WEATHER Cloudy and Warmer VOL. 45--{No. 1.5 Late AP News Courtesy Radio Station WMAJ LONDON—Britain is expected to pass the Palestine question on to the United Nations at any mo ment, perhaps tomorrow. This word comes from authoritative sources along with the disclosure that UN officials are taking pre . liminary steps to expedite an in quiry into the Holy Land prob lem. WASHINGTON—In an urgent note from Greece to the State De . partment the Greek government literally begged American money to meet immediate needs, and for American experts. • Secretary of State George Mar shall said yesterday that Greece is on the verge of economic col lapse. He added that granting aid to the Greeks is a matter of pri mary importance to 'the United States. Britain will reduce her forces in Greece despite United States offers of financial aid, govern ment sources say. WASHINGTON State Secre tary Marshall testified before the Senate Foreign Affairs commit tee that hundreds of thousands of occupational troops mantained by the Big Four can be removed if there is quick approval of peace treaties with Italy. Hungary, Bul- - garia and Roumania. DUNKIRK—A far-reaching agreement was reached by France and Britain yesterday when they signed a treaty to act jointly against any future aggression by Germany. The alliancejs binding for. fifty years. The ceremony took place against the tragic backdrop .of Dunkirk, where. British arms suffered their worst defeat in World War 11. MEXICO CITY—A gay fiesta day in colorful Mexico City greeted President Truman yester day. Crowds surging to enter the national stadium trampled two persons to death and injured four -others.— •--- - - , Mexican President ..A-1 em a n called his guest "the new cham pion 'of the solidarity and under standing' among the American RePublics." Mr. Truman in -return proposed a toast to Aleman as the "perfect host and a great man." Council Appoints Committee Heads .oommitteemen: for Pollkock Cir cle Council - were appointed at a recent meeting by :Albert Honig, president, The chairmen and their corrimlittees are as 'follows: Harry Dunegan, cultural; Edward Hinkle, recreation; Edmund Koval, sclhol prghip; George Lychkoff, health and sanitation. Dlonald Mitchell, fire preven tion; John MuLi:hall, athleticis; Ber nard Pollack, program; Milton Shapiro, public Works; William Steiner, public safety; "and Zanies Stevenson, social. 'Council discussed the posSibility Of joining ISC as a member or_ cranization and appointed Ray Gold as .a representative on the Student Union Committee to Suc ceed Emory • :Brown who Ha's moved 'from, Pollock Circle. :Permission was .granted for the Council President ,to represent the Council and to sign . for any mlove: ments against race. discriniination. •• OM )business •Which Was re viewed included a discussion on Attie installation of dust filters, funds and treasurer's report, fire !Ill.:II - ding procedure and scholarship reports. 1 Like 'Em All "When you, get my age, they're all mite," sedd Mr.' Kay e Vinson, owner cd Kaye's Korner, when -askeid to numlnalte the typical Penn State coed, "However, I think she w6tild be happy-go-lutky, and always enjoyling herself. It's going to be a !herd jcb to pick one out of the bunch," he said. Home 'Economics Club " All members are urged to at tend .2 meeting af the Home Economics Club in Room HO, Home Economies building, 'at . 7 9'cleek tomorrow . evening. 4. GIVE TO THE , Ttte Elatig - iatt Tottrg .11ED CROSS Fee Payments Monday Fees for the spring semester will be paid in Recreation. Hall 'from 9 am. to 4 p.m. Monday with no break at noon. Six windows will be devoted to 4the distribution of AA books. Three windows will be for veter ans. Married students can get an extra book by paying $1.50 tax providing .they show proof of their marriage. Mortar Board Backs Drive "Will you donate a quarter to give some Belgian or French child a book so they can learn to read and write?" That ques tion will be asked many times during the next few weeks. Mortar Board, senior women's society, -is starting a campaign to collect funds -to sponsor a school in Europe to replace one that was destroyed by the Germans. • According to Joan Harrington, Mortar Board president, students will be contacted in their living units for contributions. Organ, izations and townspeople will be canvassed. • Dr. Howard Kershner, vice chairman df the (Save the Chil dren Federation, Inc., who spoke at the College recently, told of the great need for school build ings and supplies to give the chil_ dren in Europe an opportunity to learn to read and write. "The funds collected in this drive will be sent to the Save the Children Federation,. who will care !for the school," said Miss Harrington. "The size of the school Penn State will sponsor will depend (upon the generosity of the students." ChoirAddsliembers; Plans Easter Program Nineteen members have been added to the Chapel Choir, mak ing a total of 110, according to Mrs. Willa Taylor, director. The group is now planning an Easter program with an orchestral back ground. The additions include June Corson, Elizabeth DeMuro, Phyl lis Mask, and Gloria Trovaioli, so prano section; Gladys Chees brough, Helen Reed, and Phyllis Stair, alto section. Bernard Byers,. Howard Cox, James.. Farrell, James Mitchell, David Ralinston, and Clifford Taylor, tenor section; Donald My ers and Elwood Stetler, baritone section; Gerald Gilman, David Norris, Andrew Petrunchik, and Roy Rumbaugh, bass section. Four Entries in, as Search Widens for Typical Coed Froth, sponsor of the All-American Coed of 1947 contest at Penn. State, reported last night that fou r entries have been submitted to the Situdent Union office. IlVleamythile, males young and old, ridh and pew, were still ecntnenting on their version of the typical College coed. Walter C. "Diad" Larson, 76.. year-old Spanish-American War veteran, said, "Theldeal college girl ds a good entertainer end a good story teller in a anlanner reflecting a lot of self-respect and dignity." • Switching to •the negative approaoh, "Dad" added, "I don't like Some of the girLs around here . becauSe of the sloppy shoes and dirty overall s they wear, and some with thei t e hair blowing all over their heads as if they didn't, know What a comb was for." Atter a great deal of prompting, Herbert Inhoof offered his 12- year-old version of v‘ihat a typical American coed should he like when he said, "She should be able to play' _baseball and be a good dan cer." Then he added shyly, "She ou;gtht to be a good housekeeper like my mother too." The strong arm of the law in the person of CaPtain Mark, head of the Campus Patrol, said, "My recent visit to Atherton Hall dur ing a fire drill at 2 o'clock in the morning upset completely my pre vious satisfactory conceptions of ibearuitiful Penn State coeds." Meanwhile, Peter Bates, a stu dent at the College, Was inter viewed in the office of Burgess Yougel, where he was appearing for a -- traffic violation. Temporar ily on the outs with the law, Bates WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 5,1947-SPATE COLLEGE, PA Four Compete For Quill Girl Graduating s enior women will elect the annual Quill Girl during the week of March 10, according to Lynette Lundquist, president of Theta Sigma Phi, women's na tioneal journalism honorary. . Theta Sigma Phi, Which spon sors the election, will seledt the annual Cap and Matrix Girls: Their names will be announced along with Quill Girl at the an nual Matrix table March 17 at the Nittany Lion Inn: Candidates for Quill Girl are Joan Herrington, . president of Mortar Board; Mary Margaret Barnett, president of Junior Serv ice Board; Jean Nelson, president of WSGA; and Ann Baker, presi dent of WRA. The girl most outstanding in activities will be chosen Cap Girl while the girl who has done the most for the College will be chos en Matrix Girl. Dean Questions Fast Education Addressing the representatives of 48 member chapters of the Middle Atlantic Regional Amer ican Veterans Committee, Dean Ben Euweina of the. School of Liberal Arts, cautioned all stu dents not to "short change" them selves educationally, last. Sunday. The student veteran, he said, is attempting to rush through col._ lege too fast. More stress should be given to. courses which will stimulate thought, he added. William L. Batt Jr., vice-chair man of the Middle Atlantic Re gion, who opened the one-day -c9 l3 fereP.e.e,_s_:t r e.,s d _industry,'s. .need men. and women with specialized skills. It was his bes lief, however, that a 'practical education was not irreconcilable with a liberal education. In this Dean Euwema concurred. The chief problems dealt with at the conference were veterans' subsistences, housing, and the post-war educational scene. In connection with veterans' subsistences, a resolution was made calling upon Congress to en act HR 870, introducedby Edith N. Rogers, Mass., and providing for an increase in subsistence., This bill is now in com L mittee. etterS and post cards ,to congressmen were asked for in order-to bring the bill into Open hearing.. Peti tions, now at the student union desk, will be sent to Mrs. Rogers (Continued on page two) disagreed With Adiark's gloomy outlook. "There are some nice girls here, but they are few land far between. Pm in .a bitte r mood right now," he said, "because have to Ilay an unjust Ve parking fine." Earl Kerrtmler, a student whose financial status at the present is drastidallry low, believes that the typital coed slhoUld be "smart, bait not intelligent." Said Kemmler, "She should be neatly dressed like a ginl, not like a man." Dugene M. Mateer, co-propri etor of ithe State College }lotdl and the Corner Room,• enjoys much More security than th e "busted" (Continued on page two) Players' Production of Skylark Features Sophisticated Comedy "Skylark," a sophisticated comedy in which Gertrude Lawrence ;tarred a few seasons ago, will be produced by the Penn State Players Friday and Saturday nights at the State College Hotel, and will be continued on various dates througqi the semester. The show is an 'arena prcduc around (tile four sides of the main Police 'Tag' 165 Vehicles State College borough police placed tickets on 165 motor ve hicles Sunday and Monday nights for violations of the borough or dinance which prohibits parking on local streets between 2 and 6 a.m. Most of the parking violations were made by members of the College's fraternities and, ac cording to Chief Burgess Alfred Yougel, tickets were given 11),%!- cause vehicles interfered with the operation of snow plows. Cars which did thot hinder snow removal wer e not ticketed, al though the borough ordinance specifically tans all overnight parking. Chief of Police John Juba said that the ordinance is actually in effect throughout year but• is ero;orced only two or three times a year When snow plows are needed' to 'clear the town's streets. Student complaints on the is suance of tickets were based on the Tact that there was no prev ious warning and that facilities for parking their cars off the streets Oo.not exist in. State Col lege. - The borough authorities Sug rdstred that ca 3 'ibe - liai3ked - ort cant lots of private owners,. but admitted that they had' no real selution'to offer. ' Police teams accompanied plow crews and ticketed vehicles which did not permit adequate clearing of streets. Engineer Sells Booths For Filth Annual Dance Booths fo r the fifth annual En gineer Slide Rule Ball, March 15, go on sal e , 24 the Student Union desk in Old Main today. Checks for the which are selling for $4 each should be made oust to the Penn State Engineer, accord.. ing to Herbert Locke. Any organization or group of men can get a booth. Only' 44 bocitins may :be sold in accordance with College authorities, so those organizations contacting Student Union first will receive the booths. Deadline for hooth s ,is Saturday noon. Tickets for the Slide Rul e Ball went on sale yesterday, being sold by members of the Penn State En gineer staff and members of the Engineering Student Council. Priced at $3'.6Q, the tickets will be . sold at Student Union and at the Athletic Store beginning March 13. Committee for the dance is Her bert Locke, chairman; Ndchblas Bibbo, advertising and publicity; Leon Look, tickets; and Kenneth Harschbarger, decorations. Future Farmers Hold Second Barn Dance Th 4, second annual F.F.A. Barn Dance will be held• in the Stock Pavilion from 9 to l 2 Saturday evening according to Aim Bu an, ich, chairman of the dance. Jim Freyersmith and his Bald Eagle Ramblers will furnish the musit for the square dancing. The !admission price is sev:.4aty , lime cents per couple and forty cents .per person, Assisting Miss Buglanich will. be Robert L. Smith., publiicity; Dewey :Brumbaugh, tickets; (Lor in. Weigart, refreshments; Lee Dymond, decorations; and Jim . Freyersmith, music. PRICE FIVE CENTS The audience will be seated ining room of the hotel while the action of the play will take place in the center. After the play, re freshments will be served. and have invited Thespians and Masquercttes as their guests to the Friday night performance. Admis.Yon will be by invitation only, Ticket s for the remaining arena productions will be sixty cents in cluding tax and fifty cents for re freshments. Arrangements may be made To r ah arena production by organizations or individuals wish ing to have a theater party with dinner before or supper after the play. Individual ticket, can be pur chased at Student Union one week in advance. Group arrangements must be made at the dramaticS office. There are two remaining Play ers produdtions to .be given this semester. "The Borretts of Wim pole Street" will he presented MlL der .the direotion of Mr. Kelly Yeaton April 24, 25, and 26. "I Rememiber Mama" will be given on Mother', Day weekend, May 8,9, and 10. It will be di rected by Mr. Robert Reifsneider. News Briefs Dean Warnock Arthur R. Warnock, Dean or Men, will be the guest speaker at the annual Blue Key banquet to be held at the State College Hotel at 7 o'clock tonight. Penn State Grange memberc of the Fenn State Grange and those interested in joining are urged to attend an open house at 100 Horticulture, 7:30 o'clock tomorrow. There will be squar c , dancing and refresh ments, according to Joseph Slick, publicity chairman. Alpha Tau Alpha Randall Campbell was recently elected president •of Alpha Tau: Alpha, national agricultural edu cation honorary. Others elected are Joseph Sick, vice-president; Earl Fox, secretary; Herbert Nebel:lolk. treasurer; Dewey Brumbaugh, sergeant -at -arms; and Chester Lathrop, reporter. Lion Coats 'Graduating seniors can order their Lion Coats at Student Union this week, Catherin c . Garrett. Chairman, said. The price is• $l.O and deadline is Saturday. The Lio n Coats 'committee also in cludes Paul Bender, 'Wayne La- Poe, Marie Schanbacher, Patricia Trester, and Charles Zink. Dean's ,List Joseph F. Miller, Jr., has been, added to the Dean's List for the School of Engineering. Miller, a sophomore in electrical engineer ing, soon - wiled an average of 2.66. Alpha Delta Sigma Mr. Robert VanSlambrouck, in structor in journalism, will speak at the meeting of Alpha Delta !Sigrria, professional 'advertising fraternity, at 7:15 o'cloCk, ac cording to Professor Dohald Davis of the journalism depart ment. Yougel Squelches Rumor According to Burgess Alfred E. Youtgel, the borough manager of State College draws a salary a $5lOO per year. Yougel offered this information in. orde r to squelch rumors aMong some students that the boriandh manager had a salary ranging up to :525;000. Clerk Nominates Clerk Mrs. Linda Draper, a olerk at G. C. Mktrphy's, nominates a co worker, Miss Nancy llawthovne, as the typical Penn Slate coed. "Mary gives a neat appearance, is a good sport, and is -alwayts happy with both her work and her scalOol books," Mrs. Draper said.
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