Shade Urges Students To Vote
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VOL. 50 NO. 24
CIO Board Pledges
Steel Strike Support
Union's Right, Left Wings Compromise
On Reuther's Resolution to Back Strike
CLEVELAND The 51 members of the CIO executive board
.pledged full support to the 25-day old steel strike yesterday, which is
being led personally by CIO president Philip Murray. The resolution
was introduced at the Cleveland meeting by Walter Reuther of the
CIO Auto Workers. Although a split has been between
the right and left wings ,of the I
CIO. the factions voted unani
mously on the issue.
'No end to the steel strike is
immediately in sight, according to
New York chairman Irving Olds
of United States Steel Corpora
tion: in an announcement yester
day. “If this strike should bring
on a depression,” declared . Qlds,
“The Public should remember
that it was called by Philip Mur
ray,”
Army Military Training
WASHINGTON—Draftees will
be given an opportunity to get out
of the army after only twelve
months military services, begin
ning December 1, 1949, accord
ing to Army Secretary Gordon
Gray.
British Labor Gov't
.. WASHINGTON—British Con-'
servaties, Liberals and Independ
ent Leftists have demanded the
downfall, of the . ,Labor. governs
ment on the grounds that its eco
nomy proposals are too timid. :
Collegian Staff
Promotes Two
- Sylvia. Ochner was elected to
the position of feature editor and
Albert Ryan was elevated from
Junior Editorial Board to Senior
Board and ■ the dual post of
■ morgue director and' exchange
' editor in two staff changes-an
nounced yesterday by Thomas
Morgan, editor.
-■'Miss Ochner previously held
the position noW . assumed by
Ryan. The two changes were ef
fected by. Senior Editorial Board
arid were prompted by Pauline
JVJoss’ decision to resign immedi
ately as feature: editor. Miss Mosis'
plans a wedding soon.
. Staff changes and move-ups on
the 1 Daily Collegian are deter
mined entirely by student action
and are governed finally by Sen
ior Editorial Board.
Today . . .
The Nittany Lion Roars
FOR sweet, blonde, and love
.ly Jo. Hutchon, Queen’ of the
. Belle Hop Ball.
Miss Hutchon, Who was
awarded her crown by popular'
.applause at Rec Hall Saturday
;night, is just a freshman on -
But her scholastic
.standing is no criterion of-her
beauty, as was proven decis
ively last weekend.
' V “iFofc 'an auspicious beginning
.to what ihe Lion hopes will be
•;.n wonderful four years at Perin
State, the mighty ruler of the
; Nittany Vale roars congratula
’V-
'TOR A BETTER PENN STATE"
STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 26, 1949
Syracuse Game
Pep Rally Set
For Thursday
Housparty Weekend
‘Causes Conflict
The pre-game pep rally sche
duled tor Friday evening has been
moved forward to Thursday eve
ning at 7:30 on the steps of Old
Main, according to head Nittany
cheerleader; Dick Clair.
Rescheduling of the rally was
adopted due to conflicts with
events scheduled for _ Friday,
night, the. first night of' house
party weekend for campus frater
nities. ’ "
Reinheimer MC
Joe Reinheimer, vice-president
of-.the senior Tclass,;ha& .been . se
lected to emcee this week’s rally.
Reinheimer, a member of the
Skiill and Bones hat society, is
also supervisor of the Student
Agencies.
Big Turnout
Clair hopes for a big turnout
this week not ; only because of
last ' Saturdays loss 'to' - Michigan
State, but also due to the fact
that Saturday’s game will be . the
last Nittany home game of the
season.
. Speakers are being lined lip for
the rally, and-it is likely ,that'the
performances scheduled for the
rally .preceding the Nebraska
game will be held Thursday
night. ...
The spirit evidenced at last
week’s sendoff rally for the team
before they left for Michigan
State was well received not only
by the team, but by the College
administration as well.
PSCA Holds Dinner
For Drive Leaders
A supper for the purpose of uniting and instructing the divisional
and sectional leaders of PSCA Finance drive was given Monday night
at the Presbyterian Church. Emory Brown, graduate student in rur
al sociology, acted as toastmaster, r
Wilmer Kenworthy
Speaking for James Milholland,
acting college president, was Wil
mer Kenworthy, assistant to the
President. President Milholland
has endorsed the Drive in a letter
with the statement that the PSCA
“has been and will continue to be
a vital- factor in campus life.”
Qthers endorsing the Drive
were the following: Dr. James
Moyer, ', president of the PSCA
board of directors, Prof. Leland
Beam, who spoke for Dr. Russell
Dickerson, Drive chairman, Dan
iel DeMarino, assistant dean of
men, who spoke ifor Harold K.
Wilson, dean of men. Dean Seth
Russell and Dr. Harold K. Shill
ing also spoke in support of the
Drive.
Ted Allen, All-College presi-1
dent, has endorsed the Drive in a
letter which. stated in. part, I
want to the entire stu
dent body to contribute as much
as possible to this annual-PSCA
fuhdvdriyei”
..Workmen from a New York
City decorating firm will arrive
on campus Friday noon to decor
ate Rec Hall for Friday night’s
Junior Prom. . John Erickson,
proim committee chairman said
that a “Jungle'Time” theme has
been, planned.
The interior is to be decorated
in jungle colors and designs of
voo-doo superstition and primi
tive life will blend into a false
ceiling over the entire hall. It is
hoped to. have a new shell con
structed to the rear of the band
stand. . ■
SPIRIT
NewY orkConcern
Builds'Jungle '
Prom Scene
Arrives Friday
Jimmy Dorsey and a 17-piece
band will arrive in State College
early Friday morning. Dancing
will be from 9 i>.m. to 1 a.m., and
refreshments will be served.
Tickets -will go on sale at the
Student Union desk Friday mor
ning.
Dorsey will be featuring, be
sides his regular band, the trum
pet, playing of. Charlie Teagarden,
brother of the famous orchestra
leader, Jack Teagarden.
Sextette Featured
Also featured on the ' musical
side will be. the Dixieland sex
tette. The ensemble features
drummer Ray.Bauduc.
Besides Erickson, who is junior
class' vice-president, committee
members are Joseph Lanutti,
Walter Miller, ■ Carlton Durling,
and. George Gruskin.
Upper Classes
Hold Meetings
The senior class will hold its
first meeting of the year in .105
While Hall at 7 o'clock tonight.
Janies .Balog, president 'of the
senior class will discuss the
financial, set-up, and the Lion
Coals, among' other items of
interest to' seniors.
Harry Kondourajian, junior
class president, will preside at
the first, meeting of the junior
class, which will be held in 3
While Hall at 7 o'clock tonight.
The meeting will be held main
ly- to organize the group. Fi
nances will be 'discussed, and
National Student Association,
in relation to students at- the
College,'will I *'be another topic.
PSCA
PSCA Roundtable will meet in
304 Old Main at 7:30 tonight. All
solicitors in the Finance- Drive 1
should check with, their division
leaders for clear reservations for,a
meeting In Hugh Beaver Room at
the CA office this week.
Secondary Education
The Secondary Education Asso
ciation will hold a business meet
ing in 1 Carnegie Hall at 7 o’clock
tonight.
Delta Sigma Pi
Delta Sigma Pi, national com
merce fraternity, •"will hold its
fall ■ initiation ceremonies at the
ITKE fraternity house at 7:30 p,m.
Leaders Ask Students To
Cast Ballots for Councils
Elections Today, Tomorrow
In Six Schools of College
Campus leaders yesterday urged participation of all eligible stu
dents in the elections for student council posts in six schools of the
College today and tomorrow.
All-College President Ted Allen said, “I wish to encourage stu
dents in the respective schools to support their councils, first of all,
by turning out and casting their
ballots for the persons they think
best qualified; and, secondly, to
support those who are elected in
helping- to promote a good school
council program this year.
Chairman William Shade of the
All-College Elections committee
also urged students to go to the
polls, which will be open from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. today and tomor
row. Council elections for. the
first time are being held simul
taneously, with the hope of get
ting a larger turnout of student,
voters, Shade said.
List Completed
Committee Chairman
w-
Dr. Lyman E. Jackson
College Deans
Attend Meeting
In Kansas City
Personnel from the College
have prominent and active roles
in the annual meeting of the Asso
ciation . of Land-Grant Colleges
and Universities being held this
week in Kansas City, Mo.
Dr. Lyman E. Jackson, Dean of
the School of Agriculture is chair
man of the'committee on educa
tional purposes. The committee is
deliberating on problems which
may -affect future curricula
throughout the nation.
• Dr. Jackson also is explaining
organization and purposes of the
entire association to the newly
created Division of Veterinary
Medicine at its initial session.
Dr. Grace M. Henderson, Dean
of the School of Home Economics
is, chairman of. the Northeastern
Group at , regional meetings of
research administrators in home
economics.
Keller Named Chairman
Edward L. Keller, director of
Engineering Extension at the Col
lege, is chairman of the Division
of Engineering’s meetings. Harry
P. Hammond, Dean of the School
of Engineering, is speaking on
“H o w to Maintain Academic
Standards in Extension Work.”
Dr. Ben Euwema, Dean of the
School of Liberal Arts, is a mem
ber of the Association’s executive
committee.
News Briefs
NAA CP
, NAACP will meet in 219 EE at
7:15 tonight for election of offi
cers.
Swimming Candidates
All swimming candidates and
members 'of last year’s team are
requested .to meet at Glerinland
Pool at 7:30 tonight.
Meteorologists forecast cloudy
and cold weather, yvith scattered
showers, for today. It be a
good time to ■ roll out the red
flannels and topcoats. This Nit
tany weather appears to be dig
ging in for a long winter’s siege.
(See Editorial on Page 2)
Jackson to Speak
Today's Weather
Completing the list of candi
dates for election, three nominees
were qualified yesterday' as can
didates for the sophomore man’s
position of the Physical Educa
tion and Athletics council. They
are James Reed, Charles Brong,
and 'William Mihalich.
Schools involved, , and the plac
es for voting for each council,
are:
Liberal Aris—Main lobby.
Sparks building.
Chemistry and Physics— Main
lobby, Osmond laboratory.
Engineering—Main lobby. Main
Engineering building.
Mineral Industries—Main lob
by. Mineral Industries building.
Home Economics—Main lobby.
Home'Economics building.
Physical Education and Ath
letics—For men. main lobby. Irvin
Hall; for women, main lobby.
White Hall.
The elections committee,
ed by groups of volunteers, will
be present at the polling places
to supervise the voting.
s To Couxd Votes
Votes will be counted immed
iately after the close of the polls
tomorrow, when ballot boxes are
to be turned in to the Student
Union desk by the present council
presidents. Results, if available in
time, will be announced to the
meeting of All-College Cabinet
tomorrow evening.
Shade yesterday expressed his
thanks to members of the elec
tions committee and the council
presidents for their cooperation
1 in preparing for. the election.
Two Professors
Granted Leaves
Drs. George L. Leffler and
William S. Vincent have been
granted leaves of absence by the
Board of Trustees, James Milhol
land, acting president of the Col
lege, aftnounced yesterday.
Dr. Leffler, professor of econo
mics and assistant director of the
Bureau of Business Research,
was given a sabbatical leave for
the second semester, 1949-50, to
study post-war security markets.'
Dr. Vincent, education profes
sor, was granted- a leave for the
academic year 1949-50 to con
tinue research work at Columbia
University.
New Scholarship
Honors Behrmann
In memory of Jerome N. Behr
mann, class of ’4B, who died of
leukemia {shortly after receiving
his degree, from the College, a
scholarship award bearing his
name has been established at the
College.
The memorial award was _ es
tablished by friends and neigh
bors of Behrmann, who resided m
Philadelphia at the time of his
death.
The scholarship provides an
award of $lOO to be made each
year to a graduating senior in the
School of Mineral Industries.