rr | ®ljr lattg 0 <EoUwjfem VOL. 46—No. 48 Ag Honorary Holds Initiation Banquet Gamma Sigma Delta, the na tional agriculture honorary, will holii its annual initiation ban quet in St. Paul’s Methodist Church at 6 o’clock tonight. The guest speaker will be Dean of Agriculture, Lyman E. Jackson. Faculty members to be initi ated are Di\ Alex Black and Dr. D. E. H. FreaT, and alumni mem bers George Good ling and Mason <2. Gilpin. Arnold M. Mattson, Joseph C. Lo Cicero, ' Richard E. Pride, George H. Watrous, Jr., C. L. Fergus, W. L. Lewis, R. M. Ross, J. O. Almquist are the students being Initiated. Undergraduates who will join Gamma Sigma Delta are Charles Calvin Adams, Jr., Mary E. An derson, Kathleen A. Angelillo, Jonathan Kay Bickel, Charles Lloyd Bowman, Jeanne Muriel Carpenter, Hays Bentley . Gam ble, William Jackson Heinbaugh, and Carroll Hess.’ Robert Louis Holtzinger, Ruth Juskowitz, Edward Joseph Kas ner, John William Laughner. Charles. Webb Major, Jr., Isabel Myers, Barbara Ann Smedley, Kenneth Winfield Staver, Mary LoUise Waygood, Herbert Woeh ling, and Israel. Zelitch. X-GI Club Cancels Dance At Rec Hall The X-GI Club dance scheduled to :be held at Recreation Hall, Sat urday night has been cancelled because of the lack of student in terest in the affair, said Eugene Fulmer, club president. At the meeting on Tuesday night, the club decided to have its annual Spring outing at Legion JPaipk, West College avenue, May 'ii; Fukhfef 'said’that'nothing -dfefi nite was decided for the outing. ' PlaiiS are being made to con sult the physical education de partment lor a'joint* sponsorship of a Summer Session softball league. Chi Epsilon Chi Epsilon, civil engineering honorary, initiated the following recently: Dorrtenic Bibbo, Stan ley Charr, Lewis Ganbacik, Wil liam Gentry, Clifford Hepper, Jo seph Hnot, Harold Richards, James Roberts, Lawrehce Roth stein, . Matthias Schleifer, and George Wadlin. Late AP News Courtesy Radio Station WMAJ Baseball Scores St. Louis 2, Brooklyn 1. Republicans Set Back , WASHINGTON The Senate narrowly defeated a move to toughen its general labor bill by limitihg industry-wid*, bargaining yesterday, delivering a surprise setback to the upper chamber Re publican leaders. The amendment Was sponsored by Robert Taft (R- Ohio), who had predicted its passage. Greek-Turkish Aid WASHINGTON The House will probably reach a vote on the Greek-Turkish aid program late today. General debate was held yesterday, with the opposition doing most of the talking. New Whodunit JERUSALEM—A beautiful blonde lady in black disappeared after her escort was shot by two men in a fashionable cafe here, yesterday. Police believe the man was lured to death by the woman. Criticizes Policy BUFFALO—R obe r t Watson, chairman of the board of the NAM, said yesterday that the na tion’s present foreign policy is the cause of high prices. President Truman doesn't seem to recognize this, Watson added. THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 8, 1947—STATE COLLEGE, PENNA. Voiorans Veterans are reminded by the Veterans’ Administration that on Monday or Tuesday, May 12 and 13, each veteran must report either to the Ar mory to sign ah Interruption Form, or to the Veterans Ad ministration office to sign a statement certifying his inten tion of attending Summer Ses sion. Failure to comply may jeopardize future benefits un der the G.I. Bill of Rights. 'Elsie' Reigns Al Dairy Show “Elsie,” a Jersey cow fitted to resemble the cartoon character, will reign over the Mother’s Day activities when the Dairy Science Club opens its annual exhibit in the Stock Pavilion 1:15 Saturday. Fitting and showing contests will be held in the pavilion and special tents have been erected for the exhibit. Educational demonstrations will include tests such as the Babcock test for butterfat con tent of milk to be conducted every half hour. Visitors will be able to witness the entire oper ation as employed in the dairy industry. Lyman E. Jackson, dean of the School of Agriculture, will judge the coed milking contest and there will be dairy products judging and new equipment dem onstrations. Mrs. Ralph D. Hetzel, wife of the president of the College, and Mabel McDowell, of the Home Economics staff, will judge the “fashion show” staged by coeds dressing five calves in clothes. Engineers Hear Warker Df. Eric A. Warker, head of the electrical engineering department, will,speak on General Research Facilities in the Engineering School of the .College at a meeting of the Emporium Section of the Institute of Radio Engineers in 110 Electrical Engineering at 8 o’clock tomorrow night. Ski Club There will be ah important meeting of the Pehtts Valley. Ski Club in Room 110 E. E. at 7:30 o’clock tonight. Accuses Post Office WASHINGTON—Sen. .Styles Bridges (R-NH) yesterday ac cused the Post Office Department of cutting down the mail service in a “brazen” attempt to dis credit the Congressional money saving drive. Returns to Mexico KANSAS CITY —Mexican President Miguel Aleman left here late yesterday, bound for Mexico City after a nine-day tour of the Eastern United States. Phi Kappa Phi Initiates; Hears Atom Talk Initiation of 43 new members, election of officers and a talk by Dr. Richard C, Raymond, as sistant professor of physics, on Atomic Energy were the features of the annual banquet of Phi Kappa Phi, general honorary so ciety. The banquet took place at the State College Presbyterian Church recently. Graduates and undergraduate both were initiated. The under graduate initiates are: Murray Altman, Frederick T. Andrews, Jr„ Romayne M. Aumiller, Elea nor M. Aurand, Myron Becker, Jonathan R. Bickel, Sylvan Blumenfeld, I. Dan Bolef, s John M. Bowers. / George H. Cohen, Yvonne L. EE Students Plan Unique Exhibit; Invite Everyone Do you know the cause of noisy radio reception when you run your vacuum cleaner? Have you ever seen a written pattern of your whistling? Would you lik fi to see the inside of a B-32 ball turret, o r watch radar reception Covering an area of 100 miles? Or even see electri cal equipment from an electric Chair? If you’re interested in these things, the electrical engineering students invite you to attend their exhibit Saturday afternoon dur ing the Engineering School’s open house. All laboratories —telephone, illu mination, electronics, servel, dy namo —in the E.E. building will be open from 2 p.m. until 10 p.m. with equipment running and demon strators explaining novel tricks. In the lobby, Professor Gilbert Crossley’s amateur radio station will be operating. Visitors may ask to have a message sent to any part of tae world. The Engineering Open House is a revival of an annual pre-war custom in which the various de partments of the engineering school throw open their doors to the public to show the equipment and curricufla available to stu dents. Public Affairs Committed Shows Atomic Power Films The atom has been smashed. Now, can its smashers be con trolled? That is the question which the* Public Affairs film committee is seeking to help an swer-in . today’s... Publi- Affairs movies, said Jean Moore, chair man. , “One World or None” and “Atomic Power” will be shown in 10 Sparks at 10, 2:20, and 4:20 o’clock today. “One World or None,” accord ing to Miss Moore, is the answer of the atomic scientists them selves to the 1 question of inter national control of the atom. “Atomic Power” was a recent March of Time release showing the background of the nuclear physics and phycists that led to the atomic bomb. HI Students Nominate Mineral Industries students in terested in being on the newly re activated Ml School Council may nominate themselves today and tomorrow in 313 MI building. The only requirements are that nomi nees must have a 1 average and be undergraduates next semester. Nine students will be chosen from the nominees at an election to be held later, to serve on the board. Caps and Gowns Cap and gown orders will still be accepted at Student Union Thursday from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. This is the last chance seniors will have to place their orders. Cook, Dorothy M. Cornell, Thom as W. Crawford, Ethel L. Davis, Mary J. D. Ecker, Nathan R. Ninhorn, Sara L. Freedly, Mar garet M. Gramley, Joan B. Har rington, Carl K. Harshbarger, Jr. \ Robert L. Holtzinger, Elizabeth Martz, Daniel G. Meckiey in, Is abel L. Myers, Ernest L. Nagy, Francisco Javier Ramirez-Silva, Jeanne Rich, Carolyn E. Robin son. Barrett I. Rubin, Stanley Sieg el, Kenneth W. Staver, Robert J. Terrey, Adele R. Thompson, Brigitte R. Uhlig, Ruth H. Wein man and Lois R. Wolfe. Graduate students initiated.in clude Clifton A. Anderson, Mary 'I Remember Mama' To Open Tonight; Granger in Title Role Claire Cohen Lannen No Newcomer To Political Scene, Former Prexy Thomas Lannen, recently elect ed all-college president, is no new comer on the political scene. Hav ing served as third and fourth semester president in 1945 and 1946, he will accept the gavel with a wealth of experience in cabinet functions. The.new .Prexy, who hails from Mill Hall, is a sixth semester ar chitectural engineer. A member of Druids, and Pi Kappa Alpha fra ternity, Lannen left the College in 1943, to join the Army Air Corps. In 1942-he -was .a. member of.both the College Choir and Glee Club. Early net week, according to the president-elect, all newly elected cabinet members will par ticipate in a round table discus sion to clarify their aims and fa cilitate their taking office. “One of the major goals of my administration is the establish ment of a campus cooperative store,” Lannen stated. “In order to put it into, operation soon after the commencement of the Fall semes ter, committees will be appointed from those cabinet members at tending tile Summer session. Their job will be to eliminate the chief stumbling blocks of the project.” Circulo Espanof Se reunira el Circulo espanol el jueves, 8 de mayo en el salon NE de Atherton. Impuestos por favor. Alpha Tau Alpha Alpha Tau Alpha, agriculture vocational honorary, will hold its annual banquet at the Allencrest, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Mem bers wishing to attend, please, in form the committee. Those bring ing guests may purchase addi tional tickets for $1.25, O. Chapman, Marion L. Fleming, Jack Gold, Mary V. Hague, and Joseph LeCicero. Miss Jean Anderson, professor of home economics education, was chosen from the faculty. Officers elected were David L.. Markle, professor of electrical engineering, president; Reverend John E. Harkins, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, vice-president; Dr. Julia M. Haber, secretary treasurer: Edwin H. Rohrback, Phi Kappa Phi Journal corre spondent. Professor E. W. Cal lenbach, head of the poultry hus bandry department, and Dr. Ray H. Dotterer, head of the depart ment of philosophy, were elected to three-year terms on the executive committee. “I Remember Mama,” a speck Penn State Players’ production.' for the Mother’s Day weekend will open at Schwab Auditorium* 8 o’clock tonight. Three more performances will be presented, tomorrow and Sat urday nights and a matinee per formance at 1:30 Saturday. Tick ets, priced at $l, including tax, are available at Student Union for all performances. Nancy Granger will play the part of Mamma who tries to help her daughter, Katrin, portrayed by Claire Cohen, to become a writer. The rest of the family about which the action revolves, con sists of Papa, played by Frank B. Palmer, Jr., Katrin’s two sisters, Christine, played by Anita Ros en, and Dagmar, by Trudi Bow man, dnd Nels, their brother, by Omar Herman. The part of Uncle Cris, one oi the leading characters in the story, is taken by Harold Chid noff. The rest of the cast include: James Ambandos, Fanna Brown. Shirlianne Bush, Sara Jane Chereshore, and Ruthye Cohen. Barbara Cooper, Irving Feld sott, Louis Glickman, Lois Harts wick, Mary Alice Hodgson, Port man Paget, Jo Peoples, Claire Robinson, John Serff, and Fred eric Vogel. Not .to be outdone by a dog ir “The Barretts of Wimpok (Continued on page jour) Music, Magic Entertain At LA Faculty Banquet Singing, dancing, ensemble mu sic and magic will be part of tl night club program .'of., entertaii ment fo r the entire Liberal Ar faculty when the traditional year end banquet is revived at the Nk tany Lion Inn Monday, May 26. Reservations are now being a: cepted for the affair by a.commi tee composed of Dr.. S. A. Mi Imran, ■ chairman, Prof. Gv Woods, Prof. Margaret C. Raab and Dr. Elaine Windrich. Professors and secretarial staf are invited, as are wives of facul. men, said Dr. Mahuran. An ev ning of fun and surprises, but l speeches, is promised. Decor, tions, music, and menu will be - keeping with the night Club i mosphere. News Briefs LA Suggestion Box The Liberal Arts Studer Council has placed, a box f< suggestions concerning the L School on the bulletin board ou side the Dean’s office. Efforts \v. be undertaken by the Council fulfill all suggestions said Fr.. M. Keeker, president. ASCE Meeting Alfred Hedefine, engineer f Haresty and Hanover, will spe; on “Problems in Choosing a: Designing Bridges” at an ASC meeting at 7:30 o’clock in 1: Main Engineering. ASCE sche ules an outing at the Civil enj neering camp in Stone Vallt Saturday, May 17, for membt only. Penn State Grange First and second degrees w be conferred upon Penn Stc Grange candidates by Washin ton Grange tonight at 7:30 o’clo in 100 Horticulture. All cane dates whose applications ha been presented must be prese: Please bring initiation fee. Reserve Officers Col. George L. Heller, assists dean of the School of Chemist and Physics at the College, w address the College’s chapter.. the Reserve Officers’ Associate in 3 Carnegie Hall, 8 o’clock. PRICE FIVE CENTS
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