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VOL. 50 NO. 31
Japanese Prof
Receives Nobel
Physics Award
Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ
STOCKHOLM A Japanese
professor at Columbia Univer
sity, Dr. Hideki Yukawa, receiv
ed a $30,000 Nobel prize for his
work in theoretical atomic phy
sics, it was announced .here yes
terday.
The Nobel prize for chemistry
was awarded to . Dr. William
Francis Giauque, a professor of
thermo dynamics at the Univer
sity of California, for his studies
on the effects of cold tempera
tures on matter. The Swedish
Academy could not decide on a
candidate for the literature
award and shelved the prize until
next year.
Pilot Has Relapse
ALEXANDRIA, Va.— I the only
survivor of the tragic Eastern
Airlines transport crash on Tues
day, Erick Bridoux, has suffered
a relapse at a hospital in Alexan
dria, Va. ' The Bolivian 'piloted
the P-38 which crashed into the
transport, causing death to 55
persons aboard the big plane.' •
News Briefs
Philotes Pictures
Philotes members are request
ed to wear white blouses and
dark skirts for the group picture
to be taken at the Penn State
Photo Shop at 6:45 tonight.
PSCA Work Camp
Those interested in the PSCA
work camp tomorrow afternoon
should sign up at the office iii
304 Old Main.
Senior Engineering
K. 8.. McEachron, Jr.,, of the
General Electric Company will
speak on “Industry Looks' for
General Competence” in a senior
engineering lecture in Schwab
at 4:10 today.
Bible Fellowship
Penn State Bible Fellowship
will have' Bob Lancaster, radio
evangelist,- ,as its . guest speaker
at: a'meeting in'4os'Old Main at
7:30 today.
Oxford, Penn State
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Debate Squads Meet
Twu students from Oxford Uni
versity will square off in a de
bate with two men of the College
team in Schwab Auditorium at
8 o’clock 'tonight. Dr. Robert T.
'Oliver, professor and head of the
•department of speech at the Col
lege, will serve as chairman of
the international debate.
Richard Schweiker and John
Fedako, of the College, will-pre
sent the negative side of the
topic, “Resolved: That the public
ownership of basic industries and.
essential services is in the best
interests of a democratic society.”
Robin Day and Geoffrey Johnson
Smith, of Oxford, will present
the affirmative.
In the past it has been the cus
tom to team one visiting debater
with one from the College, if the
topic could be more objectively
discussed. Tonight’s debate will
feature the contrast of two of
England’s 'top-ranking students,
who presumably favor the Brit
ish system of industrial relations,
and two veteran debaters from
the College, who will point out
weaknesses in a public-owned in
dustry. \ V '
The audience will get a chance
Yeaton Announces
'Menagerie' Cast
The casts for this weekend’s
production of “Glass Menagerie,”
Tennessee William’s award play
being shown at Center Stage by
Penn State Players, have been
announced by Kelly Yeaton, di
rector.
Friday’s cast features Charles
Schultz as Tom; Timothy Hayes,
Jim; Diane Scuderi, Amanda;
Sonya Tilles, Laura. The cast
for Saturday is Dan Wargo, Tom;
Timothy Hayes,- Jim; Francine
Toll, Amanda; Sonya Tilles,
Laura.
"Glass Menagerie” is in its
fourth week and will continue
for two more before being re
placed by “Kind Lady”, which
is .now in rehearsal. Perform
ances start promptly at 8 p.m.
and reservations may be—made
at Student Union.
Poet, Columnist
In Forum Series
Sharply contrasting topics have
been scheduled for the first two
programs in'/the ..State College
Community Forum Series to be
presented at Schwab Auditorium.
Hanson Baldwin, military af
fairs columnist, will discuss “Se
curity in an Atomic Age” on Dec!
7, while Carl Sandburg, author
and poet, will present a program
of American folklore on Jan.'ll.
Sandburg’s program will con
sist of American folk songs and
tall tales. It will include tales
in the background of Abraham
Lincoln, and such American
myths as Paul Bunyan, Steam
boat Bill and Casey Jones.
to express its views on the sub
ject in an open forum following
the debate. Anyone may attend,
and admission is free. This is the
first of a series of debates to be
held both here at the College and
at other universities.
Campus Politicos Set For Campaign
Active campaigning for the Nov.
15 sophomore, and freshman class
elections will get underway next
week .with both the State and
Lion parties- determined to bring
home the political bacon.
However, the prospect is one
of a rather tame tussle , for pres
tige, rather than a real knock
down drag-out political battle.
No exciting v “political issues”
have developedxthus far, and the
probability is that none will arise.
Neither party has shown any real
enthusiasm for the contest, al
though'the State party, defeated
in All-College and class elections
last Spring, would be greatly gra
tified to make a comeback through
victory in this election. -
Such a victory might pave the
way for the State party to throw
STATE .COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 4, 1949
Dickerson Gets
Service Plaque
In recognition of his service as
former chapter advisor, Dr. R.
B. Dickerson, vice-dean of the
School of Agriculture, will be
awarded a plaque at the annual
FFA banquet tonight at Autoport.
Dr. Dickerson -became an in
structor of agricultural educa
tion at Penn State in 1938, and in
1943 he was named assistant pro
fessor. He resigned this position
two years ago to return to his
New Jersey fruit farm. When
Dr. H. K. Wilson was named
Director of Intermediate Regis
tration and later Dean of Men,
Dr. Dickerson replaced him as
Vice-Dean and Director of Resi
dent Instruction in the A g
School.
In addition to the plaque pres
entation, senior men. in agricul
tural education will be awarded
chapter farmer degrees. These
men will soon begin their prac
tice teaching.
H. C. Fetterolf, chief of the
agricultural education division of
the Department of Public Instruc
tion at Harrisburg, will be the
main speaker at the banquet. Mr.
Fetterolf recently returned from
a tour through Europe.
The eighth semester seniors
who are to receive the farmer de
grees are: Carroll S. Barton;’Wil
liam H. Baumgartner; Julian R.
Beard; Robert J. Blough; Donald
J. Chattin; Stephen V. Dawson;
P. L. Dillon; Charles C. Draw
baugh; Robert E. Eckrote; Paul
G. Harr; Edward E. Heyler; Wil
lis Horton; John H. Liggett; Ed
ward L. Litwhiier; William H.
Love;. Francis O. McCanna; Jack
son H. Owen; George 'W. Pyle;
Wilbur B. Rose; William B. Ruth;
Lloyd S. Smith; William R.
Swinesburg; Donald W. Thomas;
Raymond E. Tribby; Arnold G.
Wilson ;and. Russell C. Wilson.
Music Honorary
Taps 15 Girls
The red and white pledge rib
bons currently worn by fifteen
young women on the campus
signify that they have been tap
ped for Louise Homer Club, the
only music honorary for women
at the College.
Membership is based on gen
eral scholastic ability combined
with interest and ability in mu
sic. The new members include:
Barbara. Bollman, Gay Brunner,
Mary Conrath, Connie Cro'ushore,
Elizabeth Deknatel, Lola. Jean
Edmunds, Joyce Fosa, Margaret
Gedeon, Rose Kenny, Norma Lqu
McCormick, Martha McMillan,
Virginia Olsen, Nancy Papke,
Cleo Ross, and Elizabeth • Swift.
Officers for the year are: Rose
lyn McCollom, president; Lois
Hughes, vice-president; Joan
O’Hara, secretary; Alice McFee
ly, treasurer; and Suzanne Scur
field, pledge mistress. Regular
meetings are held twice a month.
the incumbent Lions out of power
i n All-College Cabinet next
Spring; but, barring a' landslide,
the results of the Fall balloting
probably will prove inconclusive.
Actual campaigning will begin
early next week, with both parties
scheduled to announce their cam
paign platforms at about that time.
The platfotm committee of the
Lion clique currently is at work
drawing up their campaign
planks, and the State party will
meet Sunday at 7 p.m. in 10
Sparks to present a preliminary
platform draft to the clique mem
bership for final approval.
Top leaders of the Lions will
meet at the same time in 410 Old
Main for a pre-campaign get-to
gether at which they will go over
plans for their strategy.
Fourteen Candidates
Vie for Mardi Gras
King Title Tonight
Rain Cancels
Football Rally
Inclement weather forced can
cellation of last night’s football
pep rally which was to have tak
en place on the steps of Old Main
at 7:30 o’clock.
Lack of facilities prevented the
rally from being moved to an
other location.
Because the bulk of the organi
zation committee, along with
members of the coaching staff,
will be leaving for the West Vir
ginia battlesite, it will not be
possible to stage the affair today.
Feature of the sendoff for the
Nittany football team in its en
counter with the Mountaineers
of Virginia, tomorrow afternoon,
was to- have befen the tradition
cracking MC handling by Gladys
Lou Miller.
Augmenting speeches by mem
bers of the coaching staff, the
program was to include a group
of tunes by the fast-rising cam
pus Harmonaires and a musical
repast by the Blue Band.
Froth Sponsors
Story Contest
Froth will print in . its Decem
ber issue the best short story sub
mitted by a student at the College.
All stories must be turned in to
the Student Union desk before
5, p.m. November 11, and' should
have a maximum length of 1500
words.
The acceptance of purely liter
ary, serious material marks a shift
in Froth policy, occasioned by the
lack of other outlets for such writ
ing in the present cafnpus publi
cations. All student writers are
encouraged by Froth editors to .at
least submit their work for con
sideration.
Entries preferably should be
typewritten, double-spaced, with
a length of 1000 to 1500 words,
and are unrestricted as to content,
style, or literary treatment. The
editorial staff of Froth shall select
and may, with the permission of
the author, edit the stories.
The November issue of Froth,
featuring an elections theme satir
izing the civil and College elec
tions, -will go on sale Tuesday.
Book Refunds
Refunds for books sold to Pitts
burgh book store agents are now
available at the student book ex
change in the TUB.
Students may secure their re
funds from 8:30 a.m. to #1:30 p.m.
weekdays and from 9 a.m. to noon
Saturday; No refunds will be
made after 4:30 next Thursday.
Receipts must be presented to ob
tain a refund.
The campaign strategy meeting
of the Staters will hear the plat
form drawn up by a committee
chaired by Robert Sprague and
Kenneth Katz; recommendations
may be made from the floor and
the clique then will vote on adopt
ing the platform.
The State clique is planning a
strong .publicity campaign this
Fall, Chairman Joel Fleming has
announced. Beyond this he would
reveal little of the. party’s pro
gram for fighting the ballot battle.
Nor is the Lion party, with
Sophomore Chairman Walter Vils
meier in charge of the campaign,
letting any possible surprise cats
out of the bag.
Both parties will indulge in the
traditional methods of campaign-
(Continued on page four)
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Crowning of a king at Hfc3o to
night will highlight Mortal
Board’s annual Mardi Gras, which
will be held in Recreation Hal
from 8:30 until midnight.
Voting for the Mardi Gras king
will continue until 10 o’clock
when all pennies must be cast for
the 14 candidates. Prospective
kings have been asked by Mortar
Board to be present at the time of
crowning.
Candidates and the women’s
group by whom they are present
ed are: Robert Bogan, Zeta Tau
Alpha; Guyer Candy, Alpha Chi
Omega; Ronald Coder, Delta
Gamma; Gill Chubb, Alpha Xi
Delta; Robert'Keller, Alpha Gam
ma Delta; Peter Krohn, Phi Sigma
Sigma; Russel Leib, Kappa Alpha
Theta.
Robert Longenecker, Kappa
Delta; George McAnich, Delta
Zeta; Douglass Mead, Phi Mu;
David Mitchell, Alpha Omicron
Pi; William Musser, Chi Omega;
Thomas Reese, Gamma Phi Beta;
and Paul Reever, Leonides.
Entertainment Planned
Entertainment throughout' the
evening will be provided by the
18 women’s groups who are spon
soring booths. Descriptive phrases
as transmitted to Mortar Board in
describing the various booths are:
Bean shooting, Alpha Chi Omega;
“balloons a poppin’,” Alpha Gam
ma Delta; dance review of' 12
countries, Alpha Omicron Pi; bub
bles dart game, Alpha Xi Delta;
“spin-to-win,” Chi Omega.
Basketball throw, Delta Delta
Delta; turtle marathon, Delta
Gamma; sling-shooting for cig
arettes, Delta Zeta; “quley-burl,”
Gamma Phi Beta; shoeshine, Kap
(Continued on . page four)
Dorm Area Gets
Gun Storeroom
Joseph Errigo, chief resident
advisor of the Nittany-Pollock
area, has announced appropria
tion of a gun storeroom for resi
dents of Nittany-Pollock and
Windcrest areas.
The room was given to the
area by the College because
present facilities were deemed
inadequate. At present, guns are
being stored in the Campus Pa
trol Office in Old Main.
Errigo announced that all guns
must be registered and stored in
the new room or with the Cam
pus Patrol by tomorrow or dis
ciplinary action will be taken by
the College. He asked for com
plete cooperation from all area
residents.
Today . . .
|"The Nittany Lion Roars
. FOR Mortar Board, senior
women's honorary.
Tonight the feminine
"wheels" stage their annual
Mardi Gras in Rec Hall, all pro
ceeds of the benefit affair go
ing to the Dean Charlotte Ray
Scholarship Fund.
The Lion licks his chops in
joyful anticipation of a fun
packed night amidst beauteous
displays of pulchritude at Rec
Hall and howls for the spon
sors who made it possible, Mor*
tar Board