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VOL. 48-NO. 37
Alum. Office Calls
For Reservations
On Bowl 'Special'
Plans for a "Penn State Cot
ton Bowl Special" went forward
today as the Alumni office at the
College received phone calls from
those interested in making the
trip.
Nittany Lion football fans de
siring to board the special train
which will go to Dallas for the
New Year's Day game with
Southern Methodist University
are asked to leave their names at
the Alumni Office—State College
711—to determine the extent of
the demand.
Reservations will be called for
at •a later date.
Estimated cost of the all-ex-
Denses-paid trip is $l3O per per
son.
The tentative schedule calls for
leaving Harrisburg Tuesday. Dec.
39. at 9 D.M. and arriving at Dal
las on Thursday, Jan. 1, at 8 a.m.
The train would leave Dallas that
night at 9 o'clock and return to
Harrisburg Saturday. Jan. 3. at
8 a.m.
The $l3O would include train
fare, all meals enroute. a sight
seeing tour of Dallas the morning
of the Ist. lunch and dinner at a
Dallas hotel and the ticket to the
game.
The "Cotton Bowl Special" is
available to all 'students. alumni
and Countians interested in ma
king' the trio.
WSGA Initiates
Chrismas Drive
WSGA's Christmas Drive will
start tomorrow and last until De
cember 15. Each coed will be con
tacted through her dormitory
president and is asked to con
tribute ten cents to each of the
three projects to which the funds
will' be contributed this year, or
a total of thirty cents.
The three funds which WSGA
hopes to contribute are the
Mifflin County Children's Aid
Society in Lewistown, the Ameri
can Women's Hospitals, and the
local Estelle Hetzel Emergency
Fund.
The Mifflin County Children's
Aid Society assists children who
have been adopted into families
that are unable to provide more
than the bare necessities of life.
All the money contributed by
Penn State women is used by the
society to provide a happy Christ
mas for these adopted children by
giving them toys, clothing, and r
little spending money.
The American Women's Hos
pitals, which carried on medical
relief work in France during
World War I, is today participat
ing in the relief of suffering
among the civilian population of
Europe. Disease prevention, child
health, and maternity work are
important phases of its Home
/Continued on page se:yet,'
late AP News
Courtesy Radio Station WMAJ
Atomic Testing Grounds
WASHINGTON Construction
of elaborate atomic testing
ground. is under way on the Pa
cific Atoll of Eniwetok. This may
mean that the United States may
have some new weapon in addi
tion to the Atomic Bomb.
The announcement hints that
the tests will be on a major scale.
and it adds that the experiments
will not be confined to weapons
alone, but also to peace-time uses
of atomic energy.
Senate Approves Aid Bill
WASHINGTON— The Emerg
ency Aid Bill went safely 'over
one congressional hurdle yester
day. but it faltered at another. By
a vote of 83 to 6. the Senate ao-
TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2, 1947-STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Ag Students Honor
Higginsmen At
Harvest Ball
Although the agriculture de
partment handles the livestock,
it was really the football team
that "brought home the bacon."
In recognition of this great sea
son, the Ag Student Council will
serve as host to all the players
and their dates at the Harvest
Ball in Recreation Hall on Satur
day night.
Emory Brown and Neil Ging
rich, co-chairmen of the dance
committee, said "the school of
agriculture students wish to show
their appreciation for the best
season in 35 years by honoring
the boys."
Highlight of the evening will
be the selection by ballot of the
Ha r vest Ball Queen and her
court. Music will be furnished by
Huff Hall's orchestra, with danc
ing from 9 p. m. to 12 p. m.
Tickets are already on sale at
Student Union and at any of the
agriculture fraternity houses.
Cost per couple is $1.50, with the
dance being semi-formal.
Second Community
Forum Features
Alaskan Governor
Ernest H. Gruening, governor
of Alaska, will be the speaker in
the second of the Community
Forum series in Schwab Auditor
ium, 8 o'clock tomorrow night,
according to Dr. Bruce V. Moore.
chairman of the Forum.
Governor Gruening will speak
on the life• and progress of the
territory in the far northwest. He
will be introduced by C. S.
Wyand, administrative assistant
to the president of the College.
An author, a former news
paper man, and speaker, the
Governor served five years in the
Department of Interior as direc
tor of Territories and Island
Possessions. He has held his pre
sent position since 193 C. He is also
considered one of the principal
Pioneers for the 1519-mile Alaska
highway.
Tickets for the lecture may be
purchased at Student Union in
Old Main until 8 o'clock tomor
row night.
College Sfudenf Receives
Coal Company Scholarship
Nick Lukacs, a senior in Elec
trical Engineering at the College,
was recently notified of his selec
tion for a scholarship in mining
and electrical engineering offered
by the Pittsburgh Coal Company.
The award was made on the
t)asis of scholastic merit, charac
:er and general ability and is one
of two scholarships offered an
nually by the Pittsburgh Coal
Company for students in mining
or electrical engineering.
Club 50 Discussion
"Pre-Marital Relations" will be
the topic of the panel discussion
at the meeting of Club 50 in 304
Old Main at 7:30 o'clock tonight.
Proved the bill authorizing 597-
million dollar for France. Italy
and Austria. But the House For
eign Affairs Committee voted soon
afterward to hold the amount of
emergency aid down to five hun
dred and ninety million dollars
and add China to the list of coun
tries to be helped.
Paris Disorder
PARIS A session of the
French National Assembly brake
up in disorder last night befoze
the deputies could enact a power
ful strike control bill. The govern
ment wants this bill to use to
break the Communist hold on the
nation's labor movement. France
is partially paralyzed by a wave
of strikes, and more than two
million Frenchmen are idle.
Metric Cards Ready
All new students should ex
change their temporary matric
ulation cards in 109 Old Main
for new ones bearing their pic
tures, said William S. Hoffman,
registrar, today.
Concert Band
Lists Members
Results of Concert Band try
outs have been announced by
Prof. James W. Dunlap, conduc
tor.
Flutes and piccolos include Wil
liam Wilson. Franklin Cree, Hen
ry Heckert. Edith Murray. Dan
iel Myers. Lois Dickson. Marjorie
Stroup. and Conrad Hilpert.
Clarinets. Josephine Rotili, Ro
bert Skipper. James Kocher. My
ron Moskowitz. Bertram Dilks.
Ernest Rotili. H. S. Glover, Paul
Hallman. Abe Hosier, Don Mow
ry. George Kandra, Kenneth Hag
erty. Robert Balliett. Grant Stetz
ler. Al Levine. Charles Zoslaw.
Joseph Sedule. Leon McConky.
Lorraine Eilenberger. William
Loomis. Samuel Rice. William
Bickford. William Wolfersberger.
Norman Garber. Lewis Goss. Leo
nard Dileanis. Paul Nippes. and
James Beach.
Oboes. David Keller. Marjorie
Mead. Edna Murray. Mildred
Dromgold.
Bassoons. Frank Hess. Ralph
Spiker.
Saxophones include James Tre
go, George Thomas. S. J. Blatt.
Martha Gross. F. M. Rupp, John
Schoening. and Fred Swingle.
Cornets. Creston Ottemillee.
David Briner, Gene Sprague. Rus
sell Nickerson, Francis Folder,
Eugene Golla, H. E. Welcher,
Kenneth Smith.
Trumpets. John Storch, Rudolf
Yannitto. William Laughlin. and
John Sloan.
Horns. Robert Manning. Steven
Raytek. Paul Grove. Susan Bissey.
Tay Myers. Ronald Shoenberger,
(Continued on page six)
Bursar Releases
Book Checks
All veterans who turned in
their receipts for books and sup
plies previous to November 18
can pick up their reimbursement
checks at the Bursar's office, said
Charles F. Mattern, co-ordinator
of veterans' affairs, today.
Checks for receipts turned in
before December 8 will be avail
able at the Bursar's on December
15. All receipt claims must be
turned in before December 20 to
be accepted as this semestr's ex
penses.
The VA will make no reim
bursements during the final 30
days of the current semester, Mr.
Mattern reminds all veterans.
Choices For Who's Who
Receive Questionnaires
Biographical questionnaires to
be used by Who's Who will be
mailed to students today and
should be returned by those se
lected no later than December 10,
said David Adelman. co-editor.
Who's Who In The News is
nublished to give much-nem - led
recognition to the students of the
College for their meritorious
achievements and to mint out the
individual leaders of daily college
life.
Biogranhies annearinp . in Who's
Who are based on the tudgmnnt
of the 'Selections committee. The
aim of the publication is not to
make reputations. hut to search
out those individuals who have
"lreqdv made them.
The sketches used in the nub
lication will he comniled accord
ing to the biogranhical reouire
ments of nersons and institntinns
who will make use of the hook.
RecorTnition will not be re
stricted to the Oollerie b ,, t will he
sent to the coller ,,, s.
"a leading newspapers of the
state.
PSCA Finance
Extended One
The Finance Drive of the Penn State Christian Association has
been extended to include this week, said James Smith, general secre
tary of the PSCA.
In a report yesterday, Mr. Smith said that $2823 of the goal. of
$6300 has been turned in, and that the only section which has com
pleted the drive is Atherton Hall.
Of 218 men solicitors, 78 have reported with collections of $990.
Among the women, 79 of 99
[solicitors have reported with con
tributions' of $836.
Almost half of the faculty goal
of $2lOO has been reached, slight
ly more than $lOOO having been
reported.
Theodore Bunnel of Central
Extension is chairman of the
faculty drive, and Robert Deck
and Phyllis James are chairmen
'of the student drive.
The drive was originally sched
uled for November 10-20, but due
to numerous bluebooks and the
Navy Weekend the drive Was ex
tended for one week.
That week was highlighted by
the Pitt Weekend and a football
holiday. Consequently, says Mr.
Smith, we are extending the drive
through this week in hopes the
goal will be met.
Football Balloting
Postponed Until
After Bowl Game
The balloting for the outstand
ing lineman and back on the 1947
Nittany Lion football team has
been postponed until after the
Cotton Bowl game.
After talking with Coach Hig
gins, the Daily Collegian and the
Centre Daily Times, co-sponsors
of the trophy awards, decided that
further balloting should be dis
continued until after the Lions
meet Sout,hern Methodist Univer
sity in the Cotton Bowl on Janu
ary 1.
One ballot has been printed in
the two papers and those votes
will be counted in the final bal
loting.
The two awards will be pre
sented at a team testimonial din
ner in early January.
Dean Warnock Chosen
IFC Educational Advisor
Al National Convention
Dr. Arthur R. Warnock, dean of
men, was elected Educational Ad
visor of the National Interfrater
nity Conference at its 39th annual
session as it met jointly with the
National Undergraduate Interfra
ternity Council in New York City
Friday and Saturday.
Dean Warnock has for many
years been a member of the Ex
ecutive Committee of the Confer
ence, and is chairman of the
Alumni Interfraternity Councils
standing committee.
•
Edward Kemp, Sigma Alpha
Epsilon, of the University of
lowa, and James Bank i s, Theta
Chi, from the University of Rich
mond, were elected chairman and
secretary, respectively, by the un
dergraduate group. Dr. Gilbert W.
Mead succeeded David A. Embury
as chairman of the senior body.
57 Fraternities Represented
The conference was attended by
graduate representatives of 57
fraternities with more than 2500
chapters in the United States and
Canada, 50 college presidents and
deans of men, as well as 164 un
dergraduates representing 79 in
terfraternity council s. Karl
Thompson, Tau Phi Delta, repre
sented the Penn State interfrater
nity council.
Membership restriction was the
most widely discussed topic both
by the National Interfraternity
(Continued on page eight/
La Vie Photographs
The Art and Editorial staffs _f
the Junior and Senior roards for
La Vie will meet at 'the Photo
Shop, at 6:45 o'clock tonight for
a group picture.
Chapel Choir
Chapel Choir will meet for its
rehearsal in Schwab Thursday,
from 7 to 9 p.
Phi Epsilon Kappa
Dr. George M. Lott, a new
member of the College Health
Staff, will be the guest speaker
at a meeting of Phi Epsilon
Kappa, Men's Physical Education
Honorary, at 447 E. Fairmount
Ave., at 7:30 o'clo.l.k tonight. Dr.
Lott will speak on "The Mental
Hygiene Aspects of Physical Edu
cation."
Players' Tryouts
To Start Tonight
Tryouts for the next two Play
ers' shows will be held at the
Little Theater in Old Main at 7
o'clock tonight.
Preliminary tryouts were held
last night, but those who were
not present may report tonight,
said Robert D. Reifsneider, as
sistant professor of dramatics.
Both shows are scheduled to be
given next semester. "Three Men
on a Horse," a farce which will be
directed by Warren Smith, assist
ant professor in dramatics, will
be given at Schwab Auditorium in
February.
"Hotel Universe" is the arena
production slated for the second
semester of the year. Directed by
Kelly Yeaton, assistant professor
in dramatics, it will be presented
every Saturday night at Center
Stage.
Tamimeni Offers $2OOO
To Besi College Writer
The Tamiment Social and 1.)c•
onomic Insti ute will award a
first prize of $l,OOO and thirteen
additional prizes totaling $2,000
to college students for the best
5000 to 6000 word essays on "An
American Program for World
Peace in the Present Crisis" sub
mit'ed to its second annual con
test.
The contest is open to all un
dergraduate college st. dents in
recognized colleges of the United
States. Entry blanks will be sent
on request. Manuscrip's must be
mailed to Tamiment Institute
Contest. 7 East 15th Street. New
York 3. New York by April 23,
1948.
News
Briefs
Erie Students
All Penn State students who
live in Erie are invited to attend
a meeting in Old Main Lounge at
6:15 tonight to discuss plans for
a party to be held in Erie during
the Christmas holidays.
Handbook Picture
Student Handbook staff mem
bers will have a La Vie group
photograph taken at the Photo
Shop, at 6:45 o'clock tonight, said
Richard Sarge, editor.
AVC Names Banyai
Ed Banyai, senior class presi
dent, was elected to the State Ad
ministrative committee of AVC
at a meeting of the State Plann
ing Committee in Harrisburg on
Saturday. SAC is the executive
committee of AVC and consists
of five members.
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