerous other such positi
ons.
To interview seniors for posi
tions in specialized fields, several
corporations are sending their rep
resentatives to the campus next
week, according to announcements
made by the College Placement
Service, 204 Old Main.
R. J. Canning and Edward
Sucher of the Bridgeport plant of
the General Electric Company and
Martha Bear of the Philadelphia
branch will interview women stu
dents and draft-deferred men stu
dents Monday and Tuesday.
The General Electric Company
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Jaffurs, Keeler Win
Frost Political Posts
Soph Honorary
Regains Active Status;
Initiates 14 Members
Druids, sophomore activities
honorary, after approximately two
years of inactivity, was revived
again Wednesday night when 14
members were initiated
Four of the old members still on
campus were responsible for re
viving the society. They are J.
Welling Graul, John Sylvester,
Marshall Wardrop, and Horace
Smith.
To strengthen the honorary in
its new beginning, upperclassmen
as well as sophomores were initi
ated. 4t the end of the semester,
however, all upperclassmen will
become inactive.
Members initiated were Charles
Alcorn, Julian Anderson, Joel
Crouch, Harold Frey, Edward Hal
ler, James Hugo, Van Lundy, War
ren Neiger, Robert Shadley, Paul
Smith, Thomas Smith, Raymond
Shibley, Charles Winter, and Wil
liam Wintersteen. •
Alpha, first of seven chapters of
Druids, was founded at the Col
lege in 1907. It is composed of
sophomores outstanding in activi
ties or athletics who have shown
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policies than any other 'correspon
dent. He is one of the few news
papermen who have worked in
Occupied France, Austria, Czecho
slovakia, and Germany since the
war began.
Born in Kansas and educated at
Oxford, the Baltimore writer has
worked for numerous American,
English, and British Empire news
papers. In 1941 he became the
Associated Press representative in
Occupied France.
Three days after the American
declaration of war, Whitcomb was
arrested in Paris by the Gestapo
and interned for five months in
Bad Nauheim. There, at the re
quest of Leland Morris, then
American charge d'affaires in Ber
lin, he organized Badheim Univer
sity.
When Whitcomb was exchanged
in Lisbon on May 16, 1942, he be
came Baltimore Sun correspon
dent for Portugal, Spain, and Un
occupied France. It was while he
was in France doing a series of
articles for his paper that he was
interned by the French with other
representatives of the American
press, embassy officials, , and relief
workers. In January, 1943, he was
shipped to Baden-Baden, Ger
many, by the Nazis.
There he reorganized and ran
Badheim University, opened a
junior school for children, and per
sonally conducted a seminar on the
German economic structure.
After 13 months in Germany,
Whitcomb returned to the United
States on the exchange ship, the
is particularly interested in stu
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Senior LaVie ,Photos
Seniors will receive postcards
notifying them of the time when
their pictures are to be taken for
LaVie. All men must wear dark
suits, white shirts, and dark ties,
and all women must wear dark
sweaters and white collars. Those
unable to keep their appointments
must see Mr. 'Breon at the photo
shop to schedule - another one.
Politicos
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Nittany Candidate
Places 2nd in Votes
Bill Jaffurs, Key party color
bearer, was elected first semester
freshman president by a majority
vote at class elections Wednesday.
Ginny Keeler, Jaffurs' running
mate, was chosen treasurer.
Jaffurs received 55 votes, more
than the combined total of his two
opponents. Jack Cook, Nittany,
placed second with 29 votes. Reed
Pratt, Lion; was next with 22.
Keeler was elected treasurer
with 54 votes. Jean Bendier, Lion,
had 28 and Carinne Ridley, Nit
tany, 24 votes.
Surprise of the election was the
response the newly-organized Nit
tally party received. Cook, Nittany
party candidate for president, poll
ed seven votes more than the Lion
'candidate, Pratt.
There was some discussion con
cerning the . Nittany party's entry
into the election. The Elections
Committee intends to clarify the
code as to the, formation of new
cliques at its next meeting, ac
cording to Edmund Koval, elec
tions chairman.
The party decided to enter can
didates in the election on April 19.
Bud Barefoot is chairman of the
party and Roland Grimsley, secre
tary. .
Key party was penalized two
_otes for • not submitting .semester.
numbers of ,its members and for
not having its budget signed by
the party 'chairman and secretary.
. The Lions also received a two
vote penalization. The party failed
to list the method of collecting its
budget money. The budget was
also turned in 10 minutes late.
One vote was deducted from the
Nittany total for failing to have
the semester numbers of its mem
bers.
Forum Covers
1944 Election
Under the guidance of Professor
Mitchinson of the economics de
partment, Wednesday's college
forum on Politics, Issues, and the
War, 'brought many interesting
facts to light.
Of the 24 questionnaires sent
to members of the forum and oth
ers in the college, a plurality
thought the American foreign
police was one of the main issues
of the coming presidential cam
paign. Quite a few suggested that
taxation and the public debt, the
conduct of the war, the limiting
of Federal bureaus, and a fourth
term would be major issues to be
met this fall.
There was a great divergence of
opinion on the possible successors
to the presidency, if "that man in
the White House" doesn't stay for
a fourth term, but there was gen
eral agreement that our national
policy has become too complex for
a clear division of party issues.
"Consequently, the voters are not
tied down to one particular plat
form, and personalities, rather
than issues, will play a predom
inant role in the political cam
paign," the speaker asserted.
Speaking as a thorough-going
Democrat, Dr. Hutchinson ,de
fended , his views by citing the
voting history of the Republicans
since 1940. He reminded the aud
ience of the embargo on arms to
Great Britain and Russia, pushed
through *by the Republican 'clique
in Congress. "Voluntary enlist
ments would still be in order,"
Dr. Hutchinson said, "if the op
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