Cabinet Backs Boycott, Approves ‘Spring Week 1
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"FOR A BETTER PENN STATE"
VOL. 48—NO. 59
French Blast Red Radio; Truman, Hearings
BERLIN French occupation
authorities were responsible yes
terday for the destruction of the
broadcasting towers of Commu
nist-controlled Radio Berlin. The
Russians have been spraying
propaganda out of it for a long
time. The transmitters, which are
in the French Zone, were dyna
mited yesterday. French officials
explained that the towers were
dangerous to the American and
British planes flying the Airlift.
The Russians have not yet said
anything directly, but their
licensed news agency, ADN, is
railing against what it calls an
act of vandalism by the French.
ADN says that the towers were
destroyed because the Western
ers just couldn’t take it from Ra
dio Berlin any more.
The Russians were back on the
air just 12 hours after the towers
blew up. The station’s personnel
refuse to tell how the Soviets
managed it, but German engi
neers think they are broadcasting
from Potsdam.
Soviet Hopes to
By Unrest, War,
“The aim of the Soviet dicta
torship is to establish a world
communist state through eternal
unrest, if possible; through war,
if necessary,” declared Mark
Weinbaum, editor of the largest
Russian newspaper in the United
States, in a benefit lecture in
Schwab Auditorium, last ■ night.
After pointing out that over
100,000 young Russian officers
and men have fled to the Amer
ican and English occupation
zones of Germany since the war
ended, that there are from 600,000
to 700,000 Russians in D. P.
camps throughout Europe who
are violently opposed to return
ing to Russian-controlled coun
tries, and that suicides and at
tempted suicides have resulted
from the effort to coerce these
Book Exchange Board Plans
Co-op Store Next Semester
A co-operative, student-run
bookstore came closer to reality
when the Board of Control of the
now-existing book exchange re
vealed yesterday that plans for
such an organization next semes
ter are now being completed.
The Penn State Book Exchange
will sell—besides used textbooks
—stationary, student supplies,
candy and tobacco at existing
market prices. At the end of the
semester a certain percentage of
the profits will be refunded to
students according to the amount
of their purchases, according to
Board officers.
The exchange will be located in
in a special room in the TUB, and
will incorporate the present or
ganization. Shelves and count
ers are now being constructed and
hn inventory established.
Officers of the Board of Con
trol are Lee Burns, president, and
Joanne Hobbs, secretary. Other
members of the Board are T.
Clayton Allen, book exchange;
George Bearer, construction and
inventory; Edmund Walacavage,
Graduating Seniors
All seniors graduating in
January should watch the
Daily Collegian immediately
after Christmas vacation, ac
cording to George L. Donovan,
manager of Associated Student
Activities. An announcement
concerning the distribution of
invitations and announcements
will be carried shortly after
in Jfnmfji
STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 17, 1948
LATE AP NEWS FLASHES ....
Hiss Indicted
NEW YORK Alger Hiss
was arraigned on a perjury in
dictment charging that he lied
when he denied giving secret
government papers to Whittaker
Chambers. Hiss pleaded inno
cent and was released on $5,000
bail.
4 Killed in Ch ash
GREENVILLE, S. C. Four
men were killed and three were
injured in the crash of a CB2
“Flying Boxcar”. The plane
crashed in a field three miles
south of the base.
French Premier 111
PARIS Premier Queuille
was taken sudenly ill last night.
He was stricken after he had re
turned to the Upper House of
Parliament to resume debate on
France’s budget.
Conquer World
Says Weinbaum
people into returning, Mr. Wein
baum said.
“The Russian people do not
want to be slaves. They are ut
terly dissatisfied with the pre
sent regime,” he added.
Concluding his hour-long talk
with a summary, the “New Rus
sian World” editor proposed that
the solution to the present crisis
rests not* in a war but in a
thoughtful and effective cam
paign of truthful propaganda.
“I believe we can do much by
trying 'to win over the Russian
people—make them our allies,”
he explained. “We must pene
trate the iron curtain with the
Voice of America, prove to the
Russians we are their friends,
sell our democracy with the same
effective advertising methods
finance; and Eugene Vfheeler,
publicity.
Late last Fall All-College Cab
inet submitted a plan for a co
operative store project to the
Board of Trustees of the College,
who rejected it on the grounds
that it would compete with pri
vate enterprise.
Over $lBOO had been collected
by Cabinet from students support
ing the plan for the construction
of an exchange, the essence of
which is incorporated in the or
ganization next semester.
Sigma Nu Wi
Druming out decision wins in
three weight classes and cop
ping second spot in another, Sig
ma Nu’s punch-happy boxing
crew copped their second straight
1M team title before a near
capacity crowd at Recreation
hall last night.
Winners /ere George Kelly
who decisioned Emil Suda, Al
pha Tau Omega, in the 128-
pound class, Jack Weidenman
who outpointed Bob Blum, Phi
Epsilon Pi, for the 145 crown,
and John Smidansky, who bat
tered to a decision win over Joe
Drazenovich in the. unlimiteds.
Phi Delta Theta, with two
champions, and Alpha Tau Ome
ga boasting two runnerups, fol
lowed the Sigma Nu champs in
that order.
Heavyweights John Smidansky
and Joe Drazenovkb, fighting in
Courtesy WMAJ
Peiping Weakening
CHIN A—No confirmation of
the rumor that the Chinese Com
munists have captured the
Northern Nationalist stronghold
of Peiping has been given. Dis
patches from Peiping and Nan
king suggest strongly that it will
not be very long before it falls.
(/. S. Citizen Released
GREECE Carl Graessner,
an American engineer of Port
land, Oregon, was released yes
terday by Communist Guerillas
who had kidnapped him eight
days before.
London Blacked Out
LONDON Section of Lon
don were plunged into darkness
for almost two hours last night
as maintenance workers called
a strike at one of Britain’s big
gest power stations.
with which we sell our products,”
Mr. Weinbaum suggested.
Dwelling at length on the An
na Kosenkina story, he said she
had visited him the night before
her “kidnapping” and expressed
fear of her return to Russia. He
added that hers is not an un
usual story but a publicized ex
ample of the fight the Russians
are constantly waging to delay
their return to Soviet authority.
Of the communists, Mr. Wein
baum said, “Some communists
are fanatics, other sincere fools,
some just plain scoundrels. All
of them are dangerous.”
Mr. Weinbaum has edited his
Russian language paper in New
York for 25 years.
Speaking on behalf of a cur
rent drive for the establishment
of a Orthodox Greek Catholic
Church in State College, his ad
dress was preceded by several
choral arrangements of Russian
and Ukrainian songs and dances,
performed by the Slavonic Choir.
Handbook Staff
■Jack Reen, junior journalism
major, has been elected editor of
the 1949-50 edition of the stu
dent handbook. Last year’s hand
book staff elected the editor with
the approval of the PSCA cab
inet.
Senior associate editor will be
John W. English, and Sylvia Ock
ner will be junior associate edi
tor. Raymond Caton is the busi-
ns IM Boxing Crown
the last bout of the night,
brought the roar and clamor of
the maniao gallery to its highest
pitch as they pummeled with
ferocity through three rounds of
spirited action.
Drazenovich, waving his mitts
from that unorthodox open
stance of his, sprang into his op
ponent with catlike ferocity In
the early rounds, but Smidan
sky, keeping his head, jabbed
his way into the lead. Then in
the last frame, both fighters, in
tent on the kill, waded into each
other with leather flying.
Connecting solidly with hard
looping rights and lefts, Smidan
sky got Draz into trouble near
the end of the bout, and followed
his advantage to the decision
win.
It was a short, determined in
dependent Negro named Oiie
PRICE FIVE CENTS
WASHINGTON—P resident
Truman has not changed his
mind about the espionage in
quiry being a red herring. He
told his news conference yester
day that he still feels the same
way about the congressional in
vestigation and as far as lie is
concerned it is a closed incident.
The President made known his
attitude when a newsman asked
him whether the indictment of
Alger Hiss on perjury charges
had changed his views.
Questioned about his economic
program, Mr. Truman declined to
say whether he plans to ask Con
gress to increase taxes or to give
him authority to restore price
controls. Mr. Truman said his
ideas on the two subjects will be
outlined in his messages to Con
gress next month.
The President said that he will
deliver his State of the Union
message personally to a joint
session of the new Congress on
January 5 at 1 p.m. He added that
he had decided to read the mes
sage personally after conferring
with Vice-President-elect Bark
ley and House Speaker Martin.
Engagement Calendar
Features Pin-ups ,
Campus Scenes
Fifty-five pictures and space to
keep track of engagements are
the outstanding features of the
1949 Penn State Engagement Cal
endar now on sale at Student Un
ion.
For those who like pin-up pic
tures there are pictures of Miss
Penn State, Joyce Hodgins; East
er Queen, Jo Fox; May Queen
Algie Ann Moser and coeds about
the campus.
The pictures change with the
seasons, starting with winter
scenes in January and following
on through spring, summer, and
autumn. There are aerial views
of campus, night shots, and pic
tures of undergraduate centers.
The new calendar is desk size,
being 6xB inches, and is divided
into two sections. On the left
hand side of the page are pictures,
and on the right hand side are
spaces to list engagements, meet
ings, or any other notations.
On the inside of the front cover
is a complete 1949 calendar, and
one for 1950 appears inside the
back page.
Elects Reen
ness manager and Betty Jane
Hower, advertising manager.
Other staff members for the
coming year will be selected
sometime after Christmas vaca
tion, Reen said.
The student handbook is pub
lished each year by the PSCA for
the new students on campus. In
previous years it has been known
as the “Freshman bible.”
Wallace who keyed the fans to
their fiery pitch. Waiting his
turn while Leo Everett jabbed
and led through the first half
minute, Wallace suddenly turned
on his man and drew the respect
of the gallery with * hie hard
punching.
A ripping right cross landed at
the end of the first round put
caution into Everett’s style as
the bout moved into the middle
stanza. Everett tried to reach
Wallace with long, searching
blows, but the shorter Negro
moved in for toe-to-toe slugging
that nearly cut his man down.
In the third, Wallace, seeing
through his rival’s style, connect
ed with five straight uppercuts
as Everett ducked his head. Ev
erett ways wavering when the
CoMMtuad on page fine
Food Committee
Reports Progress
All-College Cabinet last night
approved a resolution backing
the barber shop boycott, and ap
proved in principle a plan for a
“spring week” presented by
George Chapman, Inter-Frater
nity Council president. '
The barber shop resolution was
adopted after considerable dis
cussion following a plea for Cab
inet support by William Meek,
chairman of NAACP’s College
chapter.
The resolution states “that
Cabinet endorses the NAACP
boycott, and urges the student
body to withdraw its patronage
from the barber shops as long as
the boycott is in effect.”
Letter to Trustees
Cabinet also voted to send a
letter to the Board of Trustees
stating that the student body is
vitally interested in the selection
of a permanent president for the
College, and requesting any avail
able information relative to prog
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Penn State Christian Associ
ation's Student Council last
night endorsed NAACP stand
against discrimination by sup
porting their present policy.
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ress that has been made in that
direction.
Eugene Wheeler of the Co-op
board of control reported on the
planned opening of the “Penn
State Book Exchange,” or “BX,”
in the TUB at the opening of the
second semester.
Wheeler also announced that
Lee Bums has been elected pres
ident of the board and Joanne
Hobbs secretary. Cabinet named
William Renshaw to replace
Wheeler, who is graduating at
the end of this semester.
Pursues Problem
As co-chairman of the food
committee, William Lawless, All-
College president, said the group
is striving to find the “definite
problem” involved in the Nittany
food situation. Lawless commend
ed the College administration as
“very willing to cooperate.”
The committee, he said, is not
certain the financial question is
at the root of the discontent.
Edmund Walacavage, All-Col
lege secretary-treasurer and co
chairman of the food group,
pointed out that the College as a
corporation does not have to
open its financial books.
He said he had been assured
by Samuel K. Hostetter, assistant
to the president in charge of
business and finance, that pro
ceeds from Nittany dining serv
ice do not go into the area.
Endorsement Incomplete
In approving the “spring week"
idea, Cabinet did not categori
cally endorse all aspects of the
tentative program mentioned by
Chapman. One objection was
raised by President Lawless con
cerning proposed publicity for
the week, which would last from
March 31 through April 2.
His observations of magazine
treatment of similar affairs on
other campuses, Lawless said,
have shown that the published
accounts gave the “wrong view."
Norman Sims, representing the
board of dramatics and forensics,
became a member nf Cabinet, re
placing Richard Hill.
News Briefs
Tub, Pub to Close
Tub and Pub will both be closed
from Saturday until Jan. 3, ac
cording to George Donovan, stu
dent union manager.
Lion Coat Sale
Lion Coats, traditional wear
for seniors, will go on sale at Stu
dent Union desk at 2 p.m. Janu
ary 3, according to Thomas
Yemm, chairman of the Lion Coat
committee. Priced at $1.95, the
coats will be sold daily through
out the week between 2 and 4:30
p.m. Approximately 400 coats are
available in popular sizes, Yemm
said.
NAACP Broadcast
NAACP will present a program
on discrimination mhi Wmaj
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