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VOL. I—No. 31
11 Fraternities
Appoint Leaders
Seventeen fraternities have an
nounced the names of their offi
cers. Those fraternities which
haVe not yet elected officers do
not appear on the following list.
Alpha Chi Sigma: Robert Glei
chert, president; Lloyd Barkley,
vice-president; Jack Seavy, treas
urtr.
Alpha Tau Omega: Bill Kelley,
president.
Beta. Sigma Rho: Harvey
Scheiner, president; Herbert M.
Linsenberg, auditor; and Donald
E..Coplin, recorder.
Delta Chi: John Dereich, presi
dent; Phil Shumacher, vice-presi
dent; and Bill Clark, secretary.
Delta Sigma Phi: Guy Newton,
president.
Phi Kappa Sigma: William A.
Thomas, president; John L. Vink,
vice-president; and James H.
Hugo, treasurer.
Phi Kappa Tau: Robert Reis
dorf, acting president.
Phi Sigma Kappa: Stan Speaker,
president; • William Ramagosa,
vice-president; Harold Ewaldsert
treasurer; and Frank Dorsey, sec
retary..
Phi Sigma Delta: Herbert, Has
son, president; Harold Hein, vice
master frater; and Bernard Ler
ner, secretary-treasurer.
Pi Kappa Alpha: Fred Deitz,
president; Elias Hughes, secre
tary; Robert Schreiner, vice
president; Henry Myers, treas
nieiT—and B.'''Clitiert, pledge-
master.
Pi Kappa Phi: Chuck Alcorn,
president. •
Sigma Chi: Milton Scholia,
president; Edward Zemprelli, vice
president; William K. Allen, treas
urer; and Guy Eckman, secretary.
Sigma Pi: Ed Carson, president;
Frank Fryburg, secretary - treas
urer.
Sigma Phi Alpha: Harry -Walk
er, president; Victor Danilov, vice-
President; Joe Cerroni, treasurer;
and. Bay Tarwell, secretary. ,
theta Chi: Paul Galvanek,
twesident, and Ed George, Vice
preSident. '
Triangle: Herbert 'Mendt, presi
dent and Joseph Perry, vice
president. ,• - .
iWkiMA sponsolis
DOniaree: Dana •
••• .In Armory
"Dungaree Dance," sponsored
IWA and IMA iri the armory
froM 8:30 p.m. to 12 midnight, to
morrow, will feature round danc
ing :only, it was today announced
by Rose .Schulman, -presideut of
IWA, and •Michael LYnch,- presi
dent of IMA.
Walter Falkenberg. will .play a
.few . accordion solos and Robert
Dougher will entertain with im
itations during intermission. Com-
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All freshmen men coming to
-the dance with dates are ex
empt from wearing customs for
the night, it was -announced
today by Steve Herbert, Tri
bunal chairman. However,
freshmen not attending the
dance with dates must wear
customs. -
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munity singing and contests will
also'. be featured during the eve
ning. Norman Shanholt and Har
riet Strauber, co-chairmen of the
entertainment committee, have
appointed Carmen• Panar as mas
ter of ceremonies for highlights
at the dance.
Students are' asked to dress in
fornially for the dance.' Tickets
are 25 cents per person and stags
)011 be admitted.' Each person
•:t.. (Continued on page five)
The Colleg
GEORGE M. ARISMAN
Alumni Re-elects
Arisman To Post
With all but two of its members
present, the Executive Board of
the Penn State Alumni Associa
tion met at the College Saturday
afternoon and re-elected George
M. Arisman 'lB, of Harrisburg,
president for 'another one-year
term.
Other officers elected were B.
C. "Casey" Jones 'l9, of Pitts
burgh, first vice-president; W. K.
Ulerich of State College, sec
ond vice-president; and Julia G.
Brill '2l, of State College, third
, •
PreSiderirlialph D: Hetzel met
with the Board and discussed the
postwar enrollment problem to
be faced by the College and the
'expected expansion of the phy
sical plant necessary to take care
of the student body after the war.
He asked the co-operation of
alumni in all phases of the Col
•lege's program, with particular
reference to postwar expansion.
The Board passed a resolution
as follows:
"The ExecutiVe Board of the
Penn State Alunini • Association,
realizing -the' many 'and difficult
poStwar 'problems to be faced by
the College', particularly the need
of additions' to the physical plant,
hereby' offers - the services of Penn
State alumni; through the• Alum
hi; AssociatiOh to assist in, secur
°in?, such buildings as evidently
will come from gifts." - •
• - Meinberi. 'of the board present
were,' in - addition to the newly
elected officers, H. I. Smith 'O7,
WaShington, D.C.; W. W. Weaver
'l5, Lancaster; Ethel S. Sparks
'l6, -Riverton, N.' J:; M. J. Mc-
Cleary 'l3, Johnstown; and E. L.
Flynn '29, Harrisburg. .
Before its adjournment, the
Board, which represents more
than 30,000 alumni of the Col
lege,—voted 'to hold the annual
Homecorriing on October 14.
Skirmishes With Japs On Pacific Outpost
Not Merely News Stories To LA Student
Skirmishes with grinning Jap
anese on an isolated outpost in
the middle of the Pacific are not
merely exciting newspaper ac
counts to Carmen Panar.
A newly-enrolled student in
the :School of Liberal Arts, he
participated in the first offensive
by Marines that was waged on
August 17, 1942 against Tulagi
Island, capital of tbe southern
Solomons. •
In the- early morning mist of
that morning, he approached the
island aboard a destroyer which
had•been converted from an aux
iliary troop transport. Carmen
was a member of the First Ma
rine .Raixler Battalion which was
ordered to 'prepare the ground for
the invading forces. The entire
group had trained together for
Published Weekly by The Daily Collegian Staff
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 28, 1944-STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Druids, national activities hon
orary, tapped 11 men students in
front of Old Main at 7 p.m. last
Wednesday. Initiation will be
held at the same place 8 p.m.
Wednesday.
Sophomores slated to answer
the pledge into membership are
Floyd Lang, javeline thrower;
Victor Danilov, Collegian sports
editor and basketball player; Da
vid Pincus, track star; Marino
Marchi, football champion; and
Terry Ruhlman, political figure.
Invitation of new members has
been extended to second semester
freshmen to counteract the lim
ited number of sophomores avail
able on campus this semester.
Frosh candidates include Steve
Green, gymnast; Bill Jaffurs, pol
itical officeholder; Reed Pratt,
politician; John Chuckran, foot
ball and track participant; Ivan
Klein, baseball performer; and
Fred France, baseball and, foot
ball player.
• Former president Van G. Lun
dy is retiring •from Druids along
with Chuck Alcorn, Bill Winter
steen, and Jim Hugo.
At a regular meeting last Mon
day night new officers were ap
pointed. Top positions will be
taken over by Pete Johnson, pres
ident; Paul Smith, vice-president;
Chuck Winter, secretary-treas
urer. Druids have, again declared
that they , intend , to encourage_
Penn State' 45iiqt' among fresh
men and back up Tribunal's de
cisions.
The only active hat society re
maining on campus, Druids was
founded in 1907. The maple leaf
symbol has represented the or
ganization since its birth. All
candidates must wear yellow
cardboard signs announcing their
names and activities in bold
print.
Forensic Council Names
Zemprelli President
Election of the following offi
cers took , place at a' recent meet
ing.. of -Forensic Council: Edward
P. Zeraprelli; president; Gertrude
G. Rosen, vice president; 'and Al
len
.Kahn; secretary.
The' council
_moved and passed
a motion to hold a quiz program,
"The 'Battle of the Sexes." Allen
Kahn and Joan Huber were ap
pointed a committee to make ar
rangements: At a similar program
last year, service men faced
Hamilton Propeller and Curtiss
Wright •students.
Candidates were nominated to
fill' vacancies occasioned by ab
sent members.
jungle fighting for a unit of
shock troops at Cuba, Samoa, and
New Caledonia.
The attack on Tulagi complete
ly surprised the Japs. While
cleaning out pillboxes and silenc
ing guns, Carmen encountered
and killed his first Japs. When
the assault was completed, all
enemy forces on the island had
been exterminated.
After the Americans had estab
lished headquarters on the island,
Carmen was transferred ,o Guad
alcanal where he raided behind
Jap lines and destroyed the ene
my's beachheads. When the ob-
Aective was won, Carmen was
sent to defend Henderson Field.
In this seotor he operated ahead
of. enemy lines as part of a shock
unit to disorganize Japanese re
Druids Tap Eleven
Sophomore, Frosh
Activity Leaders
• ,
See Wave
a n Recruiting
Navy-Marine Trainees
Present 'Athletic Night'
Navy-marine trainees stationed at the College will stage their
second big entertainment feature of the year when they present
"V-12 Athletic Night" at Recreation Hall August 5.
Boxing, wrestling, and dancing have been scheduled for the ev
ening, according - to Lt. Comdr. Trusdell Wisner, commanding officer
of the College V-12 unit.
The event is open to the publ
Admission is a 25 cent war stamp f
VAN G. LUNDY
Bower Names
Lundy Head
Of. Tribunal
Dale Bower, newly elected
eighth semester president, was
sworn into office Tuesday night
by chairman of the Elections
Committee Paul Galvanek, as the
All-College Cabinet swung into
action- in its first meeting of the
semester.
Various names. - were submit
ted to Cabinet for' approval, and
new appointments made. Vail.
Lundy was appointed to head
Tribunal, and Lloyd Barkley,
Karl Erdician, Guy Newton, Har
vey Scheiner, and Lynn Taylor
arc to fUnction under him.
Additional appointments were
made to the Elections Committee.
These include Dorothy Evans,
Laureen Newbold, Bernard Cut
ler, Dave Crockett, and Bob
Bob Gleichert.
Representation for the service
units on campus was under dis
cussion on the floor and Fritz
Huntington was appointed chair
man of the committee to arrange
for their functioning on cabinet.
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stance with a series of am
bushes and surprise attacks. Dur
ing the engagements his diet
consisted solely of rice captured
from the Japanese until the Navy
shipped supplies to the men.
In every battle zone that he
occupied, the Japs pounded the
Marines' positions and , fought
until their supplies were exhaust
ed. The Marines always managed
to stiffen their positions and crack
the Japanese resistance. The foe
was forced to retreat, with the
Marines following close behind.
Coral knolls dotting Guadal
canal hampered rapid progress,
and Carmen learned to climb
mountains. The Japs, when not
equipped to fight, would hide in
the caves and refuse to appear in
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
is and not restricted to servicemen.
or each couple. Activities will begirt
at 7:30 p. in. and continue until
midnight.
Boxing will start off the even
ing. Pvt. Charles Klausing meets
Pvt. Al Shire in the main event.
Both of the boys are middle
weights with plenty of fighting
experience. Klausing .was a mem
ber of the varsity boxing team last
season while Shire comes to the
campus from the Kwajalein bat
tlefront.
In the semi-final match, Pvt.
Bill Christmas faces A/S G. S.
Pack. This bout is also in the 160
pound class.
There will be two preliminary'
matches. In the first bout, Pvt.
Charles Long will slug it out with
Pvt. Dorsey Booker. Pvt. Stan
Miller and Pvt. Lloyd Carson will
meet in the other half of the pre
lim. Both of the bouts will be in
the welterweight division.
A feature , of the boxing part of
the program will be a "novelty
fight to the finish." Six V-12 stu
dents will take part in it. They
are: Pvt Dan Orlich, 220 lbs.; Pvt.
Otto Paris; 120 lbs.; Pvt. Paul
Swiggum, 235 lbs.; A/S Bab
Keagy, 120 lbs.; Pvt. Don Stoff,
165 lbs.; and "The Masked Mar
vel," ? lbs.
Boxing Coach Leo Houck will
referee all the bouts. The boxers
have bee' conditioning under the
guidance of Petty Officer Samuel
M. McFarlin for the past couple
weeks. •
Four wrestling matches are car
ded for the evening. In the main
bout two chief petty officers will
tangle. Ray Gedeon and Bill Sher
man are the officers who will
wrestle.
Pvt. John Peters meets Pvt. Hal
Paige in the 165 pound bracket,
Pvt. Whitfield Owens faces Pvt.
Dick Little at 175 pounds, and A/S
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Murder, Fear Highlight
'Ladies In Retirement'
In Schwab August 11-12
Premeditated murder commit
ted to gain wealth and security
for two near-insane sisters is the
theme of "Ladies In Retirement,"
to be presented by Players in
Schwab Auditorium August 11
and 12,' according to Prof. Law
rence E. Tucker, director of the
play.
"Suspense is the main factor in
this, play. It is a murder mystery
written in a modern melodrama
tic style. Its purpose is to enter
tain—and also to scare the aud
ience. It's a thriller," Professor
Tucker said.
The murderess, Ellen Creed,
whose ruthless ambition for her
sisters leads her to kill, and who
later, terrified by conscience and
fear, confesses the strangling, is
portrayed by Verna Sevast.
"Ladies In Retirement," : Pro
fessor Tucker concluded, "has all
the elements of a fascinating
story. The characters present an
interesting study. This play re
quires good acting to bring out
the contrasts in the roles and our
east is going to develop some in
teresting characters."
To , completo the cast, Florence
Prushinski has been selected to
portray the role of Sister Teresa.