Ag Hill r T o tt rg i att Pa:l eat y cloudy Frolic Tonight . and cooler *TOR A SETTER PENN STATE" VOLUME 49-NUMB R 36 AIM Sponsors Contest For Independent Queen Association or Independent Men is now in quest of Penn State's third beauty queen of the year. This time the search is being con ducted for the Independent Queen of Penn State. Deadline for candidates' entries is Monday. To be entered for the title, the prospective queen's full face photograph, body statistics, and campus activities must be handed in to Student Union before 4 p.m. Monday. Entries by individuals will not be accepted. Only independent organizations, both men's and wo men's, and the various living units in which independent, students are housed, may enter candidates for the local contest. Judging will be done by mem bers of the administration who have become recognized for their past excellence in choosing "queens". Photographs and statistics of the College winner will be ,for warded to the National Indepen dent Student Association, spon sors of a contest to determine the nation's Independent Collegiate Queen; Final selecting in the national contest will be made by Bing Crosby, noted star of stage, screen, radio and recordings. Winner of the national compe tition will reign at the NISA con verition to be held at the Univer sity of Illinois during the month of April. Campus Beauty The "Independent Queen" will follow on the heels of "Miss Penn State Freshman," selected in a contest two weeks ago, and the "Spring Queen," to be announced Tuesday in Froth, as representa tives of campus collegiate beauty. Because of the exigencies of time (the locan entry must be into national headquarters by April 1), a campus-wide election would not be feasible, James MacCal lum, AIM campus vice-president, said yesterday. Late AP News, Courtesy WMAS Rankin Tenders Pension Bill WASHINGTON Representa tive John Rankin has introduced a measure to give not-so-well-to do veterans of World War I a pension of $72 a month. He in tends to force action on the bill soon. Axis Sally WASHINGTON Axis S a 11 y was lined $lO,OOO and sentenced to 10 to 30 years in jail as a traitor. She will appeal. Blizzard DENVER—The North Central States are snowbound by a bliz zard which has been pounding the West for three straight days. Terrific winds and rainstorms, bordering on tornadoes, have caused about 40 casualties and much property damage in Texas and Mississippi. Demand Continues For Gov't Trailers The anticipated relaxation in demand for trailers in the fall has not occurred, according to Robert E. Galbraith, Faculty Counselor to Veterans. No government trailers will be available for rental in the fall, al though 20 private trailers in Windcrest and 20 more in trailer camps outside of town are for sale at prices ranging from $5OO to $2500. Mr. Galbraith empha sised that the private trailers are suitable only for occupancy by chddiese couples. Anotber complication is the waiting list of 100 couple s with children and an unknown number of couples coming in from fresh ness dordams. STATE COLLEGE, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 26, 1949 Groups To Hear WSSF Leader Henrik Virkkunen, headquar ters representative of the World Student Service Fund, will be on campus tomorrow. He will ad dress three campus groups con cerning the need for the WSSF Drive which will begin April 4. Mr. Virkkunen worked with youth groups in Europe and will speak of his own observations and experiences of the problems and hardships confronting the European student in the postwar period. He will address the Can terbury Club and the Westmin ster Foundation in a joint meet ing in the Episcopal Church at 6:30 p.m. Eager Beavers Help College "Eager beavers" can often be a big help to an organization, and two in particular have made their influence felt at Penn State. These eager beavers are Gen. James Adams Beaver and his son, Hugh McAllister Beaver. General Beaver was a trustee of the College, and when he be came governor of Pennsylvania, he used his influence to obtain the College's first state appropri ation. Under his administration, the appropriations increased, and he worked constantly to improve the College in every way. Beaver avenue bears the gov ernor's name and in 1891 the athletic field was named for him. New Beaver Field was dedicated on May 7; 1909. His son, Hugh, '95, was Penn State's first cheerleader and an early president of the Athletic Association. The Hugh McAllis ter Beaver Room of the PSCA was named after this devout young man who died at the age of 24. Eager beavers can often be a big help to an organization—just look at James and Hugh. 5 Days to Carnival Over 55 booth entries have been received for the Spring Week Carnival, according to George Bearer and Abe Bosler, co-chairmen of the Carnival com mittee. The enthusiasm shown by the campus organizations in entering displays and booths should guarantee the success of the Carnival, touch-off event for Spring Week festivities. Trout season does not start until April 15, but the Delia Gammas are jumping the gun on the season and there is no danger of interference from the fish and game warden. The DG's will have a fish pond and each fish will be numbered. Those who are suc cessful in guessing the number on the fish will win a prize. Penn Stale Club will give its customers a wide variety of games to choose from. They will have a weight guessing section, a roulette wheel, and a cork gun range. The mystic touch will be added by Alpha Epsilon Pt A young Coed Finds Where The Boidies Is; They's Here "Spring Is here, the grass is riz Wonder where the boidies is?" 'Member• that old rhyme about spring? Well, there is no need to wonder longer wihere "the boidies is." For yesterday morning one of the flying species—namely, a sparrow,—was found in a "gilded" cage in a Slmmons Hall room. Caught between the two panes of glass in the window the night before, the little fellow was flut tering around in his glass en closed captivity, when on e of the occupants of the room sleepily arose and lifted the blind. She astonishingly bl'aiked her eyes and then rushed out of the room in an effort to find a jani tor. In a few minutes the Simmons' coed returned with the janitor and the feathered one was set free. Can this unorthodox attempt to enter a woman's dormitory be a part of the spring initiation of Ayes Ayes Ayes fraternity? Smith's 'This Side of Bedlam' Opens Run at Centre Stage By Jack Roan Although it may indeed be a milestone in the furthering of arena production and the hoped for decentralization of the Amer ican theatre, "This Side of Bed lam," serious comedy written especially for Centre Stage by Warren S. Smith, instructor in dramatics, offers little in the way of dramatic entertainment. The plot concerns discrimina tion against Italians by the na tive Welsh of a small Pennsyl vania mining town. The condi- State Club Plans Varied Program Penn State Club members will attend the Centre Stage produc tion of "This Side of Bedlam" at 8 p.m. today. Those who ordered tickets can secure them at the Student Union desk before noon. Members will assemble at Centre Stage. A bowling party on April 8 and a sport dance on April 9 are planned by the Club. It donated $lO to the Alpha Phi Omega Easter egg hunt for Windcrest children. Members interested in softball are requested to sign the notice posted in the clubroom. Plans for the semi-formal initiation dance on April 30 are being formed. The Club set April 4 as the date of the next meeting. lady seated on a platform will by **spiritual" powers guess the ob ject the customer hands to the barker. Inte o rnational Relations c 1 u b will add a bit of the cosmopoli tan air with a novel arrange ment of countries, capitals and nations' leaders. Tau Kappa Ep silon will meet competition with a penny pitching booth and Phi Epsilon Pi will have a ball-rolling gambling booth. "Fore," say the Delta Sigma Phis as they add their entry to the Carnival. The theme of the Delta Sigs' booth will be the golf greens or more specifically 'a putting range. They will provide three different obstacles for the would be "Ben Hogans" to con quer. Gamma Phi Beta and Sigma Alpha Epsilon may prove that two heads, or at least two groups of heads, are better than one. Their novel idea of a "Dime a Dance" booth should be well patronized by those who "just Wee te ciaace.* 700 Vote in Preliminary WRA, WSGA Elections Approximately 700 women participated in the preliminary WRA and WSGA elections yesterday. The only offices voted upon were those that had more than two nominees. Candidates for intramural chairman of Women's Recreation As sociation are Betty Lou Jones and Mary Ann Krepps. Those =s ing for junior assistant intramural chairman are Jo Ana Wagner and Regina Williams. • Other Candidates As a result of yesterday's elec. lion, Mary Conrath and Ella Lou• ise • "Willie" Williams will be os the final slat e for WSGA vice• president. Mary Cohen and Rut' Lehman were selected as final. ists for senior senator while Bet tina DePalma and Barbara Sprenkl e will vie for the office ei junior senator. Joyce Fosa and Anna "Commie" Keller will ap pear on the ballot for town sena. i tor. Pastor Chooses 'Faith' as Topic "Finding a Faith for Today and Tomorrow" will be the 'sermon topic of Rev. John Paul Jones at the Chapel Services in Schwab Auditorium at 11 a.m. tomorrow. The Chapel Choir, under the dir ection of Mrs. Willa Taylor, will present an anthem composed by Handel and taken from the Mes siah entitled, "Behold the Lamb of God." Other special music for the occasion will be presented by the Chapel organist, George Cei ga. tion is "exposed" by the valedic torian (Laura Johnston) of the local high school senior class, and her social science teacher (Bill McCarty) is suspected of causing, indirectly, the ensuing riots. In the play's final minutes, he decides to support 'the down trodden Italians as the risk of his job. Miss Johnston makes the most of her part as the crusading vale dictorian, but McCarty appears weak and insecure in his role. The most natural performance is that of Ray Saul, portraying the leader of the oppressed Italians. Other townspeople are ably rep resented by Morton Banks, Sy Blau, Harold Frank, George D. Miller and Don Saunders. Kelly Yeaton directs. If the theme had been worked out seriously, the result in all probability would have been dif ferent. But Mr. Smith has chosen to inject sporadic humor into his work, which leaves the audience wondering just what kind of play it is. Future Farmers To Hold Banquet Collegiate chapter of Future Farmers of America will hold its annual banquet at the Allencrest 7:15 p.m. Wedinesepy. Tickets for "members and invited guests" are available at $1.75, according to Carroll Howes, FFA reporter. Because of Lent, he added, both meat and seafood platters will be served. Vice Dean Harold K. Wilson and Dr. Paul M. Aulthouse, the speaker, will be presented with honorary FFA degrees at the din ner. Arrangements for the banquet are being made by Woods Thomas with the assistance of Bob Greg ory, chapter president, and In structor Glenn Z. Stevens, faculty adviser. Concert Features Margoif as Soloist The Music Department will present a recital in Schwab Audi torium at 4 p.m. tomorrow, with Paul Margolf as organist. Opening with "Berceuse" by Vierne, and "Third Sonata in C minor" by GuiLmant, the concert continues, introducing a number called "Picardy" by Sowerby, from Meditations on Communion Hymns. Three works by Bach conclude the afternoon recital: "0 Hail This Brightest Day of Days". "Cone Sweet Death": and "Toc- and Fugue" in. D minas PRICE FIVE CENTS In the final elections on Tues day all girls will vote for ever) office on the WRA slate, including president and vice-president. Vir ginia Miller and Nancy Smith art up for president and Sally Fo and Helen Hemphill will cone pete for vice-president. WSGA Voting System Arrangements are slightly diff erent for the WSGA final election however. All coeds are elegibk to vote for president and vice president. Only juniors will vote for the senior senator and sopho mores will cast their vote for the' junior senator. Town senator will be elected only' by town girls Joan Bergdoll and Shirley Gau. ger, running for WSGA presi dent, were not on the preliminary ballot but will appear on the slate Tuesday. Voting booths will b e located to the lobbies of Atherton, Mac Alli ster, and Simmons Halls from II a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Extra booths will be set up near the dining hall entrances during the noon hour. Town girls will vote in Mac Allister Hall. Posters bearing photographs of WRA and WSGA candidates art being displayed in MacAllistei Hall today and will be moved tis Simmons Hall tomorrow. Ather ton Hall will receive the posteri Monday and they will be placed in Old Main Tuesday. Profs To Caper In Talent Show Faculty members will "Let then hair down" for the second annual faculty talent show, a produc tion which includes square dan ces, blues, sleight of hand and a novelty band, at Schwab Audi torium at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Playing the part of an old grad who returns to the campus, Ver gil Neilly, instructor of engineer ing extension, will hold down the position of master of ceremonies for the show. Members of the student com mittees for the student councils sponsoring the show are Jean Moore and Joel Fleming, liberal arts; Bud Thomas and Milton Stone, engineering; Robert Ga briel, education; Thomas Payne and Donald Seipt, agriculture and Hans Schneider. chemistry-pity sirs. News Briefs Ag Student Council Dance The Ag Frolic Square Dance,, sponsored by the Agriculture Stu dent Council, will be held in the Tub from 9 to 12 p.m. tonight. Music will be furnished by the "Covered Wagon Boys." Tickets are $1 a couple at Student Union. Stag tickets, 75c for men, 25c fur women. %vitt b e sdd am i the door. Cwens There wits be no Cwens sainalln ing on Monday went.
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