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Demands Higher Wages
WASHINGTON, DC.—The CIO
has announced a new drive for
higher wages for its six million
members. This is the third de
mand of its kind on a national
scale since the end of the war,
but the amount to be asked has
not been revealed. In the past the
steel workers led off and estab
lished a pattern for general in
creases, this time CIO President
Philip Murray says it's going to
be some other union that starts
the ball rolling.
160 Lose Lives
LlSBON—Portugal mourns to
night for the loss of one-hun
dred-and-sixty fishermen who
were lost in the worst hurricane
in Portugal's modern history. It
is feared that many more were
lost in the storm which swept the
Atlantic Coast of the country. In
one fishing town every married
woman in the community was
widowed.
Communists Lose
PARIS—The wave 'of crippling
strikes in France seems to be re
ceeding. One highly placed offi
cial says that the Communists are
beginning to lose their first big
offensive against French moder
ate and rightist for c es The
French National Assembly is
nearing completion of a drastic
strike control law.
Local Flying Club
Cuts Initiation Fee
The Penn State Flying Club
has recently reduced its club
rates to a $125 fully returnable
initiation fee which entitles each
member to an equal share of the
club's equipment reported Henry
Myers, president.
Formerly the initiation fee was
$2O and not returnable. Under
this new plan monthly dues are
$4.50 per member, and the total
cost of a private license comes
to approximately $l4O, said
Myers.
Broken down, this figure in
cludes, $6O for 10 hours dual at
$6 an hour, $6O for 30 hours solo
at $2 per hour, $13.50 dues for
three months, and $5 for flight
examination, which brings the
total to $138.50. This figure is
compared to that of $4OO required
to get a private license at most
airports in the country.
The Flying Club owns two air
planes, a Piper Cub and Taylor
craft, which are available for
members at the Bellefonte Air
port.
"This new financial setup," said
Myers, "was made possible be
cause of the increased member
ship to the Club. Also, with these
reduced rates we hope more stu
dents will be able to take advan
tage of the Club's facilities."
The Club meets every other
Tuesday in 418 Old Main. The
next meeting will be December
16. Further informations about
the Flying Club setup may be ob
tained by contacting Myers or
James Eaton, 517 S. Garner
street, phone 3359.
WC Cancels Meeting
IFC has cancelled its meeting
tonight. The next regular meet
ing will be held in 405 Old Main
at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday.
Music Professor Presents
Series of Weekly Recitals
The first in a series of weekly
organ recitals by George E. Ceiga,
assistant professor of music and
chapel organist, will be given in
Schwab Auditorium, 4:15 o'clock
tomorrow.
These programs will initiate a
new phase of entertainment for
students, faculty and towns
people, and are favorably en
dorsed by Hummel Fishburn,
head of the music department.
They will be about an half-hour
in length.
Tomorrow's Program ..cic bf
Mr. Ceiga's program tomorrow
will consist of an opening "Trum
pet Tune" by Purcell followed by
an "Ariaso" and "Fugue ala Gir
gue" both by Bach. The second
portion will include "Drink To
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VOL. 46—No. 36
Alaska Governor Ernest Gruening
To Speak On Life In The Northwest
Life and progress of the terri
tory in the . far northwest will be
the topic of Alaska's Governor
Ernest H. Gruening in his Com
munity Forum address in Schwab
Auditorium 8 o'clock tonight. He
will be introduced by Charles S.
Wyland, administrative assistant
to the president of the college.
Governor since 1939, Mr. Gruen
ing has jolted Alaskans out of
their lethargy toward the exploit
ation of their territory by ab
sentee financial interests, and to
ward gross inequalities of taxa
tion that had .kept their land
poor and unprogressive.
Mr. Gruening is also considered
to be the principal pioneer for the
1519-mile Alaska highway, hav
ing campaigned persistently for
years, even against the objections
of the Army, which disliked his
criticisms of its interior route.
Bruce V. Moore, chairman of
the Forum, announced that tick
ets for the lecture may be pur
chased at Student Union in Old
Main until 8 o'clock tonight.
La Vie Proofs
Student groups must return
their proofs to the Penn State
Photo Shop or the La Vie Of
fice by 5 o'clock tomorrow or
they will not appear in the
forthcoming issue of La Vie,
Marjorie Mousley, photo edi
tor, said today.
It is now too late for indi
vidual senior students to re
turn their proofs. so the Photo
Shop will select one of the four
taken and print it for use in
the yearbook, she added,
Hollywood Seeks
Collegiate Talent
Writers Talent Scout, Inc., has
announced a contest to discover
people who can write short stor
ies or create ideas for motion
pictures, movie titles, or radio
shows.
In the short story division of
the contest, the Jack London es
tate will pay $l,OOO for the best
story submitted. Cosmopolitan
magazine, in addition, will pay
$1,500 for serial rights to the win
ning story.
Roy del Ruth and Allied Art
ists Productions will award $l,OOO
for the best plot from which a
motion picture can be made and
will sign the winning contestant
to a ten week writing contract at
$187.50 per week plus transporta
tion.
Aawards of $l,OOO $3OO, and
$2OO will be made in the Rudy
Vallee Radio Division for win
ning suggestions for weekly radio
shows.
Further information may be ob
tained by writing to Writers Tal
ent Scout, Inc., 1067 N. Fairfax
avenue, Hollywood, Cal.
Me Only With Thine Eyes" by
Miles, the "Little Fugue in G
Minor" by Bach, and the closing
selection "Concert Variations" by
Bonnet.
By next semester, Mr. Ceiga
plans to feature some of his organ
ctudents in these recitals.
Joined Faculty this Fall ..bfcl
Mr. Ceiga joined the music de
partment faculty this fall and
was selected as Chapel organist
to succeed Mrs. Irene Osborne
Grant, who retired this summer
after serving 25 years in that pos
ition. He came to the faculty from
his Alma Mater, the American
Conservatory of Music in Chi
cago, where he taught for 12
years. During this time, he was
also director of music in two
Chicago Episcopal churches.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3, 1947-STATE COT I r.GE, PENNA.
ERNEST H. GRUENING
Cabinet Probes
Food Grievances
Pollock Circle food troubles
will be investigated for the sec
ond time at 7:30 tonight. At
tempting to stem the flood of
grievances, a Cabinet investiga
tion committee will meet Samuel
K. Hostetter, treasurer of the
College, Harold W. Loman, pur
chasing agent, and the Pollock
Circle dietetic staff.
The investigation was initiated
when Pollock Circle voted not to
support the Foods Savings Plans.
Discussing the negative vote, with
Pollock Circle representatives, the
Cabinet committee found several
seeds for the discontent.
Three Reasons
The underlying causes for Pol
lock Circle's uncooperative atti
tude were dissatisfaction with the
management of the dining com
mons; failure of the College to
use student help; and the high
price of food.
Immediately these problems
were presented by the Cabinet in
vestigating committee to a group
of administrative officials.
After discussing student help
the group decided to utilize it
fully if there is sufficient student
support. Mr. Hostetter reported
the board raise was necessary to
absorb food • price increases. He
offered statistics to prove that the
College charged lower board and
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Administration Council
Fetes All-College Cabinet
All-College Cabinet will be the
guest of the Council of Admin
istration at a dinner at the Nit
tany Lion Inn 6 o'clock tomorrow,
said Wilmer E. Kenworthy, exe
cutive secretary to the president.
The purpose of the dinner is
to better acquaint student govern
ment officers with the adminis
trative officers of the College.
The council of administration in
cludes the president of the col
lege and his staff, the deans of
men and women, the deans of the
schools, commanding officers of
the Army and Navy ROTC pro
grams, the Registrar, Librarian,
and director of the Health Serv
ice.
The executive Committee of the
Board of Trustees of the College
will hold its December meeting
at the College Friday night.
Directories On Sale
Copies of the Student-Fac
ulty Directory have arrived
E.Aci will be on sale at Student
Union today for 25 cents, said
George Donovan, Student Un
ion manager.
The directories include a list
of campus telephone exten
sions, names and addresses of
all students and faculty mem
bers of the College.
SM U Provides Rooms
For Lion Bowl Fans
Arrangements to provide rooms for students of the College who
wish to attend the Cotton Bowl game at Dallas, Tex., New Year's
Day, are being made by officials of Southern Methodist University,
it was disclosed today.
However, with
lege's allotment, no
Merchants Plan
Grid Testimonial
Tentative plans for a gala tes
timonial dinner for Penn State's
undefeated, untied Cotton Bowl
team were drawn up at a meeting
of the Commerce Club committee
last night.
Highlights of the affair to be
held in Recreation Hall at the
College sometime in mid-January
include speeches by several na
tionally-prominent football coach
es.
Plans also include the bestow
ing of gifts on each letter winner
of the Lion squad, the coaching
staff and manager.
It is hoped to have more than
800 present for the dinner with
the balcony of Recreation Hall
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AEPI To Charter
Campus Chapier
Pi Deuteron chapter of Alpha
Epsilon Pi fraternity will become
an active group at the College
Sunday, when 19 men will be
initiated as charter members.
Ray Garfinkel and Leon Bera
tan, Pollock Circle, AEPi broth
ers from the University of Penn
sylvania and Georgie Tech, re
spectively, organized a group of
five men from which the present
chapter has grown. Another AEPi
brother, Jerry Wolf, formerly of
the University of Miami. joined
them. All 22 members of the pre
sent group are veterans.
Meetings were held in a room
in Pollock Circle from February
until April, 1947, and since then
in Sparks.
Formal initiation has been ar
ranged by AEPi's national head
quarters. The Pi Deuteron group
will be the 41st official chapter
of the fraternity. Its first chapter
was founded at New York Uni
versity November 7, 1913.
Summer Time Tables
Time tables for the 1948
summer sessions will be avail
able in 104 and 102 Burrowes
beginning Friday.
The time tables, which are
free, should help students, who
plan to attend summer ses
sions, coordinate their second
semester and summer pro
grams.
Soph Men To Receive
Psychology Tell Results
Results of the psychology tests
taken by sophomore men during
Sophomore Orientation week will
be released to certain groups to
night and tomorrow.
Dr. Robert G. Bernreuter, pro
fessor of psychology, urges that
all sophomore men enrolled in
electrical engineering and whose
names begin wih "M" through
to "Z" be present in 121 Sparks,
7 o'clock tonight. Those enrolled
in Lower Division and whose
names begin with "L" through to
"Z" are to meet in 121 Sparks, 7
o'clock, tomorrow. Schedule cards
must be presented at the meet
ings.
These vocational guidance tests
are interpreted by the College as
a service to aid students in better
understanding their capabilities
in certain fields.
the demand already running ahead of the Col
ticket orders for the game will be accepted after
4:30 p.m., Friday, Harold R. Gil
bert; graduate manager of ath
letics, announced.
Alumni from Texas and neigh
boring states have made heavy
inroads on the College allotment,
but Gilbert indicated that he fully
intended to give students first
preference in filling the orders.
Ticket Sales Limited
By agreement with the Cotton
Bowl . committee, no student or
alumnus will be permitted to pur.
chase more than four tickets, and
even this number may be cut if
the present demand continues.
The tickets are priced at $4.40
each, tax included.
There had 'been concern that
the high cost of living quarters
would discourage many students
from making the trip to the New
Year's Day classic. The following
paragraph quoted from a letter
sent to a Collegian staff member
by Frank H. Malone Jr., director
of the Student Union at S.M.U.,
helps solve this problem. Mr. Ma
lone wrote:
Beds for Male Students
"I have just talked to the Dean
of Students office and have initi
ated a plan whereby a ialge num
ber of temporary beds will be set
up in our gymnasium to accom
modate male students from Penn
State. We are also asking our Ira
ternities to keep their houses open
during this period."
Plans are also being made to
entertain State rooters on New
Year's Day regardless of whether
or not the school is open for the
holidays.
Complete details have not yet
been arranged, but as inform• - ''
becomes available, it will
forthcoming through the coluwas
of the Daily Collegian.
News Briefs
Harvest Ball Queen
The deadline foi turning in
photographs of candidates for
Harvest Ball Queen has been ex
tended to Thursday noon. Photo
graphs should be turned in at
Student Union, and from them,
students attending the Harvest
Ball will select a queen and four
attendants. Any organization may
sponsor a candidate.
Comprehensive Exam
The comprehensive examin.ition
for the Master of Education de
gree will be given in Room 31f
Sparks building al 1:30 p.m. D
cember 6. said Dr. Willis E. Pratt.
head of the department of edLea
tion.
Candidates for this degree
should apply to Room 109 Bur
rowes building for further details.
he added.
Pre-Med Students
Students planning to ente:
medical school next Fall am
who wish to take the pre-medica
examination to be given in Feb
ruary must register in 210 Buck
hout Laboratory before Decem
ber 15, said Alvin R. Grove, pre
medical examiner.
SU Committee
There will be an importan
meeting of the Student Unio:
Committee in 8 Carnegie Hall a
7 o'clock tonight. Individual as
signments to complete the SI
committee report to College offi
cials will be given to members a
that time.
Publications Photos
Student Handbook staff will b
photographed at the Photo Sho .
at 6:45 o'clock tonight.
Collegi an junior and senie
boards will have their pictur
taken at the Photo Shop at
o'clock tonight.
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