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"FOR A BETTER PENN STATE"
VOLUME 48-NUMBER 40
Late AP News, Courtesy WMAJ
Efforts To End
Berlin Crisis Fails;
No Relief Seen
PARIS—It appeared yesterday
that efforts of the United Na
tions to settle the Berlin dispute
were doomed to failure as both
the Soviet Union and the West
ern Powers reported negotiations
unchanged. American, Br i tis h,
and French foreign ministers are
standing firm on their refusal to
treat with Moscow while the
blockade remains in force.
Arabs Against Truce
CAIRO All Arab countries
are against a Palestine armistice,
according to a statement by the
Egyptian premier, and fighting
continues in the Holyland.
China Submits Inquiry
WASHINGTON—Chinese Am
bassador Wellington Koo dis
closed yesterday that he had sub
mitted a formal inquiry to the
State Department demanding a
clarification of America's Far
Eastern foreign policy. Mean
while, the situation in China re
mained doubtful.
London Celebrates
LON D 0 N—Celebration over
the birth of a Prince to Princess
Elizabeth continued yesterday,
with resolutions of congratula
tion coming from Parliament and
the Irish House of Commons.
College Senate
Plans Calendar
A special meeting of the Col
lege Senate will be held in 121
Sparks at 4:15 p.m. tomorrow,
President Milholland announced
yesterday.
The purpose of this meeting is
to discuss the college calendar for
1949-50 and 1950-51 which will be
adopted at the December meet
ing of the Senate.
The Senate committee on cal
endar, chairmaned by Ernest W.
Callenbach, professor of poultry
husbandry, feel that the mem
bers of Senate are not fully ac
quainted with the many factors
which should be considered in
adopting a calendar. Discussion
of a calendar will be the only or
der of business at the special
meeting.
The committee is sending each
member of the Senate a list of
questions to be considered at the
special meeting. All members in
terested in improving the calen
dar should attend the special
meeting prepared to take part in
the discussion.
Student member of the cal
endar committe are Bernard Mil
ler and Arlene Spencer.
Player Tryouts
Tryouts will be held for two
Players' prouctions, "P arl o r
Story" and "All My Sons," in the
Little Theatre located in the base
ment of Old Main at 7 p.m. today.
The tryouts are for those with
previous Player' experience. In
terested persons should sign up
for appointments at Student Un
ion.
FRC
Members of the Interational
Relations Club are scheduled to
meet in 8 sparks at 7 p.m. today.
Convention matters will' be dis
cussed at the home of Dr. Larry
Leonard, club advisor. Transpor
tation to Dr. Leonard's home will
be provided for members only.
A short meeting of the secre
tary general's staff will take place
in 8 Sparks at 6:30 p.m. Members
at the stair are required to • • •
Ag Clubs Plan
Harvest Ball
Allen Shain's ten-piece orch
estra will be featured at the an
nual Harvest Ball in Rec Hall,
Saturday, December 4. Tickets
for the semi-formal, no corsage
dance•will go on sale tomorrow.
They will be obtainable at Stu
dent Union, from members of the
committee, and various agricul
tural clubs. The price is $1.50 per
couple, tax included.
Co-chairmen of the dhnce com
mittee are Ted Jensen and Joseph
Slakas. Jayne Pollard heads the
ticket committee and is assisted
by Chet Christensen and Eugene
Welff. Pat Carlyle is chairman of
decorations, with Shirley Babp
and Lois Peters assisting. Chair
man of publicity is Herman Auk
er assisted by Earl Neufer and
Wallace Schlegel
Thespians . Open
Writers' Contest
Thespians are again sponsoring
a scenario writing contest for po
tential playwrights in which a
$lOO first prize will be awarded to
the firstplace winner. A second
prize of $5O and a third prize of
$25 will also be awarded.
Contestants are to write a sy
nopsis of a possible Thepsian
show with at least two of the
scenes completed in detail. En
tries must be submitted by De
cember 14. Complete rules on the
contest will be published soon,
said Norman Sims, Thespian
president.
This is the second annual Thes
pian contest of this type. Last
year the winners were Pepper
Birchard and Jack Baling, first
place; Al Pottasch and Budd Zim
merman, second place, and third
place, Ted Mann.
College Senate Clarifies
Undergraduate Rule
The College Senate incorpo
rated the following line into Rule
56 of the Regulations for Under
graduate Students, edition 1948-
1949, "Any student reinstated by
the Committee shall be on pro
bation for the ensuing semester."
The entire rule states "A petit
ion for reinstatement by a student
who has been dismissed from the
College for unsatisfactory schol
arship shall be acted upon by the
Committee on Academic Stand
ards ONLY upon recommendat
ion of the dean of the school in
which the student petitions to en
roll. A student may be reinstated
only in rare instances in which
conditions justify such action in
the judgment of the Committee.,
If a student who has been dis
missed has attended another in
stitution in the meantime, he may
be admitted by the College Ex
aminer ONLY with the approval
of the Committee on Academic
Standards and of the dean of the
school in which the student wish
es to enroll."
News Briefs
announced Richard Schlegel, sec
retary general.
Part-Time Work
Students wishing part-time
work during all or part of the
Thanksgiving vacation are to call
231 or leave their names at the
Student Employment office in the
TUB. Calls are to be made as soon
as possible. The TUB will be open
during the vacation.
Penn-Penn State Films
Motion pictures of the Penn-
Penn State game will be shown in
Schwab Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.
today. Earl Edwards will explain
the plays.
PSCA Dancing Class
The second meeting of the
dancing class being sponsored by
the PSCA will be held in the
pia tcabonow.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 17, 1948
Rolston New Soph Prexy;
Niesley, Kenyon Win
Britain's Big 'Event'
Clouds Palestine
Discussion
That college professors possess
a good sense of humor was borne
out by an incident which oc
curred in Prof. L. Larry Leon
ard's 2 o'clock Political Science
14 class yesterday.
During the class discussion, the
subject of "trust" areas and man
dates was brought to the fore.
One of the male members of the
class volunteered to give an ex
planation of trust areas. As he
proceeded along his line of ex
planation, he referred to Brit
ain's giving up of her Palestine
mandate as "the event," where
upon Professor Leonard inquired
if he were referring to the birth
of Princess Elizabeth's son.
The student accepted the pro
fessor's remark nonchalantly and
continued his explanation. His
last remark brought down the
house when he uttered something
to the effect that "I guess the
time ran out."
Caps And Gowns
Seniors graduating in Jan
uary must order their caps,
gown s, invitations a n d an
nouncements according to
David Sims, chairman of the
caps and gowns committee.
Orders will be taken at the
Student Union office between
2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., beginning
November 29 and lasting
through December 3. Invita
tions and announcements will
be ten cents each and a $5 de
posit will be collected for the
caps and gowns.
The deposit less rental fees,
will be refunded upon the re
turn of the garments.
Tribunal finds 19 Guilty
Of Traffic Violations
Tribunal, in session Monday
night, found 19 persons guilty of
traffic violations. Of the 26 cases
reviewed, seven were deferred
because of extenuating circum
stances.
Eleven defendants who failed
to report to the committee are to
call Harold Brown, chairman of
Tribunal, at 4679. Anyone who
fails to appear next week with
out a legitimate excuse will have
his case turned over to Dean of
Men Arthur Warnock.
One of the more serious of
fenses deliberated on by the
eight-man committee was the
riding of a motorcycle down the
campus pavement. Students are
warned to keep off the sidewalks
with bicycles, motorcycles and
motorbikes.
Tribunal will hold its next ses
sion in 201 Old Main at 7:30 p.m.
Kenneth Rolston of the State
' president-elect of
class, receiving
[nst 441 for Lion
Lewis Shallcross.
ira Niesly won the
r by a 497 to 435
William Snyder,
le office of secret
however, went to
of the Lions, who
votes to Robert
439.
to-third of the class
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Recorder Issues
New Mafric Cards
All students must exchange
their old matriculation cards for
new ones bearing photographs
and other pertinent information.
The new cards are sealed in plas
tic cases.
The respective schools will ex
change their cards at the Re
corder's office, 109 Old Main, on
the following days:
Thursday, November 18—Edu
cation.
Friday, November 19—Chem
istry and Physics.
Saturday, November 20—Min
eral Industries, Physical Educa
tion.
Monday, November 22—Engi
neering.
Tuesday, November 23—Lib
eral Arts.
Wednesday, No vem ber 24
Agriculture.
Graduate, transition, and spe
cial students may receive their
matriculation cards anytime dur
ing the week.
Bowl Prospects
Still Warm-Jones
The hot-and-cold issue of Penn
State participation in a post-sea
son football game is still on the
warm side, says B. C. (Casey)
Jones, president of the Penn
State Alumni Association.
Jones told a meeting of the
Alumni Association here last
night that the unbeaten once-tied
Nittany Lions might accept a
bowl bid—provided an invitation
is extended and provided the "ad
ministration and students want to
go."
Jones said he referred in pqr
ticular to the Cotton Bowl at
Dallas, Tex. Penn State played
Southern Methodist to a 13-13
deadlock last New Year's Day in
that bowl.
"That's the way it was last
year," Jones said. "It was put up
to a vote and the team made the
trip to Dallas after the results of
the vote showed that was the
way the kids wanted it."
Jones said Penn State has not
received an invitation to the
Cotton Bowl this year. If an invi
tation is extended, he said, "cer
tain conditions" would have to be
changed before the Nittany Lions
would accept.
He said he was referring to the
fact that the Pennsylvania team,
which has three Negro players,
was quartered at a Navy bar
racks near Dallas.
"The barracks were the best
but they were too out of the way
and the boys didn't take much to
liCootiased on page lisvee)
cast ballots, but even this frac
tion was higher than sophomore
voting a year ago. For president,
937 ballots were cast; for vice
president, 932, and for secretary
treasurer, 926.
Said Rolston when the final
votes were tabulated: "The cam
paign is over and it remains foe
the newly elected officers to dir
ect their efforts to the carrying
out of both campaign platforms.
William Lawless, All-College
President, congratulated the win
ners, although he expressed dis
appointment at the "light" vot
ing. Lawless was elected to his
position on the State ticket last
May.
The State party declined a pen
alty award for which it became
eligible under the code of the AU-
College Electons Committee,
when a Lion party poster in the
polling place was found to con
tain an irregularity.
Making up the State platform
are planks calling for better food
in dining commons, establishment
of a student press, and replace
merkt of the TUB by a PUB.
Pledges Fight
A continuing fight against "re
ligious and racial discrimination"
also was pledged by the State
party. Complete platforms of
both parties appeared in Sattsr
day's Daily Collegian.
President-elect Rolston will re
present his class on All-College
Cabinet, with Miss Niesly, as
vice-president, substituting for
him when necessary.
Miss Kenyon, elected secret
ary-treasurer, will join the In
ter-Class Finance Board, which
controls the expenditure of class
funds.
Kenyon
Forestry Magor
Rolston, a Navy veteran, was at
Drexel Institute his first college
year. He majors in forestry and
is a Pollock Circle resident.
Miss Niesly belongs to the Na
tional Quill and Scroll Society, a
journalism honorary, and Na
tional Honor Society. She attend
ed Bloomsburg State Teachers
College her freshman year.
The Lion party victor, Miss
Kenyon, is president of a section
in Atherton Hall, and belongs to
Modern Dance. She spent last
year at Wilson College, Cham
bersburg.
Naval ROTC Linn
to Begin Station
The College's Naval Reserve
unit expects to begin operation of
its new radio station in about two
weeks, Lieut. George L. Donovan,
executive officer, said yesterday.
The station is to be operated
for practice purposes and for
emergency use. Lieut. Donovan
reissued a call for radiomen to
aid in operation of the station,
asking them to attend a meeting
of the unit in 00 Engineering E at
8 D.M. today. He said that those
reporting thus far will need prac
tice in their work before the sta
tion goes on the air.
Players to Hold Party
For Members, Dales
The Player's Party at Center-
Stage "Opera House" at 7:30 p.m.
tomorrow will begin with a per
formance of "Ten Nights In A
Barroom."
Those active members who
signed up to bring dates may cio
so. Any information concerning
permissions can be obtained at
the Dramatics Office no later than
tonight or tomorrow morning.
NAACP
NAACP will meet in 409 Otd
Main at 7:15 p.m. today. The ex
ecutive meeting will be held at
6:30 p.m. All interested persons
are invited to attend the meet.
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