New Cabinet
Convenes
For first Time
, frpsie To Elect
Class Officers
All-College Cabinet, chief legis
lative body for student affairs on
campus, last Thursday met for
the first 'time this semester to
Consider: "current problems. Plans
to restore freshman representa
tion on Cabinet after a lapse of
several years were passed by al
most unanimous vote, thus ex
tending to the 500 emerald-bowed
women the right to elect class of
ficers, the president to have' a seat
on Cabinet. ,
Ted Allen,
All-College presi
dent, opened the initial meeting
witlyintroduetions of the recently
elected members of the Cabinet.'
In addition to the o f
offi
cers, James MacCallum, secretary
treasurer, and Harry McMahon,
vice-president, the following or
ganizational presidents are seated
on Cabinet: James Balog, senior
class; Harry Kondourajian, junior .
class; Ken Ralston, acting for the
sophomore class; William Nor
cross' AIM; Peter Giesey, IFC;
Shirley Gauger, WSGA; Rose El
fert, Leonides; Dolores Jelaci6, l
Pan-Hellenic Council; James Ge
hrdes, 'AA; Virginia Miller, WRA.
Student Councils
. Donald Seipt, Ag Student Coun
cil; George Herold, Chem-Phys
Student' Council; Robert Gabriel,
Education Student Council;
George Oehmler, Engineering
Student, Council; Elliot Krane,
Liberal Arts Student 'Council;
Robert Anderson, Mineral Indua
tries Student Council, and Physi
cal Education Student: Council.
Also seated are Thomas Morgan,
student publications; R 4 chard
S c,ll w eik e r, ' parliamentarian.
These, together• with the- sopho
more and freshman presidents,
and the president of the - Board - 4
Dramatics and Forensics' and 'a
president of the Home EeStudent
Council, will make up the Cabinet
for the .year. , • - • •
• ACtion 'was taken on the. plan
ned student , government room
with :the appointment of a three
member committee to seek 'a lo
cation and handle, arrangements
for fitting it out. 4ppointed were:
Geoige Oehmler, chairman; Vir
ginia Miller; 'end Robert .Gabriel.
Reports on orientation .week and
the collapr of. the Blue-and-
White Special to West Point were
given •by. Mclillahon and Morgaii,
respectively: .
• Forensic Council
• ,
Allen ~ a ppointed the. Forensic
Council for this year, naming
Christine' Altenburger, John Fe
dako, 'Feter- GieSey: — James Mc-
Dougall, John Meszaros , , Barbara
Schiffman, Richard Schweiker,
Ellamae Seitz,. Richard -Shultz,
and directed :Schweiker to call a
meeting ' of the, Drainatics --and.
Forensics Board to elect a chair
man to sit on Cabinet. '
A letter of commendation was
received from the •national NSA
on the excellent delegation sent
t 9 the national convention' this
summer. The ' delegation - was
hecieled by James Bachman, with
Lyhn - Lapp and Leonard Stein.
There was also a suggestion made
that the class ring be changed to
one more symbolic of the College.
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The Nittany Lion Roars
For Coach Bill Jeffrey, the
smiling Scot,' who bossed the
Perm State soccer team to a 6-0
OPening win Saturday against a
suPlinsedly strong Neil Chester
soccer team. ' •
Last year the Blue and White -
soccer forces . finished . a nine
genie state. Nitth,caihr oneloss.'
Thli year Jeffrey, now starting
his 241 h. at the .Nittany inatitu
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'TOR :1' BETTER PENN STATE"
VOLUME 50 - NUMBER 8 STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER, 4, 1949 PRICE FIVE CENTS
Play Costs Announced
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Both the Penn State Players and Thespians have completed casting for their respective coming productions of "Ah
Wilderness" and "Welcome Willy." "Ah Wilderness," the only comedy written by noted, American playwright Engene O'-
Neill, will be staged in Schwab Auditorium October 27, 28, and 29, and will be preceded there October 13, 14, and 15 , by
"Welcome Willy,", a parody on the much commented upon Anterican radio quiz show. Directing the Players production
will be Robert Kendall, while the Thespians will be under the direction of Raymond Fortunato.
Besides their Schwab Auditorium shoW, Players will also produce "Glass Menagerie" at Center Stage beginning
October 14.
In Memoriam
Born December 31. 1882
Died October 3,
President of the College from
December 15, ;1926, until the
date 'of his death. He was out
standing in The.establishment
of a strong government at Penn
State. -
(See 'Editorial on Page Two)
He4ol'. AWcitd
'Established - '
An annual cash prize and cer
tifidate of recognition, to be
known as the Ralph Dorn Het
zel Award in honor of the late
president of the College, has
been estblished by Mrs. Esther
Hetzel, his widow. ,
The award will be given year
ly to the senior "whose achieve
ments scholastically and in other
activities of college lifp gives the
highest promisee of that kind of
Useful citizenship in national life
expounded by President Hetzel.
The purpose of the award is to
encourage the kind of achieve
ment President Hetzel believed
in.
The amount of: the award would
•be the annual return on $2,000,
and in order that the award may
be this year, an additional amount
for the first award has been. pro
vided.
Late AP News Coutiesy WMAJ
Hurricane Shifts
Toward Louisiana
Storm Shifts
GALVESTON, TEX.—A hurri
cane, sweeping across the Gulf of
Mexico, shifted its course late to
day, causing new concern for the
upper Gulf coast from Galveston
to Lake Charles, Louisiana. Storm
warnings have been posted as far
east as the mouth of the Missis
sippi.
Steel-Coal Strike •
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The na
tion's first combined steel-coal
strike. had • its bright, and . dark
facets tonight. Dock workers in
three Great Lakes ports joined
the half-million steel workers on
strike and railroads announced
plans for laying
,off additional
employes. On the brighter side,
102,000 miners, mostly in hard
'goal fields, returned to work leav
ing 400,000 other United Mine
Workers bn strike.
Supreirne Court Opens
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A new
Supreme Court opened today. It
'is expected to rendev historic
decisions on racial segregation
and the right of Congress to in
quire into Communism.
Players To Give
"Ah, Wilderness"
The Penn State Players have
released the complete cast for
"Ah, WilderneSs," 'which starred
the renowned George M.' COW'
in its appearance on Broadway.
The names of the case arid the
persons to be portrayed are: Ed
ward' Grove, "Tommy";„'jearipe
Young, "Mildred"; Richard
Evans, "Arthur"; June Williams,
"Essie"; Joyce Reford,' "Lily";
Joel Kranich, "Datid"; . , Ruth
Tranter; "Noah"; Anthony Belk . -
man, "Wirit"; Kathryn Scbeetz,
"Belle"; Herbert Yingling, 'Bar
tender"; 'Bud. Bernstein, "Sales
man"; and 'Ruth Johnsen, "Mur
iel."
Bo*thap
Also announced by the. Players
was the list of newly elected pin
cers of the group. Anthony Beim
man and Dan Wer:go will serve
as president and vice-president
respectively. ,
, 'Other officers are Elanor
'recording secretary; Riith John
son, cprresponcling se cr et ar y;
Fratieine Toll, social. chairman;
Walt Eckley, actors' representa
tive; and Robert Kendall, faculty
adviser. - • /
Names of, recently appninted
senior managers of Players have
alsO been released • and inch*,
togetirr with thelerespectilie dq
partments, Richard Mallßy, con
struction; Howard . McCoy, paint;
Rodger Madigan, properties; Gor
don Havens; lights; Ruth Taiib,
costumes; Eckley; • sound.;. June
Williams, make-up; and Wargo,
advertising.
Graduate Regiltratioq
Graduate students flu t
complete registration in t h
Armory not later than
Wednesday, Ray V. Watkins,
schedulinq officer,gttid today.
Any graduate student . who
repliers after 'Wednesday
must pay a $lO fine.
Cabinet Meets
Town Leaders
Members of All-College Cabi
net will meet with town leaders
tonight to get acquainted and
learn how the town leaders can
cooperate with the studeut body.
Dean of Men H. K.. WWon has
announced the meeting for 304
Old Main at 7:15 pan. The reia
tiouship between the town and
the students will be explained at
the•meeling.
Those who *ill confer .*ith
Cabinet are Dean Wilson, Burgess
Albert Yougel, Police Chief Jelin
R. Rpba, Captain Philip Mark of
the campus patrol, President E.
L. Keller of borough council, Reit
Robert H. Eads, head of the. In
ter-religious Coimcil of Churches;
President Frank Clemson of 'the
Commerce Club, PreSident
Hittinger •of the Junior
'Chamber of Commerce; Jack
Bald Win, head of the Commerce
Club Retail., divisdn; peidn of
WoMen Pearl O.' Weston, and,
Daniel deMarino an4.Harold Per ,
kips, assistant deans of men.
Hat Men
All Hat Men interested, in work
ing on the flash cards should meet
in Rec Hall at .10 aakt, today,.
,ae
cording to Dick Clair. head cheer
leader.
Shares Directing Tasks
Ft d ., L w our lc h o n m er e , cwory.e.ctor
VVRA . IM Board
Meets .Toright
RePresentatives of the newly
ekganized intramural beard will
meet with the chairman and as
*tent chairman in ' the WRA
rootn, W hite Hall, at A:3O p.m. 'to
night.
The WRA bowling and bridge
Clubs will meet at 7 p.m. All
coeds who ate interested in join
ing these clubs • are urged to at
tend' regardless of ability or pre
irloits experience.
Badminton, outing, and modern
dance; clubs will meet tbmortoliv
night in 'White Hall at 7. On
Thursday the fencing and swimm
in .gClubs will meet.
iFeld hockey practice which
began, Yesterday, is held Monday
throb ' h Thursday at 4 on
Hobs Field.
Delta sigma Pi
All Meitibers of Delta Sigma
Pi, national commerce fraternity,
will meet in 203 Sparks, at 7:30
p.m. tomorrow. lilembers are ask
ed by Jack Wiecienman, presi
dent, to disregard the notices,
seit out mailer this Week, which
announced a meeting in Old
r- News Briefs
Haile, HoA'ir
All students interested in par
ticipating in the Hillel Hour,
broadcast over ViTMA.L, are asked
to attend an organization meet
ing at Hillel FoUndation, 7 p.m.
today, announced Ben Ungerleid
er, chairman. Previous experience
is not required.
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A tallc. on "Why Com Missions?"
will feature the PSCA meeting in
405 Old Main at 7:30 p.m. tonight.
Rrief meetings of the four com
missions will follow. Recreation
will close the prpgram.
Pre-Mecl Society
The Penn ' State Pre-Medical
Society will hold its reorganiza
tion meeting in 119 Osmond at
7:30, p.m. October 5. Medical
movies will be shown. All Pre'-
Medical student% honorary mem
bet•s, non-affiliated, and those
Who are members of the digani
=Aiwa, are asked to attend.
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'Willy' Features
Specialty Routines
In addition to the casting an
nounced last week, Thespians
has released the names of those
participating in the various dance
and specialty routines to be
featured in "Welcome Willy."
The third scene in the second
act will be developed along the
Calypso theme, with the West
Indian'mood established by stage
settings and Marcia Homancif in
a vocal specialty with the Glee
singers.
The featured dance of the show
will be done by Harry Woolever
and "Mike" Claysmith, both ex
perienced in the field of ballet.
Woolever, who has studied danc
ing for fifteen• years and taught
for two, has been engaged in
nightclub work for the past five
years. Miss Claysmith, who will
make her Schwab debut in "Wel
come Willy," has thirteen years
of study behind her and another
three of teaching. In addition,
she has appeared several times
at the Syria Mosque in Pitts
burg.
Dancing Chorus
The dancing chorus fOr the
show will consist, along with
Miss Claysmith, of: Nancy Alt
land, Herbert Arnold, Robert
Brooks, Shirley Gahuse, Made
line Gardner, Elizabeth Grif
fiths, William Hamel, Helen Mas
ted, Joseph Jackson, Phyllis
Jones, Elizabeth Morgoe, Robert
Reed, Stanley Heichlin, Joseph;
Reinhelmer, Elizabeth Reuton.,
Burt Rothstein, Jackson Shelley,
Merril Sporkin, Fred Silverthan,
Shirley Vandever, Jacqueline
Warner, and David Weiner.
Voice director Abe Leinbach
has selected Robert Amole, Jane
Ashenfelter, - Donald ' Bersinger,
William Brennan, Joseph Brower,
Bruson Craine, Al Fasnacht, Leon
Finger, Raymond Hustecl, Lydia
Kudarsky, Nancy Neusbaum,
Polly Potter, Selma Rudnik,
Suzy Seurfield, and Carol Wine
man for the Gleesingers.
First Scene
In the first scene, "Willy Wat
son" and Hustlin' Homer Hooper"
will be respectively portraYed by
Nate Feinstein and Samuel
Saunders. Also included ih the
cast are Joel Kranich, Dave
Greenawald, Sid Manes, Elenor
Williamson, William B em'u s,
Theodore Sykes, Abe Leinbach
and Harry Kondourapian.
ACME
Student chapter of AIME will
meet in 121 M. I. Building at 7:30
p.m. today. All new mining stu
dents are invited to •attend.
Psychology Club
The Psychology Club will meet
in 204 Burrowes at 7 p.m. tonight.
All students are invited to attend.
Tribunal
The first meeting of Tribunal
will be held in 201 Old Main at
8:30 p.m. tonight.
Naval' Reserve Meeting
The Electronic Warfare Com
pany of the volunteer naval re
serve on campus, with the staff
of radio station N4CAN, will hold
a meeting in Engineering E at
7:30 p.m. today. The company es
pecially wishes that veterans, et
perienced in electronic warfare
branches* attend. All new mew
bers are invited.