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VIOL. 415--No. 11
Yale Man To Open
LA Lecture Series
"The Yale Plan of Curriculum
'Thomas
will be the topic of Dr.
C. • Mendenhall, assistant
to the Provost at Yale University,
wh o will open the Liberal Arts
Lecture Series at the College in
121 Sparks at 8 o'clock tomorrow
night.
An assistant professor of .his
tory and director of summer ses
sions, Dr. Mendenhall has served
for five years on the Course of
Study Committee of Yale College,
originator of the "Yale Plan." He
is now organizing studies for the
sophomore year under that plan.
Dr. Mendenhall was ,graduated
from Yale University, in 1932. He
attended Oxford University as a
Rhodes Scholar from 1933 to 1936,
received a degree of bachelor of
arts hi 1935, and a bachelor of
literature degree in 1936. In 1938
he received a doctor of philosophy
degree from Yale University.
Dr. Hovde, president of the
new School of Social Sciences,
New York, N. Y., who will speak
March 27, and Dr. Mendenhall
will bring to the campus plans
for curriculums used in other col.
leges and universities. The L.A.
Lecture Series will be open to all
students and faculty and no ad
mission will be charged.
Dr. Kershner
Speaks Tonight
Dr. W.,-Kershner, of the Save the
Ohilthen Federation of New York,
will speak in 121 Sparks, 7:30
o'lclock tonight, addording to Joan
Harlington, Mortar Board , presi
% dent. Dr. Keralfner's toPic Will be
the present donations, in Europe.
•. - ,-,Morttar- Board is
_--iponsoriing••the
per in an atleniPrt tut - reveal
-to the stuldents a first-hand ac-
Cdunt of the nostawar sit ulatiOn of
the adults and dhilirren in the re
cently lliberated . countries. Dr.
Kershner has returned from a visit
• itt , these countries.
•He is now making a 'speaking
tour of university campuses in the
United States and he is espectially
anxious to speak to the students
at -Penn State, stated William I.
Reid, Pennsylvania representative
Of the Save the Children Federa
tibn.
• 11 1 4) adknission will be charged
dbl. the lecture. However, Merbar
Board is planning a brief and in.-
tenisive drive for km& to don
trtbute to. the' SaVe the (Milliken
Toleration. This group is now
&entering BOft child War refugees
in Sweden, provliding emergency
clothing, and - sponsoring the
l'adoEptilm" of stricken chladren in
3Thar—ope.
Late. AP News
Courtesy Radio Station WMAJ
WASHINGTON Prospects for
any imanedilate merger of the AFIL
and the 010 have just about van
ished again. The AFL took title po
stitltion yesterday that the CIO had
rejedted its proposal on unifica
tion in urging certain steps. Chief
among these was immediate sup
pOrt of a Common front with the
railway brotherhoods on fighting
labor legislation. now pending in
Congress.
WASHINGTON—A Senate sub
committee yesterday recommend..
_ed a ten percent {boost ,in rents,
with OPA control to be ended en
tirely in December. The vote was
three to /two in a Senate banking
subcommittee. Chairman C. Dbug.
lass Buck (Del.) said the bill is
intended to help compensate land
lords for increased costs. Demo
cratic 'Senator Glen Taylor of
Idaho replied that this was not a
fair way to handle the (problem.
NEW YORK—Comanodity prices
maintained their steep r ise, reach
ing new all-time highs. Talk of
"dollar bacon" appeared in Chi
dago, and the New York Stock
Exchange vvas seared into a rush
Of selling, Security prices dropped
sharply. Some exPents expected a
. steadying infhience from a grad
alai change, to a buyer's miarket.
WASHINGTON—The War As
sou, Administration has approved
the kontroversial hale of the Big
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Players Show Gets
Modern . Treatment
Professor Arthur Cloetingh, di_
rector of the play, has modernized
the tran;slation of lbsen's "A Doll's
House" boioh. in dialogue and in
basic thought. He has also inserted
some of libsen's own philosophies
wlnicth are not in the original
script.
Tickets for "A Doll's House,"
the Players' current production,
are now .on sale at the Student
Union desk. Good seats are avail
able for all three shows, Thurs
day, Friday, and Saturday nights.
"Translated in 1880, the lan
guage of the original is stiff and
stilteld," Mr. Cloetlingh said, and
added, "I put the Whole play in
modern flullid Englisth."
A good. 'example of the dhange
dan be illustrated in the opening
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atkSi*' . Refeasei''
Ag Hono r slodeit
Lyman E. Jackson, dean of the
School of Agriculture,- has an
noroinced the ' names :of 69 . . stu
dets who have made •4 25 average
or better for the past semester.
Agriculture students getting a.
straight '8:00. average - were Ed
ward Donald Beelemin,.• Riohard
Lee Brown, William Ikvuis.BrOrwli,,
Jdhn Henry. Granahin, , Carlton
Riiley. Hower, Edrward ;Joseph Ragi:
net; - John William' i:auglirier
Floyd Ellsworth Rbse, ;Edwin"
Chauncey Stout, Jr., Allen Jean
Zelitch, and
,Frank
Stephen Zettle.
• Seniors who made
.12. 1 5 average
or .better • 'delude . Mary Eldrid
• (Continued on pdge four)
Inch and Little Inch pipelines.
They are being sold to the Texas
Eastern Transmission Corporation
for more than $143,000,000. They
will be used to move natural gas
to the eastern seaboard,-provided
the • Federal Power Cbmmission
certifies public convenience .and
necessity in the deal.
LAKE SUCCES S—Anieridan
delegate Warren Austin described
Soviet approviai of American trus
teeship over the Japanese -Man
dated islands in the Pacific as
"very encouraging." In ianother
connectinn, Austin suggested that
the Uniteid Nations Atomic Energy
ClomMission try once more to
reach unanimous agreement on
the 'long-'de'bated problem of lim
iting the late of atomic energy to
peaceful objectives. However, So
viet delegate Andr e i Gromyko
blocked an immediate Vote on this.
MOSCOW—There has been a
shift in Generalissimo S tali n's
command. Radio Moscow revealed
that Marshal Andrei Zhdanov has
asked to be relieved as chairman
of the Council of the Union of the
Supreme Soviet. This is the
sialler and more important bf the
two houses of the Russian parlia
ment. Zhdanov cited the pressure
of othe r duties. He is ,a war hero
and close friend and associate of
Stalin..
Public Affairs
Films Continue
"Why Do Things Cost So
Much?" is the theme oif the sec
ond •program of public affairs
films to be
presented in .10 Sparks
at 10 a. an., 2:20, 4:20, and 7
p. in. tomorrow. The films are
presented by a joint committee of
the School of Liberal Arts, Edu
cation, the PSCA, and the college
audio-visual aids library.
The program will consist of
three films dealing with the cur
rent inflationary trends and
shortages, according to Miss Jean
Moore, ch.Firman.
The first of the three, "Distrib
uting America's Goods," will pre
sent some of the Twentieth Cen
tury Fund's findings from a study
on the high cost of distribution.
"Which Way This Time?" draws
comparisons between the present
tendencies and the disastrous in
flation following World War I.
The third film, "What Hap
pened 'to Sugar?" explains the
current shortage by going into its
causes and bY presenting maps of
sugar growing regions E nd show
ing the effect of the war on them.
fees Postponed
Payment of fees has been
postiponed until Monday,
March 10, according to Russell
Clark, college bursar.
Coed Beauty
Found Lacking
The rumor that 90% of the
women are beautiful, and the
other 10% go to Penn State has
been confirmed,
fir; 200G - coeds'ho tv "ate
tending the College, only 95 have
qualified so far as beauties, ac
cording to a five-man committee.
These five students, who are,
incidentally, th e photographic
staff of the Penn State. Engineer,
have been desperately. searching
the campus for two weeks, pho
tograiphing contestants for the
title of Queen of the Engineer's
Slide Rule Ball, March:ls.
• Any group or organization may
submit their own nominee, pref
erably with an. 8 x .10 inch pic
ture, to the Engineer office, 417
Old Main. The contest deadline is
'Monday. Harry 'OdnOver of the
New. York modeling. agency ' will
select the queen.
All Out For A IlCollege
As Show Hunts Talent;
PlQns March Frolics
Are you one olf those who has
.had a frustrated desire to perform
in public? Do you have friends
who are always bragging about
their 'theatrical abilities?
If you sing, or dance, do acro
batics or play a zither, here's your
chEnce to strut your stuff. An
All.lCollege Talent show, planned
by the Penn State Club will be
presented in Schwab Auditorium
at 8 p. in. Friday, March 14.
Graduates and undergraduates
who want to join the fun must
sign up on or before March '7,
said Hugh Odza, publicity chair
man of the Penn Stete Club.
Cash prizes will be aWanded to
the top numbers on the program.
Individual and group acts will be
included in the show, which will
last about two hours.
When signing at Student 'anion,
leave your name, a description of
your act, the time it will take an•d
whether you need an accom
panist, Odza explained.
Froth Checks
Compensation checks for Froth
senior editors and business staff
members may be picked up now
at Neil :Flerrinimes office in Old
Main, J. Arthur Stober, editor,
said today.
Penn State Chessmen
Travel To State Pen
For Opening Tourney
The Penn State chess team will
travel to the Rockview State
Penitentiary Saturday afternoon,
and revelers in passe puns will
get an unparalleled opportunity
to knock themselves out over the
Penn State-State Pen play upon
words.
At the chessmen's first meeting
of the semester last night, team
president Ray McKinley outlined
plans for the coming semester.
Highlighting the team's future
activities, which include meets
with Cornell, the University of
Pennsylvania, and Brooklyn Col
lege of New York, will be a visit
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Juniors To Hold
Mixer on Sunday
A junior mixer will be held at
the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity
house froir.' 2 to 5 p. m. Sunday.
Music will be provided by Gene
Sprague and his orchestra, said
Arthur Lorenz, co-chairman of
the social committee of the junior
class.
Lorenz has appointed the fol
lowing comunittees t o handle the
affrir:
Barbara Atkins, . Nancy Hoser
and Reginald Kimball,..,publicity;
Russel Teall and Seymour Wer
balowsky, decorations; William
Keefauver, John Sigler and Betty
Watts, entertainment; and Helen
Noble, JeEn Posey and Sarah
Scheeyer, refreshments.
Brooklyn vs. Penn Slate!
Maylhe Best Coed Win
. , .
Latest reports from the fifteen
schools entering the contest for
Miss American Coed of 1947 point
to the excellence of a fair Brook
lyn coed.
Froth, who will enter a College
coed to represent this division,
received a letter yesterday from
the New York University "Vari
eties". which extolled the beauty
of their Brooklyn entry.
"This is a direct challenge to
Penn State womanhood," said J.
Arthur Steber, editor of Froth.
"We will return their challenge
iby entering the most beautiful
coed on campus." • •
Organizations desiring to enter
a contestant may pick up the
rules at Student Union. Call Carol
Deidkmann, 4926, for further in
formation.
Bridge Tournament
All members of the B'nai B'rith
Hillel Foundation wishing' to
partkipate in the bridge tourna
ment at the Foundation are urged
to enter their teams by Sunday
evening, said Norman Horowitz,
chairman. Mixed teams may
enter.
VA Hours
Saturday morning services by
til e s State College Veterans' Ad
ministration Contact fol l fiee will
'be d l iscontinued. Until Ifuirther
notice this office will be open
Monday through Friday and
8:30 a.m. to '5:00 'p.m., according
to Ed4ard L. Wagner, tecintaict
representative in charge.
ASME Meets
The student branch of A.S.ME.
will hold a meeting in 107 Maim
Engineering, at 7 o'clock tonight.
Following the meeting, movies
will be shown on the Bell Heli
copter, The Story of Frequency
Modulition, An American Mir-
Chmlainced mass productioO,
and Music in the Air.
Center Club
The Campu s Center Club will
meet in 405 Old Main, at 7:15
o'clock to plan for a social affair
WSGA 'Senate
WSGA Senate will meet in the
Photo Shop at 6:90 o'clock for the
• La Vie picture.
WSGA Sponsors /
Informal Waltz
For Anniversary 0
Sonny Roye's Aristocrats
Play for 75th 'Birthday
Tn. Anniversary Waltz, an in.-
formal boy-ask-girl affair spon
sored by WSGA, will bp held in.
White Hall after the basketball
game, Saturday, iMarch 1.
Sonny Roye and his Aristocrats
will provide the music, and the
theme for the evening will com
memorate the 75th o;tmtvells , ary
of women students at The Col
lege.
The dance i s the first in a series
of events planned to celebrate the
iseventy-fifth anniversary of
coeds on campus. The annual
Theta Sigma Phi Matrix Dinner
land Mortar Board's 'Lead•ership
Day will also emphasize this
theme.
Janet Lyons and Janet Taylor
are co-chairmen for the dance,
and Francine G ittelmacher
be Mistres s of Ceremonies.
Entertainment for the dary:e
will be provided by student en
tertainers. Bill Mantic will sing,
a la King Cole Trio, Iluth•Sh,vave
ly will sing waltzes, accompanied
by Jean Berchtold at the piano.
ImpersonatiOns of movie actors
will be done by Ray Kelly.
Committee iheads for the dance
include Nam James, decorations;
Patricia Meiley, publicity; Phyllis
James, tickets; Isabel . Leech invi
tations; and Francine Gittelmach,,
er. entertainment.
Music Groups
Add Members
With weekly spring concerts in
the iplannin•g stage, the Concert
Band has added six men and the
College Symphony Orchestra nine
memlbers to their groups after
try-outs, according to Hummel
Fishburn, director.
In the clarinet section of the
Concert Band are• John Branigan,
A. T. Burniskey, *Michael Horen,
and Joseph Sedule; -and Ronald
Shakely and James Trego in the
saxophone section.
The College Symphony Orches
tra added Alfred Jamison, Mar
garet Jones, Thaddeus Kornorow.
ski, Peggy Norcross, and - Sibyl
Peskin, violins; James Madden
fort, viola; Phillip Brooks and
Max Wendel, string bass; and
James Sims, French horn.
News Briefs
Ag Student Council
All departmental 'clubs of the
School of. Agricalture are urged
to send •at least one representa
tive to the Ag Student Council
meeting in 1103 Agriculture at 7
p.m Wednesday, according to
F. Randolph Brannaka.
Junior Class Show
Anyon e interested in appearing
in a Junior :Class Talent Shciw
should report to 417 Old Main
tomonrow, hdcording to Arthur
Lorenz, publicity chairman. Those
who have already been contacted
should also report, he said.
IRC Meeting
Thp lilternationaT Tik. l 4tiocms
Club will meet in Acacia traternr
ity house at 8 o'clock to discuss
"Disarmament and the Atom
Bomb."
Scarab Speaker
Scarab, architecture honorary,
Will present Mr. C. E. IVEowrey of
the General Electric COmpany and
his talk on Air Conditioning in 10
Sparks, 7 c'ellock tonight, said Ed
ward R. Hyde, president of the
society.
Ag Ec Club
. Floyd Rose was recently elected
president of the Ag Ec Club.
Other officers are John Powers,
vice president; Emory Brown,
secretary-treasurer; ;Ind Philip
Cease, representative to Ag Stu.:
dent Comic:.
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