Plane Crash Kills 48;
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Marcel Cerdaii Aboard
(Late AP Hews, Courtesy WMAJ)
PARlS—French Boxer Marcel Cerdan died yesterday when
a Paris to New York Constellation crashed in flames into a moun
tain in the Azores killing 48 persons.
Also aboard were 11 Americans.-These included Kay Kamen,
licensing representative for Walt Disney, and his wife.:
Another-' victim was Bernard Boutet de Montvel, French
portrait painter.
Other widely known victims
were: Ginette Neveu, French wo
man violin virtuoso; Guy Jas
min, editor in chief of the Mont
real French language newspaper,
Le Canada; and Bemigio Hern
andorena, prominent Cuban
yachtsman. Cerdan’s manager
and trainer were also aboard.
The former m i d.d 1e w e ig h t
champion was on his way back to
the United States to try to win
back the title from Jake La Mot
ta in a fight scheduled for Dec. 2
at Madison Square Garden in New
.York. . . .
Ed Honorary
To Hold Tea
Pi Lambda Theta, honorary ed
ucation society forewomen, will
hold, a pledge' tea in-the northeast
lounge of Atherton Hall tomor
row-from 3 to'-5 p.m., according to
Dr. Nell Murphy, faculty adviser
of the group.
To be eligible for- membership
ih.rthbSsocietyra woman must be
at least a junior, must have exhi
bited / or. show promise of those
qualities which make a fine teach
er, iniistwork or intend to work in
a teaching capacity, and must
have a r 2.2faverage.
However;'Dr.. Murphy empha
sized that the group is not a
scholastic -and each
member joining has to be sponsor
ed by two faculty members and
one ; member of the organization.
In- addition to undergraduate
students, a few graduate students
and qne, faculty member will be
initiated into the organization this
fan.
; Co-chairmen -for the tea are
Ann Fickenscher and Dolores Hoo
ker of the School of Home Econo
mics.
Today . , .
The Nittony Lion floors
FOR Ridge Riley, executive
secretary, and Rbss Lehman;
executive secretary of
the Alumni Association and the
other members of the staff here
a « whose all-out
efforts mad 4 Home c o mi n g
Weekend 1 a bang-up success.
The Alumni''Association is
also making plans for smokers
which will be held in Philadel
phia . and Pittsburgh on ; the
Temple and Piu vefkend*. ; v
Vinson Backs Denfeld
WASHINGTON —C h air man
Carl Vinson, of the House Armed
Services Committee, asserted yes
terday that the ouster of Admiral
Loiiis Denfeld' as. Chief of Naval
Operations would be looked into
when Congress reconvenes iii Jan
uary, ' , ■'*
Denfeld is being punished for
his testimony before ; the group,
Vinson said.- Secretary of Defense
Louis Johnson backed up the ous
ter saying it was not an act of re
prisal ■. )
Textile Union Grants Aid
CLEVELAND One-half mil
lion, dollars will be donated to the
striking. CIO steelworkers, the
CIO Textile'Workers Union an
nounced in Cleveland yesterday.
Blanks Ready
For Temple, Pitt
Application blanks for tickets
to. the Temple and. Pitt games can
now be picked up at the Athletic
Association Window in Old Main.
In order to get student tickets,
these blanks .must be filled out.
Only two ducats per applicant will
be issued. Because of a > limited
number available, they will be' is
sued on a -first-hererfifst-served
basis.
; Tickets to the Temple game; to
be played Nov. 12, cost $2.80. The
Pitt game, on Nov.-19; is more ex
pensive, costing $3.25. - • ;
Unitarian Fellowship
The Unitarian Fellowship will
meet at the Windcrest’ Commun
ity Center. 7; p.m. Sunday for a
op,eh :discussion :,on.' ..“Commun
ism.” r”• .
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VOL. 50 NO. 27
Lions Tabbed Favorites
For Clash With Syracuse
Weekend Events
SATURDAY
2 p.m. Syracuse game—New Bea
ver Fields—Before and during
the game the combined Army
and Air Forces ROTC bands
and the Blue Band will parade,
escorted-by a color 'guard' front
the Pershing Rifles. A Navy
Pre-Flight Drill Team will also
entertain.
8:30 p.m. "Ah Wilderness"—
Schwab auditorium tickets
available- at Student Union
desk.
9 p.m. Leonides Open House—
, White Hall—Music by the Ca
valiers./ '
9 p.m. Fraternity Houseparlies—
Fourty-four fraternities have
planned i parties around
themes.
SUNDAY *
11 a.m. Chapel Services—Schwab
auditorium Speaker will be
Dr. Charles C. Noble of Syra
cuse University. Also speaking
will be Richard E. Pride on
conditions at Lingnan, China.
National SAM
To Incorporate
Local Chapter
1 Sigma Alpha, local fraternity,
will become the Mu Lambda
chapter of the national brother
hood of Sigma Alpha Mu at in
troduction festivities tonight at
the University Club.
Twelve members of the Buck
nell University, chapter will con
duct the initiation rituals which
begin at 5:30 p.m.
-.A total of 56 representatives
from three other chapters will
also .be present at-the installa
tion. .
Founding
The" neophyte chapter occupied
its present location this Septem
ber, with the original founding
taking place April 17, 1948. By
the end of that. semester, the
local had grown to 41 members,
with the first pledge' class com
ing in the following semest'er.
Last May, the group had pe
titioned the College to permit
their affiliation with the national
SAM. The petition was approved
by the Senate Committee on Stu
dent Welfare, and the following
evening, all brothers on campus
were initiated into the pledge
chapter. '
Open - House
. The ceremonies this • evening
will mark end of Sigma
Alpha . fraternity, and the Mu
Lambda chapter of Sigma Al
pha Mu will become the forty
sixth. national group represented
on the campus.
Following the ceremony, a din
ner will be held at 7 p.m. and
dancing, with Arn i e Taylor’s
band the music, will
begin at 9 p.m.
An open house will be held to
morrow afternoon at 1:30 in the
chapter house ' on the corner of
Pugh Street and Nittany Avenue.
Penn State Club
Holds Initiations
,The Penn State Club will hold
initiations for new members next
Tuesday, at 8 p.m. in room 405
Old'Main. All those who joined
this, year, or who would like to
join are requested by President
Joe Hudak to be present. This is
the' last chance, as membership
will be closed after initiations are
over.
, There will be a meeting of
members from last year’s club in
411 Old ftfain at 7 o’clock Mon
day night. It is very important
that all old members attend as
plans will ..be made for initiation
Tuesday night.
"FOR A BETTER PENN STATE"
STATE COLLEGE, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 29, 194®
Line Will Spell Difference
If Rushing Can Stop Custis
Penn State’s big line, though softened by injuries to veteran
centers. Ray Hedderick and Chuck Beatty, is expected to spell the
difference between the Lions' and Syracuse when the traditional
rivals tangle on Beaver Field this afternoon.
" State; is on the strength of its hard-charging front wall,
groomed this week to smother Syracuse’s ace passer, Bernie Custis,
before he can spot receivers.
Custis, however, can cause
plenty of trouble with his air
barrage if his blockers give him
protection. '
The line-against-passer battle
begins at 2 o’clock. A near-ca
pacity crowd is anticipated for
this final home game of the sea
son.
Finance Drive
To Be Launched
By PSCA Rally
Syracuse Chapel Dean
To Speak at Meeting
The PSCA Finance Drive : will
be launched with a" rally for all
solicitors and sectional and di
visional leaders in Schwab Au
ditorium at 3 p.m. tomorrow.
Chief speaker at the rally will
be Dr. Charles C. Noble, dean of
the Chapel at Syracuse Univer
sity. Other addresses will be giv
en by Dr. Russell Dickerson, fac-.
ulty chairman of the drive, Jo
Ann Esterly, student chairman
of the women’s division, and
Charles Oerkvitz, student chair
man of the men’s division. '
Group Singing
Hummel Fishburri, professor in
music education, and Frank Gul
lo, assistant professor in music,
will lead in group singing. Any
intrested students may attend the
interested students-. may attend
the rally
The Finance Drive is the an
nual PSCA campaign to raise
funds for its.many activities. This
year’s goal of $7500 is the largest
•ever set by the organization; The
CA explains that this amount is
needed because of' the largest
student body in the - history of
the College now on ' campus.
Along with the • increase in en
rollment is an -increase in the
faculty and administrative staffs.
Therefore there exists a- greater
need to expand and intensify the
PSCA program to meet'the'needs
and desires of the Penn State
community.
Of the total goal of $7500, stu
dents are' asked to' contribute
$5OOO and faculty $2500. . •
The Finance Drive, which be
gins tomorrow, will last through
November 5.
AIM "Independent"
The staff of the “Independent,”
AIM ..and Leonides’, bi-weekly
publication, will meet for organi
zation in the Alumni Office, 104
Old Main at 7 p.m. Monday.
Alpha Phi Omega
Alpha Phi Omega, national ser-.
vice fraternity, requests all
pledges / and members to report
to the' College power plant at
6:30 p.m. Monday to assist the
Lions Club in- the .annual Hallo
ween parade.
Alpha Rho Omega
Alpha Rho Omega, Russian
honorary, will meet in 304 Old
Main at 7 p.m. Sunday.
The Weather:
Cloudy, ocassional
light showers
(Eollegian
. For both elevens it is the sixth
game of the season and both have
already dropped three. The
Orange lost its opener to Boston
University, 33-21, lost to Temple
and to Fordham, but defeated
Lafayette and Rutgers. Penn
State boasts victories over Bos
ton College and Nebraska but
lost to Villanova, Army, and
(Continued on page three)
Syracuse Dean
Talks at Chapel
Dr. Charles C. Noble, dean oi
Hendricks Memorial Chapel at
Syracuse University, will speak
on the topic, “Power Through
Positive Living” at Chapel ser
vices in. Schwab Auditorium at
11 a.m; tomorrow..
The Chapel Choir, uhder the di
rection of Mrs. Willa Taylor, will
present the anthem, “King of
Glory, King of Peace” by War
relL '
"Dr. Noble, spent his early years
in. Massachusetts .and after
graduation from Williams Col
lege went oh to Union Theological-
Seminary in New York for his
B.D. degree. A member of the
■Methodist fclergy,'he has served
churches in the Bronx; Brooklyn;
Hartford, Connecticut; and
churches at Glens Falls and Sy
racuse in New York.
Richard, E. Pride, who arrived
at the College this week from
Canton, China, will speak briefly
at the chapel services on condi
tions at Lingnan, where he has
been teaching horticulture at the
Lingnan University at Canton.
Mr. Pride has returned to this
country on a one-year leave of
absence. .
News Briefs
Arts Student Council
A meeting of all newly elected
Liberal Arts Student Council
members will be held in the
Daily Collegian office at 2 p.m.
Sunday. Preliminary nomina
tions for council elections will be
made at this meeting.
Players Will Hold
'Liljom' Tryouts
Tryouts for the forthcoming
Players production of Molnar’s
“Liliom” Will be held. Monday
and Tuesday. Fifteen men and
thirteen women will ,be given
roles in the play.
Players prefer to have new
comers try out on Monday and
others on Tuesday. Anyone wish
ing to try out must sign up at
Student Union for an appoint
ment.
A copy of the play may be read
in the drama office any tifne be*
tween now and the tryouts.
Sixth Game