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PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
VOL. 26—No. 4
3 Lion Trackmen Make Olympics
CIO Institutes Begin
For Steelworkers Union
First of four one-week institutes for the United Steelworkers of
America, CIO, opened Sunday. These institutes and others are
jointly planned and sponsored by the College Extension Services and
the labor groups involved.
This program of labor conferences was originated in the summer
of 1946 by the Union and the College. The institute has the dual aim
of improving relations of the various locals with management and
The afternoon session will in
clude a demonstration of line
reading for radio, conducted by
Lionel Poulton, production-direc
tor, Radio Station KDKA, Pitts
burgh. at 1:30 D.m.
Five State College High School
students will assist Mr. Poulton
by reading selections over the
microphone. Poulton will offer
constructive criticism and a re
reading of the selections will
follow. Volunteers from the floor
will also be invited to participate.
At 3 p.m„ a lecture forum on
“Radio Education from the Stand
point of Student Production.”
James F. Macandrew, of Radio
Station WYNE, Board of Educa
tion of the City of New York,
will be in charge.
Harold E. Nelson, assistant pro
fessor of speech at the College,
will preside at the symposium at
8 o’clock tomorrow night. Panel
members will be Macandrew,
Poulton, and Robert L. Wilson,
manager of Radio Station WMAJ,
State College.
All sessions will be in 121
Sparks and will be open to the
public.
Exchange Sells
School Supplies
Enlargement of the present Stu
dent Book. Exchange to include
the sale of stationery items, class
room and academic supplies has
been approved by the College
Board of Trustees for a trial per
iod of one year, the president’s
office announced last week.
The exchange will be situated
m the Temporary Union Building,
and All-College Cabinet will fur
nish the funds to begin operations.
The Book Exchange in years
past handled used books and op
erated from whatever room was
available at the times used books
were needed. It willnow handle
such supplies as slide rules, tri
angles, drawing instruments and
materials, and similar necessary
student supplies, but not includ
ing new books.
A control board of six students
and four members of the faculty
will be appointed by All-College
Cabinet and will employ student
help. Earnings of the store, after
the creation of reserves, will be
distributed to the students in pro
portion to their purchases, it was
explained.
LATE AP NEWS—Courtesy WMAJ
Senator Pepper Withdraws
From Presidential Contest
PHILADELPHIA—S ena t o r
Claude Pepper, of Florida, with
drew last night from the race for
the Democratic nomination. Pep
per declared that the best efforts
have failed to find the party unity
he had sought. His announce
ment turned the spotlight on
President Truman, whose only
opposition now exists among a
small group of Southerners.
Senator Alben Barkley con
tinued m the running for the
vice-presidential nomination.
Southern Democrats declared
that the civil rights plank adopted
by the platform committee is un
acceptable and demanded that
WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1048—STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Graduate Exam
Set for August
Seniors and those planning to
take graduate work may apply
for the graduate record examina
tion which will be held August
2 and 3. Registration is in 210
Buckhout Laboratory from 8-12
a.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m. daily and
until noon Saturday.
The graduate record examina
tion is a series of tests designed
to show the nature and extent of
a student’s knowledge and un
derstanding in comparison to
that of other college students.
The profile tests of the exami
nation cover broadly the princi
pal subjects of a liberal educa
tion. There are eight general
tests in the series: mathematics,
physics, chemistry, biological
science, social studies, literature,
fine arts, and verbal factor.
In addition to these tests, each
candidate takes an advance test
in his major field of . study ._ The
advance tests are available in 20
different fields.
All of the tests were prepared
by committees selected from the
faculties of several colleges and
universities.
Administered in two half-day
sessions, the examination re
quires about six hours of actual
working time. The sessions are
scheduled and the tests are timed.
The basic examination fee of
$5 must be paid in the form of
a personal check or postal money
order made payable to the Grad
uate Record office. This plus your
admission card will admit you
to the examination.
Dr. Alvin R. Grove of the de
partment of botany of the Col
lege will be proctor for the ex
amination.
'Night of January 16' Entertains
Many a drama has been staged in courtrooms—now the Town and Nine Players
have brought a murder trial to Center Stage in Ayn Rand’s “The Night of January
Sixteenth,” which they have perfected to give a delightful entertainment.
On trial for the murder of financial wizard Bjorne Faulkner is the coldly beaute
ous Karen Andre, his former secretary, mistress and co-swindler, feelingly portrayed
by Jane Staus. Her artist
the committee insert a statement
guaranteeing the “exclusive”
rights of states in domestic af
fairs. If the committee does not
do so they threaten to start a
fight on the convention floor and
Derhaps even walk out of the
convention.
Plan for Palestine
LAKE SUCCESS—The United
States has made a formal demand
that the United Nations order im
mediate peace in Palestine, back
ing up its cease-fire order with
force, if necessary. It is under
stood that Rritain is backing the
American proposal.
Ewell, Stone, Goffberg
Gain Olympic Berths
Team Presents
Dance Concert
A modern theater dance con
cert will be presented by Jan
Veen and Adele Hooper as the
second number of the 1048 Sum
mer Artists Series in Schwab Au
ditorium at 8:30 o’clock tomor
row night.
Included in the program will
be seventeenth - century court
dances, a dramatic suite, “World
Sorrow,” “Carmen Cross - Cut,,”
“Circus,” “Summer Dance,”
“Timeless Legend,” and “The
Cold-Cut Bride.”
Jan Veen, a native Viennese,
is director of the dance depart
ment of the Boston Conservatory
of Music, and he annually per
forms in the Pops Concerts of the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Adele Hooper was a graduate
with honors of the Jan Veen Stu
dio. and is associate director to
Mr. Veen as well as his partner.
Her s£>lo debut was made in a
ballet by Mr. Veen with the Bos
ton Symphony Pops.
Reserved seat admissions may
be obtained for $1 in 104 Bur
rowes until 5 o’clock tomorrow
evening, and at the Student
Union desk in Old Main from
then until performance time.
Atomic Film Showing
A public showing of the film
"Atomic Energy." produced by
the Arthur J. Rank Organ
ization, Ltd., will be given in
119 Osmond Laboratory at 8
o'clock tonight.
The film is divided into five
parts, including the atomic
theory, rays from atoms, the
nuclear structure of the atom,
atom smashing—discovery ot
the neutron, and uranium fis
sion—nuclear energy.
by Lew Stone
ically adept changes of mood with the contortions of the
plot are interesting to observe. J
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ment. but she becomes „ raging j A season football ticket, de
fury when her secrets are dis- signed exclusively for members
closed. I of the faculty and other College
Sharing the spotlight of the oersonnel. was announced today
struggle are the oooosine lawyers, by H. P. Gilbert, graduate man-
District Attorney Flint, and Miss! ager of athletics.
Andre’s lawyer. Stevens. Ed Me- 1 Acting upon the instructions of
Coy as defense attorney Stevens the Athletie Advisory Board, the
continues to add to his already im- Athletie Assoeiation vill release
pressive stature as an accomplish- application blanks for those
ed actor. tickets within the next few days.
Director as wel las D.A.. Jim! Only a limited number of these
Ambandos (whose Dion in “Thepickets will be available, and
Great God Brown” was a gem' is. Gdbert-urged prompt response,
magnificent in presenting a per-j The new season ticket, entitling
feet picture of one more interest, i Gollege employes to attend four
ed in acquiring a brilliant record! home games at a cost of $7 20. tax
of convictions than in justice. j included, replaces the semester
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Three former Penn State trackmen set sail today for London,
England, where they will compete for the United States in the first
post-war Olympiad.
Henry Norwood “Barney” Ewell, the man who was voted the
athlete who had done most for Penn State when he finished running
for Nittany Lion coach Chick Werner in 1942, spearheads not only
the Penn State contingent, but the US track and field Olympic team
itself.
Pulling one of the most dramatic track upsets in history, the
Lancaster flash—an old man of 31—beat Southern California’s Wei
Patton in world-record-equalling time of 10.2 seconds over the >OO
- route to gain his berth on the Olympic team.
Curtis Stone, who graduated from the College last year after a
brilliant distance career under Werner, will represent the United
States at 5000 meters.
Herman Goffberg, one Nittany Lion alumnus who never quite
hit his stride as a collegiate competitor, is the third Penn Stater on
the Olympic team. He’ll compete at 10,000 meters.
Ewell and Stone gained their positions by winning National
AAU championships two weeks ago in Milwaukee and then coming
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NBC Television Manager Opens
College's First Radio Institute
Noran E. Kersta, manager of television for the National Broad
casting Company, will speak at 10 o’clock today in 121 Sparks at the
opening session of the Radio Institute.
The Institute, sponsored by the department of speech, is the first
of its kind at the College and has been arranged for the benefit of
students interested in radio, as well as teachers of radio in the pub
lic schools or colleges. More than 300 are expected to attend
their particular communities and
fostering educational programs
by the locals themselves.
An innovation this year is an
advanced curriculum for union
members who have attended one
or more previous institutes. This
program has been initiated to
provide an opportunity for such
students to do concentrated work
in one of three fields, labor legis
lation. industrial engineering or
communication
Anthony Luchek, associate pro
fessor of economics in extension,
is head of the labor program.
Classes are being held in the
morning and demonstrations in
PRICE SEVEN CENTS
the evening, leaving the after
noon free for hobby courses and
other recreation. Students are
living and eating in local fra
ternity houses.
Other institutes that have been
held _ this summer were the
American Federation of Labor
Teamsters and the International
Ladies Garment Workers Union,
AFL.
Close Verdicf
Frees Suspect
The fate of the accused woman
wavered between life and death
at Center Stage Saturday night
as a “hung” jury handed in a tie
ballot for its first decision. Finally
one juror changed his mind and
the verdict was “not guilty” for
the fourth consecutive time since
the opening of “The Night of
January 16.”
Dean Ben Euwema was in
cluded on the iury for Town
and Nine’s Saturday night per
formance. Others who served
are Bernard Borg.stein, Pamela
Drake, David Hope. Pat Kardon,
Robert E. Kendall. Mary Kling
insmith. Jean Marlin. Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Murn h v, Marvin
Thall. and Melvin Wall.
Jury members arc chosen each
night of the performance by
ticket stubs pulled from a box
by the court clerk.
Town and Nine Flavors’ court
room melodrama will he given
evert’ day exeent Sunday at Cen
ter Stage on West Hamilton ave
nue at 8 p.m. The show will run
until next Sundry Tickets are
still available at the box office,
phone 4236.
“The Philadelphia Story” will
be given by Town and N ; nc
starting Wednesday. July 21. The
east includes Jo Peoples Fisher.
Franeine Toll. Fauna Brown,
James Ambandos. Edward Mc-
Coy. Jane Stans. Omar 1 erman
Portman Paget. Fred Vogel, and
Harry Natschke.