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VOL. 46—No. 44
Chapel Offers Carol Concert
In Annual Christmas Program
The College Chapel Choir, consisting of 106 voices, under the di
rection of Mrs. Willis Taylor, will present its annual Christmas con
cert in Schwab Auditorium 111 o'clock Sunday morning and will give a
repeat performance in the afternoon at 3:30.
The concert wit be in the form of a Christmas service of worship
through music and scripture readings, the latter given by James
Smith acting College . chaplain.
Organist and accompanist for the annual event is George"Ceiga
Red Cross Divides
Campus Into Units
The campus unit of American
Red Cross has teen divided into
flour a ctive committees. according
to Frank Tidona. student chair
man. They are international ac
tiviltes. campus service. publicity.
and fund raising.
The International Activities
committee is headed by Dorothy
Shenot and includes Gerald Kar
ver and Elizabeth Taylor. Immed
iately after Christmas this group
will conduct a drive for new
notebooks and paper for students
in foreign universities.
To Probe Problems
Robert Koser and Seely Snyder
are co-chairmen of the campus
service committee. This includes
various sub-committees such as
Junior Red Cross; safety, which
is investigating such problems as
the traffic situation in Pollock
Circle. fire hazards in Windcrest.
and the need for lights at dark
steps on campus.
Alan Hack is chairman of the
Publicity committee. Other mem
bers of this group are Julia Kal
bach. Jack Lowery. Janet Molle
nauer. and Selma Zasofsky. The
fund raising cmomittte consists
of Hack. Jayne Pollard. Tidona.
and Frances Welker.
Royal M. Gerhardt. assistant
dean of the School of Engineering.
Is the faculty chairman of the
campus unit.
Long Distance Call
To Preview SMU Tilt
It'll be a prevue of Penn State
versus Southern Methodist when
Bob Higgins and Matty Bell,
coaches of the two Cotton Bowl
football rivals, swap verbal am
munition Monday over a cross
country telephonic hookup.
The conversational piece will
originate in San Antonio, Texas,
where Bell will be the guest at
the weekly meeting of the Mon
day Morning Quarterback Club.
Higgins will accept the call in
his home here, and the exchange
will be amplified for the benefit
of the Texas luncheon guests.
Late AP News
Courtesy Radio• Station WMAJ
4-Point Plan Approved
WASHINGTON The House
banking committee gave its ap
proval to the Republican four
point voluntary anti - inflation
program today.
However, President Truman
made it plain that he is enter
taining no possibility of a substi
tute for his ten-point plan to
combat inflation. As long as he
remains president, the anti-trust
laws will be fully enforced.
The Republican program would
be based on relaxation of the
anti-trust laws to permit volun
tary action by businessmen to
keep prices down.
9 Jews Slain
PALESTINE--=Nine Jewish set-I
tiers were killed and three others
were wounded by Arab gunmen
between Jerusalem and Hebron.
Palestine Jewish policemen are
said to have driven the attackers
away from a five-truck convoy
but only after a running gun
battle.
teacher of organ and regular
chapel organist.
Miss Rebecca Griffin will) ea-
Dear as soloist in one of the an
thems entitled "Balulalow."
Numbers Listed
Choir numbers will be "Carol In
Dulci Jubilo," a German carol ar
ranged by Pearsall; "The Angels'
Song" by Tschesnokov: "Shep
herds. Shake Off Your Drowsy
Sleep." a French carol arranged
by Wasner; "The Three Kings" by
Willett; "Balulalow" by Warlock;
"Beside Thy Cradle Here I Stand"
by Bach; "God Rest You Merry
Gentlemen," a carol of England
arranged by Lefebure.
The prelude is entitled. "Chor
ale ImproWsation on 'ln Dulci
Jubilo'" by Karg-Elert. "Christ
mas in Sicily" by Yon will be the
offertory organ selection. The
postlude will be "Joy to the
World."
Scripture Readings
Scripture selections will be ta
ken from the books of Luke and
Matthew. An offering will be re
ceived at both service for the sup
port of Lingnan University. Can
ton. China. the project of the
campus for over 35 years and
known as Penn-State-in-China.
Deadline Today
Students must complete first
phase registration today. or the
late registration fee of $5 will
be assesse:!, Ray V. Watkins.
scheduling officer, said yester
day.
College Choir Sets
Annual Carol Sing
Application s for 22 scholarships,
fellowships, and awards being of
fered for the year 1947-48 are
ayailal le in 109 Burrowes, said
Dr. Clarence 0. Williams. chair
man of the committee on scholar
ships and awards, today.
Presentations include: C. F.
Barclay. Louise Carnegie, 1920
Class Scholarship Awards. Class
of 1922 Memorial, Julia K. Hogg
Testimonial. Judge Benjamin F.
Keller Memorial. Klopp Prize.
McAllister.
Alan Nutt Memorial. Charles
Lathrop Pack Foundation Fores
try Prize. President's Prize
(Sparks). Rehab Club Memorial,
George T. Rogers Memorial. Eliz
abeth Stuart Shattuck Memorial.
Harold B. Shattuck Memorial.
State Federation of Pennsylva
nia Women, Ellen M. Stuart Me
morial. John W. Stuart Memorial.
John W. White, Helen Wood Mor
ris. Lieutenant Harry Edward
Wagner. Vance C. McCormick.
Hot 'n Gold Runs a Little Cool
By William E. Reimer
Thespians' golden anniversary(crews included.song, "Make Me the King of an
revue, "Hot 'n Gold," a somewhat Grove's Sour Notes Island," during which the male
i
slapped-together attempt to pre- In the opening music just be_ hula lin e gives out with some
sent the best from Thespian shows re the curtain rises, Paul i mks that brings some of the
. . .
of the past 50 years, fell short of Grove's °orch best laughs of the eveni n gestra strikes a few '
someone's "padding" slipped, and
the ballyhoo it has been receiv- sour notes that will probably b e
ing around the campus and lookee eliminated in tonigh. s show but ,someone's
or not it was intentional
isleft for you to decide . . . . if
as though it had been put together , _oes an otherwise fine job in pro
-lit wasn't planned that way there
fast, as the program so apologet- viding the music.
would be no tears if they left
icelly states. The curtain--i a ising scene,a-/ i
it in the routine.
If the production had lived up, eye-filling line of coed-chorines, Adele Yablun and Bill Mc
to its advance notices there' s little gets things off to a pretty fast; Turk's "I've Got My Designs on
doubt that "Hot 'n Gold" would' stepping s t a r t t h a t continues You" is no exception to the usual
have been one of the troupe's , midway,through the first act until, tine perfoi mance these two turn
finest shows . . . but if you like' Marcie Remand - I gives out her in. "Fortchie's Four," with some
the regular run of Thespian shows I "Call To Love." new faces, brings back an old
you'll like this one, and give due One of the best Thespian sets, song in big-time fashion, and the
credit to the people who made it seen in a long time provides the (Continued on paw; Iwo)
FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12, 1947-STATE COLLEGE, PENNA
Mutual Radio System
To Recall Hig's
Close Call
They're still toasting Bob Hig
gins for his first unbeaten, untied
football season.
Tonight. over a nation-wide
hook-up. Bill Brandt will pay tri
bute to Higgins over the facilities
of the Mutual Broadcasting Sys
tem. Radio Station WMAJ will
carry the program at 7:45 o'cicok.
Brandt will recall the famous
Pass play against Pitt in 1919
which thrust Higgins into the na
tional limelight.
It will be the feature of his
nightly "Once In a Lifetime"
story, and will recall haw Hig
eins took tht pass on his own 15
I and went the length of the field
for the score.
The program, however, will not
carry an incident that happened
to the Hie last week. The 53-year
old mentor arrived at Clairton for
a scheduled speech but learned to
his eml - arrassment that he should
have been in Clarion, 100 miles
away.
The coach has renewed admir
ation for the "t."
AVC Plans Rally
On Co-op Decision
Concerted action protesting the
adverse decision on the student
co-op store will begin at an
American Veterans' Committee
sponsored meeting at .112 Sparks,
7 p.m. Tuesday, said Melvin
Katinsky, public relations chair
man of AVC's local chapter.
All campus organizations are
invited to send representatives
and to participate in the cam
paign to persuade the executive
committee of the College Board•
of Trustees to reverse their re
fusal.
The national AVC field secre
tary assured the local chapter
that some of the national officers
will be available for lectures in
Schwab Auditorium next semes
ter. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.
and Cord Meyer, author of
"Peace or Anarchy," may be
among those asked to speak.
Permissions Granted
Eleven o'clock permissions
will be awarded to worrven's
groups going Chrilsimas carol
singing Monday through Thurs•
day n 4 eTht next week, WSGA
senate decided yesterday.
The presidents of the caroling
organizations must first present
a list of their group members
and their dormitory address to
the Dean of Women's office be
fore permission can be granted.
There will be a meeting of
the senior editorial board in 8
Carnegie Hall at 4 o'clock to
day, and a meeting of the jun
ior. sophomore and candidate
editorial staff tomorrow at 2
o'clock.
! what it was last night, cast and ; background necessary fur the
Editorial Meeting
Schwab
True to
Despite the be-bop tendencies which have plagued jazz circles
of late, the Tru-Blu Sextet has remained close to the traditions of
jazz and promise an entertaining program of the authentic Dixieland
style for those who will attend "Jazz Night at Schwab," 7:30 o'clock
_tanday night.
Tickets for the concert can s
Record Shop, Hotel State Colleg:
from AVC members, said Ben
French, chairman.
The band is one of the few on
college campuses today that still
cling to the early type of jazz.
They stick to the tunes which are
associated with such giants of jazz
as the New Orleans Rythm Kings,
the• Original Dixieland Jazz Band,
and men like Louis Armstrong
and Jelly Roll Morton.
Repertoire Listed
Included i n their repertoire are
many of the old evergreens such
as "I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody
None o f My Jelly Roll," "That's a
Plenty," "When the Saints' Go
Marchin' In," "At the Jazz Band
Ball," and those immortal Blues
from which jazz sprang.
Organized by jazz connoisseur
Hughie Riddall last February, the
Tru Blu has now become an insti
tution at the College. The instru
mentation of the band represents
the conventional Dixieland line
up of a trumpet, clarinet, trom
bone, bass, piano, and drums with
a vocal thrown in now and then.
"Shoeless" Lou Levi plays the
piano and doubles as vocalist
when called upon. It is said that
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Tickets Still Available
"Out of the Frying Pan,"
Players' arena production, will
be presented at Center Stage,
8 o'clock tomorow night. Tick
ets are still available and may
be obtained at Student Union.
The price is $l.lO which in
cludes refreshments after the
the show.
Blanks Available
For Fee Deferment
Students who wish to defer Pay
ment of second semester fees may
pick up application forms at the
bursar's office. Russell E. Clark,
bursar. said yesterday.
The forms must be filled out by
the student's parent or guardian
and returned to the bursar on or
before January 10, 1948, to avoid
Payment of the $5 late application
fee. Mr. Clark added.
He pointed out that the defer
ment service is entirely free when
applications are st bmitted on
time. The fee for late application
is charged to cover the expense
involved in making the necssarY
adjustments during registration
Procedures.
Complete information on fee
deferment appears on the applica
tion forms.
WEATHER
Cloudy With Snow
Flurries
Jazz
Night
Dixieland
ill be purchased at the Book and
, McMullens, Student Union and
Michigan Coach
Asked to Dinner
Coach-of-the-year Fritz Cri
3ler of the Michigar Wolverines
has been invited to speak at the
testimonial dinner to be given
the Nittany Lion football team
by the Commerce Club of State
College January 12.
Other famous coaches are also
expected to join in praising the
unbeaten, untied Penn State
team. New York Giant coach
Steve Owen, recognized for years
as one of the nation's best pro
fessional mentors, has accepted a
bid to attend the dinner.
Matty Bell, coach of Southern
Methodist, has been invited to
meet the Lion team over a ban
quet table instead of the grid
iron. Bell was runner-up in the
coach-of-the-year poll.
Indiana coach Bo McMillin is
also expected to be one of the
speakers. Only a
_few years ago
he was chosen coach of the year.
Chester L. Smith, sports editor
of the Pittsburgh Press, will di
rect the program' at the dinner
and act as toastmaster.
Donovan To Direct
New SU Department
The department of Associated
Student Activities and Student
Union has been established by tne
Trustees of the College. and
George L. Donovan. manager of
Student Union. has been named
head of the department.
The work of the new depart
ment. James Mi'holland, acting
president of the College explain
ed, will embrace the activities
Previously handled by the Asso
ciated Student Activities and by
Student Union.
Student Union was organized in
1930 and in 1943, when the As
sociated Student Activities was
established. became a part of that
office.
News Briefs
Sigma Delta Epsilon
There will be a meeting of
Sigma Delta Epsilon. graduate wo
men's scientific fraternity. in the
Maple Room. 5:30 p.m. Muncla v.
Chess Club
Anyone interested in nurticluil
tint: in chess match with George
Koltanowski. worlds' blindfold
chess chammon. is asked to con
tact Marion Schwimmer. 114 Ath
erton Hid' before Monday nieit.
Sigma Tau
Sigma Tau. national engineer
hunorarv. will hold a meelmut
tor members only in 100 EE 0:30
P.m.. Monday. said Jav NI. Ten
zer. President.
!WA Files
I. W. A. Bluebook ;Ire now
avinL.'ble for Worilell students in
26 Atherton.
Wesley Taffy Pull
Members ul the Wesley Four,-
(hation (Nill hold a Taffy Pull iii
the round;llikiii tt‘tn 9 o'clock t)-
morrow' everio2 alter the basket
ball 2:1111e With )(I , '&J. Everyone is
invited.
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