FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1949
Reader Festival
Expanded
Rather than confine the Penn
sylvania Intercollegiate Reading
Festival to poetry, opportunities
for prose and drama readings
have been included.
This is a change from the East
ern Intercollegiate Reading Fes
tival, limited only to the field of
poetry.
In an invitation sent to 75 Penn
sylvania colleges and universities,
each school was asked to send five
representatives to the first state
reading festival, May 4 and 5. This
festival, the first of its kind in the
state, has been initiated by the
speech department of the College.
This program is arranged, not
as a contest, but for teachers and
students who have a deep interest
in the reading of literature to
have an opportunity to share their
interests and talents.
Among the colleges intending
to participate are Beaver College,
Dickinson College, Franklin and
Marshall College, Uliversity of
Pittsburgh, University of Penn
sylvania, and all of the Pennsyl
vania state teachers colleges.
The five students sent from each
college will read a prose narra
tive; poetry ; . a group of lyrics;
Shakespearean sonnets; and dra
ma.
Edward Armsby, Ted Breining,
Ted Mann, Gladys Lou Miller, and
Francine Toll will represent the
College in this festival.
In addition to the scheduled
hours of readings during the two
days of the festival, social plans
include a banquet at the Nittany
Lion Inn, a tour of campus, and
an informal coffee hour.
Mrs. Harriet D. Nesbitt, assist
ant professor of public speaking,
is chairman of the festival. Wil
liam Hamilton, assistant profes
sor of speech, is on the festival
committee.
Amid Convoy
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Facts or 'Party-Line'?
TO THE EDITOR: Re "War or Peace" in the
April 5 Safety Valve.
I have read similar articles until my eyes are
sore. They "talk" but say little. Granted that they
have a point about the secrecy of "The Atlantic
Pact," what about the ". . . tiny clique of Wall
St. • .", ". . these parasites and exploiters .. ."
Phrases? This sounds suspiciously like the old
"party-line." Again: It seems as though Wall street
has pulled out of the Republican party and is now
behind the Democrats. Amazing versatility, wot?
In short, the writer has lost a good point by
overcrowding it with trite "commie" phraseology.
Also, I have newts seen specific incidents cited to
back up these accusations. Remember that, to
thinking people, facts speak louder than name
calling.
Yours for clearer, more precise name-calling.
—Nam* withhold.
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Blue Band Gives
Spring Concert
Displaying a completely differ
ent organization from the one of
the football season, Blue Band,
conducted by James W. Dunlop,
will present its first concert of
the semester in Schwab Auditor
ium 3:30 p.m. Sunday. The doors
will open at 3 p.m. and there will
be no admission charge.
The present Blue Band num
bers 12 girls among its metnber
ship. Ninety pieces make up the
present group and include flutes,
piccolos, oboes, bassoons, saxa
phones, basses, and percussion
instruments.
The program will open with
the Star Spangled Banner, fol
lowed by "My Hero" and "The
William Tell Overature".
Selections from pr es en t day
show music include melodies
from Carousel.
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TO THE EDITOR: With all ' the campaign
speeches and big talk about politics this week and
eagerness to attain a high position in government
on campus, some individuals make us wonder
whether reaching such a goal means any more to
candidates than merely personal prestige and
satisfaction.
Until recently we had been among the many
Penn State students who know little about such
matters, but it has come to our attention that a
monetary incentive is another reason for such
spirit and party politics.
Out of curiosity we are asking .the Inter-Class
Finance Committee or a similar group for the issu
ance of a complete statement on expenditures,
such as salaries to All-College officers, class offi
cers, dance committees, etc. We feel such an an
nouncement would be of interest to all would-be
student voters.
• Although such an announcement was
alread too late to interest voters, it shall be
made In one of next week's Collegians.
Lion Class Presidents, AA Chief
AIM To Sponsor
Quartette Contest
Independent groups wishing to
enter the AIM sponsored barber
shop quartette - contest are re
quested to leave names and phone
numbers at the Student Union
desk in Old Main.
First round elimifiations will
be held Sunday at the indepen
dents "April Showers" mixer in
the PUB with the finals to be
run off in May.
Originality is encouraged in the
quartette presentation of songs.
Prizes will be given to the best
group.
Oehm ler Heads
Eng. Council
George Oehmler was elected
president of the Engineering Stu
dent Council for the year. As
president, he will represent the
council and the students of the
School of Engineering on All-Col
lege Cabinet.
The other officers elected were
Harold Bowditch, vice-president;
Jesse Kehres, secretary; and Fred
Auch, treasurer. Prof. Lawrence
Perez was selcted as faculty ad
visor.
Mr. Oehmler is a sixth semester
student in industrial engineering,
a member of Tau Beta Pi, and a
pledge of Sigma Tau, engineering
honoraries. He is a member of
Phi Gamma Delta social frater
nity, and is serving on the house
cabinet for the second year.
Beside his interest in student
government, Mr. Oehmler has
musical inclinations. He is a mem
ber of the chapel choir and the
Statesmen quartet, and a past
member of the Glee Club, and
Glee Singers.
He succeeds Milton Stone as
president of the council.
Scholarships--
Continued from page one
The John W. White Scholar
ships in Spanish amounting to $5O
each, are made to residents of
the United States for proficiency
in Spanish, and/or to residents of
a Latin-American republic for
proficiency in English. Applica
tion may be made in Room 300,
Sparks Building.
Monetary Incentive
—Signed by 13 Coeds
James Gehrdes
Choir To Give
'Requiem' Mass
Chapel Choir, under the direc
tion of Prof. Willa Taylor, and ac
companied by Prof. George Ceiga,
chapel organist, will present two
performances of its Lenten Wor
ship Service, Cherubini's "Re
quiem Mass in C Minor" at
Schwab Auditorium Sunday. The
first service will be held at the
regular Chapel Hour, 11 a.m. and
the second at 8: 15 p.m.
"The Requiem Mass' as an Art-
Form has been the major sub
ject of study undertaken by the
Choir this year. The music to be
heard Sunday is a setting of the
Roman Liturgical Mass for the
Dead. With its emphasis upon
future life, the Requiem is con
sidered by many to be the most
beautiful Mass. The solemn mood
of this music is in keeping with
the spirit of the Lenten season.
Professor Ceiga will play the
organ music by composers of
Cherubini's period: Guilmant,
Marcello, and Couperin.
Doors will open half an hour
earlier for both performances.
News Briefs
Square Dance in TUB
A square dance, sponsored by
the Alpha Phi Omega service fra
ternity, will be held in the TUB
from 9-12 p.m. tomorrow. Bill
Little's orchestra will furnish the
music. Proceeds will be used to
further service projects. Tickets
are $1 per couple and may be
purchased from any Alpha Phi
Omega member, at Student Union
or at the door.
Phys Ed Banquet
Tickets for the Annual Physi
cal Education Banquet are now
on sale. They may be purchased
through members of Lakonides
and Phi Epsilon Kappa.
Barbershop Quartet
Association of Independent Men
is sponsoring a Barbershop Quar
tet contest for all independent
men. The first round eliminations
will be held at the "April Show
ers" mixer in the TUB Sunday.
Finals are scheduled for May.
Psychology Majors
Registration for the summer for
all students majoring in psychol
ogy will be on April 20, 21 and
22.
Penn State Club
Penn State Club will hold a
bowling party at the Dux Alleys
at 7:15 today. The club will pay
halt the expenses of each mem
ber, but guests must pay full
price.
A sport dance with Philotes
will take place in 401 Old Main
at 8 p.m. tomorrow. The affair
is stag or date, and refreshment :
and entertainments have been
plan n e (1. Dungarees and old
clothes will predominate.
A special meeting of the club
will be held in 411 Old Main at
7 p.m. Monday.
Industrial Ed
The Industrial Education Socie
ty recently elected officers for the
coming year. They are Chester
Doyle, president; Charles Habit?,
vice-president; Robert Krayer,
secretary-treasrer; Ralph Bevan,
Malcolm Buyer and Anthony Pi
ento, board of governors; and Mr.
C. A. Elsworth, faculty advisor.
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Lion Party
Sweeps Election
Continued from page one
"Th e candidates worked hard
and I think that they deserved to
win," said the victorious clique
chairman, Mort Snitzer. "I want
to thank everyone why voted for
us and put our party into office,"
he continued.
When asked to what he attrib
uted the overwhelming success of
the Lion Party, Snitzer said "I
guess we just had the best men
running for office."
Senior Class
In the Senior Class election,
Lion candidate James Balog
scored the closest win of the two
day election as he took the office
with 560 votes as against 446 for
Robert Keller.
Another close race was record
ed in the vice-presidency. Jos
eph Reinheimer received 122
more votes than State candidate
Francis Eshleman, but in the Sen
ior Class secretary-treasurer
race, Lorraine Stotler almost
doubled Joel Fleming's 335 votes
by polling 637.
One hundred and twenty four
votes separated Harry Kondour
ajian, Lion party, from David
Owen, and about the same mar
gin separated vice-presidential
winner John Erickson, from John
Meszaros and secretary-treasurer
Rudolph Valentino from Virginia
Diver.
Hard Campaign
"This was as hard a campaign
as I ever fought," said Ted Allen,
All-College president elect. "I
didn't expect such a decisive vic
tory."
A total of 2936 students voted
this year, which is an increase of
736 over last year's vote.
Although the voting was fin
ished at 5:30 p.m. yesterday, the
Elections Committee didn't re
lease the results until 7:10 p.m.
Paper ballots which were used
for a portion of the second day's
voting slowed the counting pro
cedure.
Waiting
Many of the candidates were
waiting for the results outside of
the Student Union office ane:
when Bill McLain announces
that the Lion Party had swept
every office, the Old Main hall
was silent for a moment and then
broke out into victorious Lion
cheers.
As McLain read off the totals
of the elections, the State Party
members, who had seen defeat in
only 3 offices in the last four el
ections, turned away from the
celebrating Lions and moved to
ward the doorway.
"I guess you could attribute our
defeat to a lot of things," said
Robert Gabriel, State candidate
for the All-College presidential
post. "We put up a good fight, but
we just couldn't take care of all
of the things that had to be done."
According to the results of the
A.A. elections in which only men
were allowed to vote, a total of
2195 men voted.
Cold Spring Drill
Ten years ago on April 2, the
football managers had to shovel
snow oft the field so that the team
could hold its initial Spring prac
tice.
Textbooks are so scarce in Fin
land that a student must present
a certificate from his professor
stating that he needs the book for
his work before he can buy it
from a bookseller, according to
reports received at the WSSF
Headquarters here.
27 Men Initiated
By Tau Beta Pi
Tau Beta Pi, engineering hon
orary, recently initiated 27 men.
A banquet was held at the State
College hotel after the initiation.
Those initiated were James
Adams, Joseph Allinger, Stod
dart Burg, John Cramer, Richard
Drabic, Wayne Fenton, Gilbert
Friendman, Kermit Hamer, Cal
vin Hesser, Calvin Levis, Richard
Manchester, Robert Mays, John
Miller.
Logan Moorehead, Michael
Nakonechny, John Nott, George
Oa inler, Norman Pomerantz,
Richard Pulling, Wayne Rock
well, Ronald Saxton, Charles
Schellhase, Bennie Slupek, Mal
colm Stauffenberg, Donald Stock,
Donald Tanner, anti Frank Ter
kowski.