State, Lion Map Campaigns afhp Daily l§| (EnUrgian VOL. 50 NO. 23 Students Vote • In Six Schools Students in six schools of the College will vote for representa tives to their student councils in simultaneous elections tomorrow and Thursday. ' . The elections will lie held in these schools: Liberal Arts, Physical Education and Athletics, Chemistry.- and /Physics, Home Economics, Mineral Industries, and Engineering. The elections will be held from 9 a.m. until 5 g.m. Presidents of the councils should turn ballot boxes in to the Student Union desk at the close of balloting Thursday, William Shade, chair man of the All-College Elections committee, said yesterday. Liberal Arts Twenty-five members will be elected to the Liberal Arts council in balloting in the lobby of Sparks building. Seven sophomores, 11 juniors and seven seniors are to be chosen; The candidates are* Seniors Oscar Fleisher, Joel Fleming, Leonard Goldberg, Mary Catherine Maloney, Jack Reen, Paul W. Sabol, Earl M. Schaffer, Dottie Werlinich, Ted H. Weiden man, and George Vadasz. v Juniors—Herbert A. Arnold, Ri chard M. Bard, Patricia Ann Ben ler, Mary Conrath, Russell A. Da vis, Lola Edmunds, Nathan B. Feinstein, Lawrence Giancola, Sheldon Jahss, Milo Kosenovich, Polish Student Recalls Nazi Slave Labor Camp /It is difficult to believe when one talks with Andrew Rosner, a Polish student at the College, that he was a prisoner in a Nazi slave labor camp a few . years ago. Perhaps it shows only in his eyes, and then only when such experiences are discussed. . , , Twenty-three-year-old, Rosner', a displaced person, and a native of Warsaw, came to the College through arrangements of World. Student' Service Fund and National Student Association. The . College waived tuition and fees and Interfraternity Council set up a fund to support him. When-Poland was invaded by Germany, all schools and colleges were closed: Education then went underground. “We assembled in groups of five,” said Rosner, “and met in homes of the. students where we received high school instruction whenever possible.” ‘ Two Armies During this'time, not one, but two Polish underground armies were in action. One of these, the Western army to which his father belonged, received its orders Today . .. The Nittony Lion Roars FOR the hard-working mem bers of the PSCA finance drive. PSCA is : asking for $7500 this year to support its worthy acti vities. $5,000 of that sum, it is hoped, will be obtained from students, the remainder from members of the faculty. To collect the money and in sure the goal is realised, is the job of the PSCA committee members. The Lion .roars not only for of the Christian Asso ciation, but also to the students, asking that they support the delve next week. "FOR A BETTER PENN STATE" STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 25, 1949 Dorothy Liift, Laura Mermelstein, Walter C. Miller, Ruth Schechter, David L. Schmuckler, Leo Shu man, Merrill Sporkin, and Re gina Williams. Sophomores— : William Albert, Roger Lewis Dietz, Clair George, Stanley Ginsburg,- Rona Lach man, Edwin Laftowitz, Moylan C. Mills, John D. Parris, and Edward Shanken. • ■ • Physical Education One freshman woman, one soph omore woman and one sophomore “man will be elected to the Physi cal Education council, with voting for men in the lobby of Irwin Hall and, for women, in the White Hall lobby. There have been no quali fied nominees for the sophomore man’s post. The candidates: Freshman women—Janice Burg, Virginia Pat Frank, Margaret A. (Continued on page six) By Bill Dickson from London. The Eastern army was directed from Moscow. To insure a maximum of security, the underground was divided in to groups of five men. “One of these was the head of the' group,” explained Rosner,” and he was a member of. another group of five leaders. In this manner, orders, and information was handed down until all had received it.” V , Rosner did not go into much detail about the i underground’s actions, but he did describe the methods wereby they disposed of cruel and undesirable Nazi of ficials. Two members of the Un derground . visited the person on the “black list”. and read the list of charges. This list was then left on the body, said Rosner. The ratio for reprisals was ten (Continued on page eight ) Engineer Wins Three Awards The Penn State Engineer, the College’s non-subsidized engi neering magazine, placed fourth in the overall judging of 28 mag azines at the convention of the Engineering College Magazines Associated, at the University of Minnesota during the past week end. The Engineer, represented by its business manager, Gerald Smith, was the only non-subsi dized sheet among the winners of the top four places. The winners of the first three places are all supported by compulsory sub scriptions at the expense of their .various student bodies, and em ploy paid staffs to edit their sheets. . Two other'awards were won by the Engineer. It placed second in the competition for best single editorial, and- won third place in over aft? editb*ial judging. ' Granted Leave Dr. Eric A. Walker Walker Given Defense Post, Granted Leave Dr. Eric A. Walker, head of the department of electrical en gineering, and director of the Ordnance Research Laboratory at the College, has been granted a leave of absence to serve govern ment departments in Washington oh matters relating to national defense. , The leave is already in. (effect and will continue until March 15, 1950, explained James Mil holland, acting president of the College. Robert A. Hussey, will serve as. acting director of the Ordnance Research Laboratory in Doctor Walker’s absence; < Francis T. Hall, professor of electrical en gineering, will become acting head of the department of elec trical engineering. No changes will be made in the organization of the Ordnance Research Laboratory, except for the appointment of Hussey as acting director,- declared Dr. H. P. Hammond, dean of the School of Engineering. Dr. R. Burton Power will re main in charge of construction .of the Garfield Thomas Water Tunnel , white Dr. James M. Rob ertson will continue as director of the , tunnel’s future operations. Morris Heads Personnel Dept. James Milholland, acting presi dent of the College, has announ ced the establishment of a de partment of personnel services with Frank F. Morris as the first director at the College. The Board of Trustees authori zed creation of the new depart ment as a continuing step in “the development of a personnel pro gram which will have as its prin cipal objective the improvement of employee relations.” Morris has been administrative assistant to the treasurer since 1947. He will continue in that position and yrill also assume di rection for the new department under the administration of the assistant to the president- in charge of business and finance. Subdivisions of the depart ment are the employment divis ion, personnel records division, job classification division, safety division, and security benefits di vision. The Weather: Fair and Cool Campus Politicians Plan For November Elections Campus politics began to ferment over the weekend as the State and Lion parties held meetings to prepare their battle plans for the Nov. 15 sophomore and freshman class elections. The Lion party, getting an early start, held preliminary nomina tions for the class officers. Meanwhile, the State party was reorgan izing its leadership and getting ready for preliminary nominations for the coming weekend. Lion Party Jo Hutchon, who was named Queen of the Belle Hop Ball Saturday night, was nominated Sunday evening as the Lion party candidate for freshman class president. Names were placed forward for all six offices,to be filled in the Nov. 15 freshman and sopho more class elections at the Lion meeting in 121 Sparks. Final nominations and election of can didates will be held at a meeting this Sunday evening. Miss Hutchon was the only freshman candidate thus far un opposed. Jerry Brown and Harriet Stem were nominated for freshman vice-president, white Carolyn Laughner and Peggy Hepler re ceived the preliminary bids for class secretary-treasurer. Battle A possible 'battle for the- nom ination for sophomore class president developed when the names of Joseph Arteritano and Charles Wysocki were placed on the floor. Jack Haines was the only one nominated for sopho more vice-president, and Polly Potter got the only nomination thus far for secretary-treasurer. Membership Chairman David Schmuckler told the meeting that the party • now has more than 1350 members; Hugh Ste vens, public,relations chairman, and Niel See, publicity chairman, also made reports. Mixer Discussion was held on the mixer, attended by about 350 students, sponsored Friday eve ning by the party. In charge of the affair were Harry Kondoura jian, David' Schmuckler, John Erickson, Hugh Stevens, Sidney Manes and Albert Chakmak. Members of the band for the mixer were: Mouse Miller, Jack LaClair, David Maver, Harold Clouse, Skip'Rider, Louis Pieda, Marlin Ristenbatts, George Black, Darrel Rishel, Russell Henry, Donald Zerflea, Arnie Taylor, Donald Colbert and Don ald Yenko, leader. PSCA Drive Planned With Goal of $7500 The annual Penn State Christian Association finance drive will get underway Oct. 31, Dr. Russell B. Dickerson, chairman of the drive, has announced. This year’s quota is set at $7500. Of this amount students are asked $5OOO and faculty and administrative mem bers, $2500. t The purpose of the drive is to raise funds to finance the many projects of the CA. Includ ed among the CA-sponsored pro grams are the following: com munity forums, Watts Lodge cabin parties, annual Christmas sing, religion-in-life week, radio vespers, foreign student pro grams, regional student confer ences and student handbook, Heading the faculty division of the campaign is Dr. Dickerson, vice dean of the School of Agri culture and newly elected di rector of the CA. Jo Ann Esterly and Charles Oerkvitz are the student finance chairmen. Active Miss Esterly, a. junior in pre law, has been active in CA af fairs since she arrived 'from Kutztown State Teachers Col lege in 1948. She attended the United Student Christian Con ference at Lawrence, Kansas in the summer of 1948 and also the •North Atlantic Regional Con ference .at Camp Michaux this (Continued on page eight) State Part/ Joel Fleming, who had been serving as temporary chairman of the State party during the clique’s reorganizational period, was elect ed as permanent chairman Sun day .evening. / About 300 members—termed by Fleming the largest turnout yet a} any State party meeting—packed into 10 Sparks to select officers to guide the party’s fortunes in its attempt at a political comeback. It will be the responsibility, of Fleming and the other officers elected Sunday to steer the party’s efforts in the forthcoming fresh man and sophomore class elec tions, in which the Staters will have a chance to K capture two seats ' 011 All-College Cabinet. Such, a victory would re -BBp| verse the trend 11. - -Ip ", set when the par- Bk ■ty was thrown out of power last pHBP Spring and might |l ' JH pave the way for JHH a full-fledged up surge in elections next Spring. Fleming Other officers named at the meeting were: Clair George, clique vice-chairman; Virginia- Fetter, clique secretary-treasurer; Charles “Chuck” Snyder, sophomore chair man, and Sherry Sherman and Ann Jones, freshman co-chairman. Clique officers for the junior and senior classes were not elected be cause their class elections will not be held until next Spring, Fleming said. Co-chairmen were elected for the freshmen as the result of a tie on the first ballot. Candidates . Candidates for the freshman and sophomore class elections will be nominated and elected at a meet ing to be held this Sunday even ing. Preliminary recommendations will be made by the steering com mittee of the party, and further nominations may be made from the floor. Richard Weisberg met with his campaign committee following the meeting. Frosh Coed Named Belle Hop Queen Jo Hutchon, blonde freshman beauty, was crowned queen of the Belle Hop Ball Saturday night at the annual dance of the Junior Hotel Greeters Associa tion. One of five finalists selected from photographs submitted by various cam.pus organizations, Miss Hutchon was chosen by popular applause during inter mission at the dance. She wa* sponsored by Delta Upsilon fra ternity. The queen has been presented with two tickets to the Pitt-Penn State game and reservations for two single rooms at the William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh. Miss Hutchon is a first semes ter freshman majoring in Eng lish composition, and is a native of Washington, D.C.
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