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"TOR A BETTER PENN STATE"
VOLUME 49-NUMBER 51
Vandal Steals
$l,OOO Painting
An original oil painting valu
ed at approximately $l,OOO was
stolen from th e second floor
lounge of Old Main early Thurs
day night.
The portrait was of a woman
fastening her glove and was
painted by William Glackens. It
was cut from its frame between
5 and 7 p. m. The theft was dis
covered by the campus patrol,
and State Police are investigat
ing.
"I don't believe it was the work
of a student, but of someone who
knew the value of the painting,"
reported Captain Philip Mark of
the campus patrol. "The frame
is still here and will probably
be checked for fingerprints."
Original Art Work
One of a group of original art
works in Old Main lounge, the
portrait was acquired by the Col
lege in the early 1920'5. The pic
ture, approximately 14 by 19 in
ches, was a large heavy frame and
was not enclosed in glass. Prof.
Harold E. Dickson, head of the
art department, said the painting
was worth "at least $1,000."
Glackens,' a Philadelphia art
ist, died in 1938. A collection of
his paintings was exhibited in
New York City recently. Captain
Mark announced that the New
York police will be notified of
the robbery.
This is the first time a theft
of this sort has occurred at the
College.
Recital Features
Pianist, Organist
Barry Brinsmaid will be fea
tured as pianist and George Ceiga
as organist at the Music Recital
in Schwab Auditorium at 4 p.m.
tomorrow.
Bach's "Prelude in F minor"
opens the afternoon program, fol
lowed by two works by Brahms,
"Intermezzo in A minor," and
"Capriccio," all played by Mr.
Brinsmaid.
Mr. Ceiga and Mr. Brinsmaid
introduce a piano-organ arrange
ment, "Kamennoir-Ostrow" by
Rubinstein. Franck's "Prelude,
Variation and Fugue" is followed
by another piano-organ arrange
ment called "Prelude in G min
or." The program ends with an
organ selection by Mr. Ceiga,
"Passacaglia and Fugue in C min
or" by Bach.
Harris To Discuss
Milton in Series
Dr. Brice Harris, head of the
English literature department,
will open the Simmons Series in
121 Sparks at 4:15 p.m. Monday.
"Milton for Moderns" will be
Dr. Harris' topic in this, the first
of a series of lectures sponsored
by the German department in
honor of the late Dr. Lucretia
Simmons, former professor and
head of the German department.
Nationalist Leaders Appeal
For Last Ditch Resistance
NANKING With communist
armies swarming into South Chi
na, Chiang Kai-Shek and the
Nanking government have called
for a fight to the finish. The de
cision to continue opposition was
announced in a special com
munique signed by Chiang and
acting president Li Tsung-Jen.
Premier Ho Ying-Chin was given
full command of all the nationa
list armies.
Mob Attacks Commie
DARTMOUTH, Eng. Britain's
number one communist, Harry
Pollitt, was rescued from an en
raged crowd yesterday in Dart
moor**. Tim woad was
STATE COLLEGE, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 23, 1949
Old Main Mural
Poor Returns
To Finish Mural
Henry Varnum Poor is return
ing to the campus next week to
complete his mural in Old Main.
He hopes to have the fresco finish
ed by commencement.
Mr. Poor started his work in
1940 as a result of a gift of the
class of 1932. The first painting,
known as the Land Grant Fresco,
commemorates the founding of
the College under the terms of
the Morrill Act. In additional
panels the contribution of the Col
lege to the agriculture and in
dustry of the state are represent
ed. The final section will be a
memorial to the students and
graduates who served in World
War 11. The 35,000 graduates who
have gone into all the profes
sions will also be honored.
Up to this time, Mr. Poor has
been paid $5,625.44, and he will
receive a similar amount when
the fresco is completed.
Concerning this mural, Forbes
Watson, the distinguished critic
has written "Out of purely Ameri
can subject matter of a particular
ly significant kind, Poor has des
igned a fresco which is certainly
one of the greatest works of art
produced in this' country."
College Begins
Sound Research
Four departments at the Col
lege will work together on a re
search project on the biological
and psychological effects of high
intensity sound.
The work is being conducted
under a contract recently com
pleted with the Aero-Medical
Laboratory of the Wright-Patter
son Air Force Base. It involves
the departments of bacteriology,
physics, psychology, and zoology
and entomology.
Coordinator for the project will
be Dr .Harold K. Schilling, head
of th e department of physics and
director of the acoustics labora
tory. Men in immediate charge
will be Dr. James J. Reid, profes
sor of bacteriology; Dr. Wesley L.
Nyborg, instructor in physics; Dr.
C. R. Carpenter, professor of
psychology; and Dr. Hubert W.
Frings, associate professor of en
tomology.
by the news of the communist
shelling of British warships in
China. Pollitt was rescued by
police after someone handed him
a rope and suggested he hang
himself.
Truman Health Plan
WASHINGTON President
Truman has sent to Congress a
proposed national health pro
gram intended to guarantee ade
quate medical care for all Ameri
cans. It would provide nation
wide compulsory health insurance
federal aid for medical schools,
increased help for construction
of hospitals and medical facilities,
and an expanded public health
WSGA Plans
Spring Events
Reports of four WSGA spon
sored events were heard by
WSGA at its regular meeting
Thursday night.
Final arrangements for the
WSGA Convocation to be held
in 10 Sparks at 7 p.m. Thursday
ar e near completion. Miss Eliza
beth Lee, executive secretary in
charge of the Latin American
division of the Methodist Board of
Missions, will address the Con
vocation. Installation of new
WSGA officers will take place
at the same time.
May Day
Shirley Gauger, reporting on
May Day, stated that the festivi
ties will take place in front of Old
Main if the laying of pipe lines
in that area is finished. If not,
May Day will be held on Holmes
Field and in case of rain in Rec
Hall.
Madelyn Bush, senior senator
in charge of the annual Junior-
Senior Faculty Reception, an
nounced that this function will be
held May 3 in Simmons Dormi
tory. Approximately 1000 invi
tations will be mailed.
The WSGA Coronation Ball, a
girl-ask-boy affair, will be held
in White Hall on May 6.
21 Colleges Join
NSA Culturale
Four students, selected by Oli
ver Blackwell, campus Culturale
chairman of NSA, are represent
ing the College at the Pennsyl
vania Region, National Student
Association Culturale. The Cul
turale began yesterday and will
continue today in Philadelphia.
Twenty-one college are partici
pating.
The students chosen are Jac
queline Heckert and Selma Rud
nick, sopranos, and Genevive Tar
as and Barbara Thomas, violin
ists.
Preparations for the Culturale
were made by a student commit
tee headed by William C. Heck
ler, Temple University.
Isobel Greig and Mary Ellen
Newton are representing the Col
lege chapter of NSA.
Final Exam Schedule
The complete spring final
exam schedule will be printed
in Tuesday's Daily Collegian.
In order to reach all students
with the schedule, The Daily
Co'legion will print more cop
ies than usual. Final exams
start May 21.
'Bedlam' Continues
Through May 6-7
"This Side of Bedlam," Play
ers' production at Centre Stage
written by Warren S. Smith, in
structor in dramatics, will be pre
sented tonight and the weekends
of April 29 and May 6.
An advertisement in Thurs
day's Collegian erroneously stat
ed that this weekend's produc
tions would mark the end of the
play's run.
Guerrant Leaves
To Serve With UN
Dr. N. B. Guerrant, of the school
of Agriculture faculty, has been
invited by the World Health Or
ganization of the United Nations
to serve on the committee on
vitamin standards. Dr. Guerrant
is leaving today by plane for Lon
don for the committee meetings
which start next Tuesday.
Dr. Guerrant, who has been
conducting extensive research in
vitamins for many years, was in
vited to take a place on the in
ternational committee by the dir
ector general of the World Health
Organization, Dr. Brock Chis
holm. Before returning from Eng
land, Dr. Guerrant plans to visit
with retinal British scieetists.
4 Lion Varsity Teams
Face Weekend Action
Penn State athletic squads face a full schedule of competition
today as baseball, lacrosse, track and golf teams are ail listed to
see action
While Nittany Lion fans help their lacrosse and diamond crews
celebrate the opening of the home portion of their respective cards,
track and golf meets will be held on foreign soils.
Although not scheduled, Jupe
Pluvius and his colleagues may
force a change in State's sport
program. According to the
weather bureau, a cloudy day
with scattered showers i,s fore.
cast.
Church Hosts
Youth Meeting
St. Paul's Methodist Church
and Wesley Foundation students
are playing hosts to the fifth
Pennsylvania State Methodist
Student Conference which began
yesterday and will continue to
day and tomorrow. About 90 de
legates from Pennsylvania col
leges and universities are attend
ing the meetings.
Delegates to the convention will
be guests of the church at the
Sunday morning service and will
occupy a reserved section in the
auditorium. The Women's Soc
iety of Christian Service is pro
viding meals at the church.
Heads Program
Dr. Howard A. Brettle, direc
tor of the state Methodist Stud
ent Movement, is in charge of the
program. Bert Simons, Allegheny
College student and president of
the state council, is assisting.
Other leaders include Miss Mar
jorie Allen, Penn State Christian
Association associate secretary;
Ralph Dunlop, Allegheny College
chaplain; Harold Ehrensbergei;
Herbert Picht, Lycoming College
chaplain; and Joseph Porter, Wes
ley Foundation director at West
Virginia University.
Committee Lists
Carnival Friday
The postponed Spring Carnival
will be held Friday, April 29 from
2 to 10 p.m. In the event of rain
it will be held the following day.
No entries have been with
drawn, and the carnival will pro
ceed as originally planned. More
than fifty fraternity, sorority and
independent groups have entered
a variety of novel booths.
The Carnival was originally
proposed by Froth. All-College
Cabinet later took charge of
Spring Week and the Carnival.
Ruin prevented holding it on
March 31, when it was originally
scheduled.
The committee is headed by
George Bearer and Abram Bosler.
The Carnival is intended to be
come an annual event at the Col
lege.
The proceeds of the Carnival
will go to the College World
Student Service Fund. The money
has been earmarked for use in
the Philippines, mainly for text
books.
Penn State Club
The Penn State Club will have
a picnic at Fairmount Park from
2 to 9 p.m. Sunday. All members
and their dates planning to attend
must sign up at the Student Union
desk before noon, Saturday.
All members are urged to at
tend the initiation meeting in 405
Old Main at 9 p.m. Monday. New
members to be initiated are re
quired to bring a blue book file
or a musical recording. The meet_
ing, originally scheduled for 7
p.m., was changed because of con
flict with the English Usage test.
Honor Student Omission
The name of Morris H. Zahnan
ovich was ommitted from the list
of honor students from the School
of Chemistry and Physics for the
Fall semester, 1948-49. He had a
2.77 average in the physics cur
riCtOksi.
Coach Bob Rutherford and his
seven-man golf force are guests
of Georgetown University in
Washington, D. C.,
where match
es were played yesterday and wiH
be resumed again today.
Coach Chick Werner and his
large contingent of thinclads win
engage in a triangular track meet
starting at 2:30 at Annapolis.
Penn and Navy will provide the
track and field competition foe
the Lions.
Getting the local jump, Coach
Nick Thiel will lead his lacrosse
men into battle against Loyola on
New Beaver Field at 2 p.m. The
lion stickmen will be seeking win
number four against one loss.
According to Thiel the game
will be played regardless of
weather conditions. The much
improved Baltimore outfit has yet
to record its first lacrosse win
against State,
Penn State
Hagerman
Thomas
At the same time as their big
brothers are scrimmaging on the
home grounds, State's Jayvees
will also be seeing action at An-
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Priestley Series
Topics, Dates Set
Dr. L. F. Audrieth, professor
of inorganic chemistry at the Uni
versity of Illinois, will speak on
the following topics in the Twenty
Third Annual Priestley Lectures
in 119 Osmond Lab.
Monday, 7:30 p. m.
The Historical Development of
the Acid-Base Concept and its
Philosophical Aspects.
Tuesday, 7:30 p. m.
Modern Concepts: Acid-Base
Relationships and Non-Aqueous
Systems.
Wednesday„ 7:30 p. m
MEIM=I
Thursday, 7:30 p. in
The Hydronitrogens.
Friday, 5:30 p. m.
Acid-B as e Relationships MI
Iligh Temperature Systems.
News Briefs
Eng. Student Council
The Engineering Student Coun
cil will meet in 106 Old Main at
7 p.m. Tuesday to discuss Consti
tutional revisions. Students and
faculty are invited to attend.
Dendrologic Society
The recently elected officers of
the Penn State Dendrologic So
ciety are Francis Moore, presi
dent; Hugh Black, vice president;
James Dewey, secretary, and
Stanley Walton, treasurer. The
Society will sponsor a field trip
in the near future.
Philosophy Essays
Students writing essays on "The
Moral Inplications of the Atomic
Age" in competition for a VA
prize awarded by the Philosophy
department, should submit their
entries to Dr. John M. Anderson,
Zig Stusits, Avi 5 UHL. Mier
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