State, Lion Map Campaigns
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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.