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VOL. 44; No. 10
Warnock Heads
Welfare Council
Dean of Men, Arthur R. War
nock,, will cliairman the re-es
tablished Council on Recreation
and Welfare that is 'charged with
the duty of surveying the needs
of students in the fields of physi
cal and social recreatoin,
entertainment, and organized ac
tivities.
Twenty-two members of the
faculty and administration, and
eight 'students will comprise the
committee. The student members
will be named following student
elections on October 22 and 23:
The council was established
during the war to provide recrea
tion and welfare service to the.
students who were predominately
servicemen at that .time. 'Present
conditi6ns prompted President
Ralph D. Hetzel to re-establish
the council to adjust existing pro
cedures and meet new situations.
Members of the committee
named by the president include
L. H. Bell, Dr. H. S. Brunner, R.
E. Clark, A: C. - Cloetingh, D. A.
DeMarino, G. L. Donovan, G. W.
Ebert, • H. 'Fishiburn, N. M. Flem
ing, Dr. H. R. Glenn, E. K. Hibsh
man;
J. O. Keller, G. N. P. Leetch,
W. P. Lewis, H. W. Leman, C.
E. Marquardt, Dr. B. V. Moore,
IF. D. Morris, Dean C. P. Schott,
J.' T. Smith, Dean A. R. Warnock,
and Dean P. 0. Weston.
Players Select Crews
For Next Production
. Players have selected crew
members and begun work on'
. ? ,t!Angerl Street,V..their.next
according to Warren Smith,
..Prolfethor of .dramatics and tech
rfical director for the play.
Advertising crew is managed by
:Joan Harrington with
,Karl Van
D'Eden as assistant. Members are
maul Flick, Nancy Harrington,
Betty Horn, Barbara Keefer, Joan
Kranich, Sarah Nichols, Rosemary
Schrieder, and Eva Winters.
Robert Witkus is manager of
construction crew and the mem
bers are Ernst Beutner, Doris
Brenner, Barbara Cooper, Velma
'Creitz, and , Mary Ann Kemper.
Costume s will be handled by
Ruth Sister with Margaret Breece,
Pauline Schmitt, Alice Shade, and
Leroy Weidner as her assistants.
Light 'crew is headed by Edgar
Eddint with Benach as
. assistant. - Richard Bower, Rita
(Continued on page four)
Clique Chairmen Announce
Class Election Platforms
CAMPUS -- KEY
. The following platform, design
ed reflect the intent of
-- the ..anipus-Key candidates as
Well as to serve as guideposts for
Cslbinet endeavors this school
. year, is a set of major objectives
• enlarged! up`On by actual work
_ samples
_which will attain these
ends.
'l. :Make Penn State one of the
leading educational institutions
of the country. How?
a. Foster improved education
' al standards through higher ad=
mission requirements, more ef
fective exams, and integrated
course structures especially fn
the School of Liberal Arts.
b.: Serve as a nucleus for
campus drives which would re
flect Penn State students'
tildes . and needs. .
c:
~Include aviation as a cred
.
• it course which would reflect
Penn State's reputation as a
. pioneer in modern education.
2. anerease Penn State's insti
, Autional facilities. How?
a. Further organize and implant
new spirit in -the tight for a
Student Union.
Procure th e necessary
money tfor the proposed Ski
(,7dnflUiled an, page four)
TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 15, 1946-6 TATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
New Campus Custom-
Cwens Become
Hat-Women
"Hat women" were created on
campus last night.
Men's activities societies have
alway s monopolized the "hat
wearing" custom at the College,
wearing them as a symbol of the
group to which they belong.
Owens, women's sophomore hon
orary, has broken all precedence
and become the first hat women
society on:the campus. They be
gan wearing grey hats bearing the
iCwen crown_ and sceptor insignia
in red ;this morning.
Last. year's active Cwens inter
rupted the present Owens. weekly
meeting last night bearing the
hats. The hats were ordered last
spring but plans were kept un
known. . . .
Women are tapped for Owens at
the completion of their fresh Man
year. They must have 'a L 5 aver
age, b e outstanding in 'activities,
and show qualities of leadership.
Aletha Potteiger is present Owens
president.
Cwens SponslY
Dungaree Drag
The Owen dance Friday night
will be strictly a girl-ask-toy
Dungaree Drag, announced Sally
Henry, chairman of the dance, yes_
terday.
Tickets went on sale at Student
Union yesterday, and will be on
sale all week. The price is $1.50
per couple.
The following committee chair
-men- - weye-- named --ati : a --recent
'Oweris • meeting: - .. Terry klogter
man, • orchestra; Nancy Romig,
tickets; Susan Bissey, finance;
Mary Grace: Lovett, decorations;
Clair Lee, invitations; Patricia
Kincaid, publicity; Betty Worrall,
intermission.
Blue jeans and plaid shirt s are
the only approved attire, said Miss
Henry.
Three Days Remain
In Cheer Contest
Three days are remaining in the
contest for new cheers! Several
cheers hav e been turned in to the
Student Union desk but not
enough for the judges to be able
to make a wide choice. Cheer
. • - .
(Continued..o7l page two)
NITTANY - INDEPENDENT
The Nittany-Independent Party,
again pledging itself
. to support
the policies 'which would benefit
the majority of students, submits
the following platform:
1. We urge that an. Advisory
Board to the.All-College President
b,e appointed by him after elec
tions and to be composed as. fol
lows—All-College President; two
members of Cabinet to represent
each political Party and two mem
bers outside of Cabinet from each
Party.
Purpose: The purpose of this
Board would be to attain political
unity as far as possible by the
following methods: the Board
would • advise the All-College
President as to the selection of
committee members 'and other ap
pointments which he might make
subject to approval; of Cabinet:
the Board would also act in an ad
visory capacity concerning poli
cies Of Cabinet which might be
considered as partisan. •
2. We believe that , there is a
'greater 'need for three-way co
operation cooperation between
the* students, student government
and the administration, and sug
gest. the following ways to achieve
(Continued on page four)
Late AP News
Courtesy Radio Station WMAJ
President Truman announced
tonight the immediate release of
all meat and livestock from price
control.
In a radio broadcast over all
networks, the President also said
the removal of wage controls will
be "accelerated as we speed up
the removal of price controls."
However, no immediate action
was ordered on this phase of the
stabilization problem.
The President coupled his ac
tion with a vigorous deunciation
of a few men in Congress. These
men, he said, "in the service of
selfigh interests have 'been de
termined for some time to wreck
price controls not matter what the
cost might be to our people." The
chief executive mentioned no
names.
12M=I
The National Citizens Political
Action Committee and the CIO.-
P.A.C, are collecting less money
for use in this year's elections
than in any previous campaign.
Officials made this disclosure to
day before the House campaign
expenditures' committee. For ex
an-I,We: the has so
far . collected o nly 11 . 7 percent of its
one million dollar goal for a cam
paign chest.
The Allied Control Council has
promulgated a denaizification di
rective covering all four zones of
Germany. The directive is aimed
at the complete and lasting, de
struction of Nazism and militarA.
ism, and it is •patterned after the
denazification law in the Ameri
can zone. By extending the law to
all zones, hundreds of thousands
of German war criminals and
Nazi can be arrested and punished
accoplihg,..to.a- . single set of prin
ciples. - • •‘. -
The Paris peace conference has
finished its jolt withnothing left
now but the closing formalities to
morrow. But Soviet Foreign Min
ister Molotov isn't too well pleased
with :the results of the conference.
Molotov today assailed part of the
five peace treaties as not 'satisfac
tory to Russia.
12==
The A. F. of L. - convention
heard a charge aaainst Russia
today. The charge was made by
A. F. of L. European representa
tive Irving Brown. Brown de
clared that Russia was using Com
munist-controlled labor groups in
Europe as a political weapon until
the Red Army is ready to start
moving again.
News Briefs
• .
Mortar Board Award
Announcement of the $50.0
Katherine Wills Coleman Fellow
ship, open to members et Mortar
'Board graduating in '1(947, • was
made last week to the local Mor
tal- Board Chapter by the nation
al organization.
Janet . . Taylor was
. appointed
treasitrer of Mortar Board in
glace of Joan Nelson who is prac
tice teaching.
ROTC Uniforms
All Advanced ROTC students
should report to MeAllis'er Hall
"or uniforms today or until noon
tomorrow.
Penn State Clubbers
'The club room, 321 Old Main,
val be men 'to Penn State Club
nembers. at all times, according
o an announcement by the exe
utive council, which is in charge
tntil officers are elected tfor the
•emester. Those on the council
- re Al Lucas, chairman; Robert
"hristolf, 'Robert Grossman, Ed
yard Koval and Walter Pascoe.
Oat Societies Meet
All hat societies will meet in
, 0.5 Old Main at 9:30 tonight. it
'q imperative that all hat men,
Blue Key, Parmi Now, Skull and
13cliSs, Friars,. bind itto.ilids, at
tend.
rt.att Politics
Letters
IFC ..
Foote, St. Clair Compete In
All-College President Race
Political campaigns go into high gear this week with Robert
Foote and Clifford St. Clair vying for the post of All-College presi
dent at next Tuesday's and Wednesday's elections.
St. Clair, winner over Dean Moyer in the Campus-Key final
nominations Sunday night, will have as his running mates, James
Duff, All-College vice-president, and Raymond Shilbley, secretary..
treasurer.
Foote, unopposed in the NittEny-Independent nominations for
All-College president, will have on his slate Russell Smiley and
klbert Green for vice-president
ind secretary-treasurer, respec
tively.
14 Houses
Enter Contest
Fourteen fraternities have en
tered IFC's annual lawn display,
featuring a Student Union theme,
which will be held during Home
coming Weekend, according to
committee chairman James Jones.
„House s that will have displays
Saturday include Phi Sigma Kap
pa, Alpha Chi Rho, Phi Delta
Theta, Delta Theta Sigma, Phi Ep
silon Pi, Lambda Chi, Sigma Phi
Sigma, 'Phi Kappa Psi, Pi Kappa
Phi, Beta Theta Pi, Delta Chi, Tau
Kappa Epsilon, Sigma Phi Epsilon,
and Pi Lambda Phi.
Winning fraternity will be
awarded a trophy with a second
place- house also being selected.
Entries will •be judged 50 per cent
each' on artistic ability and orig
inality 'in treatment of the Student
'Union theme.
Judges for the display are Dan
iel DeMarino, assistant dean of
men, a member of the College art
department, and an alumnus.
Winners are expected to be an
nounced -at the.-Penn -State-Mich
igan' State game.
Displays will be limited to a $lO
expense account. Deadline for en
try fees was 5 p.m. last night.
Blue Band Elects
Keefauver, Hess,
Neilley and Manning
'Blue 'Band recently elected Wil
liam Keefauver president of the
eigllty-piece marching unit. Frank
Hers was elected secretary; Vir
-6:- Nei manager; and Robert
TVlanaVog,
The final roster for Blue Band
is Herbert Blaicher, David Bri
ner, Francis Felder, John Hall,
Paul :Holder, John Atagnus, Jay
Myers, Frank Neish, 'R.J. Nicker
son, Creston Ottemiller. Angelo
Pomponio, James Russell, D. E.
Savige, Eugene Sprague, George
Wasbko, and Rudy Yannitto,
trumpets.
Robert Chacona, Frank Fair,
Fred Fisher, Paul Grove, Robert
Manning, arid Steve Raytek, horns.
Robert Becker, Richard Heck,
John Herd, and Ira Karns, bari
'ones. Robert Becbtol, Harold
Frith, Robert Gardner, William
Keerativer, L. R. LeVan, John Mc-
Kean, Robert Mulligan', an d
George Roye, trombones.
William Banwis, Bud Francis,
John Martin, R. W. McLaughlin,
Jobn Funto.n, and George Win
nett. basses. H. Heckert, Daniel
(Continued on page four)
;Indent Dies of Injuries
leceived In Accident
John L. Stewart, 18-year-old
sophomore in agriculture eduta_
tion at the College, died Sunday
morning at th e Centre County
Hosiptal, Bellefonte, of injuries
received in an automobile acci
dent at 11. o'clock Saturday morn
ing.
Stewart was riding in a car
driven by Charles I. Williams, a
junior in 'science, when the acci
dent occurred near the Rockview
Branch of the Western State Pen
itentiary.
Williams, the driver, escaped
with a lacerated left elbow, al
though the car was almost demol
ished.
Both, students resided at 508 S.
Pugh Street.
In This Issue
FIVE CENTS A COPY
Int the Nittany-Incjspendent
contest for Senior class vice
president, William Masseth won
out over Marshall Brown while
Rosemary Genetti-won the clique's
support for secretary-treasurer.
Barbara McCleary was selected
as Cainpus-Key's candidate for
Senior Class secretary-treasurer
while Pete Johnson will carry the
clique's 'banners in the race for
the Junior class pres!dency.. His
running mates will 'be Howard
Maxwell and Louise 'Grossman.
Nittany - Independent Junior
class candidates Eugene 'Fulmer,
Charles Willing and Jacquieline
Zivic.
Richard Sarge. Ted LeFevre
and Patricia Kincaid will repre
sent Nittany-Independent in the
quest for the Sophomore class of
fices while they will be , opposed
by Emory Brown, Donald Car
ruf:hers and Jane Fouracre for
Campus-Key.
NITTANY-INDEPENDENT
All-College
President Robert Pelle
Vice-president .. Russell Smiley
Sec.-Treas. Allbert Green'
Senior Class
residen't .... Arthur P. Miller
Vice-president . Masseth
1:(x2.-Trelas. Oenetti
Junior Class
Pres'dent Eugene Fulmer
Vice-president .. Charles Willing
Sec.-Treas. ... Jacqueline Zlvic
Sophomore Class
President ...
Vice-president
Sec.-Treas. ..
Richard Saa , ge
. Ted LeFevre
Patricia Kincaid'
(Continued on page two)
Judges Elect
Snyder Queen
"I thought he was joking," says
June Snyder, State Sweater
Sweetheart, of the approach of
Stephen Sinichak„ one of the
judges for the‘ Sweetheart contest
at the X-G.I. Sweater Hap Sat
urday night.
Miss Snyder, a sophomore in
the Lower Division, was chosen
Sweater Sweetheart by popular
acclaim over the other three fi
nalists, Mrs. Lee Giles, Marie Mc-
Falls, Harriet Sohlee.
"We hadn't decided where to
go on Saturday night and just
happened to come to the dance,"
said Dna Snyder. "And it was
only by chance that I wore a
sweater." She admitted, howev
er that she was surprised and
pleased to have been chosen
"Sweetheart."
June is a Gamma Phi Beta and
lives at Irvin Hall. Her home is
in Northumberland and she states
that her favorite sport is swim
ming.
iFiTloth photographers spent Sun
day afternoon taking pictures
twihich will 'be a feature of the
Soph Hop issue of the campus
humor magazine.
Judges for the contest were
Mlchael Blatz, Rcbert Feote, Ben
I. 'French, Stephen tSiniehak., and
Frank Tidona. .
Windcrest Goes to Polls
Windcre'st residents are voting
today for borough officers to serve
the remainder of th e semester.
Voting is from 8 a. m. to 12 noon ;
and 1 to 7 p. m. in the community
hall. A councilman fo r each of
the s even zones will be elected, in
addition to a burgess, who may be
from any zone.