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VOL. 46—No. 30
Opera Opens
Artists' Series
From a soloist with Xavier
Cugat to leading operatic roles.
is the story of Jon Crain who will
sing the B. F. Pinderton role in
the opera "Madame Butterfly"
here on Tuesday night.
The role on Monday night will
be played by Nino Scattolini,
3^oting Italian tenor who came to
the United States early this year.
The opera is presented by the
Charles L. Wagner touring coin
°any.
Series tickets at $B.lO, tax in
cluded, are still available to fac
ulty and students, and may be ob
tained at the office of the college
examiner. 112 Old Main. Extra
tickets will be offered to persons
frinn nearby communities, said
Dr. C. E. Marquardt, chairman of
the •cammittee.
At 18. Crain won a scholarship
for musical studies In New York.
His operatic debut took place at
the Lake George Summer Opera
where he sang the leading role
in von Flotow's "Martha." He
later appeared in the leading
tenor roles of "Faust." "Carmen,"
"J.a Scheme," A nd "Pagliacci."
Last winter he made a trans
continental tour under the name
or Victor Brenes with Xavier
Cueat and his orchestra.
Chemical Society
Initiates 33 Men
Phi Lambda Upsilon, national
men's chemical honorary society,
concluded its fall informal and
formal initiation Tuesday night
with the induction of 33 new
members. Ceremonies took place
in 105 Chemical Engineering
Building.
Dr. J. H. Simons, director of
fluorine laboratories and profes
sor of physical chemistry at the
College, was guest speaker at the
society's initiation banquet at St.
Paul's Methodist Church last
night.
Initiates to Phi Lambda Up
silon are
. Montgomery Mitchell,
Judson Sweet, Donald Menzie,
Thompson Reid, Robert Taft,
Carl Scheirer, Jr., John Saylor,
William Conn, Frank Mitch,
Thomas Reissmann.
Harry Rose, Henry Tillson,
Floyd Eberts, Jr.. Carl Widmer,
Jr., William Smiley, Douglas
Beals, Guy Erwin, Jr., George
Morris, Moflznd-D'm Ahmed,
John Chessick, Clarke Coldren,
Theodore Williams.
George McMurtrie, Roger
Knowles, Walter Stauffenberg,
Stephen Herbert, Jr., William
Sphethoff, Frank Singer, Rich
ard Hill, John Haladyna, Paul
Muller, Robert Dannerbrink, and
Walter Kink.
Co-op Store Saves Members
Money for Past Ten Years
Ten years ago a group at ten families banded together to form a
small buying club in order t o cut food costs by wholesale buying. For
two years, their headquarters was in one of the member's basements
which was open several evening a week.
This cooperative venture has grown to be a full-size grocery,
the State College Co-on Store, at
1125 W. Beaver avenue. Its mem
bership of over 400 families in
cludes faculty people. townspeo
ple. and farmers.
Doing a business volume olt
over $3OOO a year in 1946, the
cooperative has not only return a'
savings to its members but ha::
served the community by helping
lower prices through competition.
Rochdale principles under
which the Co-op Store operates
say that membership shall be
open to anyone in gympathy with
the club's purposes, regardless of
race, color, creed, or economic
status. Each member has only one
vote regardless of the amount of
capital he has invested in the en
terprise.
Absentee 'or proxy voting is
THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 13, 1t947-STATE COJ T ECM, PENNA.
Association Pays
Tribute to Hetzel
The Association of Land-Grant
Colleges and Universities paid
tribute to the late Dr. Ralph Dorn
Hetzel at its sixty-first annual
meeting in Washington, D. C. this
week. Dr. Hetzel who died Octo
ber 3, formerly served as associa
tion president.
"Absent from his high post to
day is the devoted and far-vis
ioned leader of this great associa
tion, our deeply respected and
beloved president, Dr. Ralph
Dorn Hetzel," the tribute, pre
pared by Dr. J. L. Morrill presi
dent of the University of Minne
sota, read.
"President Hetzel's whole pro
fessional life was spent in the
service of land-grant institutions.
He was the graduate of a land
grant university, holding the
bachelor's degree in both liberal
arts and law from the University
of Wisconsin.
Folk Singers
Will Rehearse
Folk Singers. formerly the Rus
sian Chorus, will meet in 304 Old
Main at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow
night. Alexander Oranovsky. di
rector. said today.
Women members are Pearl Bil
ler. Helen Guanrot, Kay Kuhar
sky and Helen Tyrine.
Basses include Michael Branzo
vich. Michael Fedak. Paul Krit
sky. Andrew Petrunick and
George Sipider. Baritones are Mi
chael Branzovick, Michael Fa
tula. George Latzo, and Michael
Wooer. •
Second tenors, Joseph Buber
nak. Theodore Bucha. Andrew
Huzinec, and Michael Oleiar.
First tenors. Nicholas Holowatch.
Theodore Ostrak. Nicholas Skov
san. and Michael Samchock.
Liberal Arts Faculty
To Hold Annual Tea
The faculty of the Liberal Arts
school will hold a tea for all
members of the school and their
wives. This tea will be in the
northeast lounge of Atherton
Hall from 3 to 5 n.m. Sunday.
Dr. Stuart A. Mahuran, head of
the social committee, is in charge
of this annual event. Other mem
bers of the committee are John
A. Mourant, philosophy depart
ment; Miss Margaret Raabe,
speech department; Miss Elaine
Windrich, political, science de
pa,rtment; and Guy R. Woods, mu
sic department.
forbidden. Interest on capital is
limited to not more than the cur
rent legal rate. Dividend are re
turned to members on the basis
of purchases made during the
year.
Members must buy at least two
shares of $5 stock. The Co-op
Store was incorporated a year
ago, and pays corporation taxes.
The savings, however, which are
turned back to members, or used
to maintain a reserve fund, are
not regarded as profits by law and
are not taxed.
In addition to supplying gro
ceries. the State College Co-op
Store also gives memfiers price
reductions on electric appliances
and on books and records bought
at one of the local bookstores.
Late AP News
Courtesy Radio Station WMAJ
Railroad Brotherhoods
WASHINGTON Top officers
of the 19 railroad unions have set
up an organization for political
activity in the 1948 elections. This
is the first such move in recent
railroad history. Until this time
each of the brotherhoods has de
cided on candidates as a separate
union and without direct appeal
to railroad workers for united
action.
Morgenthau Denies Claim
WASHINGTON Former Sec
retary of the Treasury. Henry
Morgenthau, .Ir., yesterday de
nied the assertion made to Senate
Investigators by _ retired Major
General Bennet Meyers. Meyers
said that he conferred with Mor
genthau before embarking on a
wartime bond deal, and the Sec
retary said he could not go wrong.
Harriman On Aid
WASHINGTON Averill Har
riman, Secretary of CoMmerce,
told the Senate Foreign Rela
tions Committee the nation's
economy would not be strained
by helping France, Italy and
Austria this winter with a sum of
$597,000,000. George C. Marshall,
Secretary of State, said $300,000,-
000 was the amount proposed for
assistance to China.
Glenn Announces
TB Test Results
The tuberculosis skin tests
showed that 10.7% of incoming
third semester. transfer. and grad
uate students had positive results.
said Dr. Herbert R. Glenn, direc
tor of the College Health Service.
For the men, the number was
23.9% positive and for the woman.
15.5%.
"However. this means only that
at some time during the student's
life there was some trace of tu
berculosis present and does not
mean that there is any active tu
berculosis in any individual who
shows a positive test." said Dr.
Glenn.
Dr. Glenn also said that x-rays
taken this fall to spot active tu
berculosis are now being read by
the Pennsylvania Department of
Health. An announcement of the
results will be made sometime be
fore the Christmas holidays.
"Students. on the whole. were
found to be in excellent physical
condition this year." said Dr.
Glenn. "and the staff wishes to
thank them for their cooperation
in promptly keeping their ap
pointments."
Scabbard, Blade Sends
Two Men to Convention
Two members of Company "H,"
Ist Regiment of the National So
ciety If Scabbard and Blade, were
chosen to represent the College's
chapter at a nati )nal convention
to be held at the University of
C:hcinnati today, tomorrow and
Saturday.
The representatives of this first
convention of the national mili
tary honorary since the war are
Samuel Neely, commanding offi
ces of the College's chapter, and
Paul G. Andrews.
At this meeting. 86 companies
of the national organization will
discuss the society's legislation
and each company will report on
its activities since reactivation.
Following this, there wilt be a
formal military dance at the uni
versity, Neely stated yesterday.
Concert Band
Women as well as men stu
dents are invited to try out for
concert band. said Prof. James
W. Dunlop, conductor.
Arrangements can be made
by contacting Professor Dunlop
in 109 Carnegie Ha/1 today.
Shibli, Rabbi Kahn
Discuss Palestine
The Palestine situation was the
topic of the forum discussion be
tween Rabbi Benjamen Kahn. He
brew lecturer at the College and
director of the Hillel Foundation.
and Prof. Jabir Shit)li. associate
Professor of mathematics. Tues
day night. The foruim was spon
sored by the Common Sense Club.
Rabbi Kahn. in his talk favor
ing a Jewish state in the Holy
Land. said that the Jewish peo
ple have been in Palestine for
4000 years and that they have
been the only people to rule Pal
estine as a state.
He also pointed out that the
Balik•ur Declaration premised that
the British Government would
help in the rebuilding and recon
struction of a Jewish state in Pal
estine. He said that the Jewish
Agency in Palestine would ac
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AVC Planning
To Broadcast
Tentative plans for a weekly
broadcast by the AVC on local,
national, and international af
-1 fairs were discussed at their busi
ness meeting last night.
These plans received the unani
mous backing of the club mem
bers. Faculty members who were
asked th form a steering commit
tee pledged their full support.
Since AVC must supply it. own
technical help, an appeal was is
sued for all members who have
had any previous experience with
radio broadcasting, such as writ
ing. announcing. and directing.
As a group AVC voted to back
the petition for price control cir
culated by YPCA and PSCA.
The next meeting will be
Wednesday. November 14). instead
of November 26.
tWA to Give Dorm Party
For Pollock Circle Men
The Independent Women's As.
sociation will give a party for the
men of Pollock Circle. This mixer
will be held in the play room of
Grange dormitory, from 2 to 5
p.m. Sunday.
Independent women or Pollock
Circle men who are interested in
coming to the mixer should tele
phone 26 Atherton Hall. Sylvia
Schenield. publicity chairman.
stressed the idea that the Inde
pendent Women's Association is
anxious to have as many inde
pendent women as possible at
tend.
Naval Reserve Meets
The surface division of the
Naval Reserve Electronics Com
pany will meet in 200 Engineer
ing "E" at 7:30 o'clock tonight.
Classroom Changed
Professor Tanner will meet his
classes tomorrow in 109 Ag in
stead of the regular meeting
room.
Parrni Nous Pictures
Parmi Nous group pictures for
La Vie will be taken at the Penn
State Photo Shop at 8 o'clock to
night, reminded Robert McGre
gor, president.
Pre-Mods See Stars
Alpha Upsilon Delta, women's
pre-medical honorary will meet
at the College observatories at
7:30 o'clock tonight, said Jean
Moul president. Dr. Henry 1.
Yeagley, associate professor of
physics will give a short talk on
the stars.
Liebig Society Meets
Members of the Liebig Chemi
cal Society will hear a talk by Dr.
Cyrus French, professor of ani
Post-War Play
Of 01's in Italy
Opens Tonight
Tonight marks the opening of
"A Sound of Hunting," Players'
presentation of Harry Brown's
post-war play. about a group of
G. I.'s in the Italian campaign.
Tickets at 80 cents, including
tax, are still available at Student
Union for tonight's performance
in Schwab Auditorium at 8 o'-
clock. Some reserved seats are
also available for Friday and
Saturday night at 84 cents, in
cluding tax.
Tickets will be sold at Student
Union desk from 6 to 8 o'clock
tonight, tomorrow, and Saturday
nights. Because of new regula
tions tickets may not be sold in
Schwab Auditorium.
The action of the show takes
place on one setting, the inside of
an abandoned farmhouse near
Casino. The cast is composed of
veterans, four of whom partici
pated in the Italian campaign.
With the help of Army and
Navy ROTC departments, back
ground sounds were recorded
from the film, "A Story of San
Pietro." Mortar and machine gun
sounds were devised and record
ed by Players.
Kelly Yeaton, director of the
show, believes that now is the
proper time to present "A Sound
of Hunting."
Lannen Supports
Friendship Train
The Friendship Train provides
the opportunity for students to
share in aiding the starving
people of Western Europe,
Thomas J. Lannen, All-College
Cabinet president, said yesterday.
Now speeding across the na
tion, picking up carloads of food
for the relief of these destitute
people, the Friendship Train will
include a representative car from
Centre County.
Loaded with flour, the special
car to be attached to the Friend
ship Train will leave from the
Bellefonte station at 7 p.m. to
morrow. This car is being sent
under the sponsorship of the
Bellefonte and State College
Commerce Clubs.
Residents of Centre County
have already shown their will
ingness to share in this program.
The goal of $2500 was fast being
met yesterday when contributions
reached $1128.23. No person-to
person solicitation has been made,
for the free-will of individuals
and organized groups is the guid
ing factor in this drive.
Briefs
News
mal nutrition, on "The Nutrition
Status of the People of Holland"
at their meeting tonight.
Engineering Lecture
Paul H. Robbins, executive
director of the National Society
of Professional Engineers will
speak to Engineering 2 and 3
classes in Schwab Auditorium at
4:10 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
His topic will be "Registration
of Professional Engineers." The
lecture is open to all students.
Football Movies
Movies of the Temple game
won by Penn State 7-0, will b(
shown in 119 New Physics at 7:3(
and 8:15 o'clock tonight. Ear.
Edwards, end coach, will give 4.
running comment on the film.
Boxing Movies
Movies of Penn State-Wiscon
sin boxing matches will be showy
in the banquet room of the Stat(
College Hotel at 7:30 o'clock to
night. Members and prospectiv(
members of the boxing team art
invited to attend. John Benglian
Lion boxer, will show the films
WEATHER
Cloudy and
Continued Cold
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