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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).
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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:,