BEAT -writ • 411, . WEATHER PM - 4 Tritirgtatt Cloudy R. with Rain VOL. 46—No. 33 Shaffer, Allen Vie For President In Soph Elections Voting in Armory Caps Ten-Day Campaign Ken' Shaffer, Nittany-Indepen dent, and Ted Allen, State, duel for presidency of the sophomore class tomorrow. Sophomore elections, from 9 a. m. to .6 p.m. in the Armory, 'cli max a - ten-day period of personal appearances, campaign speeches, and platform promises. Candi dates for the remaining offices, are: vice-president—Bust Hays (Nittany - Independent), Nancy. Cray (State), and secretary treasurer—Kay Stephenson (Nit tany-Independent), Chuck Beatty Jr. (State). William Staley, chairman ot the Elections Committee, urges all those eligible to vote tomorrow, a s the office winners are their direct representatives in student government. The sophomore president-elect wields one vote in All-College Cabinet. I n his absence, the vice president takes over. The secre tary-treasurer automatically be comes a member of the Inter class Finance Board, Every third or fourth semester student is eligible to ballot for the• candidates. Voters may "split"' their votes between the two par ties. A positive means of identi fication, such as a matriculation card, must be presented at the polls. MI Sophomores Elect Councilmen Three Mineral Industries Stu dent Council members will be elected today by sophomore Min eral Industries students. Elec tions will be held in the foyer of the Mineral Industries Building from 8 to 5 o'clock. Nominees for sophomore Coun cil posts are: Robert Anderson, Willia in Morris, Edward Breining, H. T. Mendel, Z. A. Post, S. LleWellyn, Philip Barr, Thomas King, S. K. Clem. B. Thompson, N. Skouran, M. Febenth al, and William Fricke. Returns of the election will be in Thursday's Collegian. Times, Collegian To Award Trophies to Football Men Arrangements we r e nearing completion today for the Centre Daily Times -Daily Collegian awards to the outstanding line man and back of Penn State's 1947 football team. The two outstanding players will be chosen by the sports fans of Centre County--followers of the Nittany Lion footballers— through ballots published in the Centre Daily Times and the Col legian, Penn State campus news paper. The ballots will be published in the Monday issue of the Times, Nov. 24, and the Tuesday issue of Collegian, Nov. 25. Voting will not be conducted until after the Pitt game. Nov. 22, but steady work over the whole season will be taken into account in the casting of the ballots. The trophies are being awarded by the newspapers solely for the purpose of giving recognition to the players on the team. Anyone is eligible to vote and any player on the team is eligible to receive votes. Ballot boxes will be placed at Grahams, Corner Room, Penn State Diner, New College Diner, Pollock Circle Dining Hall. Nit tany Dorms Dining Hall, A.ther- WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 19, 1947-STATE COLLEGE, PENNA PRR Ticket Sale Pennsylvania Railroad ticket agents • will be at , Student Union on Monday and TusidaT from 2 to 6 pan.'to sell.ilokeis to all ppints., This serviOe. ii rendered inc order ?to eliminate , overerowding , ; ,iiclset 3aolices : at Tyrone,_ Lewistown. And other railroad eations, aocOrd, ing to Giorgi:Deno:man.' Stu dent Union manager. , Senao::. - T - 0: - 1:*!0:0 - . Cood.Perinbailons WSCIA • Hite . FteprA;enta. • ' tiVes. „voted, '.i) perinpisdons fur .eads - at its, nieet_ ing'. Old Main"' lablulge laet . i night. The question will now go to :the Senate foefurther investi gatiori of this • system on other eampt.tses. Two blanket permission sys tems,•neitber of which has, been definitely decided upon;, have been presented._ One of these, systems would require each - gil at the begin ning of the semester to send a questionnaire to he r parents which they , would send hack to the Dean of Women's office stat ing that their thiug h ltter has- full, limited, or no permission to' leave the campus at any timer Under, this system the coed would stave to sign out in the dean's office each time. she 'leaves the campus and ,sign in there when .she re turns. , The other system Would re quire that -parenti send blanket permission to. th e dormitory hostess and the . girl would 'sign out with her hostess: She , . would also sign a postcard stating where she is •going, when she will return, and. her, means of Continued' on pope sixteen tathaum Reduces Prices To Students for 'Henry V' Students may . mircbase mati nee tickets Mr the movie version of William Shakespeare's "Henry V" at the reduced price of seventy-five cents by presenting their matriculation cards at the box office of the Cathaum thea ter, when purthasing tickets. Regular price for these main. floor tickets is ninety Gents. Henry V, starring Laurence Olivier, will be shown today and tomorrow at 2:30 and 5:15 p.m. All seats are reserved. ton Mess Hall, Mack Mess Hall and the Sandwich Shop in Old Main. as well as at the Times Office in State College and Belle fonte, the Collegian Office op campus, and the Student Union Desk in Old Main. Ballots may also be mailed to the papers. Chemical Society Tours aper Mill in Tyrone The Central Pennsylvania Sec- tion of the American Chemical Society will tour the West Vir ginia Pulp, and. Paper Company in Tyrone tomorrow. Dinner will be served at the First Methodist Church. of Ty rone at 6 o'clock. At this time, Dr. John W. Hassler, chemist for the wood pulp and paper mill, will addrwa the group• on the "Importance 9f Safety in Mod ern Industrial Organization" and "What to See in tha,Plant." Groups of eislit: will be cfm ducted through the, mill starting at 6;30 o'cloak. Those .interested are asked to make reservations with. Dr. C. IL Kinney. secretary, in 306 Mineral Industries Build ing. Everybody is wekonme.' Student Poll Decides Co-op Fate Ifl] AP Rates Nittany Lions Fifth in Nation Gridders Work Hard As Pitt Game Nears Penn State' s football fortunes received a big boost this week when the Nittany Lions rocl. eted from eighth to fifth place among national gridiron Goliaths, ac cording to the weekly Associated Press poll of 246 sports writers throughout the country. A sparkling 20-7 triumph over a tough Navy eleven caused the Nittanymen to climb three notches in the AP ratings, with six of the scribes giving them a first-place vote. Amassing 1371 points in the balloting the Lions ranked next to Michigan, Notre Dame, South ern Methodist and Southern Cali fornia, in that order. Following is the total vote with points figured on a 10-9-B_7-6-5-4- 3-2-1 basis and first-place votes in parentheses: 1. Michigan (140) 2341 2. Notre Dame (87) 2261 3. Southern Methodist (9) 1801 4. Southern California (3) 1522 5. Penn State (6) 1371 6. Pennsylvania 1099 7. Texas 953 tB. Alabama 477 9. California 308 10. Georgia Tech 302 The first perfect nine-game sea son in State history will be the goal of Coach Bob Higgins' grid ders when they tackle Pitt Satur . (Continued on page three) Blue Band Leads 'Beat Pitt' Rally A giant "Beat Pitt" pep rally and an informal concert by the Blue Band, to be held in the square outside the William Penn Hotel, will highlight the Friday night events of Pitt weekend, said Richard Barge, chairman of the Pep Rally committee. The rally, sponsored by the Hat Societies Council, will start at approximately 9:30 p.m. It is scheduled to begin immediately after the Pittsburgh Alumni-. sponsored smoker at the William Penn Hotel, where the Blue Band will also play. Songs and cheers will be led by the cheerleading squad and Prof. Hummel Fishburn will lead the band. Tickets for the "Cabaret Ball," %o be held in the main ballroom of the hotel from 9 to 12 o'clock Saturday night, are still available at Student Union. Late AP News Courtesy Radio Station WMAJ Emergency Aid WASHINGTON The Presi dent's program of emergency aid to Europe is now in the hands of the Congressional conmmittees that must give it legislative shape. The House Foreign Affairs Com mittee has completed hearings. Chairman Charles Eaton, New Jersey, says a bill for immediate help may be presented next week. Earthquake Hits L.A. LOS ANGELES—There was a moderately se ve r e earthquake yesterday in the Los Angeles area. A considerable section of the southern California coast• felt what was described as a gentle rocking. But there has been no report of damage. Pitt Tickets Tickets for the Pitt football game are available at the AA office in Old Main, Harold R. Gilbert, graduate manager, said last night. La Vie Board Selects 'Six Loveliest Coeds' For Senior Belles Winners of the contest to de termine six lovely senior coeds to be featured in The Belle sec tion of La Vie were announced today by Harriet Morgan, wom an's editor. Florence Brow n, Charlotte Halpern, Joyce Hodgins, Jeanne Parrish, Carol Preuss, and Mar jorie Watson were judged the most beautiful seniors at the Col lege, on the basis of the photo graphs submitted. Judging was done by a La Vie senior board Committee composed of three independent and four fraternity men and wome n. Basis of their selections were facial beauty and camera appeal. The six winners, chosen from approximately 80 entrants, will be featured individually in full page spreads of the book, and in addition will receive a glamour photograph to be taken at the Penn State Photo Shop. The Belle section will be ar ranged in an entirely new set ting, details of which will not be released until copies of the year book are distributed irk the spring. All organizations who submit ted entries to be judged in the contest are asked to pick up their photos at Student Union desk in Old Main either tomorrow or Friday. AVC Meeting To Discuu Taft-Hartley Labor Act A discussion of the Taft-Hart ley labor act will be led by Pro fessor Arthur H. Reede of the economics department at the AVC meeting in 405 Old Main at 7:30 tonight, said Leo Troy, chairman. This meeting has been changed to tonight instead of next Wed nesday night due to the Thanks giving vacation which will begin at noon next Wednesday. Other business to be discussed is a suggestion that AVC spon sor a series of Forums featuring nationally known speakers and leaders. Reports will also be given on the sponsoring of a Jazz Concert and Skytop. Important matters will be taken up in order that programs can be enacted immediately after the Thanks giving holiday. The following committee chair man appointments have been ap proved: Dr. Alferd Pundt, pub lic policy; Melvin Katinsky, pub lic relations; Ben French, social; and Stan Spinweber, member ship. Radar Lecture The lecture on radar and the war by Dean Haller, School of Chemistry and Physics, to be held in 121 Sparks tonight at 7 o'clock, will be open to the public. This lecture is sponsored by the X-GI Club and Windcrest Council. Mr. Haller will tell of the travels and experiences of a counter radar mission in the Af rican and Sicilian campaigns. Chess Club The College Chess Club will meet in 7 Sparks at 7 o'clock to day to discuss the match with the University of Pittsburgh Satur day. Ag Eng Club Ag Eng Club will meet in 105 Ag Eng at 7:30 o'clock tonight. Discussion on new developments in rural electrification will be presented by men in that field. Cabinet To Vote $l5OO If Students Approve Fate of the proposed campu s col operative store will be decided at noon today. Six thousand questionnaires testing' student support will be circulated in all fraternity ana dOrmitory dining commons. If students favor establishing the store, *All,College Cabinet will vote on appropriating $1,500 to back it. Co-op Committee, Chairman ji;mory, Brown said, voted Monday ~night to. circulate the petition s at this time in order to have the store plans in the hands of Sam tiel K. Hostetter, assistant to the president in charge of business and finance,•by November 28. Mr. Hostetter will present it to the Board of Trustees December 5. Cabinet may hold a special ses sion early next week to vote on the appropriation, Brown said. Distribution Points . The question sheets will be dis tributed and collected at Pollock Circle, Many Dormitories, and all women's •dining halls. Frater nities will turn in their question naires at Student Union or the Daily Collegian office. "Cooperation in answering and returning the questionnaires can make •or break the cooperative plan," Drown said. The three inquiries on the questionnaire, prepared with the assistance of the psychology de partonent,• require "yes" or "no's answers. They are: 1. Do you think All-College Cabinet should appropriate $l.- 500 for the cooperative store? 2. Would you purchase mis cellaneous supplies at the co operative? 3. Do you feel that the 'co operative will save you money? Answers will be tabulated by the co-cp committee tonight. Re sults, it favorable, will be given t o Inter-class Finance Committee at noon tomorrow. The finance committee will • then prepare an appropriation bill for submittance to All-College Cabinet tomorrow night. Constitution Provision s The All-College Constitution re quires that bills involving the ex penditure. of. over $lOO must be read at one meeting and voted on at the next. Hence, a special ses sion "of Cabinet" will be' necessary to meet the November 28 deadline for presenting the bill to Mr. Hos tetter. Further action on the eosol , hinges entirely on approval by the Board of Trustees at their meeting December 5. Would Open in February It the Trustees approve the plan, the store should be in opera r tion by February, Brown said. (Continued on page ttbo) News Briefs ffC Representatives IFC representatives and house presidents will meet at the Photo Shop at 7 o'clock tonight to have their pictures taken for La Vie, according to William Agnew, president. Clover Club Clover .Club, student section of the American Society of Agron omy, will meet at the Alpha Zeta house at 7 o'clock tomorrow. Dr. Paul Althouse will speak to the• club on the "Industrial Uses of Plant Products." Aeronautical Sciencvis Institute of Aeronautical Sci ences will meet in 110 E. E 7:30 o'clock tomorrow. Thy N.A.C.A. film, "For Better Aircraft in tho World of Tomorrow," will be shown. 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