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"FOR A BETTER PENN STATE"
VOLUME 48-NUMBER 68
College Delays
Dorm Opening
Until Next Fall
McElwain Hall, second unit of
the new women's dormitories on
east campus, will not be opened
for use the second semester as had
been. planned originally, Samuel
K. Hostetter, assistant to the
president in charge of business
and finance, said yesterday.
Construction on the new dorin
has been progressing steadily and
will be completed in time vfor
opening in the Fall semester of
1949. Facilities for houSing and
feeding 500 more women students
will then be available, bringing
lodging and dining accommoda
tions on campus for a total of
1913 coeds.
The non-completion of McEl
wain indicates that sororities not
yet occupying permanent suites
and expecting to move into Mc-
Elwain next semester will have
to remain in their present accom
modations until completion of the
building in the fall.
Every day crews of workmen
are furthering the completion of
Simmons Hall, first unit of the
women's dormitories on east cam
pus in which coeds are now liv
ing. Work on McElwain will be
entirely finished before girls move
in order to avoid the confusion
of the situation in Simmons.
Open-houses for students and
townspeople originally planned
to be held in Simmons have had
to be .postponed until next' se
mester when the building will be
officially turned over to the Col
lege.
Barbers Refuse
Peace Feelers
William Meek, president of the
National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored people last
night called on members of NAA
CP to throw up picket lines for
Saturday only, and at the same
time announced that NAACP is
willing to sit down with any in
terested group in an attempt to
reach a peaceful solution to the
current barber shop situation.
The boycott is only for Satur
day and will begin at 9 a.m., Meek
said. "This is to show the barbers
that we have not forgotten our
fight." At the same time plans
will be made to continue the fight
against discrimination next sem
ester.
The resolution which publicly
announced NAACP's willingness
to cooperate with interested
groups said that NAACP mem
bers "publicly announce our will
ingness to meet with the local
barbers in order to discuss the
existing discrimination. A con
ference was requested by our
group before the picketing began
originally, and was refused. Thus
far the barbers have refused all
attempts at negotiation. .
"We now publicly request that
the barbers agree to meet with
any e nd all public-spirited citi
zens to discuss this discrimina
tion."
Acheson Denies Soft Policy
Late AP News, Courtesy WMAJ
WASHINGTON—Dean Acheson
defended his nomination as Sec
retary of State today, and de
nied before the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee any charges
that he is an appeaser toward
Russia. Acheson also sood by his
friendship for Alger Hiss, who
once served under Acheson in the
State Department. Hiss is under
indictment in connection with a
Communist spy investigation.
Coact/ming March 15
WASHINGTON—President Tru
man said at a news conference
Esterday that 'persons earning
*l lr e ,000 a year or more should pay
higher income taxes to help meet
cosi at stmennowat.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 14, 1949
'Ail My Sons' Outstanding Hit;
Newcomers Star in Production
Players scored an outstanding dramatic success with "All My Sons" in Schwab Auditorium
last night and in addition uncovered fwo new stars whose performances would seem to indicate
that future Players productions will be on the same high caliber.
The College dramatic group has taken Arthur Miller's powerful tragedy of a munitions profiteer
who sold defective' cylinder heads to the Army Air Corps and molded it into an absorbing drama
which had a skimpy first night audience tense and hushed throughout most of the performance
Two newcomers to the Schwab
stage, Charles Williams and Mor
ris Deitch, along with three more
experienced performers, Portman
Paget, Francine Toll, and An
nette Chernoff insured the suc
cess of the show with excellent
performances
Harnett Opens
Polio Campaign
The annual campus March of
Dimes campaign, sponsored by
the College Health Education
majors and Phi Epsilon Kappa,
men's physical education honor
ary, begins today.
Under leadership of Dr. Arthur
L. Harnett, plans have been made
to collect funds in the various
living units. Dr. Evan Johnson
will be in charge of the Faculty
and Employee contributions.
Albert McDonald will super
vise the collection bf money in
fraternity houses, assisted by
Anthony Shumskis. Marilyn Al
len is the chairman of the com
mittee which will collect in the
women's dormitories and will be
assisted by Audrey Eppley.
The town dorms and the men's
dorms will be covered by Phi
Epsilon Kappa. Boy Scouts will
canvass the Woodcrest section
The person in charge of contact
ing the professionals and honor
aries has not yet been announced.
Howard James, president of
Phi Epsilon Kappa, will direct
the coverage at the basketball
game on Saturday night. Phyllis
Starr has charge of the campus
centers. Dick Mackie will head
for the Finances and Records
committee.
Celia Illingsworth, chairman
of the publicity committee, ex
pressed the hope that everyone
will contribute generously in the
campaign.
AAUP Thanks
Administration
The College chapter of the
American Association of Univer
sity Professors last night voted
to express to Acting President
James Milholland and the Board
of Trustees its appreciation for
the recent adoption of a salary
schedule.
A letter drafted by William L.
Werner, professor of English lit
erature and chairman of the chap
ter committee on faculty salaries
and tenure and approved by the
chapter, said the schedule "is a
step forward that we have advo
cated for a long time, and one that
will improve faculty morale as
well as the prestige of the Col
lege."
The chapter also instructed
President Corliss Kinney to ap
point a committee to investigate
ways to have the salary of a fac
ulty member's maximum five
years, rather than the last five
Continued on page eight
WASHINGTON The Army
has eliminated two-year enlist
ments in order to slow down the
number of recruits, said an army
official yesterday. Effective Janu
ary 15, only three-year enlistees
will be taken.
Taft-Hartley Act
WASHINGTON—President Tru
man declined to take a stand on
the controversy as to whether new
labor legislation should be han
dled in one bill or two. The two
bill plan would make one law to
repeal the Taft-Hartley Act and
restore the Wagner Act. Bill
number two would make any ne
cessaty changes in the Wagner
By Bed Both
Paget and Toll
Paget and Miss Toll must be
singled out for exceptional praise.
Both lost themselves in their
parts Completely. The veteran
Paget, in the part of Joe Keller,
the munitions profiteer, brought
to the Schwab boards as fine a
performance as will probably be
seen all year. Miss Toll handled
her difficult part as ' Kate, Joe's
wife with the sincerity and ten
derness the part demanded.
As Chris, Joe's son, Charles
Williams made his Players de
but an eminently successful one•
In a role that could have easily
deteriorated into gushy senti
mentality, or false idealism, he
carried himself like a veteran.
Deitch
Morris Deitch, the second ex
ceptional discovery of Director
Warren Smith, was alternately
convincingly infuriated, and
charmed, while appearing in the
second act with Kate and Joe.
Miss Chernoff, as Ann, Chris's
sweetheart, was more than com
petent. The only criticism, and
this could be said of Williams to
a lesser degree, was her tendency
to limit her hand movements to
one or two stereotyped gestures.
If "Sons" has a weakness, it
lies in some of the minor per
formers. Miss Madeline Gardner
as Sue Bayliss, a next door neigh
bor, leaves much to be desired
while depicting the disillusioned,
cynical doctor's wife.
Max McMillen is also a shade
less than convincing as Frank
Lubey, the amateur astrologer
who lives on the other side of the
Kellers.
Well-Cast
Both Steve Perialas, as Sue's,
philospohical idealist husband,
and Eleanor Williamson, as
Frank's light-headed wife, are
well-cast.
"All My Sons" is not light,
frothy stuff with the conventional
happy ending. It is serious, deep,
and at times even somber. For
this reason some students may
shy away from attending a real
dramatic hit. Those who do will
be missing an artistic treat.
Tickets for both tonight and to
morrow night's performance are
still on sale at Student Union for
$1 including tax, and will con
tinue to be sold up until 7:45
each evening.
Job Chances Hi
January graduates can depart
from the shadows of Old Main
fairly certain of getting a job, ac
cording to George N. P. Leetch,
director of the College Placement
Service.
The old bugaboo of depression
that faces college grads in post
war years has not been realized
as yet. On the contrary, although
the number of college men and
women is rapidly increasing, says
Leetch, the opportunities • for
them are also increasing. More
and more employers are looking
for college trained employees.
An outstanding example is the
increasing number of employees
in the merchandising field who
Exams
Conflict exam schedule will
be found on page 6.
,
Ag Students
Receive Awards
Agricultural scholarships total
ing $B5O were announced by Dr.
H. K. Wilson, director of resident
instruction for the School of Ag
riculture. The awards to four
juniors, three sophomores, and
three freshmen ate all provided
by the Pennsylvania Power and
Light Company and are for the
current semester.
Winners of the P-P.&L. schol
arship awards are chosen on a
basis of need, character, and
scholastic achievement but are
restricted to students whose
homes are served by P.P.&L.
lines. Similar winners will be
named for the spring semester,
Dr. Wilson indicated.
Annabelle Eshleman, a junior
is the first co-ed to be listed
among the winners. A horticul
ture major, she' is a member of
Hort Club, has been chosen sec
retary of the 1949 student Hort
Show, is in Treble Singers, sec
retary of the Outing Club, and
a member of Beta Sigma Omicron
sorority. She will receive $lOO.
Other Winners
Other juniors also getting $lOO
each are Richard M. Cressman,
majoring in botany; Irwin C. Ey
et, agronomy; and Heinz J. Hein
aman, forestry. All - three were
winners of P.P.&L. awards last
spring.
Sophomores slated to receive
$lOO each are Ray M. Ard, major
ing in agricultural education;
Marion R• Deppen, agricultural
economics; Charles E. ill liner,
poultry husbandry. Ard and Dep
pen won awards as freshmen.
Freshmen who receive $5O each
are James J. McKeehan, now at
Mansfield State Teachers Col
lge, Guy H. Temple, at Blooms
burg S.T.C.; and Charles E. Win
zer at, Kutztown S.T.C.
Druckman Speaks
At Hillel Service
Atiron Druckman, assistant
professor of philosophy, will be
guest speaker at the Sabbath
Eve services at the Hillel Founda
tion, 8 p.m. tonight. He will
speak on the subject "The Folk
lore of Our People." In his talk
Professor Druckman will speak
of the Jewish spirit as it has man
ifested itself in the folklore, hu
mor and anecdotes of the Jewish
people.
h for Grads
want college graduates to fill
managerial positions.
Leetch says that the demand
for Penn State graduates this
year is about the same as it was
a year ago. Some industries are
requiring more men, others not
as many, but the latter loss is
more than overcome by the num
ber of new industries which are
seeking college-trained men- He
also says that salaries offered are
higher than they were a year ago.
AIM Seeks Teams
For Bowling Loop
Openings exist in the Indepen
-4 It Bowling league for second
_ alf competition, according to
Norman Phillips, secretary. In
terested teams should contact
Phillips at the Beaver House be
fore next Wednesday.
A meeting of all team captains
is slated for the Beaver House at
pan. Wednesday,
PRICE FIVE CENTS
DunawayHeads
Spring Week
Committee
All - College President William
Lawless last night appointed a
committee headed by James Dun
away to proceed with plans for
a Spring Week.
Reports by officers of the Na
tional Student Association and
action on two NSA proposals
comprised the other major busi
ness of the 90-minute Cabinet
meeting.
Membership of the Spring
Week committee was distributes
among four student groups, with
three each from Interfraternity
Council and the Association of
Independent Men, and two each
from Pan-Hellenic and Leonides.
NSA Committee
After hearing the NSA na
tional purchase card system ex
plained by Lee Burns, Cabinet
gave the green light to an NSA
committee headed by Leonard
Stein, to set up a purchase card
plan for Penn State.
The committee must report its
plan to Cabinet for approval,
however, before any contractural
commitments are made.
Burns spoke of the plan as as
"expedient" in that it is not to
interfere with the Book Exchange
being prepared for opening in the
TUB February 4.
An NSA committee to draw up
a plan for training incoming stu
dents in student government was
authorized to carry on its study
and report back to Cabinet.
At the same time, Cabinet dis
charged a committee it appointed
last . fall to study the merits of
a bi-cameral form of student gov
ernment. Information gathered
by this group will be passed on to
the NSA committee.
Poor Conduct
Lawless lashed out at what he
termed "below average" conduct
by spectators in Recreation Hall,
urging heads of student groups
to remind their constituents of
the desirability of mannerly con
duct at future events.
He also called for stricter ob
servance of the rule forbidding
smoking in Rec Hall.
Members' absences from Cab
inet meetings received a verbal
spanking from the president.
"Persons elected to represent
students should make it a con
scientious duty to be here," Law
less said.
William Renshaw and William
Shade were named to the All-
College elections committee.
Senior Mixer
Terry Ruhlman, senior class
president, announced a class
mixer scheduled for White Hall
Saturday afternoon, and a senior
class meeting for Schwab Audi
torium 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
Other members of the Spring
Week committee are Philip
Barker, Robert Bossier, Robert
Chase, Judith Dantsker, Paula
Furry, Sarah Gilleland, James
MacCallum, Sall y Robertson,
Roger Rowland and Jack Senior.
Abram Bosler was appointed
Cabinet ex-officio member.
News Briefs
Collegian Candidates
Daily Collegian candidates do
ing surveys should turn them in
Monday at the Collegian office.
For further information, call
Marlin Weaver at either Co!..
legian office of Nittany Dorm 34.
Bible Fellowship
Student delegates to the con
vention for Missionary Conquest,
held last month at the University
of Illinois, will address the Penn
Stat e Bible Fellowship in 405
Old Main at 7 p.m. today.
Eng Lecture
Deans Royal M. Gerhardt =id
Harry P. Hammond will speak on
"Professional Registration and
Responsibility' at senior engiak
eering lecture in Schwab Audi
/loci= M 4:10 p.m. lodes.