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VOL. 45. —No. 7
Late AP News
Courtesy Radio Station WMAJ
ALTOONA Pennsylvania
-Rai'way officials have given a
preliminary' break-down of the
death toll in the train wreck in
the Alleghenies. The RPri Arrcxw
passenger train was nearing the
famous Horse-shoe CurVe during
the night when it jumped the
track and plunged down a 150'-
foot embankment.
Twenty or more persons dleat.
The Railway says the dead includ
ed. eleven passengers, four still
unidentified. Alsb dead are six
mail clerks and three of the four
engineers and firemen who man
ned the two locomotives' , of the
doubleheader. The c o r oner
counted '2.2 bodies.
WASHINGTON The chief
critic during the Senate corhmit
tee hearings on the Lilienthal ap
p(rihtment has been Democratic
Senator Kenneth McKellar of
Tennessee, an old political foe of
Lilienthal when he was TVA
chief. Lat e yesterday afternoon,
Chairman Bourke Hickenlooper I
of the Atomic Energy Committee
sharply . rebuked McKellar. He
told. McKellar that he had made
statements to a witnessdhat were
completely and utterly inaccurate.
WASHINGTON The United
States' Chamber of Commerce ac
cused the government last night
of showing what it termed appal
ling laxity in ousting Communists
from government service. The
business ,onganization charged that
Communist Party and Communist
front meetings in Washington at
tracted thousands, most of them
federal employees. It added that
many Communist s are at work
in the nation's capitol.
The Chamber report -also had
s ome titin g to say concerning
what it .termed 'unprecedented
dowers given. to :the' Atomit En-
ergy Commission, ,where it said
• ' men have shown inability to ..de
.Ltect`Comminnist influence .in,front
aeTlAATAlitfeasii - OWPiieW:l
' : poi anents` the report 'said . - they
hardly be considered. . safe
caildidates foe exalted .office. No
specific reference rwas made to
the" .Senate , dispute on the (mak
,:'.,ficaone of New Dealer Davd Lil
ienNhai to head the commission.
;WASHINGTON—The . CIO last
night' accepted the AF of L pro
posal •to discuss a ' ! merger of the
two organizations. But CIO Chief
, • Philip' Murray conditioned his-ac
. cepfaance . •by proposing c6opera
tion'first in fighting what he cal..'
"ed . anti-labor
_legislation. In the
Meantime, he agreed to head a
committee of • five pro represen-•
tatives to discusi consolidation.
Judicial Issues WSGA Regulations;
Dating (odes Go To All Living Units
A Icon - Vete, newly arranged.list of WSGIA. regulations arrd penal
ties has been-placed in every wumen's living unit, Lois App, Judicial
&airman, Said today. .
Another sheet, •cOmpiling women's dating regulations, has been
given, to men'ki, living units. All students are requested to tread the
reJgulation s oarefullf., Bliss App said. most "campuses" dealt by Judi-
Aal are the result of lack of tinformation about the regulations, she
added. •
Lois Heyd land Virginia QV is been appointed. to Judi
cial Committee. Other members of
the committee are Kay isadonet,
IVliary K. Rice, Marie Schambacher,
and 'Jane Spither.
Changes lar additions to the Ju
dicial sheet are that the penalty
:Ear tforgetting to sign out for Name
is a !lenient carnirxus; for forgetting
to stgn out for visits other than
home, a strict campus;- penalty fo r
letting anyone into the dormitory
atter hours is a strict %campus.
Penalties may not be postpOrted
exioept in unusual oases such as
death or illness in he &orally;
guests ore sulbjeot VEGA rules
and muist keep the same hours as
the student she is visiting while in
College dorm s or houses. Guest
privileges may be denied any girl
guiity of breaking W.SIGA.
tMen• should not be entertained
in women's 'living units until after
12 noon;; Pollock Circle. is "out od3
bounds" tior women students.
Women, on strict campus may...re
ceive telephone calls; ells - on
strict caantpus living in town
I:ltemp ''are permitted do - vantmiln
io=their travel to ankli from
. • I
OaiL (unit
4 '3' Students
Top Dean's List
Topped by four students with 3
averages, a total of 67 students in
the School of Chemistry and
Physics attained averages cif 2.5
or higher during the Fall semes
ter, 1946, according to the list re
leased by Dean Frank C. Whit
more,
Receiving 3's were Miss Rusella
Adamitz, Miss •Jane Taber, Jay
Tenzer' 'and Theodore Williams.
Other honor students were Wil
liam MeTurk and Barrett Rubin,
2.9;, James Thompson, 2.85;. Al
fred Jamison and Raymond Shib
ley, 2:83; William Jaffurs and
John Mullaney 2.32. .
Eugene Herman, Richard Hill
and Edmund VanDusen, 2.81;
Jiames Neyhart, 2:79; Miss. Hil
dreth Rose, 2.78;• David Barron,
2:77; Robert Mays, 2.76; Frank
Swartz, 2.75; Samuel Firestone
and Albert Heinlein, 2.73; Frank
F r yib ur g arid John Haladyna,
2.72.
(Roger Knowles, 2.71; Robert
Fortinsky, Robert Manning and
Albert Pollard; 2:7; Arthur Heine
man, 2.67; Anthony Altieri, Rich
ard Henler and John . Kelly, 2.66;
Miss Eleanor. Aurand and David
Skillman, 2.63; Myron Becker,
Robert Ellsweig, Alden Emery
and Jack Green, 2.62.
(Continued ow page two)
Thespians Go
To Altoona
'll,lerribers of Thespians an •
Masquerettes will make a trip to
Altoona to enteTtain th e ..jafra,
•Shrine ,Clitilb •at a Washinigion
Atthclal v fLiWk4r4.9W..,#..;:ACJii 411:t
7 4 11 1"fitstilan". 7- "Slatice:.trir=isil4"
:will . Be held iif - SChwab
.toriuin at 7 p4n..tainorow for
• chorus, specialties, ballet.. and
'all individual• talent.
Arrangement for the show,
which hill-. be given at the Jaffa
Mosque, (were: made by H. R.
Kinley,-President of . the Thespian
Club board of control.
Most of the students who will
take part have appeared in the
two- recent Thespian shows, "No
Timp for Trouble" and "No Kick
com i ng? ,
James Mitchell will act as
master of .cereni•onies. Music will
be •by a five-piece band composed
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Sigma Xi 'lnitiates 21;
Dean Whiknore Speaks
Sigma Xi, national scientific
honorary satiety,' initiated • 22
merribens and 5 associates last
night prior to its third "Now It
Can Be Told" lecture, which was
given by Dr. Frank C. Whitmore,
Dean of the School of Chemistry
and Physics.
The initi'Etes are Walter Brown,
Jr., Pierce Couperou s, Carl
Drumheller, Paul Thaugh, Clin
ton Heil, George Hunter, Miss,
Pauline Keeney, James Lemley,
Miss Dorothy Lyle, Junk Mentzer,
Wesley Myborg, Martin Odland,
Elwyn Reese, Herbert Rdthen
berg, John Saby and Howard
Thoilpe.
Associate membership was
granted to Colder Bressler, Guy
Ervin, Jr., Robert . Folk, Lowrie
Sargent, Jr., .r.nd Arthur Thomp
son.
An annual bangget.in May will
honor this group as Well as 'those
who will be initiated that month.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, EDI3RUARY 'l9, 11947-STATE COLLEGS, PA
Discovers Big Town Rival.
College Mascot Is Growing Success
Recently discovered living in
far-off New York City, Leo 11,
alias Nittany Leo, the living
flesh-and-blood prototype of our
lion above, is a shining example
of the heights to which 'Penn
-Staters can go, for Leo was once
the mascot of the College.
Some of our readers may re
member him as a tiny lion cub
that' was given to Penn State by
Vox Pop in 1943. Today he
weighs 275 pounds, and eats seven
pounds of raw meat a day, even
though he is only four years old
—graphic evidence that Penn
State prepares its wards for the
future.
Leo's keeper, Fred Sandmann of
the Central .Park Zoo, says that
Leo is a normal and .healthy
young beast, standing 30 inches
high already. Leo, still consid
ered too young to go out on dates,
spends his time' happily eating,
sleeping, and wrestling.
Though Mr. Sandmann main
tains that Leo doesn't miss his old
home, in the Nittany Valley, it is
hard to conceirve that Leo, even
though only a babe of six weeks
Perin - Stite feur years ago,_
could so soon forget his Alma
Mater.
'Could he ever forget that night
—asTovemlber, 16, 1943 . --that thrill
ing night -he was unveiled by
Warren Hull and Parks Johnson
and given to the 6300 wildly
cheering Penn Staters gathered in
Recreation Hall for the Vox Pop
radio program? •
Could he forget the endless
line of worshiping students, fac
ulty members, and townspeople
who trekked up to Ag Hill where
Dr. J. F. Shigley, the College
veterinarian, dared for him?
Dven modesty prevents us frdm
-thinking so.
But, after four- days residence,
Debate Team Suffers
Year's First Defeat
Winner of but two out Of eight
contests, the - Men's Varsity De
bate Squad went down to its first
defeat of the current season in a
meet held at Kent State Univer
sity, Kent, Ohio.
Competing along with twenty
one other schools from Ohio, In
diana, and Pennsylvania, the Col
lege's delegation, . composed of
Eugene Fulmer, Harris Gilbert,
Peter Giesey and Fred Kecker,
failed to place in this fifth annual.
Buckeye Debate which was won
by Hiram College a Ohio.
Prior to this encounter, the
Men's Varsity Debate Squad had
boasted a record Of forty-three
wins in its last fifty-one matches.
Campus-Key Reorganizes,
Elects Clique Officers-
Alexander Petroiwski and Vir
ginia MCCluskey were elected co
cliainmen of the Camipus - -Key po
litical clique at a recent reorgan
izational meeting. Jane Fouracre,
at the same meeting, was chosen
secretary-treasurer.
!Miss MdCluskey said today that
future meetings of the party will
be called by the co-chairmen and
announced in Collegian. •Commit
tees' ana their needs will ,be an
nounced at, the next meeting.
• In This Issue
rgi att
little Leo dropped out of College.
He was homesick for his mama,
his brother, and his sister. His
father—well, he was still roam
ing the forests somewhere across
the seas.
Although not very expresive
of his real inner feelings, Leo
would no doubt appreciate a visit
from any_Penn Stizter who lives
in, or visits New York. •
A visit would be quite simple.
One needs only to go to the Cen
tral Park Zoo and ask for Leo 11.
Perhaps the sight of a few famil
iar 'faces will re-awaken in Leo
that now-slumlberintg loyalty for
his old Alma Mater.
Won't Talk!
I ain't makin' no statement,"
roared th e Penn State Lion,
• above, before Recreation Hall,
in an exclusive interview this
morning.
The lion was, of course, re
ferring to the question, "What
do' you think about the re
,port that therels another lion
7,•- -- I** . ;cl 4 l - ehy.;: - Xork . ;:gpsing.lait. the
•Penn State :Lion?" • •
Coercion 'did' no good—the
obdurate liori refused to say ,
, another. word. When the Col
legian reporter left him he
was still in the same ready
to-spring position, his great
head down, his deep-set eyes
lowered in glowering silence.
He seemed almost as though
made of stone.
Ag Student Council
To Install Officers
Ag Student Council will install
Rudolph Brannaka as president
in 103 Agriculture building, 7
p.m. tonight. "
ißolbert Crist will take over as
vice-president, Albert 'Pfaff, sec
retary, 'and :Robert Pennington,
treasurer. Dr. Russell B. Dicker
son, assistant professor of agri
cultural engineering, is advisor to
the council.
A new plan df proportional
representation has gone into ef
fect for the various groups rep
resented on the Council.
Artists 'Choose Chairman
For Beaux Arfs Ball
. .
Robert A. !Christensen was re
,celnitly named 'general donee
'chairman ot the Beaux Art s Ball
to be held April 12 in Recreatinn
Hall.
Pi Gamma Alpha and Scarab,
art and architectural honoraries
are jointly sponsoring the event.
An art exhibit is being planned
in conection with the ball, mak
, ing it an "Artists' Weekend." Re
creation Hall will be transformed
into a street cafe scene in the
Latin Quarter of "Gay Paree."
Recently .appointed committees
are as follows: Publicity—Edward
Lenker, Robert Widder and Eva
Mae Winter; Decorations—ilVfary
Elizabeth 'Schmitt, Wiliam Dick
son, James Warren and Nancy
HskrinejtOri; Entert&nment—
tricia •Mei I y, Ellis Goldstein,
Elizabeth Dean and Harry Mc-
Malin; Programs and invitations
—Edward Ghezzi, Mary Anmes,
and:ili)sther Gerahman; Finances
=William ~loellY , Harry. Mutnima
and' Catherine 'Challenger.
Elections ....
Up 'N' Atom
CoEdits
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Pollock Circle
Men To Elect
Dorm Officers
Pollock Circle men will elect
officers for the Spring Semester
in the lobbies of the respective
dormitories at 7 o'clock tonight.
The machinery of the election
has been set. up by the present
council and the matter of indi
vidual voting will take only a few
minutes Of the voter's time, ac
cording to Alex MAN, resident
counsellor afid assistant to the
Dean Of Men.
Each dormitory will eleot a
president,' vice-president, secre
tary, and treasurer. The presi
dents elected by the respective
dormitories will automatically be
come members of the Pollock
Circle Counbil.
The Council has proved to be
a very effective organ in bringing
about changes • pertinent to wel
fare and morale of the residents
of Pollock Circle, Mr. Atty stated.
H e als o urged all residents to ex
encise their privilege in voting for
capable and interested men.
At a recent meeting the Coun
cil resolved to send a letter to the
Grounds and Building committee
suggesting that dust collectors be
installed on the furnaces to cut
down the soot.
The Council also recd amended
a letter to Mr. Loman, director of
dormitories and dining commons,
requesting new looks.
Edward Koval, acting presi
dent of. th e Council, commented.
on a recent wave a petty thiev
ery and told the Council of the
large number df master keys at
large: He advised caution on the
pErt of the residents •until new
locks can be put on the doors.
an an effort : to solve the ques
tion.:df .Corsages for- big .dantes,
- ,d'Ornlitorg
instructed to -take 'a .:aiid Se
cure the riameS of those voting
pro and con.
News Briefs
La Vie Photos
Final deadline for returning
La Vie senior individual proofs
to the Penn State Photo Shop is
Monday, according to Seymour'
Rosenlberg, editor. Failure to turn
in a proof may mean that the in
dividual's picture will not appear
in La Vie.
Groups who have received their
proofs are requested to turn in
the proof they 'have selected and
to identify those appearing in
the picture. Any group which has
net yet made an appointment
should do so immediately. ,
Froth Meeting
All sophomore candidates for
Froth are requested to attend a
meeting - in 9 Carnegie Hall at 4:30
o'clock according go Ben French,
editor.
Call for Juniors
All juniors interested in a show
to be put on some Sunday zttler
noon in the near future should
fill out cards at Student Union
before tomorrow, said Carol
Preuss. co-thairman of the social
committee of the junior class.
Center Club
There will be a business meet
ing of the Campus Center Club in
405 Old Main at 7:45 o'clock, ac
cording to Tom Byrnes, presi
dent. Officers for the semester will
be elected and future social ac
tivities planned.
IMA Bowling
AR teams interested in com
peting in the second round of the
Independent Men's Bowling
League should appear at the Dux
Bowling Alleys at 6:45 olclock.
All participants are requeSted
have a three-game bowling store
available t o turn in to the league
manager, according to Eugene
Martinelli, chairman.
Business Staff Meets
The entire business staff of the
Daily Collegian will meet in B
Carnegie Hall at 6:30 o'cloCk to
morrow according to Rosemary
Ghantous; business Manager. The
meeting is compulsory.