-7 I Batlg 0 Ofolkgum =£? “FOR A BETTER PENN STATE” VOLUME 49—NUMBER 70 Class Picks Leading Seniors Cabinet Approves Tribunal, Judicial All-College Cabinet, in its last meeting of the semester, last night approved the nominees to Judicial and Tribunal proposed by the Cabinet committee. This committee, consisting of Harold Brown, former Tribunal chairman; Ted Allen, All-College president; Eliza beth Taylor, former Judicial chairman; and Janet Lyons, WSGA president, submitted their recommendations to Cabinet. Robert Keller and Constance Croughore were named chairmen of_.Tribunal and Judicial, respec tively. Tribunal members will be: James Agre, Charles Cialella, George Dallas, Richard Hol lander, James Richards, Neil See, and Edward Sykes. Named to Judicial were Gay Brunner, Patricia Carlisle, Rose Eifert, Marilyn Guillet, Jessica Lightner, Lucille Philips, and Helen Pond. Under the All-Col lege constitution, all students are accountable to Tribunal or Judi cial for their behavior, but may appeal decisions of these bodies to the All-College Cabinet for final judgment: Cabinet discussed the proposed train to the Army game at West Point next October 1, and ap proved the continuance of nego tiations with the Pennsylvania Railroad. Due to lack of knowl edge on student opinion, the suggestion to take the one half holiday on that weekend was tabled. Acting on information brought forward by La Vie editor Ramon Saul, the Cabinet voted to allow an increase in the semester as sessment to $2, on a six semester basis, or $1.50 on an eight semes ter basis. This added cost has been necessitated by greatly in- Blue Band Holds OutdoorConcerl In keeping with the warm spring weather, the Penn State Concert Blue Band will present its annual outdoor concert in front of Schwab Auditorium at 3:30 Sunday. “However, in case of rain it will be held in Schwab,” said James W. Dunlop, conductor. The concert, opening with the “Star Spangled Banner,” will continue with Belsterling’s “March of the Steel Men”. The third work on the pro gram is the “Raymond Overture” by Thomas. Changing the mili tary mood the band will play “Willow Echoes,” by Simon, with Eugene Golla as the cornet solo ist. “Wings of Victory,” by Ventre, will be followed by Sigmund Romberg’s “Lover, Come Back to Me". The seventh selection will be a fast and brilliant number “Broad cast from Brazil,” by Bennett. Fillmore’s “Men of Ohio” is next on the program. Another well-known Romberg piece, “The Student Prince” will be followd by “Comandant” by Guntzel. Rachmaninoff’s lively “Italian Polka” will be another bright spot in the program. Swinging into a light Richard Rodger’s number, the band will play “Car ousel”. Concluding the concert is the lovely “My Hero” by Johann Straus. News and Features Forster Goes to Europe see page 3 Windcre6t Dwellers Protest. . see page 3 Lacrosse Trio in All-Star Game see page 4 Week-end Baseball Meets... see page S Freshman Women Return to Campus see page 7 Track Meet Saturday Raiatts' 366 t AA Fees May Admit All To First Grid Tilt Pending completion of plans, admission of students to the Vil lanova-Fenn State football game September 24, before registration, will be covered by the student athletic fee. Harold R. Gilbert, graduate manager of athletics at the Col lege, stated yesterday that a plan will be set up during the sum mer whereby all regularly ma triculated students will be admit ted to their proper sections for the Villanova game, to be played during Orientation Week. This plan, he said, probably will provide for picking up ad mission tickets at the Athletic Association office during the week before the game. “In no case," Gilbert declared, will a student be refused admis sion to the game.” He said that 400 student orders for tickets for the Army game October 1 have already been re ceived by the AA office. “This is heavier than we anticipated,” he added. The College has been allotted 10,000 tickets for the Army fray to be played in Mitchie stadium, West Point, N. Y. APO To Sponsor Clean-Up Program Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity, will institute a campus clean-up campaign starting tomorrow. All students are requested to place waste paper, cigarette wrappers, and other debris in the conveniently located w?ste cans. During the winter months con siderable amounts of unsightly scraps have accumulated around buildings and bushes due to stu dent carelessness. Alpha Phi Omega member will get the campaign off to a start by clearing the mall on tomorrow morning. Baccalaureate ‘ Commencement Clausen, Hatcher, Poling To Speak Baccalaureate services for graduating seniors and their guests will take place in Rec Hall at 11 a.m. June 5. No academic dress is required. Acting President James Mil holland will preside and will in troduce the guest speaker, the Rev. Bernard C. Clausen, D.D., pastor of Euclid Avenue Baptist Church in. Cleveland, Ohio. Rev. Clausen's sermon topic is “The Baby Who Could Not Cry.” Act ing Chaplain James Smith will be in charge of the remainder of the progiwn. Rev. Clausen is not unknown at the College. On various oc earnam he fcae addressed Quart i STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING. MAY 20, 1949 Take Penn State With You .... George Chapman, ex-presi dent of the Inter-fraternity Council, is joining the Penn Slate Alumni Association be cause "it's more than just a chance to keep in touch with everything that’s going on at Penn State. "Membership in the Associa tion will reveal to the '49 graduate the nation-wide dis tribution of Penn Staters who have preceded him. A A mem bership will keep me posted on where Penn Staters are, and how I can contact Nittany alumni groups, no mailer what part of the country I’m in.” Lawless Wins Penn State Club Annual Award Honored as Outstanding Independent Senior William Lawless, retiring All- College president, will receive the Penn State Club’s tenth an nual award for “the most out standing independent senior on campus,” Bill Zakor, publicity chairman, announced yesterday. The award consists of an en graved plaque which will be pre sented to Lawless on Senior Class Day. His name will also be in scribed on a name plate to re main in the Penn State club room, 411 Gld Main. Selection o" Lawless was made by a committee consisting of Arthur R. Warnock, dean of men; George Donovan, student union manager; and George Chapman, IFC president. Twelve candidates were submitted for selection by the final selections committee. “The choice was very difficult this year because of the many outstanding candidates to choose from,” said Ernest Sladics, retir inj Penn State Club president. “However, I think that the com mittee made a good choice. Law less has done a tremendous job at Penn State and should be con gratulated,” he continued. Lawless was selected on the basis of his pro minence on cam pus with regards to activities in general and as sistance in the protection of the welfare of the independen t men. A student in Arts and Letters, Lawless has majored in soci- Lawless ology. He was chairman of the Cabinet Sophomore Orientation committee and the Cabinet food (Continued on page eight) audiences at the College on top ics with such unusual titles as “The Time Capsule,’’ “The Claw of the Lobster,’’ and “Intelligent Failure.” A graduate ot Colgate Univer sity and Union Theological Sem inary,' Rev. Clausen wa s a chaplain on the U.S.S. North Carolina in World War I. He made 26 trans-Atlantic trips in troop convoys. Rev. Clausen, in addition to his clerical duties and lecturing, is the author of numerous relig ious books and broadcasts reg ularly over television-FM sta tion WEWS, Cleveland. There will be two complete commencement ceremonies in Rcc Hall June 6. The first cere naoax for Liberal Art*, Educa- Commencement Ruhlman, Lyons Named Outstanding Members Terry Ruhlman and Janet Lyons will be honored at Class Day ceremonies with the titles of Spoon Man and Bow Girl, top spots in the senior class balloting for outstanding members. The tabulation shows that about half of the graduating class cast ballots before the deadline last Friday, announced Fritz Sipple, chairman of the Class Day committee. According to the votes received, Dennie Hoggard was designated as Barrel Man, John Benglian as Cane Man, Joseph Colone as Pipe Man, and Edmund Walacavage as Class Donor. In the women’s bal loting. Susan Bissey was named Fan Girl, followed by Marjorie Gorham as Slipper Girl, Loic Heyd, Mirror Girl; Patricia Kin kead, Class Poet; and Frances Keeney, Class Donor. The committee, consisting of Sipple, William Lawless, George Chapman, Janet Lyons, and Jean Moore, sent out postcard ballots to the men in the senior class, while the women’s ballots were distributed through the House of Representatives of WSGA. In the voting, the five male winners were closely followed by George Bearer, Abram Bosler, Harry Brown, George Chapman, .Gilbert Gives West Point Train Schedule 350 Students Must Go; Tentative $2O Fare Set A plan for transporting at least 350 Penn State students to the Army-Penn State football game October 1, 1949 at West Point, was submitted to Harold R. Gil bert, graduate manager of ath letics, yesterday. As presented by officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad, the ten tative plan would involve a nine hour layover in New York City and would cost each student about $2O for the train trip. ■ Tentative train timetable, as re leased by Gilbert, follows Leave Bellefonte Central Sta tion, State College, at 11 p. m. Friday, September 30. Arrive at West Point at 9:20 a. m. Saturday, October 1. Leave West Point at 5 p. m. Saturday, October 1. Discharge passengers at 6:30 p. m. Saturday, October 1, at Weehawken, N. J. (Students would take a ferry at Weehaw ken and cross the Hudson river, arriving at west 42nd street, New York City.) Pick up passengers and leave from New York City’s Pennsyl vania Station at 3 a. m., Sunday, October 2. Arrive at Bellefonte Central Station, State College, at 11 a. m., Sunday, October 2. Railroad officials stated flatly that the train could not be run if fewer than 350 students are interested. Conversely, they pro mised added coaches, and an ex tra-train, if student demand war ranted. Cars in the train, as planned by the railroad, would be re clining-seat, air-c onditioned coaches with capacity for 60 pas sengers each. The tentative $2O cost would include two breakfasts on the train, Saturday and Sunday mornings, October 1 and 2. Students would be “on their own” for a Saturday night meal and entertainment in Ney York Continued on page eight tion, Home Economics and Phys ical Education students, is sched uled for 10:30 a.m. All other graduating seniors will graduate at 2:30 p.m. Those who are to receive advanced de grees will attend the ceremony for the schools in which they are taking their degrees. Tickets for guests may be had by graduating seniors when they get thei r caps and gowns in the Athletic Store. Three tickets will be given each stu dent. Tickets are required for ad mission of guests into Rec Hall until ten minutes preceding each ceremony, when admission may be gained without ticket, if seats remain. According to Prof. Clarence E. Bullinger, College Marshal, (Continued oh page eight) PRICE FIVE CENTS See feature on page 2 Janet Lyons Terry Ruhlman William Lawless, Donald Little, William McLain, and Lew Stone, while the girl’s votes were well distributed after the winning six. The tradition of honoring out standing seniors for services to their class and to the College goej back to 1914 for the men and 1922 for the women, the original ideas for the designations having come from the New England univer sities. The Class Day men and wonfien will have their names printed on the graduation programs with the appropriate titles and will receive tokens of the object they represent. The main activities for which the winners were elected include: Ruhlman, senior class president, Lion’s Paw, varsity basketball; Hoggard, varsity football, Lion’s Paw, Druids; Benglian varsity boxing, Skull and Bones, Druids; Colone, varsity football captain, Lion’s Paw, Athletic Association president; and Walacavage, All- Co liege secretary-treasurer, Lion’s Paw, Skull and Bones. Watkins Cites Fee Increases Ray Watkins, College Schedul ing Officer, announced yesterday that beginning on September 1, the late registration fee will be raised to $lO and the drop-add fee to $2. This plan was adopted follow ing publication of the fall semes ter time table and this announce ment thus supercedes announce ment of a $5 late registration fee made in the time table. Reason for the increased lee for late registration and drop adds is that due to the unpre cedented number of students en tering school in the Fall, registra tion must proceede along an or derly and scheduled fashion. Therefore anyone not properly registered by 5 p. m. Tuesday, September 27, will be charged the $lO late fee. Watkins further declared that registration times as listed in tbn Continued on page them
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