VOL. 47-4 4 10. 54 Strong UN Can Prevent Crisis, Demands Cousins Strengthening the United Nations immediately is the only de fense against the atom bomb and world -fear, demanded Norman oousins, Saturday Review of Literature editor, in last night's final Community Forum lecture. "United States foreign policy today IS based on winning the next war rather than averting it," Mr. Cousins emphasized.. "The tense situation in Palestine, Greece, the Sallies, is creating the gravest crisis in our history." Bikini Eye Witness An. eye witness to the Bikini a-bottlib explosion. Mr. Cousins reminded his listeners that the shit* hit in the atoll two years ago are still radioactive. The race for arms and radio active weapons today can only lead to- reallocation of raw ma teriels, relocation and drafting of labor, and eventual destruction, stated Mr. Cousins. "Russia and the United States have helped cripple the UN. Tru man called it the first line of de fense, but bypassed it to send arms to Greece and Turkey. The United States also demanded the veto power," the literary editor pointed out. Bikini Bomb Test Thp 57seconds between the re lease of the a-bothb over Bikini and the burst were vividly dra matised by the editor. He said the *Srld's political thinking lags far behind its scientific advance ments. "gotry spot on the earth is a bombadier's target, and only Aussie and China might possibly withstand attacks. Countries ad dicating some soverientY to the UN mvitalit ighty n br e ed ing about the secur- ity ed. Concert Features . String Quartet The Philadelphia String Quar tet will play three numbers at the Hotel State College banquet room, 8 o'clock tomorrow night. The concert is being sponsored by the Common Sense Club. The program includes Beethov en's Quartet Number 4 in C. Minor, Mozart's Quartet Number 12 in G Major, and Haydn's Quar tet Number 5 in D Major. Tickets at $1.20 tax included are on sale at Student Union, the music department office, and the Book and Record Shop. The four artists are Gottfried Wilfinger and Irving Ludwig, violinists; Jules Eskin, cellist; and David Klebanoff, violist. Both violinists are now compet ing as solo finalists in the Youth Forum Concerts with the Phila delphia Orchestra. Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ Senate Approves 3 Billion For 70 Group Air Force WASHINGTON—The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved the spending of more than three billion dollars for n 70-group combat air force. Fall action by the Senate on the air power measure may come today. First word of the closed-door ses sion approving the air armada came from North Dakota's Milton Young. He gave the committee vote as lb to 1. Vinson Stops Accusation WASHINGTON -- Chief Justice Fred Vinson lost his usual calm yesterday as he banged his gavel to end all arguments on the con stitutionality of the Taft -Hartley Law. The flare-up occurred after a barrage of questions and an im plied accusation by Justice Felix Frankfurter. Frankfurter inferred that the government had co-oper ated with the CIO in bringing the - - FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 30, MS-STATE COLLEGE. PENNA By Benno!! L. Fairorth No New Illnesses, Dr. Glenn Reports No more illnesses thought to have been caused by food poison ing have been reported, accord ing to Dr. Herbert R. Glenn. di rector of the College Health Service. The illness, which affected ap proximately 60 coeds living in the Tri-Dorms, was characterized by Dr. Glenn as a '"gastro-intestinal disturbance, seemingly of food origin." Inspection of the Sandwich Shop where coeds living in the Tri-Dorms eat showed that it was clean, and the food edible. and there was nothing in the menu that stood out as a carrier of food Poisoning. John Benglian Elected Captain of 1949 Boxers Southpaw John Benglian was elected captain of the 1949 boxing team at the annual boxing ban quet at the State College Hotel last night. Benglian. who started his Penn StAte ring career In 1945. won the 127-pound Eastern boxing title at Wilk Point that year. Due to a back injury he was unable to compete in the ring last season but this year the classy featherweight won six fights and tied one in dual competition. He was de feated in the semi-finals at the EIBA tourney at Virginia and after winning his first fight at the NCAA tournament he lost a decision in the semi-finals. Ross Pillsbury succeeeds Ray mond Brooks as head manager. First managers elect are Raymond Adams, Douglas Meade and Bill Shade. Correction Newly - elected IFC President George W. Chapman's opponent in Tuesday's election was incor rectly stated in Wednesday's Daily Collegian. He defeated L. Ray mond Dieterich for the office, in stead of Thomas R. Yeman. anti-politics ban before the Su preme Court. Both sides denied the charges. Strike Made Unanimous WASHINGTON The Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers has made the strike call for May 11 unanimous. The engineers issued a call fora national walk-out to back up the two operating broth erhoods that previously had set May 11 as strike date. In Chicago. however federal mediators met with labor leaders twice yester day to head off the strike. Japanese Receive Papers SAN FRANCISCO—F ed er a 1 Judge Louis Goodman handed United States citizenship back to 2300 Americans of Japanese de scent yesterday. He criticized the tactics used by the government in obtaining wartime renunciations of citizenship. Tultrgiatt Tiny Canine Stars In Thespian Play Aaron Osipow was more than a little amazed at the realistic force of his acting last night at a Thes pian rehearsal. Osipow was going through his lines for the coming "Great White Bear" show. "You dog! ... You dog! ... come here!" he commanded with a heavy Russian accent. Just at that point, picking up his cue like a real trouper, a_very dimin uative pooch, with a home-made rope leash trailing behind, stroll ed unexpectedly onto the stage. Church Groups Sponsor Benefit Minstrel, Dance Burnt cork faces and polk a 'dot ties provide an appropriate back ?round for a joint Minstrel Show at the Episcopal Parish House at 8 c'clock tonight. The tickets at 50 cents apiece will be sold at the door by Ralph Yohn, chairman of ticket sales. Part of tonight's benefits will be con tributed to CORE, part to the Inter-Church Student Fellowship and part used to help students attend summer religious contereNees. 115 Girls Sing In Treble Concert Treble Singers' concert, the third in a series of programs given by the music department, will be held in Schwab Auditor ium at 8 o'clock tonight. The annual complimentary con cert, under the directions of Guy Woods, will open the program with "I Cannot Dance for You, My Lord," "The Star," "Over tones." Howarths arrangement of "Czechoslovakian Dance Song,' and "Annie Laurie" with Rebecca Griffin as soloist. Next. Marilyn Guillet and Mar jorie Mead, in a piano duet, will play "Waltz for Two Pianos" by Arensky and Morton Gould's ar rangement of "La Cucaracha." This will be followed by the Treble Singers presentation of "'Tears," "From the Land of the Sky-blue Water," "Turn Ye to Me," and "Little Clock." Jeanne Nye, Josephine Stanley, and Patricia Lloyd, the Treble Singer trio, will sing "Tired," "Brazil," and "Body and Soul," The group will conclude the program with "0 My Lord What Shall I Do," "Wonderful One," "Embraceable You," "The Night is Young," and "Night and Day." Treble Singers consists of 115 girls—chosen by tryouts held each year. College Officials Return Ben Euwema. Dean of Liberal Arts; William T. McGarry, cap tain, USN, and professor of naval science: Find P Warnry-k Dean of Men. will return today from Pensacola Air Base in Flor ida. The three official% inspected naval air facilities at the base and spent some time aboard an air craft carrier off the Florida coast. Ad Contest A Beaverkill fishing rod from Don Kepler's. valued at $10.50. heads the list of toda/rs Prizes for the "It's in the Ads" contest. The rod plus $lO in credit from the Margaret Shop and seven other prizes brings the total value of the awards to $90.50. The other prizes are: 1. Old Town Trampees—Glick Men's Store. 2. Blouse—Smart Shop. 3. Record Album Book and Record Shop. 4. Sweater Young Men's Shop. 5. 5 - pound box of candy-- Candy Cane. 6. $lO credit—Mitchell's Dress Shop. 7. Du Barry make-up kit—Mc- Lanahan's Drug Stor.e College Begins Telephone Expansion Provisions for a greatly enlarged dormitory telephone system are being incorporated 'in the new Simmons Hall as part of the Col - expansion program for this summer. The new system will serve all the dormitories on campus, plus Pollock circle and Nittany Dormitories, said Robert Y. Sigworth, supervisor of utilities. This will be of special benefit t o the men students living on campus, because they will be able to complete telephone calls on campus without a charge. At present they must pay for all calls. The switchboard will be situ ated on the ground floor of Sim mons Hall in specially designed rooms which include a modern switchboard operating room, a The show, a benefit program, sponsored• by the Lutheran and Episcopal Churches will feature Lou Levi and the Tru Blu Dixie Land Quintet. There will be a traditional minstrel setting with Harry Natschke, Interlocutor, in the center of a quarter circle, sur rounded by black-face students. Robert Hepburn, Lee Schiffler, Frank Lehr and Edward La Combe will provid e the enter tainment as end men by directing jokes to the interlocutor. Carolyn Mae Mowery, a Thes pian, and Francis Ebersole will do a specialty soft shoe number, and three coeds, Rita Cransom, Jane Winfield, and Barbara Wag ner are presenting a n original skit. Mary Edith Harris and Don ald Mowry have arranged a duet to "Dinah," and George Pyle, in charge of music, is featuring a male double quartet. J. "Sock" Kennedy, Thespia n director, and his wife helped direct the show. Refreshments will be served throughout the evening by the Episcopal young people. Follow ing the performance, a dance will he held from 9 to 11:30 o'clock, featuring recorded music. Gertrude Gustason and Ed ward LaCombe, social chairmen of LSA, head the program com mittee for the show and dance. VA Announces Deadline Veterans who have failed to turn in their book receipts must do so by 4:30 o'clock this after noon if they wish to receive pay ment. Richard H. Baker. Coordi nator of Veterans Affairs, an nounced. The final payment for this semester will be made May 15. Any veterans whose previous checks were incomplete. and who feel that they have a lust claim for reimbursements for looks and supplies. should contact Mrs. Lucy B. Seward. 308 Old Main, as soon as possible. News Briefs NAACP M eeting The National Association for th e Advancement of Colored People will meet in 304 Old Main at 7 o'clock tonight. Plans for the four-chapter conference to be held here in May and for the membership driv e will be dis cussed. Engineering Lecture Dean Harry P. Hammond, of the School of Engineering, will lecture in 121 Sparks at 4: 10 this afternoon. LSA Minstrel Show A minstrel show, followed by a dance, will be held by the Luth eran Student Association at the Episcopal Parish House at 8 o'- clock tonight.'- large operating room, a large ma chinery room, and a private rest room Eight Positions The telephone service will be known as a manually operated semi-public system with an in stallation of eight operator posi tions, which is an increase of six positions over the system now in operation, and with possibilities of expansion. The two-position switchboard now located in Frances Atherton Hall will be discontinued. This new service is the result of ten years of study of the tele phone situation by the Bell Tele phone Company, Mr. Sigworth revealed. Bell workmen have started work on the switchboard and expect to have it in opera tion by September. Includes 1036 Lines A total of 106 lines will termi nate at the switchboard. This number includes 350 telephones in Simmons Hell, 302 in McEl wain Hall, 309 in Atherton, and (Continued on page four► Child Educators Hold Conference Three hundred teachers and students will attend the first an nual conference of the Pennsyl vania Association for Childhood. Education in 105 White Hall to =mow. Nine colleges will be rep resented. Following registration at 9 o'- clock tomorrow morning, Dr. Marion R. Trabue, dean of the School of Education, will wel come th e group and preside at the opening session. t 10:30 o'clock Dr. Alice V. Keliher, professor of education at New York University, will speak on "A Challenge to Education." Later discussion groups will meet in the Temporary buildings. Mrs. Frances Mayforth, e ditor of Childhood Education will speak at a luncheon at Nittany Lion in, and at 2:15 o'clock, Dr. Keli her will sneak on "Th e Forward Look." Officers will be installed t 3:30 o'clock. Sallie Baldwin. of West Chester State Teachers College, is state president. A tea will be held in Atherton Hall at 4 o'clock. A coffee hour for early arrivals to the confer ence will be held at the State College Hotel at 9 o'clock to night. rivinn Club Plans fir Show, Raffle A demonstration of private fly ing will be staged at the Belle fonte airport, two miles beyond Pleasant Gap on route 45, Sunday afternoon. The Penn State Flying Club in cooperation with the New Way Flying System, operators of the airport, is dedicating the show to the promotion of safe flying. As tentatively planned a Tay lorcraft and Piper Cub, owned by the flying club, will participate in the demonstration. With favor able weather and a large crowd, however, more pilots and planes may be added to the aerial circus. Feature of the afternoon will be the unique drawing of a ticket to determine the winner of a raffle being held by the club. The lucky ticketholder will receive $4OO worth of flight instruction or, if he is already the holder of a pilot's license, 40 hours of solo flying. The club's Taylorcraft will drop the entire batch of tickets from the air prior to the drawing. Selection of the winning ticket will be made by some youngster, as yet unknown, who will pick up one of the tickets dropped from the plane. The pasteboard he sel ects will earn the holder the prize.
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