nese assistants in the Lingnan library. Last Spring's campaign to
collect and ship the texts was handled by representatives of PSCA
and the Daily Collegian.
Late AP News, Courtesy WMAJ
Polish Priests
May Share Fate
Of Mindszenty
WASHINGTON—On the heels l i
of the case of Cardinal Mindszenty
of Hungary, still a center of at
tention in Washington and Lon
don yesterday, comes a report
that 34 Roman Catholic Priests
have been seized in southern Po
land. Sources in Warsaw indicate
that the Priests were taken into
custody for reading a letter
charging Polish government offi
cials with abolishing religious
teaching in Polish schools.
Meanwhile, President Truman
announced that a study is being
made to determine whether or not
the Mindszenty case violates
Hungary's treaties.
Vandenberg to Retire
WASHINGTON—Senator 4r -
thur Vandenberg disclosed yes
terday that he thinks 25 years in
the Senate is enough. That's why
he says he'll leave public life
completely at the end of his pre
sent term in 1952. Vandenberg,
from Michigan, headed the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee of
the 80th Congress, and became
well known as a spokesman in
foreign affairs.
Transit Strike
PHILADELPHIA—Last min -
ute negotiations in the attempted
settlement of the Philadelphia
transit dispute have failed, and
workers on the city's trolley, bus,
and subway lines were scheduled
to go on strike shortly after yes
terday's failure to settle wage in
crease demands.
More Taxes Urged
WASHINGTON President
Truman yesterday called for
standby authority to control
prices and wages, and reiterated
his request for an additional $4
billion in taxes. At the same news
conference he also stated that the
United States would keep silent
on the matter of atom bomb sup
plies on hand.
Collegiate Candidates
AU students interested in
working on the Daily Collegian
editorial staff are urged to at
tend the first candidate meet
ing in 3 Carnegie Hall at 7:30
Tuesday night. The meeting
will be brief. Students are re
quested to bring a copy of their
roster with them.
It is not necessary that can•
didates be journalism majors.
Club '5l Sponsors
Merry Mixer Party
Club '5l under the auspices of
the PSCA. will hold a "Merry
Mixer" for all new students on
campus in 401 Old Main at• 8
o'clock tonight. This mixer is
planned with the express pur
pose of having all sophomores
get better acquainted with each
other. There will be a Valentine
theme to the mixer sod ample
secreatkaM
'Coming Out Party'
Closes Busy Week
For Home Ec'ers
In referring to a task complet
ed, we often say, "It's all over
but the shouting." After the com
pletion of the Home Ec School's
inauguration program yesterday,
the slogan among the students
might be termed a hypothetical
"It's all over but the clean-up."
As a means of relaxation after
a busy week a "Coming Out Par
ty" planned by Omicron Nu and
Phi Upsllon Omicron, Home Ec
onomics honoraries and the Hotel
Administration's Greeters' Club
will be held in the Maple Room
of the Home Ec building from
7:30 to 10 p.m. tonight.
All members of the School of
Home Economics are invited to
attend, according to Donald Herd,
general chairman. Dancing and
games will be a part of the In
formal mixer's program.
Other committees and their
members are program, John Sny
der and Ann Zekauskas; publicity,
Jean Bissel, Alice Nemara; and
refreshments, John Wills.
Dorm Residents
To Consolidate
Four Pollock Circle dormi
tories will be vacated in the near
future, William H. Gross, resi
dent director, said yesterday.
Pollock Circle Dormitory
Council appointed a committee
at last night's meeting to find out
which dorms will be vacated and
the best date for moving.
At present there are 560 men
in the 14 dorms, Mr. Gross said.
The moves would consolidate all
the residents into 10 dorms.
Those who have to move will
be given a choice of either the
dorms that will remain open or
approximately 80 vacancies ill
Nittany Dorms.
Players Open Spring Season
With Comedy, 'Parlor Story'
"Parlor Story," modern high comedy by William McCleery,
opens Player's second-semester dramatic season at Centre Stage
next Friday and Saturday nights, and will continue for the next
four or five weekends.
Tickets for the arena-style production will go on sale at Stu
dent Union, 1 p.m. ,Monday. Group reservations may be made in
advance at the dramatics office,
Schwab Auditorium
Directed by Robert Kendall, in
structor in dramatics, the play
concerns a topic of local campus
interest, the selection of a college
president.
The cast includes faces both
well-known and new to campus
audiences. Walter Eckley official
sound technician for several pro
ductions is cast as Prof. Charles
Burnett.
In the role of Governor Sam
Bright is Looriazd Stein. who be-
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Caps and Gowns
Richard Hill, Chairman of
Caps and Gown Committee and
David Sims, chairman / of In
vitations and Announcements,
anounced that all students
graduating in June who are do
ing their practice teaching this
semester should sign up at Stu
dent Union before March 5, for
their caps, gowns, invitations
and announcements. The de
posits for the cap and gown is
$5 and for the invitations and
announcements, $l.lO each.
Student Agency
Starts Delivery
On February 13
The Student News Agency is
making final plans for its first de
livery scheduled for February 13.
Joe Reinheimer, manager of the
agency, reminded town students
that they can still secure 14-week
Sunday newspaper subscriptions
by calling 6711 extension 212
and placing their order.
First Agency
The news agency, run entirely
by students, was created to pro
v/de student employment and is
the first of a series of agencies set
up to provide services to the Col
lege students. It is sponsored by
All-College Cabinet.
Students who expect to leave
State College for a weekend and
wish to cancel their order for
that particular Sunday, should
call 6711, extension 212 one week
before the delivery date.
For the present, orders are be
ing taken for Sunday papers only,
but plans are being made for the
delivery of daily papers in the
future.
PSC To Bare
Campus Talent
Final preparations have been
made and all is in readiness for
the annual Talent Show of the
Penn State Club in Schwab audi
torium at 8 p.m. tonight.
Twelve variety acts will com
pete for the three cash prizes to
be awarded by the Club to con
test winners. Six k <
judges hay
been chosen t 4
screen contest „ '1
ants and audi :„
enceapplaus(
will decide fina
winners. J a c -
queline Heckert,
winner of las t
year's show, will
b e featured a s
guest singer. ; 41'
Master of cer
emonies for the Glass
affair will be
Henry Glass, while Frank Hege
and his Modernaires, will furnish
the music.
Tickets, priced at 74 cents, in
cluding tax, are available at Stu
dent Union until curtain time.
came a member of the cast only
several weeks ago, replacing Wil
liam Orris.
Frederick Leuschner and Jean
Davidson supply the play's ro
mantic interest as Eddie West and
Chris Burnett. Eleanor Miles por
trays Marian, the wife of the pro
fessor, and Ruth Johnson their
youngest daughter.
Lorraine Zimmerman plays
Agnes Brighi, the governor's wife,
other roles are being filled by
Bryant David, Anthony Bowman
Charles Oaken.
"FOR A BETTER PENN STATE"
STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 11, 1949
School Councils
List Nominations
Engineering School
To Elect Members
Nominations for representatives
to the student council of the
School of Engineering will open
on Monday, February 14.
One sophomore and one junior
from each of the six engineering
departments will be elected to
serve for the remainder of this
semester, and for the 1949-50
school year.
The present council will con
tinue in office until May, in con
junction with the new members,
to provide continuity to the coun
cil.
Nominations may be turned in
to any council member or depart
ment office by any engineering
student. The deadline for nomina
tions is 5 p.m. on Thursday. Nom
inees are required to have at least
a 1.0 all-college average.
The election wil beheld Feb
ruary 25, according to Lawrence
Scabera, Chairman.
All engineering students are
urged to support a strong student
council by showing interest in
the nominations and participating
in the elections.
Deadline Extended to Tuesday
For Spring Week Candidates
The deadline for submitting entries in the contest to select the
coed who will reign over Spring Week at the Spring Queen has
been changed from today until 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to Jack
Senior, program supervisor for Spring Week. Senior said the change
was made in order to allow fraternity, sorority and dormitory groups
a chance to meet and choose en entrant.
"The Spring Week Committee hopes that every organization on
campus will sponsor a coed entry for Spring Week," said Senior.
"We want to pick the coed who is without a doubt the most beauti
ful at Penn State to represent the College in the Miss American
Coed contest."
Entrants must be regular un
dergraduate students in good
standing at the College, and may
be sponsored by any college
group. All entries should be sub
mitted to the Student Union desk
and must be accompanied by a
photograph no smaller than
three by five inches.
Announcement of Winner
The winner of the contest will
be announced in the 40th anni
versary issue of Froth, March 29,
and will be crowned Queen of
Spring Week later in the ,week.
As Miss Penn State, she will be
eligible for the selection of Miss
Blue Key
Newly initiated Blue Key
members are reminded by Wil
liam Shade, president, that their
hats, shingles and keys are avail
able at the Graduate Manager of
Athletics Office Old Main.
Delta Sigma Pi
Brothers of Delta Sigma Pi
who still have the alumni news
letter mailing envelopes in their
possession are requested by pres
ident, Edwin Manbeek to return
them and the alumni lists to Don
ald Mills, Sigma Phi Alpha fra
ternity house.
Home Economics
There will be a mixer for the
members of the Home Economics
School and their guests on the
ground floor of the Home Econ
omics Building from 7:30 to 9:30
p.m. today. Dancing and games
will be the entertainment and re
freshments will be served.
Degree Candidates
Candidates for advanced de
grees in June 1949 should report
promptly to the Recorder's Office,
109 Old Main, and fill out diploma
.• •
Tattrgiatt
Education Nominees
To Fill in Cards
Nominations for new represen•
tatives to the student council of
the School of Education will be
accepted at the Student Union
desk in Old Main from Monday
until Thursday at 5 p.m.
Eleven nominees will be elect
ed, six from the education cur
riculum, three from psychology,
and two from industrial arts.
Qualifications needed by the
nominees are enrollment in the
School of Education as a student
lower than the seventh semester.
and a 1.2 all-college average.
Persons making the nomina
tions must fill out a card contain
ing the following information:
name, address, semester, all-col
lege average, curriculum, and ac
tivities.
The election will be held on
Feb. 24 and 25 according to Robert
Gabriel, acting president of the
council. The place will be an
nounced later.
American Coed in the nationwide
contest sponsored by NYU Va
rieties magazine and Chesterfield
cigarettes.
If she is as fortunate as her
two predecessors, Joyce Parker,
'47, and Joyce Hodgins, '4B, she
will see her picture in a national
magazine such as Life or Var
sity, and she may appear on the
Sammy Kaye program next sum
mer.
A part of the Spring Week pub
licity program, the Queen's pic
ture will appear in many Penn
sylvania newspapers.
News Briefs
Deutscher Verein
Bei der Vorstandswahl dea
deutschen Vereins die am 19. Jan
uar stattfand, wurden die fol
genden Mitglieder gewaehlt:
Donald Reist, praesident; John
Graves, Vizepraesident; Jo Reist,
Sehriftfuehrerin; and John Koss,
Schatzmeister. Die naechste Zus
ammenkunft findet am Mittwoch,
den 16. Februar, im Living Cen
ter, Home Ec Building, statt.
Bible Fellowship
The Penn State Bible Fellow
ship recently elected Charles Rob
inson president. Other officers
are Craig Frantz, vice-president;
Marie Card, secretary; and Char
les Derr, treasurer.
Friese Publishes Text
A text book, titled, "Course
Making in Industrial Education,*
by John F. Friese, professor of
industrial arts education at the
College, has been published by
The Manual Arts Press, Peoria,
111. The book consists of 20 chap
ters.
Clothing Drive
The WSGA clothing drive far
European relief will continue this
week. Boxes have been placed
in the Women's dormitories.
Other Winners