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VOLUME 48—NUMBER 50
Students, Officials
Meet fo Discuss
Mutual Problems
Large strides were taken to
ward improved and strengthened
student government when repre
sentative student leaders discuss
ed mutual problems and policy
with administrative officials in
the president’s home Thursday
night.
Designed originally to answer
some-of the perplexing questions
of the delegation and definition
of All-College Cabinet’s authority,
the conference was planned after
student request.
It was decided that Cabinet’s
authority, like the College Sen
ate’s, is implied, and is derived
from the Board of Trustees, and
is changeable from year to year,
depending upon the capability of
the student officers.
The group agreed that a code
book would be undesirable, and
that cooperation’ between stu
dents, administration and faculty
was essential to progress.
Cabinet’s biggest asset to im
proving the College was said to
be the healthful influence it can
exert upon both students and the
administration.
Since the consensus of opinion
was that such a conference was
mutually beneficial, it was gener
ally agreed that it should be re
peated annually* or even more
frequently.
James Milholland, acting presi
dent, and Wilmer E. Kenworthy,
executive secretary to the presi
dent represented the administra
tion, along with George Donovan,
director of associated student ac
tivities, and George W. Ebert,
director of physical plant.
Harold R. Gilbert, graduate
manager of athletics; Samuel K.
Hostetter, treasurer; Ridge Riley,
executive secretary of the Alumni
Association; Arthur R. Warnock,
Dean of Men; and Miss Pearl O.
Weston, Dean of Women.
Heading the student contingent
were the All-College officers,
William Lawless, president; Don
ald Little, vice-president; and
Edmund Walacavage, secretary
treasurer.
Other students were Harold E.
Brown, Abram Bosler, George
Chapman, Joe Colone, Jack Fast,
Adelaide Finkelston, Janet Lyons,
William Prosser and Lewis Stone.
Pre-Law Honorary
Sponsors Lecture
Pi Lambda Sigma, pre-law
honorary, will sponsor a lecture
by Dr. Charles p. Nutting, vice
dean of the University of Pitts
burgh Law School, in the end
lounge of Simmons Hall at 8 p.m.
Monday, according to Frances
Welker, president.
Dr. Nutting is coming to the
campus in answer to the requests
of pre-legal students. He will dis
cuss the subject of entrance into
law school.
The lecture is free of charge
and open to all interested stu
dents.
Late AP News Courtesy Station WMAJ
Berlin
Reds Meet Opposition
B E R L IN—Communist heck
lers, trying to break up a rally of
the powerful Social Democratic
Party in West Berlin last night,
ran into heavy opposition. The
Social Democrats threw the Reds
out of their election campaign
rally. On Sunday, the western
sectors of Berlin elect municipal
officials.
Mm®, Chiang Seeks Help
WASHINGTON Madame
Chiang Kai-Shek conferred with
Secretary George C. Marshall
yesterday for the second time in
24 hours at Walter Reed Hospi
tal where he is undergoing a
physical checkup. China’s first
May ia BBeking increased help
STATE COLLEGE, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1948
Stunt Prompts
Bowl Rejection
Penn State’s rejection of an in
vitation to play the University of
Nevada’s Wolfpack in the Harbor
Bowl, in San Diego, California on
New Year’s Day, was explained
recently by James Milholland,
acting president.
The game was designed by a
radio broadcasting company
which found itself without an
other major bowl game to broad
cast, as a promotional stunt for
itself, said Judge Milholland.
The effect on the players’
studies, and the College’s reputa
tion were also considered, as well
as last year’s dissension, he said.
Regularly established procedure
was followed, when the Senate
committee on athletics reviewed
the merits of the bid, and recom
mended non-acceptance. Last year
the committee approved of the
Cotton Bowl before the football
players voted to play.
Judge Milholland stated em
phatically that bowl games are
becoming much too commercial
ized, and that Penn State does not
intend to enter the football in
dustry. He also questioned the
team’s right to a post-season
game, after the loss to Pitt.
Choir Prepares
Yule Program
The Chapel Choir, under the
direction of Prof. Willa Taylor,
will present a midnight Christ
mas worship service for the first
time in Schwab Auditorium be
ginning at 11 p.m. next Saturday.
The program, consisting of
Christmas carols and anthems,
will be repeated, for the most
part, at the regular chapel serv
ice at 11 a.m. December 12.
Bach’s Christmas cantata, “For
Us a Child is Born,” will be per
formed by the 110-voice group at
both evening and morning serv
ices.
Prof. George E. Ceiga, chapel
organist and choir accompanist,
will play several Bach selections
during the course of the program,
and Rebecca Griffin, senior in
music education, will sing a sop
rano solo, “Balulalow,” by War
lock, accompanied by the choir.
Russell Nickerson, will accom
pany the choir with a trumpet
obligato in the old Christmas mel
ody, “From Heights of Heaven to
Earth I Fare,’’ harmonized by
Schein.
Doors will open at 10:30 p.m.
and a.m., respectively, for the two
programs.
Phys Ed Registration
First - phase registration for
students in the School of
Physical Education and Ath
letics will be held next week
in the school’s offices at Irvin
Hall.
Students are to report to
their advisors with their pro
spective second - semester
schedules during the period
and have been asked to con
sult schedules posted for the
office hours of their advisors.
for the national government in its
war against the Chinese Reds.
British UN Proposal Fails
PARIS The United Nations
yesterday defeated a British pro
posal designed to fulfill King Ab
dullah’s dreams of uniting the
Arab sections of Palestine to
Trans-Jordan. The action came in
the wake of reports from the
Middle East that Abdullah might
proclaim himself ruler of a united
Palestine and Trans-Jordan soon.
U.S. Hangs War Criminals
MUNICH —The United States
hanged four more German war
criminals here yesterday. This
makes a total of 91 hanged in the
past eight weeks.
Smiths Victors In
Numerical ' War'
I Over Millers
In the mythical battle of nu
merical superiority at Penn
State, the Smiths hold a slight
advantage over the Millers,
their nearest rival.
The 1948-49 Student Faculty
Directory lists 74 Smiths . . .
and nary a Smyth or Smythe
... as against 69 runnerup Mill
ers.
With 40 members on campus,
the Jones clan would not stand
much of a chance unless they
teamed up with the Williams’,
who number 39. Holding the
fifth largest numerical frequen
cy among students are the
Browns, with 36.
Then come two pairs of 28’s
the Myer’s and Winson’s, fol
lowed by the Anderson’s and
Thomas’ at 26 apiece. As for
McGillicuddys, there just aren’t
any!
Dr. McKeehan
To Address Chapel
“Getting the New Look,” is the
topic for Sunday’s chapel service
to be delivered by Dr. Hobart D
McKeehan, pastor of the Abbey
Church, Huntingdon. Services
will be held in Schwab Auditor
ium at 11 a.m. tomorrow.
The 110-voice a cappella choir,
under the direction of Professor
Willa Taylor, will present spe
cial music for the occasion.
Dr. McKeehan has appeared on
many college and high school
chapel programs as well as out
standing pulpits in the United
States, Canada, and England. He
is an ardent writer and is author
of three books. He has also edited
two others. His most recent book,
“Life’s Golden Hours,” has been
published in New York and Lon
don and was given the Eugene
Field Award for distinguished
prose.
The guest pastor is a native of
Perry County, and received his
education at the universities of
Valparaiso and Oxford. He has
served as minister of the Abbey
Church in Huntingdon for 24
years.
Tribunal To Hear
15 Traffic Cases
Only 15 alleged campus traffic
violators will be tried before Tri
bunal in 201 Old Main at 7:30 p.m.
and 8 p.m. Monday, marking a
decline in the number of cases to
appear before the body, Secretary
Richard Morgan reported yester
day.
The cases will cover two weeks
of violations, said Morgan.
Tribunal will meet at 7 o’clock
to hear a talk on traffic problems
by Borough Police Chief John
Juba.
Those whose cases wil be heard
at 7:30 o’clock are: William Ash
enfelter, Robert Baum, Lewis
Cohen, Stanley Levick, J. J. Mad
den, Walter Mcßride, and Harry
Moberg; at 8 o’clock: Donald Rey
nolds, Robert Schank, Ralph
Scholl, Donald Shaw, Francis
Smutne, F. W. Tuppeny, E. West
lake, and John Zahradnik.
Novice Debaters
Schedule Tourney
Eight members of the men’s de
bate team will travel to Philadel
phia today to participate in the
Temple Novice Debate tourna
ment. The tournament is held for
debaters who have never taken
part in intercollegiate debate.
Affirmative members will be
Norman Dann, James McDougall,
Marion Morelli, and Alfred Mus
rey. Negatives wil be Lee Burns,
Frank Glaekin, John Meszaros,
and Richard Schultz. Professor H.
G. De Boer, of the speech depart
ment, will accompany the men
and be one of the tournament
judges. John Sigler, former debate
manager and Forensic Council
fMarident will also serve a® judge.
Board Restricts
Sports Crowds
Only students will be admitted
to Recreation Building for indoor
sports events during the coming
winter, H. R. Gilbert, graduate
manager of athletics, announced
today.
The Athletic Advisory Board,
at its’Mast meeting, reaffirmed its
policy of a year ago on the
grounds that the student enroll
ment now is larger than it was a
year ago. There has been no
change in the seating capacity of
Recreation Building.
Students now on campus num
ber 9708 while Recreation Build
ing, at its top capacity, holds only
6000 spectators.
Gilbert said the only excep
tion to this rule will come two
weeks hence when faculty, staff
members and townspeople will
be admitted without charge to
the Penn State-Washington &
Jefferson basketball game.
This game, the only home
sports event prior to the Christ
mas season, will be played Sat
urday night, December 18. Stu
dents will leave for their homes
at noon of the same day.
“It appears,” Gilbert said, “that
this will be our only chance to
admit faculty members, employ
ees and townspeople to an indoor
event. It is our hope, therefore,
that sports fans will take this op
portunity to see the basketball
team play. It is a source of re
gret to us, of course, that not all
events can be opened to the pub
lic.”
Student Wins
Chicago Trip
James P. King, a senior in agri
cultural economics, leaves today
on a four-day trip to Chicago as
winner of an essay contest spon
sored by Swift and Company of
Chicago.
King, the only Penn State stu
dent to be accorded the honor
this year, wrote his 1500 word
essay on the topic, “Methods Used
by the Meat Packing Industry in
the Marketing of Meat, Poultry,
Eggs, Butter and Cheese.”
During his visit to Chicago,
King will be given a market
study through the Swift and Com
pany plants. He will also attend
the last day program of the Inter
national Livestock Show which is
now going on.
The winner is a Navy veteran
and a member of Ag Ec Club and
Nittany Co-op.
Alpha Delta Sigma
Pledges Thirteen
Alpha Delta Sigma .advertis
ing honorary, pledged 13 men
this week.
The pledges, Donald Baker,
Kosti Bargas, Robert Brezovic,
Robert Clarke, William Cosgrove,
Marcus Elcan, Gerald Gilman,
Edward Hinkle, Robert McKib
ben, Franklin Rose, Kenneth
Strayer, Joseph Sumner and
Marlin Weaver, will be initiated
the latter part of next week.
Penn State Club
Atherton HaLI girls will enter
tain the members of the Penn
State Club at a Christmas party
in Atherton Hall lounge at 2 p.m.
Sunday. Members are urged to
meet in the club room at 1:40.
Town Mooting
"How Can We Learn to Live
Together?” wil be the subject of
the third session in the current
series of Town Meetings sponsor
ed by the Hillel Foundation at 8
p.m. tomorrow.
Great Books Group
The Great Books Group will
meet in 6 Library at 6:45 p.m.
Monday to discuss the following
selections from Plutarch’s Lives:
Lycurgus, Numa, Alexander, and
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Harvest Ball Tops
Activities For
’Ag Hill Week’
Snair fo Play For
'No-corsage' Affair
Harvest Ball, climaxing a ser
ies of “Ag Hill Week” activities,
will be held in Recreation Hall
from 8 p.m. to midnight today.
Tickets are still on sale at the
Student Union desk in Old Main,
according to Jayne Pallart, ticket
chairman. The price is $1.50 per
couple tax included.
Decorations for this “no cor
sage” dance will feature a large
harvest moon hanging from the
center of Rec Hall which will pro
vide the light for dancing.
Allan Snair and his ten piece
orchestra will play from the
bandstand which will be white
against a blue, star-studded back
drop. Another blue backdrop
with silver stars will cover the
far wall of the hall and vari-col
ored streamers will add to tile
color of the scene.
Tonight’s dance will be the
third dance since the end of th'e
war. A traditionally low-priced
dance, the affair was discontinued
during the war.
A standout feature of the Har
vest Ball last year was the ap
pearance of Penn State’s Elsie the
Cow. One of the cows from the
dairy show was brought to the
dance completely dressed to fit
the occasion with flowery hat and
an evening gown especially de
signed for the dance made of a
blanket bearing the inscription,
“Elsie”.
PSCA Sponsors
Yule Carol Sing
The traditional Christmas carol
sing sponsored by PSCA will be
held on the steps of Old Main at
8 p.m. Thursday, December 16.
Prof. Hummel Fishburn will
lead the singing, and a brass quar
tette and the Chapel Choir will
be present. Slides with words and
music will be furnished by PSCA.
The custom of an annual carol
sing was started over 25 years
ago under the joint sponsorship
of PSCA and the music depart
ment, and has become “one of the
most inspiring of our campus tra
ditions,” according to J. H. Friz
zell, chaplain emeritus.
Soph Hop Committee
Sophomore Class President
Kenneth Rolston yesterday ap
pointed six persons to the com
mittee for the Soph Hop to be
held Feb. 18, 1949.
Roger W. Roland and John M.
Boddington are serving as co
chairmen. Assisting them are
Donald Atwood, Isobel Greig,
John Kirsch and Joel Kranich. ’
News Briefs
4-H Club
A Christmas party will be held
by 4-H Club in 401 Old Main at
7 p.m., Monday.
The program will consist of
Christmas carols, square dancing,
and refreshments. Guests are re
quested to bring small presents
which <will be sent to needy per
sons in Europe.
A short business meeting will
precede the party.
Newman Club
Philip Des Marais will speak at
the Newman Club communion
breakfast at the Nittany Lion Inn
at 10 a.m. tomorrow. An informal
dance sponsored by the club will
follow in Woodman Hall at 2 p.m.
with music by the Peon
“Btae NntosJ* ,
PRICE FIVE CENTS