~•,,,. ~ , Get Your . rk, o Weather ••Beat Penn" r D a il y i.;..i. : z T o tt rgtatt Cloudy and Tags 1 %. ~,,s0 " occasional rain. "TOR A BETTER PENN STATE" VOLUME 48-NUMBER 31 Osborn Talks On Conserving Oil Resources- The Community Forum Series will present its first • speaker of the season in Schwab Auditorium at 8 p.m. today, when Fairfield Osborn will initiate the first in a series of five lectures to be pre sented this season. Mr. Osborn is president of New York Zoological Society and also of the Conservation Foundation. He is a prominent lecturer and author. His topic tonight will be "Our Plundered Planet," based on his book of the same title. The lecturer will relate the need and the steps already taken for conserving the resources of the earth. "Man must realize the necessity of cooperating with nature," he says. • Following the lecture Prof. Herbert R. Albreht, head of the department of agronomy, and Prof. William M. Myers, chief of the division of mineral economics, will lead a discussion on conser vation practices now in use and those practices needed. Single tickets for the lecture, which are priced at one dollar, will be on sale at Student Union today and until the lecture be gins at 8 p.m. tonight. LA Student Council Liberal Arts Student Coun cil will meet in 415 Old Main at 10 p.m. today. The meeting is compulsory, as nominations will be held for president, vice president, and secretary-treas urer. Sophomores Elect Eng Councilmen Results of the election of soph ompres to the Engineering Stu dent Council, held in the lobby of Main Engineering last Thurs day, were announced by Milton Stone, president of the Council. Arthur Lukens was elected to represent the architectural engi neering. department; Dean Kane to represent electrical engineer ing; and Don Fogelsanger to represent industrial engineering. A tie vote between James Etzel and John Roach to represent civil engineering will be decided at a future meeting of the Council. Not enough votes were cast for a valid election in either the mechanical or aeronautical engi neering departments, and conse quently they will not be repre sented on the coxmcill Late AP News Courtesy Station WMAJ Democrat Strength Surprises Forecasters As Truman Wins Thirty-one thousand miles of the first time in two years when political barnstorming paid off in the 81st Congress convenes in victory for President Harry S. January. Truman yesterday when to the surprise of the nation's political South Block Civil Rights forecasters, Mr. Truman defeated However, Senator Olin Johnston his Republican rival, Governor of South Carolina contends that Thomas Dewey. Democratic victories make it pos- The popular vote figures, tallied sible for the southerners to block by the AP at 4:05 p.m. yesterday all civil rights legislation. John were: Truman: 21,085,553 ston says southern legislators will Dewey: 19,508,937 control majorities of most Senate Wallace: 985,528 committees to keep civil rights Thurmond: 757,337 off the Senate floor. If that fails "We can block it on the floor In the Truman-Dewey race, as long as we have cloture" and that's a plurality of 1,576,616 votes can fi libuster. for Mr. Truman. The total of all At Mr. Dewey's headquarters, votes counted at that time was the governor announced that he just over 42-million, 337-thous- and. would not try again for the presi dency, but that despite rumors, Receives Congratulations he also would not resign as gov ernor. Upon receiving congratulations from Dewey, Mr. Truman stated: "I shall continue to serve the people to the best of my ability." The Democrats chalked up majorities in both the House and the Senate, and Mr. Truman will hoe a inidatity as his aide Sois STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 4, 1948 Lines from the Lion Bring Ma Girl's School Dear Gang. I am enroute to Philadel phia, the city which scrapple made famous. Am now stop ping off at Bring Ma school for a night's lodging. It's lo cated on the Main Lion, you know. This school is famous for marking on curves and they've got plenty to mark on, too. I'm to be the first male ever to sleep here. The girls said that I'll room in a dorm named Villa Nova. Boy, I can't wait. They tell me Philly is prepar ing for big doings this week end. The hotels are preparing for the worst. Even the one that is owned by a relative of mine, Ben Franklin. The last time I saw him he was pedd ling Saturday Evening Posts on Broad street. Everyone has heard of me down here. Why just tonight I learned that they've named a tasty dish after me .. lion ized potatoes. But none for me. Fm strictly on a Quaker Oats diet this week! Well, time to join the girls. Turn .. de .. dum .. "Fight on Bring Ma. -THE LION Senior Receives Dairy Awards William J. Deisley, a senior in dairy manufacturing, received two gold medals as double indi vidual winner in the student in ternational contest in judging dairy products held in Atlantic City on October 25. Penn State's team finished ninth in team competition in a field of 27 colleges and universities. There were 78 contestants from all the schools. Deisley won one gold medal for being the best milk judge among the 78 contestants. The second medal came as a result of his heading the list in judging cheese. He is president of the Dairy Science Club and a member of Alpha Zeta. Last year he was ac tive in the student dairy show. In addition to placing ninth in total competition, the Penn State team took third place in scoring milk, and fifth place in judging ice cream. Other members of this year's team in addition to Deisley were Richard Snyder and Nicholas Mattise with Ralph Fritts as' al ternate. The team was coached by Prof. Francis J. Doan and Norman Perry. Among the judges was Mr. J. Hoffman Erb, now of the Borden Company. Mr. Erb was a member of the second judging team coach ed by Professor Doan when he joined the faculty-in 1924. Asked for comment on what happened, Dewey answered: "I was just as surprised as you are." Meanwhile 'President Truman spent last night at Excelsior Springs, Mo. and then returned Waiggsm&ma tody. Artists' Course Sales To Begin Series tickets for the Artists' Course will go on sale in Student Union, November 9 for students, November 10 for faculty and townspeople, and will be offered to out-of-town patrons imme diately after the local sale. Featured in this year's Artists' Courses are Christopher Lynch, Irish tenor, who will open the season December 9; Vladimir Horowitz, concert pianist, ap peararing January 6; and Helen Traubel, soprano soloist, sched uled for February 28, announced Dr. Carl E. Marquardt, commit tee chairman. Prices for the series are $8.70 and $7.50, tax included. Single admissions, if available, will be sold on the night of each perform ance. For Lynch ' and Miss Traubel, the prices will be $4.50, and for Horowitz, $5. VA Aids Vets Select Jobs Educational and vocational guidance to veterans now is being made available by the Veterans Administration Guidance Center under the direction of Franklyn (oq) D. Fry. The center, services of which are free to all veterans, aids ex- Gl's in determining which jobs they are best fitted for, in which they are most likely to succeed and in which they will be the most happy. Veterans receiving the service will undergo tests for scholastic aptitude, vocational interest, specialized aptitudes and per sonality, Mr. Fry explained. Urging veterans to apply for the service before the "fall mid semester rush starts," Mr. Fry said that the center also will an alyze study habits and suggest methods of improving them. The center has available information concerning 500 United States in stitutions and several hundred outside the country where the veterans may study. The center is located at the VA office in the Old Zoology building and is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Speech Class Plans Second Radio Hour "Will World Federation Bring World Peace?" is the theme for the discussion on the second in the series of Penn State Speech Hours over WMAJ at 8:30 p.m. today. James Maccallum, Thomas Moore and Thomas Caccese will take part in the program. All are members of the public discussion class of Prof. Holle De Boer. Stu dent director is Jane Dinger and the announcer is Thomas Hop kins. Next week's production will be in commemoration of Armistice Day. Mrs. Mildred B. Wertz of the speech department will direct the show. College Opens Two Parking Lots Two new parking areas, with accommodations for 100 cars, were opened last week north of Osmond Laboratory and north of the Horticulture building. Work is underway north of Patterson Hall which will pro vide space for 83 additional cars. With the new one-way traffic system on Pollock Road becom ing effective next Monday, there will be space for bumper-to bumper parking of approximately 100 cars, Capt• Phillip A. Mark, announced today. Coed Activity Cards All girls are asked to fill out their activities cards in the Dean of Women's office im mediately. 'Beat Penn' Pep Rally Touches Off Weekend Two days before the crucial battle between the east's two grid titans, a Beat Penn pep rally will be held on the stops of Old Main at 7 p.m. today announced William Bonsall, head cheerleader. Student participation at the last pep rally was exceptionally good and an even larger turnout is expected tonight. Bonsall stated that there would be no parade preceding the start of the rally but all the festivities would take place right on the steps of Old Main with the Blue Band furnishing the music and the cheerleaders leading in the yells. Since no organized pep rally is planned for Friday night in Phila delphia this will be the last chance for students to show their team spirit before the team en gages the Quakers at Franklin Chem-Physics School To Elect 12 Councilmen Elections for the 12 vacancies on the Chemistry and Physics Student Council will take place in the lobby of Osmond Labora tory from 9,t0 12 a.m. and 1 to 5 p.m. today, announced Abram Bosler, president of the council. Candidates for senior positions are David Nalven, Louis Parent, Robert Miller, chemical engineer ing; Alan Richter, James Duna way, William Laughlin, commer cial chemistry; and Barbara Parker, and Lewis Stone, chemis try. Junior nominees include Harry Lawroskie, Ross Seavy, Jacques Shalch, Charles Catanach, Robert Hooper, Frank McElroy, William Fairchok, chemical engineering; Russell Sadker, Jules Blatt, Wil liam Besser, pre-medical and science; and Jack Senior, physics. Seeking sophomore seats are Robert Sharette and Jack Derr, chemical engineering; Jack Schwalb and John Mumma, pre medical or science; and C. A. Rodgers, chemistry and commer cial chemistry. Sophomore physicists are to fill in on the ballot their choice for representative, since no nomina tions were received. Students vote only for candi dates in their curriculum. Senior openings include two chemical engineers, one chemist, and one commercial chemist. Junior posi tions are two chemical engineers, one from either pre-medical or science curriculum, and one physics student. Sophomore berths represent one chemical engineer, one pre-medical or sci ence student, and either a chem istry or commercial chemistry representative, and one physics major. 'On the Ball' Signs Arouse Students' Curiosity Occurring everywhere, in places both obvious and odd, cryptic "On The Ball" signs have puzzled students and town residents. Simultaneously an epidemic of tennis, soccer, footballs, and basketballs, has broken out in store windows, and on counters. Nine hard-to-get golf balls bear ing the carefully lettered, mys terious slogan line Student Union desk to tempt "Linksters." Various theories have been pro pounded on the ball plaque. One idea calls the unxplained spher oids the work of French midgets, since the usual slogan has turned into "On Ze Boule" in many cases. Another hypothesis considers the phrase just a warning that Pen Sntate had better be riding the well known object in Philly this weekend. However, unless a seer turns up with a McCoy crys tal ball, speculation and conjec ture on the "balled-up" situation will reign. Social Mixer A social mixer for members of the Penn State chapter of the National Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People will be given at the home of Dr. Anna 0. Stephens, 417 W. Hill crest avenue, 7:30 p.m. today. William Meek, chairman of AACP. invites 'all members. PRICE FIVE CENTS All hatmen are urged by Bon sail to wear their hats to the rally tonight as well as to the game oa Saturday. Beat Penn tags are available at the Athletic store and students who plan to attend the game are urged to get one and wear it at the game. Prof Named , Consultant Prof. Elmer R. Queer, of the engineering experimental station, has been appointed to the techni cal advisory committee of the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers and wilt serve as consultant in the plan ning and execution of research in the field of human calorimentry. Professor Queer enjoys the dis tinction of being one of six emi nent authorities to be chosen by the A.S.H.VE. Research Labora tory. Such experimentation is rela tively new and will employ both physiological and mechanical means of solution. The purpose of this investigation is for the . better understanding of the inte grated function of the heat regu lating mechanisms of the body as a whole, Professor Queer said. AIM Councilmen To Elect Officers A combined mixer and business meeting of the AIM council, its initial meeting, will be held in 305 Sparks at 7 p.m. today. Election of officers and ratifica tion of the constitution are ex pected to be the major items of business at tonight's meeting. The constitution must be ratified within 15 days after the council's first meeting. News Briefs Earth Science Dr. E. Willard Miller, professor of geography, will address the Earth Science Club in 121 Min eral Industries at 7:15 today on his travels in Alaska. Home Ec Club The Home Economics Club it having its annual bake sale in the Home Economics living cen ter from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on No vember 10. Orders for cookies, cakes, and breads should be made by 5 p.m. today. Contact club members or phone Angie at 3372. Dairy Science The Dairy Science Club will meet in 117 Dairy at 7 p.m. today. Dr. Cone of the bacteriology de partment will speak on "Thermo &tries in Milk." Froth 'Old Mania' Pinnings, engagements, and marriages will appear in the De cember Froth "Old Mania" if in formation is turned in at Stud sit Union lyr nom Saturday. •
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