The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, October 29, 1947, Image 1

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VOL. 441---No. 22
College Heads
To Hold Annual
Convention Here
Approximately sixty presi
dents, or their representatives, of
Pennsylvania colleges and uni
versities, an d representatives
from educational institutions of
New Jersey, New York, and
Ohio, will gather at the Nittany
Lion Inn tomorrow and Friday
for the annual meeting of the
Pennsylvania Association of Col
lege and University Presidents.
James Milholland, acting pres
ident of the College, will wel
come the visitors to Penn State
at the dinner meeting which will
be addressed by William G. Avir
ett, education editor of the New
York Herald Tribune, and How
ard C. Petersen, executive vice
president of the Fidelity Phila
delphia Trust Company and for
merly Assistant Secretary of
War.
Mr. Avirett's topic will be "An
Academic Horoscope," and Mr.
Petersen will speak on "Univer
sal Military Training; An Essen
tial to Security."
Officers of the association are
Robert L. Johnson, president of
Temple University, president;
Herbert L. Spencer, president of
Bucknell University, vice-presi
dent; Harry V. Masters, president
of Albright College, secretary;
and Norman E. McClure, presi
dent of Ursinus College, treas
urer. Dr. Carl Seifert is executive
secretary of the organization.
AVC Announces
Election Plans
AVC will hold a meeting to
elect chapter officers in 110 Elec
trical Engineering at 7:30 tonight,
instead of 121 Sparks as was pre
viously announced, said Earl
Kemmler, president.
A Vote will also be taken on
two proposed amendments to the
constitution concerning the num
bers of members necessary for a
quorum. In order to vote, mem
bers must have either their mem
bership card or a temporary re
ceipt.
The candidates who will be
voted upon are Larry Rothstein
and Leo Troy, chairman; Theo
dore Blau, Jess Clark, Robert
Struck, and James Wolfe, vice
chairman; Win f red King and
Morris Wiley, recording secre
tary; Melvin Lurie and Morris
Wiley, corresponding secretary;
John Mates, treasure r; Ben
French and Martin Light, hiS
torian.
Thespians Tryouts
Thespians win hold tryouts in
Schwab Auditorium at 7 o'clock
tonight for dancers who have not
yet been auditioned.
Froth Art Work
All Froth Art Staff members,
and all those interested in
drawing, cartooning and poster
work for Froth are requested to
meet in 9 Carnegie Hall at 7:30
o'clock tonight, said Edward J.
Tylkowski, art director.
Critique Literary Staff
Anyone interested in submitting
short stories or poetry to Critique,
or anyone wishing to do editorial
work who has not previously
signed up should report to 5 Car
negie Hall at 7 o'clock tonight,
said Howard Back, literary ed
itor.
Treble Singers Photo
Treble Singers will have their
photograph taken for LaVie at
the Photo Shop at 6:30 o'clock
tonight. All singers are asked to
wear ' p lain dark skirts with
White V"-necked blouses.
Pie Eating Champ
New Varsity
Tackle
"Number One Pie-Eater of Cal
ifornia State Teachers College"
was the title bestowed upon Don
"Duck" Murray, Penn State soph
omore from Easton, in his year
spent at the undergraduate
center.
"Duck," now a varsity tackle,
earned this distinction by devour
ing an entire chocolate custard
pie in 40 seconds flat. His prize—
a cocoanut cream pie.
College Aids Navy
In Movie Research
Research to aid in production
of more effective sound educa
tional motion pictures will be
done for the Navy Department at
the College, according to Dr.
Clarence R. Carpenter, project
director.
Already working on the two
year program are the motion pic
ture and recording studio, the
speech clinic, the audio-visual
aids library, and the departments
of education and psychology.
The project is expected to em
brace work done by departments
of each school, before its comple
tion. Liaison is being maintained
with a naval human engineering
center on Long Island, as well as
with Ohio State, Yale and the
Universities of Chicago and
North Carolina.
An attempt will eventually be
made to establish requirements
for "ideal" sound films, which
would permit "complete" instruc
tion in the shortest possible time.
Center Club Sponsors
Halloween Cabin Party
A Halloween Cabin Party will
be given by the Campus Center
Club at the Ski Lodge 7 to 12 p.m.
Friday, according to Florence
Feinberg, publicity chairman.
All members and their guests
are requested t o sign up at Stu
dent Union today or Thursday in
order that a list of those attending
may be obtained.
Dancing, singing, and special
entertainment have been planned
for the party, the club's first so
cial event of the semester.
Transportation facilities are be
ing arranged, and all members
are to meet in back of old Main
at 7 p.m. Friday. Anyone who
will be able to provide transpor
tation is asked to indicate this
when signing at Student Union.
News Briefs
Naval Reserve Unit
All former Navy, Marine, Coast
Guard and Army men interested
in joining a volunteer surface
unit of the U. S. Naval Reserve
are urged to attend a meeting in
200 Engineering "E" at 8 o'clock
tomorrow night. Seamen, engi
neering, and other ratings are
especially needed.
Women's Peace League
The Women's International
League for Peace and Freedom
invites students and faculty
members to meet at the home of
Mrs. W. F. Streidieck, 119 Ridge
avenue, at 8 o'clock tonight. Mrs.
Dan Stanislawski of Philadel
phia will speak, on the current
program of the league. Proposed
activities of the College group
will be discussed.
Engineering Lecture
Herbert L. Spencer, president
of Bucknell 'University, will
speak on "The Adjudication of
Labor Disputes" to Engineering
2 and 3, senior lecture courses,
in Schwab Auditorium at 4:10
•.m. Frida .
WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 29, 1947-STATE COLLEGE, PENNA
Greeters Display
Finalist Pictures
Pictures of the seven finalists
for Queen of the Belle Hop dance,
sponsored by the Greeters Club,
will be displayed in the Athletic
Store window today.
The candidates are Betty Gib
son, sponsored by Delta Sigma Pi;
Joyce Hodgins, Chi Omega; Geor
gia Miller, Kappa Alpha Theta
and Phi Delta Theta; Gladdy Lou
Miller, Lambda Chi Alpha; Lor
raine Stotler, Locust Lane Lodge;
Jane Swagler, Watts Hall; Betty
J. Wardner, Tau Kappa Epsilon.
The Queen, who will be given
two tickets to the Pitt-Penn State
game and a reservation at a Pitts
burgh hotel, will be chosen by
the three judges, Richard Bower,
Charles Heinze, and Lee Merri
man.
Charlie Master and his Mutual
Broadcasting Orchestra will fur
nish the music at Rec Hall from
8:30 p.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday.
Church Sponsors
Service Sorority
Alcaeders, new social and serv
ice sorority, is being sponsored by
St. Paul's Methodist Church for
women of Methodist preference
on campus. Both independent
girls and those already affiliated
with another sorority are eligible
to join.
Alcaeders members are peti
tioning Kappa Phi Club, na
tional Methodist college wom
en's sorority, for membership and
will be on pledge for six months.
They expect to be granted a
Kappa Phi charter in the spring.
Alcaeders will meet tonight in
the Wesley Foundation rooms at
6:30, said Miss Mary Frances
Gregory, sponsor, today. Election
of officers will be held.
The new organization is one
whose purpose, in addition to so
cial activities such as teas or din
ners, is that of community serv
ice such as charity drives. At to
night's meeting the- girls will
work on decorations for the Hal
loween party at the Wesley
Foundation Friday night.
The name "Alcaeders" is de
rived from the Latin words for
blue, green, and white, the club
colors.
Members from Penn State who
attended the Kappa Phi district
convention at Lakeside, Ohio, in
June were Jane Gregory, Jill
Laudenslager, and Barbara Hech
ler. Miss Gregory and Mrs. Laura
Benner, who was a member of
the Kappa Phi Club at the Uni
versity of Pittsburgh, attended as
co-sponsors.
'Daily Collegian' Editor
Names Staff Move-ups
Move-ups on the Daily Colleg
ian staff were announced yester
day by Allan Ostar, editor.
' William Reimer was named a
new member of senior board,
and Lois Bloomquist, Joan Fox,
John Hall, Ann Kovalenko,
Claire Lee, Elaine Nelson, Lor
etta Neville, Ralph Temples, and
Malcolm White were selected to
serve on junior board.
Collegian candidates named to
sophomore board were Betty
Gibbons, Florence Fin ebe r g,
Jackie Solomon, and Rosemary
Squillante.
Chessmen Choose Team,
Plan To Eleci Officers
Winners of the preliminary
tournament in the Chess Club for
positions on the team will be an
nounced at a general meeting in
7 Sparks at 7 o'clock tonight, ac
cording to John Ekey, president.
Election of officers will take
place at 8:15 o'clock, Ekey added.
All members are requested to be
present.
First Artists' Series Concert
To Offer 'Madame Butterfly'
"Madame Butterfly," the famous opera by Puccini, will be the
first program of the 1947-48 Artists' Course Series, offered in Schwab
auditorium November I'7 and 18.
Three other numbers have been scheduled throughout the year.
according to Dr. Carl E. Marquardt, chairman of the committee. Carol
Brice, rising young Negr o contralto, will appear January 12 and 13.
Georges Enesco, who has previously appeared on the Artists' Course
as a soloist, will conduct the National Symphony Orchestra on March
15 and le. William Hamel, a pian
ist wh o has been recently ac
claimed in Carnegie Hall, New
York, has been scheduled to com
plete the series on April 21 and
22.
Circle To Protest
High Room Rates
A letter protesting room rent
charges in Pollock Circle will be
sent to the Federal Public Hous
ing Authority in Washington, D.
C., by the Council as a result of
their special meeting last night.
In explaining the action, Don
ald Mitchell, vice-president, said
that duplicates of the letter
would be sent to the local
F.P.H.A. office, and to each of the
two Pennsylvania senators.
The council will then attempt
to gain support of the entire stu
dent body by means of a petition
and through the aid of various
campus organizations.
The action follows a statement
by Harold Loman, director of
dormitories and dining commons,
which said that profits made on
the dormitories last year were of
necessity forwarded to the gov
ernment.
Just what the decrease would
mean to the individual men if
granted is not known. However,
last spring Mr. Loman told the
Council that the room rent in the
Circle might possibly be about six
dollars less per semester.
Such a request was sent to the
F.P.H.A., but was turned down.
The Council also voted to in
vite the executive committee of
the Nittany Dormitory Council to
meet with its executive commit
tee. The purpose of such a meet
ing is to form a temporary joint
co-ordinating committee to deal
with problems of mutual interest
to both areas.
Offiters of the councils make
up the executive committees.
PS Club Cancels Dance,
Schedules Talent Show
Penn State Club's All-College
dance scheduled for November 15
has been cancelled because of the
lack of college interest in pre
vious dances, said Michael Zane
cosky, social chairman of the
club.
A talent show in December
will replace the dance on the
club's calendar. Committees for
the show will be selected at the
next regular meeting of the club.
Late AP News
Courtesy Radio Station WMAJ
Ramadier Asks Vote
PARlS—Premier Paul Rama
dier, caught in a squeeze play be
tween the DeGaullists on the
right and the Communists on the
left, is asking parliament for a
vote of confidence. In doing so,
Ramadier said economic planning
as suggested by Secretary of
State Marshall is the only thing
that can save France.
Maine Fire
BOSTON—The Navy is going
to try rain-making to end the
forest fire menace in the state of
Maine. Clouds hovering over that
area are said to be the kind that
respond to the dry ice treatment.
Riot in Paris
PA R I S—Communists sought
yesterday to break up an anti-
Russian meeting, and a full scale
riot developed. It was hours be
fore police broke it up and un
counted numbers were hurt. Po
lice beat even photographers, in
cluding sever al working for
American news agencies.
WEATHER
Cloudy and
Cooler
PRICE FIVE CENTS
The programs are being offered
for two consecutive evenings this
year in order to double the num
ber of tickets available.
Tickets for the 1947-48 series
will go on sale November 4 and 5
at the Athletic Association office
window in Old Main, the commit
tee has announced.
Before the actual sale, priority
tickets, entitling patrons to their
places in the ticket sale line, will
be issued. Faculty and townspeo
ple may apply November 3, start
ing at 8 a.m. Students may get
priority numbers on the afternoon
of November 3, starting at 1:30
p.m.
Tickets for the Artists' Course
Series of four numbers will sell
for two prices: $6.90 and $B.lO.
Both prices include tax. The $6.90
tickets are for the side balcony
and are limited in number.
Ship Line Offers
Scandinavia Trips
Six free trips to the Scandinav
ian countries in the summer of
1948 will be first and second
prizes in an essay contest spon
sored by the Swedish American
Line, the company's New York
office anounced today.
The essays, written in English
on the subject, "The Influence of
Swedish Settlers on a Community
or Region," may concern a per
son, man or woman of Swedish
birth or descent, anywhere in the
United States or Candada.
The contest is open to three
groups, judged separately: 1.
College undergraduates; 2. High
school and preparatory students;
3. Adults regardless of occupa
tion. The contest closing April 1,
1948, will be judged by fourteen
prominent educators and college
heads.
Inquiries as well as manu
scripts concerning the contest
should be addressed to: Contest
Editor, Swedish American Line,
636 Fifth Avenue, New York 20,
N. Y.
Taft Presents Plan
BOSTON Senator Taft in a
speech here said Congress ought
to lino up the whole complicated
business of European aid and
controlling high prices at home
under one agency. As things are
now, Taft said, nobody has over
all responsibility and there is
waste and conflict.
Probe Hits Snag
WASHINGTON—In the inves
tigation of Communism in Holly
wood three screen writers yester
day took the stand and each re
fused to say whether or not he is
a Communist, or ever was. The
subcommittee on un-American ac
tivities decided to recommend
that all three be cited for con
tempt of Congress. The writers
were Dalton Trumbo, Albert
Maltz and Alvan Bessie.
Churchill Demands
LONDON—In the British Par
liament yesterday Winston
Churchill demanded that the La
bor government abandon social
ism as a failure.