Evening Program Offers St. John, Military Ball ROTC Dances To Lawrence The second annual Army-Navy Military Ball since the war, spon sored jointly by the College's Army and Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps, will present El liot Lawrence and his orchestra at Rec Hall tonight at 9 o'clock. Invitations have been distribut ed by the cadets and midship men, and approximately 800 guests are expected to attend the impressive formal affair. Col. Ben-Hur Chastaine, profes sor of military science and tactics, pointed out that since this is a formal military affair, the cadets, midshipmen, former en listed men and officers are re minded that the wearing of the dress uniform is authorized by the Navy and War Departments. He also said that it would be ap propriate to wear miniatures of authorized decorations, medals and awards on regular formal evening attire. Should these min iatures be unavailable, it will be proper to wear the regular rib bons if desired. Lawrence, who will be 23 years old shortly, will be making his second appearance at the Col lege's Military Ball. His playing for last year's event swayed the cadets and midshipmen to appoint him, almost unanimously. as the band leader to make 1948's ball as successful as the military affair held last year. Two o'clock permissions for the Military Ball have been granted to all coeds by WSGA Senate. As a result, there will be dancing from 9 p.m. till 1 a.m., the dance committee announced. Russell Nickerson and Robert Lauer of the decorations com mittee said that Rec Hall will have a military theme as its back ground. Refreshments will be served, the ball committee announced. Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ Military Men Back Truman WASHINGTON The Nation's top military leaders have backed uP President Truman in his call to build up America's armed forces. Defense Secretary For restal yesterday went a step far ther than President Truman and not only urged universal training and a temporary draft but also that Congress raise the ceilings on authorized strength for the armed forces. Atomic Strike Delayed WASHINGTON The govern ment has won a point in the case of a threatened work stoppage at the Oak Ridge. Tennessee. abinic plant. The workers agreed yes terday to work beyond the Friday midnight deadline if present pay and conditions a re continued. The AFL Council at Oak Ridge sent that word to President Truman. Petrillo, Networks Agree NEW YORK—Music union chiel James Petrillo patched up its differences with the radio net works yesterday when the prin cipalq agreed on a new three-year pact. The new agreement includes a provision allowing live music on television. It provides for the same salary schedule and does not call for any increase in the num ber of musicians employed. WSGA, WRA Hold Primary Elections WSGA and WRA primary elec tions will be held from 9 o'clock to 5 o'clock today with balloting continuing through the lunch hour, said Suzanne Romig and Lee Ann Wagner, presidents of WSGA and WRA. Voting stations will be located in the Jordan mail room for resi dents of the Tri-Dorm area, Mc- Allister Hall for Grange, Woman's Building and Town residents, Atherton Hall for those living in O'llr Daily Taltrgiatt VOL. 47—No. 30 CORE Proceeds With New Shop ; Prepares Pledge Ticket Sale Discuss Refusal of APA To Patronize New Shop The go-ahead signal was given by Council on Racial Equality members for planning the estab lishment for a new non-discrimi natory barber shop in State Col lege at a special meeting Wednes day night. The same meeting approved the sale of pledge tickets on campus and throughout town. Pledge tickets, it was planned would cost one 'dollar. The money would be applied to four hair cuts at the new shop. The public will be protected by certain provisions written into the Council motion. In the event that the new shop project is aban doned refund of contributions is provided for. The council decided to go ahead with its plans pending discussion of a refusal to patronize the new shop expressed by Alpha Phi Al pha, inter-racial fraternity at the meeting. A committee appointed by the fraternity will meet a CORE group to discuss Alpha Phi Alpha's proposed refusal to patronize the new shop, said Dr. Arthur H. Reede, CORE chair man. Alpha Phi Alpha based its op position to the new shop on the grounds that it would not solve the discrimination problem. Kelly Places First In Poetry Tryout Joseph A. Kelly, Jr., proprietor of the Lion photography studio and fifth semester student, cap tured top spot in the poetry festi val tryouts, Monday. Chosen from 39 contestants, Kelly won with his reading of "Kalyope Call," written by Vachel Lindsay. A pre-law major, Kelly will act as College representative at the nineteenth annual poetry reading festival to be held at the College, April 110. Twenty-eight eastern colleges will participate, includ ing, Amherst, Barnard, Fordham, Dartmouth, Connecticut College. Columbia, Manhattan, New York University. The College is the only Pennsylvania college taking part. Seven finalists who reached the final ring of the tournament were Howard Back, Sarajane Cher eshore, Harry Natschke, Phyllis Ginsberg, Martha Jane Schell, Natalie O'Scell, and Kelly Judges from the department of speech chose from these the best inter pretive reader of a four-minute poem on the theme, "through poetry I shall know the life of my time, of all times." that dormitory and the Theta House. From the slate two nominees for each office will be selected to be voted upon in the final election Tuesday. There will be no primary voting for president of either organization since both only have two women running for the office. Coeds will vote on the follow ing in today's elections: WSGA, vice - president, Ann FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 19, 1948-STATE COLLEGE, PENNA IFC Votes for New Shop; Downs Boycott Proposal Final results of the Committee on Racial Equality poll taken by the Interfraternity Council were released Wednesday night by Willard Agnew, president of the 4otincil. Eighty-two percent of the fra ternities who returned results voted for the establishment of a nondiscriminatory shag while 18 percent voted against it. The proposal of using a boycott with a non-discriminatory shop was turned down with 68 percent voting against it and 32 percent voting for the measure. To the question. "Would you donate a dollar toward the estab lishment of a new shop, the money to be returned with each haircut?" the fraternities voted yes, 55 percent, no, 45 percent. A similar survey is being taken in the Nittany Dorms and Pollock Circle but the complete returns have not been tabulated. Agnew stated that about 75 Percent of the fraternities turned in the results tabulated in the poll. College Is Host To Y Conference Fifty delegates from colleges in Pennsylvania will participate in the Central Pennsylvania Career Conference to be held on campus tomorrow for college students in terested in YMCA secretaryship. The program will begin at 10 o'clock with registration at Stu dent Union. Personnel committees of the Na tional Y.M.C.A. and the Pennsyl vania State committee in cooper ation with the State College Christian Association will conduct the •conference. Purpose of the program is to provide information about YMCA work to students interested in working with that organization. It will serve as a basis to help them decide whether the YMCA offers them positions they desire in arranging for further training. Any college student or graduate student is eligible to attend the meetings. Registration will be at Student Union at 10 o'clock, followed by the opening session in 304 Old Main at 10:30 o'clock. Mr. Rich ard C. Lancaster, national council personnel secretary, will speak on "YMCA Secretaryship." A dis cussion will follow. (Continued on page four) Library Vacation Hours The Central Library will ob serve the following hours dur ing the Easter recess: March 25, 7:50 a.m. to 5 p.m.; March 26 and 27, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; March 28. closed; March 29 and 30, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. rickenscher, Shirley Ga u g e'r, Seely Snyder, and Eleanor Spear; junior senator, Joan Bergdoll and Marilynn Guillet; senior senator, Madelyn Bush, Sherry Bush, Hel en Dickerson, June Kircher, and Lois Ressler; town senator, Susan Bissey, Mary Cohen, Lois Jane Dickson, and Marjorie Mead. WRA, vice-president, Helen Milligan, Francis Nichols, and Nancy Smith; intramural chair man, Eva Davies, Gertrude Fet zer. Lecturer Debate Delegates Pick ',Gavel Girl' Delegates participating in the annual Pennsylvania State De baters convention today and to morrow will have a chance to se lect a "Gavel Girl" of the conven tion at a banquet in the State College Hotel at 6 o'clock to night. One woman student will be chosen to deliver an after-dinner speech by each of the three con vention committees. The "Gavel Girl" will be selected from these three girl speakers and will be elected bya vote of the student delegates. The first session, for the report of the committee on labor-man agement relations, will convene at 8 o'clock tonight. Committee re ports on the maintenance of the peace will be given in session at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. Eugene Fulmer, Royce W. Nix, James M. Richards, Edwin H. Ab ernethy, Stanton F. Roth, and Richard K. Hill will represent Men's Debate at the convention. Participants for Women's De bate will be Mary Louise Cole man, Dorothy L. Knowles, Jane E. Fouracre, R. Florence Feinberg, Jo L. Fox, and Florence E. Wake ling. Cousins Unable to Speak On Community Forum Norman Cousins, editor of the Saturday Revjew of Literature, will be unable to speak Monday on the Community Forum, be cause of an emergency operation. Attempts will be made to re schedule him late in April. If negotiations are completed successfully, a Washington, D. C notable will appear on the Forum series in Schwab Auditorium, Tuesday, April 6, according to Hugh G. Pyle. forum committee chairman. However. the appearance of Margaret Webs t e r, Broadway producer and actress. is sched uled for Thursday. April 15. Sammy Kaye Conies' Approaches Deadline Today coeds have their last chance to enter Sammy American coed contest and pos sibly win national fame :Is did last year's winner. Miss Joyce Parker. who placed third id the national contest. Contestants need not sLI:.111t. 8 by 10 pictures as announced yesterday. Any size picture. even a snapshot. may be turned in at Student Union by 5 o'clock t•Jd.ly. Hillel Foundation Hillel Foundation rill sponsor a Purim Carnival from 8 to 12 tomorrow night. Special games have been planned, and old-time movies will be shown. A Purim king and queen will be exuwned. AVCSponsors Noted Writer Bearded correspondent Robert St. John discusses "The Modern Greek Tragedy" in Schwab Au ditorium at 8 o'clock tonight, un der the sponsorship of the Centre County chapter of the American Veterans Committee. Reserved tickets are still avail- able and will be sold at the door, said Leo Troy, AVC president. A cof f e e hour in St. John's honor will be sponsored by AVC Auxiliary in northeast Atherton lounge after the lecture. Lecture ticket stubs will be required for admission. A tireless interviewer, he talked to thousands of people in 1941 during a nine-month trek through England, France, Greece, Hun gary, Italy, Sweden and Switzer land. "From the Land of the Si lent People" was based on their views of world conditions. After the war he traced the 20 men and women that he por trayed in prominent roles in the book. Over half of them are dead and one man is serving a 25-year prison term. The adventures of his search led to the writing of "The Silent People Speak." The Balkans are considered by St. John to be the most dangerous trouble spot in the world. How ever, he is convinced that diplom acy can and will prevent a third world war. Ingram Donations A booth will be set up by YPCA and NAACP at the Stu dent Unon Desk in Old Main today. Contributions will be accepted to aid in the cost of the Ingram family. Money will be sent to the Americus, Georgia NAACP, trial, where the defense is be ing arranged. IFS Voles To Join Commerce Club Irrterfraternity Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to join the State College Chamber o f Commerce. Although the Cham ber of Commerce's meetings are open to the public, this move will give the IFC a vote in matters concerning the town and College. In explaining the reason for joining this group, Willard Agnew, president of the IFC said, "through this move we will be able to meet with town group s and work out student problems." Agnew, who will represent the IFC at the next Chamber of Commerce meeting, stated that he will propose to the group that a joint committee of both students and merchants be set up to help settle, "town and gown prob lems." News Briefs ACE Election Association for Childhood Edu cation elected officers at a recent meettng. They are Lois Ressler, president, Sally Schleyer, vice president; Marian Dills, secretary; Florence Elderton, treasurer; Bar bara Knabb, auditing chairman; Mary Louise Schatz, finance; Marion Holmes, membership; Hel en Ward, publicity; Patricia Wood, community relations; Lib by Taylor and Louise Olson, so cial co-chairmen; and Marjorie Musser, publications. Cabin Party Anyone planning to attend the Westminster Foundation cabin party this weekend should sign up at the Foundation as soon as possib It.. The group will leave Westminster Foundation to hike to Watts Lodge, 2 o'clock tomor row afternoon.
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