Dates Set foi:.,Rile-Reg4t!..rOtioii.!l Ovilr Elaitg VOL. 50 - NO. 50 STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7, 1949 Baldwin Lectures In Season's First Hanson W. Bald Win, Military analyst, will speak on "Security in the Atomic Age" in Schwab Auditorium at 8 o'clock tonight. He is the first lecturer in the main series sponsored-by the State Col lege Community forum for the, 1949-50 season. As military editor of the New York Times since 1937, he has gained a reputation as the nation's foremost military analyst. His' daily column analyzes and "com ments on military affairs, and his editorials atd book reviews ap pear in the Sunday editions..' ' Tickets • , • . Tickets for the series - of five lec tures arestill available at Student. Union, according to Jo Hays, ticket committee chairman. • The other speakers are Carl Sandburg, poet-author; Styles Bridges, U.S. Senator; Dr. Ira D. Reid, sociol ogist; and a fifth speaker to be announced. At present, Baldwin is report ing on plans to conduct additional atomic bomb tests in the central Pacific. He recently, returned from Washington, where'he covered the armed forces' unification discus sions .in Congress. Time . Tables Available For Spring: Semester First phase registration for.tha spring semester has ,been set for the' week 'of. Dec. 12-19, according 'to Ray V. Watkins, scheduling officer. Time T tables for registration can be obtained in rooms 2 or 4 Willard' Hall for 15 - cents. Students should., bring time-tables and fountain pens ' with them when they pre-register. - Some of the schools contacted could not furnish information on registration-plans. Other schools will pre-register in the following manner: .* Chemistry and Physics Students will contact their ad visers and arrange for pre4reg istration. • Engineering • All students in electrical engi neering will pre-register Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. • All other students in engineering' will register any time between Dec. 12 and Dec. 16. Liberal Arts Students in the department of economics and commerce will pre-register according to' the number of credits they have. SW dents with 114 credits and up will register Dec. 7 between 7 and 9 p.m.; 102 credits and up, Dec.• 8, Today . . The Nittany Lion Roars FOR Hanson W. Baldwin, , Military analyst of 'The New York Times. Mr. Baldwin will address stu dents and townspeople tonight in Schwab auditosturn on "Se curity in the Atomic Age." His will be the initial talk of the community forum series. To Mr. Baldwin, because he is the • first of the Forum •lec tweet, and, because; his topic is of such vital importance at-4his tints, -the Lion emits a nuclear T efi ti rotatt "FOR A BETTER PENN STATE" on Atomic Age Forum Program Forum Speaker Hanson W. Baldwin Baldwin also writes for Har per's,. Readdr's Digeit, Foreign 7 to 9 p.m.• ' 87 credits and up, Dec. 13, 7 to 9 p.m.; 72 credits and up, Dec. 14, 7 to 9 p.m.; 36 credits and up Dec. 15, 7 to 9 p.m. According to Prof. William N. Leonard, head of the department of economics . and commerce, stu dents must' bring,their curriculum records, filled' out and signed by their faculty counselors, to 305 Sparks.. In the journalism 'department, all students, will register from 7 t 0.9 p.m. in 8 and 9 'Carnegie Hall on the following days: 7th and Bth semester students will regist er Dec. 13; sth and. 6th semester students will register 'Dec. 14; all sephomores and freshmen who will register for the coming se mester as 2nd, 3rd; or 4th.semest-• er students will register ,Dec. 15 All other ,students in the School of Liberal Arts will register any time during the week of Dec. 12- 19. Mineral Industries Students can - .register any time -during the pre-registration week. Physical' Education & Athletics A list of the advisers and the hours, that they will be available will be posted in Irvin Hall. Stu dents should check this list and arrange to report to his or her adviser. Cleaning Agency Revises Schedule Oscar Fleisher, manager of the Student Dry Cleaning Agency, announced a revision in locations and,time schedules : for pickup and delivery of garments to be cleaned or laundered. New pickup and delivery sta tion: Atherton, "Sally's room;" Grange, 208; McElwain, play roam; . Simmons, play room; Tri Darms, basement pressing room, Jordan; -Women's, 302. These stations will all. operate from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and, Thursday. On ,Fri day, :.from 4:30 to 5;30 p.m. and SattardOy, from 1;00 to 2:00 pm. Affairs, Aviation, and other maga zines. His extensive tours through out the United States, "Panama, Hawaii, and 'Europe were valuable in gathering information for his works. Eight Boocs In addition, he has found time to write eight books, principally concerning military conditions and strategy. He is author of "United We 'Stand," "Defense of the West ern Hemisphere," "Strategy for Victory," and "The Price of Vic tdry.. . . He collaborated in-vtriting "Men and Ships of Steel," .and "Editor: We Saw it Happen." During the last war Baldwin reported from the South Pacific, and was award ed the Pulitzer Prize for war re porting. Several of Baldwin's books are on display in the Library, in con nection with the atomic energy display in the lobby. Tickets for this lecture alone, priced at sli may be purchased at Student Union tonight from 7 to 8 o'clock. Season tickets will sell at a price of $3 until time for the lecture. Caps and Gowns. Today is the deadline for seniors graduating in Febru ary to place orders for caps and gowns. 'Hat size should be knovrn, when ordering and a $5 deposit is required. • • Invitations a n d., announce ments are 10 centi,,each.. All orders are being taken at the Student Union desk in Qld Main. Walk Replaces Col. Chastaine As ROTC. Head . . Colonel Ben H. Chastaihe, pro fessor of' military, science and tac tics and commander of the Army ROTC unit at the College since 1946, will retire on Dec.' 31. He will be replaced by Col. Arthur R.- Walk, former commander of the Fifth Armored Division, who arrived on campus Monday. The colonel's retirement is corn pulsory by an army rule which sets the age limit for officers un- der major general at• 60. In leav ing the service Colonel Chastaine will close a military career of 33 years. . Likes Country Although he has not yet decided exactly where he will make his permanent home, Colonel Chas taine says 'it will definitely be somewhere between State College and Boalsburg. As he says, 'I like both the people and the country around here." He praises both the College in general and its reserve units. "Not only does the school pre sent a fine physical appearance," the colonel says, "But, compared with other schools I've seen, this one is conducted very soundly." Colonel Chastaine believes the reserve units at the College have successfully passed their three most critical years. He notes that ROTC •is well received here and on "a good, healthy basis." "The College can be proud of its ROTC graduates," he says. Larger Plant The colcinel points out, however, that the reserve units now require a larger plant. This, he says, has been well planned for and should be forthcoming. For World War I service at St. Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne, Colonel• Chastaine received - the French Croix de Guerre. Cap (Continued on, vaae six) Time Table Control Not Granted to BX A request from All-College Cabinet that the BX be granted exclusive distribution of Spring semester time tables was turned down last week by the College 'administra - tion, Richard Schweiker, chairman of the BX Board of Con . The time tables in the past Formal Ball To Feature queen, Lawrence Band A militaristic theme and music by Elliot Lawrence and his or chestra will usher in ,the Military Ball at Rec Hall, Friday night at 8:30 p.m. The ball, sponsored by the Army, Navy, and Air ROTC units, will be the only all-College formal dance of the year. It• will mark the third appearance of the famL ous Lawrence band at the College. Queen Crowning of the Military Ball Queen during the intermission will be a• colorful feature of the dance. Cadets and midshipmen have already entered portraits of their candidates for the honor. Photographs of the five 'finalists, selected by neutral ROTC per sonnel at Lehigh University, will remain on display at the Athletic Store through today. .•• The Queen will be selected by Judges Col. Ben-hur Chastain USA,. Capt. John L. Woodbury USN, and Lt. Col. John •E. Stewart USAF. She will receive, a Silver crown during the ceremony and will be escourted,to the platfprm through an arch "formed by. the guard of honor. Each •cadet and midshipman is permitted to sponsor an unlimited number of guests' and invitations are on sale to ROTC men today and tomorrow in 7 Carnegie Hall from 1 until 5 o'clock in the after noon. Invitations will .not be sold at the dance. Ex-servicemen may wear their service uniforms. Ample Spacet Publicity Chairman Robert Mil ler assures that there will be ample space for dancing. The dance is %scheduled to be held be tween the hours of 8:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. However, Miller said yesterday that the committee', is trying 'to obtain 1:30 permissions for coeds. - - Co-chairmen of the affair .are Cadet' Joseph Lordeman and •Mid shipman A. Duey Pierce, 'while John Skehan was named treas urer. Serving under Miller as pub licity committeemen are Lawrence Van Gorder, Robert Huling, Rich ard Pulling, 'and Richard Rossi. THREE PRODUCTION CREW MEMBERS working behind -the the scenes of "Mr. Sleeinan is Coming." From left to right: Bruce Catk Lights Manager; Bob Sinclair, Sound Manager; and Sarah Pate, assistant: Three one-act plays were given at the little theatre last night under the over-all title of "A Study in Twilight." These plays, de signed and staged under the direction of Harold Frank, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, are the works of 'three foreign playwrights. The first play. 'The Intruder" was written by Maurice Maiterlinck, a Belgian of The French theatre, the second "The Land of Hearts Desire," by Will iam B. Yeats, an Irish poet. and the third presentation on "Mr. Sleeman is Coming" by Hjalman Berentest. famous SwadLk author. rol, said yesterday. have been sold at the schednling office which was recently moved from the . Armory to Willard Hall. They went on sale there this Week. The'time table refusal'followed a unanimous' request' •Made• one month- ago by •Cabinet in a letter sent to Ray V. Watkins, schedul ing officer, ' and forwarded.to Royal M. Gerhardt, dean -of ad missions. • • • According to Schweiker, Dean Gerhardt refused permission, for BX distribution of the time tables pn , grounds .that .it- was.. "against pastpolicy ,of the , scheduling of fice:" Schweiker 'said members of the BX -Board of Control then ap proached Wilmer E. Xenworthy, assistant to the president in charge of student affairs, but were unsuccessful. Schweiker ,e kpl a ine d' "Mr.• Kenworthy turned .down BX dis tribution of time tabled on the grounds that it would be an un ethical use of administrative au thority. He maintained that ex..; elusive time-table distribution in the BX would be unethically forc ing student§to take advantage, 'of the •services' of the 'BX.'! • .. Defending the BX Board of Control's action in asking Cabinet a month:ago to request time table distribution • for the BX , . the TUB, Robert Gabriel, purchasing agent %said: : • ' (Continued , on page - six). choirloSiog„., H.0i44....c9r911 Music ,of . tie pre-Baqh..period will highlight .the.midnight carol service of 'the College :Chapel Choir, to bet held in Schwab Audi torium Saturday; Dec. 17., • at, ,11 , • Also -included • in, the • pr9grarn will 'be traditional Christmas carols, organ and instrumental works,, and "Rejoice „Beloved Christians," a - cantata: by, Dietrich Buxtehude. A small orcheatra-Will accompany the choir of approxi mately one Ihundred voices. ~ Theauditorium : will be deco, rated. The. Christmai, gFeens, and, during. parts of the , service, #lurni xiated by candlelight. ••"- During the regular chapel serv ice the. following morning, the Christmadprcigram will be repeat ed, Before' : each Service, a brass choir •willplay Bach's .;,arrange merits of Christmas • carols • from Old Main tower. • This is the Second year in which the choir is presenting a late 'eve ning Christmas service. Last year, Schwal:LAuditorium was filled to capacity for the, event:,
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