VR . e, Don't Let • WEATHER Elatig Cliff tan Cloudy Co-op Ole 14 s„, • Snow or Rain VOL. 46—No..et Co-op Committee Inaugurates Move For New Campaign Rally, Letters, Tags Promote Co-op Store Plans for concerted action to Persuade the executive committee of the College Board of Trustees to reverse its unfavorable student co-op store decision are moproach ing materialization, said Emory Brown, chairman of the All-Col lege Cabinet co-op committee. A forum-hne student rally is planned for Schwab auditorium, the date to be decided by the availability of the main speaker. a Midwesterner prominent In the co-operative movement. Col. Guy G. Mills, secretary of the State College Commerce Club. has indi cated his willingness to Participate in the program. A joint co-operative committee. representing various student groups, has been organized to co ordinate promotion of the co-op Plan and to assist Brown. who chairman both committees. • Explanatory letters will be sent to all members of the Board of Trustees. Students will be asked to address postal cards to Trus tees. and tags are to be distributed for wearing prior to the next meeting of the Board. January 24. A petition asking for a recon sideration of student needs and desires for a store on canuous to sell school supplies and toiletries has been drafted. Distribution of copies for signing i s expected to begin next week and will be an nounced in the Daily Collegian. Late AP News Courtesy Radio Station WAVIAJ Truman Calls for Tax Cut WASHINGTON C ongr e s sional Republicans are up in arms over the president's state of the union message, delivered yesterday before Congress. The most controversial portion was that calling for a flat $4O a rear tax cut for every taxpayer and de pendent. coupled with higher cor poration income taxes. In his message. the president also asked for prompt approval of the European recovery program with $6,800,000,000 for the first 15 months: approval of a universal military training system; an d legislation which would give him the power to bring back rationing and wage and pr' 'e controls if necessary. Accuses President ALBANY Governor Thomas E. Dewey presented a messagJ to the opening session of 'the Now York legislature. Dewey accti,:t.xl President Truman of cutting the nation's economy loose in what iie called a ruinous "inflationary whirlwind." Democrats in the state legislature claimeu the message was clearly Dewey's bid for the 1948 Republican presiden tial nomination. 17 Die in Crash SAVANNAH. Ga. Seventrien persons were killed in the crish of a twin-engined passenger plane in a river marsh near Savannah. The plane's passengers, with the exception of a travel agent, wee Puerto Ricans on their way home from New York. U. S. Warns Balkans WASHINGTON The United States and Great Britain today issued a warning to Yugoslavia and Bulgaria. The warning said that "serious complications" would result if those two countries should recognize the so-called "free state" proclaimed by Coin- Inunists in northern Greece. THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 8, 1048-STATE COLLEGE, MI NA. 'Daily Masterpiece' Receives Praise From Reader Resorting to flattery. Suzanne McCauley tabbed The Collegian as "the daily masterpiece" in order to have her address cor rected. It seems that Miss McCauley's copy of The Collegian has been mailed to the YMCA. which Proved enisbarrassing. Miss Mc- Cauley asked to have the address changed to YWCA. Her postal card began "Have been receiving (and enjoying!) the daily master piece." Contrary to the saving. Miss McCauley. flattery will get you somewhere. The address plate will be corrected. College Rates 'Spread' in life The College has once again made Life. Included in an article on "Ultrasonics" in the current issue of Life magazine is informa tion on research done on acoustics in the Colleges department of physics. Seven photographs showing a wad of cotton ignited by sound. marbles floated by sound. a white mouse before and after exposure to intense sound way,s, and a column of fog before and after similar exposure are included in the article. -Work in ultrasonics at the Col lege is conducted bv Dr. Harold K. Schilling. head of the depart ment of physics: Dr. Hubert W. Frings. associate professor of en tomology: Dr. Isadore Rudnick. assistant professor of physics: and Clayton H. Allen. research assist ant in physics. Windcresf Paper To Go to Press The !first edition of the Wind crest Paper will soon go to press. Howard Sparks. resident Coun selor, said at a meeting of the Windcrest Council Monday night. Mr. Sparks. who was recently =- pointed by Dean Arthur War nock, said that the Council has decided that a newspaper will fulfill a great need in Windcrest and has asked for all txrssible support. Because of the crowded park ing conditions in the Windcrest area. the "fill-in" over the stomi drain is being rapidly converted into n parking lot for approxi mately 40 cars., Steps have been taken to solve the problem of Pol lock Circle men•parking their cars in Windcrest areas. A night watchman has been as signed to Windcrest, it was re ported. He is on duty all night and checks the heaters in the util ity units to insure fire protection. Professor and Mrs. Brown of the economics department are of fering a series of lectures thus spring to the residents of Wind crest. The subjects in the series are planned to help the married veteran secure maximum benefit from his income before and eter graduation. The lectures will not carry any College credit. Engineering Honorary Taps Twenty-one Men Sigma Tau, national engine ink honorary, recently tapped 21 men. Those tamed include Wai ter Allwoerden, Jack Biery, Lau rence Eberhart. Leo Fiedorek, Samuel Firestone. Edward Ghezzi, Robert Giles. Jame,. Herzog. Arthur Jenkins, Roger Knowles, Robert Markel. David Nalven. Louis Parent. Dovald Perry. Ross Pillsbury Jr.. Felix Roth. Albert Sauer. Rollo Smethers Jr., John Walton, Warren Yenney Jr., n n.d Joseph Zaslow. Duff Appoints Fred Waring To Board of Trustees FRED WARING Coal Association Donates Painting An original oil painting by Rockwell Kent will be presented to the College at the annual Min eral Industries student -faculty banquet at the Nittany Lion Inn Wednesday. January• 14. Presented by the National Coal Association to be added to the Mineral Industries collection, the painting, titled. "Progress for the Wheels of Industry," symbolizes the importance of coal in present day civilization. Students and faculty of the School, of Mineral Industries may obtain tickets for the banquet to day and tomorrow in the main hall of the Mineral Industries building, and from officers at the Mineral Industries Society, said John C. Chew, secretary. Price of tickets is $2. The Mineral Industries collec tion now consists of 166 original Paintings representing the work of 75 artists. Started in 1960 by Dean Edward Steidle, the collec tion today is the only one of its kind in the wrold. The Rockwell Kent painting will hang As a cen ter piece for the conference roam in the new Mineral Sciences build ing. Dean Steidle explained. George H. Deike, president of Mine Safety Appliances ConitunY and a member of the Board of Trustees of the College, will make the presentation. James Mi'hol land, acting president of the Col lege. will accept. Penn State Club Sets Talent Show Tryouts Tryouts for the All-College Talent Show being sponsored by the Penn State Club have been postponed until Sunday, Mi chael Zanecosky, chairman of the show committee, said today. Time and place of the tryouts have not yet been officially named, but exact details will be released when they become avail able. Zanecosky urged all students who have any talent whatsoever to try for a place on the show. Singers are urged to provide their own sheet music and ac companist if possible. However. an accompanist will be furnished if the entrant desires one. La Vie Schedules Party All iunior and senior board members of the art and editorial staffs of La Vie interested in a La Vie party are asked to sign up in the office before 5 o'clock this afternoon, said Roberta Hutchi son, editor. The party will be held at the Ski Lodge from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. Transportation will be provided, Details on place and time to meet will be • announced in Friday's Collegian. Miss Hutch ison added. Fred Waring, leader of the "Pennsylvanians," was named to the Board of Trustees of the Col lege Tuesday by Gov. James H. Duff. Frank R. Denton was also appointed to a three-year post on the board. At the same time the governor reappointed four trustees for terms of three years. The office of the president was not notified officially of the ap pointments, said Wilmer E. Ken worthy, executive assistant to the president. There is no reason to doubt the validity of the report, however, he added. The other new appointee, Mr. Denton of 5222 Wilkins Avenue, Pittsburgh. was formerly a brigadier general in the Army and is associated with the Mel lon National Bank of Pittsburgh. Reappointments were Howard J. Lamade, Williamsport; Roger W. Rowland, New Castle; W. Stewart Taylor, Harrisburg; and Edgar C. Weichel, Scranton. All appointments were for three years. Waring will not be the first of his family to be associated with the adminstration of the College. In 1856 William G. Waring Fred's great-grandfather, was appointed acting principal of the Farmer's High School, predeces sor of the College. He served in that post until the arrival of President Pugh. Some idea of what may be ex pected from Mr. Waring on the Board of Trustees may be gath ered from his statement that he would like to see on the campus "a great well-equipped hall, (Continued on page two) Seniors Ask for Ideas Donald Mitchel and Edmund Koval. co-chairmen of the Sen ior class gift committee. urge all seniors to submit their idea Concerning the class gift at the student union betore Monday so that they may be discussed at the next class meeting. Military Department Shows Atom Bomb Films Combat film and other films which portray various aspects of the present-day world will be shown weekly. in a series spon sored by .the department of mili tary science and tactics, said Col. Ben-H. Chastaine, professor of military science and tactics. The first program, to be given in New PPhysics building at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night, will in clude th e films "Operation Crossroads" and "Tale of Two Cities," which deal with the atomic bomb. Other films on the first program are "The New France," "Tomor row's Mexico," and "America the Beautiful." International Relations The International Relations Club will meet in the Northeast lounge of Atherton,- 7:30 tonight. The subject for discussion is "Palestine." Organ Recital There will be an organ recital In Schwab, 4:15 this afternoon. The program will include Caprice Heroique, Chanson sans Paroles, Scherzetto, Berceuse, Toccata and Fugue in D Minor and the Fiat Lux. SAM Meets The Society for the Advance ment of Management, student chapter, will meet with the Pennsylvania chapter of S.A.M. at the State College Hotel, 7:30 tonight. Mr. John J. MacCarthy, Director o Training, Gimbel Brothers de artment store, will speak on "Methods of Savings in Retail Stores." Artists' Course Commiffee Opens Additional. Sale Good Seats Remain For All Performances With many good seats left for either first or second night per formances. the Artists' Course committee opened another ticket sale for the three remaining num bers of the series. according to Dr. Carl E. Marauardt. chairman of the committee. Tickets may be obtained from Mrs. Fritz. In the admissions of fice at 112 Old Main. All remain ing tickets are priced at $6 apiece. which represents a saving of $l.BO over the total adanissions price to each of the three numbers. The sale will continue through Monday afternoon for first night tickets and through Tuesday aft ernoon for those desiring tickets to the second night performance. Remaining numbers will feature Carol Brice. Negro contralto, who will be at Schwab Auditorium on Monday and Tuesday nights; the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington. D. C.. with George Enesco as guest conductor. on March 15 and 16; and William Kapell. young American pianist. on April 21 and 22. Committee Takes Scholarship Forms Scholarship applications for 1947-1948 are now being receiv ed by the Senate Committee on Scholarships and Awards. Ap plications for the scholarships may be obtained in room 106 Burrows until January 14. Scholarships awarded on basis of scholastic achievement and fi nancial need are three John W. White Scholarships, 12 Louise Carnegie Scholarships, and two Helen Wood Morris Scholarships. A number of awards available to needy and meritorious students at the Pennsylvania State Col lege are offrede by the Vance C. McCormick Scholarship. The Lieutenant Harry Edward Wagner Scholarship award is available to men students who displayed exceptional ability as students and promise of leader ship and who are in financial need. Scholarship awarded on the basis of scholarship, fellowship. ch a rac te r, Americanism, and need is given by the 1920 Class Scholarship Awards. A student may secure addi tional information from the Com mittee member representing hi: school. News Briefs PSCA Dancing Club The PSCA dancing club wil resume functions in 304 Oh Main at 8 o'clock tonight. Any in terested persons may attend th meeting. Liebig Chem Society There will be a meeting of th Liebig Chemical Society in 10 Frear Laboratories tonight. Elec tion of officers for the comin year will be held and Dr. I Adams Dutcher will address th meeting. Al] sophomores an junior students who are enrolle in the curriculum of Agricultur and Btological Chemistry at asked to be present. Collegian Ad Staff Have you seen your accour this week? 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