• • • Check The Weathein - • • The Gazette • • :..Vltttig (?-;:' - :;x) rgtatt Clardy, Daily Occasional Rain • • "TOR A BETTER PENN STATE" „ , VOLUME 50 - NUMBER 9 Largest Water Tunnel- Set To Open Friday . Koehler, Aisistant Navy Secretary, Is principal Speaker at Dedication A grim, silent figure will stand . unseen at the dedication of the world's laigest water tunnel to be held at the Callege .Fri day, Oct. 7. He will be Lieutenant W. Garfield Thomas, Jr:, war 'hero alumnus, who lost his life during World . War .11 and for whom the gigantic project is named. John h T. Koehler, assistant sec retary of the Navy, will replace Secretary of the Navy - Francis P. Matthewd as the principal speak er. Matthews has informed offici als of the College that, he will be unable to keep the engagement here. • Navy Cross Other speakers to gather at the ceremony will include Con gressman. James E. Van Zandt; Admiral A. G. Noble, chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, U.S. Navy; James Milholland, acting presi dent of the College, and Dr. H. P. Hammond, dean of the Sch9ol of Engineering. On the night of Oct. 11-12, 1942, in the battle of Cape Esperance, Solomon Islands, • Lieutenant Thomas remained at hid post aboard...the USS Boise, which had sent to ,the bottom six enemy. ships. He succeeded in saving the lives of 11 men, but lost his own life when the Japenese scored a hit on the ship. • For his heroism, the President' awarded the Navy . Cross post humously 'to Thomas, who since that time has received two ,addi tional major honors. 'ln, 1943, the Navy - nairiba - a " deitroYer escort vessel, the USS Garfield Thomas, in his honor.' ' Ltincheon Lieutenant Thomas, who was graduated'. from ,Penn State in 1938, was one of the first of more than 400 alumni to die in World War 11. • • • - Preceding the dedication, a luncheon •in honor of Secretary Koehler and State Deputy Sec retary of Mines W. Garfield Thomas and ' , Mrs. Thomas will be held at the Nittany Lion Inn. The water tunnel, now nearing Completion, will be the world's largest. .It will be used by ,the •Ordance Research Laboratory at the - College for designing, im proVing and testing underwater devices. . Open To Public Teats' on the water tunnel— which is - being constructed by the Bureau of Ordnance, U.S. Navy— areexpected to begin early next year i,Duting the dedication the key, to the tunnel will be turned over , to President, Milholland by Adriiiral Noble. Several years of study and in vestigation, including tests with Tmlay \\\ ~ ThesNiftany Lion Roars Por • Andrew Rosner, new stu dent; from Poland, who recently arrived at the College. A. displaced person, and once a slave laborer for the Nazis, Ros ner is= . enrolled ' in the pre-med course through the generosity of Intorfreternity Council. He is ieeicipg. forward' , to becoming a citizen of this country, and enter- ing •.fhelfield of . medicine. A'llearty • welcome and 'the bruit of luck. is sent to Andresi Rosner bff the • entice cediege. By RAY KOEHLER Honored by 'Dedication ‘", model . tunnels, were conducted in the Ordnance Research Labora tork 'at the College before actual construction of the- tunnel was begun more than a year Dr. Eric A. :Walker is in charge of Ordhanee — lieSearch Lab here, 'while Professor - James' M. RobertsOn headed the model test . mgs. The tunnel and all phases of its operation will be open to the pub, lic for inspection. .Seniors in the School of Agriculture are reminded to have their pictures taken for LaVie at - the Penn State Photo Shop, 214 E. College Ave., by Saturday 'of this" week. Ap pointments are not necessary but photographs must be taken during the period scheduled for each school. Alpha Phi Omega Men interested injoining Alpha Phi Omega, ,lionorary 'service fra, ternity, are requested to attend a pre-pledge meeting ;in 405 Old Main at 7, p.M. - ,on•Monday. Women's •Debate . • Preliminary meeting for •fresh man . and sophomore, women in terested in joining • Women's .De• bate will be held in 2 Sparks at 7 p.m. today, Christine Alien burger, manager, his announced. Mail Not,Receiv . ed Students who. have not received mail because of incomplete col lege addresses should report to the admissions office, 112 Old Main, Royal M. Gerhardt, regist rar, said yesterday. Glee Club • The Penn State Glee' Club will hold its first rehearsal 'of the sea son in Room .10. Sparks at *7 p.m.. today. PSCA • Dr. Russell 'Dickerson, 'vice dean of the School of Agriculture, and Dr.: William 0.", Mather, pro fessor of rural, sociology, have been appOinted: metabers, of the PSCA • Boar& •of • Directors,. an nounced Dr. J. : 11. Moyer, presi- STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 5, 1949 La -.Vie News Briefs burial Organizes Initial Meeting Tri At IFC. Sponsored Polish Student Arrives, Enrolls Th e, Interfraternity Council ,Wednesday night announced• that 'Andrew Rosner, a displaced per son sponsored , by IFC arrived at the College' on' Tuesday and is ,en rolled in pre-med. . Rosner, a native of Warsaw, Po land, was brought to this, country through the arrangements of Na tional Student Association and World Student Service Fund. In May, IFC voted to set aside a fund of $BOO to support a foreign student for the 1949-1950 school year. At the same time„ the .ex-, ecutivetommittee of the Board of Trustees agreed to waive all tuition and fees. Slave :Laborer,•• The new student attended high school in the Polish underground until 1944, when he was consign ed to slave-labor in Austria - by the Nazis., Following the liberation, he studied at the University of Innsbruck in Austria. Rosner's standing at the College is still un determined. In some subjects, he has completed work far past that required here, but in some others he has none of the required study. Rosner arrived at New York about a month ago'with his moth er. ' They went to Philadelphia where .his mother is staying now with friends. Speaks English Rosner studied Englih. in pri vate schools, speaks the language very well, and is beginning to pick up some of the College slang; The student will; in addition to room and board, receive resources for books and spending money, realized from the fund set up from IFC. Rosner is temporarily living at the Beta Sigma Rho frat house. His future home will be deter mined by . the fraternities that rush him and his own choice when he decides to pledge to a house. He is looking forward to becoming a citizen of this country and entering the field of ,medi cine. Cast for "Ah, Omitted in Tuesday's Collegian from the cast. of characters . for Eugene O'Neill's "Ah, Wilder ness"! to be given by Players, Oct. 26, 27, and 28, were George Mill er, as "Nat Miller"; Hank Glais, "Fid"; and Richard Peoli, "Rich ard." Wins Cash Tickets ' • Mr. Charles E. Weaver, gradu ate 'assistant in mineralogy, was the winner' of. the lota Sigma Pi, women's chem honorary, drawing on September 28 at the TUB. 'He received $3O cash and two tickets P to the Penn State-Army game. ' . • Penn State Club Doubles Members The Penn State Club, more than doubled it's enrollment at a meet ing Monday night. There. are now more than 250 members com pared to last year's 108. Officers conducting the affairs of the club are: 'Joseph Hudak, president; Emerson Jones, vice president; . Basil Choman, secre tary; Frank Robinson, treasurer; Arnold. Gasehe, athletic. chair :Robert- 'Richardson, ; social chairman;. William Zakor, pub-, hPadiamefty, chairmail gl ; and John Kugler, rO. Court Handles Student Breaches Of Town and Traffic Regulations Swinging into action for the first time in this schodl year, Tribunal, men's supreme judiciil organization on campus, met last night in 201 Old Main. Chairman Robert Keller called the meeting to organize the court and to introduce the new mem bers to one another. All-College President Ted Alien, last year named the present members of the Tribunal: Keller, Carmen Cialella, George Dallas, David Greenwald, John Ogro, James Richards, Neil See, Ed ward Sykes. Tribunal, which tries all violations of College or town regulations by undergrad uate men, corresponds to Judicial for the women. Functions Heads Tribunal Robert Keller Borough Warns Drinicin‘giVlinors (See Editorial on Page 2) • Students under 21 years of age who, disregard the "No Minors Allowed" signs on the doors in State College tap rooms are liable to a fine of $lOO or 30 days in jail according to a Pennsylvania law, an official, of the College pointed out yesterday. A student attempting - to pur chase intoxicating , beverages will be asked to fill out and sign, a card swearing he is at least 21 years old: A witness must also sign the card and the student must give his registration number and his matriculation number. These cards will be kept on file by the tavern owners and periodi cally checked by the .proper au thorities of the Pemisylvania Liquor Control Board. Although .a person may produce identification showing he is of age, the proprietor may, if in doubt, ask, the one in question to fill out a card. , The law was invoked against a student of the College three semester's ago. College Appoints Assistant Dean James Milholland, acting presi dent of the College, has announ ced the appointment of Harold W. Perkins as new assistant dean of men to work with Daniel A. De- Marino, also assistant dean of men, in counseling men students. His appointment became effective on Saturday. The new appointee was secre tary of admissions at Washington and Jefferson College, Washing ion, Pa., for the past three years. Perkins is a native of Sharon, was graduated from Washington' and Jefferson College with a bachelor of arts degree, and dur ing 1941, 1942 and 1946, served as alumni secretary at W and J. From 1942 to 1945, Perkins ser ved in the army. He was stationed in Trinidad, British Guiana, and Puerto Rico. He and his wife, Jeanne, , have one daughter, Su ', who is two years old. PRICE FIVE CENTS In past days one of the largest of Tribunal's jobs was the en forcing of freshman customs, pre scribing adequate' disciplinary measures for frosh who did not comply with the traditional cus toms. In the last few years, how ever, while the freshmen have been off campus, Tribunal 'has held session for traffic violations on campus, infractions of the undergraduate regulations of the College, and breaches of the town ordinances. It has been customary for the Dean of Men to turn over to Tribunal such cases when they have been brought to the attention of his office. , PROCEDURE In operation, Tribunal proceeds in 'a fair and confidential manner, keeping files on the charges, data of the cases, sentences and the carrying out thereof. Tribunal sessions are conducted without spectators, only the defendant, witnesses, plaintiff, and Tribunal members being present. Penalties range from reprimands to fines and recommendations for dismis sal from school, and Tribunal may also recommend that record of the violation be placed on the transcript of the student commit ting the error. Tribunal . members are also empowered to act as investiga tors of possibly illegal conduct, when occasion demands. How ever, if Tribunal members be come involved in, or have any special interest in, a case, they lose for that case their right to sit at the trial. Late AP. News Courtesy WMAJ Senate Rejects Price Supports WASHINGTON The Senate, ' by, a 38 to 37 vote, refused yester day to fix price supports for some major crops at 90 per, cent of parity. It voted down an amend ment to a compromise farm bill which would provide supports ranging' from 75 to• 90 percent of parity for such basic crops as cotton, wheat and tobacco. Parity is a price which is intended to give farmers a fair return for their crops. Strike Flareup PITTSBURGH New violence flared in the soft coal area of Pennsylvania as the steel and soft coal strikes continued with out a sign of a settlement. A coal preparation structure near Clear field was damaged by an explo sion, and state police arrested three men after several trucks hauling non-union coal were dumped along roadsides near Hollidaysburg. Reds Recognized NEW YORK Communist China got more recognition yes terday, while Marshall Tito's Yugoslav government found it self with fewer friends. Czecho slovakia joined other nations of the Cominform in rehou *, .-• • •-•-•!• taw milk
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