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
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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.", -
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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
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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. - , .
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Bible' Fellowship, Meets .
`.`Daniel's ,
Prophecy, of ..Modern
Times" will be the subject - of
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cussion at the meeting of the Penn!
State Bible•FellowshiP in room-405
Old Math at-2:15 p.m.. SMielay.
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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._
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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
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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.
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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.
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