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VOL 48—No. » ,- } l STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 21, 1948
Dean T rabue Defends
Education for Drivers
Defending education of drivers in the public schools, Dr. M. R.
Trabue, dean o£ the School of Education at the College, yesterday
said that those who doubt the need of such programs, do so because
they do not understand the State’s purpose in paying for education.
“Public funds are not used in schools as a sort of gift or charity
to children,” Dean Trabue told
the National Safety Congress in
Chicago, “but the state taxes its
citizens and supports public
schools for definitely selfish
reasons: to improve itself, its in
stitutions, and its programs.”
“In paying for education for all
its citizens, the American state is
not being charitable,” Dean Tra
bue continued. “It is only paying
premiums on a gigantic self-im
provement insurance policy.”
Dean Trabue cited safer driv
ing habits and improved co-oper
ation with others for the common
welfare as achievements of driv
ing instruction in public schools.
He urged development of definite
standards in driver education and
said that schools that offer driv
ing programs should adopt meth
ods of teaching used successfully
in other fields of education,
Carefully designed tests, effi
cient and varied equipment, as
well as adequate “behind-the
wheel’’ instruction are requisites
of well-planned driving courses,
Dean Trabue continued.
Dean Trabue pointed out that
Help Needed
Any students interested in help
ing number flashcards for SatiT
day’s game are requested to re
port to head cheerleader William
Bonsall’s home at 120 North Ber
nard Street at 7 o’clock tonight.
First Meeting of Ski Club
Features Illustrated Lecture
Mrs. Marguerite Little lectured
on “A Trip Out West” at the first
meeting this semester of the
Penns Valley Ski club. The lec
ture, illustrated with slides, was
a record of a summer camping
trip through Colorado, culminat
ing in Aspen, newest of the ski
resorts.
Plans for hayrides, square
dances, and other social activities
in conjunction with the fall trail
clearing program were announced
at the meeting, though no specific
dates were set.
John Krimmel, chairman of the
trails committee, emphasized the
Late AP News Courtesy Station WMAJ
UN General Assembly Favors
Western Powers' Atomic Plans
PARlS —Russia was overruled on two important issues in the
United Nations yesterday.
The General Assembly’s poli
favor of Western Power plans for
lution was approved to let the Bi
try to reach an agreement on bas:
weapons. However, there Is little
hope for success in reaching an
accord.
In another actionr'the political
committee voted to delay consid
eration of, the Palestine question,
but the social committee voted
to hear a report by UN Mediator
Ralph Bunche for giving aid to
427,000 Arab refugees from the
Holy Land war.
Berlin Resolution
PARIS The six so - called
“neutral” powers of the United
Nations have drafted a new reso
lution which they hope will set
tle the Berlin crisis. The resolu
tion has been presented to the
United States, Britain, France
and Russia. One high-ranking
spokesman termed it “eminently
satisfactory.” There has been no
immediate Soviet reaction.
Warron Asks For UMT
MlAMl —Governor Earl War
ren of California called for Uni
versal Military Training in an
address to the American Legion
OBMMBItoB tods*.
'FOR A BETTER PENH STATE"
student and instructor should
know and understand the aims of
driver-training and said that
teachers should display superior
skills and habits as drivers.
Tri-Dorms Elect
AIM Members
Independent men living in Tri
dorms will vote at 6:30 o’clock
tonight for two men from each
dormitory to be named as repre
sentatives to the AIM council.
Members of the AIM commit
tee will act as election officials
and supervise the voting. Follow
ing tonight’s balloting 46 of the
76 man council will have been
named.
Remaining to be elected are
representatives from 30 of the 32
town wards. Two wards, the ones
comprised by .Cody Manor and
Beaver House, have already
named their council representa
tives.
Hampered by lack of help, com
mittee chairman Donald Little
hopes to have postcards, telling
each independent man in the
town wards the place and time of
his ward election,, mailed by Sun
day. Elections have been tenta
tively set for late next week.
necessity for clearing and widen
ing the trail, which is located on
Bald Eagle Mountain at Boals
burg, in order to have more and
better skiing this winter.
A new ski-tow is the present
objective of the club. The old car
which formerly operated the lift
has worn beyond repair, and the
purchase of a new motor is plan
ned.
Skiing instruction will be pro
vided by the club again this year,
and beginners are encouraged to
attend the meetings now, in order
to receive advice in the purchase
of correct ski equipment.
itical committee voted 41 to 6 in
atomic controls. A Canadian reso
ig Five world powers and Canada
iic principles for control of atomic
Curtain Goes Up
For Thespian Show
Unreserved seats for tonight’s
show of “Bring Back My Wing
back,” Thespian musical, are
still on sale at Student Union
today. A few seats for Friday’s
performance also remain. The
curtain will go up at 7 o’clock
both nights.
Tying in with home-coming
weekend, “Bring Back My Wing
back” tells of the dilemma that
occurs when an alum comes back
in 1968 to find his favorite foot
ball team practically non-exist
ent. The old squad doesn’t even
have its full team; the wingback
has deserted to play the cymbals
in the Blue Band.
The show was written by Pro
fessor and Mrs. Edward Nichols,
and Lou Levi. Music is by Mr.
Nichols, Levi, Ray Fortunato,
Pat Lamade and Duke Morris.
A special performance for
alumni only will be presented
fiatueday nigbt.
AIM Representative
Gets Bird from
Pollock Men
The men of Pollock Circle Dorm
No. 9 recently gave Ralph Pear
son, their AIM representative, the
bird.
The bird was a red-tailed hawk,
one wing wounded by gunshot,
which two of the men had found
on a nearby road Sunday. For a
while they kept the hawk in their
room and later they turned the
bird over to Pearson, who has
been keeping it as a pet.
Pearson said yesterday that
he had been feeding hamburg to
the hawk, which has been eating
well, and stated that he planned
to get information on the proper
diet for his pet.
He also plans to contact a local
veterinarian to learn what can
be done to mend the hawk’s
broken wing, which prevents it
from flying. If the pet is able to
fly again, Pearson said, he will
release it.
Speech Class
Presents Quiz
Students in the advanced radio
spech classes will present “Know
Your College” quiz program over
WMAJ at 9:30 o’clock tonight.
This is the first in a series of var
ied student productions to be giv
en each Thursday evening from
9:30 to 9:55 under the direction
of the speech department. Profes
sor Harold E. Nelson is in charge.
Broadcasts will originate from
Sparks and be carried over
WMAJ by use of remote equip
ment. Scripts will be written in
classes and participants will be
speech students. Announcers, ac
tors, directors, and student engi
neers are to be chosen from the
advanced radio classes.
Those taking part in tonight's
program are: Dick Balentine, quiz
master; Florence Feinberg, stu
dent director; Joseph Kelly, score
keeper; and George Rhoad an
nouncer. Contestants are; Robert
Gabriel, -Ralph Johnson, Nancy
Maurer, Charles McMahan. Lor
etta Neville, and Sherwood Web
ber.
Next week’s show will be a dra
matic production commemorat
ing the creation of the depart
ment of physical education.
Nittany Co-op Adds
25 New Members
Twenty-five new members were
accepted by the Nittany Co-op,
Robert ' Merkle, membership
chairman, said.
Those accepted are: Robert Bar
nette, Jayne Blair. Joan Bur
lein, Olive Chapman, William
Engstrom, Donald Fargo, Calvin
Folmsbee, Donald Herb, Suzanne
Hosier, Robert Hunter, Jean
Hunger, Patricia Kolpein, Wil
liam Kraybill, Jerry Kuhn.
Donald Mitchell, Arlene Penry,
Thomas Riley, Marie Stankie
vicz, Charlotte Stine, Ruth Tait,
Joseph Trembach, Joseph Trolier,
Robert Wagenknecht, Ralph
Weixler, and Charles Wynska
vich.
Red Cross Committees
Four committees were appoint
ed at a recent meeting of the
campus chapter of the Red Cross,
according to Jack Lowery, chair
man.
Members of the publicity com
mittee are Charles Bagenstose,
Ray Caton, Jack Fast and Jack
Lowery, co-chairmen, and Terry
Ruhlman. Service committee
members are Rosemary Maloney
and Bill McLain, co-chairmen,
Dotty Shenot, and Seely Snyder.
Members of the funds commit
tee are Jack Lowery, Bill McLain,
Jayne Pollard, chairman, Jane
Sutherland, and Frances Welker.
The International committee
members are Julia Kalbach,
chairman, Dick Klosterman,
Henry Rea, and Frances Welker.
Weather
Partly cloudy and continued
cold today and tomorrow.
Record Crowd Expected
For Alumni Weekend
A record number of alumni are expected to be on hand for th«
College’s annual homecoming weekend which begins with alumni
registration in Recreation Hall from noon until 11 o clock tomorrow
night. A special registration for Penn State Thespian Alumni wiH
take place at 1 o’clock with general registration continued Saturday
from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Alumni officials announced that the main problem was finding
room accommodations for the re
turning alumni in the home of
State College residents.
Although realizing the scarcity
of rooms in town, another re
quest has been issued from the
Alumni Office to townspeople who
have a spare room. Anyone hav
ing either a single or double room
is asked to call State College
6711, extension 192.
A full program of athletic
events, an Alumni luncheon, a
golf tournament, and cider party
have been planned for the week
end.
Ag Group Plans
Nature Exhibit
The Dendrolog Society’s exhibit
for the Hort Show on Saturday
and Sunday will be of an educa
tional nature, showing branches,
twigs, fruit and shrubs commonly
found in central Pennsylvania.
All these items will be labeled
and arranged on mounts. In ad
dition, there will be some exotic
speciments which the forestry
research workers use in their ex
periments.
The entire Dendrologic Society
made a field trip last Saturday
to the College’s 3600-acre experi
mental forest in Stone Valley in
order to collect material for their
exhibit. They were headed by
Kenneth R. Bromfield, president.
The arrangemeent committee
for the Dendrologic Society con
sists of Tom Russell, chairman;
William Haag, Franklin Mohney,
and Dale Rennal.
At a meeting in 105 Forestry
last night, the society discussed
this exhibit and was shown col
ored slides by Prof. Robert
Meahl of the horticultural de
partment, explaining ornament
als on the College campus.
Officials Judge
Lawn Displays
Three executives of the College
will begin judging of fraternity
lawn displays for Alumni Home
coming week at 7 o’clock tomor
ow night.
The judges, who will tour the
fraternity section before making
their decision, are George Dono
van, director of student activities;
Robert E. Galbraith, veterans’
faculty advisor; and Wilmer E.
Kenworthy, executive secretary
to the president of the College.
Basis on which the displays will
be judged are originality, 35
points, time and effort, 35 points,
artistic ability, 20 points, and re
lation to the theme, 10 points.
The maximum total possible is
100 points.
Theme for the lawn displays
is “Penn State Through the
Years.”
Simmons Hold
Open House
The first Open House at Sim
mons Hall fbr alumni and out-of
town guests will be held this Sat
urday afternoon immediately fol
lowing the football game.
The Open House at the ultra
modern dorm this weekend had
originally been intended for the
students, according to the Dean
of Women’s Office, but was
changed to the following week
because the main steps have not
yet been opened, and also be
cause of the last minute touches
which have to be completed be
fore the dorm can be officially
turned over to the College.
Coeds will act as hostesses and
guides, and refreshments will be
served.
Critque
Critique Staff will meet in 1
Carnegie Hall at 7 o’clock tonight.
Dairy Science Club “
The Dairy Science Club will
meet in 117 Dairy Building at 7
o’clock tonight. Movies of last
Spring’s dairy show will be
shown. Dr. Knodt will speak on
“Advances in Dairy Production.”
Engineering Lecturer
Senior engineering lecturer for
this week will be Wilmer E. Ken
worthy, College executive secre
tary, who will speak on “Office
Matters” in Schwab Auditorium
at 4:10 tomorrow afternoon.
Lion's Paw Alumni
Lion’s Paw Alumni will be
honored at a dinner at the Nit
tany Lion Inn at 6:30 o’clock to
morrow night. There will also be
a student-alumni pep rally m
front of Old Main at 7 o clock to
morrow evening. ,
Mr. B. C. Jones, president or
the Penn State Alumni Associa
tion, will preside over a meeting
of the executive board in 104 Old
Main at 8 o’clock tomorrow even
ing. .
An Alumni Golf Tournament
on the College course Saturday
morning will begin the day’s ac
tivities. There wil be no greens
fee but a one dollar prize fee will
be charged. All interested in par
ticipating are asked to sign up at
the Caddy House.
At 10 a.m. an Alumni Council
meeting will be held in 121
Sparks, and at the same time, the
Penn State Varsity soccer team
will meet Maryland on New
Beaver Field.
Olympic Contestants
The Colege’s Olympic contest
ants and their coaches will be
guests at a general alumni lunch
eon in Recreation Hall at noon.
Guests include Coaches Charles
Werner and Gene Wettstone,
Barney Ewell, Curt Stone, Her
man Goffberg. Gerald Karver,
Bill Bonsall, and Lou Bordo. Ray
Sorenson who is teaching and
coaching in Colorado will be un
able to attend.
Mortar Board, senior women’s
honorary, will act as hostesses at
the luncheon. Since capacity is
1000, tickets must be purchased in
advance at the time of registra
tion.
Saturday afternoon will be high
lighted by the Michigan State
football game at 2 p.m., and the
Penn State varsity cross-country
team will meet Michigan State ax
3 p.m.
Thespian Performance
A special performance of the
Thespian show. “Bring Back My
Wingback” will be given for
alumni only at 7 p.m. and the tra
ditional cider party, with the
State College Alumnae acting as
hostesses, will be held in Recrea
tion Hall at 8 p.m. A dance will
follow the cider party beginning
at 9 p.m. with music by Pat Pat
terson and his orchestra. Admis
sion to the dance will be by
alumni registration tags.
Other special features of the
weekend are an open house at
Simmons Hall, new women’s
dormitory, immediately follow
ing the football game, and a hor
ticultural show sponsored by the
students of the Penn State Horti
cultural Club i n the Stock Pavil
ion Saturday and Sunday.
Fraternity displays on the
theme “Penn State Through the
Years” will compete lor the Penn
State Alumni Association Cuip,
won last year by Beta Theta Pi.
News Uriels
Forestry Society
P. F. English, professor of wild
life management, will address the
Penn State Forestry Society on
“Wildlife Management at the
Pennsylvania State College’’ in
105 Forestry Building at 7:30
o’clock tonight.
Marine Corps Reserve
Electrical Training Unit 4-2,
Marine Corps Reserve, will meet
in 200 Engineering E at 7:30
o'clock tonight. Meetings will be
held every other ThursdagM.