The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, April 23, 1947, Image 1

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    WEATHER
Increasing Cloudiness
and Warmer.
VOL. 4®—{No. 39
AVC Jam-fest
Draws Jivers
iFrom as far west as Altoona
arid as far east as Scarsdale, N.Y.,
devotees of the ‘jam’ came* to
Sky-top Sunday night, to hear and
tak e part in the AVjC sponsored
.five session.
Hugh It ida 11 ’ s -combination
played for four solid hours, added
and 'abetted 'by members of an
outfit called the' Scarsdal e Gang,
who came to sit in on the music
making. Several local musicians
also felt the call from time to
time and .added their efforts to
the rythiTJ dispensing. Another
session, AVC announced, is sched
uled for next Sunday.
AVC meets in 121 Sparks at
7:30 tonight, Chairman Earl
Kemmler said, to settle the im
portant question 0 £ who is to rep
resent them at the National Con
vention of AVC chapters in Mil
waukee.
Kemmler also said that a party
was being planned for all new
members, to be* given at Skytop
at' the end of the current mem
bership drive.
'Open City' Shows
Italian Resistance
• “I thought ‘Open City’ was a
very powerful and realistic .film,”
Arthur Cloetingh, dramatics de
partment head, told a Collegian
reporter yesterday.
He continued: “The actors
looked like the people they were
portraying. The picture was ex
tremely convincing.,. I ‘hope Hol
ly wood-.makes some bold, dra
matic films such as ‘Open City,?”
This picture will be shown at
the Cathaum today and tomor
’ow; according to Edward Abram
’ son,, sociology professor- arid head
'of the-'lnternational Film- Club,
.\y.hich is largely responsible for
bringing the. Italian movie to
State College.
Certificates to Transfer
J. Paul Enke, chief of vocation
al rehabilitation and education
division for the Wilkes-Barre VA
region, said that the student must
■ request in writing the transfer of
his VA- file t, 0 the region in which
the summer school is located.
Veterans planning summer
courses at the institutions they
are now attending do not need,
supplemental certificates, but
must notify their training officers
so that subsistence allowances
will "bo continued. •
Young Discloses Hiroshimo
Top Orient Poison Gas Cache
By Richard Sarge
'.The largest supply of poison gas
in the Orient was stored at-Hiro
shima when the atom bomb
struck, according to James R.
Young, former INS correspondent
an'd author of Behind the Rising
Sun, in an address recently at the
College.
Young, who recently returned
from an observation (tour of the
Ear East and who spent 13 years
in China, Korea, the Philippines
and Japan for International News
Service, said that the Japanese
had' .114,000 tons of deadly mustard
gas-at Hiroshima.
'This statement, known previ
ously only by Intelligence person
nel and tap-ranking military men,
puts an entirely new light on the
usa of the atomic weapon against
Japan. Young asserted, further,
that the Japanese planned to use
this lethal weapon against an in
vading Allied army and they pre
dicted two million casualties from
poison gas alone.
Present' Jap Leaders
Commenting on the present gov
ernmental set-up in occupied
Japan, tho former Tokyo news
paperman-, who was ,i ailed for six
months in 1940 by the Nipponese
for..objectionable witting, saici that
the" Japanese "government heads
ara ‘‘‘double-crossing, pious liars.’’
(He said, .too,‘Mihat Japan .was in
Satlg 0 (EnUwjtatt
" Summer Jobs P. 4
Gibbons to Head
IWA Next Year
Independent women elected
Betty Ruth Gibbons as IWA pres
ident for next year at a meeting
Monday night.
The meeting was open and
nominations were 'accepted from
the floor. Other officers elected
are Shirley Radbord, vice-presi
dent; Clare Lefkoe, recording sec
retary; Carol Hecht, correspond
ing secretary; Lois Radiss, treas
urer; Sylvia Schwartz and Flor
ence Plottel, co-social chairmen,
and Sylvia Sehenfeld, publicity
chairman.
Priestly Speaker
Lectures on Fuels
Priestly lecturer, Dr. Alfred W.
Gauger, will talk on .the theme,
“Gasification oif Solid and Liquid
Fuels,”, in 119 New Physics at
7:30 tonight, in the third orf this
year’s series.
The general subject of the five
lectures, which are sponsored by
Phi -Lamoda Upsilon, national
chemistry Honorary, and th e de
partment of chemistry, is “Phy
sical Chemistry and the Technol
ogy of Fuels.”
Chairmari of tonight’s' 1 address
will be Dr. G. C. Chandlee, head
of the department of chemistry.
Sin'ce its inauguration in 19120 by
Dr. 'W. P. Davey, the Priestly
Lecture Series has been given an
nually in honor of British chem
ist Joseph Priestly.
Child Education Group
Installs New Officers
'-The: AssocTatibri. ?fdr- ; C(iiiidlfubtf'
Education, whose members • in
clude elementary education and
nursery school students and. oth
ers interested in the education
and development of children,
will hold a business meeting pre
ceded by installation of officers in
the Southeast lounge of Atherton
at 7 o’clock tomorrow might;: ,
Marjori e Gorham wili..-: :
Francine Gittelmacher ras .-Resi
dent. Other new
ginia McC-loskey, vice
Sally Schleyer, treasurerffvjSpis
Lipsky, secretary.
-The closing banquet ’the
year will be held; at
ege on May 8. Guest • speabei- will
be Doctor Victoria
intendent off York public : vS(3iools.
chaos following VJ day. but with
many skilled laborers, and rapid
reconstruction. of manufacturing
facilities will soon be -back in the
world market’and will make a
quick economic recovery.
In (this respect', Young added,
Japan wiil he the economic power
of the Far East, since China and
the Philippine .Islands are lagging
liar behind. Corruption is rife in
the Fair East. h» said.
China Government Fails
Young predicted that each Chi
nese city will became an autono
mous unit, since all efforts toward
good central government ax - e fail
ing. The noted correspondent de
clared that he personally had con
tacted what he believed 1 would
be the 25 -most al'Ue 'cabinet min
isters for China ibut that not a
single one of these indicated a
willingness to serve bis country in
a cabinet position.
There is no hope in China for
re-establishing -commercial 'air
lines, for example, he continued.
Nine major air line -companies
have tried it and failed. It would
lako 15 or '2O yeax's to fully repair
China’s railroads, according"' to
Young. .
He said that lie usually tx-aivelled
by plane between cities in Chiba
beforethe -war, but wouldn’t think
of doing it now. Theiv are no
. (Contingeg, pg page tn?p> 1 1 ;.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, AIPiRiIL 23, 1947—STATE COLLEGE, PENNA.
Coeds Cheer Favorites
The pig derby, highlight of the
Little International Livestock Ex
position last year, will be a spe
cial feature of the show again
Saturday afternoon, according to
Lynn Christian-, chairman of the
entertainment committee.
Pigs for the derby are provided
by the Block- and Bridle Club.
Coeds will follow the pigs up and
down the slock pavilion, goading
them on with sticks. First, second
and third prizes will be awarded
to the winners.
Other special .entertainment
this year will be a meat raffle and
a sheep-shearing demonstration.
Winners of the raffle will receive
choice cuts of meat furnished by
tiie Blbck and Bridle Club.
Lou F. Nichols, one of the out
standing sheep shearers in the
East, will put on the shearing
demonstration. These features
will be held between judging of
various divisions of livestock.
Eleven Staff Members
Of Critique Resign
Eleven members of the editor
ial staff of Critique, including
David E. Cummings, editor-in
chief, resigned them positions,
according to George Purnell, bus
iness manager.
Staff members who resigned
are Joe Peters, managing editor
and author of the article explain
ing the 6051 telephone problem,
Bern Oldsey, assistant managing
editor, who wrote “Sportoscope”
in this issue, and Jim Frakes, fea
ture editor and author of the lead
story on the Jim Crow problem.
. Other members off the editorial
staff who resigned are James L.
Frrimo, Jr., Marian Golver, John
Borne, Jack Goetz, Bill Brown,
L»aVe"" WagoiiiSV' r^L'..
Hferder.
Fees Due Tomorrow
That $lO deposit fee required
of all students planning re
admittance next fall, is pay
able tomorrow in Recreation
Hall from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., said
William S. Hoffman, registrar.
The money will be refunded to
returning Veterans and cred
ited to non-veterans in the fall.
PA Film Committee Shows
College r Cancer Movies
Public Affairs Films presents
this week the College produced
film, “Your College,” announced
Jean Moore today. This film, pho
tographed in color at Penn State,
portrays campus life, classroom
scenes, and research work, said
the- committee chairman.
Public Affairs Films, a weekly
presentation, are shown in 10
Sparks at 10, 2:20, and 4:20 o’clock
evei-y Thursday. '
Accompanying “Your College”
will be “On Guard,” a short movie
on the theme of cancer preven
tion. Since this is the last week of
the national cancer drive, the
committee felt that this film
would perhaps bring the implica
tions and symptoms of can'cei
closer to the student, said Miss
Moore.
Miss Moore also requested sug
gestions for next year’s Public
Affairs program from the student,
body.
Students to Address
AIEE Meeting Tonight
Two students will speak at a
meeting of the American
tute of Electrical Engineers to be
'held in 1-10 EE at 7:30 tonight,
announced Thomas Andrews,
•president.
Jim Lawther will speak on
“Modification of Sound Apparatus
Recorders,” . and Thomas Turn
bull will speak on “Frequency
Mtxltiipliers.” , These students sub
mited these papers in an. annual
contest .given by. the. .Pittsburgh
• Action rofl't&e ’society.- 1 k!S '’ l '■ '"
In 'Pig Derby'
Saturday
Terrier Cast
In 'Barretts'
Judy, a small (blackish-brown
Yorkshire terrier, is an added at
tract icn for all dog lovers in the
cast of “The Barretts of Wimpole
Street.”
The “fieri,” as Arthur C. Clce
-tiniglh., professor of dramatics, calls
Judy, takes the part of Elizabeth
B : rowniing’ s pet, F!iush. He por
trays his part from a box from
which ‘he is occasionally taken for
his run.
In real life Judy belongs io
Barbara Davis, who takes the part
of Elizabeth Browning in the play.
Tickets for "The Barreffs of
Wimpole Street" are now on
sale at Student Union. The
price is 60 cents, which includes
tax.
The Yorkshire terrier hias a good
English background for its part in
the play as it w'a s bom in Ihiat
country.
Miss Davis bought Judy when
she was staibicnedl ias a Wac in
England and took her pet with her
when she?-traveled 1 through Eur
ope.
But back on the College campus
she found l that she could not keep
Judy with her—no dormitory pets
allowed. Mir. Clceltingh offered to
keep the little ‘‘fieri” for a week
end. Bult dog s have a way with
them and even though- the week
end is past, Judy is still a steady
boarder at the Cloetingh-’s.
Pollock Circle Votes
On Campaigning
Pollock Circle men will vote to
day and tomorrow in dormitory
meetings on a motion to allow
political campaigning in the din
ing commons during meal times.
President Albert Honig called a
special meeting ..of Pollock Circle
CouncilT;6"tepOl't ‘on the ‘riiscrlts -at
-6:30 p.m. Thursday.
.. If the plan is rejected there will
be no organized campaigning by
either party in the dormitories,
according to Harry Dunnegan, co
chairman of the canvassing regu
lation committee.
Permission .to place posters in
the dining commons will be
granted by the committee, Dun
negan added, if the parties re
quest it.
The campaigning, if agreed to
by the men, would include
speeches by the political nominees
over a loud speaker system and
would probably be scheduled for
Sunday evening.
A committee to draw up a plan
for an over-all government of vet
erans’ dormitories was appointed
at a recent meeting of Pollock
Circle Council. This government
will include the 25 buildings
planned for next Fall.
The committee will also inves
tigate the possibilities for build
ing or renting a room in one of
the dormitories for .a cooperative
store. Requirements for member
ship in the National Cooperative
Organization will also be inves
tigated. '
News Briefs
Bowling Party
The weekly bowling party
sponsored by the athletic commit
tee of the Hillel Foundation will
be held at the Dux Club, 128 S.
Pugh street, at 7 o’clock tonight.
All members and friends of the
Foundation are invited. Partici
pants will pay their own expenses.
Visiting Dean
Dr. A. I. Levorsen, Dean of
Mineral Sciences School of Stan
ford University and president of
the Geological Society of Amer
ica, will speak on “Times of Oil
Accumulation” in the Mineral
Arts Art Gallery 4 o’clock today.
Ag Council Reports
Don Benson and Henry Funk,
co-chairmen of the committee for
the Ag Frolic May 3, and Frank
Campbell and Dorothy Sherwood,
co-chairmen for the Ag picnic
May, 17,' will give . rqports at a
meeting of the Ag Student Coun
cil, in 103 : Agriculture at 7 o’clock
tonight!''
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Coeds to Elect
May Queen,
Attendents
All women student* may vote
for the May Queen and her atten
dant in the primary elections
which will be held on the 'balcony
of Old .Main lobby from 8 a.m. to
5 P.m. tomorrow. Final elections
will 'be held Friday, April 25.
Any senior girl who is inter
ested in being in the hemlock ring
of the May (Day ceremony may
sign up at the voting booth to
morrow. The first fifty girls to
sign their names will be selected.
There will be a mas* meeting
of all coeds next week to an
nounce the names oif those girls
who were chosen for the May Day
program.
The traditional May Day cele
bration will 'be on Saturday, May
-10, and will include a Mother’s
Day tea and th e May Day cere
mony in front of Old Main.
NSL Insurance
Pays Dividends
The Veterans Administration,
has estimated that “a great ma
jority” of the 15,000,000 service
•personnel who took out National
Service Life Insurance policies
during World War II will shar e in
insurance dividends once they are
computed, E. L. Wagner, State
College Veterans Administrator
said recently.
The dividends will be 'payable
in cash and will be based on the
age of the insured, the type of
policy and the period of insur
ance.
“National Service Life Insur
ance is mutual insurance,” Wag
ner explained,A‘“When insiirf
•ance funds show a surplus from
gains and savings, that surplus
belongs to tbe policy holders who
hav e pisdd premiums.
“The surplus arises,” be said,
“because in calculating premiums,
it is necessary to mak e assump
tions as to th e future mortality
and interest rates. If the mortali
ty is less than was assumed or if
the interest rates are higher, sav
ings arise from which dividends
are paid.”
National Service Life Insur
ance policies totaling $17,600,000
are held by 3,000,000 veterans and,
$16,000,000,000 worth of policies
are held by 2,000,000 persons
currently in the service according
to the latest' figures released last
week by th e Administraion.
Clique Heads File Slates
For All-College Elections
The A'll-College Elections Com
mittee met Monday aright with
camipug clique chairmen, who fil
ed clique slates, candidates’ tran
scripts, and party platforms with
the committee.
, Th e candidates’ transcripts will
be examined to determine wheth
er all osndidates are eligible for
election. Clique chairmen also re
ceived copies of the elections
code.
Another meeting will be held
Tuesday when clique chairmen
may make complaints about rival
cliques’ campaign procedures.
Skating Party
Tickets for a skating party
being sponsored by the Newman
Club at the Coliseum from 7 to
9:30 o’clock tomorrow may be
purchased for 50 cents from mem
bers of the Newman Club execu
tive committee or at Student
Union. Free transportation will
be provided. Cars will leave from
the corner of E. College avenue
and Shortlidge road at 6:45
o’clock.
Sorry!
Students at the College will not
be permitted to enter the Centre
Daily Times Kite-Flying Tourna
ment Saturday, Curtis Gaylord,
State College recreation director,
said i today. Adequate facilities are
not available, he added.