Armistice Day 1r D a il y v Weathero Totirgtatt Cioudy and Program Today "0.11.00 07 Colder . .FOR A BETTER PENN STATE' VOLUME 48-NUMBER 36 Sophomore Elections Slaved for Tuesday Sophomores will vote for class officers in the TUB from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. The polls will b e open continuously be tween those hours. State party candidate for pres ident is Kenneth Rolston; for vice president, Barbara Niesley; for secretary-treasurer, Robert Longe necker. Heading the Lion ticket is Lewis Shallcross, for president, followed by William Snyder, for vice-president, and Lois Kenyon, for secretary-treasurer. Voters may split their ticket in selecting the president and vice president, under a rule adopted this year by All-College elections committee, said William McLain, chairman. Whe committee will conduct the election. Shallcross, majoring in chemis try, was, president of his class at Swarthmore undergraduate center last year. Snyder, Lion vice-pres idential nominee, also spent last year at Swarthmore. He is a member of Delta Tau Delta. Miss Kenyon is active in Mod ern Dance and is president of a section of Atherton Hall. The former Wilson College coed also serves on the women's house of representatives. Rolston, a Forestry student and Navy veteran, is a resident of Pollock Circle. He spent his Freshman Year at. Drexel Institute in Philadelphia. Miss Niesley, who attended Bloomsburg State Teachers Col lege last year lives in Atherton Halt. She is a member of the Nat ional Quill and Scroll Society and the National Honor Society. Longenecker, Alpha Chi Sigma, spent hi s Freshman year at Ship pennsburg STC, after serving in the Merchant Marine. PSCA Dancing Class PSCA's dancing class will have its first meeting in the Wesley Foundation gymnasium at 7 p.m. today instead of yesterday as printed in a recent Daily Colle gian. Bert Kassel, of the recrea tion department, is in charge of the class. Lake AP News, Courtesy WMAJ New Russian Threat May Kinder Air Lift MOSCOW—The Soviet Union has threatened to forCe down any Allied planes flying to Berlin out side the 20-mile air corridor used by the Western Powers to supply the blockaded city. American military officials have replied to the Soviet notice by stating that the Russians will be held respon sible for any damage to personnel or planes. The British have issued a similar statement. Rods By-Pass Base CHUNGKING Chinese mili tary reports indicate that the Communist troops have by-passed the government base of Suchow and have threatened to isolate a large government force. More than a, dozen planes are being used to evacuate Americans from the danger zone. Conference Hinted MOSCOW—Moscow and Rome newspapers have published sug gestions that President Truman may confer with Premier Stalin personally to settle differences between the Soviet Union and the Western Powers. However, sources close to Mr. Truman point out that the President has previously indicated that he will not leave this country to see Stalin. France Protests PARlS—France has made an official protest to the United States and Britain against a plan to return coal, iron and steel in dustries to German ownership. earlier yesterday the American and British Military Govern ments said the industries would be beaded back to the Germans. STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 11, 1948 Seals Available for Players' Shows fThoice reserved seats for to night's opening performance of Players' "Skin of our Teeth," were still available late yesterday. Curtain time has been set at 7:30 p.m. instead of 8 p.m. in order that House party goers may attend the Junior Prom. Saturday's performance of "Ten Nights in a Barroom," at Center Stage, is completely sold out, al though tickets for Friday's show ing were still available. The Center Stage melodrama will be producd each Friday and Saturday night through the se mester. • Chemists Hear Silicon Lecture A talk on silicons and their in dustrial applications will be given by Dr. Schailer L. Bass, assistant general manager of the Dow- Corning Corporation of Midland, Mich., in 119 Osmond Laboratory at 7:30 p.m. today. Silicons represent a new type of chemical architecture which is finding many uses in the form of heat-stable electrical. insula tion, water-proofing agents, heat stable rubbers, lubricants, anti foaming agents, and many other variations. A familiar example Is the "bouncing putty" now used to make golf ball centers. The talk is being sponsored by the department of chemistry. VA Book Check Payments Begin Nexf Monday Veterans whose book receipts were submitted in good order be fore the Oct. 30 deadline will re ceive their payments next week at the Bursar's office. Those with last names begin ning with A to L will receive their payments Monday and those with names beginning from M to Z will receive payment Wednes day. the Coordinator of Veterans Affairs said yesterday. Action on Food Problem According to Committee By John Bonnell Remedial action has been taken on mast of the complaints filed by 396 men who eat in Nittany Din ing Commons, according to the report of the All-College Cabinet food investigating committee. The report, released by Rich ard Schlegel. chairman of the committee, explained that the complaints were taken by a sub committee which sat in the com mons during the evening meal of October 18.. Thirty specific complaints and suggestions were then discussed at a sub-committee meeting with Miss Hazel Fall, supervisor of Nittany dining commons, and Miss Mildred Baker, supervisor of dining commons. More Eggs Top item of complaint, men tioned by 99 men, was the ab sence of eggs from t i he break fast menu. Agreement was reach ed to serve hard and soft boiled eggs twice a week on alternate days. A call for "less starches" was voiced by 91 diners, but a study of past menus "revealed no ap t-rent basis for these com pla nts," the report said. Sixty-five men asked for the Cabinet Hears AIM Reports All-College Cabinet will meet in 201 Old Main at 8 p.m. today, to hear a report by Donald Little on the Association of Independ ent Men, to discuss winter rec reation facilities, and consider four other items of business. President of the AIM council, who was elected last night, will be inducted into Cabinet as rep resentative of all independent men. Jack Lowry, who has rep resented the now-defunct Inde pendent Student Council, will re linquish his seat. Cabinet plans to appoint four faculty members to the Co-op board of control. Six students were appointed two weeks ago. Jane Fouracre is scheduled to report on the National Student Association's convention, held in Madison, - Wisconsin, from August 23 to 28. A report on the effects of the proposed school of home eco nomics in place of the present department, will be given by Jo seph Daniels, representative of the School of Education student council. If a home economics school is set up, it will require a change in the All-College constitution and Cabinet representation. The annual Cabinet approval of a complimentary dance ticket list also is on tonight's agenda. College Again Wins Dairy Group Award For the fourth consecutive year, a Progressive Breeder's Certificate has been awarded to the College by The Holstein Friesian Association of America. Only 143 Holstein breeding es tablishments in the nation have received this honor. The College is one of ten Pennsylvania breed ing establishments qualifying. The Progressive Br ee d e r's award is the highest honor given to members of the national Hol stein association and is given in recognition of a well-balanced herd improvement program de veloped over a period of years. Puerto Rican Guest Frank Lucia, last year's soph omore president of the Hazleton Undergraduate Center, spent the Penn weekend as a guest of Puer to Rican students attending Villa nova. serving of coffee every meal, while 58 found fault with the quality of coffee served. To rem edy this situation, it was agreed to serve tea at lunch if coffee were served at breakfast and din ner, and to take "extra care" in preparing the coffee. Waste Reported Investigating the plea of 52 men for more milk, especially at breakfast, the committee found . that milk was •asted "in most )ases" and did Jot recommend in increase in e allotment of half-pint for •eakfast a n d ,nner, and a int for lunch. A ioice of pint or elf-pint bottles — of milk is of- Schlegel fered at daily lunch. Chocolate milk is served once every two weeks. Although 37 men complained of the lack of variety of cold cer eal served, the committee found that a hot cereal also was served each day, and that the same cer eals are not served oft two suc- Campus Student Representatives of various campus groups appeared before a student union building planning committee yesterday, to request allotments of space in the proposed student union building. An undergraduate student union committee, which has func tioned for more than a year, will meet Tuesday night to review the work of the planning body, including the hearings held yesterday, NSA to Elect Steering Group National Student Association's local chapter will elect a steering committee for the coming year at the regular meeting in 8 Sparks at 6:30 p.m. tonight. Although the election was post poned at the last meeting, nomi nations will still be in order. Only those who have attended at least one previous meeting will be eligible to vote. Nominees for chairman of the student government panel are David Keller, Bud Ott, and Herb Wittman. Oliver Blackwell is the sole candidate for chairman of the student welfare panel. Lynn Larr and Leonard Stein have been nominated for treas urer, and Walter Burmunt and Florence Drummond for sec retary. Wallace Students Go National The Students for Wallace club, at 3 recent meeting, voted to join the National Youth Organization, the Young Progressives of Amer-. lea. Y P A was formed at a nation al convention in Philadelphia, July of this year. Dedicated to support the platform of the Pro gressive Party, VPA has a youth program inclttding the le year old right to vote, decent wages, and equality of opportunity i n the economic and politic life of Amer ica. The next meeting of the local chapter will be held in room 418 Old Main, at 7:45 PM Thursday. All are invited to attend to help shape a working program on some important campus issues. Begun Report cessive days. No action was re commended. Toast for breakfast, sought by 34 diners, will be served when eggs are on the menu, the din ing authorities agreed. Bread Variety A request for the choice of white or dark bread at lunch and dinner was granted, and another for fruit juices four times a week and solid fruit three times. Seconds on butter were not re commended; therefore two pats will be served with the initial service of bread. Miss Fall said that when butter seconds were served a year ago,•all of the but ter was used on the first serving, of bread, and the seconds on' bread were wasted. In answer to those who called for a reduction in charges to al-i allow for meals missed during weekend absences, Miss Baker said such absences do not mean a total loss to the students, be cause more funds can be alloted to weekday meals when the num ber of weekend diners is reduced. Other complaints concerned Sunday breakfast hours, the serv ing of meat on Friday, and the provision of drinking glasses. These items were mentioned by less than 12 men. PRICE FIVE CENTS Groups Offer Union Plans said James MacCallum, chair man. . Plans for the building's loca tion and exact facilities are ten tative, MacCallum said. Student Needs The undergraduate committee, composed of 20 representatives of student groups and members at-large, has as its purpose "to inject student needs, desires, and attitudes into the planning of the proposed building." To this end, the committee chairman and four undergradu ate members cooperate with the executive planning group, which includes College officials and consulting architects. This group discusses tentative plans and suggestions. In September, 1947, after tak ing a survey of campus student union needs, the committee agreed on a tentative list of fa cilities that it believes the pro posed building should have. Recreation The list includes two dance halls—one ballroom and a small er room to be used also as a lounge, a browsing library stocked with recreational litera ture, provision for listening to music of group choice, as well as for piping requested music to the various lounges, and an art workshop where dance arid other decorations could be prepared. Food service, still being de bated, will consist of a snack bar and possibly a cafeteria. Listed under proposed services to be available at the building are a book exchange, lost and found department, travel bureau. game room, and telephones. Living quarters for small vis iting teams have been suggested. Several other college union buildings have such facilities. Made Survey- At the end of the spring term, (Continued on page four) News Briefs Penns Valley Ski Club The Penns Valley Ski Club will continue trail-clearing this week end with parties starting at the tlrst lean-to on Bald Eagle Moun tain at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sun day. Club members and others in terested are requested to attend. Organ Recitals The first of a series of organ re citals will be presented by George E. Ceiga, assistant professor of music, in Schwab Auditorium at 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Following the custom in other years, the recitals will be held apploximately twice a month, and will feature different students in music. Tribunal Thirty-seven cases scheduled for Tribunal lust week, together with those on this week's list. will be handled in 2'll Old Main between the hours of 7 and 9 p.m. Monday. Tribunal will not be in session this week said Harold Brown, chairma n of the committee. Spanish Club ' Circulo Espanol will meet in the Southeast Lounge of Atherton Halt at 7:30 p,m. today. The pro gram will include speeches by two South American students, and the playing of Cuban records, ileireshment s will served. Blackoard Shuffle The Blackboard Shuffle, a so cial mixer fo r all secondary ed ucation students, will be held in 405 Old Main at 7:30 p.m. today. There will be music, Wincing, and refreshments.
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