State, Lion Parties Name N
Proving that politics, in addi
tion to making strange bedfellows
can make strange adversaries,
two former party affiliates will
vie for the All-College Presidency
in the April elections.
Theodore Allen, former sopho
more class president on the State
party ticket, and Robert Gabriel,
for two years a staunch State par
ty supporter, won nominations for
the office of All-College President
at clique meetings Sunday night.
Allen, a junior in agricultural
education, heads the slate of Lion
party candidates that will be put
before the campus voters on April
6 and 7. Gabriel won the State
party nomination for the same of
fice.
The complete list of nominees
for each party is as follows:
STATE PARTY
All-College
President—Robert Gabriel
Vice-President--Joel Bachman
Secretary-Treasurer
James Barry•
Senior Class
President—Robert Keller
Five O'Clock
Theatre Today
VOLUME 49-NUMBER 37
Profs. Display Their Talents
For First Spring Week Event
Whistling and laughing at the prof will be in order tonight
when faculty members cut loose for their second annual talent show
.in Schwab at 8 p.m.
Sponsored by the school student councils, the talent show will
benefit Philippine students who need funds for books. Tickets at
50 cents including tax will be on sale at Student Union until 5 p.m.
and from 7 to 8 p.m.
Neilly M. C.
As Virgil Neilly, master of cer
emonies, tours the campus, he
finds his foinier profs behaving
in a most unacademic manner.
On Ag Hill he finds Glenn 0.
Bressler, Michael A. Samchock,
A. H. Imhof, and William Davey
giving out with vocal harmony.
Then Dr. Stuart A. Mahuran of
the journalism department is
found dabbling in magic. Clara
A. Lamade, Ray Fortunato, and
Prof. Hummel Eishburn follow
suit with their "Keyboard Kap
ers."
Other numbers on the pro
gram include scotch ballads by
Bonny Bill Jeffrey, "The 01' Pro
fessor," Lynn Christy, on the
drums, and a square dance.
Frank Morris is manager; Prof.
Ken Holderman, stage manager.
In addition to the student council
members mentioned Saturday
Lester Hackenberry is on the
planning committee.
Waring Salute
Fred Waring will salute the
Penn State Glee Club on his
10 a.m. broadcast tomorrow.
WMAJ has made arrange
ments to carry the program.
2 Days to Carnival
Coming down the home stretch toward the Spring Week Car
nival, George Bearer and Abram Bosler, co-chairmen of the Carnival
committee, have released some additional plans for the occasion. A
parade beginning at the Pugh street entrance to the campus at 1:50
p.m. Thursday will precede the official opening of the Carnival.
The parade will be made up of Windcrest children and a band. The
Carnival will be officially opened
at 2 p.m. when one of the child
ren cuts the ribbon that will be
extended across Allen street
Late reports on the booth en
tries find a joint effort between
the Phi Kappa Sigmas and Kappa
Kappa Gamma. The booth named
"A Burlesque on Burlesque"
leaves much to the imagination
but the two groups have prom
ised barkers, a chorus line and
novelty acts. The big question is,
who it to do the performing?
Zeta Beta Tau plans call for
a ball throwing booth with a
gentleman in a top hat as the ob
ect. Could be that they may use
" Both Jot a target in which
Vice-President—
Francis Eshleman
Secretary-Treasurer—
Joel Fleming
Junior Class
President—David Owen
Vice-President--John Messaros
Secretary-Treasurer—
Virginia Lee Diver
LION PARTY
All-College
President—Theodore Allen
Vice-President—
Harry McMahon
Secretary-Treasurer—
James MacCallom
Senior
President—James Balog
Vice-President—
Joseph Reinheimer
Secretary-Treasurer—
Loraine Stotler '
Junior
President—Harry Kondourajian
Vice-President—John Erickson
Secretary-Treasurer—
Rudolph Valentino
Plenty of fireworks were un
earthed at the two clique get-to
Tip Battu '0.,,; Tottrgiatt
STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 29, 1949
Froth Announces Lois Kenyon
As 'Penn State Spring Queen'
Charming and vivacious Lois Kenyon, blonde sophomore class
secretary-treasurer, was announced as "Penn State Spring Queen"
by Frank Philippbar and Arthur Ward, Froth co-editors, in the
fortieth anniversary issue of the humor magazine, which went on
sale today.
Miss Kenyon, whose full-page picture is featured in the maga
zine, will reign over this week's
Spring Week festivities, and will
be guest of honor at the IFC-
Panhel Ball Friday night.
In addition, she will compete
for the title of "Miss American
Coed." Joyce Parker, '47, and
Joyce Hodgins, '4B, were na
tional finalists the last two con
tests.
Lois Kenyon
case the success of the booth is
practically guaranteed and they
can be sure most of the customers
will be coeds. However the en
try blank says that the person un
der the hat will be protected by
chicken wire.
"Sulton's Harem" sponsored by
the Alpha Chi Omega promises
oriental entertainment, magicians
and a fire eater.
Lambda CM Alpha will display
its freaks to the curious and to
lure customers inside they have
planned a small outer stage to
give you an idea of what awaits
yam. inside.
gethers, and most of them were
provided by the Lions.
The State clique went right
down the line with its steering
committee recommendations. On
ly three offices were opposed, sen
ior secretary-treasurer, junior
vice-president, and junior secre
tary-treasurer. In each of these
contested nominations the steer
ing committee nominee won easi_
ly.
State Changes List
The clique's executive body did
pull a few surprises though,
shuffling its list of nominees and
coming out with what it termed
"a better-balanced slate."
Robert Keller, last year's State
clique chairman, came out of his
self-imposed political limbo to ac
cept the nomination as senior
class president. James Barry, last
week's committee recommenda
tion for the same office, was
moved up to the All-College sec
retary-treasurer's post.
In another shift of nominees
Frances Eshleman and Joel Flem
ing exchanged posts on the State
Picket, Eshleman accepting the
"TOR A BETTER PENN STATE"
Trustees Enact Changes;
Clark, Baker Promoted
The executive committee of the Board of Trustees, in session at the College last Friday night,
has approved several staff changes, announced James Milholland, acting president.
David C. Hogan was appointed bursar, filling the vacancy left by the appointment of Russell E.
Clark to the newly-created position of director of housing. Miss Mildred A. Baker, previously made
supervisor of dining halls and foods buyer, was elevated to the new
position of director of foods service.
Clark who will assume his new position, is a graduate of the
College, class of 1919, and has served as bursar since 1936. In his new
office he will be responsible for maximum, efficient utilization of
the College housing facilities.
Miss Baker, who served as d
versity of Arizona, Tucson, until
February 1948, will be responsible
Miss Kenyon, a psychology
major, has been quite active. In
addition to her sophomore class
post, she is president of south
west Atherton Hall, a member of
the House of Representatives,
and has participated in Aquacade
swimming and modern dance.
She is a member of Kappa Kappa
Gamma sorority.
Beauty "experts," Louis Bell,
director of public information;
James Coogan, assistant director
of public information; Frank
Neusbaum, professor of dramatics;
and Ridge Riley, executive sec
retary-treasurer of the Alumni
Association, made the selection.
WSGA-WRA Elections
Coeds are urged to vote for
WSGA WRA officers in the
final elections today. Voting
booths will be set up in the
lobbies of Atherton, McAllis
ter and Simmons Hall from 10
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Extra booths
will be located near the dining
hall entrances at meal time.
Town girls are asked to vote
in McAllister Hall.
Voting for Quill Girl, the
winner to be announced at the
Matrix Dinner Monday night.
will take place at Student
Union from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
today and tomorrow. All coeds
are eligible to vote for Quill
Girl and for WSGA - WRA
officers.
nomination as senior vice-presi
dent and Fleming dropping down
into the senior secretary-treasur
er's slot.
The entire State meeting, in
cluding acceptance of the party's
platform, lasted less than an hour.
Long Session
In contrast, Lion party mem
bers jammed 10 Sparks for over
two and a half hours before they
finally agreed on a full slate of
nominees. Only three of the nine
posts were uncontested, and two
of the offices were filled only after
a second ballot was made neces
sary. •
In the evening's two most stiff
ly-contested elections, John Er
ickson captured the nomination
for junior vice-president from
Joan Lappin 106-93 on the sec
ond ballot, and Rudolph Valen
tino edged Rose Eifert, 93-65, to
secure the nomination for junior
secretary-treasurer, also on a sec_
and ballot.
Three Unopposed
Only Allen, Loraine Stotler for
IFC Sing Enters
Quarter-Finals
Two fraternities, Beta Theta
Pi and Lambda Chi Alpha; and
tw o sororities, Alpha Omicron Pi
and Alpha Xi Delta, advanced
into the quarter-final round of
elimination in the IFC-Panhel
sing contest.
Twelve fraternity and six sor
ority groups vied Sunday night
at Sch w a b Auditorium. Last
night the remaining fraternity
and sorority groups completed the
first round of eliminations.
The two fraternity and sorority
winners of Sunday and Monday
night compete in the semi-final
round of the song fest tonight.
Two winners in each group,
fraternity and sorority, will vie
for the All-College song cham
pion during intermission of the
Continued on page four
Spring Week Events
Tuesday
Faculty Talent Show, Schwab
Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Intramural wrestling final s,
Rec Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday
Spring Carnival, South Allen
street, 2to 10 p.m.
Friday
- - -
IFC-Panhel Ball, Rec Hall, 9
p.m. to 1 a.m., crowning of Spring
Queen and finals of IFC-Panhel
sing during intermission.
Saturday
Breakfast in Bedlam radio pro
gram from TUB, over WMAJ.
9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Bebop jazz concert, Schwab
Auditorium, 2 p.m.
Houseparties, fraternities and
University Club for independ
ents.
Sunday
Men's Glee Club cancer t,
Schwab Auditorium, 3 p.m.
manees
the nominee as senior secretary
treasurer, and James MacCallonn,
who secured the Lion nomination
as All-College secretary-treasur
er, were unopposed in their quest
for a spot on the Lion ticket.
Allen, in his acceptance speech,
pledged full support of the Lion
party platform and explained his
switch from the State party. He
said that after comparing the two
parties' policies, he felt that the
State party had many shortcom
ings.
"We must work hard to defeat
a powerful machine," the Alt-
College nominee concluded.
Brief Speech
Gabriel's speech of acceptance
was extremely brief. He ex
pressed confidence in the State
party's victory and pledged his
support to the State platform.
In accepting his nomiination,
Keller pointed to State party vie_
tories in the two previous yews
as examples of the party's
strength.
Representatives of both cliques
adopted the party platforms ver
batim, without dissent.
Weather:
Cloudy and
warmer
PRICE FIVE CENTS
irector of food service at the Uni
her appointment at the College in
e in her new role for food services
loperated by the College for stu
dents, guests, and staff members.
Campus Dorms
Men's and women's dormitor
ies, family residence units, and
many other housing quarters op
erated by the College on the main
campus, branch campuses, and
extension centers will come un
der Clark's jurisdiction.
Miss Baker will be responsible
for the operation of men's and
women's, dining halls, and any
other dining hall facilities oper
ated by the College on main cam
pus, branch campuses or exten
sion centers. She also will super
vise and advise in the manage
ment of coffee shops, snack bars,
or any food se rv i c e facilities
which may hereafter be operated
by the College.
Dining Facilities
In addition, her office will allo
cate College-operated dining fa
cilities for the use of alumni,
guests and delegates to conven
tions.
Clark's successor, David C. Ho
gan, Jr., also is a graduate of the
College, class of 1946, a native of
Punxatawney, Pa., and a World
War II veteran. He now serves
as assistant to Carl R. Barnes, ex
ecutive accountant at the Col
lege.
DeNova To Speak
At PSCA Meeting
"U.S. foreign policy in relation
to Russia" will be the topic of Dr.
John DeNova, of the history de
partment, at the meeting of the
PSCA commission groups and
Club 51. The meeting which will
tvke place in 304 Old Main at
7:30 p.m. tomorrow is the second
in a series on Russian-American
relations.
Nominations for members of the
PSCA cabinet will be presented
by the nominating committee and
nominations will be accepted
from the floor. Elections will be
held on April 5. Group singing
will be lead by William Hynes.
Everyone is invited to ahead.