“ I latitt ® GtoltmUm -sx Poeg 6 > v/ vSti/ Colder -FOR A BETTER PENN STATE" VOLUME 48—NUMBER 55 Chapel Choir Presents Cantata In Midnight Christmas Service Bach’s cantata,.“For Us a Child Is Born,” will be the main pre sentation in the Christmas worship service to be conducted by the Chapel Choir in Schwab Auditorium from 11 to 12 p.m. today. The 110-voice group will be directed by Mrs. Willa Taylor, associate professor of music education. “This is the first time a service of this sort has been attempted by the choir,” said Mrs. Taylor, “and it is hoped that it will be come an annual tradition.” Most parts of the program will be repeated during the regular chapel hour at 11 a.m. Sunday. Ceiga To Play Prof. George E. Ceiga, chapel organist, will open the service with Chorale and Prelude on “Vom Himmel hoch de Komm Ich her,”' by, Bach, which will be fol lowed by the choir’s singing of the old Christmas melody, “From Heights of Heaven to Earth I Fare,” harmonized by Schein. Russell Nickerson will accompany the choir with a trumpet obli gato. Following the choir procession al, “Adeste Fidelis,” Acting Chap lain, James T. Smith will lead the call to worship, the audience con tinuing the service with the hymn, “Angels We Have Heard on High.” The next musical selection will be the choir’s presentation of the German carol arranged by Pear sall, “Now Let Us All Rejoice.” Rebecca Griffin, soprano, will sing the solo, “Balulalow,” by Warlock, accompanied by the choir. The Bach cantata will then be performed by the choir. The choir recessional will be accompanied by the hymn, “Joy to the World.” Professor Ceiga will conclude the program with “In Dulci Jubilo,” also by Bach. Earth Science Club Chooses Officers The Earth Science Club elected officers at its monthly meeting Wednesday night. These officers will serve until June. They include Richard Good, president; Warren Haney, vice president; Jane Strickler, secre tary. A five-member steering com mittee was appointed with Haney as temporary chairman. Others on the committee are William Grote fend, Doris Heinz, Arthur Jaffe, JJohn Shakely. Robert Gerhard, acting presi dent at the meeting, said the club is primarily for earth science ma ors, but any interested student is welcome to join. Preceding the business meeting, "The Story of Uranium," was told by guest speakers Dr. Thomas F. Bates and Dr. John D. Ridge, pro fessors in the School of Mineral Industries. A Geiger Counter, an electronic device used in testing materials for radioactivity, was demon strated by Dr. Bates. AP News, Courtesy WMAJ Russia Blames US, Britain for War . PARlS—Soviet delegate Vish msky, i n a debate in the United nations charged that the United states arui Britain were responsi ble for the recent war. He said *, the Baders of the West, blame 1Cr ’ Wh ° share the chief WOaitles Charge gWASHDKSTON—The American “SJ 1 ® Department officially de ourfJi h B ac H sation of Venezuela’s PrwKtent, Romulo Galle ai an American military lne«?»i e flgured in the recent Ve nezuelan uprising. Crash Lands Heai — Air Force waaquarters announced that a transport plane with 7 men h “ crash-landed some ■iMiua in Greenland. STATE COLLEGE, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11,-1948 Circle Treats Windcrest Kids A Christmas party for the children of the families at Wind crest and faculty houses will be held at the TUB at 2 p.m., Sun day, December 12. The party Is sponsored by the Pollock Circle student council. Small contributions will be wel come and will be collected Friday and Saturday at the Nittany Din ing Commons and other living units. The contributions will be used for the purchase of candy and gifts for the children. Santa Claus will distribute gifts at the party. The members of the committee in charge of party preparations are: Don Paul, Bill Zaker, Jack Diamond, and Marty Berkowitz of Nittany Dorm, Jerry McCor mack and Bill Schott of Pollock Circle, and Clare Lefkoe for the Independent Women. Cabinet Frames Banner Code All-College Cabinet has ap pointed a committee to frame a code covering the use of banners at future elections. The banners referred to would not be of partisan hue; they would simply make it easier for the stu dent body to learn where and when elections are to be held. This was an outgrowth of the recent faculty-student govern ment conference, where the con clusion was reached that student voting in campus elections could be greatly increased through the use of banners under a codified system. Richard Hill, dramatics and forensics representative on Cabi net, heads the committee, which also includes William McLain, chairman of All-College elections committee, Edward Hoffman, Jack Senior and Nancy Smith. Skim Milk By-Products Discussed by Allhouse Ninety-one Dairy Science Club members heard Dr. Paul M. Alt house, Ag-biochem faculty mem ber, speak on the by-products of skim milk, Thursday night, at a meeting of the Dairy Science Club. Aralac, a chemical combina tion from milk, is being used in the manufacture of clothing. This chemical will blend easily with cotton or wool, and is particular ly useful in the hosiery industry. Dr. Althouse described a pro cess whereby caesin i s used as a bonding agent for impregnating wood and plastics, making furni ture almost fire and scratch proof. The caesin paints, said Dr. Alt house, are the finest on the mar ket. Not only is the paint easy to apply, but is economical. Preliminary plans for the an nual dairy show to be held in May were discussed. Forestry Prof Speaks To Dendrology Society Mr. Henry H. Chisman of the Forestry Department spoke to the Dendrology Society at its regular meeting last Tuesday. The topic of the talk was “The History and Identification of Oaks.” Mr. Chisman gave a resume of the development of the Oak tree family from prehistoric times, and discussed the identification of the common oaks in Pennsylvania. (Black, Red, Scarlet, and White Oaks) „ Feline Gets Bored Observing Femmes At Simmons Hall If a cat comes before All- College Cabinet to petition for a “People Are Crazy Club,” you’ll know it is the dappled puss who wandered into the lounge of Simmons Hall about 9:45 o’clock, the other evening. The feline observer sauntered through the lounge, with a Cheshire grin on her face, tak ing in all the aspects of Penn State’s favorite indoor sport. Bored by it all, like the noted Cheshire of “Alice in Wonder land,” she faded out at 1C p.m. when the early shift was leav ing and the 10 to 11 p.m. shift taking over. Independents Plan Dance With Christmas as its theme, a dance, planned jointly by the Penn State Club and Philotes, is scheduled in 405 Old Main, at 8 p.m. tonight. Group specialty dancing, with records supplying the music, will be featured at the affair to which members of either sponsoring or ganization may bring dates or come “stag.” Carol singing at in termission and refreshments com plete the program. Heading the dance committee as co-chairmen are Mary E. Robbins and Joseph Hudak with the fol lowing completing the committee roster: William Bowser, Joann Einod shofer, Frederick Hopkins, Phyl lis Kline, Rena Olivia, James Richards, Mary Romash, Marjorie Scharf, and Harold Shipley. Pan-Hel, IFC Name Chairman For Ball Adelaide Finkelstone and Jack Fast were named co-chairmen of the Pan Hel-Interfraternity Coun- Council Ball to be held April 1. Until the IFC votes Wednes day on Froth’s proposal to hold a “Penn State Week” in conjunc tion with the Ball, the commit tee will confine its activities to choosing a band for the dance. Twenty top name bands, head ed by Tommy Dorsey and Vaughn Monroe are under consideration by the committe composed of Sam Tamburo, Tom deMar, Lillian Skraban and Dolores Jelacic. The committee in charge of in vestigating the proposal is com posed of Bob Chase, Bob Bosler and Jack Senior of the TFC, Jim Dunaway of Froth and Judy Dan sker of the Pan Hel Council, plus representatives of other interest ed organizations. Public Aid Sought On Parking Problem All students and faculty mem bers who possess College vehicle permits are asked to help in al leviating the cramped parking conditions on campus by refrain ing from using the West Parking Area which is for the benefit of persons not possessing permits. Capt. Philip Mark of the Cam pus Patrol reports that there is sufficient room in the parking lot to the rear of Osmond Laboratory to supply the needs of those peo ple with permits who have been parking in the West Parking Area. Any endeavor on the parts of these people to comply with the desires of the Campus Patrol will be greatly appreciated. Music Group Holds Open Rehearsal Students interested in singing' Bach choral works are invited to an “open rehearsal" of the State College Choral Society in the third floor room of the Wesley Foundation, St. Paul’s Methodist Church, 7:90 pm. Honda*, AACP to Hold Rally N A gainst Discrimination Chapter Continues Barber Shop Boycott; Ofticers Describe Results as Satisfactory Students List Driving Hints Twenty-seven percent of all fatal accidents last year involved drivers between the ages of 18 and 24. The death toll thermo meter soars every year during the Christmas holidays, featuring largely persons of college age. The Daily Collegian here lists student opinions of reasons for, and causes of, “Death Taking a Christmas Holiday.” James Kline, senior, recreation, “Impatience and the stuff sold' in state stores are chief causes. It’s a good idea to keep these slogans in mind, ‘Slow Down at Sundown’ and ‘The Life You Save May be Your Own’.” $13.50 or Your Life Martha Conley, senior, business education, “Never pass a truck on a hill. It may cost you $13.50 . . . or your life.” Henry Craig Jacobs, junior, commerce and finance, “Christmas time makes people eager to race around to see all their buddies. They get reckless, and forget to use common sense on the roads.” Murray Weinberger, senior, commerce and finance, “Lots of smash-ups result from the man ner in which people pull out of intersections . . . usually they don’t bother to look.” Ronald Shakely, senior, chemi cal engineering, “Speed causes most accidents . . . the human eye can’t possibly function accurately when a car goes at an inhuman rate of speed.” Robert McKibben, junior, jour nalism, “Alcohol, and women and driving just don’t mix.” Margretla Hay, junior, home economics, “ Most people don’t bother taking precautions until it is too late. . . . usually they won’t bother to put on chains, to pro tect them from dangerous condi tions of the road, until they are really stuck.” Film Club Shows French Whodunit' The French whodunit, “Jenny Lamour”, will be shown under the auspices of the International Film Club at the Nittany theatre Monday and Tuesday. Originally entitled “Quai des Orfevres”, the motion picture was awarded the Grand Prix Inter national at the recent Venice Film Festival. Its screen adaptation was taken from the novel “Legitimate Defense” by S. A. Steedman, pop ular Belgian author, and it now bears English dialogue titles. The distributors of “Jenny La mour” advertise it as “a little of the Kinsey Report featuring the new ‘sexational’ Suzy Delair.” Jenny, “a Mae West who really means it”—Time, gets tangled up in a murder under the usual set of circumstances—she conks a rapacious galoot on the head with a bottle when his advances be come too eager. Her faithful but jealous husband becomes in volved. A French Sherlock Holmes, namely one Chief Inspector An toine, enters the plot and relent lessly pursues his quarry (mostly Jenny) throughout the picture. Vet Refunds Richard H. Baker, Veterans* Affairs Coordinator, an nounced today that all vet erans who have book supply money due them should turn their accounts into the Bursar's Office by Dec. 18. In addition, vets who wish refunds on evaluation, beaux arts, and credit examination fees should report to 318 Old Main by the same dale. PRICE FIVE CENTS A student protest rally against racial discrimination in State College barber shops will be held on the front steps of Old Main at 2 p.m. today, announced William Meek, local president of the Na tional Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People. Prompted by the discrimina tory actions of barbers against Negroes on campus, the NAACP opened a campaign yesterday to abolish such practices by picket ing and calling for an “all-out” boycott against the town barber shops. In connection with their effort to wipe out racial discrimination through peaceful action, the pro test rally, scheduled for this aft ernoon, will feature prominent personalities both on and off campus, said NAACP officials. Official Arrives Marian O. Bond, field repre sentative for the NAACP, arrived last night to address the gather ing in regard to the present racial situation in State College. An incomplete list of faculty members also scheduled to speak at the rally includes Clarence W. Anderson, Rabbi Benjamin M. Kahn, Scott Keyes, David Mc- Kinley and Robert Hollis. Also incomplete, is the list of students on the program, which already includes John Benglian, William Bonsall, Selma Zasofsky, Joseph Colo n e, Henry Glass, Dennie Hoggard, Lewis Stone, and Mitchell Williams. Progress Satisfactory Pertaining to the continued boycotting of barber shops, both Meek and Lou Glickman, NAACP vice-president, agreed that they were well satisfied with the progress of the boycotting, and felt that it will gather momen tum as the students and towns people realize the importance of fighting discrimination here. At least 12 pickets are pacing up and down in front of all six barber shops during shop hours, stated Meek, and over 50 persons maintained the picket lines dur ing yesterday’s campaign. Chief of Police Juba, said Meek, guaranteed police protec tion to the pickets as long as they stay within the limits of the law. All students interested in this democratic cause are requested to be present at the protest rally this afternoon, he concluded. News Briefs Home Ec Tea Penn State Home Economies Club will hold a Christmas Tea in the Home Economics Living Cen ter from 2 to 4 p.m. today for all home economics students and fac ulty members. Masquerettes Masquerettes will hoM a com ■ pulsory meeting at the home of Mrs. J. E. Kennedy, 256 Woodland drive at 4 p.m. Sunday. Orthodox Services Orthodox vesper services will be conducted at St. Andrew’s Epis copal Church Sunday at 8 p.m. by Rev. Constantin Auroroff. A joint rehearsal of the Russian Chorus and the choir of St. John’s Rus sian Orthodox Church, Hawk Run, will be held after the service. Players Tryouts Tryouts for the Players' produc tion, “Dark of the Moon,” will be held in 405 Old Main at 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. Candidates should read the play first and ar range an appointment at Student Union. Copies of the play may be obtained at the Dramatics Office. Great Books Group Great Books Group will meet in 105 Library at 6:45 p.m. Mond;i to discuss the week’s reading, Con-
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