Laie AP News Courtesy WMAJ
Lewis Declares
Part Time Halt
On Coal Strike
Steelman Predicts
Peace in Industry
NEW YORK—John L. Lewis
ended the soft coal work stoppage
yesterday, but on a part-time
basis.. His Order to the 400,000
soft coal. miners to work on a
three day a week schedule also
applies to 80,000 hard coal miners
who have been working on a five
day week.-
In Key West, Fla., the Presi
dent’s number one labor consul
tant, John Steelman, predicted
that LeVis’ action would usher in
a long period of industrial peace.
Trial Reveals Message
NEW YORK—A highly secret
diplomatic . message was intro
duced at Alger Hiss’ perjury trial
yesterday. It stated that Russia
intimated in 1938 she would come
to terms with, Germany immedi
ately if France began negotiat
ing with the Nazis. This message
is said to be one of the State
department 'documents which
Hiss has denied giving to Whit
taker Chambers. 1
Officials Go To Jail
WASHINGTON A federal
judge turned down several ap
peals today, meaning that a form
er congressman will have to start
serving a jail sentence on Satur
day and that two wartime muni
tions manufacturers have to be
gin serving "jail sentences im
mediately. /•
Former Congressman Andrew
May of Kentucky will have to
serve an 8 to 24 month sentence
for wartime bribery and conspir
acy. Two brothers, Henry and
Murray - Garsson, have the- same
sentence. These two were head
of the multi-million dollar firm
from which ..May was convicted
of accepting bribes. '
Plan Aid to Europe
PARIS —Defense' ■ Secretary
Louis Johnson left Paris : oh‘ a
flight to Washington, -to -bring
President Truman , a new plan
which' the : Atlantic Pact
drew up yesterday. It is. an over
all plan which the Defense Minis
ters formulated to ward off any,
possible aggression by Russia. If
President Truman approves the
plan, it will release one billion
dollars . worth of military aid for
western Europe. • , -
Know Your College Health Service
Golleg& Health Service
Provides Clinical; Care'
(This is the first of aperies of articles describing the func
tions, history, treatments - and services offered. by the various
departments of the College Health Service.)-
Organized in 1915 to promote healthful living and the treatment
of ill and injured students, the College Health, Service has grown to a
modem clinical dispensary and a
30-bed hospital employing-ten full
and part-time physicians, 15
nurses, four technicians, and a
pharmacist.
Last year the Health Service
treated 40,000-. patients., three
fourths of whom were ambula
tory and were at the Dis
pensary in Old Main. The other
10,000 visited the Infirmary on
East campus for one reason or an
other.
Yet surprisingly few students
are aware of the extent of the
services and varieties of treat
ments included in the semester
ments or examinations are those
health fee. Unusual types of treat;-
given by the psychiatrist, derma
tologist and-physical therapist A
recently-added service is the
emergency dental. program with
a full-time dentist to handle
toothaches and cavities until ap
pointments with town dentists'can
be kept.
Today . ..
The Nittany Lion Roars
FOR- the Harvest' Ball (Com
mittee and especially for Car
mil Howes 'and Robert -Fast,
co-chairmen of the . dance, who
have worked tirelessly to make
mis year's dance' the ' largest
harvest. Ball in College history.
A short snarl for John Early
®*»d .Will Stone who have done
® ®ang-upi job of publicity for
jhe Hunt. And a musical purr
. the Agriculture Student
~£“npiiwho are sponsoring the
Satty H (Mtnjiau ££S=
"FOR A BETTER PENN STATE"
VOL. 50 NO. 47
'Kind Lady' Starts Run
Hunt Scenes Liven Harvest Balt Tomorrow
Sale of Tickets
For Fall Dance
At SU Office
Harvest Hunt, with decorations
in the form of winter scenes, deer,
and other hunting motifs, will be
the theme of the annual Harvest
Ball in Recreation Hall from 9
p.m. until midnight tomorrow.
Admission to the danfce is by
“hunting license’.’ only. Tickets
in* the form of hunting licenses
are available at the Student
Union desk in Old Main, from
members of 'the Agriculture Stu
dent Council, or at the door dur
ing the dance. Each, “license”
costs $1.75.
The Statesmen, a 14-piece
dance orchestra," with a vocalist,
will play for the affair.
This year the Harvest Ball will
be semi-formal. Carroll Howes
and Robert Fast, co-chairmen of
the dance, have asked' that it be
a no-corsage affair.
The Harvest Ball is stepping
out of its former role and enter
ing the class of “big” dances. In
former .years it was held in the
PUB or TUB, where it was an
informal affair. Its predecessors
had only five or six piece bands,
and, in \some instances, records
were used for dancing.
Sponsored' by the Agriculture
Student Council, the Harvest Ball
is really spreading its wings this
year.'Besides the other additions,
refreshments will be served, with
Robert Gregory and Roger Madi
gan -in charge.
.. The other committee chairmen
include-John Early and William
Stone, publicity; - Harold Wenker
and Mary Lois Kauffman, decor-,
'ation; Penny Hallowell and Paul
Shogren, orchestra; and A 1 Say
lor, arrangements.
By ROY B. McHENRY
Ready for Emergencies
With physicians on duty at the
Dispensary from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
on weekdays and from 8 a.m. to
.12 noon Saturdays, and • with a
.staff physician in attendance at
I (Continued on page i three)
STATE COLLEGE, ‘ PA., FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2, 1949
Forum Speaker
ig .. »argc_
in ‘‘Schwab Auditorium • last
night shortly after arriving in
State College. Due to miscon
nections enroute by plane. Dr,
JJrey traveled from Harrisburg
by auto, and'went directly to
the stage upon arriving.
Unbothered by. the delay, he
immediately captured the in
terest of the audience! by his
discussion and, explanation of
"The Case .for Atlantic Union."
Debate Squad
To Use Vis Aids
Something new will be added to
intercollegiate debating on cam
pus tonight, when the local de
baters will use visual aids in an
all out attempt to put the women
in their places. .
•..The annual debate, with Mt.
Mercy College for women has de
veloped into a real battle during
its 10. years. Always a topic which
pits men vs. women, this year’s
topic is, “Resolved; that the eman
cipation of women has done more
haem than, good.”
■; David Sc hm uc k 1 e r and John
Meszaros will' attempt to outwit
and' out-talk Peggy McGill and
Jenine. Coleman at 7:30. tonight
in 121 Sparks. Mt. Mercy last year
won second place in- state inter
collegiate debating.
' Expect Competition
■ Both Schmuckler and Meszaros
expressed their confidence, .but
expect lots of co'mpetition.
Schmuckler said, “We expect an
unhill battle, but rely ,on visual
aid to carry us to victory.”
The debate will be cross-ex
amination type. The use of visual
aids in debating is being, studied,
and its effect in tonight’s debate
will serve' as a proving ground for
the new innovation.
Others to Debate
' Also debating this weekend will
'do 12 other members of the local
debate squad. This is the. largest
number of men ever .to partici
aate in meets at the same time.
13ight will travel to Temple Uni
versity to take part in the Temple
Novice Tournament, accompanied
by Prof. Harold J.' O’Brien of the
'Veech department.
The team which led the College
o second place in the Vermont
tournament, comorised of James
' TcDougall and Peter Ge ic ey on
he a ffi rma 11 ve. and Richard
Schweiker and Richard Schultz
on the negative will travel to the
University of Richmond to debate
in the Old Dominion -Invitational
"v-.ornament.
The topic for both meets will
the same as for the Vermont
bn.te. Resolved: that the United
’tates should nationalize the basic
'non-agricultural industries.’*
Niysttery Drama To Open
Tonight at Centre Stage
“Kind Lady,” Players 300th play, will begin a six-week n, i
at Centre Stage tonight at 8 o’clock under the direction of Robeirt
D. Reifsneider. The play is a modern mystery draftia written by
Edward Chodorov and adpated from a story by Hugh Walpole.
The play, which covers a peripd of several years, is set in
Mary Herries’ wealthy conservative' home in London. She meets
Departments
To Present
New Function
Something new in functional
education is being tried at the
College as seven different depart
ments team together to .present a
series of radio lectures on the
theme, “Man in the Twentieth
Century.” The program is being
organized by Dr. Harold Nelson,
director/ of the' radio curriculum
in the speech department.
The lectures will be delivered
this winter over station WMAJ,
Friday evenings from 9 to 9:30
p.m.
The schedule of lectures on
“Man in the Twentieth Century”
is as follows:
Dec. 2, Dr. Robert T. Oliver,
chairman, department of speech,
“Twentieth • Century Man’s Prob
lem of Communication.”
Dec. 9, Dr. C. Ray Carpenter,
professor of psychology, “Psy
chological Problems in the Twen
tieth Century.” 4
Dec. 16, Dr. Brice Harris, chair
man, department of English lit
erature, “Literary Trends in the
Twentieth Century.”
January 13, Dr. Richard C. Ray
mond, associate professor of phy
sics, “Scientific Programs and
Problems in the Twentieth Cen
tury.”
Jan. 20, Dr. Walter Coutu, pro
fessor of sociology, “Sociological
Implications of the Twentieth
Century.” ■ - '
Jan. 27, Dr. M. Nelson Mc-
Geary, chairman, department of
political science, “Political Prob
lems in the Twentieth Century.”
Feb. 3, Prof. Aaron Druckman,
assistant professor of philosophy,
“Philosophical Considerations in
the Twentieth Century.”
Each lecture runs for approxi
'mately 20 minutes, followed by
an additional ten minutes of
questions, such as students might
ask in a class.
Greeks To Sponsor
Party for Kiddies
The Interfraternity Council
Wednesday night approved plans
fer a Christmas party to be held
in the TUB, Dec. 18, for under
privileged children of the State
College area.
The party; being spoftsored
jointly by IFC and the Pan-Hel
lenic Council, will include re
freshments and gifts for some
100 children expected to attend.
Games and other forms of enter
tainment are also being planned.
In addition, it was announced
that the practice of each frater
nity sending a food,
basket to a needy family will be
•continued and names of families
will be mailed the fraternities in
the near future.
Business Staff—
Edwin Singel of the Daily Col
iegian business staff was promo
ced from candidate to sophomore
board at the Wednesday night
meeting of the Senior Board,
Business Manf> ,T v Marlin Wea
ver said yesterdajf
PRICE FIVE CENTS
and brings into her home a hand
some, dashing young beggar,
Henry Abbott. As the play con
tinues, Henry makes life miser
able for Mary. as he and his
friends make here a virtual
prisoner in her own home, and
he leaves her with no contacts
to the outer world. .
The “kind lady,” Mary Herries,
will be played by Joyce Rexford,
who recently was seen as Aunt
Lily in “Ah, Wilderness!” The
role of Henry will be taken by
Larry Buchart, a .newcomer to
the College who has a varied
theatrical background.
' Supporting Roles
Supporting roles include W3sl
Eckley as Mr. Edwards; Corrine
Kivnik, Mrs. Edwards; Peg Mul
ligan, Aggie Edwards; Laryn
Sax, Ada Abbot; Anne Wahl,
Rose; Marilyn Stewart, Lucy
Weston; Regina Friedman, Phyl
lis; Dave Owen, Peter; Bernard
Friedman, the doctor; Ray Rach
kowski, Mr. Rosenberg; Robert
Stryker, Mr. Foster; .and Nancy
Mechling, the servant. Sylvia
Goldberg will understudy Miss
Rexford, and Nancy Mechling
will serve as assistant to. the di
rector.
This is director. Reifsneider’s
third play at Centre Stage, pre
vious shows having been “Out
of the Frying Pan” in the fall
of 1947 and last year’s “Ten
Nights' in a Barroom.” This ~ is
the third year that Players have
been using Centre Stage for their
performances.
Crews
“Kind Lady” was a Broadway
hit in 1935, and since then has
been filmed with Henry Daniell
as the male lead. It also still is,
very popular with summer
theater and stock groups. This
past summer Sylvia Sydney play
ed the female lead' in summer
theaters.
The manager of the advertis
ing crew is Nicholas Morkides;
his assistants are Nancy Mech
ling and Bernard Friedman. The
costume staff is headed by Rita
Lang, assisted by Marjorie Duf
fy. -
Jack Ricalton will serve, as
house manager, with Walter Vail
as his aide. Manager and assist
ant manager of the property crew
are Ray Phillips . and Phoebe
Dalzell. Light manager is Clif
ford Wheeler; sound manager,
Nancy Dundon; and make-up
manager, Bernard Bernstein.
Tickets for tonight and tomor
row night are still available at
Student Union. Prices are $.90
for tonight’s performance and
$1.25 for Saturday evening, in
cluding refreshments.
Econ Department
Name Is Changed
Department of Economics and
Commerce has been announced
as the new official name for the
former Department of Economics
and Department of Commerce and
Finance, now combined into one
department. '
The change is to compensate
for the large volume of work in
the commerce and finance field
handled by the department. Dr.
William N. Leonard, head of the
department, had favored the
change in order to work some
phase of commerce and finance
into the official department
name.