Weather Snow or Rain: Slightly Warmer. VOL. 44—No. 49 Niffany Lions Meet Washington Slate In Football Opener Pre-season Tilt Slated For Hershey Stadium Penn State's football team will meet Washington State atHershey Stadium in a night game on Sep tember 20, announced Harold Rand, president of the Harrisburg Rotary Club, at a luncheon for the Rotary Club and the Harrisburg Sports Writers. Association _ yes terday. Carl P. Schott, Dean of the School of Physical Education, and Harold R. Gilbert, assistant grad uate manager, represented the College at the luncheon. The game, the first on the 1947 schedule for both teams, waS•,ar ranged through the cooperation of the H6rriSburg Rotary Club; the proceeds have been earmarked for charity. The Penn State Alumni Club of Harrisburg also assisted in the arrangements. Although the tilt is not a Penn State hothe game, plans are being 'made to - have the Blue Band per ' form. It is contemplated that members of the band will be ask-, ed to return to the camptiS for re organization about a week before the.game. Negotiations, which have been underway for several months, culminated in the signing of a two year contract between . the two schools. The second game will be played at Pullman, Washington, home of the Cougars, in 1948. The date has yet to , be agreed upon, but it prob ably will also be early in the sea son. The Cougars have , reserved the right to transfer the game to a neighboring city it such an ar— rangement is -deemed advisable. West Virginia is the, other new comer to the 1947 nine-game schedule which was released yes terdaYby Neil M. Fleming, gradu . ate manager of athletics. ----The- - M euida,ers;;-; who- 4 i ave ' , been '- missing from the • Nittany (Continued on page three) Courtesy ROdio Station WMAJ WASHINGTON—Congress heard _cries yesterday that recent air plane crashes are making the Afierican people afraid to. fly.. At the same time, there were demands fdran investigation of recent crashes. Congressmen voiced their views' on the eve of a Sehate committee's scheduled broad examination of commercial aviation. Although this inquiry by the Senate Commerce Committee will also probe the question of safety precautions, House members urged a separate in vestigation by the lower house of Congress. Senate Democratic leaders decided to _ form a compact group -to .battle for President Truman's program. In addition, they moved to sharpshoot any Republican proposal that they deem unwise. Moreover, Democratic Leader Albert Barkley of Kentucky said he plans to • announce the ap pointment of a seven-member policy committee authorized under the Congressional Re-' organization Act. Barkley de clined to divulge the member ship. But_ there were reports that younger men may take the place of some• of the veteran Democrats who have taken a leading role in party councils in the past. The aim is to put more vigor in the new minority's counter-attack against the G -0-1). BUFFALO—The largest portal to-portal pay suit yet has been filed in the federal district court. The suit asks for four billion dol lars in behalf of the employees of Bell Aircraft Corporation's Geor gia Division at Marietta, Georgia. When a. Buffalo attorney filed the suit, he said he knew nothing about it at• all at this time, except that the suit asked two billion ffollars in back pay and an equal amount in liquidated damages. WASHINGTQN—A short time earlier, the 'W-F-ot.L Metal Trades Department assailed:: portal pay suits.as a breach faith on the part of unions. The A-F-of-L took this• stand while • both branches of Congress turn , ed their attention to bills to out law the claims, mostly filed by • , •C-I-0 unions. Ba g L. A. Dean LA Dean To Speak Al Convocation Dean Ben Euwema, new dean of the Schooled Liberal Arts, will speak at the convocation to be held in Schwab Auditorium at 1:20 p.m. today. It is sponsored by the Liberal Arts Student Council. The topic to be discussed will be "What - a Liberal Arts School. Should be Like, and How Our School is Working Toward That Ideal." A number •of suggestions were handed in to the L A Student Council • on this subject.. All students and faculty members Who have no classes at that time are utged to attend. Students . with -conflicts in final examinations, either through three e xams in one day or two exams at the same time, must file conflict cards with Flay,-V. Watkins, Scheduling Of_ o'clock today. • Late AP. News WSGA Appoints Dance Chairmen Janet Taylor and Janet Lyons were chosen cc-chairmen for the WSGA annual dance to b e held March L The anniversary, of . the 75 years of women on the .Camptts is th e proposed themt. • Titanic you letters hav e been received from the Mifflin County Child Wei tfiare Services and the Amaeridan Women's Hospitals for the contributions of %al received 'from the WSGA ChtiOtimes Drive. A balance of $l5 from late returns will be aldded to Mrs. Ralph D. Hazel's Emergency Fund. WSGA divided the Christmas Fund among these ...three organizations and voted the extra money to the Hetzel Fund sinc e it is for student uses Judicial keys twill be pre'senited to Kay Bad();lett, Mary Rice and Jlane.Spicfher for their services on the board. Jukrolei penalty changes will be submitted this week for approVal. A report will diso be given on th e WSGA sehdlarship at the Sen ate meeting in the WSGA room in White Hall at 6:30 pan. Thursday. All warren students who are interested til e affairs of student governmeneare invited, to attend. CampueAction The-Campus Action Commission of MCA Will meet in 304 Old Alain at 6:30 o'clock • tonight, Edith Webb, publicity chairman, said today, TUESDAY MORNt[NG, JANUARY 14, 1947-STATE COLLEGE, PA Campus Patrol Head Lauds Coeds On Fire Drill Aid "One of the best Lire drills we ever had." said Captain Philip A. Marks or the Campus Patrol, speaking of the "surprise" drill held in Atherton Hall 1:40 am: Sunday. Captain Marks pooh-poo'hed , ru_ morn that th e dorm was being raided to find out if there were any men in th e building or to check on women out after hours. The head of the Campus Patrol, in charg e of all fire drills, ex pressed great surpris e that a rou tine drill should caus e so Much ex'ci'tement. It was the first time in 20 years that anyone ever dame to get a story from the captain on a fir e drill. Satisfied with the drill the building was cleared in record time , —Marks Said that mor e might b e held at irregular hours. Fourteen patrolmen were used! o conduct the exit of coeds from their roOms, according to Marks. They were stationed on the third and fourth floor landings to direct :the women to the various lounges; after' the coeds were assembled in the lounges, campus patrolmen 'Working in pairs opened the doors Trustees Accept Loan Funds; Andrews Resigns From Board Col. J. H. M. Andrews, a xnernher of the Board of Trustees at the llege sinc e 1..9.15, has resigned because of poor heath. His resignatibn, acceplted by the Executiv e Committee of the Board at its recent, meeting, was announced yesterday by Dr. Ralph Dorn Hetzel, president of th e College and.'secretary to the Board.. lal aecepiting his resignlation, th e executive committee adopted the Polltorwlng resolutilon, .reprinted in pant: '. •Executitv e Committee accept his resignation with deep regret, with gratitude for„his outstanding sere, 'the urgent, requeigt: , that %they receive the *tinned benefit of his active interest in - the welfare of the College." ' The Trustees •also approved the recommendation of the College Senate that in addttion le the reg ular degrees now conferred , by the Coßege, .the degrees of l!Bachellor cif Ants" or "Bachelor of Science" without deeignatilon as to th e cur_ ricultim be awarded. This action, it was explained, will enable a few authorized stu dents who. wish to plan and darry out atour-year ourriculum of sub jeldts not in any curriculum to do that. The Trustees also approved the diacentinuence of the Lower Divi sion an set-up in 1.934 to include freshar en. and^ sophomores in the Schools of EdUcation and the Lib eral Arts, 'Effectiv e in Fehrularni e adh of the two schoels will main tain its awn Lower Division. The Trustees aCcepted a SI,OCiD loan 'Lund, given by Mrs. "Nary Feldan, of McAdoo, and to be known as the John Fedan IViervor lel Loan Fund No. LaSt May, the College accepted a gift GE $l,OOO , from Mrs. Fedan to esitablish a fund that Would benefit needy Students oaf Tikran tan descent. The purpose df the second fund is to provide titian dal assistance to men and Women Students from Arnold, New Ken sington, and the counties of Alle gheny and Westbnoreffand. Mrs. Fedan is th e mother of Irene E. Fedan, of Arnold, a grad uate of th e College. The Trustees also adeoPted the Harry Slop Membrial Scholarship, edbablEdhed in 19.415 by the Altoona Mirror in memory of Harry Slep, its founder. Players Postpone Show Players' comedy, "Imaginary Invahsi," will be postponed until February 13, 14, and 15 according to Arthur Cloetingh, professor of dramatics. The play, which was originally scheduled for January 23, 24, and 25, was changed because of the conflicting examination schedule. At the time the dates were set up for the production, exams had been announced to begin Jaruary 27. By Michael A. Blatz "-MFDEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that, the members of the egiatt to each room to make certain that all coed's paaicipated . in the drill. "ReL:stults were a 99 44/10'0`,'", turnout," Marks said. "Only a few coeds remained' in their rooms— they Said they hadn't smelled any smoke." Asked if. the patrolmen made more than a perfunctory check on th e rooms, Marks said that they did not have instructions to search the rooms and didn't. "Th e larg e number of campus cops used in the drill was for the purpose of expediting matters," according to Marks, "sinc e the drill was held rather late at Also, in consideration of the late ness of the hour and the fact that Many of the coeds might affready have retired, the women were routed to the lounges by the Pa trol." We'll probably stage all fire drills, in the future, at irregular hours, IVlarks said. You can never tell when a fire is going to strike. As a parting shot, the Captain said, "Oh by th e way, in ease you r readers are interested:, we didnl see any strange men in the' dorm diming the den,' 4twabittOillio,:: Will. Remain Poor Schwab auditorium aconstics cannot be altered without . a com plete remiodeling, George W. Ebert, superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, said yesterday in reply to a letter from the Pollock Circle Council, requesting immediate ac tion. A powerful public address sys tem was onc e purchased by the ' College, but At, nearly "blew the auldience. out of their seats." Now a smaller set is on hand to am plify weak Voices, but its use is seldom required. "Why worry about the acous tics," he commented, "when :the Vision is so undeSirable?" . At the present time an architect is &aw ing up plans for a redecoration,of the interior. Included will be painting and wiindow drapes.. Plans had been completed. be_ fore the war to beautify the audl_ torium, but they were scrapped when a controversy arose over the alleged femininity of the color scheme. Difficulty has been •experiented in darkening the windows for dra matic pnoditotions, said Ebert. Durnig the war, the necessary blacilcont anitains were employed, butt they mad e the room seem dungeonlike, and the cost of in stalling and remoVing them is prohibitive. U. of P. Defeats College In Chess Tournament In. the chess tournament be tween Penn State and University of Permsylvania On Saturday af ternoon, Penn State lost by a score of 4 1 / a t o 1 1 /z. Frank Philipp bar won his match and Willirm Nucker drew. !Players participating for Penn State were Ted liarwood, Ray Mc- Kinley, William Nucker, Frank Phillippbar and • Marion Scirwim- mer. n 141.F.:11Z. In This Issue Junior Prom ....Page I Football Schedule, Page 1. Sports Page S PRICE FIVE CENTS Juniors Contract Tony Pastor Band To Play for Prom Name Dance Theme 'Winter Wonderland' Tony Pastor and his orchestra have been signed to play for Ju nior Prom, February 21, John Shrum, chairman for the dance, stated last night. Shrum • also disclosed that the theme for the dance would be "Winter Wonderland" with ap propriate decorations. The theme was chosen by the committee after the contest failed to produce a suitable name. Pastor, known for' his novelty singing and saxophpne playing, was formerly a featured artist with Artie Shaw before forming his own outfit eight years ago. He recently reformed his band and has been playing engagements' at Eastern hotels including Maria Kramer's Roosevelt Hotel in Washington and the New Yorker Hotel in New York. The singer -leader is especially known for introducing song hits such as "Five Salted Peanuts," "Let's Do It". and Jose Gonzalez." Assisting . Schrum on the com mittee are H. Alfred Lentz, Lillian Milgram, Algip Anne Moser. Sam uel Neely, Eloise Rile, and Paul Rowland. . . News Briefs Sigma Delta Epsilon Sigma Delta Epsilon member.. 4 are asked to meet in the State College Hotel for dinner at 5:30 o'clock tonight. After the dinner the group will meet in 107 Main Engineering to see a film "Pe troleum," which will be shown by- Dr. Dorothy Quiggle, associate professor of chemical engineer ing. Vete -rash . The a-mounts indicated on. vet erans' consumable supply envel opes have been certified by the College Auditor and are now available in cash, Bursar Russell E. Cark said today. ASME Lecture • Dr. M. D. Stone, manager of the development -departinent of the United Engineering and Foundry Company of PittSburgh, will ad dress the student branch of ASIRE iii 1110 Electrical Engineering at 7 o'clOck tonight. Dr. Stone will show both slides and movies to illustrate his talk. Announcements Graduation announcements and invitations are now available at Student Union and students are urged to pick them up as soon as possible. Receipts must be pre sented before they will be handed out. Ag Forum The Agricultural Student- Faculty Forum will hear• Dr. Rus sell C. Miller of the department of 'agricultural and biological chemistry, discuss "Livestock Nu trition Research" in 109, Agricul ture at 6:30 tomorrow'filklit, Rich ard Gray, president, said today. Comparative Religion Father Owen J. Gallagher, of Our Lady of Victory Church, will speak on "Religious Teachings of Catholicism" in the series of lec ture-discussions on compartjive religion currently being sponsored by the Hillel Foundation. The lec ture will take place in the Hillel Foundation, In W. Beaver ave nue, at 7:30 tonight. Louise Homer Pledges • Louise Homer Club, music hon orary for women, pledged twenty six coeds at „a recent party. Those pledged are: Lois .App, .Taan Bis sey, Susan Bissey, Shurlianne Bush, Marath Caldwell, An n Reese Cline, Lucille Cox, Helen Dickerson, Jean Farley, Barb Era Gillet, Ruth Grater, Ruth Groninger, Anne Hay, Jac queline Heckert,- Sally Knapp, Barbara Krinye, Lou Ann La Roche,. Shrley Marchalonis, Jane C. Miller, Edith Murray, Betty A. Reznor, Nancy Sheriff, Ruth Swavely,' Genevieve Tarts, and Lillian Weingarten.
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