Czech Upheaval May Reveal Army Secrets
WA6hlNGTON—Sources here say the political
upheaval in Czechoslovakia may blow the lid of
secrecy off documents that explain why United
States troops never helped to liberate the Czech
nation. They say General Eisenhower halted
troops approaching Prague at the direct request
of the Soviet high command.
Milk Trust Suits
WASIIINGTON—The Anti-trust Division of the
Justice Department moved against two of the
largest dairies in St. Louis yesterday with indict
ments charging conspiracy to fix the price of milk
around St. Louis.
The Assistant Attorney 'General in charge, John
Sonnett, says a six months investigation shows the
need'for anti-trust scrutiny of high milk and food
prices in other areas.
Vets Must File
For Pay Increase
VA Office Requires
Evidence of Dependents
Veterans who have more than
one ciependent must su.onut ap
propriate evidence to the V eter
ans Aaminisuration office In Qid
i.oology ouuding, to receive the
increa.,ed suosiztence auowance
enective April 1, 1948.
This evidence, in tne case of
dependent children, will consist
of photostats or certified copies
of their birth certificates.
In the case of dependent par
ents, proof must be submitted on
a special form obtainable at the
VA office.
If veterans submit evidence of
dependency before July 1, 1948,
they will receive payments at the
new rates retroactive to April 1,
1948.
Veterans now in training who
have no dependents or only one
dependent need take no action to
receive the increased allowances.
Since subsistence . checks are
not sent out until the end of the
month for which they are in pay
ment, most of the eligible veter
ans will receive their first in
creased allowances on or shortly
after May 1, 1948.
These increases, contained in a
law enacted by Congress and
signed by President Truman Feb
ruary 14, entitle single veteran
students, without dependents, to
$75 per month in place of the
present $65; those with one de
pendent, $lO5 in place of $9O; and
those with more than one, de
pendent, $l2O, a raise from $9O.
"Part-time students, on-the
job trainees and others not pur
suing full-time courses will not
be entitled to the increases," ac
cording to the present VA ruling.
Frilsche Replaces
Shields On Board
Milton Fritsche, secretary of
the Horn & Hardart Baking Co.,
Philadelphia, has been appointed
to the Board of Trustees of the
College to complete the unexpir
ed term of the late Col. J. Frank
lin Shields, James Milholland,
president of the Board, an
nounced today. The term will ex
pire on June 30, 1950.
Fritsche, a graduate of the Col
lege, received a bachelor of sci
ence degree in agricultural eco
nomics in 1927. He has been na
tional officer of the Delta Sigma
Phi fraternity for the past 10
years.
Players 'Hotel Universe' Termed Artistic Triumph
ST Mac whits !community generally may be come peaks in empathy so strong five he portrayed, was masterful, Olivia Crider and Harry Nat..
"Hotel Universe" is a drama-, proud. that one feels almost impelled to particularly in the brief, intense schke, as Alice Kendall and Nor
tie experience neither easily corn; Not a new play, it was written, rise and assert himself in the scenes in which they had to be man Hose, lovers held apart by
larehended nor quickly forgotten. and originally produced almost , conflict. developed. i pride, both displayed well-found-
A 6 presented before a prevue twenty years ago, yet its techni_l The production asks much of The rule of Pat Farley, young ed insight into their parts. Miss
flues are startling and in the tru-,
audience of members of Penn', an actor, and it vias a challenge millionaire wh o turns trout plan- Crider's sleep-walking s cene and
State Players and their guests experimental.
at est sense, 'that the cast accepted suce.ssfully. red suicide to take up a new W e 'Natschke's childhood portrayal
Center Stage Tuesday night, itl Players are, to our best infor-lEd McCoy, whole role as Ste.sian and love in the course of the were particularly good.
reached heights of dramatic in-' mation, the first to do it in the' Field demanded the &lea test play, 'ias one that forced Fred Omar Lerman played with a
tensity seldom surpassed upon! penthouse style. Both the medium range of 2haracterization, played Vogel to rise to a new height of \ ersatility and intensity as Tom
the jurofessional stage and rarely' and the play are undoubtedly gra- with a sensitivity and under- , ieeiing and range. ,AilleS that added creditably to
equalled here. cod by the combination. Seated as standing that added his perform- Palma Brown, as Ann Field,' stature he achieved in "A
Whether or not "Hotel UM- one is almost within the action ante to a series of remembered who struggles with and triumphs Sound of Hunting" last fall.
verse" will be a 1)0/z-office suc-, physically, he gains an identifica-, rules. His trannautation from the over the nameless 11.)11:l: Which lieactions to Francis Toll's px
ceiss remains to be seen, but ar- 1 , tion with it that is sometimes', ternixiral character to the ex- drives Pat toward death. fulfill- ziayal of Lily Malone, cynical ac
tistioally it is a triumph of painful, sometimes jovial, butitremes demanded in Father Fran- ed the promise she had shown in tre s s, probably were mixed, lAA
which Players and the college, continually compelling. There! cis and Mr. &Laken, two of the.previou t roles. 1 (Cuatinuect 013 page two)
Courtesy Radio Station WMAJ
Excess Profits Tax
WASHINGTON Senator O'Mahoney (Dm.,
Wyo.) introduced a bill to revive the excess pro
fits tax. The bill would amend the income tax
cutting bill and would capture all profits for the
treasury above a fixed base rate.
A Missouri Republican, Claude Bakewell, ac
cused steel companies of helping inflation and
providing unions with wage increase arguments
that can't be answered.
Reds Move Into Finland?
LONDON Diplomatic rumors here are that
Finland may be the next nation to feel Communist
pressure. Like Czechoslovakia, Finland has been
ruled by a coalition government which has ac
knowledged its need to stay on friendly terms
with the Soviet.
Gilt Daily, Si Tt
Tottrgiatt
VOL. 47—No. 14 THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 26, 1948—STATE COLLEGE, PENNA
Student Architects Plan New Ski Lodge
Architecture stuaents have
ueen at work tor two weeks
drawing up pians for a new &Kt
wage near boalstOurg that may
cosi. as much as *ZU,UUO.
Hay Longer, recreation direc
tor, announced a contest for
plans for the new lodge with
prizes totaling $3O.
The new lodge would be built
on the old foundations, but it
Debaters Slate Three Meets,
Viewith 20Teams in Tourney
' Men's Debate team•is scheduled
to participate in collegiate debate
contests today, Friday, And Satur
day, Richard Hill, manager, said.
Tonight in 316 Sparks at 7:30
o'clock a non-decision debate will
be held with Mount Saint Mary's
College of Emmitsburg. Maryland.
Ricard Schweiker and Herman
Lett will represent the College,
and will argue negatively on the
topic, "Resolved that a Federal
World Government be established.'
One affirmative and one nega
tive team form the Men's Debate
squad which will travel to Wash
ington and Jefferson College,
Nine Receive ROTC Honors
Nine ROTC seniors have been
selected by the Department of
Military Science and Tactics as
"distinguished student s," and
have taken examinations to be
considered for regular Army and
Air Force commissions upon their
graduation from the College.
Four men being considered for
the Air Forces are Lawrence A.
Doyle, George F. Dorran.ce, Rob
ert E. Anderson and Leonhart G.
College Becomes Member
The College has become a mem
ber of the World Student Service
Fund with the organization of a
WSSF chapter on campus, ac
cording to Dorothy Park and Wil
liam Renshaw, co-chairmen of
the group.
The organization has two pur
poses. One is to educate the stu-
will have better facilities,
acco/ cung to the specitica
uons tug arcauects are wors.ing
awn. uveimgnt sleeping space
lor 40 persons is the major mi
provement.
lemal afawings for the 48 by
50 foot building are due on
March 13.
The money for the lodge will
probably come from the follow
Washington. Pa.. Friday and Sat
urday to enter A collegiate debate
tournament.
Washington and Jefferson will
sponsor the tournament for ap
proximately twenty colleges from
surrounding states.
Each team. affirmative and neg
ative. will compete in five de
bates. and the winning team will
be determined by the number of
matches won.
David Barron and Theodore
Horner will compose the affirma
tive squad and John H. Kelly and
Richard Hill, manager, will make
up the negative team.
Jenson. The Army Ground Forces
are considering Ivor R. Jones.
Harry F. Mumma. Owen J. GIL , -
lin, John W. Stevenson and Rich
ard A. Benefield.
To be named a 'distinguished
student' by the military depart
ment an ROTC student must meet
above average qualifications in
his ROTC courses and academic
courses, and be active in extra
curricular activities.
Of World Service Fund
dents to world conditions, the
other to raise funds 'to aid stu
dents in stricken areas.
WSSF has no religious, politi
cal, or racial connections and stu_
dents and faculty from all
branches of campus activity are
members of the local chapter,
Renshaw added.
Cabinet Studies
Job Service Plan
Selects Advisory Group
All-College Cabinet will consider the student, managed em
ployment service, delegating authority to the 00-Op Committee,
ano appointing three new members to the Elections Committee to
night, said Thomas J. Lannen, All-College president.
The Co-Op Committee must be given authority by Cabinet to
meet the Trustee group that is to reconsider the student coop.
The members of the Elections Committee, Who must be re
placed, said Lannen, are those who graduated in January.
Following a meeting last week between George Leetch, head
of the College Placement Service
employment office, and student
ing sources: 4i16,000 insurance on
the building, 4.1,0uU insurance on
cue equipment, and 4J 40 from
the interc.inss finance cornnuttee.
lne student tuna money was ap
priated two years ago tor an au
cution to the lodge.
The building caiis for a year
round caretaker's apartment and
dormitory space for 20 men and
20 women, and kitchen facilities.
Dan•Hel, IFC Selec
Committees for the combined
Pan Hel-IFC Ball to be held April
16 were released recently by Joe
Succop. publicity director of the
Lnterfraternity Council.
Johnny Long and his band will
play for the "big weekend" dance
and, as an added feature, the
finals of the sorority and frater
nity songfest will be held.
Mass Meeting Ends Religion Week
Religion-in-Life Week will close
its program tonight with a mass
meeting in Schwab Auditorium at
8:00. The Rev. Herbert King will
lead the meeting.
Seminars scheduled for today
are "Scientific Discovery and
Moral Obligation." led by the
Rev. J. Maurice Trimmer. 304 Old
Main. 11 o'clock; "The Skeptics
Hour." with the Rev. Robert
Liebig Chem Society
Dr. Clifford 0. Jensen will dis
cuss "Research in the Tobacco
Industry" at an open meeting of
The Liebig Chemical Society in
109 Ag, 7:30 o'clock tonight.
Air Force Personnel
All former Air Force person
nel are asked to attend a meeting
in 3 Carnegie, 7 o'clqck tonight
to organize an Air Reserve Com
posite Unit.
Pan-American Committee
The Pan-American Day corn
mittee will meet in 4 Sparks, 4
o'clock today, according to John
Lowry, chairman.
Allan Reece, head of the student
representatives, Lannen said the
question would be placed on the
Cabinet agenda.
The feasibility of a student-run
agency to promote part-time em.
ployment, fix wage rates, and ad
vance members on the basis of
ability was the subject of discus
sion.
Under the proposed setup, man
agerial positions as well as jobs
to be filled tor employers would
be filled by students. To insure
continuance of the program, the
overall supervision would be
placed under an official of the
College.
kle-iiii:Unary discussions held
early trus month Jatd the ground
walk fur Last week's meeung. At
titat time Iva. Leetch expreosed
n.is pian to lour student Leaders,
and expressed hope, it would be
furthered by the student body.
Cabinet accepts the proposal, a
committee will be appointed to
study the plan and make recom
mendations.
I Chairmen For Ball
Heading the ball are co-chair
men Bob Koser and Adelaide
Finkelston. Assisting as sub-chair
men are Bob Angel and Jacque
line Zivic. program and tickets;
John Cameron and Dolores Jela
cic, entertainment; Joe Succop and
Charlotte Halpern. publicity; and
John R. Charles and Clemens Mc-
Mahan. decorations.
James, Atherton Loung e. 4:10
o'clock.
Muriel Jacobson and the Rev.
Herbert King will lead the semi
nar, "The U.S. and Us," 304 Old
Main. 4:10 o'clock today.
Seminars are discussion groxias
which include participation of stu
dents who wish to ask questions
of the leaders or air their awn
views.
News Briefs
French Club
The French Club will hold its
first meeting of the semester in
the Northeast lounge of Atherton,
7:30 o'clock tonight. All persons
interested in speaking French
are invited to attend. There will
be two conversation groups, one
for advanced students and one
for beginners. Plans for a French
dinner will be discussed and rec
ords in the French language will
be played.
Collegian
There will be no business can
didates' meeting tonight. All
members of the Collegian busi
ness staff will meet in 1 Carnegie.
6:45 p.m. Tuesday.