Argument Brings Student's Ejection From Barbershop Tussle Follows Words On Discrimination Issue A heated dispute leading to the. ejection of a student patron from a local barbershop yesterday just before noon is the latest develop ment in the discrimination situa tion in State College. Ernest H. Millard, senior in chemistry, was asked to leave the Smith barbershop on South Allen street by barber Russell Copen haver after an argument and a slight tussle which developed out of a discussion of the discrimina tion questithi. Millard said that he was or dered off the chair before the completion of his haircut by a curt, "You're through," after the barber persisted in saying that he didn't care to discuss the matter any further. After he out on his coat and Paid for the haircut, said Millard. the barber took him by the arm and moved him toward the door. saying he didn't want his kind to patronize the shop. Millard resisted the ejection at this point and a minor tussle fol lowed, during which chairs and a coatrack were upset. Other per sons in the shop stepped in and Millard left. Millard stated that he was not trying to start an argument but felt he had a right to say some thing about the matter and wai trying to feel the barber out and observe his reaction. When interviewed at the shop yesterday afternoon. Copenhavcr (Continued on page eight) Greeks To Name Council Officers Nominations are now open for next year's Interfraternity Coun cil officers, IFC President Willard Agnew said at a Council meeting Wednesday night. Any fraternity man may nomi nate any other fraternity man by lathatitting his name to Student Union and indicating the post for which he is being nominated. Nominations will close at noon, Saturday, April 24, Agnew said. Candidates for the three posi tions president, vice-president and secretary-treasurer—must be either sixth - semester students now o r seventh-semester in the I„ either case, all candidates must be eligible for graduation i n June, OM. In addition, candidates for president must have a "one" all- College average. Appointed to the IFC elections committee by Agnew were Rich ard Charles, Robert Engle, Robert Hirsh and Robert Koser. This group will check eligibility of nominees. Elections will be held at the April 27 IFC meeting. President Agnew also named Alfred Goodyear and David Sims to a kitchen-overhead committee to survey working arrangements, 000ks' salaries and other condi- (Continued from page one) Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ Army Plans Alaskan Training WASHINGTON An official Army announcement revealed that combat units, number not speci fied, will go to Alaska scan for Summer training. The units, from the west coast and Hawaii, will include combat ground troops, which are not now included among Army forces in the new hot spot of the old war. Air Armada WASHlNGTON—Legislation is in the making fo r a seventy-group United States Air Force. The House has put through a bill for akriest Sour billion dollars to start building up the armada. Defense Secretary Forrestal, with presi dential backing, argued that any thing bigger than a 55-group Dance Opens Big Weekend Tim Daily 4-;-.: - '') Tattrgiutt VOL. 47—No. 44 American Theatre Seeking Survival, Webster Notes The American theatre today, swamped by the mechanical en tertainment of radio and movies, is struggling for survival, said Margaret Webster, noted director-producer-actress of Shakespeare, in last night's Community Forum lecture. Complicated by high costs and the confinement of professional theatre to New York City, the drama today can be strengthened by the "little theatre" movement in small towns, Miss ( Webster added. "The marriage of fine acting and fine play-writing, such as in NSA Selects Aims For Local Chapter Members of the local chapter of National Students Association se lected objectives for the campus program Wednesday night after discussing ten major fields sug gested by the national organiza tion. Present plans include a pub lished survey of all scholar.,hips. fellowships, and honoraries and their requirements which are offered at the College. The group is also investigating possibilities for student tours at reduced rates in the Carribean and in Europe. The program includes improve ment of student-faculty relation ships. grading systems-and-exami nations.. International aspects of local plans deal with acadcm:c exchange, travel and reconstruc tions abroad and foreign student orientation and hospitality. All students are invited to at tend the Wednesday night meet ing and to participate in the par ticular activities which inlet e.;t them. All-College Cabin Party Offers Dutch Food, Fun The Penn State Christian Asso ciation has planned an All-College Cabin Party .as part of the week end activities, tomorrow and Sun day at Watt's Lodge. Warren Myers and Sally Schrey er, in charge of recreation, have planned round and square danc ing, indoor and outdoor games, campfire and singing. Mrs. John Kitch will prepare two meals of Pennsylvania Dutch food. Students wishing to attend the cabin party may sign up at the Christian Association office, 304 Old Main, today. Transportation will be provided, leaving the rear of Old Main at 2 o'clock tomor row. There will be a charge of $1 to cover food and transportation expenses. force would throw the armed services out of balance. Stock Exchange Strike NEW YORK--Some four hun dred financial workers on the New York Curb Exchange have approved the terms of a new con tract agreemen after an 18-day strike. Settlement terms were not disclosed. President of the stock exchange, Emil Schram, refused t o comment on the settlement. LAKE SUCCESS--The United Nations Security Council ended another day of argument over an American-sponsored plan for a truce appeal in Palestine which the Jewieh agency would not ac cept. FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 16, 1048-STATE COLLEGE, PENNA. By Bennett L. Fairorth 'A Streetcar Named Desire,' and Robert Anderson's 'There Shall Be No Night,' will also put life into the theatre," the Shakes pearian authority suggested. The adventure of acting is not the alleged glamor, Miss Webster emphasized, but in the electric communion of actor with aud ience and in recreating the living, soul-searching drama at each per formance. Interview Backstage In an interview backstage, Miss Webster divulged that her next production will be "The Cry of the Players," by Will Gibson, a new play. Starting in September, she will sponsor road companies that will travel to universities to enact "Hamlet" and "Macbeth." Profes sionals and amateurs, many of (Continued on page eight) Board Grants Radio Station College Trustees gave .permis sion Wednesday to the Penn state Naval Reserve Electronic War fare unit for the location of a unit operated radi o station on third floor Engineering "E." The Trustees' letter of approval accepted the idea of the radio station. Final approval is yet t o be given to layout plans, which are now being prepared. The campus unit of the V-3 Electronic Warfare Reserve, manned by 60 student naval re servists, last week received au thority from the Commandant, Fourth Naval District, Philadel phia, to operate as a Navy station on Navy assigned wave lengths. Call numbers assigned to the sta tion are N4CAN. Lieut. Francis H. Yonker, of the Engineering Experiment Station, is commanding officer of the V-3 unit, and is acting recruiter and organizer of the proposed V-6 naval reserve surface unit. It is planned that members of the Women's Naval Reserve Unit being organized on campus will also be incorporated into the training schedule of the radio station. Ad Contest Response Throws New Light On Coed Ratio Although latest registrar's fig ures state that there are four men to every woman on the College campus, the "It's in the Ads" con test showed, by actual count (and a little integral calculus) that the ratio is three to one. In the first ad contest 219 wom an sent in entries, while the men sent in 875. Out of the total of 1094, 217 entries were from fra ternity and sorority members and 877 were receive: from indepen dents living in the dorms and in town. A one-sided contest was run be tween the townspeople and Col lege employees with the State Col lege residents winning 73-36. Friday was the big day in the contest as far as entries were con cerned. On Friday, April 9, 122 cards were sent to the Collegian office, and on Friday, April 2, 141 replies came in the morning's mail. FRANCEY LANG Cabinet Approves Hefzel Scroll Late Prexy Ralph Dorn Hetzel's talk on Penn State spirit to in coming freshmen in 1932 will be itrimortalized on a student• de signed and inscribed scroll to be placed in TUB as the result of All-College Cabinet action last night. Proposed recipients of Cabinet's annual Class Day awards to grad uating seniors will be submitted to Cabinet by a committee chaired by Thomas Lannen, All-College President. Members of the com mittee are Jeanne Haxton, Allan Ostar. Suzanne Romig, Robert Troxell and Lee Ann Wagner. Abram Rosier. student agency committee chairman, will etucly employment practices at Cornell and Princeton Universities. A re cent survey of 30 colleges revealed that thcse two are most similar to Penn State in size and location. Tribunal will hold regular meet ings on student traffic violations and is empowered to levy fines. Since a survey showed that fac ulty and staff violations are nearly as frequent as those by students. Cal linet voted to urge College officials to take similar strong measures to enforce exist ing regulations for faculty and staff members. Mortar Board Becomes Member of Hal Council Mortar Board. senior women's honorary, was made a member of Hat Societies Council at Friday's meeting, said Barbara Atkins, council secretary-treasurer. Joan Bissey. president of Mor tar Board, represented the honor ary rit the meeting. With the addition of Morta: Board, Hat Societies Council now includes all activities honoraries active on campus except Lion's Paw, senior m e n's honorary. Chimes and Cwens are the other women's groups represented, and Skull and Bones, Parini Nous, Blue Key, and Druids are the men's hat honoraries. Ad Contest Today's bonus is a set of golf clubs, four matched irons and a brassie, from Sears and Roe buck Company. The clubs, manufactured by the H. Higgins Company, come in a leather and cloth golf bag. The entire set is valued at $29.95. This gift, plus the lounging robe from Hur's Men's Shop, brings the total value of the prizes in the "It's in the Ads" contest to $49.90. Long's Orchestra, Contests Spotlight PanHel-IF( Fling PanHel-IFC houseparty week end will get underway tonight at Recreation Hall where Johnny Lone and his orchestra will Play for dancing from 9 to 1 o'clock. During intermission of the ball. winners of the PanHel-IFC king and queen contest will be crowned. Another feature •of tonight's ball will be the finals of the zoror ity and fraternity song felts. A 16-inch gold-engraved trophy will be awarded the winning male and female group. Competing in the sing finals are the following fraternities and sororities: Alpha Omicron Pi. Delta Upsilon. Gamma Phi Beta, Kama Alpha Theta. Phi Gamma Delta. King-Queen Finalists Finalists for the title of King and Queen are: Arlene Connor, Jo Fox. Barbara Meadows, Ann Pearson. Evelyn Setevage for aueen; Huston Brosious. Howard James, Paul MeNelis, Birney Stokes. and John Ward for king. Featured with Long's band to night are Francey Lane. vocalist; the Beachcombers; Natalie, Ha waiian songstress; drummer Floyd Sullivan an d trombonist Tex Mulcahy. Long is reported to be the only top-name bandleader who plays violin "in reverse." A childhood accident forced him to reverse fingering positions, and he now bows with his left-hand and fingers with the right, the reverse of the customary order. He plays a specially-made violin. Duke Alumnus A Sigma Nu fraternity alumnus from Duke University. Long is in constant demand at the various functions of the ninety - eight chapters. Tickets for tonight's dance are on sale at the Student Union until 4:30 today, and will also be sold at the door of Recreation Hall during the dance. Priced at $4.50 per couple, the ticket also in cludes a white gardenia corsage. Seniors Order Caps and Gowns Seniors should order their caps and gowns at the Student Union cffice from 2 to 4:30 p.m. starting next Monday and continuing until next Friday. announced Richard Greenawalt, chairman of the Cap and Gown Committee. The seniors should know their hat sizes, weights and heights. A deposit of $5 will be made at the time of ordering and will be re funded when the caps and gowns are returned after graduation. All practice teachers who are row off the campus should send in their orders immediately. Only seniors will place their orders at Student Union, while graduate students receiving advanced de• grees will place their orders at the 'Athletic Stor.e Seniors will also place their or ders for invitations and announce ments. which are 10 cents each, at the same time and place of order ing caps and gowns, said Wendell Waters. chairman. These invitations and anounec nients only save the senior the problem of writing letters and have nothing to do with gaining admittance to the graduation ceremony. Waters said. It is cus tomary to give tickets of admis sion to each senior when he picks p his cap and gown. 1400 Tickets Available About 500 reserved seat tickets are still available for the final Olympic gymnastic tryouts and National Amateur Athletic Union championships in Hec Hall May 1. Also left are 1400 tickets tor unreserved seats. Sale is at tire AA window, Old Main.
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