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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.
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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
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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
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