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VOLUME 50 - NUMBER 9
Largest Water Tunnel-
Set To Open Friday
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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.' '
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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
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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
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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. '
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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 *,
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