r"- 1 &mn«wr 0 (EnUrgiatt | £ PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE VOL. 26—No. 5 Two Professors Sail On European Missions * * » Professor Presents Research in London Dr. John A. Sauer, professor, and head of the department of en gineering mechanics at the Col lege has sailed for London, Eng land where he will present two papers before the 7th Interna tional Congress of Applied Me chanics which meets from Sep tember 5 to 11. One of the papers, “A Study of Fatigue Phenomena in Alumi num,” was prepared by Dr. Sauer an dwas based on work done for the Research Corporation of New York. The other paper, titled “Stress- Strain Relations in the Plastic Range for Biaxial Stresses.” was prepared by Dr. Joseph Marin, professor of engineering imech anics, and was based on work sponsored by the U. S. Army Air Forces, Wright Field. Ohio. Dr. Marin had been invited to participate in the Congress but since he will be unable to attend, Dr. Sauer will present his paper. Town and Nine Gives New Plav “Philadelphia Story,” Philip Barry’s scintillating Broadway and cinematic success, will be presented by Town and Nine Players at Center Stage at 8 o’- clock tonight and continue through August 2. The cast includes Jo Peoples Fisher as Tracy Lord; Francine Toll, Dinah Lord; Fanna Brown, Margaret Lord; James Ambandos, Alexander Lord; Dr. Gemmel, Thomas; Edward McCoy, Uncle Willy; Jane Staus, Liz; Omar Lerrran. Mike Connor; Portman Paget, George Kittredge; Fred Vogel, C. K. Dexter Haven; Har ry Natchske, Seth Lord. “Philadelphia Story” con eludes Town and Nine’s initial season as a semi-professional summer stock company. Their two other dramatic presentations of the summer, “The Late Chris topher Bean,” and “The Night of January 16,” were well received and attended by the townspeople and students. Late AP News—Courtesy WMAJ Clay to Report On Berlin Crisis BERLIN General Clay, the American Military Governor, is coming home to report on the Ber lin situation. The State Depart ment has discounted Russia’s claim that she will send large quantities of grain to the western zones of Berlin. The American officials say that it is only propa ganda and point out that the food would be sold only to persons with Russian sponsored currency. Nations Oppose Force THE HAGUE—The five nations of the Western European Union are understood to be opposed to any show of force against Russia in Germany. Britain, France, Bel gium, Holland and Luxembourg have been meeting at The Hague, and their conciliatory attitude to ward Russia has been reliably re ported. Stock Market NEW YORK —The New York stock market executed a quick about-face today and rallied after the drastic losses of the past three trading days. Steel Price Rise NEW YORK United States Steel has announced price in creases on finished steel products. This was predicted when the com pany granted wage increases to WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1948—STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA * * * J. Paul Selsam Selsam Begins European Tour Dr. J. Paul Selsam, professor and head of the department of history at the College, will sail for Europe on the S.S. Marine Tiger. He will serve as director of the orientation staff for the ship which will carry students and teachers to Europe. The work is a part of the stu dent exchange program, sponsor ed by the Department of State, and is under the immediate sup ervision of the American Friends Service Committee. After spending the month of August on research work in Paris, Dr. Selsam will sail from Le Havre on August 31 with a large group of American students and teachers who will have spent the summer in various countries of Europe. Police Issue Parking Rules A new traffic regulation re stricting the parking of vehicles or. W. College avenue has been issued by the State College police department. Signs have been posted on the south side of W. College avenue from S. Sparks street to the west ern 'lmits of the borough, pro hibiting parking along that side of the thoroughfare. Present regulations as a result of the latest change prohibit ve hicle parking from the traffic light at Atherton street westward to the borough line. Purpose of the extension is to halt congested conditions for W. College avenue traffic, police ex olained. Students Prevent road wav Drama Tickets for “Ladies in Retire ment,” former Broadway hit to be presented by the department of dramatics in S-hwab auditor ium Ausmst 2 and 3, will go on ■-■nip at Student Union 1:30 p. m. Monday. Price of admission to this, the first major post-war summer ses ’ons production, is $l, including •'v. All seats are reserved. The play, written by Edward ra ercy and Reginald Denham, is a dramatic murder mystery which ran on Broadway in 1940 with Flora Robeson heading the cast. The cast of the August produc tion has no connection with Players, but has been selected from summer sessions students active at dramatics. Elections Held In Windcrest Fred C. Abel, former manager of the Windcrest co-op store, was elected burgess, and seven other residents were chosen as mem bers of the Community Council at elections held in the Com munity Hall. New members of the Council are Larry Mehal, Zone 1; James McGrath, Zone 2: Kenneth Fries, Zone 3; Jesse Smith, Zone 4; Bill Rich, Zone 5; and Andrew Pat rick, Zone 6. Jesse Burley, Zone 7, a member of the Council last semester, was re-elected from his area. Chosen as members of the gov erning board of the community store were Robert Weitzel, board president; Walter Wood, treas urer, and Howard Hartner, all of whom were re-elected, and Paul Leahy, Bud Opperman, William Minnich and William Page, who are serving as members this sum mer for the first time. The election, in which 51 Windcrest residents voted, was held for the purpose of selecting community representatives to serve until the beginning of the fall semester, Howard C. Sparks, resident Counsellor explained. Truman Sets Draft Dates Draft registration for persons born in 1922 after Aug. 30 will start Aug. 30, according to a proc lamation issued yesterday by President Truman. The proclamation also sets the following dates for the registra tion of other youths between the ages of 18 and 26; 1. Persons born in the year 1923: Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. 2. Persons born in 1924: Sept. 2 and 3. 3. Persons born in 1925: Sept. 4 or 7. 4. Persons born in 1926: Sept. 8 and 9. 5. Persons born in 1927: Sept. 10 and 11. 6. Persons born in 1928: Sept. 13 and 14. 7. Persons born in 1929: Sept. 15 and 16. 8. Persons born in 1930 be fore Sept. 19: Sept. 17 and 18. Boys born on or after Sept. 19, 1930, under the proclamation, will be registered on the day they are 18 years old or within five days thereafter. Nothing in the proclamation in dicated when actual inductions into the armed services will be gin. By law, the draft cannot start until Sept. 22. That is 90 days after President Truman signed the Selective Service Act. Selective officials may make their first draft grab at 25-year olds—who otherwise would be ineligible after one more birth day. Passed by Congress last month, th draft law requires men 18 through 25 to register, although none can be drafted until reach ing 19. Starting today, 18-year-olds can avoid the draft by enlisting for one year and then serving for a longer period in the reserves. Carpenter Speaks At Grad Dinner Clarence R. Carpenter, profes sor of psychology, will speak on “Social Psychology and Menal Hygiene" tonight at the graduate dinner at 6 o’clock at the Nittany Lion Inn. The program during the ban quet will consist of musical selec tions directed by James Beach of the department of music. There will be group singing, solos, and a trio or quartet. Following dinner there will be dancing until 11:30. Ticket sales have been closed. Dress will be informal Radio Album Star Presents Concert Third Program in Series Features Margaret Daum | Lyric-soprano Margaret Daum, who will be heard in Schwab Auditorium at 8:30 o’clock tomorrow night as the third performer of the Summer Artists Series, is the star of the Sunday night radio program, “The American Album of Familiar Music, ” Opening with “Ava Maria,’’ M: lude in A minor” by Debussey, “] See You Again,” “Make Believe” 1 and several other songs. A native of Pittsburgh and a graduate of Ithaca College of Fine Arts, she began her professional career by singing on the radio with Dick Powell. She is national president of the Ithaca College Alumni Association and a member of the college’s board of trustees Miss Daum has also starred in another regular radio show, the Stroh Broad oest, from Detroit every Tuesday, for more than six years. She has appeared at Radio City Music Hall and the Metro politan Opera. The first opera exclusively for radio, “Old Maid and the Thief,” was written especially for Miss Daum by Gian-Carlo Menotti. He also chose her to first create the title role in his opera “Amelia Goes to the Ball.” She was starred in the first tele vised operetta, “Pirates of Penz ance,” which was also the first full television feature presented Bandleader Herman Plays At Hecla Park Woody Herman and his orches tra. featuring recorded songs made famous by the Ol’ Wood chopper, will appear at Hecln Park Wednesday night, August 4, as part of his nation-wide sum mer tour. With the “Four Chips” and “The Woodchoppers” featured as the two bands within the Herman Herd, advance advertising prom ises a dancing and listening oc casion, considered one of the choice dates of the year by the management. Observatories Open Tonight The College Observatories will be open to summer students, faculty, and townspeople from 9 to 10:30 p.m. today, tomorrow, Friday and Sunday, also July 28, 30, August 1. 2, and 4. Dr. Hem'.' L Yeagle.v, adviser of Alpha Nil astronomy society announced. The observatories are two oc tagon brick structures which have seamless aluminum domes. One contains a 10-inch reflecting telescope and the other a merid ian circle for measuring time by the stars. They are located north of the Nittanv Dorms near the East en trance road i PRICE SEVEN CENTO iss Daum’s program includes “Pre tfone but the Lonely Heart,” “I’ll in this country. She has sung in all the Gilbert and Sullivan oper ettas, and in “Showboat,” “Robin Hodd” and “The Student Prince.” The blonde singer creates her own clothes, including her con cert gowns, and hats. Her New Jersey country home contains more of her work—draperies, cur tains and bedspreads. Gardening and deep-sea fishing are her fav orite outdoor sports. VA Renews Insurance Veterans were reminded today by the Veterans Administration that July 31 is the last day for reinstatement of lapsed National Service Life Insurance on a com parative health basis. Before August 1 an eligible veteran may reinstate any amount of term insurance—from $l,OOO to $lO,OOO in multiples of ssoo—-regardless of the length of time it has been lapsed, and us ally without physical examina tion. He need only fill out a simple application form, in which he certifies that his health is as good as when the policy lapsed, and pay premiums for two months. The privilege of reinstating on this basis will be available after July ,31 only to veterans whose policies have been lapsed for less than three months. Where the period of lapse is three months or longer, the vet eran will be required to take a physical examination and qualify as an insurance risk, VA said. Full information can be ob tained at the VA offices on camp us, or by writing the Regional Insurance Officer, 19 N. Main street, Wilkes-Barre. Band, Mixed Chorus To Present Concert A combined music program featuring the Summer Sessions band and a mixed chorus will appear in Schwab Auditorium at 3:30 p.m. Monday. The band of 60 members, un der the direction of James Dun lop. will nlav: March Heroic bv Holmes: four movements of the Don Quixote Suite by Safranek: I.a Fiesta, a brass sextet by Oueutzel. featuring John Sloan, Cecil Over, Robert Manning, Richard Oriswell. Homer Savige, and Warren Johnson as soloist*--; Manhattan Beach hv Sous.w Ok lahoma, Rodgers; Teddv Bear’s Picnic. Bratton: Desert Song, Romberg: Tea for Two Yomuans. an- 1 New Colonial bv Hall. The chorus, composed of sev enty members under Austin Tru itt. will nresent: Thanks Be to Thee hv IT-mdel. Christ Wont Un Into the Hills bv llageman with Gloria Whorrv as soprano soloist, the 148th Psalm as arranged by Holst. Evening Braver and Dream Pantomime bv Hu mn e rdinck. T.isten to the Lambs. Dott. with Miss Wharrv soloing, and Ain’t That Good News, a Negro spir itual arranged bv Dawson. Folk songs of four different (Continued on page seven)
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