Late AP Rears Courtesy WMAJ
House Committee
Speeds Draft Bill
WASHINGTON-- Congressman
Leo Allen of Illinois, who was
expected to have blocked the new
draft bill, predicted last night
that the House Rules Committee
will approve the bill and send it
to the House floor next week.
Allen's rules committee today
began hearings on the draft bill
which has already been given
the go-ahead signal by the Armed
Services Committee.
Arabs Continue Seige
JERUSALEM The gu n s of
Trans - Jordan's Arab legion
pounded away at Jerusalem last
night, and late dispatches stated
the Jewish grip on the city is
breaking.. The troops of King
Abdullah entered the old section
of the city and shelling ceased
only when darkness fell. In Tel
Aviv, a direct bomb hit smashed
into the town bus station, killing
at least twenty.
Stalin's Peace Message
WASHINGTON Our State
Department y es t e r day called
Premier Stalin's new peace mes
sage "encouraging," but at the
same time blamed world tension
on the Soviets. The State Depart
ment said again that the great
problems of the 'world cannot be
settled by the two countries
alone. Other officials in Washing
ton said they suspected the new
Stalin statement was a propa
ganda move designed to depict
Russia as a lover of peace and to
build up Henry Wallace politi
cally.
Telephone Strike Threat
WASHINGTON—President
Truman has taken action to avert
a threatened strike of telephone
workers. He has appointed an
emergency board to investigate a
wage dispute between the Amer
ican Telephone and Telegraph
Company and long distance
operators.
Coeds Continue
Room Choosing
Continuation of room selecting
by women students for the Fall
semester will take place in the
Dean of Women's office beginning
at 6:15 o'clock tonight and to
morrow.
The following schedule will be
used in the choosing of rooms:
Wednesday, sixth semester,
numbers 341 to 425, 6:15 to 6:45;
fifth semester, numbers 1 to 75,
6:45 to 7:15; fourth semester.
numbers 1 to 85, 7:15 to 7:45.
Thursday, fourth, numbers 86
to 170, 6:15 to 6:45; fourth, num
bers 171 to 255, 6:45 to 7:15;
fourth, numbers 256 to 340, 7:15
to 7:45; fourth, numbers 341 to
425, 7:45 to 8:15; third, numbers
1 to 20, 8:15 to 8:30.
For those who have low Lum
bers and would like to look over
the floor plans of the dormitories,
the Dean of Women's office will
be open at 6 o'clock tonight and
tomorrow.
Poultry Club Plans
Picnic for Alumni
Alumni members will join the
Penn State Poultry Club in a
picnic to be held in Holmes-
Foster Park, West Fairmount
avenue, Saturday afternoon. Nu
merous alumni have indicated
that they will be present to join
in this first outing of the Poultry
Club since 1941.
The Poultry Club was reorgan
ized last semester and elected
new officers for next year at its
last meeting.
Donald Y. Binkiey,
was elected president, succeeding
Roland B. Driscoll, West Atlantic
City, N. J. Other officers chosen
were Harvey J. Brown, Douglass
ville, vice-president; nouert D.
entsburgn, secrewary-treas
uxer; Prof. Yawl ri. ivlargon, vac
uity adviser; Donald isinaley unu
Bogert D. teoor, Aitouna, reprk.:-
sentatives to the rig atuaent
Council.
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VOL. 47--No. 67
Seniors Conclude
lift Vole Today
Voting for the senior class gift
will be completed at Student
Union by 5 o'clock today. Results
will then be tabulated and added
to those received from seniors
who graduated in February.
Postcards were sent to these
graduates and contained the same
items of choice for the gift as the
ballots which were used at the
College.
These items involve the selec
tion of one of three proposals of
a student press. additions to the
library at Lingnan University,
China, and additions to the Col
lege observatories.
Seniors were also asked to vote
as to whether they should put
aside $5OO for continuing address
files of the class.
Members of the gift commit
tee, are Donald Mitchell. chair
man. Ben French, Gayle Gear
hart, Jo Anne Roraback and Lee
Ann Wagner.
Colleolan Exnlains
f °West Clues
To clear up the doubts as to the
connection between the clues and
the "thing" in the third "It's in
the Ads" contest, the Daily Col
legian presents the more "doubt
ful" of the leads to the hand knit.
multi-colored, wool argyle socks.
The "don't let a clue fool you"
referred to the clue, "polka."
"The hand that roc k e d the
cradle" referred to hand knit
socks and the "mineral" referred
to nylon in wool used as a re
inforcing agent.
The clue was "and dark" not
all dark, and the "analytical bal
ance" referred to the method of
selling wool in weights, some
times in grams.
"Two and four" referred to the
number two and four needles
used in knitting the socks, and
the "peak of perfection" referred
to the peak of the diamond in the
pattern.
The nylon used in the wool
was also used in parachutes in
"World War II." and "years and
years ago" the custom of knitting
socks was started.
As for the "Indian system was
put to use in 1901," our printer
forgot to delete that line from a
standing ad and if you refer to
the second ad contest, you will
find that particular clue was the
clincher for the winning guess
"Alpha Fire Company."
White Bear, Lion
To Battle on Mall
Two leading figures of the ani
mal kingdom, the Thespian
"Great White Bear" and the Nit
tany Lion, have signed a contract
to meet and have it out at the en
trance to the Mall at 11:50 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
The two will battle it out in an
effort to decide once and for all,
who the "King of the Campus"
is. Managers of the two contend
ers for the crown are busy
grooming their proteges for the
fight. Both the bear and the lion
have growled and roared their
confidence and determination io
annex the crown.
Hanes, Schwartz
Win Pinochle Title
Gordon. Hanes and Joseph
Schwartz annexed the champion
ship in the all-College pinochle
tournament by defeating John
Krebs and William Repsher in
the finals recently.
Hanes anct Schwartz cupped
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.schuoi ui .11ALLICULLUll
and hela at the TUB.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY 19, 1948-STATE COLLEGE, PENNA.
Visiting Army Officer
finds TUB Familiar
Link With Past
Major H. L. Smith of the Engi
neer Corps of the U. S. Army got
a real surprise when he visited
the campus recently.
His daughter, Nancy, had writ
ten to him often about Penn State
and especially about the good
times she's had at the TUB, but
Major Smith, having been over
seas since Nancy entered College,
had never seen the school.
Major Smith. while on leave
from his duties. last week got a
chance to visit Nancy's Alma
Mater. He was amazed to find
that the much-talked-about TUB
was one of the three USO build
ings that he had supervised the
construction of, several years ago
while stationed at Indiantown
Gap.
Tau Phi Sinma
Thirteen
Thirteen members were initi
ated into Tau Phi Sigma. busi
ness education honorary, at cere
monies in the State College Hotel
Sunday. Dr. James J. Gemmell,
associate professor of economics
and business education, addressed
the group at a banquet following
the initiation.
Those initiated are Rita Beer
man, Geo r g e Brown, Martha
Conley, Robert Engler, Dolores
Herald, Kathryn Hess, Albert
Hinkle, Lois Metzl e r, Diana
Nocerd, Marjorie Semo, Sidney
Simon. Jean Terry and Dorothy
Yarnall.
George Brown was elected
president at a business meeting
following the initiation. Other
officers are vice-president. Jean
Terry; secretary, Dorothy Yar
nell; treasurer. Albert Hinkle;
social chairman. Kathryn Hess;
publicity chairman, Jean Terry.
Guests m.f ho attended the ban
quet are Miss Margaret Schwartz
and Miss Helen Hechler, spon
sors; Mrs. Gemmell, Miss Eliza
beth Miller and Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Miller.
Fellowship Winner
Emmett A. Witmer, a graduate
assistant in Aeronautical Engi
neering, has been awarded a
Swope Fellowship carrying a sti
pend of $1,500 a year, by the
General Electric Company for
advanced study at the Massachu
setts Institute of Technology, be
ginning in September, said Harry
P. Hammond, dean of the school
of engineering.
Artists' Course
Patrons for the 1948-49 Artists'
Course may receive their priori
ties at the Athletic Association
window in Old Main today. These
priorities will entitle them to a
place in the :.eket sales line. Stu
dents vv receive their priorities
from 8 o'clock this morning until
noon; faculty and townspeople
from 1:30 to 5 o'clock this after
noon.
Delta Sigma Pi
Delta Sigma Pi, national pro
fessional commerce fraternity,
will hold its , spring banquet at
the Anchorage at 6:30 o'clock to
night.
Graduating Seniors
Seniors in the School ot Lib
eral Arts who are candidates for
graduation should call at 132
Sparks fox a set ot instructions
concerning commencement.
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Chapel Choir Presents
Mendelssohn Oratorio
The 107-voice Chapel Choir, under the direction of Mrs. Willa
Taylor, with George Ceiga, chapel organist as the accompanist, and
aided by four guest vocalists, will present Mendelssohn's sacred ora
torio, "Elijah," in Schwab Auditorium at 7:30 o'clock tonight.
This is the first time a work of this type has ever been attempted
by the Choir. Students, townspeople and residents of near-by towns
are invited to attend the performance. Doors will open at 7 o'clock
arid no seats are reserved. A free
will offering will be taken to help
defray expenses.
Guest soloists are Chester Wat
son, concert bass-baritone from
New York, who carries the Elijah
role; Miss Barbara Troxell, con
cert soprano; Miss Martha Albert,
Bethlehem, contralto with the
Bach Festival Chorus; and Boyd
Bell. State College' tenor. Miss
Troxell, Miss Albert and Mr. Bell
are all alumni of the College and
former Choir members.
Biblical Story
Connelly Heads
Ruthless Staff
John Connelly will be business
manager of Froth next year,
Spencer Scheckter, retiring busi
ness manager. announced today.
Ralph McClernan was named ad
vertising manager; Jane Four
acre, circulation manager; Cyn
thia Doan, promotion manager,
and Phyllis Ginsburg, business
associate.
Next year's Junior business
board includes Harriet Denby,
Sylvia Levy, Ellen Miller, Glady
Lou Miller, Harriet Miller. Lor
raine Munz, Nancy Parent, Caro
lyn Rice and Frances Rice .
Those appointed to Sophomore
business board are Jerry Gott
leib, Stanley Reisman, Alvin
Reiner, Edwin Meye r s, Fay
Zelitc h, Jane Swagler, _dike
Sloan, Rornayne Parks, Ed Mor
ris, Butch Mognet, Louise In
serra, Richard Hoffman, Suzanne
Hill, Helen Hawkins, Sally Gil
lette, Regina Eshmont, James
Cody and Ruth Ballard.
Junior business candidates are
Bernie Dobosh, Frances Eshle
man, Vaida Riggs, Kay Stephen
son, Sy Barash, Dave Gould,
Alvin Schwartz, Kenneth Strayer
and Louise Kaufman.
Six Students Win
Military Honors
Six students have recently been
nominated as distinguished mili
tary students, senior division
ROTC, for appointment in the
regular Army and Air Force.
Those selected for this honor
were Richard A. Benefield, Law
rence A. Doyle, Owen J. Giblin,
Ivor R. Jones, Harry F. Mumma
and John W. Stevenson.
The nominations, which were
made by the President, are sub
ject to confirmation by the Sen
ate, physical qualification and
designation as a distinguished
military graduate. The appoint
ments will be tendered on July 1
for those graduates who have
qualified.
News Briefs
VA Representative
L. P. Nardi, contact representa
tive of the Veterans Administra
tion, will be in the VA building
from 10:30 o'clock this morning
until 4 o'clock this afternoon. Mr.
Nardi will return to the camp is
again May 27 for his last visit of
the semester.
Theta Alpha Phi
Theta Alpha Pin, national hon
orary dramatics fraternity, re
cently initiated James Amban
dos, Henry Glass, Jo-Marie Jack
son, Raymond Maule and wred
Vogel, President Jane Studs an
nounced today.
Phi Delta Theta
The tollowing members of Phi
Delta Theta were elected to
office for the tall semester, 800
13oedecker. president; Dick Tram
bore, vice-president; 'Bill Camp
bell, secretary; Freci iluzelwouu,
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Preparation for the concert was
begun last fall and will be climax
ed in tonight's presentation. The
oratorio is based on the Biblical
story of the prophet Elijah and his
experiences with the children of
Israel. The work was inspired by
a deeply religious fervor which
the audience will be aware of as
they hear the music.
A reception restricted to choir
members and their guests will be
held in honor of the guest soloists
by Mr. and Mrs. Taylor in Old
Main lounge after the concert.
r,ollege Releases
tudent Averages
Alpha Zeta fraternity with a
2.04 average topped the list of
scholastic averages for fraterni
ties, sororities, and independent
dormitories for last semester.
Zeta Tau Alpha was second in
the total list and first in the
sorority averages with a 2.01,
while Nittany Dormitory 24 had
the highest average of the dormi-
tories with a 1.76.
In the fraternity group Delta
Theta Sigma was second with a
1.88 and Alpha Epsilon Pi third
with 1.80. Alpha Epsilon Phi and
Beta Sigma Omicron sororities
were tied for second place with
1.98 and Delta Delta Delta was
third was 1.95.
The average fo r fraternity
women was 1.83 while fraternity
men had an average of 1.53. All-
College women had an average
of 1.64 and all-College men had
1.36. The all-College average was
1.40. Non-fraternity women had a
1.56 average' and non-fraternity
men a 1.31 average.
Men's Debate Team
Sponsors Contest
Finals in the term-end speak
ing contest being sponsored by
the men's debate squad will be
held in 316 Sparks at 7 o'clock
tonight, Richard Hill, manager of
men's debate team, announced
today.
Participants will speak on
"What Steps Should Be Taken
to Ensure Peace f u 1 Relations
Among the Nations of the World."
First and second place winners
will be awarded miniature gold
gavels.
Finalists in the contest are
Richard Hill, Robert Kagan, John
Kelly, Royce Nix. Stanton Roth
and John Sigler.
Hat Societies Name
Bonsall, Colone
Willialll Elonsall and Joseph
Colone were named president of
Skuli and Hones and ?arm! Nous,
respectively, at a banquet held
~Ullllly 0) the O.Vu oat societies.
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