WEATHER Cold and Windy VOU. 45—No. 14 Froth Announces Contest Judges Four judges have been chosen for Miss American Coed of 1947 contest, according to J. Arthur Stober, editor of Froth. Addition al judges. will be announced later. Those named are Louis H. Bell and James Coogan, representing the public information division; Marion Ross. of the art depart= ment; and Ridge Reilly, of the Alumni Association. • Deadline for the contest is this Friday. Entries should be 5x7, glossy prints. Finalists will be re photographed before the Penn State entry to the national. con test is selected. Any undergraduate coed may be entered: Sponsors are not nec essary. and any individual or group may enter any number of contestants. John Robert Powers, of the New York model agency, will be the final judge of the 15 national con testants. Mr. Powers stresses the natural beauty and charm in his choice of a typical coed. Winner of the Penn State con test will have her picture in the April Froth, and the national winner will be run in the May Froth., Cadets Distribute Mil Ball Tickets Invitations to the Military Ball to be held in Recreation Hall , an March 29 may now be obtained from any Advanced ROTC cadet officer or NROTC midshipman, co-publicity chairmen Cadet Lts.. Paul Andrews, William Schreyer, and - Midshipman Edward Yedlieka said today. fps74l.!*:.s44.,pt.fL rence and his drollest*, - willT:he limited to •850 couples; and - ac cording to.the Military Ball cinn .mittee, .this affair will attain the campus-wide recognition it had before the war. After an absence of three years, this ball will be the first of the military affairs to have the Army and' Navy ROTCs merge in its presentation. Late AP News Courtesy Radio Station WMAJ STATE COLLEGE Burge Yougel anniounted last might that oases of •students tagged March 2 for coven - Agit Larking wHI be heard in his. office from 4:30. to 5 pm. today. hereafter, he warned, owners will b e fined for over nitglA parking in streets. MOSCOW—Russia is stepping up its demobilization. Prime Min- ister Stalin has r esigned his post —as minister of the armed forces, a post - he held for the past six - years. From now on, Sta/in will devote all his , time and energy to his main job as Soviet Prime Minis ter. The Moscow radio says the So- Viet military , command goes to po litically wise Marshal Nikolai Alexandrovich Bulganin. Stalin stepped out of the military office only a week before the scheduled opening of the Moscow confererTo of foreign ministers. WASHINGTON—Note to Marty nvil ken. men: gpen your bill-6okt, take oult your draft registratlon card and tear it up. The draft goes auk of existence 'March al and yOung men no longer will have to register (upon reaching thek , ltith barthdaY. The Army Will discharge all remaining draf tees by June 30. The Navy already has released all draftees. WASHINGTON--This is prac tically like saying ole man river stopped rollin' along. The Senate Atomic Energy Committee has voted to wind up its hearings to day on• the nomination of David Lilenthar to head the Atomic En. ergy Commission. The hearings started January 27, and they have supplied plenty of verbal fire works ever since'. Maybe by Wed. nesday Or Thursday we'll know wlugher 'i Lilienthal gets the ,job--. Or • whether he gets the • cold shoulder. , You Can't Afford Cuts in Groovology 54 Are you halving trouble with thermodynamics, different ial equations or quantitative analy sis? Do you have too many hours, textbooks, assignments and blue_ books? If so, or even. if not, what you need is State College's most novel course. So said th e ads that were in Collegian at the begin ning of the semester. "Groovology 54" is the only course without books, fees, quiz zes, and with unlimited cuts. The "Professor" is Milton Bergstein, disc jockey over radio station WMAJ from 10:35 to midnight every Sunday through Thursday night. Popular Class Beginning last night, the popu lar program was extended from on e hour to one and a half hours in length. The class is devoted to sweet and swing records, requests being mailed in by students and townspeople. The cleverest request was sent in on a piece of plaster torn from a wall. The program has recently become one for "fixing up" broken romances. ReqUests come hi Tor certain records which might patch up a quarrel. Glenn Miller's orchestra and Louis Jordan's band rank as. the most . popular, while "Heart_ aches," "Sunrise Serenade" and "Open the Door, Richard," are the discs that get the most re quests. Penn Stale Grad "The Old Professor" graduated . the College in 1943, and now, (besides his - announcing du ties •at the radio station, is' tak ing graduate. world and is a part tithe instructor in speech. Contrary t o p o.p u 1 a r Bergstein does not spend his r e tune playing. records , — ..:Qt4frg liel4oesjVt.: ay . e spare time! • . Race Relations Is Weekly Film Topic "Racial Relations" will be the theme of the Public Affairs Films to be shown in 10 Sparks this Thursday. As usual there will be four showings of the three-film program, 10, 2, 4 and 7 o'clock. "Racial Relations" was' recently substituted for the previously ad vertised topic, "How Great is Eu rope's Need for Food?", at a meeting of the Public Affairs Film Committee, announced Miss Jean Moore, chairman. The main movie will be "Man: One Family." This picture has been described as "a hard-hitting refutation of the theory of a mas ter race." Translated into 16 diff erent languages, the film was shown to liberated •European countries. The two shorter filths on the program are "Brotherhood of Man". and "The Story of Doctor Carver." Engineer Offers $5O Scholarship Applidations .for the Penn Stale Engineer scfholargillp may be Picked nip 'al - Student Union now. Deadline for the applications •is Friday it Student Union or the Engineer office, 417 Old Main. Ilhe Engineer awards a $5O cash scholarehip annually on the basis of grades, campus activthties, and necessity. Any student registered in the Engineering Sdhool is eligi ble. The award will be made !this year at the Slide Rule Ball, March 15, to wlhi • dh .the Winner well; re.. °dive a complimentary ticket. The seiledtion Will be made by the ex eauitive committee of the Engthneer. La Vie All groups which have not pick ed up their proofs, selected one and identified those in. the pioture are requested to do so at once, Seymour •Rosenberg, editor, said. TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 4, 1947-STATE COLLEGE, PA Thornhill To Play Piano Specialties Claude Thornhill, back in musical action after 32 months in the Navy, will feature his own unique'piano stylings and orches trations at the Slide Rule Ball, March 15. Sponsor'ed by, the Penn State Engineer and the Engineering Student Council, the fifth annual Slide Rule Ball will be a semi formal, no-corsage affair. Thornhill, whose orchestra is rated second in the country in a Metronome poll, has a set-up which includes six reed, eight brass, and four rhythm, Paced by hit" own piano. Most of the band have played under Thornhill's baton in the "Rangers", top Navy band, which he took over from Artie Shaw when Shaw was transferred to another station;.:-14.414ed: Att: l 7A • 'and:by - Navy:men 'throughout the Pacific, Thorn-, hill's band has added two vocal ists to complete the civilian out fit. "Snowfall," the Thornhill theme was composed by the leader him self and displays his distinctive piano style. Other arrangements played by the orchestra also em phasize his talents as an arranger. Thornhill's classical training re ceived at the Cincinnati Conserv atory of Music and the Curtis In stitute of Music give his arrange ments a typical Thornhill stamp. His classical training also shows in his use of the two French horns 1 which he blends successfully into the brass section. Mine Sweepers Fail To Locate Watch Failed by all his mine sweep ers, including ,a home-mode one from the Geo-Physics department, Herman Lotstein said, yesterday, that he had temporarily given up the search dor his lost wrist watch. The Radar Mine Sweeper, put to the test Friday afternoon by Lotstein and' Captain Harold W. Yount, ROTC department, picked up hard bits of ice, breaks in the snow line, and even a wrist watch when it was dropped in % front of it to try its effectiveness, but Lotstein's watch ,remained in its hiding place. In the Mineral Industries build ing, where Lotstein and Captain Yount next went, they were told of ta home-made mine sweeper, last used in an unsuccessful • at tempt to turn up 2, metal box tfor a woman whose husband had died without telling where it was. The homemade mine sweeper, however, was !found to dbe out of order. At this point Lotstein de clared 'himself discouraged, and went home, he said, to wait tor the Spring thaw. All-College EleOions John Branigan, chairman of the All-College elections com mittee, said today that 'All..College elections will .be held Wednesday and Thursday, April 30 and May, I.' He asked that campus clique chairmen contact him. .Band Leader Claude Thornhill rgian MBS To Broadcast Summary Of Boxing PS( Show Offers Cash Talent Prize First prize of $l5 has been of fered by the Penn State Club for the best performance at the All_ Collegetalent show in Schwab Auditorium, Mardh 14. Huigh Odna, publicity chairman of the Penn State Club, also dis closed that second and third prize, of ten and five dollars respective ly would be offered. All graduate or undergraduate students are eligible to compete for the prizes. Odza requests that anyone wish ing to participate in the show „ign up at Student Union on or before Mardh 7, so that definite 'plans for the evening may' be made. The ad miission dharge to the' public will be 25 cents plus tax. Bridge Team Vies in National Meet A College bridge team, com posed of Tour squads of two men each, recently completed peptic:l - in the 1947 National Inter college Bridge Tournament. Clompeting*mlith 140 othe r col leges ithroulghout the nation, the College team • will be notirfied Within 'a week as to the outcome of their Pray. . The 1. 1 10 sdh'ool s . were divided into eight zones according to nu " Mer l -cal- 4 idistribittion, -and -adja.- - coney 'of the. linstitutionS. Penn State wias entered in the Middle Atlantic seotor along With seven teen other colleges from Dela- Ware, Maryland, and Pennsyl vania. Under the direction of Prof. El ton W. Jones, an eight-span dele gation: idomPosed of. William Neck er, Donald Marviin, Howard Steth ers, Jules Dresner, IrVine, Hirsdh, Stephen Skaipik, Joseph De:Matt and Paul Oultier played the mail round. The two -man team Which at tains the highest score far a zone Will journey to Chicago April 18 and 'l9 l'or theface-to-,'lade final to dot irdine the national - pair champlionAlip. Ray McKinley, secretary of the Bridge Club, has issued an invita tion to all beginners and advanced players to attend the weekly meet ings of the club in 401 Old Main at 7:3'0 o'clock Monday. them-Physics Council To Discuss Graduation Suggestions proposed in All- College Cabinet to improve Com mencement exercises will, be dis cussed by the Chemistry-Physics Student Council in 409 Old Main at 7: 15 tonight, according to Ray mond Shibley, council president. Another Cabinet proposal on the agenda is the exemption from finals of all students with a 90 average in the course. Shibley said that any student is welcome to attend the meeting. Competition ? When Glenafton Montvic Marksman was asked who he be lieved was the typical Penn State coed, he lowered his black and White head and let out a mighty roar. "Glenn" who tips the scales at a neat one ton, and comes from pure Holstein stock, nominated his girl, lovely Pennstate Cowslip Dream Sue of the brown eyes and dark complexion. "Why did you choose Cowslip?" "Glenn" was asked. "Easy," he said with a snort "She has the neatest calves." And that's no bull! Be a Sport, Fella; Don't Smoke in Rec Hall PRICE FIVE CENTS Minn's 'Parade' To Air Tburnament Stoney McLinn's "Sports Pa rade," a weekly feature of the Mutual Broadcasting System, will devote 10 minutes of Saturday's program to the Intercollegiate Boxing Association's tournament over a nation-wide hookup. The tournament will be staged in Rec reation Hall. Gilbert. secretary-trcas urer of the association and assist ant to the graduate manager of athletics at the College. said ar rangements had been completed for a coast-to-coast broadcast from 4:02 to 4:12 p. m. as the opening feature of "Sports Pa " rade." The program will be initi ated' in the WIP studio in Phila- I delphia. Locally, the program will be handled by Bob Wilson, of station WMAJ, and Jim Coogan, of the College publicity staff. The 10 .minutes will be used in inter viewing the visiting boxing ;coaches of the association. WMAJ will be the origination point for a national hook-up for the first time, Wilson pointed out. Of Mutual's 400 stations, 250-300 carry "Sports Parade.' The plan to broadcast from the boxing tournament was first suggested by the newly-formed I AI1-College Publicity Committee. Tough Job "Most of the Penn State co-eds are sophisticated and artificial," declared a gpaduate Mineral In dustries student. "Therefore, Froth.had hetter.loolt carefully to find • ,§1" -- giiT 'who Meets ' , their re quirements." News Briefs Forestry Society Ogden Samler 'was recently elected president of the Forestry Society. Others elected are Fran cis X. Kennedy, vice-president; Robert Berkholder, treasurer; Ed ward Stout, corresponding secre tary; Bert Herstine, recording sec retary; Karl G. Thompson, ath letic manager; and Edward Plank, Don Berison, and Larry Walker, Ag Student Council representa tives. Alpha Epsilon Delta All alumni members of Alpha Epsilon Delta, pre-med honorary, who have not contacted that or ganization, are requested to get. in touch with Norman Halpern, 4933., Red Cross The annual Red Cross campaign on campus began yesterday. Dormitories will be solicited dur ing the next two weeks. Druids John Benglian was recently elected president of Druids, sophomore men's national athletic honorary. Other officers are Wil liam Bon sal 1, Vice-president; George Schantz, secretary-trea surer; and Mitchell Williams, chaplain. WRA. Outing Club The WRA Outing Club will hold a social get-together in 3 White Hall at 6:45 o'clock today. Women interested in ice skating and ski ing are asked to attend, Jean Wil cox, club president, said. Women students may use WRA equip ment to ski on Holmes Field from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday through Fri day, with instruction for begin ners, Miss Wilcox added. Players Portman Paget was recently elected secretary of the Penn State Players. Lois Hartswick was made social chairman. Skull and Bones Skull and Bones, senior men's honorary, recently approved a list of potential tappees and will hold tapping services Friday at noon.
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