Order Caps" 4 .41I T 411 1 V b,1‘ Tentir gtatt s and Gowns This Week N„ • VOL, 46—Nto. 46 Late AP News Courtesy Radio Station W MAJ Gorman Politics FRANKFURT Meeting be hind closed doors yesterday, the leaders of western Germany's four big political parties agreed on a basic plan for the creation of a separate government for the American and British zones of the country and an anti-commu nism campaign. The party leaders said they had accepted an invitation to at tend a conference with the Brit ish and American zonal com manders which will probably be held on Saturday. • Anti-Inflation Bill WASHINGTON The Senate has agreed unanimously to con sider today a modified Repub lican anti-inflation bill offered by Senator Robert Taft. Taft's bill, like the one defeated in the House Monday, provides for voluntary agreements by in dustry to hold down the cost of Lying. It appears doubtful that 'he bill will see full congres onal action before congress inds up its special session this •eek. Vestern Union PHILADELPHIA A special )nciliation meeting recessed :sterday without having made :y progress toward averting the eatened nationwide strike of stern Union employes. The ice is set for December 23. At end of the meeting, union , kesmen said it still is a case either a strike or wage in < 'ease, which the company claims cannot afford. Addreites IiSA Convention The Pennsylvania Region As sembly of the National Students' Association, meeting at the Col lege Friday, Saturday and Sun -ay, will be addressed by Rob ert Smith, NSA vice-president in charge of international activi ties, Robert Troxell, chairman of the Cabinet committee on the convention, announced. Mr. Smith will speak before the International Act iv i i ies Panel, which will be meeting to formulate the Regional Assem bly's policy on international af fairs and its integration with the program of the national organi zation. The Assembly is meeting joint ly with the Student Governments of Pennsylvania Clinic, a yearly meeting of student leaders hold ing its first post-war session. The Pennsylvania Region, one of 26, set up by the NSA conven tion at Madison, Wisconsin, last summer, will be meeting for the first time to adopt a constitution and determine basic procedures. PSCA Chooses Chairmen For Religion-in-Life Week Joan Bissey and Stanley Co ville have been selected as co chairmen of the executive com mittee for Religion-in-Life week, the last of February, said Alice J. Byers, associate secretary of the Penn State Christian Associ ation. Other committee members are Sylvia Levy, secretary; Prof. Paul Benner and Richard Gil lespie, treasurers; Dorothy Park and Harold Witman, seminars; Jo Anne Roraback and Bud Stet ler, classroom appointments; Patricia Kincaid a n d Robert Troxell, organized houses; Jane Kyle and Rustum Roy, worship and spiritual resources; Virginia McCluskey, personal conferences; Betty Gibbons and William Glenn, publicity; Theodore Hor ner and Jean Hunger, arrange ments; Sally Schleyer, hospi tality; Joan Casselberry, book WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 17, 1947-STATE COLLEGE, PENNA College Debaters Share Top Honors Al Convention The College's men's debate team captured top honors at the University of Vermont conven tion this weekend. The team, sharing the first spot with Army and Champlain, won six out of eight contests during four rounds of debating. Out of 90 teams sponsored by 38 colleges, the Penn State nega tive delegation was one of eight to finish undefeated. Harris Gil bert and Richard Hill constituted this squad, while Harold Brown and Robert Kagen defended the affirmative view for the College. The affirmative group won two out of four on the national debate' question of world government. Sponsors Bill The Penn State delegation sponsored one of the four bills adopted at the congressional ses sion Saturday. The bill " . . . that all! international aid shall be•done through the United Nations," was selected from 36 other bills for final presentation to the assem bly by the steering committee. Following the tourney, all the delegates were divided into 12 committees to frame these bills. Harris Gilbert, debate manag er, represented the College in a four party pre-meet radio round table. A delegate from McGill, Mount Holyoke and the Univer sity of Vermont also participated in the discussion "What can we do to secure world peace?" The program was carried by station WCAX, Burlington. "The team's vicousness during the first few rounds of the tournament may have been caused by pre-meet feast of bear meat," Gilbert said. "It's lousy!" (Continued on page two) O'Neil, Labor Aufhorify, Speaks al MI Banquel Tickets for the annual Mineral Industries student-faculty ban quet to be held at the Nittany Lion Inn on January 14 will be on sale today at a booth on the first floor of the MI building, said Edward W. Steidle, dean of the school. Charles O'Neil, a key figure in the recent labor dispute between UMW and mine operators will be the guest speaker. His topic is "The Only Man Who Can Talk Back to John L. Lewis." Also at this time the Bituminous Coal In stitute will present to the Min eral Industries School a painting by Rockwell Kent, which repre sents the part the mineral indus tries play in the expanding in dustrial system. Since the number of the tickets is limited, those interested are urged to buy theirs early, said Dean Steidle. exhibit; Louise Coley and Patri cia Woods, continuation. This committee will meet in Westminster Foundation Fireside Room at 6:15 o'clock tonight to plan the theme of the week. Re ligion-in-Life week is backed by the administration as a time dur ing the college year when the opportunity to discuss and learn more about religion is given. Commission 111, Christian Heri tage and Worship, sponsors this program annually. Marjorie Bill stien and William Glenn are this year's commission co-chairmen. To date ten outstanding speak ers have been engaged for the week, Mrs. Byers said. Among these are Brooks Hayes, con gressman from Arkansas; Paul Limbert, president of Springfield College, Mass.; and Herr i k Young, member of the board of foreign missions of the Presby terian Church and former for eign correspondent. Request for' Doctor Brings Burgers For Student "Doctor Struble, please call 6915 immediately!" the voice over the public address system at the basketball game Saturday night bellowed. Lt. Edmund Koval of the Cam pus Patrol smiled. Perhaps he had saved a life by finding the needed "Dr. Struble." Oh, well, it was all in the line of duty as an officer of the College police force. Later the smile turned to a scowl as he discovered how he had been duped. The call was for Howard F. "Doc" Struble, a fifth semester student, and was from his roommate in Nittany Dorms. "Hey, Doc, how about bringing back some burgers on your way from the game?" was the mes sage. Ambandos Reads 'Christmas Carol' "A Christmas Carol," Dickens' immortal story which has been called the "Greatest Little Book in the World," will be read by James Ambandos in 121 Sparks at 7 o'clock tomorrow night. Mrs. Harriet Nesbitt, associate professor of speech education, said that the Speechdepartment is very happy t o have discovered a student like Ambandos, who is able to interpret the story of Scrooge, Marley, the Three Ghosts, Tiny Tim, and the others. She also stated that the cutting of the "Christmas Carol" t o be read will be the one made by Charles Dickens for his own pub lic readings. She mentioned that it has been said that "Dickens was the man who discovered Christ mas," and that it is impossible to think of this holiday without thinking of Dickens and his Carol. James Ambandos, a dramatics major, can be remembered for his fine performance as Colucci in the Players' production of "A Sound of Hunting," and the recent Thes pian "Hot 'n' Gold" in which he was the unseen Elmer 'Doodle. Mrs. Nesbitt added that the reading will be over in time for everyone t o attend the Carol Sing that same evening. Nillany Council Plans Survey on Recent Meals An evaluation of improvements in Nittany Dormitory dining commons will be undertaken by a survey of residents, according to Nicholas Supron, Nittany Council president. A consensus of individual impressions will be made by the presidents in their respective dormitories. Specific, written opinions of the food as compared with several weeks ago, when the An-College Cabinet investigation began, are requested by Supron. Nittany residents should ad dress their statements to Charles Brackbill, chairman of the survey committee, in room 13, dorm 20. Sludenfs May Pick Up Unsold Exchange Books Students not receiving postal cards that their books have been sold are asked to report to 103 Old Main at their convenience, said Jane Weigle, chairman of student book exchange. Books that haven't been sold were stored. Anyone not wish ing to have their books sold when the exchange opens for the spring semester may pick them up at that time. SAM Meeting Society for the Advancement of Management will meet in 219 Electrical Engineering tomorrow at 7:30. Rec Hall Program Features Basketball, Boxing Tonight College students will have the opportunity to see more than four hours of varied sports entertainment in Rec Hall tonight starting with a junior varsity basketball game at 6:45 o'clock against Buck.. nell's jayvee s and concluding with the intramural boxing finals at 14) o'clock. The feature attraction of the evening will be the varsity basketball game between Penn State and Bilcknell. The Lawthermen will attempt to mark up their second win Co-op Supporters Plan New Battle Opening gun of a revitalized campaign to resurrect the campus co-operative store project was fired last night with the forma tion of a joint co-operative com mittee composed of Emory Brow n's All - College Cabinet co-op committee as a nucleus, and representatives of all inter ested student organizations. A student rally in Schwab Au ditorium, a post card campaign directed to all members of the Board of Trustees, Governor Duff, and State legislators, and peti tions were among the suggestions adopted by members of 14 groups. It was also proposed that vol unteers should be asked to con fer with members of the Board and government officials in their home towns during the Christ mas holidays. Tomorrow's Daily Collegian will contain a list of the cities in which these men re side. It was pointed out by chairman Brown that quick action is neces sary if the group is to achieve a reversal of the co-op decision at the next meeting of the entire Board of Trustees on January 24. The next meeting of the joint committee was slated for Tues day, January 6. with the Schwab Auditorium forum tentatively scheduled for Sunday afternoon, January 11. Second Organ Recital Features Yuletide Music George Ceiga, College organist, will present a Christmas recital in Schwab Auditorium at 4:15 o'clock tomorrow: His program will include "A Christmas Carologue," Diggle; "Noel," D'Aquin; two Christmas choral prelude s by Bach, "In Dulci Juliano" and "Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich"; "A Carpenter Is Born," Edmundson; "I n Dulci Ju bilo," Karg-Elert, a request num ber. This will be the second in a series of orogan recitals by Dr. Ceiga, a graduate of the Ameri can Conservatory of Music in Chi cago. Erie Students Schedule Christmas Celebration Plans have been completed for a Christma s party to be held at Tiemann's, in Erie, for students who are attending the College and who reside in Erie or vicinity. Albert Heinlein. chairman of the planning committee, an nounced that tickets for the affair are on sale at the Student Union. A dollar a ticket will be charged to cover the cost of amusements and refreshments. Tiemann's is on Wyoming ave nue just beyond Waldemere. All Erie stu. cuts are urged to attend the affair which is planned for 7:30 p.m. Monday, December 29. Atherton Hall Rooms Any junior or senior woman now living in Watts Hall, Wo man's Building, Grange Dor mitory, or McAllister Hall, and desiring to move to Atherton 1-fall next semester, is asked to see Mrs. Cordelia L. Hibbs, as sistant to the Dean of Women, immediately in 145 Old Main. WEATHER now Flurries and Colder FIVE CENTS tonight while the Bisons will strive to bring their win average to .500. When the Nittany cagers take the floor tonight at 8 o'clock against Bucknell, they will be minus the services of John Kulp. six-foot, three-inch guard. Kulp, who had to leave last Saturday's game after falling on his side, reported to the College infirmary with an injured shoulder and will be out of action for the next few Penn State games. "We will miss Kulp's height," said Coach John Lawther, "espe cially in the Bucknell game since their team is loaded with tall men." In an effort to replace the gap left by Kulp, Lawther will use Carl Nordblom, a six-foot, two inch guard from Wildwood. New Jersey. Nordblom, a sophomore, played in the Washington and Jefferson game and worked smoothly on both offense and de fense. "Bucknell is determined to win tonight's game," emphasized Coach Lawther. "They always consider themselves 'the under dog' when they play us, and no matter what they do during the (Continued on page three) Book Checks Ready Refund checks will be dis tributed at the bursar's office today to veterans who sub mitted book receipts be: ores P.M. December 8. said Russell E. Clark. bursar. He also urged veterans to re member that Saturday is the last day on which receipts for the present semester's books and supplies may be turned in. News Briefs Motion Film "The Thin Man," a full length sound film starring Myrna Loy and William Powell, will be shown in 119 New Physics at 7 o'clock tonight. The public is in vited. Bridge Tournament Tournament bridge between the men's club and the WRA ad vanced members will be played in North West Lounge, Ather ton, from 7:15 to 9 o'clock to night. Christmas Dr. Arthur Reede, Economic department, will explain the meaning of Christmas in 304 Old Main at 7 o'clock tonight. Cosmopolitan Club The Cosmopolitan Club for Foreign Students is having its Christmas party at the home of Dean and Mrs. Frank D. Kern, 140 West Fairmount avenue, to night at 8 o'clock. Members at tending the annual Christmas sing at Old Main are asked to come to the party afterwards, and bring their friends. Newman Club Newman Club discussion group will hold their regular member ship meeting in 305 Sparks at 6:45 tonight. Mass will be held in the Rec tory at 7 p.m. La Circle Francais La Circle francais will hold an acquaintance meeting in the Southeast Lounge of Atherton from 7 to 8 tonight. Anyone in terested in taking part in French conversation are urged to attend the meeting, said Grace O'Don nel, chairman.
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