e Junior Prom Tonight $ 411, .0? r ttitg Weather T e lltir glatt increasing Cloudi ness and warmer. "FOR A BETTER PENN STATE' VOLUME 48-NUMBER 37 Committee To Probe Coeds' Cheerleading All-College President William Lawless last night appointed a three-member committee to investigate the question of coed cheer leaders in general, and specifically, the possibility of coed cheerlead ers performing at the Pitt game. The 90-minute Cabinet meeting also brought appointment of a committee to probe winter recreation facilities, approval of a com- plimentary dance ticket list, and appointment of Jane Dinger to replace Virginia Fetter as junior class secretary-treasurer. The cheerleader committee con sists of Milton Stone, Horace Ash enfelter, and William Prosser, who earlier was seated as repre sentative of the Association of Independent Men's Council. Prolonged discussion preceded naming of the committee. Joseph Colone, athletic association pres ident, said College tradition called for male cheerleaders, but Horace Ashenfelter said that students should have coed cheer leaders if they so desire. Jack Fast was naffied chair man of the committee to look into winter recreation, including the status of the Ski Lodge, de stroyed by fire last year. A complimentary dance ticket list of 49 names of student lead ers was accepted, with the addi tion of Theodore Allen, acting sophomore class president. Tick ets to three dances per year are presented. Miss Dinger's appointment to the junior class post was made by Junior Class President Rob ert Wine, since Miss Fetter is remaining at home because of illness in her family. Seats Still Remain For Players' Show About 25 seats remained yester day afternoon for tonight's open ing performance of "Ten Nights In A Bar Room," Players' cur rent arena prodpction. The old fashioned Melodrama, to be pre sented at Center Stage at Hamil ton and Allen streets, will start at 7:30 o'clock to enable theatre goers to attend the Junior Prom afterwards. Tickets at $1.25 each include refreshments. Instead of the traditional for mal theatre seating, tables around the circular stage will be used to give the audience a feeling of real bar room atmosphere. The show will be repeated tomorrow at the same time, but all seats for tomorrow are sold. The curtain will also go up in SchwablAuditorium at 7 p. m. to day for players' second perform ance of Thornton Wilder's com edy, "Skin Of Our Teeth". Ade quate seats still remain for to night's performance and some good seats remain for tomorrow. Food for Israel Drive Begins Collections Today The Food for Israrel Drive, which begins today and contin ues through next Friday, will have its headquarters at the Hillel. Foundation, 133 West Bea ver Ave. Requests are largely for canned goods. Cartons will be placed in con venient places about the town and College, including the dining halls in Nittany Dorms, Pollock Circle and the girls' dorms. News Briefs Candidate Meeting Collegian business candidates will meet in 8 Carnegie Hall at 7 p.m. Monday. A separate meet ing will be held in 2 Carnegie Hall at 7 p.m. Tuesday for those persons who cannot attend on Monday. Dairy Husbandry Dr. D. V. Josephson, head of the dairy husbandry department at the College, will be guest speaker for the meeting of the Centre Count Goat Society in UN Deity • ' on Satiuday. Puff Tickets Held AT AA Windows Pitt tickets may be obtained by students who' applied for them at the Athletic Association win dows anytime between 8:30 a. m. until noon and from 1:30 p. m. to 4:30 p. m., according to Harold R. Gilbert, graduate manager of athletics. The ticket distribution began yesterday. Matriculation cards must be presented when claiming tickets. Applications for tickets are still acceptable by mail when accom panied by the exact payment of $3.90 each. 'Trample Temple' Rally Planned A "Trample Temple" pep rally is scheduled for the steps of Old Main at 7 p.m. today according to William Bonsall, head cheerlead er. Coach Bob Higgins will present a short talk on the outlook of to morrow's encounter against Tem ple's Owls. Higgins, still in a jovial mood over his team's excellent showing at Penn last week will warn the student body, as he did members of the quarterback club yester day, that "you've got to be lucky to win." He well remembers last year when the Lions, a 30-point favorite over Temple, squeezed by with a 7-0 victory. Great enthusiasm has been shown at the last two pep rallies, and a great crowd is expected to night with many imports receiv ing their first taste of the "Penn State spirit." The football team will be un able to attend tonight's rally but Hum Fishburn's Blue Band will supply the music with the cheer leaders furnishing the yell-lead ing talent. "The pep rally will be very short," said Bonsall, "so that all couples will have ample time to attend the junior prom." AIM Names Prosser Head William Prosser was elected president of AIM at a meeting of the council Wednesday night. As president, Prosser will be the of ficial representative to All-Col lege Cabinet. The constitution was amended and finally adopted after addition of a provision which reads: "It shall be unlawful under this constitution for the AIM Council as a body, or as a member acting for the council, to causti AIM to become affiliated with any cam pus political party. Any action of any officer contrary to the policy laid down in this amendment shall be construed as malfeas ance." Other officers elected were Jim MacCallum vice president on campus, Edmund Walacavage vice president in town, and Cor bin Kidder secretary. The trea surer will be elected al the next meeting. Vets' Book Receipts Payment to veterans for book receipts will be made at the Bur sar's office for those with names from A to L next Monday, and those from M to Z, next Wednes- STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 12, 194 a Chem-Phys School Chooses Twelve Twelve students were recently elected to the Student Council of the School of Chemistry and Phy sics. The twelve named are: Seniors—Robert L. Miller and David Nalven, chemical engineer ing; William E. Laughlin, corn mercial chemistry; and Barbara Jean Parker, chemistry. Juniors—G. Ross Seavy, and Harry Lawarski, chemical engi neering; William Besser, pre medical; and Jack Senior, physics. Sophomores Robert Sharretts, chemical engineering; John Mum ma, pre-medical; Charles Rod gers, chemistry; and Robert Ai ken, physics. Abram Bosler, president of the Council, stated that 23 per cent of the school voted, constituting a heavy electorate. Houseparty Dances Feature Novel Fraternity Themes Go to Heaven. Journey to the lowest fleshpots of Pigalle. Be chased by curvaceous Sadie Hawkins dressed in as little as the College authorities will allow. Such fantasies wiPi become realities here this wee ken d. Through the medium of house parties, more than 30 different settings will be unveiled at fra ternities all over the campus for "Big Weekenders." Coupled with the Junior Prom tonight and the gridiron clash with Temple tomorrow after noon, the effect adds up to Fall Houseparty Weekend. , Pi Lambda Phi will lead its guests through the portals of "Pi Lam's Heaven" where there will be dancing to the music of Newt Frishberg and his orchestra from Bethlehem. Sigma Alpha Epsilon will have an informal dance with music by Mark McCune's orchestra from Wilkes-Barre. A buffet dinner after the game in a "French quarter" atmosphere and a record dance Saturday night will enter tain Sigma Chi's and their guests. Sigma Phi Alpha goes country style with a hayride Saturday. The "Silhouette Ball" complete with the rhythms of the Mellos Macs from Harrisburg will be Lines from the Lion Dear Gang, Am reading a few lions about the contract offered to Falcone, Penn co-captain, by the Philadelphia Eagles. They think he's one of the best crawlers in the business after they saw him go across the goal line on his hands and knees against us last Saturday. Another item here might be of interest to you. It says that the city council held a special meeting to consider a budget raise for their police depart ment. It seems that it cost them quite a bit for tile 100 policemen and 25 plainclothes men who were stationed in the Hotel Ben Franklion over the weekend. This place sort of grows on you especially if you don't take a shower for awhile. I saw a guy carry a dozen Froths under his arm while I was walking over to watch Temple practice, and so* I asked him why he was carry ing so many copies. "You know, puthy cat," he said, "there is a paper short age here and this Froth is bet ter than any Montgomery Ward catalog I ever used." I've got to hurry now and get a few Owl feathers for my trophy case. For the glory, 'TUB LIKIK. Enroute to Philly. (the hard way) Johnny Long Stars Young Janet Brace staged at the Sigma Phi Sigma chapter house Saturday night. Sigma Pi holds sway with Joe Stacy's orchestra, imported from Uniontown. TK E Circus Peanuts, brass bands—anything goes at Tau Kappa Epsilon's "Circus Fantasy." Guests will swing from trapezes to the dance able tunes of Bleach Terantoni's combo from Johnsonburg. Theta Chi, in conjunction with other chapters all over the nation, will stage its annual "Bowery Brawl" with music by Bellefonte's Scat Davis. "Timberr-rr-rrr." Paul Bun yan, the legendary lumberjack, will reign over the dance being held at the Triangle house. Ed die Weisinger's hatchet men will chop trees in time with the dancers' feet. Guests at Zeta Beta Tau's "Night in Comic Land" will have the unique opportunity of drink ing panther punch brewed by the well-known firm of Lonesome Polecat and Hairless Joe. Cress Ottemiller's quintet will keep the house jumping. Sedate Chi Phi will hold its annual formal dinner dance, music furnished by Huff Hall. Delta Chi has arranged an (oo la-la) Parisian Ball. Delta Sigma Phi, living up to the nickname of its fraternity house, will make inebriates even more so at its "Pink Elephant" informal dance with Huff Hall's band presiding. Beware coeds! Delta Upsilon has arranged a "Suppressed De sire" ball Saturday night. Kappa Sigma has plans for a "Cinder ella Ball." Plenty of "merci beau coups" and "oui oui" will he heard around the Lambda Chi Alpha house which also has a Parisian dance in the offing. Phi Delta'"Theta disregards the recent cold snap by holding forth with a "Tropical Paradise" featurieg Les Mitchner's band. Alpha Sigma Phi _rocs jolly old English with its "Black Lantern Inn." Bill Loomis's band will compete with the decoratiOns for attention. Theta Xi Hop Swing your partner at Theta Xi's "Hayseed Hop" following a hayside earlier in the evening. Delta Tau Delta should have an interesting time, both the broth ers and their guests prancing around in nighties at the. "Pa jama Fantasy" and (dancing?) to Chuck Master's orchestra from Altoona. Beta Theta Pi, in honor of their pledges, will throw a dunce featuring the music of henry Bell and his orchestra. If you're superstitious stay away from the Alpha Epsilon Pi house. The AEPi's are holding a "Supersti tion Bali," music by Gene Wit lee& PRICE FIVE CENTS Troupe Vocalist Janet Brace, 21-year-old song.. stress will highlight the appear ance of Johnny Long and his Or chestra at the Junior Prom in Bee Hall from 9 p. m. to 1 a. in. today. Tickets at $4 a couple will be on sale today al the Student Union from 8:30 a. m. to 5 p. m. and can also be purchased at Bee Hall tonight. The Long ensemble will play to the theme of "Manhattan at Mid night". Sharing the spotlight with the band will be the Beachcom bers, a vocal quartet, which in cludes four men and Natalie, a Hawaiian girl. Miss Brace, newest addition to the Long organization, hooked up with the left-handed violinist's band this past March. Before that she attended Farmville State Teacher's College where she studied music and drama. Ambi tion of the tiny 5 foot 1 inch blond is to appear in legitimate musi cals. Natalie, vocalist with the Beach combers, is probably the only real Hawaiian singing with a name band, although she can not do a hula dance. During the war Nata lie and the Beachcombers toured the South Pacific and were known as the "The Mad Hatters." The co-chairmen of the Junior Prom Committee are Jerome Leichtman arid James Bachman. Chem Engineers Organize Society Students in chemical engineer ing have formed the Chemical Engineering Society. It is intended that through a program of faculty-student mix ers, field trips, plant motion pic tures, and talks by men from in dustry, the society will better prepare students in chemical en gineering for their profession. Dr. Donald S. Cryder, profes sor and head of the department of chemical engineering, address ed the group at the organizational meeting. He reviewed the various movements by the students and the department leading to the formation of the society. Officers elected were Theodore Williams, president; James Dixon, vice-president; John Haladyna, secretary; and Walter Stauffen berg, treasurer. A constitution has been adc*l ed by the society, and plans have been made for a functional meet ing to be held in the near future. Late AP News, Courtesy Meat Armistice Day WASHINGTON—An uneasy world observed Armistice Day yesterday. The United States, France, Great Britain, and a few other nations held quiet ceremonies honoring the war dead of the first World War. NANKING—There was no ob servance of Armistice Day in China. Instead, more than a mil lion men went into action north of Nanking as fighting reached a scale unprecedented even during the war against Japan. The Com munist forces are within 100 miles of the Chinese capital in one area of fighting near Suchow. Avert Russian Showdown BERLI N—Bad weather has averted a showdown on a Rus sian threat to force down any planes flying outside a 20-mile air corridor near Berlin. Same British and American aircraft ferried supplies to Berlin yester day, but they did not spot any Soviet patrol planes. Shipping Strike NEW YORK—An AFL Long shoremen's leader predicts that all shipping along the Atlantic coast will be tied up today. Thou sands of dock workers were idle yesterday in Philadelphia, NNW wit, and Banos. ,
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