Voto for VIIIIA'THER Senior at Tertilrgitut =Parify Cloudy Gift „ and Cooler VOL. 47—No. 65 NAACP Session Plans Resolutions For Racial Bias Four ro!!eges Attend Anti-Bigotry Meeting Resolutions to combat racial discrimination in Central Penn sylvania will be drawn up at the Central Pennsylvania conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo ple which meets her' today and tomorrow. The College. Bucknell Wilkes and Lycoming Colleges will participate in the confer ence. Dr. Walter Coutu, professor of sociology at the College, will speak about "Racial Discrimina tion in Our Society" in 121 (Continued on page four) Don Taylor, Thespian Star, Returns Via Celluloid Route by Jo L. Fox Another name, that of Don Taylor, has been inscribed on the scroll of Penn State greats. A graduate of '42, Taylor has returned to his alma mater via celluloid. As a private eye on a detective staff operated by Barry Fitzgerald, the Alumnus is play ing in "Naked City" running this weekend in a downtown theater. Don, as a Penn State under forriaduate, was active in Players d also did some work in Thes pian productions. The • versatile Mr. Taylor was considered "equal ly as polished in both comic and dramatic roles. He was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity, Blue Key, junior hat society, and prexy of Theta Alpha Phi, na tional dramatics honorary. • The six-footer's portrayal of Petruchio in "Taming of the Shrew" caught the attention of a Hollywood talent scout and ' won him a screen test. Signed by M-G-M, .he did bit work in sev eral minor movies, such as "Sal ute to the Marines" and "Swing Shift Mazie." Induction it*., the Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ U. S. Recognizes Flew Jew State WASHINGTON— The president formally proclaimed United States recognition of the new Jewish state in Palestine yester day. Mr, Truman said, "The Unit ec States recognizes the provii lo al government as the de facto at hority of the new state of Is iel." another announcement from th White House said, "The desire of the United States to obtain a trt ce in Palestine will in no way b e lessened by the proclamation of a Jewish state." Stocks Rise Sharply NEW YORK— Stocks shot up ward yesterday In the fastest trading in etgh+ years. Gains of $l.OO to $7.00 a share for princi pal issues boosted total market value of listed stocks by about $1,700,000,00. Public Assistance BANGOR, MAlNE—Federal Se curity Administrator Oscar Ewing says he has been shocked to dis cover how many of our Amerian people exist on the brink of catas trophe. Ewing's remark came in a speech prepared for the Asssocia tion of Social Agencies. He said 4,000,000 peopl e were on public assistance in 1947. He urged quick congressional boosts of social aid in 1947. sa ce if "conserving of human resources has an Purpose." SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 15, 1948-STATE COLT_EGE. PENNA. Seniors To Vote for Class Gift; Ballot Lists Three Proposals Voting for the senior class gift will take place Monday ,Tuesday and Wednesday at Student Union window in Old Main. Those balloting will be required to predent ma triculation cards and will be checked off after voting. The gift committee reminds the members of the class of '4B that the gift involves the spending of $57,000. Below are descriptions of the three proposals that will be listed on the ballot. Almost $50,000 of student mbney is snent every year to take care of the priding and tlublishina needs of the Penn State student body. Because of existing inadequate service, and high costs which have forced several student or gans to cease publication, the idea of having a centralized client on campus to handle student work exclusively was developed. (Continued on page four) Army cut short Taylor's filmland 'ory, but only a while. A confident reddish - blonde with a breezy personality, Tay lor was destined to return, this time with the meaty part of "Pinky" in "Winged Victory." When Moss Hart was commis sioned by General Arnold in 1943 to write the Army Air Forces' show, Don was stationed at Miami Beach, Fla., as a private in the Signal Corps, attached to the Air Corps. Since he was listed as an actor, Don was interviewed and scheduled for a tryout in New York in October. In August, while at home on a furlough, the graduate was hit by the bludgeon of bad luck. An old basketball injury of his knee sent him to the hospital for two weeks. He arrived back at camp (Continued on vane four) Collegian Meeting There will be an important joint meeting of the Collegian business and editorial senior hoards in the Collegian Office at 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Plans will be made for a Univer sity Newspaper Convention. Vance Klepper. business man ager, and Lewis Stone, editor. , urge all members to attend and help in the planning, since a completed program must be ready by the end of the semester. Stars Sparkle in 'White Bear' by Jo L. Fox A galaxy of new stars and old favorites sparkle in "The Great White Bear". A host of original songs. plus a refreshing shower of catchy punch--lines and an in triguing plot total top entertain ment for the audience. After a siege of mediocrities, including "Hot 'N' Gold". Thes pians are spiraling back to the tandards set by such hits as "No Time for Trouble" and "No Kick '7oming." Lengthy Lapses Technical execution was rough cdged for the initial performance. Some of the lapses between scenes were of such length that th e audience wondered if the sets were being constructed rather than changed. This was aug mented by a game called "Play ing with the light." Of course, the answer here is. "It's only the Thursday night show . . . we'll shine Saturday." But not ever the ituy who pays 75 cents for the Thursday show wants to see another dress re hearsal. Shmod any of our Thes pians. by ar—id-nt or intention go into show business, they'll find Some years ago the Board of Trustees set aside the area be yond Shortlidos Road as a site for the eventual construction 'f a multiple observatory unit. Tyro of the observatori.c have already been constructed. Previous classes have left parts or the entire class gift for con tinued expansion of the site, in order to aim for the future goal of building for the College one of the best observatory systems in the country. A dual purpose is achieved in erecting this development. Valu able research can be carried on which delves into the fundamen tals of astronomy and astro physics, which underlie all other sciences. In addition more oppor tunities will be available to stu dents interested in obtaining sci entific knowledge of instrumental value. The '4B class gift could be util ized in the advent that it was designated for this purpose. Some uses might be the construction of another observatory, the crea (Continued on page four) Instructors Class Runs as Water Cascades A class of prospective Red Cross Water Safety Instructors was watching movies in the base ment of the Library on the art of swimming and life-saving Wed nesday night. While films were being shown on how to save a drowning vic tim, a thunder storm raged out side and the water rose beside the window. The film moved into methods of breaking the grasp of a drowning man in order to carry him to safety, and the water got higher and higher out side. Finally the flood pushed hrough the window and cascaded nto the room., At the sight of the deluge, the life-savers grabbed their coats and fled to higher ground to avoid getting their feet wet. their "First Nighters" will make or break their run. Rustle of Programs Casting, in general, was super ior. Immediately following the show, came the rustle of opening programs. Everyone was checking the identity of Miss Pringle. the twittering music teacher. The lit tle lady who furnished those rib tickling antics was newcomer 1 3nrbara Cooper. Specky Seashore, another new star, soared the credits on the Thespian pulchritude ledger, as Penny, the romantic lead. Vete ran performer Bob Koser plays opposit e as Bill, the college prexy's son. This duo with the aid Of the chorus turned in one of the brighter spots of the show in the "CultlerP VPPure" number. Played for Perfection Jack Saling, as Buzz the burles que troupe manager, and Candy McCollum, th e lame-brained Eloise, gave performances far more polished than Thespian pa trons are accustomed to seeing: Cholly Halpern has appeared enough times befor e the Thespian footlights to be considered a per manent fixture. And, as was ex pected, her role as a wise-craek Through the endeavors of George "Daddy" Groff, '4O. and Richard Pride, '4O, Penn State and Lingnan have been closely tied together. The name "Penn Stater is upheld by the thou sands of studentie at Lingnan. With hopes of perpetuating the friendship, a memorial has been proposed for the use of senior class funds to establish a fund for the purchase of books for the Li (Continued on moo four) Boyd Bell Sings Tenor Solo In Chapel Choir's 'Elijah' BoYd Ball, tenor, will b e one of fou r solists to appear with the Chapel Choir at its performance of "Elijah," by Mendelssohn, in Glee Club Par&Wales hi Memorial Services The College Glee Club will present selections at the annual memorial services for the 28th Division of Pennsylvania at the division's shrine in Boalsburg 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Members of the club are asked to meet at the State College Hotel at 1:30 o'clock where transporta tion wlll be provided, Prof. Frank Gullo, director, said yesterday: State government officials, of ficers and men of the Keystone Division, students, and residents are expected to attend, accord ing to spokesmen of the State De partment of Commerce in Harris burg. Maj. Gen. Daniel B. Strickler, commanding officer of the division an d Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, will deliver the prin cipal address. Maj. Gen. Norman D. Cota, Ardmore, Pa., commanding officer of the 28th Division in World War 11, has sent a personal invitation to all faculty members and stu dents to attend the ceremonies. ing burlesque queen was played to perfection. The tea scene with Virg Meiley, as President Wallmark, and a companion bowl of powerfully spiked punch was one of the bet ter scenes. However, it seems that the Thespians were blind to a great opportunity here for some of that old time pre-war cuttin' 'ip that he , . b^^^—^ ine'rend. "Arty" Duirt • Tad Komorowski and Selma Rudnick added a touch of the "arty" with their duet "We are in Love". Though the number was excellent it seemed totally unre lated to the "gist" of the ' plot. Can't someone dig a better spot for Tad's trained voice. Space limitations prevent the mentioning of all the highspots, an d creditable performanees. Everybody loved the blushering phoney Russian, Krepotkin. as played by Aaron Osipow. The would-be Russian Production of the "Great White Bear" by the burlesque troupe with Murray Gubin's amazing hopak dance and the colorful chorus proved to be the best spot of the evening. And if you Judge a Thespian show by its music, this is on the top of the ladder. PRICE FIVE CENTS Ag Hill Festival Offers Dance, Hai Ride, Picnic Coonles Receive 'Cask' To Spend at Carnival One-thousand cicala* a Vey ride. picnic, and dance are offered to the College students today when the Ag Student Council holds its Ag Hill day starting at 2 o'clock and ending at midnight. The afternoon section of the program will be featured by the combined Ag-Home Ec picnic at Hort Woods. Dorothy Bartholo mew and T,ecnard 'Kimmel. co chairmen of the affair. have plan ned sporting events for the after noon's 'program and a picnic sap per for the 5 o'clock Meal. (Continued on page four) Schwab Auditoriosn at 7:341 p.m. Wrdriesday. Mr. Bell. who lives in State College, graduated from the Col lege in 1942. An agronomy major. Ih e was a member of the Agricul ture Student Council and vice president of the Clover Cluo, His campus activities included being president of the Glee Club. of which hp was a member for four years. He was included in the Varsity Quartet for three years. After several years in the arm ed forces, Mr. Bell was named assistant manager of the Pastern States Partners' Warehouse the first co-operative sales service in Centre County. Mr. Bell has been meat soloist with the choir of the State College First Presbyterian Church many times ,and was recently aceFe 4 eci as an agricultural missionary by the Presbyterian Board of Mis sions. He and his wife pinn to leave next month for a small is land in the Philippines. .Other soloists with the choir are Barbara Troxell. soprano: Chester Watson. bass-baritone: and Martha Albert, contralto. News Briefs Fraternity Information All fraternities should submit the name of the fraternity. house president, trc reptesPntative. and name and address of the rush ing chairman to Student Union by Monday. Fraternities are also asked to state whether their houses are open during the sum mer months and the number of rhembers that will live in the house during each session. Fraternities should pick up :heir IFC dance checks in 102 Old Main. Penn State Club Members of the Penn Stete Club and Philotes who plan to attend the picnic at Greenwood Furnace tomorrow afternoon will meet in the back of Old Main at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon where transportation will be pro vided, If bad weather prevents the nienic, the members will meet in 3242 Old Main. Engineer The Pern State Enginee r go on sale Monday. Campus Center Club Members of the Campus Center Club who Plan to attend the picnic at Whinnle' s should meet in back of Old Main at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. PSCA Banquet Tickets for the PSCA banquet are available in 304 Old Mat*. The banquet will be at the riret P , pqbvterifin ChOrtab M MS o'clock tonight.
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