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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.
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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
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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
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