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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY BY THE COLLEGIAN STAFF
VOL. 43—'No. p
Appointees Fill
SoilfHt osts
4lome • Etcoriom ics Head,
I Aid Ta Elcafniner Named
.V Dr:. Grace,. -Mildred Henderson
and Robert’:E. Tschan will take
over the, ’College positions of
"director and. „ iprofessor of home
.economics ; aiid assistant College
:Examiner respectively, annoUnc
ed-the Board of Trustees.
Dr. ' Henderson, head of. home
economics at the University of
Arkansas- will come to the Col-
lege August 1. She succeeds. Miss
.- Laura 'Drummond, now a member
; '■*&; the; faculty at Columbia ■ Uni-,
,'yersity. . : . \ .
dative -of Nebraska, _ she. re
' ceived her B. :S. degree in home
economics in 1924 from Nebraska
University, an Ml S. from Chicago
.University in 193.1, and a Fh. D %
.. degree in. education from Ohio
.' Stgte University in, -.1944. ■
The,new director of home eco-
mics served.a total of 11 years in
.the extension services" of /New
YOnk, /Kansas,' and. Nebraska •as
’f hcime. demonstration - agent* and
program. specialist, She has- been
: affiliated!.with teaching and re-;
!;> .-'search -programs at'Cornell . Uni-;
./. versityy the University -of’ Texas,;
and'Oregon-State College. . '' ■
~r r "'piv ;Tschali'"will coine to ..the
'/‘College. July 1, from. Notre Dame
; /University where he is serving as
assistant professor' of medieval
. history.. Before, going' :.to- Notre'
Dame two years ago, he was: an.
/ instructor at -Coluitnibia ■ Univef-
■ sity. ■ ~...
'.held/, a.
' * fellowship id ' medieval blistbf y'
'.'and: Was -a ’ research 'assistant
; there.. .He.formeriy taught history
at Georgetown University For
/ /eign .-Service School. -
AVC Organizes
Local Chapter
A Centre county chiafpter Of the
American Velteba-niS' Committee has
-Fbeeh organized ! in • Stalte College
AvvCtiW"Edward. Bahyai serving ' .as,
chairman. Other, officers elected at
-<the Ifirslt. meWng were Cy 'Good,'
V-Wiiae-uhaiiimatti and • Huiglh CRiidall,
js-tneastuieiv.' : ■
te deal wi-thlodal as
ifXw§li prciblleinis'; the
wiiil r (h'e.‘dlpen't'oj' aif'veteiiahs!
r'att jthe ,- College- and : in ■ -Centre
- ...
An. organiteKiteh'hotetefliltee .con-'
[i'T'skititag 02 Virgil-Wall; Abe Dalpbw-.
Ant-bur ■ Reede, elgspaiate
professor cif eeonciir.ii'cs,. hlais been
veiapoiclteid: to draw parlia-
T\ niontary procedure plans.
...' • “The AVC is one of lihe moat
iiiberal arid, progressive .veteran
, i organizations today ’’and will not
", i interfere with' .the • X-G2 program!
; on the c/air.puß,” ißamyad stressed.
‘‘This is a rlalti'cnal orgainiizlaition
icciir-lposed of World 'Wair H vet
' erains, formed in 1943 Iby several
. enlkited men. AVC haa fought for
' the Wyatt Sousing Bold, the FBPC
.’ Emiptoyrrjenlt (Bill, the Full Em
. ploymenlt- Bill and was the. only
veterans’? organization represented
at iithe-iSah Eranidlsco, 'conference.”
• “This .organiaaiiiion. be'liqyea' in a
b fetter uhiiJeiSta'nidinig .between
countries.'-One cif our liui'.ure proj
ects'tog-re' will: toe'.a- radio round
table discussion over Ithe local
radio stsitiori,”.Ba.nyaii added.'
. ''Prci’rjlrieht'rneiiinlbers cf the'.AVG
'include" Col. ©van' Caidsonf of
“Carfoon’s (Raidens,’* (B'iHl jMlauldin,:
Iderle Millet,'vFfanklin.'Roosevelt,
,Jj;„ Charles Boltes and'Harold E;
‘iSteaseh',' former .governor .of iMn
inesota .and • representative to. the
UNO conferences.
' Time ahd place of Itttiq next
me el ting will toe anntounlced in the
Collegian.
Compulsory Meeting
% il r; . .'of the advertising .staff
Vwill toe held ait 8 Carnegie Hall,
• ! 7:'30 p. m. Thursday. New candi
dates are invited to attend.
TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 19, 1946—STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Band Baffle
Lauds Pledges
Fraternity pledges, “the forgot
ten men cf campus/’ will, have
.heir night when the,Tntenfrater
nity Council salutes all /pledges at
the “Battle of the Bands” at Re
creation Hall Saturday night.
The “Battle” will feature con
tinuous music with Dick Benge
md the Campus Owls alternating
jn the bandstand. Included in the.
.ance program will be a ballot for
.electing the favorite' band of the
cancers. A foallot-foox .will foe
jlaced at the . entrance and the
winner of 'the ' balloting • will: be
Announced in j next - ■ Tuesday’s
Collegian. *, •*- /'
Joseph W. Steel, dance chair
man, announced JaSt * night • a
change in the sale of tickets for
the informal affair. Tickets -will
be on. Sale all day Friday and
until noon Saturday at the Ath
letic Association! window ' in. Old"
Main at $1.50 per'oouple. .
Deans Release
Honor Lists
• Three averages were made toy.
six students in ; the ' 'School off
'Chemistry and j Physics and by?
four in the School of Engineering,
acordin'g ,to lists released -toy their
deans. .• '; - :
... Heading the honor-list .in the
. Chemistry and ! Physics School
Elizabeth, Mumrria, and Eleanor
Shaheen. Frederick Andrews Jr.,'
Albert -A: Baker,;' Joel Crouch, and.
Carl Lundboni are the leading
students in the Engineering
School. •
Other high-ranking, students in
he School Of Chemistry ,a.nd Phy
sics are Phyllis Mowrer, 2.88;
William Vadl ; 2.77; Eleanor Aur
ind, 2.81; Charles Mbrcincavage,
2.8'1; Sarah Bara ham, 2.70; Mar
garet Case, 2.7,0; Thelma Hoi
baugh, 2.70; Barbara J Pfhaler,
1.70;. Wayne Hoffman, 2.69; Alex-
Kotch,. 2.68; Joseph Geiger, -2.66;
John Gillespie. 2.66; Judd Healy,
2;66;. Nancy Hofeflich, '2.66; Har-'
riet S'chlee, 2.63; Roihulo Quin
tero, 2.62; Alden Emery Jr., 2.50;
Myrna Hink'el, 2150; Robert Sandy
2.50;' and Betty! Steele, 2:50.
••,The. ; , lea ding- students' of the En
gineering . School . 'are Frederick
Andrews; Jr.' 3;00; ; .'AlberttA.-
Baker,' '3'.00; : Joel' 3.00;
Carl Lundibam, 3.00; Kenneth'
Harsbibarger , Jr.;, 2.92; John De-
Lorg, -2.88; Wilknorel Fluman,
2.88; Michael Nakonechny, • 2.86;
Ray. Bland, 2.83; Harold l Holly Jr.,
2.82; Walter Luxion, 2.62; Pres
ton E. Baustian, 2.81; Ivan
Thompson, 2.-80; Felix Roth, 2.78;
Fn.-nces Schwenk, '2.78; ' John
Kaz.inski, 2.77;.Car01yn Robinson,
2;7'6; Robert Terrey,. 2;76; James
E. Blakeslee, 2.7*5; William Long,
2.75: Philys Warren. Reed. 2.72;
Winifield Kilgore, 2,7.1; George
Mitchell, 2.71; William IRyan,
2.71; Martin Levy, 2.70; Joseph
Riegel, ' -2.70; Steven Fortunato,
2.68.;,'Carl Lawrence, 2,68; Robert-
Barefoot, 2.67; Thomas Crawford,
2.66; John Hayes, 2.66; Harold
Hill, 2.66: James Fetherlin, 2.65;
Donald F. Sands, 2.64; John
Fogle, -2,60; Lester Hackentoerry,
2.60; Lawrence Rosenfelt,' 2.60;
Charles Herbert Seaton, 2.60;
Wi-llirim Barrett, 2.58: August
Branding, , 2 58; Richard Bower,
2.55; John Lincoln Olewine, -2.55;
Dale , Everate'... Thompson, ■ 2.55:
Gordon Schneider, 2;53; Margaret
Crispen-- -:Bitner, / 2 : ~52; 'Bennie
"Slupek,. 2!51; David 'Carr, '. 2.50.;
Ro Harvey, 2,50,',
Wallets Stolen
. . . from coats hung in the hails
during classes 'aire toeing reported
to Csipitain Philip 'A. Mark of the
Ca-mpus Patrol. He requeslts that
all valualbies such as money,
rings, or wallets be removed from
wraps before leaving thean ire the
Wails.;
To Open Debate
John H. Frizzell
X-G-l Club
Holds Smoker
All ex-ser.vicemen ■ are welcome
to attend the X-GI Club’s in
formal smoker at Schwab Audi
torium at 8 o’clock this evening.
This is‘.a get-to'gether of all ex-
Gls to welcome the new veterans
•to the Penn State campus and to,
help solve the many .problems of
the veterans that are returning
to college.
This traditional early semester
event will foe highlighted by talks
from Dean. Arthur R. Warnoek,
Professor Robert E. Galbraith,
,yeteran.cQunselor.,.Chajles.iSpeidle,
wrestling coach. ' and': '. Lciu : Bell,
director of Public Information;
Entertainment will toe provided
by Pleegor and Mitchell, comedy
team which perfprmed at the
Saturday Night club affair in
White Hall last week. The smoker
will shift to Old Main after the
informal -talks, where refresh
ments will be served, and mem
bership in the X-Gl Club soli
cited.
. nyiemtoerships also will- -be ac
cepted at Student Union at any
time.
\ Spring semester .'officers of the
X-GI Club are Wesley Turek,
president;, Gene, Fuliper, vice
president; John Schwartz, secre
tary; ‘Thomas Lander, treasurer;
Robert: -Mc Greg -o r , . chaplSin;
Thomas Turnbull, historian.'
; In addition to these officers,
Theodore Rozelsky; Herman Au
ker and Royce Nix make up the
Executive Committee of the club.
Phi Eta Sigma Initiates
Twenty Freshmen Men
Twenty candidates of Phi Eta
Sigma, national freshman honor
ary fraternity, were initiated into
the College’s chapter recently at
the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity.
The ; initiates ‘were 'addressed by
the faculty adviser of the chap
ter, Professor Franklin B. Kraus-s
and President - Francis J. Eschisn;
a member of the executive coun
cil of the national"chapter.
■ Those .initiated were Raymond
S: Oaton, Jr.; : John W. Holmes,
Robert L. Jord'an, Robert H. Ma
gill, Virgil E. NtoiHy,. Preston F.
Otte-miller, Jri, Walter R. Pas-,
coe, -Walter- L. Rcfcb, George £>.
Sorenson, Jr., Chaun’cey L; Tepel,
Ralph Wagner, Jr.,' John D. Chi
auoine Thomas A. .Hooldns, Jr.,
John A. Pryor, John W. P-uniton,
Rcumi-lo Quintero, Vernon' T.
Smith, Jr,, Frank Tidona, Will
iam A. Vail, Jr., William Z. F.
Walker.
Payment of Fees ,
. . . for the spring semester will
take, place in Recreation Hall
M'.rch 29, announced Bursar
Russell E. Clark. *-
■ Since it is impossible to Release
estimates for individual students,
a fee .estimate blank is available
at the Bursar’s office. With this
blank it is possible for the student
to figure the approximate amount
due.
State Debaters to Meet
For Eleventh Convention
Thirteen Colleges, Universities Participate;
Send Seventy-Six 'Delegates to 'College
The eleventh annual Pennsylvania State Debaters’ Convention rep
resented by 76 delegates will meet at the College Friday and Saturday.
Participating in the convention are the following thirteen colleges
and universities: Albright, Allegheny, Dickinson, Geneva, Gettys
' "npcvivamn. p enn State, Seton Hill, Shippens
burg, Susquehanna, Temple, and Ursinus. Topics for discussion are
The Foreign Trade Policy of the
United States and Peacetime Pre
paredness.
Registration will 1 take place in
the first floor lounge of Odd! Main
from 3 p. m. to 9 p. m, on -Thurs
day and from 9 a. m. to 10 a. im
Friday. A reception is to be heidi
to the Hugh Beaver-room, 304 Old
Main, at. 9 p. m. Thursday. Card!
Harshbarger,. president or Foren
sic Council is in charge of ar
rangements. . ■
An assembly in 121 Sparks, at
10 a.m., Friday will anaifke the
formal, beginning of the conven
tion. (Here officers will meet del
egates and hear Prof. John H.
Frizzel, head of the speech- depart
ment, deliver the welcome address
for the College. .
Throughout Friday, committees
are to meet on the topics for dis
mission. At a banquet held at the'
'State College- Hotel, 6 p. m. Fri
day, Broieoaor-Frizzell ‘wtill deliver
the after-dinner address entitled'
“An Old Fellow Takes A- Walk.”
Three representatives of conven
tion committees will also address
the convention on “Democracy
and the Future.” Prof.Jbseph F.
O’Brien. will serve as, toastmaster.
’ '■ The assembly, will meet 'for fi
nal action on the Foreign Trade
Bill in 121 'Sparks, 8:15 p:m., Fri
day.. On Saturday morning,
Peacetime Preparedness is to be
the subject for assembly action,
fallowed by election of officers.
Student officers presiding at the
convention are': Eugene Bray,
Geneva College, president; Edward
Hoffman, University of Pennsyl
vania, first vice-president; Mil
dred -Ann Ditty, Allegheny Ccti
secorid vice-president; Eugene
Fulmer, Penn- State, treasurer.
Parties Enter
Full Slates
Penh State's political parties
iwlll have candidates entered in
all/selrr.estters in . the All-College
elections to be (held in ifhe first
(floor. lounge of Old. -Main on
March 26 and 27.
■Folowinig are the Candidates
and their activities as listed -'by
Chanties Plfleegor, iabairm!an of the
Key -oUque and Albert Green,
'ohiaiirmian of the Nittany-Indepen
dlsntt clique.
All. College President •
. Wafllter Falkenberg, Key; F.ed
'Cross Fund;- Drive Co-Chairman.
'1845 and 1946, Fourth semester
■president, Past. Historian of X-.
G'l Cliub, Orchestra, American
Society of IMecbamica'l Engineers,
Penn State Engineer, 'Freshman
Councilor Summer and Pall’ of
1945, Obi Phi.
(Vaughn Stapleton, Nittany-In-.
'dd&endenit:All; Ccheg-e Sdcretary--.
Treasurer, president- of Tihetiai’Chii'
president of Hat .Societies, presi
dent Ranmli Nous, lions • Pa.v,
■varsity boxing, Who’s 'Wlho among
students in Amarioan UniiveiEi
fies, iwinner of Dandonth Fellow
ship, chairman All-College danice,
■co-dhainmam PjSjC.A. drive, Penn
State dub, agriculture .Student
counoil, Red Cross iblood donlor
committee, Future Farmers of
America, X-GI. club, freshman
counselor,' Block and Bridle club,
Riding. eliulb, reception loommiibtee
for .trailer camp X-Gl’s.
All College Secretary-Treasurer.
... June Firslt, Key; Dry Dock
chairman, (House of Representa
tives, vice president of dormi
tory unit, Key clique secretary
1944-4'5, P.S.CjA. campaign dnive
division leader, Aquacade, swim
ming club, W.R.A. board.
ReJbecca Walker, Niittany-Inde
pend'ent: Secretary Chi Omega,
senior advisor W.R.A., president
of phyuicul education- bonortoy,
Junior Service board, secretary of
Physical Education ddh'col, intra-.
mural chairman of W.R.A., intra
mural sports.
(Continued on page seveni
New Thespians
Cali Dancers
Thespians, musical comeidiy or
ganization, hiais issued a Pali for
all Interested in dancing to re
port for chorus (tryouts at Schwab
'auditorium tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.
ilnaldtilve for tiwo years, the
Thespian chorus was a featured
part cif all Thespian productions
in . the past. Bud) Mellot, dance
direotor, urged l all idianlcers, men
■and women, to report for the try
outs or to leave 't/heir names at
Student Union. (He stressed thalt
professional experience lis not
needed. “AH we want to see is
ainlcere interest,” he added. •
iMellot was dance direictior for
(the - Thespi'an chorus in 1042-43
when the Thespian pcfliCy was to
produce two muaibal comedies a
year. Also several “Mobile Un
its” were sent to various army
ealrrips dni ithe vicinity.
Thespians, oiMeslt organization)
on campus, was founded toy Dr.
Fred Lewis Patltee, author of “The
Alma Mister,” in 1897. J. Ewing
“Sock” Kennedy was direotor Of
Theepian shows before the group
dEffoanded.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Red 'Cross Unit Sets
Contributions 'Deadline
Deadline for all contributions
to the Red Cross' Fund is tomor
row night, announced Carol
Diecikman and Jinx. Falkenberg,
co-chairmen of the drive.
All solicitors and organizations
are requested to bring their
money to the Dean of Men’s of
fice, 111 Old (Main from) 7 -to 9 p.
m. tonight and tomorrow.
The latest figure released was
$3OO collected toward the goal of
$l2OO. The sorority, fraternity
and other organization contribu
tions have not yet been tabulated.
A booth has been set ip at the
Comer Hoorn and section leaders
are contacting all students.
GM Vice-president
Establishes Loan Fund
The Ethel and Bayard Kunkel
Loan fund, will be established at
the College, according to the exe
cutive committee of the Board of
Trustees. Mr. Kunkel is a vice
president of General Motors Inc.,
and a graduate of the College in.
1907.
The principal for the fund will
toe obtained from the sale of 200
shares of Class B stock of General
.Motors. Loans will be made to
married veterans in, full-time. at
tendance at the College in
amounts not exceeding $l5O in
any semester and will foe used for
emergencies or to supplement in
come to meet current expenses.
Purple Quill
. . . will nresenf a panel dis
cussion, “Critique of the Modern/
Novel,” over WiMAJ alt 8 o’clock
tcmorrrw night. Henry Hall, Ross.
Jcl'.rinijom, and David Wagoner wilt
participate.