Wysocki To Run For Soph Prexy On Lion Ticket Hutchon Unopposed As Frosh Candidate Charles Wysocki becairte the Lion party candidate for sopho more class ■ president Sunday night after a dorm-mate’s homi nation speech set off the ballot landslides to defeat Joseph Ar teritano. Wysocki was unable to speak after being involved in a week end auto accident near his home at Nanticoke. Charles Edwards, who lives in Pollock Circle dorm 13. presented his speech. Jo Hutchon, recently-elected queen of the Belle Hop Ball, was unopposed for the , freshmen class presidency nomination. Other sophomore Lion candi dates are Jack Haines, vice presir dent, and Lois Pulver, secretary tr'easurer. Haines squeezed through liis nomination after Don , Carlson, Harrisburg center trans fer. student •;walked onto the scene just before balloting and lost only by six votes. Gerry Brown won the fresh man' vice-presidential nomination over Harriet Stern and after bal lotings, Peggy Hepler captured the’..secretary-treasurer spot, to complete the all-girl Lion slate. Miss Hepler won a majority vote , over Caroline Laughner after they emerged from three previous ballots with more votes than Marie Farren and Joyce Kempf. Campaign •A 1 Von Arx, sophomore cam ■ paign manager for the clique, was introduced by Samuel Casey/and Albert Chakmqk, publicity chair man, called for a wbrd-of-mouth campaign to elect the Lion slate. Lion leaders, who were placed irt power in, All-College Cabinet and junior and senior class of fices last spring, attended the Sunday night meeting. With an other sweep at the polls Nov. 15, the" clique would control all four classes in addition' to two- more seats on Cabinet..' : Walter Vilsmeier, sophomore division chairman,, presided. All •clique candidates will. meet tp -night to set up initial campagin plans and party members who will- help in clique public rela tions work are to meet in 409 Old Main Thursday night. • Ed Honorary To Initiate 38 Thirty-eight pledges wiil.be in itiated by the Alpha Kappa chap ter, of Pi Lambda Theta, educa tion honorary, at their annual Founders’ Day banquet to be held tonight in the Westminster Foun dation of the Presbyterian Church. The Day banquet will be.a.candle-light ceremonyto commemorate.,the founding of the honorary in 1917 at Missouri Uni versity. The group hopes to have present at least one of the original members of the local chapter as (Continued on page six) Today ... The Nittany Lion Roars FOR the Mu Lambda chap-' .1 °* ®*9ma Alpha Mu, 46th national traiernily on campus. Formerly a local group, Sig *. ma Alpha, the brothers of SAM Were. officially inducted into ■ fhe national fraternity at cere : ®>omea in the University Club' Saturday night. 'The Lion gives his leonine vocal bouquet to the new . Sammys" today, and ; bids - ‘fhem a bright future ahead in viheir now status as tnembers of national brother-, aooa * Parties Name Freshman, Sophomore Candidates Final nominations for the freshman and sophomore class elections two weeks from to day were named Sunday evening at meetings of the Lion and State parties. The campaign is scheduled to get underway next Monday, and platforms of the two parties probably will be announced within a week. VOL. 50 NO. 28 PSCA Finance Drive Opens Jo Ann Esterly, Charles Oerkvitz Supervise Official Soliciting Program Women's Chairman Steel Shortage Slows Building A . shortage of steel materials needed in the construction of the dining commons of the new men’s dormitories will , slow up work this week, George Ebert, director of the department of physical plant, r announced yesterday. The materials, hardware and other steel equipment, have not been delivered , because of; the steel strike; he explained. ■ • Mr. Ebert could give no esti mate of the progress made thus far because of the interruptions which have plagued the project. Strikes temporarily halted work during the spring and summer, setting back, the construction timetable. Excavation for the dormitories was started last fall. The sche dule then called for completion of the project by the fall of v 1950. The units,, which will cost ap proximately $6,000,000, will house and provide dining accommoda tions for 1,343 men. The'new buildings will be of red-brick with Indiana limestone trim and modified Georgian architecture. In design, they will be similar to Watts, Jordan and Irvin Halls. . Small Game Season Opens Today ' Several' thousand - huriters from Centre County will take up their guns today and trek to the fields and woods to! launch the general small game, season at 9 a.m. ,■ The Stater Game Commission expects the local huntsmen to bag more game this year than in any other post-war season. The Commission bases its prediction on an extensive food and coyer program it has conducted, and on the comparatively mild weather. Taking into account these factors an increased supply of game is almost a- certainty. County, sportsmen’s groups have also helped the Commission in "FOR A BETTER PENN STATE" STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 1, 1949 See Editorial Page 2 The Penn State Christian As sociation finance drive, which opened with a “Kick-pff Rally” Sunday afternoon, began its of ficiar soliciting by divisional and sectional leaders yesterday. Student co-chairmen of the drive are Jo . Ann Esterly. in charge of women, and Charles Oerkvitz, in charge of men. The faculty division is headed by Dr. Russel' Dickerson, vice-dean of resident instruction in the School of Agriculture. The drive, which will continue through Saturday, November 5, has as its goal, $7500, of which the students are asked to contrib ute $5OOO and the faculty, $2500. . Chief speaker at Sunday’s rally was Dr. Charles C. Noble, dean of Hendrick’s Memorial chapel at Syracuse University. Others who spoke were Jo Ann Esterly, Charles Oerkvitz, and Dr. Dick erson. Student Contribution Dr. Noble pointed out that the student goal of $5OOO boils down to about 50 cents per student. He said that this contribution would be equivalent to two beers or two sodas or a movie. This sacri fice, he stated would be well worth the benefits the students would derive from the PSCA. Whether active in the CA or not, Dr. Noble said, the whole stu dent body' benefits from the or ganization. The drive is being conducted on a person to person contact basis. Students will be able to pledge on a card provided by the solicitor or they may pay cash. Students can have their pledges taken out of their-fees and vete rans. may have them deducted from their book checks. Everyone who contributes will become a contributing member of the PSCA. Each solicitor will also provide (Continued on page six) Coliege Shifts Offices _ The College scheduling of . fice has been moved from the Armory to 2 Willard Hall, and .the Recorder's office is now in the process of shifting from Old Main to 4 Willard Hall. The bursar's office is in 6 Willard since being moved a few weeks ago from Old Main. . Other office changes will be made soon. stocking projects which assures the trackers with “plenty of game.” According to the game war dens the stock of turkeys and ringneck are exceptionally good, and the only game which isn’t up to par is squirrel. Within the week an additional supply of cock birds has been stocked in the district. • With many hunters expected afield, sportsmen have been cau tioned to take all precautions against carelessness with their guns, destruction to other peoples property, breaking rules of the code laws. (EnUwjtati m's Chairman Major Strikes Affect Campus The present coal and steel strikes have finally affected, the Colege campus. Although these two major strikes , have not yet created a national crisis, the Col lege is already experiencing the effects of a dwindling coal supply as a result of the prolonged work stoppage. AU students in campus dormi tories and areas have .been asked by George W. Ebert, director of the Department of Physical Plant, ft) cooperate with the plan to con serve coal at the College. With only a six months supply of coal, officials of the College have been forced to take; measures to cut down all unnecessary lighting. All dormitories and ■' areas of will be 'forced to cut down; the use of electricity by turning off all the the unneces sary ‘lights 1 during the day and evening. Janitors have been instructed to cut dowh wattage of lights in the dormitories by placing 25 watt bulbs in the hallways and in room ceiling lights. The lobbies will have 60 watt bulbs, but desk lamps, will remain the same. No hunting will be allowed be fore 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m. today. Starting Wednesday and for the remainder of the "season, the hunting day' will open at 7 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. Though wild turkeys will be legal prey in surrounding coun ties from Nov. 1 to 12 only, Coun ty hunters have a full season with a limit of one to a hunter. Ruffed grouse, with a limit of two per day and six for the sea son, will be legal Nov. 1,2, 3, 10, 11, 12. Ring neck pheasants (males only), cottontail rabbits, and squirrels may be hunted from Nov. 1 to Nov. 26. Marian Whitely Is State Party Frosh Nominee War Vet Joseph Arnold Seeks Sophomore Post A slim, dark-eyed coed whose nickname is “Chubi” won the State party nomination Sunday evening for .presidency in the first freshman class on campus in. several years. Marian Whitely, who had been recommended for the candidacy by the steering committee of the party, received the position in voting during the party meeting in 10 Sparks. She was opposed by Peggy Mayberry, who was nomi nated from the floor. Joseph Arnold, a former Sea bee and Army engineer who spent 30 days as a cadet at West Point before deciding ..to attend the Col lege, received- the bid as candi date for the sophomore class presidency. Arnold, also recommended by the steering committee, is a ma jor in forestry. Kenneth Rolston, last year’s State party candidate for this post, also was in for estry. In fact, all the candidates recommended by the steering committee were elected in the relatively brief meeting that be gan with passage of a motion to hold preliminary nominations and final elections the same night. • Sally Shoemaker, who had been active in student government in high school and was awarded a DAR citation, was unopposed for the sophomore vice-president slot, while Jack Baron, who spent his first year at Swarthmore, de feated Kenneth Katz and An thon Eagle for the position as sophomore secretary-t reasur er candidate. Yerger Joan Yerger, who was active in high school student government—- and yearbook work, ■ won the freshman vice-presidency nod from Connie Melvin, who was nominated from the floor. Lucy Barr; Allentown coed active in music work, was unopposed as candidate for freshman secre tary-treasurer nominee. ; Arnold was president, of his class in both his junior and sen ior high school years. Miss White ly, m high school, was vice-presi dent of her student council and took part in student newspaper and .Y-Teen work Richard Weisberg has been named campaign manager for the State party, it was announced. LA Council Elects Heads A complete slate of Liberal Arts student council officers will be elected in 409 Old Main at 6:15 tonight. Nominations for the council of fices were made at a. meeting Sunday afternoon. The newly elected council, consisting of 7 sophomores, 11 juniors and 7 seniors, was presided over by Elliot Krane, the retiring council vice-president. Joel Fleming, Earl Schaffer, George Vadasz and Dottie. Wer linich were nominated for presi dent. Candidates for vice-presi dent are Herb Arnold and Ted Wiedenman, and Mary Conrath and Dottie Luft are the nominees for secretary treasurer.
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