Late AP News Courtesy Radio Station WMAJ Is Stalin Dead? Two Swiss newspapers sent a big question mark flying over the world today, and preceding the question mark were the words, “Is Stalin Dead?” There was little indication, however, as to where the Swiss papers may have received any reports of the death of the Russian leader. More TNT Seized A shipment of 85 thousand pounds of explosives has been seized on a farm at Wall Town ship, New Jersey, and eight men have been arrested. A county prosecutor says he is fairly cer tain the load of explosives is tied up with a shipment of TNT seized last Saturday on a pier in New Jersey. The TNT had been des tined for Palestine. Two Appointments Made President Truman made two important appointments today, Genetal Laurence Kuter as ''Allen, now ambassador to Iran, to the job of strengthening the “Voice of America” broadcasts. Allen’s official title will be As sistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs. The other appoint ment today was that of Major General Laurence KKuter as head of the Civil Aeronautics Board to succeed James M. Landis. Food Prices Raised The Bureau of Labor Statis tics reports that wholesale food prices went up another two per cent last week. The new raise carried food prices up to a peak of 164 per cent of the average in 1926. Air Crash Victim Found The body of the eighteenth victim of yesterday’s air crash near Savannah, Georgia, has been found in the wreckage of the plane. The body, that of a man. is unidentified. Nine persons in jured in the crash are still in Savannah hospitals. NSA Regional Convention Names Brown to Office Harold E. Brown, fourth semes ter lower division student at the College, was elected vice-president in charge of international affairs of ths Pennsylvania. Region of the National Students Association at its constitutional convention here December 21-23. The convention, attended by 165 delegates from 46 colleges of the state, adopted a constitution patterned after the principles of the NSA. but including an even stronger statement against racial discrimination. Milholland Opens Meetings The convention was opened by greetings from James Milhollami. acting president ol' the College. Harris Gilbert was elected co pariiamenitarian of the confer ence and led the discussion of stu dent government structures. Thomas Lannen. all-Coliege pres ident. spoke on student govern ment before the opening plenary session. Penn State was designated to investigate and integrate plans for arranging student travel tours abroad, because of the presence here of Dr. J. Paul Selsam and Prof. John H. Ferguson, both of whom have conducted student tours. Foreign Panel Controversial The panel on international ac tivities, in the most controversial debate of the session, adopted a recommendation to confine lctiv itiea to educational fields, directly affecting students, rendering the organization non-political. The domestic activities panel set up a student government clinic at Bryn Mawr College to work within the NSA in offering aid in establishing and guiding govern ments in the state. Provisional officers of the re gion delegated to continue until elections in June include Ted Harris. La Salle, president: Robert Troxell. Penn State, vice-presi dent; Karen Kpaplund. Bryn -Mawr. secretary, and Harry Reitz. Bloomsbure. treasurer. Other elections included Wil liam Heckler. Temple, vice-presi dent in charge of domestic af fairs: nrvd Swartii naore. publicity curector. 0% lath} I® ©all VOL. 46—NO. 52 Petty Girl , Burrometer Give Weather Details In Ml Building Among the many exhibits on display at the Mineral Industries Building, is a cleverly disguised “Petty Girl.” This chemically treated piece of femininity charm ingly indicates the present mois ture condition of the air. When it ill dry she has the “blues” and when moist she is in the “pink.” A “Burrometer,” another fea ture in this collection, tells weather by its tail. When the tail is casting a shadow you can rest assured that the day will be a sunny 'one, but beware of the wet swinging motion on some days, for this indicates an ap proaching storm. Reserve Officers Hear Van Zandf James E. Van Zandt. represen tative in Congress from the 22nd Congressional District, will ad dress the Centre County chapter of the Reserve Officers Associa tion in 3 Carnegie Hall at 8 o’clock tonight. A member of the House Com mittee on Armed Services and of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Mr. Van Zandt will speak on Universal Military Training and other legislation pending before Congress. The College chapter of the Re serve Officers Association has been extended an invitation for the talk, Lt. Col. Franklyn Fry, president, said. Members of other local veterans organiza tions have also been invited. Dormitory Brickwork Now Under Construction Steelwork for the two women’s dormitories, now under construc tion at the College, is all but completed and brickwork has started, Frank L. Else, office manager for Henry E. Baton, Inc., Philadelphia contractor, reported today. The dormitories, which will provide accomodation for 1000 women, are being built and furnished at a cost of $6,000,000. The progress schedule was de layed from 35 to 40 days by the lack of steel. Else said, but point ed out that since the steel arrived, much of this delay in schedule has been made up, The work will continue through the winter months, except in stormy weather. Braucher Leaves Staff S. C. Braucher, part-time in structor in political science, will resign his position at the end of this semester to assume duties as Chief of the Bureau of Statistics in the Department oi Internal Revenue, Prof. John H. Ferguson, head of the political science de partment, said today. Coed Elopes With Army Cadet Long Romanceßrings Wedding Frum Washington comes the submitted his resignation to the news of the elopement last June academy, for the elopement was of Sue Hall, fifth semester eduea- against army regulations. The res t-on student at the College, and i ignation, however, will not pe Donald Goldstrom, reserve end on final until approved by the Sec- Armys' football team. retary of War in Washington. The couple were “steadies” at When tie leaves West Pond. Langley High in Pittsburgh and Goldstrom will continue Ids edu were married June 5, 1947. They cation at another school, said Miss kept the marriage a secret until Hall, or rattier Mrs. Goldstrom. thi s winter but decided to tell: Her only complaint is the ro their parents over Christmas va- porters who ask her for inter cation. views while she is trying to study It seems they have the approval lor her finals. She is taking them of everyone but the War Depart- this week by special permission ment. West Pointer Goldstrom has U 1 the College. FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 1948—STATE COLLEGE, PENN A Banquet Honors Unbeaten Lions Cabinet Backs (e Artist Series Stars Brice Carol Brice. Negro contralto, will be the star at the next per formance of the Artists’ Course in Schwab Auditorium at 8 o’clock on Monday and Tuesday nights. Miss Brice has appeared as so loist with some of America’s out standing musical organizations such as the Boston Symphony, the Kansas City Philharmonic. CBS Symphony, and the Pitts burgh Symphony; sung in recital in major cities; and had her own radio program over a major net work. The program will include “II mio bel i’oco.” Marcello; “Lungj del earo bene.” Sarti; “Danza, danza. l'anciutla!’’ Durante; “Im Fruhling” and “Im Herbst,” Rob ert Franz; “Seligkeit” and “Der Erlkonig,” Franz Schubert. (Continued on page eight) NY Pastor Speaks In Sunday Chapel Rev. James H. Robinson of New York will speak in chapel on Sunday. Reverend Robinson was born in Knoxville, Tennesee. but was reared in Cleveland. Ohio. He graduated from Lincoln Univer sity as valedictorian of . his class with an A.B. degree. He received the B.D. degree from Union Theological Seminary and during his senior year was class presi dent. He is chairman of the West Harlem Council of Special Agen cies. chairman of the Interna tional Fellowship of Greater New York, member of the National Board of Dir e c tors of the NAACP, member of the execu tive commission of the National Council of the Student Christian Association, chairman of the Committee for Interracial Volun tary Hospitals, and a member of the Advisory Committee on Ne gro Affairs for the Presbyterian Church Extension Faculty of Columbia University. op Mass Meeting Trustees Receive Plan; Committee Augmented All-College Cabinet last night voted to hold an educational mass meeting to promote the student cooperative store movement. Sharp debate featured disdussion of the amendment to substitute the word “educational” for “pro test” in the original motion. The amendment passed, 10-7, with one abstaining. Emory Brown, Cabinet Co-Op Committee chairman, reported that the plan for the co-op has been sent to all members of the Board of Trustees so that they may have time to consider it be fore the meeting January 24. It was pointed out that the entire Board is meeting at that time, and that only the Executive Committee has previously con sidered the measure. Cabinet’s committee has been augmented by representatives of several other campus organiza (Continued on page three) Talent Show Head Sets Tryout Hour Tryouts for the All-College tal ent show being sponsored by the Penn State Club have been of ficially set for 405 Old Main at 2 p.m. Sunday, Fred Peruzzi, pub licity chairman of the club, said today. Students scheduled to partici pate in the tryouts are asked to be present at the appointed hour. Prospective entrants are request ed to bring their own sheet music and if possible supply their own accompanist. However, the club will have an accompanist avail able if one is necessary. Ten or twelve qualifiers for the show will be selected from ap proximately 16 students who have indicated they will try out The successful finalists will be notified by phone early next week. The show has been definitely set for the night of January 16 in Schwab Auditorium. Tickets will go o n sale at Student Union desk Main early next week. For those who do not get their tickets in advance, sales will be made at the door the night of the perform ance. Woman Correspondent Lectures on Palestine Journalist and foreign cu'tc- SDondent Ruth Kami will lecture at t.ie Hi 1 lei Foundation. 133 West Beaver avenue, at H p.m. Sunday on the subiecl “No Peace for Pal estine.” sponsored bv the Bran cici.s Society. Miss Kurpf. o native ol Paies tme. has traveled extensively through Europe .-hk! Ada Re cently she has been with the Overseas News Agency and has returned from an assignment in huroue where she cabled back a series ol articles m tile basic foucs at work on tile continent Al t,le 'He ol 23 Mis, Ka.-pf has a.ready received inlornutiorni i eeogiuiion. She is listed in “Who's Who. served as consultant to the Vr ] , C n Strategie Service in the ivliddle East and Dutch East lu dies. and has liad articles oub hslied in many uauers and mac i /.i nes. Educated in the Hebrew l_hn vcr.Mtv ill Jei n.satem. London Um versaly. and tile Ni w School loi Social Research ui New Yoi k Miss K aruf received the back gronnd for tier work as a cone sijuncienl. i’oi-L'iun iun\> iiMti uio.i n m*;*i to neon I e is Hath Karol's spe cialty. In conllicL-torn Jerusalem she began her early writing cov ering the marked events in 'lie city of contrasts ui the age ol 16. WEATHER FIVE CENTS Speakers Include Bell Harlow and Sutherland Golden periods of Penn State grid history—l 947 and 1912—will be honored and remembered in Rec Hall Monday evening during the ceremonies following the Com merce Club-sponsored testimonial dinner for the unbeaten Lions. Upon presentation 0 f AA books, approximately 3000 students will be admitted to the balcony section at 7:16 p.m. to attend the presen tation of awards t 0 the gridders and speeches by four of the na tion’s outstanding coaches. Other Glorious Days Harvard’s Dick Harlow, one of the speakers and a former Nittany gridder and coach, is known for his reminiscences of other glorious days of the World War I period and particularly of 1912, when the last unbeaten and untied team was produced. After playing on the un trampled but once.tied squad of 1911, he served as assistant coach from 1912-1914, and as head men tor from 1915-1917. Serving in both world wars, Harlow was also assistant coach from 1919-1921 when the Nittany men played 30 straight without being crushed. Other speakers t 0 pay tribute to the Cotton Bowl team are Matty Bell, SMU coach, and Jock Suth erland, helmsman of the Pitts burgh Steelers and former coach of Pitt’s Panthers. Sutherland is substituting for Steve Owen of the New York Giants who was sched uled to participate but was yes terday appointed to a rules com- CContinued on page three) Senior Invitations Invitations and announce ments for the January gradua tion have been received and may be picked up at Student U\nion this afternoon and to morrow morning, Edmund Ko val, committee chairman, stated last night. Receipts must be presented at the desk in Old Main from 2-4:30 o'clock foday and 8-12 o'clock tomorrow. Koval added. No new orders may be taken at this lime. News Briefs Senior Eng Students There will be a lecture for all senior Engineering students in Schwab. 4:10 this afternoon. Wai ter C. Richter of Landis Tool Co., Waynesboro. Pa., will speak on ‘‘The Right to Work.” LA Student Council The Liberal Arts Student Coun cil will meet in 127 Sparks, 7 p.m. Sunday. All members are urged to attend. Government Conference The Intercollegiate Conference on Government will meet in 118 Sparks. 3 p.m. Tuesday, to form uluns for a regional conference to be held here next month. Everv - one interested is -,sked to attend. Chess Exhibition A 30-board simultaneous chess exhibition bv George Koltanov.- ski. World's Blindfold Chess Champion, will take place in tne North East lounge of Atherton u | 2 p.m. Saturday. Spectator-.; are welcome. Sophomore Meeting There will be meeting ut ;,.e Sophomore class in 121 Spark.-. T:3O p.m. Tuesday. Ted Aden, class president, stated last nig’.u. An agenda ol the meeting will oe published in Tuesday’s Daily Coi legian. IWA Meeting All members ul IWA ~1c re ciucsted to come to the reau'ar meeting in 104 Temporary. 7 o m. Monday, to plan a box lunch sound or the men ot Nittanv dorms'. Please bung u -es not yet Data.
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