Attend Chapel atir Baitg Tattrglatt Tomorrow ~.,0 y'so:elatchoeldr, "TOR A BETTER PENN STATE" CTl ;o ad s y sible snow VOL. 50 - NO. 53 Keller Expands On Statement About Cabinet Tribunal Head Hopes To Stimulate Action Robert Keller, chairman of Tri bunal, explained further his state ment to All-College Cabinet Thurs day night, when he chided the group for lethargy. When ques tioned, Keller explained that the statement had been intended for Cabinet alone, and for that reason was not entered in the. minutes. He said his intention was to stimu late Cabinet action. Keller said the original student plan for the book exchange called for a store which sold new books. Now it is not clear whether. the College wants new books sold, since little encouragement has been given, he said. He maintain ed that - a tie-in between merchants and College officials prevents pro gress of the • plan. Seeks Realons Keller said he thought that Cab inet. should seek reasons for the decision to house freshmen in, the new dormitories. He stated that he has heard no good reason why freshmen should not join fraterni ties. Keller also said that in his opin ion the College should have a per manent president to prevent va cillation and indecision in policy formulation. He claimed that ad ministrative officials cannot know where they stand when problems arise. Criticizes Cabinet He criticized Cabinet for not in vestigating the.slooo National Stu dent Association appropriation. He said the money is "down the drain as far as this. Cabinet knows." School student councils receive a (Continued on' page four) Art Honorarjf Initiates Twenty Pi Gamma Alpha, honorary art fraternity, held a banquet in honor of its pledges Thursday night at the Eutaw House. The following persons •were initiated in a cere mony preceding the banquet: Peter. Adams, Pasqual Astore, John Chapman, Joseph DeAngelis, George Doddy, Norma Fehr„ Regis Gallagher, Bruce Gerwig, Ralph Hickman. Marilyn Hoke, Jay Lucas, Ar thur Lukens, Betsy Lumley, Luba Meshberg, Richard Newton, Elsil lia Nobile, , Helen Pond, Henry Progar, Fred Sheridan and Rich ard Schreck. • Today . The isllittany Lion Roars FOR Robert Keller, fiery head of Tribunal. Keller subjected All -College Cabinet to a deserving tongue lashing Thursday night, accus ing them of apathy and indif ference, irt regard to promotion of. interests dear to the hearts of the student body. tWith-hopes that his stand may shake Cabinet out of its lethar gy and goad it to action on some of the points he mentioned, the Lion directs a mighty roar in the direction of cne of the cam pus's outstanding student lead- STATE COLLEGE, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1949 Davis Urges Probe of Dorm Policy The Arrival Robert Freedman and his date, Joan Grossman shown arriv ing at Recreation Hall last night. They are about to enjoy an evening of dancing to the music of Elliot Lawrence and his orches tra at the Military Ball, the. only 'formal dance of the year at the The Deerslayers . . Pennsylvania Nimrods Fire Last Round Today Early this morning thousands of Pennsylvania hunters headed en masse to the forests. in pursuit of the wary deer. The season opened two weeks ago, but today is the only day of doe season. The nimrod who has already bagged his buck is through for the season, but judging from the cars parked along roads near State College, these fortunate fellows are few. The area west of the Col lege known as the Barrens is ex pected,to be hunted especially hard today. November 27 opened the season on bucks and hunters were warned not to shoot without making sure the animal carried antlers. For the first few - days, most hunters re turned empty-handed, but telling tales 'of frustration. Many sports men watched, powerless, as groups of doe, female of the specie, mean- Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ F,!rp,..,,Fl . c.ptbqP . :...., Eiidi-Hiiiilitki-;' PHILADELPHIA —. The costly four year professional football war is over. ' It ended suddenly yesterday when the National Football League and the All-America Con ference merged into a new 13- team circuit. The truce was an nounced in Philadelphia, at a news conference called by Bert Bell and J. Arthur. Friedland, representa.-: tives of the two leagues. The new 13-team league will in ' elude all, ten members of the Old National League arid three teams of the Conference—Cleveland, San Francisco, and Baltimore. The new league will be called the National American League and will operate with two divisions. Thomas Sentenced WASHINGTON Republican Congressman J. Parnell Thomas was taken to Connecticut's Dan bury Prison late yesterday to start serving a 'sentence of six to eight months. The New Jersey Representative left Washington within an hour after the windup of his trial, in volving the padding of govern ment payrolls. Thomas submitted his resignation from Congress, ef fective January 2. Calls For New Taxes WASHINGTON—Budget Direc tor Frank Pace told newsmen yes terday after a conference with 'little Truman that he saw 'little possibility of a balanced bud get next year without .new :taxes. —Photo by Milton Bernstein dered by, easily within range. One man claims he saw thirty doe in one morning. However, they seem to sense impending doom'and melt into the heart of the forest on the only day they may be killed. However, 63,- 000 doe were killed two years ago. There was no season last year. Several Pennsylvania counties are closed to doe this year. Some of the best hunting can be found in Cambria, Clinton, and Potter Counties. Centre County, especial ly farther north, also presents the sportsman with big game. Many nimods consider the sea son a failure if they do not get their deer. The fortunate buck slayers may look up the doe as consolation 'prizes, but a grilled deer steak hits the spot, antlers or no antlers. Niel :To Hear ‘ Di 130SchmeVer Dr. Fred S. Buschmeyer, re ligious leader and associate mi nister of the General Council of Congregational Christian Churches in the. U.S., will speak at Chapel services in Schwab Au ditorium at 11 a.m. tomorrow. His topic is "We Test Our Lives." The Chapel choir directed by Willa Taylor will present an an them from "The Messiah" by Handel entitled, "And the Glory of the Lord?' Ad Honorary To Initiate 14 Alpha Delta Sigma, national professional advertising fraterni ty, vSUI initiate 14 advertising ma jors and two professional members tomorrow at 7 p.m. Carl Gillespie, advertising mana ger of the Johnstown Tribune- Democrat and president of the Pennsylvania Newspaper Publish ers Association, and E. A. Doepke, advertising manager of the Har risburg Patriot-News, will be ini tiated as professional members. They will lead a distussion on ad vertising topics. . . . The undergraduate initiates will include Ray Beisswanger, Stephen Blumenthal, James Cleaver, Hugh Close, Robert Davis, John Demp sey, Leonard Goldberg, Dale John son, William Malter, John Pericola, Paul Shealer, David Schmuckler, Peter Vrabel, and Whit Yeagley. Cabinet To Appoint Committee To Begin Housing Investigation A motion to appoint a committee to investigate the dormitory situation was passed by All-College Cabinet unanimously at its Thursday meeting. . Robert Davis, president of the Association of Independent Men, urged the action. Criticizing the College's dorm policy, Davis said that senior wom en had received priorities in• Simmons and McElwain Halls. "Senior men should have a chance to get the mud off their feet," Davis said, advocating a reversal of the men's dorm policy. He referred to the College Board of Trustees' recent decision to place about 1000 fresh man men in the new dorms now under construction. Davis also introduced a motion which resulted in the appointment of a committee to investigate five day meal tickets for use in Nit tany dining hall. Drama Student Will Produce Graduate Thesis Mesrop Kesdekian, graduate as sistant in the department of dra matics, will present his thesis pro duction, "Beautiful People,' by William Saroyan, next Tuesday. and Wednesday at Center Stage. The entire production of "Beau, tiful People," including design and construction, have been in the hands of Kesdekian. This is the first thesis production to, be pre sented at Center Stage. The story of "Beautiful People" is about the Webster family. It is a study& in illusion rather, than reality. The leads of the,' play, Mr.,and Mrs. Webster, will be take by Dorothy Jefferis and Francis Fat-. sie. Miss Jefferis is a graduate student in dramatics. The part of Mrs. Webster is her first" starring role. Fatsie has had experience with the Players and Town' and Nine. Ex-Town and Niners Lois and Edward McCoy, both or whom have worked in Town and Nine productions, will play Harmony Blueblossom and Wil liam Prim. Other parts will be taken by John Price, a sophomore at the College; Timothy Hayes, last seen in "Glass Menagerie"; Morton Banks, who appeared in "This Side of Bedlam"; James Heanue, and Charles Schulte. Schulte will also be stage mana ger. ' Tickets for the production are now on sale at Student 'Union and the Dramatics office for , $.84. Cur tain time will be 8 p.m. More Russian Courses Added An expanded schedule of Rus sian language and culture courses will be inaugurated at the Col lege next semester and .must be considered by interested students during pre-registration. In addition to Russian 1,2, 3, and 4, Dr. Philip A. Shelley, head of the German department, has announced that Russian 11, 16, and 42 will be offered. Russian 11 covers composition and conversa tion and Russian 16 is a survey of Russian literature. Russian 42 Will be a study of Russian literature in English and can be used as a literature elec tive. Prof. William B. Edgerton, co-author of the "Quaker Report on American-Russian Relations," will join the faculty next semester to assist Dr. Shelley and Dr. Dago bert deLevie in the new Russian courses. Pubiications Meet To Plan Objectives A combined meeting of the staffs of the Ag Hill Breeze and the Penn State Farmer will occur in 102 Ag Ed at 8:30 p.m. Monday. Harry Schaffer, editor -in - chief of the Farmer, called the meeting "an important one, to discuss pur poses of the two publications and reorganization to fulfill those pur poses.' PRICE FIVE CENTS Favor Ring Change Cabinet passed favorably on the proposition of a new school ring design. However, Cabinet has not picked a specific design yet, and the action must be approved by the Trustees before the ring can be changed. Ralph Lewis, editor of the stu dent government handbook, re ported that the book will be in popular form, with cartoons illus trating student organizations. The book is to be used for orientation ,purposes. Delegates were atipointed to the Pennsylvania Regional National Student Association convention in Reading. They are Ted Allen, Joel Bachman, Michael Cantwell, Wil liam Funk,- Murray Goldman, Iso bel Grieg, Otto Grupp, Jack King, Barbara Lehn, Harry McMahon, Virginia Miller, and George Dono van, manager of Associated Stu dent Activities. $5O for Oklahoma Cabinet voted $5O for students at the. University of Oklahoma to replace clothing and books lost in a dormitory fire there. Peter Giesey, president of In terfraternity Council, answered charges hurled by Tribunal Chair man• Robert Keller,. against the dating code as it relates to fresh man women.•Giesey said that freshman dating is a women's (Continued on page two) News Briefs Alpha Rho Omega Alpha Rho Omega, honorary Russian. Society, meets in 304 Old Main at 7 p.m. tomorrow. Rever end Constantine Auroroff will deliver an address on "The Rus sian Christmas." Public invited. Hillel- Foundation "Do We Need a Compulsory Health Program?" will be the subject of the Hillel Town Meet ing.program• at 8 p.m. tomorrow. Dr. Arthur F. Davis, Dr. Herbert R. Glenn, and Dr. Arthur H. Reede will be the speakers. PSCA A social fireside will be held in the home of Mr. Lloyd Jones, professor of physical education at 447 E. Fairmount Avenue at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow. Young Friends Monthly meeting will be pre- Ceded by a pot-luck dinner at 12:15 p.m. tomorrow. At 3:30 James Read will .talk in 304 Old Main on "Opportunities for Work Overseas." At 7:30, in 405 Old Main he will speak on the Quaker Report on Russian-Amer ican relations. Reading Hours The Speech Department will sponsor the first of its reading hours in the Living Center of the Home Economics Building at 8 p.m. Monday. Professor Robert Reifsneider, of the Drama Depart ment, 'will read scenes from three Aams ,by Tennessee Wham.
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