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VOL. 47—No. 68
Bissey, Zettle Receive
Graduation Honors
Joan L. Bissey was named valedictorian and Frank S. Zettle
was chosen salutatorian of the June, 1948 graduation class.
Eugene M. Fulmer was selected men's class donor; Gerald T.
Karver, spoon man; Thomas J. Lannen, pipe orator; John J. Nolan,
cane man; and John P. Tighe, barrel man.
Named for honors among the women are Joan L. Bissey, fan
girl; Violet R. Gillespie, class poet; Virginia R. McCluskey, class
donor; Susanne R. Romig, slipper
girl; and Jacqueline A. Zivic,
mirror girl.
Psychology Major
Miss Bissey, a psychology
major, is vice-president of Kappa
Alpha Theta sorority. She is sec
retary of Mortar Board and secre
tary- of the symphony orchestra.
Listed in Who's Who in American
Colleges, she is also a member of
Alpha Lambda Delta, Cwens, Psi
CM, Pi Gamma Mu, WSGA and
co-chairman of Religion-in-Life
Week.
Zettle served in the European
theatre of operations as a corporal
in the army during World War 11.
He is vice-president of the Clover
Club and is a member of Phi Sig
ma Eta, Phi Kappa Phi and Gam
ma Sigma Delta.
Class Day
Samuel E. Neely ? chairman of
the class day committee, will give
the introduction at class day ex
ercises. Dedication of the class
memorial will be made by
Edward W. Banyal.
buis Cohn Heads
Hillel Foundation
Louis Cohn was elected presi
dent of the B'nai B'rith Hillel
Foundation,, according to Norman
Horowitz, retiring president. Other
new officers are Sylvia Levy,
woman's vice-president; Seymour
Barash. men's vice-president;
Sylvia Ockner, secretary; and
Betty Ruth Gibbons, treasurer.
In addition to the executive
committee, ei,Liht members-at
large were eledied to the Govern
ing Board. They are Abe Freund,
Harold Gittlen, Selma Lampert,
Judy PoKempner, Shirley Ring,
Elliot Rosengarten, Myrna Tex,
and Selma Zasofsky.
The new officers will be install
ed at Sabbath eve services on
May 28.
Engineer on Sale Today
May issue of the Penn State
Engineer will go on sale today at
Student Union and in front of the
Corner Room.
Featured among the articles
will be Charles Luddy's "Funda
mentals of Plastics," a timely re
port on magnetic recording by
Francis Yonker anct Gene Marin's
"Concepts of Modern Physics."
Expect Palestine Battle
Decision in 48 Hours
Later AP "' w e C°11 " 4 " 1 / WMAJ Britain Continues Aid
JERUSALEM Arab troop s of
Trans-Jordan have forced tneir
way deep into the modern section
of Jerusalem. The Arabs expect
that the battle of Jerusalem will
be decided within 48 hours,
Planes bombed 1.-. e new Jewish
capital of Tel Aviv today with
heavy explosives heavier than
than those which killed 41 per
sons in, a bus station Tuesday
Reds Rap U.S. Attitude
MOSCOW—The official Russian
news agency Tass quotes certain
Soviet circles as saying that the
deadlock with the United States
is due to the aggressive attitudes
of the Truman administration.
The Russian agency declares the
State Department has displayed
a "negative attitude" toward the
negotiation proposals made in the
exchange of letters between
Premier Stalin arid Henry Wal
lace.
Diehl Wins Medal
For Architecture
John R. Diehl, senior architec
ture student will be p.:esented
the medal of the American Insti
tute of Architects at the Esquisse,
architecture club, picnic at. Whip
ple's Dam this afternoon.
The medal and a book, "Mont
Saint-Michel and Chartes," a
novel on architecture by Henry
Adams, is annually awarded to
the graduating senior who dem
onstrates outstanding ability in
architectural design.
Stanley Cole, runner-up for
the award, will receive a copy 'of
the novel.
Robert Widder, also a senior in
architecture, will be awarded the
Alpha Rho Chi, national profes
sional architectural fraternity,
medal for outstanding leadership,
service and promise of profes
sional merit at the picnic.
Blue Band Presents
Outdoor Concert
The College Bli. Band will
make its final concert appear
ance on the Library steps 3 p.m.
Sunday with selections ranging
from Sousa's "Stars and Stripes
Forever" to Kern's 'Smok e Gets
in Your Eyes."
James W. Dunlop, conductor
of the band, stated that three
specialty numbers will be includ
ed in the concert.
A cornet solo of Creston Otte
miller, David Briner and Russel
Nickerson will play "Three
Kings" by Smith. Robert Skipper
will play a clarinet solo, "Nola,"
Rebecca Griffin wil be featured
as soloist in the "Smoke Gets in
Your Eyes Number."
Guest conductor Robert Fred
erickson will lead the band in
Cole Porter's "Night and Day,"
and conductor Franklin B. Hege
wil lead Hall's :The New Colonial
March."
In cas e of rain, the program
will be held in Schwab Auditor
ium.
LONDON British announced
yesterday that she will continue
to supply financiai and military
aid to the Arab nations fighting
in Palestine until ana if the
United Nations should find that
the Arabs have beer. acting
"illegally."
U.S. Gets Arms Appeals
WASHINGTON Norway and
Denmark hav e sent appeals to the
United States for arms and am
munition to build up their de
fenses. In revealing this yester
day, unnamed government of
ficials said the administration is
giving th, requests "sympathetic
consideration."
Stassen Makes Stand
PORTLAND, Ore.—Harold Stas
sen claims that what he calls
"combined opposition' from the,
East will spend a quarter of a
million dollars to suuelch his
chances in the Oregon primary.
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY DO, 1948 STATE COLLEGE, PENNA.
Recital Features
Music Students,
Original Scores
Original compositions written
by the students in the music de
partment will be an outstanding
feature of the student recital in
117 Carnegie at 8:15 o'clock to
night. This is the first of two re
citals; the second is to be given
Monday night.
The numbers in the program
are "Come Ye Sinners," a Negro
spiritual by Robert Golby and
Janet Shute; "E leg y for So
prano" by Janet Neff and Shirley
Cogswell; "Slumber Song" for
male voices by Ray Fortunato;
"Chorale" for trombone choir by
Francis Fuge, Rex Norton and
Darrell Rishel; "Hunting Song"
for two horns and piano by Clyde
Shive; "Catastrophe," a short
song by the harmony class; and
"College Song" for male voices
by Ray Fortunato.
Some students have made ar
rangements of pieces by well
known composer s. They are
"Children Skating" for string
quartet by Rebikov, arranged by
Ray Fortunato; "Small Fugue"
by Handel, arranged by the stu
dents in the counterpoint class;
and "The Lame Witch" for brass
ensemble by Rebikov, arranged
by Elmer Wareham.
Soloists for the evening are
Josephine Rotilt who Will play
"D Major Piano Concerto," the
second and third movements by
Haydn; Jacqueline Heckert,• so
prano, who will sing "11 Est Doux,
II Est Bons" by Massenet, and
"Dich Teure Haille" by Wagner.
Maynard Hill, tenor, will sing
"Come Sweet Death" by Bach;
"T raum e" by Wagner, and
"Jueignung" by Strauss. Lois
Schaeffer, contralto, will sing
"My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice"
by Saint Saens, "Thy Voice" by
Miller, and "My Native Land" by
Gretchaninoff.
Sarge Receives
Journ Citation
Richard H. Sargc has been
nominated by an authorized com
mittee of student, faculty and
professional Sigma Delta Chi
members to receive the Sigma
Delta Chi citation for the out
standing male graduate in journ
alism . He was selected on the
basis of general excellence in
character, scholarship, and corn
petence to perform journalistic
tasks.
Sarge served as News Editor
of the Daily Collegian, editor of
the Student Handbook and presi
dent of the sophomore class. He
also is a member of Tau Kappa
Epsilon fraternity and Skull and
Bones honorary.
Seven seniors in journalism
were awarded certificates for
having . maintained a high scholas
tic standing in all college work
and ranking in the upper 10 per
cent of the class. Those to receive
this commendation were Robert
Eldridge, Owen Spann, Marie
Thompson, John David Lambert,
A Roberta Hutchison, and Meryl
Brow n.
Dean's Office Lists
Final Room Drawings
Final room choosing by third
and fourth semester women will
be held in the Dean of Women's
office beginning at 6:15 o'clock
tonight. Roommates must come
together when selecting their
room.
Tonight's schedule is as follows:
fourth semester, numbers 86 to
170, 6:15 to 6:45; fourth, numbers
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 semester, numbers
1 to 20, 8:15 to 8:30.
Seniors Select Press
As 1948 Class Gift
A student press was selected overwhelmingly as the gift to the
College by the class of 1948 in ballots tabulated last night.
Of the votes cast, 498 seniors favored a student press, 191 wished
to donate the $7,000 to pngna n University in Canton, China, and 48
desired an observatory as the claSs gift.
The seniors agreed to the trtt
Engineer Council
Elects Officers
Milton Stone was elected pres
ident of the 1948-49 Engineering
Student Council at elections held
in 103 ME Tuesday night. John
Chiquoine received the office of
vice-president, and George Pot
ter was elected to the post of
secretary-treasurer.
Prof. Mac Lean M. Babcock was
re-elected faculty advisor.
The new officers will assume
their duties at the beginning of
the fall semester. Stone succeeds
George Bearer, present council
president, while Alexander Pe
trowski is the current vice-presi
dent, Donald Perry is secretary
and George Beseparis is the out
going treasurer.
Why Proofreaders
Turn Grey
A typographical monstrosity
listed as a menu will be served in
the Grace Lutheran Church at
6:30 p.m. Saturday at the annual
Senior Banquet of the Lutheran
Student Association.
The dinner will be in the form
of a Swedish "Smorgasbord" with
the following menu: Limpa Bul
lar, Knackebrod, Kax, Smor-ost,
Kaviar, Norska sardiner, Gaffel
bitar, Agg och ansjovis.
Sillsallit Strommingrullader, i
gele, Rakor i toatgele, Sinat och
agg, Inglada robetot, Potatis,
Bruns boner, Svanpomelett, Kal
dolmar, Kallskuret Kott, Wiener
korv, Skinka, Kottbullar, Ungn
stekt lax Rokt oxtunga med oli
ver, Tarta, Kaffe-te-mjolk.
Carl Lud-Quist, national Lu
theran student leader, will be the
guest speaker. Tickets may be
obtained for $1.50 by contacting
any LSA member or calling 4736.
Bar Bell Club Elects
Roy McClenaghan was elected
president of the College Bar Bell
Club at a meeting last week.
George Heller was chosen vice
president and John Barnholdt
secretary. Activities chairman for
the coming year will be Mid
Yezzi.
Engineering Lecture
Congressman James E. Van
Zandt will speak on "How Con
gress Works" at the senior engi
neering lecture in Schwab at 4:10
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The talk, originally scheduled
for last Friday, was postponed
until this week.
Organ Recital
Helen Dickerson will present
the organ recital in Schwab at
4:15 o'clock this afternoon. Her
program includes "0 Lamm
Gottes," Bach; "P relu d e and
Fugue in B Flat Major," Bach;
"Picardy," Sowerby; and "Con
cert Overture," Rogers.
Olypmic Film
A movie of the recent Olympic
gymnastics will be shown in 119
Osniond Lab at 7:30 o'clock to
night. Gene Wettstone, United
States Olympic gymnastic coach,
will explain all the perform
ances.
at fund of $5OO t o be used to keep
all members of the class in
formed of the names of men run
ning for the Board of Trustees
who will best serve the interest
of the College.
In voting for a class gift, $l2
members participated in casting
ballots Monday, Tuesday and
;Wednesday. Approximately 550
postcards were mailed to students
who graduated in February. Of
the 550 sent, 221 cards were re
turned with choices indicated.
Edward, W. Banyai, president,
announced a meeting of the sen
ior class in 121 Sparks at 7 p.m.
Tuesday. At the meeting a report
will be made by all seniot class
committees.
Indicating a desire to have the
trust fund established were 484
members of the senior class. Sen
iors who did not favor the Board
of Trustees information num
bered 226.
Donald Mitchell, chairnian of
the senior class gift committee,
pointed out that in former years
five per cent of the seniors voted
for the gift. Approximately 37.2
per cent of the June, 1946 class
voted.
Honorary Chooses
Bieber President
Sarah Anna Bieber was elected
president of Mortar Board, senior
women's honorary in elections
held Tuesday night,
Patricia Kinkead wa: chosen
vice-president, Prances Keeney
was elected secretary. Beatrice
Silverstone was chu.sen treasurer,
and Lois Resler was elected his
torian. Miss Bieber and Miss
Keeney will represent Mortar
Board on Hat Societies Couhcil.
Installation of 17 newly tapped
women was held preceding the
elections•
Cancer Confribufions
honorary groups that have not
turned in their contributions to
the 1948 Student Cancer Drive,
are urged to do so at once
by Harry Patchin, hairman
of the student committee.
All additional contributions
by individuals or groups, will be
accepted at the Student Union
desk.
News Briefs
Bible Fellowship
The Penn State Bible Fellow
ship recently elected Horace
Glover, president; Charles War
ing, vice-president; Marie Card,
secretary; and Craig Fr ant z,
treasurer.
Phi Epsilon Kappa
Phi r.psilon Kapp,,, men's na
tional pnysical education honor
ary, elected _Howard James, pres
ident; Carl Sturges, vice-presi
dent; Thomas Smith, secretary;
and James Simpson, treasurer.
Dr. Arthur F'. Davis and Mr.
Charles M. Speidel will be the
faculty advisors for the coming
year.
Electronic Warfare
The Campus t.fectivnic War
litre Company, composed of vet
erans and civilians, will meet n
Engineering "E", second floor
NROTC headquarters at if o'clock,
tonight.
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