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"TOR A BETTER PENN STATE"
VOLUME 49-NUMBER 54
Dr. Audrieth Delivers
23rd Priestly Lecture
Unknown facts still to be explored in the field of nitrogen chem
istry are enough to stagger the imagination, claimed Dr. Ludwig F.
Audrieth, 23rd Priestly Lecturer, in last night's discussion of "The
nitrogen system of compounds," third in the series on "Acids, Bases
and Non-Aqueous Systems."
Tonight's lecture, in 119 Osmond Lab at 7:30 under the chair
manship of Woldemar A. Weyl,
head of the department of mineral
technology, deals with "The hy
dronitrogens," a system of com
pounds of nitrogen and hydrogen,
classified by a scheme similar to
the one employed in the organic
chemistry of hydrocarbons.
Solvent Theory
Franklin's solvent theory, de
scribed by the smiling lecturer
Tuesday night, was given credit
for its major role in forming the
acid-base concept. Ammonia has
been widely used as a solvent
in both organic and inorganic
synthetic chemistry, because its
use offers no experimental dif
ficulties,
Three important classes of re
actions characteristic of ammonia
as well as other protonic solvents,
ammonation, ammonolysis and
deammonation, are analagous to
hydration, hydrolysis and de
hydration in the aqueous system.
Dr. Audrieth described- the ap
plication of the Franklin concept
to the ammonia derivaties of sul
furic and the phosphoric acids,
and the properties of sulfamic
acid and sulfamide.
Among the interesting facts re
sulting from studies of the nitro
gen system was the discovery
that salts of N-cyclohexylsulfamic
acid are nearly as sweet as sac
charin.
"Inorganic Rubbers"
So-called "inorganic rubbers"
are prepared by the partial am
monolysis of phosphorous pen
tachloride with ammonium chlo
ride, and polymerization at higher
temperatures of the resulting
mixture of oily and crystalline
polymers.
Although the substance has
rubber-like properties, it is still
a reactive chemical compound
and exists in the meta-stable
state, that is, it gradually de
polymerizes and loses its elast—
icity.
Since carbon, ph6sphorous and
sulfur compounds are manufactur
ed on a large scale, it is natural
that the chemistry of the nitrogen
derivatives of the respective acids
should warrant the attention and
consideration-of the chemical in
dustry, Dr. Audrieth concluded.
However, he added, the nitrides
of silicon, titanium, molybdenum,
vanadium and tungsten, as well
as the corresponding ammono
acids of these elements, should
intrigue our attention both as or
ganic and inorganic chemists.
Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ
West Demands
Russian Terms
American Ambassador Philip
Jessup, in a New York meeting
yesterday, asked Russian Deputy
Foreign Ministers Andrei Gromy
ko and Jakob Malik, to put down
in writing their exact terms for
ending the Berlin blockade.
The British in London an
ticipate a foreign ministers' con
ference on the whole German
question within the next 60 days.
Western diplomats in Moscow are
saying that if the negotiators
know their business it could lead
to an end of the cold war.
Reds at Putung
In China the Nationalists have
abandoned Soochow to the Reds,
and the Communists now are
poised at Putung, only a quarter
of a mile across the Whangpoo
River from Shanghai. Foreign
warships have steamed away from
Shanghai with the bitter mem
ories of last week's battles up the
%swim is ;mind.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 28, 1949
Dr. Ludwig F. Audrieth, 23rd
Priestly Lecturer. The Daily
Collegian yesterday published
a picture of Paul King, baritone
soloist with the Chapel Choir
in its presentation of Brahams'
German Reqpiem May 13, as
that of Dr. Audrieth.
Lee To Speak
At Convocation
Miss Elizabeth M. Lee, execu
tive secretary of the Ward of
Missions and Church Extension
of the Methodist Church, with
administrative duties in Latin
America, will be guest speaker
at the WSGA annual Convocation
in 10 Sparks at 7 p. m. today. All
coeds are urged to attend.
In addition to the traveling and
administrative experiences men
tioned in Tuesday's Collegian,
Miss Lee is co-author with Dr.
A. W. Wasson of "The Latin
American Circuit," a study book
on Methodism in Latin America.
Miss Lee is a member of Phi
Beta Kappa, American Associa
tion of University Woman, League
of Women Voters, Woman's In
ternational League for Peace and
Freedom, Fellowship of Reconcil
ation, Young Women's Christian
Association, Committee on Co
operation in Latin America, Com
mittee of Reference and Counsel
of the Foreign Missions Confer
ence of North America, and the
Foreign Policy Association.
Newly elected officers of WSGA
will be installed at the Convoca
tion. These officers are Shirley
Gauger, president; Elli Louise
Williams, vice-president; Joan
Bergdoll, secretary; Ruth Leh
man, senator; Barbara Sprenkle,
junior sentor; and Anna Keller,
town senator.
Penn State Club
To Sponsor Dance
An initiation theme will greet
couples attending the semi-form
al dance, sponsored by the Penn
State Club, and held at the Delta
Sigma Phi house at 8:30 p.m.,
Saturday.
Music for dancing will be pro
vided by Charlie Hunter and his
"Stardusters." The dance is re
stricted to initiated members, and
only couples will be admitted.
Refreshments will be served.
At the last meeting of the club,
Frank Robinson, a sixth semester
C&F major was elected parli
mentarian, and George Arm
strong. eighth semester forestry
siwient, was appoinied deatetailf.
Builders Ready Carnival Booths
'Anti-Liberal'
Tactics Hit
By Butterworth
Before almost 200 students and
townspeople gathered in the ban
quet room of the State College
Hotel Tuesday night, Prof. Joseph
Butterworth, recently expelled
from Washington University for
holding a membership in the
Communist Party, revealed the
tactics employed in the "cold war"
against American liberals.
"Certain groups are encoura
ging a pattern that will lead to
Nazism," said Dr. Butterworth.
"First they attack Communists,
then so-called front organizations,
national and religious groups, la
bor leaders and finally labor."
Expelled
A party member for 14 years,
Dr. Butterworth was expelled
from Washington University on
January 22 along with two other
professors. He stated that al
though a faculty committee voted
8-3 to reinstate hime and 103 pro
fessors signed a petition for his
return, the Washington adminis
tration refused to allow his return
to the campus.
Dr. Butterworth said, "I'm a
teacher of Old and Middle Eng
lish. None of my political feelings
enter into my teaching, and the
only reason for my expulsion was
the fact that I belong to the Com
munist Party."
Oregon Example
After giving other examples of
expulsions in Oregon State Col
lege, he said that the best action
that can be taken is an informa
tive approach by lectures and dis
cussions.
Following Tuesday's meeting,
which was sponsored by the State
College chapter of the Young
Progressives of America, Dr. But
terworth traveled to Boston to
speak to another colleg e group.
News Briefs
PSCA
The PSCA radio program on
WMAJ at 7:45 p. in. today will
present a play, "Free and Equal"
which deals with Negroes and
whites traveling together trying
to break Jim Crow.
Clover Club
Election of officers will be held
at the Clover Club meeting in 103
Agriculture Building at 7 p. m.
today.
Circulo Espanol
Sigmund Weil, a student from
Peru, will be the guest speaker
at the meeting of Circulo Espanol
in the Simmons Lounge at 7:30 p.
m. today. Professor and Mrs.
Xirau will also be guests.
Eg Ec Club
Rev. Theodore C. Scheifele will
speak on rural churches at the
Agricultural Economics C 1 u b
meeting in the Theta Xi fratern
ity house at 7 p. in. today
Horne Ec Club
A Coffee Hour in honor of the
Home Ec Club will be held in
the Home Economics Living
Center from 9 to 11 a. m. today.
Dairy Science Club
A sound film, "Cheesemaking
In Dairyland," will be shown at
a meeting of the Penn State Dairy
Science Club in 117 Dairy at 7
p. m. today.'
Glee Club
The following officers were
elected at the annual banquet of
the Penn State Glee Club:
Charles Margolf, president;
Paul Kortwich, vice-president;
Robert Neff, secretary; John Kru
sen, publicity; and Charles Sul-
Jamas, measger.
Pre-Registration
Begins May 9
Time tables for the fall semes
ter now are available at the
scheduling office for 15 cents.
First phase registration will be
held the week of May 9.
Final phase registration will be
completed September 26 and 27.
A new procedure, whereby stu
dents will be registered according
to alphabetical groups, will be
used. Every student will be re
quired to have a matriculation
card and a signed schedule.
A $5 fee will be charged for
late registration.
Students Ballot
For Chem-Phys
School Council
The polls will be open from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. today in the Chem
istry-Physics Student Council El
ection to be held in the lobby of
Osmond Laboratory. Four juniors
and six sophomores will be elect
ed to serve as councilmen.
Members of the School of
Chemistry and Physics may vote
only for nominees who are in
their own class. Nominations
closed at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Juniors Elect Four
Juniors will elect one chemical
engineering councilman from
Charles Catanach, Robert Hooper
and - Gene MacDonald; two pre
medical or science councilmen
fram Bernard Blumberg, George
Sorenson, Richard Morton and
Norman Reimer; and one physics
councilman from Carmen Ciall
ela, John Duke and Robert Mar
tin.
Sophomores will elect two
chemical engineering councilmen
from Jack Derr, Russel Herman,
Edward Land, Robert Miller and
Albert Rubin; one pre-medical or
science councilman from Herbert
Blough, William Blumberg, Wil
liam Hoyer, George Klein and
Mary McCoy; two chemistry or
commercial chemistry councilmen
from Carolyn Snyder and Henry
Weiler; and one physics council
man from a single nominee, Don
ald Bedo.
Reelection Not Needed
• The sophomores who are elect
ed as junior councilmen at this el
ection will in turn become senior
councilmen without re-election at
the end of one year in office, pro
viding they are still in. good
standing in the School of Chemis
try and Physics.
The election committee com
posed of Douglas Brace, Tack
Senior and George Herold, an
nounce that last year only 23
pertent of the chem-phys students
voted in the election. It is hoped
that the percentage will be raised
this year in order to effect an ac
curate election by the student
body.
Baseballers Bounce Lafayette;
Tkac Leads Lions to 5-2 Win
EASTON, PA., April 27 Al Tkac batted and pitched Pena
State's baseball team to its third win in four starts today, as the
Lions torpedoed a strong Lafayette diamond crew, 5-2, before a
crowd of 2,000 on the losers' field.
Tkac allowed only six hits as he went the distance against the
Leopards, who suffered their
second loss. In addition, the Nit
tany hurler struck out five and
walked but one. Not a Maroon
player reached second base until
the eighth inning, when the hosts
tallied their runs on a walk, two
singles and an infield out.
Coach Joe Bedenk's forces
opened the scoring in the first in
ning. Hen Albright walked, and
after both Gene Solomon and
Captain Hal Hackman were put
-eat. husky Stan Laganosity step
Last Touches
Put To Stands
As Show Nears
Fifty-eight festivity-happy or
ganizations are today applying
the final touches to booths for
the College's first Spring Carnival
in preparation for the grand open
ing of the show tomorrow.
The following entries have been
listed:
Acacia, Ring the Duck; Alpha
Chi Omega, Sultan's Harem; Al
pha Chi Sigma, egg-throwing
booth; Alpha Epsilon Phi, Get
ting Gerties' Garter; Alpha Ep
silon Pi, Mystic Lady; Alpha
Gamma Delta, ping-pong ball
gambling game.
Alpha Phi Delta, fortune telling
booth; Alpha Sigma Phi, Bowl
0 Bucket; Alpha Tau Omega,
mouse gambling game; Alpha Xi
Delta, gambling with colored
chickens; Alpha Xeta, Douse the
Dopes; Beta Sigma Omicron,
Bingo; Beta Sigma Rho, gambling
booth; Beta Theta Pi, horse races;
Chi Omega and Phi Kappa Tau,
side show; Delta Chi, pie throw
ing; Delta Delta Delta, ping pong
ball throwing; Delta Gamma, fish
pond; Delta Sigma Phi, golf put
ting range; Delta Tau Delta,
dialouge record of boy and girl
on date; Delta Upsilon, throw the
ball in the barrel; Delta Zeta and
Phi Sigma Sigma, Calendar comes
to Life; Gamma Phi Beta and
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Dime a
Dance booth.
Kappa Alpha Theta and Phi
Gamma Delta, singers and com
edians; Kappa Delta Rho, love
clinic; Kappa Kappa Gamma,
burlesque show; Lambda Chi Al
pha, freak show; Phi Delta Theta.
sponge-throwing; Phi Epsilon Pi,
gambling booth; Phi Kappa and
Theta Phi Alpha, dart throwing;
Phi Kappa Psi, ping pong ball
throwing.
Phi Mu, Humpty Dumpty; Phi
Sigma Delta, dice game; Pi Kappa
Alpha, kissing booth; Pi Kappa
Phi souvenir photos; Pi Lambda
Phi, pitch penny; Sigma Chi,
knock over the schmoo; Sigma
Delta Tau, life's a bang at Penn
State; Sigma Phi Epsilon, bell
ringing strength test; Sigma Pi,
cigarette shooting gallery; Tau
Kappa Epsilon, penny pitchirr;
Theta Chi, baseball throwinr,;
Theta Xi, ring the goose.
Triangle, horse racing and
roulette; Zeta Beta Tau, ball
throwing booth; Zeta Tau Alpha,
Daisy Mae Schmoo; Sigma Alpha,
dice wheel; AIM, Firemen's booth;
Collegian, Get Your Name in
Headlines.
Club 51 PSCA, hammer and
nails booth; International Re
lations Club, new arrangement of
countries and capitols; Penn Stale
Club, weight guessing, roulette,
and cork gun range.
Special t. The Deily Co!fetish
ped to the plate and rifled the
half into the distant right-cen
terfieki bleachers for a home ran.
It was Laganosky's first hit of
the season.
Three runs were chalked up by
the Nittanies in the eighth inning
to ice the game. Laganosky walk
ed, and advanced to third when
Dick Wertz's hit was fumbled
Bill Ondick singled Laganosky
home, Wertz going to third. •
Coodiafted as paw duos
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