Late AP News, Courtesy WMAS Clay Sees Crisis Lasting to 1949 FRANKFORT—GeneraI Lucius Clay expects the Soviet 'blockade of Berlin to continue beyond De cember. The American occupa tion commander in Germany told a news conference that he knows of no reason to believe that highway or rail transporta tion to Berlin will be restored by the end of the year. No East-West Deal PARIS—The big three western powers are determined to keep the Berlin dispute in the hands of the United Nations Security Council. They are also standing by their previous decision not to negotiate with the Soviet Union on the question until the Soviet blockade is lifted. The decision was reached in connection with the recent ap peal by United Nations leaders for early settlement of the dis pute. Black Noses 'Ash' in IC4A Defending Champion Bob Black of Rhode Island State won the fortieth annual IC4-A cross coun try championship by nosing out Penn State's Horace Ashenfelter for the second consecutive time. Black, who covered the five mile course in New York's Van Courtlandt Park in 25 minutes and fourtenths seconds, finished 200 yards ahead of, the Nittany harrier. The champion broke his own course record which he estab lished last year by finishing in 25: 37: 1 Browning Ross, Villanova, a member of the 1948 Olympic track and field team for the Uni ted States, placed third in the cross country event Council Refuses Grid Holiday Council of Administration yes terday notified William Lawless, All-College President, that it has refused to grant a half-holiday Saturday for the Pat game. The letter follows. The request of All-College Cab inet for a half-holiday for the game with the University of Pitts burgh was presented to the Coun cil of Administration on Novem ber 12. It was voted not to grant the request. Council points out that the cal endar is a matter for action by the Senate. In this connection, the Calendar Committee of the Sen ate, which includes student rep resentatives, presented the calen dar for this fall to the Senate, and it was adopted with the under standing that there would be one football half-holiday by student choice. All-College Cabinet chose the Pennsylvania game weekend. Council sees no reason to take ac tion changing this agreement. Club 'sl' Club "51" will hold its meet ing in 418 Old Main at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow. After the meeting the members are going t o th e Friends Meeting House to hear A. J. Muste on "The World Cris is—Who Will Solve It?" NAACP Counsel Speaks On Race Discrimination "The Negro is not concerned with prejudices, but with discrim ination. To us these are two dif ferent things." So said Franklin H. Williams, special legal defense counsel, Na tional Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People, to the Hillel Town Meeting Sunday. "I do not care if you don't like the color of my skin or hair," Mr. Williams said, "but when you dis criminate against me, segregate me, or try to deprive me of my legal rights as a citizen, then I do care, and will fight." Three Speakers Mr. Williams spoke with Mr. Edward Abramson, assistant pro fessor of ' Sociology and Dr. Ar tam ki. Boxie, pada= at co- I sO" ra t3., 4, _ . , 4 Weather' r Elatig fl'il' 31 Tottrgiatt Fair 'FOR A BETTER PENN STATE" VOL. 48-NO. 39 Thirty Listed In Who's Who Thirty Penn State seniors have been accepted for inclusion in the 1949 edition of "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges" by the publishers, of Tuscaloosa, Ala. Selected for number and im portance of activities, they are Nancy Ault, George Bearer, Susan Bissey, William Bonsall, Abram Bosler, Harold Brown, George Chapman, Joseph Co lone; John English. John Fast, Adelaide Finkel ston, Jane Fouracre, Jo Fox, Pauline Globis h, Lois Heyd, Richard Hill, Dennie Hoggard, Frances Keeney, Vance Klepper, William Lawless. Donald Little, John Lowery, Janet Lyons, William McLain, Terrell Ruhlman, Elliot Shapiro, Lewis Stone, Edmund Wala cavage, Malcolm White and Selma Zasofsky. Final Authority Complete and final authority for making the selections was granted by All-College Cabinet to a committee consisting of Chapman, Interfraternity Coun cil president; Miss Finkelston, Panhellenic Council president; Lawless, All - College• president; Miss Lyons, Women's Student Government Association presi dent; Stone, Board of Publica tions chair ma n; and Sylvia Schwartz, women's representa tive of Independent Student Council. Wide Coverage Nominations were submitted to the committee by presidents of the school student councils, in an effort to obtain as wide a cov erage of the campus as possible. A total of 105 students was con sidered, and the final list was unanimously approved by the selectors. Dramatist Read Joan of Arc "Joan of Lorraine," Maxwell Anderson's famous vehicle in which Ingrid Bergman starred in a recent Broadway production, will be read by Mrs. James T. Smith at the Living Center in the Home Economics building at 6:30 p.m. today. First of a series of oral inter pretations to be sponsored monthly by the speech depart ment under the direction of Mrs. Harrison Nesbitt, assistant pro fessor of public speaking, the play has been edited to one hour length for the presentation. Mrs. Smith, wife of the former PSCA general secretary and act ing chaplain, majored in speech and English at the University of California at Berkley, where she took leading parts in productions of "Allison's House," "Mourning Becomes Electra," and several (Continued on page three) nomics at the College, an the sub ject, "The 81st Congress and Civil Rights." In answer to Mr. Abramson's comment that it is hard to legis late a social change unless there is proved to be a vital need for it, Mr. Williams pointed to race riots and lynchings as evidences of this country's need for civil rights leg islation. Congress Action "I feel that the Bist Congress will pass some civil rights legis lation," the legal counsel said, "because I believe Truman will be able to accomplish more with his Congress in this respect than event Roosevelt." Dr. Reed said, "Wa all know what prejudices do to the victims, but do we realize how they un dermine the person who practices thishr STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 16, 1948 Soph Class to Elect Officers; New Rule Allows Split Ticket The 2700-member sophomore class will elect officers today. Polls at the TUB will be open continuously from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Offices to be filled and candidates of the two parties include: College Livestock Judging Team Wins First Place, Gains Trophy Penn State's livestock judging team captured first place in the intercollegiate events at the East ern National Livestock Show held at Timonium, Md., Saturday. In winning this contest the team gains possession of a trophy for a year and receives a $lOO cash award as well. The team was also awarded a special award by the National Berkshire Swine Association for scoring highest in judging Berk shire . barrows. 145-Point Margin Although Penn State had a 145- point margin over the nearest competition, scores were extreme ly close for other placings, Dr. William L. Henning, team coach, reported. Other colleges and uni versities placed behind State in this order: West Virginia, Mary land, North Carolina, Cornell, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vir ginia and Rutgers. The trophy which is now on display will become the perma nent possession of the team win ning it three times. This is the first time the College has won the trophy. Cornell and North Caro lina have each won it one time. Individual Ratings Each of the Penn State team members won individual ratings as well. Robert Loughry took third place in high individual scoring in addition to third place in judging beef cattle. Don Peck was first in swine judging and fifth high individual of the show. Francis Kirk placed second in swine judging, and James E. Work was first in the sheep classes. As a team State took departmental awards by being first in swine, first in beef cattle, and second in sheep judging. The team will be entered in Intercollegiate judging for the International Livestock Exposi tion at Chicago on November 27, coach Henning announced. Athletic Board OK's Enlargement Plans Recommendations that the pres ent physical education, athletic and recreational facilities be aug mented as soon as possible, were passed by the Athletic Advisory Board at the Nittany Lion Inn Saturday morning. Completion of the previously proposed horseshoe seating ar rangement of New Beaver Field prior to the 1949 football season was especially urged. This plan would increase the seating capacity to nearly 28,000 by the addition of two sections to the south end of the East and West stands, and the enclosure of the north end of the field. Attention was also called to the act that indoor recreational facili ties are the same as they were in 1928 when the male enrollment was only 3300, as compared with the present total of 8000. European Speaker To Address All C. A. Mrs. Ellen Flesseman of Ams erdam, Holland will speak on "A Christian View of the Euro pean Situation, at the ALL- CA meeting in 40i Old Main at 7:30 tonight. During the war years, Mrs. Flesseman studied systematic theology at the Union Theological Seminary, in New York, where she received the degree of Bache lor of Divinity in 1945. Anyone desiring a personal•in terview with her may make arrangements at the Christian Lions Drop Notch in Poll Despite the Nittany Lions' 47-0 trouncing of Temple Saturday, the Associated Press poll of sports writers yesterday dropped Penn State from fifth place to sixth. North Carolina moved up into the fifth position. Michigan's undefeated and un tied Wolverines again this week are ranked as the nation's num ber-one college football team. In fact, the mighty Wolverines have bettered their first place margin in the weekly A.P. poll. In point scoring Michigan piled up 1,952 against 1,721 for Notre Dame, in second place. Here is the way A.P. tabs the top ten college teams: (1) Michi gan, (2) Notre Dame, (3) Army, (4) California, (5) North Caro lina, (6) Penn State, (7) North western, (8) Oklahoma, (9) Clem son and (10) Southern Methodist. Police Seek Lion Painters Pennsylvania State Police will begin investigation of Saturday morning's painting of the Lion shrine, Capt. Philip A. Mark an nounced yesterday. New. evidence has been re vealed which indicates that stu dents driving a late model Ford convertible with Temple stickers on it painted the Lion at approx imately 3:30 Saturday morning. Earlier in the evening students were seen trying to buy paint at all night garages near State Col lege.. The paint used to smear the TU on the side of the Lion was automobile lacquer, Capt. Mark said. Anyone having any informa tion about the painting is asked to report to the campus patrol office. All information will be confidential. Forensic Council Elects Officers New officers were elected, council members were appointed and debate plans for the coining months were discussed at the first meeting of the Forensic Council last week. Officers elected were Richard Hill, president, Richard Schwei ker, vice-president, and Dorothy Knowles, secretary. Members ap pointed to the council by the All- College Cabinet upon recom mendation by the forensic coun cil and coaches included Richard Hill, Richard Schweiker, Helen Dickerson, Jean Hootman, Doro thy Knowles, David Barron, Theodore Horner and Harold Brown. Book Receipts The Coordinator of Veter ans' Affairs has announced that all veterans' book receipts must be submitted before the Thanksgiving recess in order for veterans to receive pay ment, December 15. The re ceipts may be deposited in special boxes at the Bursar's office. PRICE FIVE CENTS President Kenneth Rolston (State), Lewis Shallcross (Lion). Vice-president— William Sny der (Lion), Barbara Niesley (State). Secretary-treasurer Robert Longenecker (State), Lois Ken yon (Lion). Voters this year are not re quired to vote for president and vice-president of the same party, under a rule adopted by All- College Elections Committee. Matriculation cards must be shown by voters, as identification. Results Important William McLain, chairman of the Elections committee, said he strongly urges all sophomores to "get out and vote," since the re sults of the election are import ant to their class. Only 800 out of an eligible 3000 took part in last year's sophomore election. Represents Class. The sophomore president will represent the class on All-Col lege Cabinet, the vice-president filling this role when the presi dent is absent. The secretary-treasurer wilt become a member of Inter-Class Finance Board, which handles all class funds. Platforms of both parties were printed in Saturday's Daily Col legian. Junior Hatmen Tap 19 Campus Leaders Nineteen outstanding junior men were tapped by Blue Key, junior men's hat society, in early morning ceremonies on the steps of Old Main yesterday morning. New tappees include Norman Appel, tennis; Albert Berger, tennis; Raymond Caton, Student Handbook; Norman Cochrane, baseball; John Connelly, Froth; Walter Cowan, Froth; Craig El liot, lacrosse. Stuart Frost, Critique; Edward Hoffman, track; Raymond Ko walski, Penn State Engineer; El liot Krane, Daily Collegian; War ren Latimer, lacrosse; Jack Reen, Student Handbook; Fred Silver man, track; John Snook, Penn State Engineer. George Vadasz, Daily Colle gian; James Walker, golf; Edwin Watson, general activities; Mar lin Weaver, Daily Collegian; and Richard Yeagley, Critique. William Shade, Blue Key pres ident, announced that all tap pees will undergo formal initia tion this week with the formal initiation ceremonies being ten tatively scheduled for shortly after Thanksgiving vacation. News Briefs LA Student Council Liberal Arts Student Council will meet in 415 Old Main at 8 p.m. today. Ag Hill Publication Persons interested in the Ag Hill student publication will meet in 109 Ag Building at 7 p.m. today. Players' Tryouts Joint tryouts for two coming Players' productions, "All My Sons," and "Parlor Story" will be held in Schwab Auditorium at 7 p.m. today for those with no previous Players' experience. Persons interested should sign up at the student union today. Ski Club Penns Valley Ski Club will neet in 3 White Hall at 7:30 p.m. oday. J. E. 01ler of Huntingdon will show color slides of the Olympic Games after the business west. imag.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers