FRIDAY, MAY 5, 3944 GI Dance Star Tutors V-12 Artists For Follies Debut By A/S ART MILLER When the sailors and marines of the V-12 unit at Penn State startle the campus soon with their unique June Weekend—a combination a follies, formal dance and dress pa-, rade—they will have the benefit of first-hand instruction. —The would;be ballet artists and tap dancers that will help, make this the' first' G. I: production of:its kind - in the East% will get expert tutelage - from - Seaman Bpb.Houser, a veteran of several years on the professional_ dance scene. Seainan Houser, an aerial gun ner aboard a PB-Y patrol craft ofd the coast of South America and southern 'United States 'until de tailed to. Penn State .in the. V-12 unit, has seen a good deal .- of _the country in touring with dance groups. lylaybe it was family tradition that started Houser on his dancing tamer. His father played for many years with Fred Waring's orches tra and his mother l has demon strated. dance routines• in the four . corners of the world. And his sister Gretchen is now with the Ziegfeld Anyway, young Houser began 'absorbing instructions from Ted ShaWn, renowned dance leader, while still in Altoona high school at the, tender age of 16. From there it Was one playbill after another for the 'sailor with 'the talented feet. In 1937, after graduating from high school, he joined Shawn's group with the Philadelphia Bal let Company and toured the U. S. from coast to coast and then down into South America, introducing Shawn's new idea of male Spartan dancing, a combination of the in tricate patterns of the ballet and the more masculine designs of the • gymnast. An intended trip to Europe was cut off *by . the 'war. The eight-man group did im pressions of the American Indian, Gray .Encourages Postwar Latin-American Trade For U. S. Businessmen • Picturtng,,Sopth ,America : as Triajor. ; industrial .ppwer, in the ".postwar world, „Dr. WiAliarn H. gray, 'assistant professor "of' Latin- American . tistory 'at , the College, today encouraged • United States butineSsirien to revamp • their Latip-Arrierican sales pelicy. 'in erder.to avert loss- of• this market to foreign ciimpetttors.' • : ."In the past,''' Dr. Gray • said, ‘lhe United- States has sold its ex -easa-goods to South Anierica with:- out too much; effort,.but - after. the. ,-war- the -story • will..be . ;different. Already," he added, "the indus trial giants of Europe and Asia are looking longingly at this mar , ket„,and seeking :ways to ,cultivate, Latin-American trade.", - . . The only workable_Good Neigh- 7 : bor' polidy, in -the 'opinion of Dr. Gray,. is .one Which is "mutually::: beneficial. It .. may. .be, necessary •in the immediate postwar years, he said, for the-United States to pur chase more than it sells to Latin- American countries. BLit after Latin-American pur chasing power is-l - stablished, he predicts that these countries will favor North American markets— "provided we play fair with them, cease exploitation, and keep out of their local political affairs." Coed Exchange Dinner Members of Junior Service Board are planning to hold an ex change dinner with Hamilton Standard Propeller women Thurs day evening, May 11, Six Junior Service Board mem bers will be h9stesses to six Ham-1 llion girls at the, dinging room : in, .4th% , t9n Hall, . while. six :Other: Junior. Servica".Board members are, being entertained .in :the- Old Main, Shop' by. .sixliarraltov . . • . • • . Kalinga, Bartoc, Zulu, Ponca 4nd Maori tribe of the Philippines' in an attempt to bring to the st4ge the jungle rhythm - and movement of the enchanting tribal dari . ced of primitive tribes. ' With the Chicago Civic Opera Company the following winter season; did, a. variety! of character dance roles. A year later, he hit the high spot of his, young clanchig career - wen he was selected to dance- in. K9th 2 ryn Littlefield's American Jubilee chorus at the New York World's 'Pair. Doing four-performances- a day with live or six on weekends and holidays for a 22 weeks' run' with the Jubilee, the hit musical-corn -edy production Of the fair, was a 'tough routine but good experience, according to Houser. He helped introduce "The Ten nessee Fish Fry," a dance and song routine, that caught on, all over the country. "Yes; that was real work," he says, recalling the fair production; "but it was a pleasure •to work under such a talented and Versa tile coach as Kathryn Littleftld. She is now setting all•the ice shOwg that find their way to New . York City and doing a fine_ job of it." !WA Aims At $5O Goal For Dance In order to raise $5O, the sum of the scholarship open to all in dependent women, IWA is spon soring the semi-formal Blossoni Time Ball, to be held in White Hall, May 13. With the Navy-Marine band supplying the music, Aljce Drumm, chairman of the scholar ship. fund, is hoping for a large student turnout. All • per Sons working with th'e dance :are. don- ating, their services and- the, ens tire, proceeds will be .turned• over to .the . . •. , Dorothy Funkhauser is Public= ity . chairman, and invitations Nyi4 be- under the supervision of_ Jac queline Falloon. . . Admission will be '51.20. palne Freed, chairmap of Abe:dance, re= quest_. that -all applications , the , scholarship be rnade,,-bef9re Igay .18. - , . . •,„ r " Bible' Fellowship, Meets . `.`Daniel's , Prophecy, of ..Modern Times" will be the subject - of ' " cussion at the meeting of the Penn! State Bible•FellowshiP in room-405 Old Math at-2:15 p.m.. SMielay. - The public ,is.-invited: , . , • 1•11.1111.11111111.1101111.11111111 OPIN • : , . . - .: 7 A " • ; ' ; '• • - • • • ' • 771W&A V . NI •• • •• • • • Remember ,Your , Mother with a bouquet of cut flowers or with one of our lovely spring corsages. TELEGRAPH YOUR ORDERS Now 4.OODRINTS . ..FIORAL; GARDENS.. • EAST BEAYER,NVE. : Pay- Phone. 2051 Night Phone 3518 THE COLLEGIAN Penn Stater Joins Army, Navy, Marines - James S. McKelvy, Penn , .State alumnus, claims one of the moat 'imUsual distinctions, in. this war. .Already 119 has. served Uncle Sam .in the Army, Navy and IVtailpes; Honorably • discharged ,by the - IVla - rines - because - of - a physical dis= ability, McKelvy applied for. a itOrnrhission - in 'the • Navy: ' While awaiting, a- reply •he was , drafted jpto Vie Army . . bqtatoo in the 'K.. p., style, at Fort, Srairg, - he • received a telegram in-- forming hiM that he had' been.cOrn •missiOhed an :ensign .in .the Naval !Reserve. • The Army released him, -he accepted •the 'commission, and ,is .now. on duty with-the Fleet Air :Forde a's a .conirriunications officer. -Hostess Training Opens for_GSo Coed. Applicants -Applications for admittance to :the new Girls .Service 'Organiza tion training course 'must be made at ? the. Service Center. before:to morro*, according to an an nouncement by Bernice 4 1/lack, chairman. ofthe . new program. those whose' applications are ac cepted will be notified by -mail. The first meeting iof...the new. class of trainees Swill :be held in 10 .Sparks. from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Two subseqUent meet ings are scheduled for May 17 and - May 24. When The three-week training period is completed, girls qualified to become hostesses will "be 'admitted as meinbeFs to the rState. College :United Service Or= -ganization. Keep Off the Grass • %George W:. Ebert, superinten dent of grounds and .buildings, re quests that students do not walk !oh :the -plots 'Of gTotind hear the :campus where grass seed has just . been planted._ . ' PRINTING • , See • Us For . - • ALL" _ . . . . • . • . *YOUR 'O-PRINTING -•-- • . . . „. • - NiffeirlY Co; 'O9 S. Frazier. St. Dial 4868' Journalism Prof Performs Magic As Profitable Hobby Turning a few neat phrases may be..the bread and butter of most journalists, but journ prof Doctor Mahuran has- his (min particular method of migtnenting the family income: As - a' member of the Ma gicians' Society; Doc' Mahuran boasts many magical perform ances, and has used the returns it usually brings t 9 buy bigger and better rabbits and more silk hatS. Up in the rernote regions of 405 Old Main recently Dr. Stuart Mahuran invited his student gudi ,ence to move closer to the stage. "Watch me scrape the . paint off this," Doc Mahuran said, as he pulled a mammoth red handker , chief out of •his breast pocket and ran it through his hands. With all the' assurance of college sopho 'mores, Doc Mahuran's journalism o 'class moved closer,., tongue in cheek. One second only, and then with a flourish that would have made Houdini sit up and take no tice, Mahuran flaunted the hand kerchief which had . just turned I green. The audience looked puz zled. . . "Want to know how it works?" Mahuran chuckle d.. "Watch." "Abacadabraopensesame." A twist of the hand and the hanky was no more. Apparently the class was of PP, ~\ .•, „ . • • _ • • • for giving, the 4!), oys a ref You do someone areal favor when you stay off Lang Distance lines from 7 to 3D at night. When a lot of people do that, a lot of service wen's calls get through quicker. The soldiers and sailors—their folks back home—and the telephone company me 611 grateful for your help. So-tonight and every night. "give seven to .ten. to the service men." That's about the best time !they have to call. 1114 ®ELL TOSPHONF„COMMY OF PENNSYLVANIA PAGE THREE one mind. They just gave up and relaxed. "Now you see it, now you don't." The pitcher of milk that Doctor Mahuran was pouring into a paper cone had strangely enough become confetti, which the playful presti digitator was now throwing at the audience. Then he displayed a • white pearl handled knife which he pulled out of his knee a second later, with a new green handle. Doctor Mahuran explained that he can pull an elephant out of ,his sleeve and by deep concentration can usually persuade it to float, but the furniture that the janitor had forgotten to remove • would make the feat. impossible that; night. Instead he covered the book, "America Goes to War," with a white silk scarf, and covered the scarf with two glasses. The book. was then turned on its side, on its stomach, and its back, but the glasses stuck. "I usually do .the .trick with a woman as the sub ject," Doctor Mahuran volunteer ed, "but , right now I'm finding it difficult to support just one." Checks are popular in spring clothing for women. Mother will wear 'em—father will write 'em. A,(r.:t
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