Stafe's'SOiliter . Gains Openingjimp Penri State's Lee Schisler outjumps Norm Fleisher of Susque hanna to begin last night's Rec Hall contest which the. Lions won. 74-44. • Committee Asks for '5l-'52 Calendar Ideas Suggestions Requested - From Students, Faculty E. Students and faculty members are urged to submit suggestions for the formulation of the Col lege calendar for the academic year 1951-52, according to Ernest W. Callenbach, chairman of the Senate committee on calendar. Suggestion's as to Calendar dates should be offered' now :in stead of when 'the item which is disapproved in the calendar' is about to , occur.' They should be submitted to the student mem bers .of the -committee, Bernard Carbeau and Mrs. Mary Lou Hot= lis; or to Mr. Callenbach. Any recommendation of. the calendar committee is subject to approval by Senate, the sole islative body on• matters pertain ing to the educational -interests of the College, subjeet to the jur isdiction, of the Board of Trus teeS. ' At 'present, the committee is beginning- deliberations on the calendar fOr 1951-52,' . which is scheduled for adoption by - March'. It is necessary to plan Abe. cal endar several years in • advance because 'of athletic schedules, convention dates, and the• like. One ;headache• is to - plan' the semester schedule - s,o. that classes rrieet the same number' of -tithes. Faculty meMbers in 'scientific and technical curricula need every available - hour of class time to teach their' course , mkterials.:The committee • has• to. plan' classes do that each meets 'l5 times per credit. • - • A bone of contention in the,nast has , been the voting holiday: It is unlikely, that ,any provision will be made for this purpose into fu ture because of the• decline in the number of eligible, voters, and interference with class schedul ing The faculty, members of the Committee are Ernest W. Callen bach, chairman, Royal' M. Ger hardt, Dr. David J. Perry, .Dr. Richard C. Raymond, Ray V. Watkins, Dr. Palmer C. Weaver. and" Miss Mary J. Wyland. PSCA To . Hold Cabin Party The Penn State Christian As sociation is planning an All-Col lege Cabin Party to be held at the Christian Association cabin December 10 and 11. A discussion about campus boy girl relationships, square dancing, and other forms of recreation are being planned. Cars will leave the campus Sat urday' afternoon, and meals will be served at the cabin Saturday evening and 'Sunday • morning, Further information regarding transportation will be released later."' AR - interested in attending should sign up in 304 Old Main before 5-p.m. Thursday. Since the cabin will accommodate only 40, all.'who^-wish~ to go should sign IlibiloF.llAB4"lo46*4.', —Photo by a o' r B t i t ig .1.,.,, T o ti rgtatt I ht 1,43 VOL. 50 - NO. 51 ''''.ildw.iii.U:FOO,Mil4o4..Peep,a..Foo. - 00 . 4 Tube System 'Out-of-Order' Between Willard Hall, the new administrative•and c 1 a's sroom building, and . Old Main has been installed a modern ' streamlined intercommunication system. Speed was the over-all consid eration' in installing' the innova tion. ;Builders boasted that a,mes sage could be sealed .in one of the transparent-plastic containers and drawn by suction ,through a special- tube runriing from the bursir's_office to the tabulating room in Old Main in - 40 seconds: The tithes were laid and work ed beautifully for less than one day. .Then two containers. be, came-' stuck. - . • . • • NoW . ; Somewhere between Wil lard-Hall and Old Main two im portant, messages are lodged, un til:repairmen can diagnose the disturbance , and rescue them: Meanwhile,, personnel .in both buildings .must resort (-to slow; old-fashioned' t el ephOn es arid messengers for their communica tions. i..ate AP' News Cciiirtess , WMAJ Groves Clears VVailace from Bomb Charge WASHINGTON Lieutenant General . Leslie Groves, chief of the ' Army's wartime ' A-bomb project, said that neither Henry Wallace nor the late Harry Hop kins ever tried to pressure him into ,giving secrets or material to RuSsia. Groves said that some mater ials were cleared for shipment to Russia but that the Russians could, not' have made a bomb from them. However he admit ted that he did not know how many shipments may have leak ed through. Lewis Signs Coal Pacts NEW YORK—A five• day week will go into effect for soft coal ' companies in Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. John L. Lewis announced that he has made con- 'tracts with operators in these states. The firms involVed pro duce more than live million tons a year an 'Lewis has predicted, P !` ,t4woage -lola , ibiligi;" Stri*eWils:oo . ener,74-44 By RAY KOEHLER Penn State, powered by a three-platoon attack, opened its 1949-'5O basketball season last night by recording an easy 74- 44 win over Susquehanna Uni versity before an estimated 4,400 Rec Hall attendance. . In winning, the Nittany cagers extended their home court mas tery to five in a row over a two year span and • made the debut of their new coach. Elmer Gross a popular success. l So uneven was thd game that it was not until the third quarter that Gross saw fit to send his two aces, Joe Tocci and Lou Lamie into action. State's total of 74 points in their first gafrie surpassed even last year's record output in a game which saw Lions beat American U. 63-50. Jitters Despite first quarter jitters, Penn State jumped away to a first period, 17-4 lead, boosting those totals to 33-16 at half-time. With Toed and Lamie sending ahn Gaut "FORA BETTER PENN STATE" STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. 8, .1949 Cabinet :, TO '.:Con'iddr '4.i't M agaz i ne -:Proposal A proposal for All-College Cabinet to charter a new literary photographic magazine to•take the place of 'Critique and then to lend $6OO to.the magazine to wipe out part of Critique's $lOOOO debt will come up 'for further consideration before" Cabinet tonight The proposal was made at NeWs:B.ilefs Philosophy 'Club -Dr: Eugene A. Meyers,. of . the department of - economics will. speake. on "Why,-We Are In•Col .lege" in 315 " Sparks at 7;4,5..:t9-' . Alpha. Delta . S igma . • "Part - 111 of .*Pre EValuation Pays," a film on. retail .advertis ing will be shown by Alpha. Delta Sigma,. National Advertising .Fra ternity 'in 10 ,Sfrarks al 4:15 this afterntion. _ ." • • - Indepett en.- - • • , Staff ' ineinbeis of the, publica tion; "Lidependenti!!- will meet : •iri the Daily Collegian offiCe at 7 o'clock. tonight. Pi Ictu.Sigma• The fall initiation progrant for the Pi Tab. Sigma fraternity will be held in 304 Old Main at 6:15 tonight. ' Simmons Hall Musicale Simmons Hall, will present a musicale at . 7:30 tonight. The •pro gram will include•Brahms' Third Symphony and, Beethoven's First Piano • Concerto. • - ' PSCA . • Mr. Hugh Chapman of the de partment. of romance languages will• lead a discussion on "What's Happening to the. Supreme Court?" .at the PSCA coffee-orum at 4 o'clock this afterndon. The PSCA Cabinet will hold its meeting in the home , of Mr. and Mrs. Thomson of Boalsburg at 8:15 tonight. Forestry Society • Mr. Richard' D. CostlY, Super visor of the Allegheny 'National Forest, will speak. to the students and facultY of the 'Forestry De partment in 109 .Ag Building at 7 o'clock tonight. • ••• * - Sigma Xi:Lecture Professor E. Creutz of the Cal:- negle•lnstitute of lie chnolo g y will discuss "Developments in Nuclear Research" in the Sigma Xileckire •blia -EL . 4 -7421*,banight. a spark of enthusiasm through their mates, : State piled up 16 points, good enough for a third period, 51-31 runaway. Lee Schisler, starting his first game as, a regular after three seasons a play, copped the Lions' scoring laurels with nine points. Ken. Weiss, Juny Moore, Lou Lamie and. Jay MacMahen chipped in with eight counters apiece while Hardy Williams got seven. For the Crusaders Ned Condon and Norm Fleisher set the pace with 14 and 12 points respectively. Weiss Starts Lions Bruce Wagner, of Susque hanna, started the first period scoring with a set shot from the side after two minutes of the period had elapsed. Ken Weiss retaliated for State a second later and the Lion scoring barrage was on. Sending ,in his second platoon Gross watched his players mount the score to 33-16 at halftime. State's soph duo of Moore and Mel Kates snared 11 of its 17 • the last meeting of Cabinet by. Thonias Morgan, chairinan of the Board. of Publications. It had to be 'tabled hedause the sum. volved' was more than $lOO. Tivo other Matters also tabled at the. last meeting brought up. for. action. •The three alternate plans of National Stu dent Association for operation of, the' new student government• room; and'4:slans for a memorial in the. room. to. Ralph Dorn ,Het= iel,-'. , late president of :the _College to whorh the room will be dedi cated. Ont•of the three NSA op erations plans,. a 'nevi' plan-'had been 'proposed. , at the last Meet in • elegates nominated "by - NSA te- attend' , the PennsylVania :.re-; tonal-• NS4 convention at Al. bright College will be considered by Cabinet, and a committee will he appointed to look' into propo se's' for the New England Mutual Life InSurance companV for poli cies to graduates. which - would turn 'dividends over to the Col n ' , lege. • ' The meeting ,is scheduled fin 8 o'clock in 201 Old Main. Further reports-are slated to be submitted by: Allen .Baker, for the' service key committee; George ,Oehmler; for the student government room committee; James Balog; tor the school ring committee; •Harry McMahon, for the committee on Who's Who in . American Univer sities; Robert . Fast, for the _ice skating committee;' and Ralph Lewis, editor of the student gov- ; ernment handbook. ' • Directories GO On Sale Again More • than 500 student • direc-. tories are now on sale at the-Reg istrar's office in 4 Willard Hall, Chief Recorder • Alexander ~ W. Stewart announced late yester day. • This completes the original or der of 3800 directories which has been more •than suffigiecd to meet the demand in previous , years. However, the department of Public Information said yester day that if the demand for addi tional copies was substantial; a new . order.'• would be, placed, im7 second period tallies. It can be said to their credit that Susque hanna put on a beautiful passing show—that is in front of State's tight zone. • Moore and Kates opened the frame with a pair of one-handers from'the side after ,which Lloyd Amprim, who played an out standing defensive game, and Jack Storer also countered. • About the only thing Amos Alonzo Stagg, Jr., Crusaders' coach, had to smile about ' was when a mis-directed pass ric ocheted off the refs noggin. Susquehanna G F Pt* IWagner,f 1 3• 5 Condona • 5• 4 141 IZlock,f • 1. 2 4 Fleisher,c . 4 4 12 Copes 0 0 0 3 3 9 I Hennigen,g 0 0 0 liaalett,st 0 7 0 Walleston,g 0 0 0 Penn State G F Pas Weiss,f 4 0 8 •Katea,f 1 1 3 Panoples,f 1 2 '4 Moore,f • 3 2 8 Lamie,f ' 4 0 8 Finley,P , 1 0 2 1 Savage,f 0 • 0 0 Schislerm 4 ..1 91 Aniprim,c 1 1 3' Tocci,g 0 1 1 Shuptar,g 2 0, 4 Williame,g 3 1 7 Coata,g .1 1 Seidel,g 0 0 0 McKown,g ' 2 0. 4 Sterer,g • . 1 0 2 MacMahon,g' 3 2 8 31 12_141 Today's . Weather: Windy, colder, tight . snow PRICE FIVE CENTS Forum Lecture Series . oFieli • "We .-must maintain greater military strength than .ever be fore in our history," Warned.Han iOn W. Baldwin last .night first of a series .of CoMMunity. Forum lectures , • at Schwab. ~..u-ditorium. ditorium. . Mr. Baldwin, outstanding mill-tary analyst Wand --military 'editor of the New York Times, spoke on `.`Security in the Atomic -Age." Besides his daily column, Bald Win haS written eight hooks,- .principally concerning military conditions ,and strategy. ; „ - Russia •Has A-Bomb "There is no such thing as ab solute ancr:complete security in the world of man," he .explained. Our problem is to attain greater• relative security, and this must' be through various vital defense measures. • • Mr. , Baldwin • expressed . . belief that Russia , now possesseS' the atomic bomb, but in not pear 13i as large quantities as the United States. ' - The-atomic bomb is a powerful ,destructive force,. he went on to say, 'but it,. is ; not the absolute weapon that many authorities -(Continued, on pada' , The Nittany Lion Roars FOR Elmer Gross, coach of the •Nittany basketball team.' • ' Gross, in his, first season as a . varsity coach, .opened his maiden court season at " Rae Hall last night. .' The, 3 1-year-old . mentor. will find. as I did his predecessor, John Lawther, that a bisket ball takes• strange• dribbles and bounces.'. Though it will not be a primrose path for the youth ful Mr. Giross, the Lion.lends• his, voice .to those of the specta tors in cheering. hisn es to :4 14 16 44
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