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"FOR A BETTER PENN STATE"
VOLUME 48-NUMBER 44
IRC Attempts to Find Solution
To Better Soviet-U.S. Relations
Finding a way to better Soviet-American relations was the
theme of the Middle Atlantic Conference of the International Rela
tions Clubs held at the College Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
About 350 students representing 89 colleges and universities
attended.
Discuss Problem
In addition to listening to prominent speakers discuss the ques
tion, delegates met at five round
tables where they discussed the
problem from the. ideological
political, economic, United Na
tions, and third force angle.
The speakers and their topics
were Dr. Clyde Eagleton, "The
United Nations and the Soviet
Union in the United Nations": Dr.
Herbert Feis, "Improving Eco
nomic Relations Between the
United States and the Soviet
Union"; and Dr. Philip Morrison,
"The United States and Soviet
Russia Face the Problems of Con
trolling Atomic Energy."
Round Tables
At the tound tables the follow
ing conclusions were reached:
1. Ideological differences be
tween the United States and
Russia do exist, and on the basis
of historical proof there is no pos
sible means of compatability be
tween the two nations.
2. There should be more unity
in regard to the foreign policy
within the departments of the
government of the United States,
and the President should have
clear and distinct authority in re
gard to formulating foreign policy,
with the departments of foreign
affairs .
3. The nations of the world, in
particular the United States and
Russia, should make full use of
the facilities offered by the United
Nations for specific trade agree
ments in order that a balanced
economy may be. built for the
4. The nations of the world
(Continued on page three)
Late AP News, Courtesy WMAJ
Marshall Gives
Foreign Report
WASHINGTON Pres ident
Truman's press secretary Charles
Ross announced yesterday that
the President and Secretary of
State Marshall have been discus
sing the overall international sit
uation. The conference began
shortly after Marshall's arrival
from Paris. Ross added that Mar
shall has given the President a
very informative international re
port and may see him again
today.
A. F. of L. Adjourns
CINCINNATI The A. F, of L.
has adjourned its annual conven
tion with President William
Green re-elected to his twenty
fifth term. Green pledged that re
pal of the Taft-Hartley Act will
be the organization's first goal.
Czech Spies Arrested
BERLIN Twenty Czechoslo
vak intelligence ring members
have been arrested in the Ameri
can and British zones of Germany
An authoritative U. S. Army
source stated that the arrested
persons will be prosecuted for ac
tivity against the occupation
po*ers.
Abandon Paoting
NANKING Chinese communist
troops are pressing their attack
in the Suchow area southeast of
Nanking. Meanwhile the Chinese
government has abandoned its
garrison at Paoting, capital of
Hopeh province. It is the thir
teenth of China's 35 provincial
capitals to fall into communist
hands.
U. S. Accuses Bulgaria
WASHINGTON The State
Department has accused Bulgaria
of violating the World War
peace treaty. A diplomatic note
delivered in Sofia Sunday stated
that Bulgaria has used undemo
eratic methods in trying and con
victing surviving political oppo
amois.
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IRC HiLites
Jim Breen, Catholic Universi
ty, in announcing that Bob Keller
had been elected vice president of
the Middle Atlantic Conference,
said, "The new vice president is
Robert Keller of the University
of Pennsylvania." He corrected
himself immediately after the
audience reminded him of his
mistake.
Keller became embarrassed
during the balloting when dele
gations called their vote for him.
He was chairman of the confer
ence and was reading the roll
call of delegations for their vote.
Hal Lee Dean, the Carnegie
Observer, said that this was the
best conference he had attended
this year. There is a good possi
bility that this meeting will be
used for an article in the IRC
News Bulletin to show other
schools how to arrange confer
ences, he said.
The delegation from the Uni
versity of Montreal did not ar
rive until 10:45 a.m. Sunday.
They were delayed because of
fog and rain in New York.
Many of the members of the
Canadian delegations attracted
considerable attention with their
navy blue blazers. The double
breasted coats had brass buttons
(Continued pn page eight)
Kidder Denies
In Establishing
Efforts to establish a non-discriminatory barbershop were not
delayed by action taken at last Wednesday's Council on Racial
Equality, according to Corbin Kidder, executive committee member.
The impression that CORE's decision to wait for a January
report of its existing committee before considering other measures
to force non-discrimination constitutes inaction is erroneous, he said.
A committee has been working
to secure the services of compe
tent barbers and adequate facil
ities which could offer non-dis
criminatory service equivalent
to that now provided by barbers
who refuse to serve colored cus
tomers, he pointed out.
Against Boycott
CORE voted against a student
group proposal to undertake a
plan withholding patronage from
existing shops until its present
plan has had a thorough trial.
A resolution promising "re
newed efforts to find suitable bar
bers who would operate a non
discriminatory shop" was passed
at last week's session.
Advertisements for barbers will
be placed in newspapers in "an
other metropolitan area," Dr.
Harold F. Graves, executive com
mittee member, reported. Replies
have been received from adver
tisements previously placd in
Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, he
said.
Housing Difficulty
Difficulty in obtaining equip
ment and in finding living quart
ers for the barbers was report
ed as the chief obstacle faced by
CORE in its program.
The council has an $lBOO fund
set up by student and resident
subscription last Spring with
which to carry out its barbershop
project. Purchasers received four
25 cent coupons towards haircuts
in a non-discriminatory shop.
Froth Promotion
There will be a meeting of the
Froth promotion staff in the
alga, 7 Din. tads&
STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 23, 1948
Charlie's Shmoo Set
Charlie Skovira isn't supersti
tious, but if shmoos bring good
luck, then Charlie's is here to
stay.
The shmoo in question is 'a
"genoowine imitashun" guaran
teed to bring nothing bbut happi
ness for his owner. For the past
several weeks he has beamed
happily at passers-by from his
perch in the window of room 6
in dorm 39.
A week after Al Capp's crea
tions first swept the country,
Charlie found a yellow-ham
shaped gourd about 11 inches
high. With a little ingenuity,
some chewing gum, a few straws
from a broom, two paper fasten
em and pen and ink, the schmoo
came_ to life.
"He'll stay here as long as he
behaves himself," said. Charlie.
"After all, he doesn't eat anything
and never goes wandering off."
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Charlie's roommate could not
be reached for comment of this
third party.
'Who's Who'
Limit Nov. 30
Deadline for turning in the
completed forms for "Who's Who
in the News at Penn State" has
been extended to November 30,
according to Arnold Gerton, edi
tor. The extension has been given
because of Pitt weekend and
Thanksgiving recess, he added.
All students who received
questionnaires are urged to re
turn them as promptly as possible
so that the book will be out be
fore the end of the semester.
"Who's Who" is published by
Sigma Delta Chi, men's national
journalism fraternity, in cooper
ation with Theta Sigma Chi,
women's national journalism hon
orary.
CORE Inaction
Barber Shop
Thespians Open
Script Contest
Campus writers who plan to
compete in the Thespian scenar
io writing contest are reminded
by Thespian president Norman
Sims that the deadline is noon,
'cember 14. Requirements are
an outline of a show that could
be produced by Thespians and
two scenes developed in complete
dialogue form. The writers of the
three top scripts will receive priz
es of $lOO, $5O, and $25.
Any undergraduate, graduate
student, or group of students may
enter the contest. Each individu
al or group may enter as many
manuscripts as desired and is
eligible for more than one prize.
To insure impartial judging the
entrant will not put his name on
his work. Instead, a number sys
tem will be used. Judges will be
selected at the end of the contest
and will include two members of
the Thespian Board of Control
and three members of the College
staff, who are considered compe
tent to judge material of this
kind. Regardless of the total
numbers of entries, prizes will be
awarded.
The Panhellenic Council
meeting has been changed
from Old Main to the Zeta Tau
Alpha lounge. 271 Simmons
Hall, at 7 p.m. today., said
Adelaide Finkslston. president.
To Bring Luck
For Creator
Panhel Meeting
Thousand Wet Students
Revive Football Loyalty
Nearly 1000 students braved a steady downpour yesterday io
prove that they are not only fair weather fans of the Nittany Lion
football team.
A pep rally held in front of Old Main at 12:45 p.m. gave the
rooters the opportunity to show their loyalty. Purpose of the rally
was to demonstrate to the Lion squad that the students were still
behind the team after its 7-0 up
set at the hands of Pitt.
The Lion supporters sang and
cheered for a full 30 minutes as
the Blue Band mixed specialty
numbers with College songs and
Fuzzy "Lion" Lomady cavorted
about the Old Main steps.
'Noted for Spirit'
Russian Paper
Assails Bernard
Dr. L. L. Bernard, professor of
sociology, has been singled out
by the Russian "Literary Gaz
ette" for one of its characteristic
attacks on American things.
In an article entitled, "The
Campaign of American Sociology
Against Reason," Dr. Bernard is
attacked as a stooge of capital
ism.
Sites Work
After stating that Dr. Bern
ard's "Origin of American Sociol
ogy" created a sensation in the
United States, the article declares
that Dr. Bernard "is representa
tive of United States academic
sociology" in not being able "to
state lucidly what the object of
sociology is."
• The article states that "in his
serville compliance toward mon
opolistic capital 'this scientist'
has gone so far as to . .. consider
Ford, Rockefeller, Morgan, and
Hearst as true scholars.
"In turning sociology into a
science of 'futility' ... reactionary
American sociologists are surrep
titiously introducing the extreme
ly ancient and outworn idea that
it is useless to change social re
lations."
Made No Reference
Dr. Bernard says he made no
reference to the scholarship or
the opinions of the men men
tioned and that he has no idea
why the Russians chose him for
the attack.
A translation of the Russian ar
ticle appeared in the November
issue
,of "Soviet Press Transla
tions" published by the Far East
em Institute of the University of
Washington.
Men's Debate
Ties for Second
Men's Debating Team won six
out of eight matches to tie for
second place in the debating
tournament held at the Univer
sity of Vermont Friday and Sat
urday.
Bates College and McGill Uni
versity of Montreal tied for first
place. The College team tied with
Army, Navy, Wake Forest and the
University of Maine.
The affirmative team, Richard
Schweiker and Herman Latt, was
one of seven undefeated teams.
winning all four of the debates
in which it participated. The neg
ative team, Richard Hill and Dave
Barron won two out of four de
bates.
An added feature of the tourn
ament was a mock congressional
session in which Richard Hill
took part in a radio Round Table.
The topic for this discussion was
the same as the general debate
topic for the tournament, federal
aid to education.
The local team will open its
home season on Dec. 3 against
Mt. Mercy Women's Debate Team
of Pittsburgh. The topic of the
debate will be, "Resolved, that
women exercise an undue influ
ence in American life."
Muralist Returns
Henry Varnum Poor, noted
muralist, will return to the Col
lege next month to complete his
land grant murals. The series,
which is located in Old Main,
was started in 1940.
Collegian Ad Staff
There will be no meeting of
the Collegian advertising staff
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today.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
"Penn State has always been
noted for its school spirit," Wil
liam Lawless, All-College presi
dent, told the rooters, "and a
turnout like this in the rain defi
nitely shows that the students
will support their team, win ar
lose."
Many students were evidently
disappointed at the failure of
members of the football team to
appear at the rally. Joe Colone,
captain of the team, explained
that the players attended the
regular Monday noon scouting
report, and then ate lunch. "By
the time we had finished eating,"
said Colone, "the rally was over.
However, the boys want every
one to know that they deeply ap
preciate the spirit shown at the
two rallies."
Were Met Sunday
Lion gridders returning from
Pittsburgh were greeted in front
of Rec Hall Sunday at 12:30 p.m.
During a 15-minute demonstra
tion, end Dennie Hoggard, speak
ing for the squad, said:
"Ns easy to cheer a team when
it's winning, but this is when it's
really encouraging. I think this
is a great demonstration of Penn
State spirit."
The Sunday rally was first
proposed by John Fast, IFC vice
president. An informal commit
tee of campus leaders was quick
(Continued on page three)
Nittany Shows
French Movie
"Farrebique," the only French
film to have been awarded the
Grand prizes of International
Critics and Cinema Francais will
be presented again tonight at the
Nittanw Theatre.
The film, brought to State Col
lege through the efforts of the
International Film Club, is an un
usual production in that it is a
true-to-life picturization of the
four seasons on a French farm,
and that none of the players are
professional but members of an
actual farm family. The real-life
farmers go about their daily
tasks with no traces of camera
consciousness, and the average
events of births, deaths, family
disagreements and pleasures hold
the audience's interest.
The dialogue is in French but
English subtitles are used.
News Briefs
Air Force Reserve
Flight B, 531 Composite Squad
ron, Air Force Reserve, will meet
in 3 Carnegie Hall at 7:15 p.m.
today.
Masquerettes
All Masquerettes planning b,
attend the Thespian Banquet De
cember 4 are requested to sign
up at Student Union.
Voluntary Naval Reserve
All students and townspeople
interested in joining a Voluntary
Naval Reserve are asked to con
tact Sam Hurwitz at 2941 immed
iately.
Block and Bridle
The Block and Bridle Club will
meet in 206 Ag Buitdiug at T p.
lode& t,"