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VOLUME 48—NUMBER 7
Torchlight Parade, Giant Rally
Touch Off Football Weekend
“Beat Bucknell” will be the motto of a giant torchlight parade
and pep rally scheduled by student leaders for tonight. *
The parade will start in front of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fra
ternity at the corner of Prospect avenue and Garner street at 7
o’clock, culminating on the front'steps of Old Main.
Cheerleaders, followed by the Blue Band, will lead the proces
sion through the fraternity district, down South Allen street, and
up the Mall to Old Main.
The Blue Band will be making
its first public appearance of the
year, and cheers and college
songs are scheduled to allow stu
dents and other fans to express
their support of the grid team.
The traditioiial spirit-rousing
affair will highlight coach Bob
Higgins and several of his play
ers. Pre-season excitement and
the approaching football opener
against Bucknell tomorrow, in
addition to unprecedented en
rollment, should combine to make
student interest in the rally the
highest in recent years, accord
ing to William Bonsall, head
cheerleader.
College Accepts
American Flags
The College will soon receive a
two-year supply of flags for the
poles in* from of Old Main, said
Wilmer E. Kenworthy, executive
secretary to the President.
The Patriotic Order of the Sons
of America, with headquarters in
Philadelphia, presented the Col
lege with the Old Main flagpoles
when the building was rebuilt in
1929-30. In a letter recently re
ceived by the President’s office
from the organization it was
stated that the College would be
given a supply of American and
tftate flags to last over a two
year period.
Mr. Kenworthy added that or
dinarily twe clear-weather and
two storm American flags are
used during two years, and that
one State flag is expected in the
shipment.
Sigma Delta Chi
Taps Seven Men
Seven men were tapped by
Sigma Delta Chi, men’s profes
sional journalism society, recently.
Initiation will be held October
10, according to Malcolm White,
president.
One prominent professional
tappee will probably be initiat
ed at the same time, said White.
At the same meeting Arnold
Gerton was elected editor of
Who’s Who in the News at the
Pennsylvania state College, bio
graphical directory of student no
tables.
The seven tappees were James
J. Bowback, John B. Bonnell,
Thorold A. Eidell, Elliott G.
Krane, Jack M. Reen, Wilbert
Both, and Albert E. Sakavich.
A luncheon meeting was set at
the same meeting. Plans were
also made for a smoker for jour
nalism students to be held at the
beginning of December.
Late AP Maws —Courtesy WMAJ
Candidates View Varied Problems
GOP contender Thomas Dewey
discussed foreign issues, while
President Truman spoke on such
domestic matters as housing, liv
ing costs and labor legislation as
they continued their campaign
tours yesterday.
Truman drew crowds at nu
merous stops on his way from
Illinois to Louisville, Ky. He
drove through coal fields, where
members of John L. Lewis’ United
Mine Workers are an important
factor. The President offered his
candidacy to the mine workers
on the basis of his opposition to
the Taft-Hartley Labor Law.
Meanwhile Dewey, speaking in
Salt Lake City last night, made
what is regarded as his most im
portant campaign speech to date.
Dwrey proposed a nine-point
American foreign policy aimed at
fasting peace. He said he makes
d perfectly plain to Russia that
we <to not intend to be bullied
« bluffed.
Chinese Leader
Speaks Sunday
uuest speaker tor the Coiicge
Chapel service in Schwab Audi
torium at eleven o'clock October
3, is Dr. T. Z. Koo, famous Chi-,
nese leader and traveling secre
tary for the World, student Chris
tian Federation. Jtlis topic is, "Xhe
student and His World.”
it win oe i-enn o.a.d in China
uay ana special guests of the
<~napei win oe tne umnese grad
uate students on tne campus, sev
eral of whom are irom imignan
university, Canton, cnina, the
school to whicn an cnapei orxer
ings go ana wnere at tne present
time Mr. and Mrs. rticnara Pride
tram tne College are teaching. Dr.
Henry nrunner, chairman oi the
Penn State in China Committee
will speak Briefly aDout this
special project 01 College stu
dents and faculty.
On this special occasion a new
order of service will be inaugur
ated by the Chaplain and the
(Continued on page eight) ,
LSU Coed Wins
Miss America Title
Pattie Cotter of Louisiana state
University has been named “Miss
American Coed of 1948” from a
field of more than 150 college
beauties, including Miss Joyce
Hodgins, ’4B, who was declared
"Miss Penn State” in campus
wide competition last spring.
Mss Hodgins was one ol r 2 fin
alists who were saluted by Sam
my Kaye on a national network
radio program during the sum
mer. Her entry photograph ap
peared in metropolitan news
papers, and she was a four-day
guest of the Virginia Beach
Chamber ol Comerce on the oc
casion of the final eliminations.
Judges in the contest were Ed
Sullivan, Broadway columnist;
Tina Lesser, fashion designer; and
John Robert Powers, model
agency head.
Miss Hodgins was selected as
the College s entry in an annual
contest conducted by Froth,
campus humor magazine. Plans
for selecting “Miss American
Coed of 1949 ' are under way and
details of the contest will be an
nounced when they become defi
nite, according to Frank Philipp
bar, Froth co-editor.
In the 1947 contest, Miss Joyce
Parker, ’47, was selected “Miss
Penn State” and placed third in
the national results. No specific
rating was given other finalists m
this year’s competition.
Withdraws Candidates
Henry Wallace’s Progressive
Party is withdrawing candidates
for 13 House seats in California,
Massachusetts, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and Connecticut!
Campaign Manager C. B. Baldwin
says the action was taken be
cause the Democratic nominees
have turned to what he calls a
much more constructive liberal
path. Also removed is the Pro
gressive Party opposition in Con
necticut to the Democratic gu
bernatorial campagin of Chester
Bowles.
U. S. Rejects Proposal
The United States has turned
aside Russia’s proposal to with
draw all occupation troops from
Korea. In a brief, formal note to
Moscow the United States says
the matter is part of the larger
question of Korean unity and in
dependence.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAYr SEPTEMBER 30, 1948
Want a Letter?
Perhaps 200
Want You
Fellows, if you’re still waiting
ror tnat long lost letter, you'd
oetter lucck widi tne Admissions
oirice, nz oiu Mam. Mrs. rveoec-
ea uoerner, secretaiy or veterans
rt.ominisirtu.ion, nas ZIM) leuers
in her omce auaiessea to stu
dents, but without tneir estate
College aadresses.
Mrs. Doerner advises any stu
dent wno nas Deen expeeung a
letter to stop in to see if any
of tnose letters addressed to the
• Pennsylvania estate College” be
longs to him.
'ine Dean oi Women’s off see
aiso nas several letters ior wom
en without dormitory addresses,
rtithougn most oi tnein nave Deen
tiacea, mere are stni many which
nave not found tneir rightful
owners.
With these ZOO letters waiting
to oe claimed, the Admissions ol
hce asKS all students to write
their fun return aaaress on their
mail, including dormitory or fra
ternity.
Booths, Gate
Set for Opener
fwo of four new ticket Dooths
and an enlarged entrance at the
southwest corner of New Beaver
Field are expected to go into
service for tomorrow’s game with
Bucknell, said George W. Ebert,
superintendent of grounds and
buildings.
The other two brick oooths
should be completed before the
next home game, he said.
The superintendent also an
nounced that work has begun on
a main trunk storm sewer, plan
ned to extend from the area of
necreation Hall to Thompson’s
Dam, east of State College. The
sewei was designed to take care
of campus needs for “many years,”
Mr. Ebert said.
Lines from the Lion
Dear Gang:
I have now completely as
sumed my new role—that of
chief scout for the Hig. Scout
ing was pretty good today.
The Bison looks like he fat
tened up a little over the
winter.
His front is big and tough
and that guy “Smokey” Osten
darp is a mighty tricky ball
toter. We’ll just have to watch
him. I talked to one of the guys
that played last year when we
just merely “squeezed” by the
Bisons. He is their kicking
specialist but he said he’d try
to keep the ball away from
Larry Joe this year. I guess
he didn’t like Larry’s 95-yard
touchdown run on the open
ing kick-off last year.
Bison followers are pretty
optimistic this year especially
after the “thundering herd”
last week ate up some fellow
by the name of Alfred. I heard
Alfred wasn’t very fast and
the Bison just trampeled him
into submission.
And then 1 saw Annie ....
she is gorgeous. Remember,
she' is the drum majorette 1
told you about yesterday. Oh,
what a tan that girl has....
and that isn’t all!
I asked Annie why the flag
was flying at half mast and
she told me that Bucknell’s
name was dropped from the
ranks of “major” college foot
ball teams. The Bison is now
considered in the “small col
lege” class. But it really doesn't
matter to me, I’d just as soon
eat small Buffalo steaks as
large ones.
I hope the cheerleaders and
the hatmen have taught the
new sophs the cheers and
songs. I can hardly wait to
hear them. See you tomorrow
on new Beaver Field.
Yours, hungry for
Bison meat,
THE LION
Tickets for Penn Game
Available Next Week
The College’s allotment of 5200 student tickets for the Pam
football game will go on sale at the Athletic Association windows
in Old Main on Monday and Tuesday, said Haloid R. Gilbert, grad
uate manager of athletics.
The windows, located on the first floor, will be open from 7 a.m.
to 12 o’clock noon and from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. both days.
The Old Main doors will not be opened before the hours named.
Campus patrolmen will prevent
the formation of lines before the
opening times, and will supervise
the lines when they are formed
inside the building.
Players Cast
Winter Shows
Casts for the coining Players
shows, “Ten Wights in a Bar
noom' anti "OKin ox Our Teeth"
nave no., yet oecii ueciaea upon,
urn directors nooert D. rten-
Diiciuer ana n.euy neaion wxsn to
man* au uiose wno nave tried
out mis wees.
.Because over x2O persons in ad
anion to veteran .flayers nave
tnea out tor me two prays, said
ivrr. neusneiaer. many good ac
tors will nave to oe eliminated,
but there will oe opportunities
lor tnem to appear in script-in
hand and experimental produc
tions later in tne year. Any one
interested snouin contact a mem
ber ot the Dramatics department.
There is also a need tor can
can and sort shoe dancers and
entertainers who can perform
specialty acts with an 1800 flav
or for the “Ten Wights in a Bar
Hoorn' production.
Both shows w»i open during
Junior Prom House-party week •
end.
New Beams Ready
For 3 Projects
The arrival and sorting of struc
tural steel for the new Mineral
Sciences building at Burrowes
and Pollock roads, marks the la
test development in the three
buiidlng State construction pro
ject on campus.
Setting of the steel will begin
either today or Monday, said
Harry O. Meyner, who repre
sents the Pennsylvania Depart
men; of Property and Supplies
on the project.
For the past few days, work
men, using a towering 75-foot
boom, have been sorting the
steer beams according to size
This task is facilitated by the
numbering of th e beams at the
fabricating plant, Mr. Meyner ex
plained.
On Willard Hall, the new
classroom building loc a 1 1 d
east of Mineral Industries, steel
reinforcing rods ar e being set tn
place. Concrete used in the solid
mat footing for this building to
taled 823 cubic yards, and 27 tons
of steel rods will have been used
when all of them are placed, Mr.
Meyner said.
Th reinforcing rods, which lend
great strength to a building, un
dergo severe laboratory tests at
the factory, according to Mr. Mey
ner
Bison Valley
Players Meeting
Players will hold a compulsory
meeting in the Little Theatre at
3 p.m. Sunday, according to
Henry Glass, president pro-tem.
The purpose of the meeting -s to
elect ' officers and discuss new
business.
Penn State Engineer
All students in the technical
schools of the College are invited
to the first meeting of the Penn
State Engineer in 418 Old Main
at 7 p.m. Monday.
Froth Subscriptions
Froth, Penn State's humor
magazine, is conducting a sub
scription drive. Subscriptions can
be bought at the Corner Room,
at the Student Union, and from
staff members. Subscription Pri
ces are $1.50 for seven issues and
$1.75 toe mailing subscriptions.
Applications, Chocks
Eacn btaaem must present bis
own application, winch he re
ceived uunng registration, and
must nave ms cueex made out to
tne exact amount tne number of
ucKets ne is purchasing cost. All
cnecas are to oe made payable to
tne renn btate Athletic Associa
tion. 'me students local address
must appear on the cnecK, added
Uiioert.
800 Tickets Reserved
Three nunored tickets oi the
original anotment ox 0000 have
oeen reserved lor the use ox the
lootoaii team. Each member re
ceives two complimentary tickets,
and is given the opportunity to
purchase four more.
Students Receive
Ag Scholarships
Seven agricultural students re
ceived the Pennsylvania Power
and Light Company’s scholar
ships for agricultural students
coming from areas served by the
utlilities firm.
Juniors who won $lOO each are
Richard M. Cressman, majoring
in botany, Irwin C. Eyet, major
ing in agronomy, and Heinz J.
fieinaman, maporing in general
forestry work.
Heinaman is president of the For
estry Society and a member of
Af Student Council. He was born
in Germany and was graduated
from Cheltenham High School,
Elkins Park. The above-men
tioned awards were made to thetw
students as sophomores.
Sophomores who won $5O each
are Ray M. Ard, majoring in
dairy husbandry who took his
freshman year at Clarion State
Teachers College; Marion R. Dep
pen, majoring in Ag Ec who was
at Shipp ensburg State Teachers
College his first year; Richard M.
Hughes who was at Hazleton
Undergraduate Center; and Le
loy C. Smeltz, majoring in Ag
Ed who initially went to Blooms
burg State Teachers College.
Belle Hop Correction
The Collegian erroneously
stated on Page 4 of yesterday’s
issue that the “Belle Hop”
would be held on October 21.
The advertisement should have
read October 2, tomorrow
night.
News Briefs
Engineering Lecture
Engineering students in Eng 2
and 3 will meet in Schwab Audi
torium at 4:10 o’clock today for
Dean Hammond’s introductory
lecture.
4-H Club
The Campus 4-H Club will hold
its first meeting of the semester
in 405 Old Main at 7:30 pm.
Monday. All students are invited.
NAACP
Tht College chapter of the Na
tional Association for the Ad
vancement of the Colored People
will hold its opening meeting iu
418 Old Main at 3 o’clock Sunday,
said Mitch nVilliams, chairman.
All members and students who
are interested are urged t« at
tend this important meeting, he
said.
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