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VOLUME 48—NUMBER 5
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GOP Aids Reds,
Says Truman
President Truman yesterday
accused the Republican Party ol
being an unwitting ally of Com
munists in this country, and he
charged the Republicans with
hampering administration ef
forts to cope with the Reds.
The President also said that
the House Committee on Un-
American Activities has deprived
the government of the services
of a number of atomic scientists.
Ask Probe of Thomas
The Department of Justice yes
terday took under advisement a
petition from 17 New Jersey at
torneys asking for an investiga
tion of the manner in which Rep.
J. Parnell Thomas has conducted
the Committee on Un-American
Activities. The petition expressed
concern over charges levelled by
columnist Drew Pearson against
Thomas.
Speak Accuses Russia
Belgian Premier Paul-Henri
Spaak accused Russia of main
taining a fifth column in every
nation represented at the United
Nations meeting in Paris, during
a speech before the General As
sembly yesterday.
UN Council May Meet
The United Nations Security
Council may hold a meeting be
fore the weekend to receive a
complaint prepared by the Brit
ish, French, and American for
eign ministers on the Berlin
blockade, a source close to the
Western powers said yesterday.
Simmons Hall Hears
First Serenade
This Year
Mirrors aren’t up and desk
chairs are absent but Simmons
Hall has been initiated on the
campus with its first official sere
nade.
A little after one Saturday
morning th 6 sound of harmoniz
ing male voices drifted in the
open windows as Phi Sigma Delta
serenaded Quellie Allen in the
AEPhi suite commemorating her
pinning to Bud Zimmerman.
Vets of Both Types
May Enroll in ROTC
Veterans and veterinary stu
dents, who may be eligible for
deferment under the Selective
Service act, may enroll in the ad
vanced ROTC course without
signing an agreement to serve
two year's of active duty upon
graduation, Col. Ben-Hur Chas
taine, professor of military sci
ence and tactics, announced yes
terday.
Enrollment of qualified person
nel in the advanced ROTC course
will take place at tne discretion
of professors of military science,
provided overall enrollment quo
tas are not exceeded.
Pennsylvania German Dialect
Still Persists in Wide Area
The persistence of the Pennsyl
vania German language for near
ly two centuries over a wide area
in a n English-speaking nation is
an amazing phenomenon, in the
opinion of Dr. Albert F. Buffing
ton, professor of German a* the
College.
Dr. Buffington points out that
more than 300,000 people speak
the language and that in many
of the rural sections of certain
counties in Pennsylvania, it is
the prevailing speech.
The language has spread far
beyond the boundaries of Penn
sylvania, Dr. Buffington explains,
for as settlers migrated from the
Keystone state, they carried the
dialect with them. Pennsylvania
German communities may be
found in the Shenandoah Vallty
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Book Receipts
The oif ice of the Coordina
tor of Veterans’ Affairs an
nounced that veterans’ book
receipt envelopes would not
be accepted at the Bursar’s
office before October 11. Pay
ment of refunds will be made
as outlined in the instructions
issued veterans with receipt
forms.
Cathaum Lists
Foreign Films
Through the efforts of the In
ternational Film Club, foreign
movies will be shown every Mon
day and Tuesday nights at the
Cathaum theater.
The first film to be shown will
be “The Well Digger’s Daughter”
on Monday, Tuesday, and Wed
nesday, the 4th, sth, and 6th of
October. This picture, a sequel to
the renowned “Baker’s Wife,”
stars Raimi.’ and Fernandel, well
known French stars.
This is the International Film
Club’s fifth year of existence, but
this season for the first time the
club has accomplished its goal of
weekly showings of famous for
eign films.
Other movies besides “The
Well Digger’s Daughter” sched
uled to be shown include “Die
Fledermaus,” “To Live in Peace,”
“Volpone,” “Fanny,” “Marias,”
and “Cesar.”
Regular admission will be
charged.
College Names
Dairy Head
Dr. Donald V. Josephson has
been named to the head of the
department of dairy husbandry
to succeed Prof. Andrew' A. Bor
land, who retired from the fac
ulty July 1 after 34 years’ service
at the College, 29 of them as head
of the department.
The new department head was
graduated from the University
of Minnesota in 1935 and entered
the College on a fellowship of
the Dairy Industry Supply Asso
ciation the same year, receiving
his master’s degree in 1936.
He was associated with Bor
den’s research laboratories for
two years and in 1938 returned to
the College as instructor in dairy
manufacturing courses. He re
ceived his doctorate here in 1943.
Dr. Josephson spent the last
three years on the faculty of
Ohio State’s dairy technology de
partment, where he supervised
research work in dairy products.
At the same time he taught ice
cream making and condensed
milk manufacturing. He is the
author of many technical and
research publications dealing
with fundamental dairy product
handling problems.
Graduate Exams
Graduate record examinations
will be given October 25 and 26.
Registration deadline is 12 o’clock
non, October 7, and applications
may be made directly to Dr. Al
vin R. Grove, 210 Buckhout Lab
oratory, between 9 and 12 a.m.
and 2 and 5 p.m.
of Virginia, in pans of Maryland
and Delaware, throughout the
Middle West, and as far away us
Oregon and Canada.
There are variations in the lan
guage from area to area, but
Pennsylvania Germans have lit
tle trouble understanding each
other. Dr. Buffington also pointed
out that in areas where the lan
guage is now seldom spoken, the
influence of the dialect on the
English language is readily noted.
He attributes th e passing of the
language in some communities
to the English-speaking public
schools.
Pennsylvania German is not
only a spoken dialect, but also is
written. During the past 85 years
it has become more and more
prominent in literary fields.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1948
Date/ess , Worried?
Cheer Is Near-
Shmoos Arrive
Centre Countians can throw
out all their worries today. The
shmoos have arrived.
At noon there was no news on
any County businessmen jumping
out windows or running in front
of trains but th e shmoo invasion
is on.
The firet shmoo was seen in
Philipsburg Sunday and the one
which hit State College this mor
ning was cornered and placed in
the Commerce Club window. It’s
still alive because apparently no
one has gotten hungry looking at
the shmoo.
Like the other shmoos, it pro
duces milk, eggs and butter. It
tastes like chicken when fried
and pork when roasted. Shmoo
skin is a substitute for wood and
the shmoos are more fun thn n a
barrel of humans.
State College’s shmoo resem
bles a gourd found by a Philips
burg resident.
Psychologists
To Meet Here
The American Psychological
Association will hold its 1950
meeting at the College, Dr. Bruce
V. Moore, head of the depart
ment of psychology, said yester
day.
Dr. Moore said that the coun
cil of representatives of the as
sociation had accepted the Col
lege’s invitation at the fifty-sixth
annual meeting in Boston earlier
this month. Members expressed
their pleasure at the acceptance
and recalled the success of the
1940 meeting held at State Col
lege.
The meeting, scheduled for the
first week in September, 1950,
probably will be attended by 2500
psychologists from all sections of
the country, Canada, Mexico, and
several Central and South Amer
ican countries. Dr. Moore said.
The 1949 meeting will be held in
Detroit, Mich.
Atomic Leaders List
College Study Site
The College has been chosen by
the Atomic Energy Commission
in Washington as a center for
study in the field of atomic ener
gy. Other schools throughout the
state chosen for similar work are
Carnegie Instiute of Technology,
University of Pennsylvania and
University of Pittsburgh.
Among 18 Pennsylvanians to
receive fellowships awarded by
the commission is Robert E. Low
rie, a graduate student in metal
lurgy at the College. Lowrie’s
work will be supervised by Dr.
Harold J. Read, associate profes
sor of metallurgy.
This award is among T 62 new
research fellowships awarded in
the physical, biological and agri
cultural sciences.
The National Academy of Sci
ences has designated this program
to insure the expansion of re
search and development in atomic
energy.
Sigma Delta Chi
Tappees of Sigma Delta Chi,
men’s professional journalism so
ciety are requested to pick up
their pledge badges in the journal
ism office, Carnegie Hall, today,
said Malcolm White, president.
Business Candidates
Are you interested m an
activity with experience? The
business staff of the Daily Col
legian is interested in training
you for circulation, advertis
ing, layout, selling, promotion
and general office procedure.
The Daily Collegian is a
large business enterprise, run
completely by students, and is
also one of the State’s leading
collegiate newspapers.
We’ll see you then in the
Collegian office in Carnegie
Hall tomorrow at 5 o’clock
Please bring a copy of youi
schedule.
Greeters Hold
Belle Hop Ball
Opening the big dance season
at the TUB, the Belle Hop Ball,
sponsored by the Junior Greeters
Club, will be held in the ballroom
from 9 to 12 p.m. Saturday night.
The Red McCarthy Quintet, a
musical organization from Harris
burg, will furnish music for
dancing.
Tickets for the affair, the first
All-College dance of the semester,
may be obtained at Student
Union desk in Old Main begin
ning today or at the TUB the
night of the ball for $1 per couple
including tax.
The Junior Greeters, sponsors
of the dance, are an organization
of hotel administration students
and are affiliated with the Hotel
Greeters Association of America.
Cabinet Holds
First Meeting
All-College Cabinet will hold
its first meeting in 201 Old Main
at 8 o’clock tomorrow night, Wil
liam Lawless, all-College presi
dent, announced.
The meeting will be an in
formal gathering to allow each
of the members to become ac
quainted, Lawless said. No formal
business will be transacted, he
added.
“In former years many mem
bers of Cabinet did not meet until
late in the semester,” Lawless
Eointed out. “By this meeting, we
ope to correct the situation.’’
Cabinet members are requested
to leave their names, telephone
number and State College ad
dress at Student Union desk as
soon as possible.
New Sophomore Girl
May Be Photogenic
'Male Gymnast
All new students are warned
against unwarily signing up lor
extra-curricular or non-credit
courses during regularly sched
uled hours. We offer this bit of
advice for those unacquainted
with the college time-tables as a
precaution against such predica
ments as the following.
Your reporter overhead a con
versation similar to the following
as he passed the Armory Wed
nesday afteroon.
“Oh, dear, I did a dumb thing,”
came the lilting voice of a new
sophomore.
“What was that?” queried her
female companion.
“I signed up for a men’s gym
class!”
So, beware all you newly
fledged sophomores!
Collegian Edit Staff
All sophomore, junior and sen
ior board members are requested
to repoxt to the Collegian office
this afternoon before 5 o’clock.
Book Exchange
The Book Exchange will be
open Tuesday and Wednesday,
said Joanne Hobbs, chairman.
There are a number of books
available.
TUB Dance Music
The Blue Notes, a campus dance
orchestra, will play dance music
at the TUB from 8 to 9:30 o’clock
tomorrow night. Bill Loomis di
rects the band, whose perform
ance will open the TUB’S dancing
program.
Hat Societies
Members of Skull and Bones
and Parmi Nous hat societies are
requested to pick up hats, keys,
and shingles in 102 Old Main as
soon as possible. Blue Key shin
gles and keys are also available.
Lion Cavorts
In New Suit
At Bison Game
The College’s traditional lion
has received a new suit of clothes,
which he will don for the first
time on Saturday aiternoon at the
Bucknell - Penn State football
game.
Chenko Studios, well-known
New York City designers, who
designed the suits for the Rock
ettes in Sonja Henie’s “Ice Ca
pades,” were engaged for this
special occasion or making a new
lion’s suit.
The new suit purchased by Ath
letic Association for $350 after
soliciting funds from the general
student body, alumni, and
friends, is of genuine fur and in
cludes eyes that move and a
mouth which opens.
In order to give added reality
to the new suit, the designers vis
ited Central Park Zoo to “inter
view” Leo, a pet lion formerly
presented to the College by the
Vox Pop radio show.
Students Seek
Part-Time Jobs
Approximately 700 College stu
dents are looking for part time
jobs in State College, reported
Allan M. Reece of the student
placement service.
Already 500 students have ap
plied for jobs and Mr. Reece ex
pects the total to reach 700 or
more by the end of the week.
About 50 percent of the appli
cants axe sophomores, said the
employment service head. Many
oi vhem are not under the GI Bill
of Rights and are working their
way through college, he ex
plained.
A large number of students
want to work for their meals at
fraternity houses or dormitories.
The majority of the other requests
are for manual labor, baby sitting
and housework.
Many men students have had a
great deal of experience in a va
riety of jobs, said Reece. Plumb
ers, carpenters, machinists, tool
designers, draftsmen, salesmen
and designers are among th: ap
plicants.
Women students request office
and sales work most frequently.
More than 100 men are avail
able for baby-sitting, said Reece.
Many parents prefer male baby
sitters, he explained, since chil
dren sometimes will not “tolerate
the girls.”
The average pay for baby
sitting is 35 cents an hour, said
Reece, while housework and
home maintenance brings about
75 cents an hour.
Last year the student place
ment service filled 2,500 jobs.
Students should apply at the Stu
dent Employment Office in the
TUB.
Thespians
Thespians need four baton
twirlers. Candidates may report
to Schwab Auditorium at 7 o’-
clock any night.
News Briefs
Handbooks
New students who received
handbooks that were incomplete
or defective may return them to
304 Old Main and receive new
ones, announced Fred Hazelwood,
editor.
Home Ec Club
Home Economics Club will
meet in the Home Economics
building living center, 7 o'clock
tonight. Both old and new mem
bers are invited.
Ag Engineers Meet
Student Chapter of the Ameri
can Society of Agricultural En
gineers will hold a business and
social meeting to honor new
students in 105 Ag. Eng., 7 o’clock
tonight, said Leonard Kinunel,
president.
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