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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. ,
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Cood.Perinbailons
WSCIA • Hite . FteprA;enta.
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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
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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. Membership cards and
pins will be distributed following
the matt' •
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