Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ Tornado Strikes Texas Community McKinney, Texas A tornado has struck part of the town of McKinney, Texas. Reports say the big wind hit the southern part of McKinney with devastat ing force at 4:05 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The manager of radi o station KMAE, George Smith, said he had heard .esti mates of 19 to 50 persons killed. Rail Strike Pending Chicago A federal mediator said yesterday that there may be a nationwide railroad strike. The mediator, Frank Douglass, says he has been unable to get either railroad -management or unions to change their positions during today's negotiations. Douglass said that another at tempt at settlement will be made tomorrow. Three railroad unions have already set May 11 as the start of a strike. Peacetime Draft Washington—The House Armed Services Committee has vofed in favor of a peacetime draft. Under the bill given committee ap proval, men from 19 through 25 would be liable for two years of military service. Most veterans, however, would be exempt. Alabama Primary Washington—Alabama will be a political battleground tomor row when President Truman's Civil Rights Program gets its first big test in a Democratic primary in that state. Eighty-four candi dates are in the running for Ala bama's 26 seats at the Democratic Nominating Convention. Twenty-eight candidates have promised to walk out of the con vention if any part of the Civil Rights Program is written into the party platform. Cabinet Selects 30 Top Seniors Thirty graduating seniors who will be awarded shingles on Class Day for outstanding service to the College were named at a special All-College Cabinet meeting last night. They are Willard Agnew, James Ambandos, Mary Barnett, Dominic Bibbo, Emory Brown, Jack Cameron, Robert Crist, Ben French, Paul Grove, Alan Hack, Jeanne Haxton, Mary Lou Hen dricks, Roberta Hutchison, Jack Keller, Robert Koser, Pat Meilly. Allan Ostar, Claire Parks, Mary K. Rice, Jo Ann Roraback, Ted Rubin, Jack Sigler, Ray Sorenson, William Staley, Arthur Stober, Russell Teall, Frank Tidona, Rob ert Troxell, Jane Weigle, and Betty Worral. Up to $lOOO of surplus funds was appropriated toward the pur • chase of filing cabinets and other furniture for a proposed student government room, which would be available for chartered campus groups. Since the amount to be spent will not be known until after the (Continued on page six) PSCA Stages Year's Final Cabin Parfy The final cabin party of the year will be held by the Penn State Christian Association this weekend at Ralph Watts Lodge. Features of the party include food, campfire fun, dancing, hik ing, indoor games, singing and discussion. Limited to 18 men and 18 wom en, the party will cost the usual one dollar assessment to cover food and transportation. Alex Atty, associate men's sec retary, promises a full program at this last weekend cabin party. Interested students may sign up now at 304 Old Main. Cars will leave the rear of Old Main at 2:33 Saturday and return Sunuay morning. Conflict Schedule Conflict schedule for final emu= can km found on paw 6. WEATHER Tim Batty Tourgtan Fair and Warmer VOL. 47—No. 56 Weffsfone Named US Gym Coach, / Dons on Team by Tom Morgan Daily Collegian Sparta Editor Penn State is top dog in the Olympics. Dominating the National AAU gymnastic championships and fi nal Men's Olympic Tryouts in Rec Hall Saturday, the College: ...Placed two current Nittany gymnasts on the Uniterf States Olympic team of eight that will journey to London in July. ...Placed an ex-Nittany star on the same team. ...Witnessed the selection of its gym coach as coach of the Mei.'s Olympic team. ...Romped off with its third NAAU gym team title. ...Captured one individual na ational championship and boasted two second places, a third and sev eral fourths and fifths. BILL BONSALL Billy Bonsall, pint-sized in com parison with other competitors and a real gymnastic showman, came within 10 points of the national all-around championship. Unoffi cial figures gave him 310.3 points, while Ed Scrobe, of the D.A. Turn Verein, New York, copped the all around crown with 320.3 for the six Olympic events. Bonsall thrilled the home crowd by placing fifth in calisthenics, third in long horse, 15th in side horse, 11th in parallel bars, fifth in horizontal bar and fourth in rings. Twenty-four all-around con testants competed. (Continued on page four) Engineers' Council Holds Open House The annual Engineering Open House, sponsored by the Engi neering student council, will be held in all engineering buildings on campus from 2 to 10 p.m. Sat urday. Displays and demonstrations of the various curricula and the Army and Navy ROTC Depart ments will highlight the affair. Students will be stationed at each exhibit to demonstrate equipment and explain in detail the uses of applications of the items demonstrated. They will also answer all questions directed to them by visitors. No conducted tours of the various - buildings and displays have been arranged. Onlookers may visit any or all of the dis plays at any time. There is no limit to the time that may be spent at any one demonstration. This year's open house is the second since the revival of the affair following the war. Con ducted as an annual exhibit prior to World War 11, the idea lay dormant while the majority of engineering students were serv ing with the armed forces. Revived last year for the first time since before the world con flict, the open house was attended by more than 2,000 interested spectators. Ad Contest A victrola attachment, for any standard radio, from the Music Room raises the value of the prizes in the "It's in the Ads" contest to $122.50. The other prizes are: 1. Old Town Trampees—Glick Shoe 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. . 410 credit—Mitchell's Dress Shop. 7. Du Barry make-up kit— McLanahan's Drug store. 8. Fishing Rod—Don t‘epter's. 9. 310 credit—Margaret shop. 10. Mirror-tone radio Har mony Shop. TUESDAY MORNING * MAY 4, 1948-STATE COLLEGE, PENNA. Lucky Men Sample Free Ice Cream In Contest Anyone walking into 117 Dairy Building yesterday afternoon would have been amazed to see what appeared to be a small tea party. Although 22 men were walking around tables and eating free ice cream, the event was far from a party. The "guests" were contestants in the dairy products judging contest held as the first event in the Dairy Exposition week. Each man had to taste eight different types of ice cream and determine the content and texture of each. Winners of the contest will be announced Saturday during the dairy show. College Cabinet Holds Inaugural Newly-elected All - college and class officers will be inaugurated on the front steps of Old Main at 11:50 o'clock tomorrow morn ing. Classes will be dismissed five minutes early for the inaugural ceremony and part of the Blue Band will provide music. Alan Hack. Tribunal chairman, will swear in William Lawless, All-College president, who in turn will swear in Donald Little, All- College vice-president; Edmund Walacavage, All - College secre tary-treasurer; Terry Ruhlman. Senior class president; and Rob ert Wine. Junior class president. Retiring All - College President Thomas Lannen will also speak, and the singing of. the.Alanca Mater will conclude the brief ceremony. This public inauguration is a departure from the past procedure of a banquet inauouration. All- College Cabinet adopted the new Plan to give the students a chance to Participate more directly in an affair of student government. Two Students Injured When Hit by Youth's Car Two students at the College were injured at 8:30 p.m. Sunday when a car driven by a State College High School student struck them about one mile south of State College on Route 45. The injured, Anne Fickenscher, Camp Hill, and Joseph M. Egan, 22, Allentown, were returning from a walk on the Pine Grove Mills road when a car driven by James H. Stevens, 16, of 212 E. Irvin aven u e, State College, struck them. Miss Fickenscher received brush burns on the face, lacera tions of the left leg and a pos sible left shoulder fracture. Mr. Egan received body bruises and a fracture of the right leg, State Police who investigated the accident said. The students were taken to the Centre County Hospital in the State College Alpha Fire Com pany ambulance. The y were treated at the scene of the acci dent by a State College physi cian. Hospital officials said that the couple was admitted last night. Stevens was following another car on the road and did not see the College students until just before he hit them. They were walking on the right side of the road headed toward the traffic, police said. State Police said that there had been a light rain and the road was misty, making visibility very poor. Damage to the car was esti mated at about 15 dollars. A windshield was broken and the hood and left front fender were damaged. Chem-Phys Council Liectiun iur next year will be heiu by the Chem istry-Physics Student Council in 418 Oki Main et 7 o'clock tonight. CORE Solicits Town, Campus Men for Aid See editorial, "Now Is the Time," on page 2. All male students and townsmen are being personally contacted in the climactic CORE Days drive which started yesterday and con cludes tomorrow. They will be asked to purchase $1 tickets of ad vance credit toward haircuts in any non-discriminatory barbershop. State College churches are conducting the canvass in town, while students and faculty members are responsible for campus solicitations. A message calling for support of the campaign was read in most of the churches Sunday. The ultimate goal of CORE, according to Prof. Arthur H. Reede, chairman, is to eliminate discrimination in all local bar ber shops. The present project is merely the first short step in that direction. CORE hopes that all barbers will accept the non-dis criminatory agreement. A summary of the CORE plan follows. Students Elect Ed Council Today Elections for the Education Stu dent Council will be held in the lobbies of Burrowes, Home Eco nomics and 216 Carnegie Hall all day tomorrow. Students in the School of Education are urged to vote. Those nominated from the de partment of education are Helen Dickerson, Marion Holmes, Julie Kalback, June Kircher, Sara Mes sina, Lucille Philips, Lois Resler, Barbara Schiffman, Flor en c e Wakeling and Beverly Williams. Nominees in the department of psychology are Harriet Denby, Florence Drummond, Robert Ga briel, and Nancy Parent. From the department of home economics are Joseph Daniels, Francis Eshleman, Louise Frazier, Vilma Giesdemer, Marion Hall, Jean Hunger, Leo Skellchock, and J kiln Snyder. From the depart ment of music: Sherry Bush, Barbara Gillet and Ruth Graber. Past achievements of the coun cil include a teacher and course rating program, the obtaining of a full time professor for indus trial education, the addition of a speech course for those requiring practice teaching, a program of sophomore orientation, a student faculty mixer, a panel discussion and the sending of representa tives to CORE and the Youth for Peace movement. Souvenir Name Badges Available fo Visifors A souvenir badge of Penn State, for members of conferences and conventions held at the Col lege are now available through the College Purchasing Office, said Harold W. Loman, purchas irfg agent, today. The need for such uniform name tag has been evidenced by a variety of cards that convention members have contrived. The cellophane card holder with pin attached, depicts Old Main surmounted on either side by a Nittany lion. The window for the name beneath is bordered with the words 'Welcome to Penn 'State." Cardboard fillers for the two by thre einch holder come in perforated strips easily in serted in a typewriter. Price of the pin is approximate ly seven cents a piece or $6.95 a hundred. Student Union will also handle the name cards in the future. I Caps and Gowns Fin orders tor caps and gowns, invitations and an nouncements wit! be taken at Athletic Association windows in Old Main from 2 to 4:30 o'clock. today. PRICE FIVE CENTS 1. Each $1 ticket represents advance payment of 25 cents on each of four haircuts in any non-discriminatory shop. 2. Cash will be offered to each barber in return for a non-dis crimination agr e e m ent. The amount will be determined by the number of purchasers indi cating their preference for each barber. 3. If no established barber wishes to accept, the proceeds will finance a new, modern shop where the tickets will be redeemable. 4. Cash refunds will be made if non - discriminatory service does not materialize. (wens Hold 'Fling' Tomorrow Night Cwens' "Gingham Fling," call ed off last week because of sick ness and bad weather, will be held at the TUB from 7:30 to 9:30 o'clock tomorrow night. Andy Mahalski and his three piece orchestra will be featured as caller and music, respectively, for the square dancing, which will be supervised in the individual sets by physical education majors Who have had instruction in this type of dancing. Ticket sales will be held today and tomorrow by Owens in front of the Corner Room, and may also be purchased at Stu&ent Union and from any Cwen. Gertrude Fetze r is chairmao of the dance and is assisted by Jeanne Davenport, Louise Droz diak, Ruth Lehman, Roslyn Mc- Coltom, Betty Lou Shelley, and Ann Zekauskas. News Briefs WRA Golf Club Robert Rutherford, Jr., who will coach the WRA Golf Club this Spring, will be present at the or ganization meeting of the club at the caddy house at 6:30 o'clock tomorrow night. Masquerettes Recently elected offcers of Masquerettes are Beatrice Silver stone, president; Joan S.-ltzer, vice president; and Lillian Skra ban, secretary-treasurer. Masquerettes will meet in the Gamma Phi Beta suite at 6:15 p.m. Thursday. Glee Club Officers elected at the Glee Club banquet held recently are May nard Hill, president; Paul Mar golf, vice president; Charles Mar golf, secretary; Robert Cobaugh, publicity; and David Eldridge, manager. French Club The I. reach Club will give a French comedy in the southeast lounge of Atherton Hall at 7 o'clock tomorrow
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