Basketball E WEATHER Game . 6 latig Toligt`att Cloudy, Milder, Tomorrow Light Snow VOL. 48—No. 49 Students To Select Favorite Gridmen Voting Begins Today For Newspaper Award Ballots for the selection of the Nittany Lion back and lineman to receive the individual awards to be given by the Daily Colleg ian and Centre Daily Times are being carried in today's issue of the Daily Collegian. Originally scheduled for the last week of November, the vot ing was postponed until•after the team's trip to Dallas for the Cot ton Bowl game. Both awards will be made at the Commerce Club-sponsored banquet in Recreation Hall next Monday night. The trophies at present are on display in the Athletic Store window. Each trophy is a statue of a min iature football player mounted on a mahogany base. The lineman trophy is finished in silver and the back award in copper. In commenting on the ballot ing, the Lion's mentor, Bob Hig gins, says, "On my squad of 40, one fellow performs just as well as the next. It is difficult to se lect one player and say that he is better than the next, but if this balloting is 'handled all right I think it is a great idea." When voting for the awards, students are asked to consider outstanding play throughout the whole season and not just one or two games or newspaper stories. Boxes for the ballot will be placed at the College Dining Commons, the Student Union, the office of the Daily Collegian, and the office of the Centre Daily Times. 'Hum' in Hospital Hummel Fishburn, head of the music department, is a surgical patient in the Wil liamsport Hospital. He is ex pected to return to State Col lege within a week or ten days. said Mrs. Fishburn. 3 Big Issues Face Congress 80th Session Convenes The partisan battle is on again as Republican and Democratic senators and representatives re turn to Washington for the recc.n vening of the 8()th Congress. Many of these men have already lined themselves up on various pro weals which are expected to be brought Before this session. Campus interest may be cen tered on the subjects of rent con trols, the higher cost of living, and universal military training. Sev eral of these problems will be dangerous ground for an election year Congress to cover. with Re publican saving now that Presi dent Truman's State of the Union message will probably be a cam paign document. Despite the man on the streets hope of quick legislation on the tax cut or the Marshall plan. the scheduled broadcast of the Repub lican leaders' program tonight forecasts a good political battle. This broadcast will be in answer to a similar Democratic program made Friday night in which Dem ocratic spokesmen described the effective anti-inflation action. Into the midst of this opposi tion Congress. President Truman is expected to give his Proposals for the coming sessions which in clude the much discussed tax cut. foreign A id, and the cost of living. Theatre Shows StateL-.SMU Film Official pictures of the Cotton Bowl classic played at Dallas, Tex., New Year's Day between Penn State and Southern Metho dist University will be shown to day and tomorrow at the State Theater in State College. The movie is not a newsreel. All scoring plays and other high lights of the game, many of them in close-ups, are featured. The complete films of the bowl clash have not yet arrived at the College for showing to the stu dents, but they are expected be fore the end of the week, James H. Coogan, director of sports pub licity, said today. Late AP News Courtesy Radio Station WMAJ Marshall Plan WASHINGTON A White House compromise with Republi can foreign policy shaper Arthur Vandenberg has been reached and it smoothes over one of the major points of objection raised by some GOP leaders. At Senator' Vandenberg's sug gestion. President Truman has agreed to eliminate the 17-billion dollar figure from the four-year Marshall Plan Bill. Under the set tlement. $6,800,000.000 will be set aside for the first 15 months of the program as Mr. Truman re quested. Greek Aid WASHINGTON Uncle Sam will coon be giVillg more helm to Greece. The Athens Government. after conferences with Dwi,fht Griswold—head of the American Aid Mission—announced that the United States has agreed to in creases in the size of the Greek army and national guard. Uncle Sam may also foot the bill for supplies and equipment to the troops which are engaged in sev eral battles with Communist-led guerrillas along the Albanian border. Government Surplus WASHINGTON—The Treasury has totaled up its intake during the first half of the current fiscal year and issued a gleeful report: From July 1 to December 31. it announced. Uncle Sam socked away a surplus of more than $1,658,000,000. But that's only the beginning, say Treasury officials. They expect that during the next six months government revenue will exceed government spending by the biggest margin in history —maybe by as much as three bil lion dollars. Congressman Van ZandtAddresses College By Selma Zasofsky Russia is so determined to com munize Europe that it is doubt ful if our program of dollars and l cents will stop this effort, accord ing to James E. Van Zandt, Con gressional representative of the 22nd district, in a speech on "World Conditions," sponsored by the American Association of University " Professors in 121' Sparks last night. After pointing out that the world is divided into two spheres of influence—Russian and th e, United States—the Congressman' went on to say that Russia's neg ative position on many important issues is creating confusion and is L. determined effort to crush, our attempts to rehabilitate and' TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 6, 1048--STATE COLLEGE, PENNA. Bob Ross Climaxes Cotton Bowl Game By Marrying Combining romance with the grid game, Bob Ross, 205-pound Nittany guar d from Ellwood City, Pa., married his high school sweetheart, Miss Colleen Aiken, following the Cotton Bowl clash New Year's Day. The wedding took place Thurs day night in Dallas' Christ Luth eran Church; the bride flew there from Seattle. A sophomore, Ross was con verted to guard this year from the tackle position Which' _he played in 1946 at the Califointa State Teachers College. SMU Coach Speaks Al Lion Banquet Matty 13e11. SMU coach. and Dick Harlow. head Harvard grid mentor, will sneak at the cere monlee following the testimonial banquet in Rec Hall. January 12. After-d inner proceedings to honor the undefeated Lions will start at 7:15. min. The balcony section of Rec Hall will be open to the entire student body for the events planned by the State Col lege Commerce Club. Steve Owens. helmsman of the Professional New York Giants. will a 1 s o participate. Chaster "Chet" Smith. sport. editor of the Pittsburgh Press, will, serve as toastmaster. Fritz Crisler. Michigan coach. and Bo McMillan. Indiana owl tutor. were tendered invitations to the post-dinner ceremonies but had already accepted other book ings. A story on the f i fties high lights will be broadcast trY Bill Brandt, over the Mutual network at 7:45 January 12. Harvard coach Harlow is a Penn State graduate and was assistant coach in 1912 when the last un defeated team brought glory to Nittanv Valley. January 14 Deadline For Scholarship Forms The Senate Committee on Scholarships and Awards is now receiving applications for schol arships, according to Dr. C. 0. Williams, chairman of the com mittee. The forms, which are available in Room 108 Burrowes Building, must be filed by January 14. Applications are being received for the John W. White Scholar ships, Louise Carnegie Scholar ships, Class of 1922 Memorial Scholarships, Helen Wood Morris Scholarships, Vance C. McCor mick Scholarships, Lieut. Harry Edward Wagner Scholarships. and the 1920 Class Scholarships. Club '5O At the regular meeting of Club '5O in 304 Old Main, at 7:30 tonight, a short movie will be shown. All sophomores are in vited to attend. ,•• • • Mrl ' JAMES E. VAN ZANDT s 3. ''z .f. #:. Cotton Bowl Trip Stirs Dissension on Squad Joel Crouch, Jr. Killed by Train Joel Elmer Crouch, Jr., 20, who graduated in industrial engineer ing from the College in February, 1047, was killed on New Year's Day in a subway accident at the Pennsylvania Station of the Inter borough Rapid Transit Line in New York City, Son of Joel E. Crouch, Sr., for mer professor of industrial engi neering at the College, Mr. Crouch has been attending Columbia School of Law. He was returning to his home in Hoboken after morning classes to listen to the Cotton Bowl game. He apparently leaned out from (Continued o•n page three) News Briefs Men's Bridge Club The Penn State Men's Bridge Club will hold its last meeting of this semester in 206 E. E., 7:30 tonight. Election of officers for the coming semester will take place and temporary plans for the tournament to be held soon will be discussed. Phi Sigma Sigma Phi Sigma Sigma sorority re cently elected the following of ficers: Archon, Rosalie Caplan; Vice-Archon, Sonja Podolnick; Corresponding Secretary, Bever ly Newman; Recording Secretary, Shirley Spector; Treasurer, Syl via Levy; Social Chairman, Flor ence Zalicovitz; Rushing Chair man, Helen Finder. Thanks to the C.S.C. Mrs. Gilbert Crosley, chairman of the Christmas Program Com mittee, would like to express her thanks and appreciation to the Common Sense Club for their work in giving the money, and collecting and delivering the canned goods to the underprivi leged families in the area. La Vie Meetings La Vie senior and junior boards will meet in 412 Old Main today to discuss plans for the Dan', which will be held Sunday and the next semester. according to Roberta Hutchison. editor. The senior board meeting is at 3:30. and the iunior board at 4. All members are asked to attend. Dairy Courses Candidates for Dairy Herd Improvement Association tester positions will be trained in a short course to be offered Feb ruary 27 to March 12. A short course in dairy farm ing will also be offered, extend ing from January 30 to February 27. solidify the world and make a lasting peace. "In the face of this situation the only thing for us to do is build an army, navy and marine corps second to none. The only language Stalin understands is power," he said. "However," he continued, "I'm sure he doesn't want war." Switching to the Far East, the Representative said that com munism is gaining a foothold in China. Russia is openly financing the communists there and also furnishing them with weapons, he added. Mr. Van Zandt predicted that in the near future Russian officers will be training and leading Chinese troops openly. FIVE CENTS Reports that serious dissensioa existed between Nittany Lion gridder s and the coaching staff before the Cotton Bowl game with Southern Methodist University on New Year's Day have received na tional publicity. Coach Bob Higgins admitted that the reports were true and that the dissension threatened to ruin his team's chances in the New Year's Day classic. "Before the game, I thought this bickering between some of the players and myself would hurt our playing," he said. "But the final score satisfies me that the boys gave everything they had." Some of the players have stated, however, that the morale of the entire squad was so low in Dallas that the players were psycholog ically not "up" for the game, and therefore did not play their best. Co_captain John Nolan said yes terday that "not a man on the team, if he had known what was going to hatwen on the Dallas trip, would have voted to accept the invitation." The major gripe of the players is that the meals served at the Dallas Naval Air Station, where the team was quartered, were not satisfactory. One example was given of having cold turkey for Christmas dinner. Another com plaint was that the players were not permitted to visit Dallas ex cept on escorted tours at night when they first arrived in town. Members of the coaching staff claimed, however, that the play ers broke faith by climbing the fence surrounding the air station and going into town without per mission. We're Sorry, but • • . Because of an unexpected newsprint shortage, the Daily Collegian will be able to pub lish only one eight-page paper per week until further notice, Editor Allan W. Ostar ex plained last night. With space at a premium, Ostar stated that notices for the paper should be as brief as possible. Crowd Cheers Lions' Return Townspeople Hold Rally Over 2000 townspeople, th( State College High School Band and a handful of students wh( had returned early from their va cations enthusiastically greeted the undefeated Nittany Lion grid ders as they arrived in State Col. lege Sunday after their 13-13 ti( with Southern Methodist in th Cotton Bowl on New Year's Day A loud cheer went up from th welcoming crowd as the three foot high trophy was carried of one of the three buses whit!: brought the team and (Alicia party from Altoona. An identicz trophy will be made and pre sented to Southern Methodist. The ball used during the gam went to SMU captain Sid Hain day who won it on a toss. PLAYED GREAT GAME Following the gamo SNILI coac Matty Bell said, "We played 'ei a great game. You can't take from Penn State- -they're a ,E2,ret club." Lion coach Bob Higgins, wh had just completed his 18th set, son, grasped Bell's hand and said "You, too, have a great club. W are glad to settle fur a tie." Penn State partisans were woi vied in the first half when looked as though SMU was guilt to have an easy time with th (Continued on page thrett)
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