Late AP News, Courtesy WMA. Spy Hunt Turns To Army Base WASHINGTON The Con gressional spy hunt turned toward the Norden bombsight and a civ ilian who is supposed to have giv en information about it to Russia in 1938. The information is ru mored to have leaked out of the Army’s proving ground at Aber deen, Md., where the civilian is supposedly still on the pay roll. The House Committee on Un- American Activities hopes to question the individual as a wit ness later this week. Chinese Crisis WASHINGTON A State De partment official said yesterday that the United States intends to keep clear of the present crisis in China, but that our policy has not changed. This may be an in dication that Madame Chiang Kai-Shek has failed in her at tempt to obtain financial aid for the Nationalists. Meanwhile, there were runiors of peace negotiations under way in China. Reliable sources in Nanking said that Chiang's top advisers have asked him to quit so others could try to make peace with the Communists. Ruhr Agreement LONDON Six western pow ers may be nearing agreement on who will control the Ruhr indus tries in their London conference. The final agreement is expected to provide for an international commission, but without Russia, to control the Ruhr. Dean Remarks On Picketing Although the outcome of the NAACP’s boycott and picketing of State College barber shops is difficult to predict, Dean Arthur Warnock remarked last night in an interview, its purpose in dra matizing the issue on racial dis crimination has been accom plished. Warnock stated on his WMAJ broadcast on Tuesday night that the town and campus are buzzing over it, and much of the buzzing is angry, bitter, and antagonistic. Boycott Back-fires “As a method of promoting tolerance, unde r s t anding and goodwill, this boycott has back fired.” However, he continued, “Underneath all this bickering and bad feeling, there has been a lot of hard thinking. Many citizens have thought harder about the fundamental question than ever before.” Although Dean Wamock stated that he did not know what the solution to the problem would be, he remarked that any likely solution would be a compromise or rather an accommodation of views. “No party to the controversy could be expected to bat a thou sand per cent. That is not .the way problem? and controveries are settled in a democracy,” con cluded Wamock. Werner's Opinion In regard to the present agi tation, William L. Werner, pro fessor of English literature, said in his column, “Bookworm,” in the Centre Daily Times, “To us the present agitation about bar ber shops seems an attempt of the students to put into practice what they learned in sociology about racial problems, what they learned in history about pressure groups, what they learned in English composition about argu ment, what they learned in eth ics about justice, and what they learned in or out of schools about loving their neighbors. “For two long years the local organization CORE tried to solve this problem by politeness and persuasion. The time for polite ness is past, and the NAACP has moved in, large, powerful, and determined. Many of their mem bers were drafted to fight for democratic rights and they ex pect to go on fighting till they die.” Last Issue of Year Tomorrow's issue of the Col legian will be the last before Christmas vacation. The next issue will be published Jan uary 4. 1949. TOR A BETTER PENN STATE" VOL. 48—NO. 58 Talent Sought For PSC Show A campus-wide search for all kinds of talent is being conduct ed by the Penn State Club in preparation for a talent show sometime in the near future. No deadline has yet been set for applications by singers, danc ers, instrumentalists, comedians, magicians, and others interested, but those wishing to compete for the cash prizes to be offered are urged to leave their names, ad dresses, phone numbers, and de scriptions of their acts at the Student Union desk. Auditions, announced Ernest Sladics, PSC president, will be held early in the new year. Ac companists will be furnished en tertainers when required, but any props or music must be furnished by the contestants. The following committees and their members have been ap pointed: talent and ticket, Wil liam Better, William Bowser, Ar nold Gasche Jr., Robert Gebhardt, Emerson Jones, and Kenneth Mil ler; publicity, Robert Phasing, Edgar Degraeve, Ralph Hazzard. Philip Jones, William Manus, and Fred Peruzzi, chairman; stage, Fred Attinger, William Schiele, and Harold Shipley; mimeograph, Robert Sensing, Ralph Hazzard, and John Solyan. Rain, Sleet, Blasts at State; No Campus Accidents Reported Old Man Weather threw everything but the sun and the kitchen sink at State College yesterday. Rain began falling at 1:30 a.m. yesterday, changing to sleet about 5 a.m., and continued on through the day and night in vari ous, forms. The. rain and sleet.is expected to continue until late this afternoon. At one time or another these various types of pre- cipitation pounded the State Col lege area: rain, sleet, snow, and freezing rain, aided by a few gentle winds. Throughout most- of the day CA Conference Unites Leaders A conference of over 15 na tional Christian associations will be held at Lawrence, Kansas, from December 27 to January 1 for the purpose of introducing undergraduate Christian leaders to the world church movement. The conference is the first large officially sponsored inter-move ment delegation of its kind in the country. Over 2,000 students and adult leaders, from all over the world will be represented. “World Leadership 1949” has been chosen for the conference theme. The PSCA has made available a limited amount of funds for the support of those stu dents who are interested in going and cannot meet the require ments. The deadline for applications to the conference is Monday, said George Earnshaw, conference committee chairman. One among many of the out standing leaders of the conference will be Dr. Elton Trueblood, who was a recent speaker at Chapel. IFC Approves Spring Week Realizing that Froth’s original proposal for a “spring weekend” had snowballed into an all-col lege affair, Interfraternity Coun cil voted last night to back the plans. George Chapman, IFC president, stated that he will present the entire Spring Week idea to All-College Cabinet to night. A tentative outline of the week, to be held in conjunction with the Ball scheduled for April 1, was pre sented by Robert Bossies, who investigated the original pro posal. A carnival, sporting events. STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16, 1948 Plaque in Sparks Quotes Platos 'Apology Have you ever wondered about the meaning of the Greek words on the plaque in the lobby of Sparks building? The literal meaning of the Greek is, "The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being.” It is taken from Plato’s Apology of Socrates. It was .chosen as a motto for the School of the Liberal Arts by Dr. Robert Dengler, head of the classical languages department. For years Dr. Dengler had told his classes in the Apology that if he could choose a motto for the Liberal Arts School, this would be it. When Dean Charles W. Stod dart suggested that Dr. Dengler find a suitable Greek inscription for the plaque before Sparks was erected in 1938, he had his chance to put his idea into action. Dean Stoddart had thought that there might be some difficulty in find ing a suitable quotation, but he was mistaken. Dr. Dengler believes the words mean that the life without con scious self-examination with a view to self-improvement is not really a human sort of existence. the temperature was 32 degrees, which is just freezing, and this was one of the causes for the dangerous conditions that existed on roads and streets. No Student Accidents Campus Patrol reported no accidents on campus involving students and only one accident was reported in town. A driver struck a parked car on S. Allen street. The highway department had 88 men and 13 trucks engaged in cindering roads yesterday. State College police reported that all intersections were being covered with cinders and urged motorists to proceed with extreme caution, especially when approaching cor ners with stop signs and traffic lights. Buses on Time Cross-state buses reported some difficulty on the highways, but all were reported to be run ning on time. _ One Greyhound driver who .ar rived from Pittsburgh said that some automobile drivers were using chains on the hills toward Pittsburgh. _ The Boalsburg and Johnson lines said that all their buses were able to meet schedules on time. A spokesman for the weather bureau indicated that the rain and sleet will continue through out most of the day with colder ■temperatures. costume day, tug-o-war on Col lege ave., parade, jazz concert and a houseparty for both fra ternity and independents were some of the events outlined by Bossier. Polling 284 students, the IFC committee set up to investigate the weekend idea found that 95 per cent of the students were in favor of a big week, and that the idea of an all-college carnival was the most popular suggestion of the 14 proposed in the poll. The original idea for the big week at the college was proposed Snow Flurries May Add Holiday Mood to Caroling Winter weather will add a festive touch to the PSCA-sponsored All-College carol sing to be held tonight on the Old Main terrace, if the meteorology department’s prediction of possible snow flurries holds true. In case of rain, the program will take place in Schwab Audi torium, announced Walt Gabel, manager and master of ceremonies. Food Probers To Give Report The week-old Cabinet food committee will make its first re port when All-College Cabinet convenes in 201 Old Main at 8 p. m. today. William Lawless, All-College president, and Edmund Walacav age, All-College secretary treasurer, are co-chairmen of the committee, which has met to de cide what action will be taken, but has not disclosed what the ac tion will consist of. Cabinet also will vote on a pro posed letter of inquiry on the sel ection of a president for the Col lege, the letter to be sent to the Board of Trustees if approved. The “keep off the grass” com mittee, appointed November 18, will report on steps taken to curb the use of shortcuts across campus lawns. George Bearer heads the committee. College Offers Scholarships Applications for seven scholar ships now available must be filed by Tuesday, January 4, Dr. E. F. Osborn, chairman of the Senate Committee on Scholarships and Awards, announced today. The scholarships are the John W. White; the Louise Carnegie, the Class of 1922 Memorial, the Helen Wood Morris, the Vance C. McCormick, Lieutenant Harry Edward Wagner and the Class of 1920 Scholarship Awards. In addition, 15 other scholar ships, fellowships and awards are available this year. They are the C. F. Barclay, Julia K. Hogg Tes timonial, Judge Benjamin F. Kel ler Memorial, Klopp Prize, Mc- Allister, Alan Nutt Memorial, Charles Lathrop Pack, Foundation Forestry Prize, President’s Prize, Rehab Club Memorial, George T. Rogers Memorial, Elizabeth Stu art Shattuck Memorial, Harold B. Shattuck Memorial, State Fed eration of Pennsylvania Women, Ellen M. Stuart Memorial, and the John W. Stuart Memorial. Alumni to Sponsor Harrisburg Dance The Penn State Alumni As sociation of Harrisburg is spon soring a dance in the Penn-Har ris Hotel ballroom from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. December 30. The tradi tional affair is open to all under graduates and their friends o as well as alumni, Thomas C. Zer be, president of the Penn State Club of Harrisburg, said. Dress is optional. by Froth Magazine in conjunc tion with its fortieth anniver sary. Froth’s promotion manager, James Dunaway, then took the plan to IFC which will in turn present it to Cabinet tonight. Should the plan be approved, a committee composed of repre sentatives of the major organi zations on the campus would be formed to work out the details of the week. Other members of the IFC committee investigating the plan were Robert Chase and - Jack Senior. PRICE FIVE CENTS Traditional Hymns Included in the program are the singing of the traditional Christmas hymns under the di rection of Prof. Hummel Fish bum. Slides with words and music are being provided by PSCA “Adeste Fideles,” “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” “Joy to the World,” “The First Noel,” "Hark the Herald Angels Sing,” “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear,” and "Silent Night” will be sung by the student body. The chapel choir under the direction of Mrs. Willa Taylor, will present two numbers from their Christmas program: “From Heaven to High Earth I Fare,” a very old Christmas melody harmonized by Herman Schein, who lived from 1586 to 1630; and “In Dulci Jubilo,” a German Carol arranged by Pearsall. Russell Nickerson will give a trumpet solo in the first number. Brass Quartette Fred Hughes, Rex Norton, Donald White, and Rudy Yan nitto will comprise a brass quar tette accompaniment at the sing. This will be the 26th annual All-College Christmas carol sing on the Penn State campus. The custom was started originally under the joint sponsorship of PSCA and the music department. In cooperation with PSCA for tonight’s sing are the depart ment of music and the depart ment of the physical plant. PSCA Sponsors Radio Program The PSCA will sponsor a 15 minute radio program, “Christ mas on the Campus”, over WMAJ at 7:45 pm. tomorrow. The cast includes Pat Woods, Marge Gorham, Carl Gerhart, and George Eamshaw. The script was written by Jackie Solomon and the show will be directed by Nancy Smith. PSCA has been holding radio programs on the average of every two weeks this semester. The next one will be held January 13. News Briefs PSCA Dancing Class PSCA Dancing Clasg will not be held today. Photo Credits Credit will be given where cre dit is due. The picture of the pickets in yesterday’s Collegian was taken by Robert Hollis. Cole man Gainsburg took the one at Henry Varnum Poor. Bible Fellowship “The Virgin Birth of Christ" will be the subject of the Rev. Haik, Altoona School of the Bible, when he speaks to the Penn. State Bible Fellowship in 405 Old Main at 7 p.m. tomorrow. ' Breeze ' Tryouts Tryouts for the editorial staff of Ag Hill Breeze will be held at the staff meeting in 103 Agricul ture Building at 7 p.m. today. Exam Conflicts Conflicts in the final exami nation schedule must be re ported to the scheduling offi cer in the Armory by Satur day noon. A conflict consists of two exams scheduled at the same time or three on the same day.
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