Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ
Chinese Attack
American Ship
Near Shanghai
SHANGHAI—A second Ameri
can vessel was fired upon by
Chinese gunners near Shanghai
yesterday. A garbled radio mes
sage left unclear whether the at
tack was made by Communist
coastal gunners or by a National
ist warship blockading the en
trance to' Shanghai harbor; The
cargo vessel, Sir John Franklin,
was struck and damaged but
without any person aboard being
hurt.
Russia Accused
NEW YORK —American Am
bassador-at;-Large Philip Jessup
told the United Nations yester
day that there Is evidence of a
Soviet attempt to dismember
China. Joined by four other na
tions, the United States called
on Russia and all other countries
to keep hands-off China and let
the Chinese settle their own prob
lems.
Decides Against Reds
ALBANY—A New York State
Supreme Court Justice yesterday
declared unconstitutional the
Feinberg Law which forbids the
employment of Communists in
the State School System. Justice
Harry Schirock described the
provisions of the Feinberg Law
as “Witch-Hunting.” State offic
ials are appealing the decision.
Atomic Energy
Exhibit Opened
An exhibit on atomic/energy
opened yesterday at the College
Library and will continue until
next week.
The exhibit was arranged by
the department of physics at the
College anfi the State College
Community Forum in .connection
with two forthcoming speeches
on’ atomic energy. -
Thursday, Dr. Harold C. Urey,
chemist who played a major role
in the development of the atomic
bomb, will address the Chemis
try-Physics Colloquiam at 4:15
p-m.y in Schwab Auditorium.
Community Forum
The lecture, sponsored by the
Community Forum will serve as
an introduction to the 1949-50
Community Forum series. There
will be no admission charge for
Dr. Urey’s lecture.
Wednesday December 7, Han
son W. Baldwin, military analyst
for the New 1 York Times, will dis
cuss “Security in an Atomic Age.”
A collection of more than 100
books published by the Heritage
Club, will be exhibited at the
College Library until December
20.
The books, which are chosen
for publication by an annual vote
of the Club’s members,'- are de
scribed as “the.classics which are
our heritage of the future.”
- The exhibit is, made possible
through the courtesy of Dr. and
Mrs. Joseph G- Rayback.
Today • . . /
The Nittany Lion Roars
FOR the 29 students selected
and approved for publication in
"Who's Who in American Uni
versities and Colleges."
From All-College President
Ted Allen on down the list, the
honored Penn Staters have
proven themselves both schol
astically and in extra-curricular
activities.
The Lion expands’ his pec
loralis major and bellows a
mighty roar for the proven stu
dent leaders of 1949-50.
Batltt © (EoUrgtan
'TOR A BETTER PENN STATE"
VOL. 50 NO. 44
Campus Leaders
To Be Honored
In Who's Who
Biographical sketches of 29 stu
dent leaders at the College will
appear in the 1949-50 edition of
Who’s Who in American Univer
sities and Colleges.
H. Pettus Randall, editor, an
nounced the names of the stu
dents, who first were' nominated
by the College and then accepted
by the publication’s staff. They
are: (
Ted Allen, Joel Bachinan,
James Balog, Charles Beatty,
Marie Card, Robert Gabriel, Shir
ley Gauger, James Gehrdes, Peter
Giesey, Anna Keller, Robert
Keller, Elliot Krane, Ruth Leh
man, James MacCallum, Charles
Margolf.
Harry McMahon, Virginia Mil
ler, Thomas Morgan, Pauline
(Moss) Dodd, Frances Nichols,
George Oehmler, ,Ramon Saul,
Richard Schweiker, Donald Seipt,
John Senior, William Shade,
Morton Snitzer, Elizabeth Taylor,
and Richard Wertz.
Nominations are submitted an
nually by a campus committee,
which includes faculty and stu
dent body representatives. Col
lege juniors, seniors, and gradu
ate students are eligible. Cabinet
moved to nominate only seniors.
1 The committee considers the
student’s scholarship, leadership
and participation in educational
and ex t r a-curricular activities,
citizenship, and service, and
promise of future usefulness.
Students Who’s Who has been
published annually since 1934
when a need was felt for recogni
tion of outstanding collegiate stu
dents on a nation-wide basis.
Fifty Pennsylvania colleges sub
mit the names of nominees for
this honor.
House Parties
Open to Frosh
Freshman women will be per
mitted to visit chaperpned fra
ternity parties on the weekend of
December 9 and 10, weekend of
the Mil Ball, Peter Giesey, presi
dent of IFC announced today.
Although it has been the policy
of the Dean of Women’s office in
the past to allow freshman
women in fraternity houses only
during big weekends,' now they
will have the opportunity to visit
houses two weekends in a
semester.
All fraternities planning parties
on either December 9 or 10 are
urged to. submit the names of
their chaperons to the Dean of
Women’s office by December 2
or 3, depending upon which,date
allows that office seven Idays
notice. -
, The usual restrictions and priv
ileges listed in the IFC dating
code will apply on this weekend.
Students' Return
Hampered by Snow
Icy roads, resulting from the
first major, snow of the'season,
was the topic of many discussions
in the dorms and fraternities Sun
day as the-Thanksgiving vacation
was terminated.
Although only slightly more
than. .5 of an inch of snow was
recorded, beginning shortly be
fore midnight Saturday, what
was lacking in quantity was com
pensated for by the driving haz
ard it produced.
The usual half-hour drive from
Tyrone to State College was
turned into a two hour crawl due
mainly to ■ the detour through
Stormstown. Drivers returning
by the Lewistown mountain route
have similar stories, to relate.
Drivers-with even a minimum of
gray matter went easy on the gas
and brakes.
The weather station predicts
cloudy and cool weather with oc
casional snow flurries for tomor
row.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 29, 1949 PRICE FIVE CENTS
IFC Cited for Organization
Flying Club Offers
Students Cheap Rates
By TRACY McCORMICK
The Penn State Flying Club
offers one of the best opportuni
ties to prospective flyers in the
country. When the National In
tercollegiate Flying Club met re
cently in Ann ’ Arbor, Michigan,
Hank Meyers, president of the
Penn State Club, found that his
club was, the most inexpensive,
economical one in the organiza
tion. Some of their success is due
to ■ lucky breaks, but most of it
should be credited to clever or
ganization and efficient manage
ment.
“The whole idea in forming the
club was to teach interested stu
dents to fly at the cheapest rates
possible,” said Hank at the Belle
fonte airport. “The four of us
who organized it, were too broke
to learn individually. So we
scouted around until we found
an airport that would give a fly
ing club a break.”
Hank Meyers is a short, stocky
guy, with earnest blue eyes. Dur
ing the week he is a‘hard working
senior engineering student, but
on the weekends he and his
young wife leave the books and
head for the airport, where they
spend most of the time.
The club has forty-five active
members at _present including
three girls. Each member pays
News Briefs
Ag Ee Club _
Students and professors are in
vited to attend a meeting of the
Agricultural Economics Club at
the Tau Kappa Epsilon fratern
ity at 7:30 tonight. Lecture and
slides will' be about Costa Rica-
Women's Rifle Club
An organizational meeting" of
the Women’s Rifle Club and
Team will be held in 3 White
Hall at 7 o’clock tonight. Exper
ience is not necessary.
Camera Club
Mr. H. McSeely will lecture on
“Techniques” at a meeting of the
Penn State Camera Club in 1 ME
at 7 o’clock tonight.
Louis H. Bell Improving
Louis H. Bell, director of pub
lic information, is-reported to be
improving from a recent heart
attack.-
Cleaning Agency
n New Location
The Student Dry Cleaning
agency receiving station for the
Grange dormitory and surround
ing areas has been moved to room
208 Grange, according to Oscar
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$125 initiation fee which he gets
back when he leaves. This is con
sidered as a share in the club,
which he sells either back to the
club or to a student who wants to
join. The ultimate cost, then, is
the price of the approximately
forty hours in the air that it takes
to get a private pilot’s license plus
monthly dues, all of which adds
up to about $l4O.
Over one-hundred members
have gotten private licenses since
the club was granted a college
charter in 1946. Since then the
club has bought three planes: a
Tailorcraft, a Cub, and a four
passenger cabin cruiser.
“The chief problem of the club
is one of transportation,” said
Hank. “The airport is ten miles
from State College and hard to
get to by bus. Most of the fellows
hitch-hike out if they can’t get a
ride with a member. Of course,
the girls have a little trouble.”
Hank would like to see about
five more ppople in the club,
making the active members total
fifty. Now the active members
aren’t all students but include
some enthusiastic older residents
of Bellefonte and State College.
The enthusiasm among all the
members and their eagerness to
cooperate with club plans serve
as a barometer for the club’s suc
cess.
Tryouts for Players
Tryouts for the next Players’
production.. at Center Stage,
“Time is a Dream,” will be held
in 228 Sparks at 7 p.m. today and
tomorrow. Applicants should
sign up for appointments at Stu
dent Union. Rehearsals will be
gin Dec. 11.
Military Ball
Students desiring invitations
to the Military Ball may procure
tickets through any Army, Navy,
or Air ROTC Cadet to Midship
man.
Student Directory
The student-faculty directory
is now at the printers and is ex
pected to be finished by the end
of the week, according to the of
fice of public information.
Civil Engineers \
Student Chapter of the Ameri
can Society of Civil Engineers
will meet in 107 ME at 7 o’clock
tonight. A film, “Drama of Port
land Cement,” will be shown.
Collegian Boards
Collegian Junior Editorial
Board and candidates will meet
in 8 CH at 7 o’clock tonight to
determine moveups to Sophomore
Beant
At the two-day National Inter -
fraternity conference held in
Washington, D.C.,, last weekend,
the Interfraternity Council of the
College was cited for its excell
ence in organization and impos
ing record- of worthwhile activi
ties. /
From a field of some 200 par
ticipating colleges, Cornell Uni
versity was selected as the most
effecient local IFC in the nation,
with the College, Ohio State, and
lowa University receiving run
ner-up awards. This year marks
the first time in recent years
that the College has submitted
any entry in the competition.
Speakers at the conference in
cluded Attorney General J. Ho
ward McGrath, Associate Justice
Tom C. Clark of the Supreme
Court, and the dean emeritus of
men of the College, A. R. War
nock. Mr. McGrath and Dean
Warnock spoke on what the
American fraternity system can
do to combat subversive influ
ences and activities on college
campuses, while Clark discussed
fraternity contributions to the
solution of the juvenile delin
quency problem.
Hit Discrimination
In the summarizing session
Saturday morning, the confer
ence approved by a 36-3 vote,
with 18 abstaining, a recommen
dation that all fraternities take
steps to remove any discrimina
tion clauses from their by-laws,
ritual, or constitutions.
Other recommendations result
ing from the panel discussions
held Friday afternoon, such as
methods of reducing fraternity
living costs, eliminating undesir
able practices, and establishing
reasonable scholarship standards
were passed by the conference.
Warnock Chosen
In elections held just before
the close of the conference, Dean
Warnock was chosen vice-chair
mari of the NIC for 1949-1950;
he served in the capacity of edu
cational adviser in the year 1948-
1949.
One of the high spots of the
conference was a banquet Friday
night, with Justices of the Su
preme Court and Cabinet mem
bers of the United States as
guests. Patrick J. Hurley served
as toastmaster.
Firearms Banned
To Those Under 16
The unrestricted use of guns,
including air rifles, on College
property by children of 15 years
of age and under will not be per
mitted, authorities of the depart
ment of physical plant said yes
terday.
Campus patrolmen have been
ordered to apprehend children
carrying such firearms and con-:
fiscate the weapons.
According to Captain Philip A.
Mark, head of the Campus Patrol,
extensive damage to windows,
lights, machinery, and even to
telephone service during the past
weeks has resulted in the issu
ance of this campus ordinance.
SU Sells Licenses
For Harvest Hunt
For the first time in Student
Union history, hunting licenses
will be sold there today. The li
cense won’t permit you to hunt
for any big game, but it will per
mit you to join the Harvest Hunt,
this year’s theme for the Harvest
Ball, Saturday night at Recrea
tion Hall.
Tickets are in the form of a
hunting license, and may be pur
chased at the Student Union desk
in Old Main or at the door Satur
day night. They are $1.75 per
license and each license admits
one couple.
The Ball will be semi-formal,
but there’s no corsage. Dancing
will begin at 9 p.m. and continue
until midnight, with music bj
the Statesmen, a 14-piece orches
tra, with vocalist.