Exam lir WEATHER Schedule , Tile onitrig Cloudy and Cold, Page 7 Occasional Snow. VOL. 48—No. 43 Lute AP News Courtesy Radio Station WMAJ Amendment Rejected WASHIN ne House went to work on financial aspects of the Foreign Aid Bill today and firmly rejected two amendments aimed at altering the amount of the assistance fund. First, the House turned its back on an amendment to hoist the amount to $661,000,000. A few minutes later, it turned down an amend ment to lower the amount by $300,000,000. A final vote on the aid bill is expected tomorrow. Loyalty Check WASHINGTON—It was made clear today that the State De partment will take advice from the Loyalty Review Board, but that the State Department will make its own final decisions in cases involving security. That was announced by Director Ham ilton Robertson of the Office of Controls who said he spoke on the authority of Under Secretary of State Lovett. Marshall Accuses WASHINGTON Secretary of State Marshall called a show down of his own at London to day. He flatly accused the Rus sians of taking $500,000,000 worth of German assets from Eastern Germany each year. Marshall de manded that this practice halt within three weeks. ,Watkins Releases Finals Schedule The schedule of final examina tions for the current semester and regulations governing the report ing of examination conflicts were released by Ray V. Watkins, scheduling officer, last night. Conflicts will be allowed only for students who have two ex aminations scheduled at the same period, or three examinations on the same day, Watkins said. All conflicts must be, reported at the Scheduling Office not later than December 2.41 Grades for graduating seniors are due in the Recorder's Office by 8 a.m. January 29. Any grad uating senior having an examina tion scheduled after 7 p.m., Jan uary 28, should arrange with the teacher for a special examination. German Dept. Sponsors Sing The elohteenth annual Chris . , mas Sine. sponsored by the Ger man department, will be held in Schwab Auditorium nt 7 ELM. next Thursday. Decmber 18. preceding the all-College Christmas Sing. The program will be conducted by Professor Emeritus George J. Wurfl. who. in 1930 founded the sing, which has become one of the traditions of the Christmas pro gram. Further details of this year's Program will be announced later. MCA Schedules Third All-College Cabin Party The third All-College Cabin Party of the semester will be held at Ralph Watts Lodge Saturday and Sunday, December 13 and 14, Scott Rhodes and Jean Ropps, co-chairmen of the PSCA lodge committee said today. The group will leave from the rear of Old Main at 2;30 p.m. Saturday and return Sunday morning. Tickets are one dollar, which includes transportation and two meals, and are available in 304 Old Main. Due to limited space at the cab in, the party is limited to nine teen boys and nineteen girls. Rhodes said. THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11, 1947-STATE COLLEGE, PENNA Senate Group Denies YPCA Student Charter College Policy Shuns Political Favoritism The Senate Committee on Stu dent Welfare yesterday denied the petition of the Young Pro gressive Citizens of America for a charter as a student organiza tion. The committee adopted the re port of a sub-committee consist ing of Arnold J. Currier, associate professor of chemistry, chairman; Arthur J. Warnock, dean of men; and Thomas J. Lannen, All- College President. The YPCA,' however, was granted the privilege of holding business meetings in College buildings as an informal group. In its report, the sub-committee stated that "a study of the state ment of purposes of the Progres sive Citizens of America indicates that though it is non-partisan in the sense that it is allied with no political party, its objectives are political; that is, it exists for the purpose of organizing support for legislation which it favors and for candidates for public office which it favors." "As stated in the By-Laws of Young Progressive Citizens of America 'the young voters and pre-voters division of the Pro gressive Citizens of America shall be named the Young Progressive Citizens of America." A section of the YPCA consti tution submitted with the petition stated that "The national consti tution of the Young Progressive Citizens of America . . .. shall be binding 9n this organization. The report pointed out that the sub-committee recognized "the purposes of the parent organi zation and this student organiza tion as being legitimate and com_ mendable in citizenship educa tion, its specific question is as to whether or not a student organi zation with such purposes and objectives should be granted rec ognition as a chartered campus organization to use rooms in Col lege buildings for its meetings, to use College auditoriums for meet ings open to the public, to use the name of the College in its organi zation name, and to particiapte in campus activities as an organized unit. "The College by its very nature is concerned with the citizenship education of its students, and has both encouraged and pro vided opportunities by means of which both students and faculty members may have the benefit of objective discussions of issues in the political field. "The College tries, in short to keep itself aloof from partisan (Col . ...tinned on page three) 'TUB' Nears Completion; Opening in February The TUB (Temporary Union Building) now being erected be hind the College infirmary is moving rapidly to completion. Construction work has pro'ress ed to the point where workmen are nailing shingles to the walls. The roof is having the last few shingles nailed down. Much of the piping and air circulation systems have been installed. Many of the windows are still unglazed and of course interior finishing has not vet been ap plied, but the TUB should be ready for use by the beginning of the next semester, according to George Donovan, Student Union manager. VA Seeks Unpaid Vets Veterans who have not received their November subsistence checks should notify the Veter ans' Administration, which will undertake a special investigation this week, said R. E. Stroud, sen ior training officer of the VA at the College. Band to Miss New Year's Tilt The Blue Band will not accom pany the football team to the Cot_ ton Bowl, it was stated late yes terday afternoon by Harold R. Gilbert, graduate manager of athletics. After much discussion, a com mittee representing the Athletic Association in conference with representatives of the College ad ministration, and on the sugges tion of certain student leaders, reached the decision yesterday. In a telephone call to Prof. Hummel Fishburn, head of the music department and director of the Blue Band, Mr. Gilbert explained that because of the ex pense of the trip it would not be wise to take the organization to Dallas. Asked for an estimate of the expense that would be entailed in sending the 80-piece band to the Cotton Bowl, Professor Fishburn said that to finance such a trip would require a minimum of $12,000. Mr. Gilbert declined to com ment further on the grounds that an additional statement "might be misunderstood." AVC Presents Jazz Concert Jazz comes to Schwab next Monday night in the form of a concert sponsored by the AVC and featuring the Tru Blu Sextet. "Shoeless" Lou Levi and his Tru Blu Sextet will be on hand at Schwab Auditorium at 7:30 next Monday night and pure jazz will be the order To the day. The other members of the Sextet. George Greenly. Dave Briner. Bob Miller. Lynn Christy. and Bill Keefauver. will each do solo work during the show in addition to their regular duties with the or ganization. There will also be a commentary by Jim Frakes. Tickets for the affair are still on sale at the Book and Record Shop. Hotel State College. Mc- Mullins and Student Union, and from AVC members, said Ben French. chairman. Gregory Family In Double Trouble Trouble always comes in pairs as the Gregory family of 813 Fos ter avenue well knows. Alex Gregory. .1 third semester student in the College and editor of Critique. slipped in the bathtub Thursday night and fractured his back. The same, evening. the Gregory Building on the corner of Allen and' Beaver streets, was seriously damaged by fire. The building is owned by George J. Gregory. Alex's father. Alex is in the Centre County Hospital and will remain there for six months. according to the hospital. Ed Student Council Elects Lou President James Lotz was elected presi dent and Larry Shamback, pub licity chairman of the Education Student Council recently. Run ners-up in the election, Susan Bissey and Marjorie Gorham were named as alternates for John Bohm and Jean Posey who are prcctice teaching. Any suggestions to be forward_ ed to the Student Council are put in the boxes placed in the lobbies of the Burrowes Building, the Home Economics Building, or Student Union. Committees have been set up to organize a Faculty-Student Mixer to select speakers for the remainder of the semester. The Council plans to hold weekly meetings in order to fa cilitate more rapid organization. The next meeting will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Thespian's Hot 'n Gold Review Opens Tonight Tonight marks the opening of Thespians 50th anniver sary show, "Hot 'n' Gold," a revue of hits from past produc tions. It will be presented in Schwab Auditorium at 7 o'clock tonight and also Friday and Saturday nights. Tickets are still available for all performances. The time has o,oen set early so that students wishing to see the show on Saturday night may also attend 'the basketball game in Recreation Hall. "Hot 'n' Gold," the original title song, will start off the eight scenes in act one. An al Debaters Argue World Union Two delegations from the Men's Debate Squad will argue the pros and eons of federal world govern ment with 34 eastern colleges at Burlington, Vermont, tomorrow. Harris Gilbert, men's debate manager, will represent the Col lege in a pre meet radio round table, "The Cracker Barrel Ho u r." Station WCAX, Burling ton, at 620 on the dial, will carry the program. One delegate each from Mc- Gill University, Mount Holyoke Gilbert College, and the University 0 1' Vermont will also speak. Joseph F. O'Brien, men's debate coach who will accompany the team, considers the radio appear ance quite a distinction in view of the fact that 34 colleges were eligible. At the tournament, sponsored for the second time by the Uni versity of Vermont, Harold Brown and Robert Kagen will support the affirmative view of world fei eration. Harris Gilbert and Rich ard Hill will defend the negative stand. There will be four rounds of debating with each team partici pating in every round. The ortho dox style of debate has been chosen for the tourney. Results of each singular debate will be an nounced, but no overall winner will be declared. Saturday, the 196 delegate s at the meet will be divided into 12 committee groups to formulate bills concerning the form of inter national world government de sired. At 7:30 p.m. a psuedo con (Continued on page three) Newman Club At the Newman Club election mixer Sunday afternoon Joseph Rebo was elected second vice president, Richard Murdock, cor responding secretary; and Doro thy Shenot treasurer. Froth Froth junior board will meet in 111 Carnegie Hall at 7 o'clock tonight, and the sophomore board candidates in the same room at 7:30 o'clock. Forestry Society There will be a business meet ing of the Forestry Society in 105 Forestry at 7:30 o'clock tonight. Following the movies a film on lumbering will be shown. US-Soviet Relations US-Soviet relations will be dis cussed by the International Re lations Club in Atherton Lounge at 7:30 o'clock tonight. Election of officers will be held after wards. -male scene will follow featur ing Robert Koser and Wen dell (Fuzzy) Lomady as his "female" co-star, assisted by the Male Glee Singers and the male chorus. Adele Yablon and William Mc- Turk, veterans of past Thespian shows, will feature the song, "I've Got Designs on You," taken from the 1931 show, "Reely and Truly." One of the biggest hits of all Thes pian shows is the tune, "I've Been Looking for Someone Like You," the song used in the next scene. Again the male chorus appears with Hillard Madway as the male lead and Raymond Fortunado as his "girl." Marcia Romanoff, Thespians' torchy singer, gives her rendition of "Call to Love," d6ne in the fall show by the "original," Dorothy Johnston Evans. Prof. Hummel Fishburn, head o f the department of music, wrote the song featured in the next scene, "In a Garden of Tulips with You." Assistant dean of men at the time, Professor Fishburn wrote most of the 192:5 show, "Wooden Shoes," from which it was taken. Peggy Cunningham, Thaddeus (Tad) Komorowski, and the girl dancers take part in this scene. Act tw o starts off with a scene from the 1534 show, "We the Peo ple." "A Babe in Hollywood" fea tures Barbara Cooper, Lomady, and William Bonsall, and is foL lowed by "I'm Just a Rollin' Stone," with Robert Koser, Bea Stern, Lomady, Virginia Gallup, and the Glee Singers. "So Sweet, So Sweet" features Fortchies Four with Prudence Roat and McTurk. The show's finale is a medley of past Thes pian tunes. New lyrics have been written t o fit the football success of the Blue and White's season. "Hot 'n' Gold" is under the direction of Sock Kennedy. Pep per Birchard is acting as produc tion manager assisted by Bea Sil verstone and Nichola s Vlanich. News Briefs Management Society The Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Management has invited the student chapter of the College to meet with them at the Penn Belle Flute! in Belle font at 7:45 o'clock tonight. Students who desire to attend this meeting are requested to meet in the Engineering parking lot at 7:15 o'clock. Football Movies Movies of the Penn State- Washington State football game will be shown in 119 New Phys ics at 7:30 and 8:15 o'clock to night. James O'Hora will describe the action as it occurs on the screen. Geology Lecture Dr. Bcn B. Cox, Chief Rez,earch Geologist of Gulf Oil Company will give a lecture on "Subsurface Methods in Geology" in the MI Art Gallery at 3 o'clock tomor row. FIVE CENTS Torch Singer Act II
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