Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ
Stock Prices
Hit New High;
2 Million Sold
NEW YORK Average stock
market prices closed at a 13-
month high yesterday as a result
of the action of John L. Lewis in
calling off the coal strike.
Nearly two million shares
changed hands in the fastest mar
ket session of the year.
Plane Forced Down '
NOME—An Alaska Coastal
Airlines plane on a flight from
Petersburg to Wrangell was
forced down near the mouth of
the Strikine River yesterday
It was not known how many
passengers were aboard the air
liner or whether anyone was in
jured. A doctor was sent to the
area of the landing.
Volcano Threatens Town
ROME—The Sicilian towns of
Bronte and Malgetto are in petil
from a new outbur§t of • Mount
Etna.
Masses of molten lava were
pouring from..three new craters
atop the volcano and the eruption
was showering the area with
ashes and cinders.
President Backs Cut
WASHINGTON Presidental
Secretary William Hassett ' dis
closed yesterday that President
Truman personally approved the
cutting off of Federal Housing
loans to racially restricted prop
erties.
Canadian Will
Tclik at Chapel
A. Dixon Rollit, associate rec
tor of Calvary Episcopal Church,
Pittsburgh; will deliver a sermon
entitled "Wherein Lies Our Hope"
in Chapel Sunday morning.
The Chapel choir, under the di
rection of Professor Willa Tay
lor; will present "Praise To The
Lord," arrived -by Christiansen.
George Ceiga will perform sev
eral. special selections at the
Chapel organ.
A native of Ottawa, Canada,
and related to. four generations
of Episcopal clergymen, Rev. Rol
lit attended McGill University
and was graduated from Bishop's
University, Quebec. After his or
dination in 1935, he served as as
sistant to the archdeacon of
Montreal. He later served the
church at Rouyn, Quebec; and
opened several mission charges
in the mining fields of northern
Quebec.• •
In 1939 Rev. Rollit, too young
for acceptance as a chaplain in
the armed. forces, volunteered for
combat service and retired from
the ministry. He finally was ap
pointed chaplain for the First
Battalion, Victoria Rifles of
Canada, late in 1940. Re served
with the Second/ Division of the
Canadian Atrny at Normandy -in
June, 1944.
FOR the Penn State Players
who, under the direction of
Prof. Robert D. Reifsneider,
presented the first perform
ance of the . 300th production,
"Kind Lady," last night at the
Centre Stage.
The Player's have a long an,d
distinguished list of hit pro
ductions in the record arid now
are in their third, year 'at • the
Centre Stage. The show which
opened last night will run for
six consecutive weekends, and
promises .11 more nights' of ex
citing dramatic entertainment.
So, for Professbr Reifsneid
er's wards—actors as, well as
behind-the-scenes w o r k e r s,
the Nittany Lion' emits 'a deep
iilro,rl of appreciation,.
Batig Totteliatt Today's Weather:
Fair and
cold
'FOR A BETTER PENN STATE'
VOL. 50 - NO. 48
Players Give Well-Rounded Show
Urey. Approves
Atiaritic 'Union
In Forunn Talk
Essential .to Liberties
Says Atom Scientisi
The only road leading to the
continuation of "the liberties we
now enjoy is the formation of an
Atlantic Union, according to Dr.
Harold Urey, atomic scientist
and first Community . Forum lec
turer of the 1949-50 season. He
spoke before nearly 800 people in
Schwab Auditorium Thursday
evening.
"However, we are not ready for
such a union," 'declared Dr. Urey.
"No one is. It is not something
which will come overnight."
We have been preparing for - it
by two World Wars, believes Dr.
Urey. After the Revolutionary
War the U.S. learned a political
lesson. After the First World War
a League of Nations was set up
which was as counterpart of the
Articls of Confederation. -Fol
lowing the next war, a United
Nations Assembly was formed,
which again was that counterpart.
Can't Stop War
"The League of •Nations failed.
The United Nations is .a good
body for contacts between na
tions and any other good it can
0o," said Dr. Urey, "but it cannot
top major wars."
- Another major war is the great
est threat to our liberties, accord
ing to Dr. Urey. If" it should come
it • will be short and drastic. The
United States used the atomic
bomb before, and why not again.
He declared that the United
States is more vulnerable to
atomic attack, than Russia be
cause of the concentration of our
population and industries.
"The Atlantic Union would be
comprised of the nations now in
the Atlantic Pact," Dr. Urey said,
"and would have powers in de
fense, commerce, and foreign af
fairs." '
Must Prove Trust
"We cannot set up a. federal
union as long as ,we have an
army," said Dr. 'Urey. 'We must
prove that we trust everyone. It
would take amendments to the
constitutions of all countries, in
volved." -
There is an armaments race
now going on comparable , to that
in the years before World War•
Tvid„ states Dr. Urey. - An army
As good only to win wars if they'
come, not to keep peace.
Dr. they stated that he .favored
any just means of infiltrating
Communist -.dominated ‘countries
in order to spread freedom to the
people of the world. He said that
freedom is something which .must
come from the inside;. from the
hearts of the people.
Harvest Ball
SlOlO Tonight
The Harvest Ball, making - its
bigtime debut, will be held in
Recreation, Hall tonight from 9
until midnight.
The cost of admission-, to . the
dance 'is $1.75. Tickets in . the
form of hunting licenses can be
purchased from members of the
Agriculture Student -Cquncil,
from Student. Unidn ,
,
or at the dance. -
Music for • the dance, will be
furnished by the Statesmen, a
14-piece orchestra with vocalist.
The ball will be iemi-formal:•ef
fair and Carroll Howes and Rob
ert Fast, dance co-chairinen,.have
asked that no corsages be. worn.:
This year will be only. the,sec
ond ' , time that the Harvest :Ball
is being held in Rec Hall..ln past
years the dance .was held .either
in the TUB or , in the pus; with'
either'. a small orchestra or. rec
ords furnishing the music.
STATE• COLLEGE, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3, 1949 PRICE FIVE CENTS
Joyce Rexford Natural as Heroine
Of 'Kind Lady', Buchart Outstanding
Something New . . .
Youths Revive
Rah-Rah Spirit
A "new" atmosphere is begin
ning to pervade the campus at
the College. The pre-war aura
of rah-rah spirit that identifies
the average college campus is
rising again as GI J?e yields
ground and Joe College regains
his foothold.
According .to R. M. Gerhardt,
dean of admissions, 5030 veterans,
46 per cent, are registered at the
College this fall. Last year, the
number was 5597. At its peak,
veteran enrollment was nearly
64 per cent,
The years immediately follow
ing the war saw a flood of ex
servicement swell the register.
The present decline of kahki
trousers, to u 1-weather jackets,
pea coats, as well as baby strollers
is quite evident to staff members
at the College.
In 1946, the green dink, symbol
of the freshman, was replaced by
olive drab and serious faces. This
fall 500 green hair bows appeared
and another year may revive the
dink. _ _ . .
_ .
The coeds agree that the cam
pus is coming back to normal. As
one girl said, "when we first
came no the campus, every good
looking man we met was married,
but things are different now."
Journ Honorary
Hears Grayson
Harry Grayson, NEA Service
sport editor, will sliatc at the fall
smoker of Sigma Delta Chi, pro
fessional journalistic fraternity,
at Phi Kappa Tau, 8 p.m. Sunday.
In addition to Grayson, the
smoker program will p . resent Dr.
Stuart Mahuran of the journalism
department and adviser of the
fraternity, who will perform feats
of magic.
Frank Patrick, Penn State as
sistant football coach, will show
and explain motion pictures - of
one of the Lion football games,
either the game at Temple or at
West Virginia. •
All men enrolled in the journal
ism curriculum are invited to at
tPnd. Refreshments will be served.
Grayson will also address the
Journalism; 1 , and 2 classes in 10
Sparks, 11 a.m. Monday. Every
one is invited to hear him speak
at that time. '
Grayson, who broke into news
paper work as a sports writer
with the Portland, Ore. Oregon
ian; enjoys nation-wide reader
ship of his columns on national
sports. He has held his present
position since joining NEA in the
spring of 1934.
News Briefs
Student Dry Cleaning
.:•A meeting • of all Student Dry
Cleaning Agency personel will
be held in 410 Old Main at 1
o'clock today.
Alpha Rho Omega
Everyone is invited to a meet
ing of Alpha Rho Omega, Russian
honorary, in 304 Old Main at 7
p.m. Sunday::
Flying Club to. Hold
Pomb"Dropping Meet
The Penn; State: Flyini Club
will hold.its.armual bomb drop-
Approximately 25 people missed a very pleasing show of
mystery and suspense at Centre Stage last night as Players opened
their 300th production, "Kind Lady," a fast-moving modern
mystery . drama under the capable direction of Prof. Robert D.
Reifsneider.
Adapted by Edward Chodorov from a story by Hugh Walpole,
"Kind Lady" deals with a soft-hearted old lady whose kindness
is prevailed upon by a charming but heartless beggar.
"Kind Lady" is a well-rounded
production, and its success can
be attributed to the all-out ef
forts of everyone involved—the
director, the cast, the production
staff, and the crews.
Rexford Natural
The part of Mary, the "kind
lady," was played with•complete
understanding by Joyce Rexford.
Miss Rexford's characterilation
was natural and clear-cut as
Mary's calm 1e v e 1-headedness
changed to near-frenzy.
Played with feeling and insight
was the part of Henry, the beg
gar, by Lawrence Buchart. Buch
art was successful in making
Henry charming and, at the same
time, loathsomely domineering.
Walter Eckley made himself
equally hateful in the portrayal
of a friend of Henry's. And at his
side was Corinne Kivnik as his
obnoxious' wife, also turning' in a
good performance.
• As a young American who is
to marry Mary's neice, 'David
Owen makes the most of a part
that is both flippant and serious.
Rose, the maid; was /commend
ably and touchingly portrayed by
Anne Wahl.
'Kind Lady' Tickets
Many tickets still are avail
able for "Kind Lady," the
Player's production w. hi c h
opened last night at Centre
Stage.
Tickets for the Friday night
performance cost 90 cents,•for
Saturday, $1.25. The play will
run for six successive week
ends. •
NSA Members
To Participate
In Convention
Plans for participation of eight
members of the College's Nation
al StudenA Association in, a re
gional convention of NSA groups
from Pennsylvania colleges were
disclosed by Lyn Lapp, NSA
chairman, at a meeting Thurs
day.
N S-A representatives fr o m
23 Pennsylvania schools will con-.
vene at Albright College in
Reading for the three-day, meet
ing Dec. 16. Objective of the con
vention, as explained by Joel
Bachman, NSA official, is an ex
change of ideas and methods on
a variety of NSA projects.
Roundtable Planned
For this purpose the agenda
includes . a number of roundtable
meetings at which general dis
cussions will be held on what
each of the individual schools is
doing. Prominent speakers will
address a plenary session.
Miss Lapp and NSA vice-chair
mann Otto Grupp, along with All-
College President Ted Allen and
'George Donovan, Director of Stu
dent Activities, will be included
'in the local representation, 'Bach
man said. Others are yet to be
selected.
Reports on Chest
Reporting for the Campus
Chest. Fund committee, Chairman
Mary Fox disclosed that faculty
opinions on the fund proposal
are still being collected. Seventy
five per cent of the students
polled already have voted in fav
or of it, she said.
Other prbjects in which NSA is
interested were discussed at the
meeting. They included a tutor
ing service, a Christmas program
of entertainment for foreign stu
dents. 'Absentee voting, student
•.lounciling, faculty rating, student
cress, and a national survey com
mission on vocational problems.l
ping and spot landing contest at
the Bellefonte airport at 1 p.m.
tomorrow.
'Rifle! Hour
The cast for Hillel Hour dra
matic show to be presented next
Tuesday will be selected in the
Foundation at 7 p.m. Sunday.
Children Education
The AssOciation of Children's
Education will hold, a party and
initiation in the Wesley 'Founda
tion at 7:30 p.m. Monday.
By BILL DETWEILER
Each supporting actor turned in
an admirable job. Those persons
were Robert Stryker, Nancy
Mechling, Marilyn Stewart, Re
gina 'riedman, Laryn Sax, Ber
nard Friedman, Margaret Mulli
gan, and Ray Rachkowski.
Much credit must be given to
Bernard B erns tel n, make-up
manager, for a job well. done.
Also deserving particular men
tion are Nancy Mechling, stage
manager; Clifford Wheeler, light
manager; Nancy Dundon, sound
manager; Rita Lang, costume
manager; Jack Ricalto, house
manager; and Raymond Phillips,
property manager.
Forum Tickets
Available Mon.
Tickets for the 1949-50 Com
munity Forum series will be ex
changed for reserved seat tickets
at the Student Union office, Old
Main, beginning at 1:30 p.m.
Monday, Jo Hays, chairman of
the ticket committee, said yester
day. •
In order that individuals may
obtain seats together, one person
will be authorized to exchange
as many as four tickets for the
reserved seat season tickets.
Hays explained that the sale of
season tickets would continue
until Wednesday and that the
tickets may be bought from rep
resentatives of the 17 sponsoring
organizations, or the reserved seat
tickets may be purchased direct-,
ly at the Student Union office.
The series, which opened with
a free lecture on Thursday night
by Dr. Harold C. Urey, will bring
to the campus Wednesday night
Hanson W. Baldwin, military an
alyst, speaking on "Security in
an Atomic Age."
Other speakers will be Carl
Sandburg, author and poet; U.S.
Senator Styles Bridges; Dr. Ira
DeA. Reid, sociologis+; and a
; 'fifth speaker, to be announced
I later.
Supporting Roles