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College Program
Presented by 50
Radio Stations
"G re a t Pennsylvania Com
posers," a 15-minute transcribed
radio presentation prepared by
the College, is being featured
during Pennsylvania Week by 50
radio stations in the state.
The College Glee Club. under
the direction of Professor Frank
Gullo and accompanied by Ray
Robinson, performs three num
bers by native Pennsylvania mu
sicians. They are Stephen Fos
ter's "Massit's in the Cold. Cold
Ground," H. T. Burleigh's "Were
You There?" and the College
song, "The Blue and White."
In addition to the group num
bers, the program includes solos
by Rebecca Griffin and Thaddeus
Komorowski, who are accom
panied, respectively, by Joseph
ine Rotili and Paul Margolf. Miss
Griffin's selection is "The Moon
Hangs Low," by C. W. Cadman,
and Mr. Komorowski sings Fran
cis Hopkinson's . "Beneath the
Weeping Willow Shade."
The program was written by
Louis H. Bell, director of the De
partment of Public Information,
and is narrated by Frank F.
Morris.
Varsity Debaters
Extend Tryouts
Candidates for the Men's De
bate squad who were unable to
attend the preliminary tryouts
are still eligible fir the formal
tryouts in 316 Sparks 7 o'clock to
night, according to Harris Gil
bert. manager of the team.
Each candidate should be pre
pared to speak five minutes on
either side of the question, Rf
solved: that a federal world gov
ernment should be established.
Those who did try out at the
preliminaries are reminded that
they must be present tonight,
Gilbert added.
Crossley Attends Party
For yKon-Tikii Personnel
Gilbert L. Crossley, head of
radio station W3YA-ALMA at
the College, along with the
"Kon - Tiki" Pacific expedition
personnel, was honored at a re
ception at the Norwegian Em
bassy in Washington, D. C. Radio
operators from the station were
also invited.
The College station served as
the main radio base for the Norse
scientists who sailed from Peru
to the Polynesian Islands on a
balsa wood raft.
Courtesy Radio
Relax Meatless Rules
WASHINGTON Chairman
Charles Luckman of the Citi
zens Food Committee continued
to wrestle with the problem of
saving grain to feed the hungry
of Europe. One thing he did was
to relax the rules for meatless
Tuesday, making room for liver,
kidneys, brains and other by
products on Tuesday men is.
Luckman also disclosed in
Washington that his committee
will ask the brewing industry to
reduce its beer and ale output
to save more grain. Luckman
will meet with the brewers to
day.
C/O Opposes T-H Act
BOSTON The CIO conven
tion in Boston voted unanimous
ly yesterday to battle for repeal
of the Taft-Hartley Act, and to
do its utmost to defeat backers
of the act. It left up to indi
vidual unions the question
whether they should comply
with the law. The CIO also
heard Labor Secretary Schwel
lenbach call for a minimum
wage of 75 cents an hour.
College Spotlights State
During Pennsylvania Week
To spotlight the Commonwealth as a great agricultural, indus
rial, and cultural state, the College has gone all out in observing
Pennsylvania Week.
The College has prepared transcriptions for radio stations, fea
ture articles for newspapers, an essay contest, fraternity displays, a
"super-do" salute to Pennsylvania between the halves of Saturday's
Syracuse-Penn State game, posters, and speeches, Louis H. Bell, di
rector of public information. said—
yesterday.
The campus-made radio tran
scription, which will be pre
sented over 50 stations, features
the Penn State Glee Club in
"Great Pennsylvania Composers,"
on one side, and Samuel P.
Bayard, of the English Composi
tion department, singing and de
scribing folk music in "Plain
Music of Plain People."
Three of the feature articles,
written by experts in their fields,
were sent to all newspapers and
were carried in full on the wires
of Associated Press.
Faculty Writes Features
They are "Did You Know This
About Pennsylvaniq," a column
of little known historical lore by
Dr. Philip S. Klein. of the his
tory
department; "What Makes
Pennsylvania a Great Agricul
tural State?", by Lyman E.
Jackson, dean of the School of
Agriculture; and "Pennsylvania's
Place in American Literatui e,"
by William L. Werner, professor
of American literature.
More than 20 essays, written
by English composition students,
won prizes and honorable men
tion and were published in home
town newspapers.
He is the only undergraduate
student from a foreign nation at
Penn State.
One of the essays was featured
by press associations. It was the
contribution of George Schulz,
who came to America a few
months ago from Czechoslovakia.
Aware of the State's prominence
in things material, Schulz. who
survived a concentration camp
near Buchenwald, expressed his
appreciation of the nation's free
dom and cultural opportunities.
The posters were made and
distributed by the Common
Sense Club and the speeches were
made by members of faculty and
administration before civic and
other groups throughout Penn
sylvania.
Rushees Not to Phone
Sorority rushees are not per
mitted to make any phone calls
to sorority houses or suites, un
less to break a rushing date,
Mona Smuly an, Panhellenic
president, reported yesterday.
Any calls made through cam
pus 5051 to sorority dial phones
must be paid for. Sororities are
also not allowed to make rush
dates by telephone.
News
Late A
Station WMAJ
Six Injured in Wreck
K 0 K 0 M 0, IND. Six per
sons are listed as injured
in an accident involvi n g
a south-b ou n d Pennsylvania
passenger train in Kokomo, In
diana. The train hit an open
switch and the locomotive and
three or four cars left the rails.
The engineer, fireman, one din
ing car waiter and three women
passengers are said to have been
taken to a Kokomo hospital.
The railroad says the extent of
injuries to the fireman and en
gineer has not been determined.
The four others apparently
were not seriously hurt.
Storm Center in Carolinas
CHARLESTON, S. C.—A
tropical storm hovering 70 miles
offshore has brought high winds,
abnormal tides and heavy rains
to the outer banks of North Car
olina, and a new storm center is
developing southwest of the ini
tial disturbance. Late yesterday
afternoon, the second center was
located about 140 miles east
southeast of Charleston, South
Carolina, and was not moving
much.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 15, 11947-STATE COLLEGE, PENNA
Treble Singers
Rehearse Tonight
Treble Singers, 130-voice wom
en's choral group, will hold their
first rehearsal of the semester in
117 Carnegie Hall at 7 o'clock to
night, said Guy Woods, director.
Members include, first so
pranos, Marjorie Badwey, Marie
Bowen„Suzanne Conro, Margaret
Cunningham, Elizabeth De Muro.
Sara Dougherty, Louise Drozdiak,
Shirley Gauger, Katherine Gay
man, Virginia Gearheart, Bar
bara Gillet, Rebecca Griffin, Ruth
Groninger.
Jean Hootman, Dorothy Huber,
Mary Ann Cree Jackson, Mar
garet Jones, Doris Liljenstein,
Jo Ann McKlean, Phyllis Mask,
Shirley Marchalonis, Jeanne
Mowry, Ruth Neiman, Marion
Nilson, Phyllis Peters, Jeanne
Richards, Edith Risan, Janet Mae
Shute, Do r o thy Smith, Jane
Swagler, Anita Walther, M. Jean
Wilcox, and Elizabeth Ann Stan
ley.
Second Sopranos
Ann Auchenbach, Marilyn
Badger, Helen Elizabeth Bayard,
Grace Bevan, Joan Bissey, Susan
Bissey, Ann Louise Bower, Lois
Brown, Eleanor Brumbaugh, Lois
Burrell, Louise Conte, Jeanne
Davenport, Forice M. Dawson,
Harriet Denby, Marjorie Erskine,
Kennye Fogel, Paula Furry.
Margaret Gorh a m. Evonne
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Plans Underway
For Pep Rally
Plans are now underway for
the Friday night pep rally in
which both students and alumni
will take Part. said George Chap
man. chairman of the pep rally
committee.
A parade. starting from the
Phi Sigma Kappa house, passing
through the fraternity and dorm
' itory sections. and down College
avenue. will end at the steps of
Old Main.
Arrangements are being made
for the participation of the Blue
Band, football coaches. the team.
and cheer leaders.
Because of the large number
of alumni expected to participate.
songs and cheers will be project
ed on a screen for those who
might have forgotten them.
Members of the committee who
are taking care of the arrange
ments are Josephine Bihl. Ray
mond Dieterich. Ben French. Ro
bert Hirsh, and Betty Lou Horn.
This is the first of a series of
three pep rallies which is being
sponsored by the Hat Societi es
Council.
Engineering Council
To Elect Six Sophs
Balloting to elect six sopho
mores for the Engineering Stu
dent Council will be held in the
second floor lounge of Old Main
between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Thurs
day. Alexander Petrowski. Chair
man of the Elections Committee.
announced today.
All sophomore engineering stu
dents may vote for candidates in
their respective deparintents by
ipresentiing their matrisculation
card at the voting desk.
Space will be available on the
ballots for those who desire to
write in the names of any candi
dates not on the bellow.
Waring Vocalist
Jane Wilson
A newspaper assignment
turned into an audition, and a
permanent spot on Fred Waring's
show for Jane Wilson, lyric so
prano with the Pennsylvanians.
While covering a Waring per
formance in Cleveland for her
Mansfield, Ohio, paper, Miss Wil
son, former Northwestern Uni
versity coed, sang for the maes
tro, and was hired.
At first her voice was dubbed
into the show from an offstage
mike to contrast glee club har
mony with her lyric soprano. She
now specializes in light opera or
musical comedy hits.
Baffled Fish Owners
Start Contest
For Names
What's in a name? A fish by
any other name could swim the
same. But Carol Jungman and
Louise Kaufman want unusual
names for the pair of finny pets
they bought to liven their Irvin
"penthouse."
Hoping that some student
would come to their rescue, they
decided to make it Wtorthwhile
by offering a prize for the best
goldfish names. They have posted
blanks in Carnegie Hall, Frazier
Hall, Sparks, Student Union and
Tri Dorms.
Student response has been
prompt with such suggestions as
"Jim and Jane," "Hig and Hum,"
"Lum and Abner" and "Floyd
and Murgatroyd." Now maybe a
contest will be needed to choose
the best names.
All Collegian subscription
agents must turn in their sub
scription money and books at
the Collegian office between 1
and 5 o'clock today according
to Bob Kranich, circulation
manager.
L A Nominations
Nominations for the Liberal
Arts Student Council are being
received in Dean Ben Euwema's
office today through Friday, ac
cardine to Ted Rubin. President
pro-tern, and Jean Moore, elec
tions chairman.
Present members wishing
to remain on the Council must
be re-elected, said Rubin. They
must go through the procedure
of nominating themselves and
running in the general elections.
No eighth semester student is
eligible for the council.
International Club
The International Relations
Club invites all former members
and new students interested in
world affairs to a meeting in
304 Sparks, 7:30 o'clock tonight,
said Ralph Morgan, president.
New faculty advisor for the
group is Dr. Larry Leonard of
the political science department,
a former staff member of the U.
S. embassy in Paris.
Common Sense Club
A discussion of plans for the
semester activities will highlight
the meeting of the Common
Sense Club in 10 Sparks, at 7:30
o'clock tonight. Lou Jacobson,
chairman, said today.
Hoffman Reports
Fall Enrollment
Affains New High
Campus Totals 8,400
With 3,100 'Farmees'
Enrollment at th e College
reached a new high with a total
of 8.400 on campus for the cur
rent semester. according to Wil
liam' S. Hoffman. Registrar.
These figures do not include an
estimated 3.100 freshmen "farm
ed out" to State Teacher Colleges
and undergraduate centers.
Veteran; constitute the major
ity of students. 5.162 of the 6.621
men beine former member of the
armed forces. Of the women. 54
of the 1,779 enrolled were in the
service.
Registration in the various
schools include Agriculture, 1,-
123: Chemistry and Physics, 787:
Education. 1,094: Engineering. 1.-
752: Liberal Arts. 2,013: Mineral
Industries. 380: Physical Educa
tion. 265: and transition 16.
Also m .ae registration are 16
two-year agriculture students. 160
special students. and 794 graduate
students. .
•
A total of 999 of the 2.006 stu
dents enrolled at the undergrad
uate centers are freshmen. At
Mt. Alto. 54 of the freshmen are
NROTC trainees and 112 are for
estry students.
Engineer On Sale
The first issue of the Penn
State Engineer will go on sale
today at Student Union and the
stand outside the Corner Room.
Syracuse Game
Complete Sellout
The Penn State-Syracuse focrt
ball game. the feature of Home
coming Weekend, is a complete
sell-out with about 20,000 persons
expected to witness the game.
Harold R. Gilbert, graduate man
ager of athletics, said yesterday.
Bleachers from the State Col
lege High School Stadium will be
erected on New Beaver Field to
accommodate 5,000 persons.
Standing room may also have to
be sold, said Mr. Gilbert.
Plans for having alumni live in
Pullmans over the weekend have
been scrapped since not enough
' reservations have come in to the
Alumni Office.
News Briefs
Fairbanks Films Shown
The dramatics department will
present two early Douglas Fair
banks films in 119 New Physics
at 7 o'clock tonight as the iirst
of a weekly series of historical
films.
The movies, "Wild and Wool
ey," and "When the Clouds Roll
By," are part of the Museum of
Modern Art collection. A limited
number of seats will be available
for the general student body
Ag Ec Club Holds Picnic
All Agricultural Economics
students are invited to the an
nual Ag Ec picnic at the Ski
Lodge, beginning at 4 o'clock to
day. Transportation will leave
the Horticulture Building at 4
and 5 o'clock. Picnickers will re
turn at 9 o'clock.
AVC Nominations
AVC will nominate chapter
officers and elect delegates to a
state convention in Heading on
November 7, 8. and 9 at 121
Sparks, 7:30 o'clock tonight.
said Earl Ketninler. All mem
bers are urged to attend.
Dorm Officers
Nittany dormitories will elect
officers in the lounges at 6: 4i
o'clock tonight. said George J.
Via/ Wylen, resident counselur.
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