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VOL. 44—No. 52
Ed Students,
Faculty To Hold
Informal Meeting
The initial step toward better
personal relationships between
students and faculty of the de
partment of education will be
token tomorrow afternoon when
as student-faculty mixer - will be
held in Grange Hall playroom at
3 o'clock.
The get-together is intended to
give students and faculty mem
bers in the department an oppor
tunity to get acquainted. Dr. Vik
tor Lowenfeld, who is in charge
of publicity an d detorations,
stressed the informality of the
affivir, which will provide a last
opportunity for the seniors in the
department to meet.
Dr. Lowenifeld said that the
need for such informal meetings
has been pointed out frequently
by students and faculty members.
Dr. Willis E. Pratt, head of the
department of e due ation, ex
pressed hope that the meeting
would be successful in building
toward closer student-faculty re
lationships.
Dr. James H. Moyer heads the
committee in charge of the pro
gram, and Dr. Florence E. Taylor
heads the refreshment committee.
Bath facUlty members and stu
dents are assisting on the com
mittees.
Final Dale Set
For Room Changes
Those, girls who -are
to make room changes , or.milici. , are
in need of room-mates, are re
quested by - Miss Lucille Anderson
of the , Dean of Women's Office
to come in some time next week
to 'make larraugeMents for the
next semester. Deadline for
these changes i q set for January:
Because of the
. number of girls
graduating, several town houses
will be'closed and the girls mov
ed into campus dormitories. Ath
erton will be reserved for upperr
class women. There will be, no
fresibrnen and between 25 and QO
. transteis •froin other schools en
tering college .next semester. No
girl's from the tereshman centers
will come to the 'campus until this
fall.
According to Mrs. Emma Gran
ger, dormitory supervisor. room
keys, need not be turned in at the
end of the semester unless the
girls are moving.
Late AP News
Courtesy Radio Station WMAJ
WASHINGTON —.Robert Pat
terson and Navy Secretary .James
Forrestal sent President Truman
a joint letter late yesterday. In it
the secretaries reached a full
agreement on the merger of the
armed forces, and they offered
to support legislation setting up a
council of national defense. Pres
ident Truman has announced that
the armed forces merger plan will
have his complete support.
WASHINGTON—The Sen4•;t(e ,
is due to decide whether the Sen
ate War Investigating Committee
will be continued. Yesterday the
'committee chairman 7 -Republican
Senator Owen. Brewster of Maine
--said the special Senate War In
vestigating Committee !plans to
'ask President Truman far a' se
cret war mobilization plan.
WASHINGTON -- Democratic
National Chairman Robert Han
negan said yesterday that Presi
dent Truman is sincerely seeking
the co-operation of Republican
majorities in Congress without
regard to personal political
Hannegan made this state
ment in reply to a letter by Re
publican Chairman. Carroll Reece.
7ba Republican Chairman bad said
that it i s quite possible the Presi
dent took into account the 'politi
cal potentialities in framing - his
state of the union message,
Off
Coeds To Elect 'King at Dance;
X-G-I's Present Movies; Magician
A complete stage show followed
by one showing of "Jane Eyre"
will highlight the X-GI Club's
Free Movie progpam at Schwab
auditorium tonight.
!Curtain time for "Classics of
Mystery," presented •by J. J.
Hromadik, will be 7:15 o'clock
while the movie will begin at 8
o'clock.
The stage show will feature the
"Hindu Rope Trick" and "The
Syrnlbol of Ammon Ra." Virginia
Bruce and Colin Clive are starred
in the adaptation of Charlotte
Bronte's novel.
TomorroW night, Hromadik, a
veteran of hospital shows and
entertainment units in the South
west, will present "A Drunkard's
Nightmare."
. The screen show will feature
"The Prisoner of Zenda," with
Ronald Coleman, Madeline Car
roll, and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.,
dramatizing the legendary story
of. Anthony Hope.
FDR Jr. Cites
Red Attempt
Press accounts of Franklin D.
Roosevelt Jr.'s remarks concern
ing communist infiltration into
the American Veterans Commit
tee were termed "inaccurate and
not representative of his views" in
.a telegram addressed to Earl
Kemmler, chairman of the Penn
State.branch of the AV,iC, and re
ceived in State College last night..
The • telegram followed a re
quest by Kemmler and the Centre
County Chapter for clarification
of statements made by EThil Jr.,
chairman of the national AVC
housing committee, in an address
before a: meeting of Friends of
Democracy in New York . City
Tuesday night.
Charles G. Bolte, national chair
man of AVIC and author of the
book, "The New Veteran," in his
reply last night emphasized that
the press 'releases were not repre
sentative of FDR Jr.'s views on
A'ViC and that he had , Said "the
communists are trying toti take
over AVC just as they are trying
to take over many -Other organiza
tions devoted to American demo;
cratit ideals." • '
Roosevelt was quoted as saying
that he planned to stay in the
fight with the AMC in the fight
against the infiltration and that
he wished to emphasize that he
referred only to conditions "in a
few scattered local areas."
Thespians To Give
Banquet, Dance
A banquet will be given for
members of Thespians and Mas
querettes and the Thespian Board
of control at the Nittany Lion Inn,
;6:00 tonight, *Cording to Riay
Fortunato. newly-elected Thes
pian president.
The banquet is in honor of the
new Thespian and Masquerette
initiates, and the graduating mem:-
ber g of both organizations.
An- informal dance open to all
members of the east and crew
that worked on • fall produc
tion, "No Kick 'Coming." will be
gin at 9' o'clock !with music by
Paul Groye' F i;• - ofchestra.
Thespians recently initiated! 14
new members. They include
George S. Barber, John L. Cal
ihonn, Jlm4es! - Cur./141a, !Ebrold
L. Ferguson, Robert Finger, Rich
ard FrOntnian; John R. Hallman,
Frank M. Hess.
Tad Komorowski. ;Robert M.
Koser, Donald L. Krebs, Ernest
'Jerome J. Trumper,
and Charleg G. Zoslaw.
Newly-elected Thespian aril
cer. ;are Ray Fortunato, presi
dent; Jim Milholland, vice-presi
dent; Peter Sdhnson, treasurer;
Pepper Sirehard, secretary; Rob
ert Wickus,' historian.
FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 'l7, 1947-STATE COULEGE, PA
Deadline Set For
Polio Campaign
The annual Mauch of Dimes
Campaign for the benefit of vic
tims of infantile paralysis began
Wednesday and will continue
through January 30, according to
Mrs. W. M. Grove, general chair
man for State College.
Boxes will be placed in all State
College stores and collections will
be made in the theaters. The
Junior Red Cross is in charge of
the latter.
A student at the College will be
appointed to take charge df the
campaign on campus. The student
chaurnan will see that boxes are
placed in• the buildings and also
plan student activities such as
contests.
The plight of infantile paraly
sis first became prom in en t
through the help of the late Presi
dent 'Franklin D. Roosevelt. Be-
Cause of his efforts on the behalf
Of this national drive, the cam
paign ends on his birthday, - Jan
uary 30.
Decayed Maple Trees
Will Be Replaced
Shortly
Why are so many trees being
torn-dam - I:aver the cartipus , many
people are wondering. The an
swer is, according to George W.
Ebert, superintendent of grounds.
and buildings, that they are de
cayed, dirty, and of possible dan
ger. However, new trees will soOn
be planted to take their place.
(Prktically all df those that
have been uprooted are maples,
trees' with a relatively short life
span: They were planted when
the College first Started and now
range from 50 to 80 years df age.
When the read and pavement
were 'built over them, stone and
gravel were plated around their
roots to . ease the pressure. They
have also been helped along for
many years by the use of fertil
izer. But they also ..had to with
stand the heat from the tunnel
under the sidewalk of the north
side of Pollack Road. The roots
were heated all winter while the
rest of the tree bad to withstand
the Cold.
Being demyed, they were a
menace, for during a heavy storm
it was possible for them to be
blown down, perhaps injuring
persons.
ROTC Seeks Students
For Advanced 'Course
Eligible students desiring to
schedule Advanced ROTC are
urged by Capt. Irwin A. Hirsch,
public relations officer, to apply
in Carnegie Hall at their earliest
convenience.
One year of service in the arm
ed forces or two years of Basic
ROTC constitute eligibility. Early
application will allow time for
the completion of qualifying and
physical examinations and Mili
tary 'Board interview, before
Spring semester registration be
gins.
No Conflict, No Change
Final examination conflict
hours and dates: as listed in
yesterday's Daily Collegim are
only for students who reported
conflicts, explained Ra y V.
Watkins, College Scheduling
Officer, yesterday.
All other students will take
examinations according to the
original schedule. Each depart
ment has received the names
of students who are eligible to
take coniflict examinations.
41,
rgtatt Snow King Frolic
Bbxing
Rec Hall Sealing
Five contestants—di olbe r t T.
Foote, Ed Czekaj, Paul. Holder,
Paul Panneton and William E.
Widerkehr—will vie for "King" of
the Snow Frolic dance scheduled
for Rec Hall from 9 to 12 o'tlock
tomorrow night.
Brad Hunt and his orchestra,
with songstress Jeanne Birdseye.
will provide the music for the
semi-formal dance sponsored by
Alpha Rho Omega, National Rus
sian club.
Tickets at $3.00 per couple, may
be purchased from club members,
at Student Union or at the dance.
Winning contestant, to be cho
sen by the ladies attending the
dance, will receive a trophy to
be awarded by club president
Michael Fedak during intermis
sion. A bouquet will also be pre
sen'ted to the "King's" date.
Tiicket stubs will serve as bal
lots to be cast upon entrance to
the dance. Voting will close at
p. m. to allow for a com
plete tally in time to announce
the winner during intermission,
chairman Pearl Biller said.
Organizations sponsoring candi
dates in clu d e Delta Gamma
•(Foote), Delta Upsilon (Czekaj),
Irvin Ha 11 (Holder) Panneton
(Theta Phi Alpha), Alp ha Xi
Delta, Kappa Delta, Alpha Sigma
Phi and Alpha Kappa Pi (Wider
kehr). Pictures olf nominees are
row on display in the Athletic
store window.
Thirteen artists compose Brad
Hunt's Pittsfburgh orchestra. Bal
lad singer Ray
Curran and trum
peter Jimmy, Morgan will, assist
Jeantie'BirdseYe on thevocals:
William Ma cKre 11, formerly
with Shep Fields and Jan Garber,
is featured on the tenor sax with
Ray Crummie giving a few spe
cial renditions on the piano.
The band made an appearance
at State College in October, 1945.
Organized 10 years ago by Brad
Hunt \ while he attended • high
school, the group has been play
ing in the Pittdburgh and tri
state area as well as brdadcasting
over several Pittdburgh stations.
Stale Graduate
Speaks in Chapel
- "There Is No Going Back" is
the title of the chapel sermon
which will be delivered in Schwab
Auditorium, Sunday, la a. in., by
the Reverend William E. Kroll,
pastor cif the Arlington Avenue
Presbyterian Chu rc h. of East
Orange, N. J., and former gradu
ate of the College.
Mr. Kroll was a member of the
class c 4 'l9, 2nd while an under
graduate, was a member of Phi
Delta Theta, Alpha Zeta, Lion's
Paw, Forensic Council, YM.C.A.,
and Cabinet and Student Council.
He was class historian and assn-
ciate editor of the Collegian and
the 19,17
l4lter graddation, Mr. Kroll
served as first lieutenant\ in
World War I. He taught School for
a short time and later served as
Y.IVLC.A. secretary at Wesleyan
and Columbia Universities and on
the national staff at New York.
He was graddated from Union
Theological Seminary in 1924.
NROTC Trainees Plan
Ski 'Lodge Cabin Party
A cabin narty for NROTIC stu
dents and their dates will be held
at, the Ski Lodge tomorrow eve
ning, according to Comdr. Charlez
S. Holcombe, executive Officer of
the Penn State unit.
Supper will be served at 7:30.
and dance music will be furnished
by records until midnight. "Uni
!form of the day" is informal, and
dungarees and plaid shirts will be
acceptable.
Transportation will be proVided
by buses leaving the Corner Room
at 6:30 and the Ski Lodge at mid
night.
In This Issue
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Full-time Student
Veterans To Get 1
AA Tax Refund
Checks To Be Given
By Bursar 'Monday
Refund of the. $1.50 amusement
tax paid ibtir veterans on athletic
books last September will be made
at the Bursar's office next Mon
day at 7 p.m.. Samuel K. Hos
tetter, assistant to the President.
said yesterday.
The tax on lathletic books to be
issued for the Sprin, semester
will be paid by the Veterans' Ad
ministration for full-time student
veterans only. Other students will
be required to pay the tax as be
fore.
Only full-time student veterans
who paid .the tax and received;
their membership coupon books
for the Fall term are eligible to
receive the refunfd.
Veterans who are graduate or
part-time students are not required
to pay the athletic fee and conse
quently no tax refund mix be
made to them, said Hostetter.
Students are urge,i by Bursar
Russell. E. 'Clark to report zt, the
proper time for their refund. Vet
erans need only to display their
matriculation card to receive their
Cheeks. It is expected, by means
a alphabetical grouping, the dis
posal of 3.61)1) checks will not take
more than one mid half hours.
the Bursar said.
If checks are not available to
eligible veterans, they are to re
port to 302 Old Main with their
athletic books since several re r
ceipts are not legible or lack sig
natures.
Controversy over the $1.50 tax
arose when a communication from
the Commissioner of the Eastern
Collegiate Conference revealed
the 20 per cent amusement tax.
on the $7:50..c05t of the athletic
book would have to be 'paid by all
recipients.
Representatives of the Wilkes-
Barre and Philadelphia VA, last
October, could not state whether
the Vet era n• s' Administration
w0u1,4 pay the tax 'for lull-time
student veterans, and the matter
was referred to the Washington
branch. An affirmative report
'was received this week.
News Briefs
Alpha Lambda Delta
Alpha liambda Delta, worneresi
freshmen honorary. recently ini
tiated Jlean Frankt.kifield, Mar
jorie Gorham, Betty Ritchie. Ma
rie Roberts, and iMartha
Penn State Engineer
The executive committee os the
Penn State Engineer will meet at
the Nittany Lion Inn at 6 o'clock
Monday. Dean Hammond: will:
be present to hear the annual re
port of the Engineer.
Chess Club
The Chess Club will hol'a its
last meeting of the semester in 7
Sparks at 7 o'clock Monday. Thet
first meeting of the next semester
will be Febrdary 10 when officers
will be elected.-
Block and Bridle Club
The Block and Bridle Club will
meet hi 206 Agriculture at 7:30
Monday to. discuss prepanaltions
for the Little International show
to be held in the Spring. The
meeting is open to all interested
students.
Psi Chi
(New members • will be elected
to Psi Chi, psychology recogni
tion society at a business meet
ing, to be held on February ill, it
was announced at a recent meet
ing.
Reserve Officers
Information of interest to all
reserve officers will be included
on the Army's "Wariors of Pence"
program to be broadc4ast at 21
o'clock Sunday afternoon over a
national network, the department
of military scickiee and tladfliiut.
was notified today,