Tradition Suffers
Grad Student
On Squad Prior
To Present Ban
Tradition will go by "the
boards tonight when Gladys
Loti Miller, former cheerlead
er, takes over the master of
ceremonies slot in the pre-
West. Virginia game pep rally.
. The rally is scheduled for
7:30' oh the steps of Old 'Main,
with Nittany Lion gridders slated
to leave for the game early tomor
row morning.
Miss Miller, now a graduate
student in the speech department,
was a member of the cheerlead
ing squad before the present ban
bf 1 feminine participation in ''this
activity.
First Coed To MC
■ The beauteous and effervescent
ex-cheerleader will.be the-..first'
coed .in recent times to serve as
MC for a rally.
Richard Clair, head varsity
cheerleader who is in charge of
organizing the rally, , yesterday
urged a large turnout for the
event.
■ “A large turnout at this rally
will show that school spirit still is
at a high point and will be a pro
per indication that the students
have confidence in the team. 1
“Penn State spirit has really
picked up over the past. several
weeks and we’re showing the
players that we are solidly behind
them;” !
■ r Blueßand To Appear
'Members of; the Blue Band will
be on hand tp provide musical at
mosphere. They will .be augments
edby the Harmonaires, a quartet
composed of Gene Myers', Robert
Potter, William Elmore and Glen
Landis, which appeared in the re
cent Thespian production of “Wel
come Willy.”
• With the exception •of ' Head
Coach Joseph Bedenk, aIP the
football coaches are, expected to
be present to. speak at the send
off.;.,
Because the team will depart
for' the game early tomorrow
morning, it would have beerii im
possible to .postpone the .rally
until" tomorrow, Cla'ir said. •
• He, pointed out that most of the
student body will not be able to
attend .the game itself, and urged
that:.tfiiey .give the team a send
off boost today to show their'sup
port.
Speech Conference
V The fourth annual undergradu
ate ' Speech Conference - will be
conducted by the College Speech
Clinic - today. The program is as
follows::banquet at noon in the
Presbyterian Church; panel dis
cussion and presentation bf clinic
casesdn 316. Sparks; speech clinic
at,4 v o’cl6ck; late afternoon tea.
Philosophy Club , ,
■. Prof. .Edward Abramson of the
Sobiplogy. . department', will lec
ture at the meeting of the Philo
sophy- Club in 316 Sparks, at'7:4s
tohight. : ' ,-i
today ...
The Nittany Lion Roars
FOR the Penn Slate Club, in
dependent/men's social organi-.
xation, which initialed 225 men.
Tuesday night.
The club more than tripled its
membership this fall, a good in
dication that -independent men
are striving for a social program
which wUI match that of the
fraternities.
A,nd an extra growl for Presi
dent Joseph' Hudak and other
members of the club's executive
committee, Craig Archer, Basil
Choman, Arnold Gasche, Emer
son Jones, John Kugler, Frank.
Robinson, * and William , Zaker,
who provide theable' leader
ship.
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Oxford Students To Meet College Debaters
Speech Clinic
Holds Conclave
The Speech Clinic will conduct
its fourth annual undergraduate
conference today. All students,
interested in speech, from col
leges throughout the state are in
vited to attend. ,
Opening with a luncheoh-ban
quet in the Presbyterian Church,
Beaver and Frazier streets, at
noon, the conference will con
tinue with a program in' 316
Sparks. This phase will feature
speech authorities from the col
leges of the state participating in
a panel discussion followed by
presentation of several clinic
cases.
Last year, 150 guests from
eight colleges participated in the
program. More students are exr
pected this year. , ‘
Penn State Club Admits
Largest Pledge Group
.. .The Penn State Club Tuesday night initiated the largest group of
pledges' ever admitted into the organization. Two hundred twenty
five. men went through the varied tasl?s assigned by President Joseph
Hudak arid his cohortSi and all smvived to be recognized as full mem
bers of the club. .
The large group of ' pledges was v -met ,in 405; Old Main by
approximately' 30 old members
complete with, handlebar mous
taches and long cigars. Each new
man donated a record to the club’s
collection, and \then pinned on
name cards while President Hud
ak explained the course of events
to follow. .
CIO Replaces
Leftist Unions
Cate AP News Courtesy WMAJ -
CLEVELAND—The CIO char
tered a,new- union' yesterday to
replace v the ousted United; Elec
trical Workers . and the Farm
Equipment Workers, expelled be
cause of alleged leftist leader
ship. The CIO’ Executive Board
chartered the new organization
under the name of the Interna
tional Union of Electrical, Radio,
and Machine Workers.
Sherman
WASHINGTON Admiral
Forrest Sherman - was sworn in
yesterday as the new Chief of
Naval Operations. The oath was
administered by Navy Secretary
Frank Matthews. Admiral Louis
Denfeld, deposed CNO, has been
offered the post of commander of
Eastern Atlantic and Mediterran
ean naval forces.
Tribunal Penalizes
Parking Violators
Tribunal, - men’s judicial or
ganization, . continued to crack
down on violators of .the campus
parking regulation, as it handed
down four $1 fines .in a short
session Tuesday night.
The. four cases were identical.
Each defendent pleaded guilty
to parking on campus without a
permit tag and was sentenced for
a first offense. Successive of
fenses will merit higher fines,
Tribunal warned.
Strict measures are necessary,
to alleviate the parking jam,
chairman Robert Keller explain
ed. Last year .there were 5,500
cars and only 1,100 ■ parking
spaces, he said, and this year
there are more cars and less
parking spaces.
Other Tribunal members pres
ent were: George Dallas, Dave
Greenw,aid, John Orgo. and
James ..Richards.
State Party
A meeting: for. those interested
in, poster work for the • State
Party will be held in 1 Carnegie
at 7:30 tonight.
STATE - COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 3, 1949
Geoffrey Johnson Smith
Polish. Steps
The pledges next adjourned to
the front steps of Old Main, where
they applied much industry and
vigor to polishing the stone with
toothbrushes.. They then towed
the executive committee of the
club -out Pollock Road in an old
car to. McElwain. Hall, where they
broke- up into four groups to ser
enade the -nearby girls’, dorms.
The singing completed, the party
met at Mac Allister, Hall - "where
they sang as a body for the girls
in that building.
The club then went back to its
rooms in Old Main where a short
business meeting was , held, and
membership cards ‘ were given
out. The club plans a stag outing
for members at Fairmont Park
Saturday afternoon, and has set
November 15 as the date of the
next meeting..
Along with the “Old Guard”
who administered the initiation
proceedings, the club now num
bers over 250 men. • * ,
The. following were initiated
into the club:
Julian Abele,- PeL*“ Abramczyk, Bern
ard Ames, Raymond Amsden, Harry
Ankeny, George Armbruster; Josef Aus
tra, Edward Barber, Oscar Barkman,
Glenn Barnes, Lee Barnhart, Paul Baum
gardner,*. Arthur Benning, Martin Berko
witz, John Beyer, Edward Bield, Clinton
Bittner,. William Brechue, Leroy Bren
nen, Andrew Stanley Budny, Louis
Brotzman, Bernard Brosius, Jack Boyle,
(Continued ori page three)
Collegian Releases
Board Promotions
Six members of Sophomore
Board were moved up to Junior
Board .and two Junior Boarders
were' elevated to Senior Board
in action taken yesterday by Sen
ior Editorial Board of the Daily
Collegian.
■ The promotions, announced by
Thomas Morgan, 'editor, include
Shirley Austin, Wilson Barto,
John Dalbor, Harry Endres, Hel
ene Krebs and Herbert Stein
from Sophomore to Junior Board,
anftrßoX.. McHenry and Robert
Kotzbauer from Junior to Senior
£oar<*
irl Cheerleader Runs Rally
Men Caperers
Serenade Girls
Hallowe’en capers were the
order of the day as a crowd of
men from the dormitories made
life interesting • for c6eds in Mc-
Elwain, Simmons and Atherton
Halls about 9:30 p.m. Monday.
A group of men estimated be
tween 50 and 100 shouted and
sang songs ' aro.und McElwain
Hall, and chanted, “We want
women.” Some reportedly tried'
to enter , the building buthos
tesses prevented them. they
continued to Simmons and Ath
erton Halls presumably; enroute
to a Hallowe’en parade in town; •
However, both Dean of Women
Pearl O. Weston and Capt Philip
Mark of the campus patrol dis
counted rumors that the : disturb
ance was anything out of the
ordinary.
Dean- Weston described it as
“just for fun,” and Captain Mark
declared that this was the “quiet
est Hallowe’en around Penn
State in years.”
NSA To Select
New Nominees
See Editorial on Page 2
The local committee of Nation
al Student Association will ac
cept nominations for the current
year in 20 Sparks at 7 o’clock
tonight, according to Lynn Lapp,
newly-appointed chairman. /
Miss Lapp will receive nomin
ations for the following offices
from the floor: vice-chairman,
secretary-treasurer, and. publi
city chairman. She emphasized
that ample''opportunity exists for
those new in the-group, to obtain
offices,- provided they are “suffi
ciently qualified.’’.
Reports from the campus chest
subcommittee, headed by Joel
Bachman and Mary. Fox, will be
presented. David Keller will out
line progress made-on the facul
ty rating program. . ■
Inquiries have been made' into
the feasibility of a caravjan to the
'Pitt football'game. Barbara Lehn
will report the findings relative
to this.,
Present officers urge that every
active member be present to
take part in the most important
task of nominating officers for
the homing year.
Phys Ed Mixer
The first student-faculty mixer
in the School of Physical Educa
tion and Athletics will be held at
7:30 tonight, sponsored by the
school council. • ,
All students and faculty are in
vited to attend in informal dress.
Refreshments will be served and
dancing will be’a main feature.
Robin Day.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
College To Take
Negative Side
Of Argument
One of the largest features
of the debating season at the
College, the international de
bate with students from Great
Britain, will be held in
Schwab Auditorium at 8 p.m.
tomorrow. This meet has de
veloped into an annual discussion
of topics which are pertinent and
lead to friendly rivalry among
the debaters.
This year’s discussion will be
“Resolved: That public ownership
of basic industries and essential
services is in the best interests of
a democratic society.” Richard
Schweiker, manager of men’s de
bate, and John Fedako will pre
sent the negative side for the Col
lege and Robin Day and Geoffrey
Johnson Smith, of Oxford Univer
sity, England, will present the af
firmative.
Both of the visiting debaters
are unmarried and 25 years of
age, and both held the rank of
captain in the Royal Artillery
during the last war. Day is at
present an undergraduate study
ing law at'St. Edmund Hall, Ox
ford, and regards himself as a
liberal in politics.
Smith
Smith is studying the modern
greats, (politics, philosophy and
economics). He is an ardent sup
porter of the British Labor Par
ty. He has done both stage and
film acting and some, production
in his work at Oxford. His . am
bition is to become a well known
journalist.
In 1948, two students from Cam
bridge University teamed up with
Fedako and Richard Hill of the
College to discuss the topic, “Re
solved:. .That the world would
have been much happier had not
the American Revolutionists left
the British Empire.”
Duncan Macrae, Oxford, teamqd
up with Hill on the affirmative,
and Percy Cradock, Oxford, with
Fedako, on the negative. No de
cision was reached as there was
no judging, and an audience parti
cipation forum followed the de
bate.
Oxford Wins
Oxford won the meet held at
the College in 1947. The topic was,
“Resolved: That the danger of war
can best be averted by an all pur
pose Anglo-American alliance.”
The Oxford team, comprised . of
Sir Edward C. G. Boyle and Hon
orable Anthony N. W. Benn, car
(Continued on page three)
News Briefs
Science Student Council
LaVie pictures of the Chemis
try and Physics Student Council
will be taken at the P.enn State
Photo Shop at 6:40 tonight. An
important meeting will follow in
417 at 7 o’clock.
Zionist Federation
Intercollegiate Zionist Federa
tion of America will meet in the
Hillel Recreation Room at 7
o’clock tonight to discuss the
education program and plans for
the semester.
Earth Science Club
Earth Science Club meets in
121 Mineral Industry building at
7 o’clock tonight. Professor
Wayne M. Felts will be the guest
speaker