listen to Collegian Broadcasts VOLUME 48—NUMBER 11 Nittany Gridders Leave Today For Night Battle at Syracuse Seeking to add another scalp to the den wall, the Lion football team will leave State College at 6 o’clock this evening for tomorrow night’s game against Syracuse. With Head Coach Bob Higgins and End Coach Earle Edwards in command of the 36-man squad, the aggregation will travel to Elmira, N. Y., by bus tonight and then proceed to Syracuse Friday afternoon. The junior varsity squad will travel with the varsity, but to reach Syracuse for their after noon game, will leave Elmira in the morning, ITHACA Saturday, the team plans to stop at Ithaca, N. Y.. to witness the Harvard-Cornell battle and then return to State College late Saturday night. In the final home workout of the week, Backfield Coach A 1 Michaels drilled the Nittany grid ders on pass defense in prepara tion for the expected air attack launched by Syracuse sophomore Bemie Custis. Now in his second year as men tor of the Orange team, Coach Heaves Baysinger calls Custis one of the finest college passers he had ever seen, even though Bay singer’s own son is doing the flinging for Navy. In the 25-year series between the two colleges, both teams have won ten contests while five games ended in ties. After opening the series in 1922 with a 0-0 deadlock, Syracuse took the next four games and it was not until 1927 that the Lion could squeeze a 9-6 decision out of the Orange. The Orangemen took four in a row from 1932-35. It was then that the Lion snapped out of its lethargy and racked up a 33-6 vic tory in 1938, played to stalemates in ’39 and ’4O, and then piled up 168 points to 32 for .Syracuse-in (Continued on page three) Ticket Demand Exceeds Quota Final tabulations yesterday evening revealed that 4447 stu dents had applied for a total of 7065 Penn football tickets, ac cording to Harold R. Gilbert, graduate manager of athletics. Since the student allotment of 5200 was far exceeded by the un usual demand, the last 753 appli cants for two tickets will receive only one apiece. Tickets and re fund checks will be available at the Athletic Association windows from October 25. At the same time, Gilbert an nounced that reserve seats for the West Virginia and Michigan State games at home had been com pletely sold out. He indicated that alumni orders would be cut from four to two for both the Penn and Michigan State games. Late AP News—Courtesy. WMAJ Tribe Victors In 1-0 Opener BOSTON —The underdog Bos ton Braves won the opening game of the World Series, Johnny Sain pitching. It was an unex pected loss for the Cleveland In dians and Bob Feller. The Cleve land pitching ace allowed only two hits to four by Sain, but Sain kept the Indians scoreless. The pennant rivals will meet again to day at Boston. Truman Speaks PHILADELPHIA President Truman delivered the first major speech of his three-day eastern golitical tour, here last night. arlier he had delivered a train platform talk at Wilmington, where he told his audience that Governor Dewey was running on the slogan, “Two families in every garage.” B-59 Crashes WAYCROSS. Ga.— Eight occu- B«»ts of an air force B-29 were killed in a mid-air explosion near here. Four aboard bailed out to safety. The plane was carrying confidential equipment. Sattg @ (EnUrgian | sg Penn State Club Accepts 82 Men Eighty-two new members were accepted by the Penn State Club at its initial meeting of the fall semester Tuesday night, Fred Peruzzi, publicity chairman, an nounced yesterday. “Additional applications from prospective members will be ac cepted every day this week at the club room, 321 Old Main, and at succeeding meetings of the or ganization,” Peruzzi added. “Independent men who wish to play touch football may affiliate with the Penn State Club team, entered in the intramural league, by becoming members of the club,” Donald Tanner, athletic chairman, reported. Opening their fall social sea son, the Penn Staters have sched uled a record dance in conjunc tion with Philotes, independent women’s organization, at the club room, 321 Old Main, 8 p.m. Saturday. Casual wear is the theme of the dance. Refreshments will be served. A card party has been sched uled for Sunday afternoon, be ginning at 1:30 p.m. Fencing Managers Sophomore candidates for as sistant managerships in fencing are urged to 'report to 222 Rec Hall and contact Richard Sha fritz, head manager. AIM Committee Submits District Town Independents to Elect Re Preliminary plans for placing independent male students living in town in a specified “ward” for voting purposes were made by the Association of Independent Men committee meeting Tuesday night. Groundwork was also laid for the actual elections by all inde pendent men, of representatives to the executive committee of AIM. Under the proposed plan, each independent man living in town will be placed in a voting' district. All voters in that particular dis trict will elect a representative to the executive committee, which will be the governing body of AIM Wards Established Arbitrary wards have already been established on a map of State College, based on a student census taken last semester by Robert Troxell, then chairman of the AIM committee. “We plan now to contact each :own student individually by let :er or postcard to inform him Student Christians Plan Conference The fall Area Conference of the Student Christian movement will be held this weekend at Camp Michaux, near Carlisle, according to officers of the Penn State Christian Association. Prof. Ira Reid, professor of so ciology at Swarthmore College, will give the platform address at the convention. His theme for this and other talks will be “Can Students Be Christian Todav?” Seminars on this topic will also be conducted during the week end. The conference starts Friday evening with supper, continuing through Sundav noon. However, arrangements have been made for students who mav find it im possible to arrive at the camp until sometime Saturday. For further information con cerning transportation, program, expenses and registration stu dents mav innnire at the PSCA office, 304 Old Main. STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1948 Freak Accidents Jinx Hapless Engineer Year-Round How, unseasonal can one person become? Probably the best answer the College can supply is Al vin Schwartz, a junior in the School of Engineering. Schwartz was treated at the dispensary Tuesday afternoon for a severe case of sunburn in the midst of the first cool wave to hit the campus. Cause of the freak accident was a sun lamp which he left turned on while he fell asleep. But that’s not all! Last May Schwartz was treated at the dispensary for frostbite incurred when a cartridge of carbon dioxide exploded in his hand. Football Movies Movies of Penn State foot ball games will be shown every Wednesday night instead of Thursday, as was reported yesterday, said Ray Conger, di rector of recreational activities at the College. The movies will be shown at Schwab Auditorium at 7 o’- clock every Wednesday night. If attendance should prove heavy, as it did last season, ad ditional showings will prob ably be provided. Since the films are silent, a running comment will be fur nished by members of the foot ball coaching staff. Industrial Ed The Industrial Education So ciety will hold its first monthly meeting in 203 Eng B at 7:30 o’clock tonight. All members are urged to attend. Special invita tion is extended to all graduate students of the industrial engi neering department. of the date and place of the elec tion in their ward,” Donald Little, chairman of the AIM committee, stated. Elections to name representa tives from town wards will prob ably take place within twc weeks. Current plans call for elections of a similar nature in each men's dormitory on campus as early as next week. 78 Representatives As organized in the AIM con stitution, which has already been approved by All-College Cabinet, the executive committee will be comprised of 78 elected represen tatives. This is a ratio of approxi mately one representative for each 50 independent men at the College. Of the 78, one representative will be elected from each dormi tory, and one from each voting district in town. The elected presi dent of the executive committee will be named as the independent men’s representative to All-Col lege Cabinet. Lowery in ISC Currently independent men are represented in the Cabinet by Jack Lowery. Lowery acts as a representative of the now-defunct Independent Student Council. AIM, once it is fully opera tional, will take over all govern mental functions of the ISC re lating to men. Independent coeds, in a move similar to that of the men, are now drafting a constitution for an organization based along the same lines as AIM. At present independent coeds Cabinet Holds First Meeting To Discuss Student Issues With five issues slated for discussion, All-College Cabinet will hold the first formal meeting of the school year in 201 Old Main at 8 o’clock tonight. Included on the Cabinet agenda are reports from student agen cies, sophomore elections committee and association of independent men, and the naming of a commi Who in American Universities am Choir Chooses New Members The followng new members have been selected tor the Chapel Choir, makin g a total enrollment of 115. First soprano: Barbara Boll man, Ann Forrest, Marjorie Hall, Madelyn Markley, Nancy Neus baum, Janet Shute, Elizabeth Swift. Second soprano: Helen Griffin, Betsy Lumly, Arlene Mack, Ella mae Seitz, Carol Wineman. First alto: Connie Crushore, Mary Conrath, Joyce Fosa, Joan Lowry, Marty Massing, Elouise Powers, Carolyn Snyder. Second alto: Rose Efert, Jean Leßar, Ruth Lehman, Suzanne Scurfield, Anne Sweyer. First tenor: Don Close, Robert Cochran, Joseph Cortese, Lee Dymond, Thomas Hanley, Peter Jung, Raymond Rice, Samuel Morris. Second tenor: Richard Bannis ter Alan Beuscher, William Gar rison, Richard Hoy, George Oehmler. Baritone: John Cook, Herbert Detwiler, Frederick Hughes, John Cook, William Robinson. Bass: Ralph Crumleigh, Charles Swartz, Louis Goss, Thomas Larkin, William Yackley. Ed Seniors _ Seniors in the School of Educa tion are advised to get “pix” at the Photo Shop this week. Voting Plan, oresentatives are represented in Cabinet by Sylvia Schwartz, woman’s repre sentative of the ISC. 4200 Independents Latest unofficial count shows there are approximately 4200 in dependent men on campus, split almost evenly between town and dormitory. Members of the AIM committee in addition to Chairman Little are Clayton Allen, James Andrews, Andrew Grasty, Carol Hecht, Jane Kelley, Vance Klepper, Claire Lefkoe, Lowery. Phillip Neely, David Platt, Lois Radiss, George Sapida, Sylvia Schwartz, Arlene Spencer, Lewis Stone, Frank Stover and Edmund Walacavage. WMAJ Features Collegian Newscast The Daily Collegian is present ing a five-minute summary of campus news three times weekly over radio station WMAJ. Titled “The Daily Collegian on the Air." the newscast was inaugurated yesterday afternoon. Scheduled for Monday, Wednesday and Friday after noons at 5:25 o’clock, the pro gram features news gathered and edited by members of the Daily Collegian staff. The show is sponsored by Colleae Sports wear, Inc. “We hope to bring students more timely coverage of campus news through the facilities of the Daily Collegian and WMAJ.’ said Lewis Stone, Daily Colleg ian editor. "This is the only in stance of a sponsored news pro gram prepared by a college daily of which we know in the East.” Jack Pheil, WMAJ announcer ; nd a recent graduate of the Col lege, is the newscaster for the program. PRICE FIVE CENTS ittee to select members for Who’s id Colleges. Cabinet will decide on a method for choosing the mem bers. A report will be given by the committee to discuss trophies for members of the College national intercollegiate gymnastic cham pions of 1948. La Vie Picture William Lawless, All-College president, urged all cabinet mem bers to report to the Penn State Photo Shop, 7:30 tonight, to have La Vie pictures taken. Members of Cabinet are Law less, Donald Little, All-College vice-president, Terry Ruhlman, senior class president, Robert Wine, junior class president, and T. Clayton Allen, temporary sophomore class president. Other members of Cabinet are George Chapman, president of interfraternity council, Adelaide Finkelston, president of Panhel lenic council. Jack Lowery and Sylvia Schwartz, men’s and women’s representatives of inde pendent student councils, Janet Lyons, president of women’s stu dent government association, Pauline Globisch, women’s recre ation association, Lewis Stone, chairman of the board of publi cations, Joseph Colone, president of men’s athletic association, and Edmund Walacavage, All-College secretary-treasurer. Five Ag Clubs Give Hort Show The first Horticultural Show on the campus since 1941 will be held as a feature of the Home coming weekend, October 23 and 24, said Louise Rave, acting presi dent of the Hort Club, after a meeting Thursday night. Four other clubs including the Forestry Club, the Dendrologic Society, the Home Ec Club, and the Clover Club, will cooperate with the Hort Club in producing this show which will be open free of charge to the public. The stock pavilion, site of the show, will be open Friday after noon, October 22, all day Satur day, and on Sunday. William Custer, who was elected president of the Hort Club last Spring, has enlisted in active naval service. His place is being filled by acting president Rave, who, with George Teel, secretary, is forming the public ity committee for the show. William McLaine has been named show manager, assisted by James J. McElwain. Patricia Carlisle was chosen show secre tary, and Robert Calhoun, Hort Club treasurer, will serve as show treasurer. News Biiefs Clover Club Meets The Clover Club will meet in 103 Ag at 7:30 o’clock tonight. Dr. Herbert R. Albrecht, head of the department of agronomy, will be the guest speaker. Keireshments will served following the meet ing. Old Mania All pirmings. engagements, and marriages that have invurred since June 1, may be announced in Froth’s Old M ania column by turning m information at the Student Union desk before Sat urday noon. Please include soror ity and fraternity affiliations. Russian Chorus Russian Chorus will hold the fust rehearsal of the semester in 200 Carnegie at 7 o'clock to night when plans for a Christinas concert will be discussed. Mem bership in tlie chorus is open to ’ u students and knowledge of the Russian is not re* q uued.
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