Late AP News
Courtesy WMAJ
Coal Miners Quit
As Pensions Slop
PITTSBURGH—John L. Lewis
told his coal miners last week that
the coal contract has been dis
honored. The operators, Lewis
'said, have refused to pay pen
sions. Lewis revealed the case to
his followers for their reaction.
More than half the miners laid
down their shovels yesterday and
quit work.
Meyers Sentenced
WASHINGTON— Major Gen
eral Bennett Myers began a
twenty-month-to-five-year sen
tence yesterday. A federal court
convicted Meyers, the former
air forces supply officer, of per
suading a business associate to
lie to a Congressional commit
tee. Myers' attorney, however,
said he will appeal the case.
Marshall Plan
PARIS Western Eu'rope's
second Marshall Plan Conference
has heard a plea from France for
a permanent European organiza
tion. Britain then joined France
in suggesting that Western Ger
many be included in the Marshall
Plan.
Russian Army Cut
LONDON The Russian News
Agency, Tass, says that the last
of the senior age groups in the
Red Army will be demobilized
by the end of March. The agency
in a dispatch from Moscow de
clared that after March 31st, the
army will consist mainly of two
age groups—those born in 1926
and 1927, who now are 21 and 22
years old.
WRA, WSGA Hold
Open Nomination
Nominations from the floor for
WRA and WSGA officers will be
accepted at an open meeting for
all undergraduate women in 316
Sparks at 6:30 o'clock tonight,
according to Lee Ann Wagner
and Suzanne Romig, presidents
of the two organizations.
Primaries will be held Friday
and final elections, March 23.
The nominating committees of
the women's groups have released
the following nominess and
qualifications for office:
Pauline Globisch and Elaine
Nelson have been nominated for
president of Women's Recreation
Association Eva Davies and
Frances Nichols, vice-president;
and Gertrude Fetzer, Virginia
Miller, and Helen Milligan, in
tramural chairman.
Women's Student Government
Association nominating commit
tee has put up Marjorie Gorham
and Janet Lyons for president;
Ann Fickenscher, Shirley Gaug
er, and Seely Snyder, vice
president; Joan Bergdoll and
Marilyn Guillet, junior senator;
Shilianne Bush, Helen Dicker
(Continued on page four)
News Briefs
College Safety
The College Safety Committee
requests student cooperation in
suggesting safety improvements
to alleviate hazardous situations
at the College. Persons having
suggestions should contact
George Bearer, 2532.
Part-Time Work
Students desiring part-time
work during Easter vacation
should apply at Student Employ
ment Office, 420 Old Main.
Belles Lettres Club
The Belles Lettres Club will
meet in the northeast Lounge of
Atherton, 7 o'clock tonight. Dr.
Mason Long, professor of Eng
lish literature, will speak on
"Epitaphs."
AVC Broadcast
Round table discussion spon
sored by AVC will be broadcast
over WMAJ, 9:30 to 10 o'clock
tonight. The topic will be "Racial
Discrimination." Prominent
townspepole and faculty mem
bers will speak.
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VOL. 47—No. 27
JOHNNY LONG
Greeks Sign
'Lefty' Long
When Johnny Long and his or
chestra open the festivities of the
Pan Hel-IFC Ball in Rec Hall
April 16, the dancers will have a
chance to see the only left
handed violin player in the
country.
An accident caused Johnny at
the age of five to temporarily
lose the use of his right hand, and
nis teacher changed his violin
so that the youngster could con
tinue to practice.
After his hand healed, Long
kept using the left-handed violin
and now, bowing with the left
hand and fingering with the
right, he has become a proficient
backward violinist.
Songfest Finals
Long's ,band will be one of the
many features of the "big week
end" dance. Finals of the soror
ity and fraternity song fests will
be held at intermission with a
16-inch gold engraved trophy to
be awarded to the winning male
and female group.
Reigning over the ball will be
a king and queen chosen by the
fraternities and sororities. The
coed chosen as the most beauti
ful in a contest conducted by the
IFC will receive the queen's
crown, and the sororities will re
ciprocate by choosing a king.
An added attraction in Johnny
Long's band is Francey Lane, at
tractive vocalist, and the Beach
combers. Comprised of three men
and Natalie Alesna, Hawaiian
singer, the Beachcombers joined
Long in 1946. One of the mem
bers, Jerry Graff, was a former
member of Fred Waring's
chorus.
As an innovation at Penn State,
idmission price to the ball will
nclude a corsage.
Bursar Takes LaVie Fee
From Soph Book Checks
Sophomore ex-Gl's have been
assessed a $2.50 LaVie payment
which has been deducted from
current book refund checks
available in the Bursar's office.
According to Ted Allen, class
president, the amount has been
deducted to cover a yearbook
fee of $1.25 for each of two se
mesters spent off campus.
He explained that every stu
dent must eventually pay $lO for
for his copy of LaVie. presented
upon graduation. This sum is
usually paid in eight installments,
one payment of $1.25 per semes
ter.
Since sophomores spent their
freshman year off-campus, col
t( cling $2.50 now is necessary to
bring their LaVie payments up
to date.
Non-veteran sohphotnores paid
the $2.50 fee February 25 Allen
emphasized that any yearbook
payment made at a state teachers
college was for that school's
yearbook and in no way affects
the $lO total necessary for each
student's LaVie at the Pennsyl
vanai State College.
TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, 1948-STATE COLLEGE, PENNA
Cliques Name Chairmen
State Clique Elects Keller
Robert Keller, Lion boxer and former campaign
manager for the State party, was elected Slate
clique chairman at a meeting Sunday night
James Bachman was named vice-chairman, Jane
Fouracre was redesignated secretary-treasurer,
John Hamer was elected Senior el
man while Ted Allen will fill the
Junior class chairman's post.
Abram Rosier, former chair
man, resigned from his post and
withdrew his name from the bal
lot because he is to graduate in
June and because he felt that
was one way in which new blood
could be instilled into the party.
Plans for a party mixe r were
discussed. The nexf meeting was
set for 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
Keller reiterated the State par
ty's policy of group representa
tion, whereby no meeting of the
party can be packed, as an indi
vidual voting meeting can.
The State party has accepted
suggestions made by Ed Banyai,
representing Pollock Circle and
Nittany Dorms, as to prospective
planks in the State platform.
Senate Infringes
On Rights-Meek
Refusal of the College to grant
YPCA a charter is an "infringe
ment upon the academic freedom
of students," according to a state
ment by William Meek, YPCA
president.
The statement was made in re
ply to the reasons given by thq
Senate Committee on Student
WeMare for denying YPCA
recogncition as a campus organi
zation. The charter was refused
on the grounds that it would be
detrimental to the College during
an election year to recognize a
student political party or political
action group. The College's policy
has always been that it does not
recognize this type of student or
ganization.
YPCA contends that i.t has al
tered its constitution to meet ob
jections that were raised when
the Senate group first turned
down tihe charter in December.
Although YPCA has made itself a
non-partisan group, new grounds
were found, namely that this was
an election year and political ac
tivity on the campus would be
misunderstood.
"As college student s are citi
zens of this country, it is our basic
right to engage in political activ
ity, especially in a campaign
year," YPCA claims. Denial of full
freedom for such student activity
places limitations on the fulfill
ment of our obligation s as citi
zens," the statement continues.
Who's Who
Persons listed in "Who's
Who in the The News" who
failed to pick them up at SU
desk, may obtain them in 113
CH.
Red Cross Results
After a week's drive C.nnyus
Unit American Red Cross 1111 (201 -
lected $509.44 Returns from many
campus dormitories. sororities, in
dependent mcn's living
town and in Pollock Circle
Nittany Dormitorie, have nun Irk cit
raboloted.
Alpha Gamma Rho $ 1.40
Alpha Omicron Pi 15.83
Alpha Tau Omega 3.22
Chi Omega 11 •.!1
Delta Chi 5.85
Grange Dorn - 4.95
R. IV Gerhardt
Irvin Hall .3.3 i
Lambda Chi Alpha 9.05
McAllister Hall 21.e1G
Phi Kapp a Tau 15.00
Sigma Pi 15'15
Triangle ' 1.50
Women's Building t 1.60
Previous returns '357.87
Total.. .$509.44
ass clique chair-
'Forgotten Men'
Back Slate Party
By Elliot Shapiro
Pollock Circle and Nittany
Dorms, the self-styled "forgotten
men" of the College, have formu
lated their ow n political platform.
Representatives from every dor
mitory have drawn up a program
that was presented to both the
State and Lion parties.
Since the State party has ac
cepted the program and the Lion
clique has rejected it because of
its "demands" for positions on the
ballot, the men of the "Hill" will
be expected to support the older
party in the coming election.
The Lion party, according to a
report made by Eugene Fulmer,
temporary clique chairman, ac
cepted i n principle many of the
planks that were proposed for in
clusion in the platform. The Lion
steering committee rejected the
so-called "demand" that Pollock
Circle-Nittany Dorms naene five
officers and two voting members
of Cabinet or four candidates and
three voting members.
Since the State party has ac
cepted the platform, if they
should win the election, the men
on the "Hill" should have the
representation on Cabinet they
have long clamored for.
The ten_point program includes
the following:
1. Representation on Cabinet as
a dormitory area.
2. Backing of CORE, the Co-op,
and Student Union.
3. Revision of the men. tickets.
4. Investigation of the disap
pearance of the $5 veterans' al
lotment for supplies.
5. Reduction in rent in the dor
mitories.
6. Better conditions of student
employment.
7. Better food in dormitory
mess-halls.
8. Moving polling places closer
o Pollock Circle on one of the
.\\ l o election clays.
9. A larger recreation area for
he dormitories.
110. Enlarged parking facilities
Theta Sigma Phi
Honors Seniors
The. Matrix Table, annual um
her held by Theta Sigma Phi,
iot1111,41:,111 honorary. to
honor outsft,eding coeds. will be
held id the IN.rittpnv Lion inn on
Monday. Apri; 12
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Brown To Head Lion Party
Harold E. Brown, Cabinet parliamentarian, will
head the Lion party in the coming campaign.
The party, at the same meeting Sunday night,
adopted unanimously a statement of policy.
Other officers of the Lion clique are Raymond
Brooks, assistant All-College clique chairman; Lor-
raine Munz, clique secretary, and
Morton Green, clique treasurer.
Thomas Yemm was named sen
ior class clique chairman; John
Bengiian wild be his assistant and
Marion Holmes will serve as sen
ior class secretary.
William Ballon will be the Class
of '5O chairman; James Maccal
lum, assistant chairman, and
Betty Lou Shelley, secretary.
The party is to be financed by
a drawing of a radio. The draw
ing will be held March 24.
The statement of policy put the
party on record as favoring better
student government through a
"systematic approach to all stu
dent problems." The Lion party
will support high qualifications
and service for student govern
ment officers.
Better student government for
all students regardless of geo
graphical location or fraternal af
filiations, the statement con
tinues.
Authority of the party is to be
vested in the assembly. A steer
ing committee is to have advisory
and executive powers. Every
member of the party will have
one vote only. There is to be no
proxy voting.
Linn candidates will be chosen
in open assembly, on the basis of
ability to carry out the program
and student wetly - Wes, as well as
the All-Colleg e election code re
quirements.
Women Debaters
Take Top Honors
Women's Debate carried last
week's top forensic , honors in
tying for first place with Eliza
bethtown College in the annual
Shippensburg tournament last
saturdlay. Each team won flour Gut
of six debates.
Men debaters won two of thar
six contests, as did Carnegie Tech
and Lock Haven Teachers. Al
bright, Bu ck nel 1, Dickinson,
Houghton of New York, and
Sthippensburg each won three de
bates.
Women's Debate was repre
sented affirmatively by Jean
Hooliman and Christine Altenber
ger, and negatively by Janet
Kurtz a•nd Jo Fox. The affirma
tive team lost one contest to
Elizabethtown College, and the
negative squad lost one debate to
West Virginia University.
Melvin Katinsky and Samuel
Negley were the men's affirma
tive debaters. and Harold Kraus
and Herman Latt were the nega
tive representatives.
Gilbert Adds Presidency
To Other EIBA Offices
Ha old R. llk e grad
uate rnarlaper of athletics, was
elected president of the Eze;terr:
Intercollegiate - Boxing Asz , ociation
recently. Ile now holds the nests
c f president. secretary and trea
t.rer.
.11iletics at We:- , tern
was itistallet l ;is vice-presicien,
Tile t.ewly created (Alice of
statiatician and director of pubiic
plforniation was
if. Co(ii_tiin. Penn dire ‘i.r
I !Jun!iv intornlation.
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