. . ..,... . ~. , _-...: Have You Bought ,f. , _ a, WEATHER Your CORE * at i rr Daily •.,.''. . '-' i.s.'''*- Tolitglan Cloudy and Ticket? cooler VOL. 47-NO. 39 Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ Draft Would Call 19-25-Year-Olds WASHINGTON—A draft bill which would make men le through 25 liable for two years of military service was draw n up by the House Armed Services Com mittee yesterday. It requires the registration of men between the ages of 118 and 30. Hearings are expected to get under way Mon.. day. President Truma n also asked Congress for $728,000,000 to ex pand the air forces. The House AlPPropriations Committee called a special meeting and said it would have a bill ready by next week. Owners Accuse Lewis WASHINGTON—Souther n coal producers yesterday accused John L. Lewis and his coal miners of breaking the Tallt-Hartley law by refusing to recognize their asso ciation in bargaining procedure. This. they said, is an unfair labor Practice. Arabs Refuse Conference LAKE SUCCESS—Arab repre sentatives have refused to consult with conferees of the Jewish Agency i n a move toward ending the Holy Land warfare. The vice chairman of the Arab Higher Committee for Palestine, Jamal. Hussein', said he could not recog nize the Jewish Agency or sit with its people because they are not Jews of Palestine. Survey Alums On Grid Slate Penn State is seeking alumni opinion on the desirability of its present football schedule. Using "The Penn Stater," alumni publication, as a sounding board. alumni have In y i asked to list in order of preference the ten opponents they would most lik e to see on the Lion schedule. The idea was "lifted" from The Pennsylvani a Gazette. University of Pennsylvania publication, which put the same question to its alumni at the close of the i 947 reason. The Blue and White rated eisahrth on this list. H. R. Gilbert, graduate man ager of athletics. has sanctioned the poll but took the opportunity today to point out that su.:h a schedule may not be easily achieved at Penn State. New Dean Flies Own Plane After Air, Radar Service The only "flying dean" on cam pus is Dr. George L. Haller, new ly-appointed head of the Chemis try and Physics School. In his own Piper cruiser Dr. Haller, a consultant on guided missiles, yesterday flew to Wash ington for a meeting of a national defense board. He has taxied through the air to attend conven tions and Meetings in every sec tion of the state. Serving as an Air Corps colonel during World War 11, Dea r , Haller learned to navigate planes. His outstanding contribution to the war effort, the jamming of enemy radar during several major cam paigns, wo n fo r him the Legion of Merit. Whitmore Lab 'Whitmore Laboratory, conduct ing research in organic chemistry, has been set up in. hono r of the late dean as Dr. Haller's first rec ommendation in his new office. All research papers in connection with organic studies will be pub lished under the auspices of the Wilitanore Lab. Research work in visibility, supersonics, penicillin, sand, and oil (among others) wail be ex- Quest for Thing' Makes History Best-Seller If library circulation were the basis for choosing the book of the month, Wayland Fuller Duna way's "History of the Pennsylva nia State College" would take the award hands down. Since the "It's in the Ads" con test began a week ago, the Li brary has been beseiged with stu dents who suddenly have taken an interest in the College history. All three copies of the book in the circulation section of ithe li brary are in use with standing or ders for them when they are re turned. In spite of liberal use of the books, the mystery as to the identity of the "thing" is still un solved. Fouss Presenls Priestley Lectures Dr. Raymond Fuoss, who will deliver the 22nd annual Priestly Lecture series at the College, starting Monday night and con tinuing through Friday, is con sidered one of the country's lead ing chemists. Born in Bellwood, Dr. Fuoss, now Sterling Professor of Chem istry at Yale University, received his bachelor of science degree at Harvard University in 1925. Upon his graduation from Harvard, he was awarded the Sheldon Fellow ship and spent the following year at the University of Munich, where he studied thermo-chemi istry. Returning to America, Dr. Fuoss spent one semester as Aus tin Teaching Fellow at Harvard and in 1927 joined the staff of Skinner, Sherman, and Esselen, consulting chemists, in Boston. Entering the graduate school at Brown University in 1930, Dr. Fuoss received his doctor of phil osophy degree in 1932. His thesis work, under the direction of Charles A. Kraus, was on the be haviour of electrolytes in non aqueous solvents. During 1933-34, Dr. Fuoss was on leave of absence and as Inter national Research Fellow, worked at Leipzig and at Cambridge. The American Chemical So ciety in 1935 gave Dr. Fuoss the award of Pure Chemistry for his research work on electrolytes and the following year he joined the staff of the, Research Laboratory at the General Electric Co., Sche nectady, N. Y. In 1945, Dr. Fuoss was appoint ed to his present position as Ster ling Professor of Chemistry at (Continued on page eight) panded under Dean Hailer's guid ance. The Petroleum Refining Lab identifies Pennsylvania grade crude oil with vibrating polarized light. The light will rotate slight ly in the higher-grade state oil. During the summer, several petroleum research workers will testify against a fraudulent com pany which has been passing off re-refined oil as Pennsylvania lubricant. Hydraulic fluids that will not change in viscosity with tempera ture are also being studied by a research staff. These fluids are used in gear shift cars and in landing gear propeller and flaps. Supersonics, sound which can't be heard, are being studied to accelerate laundry, kill pests, and speed up chemical reactions. Pen icillin improvements and chemo therapetic treatments of malaria and tuberculosis are also receiv ing attention in the labs. Holder of four Penn State de grees, Dean Haller served in Trin idad, Sicily, and Tokyo during the war. He served as acting dean from June 1947 until his recent promotio n to full deanship. FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 9, 1948-STATE COLLEGE, PENNA Keep Off Grass Campaign Begins "The brass always looks elven er nil the other side of the street." S o goes the proverbial saying. But to us here at Penn State the grass is just as green on both sides with the aid of student cooperation. To help the grass get a fresh start each spring has been the job for "the last several years of the "Keep Off the Grass" campaign sponsored by All-College Cabinet. The campaign which is being launched immediately will last the next eight weeks in order to allow the newly seeded ground an adequate growth period. "If the student body will re frain from 'traversing the grass the n ext eight weeks, 28 weeks of the school year will be left for walking on the velvety green, and we'll still have the best-looking campus in the East," said Alan Pottasch, chairma n of the cam paign committee. Members of the committee who will help in the campaign are James Lotz, Jo Anne Rorabaek, and Selm a Zasofsky. Co-op Film Shows Nation-wide Move "Here Comes Tomorrow" and "The Co-op Way," two movies telling of the cooperative move ment in the United States and the co-op store at the 'Univer sity of Texas, will be shown at 119 Osmond Laboratory 7:30 o'- clock tonight. , All students and faculty mem bers are invited to the films which are sponsored by the All-College Cabinet campus cooperative com mittee. Produced by the Cooperative League of America, "Here Comes Tomorrow" shows the growth of the cooperative trend throughout the United States. In 1940 stu dents at the University of Texas made the film, "The Co-op Way." University of Texas students were able to provide room and board for $18.21 a month when "The Co-op Way" was produced, according to Eugene Wheeler, a member of the College coopera tive committee. More than $50,000 was made in patronage refunds to the stu dents of the University of Texas in the 18-month period ending July, 1947, Wheeler said. Barron, Hill Participate In Debate Tournament David Barron and Richard Hill will represent Men's Debate team participating in the Eastern Dis trict preliminiary of the West Point Debate Tournament at Middletown, Conn., today and to morrow. Ad Contest A rolling stone gathers no moss. but the "It's in the Ads" contest keeps gathering prizes every day as the entries pour in. A doul:le-header features to day's a dded prize. Should a girl send in the correct aiviwei to the identity of the "thing," she will receive a gold liked choker from Crabtrees. A pair of 14 kt. gold overlay Kerinentz cuff links will be given to the male winner of the contest. Teday's prize brings the total value of the merchandise to $7O. The other live prizes are: 1. Four Essley shirts—College Sportswear. 2. Electric iron—Hartman Elec tric Company. 3. $lO credit—Bill MoMuilen. 4. Pressure cooker Marshall Electric Company. 5. Two portraits and gold frame—Lion Studio. King, Queen Deadline Deadline for submitting can didates for Pan_Hel-IFC king and queen is 4 o'clock today. Each fraternity and sorority should turn in the name and an eight-by-ten picture of its contestant to the Student Union desk. The king, selected at the PanHel-IFC Ball next Friday. will receive a $l5 merchandise certificate from Jack Harper's Clothing Store and the queen will be awarded a gift from Ethel Meserve's. Chairmen Explain foals of WSSF The purpose of the present WSSF drive is not to solicit funds for a general fund, but for two specific purposes, according to Dorothy Parks and William Ren shaw, co-chairmen of the WSSF drive. First, funds collected will be used to support 14 European refu gee students in a tubercular sana torium in Stockholm, Sweden, and secondly, to establish a hospital ward at the University of Bom bay, India. Renshaw said that students who have not been contacted by a WSSF solicitor may contribute to the fund at Student Union. The drive, which has been called "Operation Survival," will be Penn State's reply to the immediate needs of fellow students fighting for their education and their lives. Within this year students will be told precisely how the money they donated was used to fight the bat tle of world student need. A food shipment from Penn State students last year to Ru manian students impressed them so much that this year, when Ru mania finally had an adequate corn harvest, the students there collected six tons of corn to be sent to any student group which World Student Relief headquar ters in Geneva should select. Senate Committee Receives Forms Applications for College fellow ships and scholarships are being received by the Senate Commit tee on Scholarships and Awards, Dr. Clarence 0. Williams. com mittee chairman, said today, The John W. White Fellowship will be awarded to a member of the 1948 January or Jtme gradu ating class. who has attained a high standing and who possesses, in the opinion of the committee, the ability and personality that will enable him or her to profit best by graduate study. The fellowship pays $6OO and the recipient must spend the year in advanced study either at the College or another college under the direction of the president M. the College. To qualify, the sttu- I dent must have had an average. of 2.5 or better and must present 'evidence of clear-cut purpose and specific plans for graduate study. One Louise Carnegie Scholar ship. amounting to $75 and avail- I able to a sophomore, will be awarded on the basis of scholar ship and financial need. The ap plicant must rank in the timer tenth of his class. Scholarship application forms ere available in 106 Burrowes and must be filed not later than April 28. Students may obtain more de tailed information from the com mittee member representing his school: Agriculture. Dr. R. Adams Dutcher; Chemistry and Physics. Dr. Harold K. Schilling: Educa tion, Dr. Williams; Engineering, Leland S. Rhodes; LiLieral Arts, Dr. John H. Ferguson: Mineral Industries, Dr. Elburt F. Osborn; and Physical Education and Ath letics. John D. Lowther. PRICE FIVE CENTS Cabinet Approves AIM Constitution; ISC Vole Needed Council to Include Town, Dorm Members Final draft of the Association ad Independent Men's constitution was tentatively approved by Cab inet last night, subject to revision and approval of Independent Stu. dent Council and Pollock Circle and Nittany Dorm Councils. Governing Council of AIM would be composed of one repre sentative from each of the campus men's dorms and one from each of the specified voting districts in town. The constitution was prepared by the committee on re vision of constitution, headed by Hobert Troxel. Formal, public inauguration of this year's newly. elected officers will be a departure from the former custom of closed swear ing-in ceremonies. Allan Hack was named chairman of the com mittee to arrange the program. Jack Cameron and Allan Ostar were also appointed by Thomas Lannen, All-College president. Traffic Violations The prevalence of stuaent traf fic and parking violations on campus was discussed at great length, with Tribunal being di rected to study the situation. Handling of violators by Tribunal will be considered. A $2500 fellowship for a year's study at the College for an Dirpo pean scientist will be studied further by the UNESCO commit tee, headed by Robert Morgan. Only fifteen colleges in the coun try have made conditional corn mittments. Recent curtailment of the study periods to six months was considered a major drawback to mor e complete acceptance. Insufficient Time Reasons for not approving the plan are insufficient time this semester, lack of clarity on the national level, and insufficient in formation. Three major financial drives this spring were also cited as being a hindrance to raising funds. Trustees meeting with the Cab inet cooperative committee were interested and helpful, according to Emory Brown, chairman. They asked that a set of by-laws be drawn up, and that student opin ion be determined concerning the relinquishing of a TUB lounge for a campus co-op store. One of the two co-op films to be shown in 119 Osmond Lab at (Continued un page eight) News Briefs Coed Contestants Contestants i n the recent Coed Contest may pick up their pic tures at Student Union now, said J. Arthur Stobei, Froth editor. Liebig Society The Liebig Chem Society will sponsor a farewell party for June graduates in the Ag Bio-Chem school in 405 Old Main at 7:45 o'clock tonight. Lutheran Students Members of the Lutheran Stu dent Association who are attend ing the rolle r skating party are requested to meet at the church between 7 and 7:30 o'clock to night. Hillel Services Norman Schiff, chairman of the National Conference Committee of the National Jewis.h. Youth Planning Commission, will speak at the Hillel Foundation at 7:30 o'clock tonight. Youth Leadership Institute, seminar I—lnfluence of religion Jewish life will be held at 9 o'clock tonight. The chairman 16 Herbert Hollenberg and discus aka leader at Saul .isserow.
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