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
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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-
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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
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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.