late fIP News Courtesy Radio Station WMAJ WASHINGTON—The United Slates Chamber of Commerce has replied to CIO claims that wages can be increased —maybe as much as 25 per cent—without offsetting price boosts. President William Jackson of the United States Chamber of Commerce described such claims as "a mirage." Jack sch added that prices went up after the first round of wage in creases. This occurred, he said, despite the argument that wages could be raised 24 per cent with out any price increase. NEW YORK —‘Local CTO coun cil? in New York State have been •forbidden to express themseilves on a public issue. The executive board of the New York State 010 forbade its local councils to en gage in mass demonstrations without first clearing with the state and national 010 organiza tion. This restriction is in line with national CIO. policy recently laid down at the convention at Atlantic City. Former Minnesota Governor Harold Stassen has announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in 1948. Stassen said he will present a definite, constructive and progres sive program, and will work with Republican majorities in Congress to steer the party along a truly liberal path. ISlassen added that his main in terest at first will be to develop new labor legislation based on voluntary-methods of preventing strikes. Siassen's announcement of his candidacy in '4B came shortly after Republican Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan declared he is not a candidate for the GOP presidential nomination. - SEATTLE —Near Seattle, a heli copter has joined parties search ing for the Marine Corps trans port plane believed to have crashed last week on Mount Rain ier. Thirty-two men were aboard the plane on a flight from Sam •Diego to Seattle. Small craft from the army field near Tacoma yesterday concen trated their, hunt in the area west of Mount Rainier. COLUMBUS—A fellow in Co lumbus, Ohio, thought he had found a sure cure for cheating. When! James Dunlop decided that his girl friend might be call ing on another man, he decided to smoke them out. He built a bonfire in the hallway of a large apartment building, and things were , getting warm when other tenants discovered the : .blaze v and extinguished it, Property damage was only.sloo, but Dunlop was sentenced for arson. By the way, it was .not brought, out in court whether Dunlop’s suspicion was justified. Snow Frolic To Star Male The X-GI Club had its “Sweat er Queen” and Harvest Ball its .“Harvest Queen,” but this time “the ihan who pays” will be hon ored 'When some lucky man gets to reign as “King” at the Snow Kina Frolic in Rec Hall, Janu ary 18. Brad Hunt’s orchestra will pro vide the music from 9 to 12 p.m. for the semi-formal dance. Tickets will go on sale at Student Union January 13 at $3.00 per couple. - Originally titled the “Snow Ball” and sponsored by Alpha Rho Omega, national Russian Club, the dance name was changed to Snow King Frolic following announce ment by the Penn State Club of their yearly “Snow Ball” theme.. Selection of the “King” will be made by ladies attending the dance, with a trophy being award ed the winner. Nominations for the award will be made by cam pus organizations. Deadline for submitting names of candidates is January lil. Organizations intending to sub mit entries should turn in to Stu dent Union an Bxlo photo of the nominee together with the 50-cent entry fee. Stubs of the dance tick ets will serve as ballots which will be cast upon entrance to the dance. Presentation of the award will be made during intermission. Photos of candidates for the “King” will be displayed in the Athletic Store window during the week of the dance. Songstress Jeanne Birdseye is feature vocalist with Brad Hunt’s . Pittsburgh band, with Ray Curran and 'Jimmy Morgan also perform ing on the vocals. Stye iatly 0 (EoU VOL 4,4.—N0. 42 Trustees Request Study of SU Plans By College Heads Officers of the College have re ceived, instructions from lire •Board of Trustees to study the function's, Iplfatns, l loca'tirlis, a.nd other details of the proposed Student Union building and Field. House, it was announced today. The study, to be made in co operation with the special Trustee- Alumni Committee, will include costs and methods of financing, and necessary consultation wiih the College architect and land scape ai’chitect. The action was in answer to a resolution of the Joint Commit tee requesting that the Board of Trustees authorize College offi cials to proceed. The resolution further requested: “That the officers of the Col lege consult with student leaders, officers of the present Student Union, officers of the Alumni As sociation, and sub-committees of the Trustee-Alumni Committee and make use of such, material and' knowledge already - accumu lated relative to the proposed buildings.” Honorary Lists Pledges The list of pledges of Scabbard and Blade, national advanced Ar my ROTC honorary, has just been released by Gapt.- H. W. Yount, sponsor of the organization. Students. pledged are Paul G. Andrews, Harry J. Ashbaugh, Richard A.: Benefield, George W. Cleveland, William T. Dible, Jr., Owen J. Giblin, David M. Hoke. Philip R. Jones, Ivor R. Jones, Mark H. Ketner, Harry F. Mum ma, and Irwin Sagenkahn. These men have been selected on the basis of scholarship, army general classification tests, and in structor’s rating. College Library Lists Opening, Closing Hours For Christmas Holidays The following hours will be ob served by the Central Library dur ing the Christmas holidays: Satur day, December 21, 7:50 a.m. to f p.m.; Sunday, December 22, closed Monday, December 23, 9 a.m. to f p.m.; Tuesday, December 24, 9 a.m to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, Decembe: 25, closed. Thursday, December'26, 9 a.m to 5 p.m.; Friday, December 27, f a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, Decem ber 28, 9 am. to 5 p.m.; Sunday. December 29, closed. Monday, De cember 30, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tues day, December 31, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, January 1, closed. Fraternities Aid Needy With Christmas Baskets Joining in the spii'it of Christ mas, many fraternities are packing baskets of food and clothing for the needy families in the com munity. Some have . donated checks or planned parties for less fortunate children in State Col lege. Other fraternities who wish to donate food or money should contact Mrs. R. S. Kirby or go to the PiSCA office in Old Main. Think of Spring As the winter season approaches, many students are short-cutting across the grass to the comforting warmth of classrooms and dorms. Although it is not damaging to walk on the grass during the sum mer months, constant travel over the same path will have a definite effect next Spring, according to George W. Ebert, superintendent of Grounds and Buildings. WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 1946—JSTATE COLLEGE, PENNA. FIVE CENTS A COPY Shrum Heads Junior Prom John Shrum was appointed as chairman of the committee for the Junior Prom last night by class president Eugene Fulmer. The committee under Shrum consists of H. Alfred Lentz, Lillian Milgram, Algie Anne Moser, Sam uel Neely, Eloise Rile and Paul Rowland. No band has as yet been chosen for the dance which will be held February 21, and the committee is requesting any suggestions from the students for a band be turned in at the Student Union desk. Nice Clean Town, But! Is Student Opinion . Of State College High prices and insufficient rec reational facilities were among the chief complaints voiced by students recently when a repre sentative group was asked, “How do you like State College?” Students generally commended the cleanliness and appearance of the town, and women students were especially appreciative of the shopping accommodations—adding that they “considered il a good town.” Men students objected to the fact that “there isn’t any decent place to go on a date.” They said that movie lines were not for them after “the hurry - up - and - wait - lines” they had encountered in the services. Independent students were em phatic in their disgust with, the town’s lack of recreational facili ties and the poor service in - enter-, tainment and eating places. “There isn’t even a decent bar .where we can get some brew with out having to queue-up,” one stu dent remarked. Students fo Represent CA at Illinois Assembly Mary .Ann Mattoon, a Danforth Graduate Fellow at the College, will be co-chairman of the forth coming Student Assembly at Ill inois. ..Over.. 2000 . students from ill parts of the United States will attend this conference from De cember 27 to January 2. Representing PS’CA will be Embry Brown, George Cleveland, Stanley Coville, William Glenn, Phyllis James, Barbara Keefer, Dorothy Park, Beatrice Ringling, r oAnn Roraback, James Warner, and Patricia Woods. The last National Student As sembly was held five years ago but was discontinued because of the War. At this time the Student Assembly is receiving a fresh commission of students dedicated to discovering resources and fulfilling tasks. "Automatic". Ed Czekaj Leads Pin Ball Contest “Automatic” Ed Czekiaj forged into the lead in the second day of play of Graham A. C.’s pin ball tournament. Showing the skill that made him one Of the outstanding place kickers in the country, “Automatic” Ed compiled a three-game total of 202,000. Holding down second place are James Thompson and James Simpson both with a three-game total o’f 189,000. The tournament, a revival of pre-War days, has over fifty en tries,. With all but five men hav ing played their games, it is ex pected that Czekaj’s high total will win him the loving icup trciphy .which will be presented t 0 the winner. , S'a nr a, jays; — Council Approves Longer Vacation Weather Scotches Bulb Planting Plans The weather played a trick on, the Alpha Xi Delta girls on Sat urday. They had arranged for the planting of 500 tulip bulbs near Grange but the soil was frozen, Solid and they were tumble to break ground. The people of Noordwyh, The Netherlands, sent bulbs to the girls as a token of. their appreciation for clothing and money which are being sent to the little fishing hamlet. The village is said to 'be one of the worst hit during the war and the national project of the sorority for H'946-47 is aiding the com munity. The Horticulture Department is holding the bulbs until the ground thaws. WSGA Appoints Senator To Fill Vacancy; Sponsors Annual Christmas Dinner Francine Gittelmacher has been appointed by W'S’GA Senate to fill the vacant place of independent senator. The vacancy was caused, by- the resignation of -Phyllis l James who recently pledged sorority. Miss Gittelmacher is a seventh semester education student. She organized the Elementary Educa tion Club which has joined the Association .of Childhood Educa-. tibn, a national teachers’ organ ization. WSGA will sponsor the annual Christmas dinner and coffee hour to ibe served in the coed dining commons tomorrow night. Dinner will be by candlelight and. 1 the tables will be decorated with pine. Peggy Martin is in charge of ar rangements. Oirls eating in Old Main will have then* coffee hour in the sec ond’ floor* lounge, those in Ather ton in their lounge, and those in Mat will remain in the dining hall. Three Sororities Adopt Children In War-Torn Lands Beta Sigma Omicron and Delta Delta Delta, ’ Delta Gamma, and Zeta Tau Alpha have this semes ter adopted foster children from Belgium, Holland and the Philip pines under the Foster Parents’ Plan for War Children, Inc. Upon receipt ‘of an application from an individual or group, the Foster Parents’ Plan sends a pho tograph and brief history of the child to its foster parents. They in turn pay fifteen dollars per month for the support of the child. Yvette Ducienne Elyn is the eight-year-old Belgian child who is being cared for by Beta Sigma Omicron and Delta Delta Delta. This feminine little girl is brighl and liked 1 by all who know her. She has known little but hardship and terror in her life, beginning with the capture of her father by the. Germans while he was work ing with the underground resist ance movement. After suffering torture and privation in Germany Mr. Elyn 'was put to death in 1944. Mrs. 'Elyn is an unskilled worker and unable to earn enough to sup port Yvette and her two brother.' and two sisters. Most of the furni ture in their home has been used for firewood. Clothing has not beer replaced since the beginning oi the war, and the children are su.‘> fering from malnutrition. Through (Continued on page jour) Weather Party Cloudy and Colder Today Christmas vacation has been extended from January 2 to Jan uary 6 at. 8 a. m. The extension was approved yesterday afternoon toy the College Council of Adminis tration. In his letter to Robert Foote, All-College president, notifying him of the Council, action, Ralph. D. Hetzel, president, said: “The College officers have de cided to grant the request of the All-College Cabinet that the. holi day period be extended to 8 a. m. on Monday, January 6, 1947, in order to permit the student body to include New Year’s Day -within the vacation period. It is expected that the students, acting in the same spirit, will report promptly at the close of vacation' resolved to compensate, as far as possible, for the loss of: time involved by serious application to the aca demic program. The high quality of student accomplishment and conduct to date was a material 1 consideration in the favorable ac tion of the College officials.” British Dean Visits College Dr. F. G. Gamer, dean of the School of Science and Engineering and head of the department of petroleum technology of the Uni versity of Birmingham, England, recently Visited the Petroleum Refining Laboratory of the School of Chemistry and Physics at the College. Meeting with Dr. M. R. Fenske, director of the . laboratory, Dr. Gamer discussed the type and ex tent of training now being given chemical engineers and chemists to qualify them for successful careers in the petroleum and al lied industries. In England, it was explained there is no real counterpart oif the American chemical engineer and the lack of men with such train ing was keenly felt during the war. Many British educational institutions are now planning to incorporate in their ' curricula chemical engineering courses such as are given by the best U. S. col leges and universities. Dr. Garner, who is a well known British scientist and edu cator, is editor of the Journal of the Institute of Petroleum and a Fellow of the Institute of Chem istry. He served on several im portant British petroleum commit tees during the war. News Briefs Journ Honorary Initiates Seven coeds were initiated into Theta Sigma Phi, woman’s na tional Journalism honorary, at a dandle light ceremony last night. They are Merrill Brown, Rose mary GWantous, Marilynn Jacob son, Marjorie Mousley, Gloria Parks, Beverly Russell, and Jean Thurston. AVC Auxiliary The American Veterans Auxil iary will conduct an organiza tional meeting in 4H7 Old M?ain at 7:30 o'clock. All wives, sisters, mothers, and widows of World Wlar II veterans are eligible to join and are urged to attend. John Jay Tickets Tickets for the Jbim Jhy show, which will be held in Sdhwfaib Auditorium January 13, may be obtained at Student Union or through members of the Penns Valley Ski Club, Robert Dunlap, chairman of the John Jay com mittee, said today. Lecture Cancelled The engineering lecture sched uled for 4:20 p.m. Thursday in he Electrical Engineering Build u (Continued on page two )
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