Students Go to Polls Today ,v.O. VOte Today! 411. O F lir ilatig _ Tot rgtatt Weather : Rain (See weather flag story.) "FOR A BETTER PENN STATE" VOLUME 49-NUMBER 43 Parties Debate Election Issues In Open Forum Collegian Sponsors Discussion at TUB Two representatives from each of the contending political par ties in the current elections will debate party policies and plat forms at the TUB beginning at 7:30 p.m. today. All-College presidential n o m - inee Ted Allen and senior class presidential nominee James Bal og will speak for the Lion party against Robert • Gabriel, State candidate for the All-C olle g e presidency, and Robert Keller, State senior class presidential hopeful. The debate is being sponsored by the Collegian in an effort to better acquaint voters with the individuals and issues involved in the elections which began today. Malcolm White, Collegian news editor, will act as moderator for the discussion. All candidates for office will be introduced from the TUB stage immediately preceding the in formal debate. Clique chairmen Howard Mc- Coy, State, and Morton Snitzer, Lion, first proposed the political debate idea last week. Both party spokesmen said they desired to have an opportunity to bring their party platforms before the public, and to point out weak nesses in the opposing party's program. Because of parades and rallies Monday and yesterday, tonight was selected as the only possible time to air the candidates' views. The advantages to be gained from personally acquainting the electorate with the nominees and party issues was felt to outweigh the disadvantage of holding the debate the night after voting be gan. Late AP News, Courtesy WMAJ Army Displays Power Abroad FRANKFURT American Oc cupation Forces in Germany will put on their greatest display of power tod a y in celebrating Army Day. The nation's for ces in Ger many have a long way to go be fore they can be described as a p o wer f u l offensive force, but hundreds of guns, tan k s, and planes will show America's co signers of the Atlantic Pact that the army is determined. Gromyko Accepts NEW YORK—Soviet Delegate Andrei Gromyko has accepted an invitation to attend a party honoring Secretary of State Dean Acheson. The party also will be attended by the foreign ministers who signed the Atlan tic Pact this week. Gromyko was invited along with other del egat i o n chiefs attending the opening of the UN General As sembly. Caps and Gowns Orders for caps and gowns and invitations and announce ments will be accepted at Stu dent Union e•e r y day this week from 2 until 4:30 p.m. A $5 deposit is required with each cap and gown order. In vitations and announcements, priced at 10 cents each, may be ordered in unlimited quantities. STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 6, 1949 Nittany-Pollock Men Stage Food Protest Demonstration Two hundred Nittany-Pollock area residents staged a protest demonstration agaihst food con ditions at the Nittany Dining hall in front of the dining hall Mon day evening. The demonstration was fol lowed last night by a meeting of the Nittany Dorm Council which discussed the food problem, pre viously subject to wide, discussion among campus independents. The unorganized demonstration followed the pattern established in a similar situation at East Stroudsburg State Teachers Col lege last year, which caused state-wide interest. ' Signs Posted Hand-printed signs posted in Nittany and Pollock Circle dor mitories early Monday announced the meeting, which lasted about 45 minutes. Demonstrators were noisy and heard talks by campus and dormitory leaders. At the council meeting last night, members of the Nittany executive committee conferred with Miss Mildred A. Baker, su pervisor of food services at the College. As a result of the East Strouds burg food strike, students re ceived better menus but also were censured by the president of the college for bringing the issue before the general public and calling a strike. Committees All-College Cabinet has had two special committees working on the dining hall situation, the first compiling a list of diners' gripes and the second conducting meetings with the administration and dorm presidents. According to Paul Kritsky, chairman of the Nittany area dining hall committee and mem ber of both Cabinet commissions, the second group did inaugurate a program of better food until about a week ago, when, he said, the trend toward the worse be came evident. Breakdown Delays Newspaper Truck Breakdown of the truck deliv ering newspapers to the State College area from the wholesale distribution point in Altoona was the reason for the late delivery of papers Sunday according to Joe Reinheimer, manager of the Stu dent News Agency. The Agency would like to thank its subscribers for their under standing when such unaccount able accidents occur. The Agency is desirous of pro viding efficient service to any student in State College warning such a delivery. _ 'Weather Man' Alters Flags Weather flag designations have been altered by the meteorology department, a spokesman for the department said today. The flags, which are flown from atop the Mineral Industries building, indi cate the afternoon predictions during the morning and the fol lowing morning's weather during the afternoon. Changes have been made as follows. The red and blue check ered flag indicating a windy fore noon is replaced by a red and white checkered pennant. The cloudy indicator, a yellow flag which faded. is now represented by a red, white, and blue, hori zontally striped, banner. Other flags retain the original designations: white, fair weather; blue, colder; red, warmer, and blue and white, precipitation. All banners have been increased 80 per cent in size. Hillstrom Represents AIM At National Beauty Contest Blonde, 5-foot 2-inch Claire Hillstrom, who used to be a cheer leader in high school, was selected as the Independent Queen in a recent contest at the College sponsored by the Association of Inde pendent Men. A resident of Simmons Hall, Miss Hillstrom is now entered in the National Independent Queen contest which is sponsored by the National Independent Student Association. The National Independent Queen will be announced before the 21st of April when she will reign over the National Indepen dent Students Convention at the University of Illinois. The contestants in the national judgings will be chosen by photo graphs, vital statistics, and ac tivities. Bing Crosby, screen and radio star, will act as judge for the national independent contest. The petit blonds beauty is a senior in home economics. She is a member of the advertising staff of the Student Handbook and also belongs to the Bowling Club. Miss Hillstrom resides in Trafford, Pa., where she graduated from Traf ford High School in 1945. The candidates for the local contest were selected by the var ious Independent living units and social units. A court of four co- : eds were chosen from among re maining contestants. They include Rose Eifert, Marty BaltzLll, Grace, Schilder, and Phyllis Vorsheiri. AIM Queen F*TwIrTITI9 Manson Speaks On Palestine Harold Manson's public lec ture meeting on the Palestine Middle East crisis, open to stu dents and townspeople, will con vene in 105 Whitehall, 8 p.m. to day. His itinerary today will consist of a class lecture addressed to the History on Eastern Europe section meetinrin 130 Sparks at 8 a.m., a second class lecture directed to the Political Science on Compar ative Government group assemb_ ling in 127 Sparks at 1 p.m., and an informal dinner at Phi Sig ma Delta, 5:15 p.m., a meeting with sponsoring groups in White hall at 7:30 p.m., and the general lecture at 8 p.m. Sponsoring representatives in clude thos e from the Penn State Christian Association, the Inter national Relations Club, the In tercollegiate Zionist Federation of America, and the men's and women's professional journalism honoraries, Sigma Delta Chi and Theta Sigma Phi. IFZA will serve as official host at the general meeting, which will be followed by a question and answer period. PRICE FIVE CENTS 3,000 Expected To Cast Ballots As Battle Ends Candidates Await Election Returns With election speeches and campaign promises completed, the candidates for All-College, class and men's Athletic Associa tion offices will sit back and, with the exception of a debate on par ty platforms at the TUB 7:30 p.m. today, wait for the final vote count tomorrow evening. The political campaigns. which have been marked by parades and parties, are expected to draw 3000-3500 students to the polls in the second floor lounge in Old Main today. CANDIDATES FOR ALL-COLLEGE, CLASS and MEN'S ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OFFICES ALL-COLLEGE • President Robert Gabriel (S) Ted Allen (L) Vice-president Harry McMahon (L) Joel Bachman (S) Secretary-Treasurer James Barry (S) James MacCallum (L) SENIOR CLASS President James Balog (L) Robert Keller (S) Vice-President Frances Eshleman (S) Joseph Reinheimer (L) Secretary-Treasurer Loraine Stotler (L) Joel Fleming (S). JUNIOR CLASS President David Owen (S) Harry Kondourajian (L) Vice-president John Erickson (L) John Meszaros (S) Secretary,Treasurer Virginia Lee Diver (S) Rudolph Valentino (L) MEN'S A.A. President Charles Drazenovich James Gehrdes Joseph Tocci Vice-president Candidate with second high) est number of votes Secretary-Treasurer Charles Beatty Edward Belfield Casimir Borowy Kenneth Hosterman To speed the voting and count ing, William McLain, elections committee chairman, has secured two voting machines. Each ma chine will be manned by an at tendant who will regulate the controls since not all students vote for the same offices. Second, third and eighth sent. Continued on page four News Briefs 'Progressive Education' Dr. John Wahlquist, Dean of the College of Education of the University of Utah, will speak on the "Future of Progressive Edw. cation" in 121 Sparks at 7:30 p.m. today. The program is sponsored by the School of Education and is open to the public. A forum discussion will follow the talk. Deutscher Verein Die Zusammenkunft des dealt schen Vereins findet heute abend urn 7:30 im Living Center, Home Ec. Bldg, statt. Dr. Herbert Steiner wird über der deutschen Sprache in Osterreich and der Schweiz sprechen. Grits herzlich eingeladen.
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