Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ US Harvests Second Largest Record Crop WASHINGTON This year’s national harvest crop will be sec ond only-to last year’s record out put, according to the Department of Agriculture. The corn crop is estimated at nearly three and one-half million bushels, a sur plus size crop which may lead vtd government crop controls next year. Larger than average crops of wheat, oats, soybeans, tobacco .and other products are expected, as well as a record rice crop. Atom Bomb WASHINGTON—A House com mittee was warned yesterday by Captain J. H. Sides, a Navy wea pons expert, against pinning American security on the atom bomb and heavy bombers alone. NaVy Commander Eugene Ta ,tom stated that the atomic bomb is not as effective as is popularly believed, but Representative Chet Hollifield, a member of the Con gressional; Atomic Committee said Tatom’s estimate of the bomb was based on obsolete standards —the bombs dropped on Japan. Truman Greets Nehru WASHINGTON President Truman yesterday greeted Prime Minister Nehru of India at the Washington airport. Nehru is_m the United. States for a one-month visit.. Herts Expect Huge Turnout The 36th annual Hort Show, scheduled to run Saturday and Sunday, will attract nearly . I<V 000 visitors, according to Jonn Neszaros, publicity chairman. The show will be dedicated as- a posthumus honor to Dr. Earle I. -Wilde, professor emer itus -of ornamental .horticulture, who died two weeks ago. •The honor is being given Dr. Wilde in recognition of accom plishments in the development of the All-American test, gardens «it the College and for his, work in improving the field of .floncul- of the feature's of the show is a fullscale, completely- land scaped homesite. There will also be more than a thousand potted flowers, about 40 different vege tables, ready for picking, and an educational display, -on uses of Pennsylvania apples. . . • , A refreshment booth, operated by coeds,' will be opened during the show -to sell College , apples, cider, and donuts. . Officers' of tHe*Hott -Club -m-* elude president, John W. .Early; vice-president, Robert Eshleman; secretary, Marjorie, Land; • and treasurer, Robert J. Calhoun. The show will start at 9 a.m. Saturday morning and will re main open until 11 p.m. Sunday it will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tocfay . • • The Nittany Lion Roars For FROTH., celebrating ,iis forty-first consecutive issue. Froth went on sale in town and campus yesterday. Enthusiastic reports oh the contents of this month's laugh fest. and not' a few of the gags, are,being heard from Old, Main ip Ag Hill. From the com ic cover which features a be leaguered senior returning to his favorite'. alma mater, to "Old Mania." which brings the issue to aclgse, it is packed’With tra ditional Froth humor. Congratulations. on another done. .< ®ljp Satltf ® (EoUegian Zvz~ ’ " A BETTER PENN STATE" ! VOL. 50 *-r NO. 14 Prof Travels In Europe Arthur C. Cloetingh Mayor Hosts Drama Prof Arthur C. Cloetingh, professor of dramatics at the College Who is travelling in Europe under a Rockefeller Foundation grant, re cently was entertained by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham. A picture from a Birmingham newspaper shows Professor Cloe tingh with the Lord Mayor, the Lady Mayoress, and Mayor H. D. Caro, of Hamilton, New Zed land. Professor Cloetingh had just seen three performances at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, .Statfprd-an*Avpn, _ .the : ..Birmingr ham Mail reports 7 “and the Mayor of Hamilton, who had also seen a performance, compared reac tions with him. : The Lord Mayor and,' Lady Mayoress balanced their immediate interest , in the Bard with personal reminiscenses of their friend, George Bernard Shaw.” ; Students Solicit Sports Donations One-do liar contributions to ward athletic scholarships cur rently are being solicited on cam pus by various student groups. The scholarships are sponsored by the Pittsburgh Alumni ' As sociation, and the contributions, in = the form of Scholar-Grams, wiU“ ; go. .-for scholarships in all 16 sports at the College. -InT.the -future,--representatives of the program will speak at fra ternity houses, in - apu effort- .tOi ob tain ship fund. Al Michaels, backfield football coach, is in charge of the campaign in which several stu dent groups are expected to co operate. : . . ‘ College Replaces Missing Plaque Once more,, a wound inflicted on a campus memorial by* prank ters.has been treated by the Col lege Physical Plant. . ' The latest treatment took place, yesterday when a new plaque was placed on the boulder which commemorates the old Stone Quarry frqfa which stone was taken for Old Main in 1857. The boulder is situated in the outdoor . auditorium which is across the walk from the Textile building. The old plaque, which was smaller than , the new one, was missing since last fall. ~ Inscribed upon the plaque is “From this' spot was taken the stone for Old Main 1857. Marked by the class of 1911,” Esquisse Club The Esquisse Club, architectu ral society on campus, elected the following officers at its meeting last Thursday night. Robert Tintsman, president; Dan Kisler, Vice-president; • Shir ley Vernon, secretary; • Harold Harris, treasurer; and.. Christine Ji«t»schtw^h*ah*iaß. STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 12, 1949 Band Members To Participate In Pageant at Aaronsburg Ag School Edits Publication; On Sale Today It’s back. Look Ifor “Shucky,” today. ■ “Shucky” represents the Penn State Farmer. Forester and Sci entist, Ag School publication, which has returned to join cam pus publications as a new and bigger monthly than ever. The first issue of^the new magazine, goes on sale at the Stu dent Union today and at the Hort Show on Friday and Satur day. Copies have already been mailed to all students in the School of Agriculture, the cost of which is partially defrayed by the increased Ag fee, effective this, semester; Additional copies may be purchased for twenty five cents. Penn State Farmer, Forester, and Scientist, starting Volume I, Number I, this month includes a report from Penn State-in- China, a college farm tour, an article op crow hunting, another on reclamation of strip mining coal lands, and many other in formative articles.. ©liverßeceives Laws Degree Dr. Robert T. Oliver, professor and ' head of the department. of speech at the College, will be awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree by Pacific University on Saturday. The occasion will be ,a special convocation marking the centen nial celebration of the University. Dr. Oliver, who is a graduate of Pacific University, will be cit ed for the bopks he has written, his work in organizing and direct ing the food conservation pro gram for the Federal Government during the war; and his work as an advisor to the Korean govern ment during the past three years. Mrs. Oliver, who also is a grad uate of Pacific University, will accompany. Dr. Oliver to Forest Grove; Ore;; for the' ceremonies. Recorder Requests Local Addresses Students who registered at the College and did not list their lo cal addresses are requested to complete address forms at the of fice of the Recorder, 189 Old Main, without delay. A. W. Stewart, chief, recorder, explained today that many, stu dents at . the, time of registration had no permanent quarters and therefore left their State College address section blank on their records. He stressed the t import ance of completing these forms without delay so that the College officials can locate students in handling emergencies or routine business. Mercury Shows Unseasonal 85 The hottest October since 1941 continued yesterday as the mer cury rose to 85 degrees for the second consecutive day.'' Last year at this time the cam pus was experiencing light frosts in the morning. ’ Cloudy weather is predicted for today and warm temperatures will continue. The only relief in sight is afternoon and evening showers expected Thursday. ~ An average- of 63 degrees for the first 11 days of this month has been reached in contrast with a .53 degree average for the same yjean, To Perform During Memorial For 150-Year-Old Church Selected personnel from the Blue Band will participate in "She Aaronsburg Story.” Director James Dunlop announced yesterday that about 55 members would provide the band music for the historical pageant planned as a feature of Pennsylvania Week Sunday, Oct. 23. The “Aaronsburg Story” commemorates the 150th anniversary NSA Names Year's Projects Closer cooperation with the All-College Cabinet and a Stu dent Government Room were de clared to be the main aims of the National Student Association Committee for the coming year. [ Bud Ott, campus committee chairman, emphasized the nature of the new relationship between NSA and the Cabinet at the first meeting of the group Monday night. He also discussed the pro posed' Student Government Room, which will be staffed in part by active, members of the NSA. . - ' Lyn Lapp, delegate to the na tional convention, set forth sev eral other projects for the coming year, namely, a Campus Chest drive and a plan for financial or ientation. David Keller, chairman of the student government section, in formed newcomers to the organi zation that NSA. proposed to set up a faculty rating program in the near future. He said the com mittee already had many differ ent methods used by other col leges of this size for study. The new members were indoc trinated with the history and aims of both the national and local organization at the meeting. They were also permitted to sign on the sub-committee of their choice and received a briefing on their specific activities. ~ It was decided that. a regular , mass-meeting, of all. committees should be held every other Thurs day, night and that the sub-com mittees could meet whenever ne cessary- and expedient. Center Officials Hold Meeting Here Representatives of 13 Pennsyl vania colleges where freshmen of the College are enrolled met at the College Monday to discuss education problems. Presidents or deans of the co operating colleges met .at 9:30 a.m. with the deans and other ad ministrative officials of the Col lege and at 12:15 p.m., a lunch eon, at the Nittany Lion Inn closed the conference. Dean of Admissions Royal M. Gerhardt was chairman for the program and presided at the luncheon. Wilmer E. Kenworthy, assistant to the president in charge of student. affairs, repre sented the office of the presi dent, while Dean Ralph E. Heiges, of Indiana State Teachers’ Col lege, responded for the co-oper ating colleges. Other speakers included Dean H. K. Wilson, dean of men and director of the Division of Inter mediate registration program; Dean of Women Pearl O. Weston, who discussed facilities for wom en students at .the College; and Dean of Admissions Emeritus, W. S. Hoffman, original administra tor of the co-operative plan for freshmen, who is now a consul tant on administration for Ly coming College, Williamsport. PRICE FIVE asms of the founding of the Salem Lutheran Church in the tiny town 23 miles Southeast of State Col lege by' Aaron Levy. The College has offered its com plete support of the program at Aaronsburg, in which national and international leaders will gather for sessions designed ■; to further the cause of religious un derstanding. Acting President James Milhoi land is serving as honorary chair man of the pageant committee and will serve as coordinator at one of three “brotherhood insti tutes.” William R. Gordon, professor of rural sociology and famed for his annual Pennsylvania Farm Show pageant, has written, and will di rect the Aaronsburg. pageant* .“The” Issue which will be given with a cast of more than 1,000 Centre Countians at 2 p.m. Hummel Fishbum, head of the department of music at the Col lege, is directing the pageant’s music, aided by staff members Dunlop, Elmer Wareham and Miss Frances- Andrews. Louis H. Bell, director of the Department of Public Information, is in charge of publicity. Gov. James H. Duff, Dr. Daniel A. Poling, Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter, UN Mediator, Dr. Ralph Bunche, General Will iam (Wild Bill) Donovan and Sir; Mohammed Aly Zufrullah Khan,- vice president of the United- Na tions and delegate from Pakistan* are among the dignitaries on the; Aaronsburg program. " News Briefs AIM AIM will hold its first regular meeting in 304 Sparks at 7 o’clock tonight. All newly elected repre sentatives are required to, attend.' PSCA Roundtable “Make Way Fbr Youth," a film dealing with the problems of race, class, and religion; will be shown at the, meeting of the PSCA Roundtable in 304 Old, Main at -7:30 tonight. NAACP The College Chapter of : the NAACP wifi hold a business meeting in 219 EE at 7 o’clock tonight. All members and any in terested students are urged to at tend. Phi Sigma lota Phi Sigma lota, national ro mance language honorary, will hold its first meeting of the se mester at the Home Economics Living Center at 7:30 tonight. Archery Club ‘The Men’s Archery Chib will hold its first meeting of the se mester in 228 Sparks at 7 o’clock tonight. Anyone interested in archery is invited to attend. Aeronautical Science All aeronautical engineering students are invited to attend a meeting of the Institute of Aero nautical Science organization in 110 EE at 7:30 tonight. Informa tion can be obtained by contact ing Joseph Mawacniirh, JH.
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