I la% ® (EoUpgtatt |i« "FOB A BETTER PENH STATE" VOLUME 48—NUMBER 46 Late AP News, Courtesy WMAJ Soviet Accepts New Proposal For Mediation PARIS —The Soviet Union has accepted a new plan for media tion of the Berlin dispute. The latest proposal, made by the so-called neutral group in the UN Security Council, was ap proved earlier by the United States, Britain and France. The plan calls for the naming of a neutral commission of currency experts to act on the Berlin finan cial dispute. / Meanwhile, German Commun ists have begun massing their strength for what seems to be an attempt to seize political control of all Berlin before Sunday, when the Western sectors are sched uled to hold an election. The Communists have slated a rally for tomorrow to take “decisive measures for the protection of a united Berlin.” Gen. Lucius Clay comments, however, that he expects no trouble which American occupa tion forces can’t take care of on election day. I Chinese War CHINA The Chinese govern ment has ordered its garrison at Suchow to move south, save Nan king, • and rescue an entire Na tionalist Army group which has been trapped by Communist ad vances. The fate of Nanking may depend on the ability, or willing ness, of the quarter million troops at Suchow to leave the fortress city and move south as ordered. Official Washington is laying down the welcome mat for Ma deline Chiang Kai-Shek but offer ing no encouragement concerning the help she is seeking. Madame Chiang will arrive Wednesday. News Briefs Mod and Coccus Rod and Coccus Bacteriology Club will present Dr. W. F. Ver wey, director of bacteriological research at Sharpe and Dohme, in 219 Electrical Engineering building at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow. Film Classic The Russian film “Potemkin”, directed by Sergei Eisenstein, will be shown as a part of the dram atics 61 course in 121 Sparks, at 7 pun. tomorrow. The film is representative of post-revolutionary Russian cine ma theory and practice. A lim ited number of extra free seats are available for interested stu dents. Group Meeting . Mr. W. T. Runals, of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, will speak at a group meeting in 110 EE at 5 p.m. Monday. His topic will be, “And Now What”. A film, "The Building of a Tire,” will be shown. Belles lettres Belles Lettres Club will meet in the northeast lounge of Ather ton Hall at 7 p.m. tonight. Dr. J. A. Mourant will speak on “Plato and the Poets.” ME Elections Sophomore mechanical engin eering representatives will'be el ected to the Student Council at the ASME meeting on Wednes day. Stamp Exhibit Postage stamps of interest to science students will be exhibit ed at frequent intervals on a bulletin board in the Osmond Laboratory lobby, it was an? nounced yesterday. The exhibits have been prepared by Frank T. Dietz, instructor in physics. Varsity Boxing Team All candidates for the varsity «>xing team are to report to John Benglian at ringside in Rec Hall <■« week. STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 30, 1948 Time Tables Ray V. Watkins, scheduling officer of the College, has an nounced that summer session and second semester time tables are now available in the scheduling office. Penns Ski Club Acquires Lodge The Penns Valley Ski Club has enlarged its skiing facilities for this season with the acquisition of a new skiing lodge. The new lodge, formerly known as the Galbraith cabin, has been loaned to the club by Claude Aikens, State College business man, to replace the old lodge which burned down last year. Since the building has not been occupied for 16 years there are many repairs to be made, and work has been in progress for the past few weeks. As soon as ,a safe water supply can be found, the new lodge will be ready for the season. Members of the ski club have been handling all of the repair jobs on the cabin from ditch digging to carpentering, and are in the process of clearing new trails from both the slopes and the old lodge to the cabin. Movie Explains Atomic Energy Two sound-color films, one of them a popular discussion on atomic energy, will be shown in Osmond laboratory at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. tomorrow. The films—“ God of the Atom” and “God of Creation”—are part of a series of productions dis tributed by the Moody Bible In stitute of Chicago. To be shown by Rankin Mof fitt, a representative of the Moody institute, “God of the Atom” has been shown before church and school audiences of more than 85,000 persons per month since its release in September, 1947. It has been approved by the Amer ican Scientific Affiliation and has been commended by the Atomic Energy Commission. Narrated by the preacher - scientist, Irwin A. Moon, who was famous for his World War II “Sermons from Science” demonstrations, it in cludes photographs taken at the Nagasaki and Bikini explosions. The film, which concludes .with a summary of the world crisis caused by the harnessing of {Continued on page ttoo) First Winter Snowfall Greets Students Returning from Recess In keeping with the College traditions, a heavy snowfall greeted students as they returned to the campus Sunday evening after Thanksgiving vacation. The College weather station reported a sVz inch snowfall in this area. Thus far only one accident involving students has been re ported. Marianne Brozier, Finley Negley and Charles Sutherland driving from Pittsburgh were in jured in an automobile accident near Blairsville and taken to La trobe Hospital. None were seri ously injured, suffering mainly from bruises and shock. Students Stranded Other students were forced to spend the night in Ebensburg and other towns along the ice and snow covered highways. The bus station reports that most of the busses were late and that the 10 sections coming from Pittsburgh were as much as four hours be hind schedule. The opening of deer hunting season caused the biggest tie-up on campus. Only 25 men were available to clear the streets and walks in comparison to the 60 men usually used. Most of the' men on the crews saved their va cations for the first week of hunt ing season according to Walter Trainer, supervisor of Landscape, Construction, and Maintenance, and were therefore nAt available Collegian Backs Safety Contest “Don’t let death take your holi day” is the theme of the cam paign which the Daily Collegian is staging between now and Christmas vacation, to promote safe driving among students dur ing the vacation period. Claiming that the accident fre quency rate for college students reaches its peak at Christmas time, a large accident insurance company, in cooperation with the National Safety Council, is spon soring a college newspaper con test on safe driving. Individual Prizes Collegian itself is eligible for a $5OO prize in the contest whose aim is to “encourage safe and sane driving during the Christmas holidays.” Individual prizes of $lOO each will also be awarded for the best news or feature story, editorial, and cartoon or news picture on traffic safety. While enthusiastically partici pating in the campaign, the mem bers of the staff are chiefly con cerned with the safety of their fellow students, said Lewis Stone, editor. Suggestions for improving the effectiveness of the campaign, and contributions of features, cartoons, pictures and letters stressing the importance of good driving habits will be gladly ac cepted, he added. Cattle Judges in Third Place Tie Penn State’s livestock judging team tied for third place with the University of Illinois in cat tle judging at the International Livestock Exposition at Chicago Sunday. The team placed four teenth in all classes. The meat judging team takes part in similar contests today. Donald Peck ranked third in the individual cattle judging. Francis Kirk was second highest individual in beef judging and third high in the horse classes.- Thomas B. King tied for eighth place in beef judging. James Work, however, paced the Penn State entries in total scoring. Robert Loughry was sec ond in total scoring. The team from Oklahoma A. & M. won the annual intercolleg iate contests, with Purdue, lowa, Missouri, Illinois and Kansas fol lowing in that order. Dr. William L. Henning, a member of the livestock faculty, is coach of the Penn State team. for work. Other than the short age of men, Trainer said that the department was prepared for the winter snows. Small plows at tached to the tractors used to pull mowers in the summer months, along with the larger snow plows, will speed the walk clean ing job in the future. Snow Ordinance Fraternities are reminded that a boro ordinance requires all sidewalks to be cleared 10 hours after snow stops falling. Cars parked on the streets overnight will be tagged and owners fined $2. This ordinance is to enable the snow plows to clear the streets at night. The College weather station predicts only a few flurries for today but adds that the colder weather will freeze the already slushy streets and walks. Don't Lot Death Tain Your Holiday! Miles Horst Ag Secretary Speaks Tonight State Secretary of Agriculture Miles Horst will be guest speaker at the Ag Scho<sl convocation to night in 121 Sparks. The convo cation marks the opening of “Ag Hill Week,” an event sponsored by the students in the school. Tonight’s meeting begins at 8 o’clock and is open to the public. The weekend activities will be climaxed by the annual Harvest Ball, student-faculty dance in Recreation Hall Saturday night. Secretary Horst will be intro duced by Lyman Jackson, dean of the School of Agriculture, who will also add a few remarks during the program. Ted Allen, last year’s sophomore class presi dent, will preside at the convo cation. Others on the program are Phil Cease, president of the Ag Student Council, and Dr. Harold K. Wilson, director of resident instruction for the school. While an undergraduate at Penn State, Secretary Horst was unusually active in student af fairs. He served as president of Ag Student Council, president of All-College Cabinet, president of his graduating class, and editor in-chief of La Vie in 1914. ‘He was also a member of cross country, track, and debate teams. 'Who's Who' Deadline Today Today is the last day for ques tionnaires to be mailed into Who’s Who in the News at Penn State, according to Arnold Ger ton, editor. The forms should be sent or brought into 115 Carnegie Hall before 4 p.m. today. In order that the book be pub lished and ready for distribution before the end of the semester, it is necessary that all copy be at the printer’s this week, he ex plained. Two copies will be given to each student whose biography is included in addition to general distribution among departments of the College, fraternities and sororities, and newspapers throughout the state. Potential Teachers Reminded of Exams Application for participation in the National Teachers Examina tions must be submitted by Jan uary 22, 1949, prospective teach ers at the College were reminded today. Sponsored by the American Council of Education and con ducted by the Educational Test ing Service, the examinations will be administered on the last two Saturdays in February. Addi tional information may be ob tained in Room 109, Burrowes Building. Penn Sfofe Club Penn State Club will meet in 321 Old Main at 7 p.m. today. All members are urged to at- PRICE FIVE CENTS Bad Weather Wreaks Havoc On Nittanymen The same weather that turned the Tacoma Stadium into a muddy gridiron and hindered the Nittany backs, followed the Penn State team on its way back to State College and finally stopped the grid machine at Rochester, Minn. The Lion team, hampered more by the mud and officials than by the ineffective Washington State team, was scheduled to stop at Minneapolis but was forced down in its first aerial journey in the history of the College and spent the night in Ypsilanti, Mich. Monday morning the flying Lions traveled to Detroit and ar rived in Pittsburgh at 2 yester day afternoon, arriving at Ty rone, Pa., at 5 p.m. yesterday and at State College at 7. TOUCHDOWN A second-period touchdown by Larry Cooney gave the Lions their only score in the one-sided contest, as the Penn State foot ball team, 1948 edition, finished its season with a 7-0 win over Washington State. The final rec ord for the Nittany gridders stands at seven wins, one loss and one tie. It was a mud-covered but un daunted Penn State grid team that hammered at the Washing ton State goal line time and again (Continued on page three) Director Casts Players 7 Show The cast and crew managers for the Players’ production, “All My Sons,” were selected recent ly by Warren Smith of the dra matics department. Members of the cast are Port man Paget as Joe Keller; Fran cine Toll, Kate Keller; Charles Williams, Chris Keller; Annette Chemoff, Devers; Maurice Deitch, George Devers; Bud Bernstein, Jim; Madeline Gardner, Sue; Max McMillen, Frank; and El eanor Williamson, Lydia. There is also one small child part which has not been filled. Crew managers are Myles Hor ton, construction; Hal McCoy, paint; Carol Coon, properties; Leon Ancona, lights; Ann Boll mer, costumes; Hank Glass, ad vertising; Joe Bird and Aaron Os ipow, advertising assistants; and Martha Ann Koons, makeup. All My Sons is a story about a war profiteer and was a recent Broadway hit. Journalism Grads Join Sun Oil Staff Stephen Sinichak, former sports co-editor of the Daily Collegian and president of Sigma Delta Chi, men’s professional journal ism fraternity, was one of two graduates of the College to be named on the Sun Refinery News, employee publication at the Sun Oil Company’s Marcus Hook refinery. Sinichak grad uated in June, 1947. Miss Mary Jane McChesney, an August, 1944, graduate, will join the staff in a clerical position. 'Engineer 7 Features Coal Mining Story Those who have an urge to plunge into the anthracite and bituminous should be interested in Chuck Hoyt’s story on coal mining in this month’s Penn State Engineer. Another article in the November issue is “The Kind of Men Want ed as College Graduates,’’ listing eight prime characteristics of suc cessful careers, for college grad uates. Engineer went on sale yester day at the Corner and Student Union and will continue from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. today and to morrow said Leon Locke, mn.
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