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VOL. 46--No. 47
Late AP News
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Anti-Inflation Bill
WASHINGTON The Senate
yesterday passed legislation re
storing controls on installment
buying. The senators adjourned
last night without taking any final
action on the over-all Anti-Infla
tion Bill introduced Tuesday by
Senator Robert Taft. With only
two days of the special session to
go, it appears unlikely that any
such action will be taken.
Western Union
PRILADFT - .IPHIA Represen
tatives of the Western Union and
three A F of L Unions have been
requested to resume negotiations
in Washington today in an at
tempt to avert the threatened na
tionwide walkout of Western
Union employes.
Petrillo Favors Plan
NEW YORK—The President of
the American Federation of Mu
sicians, James C. Petrillo, last
night adopted a suggestion offered
by a congressman that radio sta
tions and coin machine operators
should make some payment to the
musicians who produce records.
This decision,\ Petrillo said, will
n ot alter his decision to stop mak
ing phonograph records or tran
scriptions after the end of the
Seven Students
Attend Conference
Seven students have been
chosen to represent the College at
the North American Students
Conference on Christian Fron
tiers to be held at the University
of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan., from
December 27 to January 1.
Delegates selected are Charles
Delp, William Kraybill, Bob
Loughary, Dorothy Park, Frank
Richardson, Maurice Sill, and Pat
Woods. Barbara Struck. a Penrt
State graduate attending the
University of Wisconsin as a
Danforth Fellowship student,
will also go to Kansas with the
group.
The conference, known as the
Froncon, will have 2000 interna
tional representatives attending.
Among the speakers will be
Dr. Walter Judd, Congressman
from Minnesota, Winburn Thom
as, executive secretary. of the
Student Volunteer Movement,
and Dr. Kenneth Scott Lattour
ette. of Yale University.
Froncon is sponsored by the
United Student Christian Coun
cil, Student Christian Movement
of Canada, and the Federal Coun
cil of Churches. Its purpose is to
help students decide -n their fu
ture place in society and the
world, and show them how to use
their lives in forms of world
frontiers of the human mind.
Veteran's Refunds
It is more blessed to give
than to receive, and the bur
sar's office would like to give
book refund checks to several
hundred veterans who have
failed to apply for their reim
bursements, Russell E. Clark,
bursar, reiterated yesterday.
ROTC Banquet
Company 1-1, Ist Regiment, of
Scabbard and Blade, held a ban
quet-meeting at the Anchorage
restaurant Tuesday evening in
honor of its recent initiates. Guest
speaker was Commander Charles
M. Holcombe, executive officer of
the Naval ROTC unit.
December Checks
December subsistence checks
will not be received by student
veterans until the regular time
next month; it was announced
by officials of the Veterans'
Administration yesterday.
THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 1.947-STATE COLLEGE, PENNA
Commerce Club
Opens Grid Rites
To Student Body
Pro Coach., Sports Editor
To Honor Unbeaten Lions
After-dinner ceremonies and
-peeches to honor the unbeaten
football team at the Rec Hall
banquet on January 12 will be
open to the College's student
body.
Tickets for the 6 p.m. testi
monial dinner, sponsored by the
State College Commerce Club,
are still available for $lO each at
108 W. College avenue, said Eu
gene J. Reilly, chairman of the
dinner committee. An attend
ance of 900 is expected for the
meal.
Winners of the Collegian-Cen
tre Daily Times contest for the
Qeason's outstanding lineman and
lack will receive their awards at
'he ceremonies. In addition, other
"surprise" events which have
not yet materialized will help
nay tribute to the Cotton Bowl
')ound Higginsmen.
Pro Coach fo Speak
Sports editor of the Pittsburgh
Press, Chester L. Smith, will
serve as toastmaster, according
to James H. Coogan of the De
partment of Public Information.
who is in charge of arranging for
speakers. Steve Owens, coach of
the New York •football Giants,
will speak.
Invitations as yet unanswered
have been tendered to Fritz Cri
sler, Michigan mentor, who was
selected by a New York World-
Telegram poll as "coach of the
year"; to Matty Bell, coach of
State's Bowl rivals, Southern
Methodist; and to Bo McMillin,
Indiana football helmsman.
ibrary Lists Schedule
For Holiday Period
The Central Library at the Col
lege will observe the following
schedule during the Christmas
recess, said Willard P. Lewis, li
brarian.
December 20, 7:50 a.m. to 5
p.m.; December 21, closed; De
cember 22-23, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
December 24, 9 a.m. to 12 noon;
December 25-28, closed; Decem
ber 29-31, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Jan.
1, closed; January 2-3, 9 a.m. to
5 p.m., and January 4, closed.
Hours for the various branch
libraries may be obtained by call
ing the Librarian's secretary.
Cabinet and Cwens Sponsor
Childrens Christmas Party
A Christmas party for the children of Windcrest will be spon
sored by All-College Cabinet and Cwens in Community Hall from
3:15 to 4:15 o'clock tomorrow. The highlight of the afternoon's party
will be the arrival of Santa Claus with gifts for all the children.
Games such as farmer-in-the-dell, London Bridges, and musical
chairs will be played by dividing the children into small groups
under the guidance of the Cwens. For refreshments the children wil
be served ice cream, milk, and
candy. Those children too young
to participate in games are in
vited to come at 3:45 for refresh
ments and gifts, said Jane Weigle,
chairman of the party. She also
requested that any Cwen who
has time to help wrap gifts con
tact Helen Dickerson, chairman
of the gifts committee, at 259
Atherton Hall.
Other committee chairmen are
Anna Keller, games, and Sally
Hen r y, refreshments. Howard
Sparks is handling the arrange
ments for the party in Wind
crest
A party such as this, for all the
children of the trailer village, has
never been held before. Up to
$lOO has been appropriated by
All-College Cabinet to cover ex
penses.
All active Cwens and newly
tapped members are working on
the committees.
Students Greet Yuletide
With Annual Carol Sing
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HUMMEL Fun-mural
Fraternity Man Wins
Angora Sweater
In Raffle
Cornered by a Theta, Phi Sig
Stan Roth agreed to support al
charity, buying three chances for!
the Kappa Alpha Theta charity
bazaar. As his reward for con
tributing toward the support of
a foster child, Roth won the raf
fle prize, which was a pink angora
sweater.
The sweater itself is a valuable
one. Maria Hughes. who knitted
it, said that the yarn alone cost
$2O. However, it is a few 'sizes too
small for Stan to wear.
With Christmas so close, it
should not be too difficult for
him to find a use for it. The only
trouble, Roth said, is that he now
has to start looking for someone
to give it to.
Correction
It was incorrectly printed in
yesterday's Collegian that stu
dents not receiving postal cards
from the Student Book Ex
change stating that their books
had been sold were to report
to 103 Old Main.
In order to receive book
checks. students should report
to 102 Old Main before Sat
urday.
Janet Blair To Root
For Lions January 1
Penn State will have at least
one famous rooter in the stands
of the Cotton Bowl game at
Dallas, Texas, Jan. 1.
She is Movie Star Janet
Blair, the former Janet Laffer
ty of Altoona.
Her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred B. Lafferty of Altoona.
announced today she would at
tend the contest with them and
would certainly be cheering for
the Lions against Southern
Methodist.
From a strictly unofficial
source, it was indicated that
Miss Blair might even be "Miss
Penn State" at the game by the
time the contest rolls around.
Nearly 3000 people are ex
pected to attend the annual
Christmas carol sing in front of
Old Main at 8 o'clock tonight,
stated James Smith, executive
secretary of PSCA.
Increasing cloudiness and pos
sible snow flurries may greet the
carolers as they assemble to sing
the seasonal songs.
Slides will be projected on a
screen hanging from the pillars
of Old Main with greetings from
Acting President and Mrs. James
E. Milholland.
This will be followed by an in
troduction by Phil Neely, co
chairman of the PSCA commis
sion on campus affairs.
Professor Hummel Fishburn
will lead group singing of Adeste
Fidelis, 0 Little Town of Beth
lehem, and Joy to the World,
with words projected on the
screen.
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The Chapel Choir will present
several numbers followed by
group singing of The First Noel,
Hark the Herald Angels Sing, It
Came Upon a Midnight Clear,
and Silent Night, Holy Night.
A PSCA greeting will close the
traditional sing.
The Gamma Phi Beta's invite
all carolers to attend an open
house at their suite in the Wom
en's Building after the sing.
Many independent, sorority,
and fraternity groups have joined
in the Christmas spirit by sere
nading various dormitories and
houses on campus this week.
Some of the carolers are the
Delta Gamma, Kappa Kappa
Gamma, Gamma Phi Beta, Alpha
Xi Delta, and Phi Mu Sororities,
Tau Kappa Epsilon and Delta
Upsilon Fraternities, and the
Westminster and Wesley Foun
dations.
Ticket Requests
Swamp AA Office
Harold Gilbert, graduate man
ager of athletics at the College,
said today that a belated count of
applications disclosed there were
1 , 6,7 , 00 requests for the MO tickets
allotted to the College for the
Cotton Bowl game on New Year's
Day.
This count excluded the hun
dreds of requests which came by
telephone and telegraph to homes
and offices in State College and
which never were relayed to the
athletic office because of prior
knowledge of the situation.
Applications from students
numbered 2800, from faculty and
alumni 7500, and from non
alumni 6400.
Meanwhile, Cotto n Bowl offi
cials were mystified by the de
mand since Fordham University
sold only BDO tickets for its ap
pearance against Texas A. & M.
in 1941.
Zoology Prof Upholds
Absent-Minded Theory
An associate professor of zool
ogy recently confirmed the fact
that professors are an absent
minded tribe.
One day when a certain student
walked in ten minutes after class
ha , i begun, the pedagogue thought
he'd even the score by firing a
few questions at the late corner.
After three repetitions of the
questit n had elicited no response,
the professor 4ot a little but under
the collar. The next instant, how
ever, before he actually flew off
the handle, the student spoke.
"I'm not here, sir," he said.
Only then did the professor re
call having emphasized at the be_
ginning of the semester that any
student coining to clas s late would
automatically be considered ab
sent.
Blue Key
Blue Key members may pick up
their keys in 102 Old Main.
FIVE CENTS
Brown Requests
Students Contact
College Trustees
Co-op Chairman Asks
For Student Workers
Volunteers are being sought
by Emory Brown, chairman of
the All-College Cabinet co-op
committee and the newly-or
ganized joint co-operative com
mittee, to contact members of
the College Board of Trustees in
person during the forthcoming
vacation.
Assignments and instructions
will be made at the Student
Union desk, *said Brown, adding
that inquiries should be made
today, because of the little time
left. Students from the commu
nities listed below are especially
urged to offer their services.
Annville, Blue Bell. Catasaqua,
Catawissa, Harrisbuttr (3), Hol
lidaysburg, Kimberton, Milton,
New Castle (2), Orefield, Phila
delphia, Pittsburgh (4), Scran
ton, St. Thomas, Washington,
Waynesboro, Wilkes-Barre, Wil
liamsport, and Youngs town,
Ohio.
More than one student may be
assigned to each Trustee, in case
the response is great enough,
said Brown.
Ag Dean Speaks
To Farm Groups
Dean Lyman E. Jackson,
School of Agriculture, was initial
speaker at the 22nd annual Insti
tutional Farm Convention held in
th e Agricultural Engineering
building December 10, 11, and 12.
V. A. Houston, State Depart
ment of Welfare, arranged the
program and presided at the
opening session. Various profes
sors from all departments of the
teaching, research, and extension
staff presented a series of talks
on new agricultural develop
ments applicable to state farms.
Dr. F. E. Fiffie, superintendent
of Laurelton State Village, was
toastmaster at the dinner meet
ing Thursday evening at which
time C. R. Barber, state Secretary
of Welfare, presented awards to
those who achieved unusual pro
duction records in crops, poultry,
livestock, and dairy.
News Briefs
Cosmopolitan Club
The Cosmopolitan Club for for
eign stul'ents is having its Christ
mas party at the home of Dean
and Mrs. Frank D. Kern, 14 , 0 West
Fairmount avenue, at 8 o'clock
tonight.
Sophomores
The sophomore class meeting
scheduled for tonight has been
postponed until Thursday, Janu
ary 9, Theodore Allen, president,
said.
All-College Cabinet
There will be n o meeting of
All-College Cabinet tonight,
Thomas Lannen, all-college presi
dent, said today. The next meet
ing will be held Thursday, Janu
ary 8.
La Vie Meeting
Junior and Senior boards of La
Vie will hold a special meeting in
412 Old Alain, 4 o'cl(ck today, ae-
L.ording to Roberta Hutchison,
e itor.
Foreign Students
Foreign students remaining at
the College over the Christmas
holidays are asked to contact Mrs.
Philip X. Rice, phone '2,824, ho
holiday entertaiument.