, 0,0-cir, News Agency 411, Weather: o Deliveries rl irr . T o tt rgtatt Cloudy and warm. B a ti g Tomorrow er; Rain Tonight "FOR A BETTER PENN STATE" VOLUME 49-NO. 6 Sweetheart Dance Aids Polish Foster Child Seasonal red and white decorations grace the gymnasium in White Hall for the traditional Sweetheart Dance sponsored by the Women's Recreation Association. WRA is conducting the dance as a benefit for a Polish foster child adopted by the organization. An annual dance, the semi-formal Sweetheart Dance is a girl ask-boy affair to be held in White Hall from 9 to 12 p.m. today. Tickets for the dance may be purchased at Student Union desk until 12 noon today for $1.50, tax included. They may also be ob tained at the door when the dance begins, said Nancy Smith, WRA president. Bob Clemens' orchestra will furnish the music for the dance against a background of hearts and cupids. The Valentine Day theme is carried throughout the dance by red and white ceiling streamers, balloons and hearts. Elaine Cohen is publicity chair man for the dance, assisted by Helen Aicher, Kitty Moore, and Marie Wrobleski. Decorations were planned by Patricia Carlisle, chairman; and Lucille Philips, Jeanne Richards, and Jane Slifer. Miss Mildred Lucey, WRA advisor, was faculty advisor for the dance. Grade Averaging Must for Rushees Coeds at the College desiring to be rushed by sororities at the end of the silence period now be ing observed under Panhellenic rule should take their transcripts to Miss Ellamae Jackson in the dean of women's office as soon as possible to have them averaged. A 1.0 All-College average must be attained before girls can be considered for rushing and an ap proval of this average must be se cured through the dean of wom en's office. Thus the averaging will serve as a double service in providing a list of prospective rushees to the sororities and an authentic average to the coeds utilizing the service. As an aid in determining the average of all girls in a sorority the opportunity is available to sororities to have photostatic transcripts made in 309 Old Main at five cents a copy for each mem ber of a group and ten cents a copy individually. Late AP News. Courtesy WMAJ 'lke' Appointed Staff Chairman WASHINGTON General Dwight Eisenhower has been call ed back into service as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The appointment is temporary but the White House didn't explain it. He will act as principal military ad viser and consultant to President Truman and Secretary of Defense James V. Forrestal. The general, who retired from active service last year, is now president of Columbia University. Legato Expelled WASHINGTON John G. Florian, first secretary of the Hungarian legation has been told to get out of the United States as soon as he possibly can. The State Department took this action after two American diplomats in Buda pest were expelled by the Com munist government of Hungary.. Expect Lashing By Pope VATICAN CITY—Pope Pius is expected to lash out at the Hun sarian government Monday morn ing at a consistory to be held in the Vatican Palace. Twenty-one Cardinals resident in Italy are to attend. Transit Workers' Strike PHILADELPHIA—Bus, trolley and subway transportation was halted yesterday by a transit tw:nins strike. STATE COLLEGE, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY J 2, 1949 Informal Dinner Honors Retiring (hem Professor An informal testimonial dinner was held for Dr. Grover C. Chandlee, retiring head of the chemistry department, at the Nittany Lion Inn Thursday night by the staff of the departments of chemistry and chemical engi neering. Following the dinner, Dr. Chandlee was presented with a Leica camera by the staff mem bers. He was also given a table viewer for slides, a camera-car rying case and tripod, and a Leica manual by 31 alumni mem bers who studied under Dr. Chandlee. This presentation was made by Dr. Joseph P. Hamer, of the Esso Laboratories, a visitor at the banquet. The principal talk of the eve ning was made by Dr. Chandlee, who reminisced about his early days at the College. He spoke of varous men whom he had watched develop and who have since become legendary figures in the School of Chemistry and Physics. Council Lists Dorms To Close Pollock Circle dormitories five, six, seven and nine will be va cated as soon as possible, it was decided Thursday night at a meeting of Pollock Circle Dormi tory Council. In an effort to consolidate the residents into ten buildings, the council approved a plan to close the four dormitories with the fewest residents. The movement will involve approximately 125 men, bringing the total of 543 residents into the ten remaining buildings. The plan also includes provi sions for roommates to stay to gether wherever possible and for men from the same dormitory to move to the same building. Men now living alone but in double rooms will be moved together. Faculty Lunch Dr. R. Wallace Brewster, pro fessor of political science, will address the Faculty Luncheon Club at the Hotel State College on Monday noon. His subject will be: "A University and Its Faculty." Contrasts: Penn State in 1890, Today by Shirley Austin Penn State in 1890 must seem outmoded to students of today, who are accustomed to the ultra modern dormitories, unlimited recreational and social facilities, and wide range of courses offer ed by the College in 1949. Perhaps these same students would be a little surprised if they really in vestigated the subject. Just how sloes the Alma Mater of yester year stack up beside the Penn State of today? Attending State in 1890 or thereabouts was a much less ex pensive proposition than it is to day. Room rent, furniture and light for a session could be had for $37, and board ranged from $2 to $3 a week. Even better bar gains could be secured in "the Village," as State College was Snap Math Course Snaps Back At Soph Andrew Gassman, sophomore in math education from Mata moros, Pike county, recently thought he had finally found the perfect "snap" course in mathe matics. Most students would hesitate to say that any math course is a snap. But perhaps if you had your sister as an instructor Yn the course it could very easily turn out to be a snap. Well, that's what happened to Gassman this semester. At pre-registration in Decem ber, Gassman signed for section 2 of Math 11—integral calculus. No teacher was listed for the course at that time. Monday, after a laborious search, Gassman finally located the building and the room. Im agine the boy's surprise and jubi lation, when he discovered that the instructor was his sister,Mrs. Hazel Hart, a part-time math in structor whp is studying for her master's degree. However, the powers-that-be soon rectified this unintentional snap setup. Gassman is now in section 1 of Math 11. Pastor To Speak On 'Assurance' The Reverend Larman S. Sher wood, pastor of the First Meth odist Church, Rotterdam Junc tion, New York, will speak at the College Chapel Service in Schwab Auditorium, 11 a.m. to morrow, on the subject "Our Source of Assurance." The Chapel Choir, directed by Willa Taylor, will present Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring." George Ceiga, chapel organist, will play several Bach and Han del selections. The Rev. Sherwood was born blind, but in spite of his physical handicap worked his way through high school and college. He has been minister of his present charge for almost 15 years, and besides his regular parish work finds time to fill many outside lecture engage ments. Organist, Violinist To Give Recital A joint recital by Prof. George Ceiga, chapel organist, and Mrs. Barbara Thomas, violinist, will be presented in Schwab Auditorium at 4 p.m. tomorrow. Prof. Barry Brinsmaid will accompany Mrs. Thomas. The organ program for the afternoon includes Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne, Buxtehude; Hun Freut Euch, Bach; Girl with the Flaxen Hair, Debussey- Ceiga; and Grand Choeur Dia logue. Gigout. , Mrs. Thomas' 'selections include Sonata in G Minor, Tartini; Ant os°, Bach; and Canzonetta, d'Am brosio. The Finale in B Flat Major by Franck will conclude the after noon rectal. then called. Here $1.50 was the average weekly rate for rooms. Haircuts—a touchy subject at present-day Penn State—cost only 15 cents if one patronized the stu dent barber whose shop was located on the fourth floor of Old Main. The food problem was also alleviated by taking advantage of one of the prized privileges• of students in the fall of the year— gathering grapes and fruit from the College vineyard and orchard. Students brought along pillow cases and filled them with all the fruit they could hold. Not so legit imate were the midnight raids on orchards of neighboring farms and the confiscation of their cider for the annual "cider scrap." The College at that time had no traditions, but it was making them. CNae of those in which stu State, Lehigh Tangle On Mat; Lion Underdog An under-manned Blue and White team takes to the mats to night at 7 o'clock against the defending EIWA team champion, Le high University. It will be the last home stand of the season for the Statemen. The Lions, in quest of their fourth win, enter the battle without the services of two of their unbeaten members, Johnny Reese and Jim Maurey. The Lions will sorely miss Dick Kelsey Lehigh EIWA Tiflis! Women Journalists Meet Miss Gross All women journalism students are invited to meet Miss Rebecca Gross, managing editor of the Lock Haven Express, at a tea in Simmons Lounge from 3 to 5 p.m. tomorrow. Miss Gross is one of three women editors in the state. Re cently she won first prize in an essay contest sponsored by the Ladies Home Journal. She has also been awarded the Neiman Scholarship, given to an outstand ing journalist every year. Women in lournalkm are urged to attend the tea, sponsored by Theta Sigma Phi, women's jour nalism honorary. Lion Party The Lion Party will hold it's first meeting of 1949 in 121 Sparks at 7 p.m. tomorow. Party policies for the coming spring elections will be dis cussed and preliminary nom inations for new clique officers will be held. New students are eligible to join the clique, and are invited to attend. dents took greatest delight was that of "burying" professors on the lawn of the front campus. This custom had its beginning in 1889 when a student one morning found a "grave" in the flower bed. Upon it was inscribed "Sacred to the memory of Professor --. Gone but not forgotten."' This practice continued until the 1920'5. Perhaps some indig nant student of today, having re ceived a bar-one from an incon siderate professor, might be in terested in reviving it. The most appalling aspect of student life in the "good old days" was the scarcity of women! They numbered between six and six teen, hut even these few were not allowed to receive visits from gentlemen in the parlor or ac company them outside their Continued on page four PRICE FIVE CENTS Reese and Maurey, for both boys have consistently added points to the team's total, Maurey sported a winning streak of three straight —all via the fall route, while Reese has tacked up three wins and a draw. BARR'S ELBOW More bad luck hit the Lions Wednesday night, when hc•lay weight Homer Barr, victor by four falls in a row, injured his elbow. Barr, however, will prob ably take his place in the lineup for tonight's Engineer tilt. If the Nittany heavy does see action, his bout with either Don Berndt or. George "Gus" LaSasso will be top-flight. Both Brown and White heavyweights are un defeated, with LaSasso's record three consecutive falls. Coach Charlie Speidel was un certain of his lineup yesterday, but the changes will probably appear only in those weights where injuries plague the Nit-. tanymen. JAYVEES Charlie Ridenour's Jayvee mat men bid for win number three in an afternoon go with the Engineer juniors at 3 p.m. today. Speidel named at least two men for every weight class, and indicated that one man would tangle with the Lehigh varsity, while the other would test the Lehigh Jayvees. Named at 121 pounds were Captain Georgie Schautz and Bill Dux. Schautz will probably run smack into Mike Filipos, out standing Lehigh muscleman, who has a perfect record at that Continued on page four News Briefs F. F. A. The F.F.A. wtll hold its Febru ary meeting in 109 Agriculture at 7:30 p.m. Monday. Music and refreshments will follow the business meeting. M. E. Society Mining Engineering So c i et y held its first meeting of the se mester February 10 for the pur pose of ratifying the new con stitution. At the same meeting the society made application to be come affiliated as a student chap ter of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engi neers. Players There will be a Players meet ing in the Little. Theatre at 2 p.m. Sunday. Players eligibility will be discussed. Leonides Leonides' pajama party will be held in Atherton and McAllister dormitories and Women's Build ing Monday night, instead of Feb ruary 27 as stated in Thursday's issue of the Daily Collegian. Kappa Phi Kappa Phi, Methodist girls' or ganization on campus, is holding a Rose Tea in the Main Lounge of Simmons Hall from 2:30 Latta 4 p.m. today. All Methodist girls, or anyone interested in such an organization as Kappa Phi, are cordially invited to attend. Collegian Candidates All 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 p.m. Tuesday. The meeting will be brief. Students are request ed to bring a copy of their roster with them. It is not necessary that ma didates bs journalism majors.
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