Keller, Allen Clarify Cabinet 'lndictment'
$l5 Million Asked for College
Off-the-Record
Speech Evokes
Miscoceptions
See Editorial on Page 2
Ted Allen, all-College presi
dent, and Robert Keller, Tri
bunal head, yesterday issued a
joint statement in which they
said the "off-the-record in
dictment" presented by Keller
at last week's all-College Cab
net meeting has "aroused
misconceptiions which were not
intended by Keller."
"The full intent of my talk to
Cab i n e t," . Keller said, " was
only t 6 arouse Cabinet on certain
points on which I thought. Cabinet
should make a more definite ap
proach to the administration and
secure a definite stand from the
administratiori." • t•
Administration - student t.roints
brought up by Keller before Cabi
net last week included a book ex
change, dormitory policy, secur
ing a new College president, fra,
ternities' import housing, the Pan
hellenic Council system of rota
tion 'of office, and the College's
policy in handling requests from
town groups for use of College
property.
"Students should' not gold the
impreSsion from my speech that
Cabint..t isn't operating as it
should," Keller continued, "be
dause itis. The crux of the thing
is that Cabinet—and not the stu
dent body'-• often knows the
opinions of Members of the ad
ministration.
Determines Action
"Because 'it is • often:- Cabinet
alone and not the student body
which realizes the College's
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Home Ec Issues
New Booklet
The_ Hotel Administration and
Hothe •Economics' publication,
"News and Views," will make its
debut on the .campus today. This
Official publication is the second
of its kind' to be tainted by the
Home Economics Department of
Cqlleges throughout the United
States. Free 'copies will be dis
tributed in the' lobby of the Home
Economics building during
_class
hours, today. •
"News and Vieivs" has been
designed to announce activities of
student and faculty in the Home
Economics School; to give infor
mational data from the various
departments and divisions in the
school; to state world-wide. de-
Velopments in the field' of Home
Eonomics; to Wing public notice
to' the outstanding members of
the school; and to acquaint stu
dents with job opportunities in
their respective fields.'
Under the T : t p .tpervision of Miss
Joyce Edgar, üblic relations as
sistant, the members of the staff
are: Charles Shultz, Audrey Ro
senfeld, . Betty Rubino, Nancy
Lee Saylor, Kennetta Peters, Bet:.
ty. Anders, Joyce Moyer, Nance
Metzger, -• Sylvia Powers, Sally
Miller, Rose Intorre, Emma Jean
Way, and June Leighty.
'Farmer' Features
'State Farm Show'
. The December issue of-.....the
Penn State Farmer, Forester and
Scientist will be on sale today.
The magazine can be • purchased
at •the Corner Room, and the Stu
dent Union desk in Old Main for
25 cents. Agriculture students
will receive it thrbugh the mail.
This.issue includes a feature on
the State Farm Show to be pre
sented at Harrisburg in January.
Harry Schaffer, editor-in-chief,
said the magazine already has
more than 3300 subscribers, Thd
terms of the present members of
the staff expired with this issue,
and a new staff will be announced
in. tomorrow's Collegian.
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VOL. 50 - NO. 55 STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 14, 1949
'Beautiful People' Leads . . .
Dorothy Jefferis and Francis Fatsie they appeared in the
opening of Saroyan's "Beautiful People" at Centre Stage last
night. The play is the thesis production of Ivlesrop.Xesdekian,
graduate assistant in the dramatics department. Second.and final
performance will begin at 8 o'clock tonight. . „
Center Stagers Characterize
Unorthodox, Likeable Farnily
"The Beautiful People," closing a 2-night run tonight at . Center
Stage, is a play typical of much work by WilliaM Saroyan. Under
the direction of Mesrop (Mike) Kesdekian, it becomes difficult to
understand, but a thoroughly entertaining production.
That the directors and the players haVe•worked conscientiously
is obvious , in the smooth, finished result. With a' feW exceptions the
cast is well selected and the set
ting adequate.
The story, built . around the
Webster family, is illusor y—
there is nothing realistic in the
whole play. Jonah Webster has
reared his family in an unorthci
dox manner so that his. children
are uninhibited 7 —delightful but
not.of, that stereotyped variety of
which society usually . approves.
There is no villain as in the
usual drama. All the characters
are beautiful and appealing .in
their own way.
' Without a doubt, the most out
standing actor is Edward P. Mc-
Coy who played the part of Will
iam Prim, •a vice-president, flaw
lessly. McCoy, the comedian, is
Tunnel
By RAY KOEHLER
Penn State's mammoth contri
bution to Naval warfare, the Gar
field Thomas experimental water
tunnel, is still about five to seven
weeks from completion, accord
ing to Dr. R. B. Power, its de
signer..
Late delivery of equipment has
been in part cause of the delay.
Contractors still are awaiting one
of the giant switchboards which
will be used to operate file
mechanism from an inclosed cage,
as a child operates a train -from
the, side. •
Dedicated Oct. 7 by a large
group of military and political
dignataries, including Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, John T.
Koehler, the tunnel represents the
largest project for under-water
study in the world. It is designed
to test all sorts of hydrodynamic
study in . moving water and con
tractors expect to finish about Feb.
1.
"The 'project. is- an extremely.
"FOR A BETTER PENN STATE"
By DEANIE KREBS
physically perfect for the role.'
He is extremely small," an d
prissy-looking and his appear
ance on the scene alone is amus
ing. As Mr. Prim; the .little man
is hilarious, but yet appealing
and a little:pathetic.
Dorothy E. Jefferis, • as "St.
Agnes of the Mice," the daugh
ter, is' mediocre.' Thee role is a
difficult 'one; but 'Miss Jefferis is
notconvincing.. Her fdcial ex
pressions , are rather stilted and
she has a very annoying habit of,
turning her .hands outward in an
amateurish. gesture at the least
.provocation. '
John P.. Price brings spon
(Continued on, page three) .
ears Completion
hot one for the U.S. Navy- at this
time," said Dr. Power, project en
gineer in charge of construction
and design. "Probably the first
thing we will experiment with
are torpedoes."
Open to Public
In general, the tunnel and its
operations will be' open to the
public, in that no special clearance
need,be obtained by visitors. How
Accident Victim
Still Unconscious
The condition
,of Fred W.
Meyer, a sophomore at the Col
lege who was hurt in an auto col
lision ithbut 4 *a.m. 'Sunday, re
mains the same, the Centre Coun
ty. Hospital reported late last
night.
Meyer, is still unconscious. The
- Mishap occurred Sunday on route
45, east of the' Houserville • inter
section.
Skol
Fill 'Em, Joe-
Down the Side
Is it true that the days of the
really good bartenders are gone?
This question was prompted at
the Buffalo Convention of New
York Wholesale Beer Distributors
who charge that- many a good
malt is ruined by the wrong pour
ing technique.
If you tilt your glass while
pouring the amber fluid against
it, you had better review your
saloon etiquette.
This practice is said to ruin the
brew's flavor and injures the at
tainment of that creamy, glisten
ing, proud . head of foam.
However, according to experts
who hold court at the Skellar and
Tavern, the proposed plan of
pouring straight to the bottom is
debunked. As one particularly
vehement supporter of the 'against
the side' faction puts it, "I've been
pouring beer for nigh onto 40
years and the customers have
always been satisfied. I'm not go
ing to . stop now." •
It is said that pouring against
the sides is a left-over. from the
speakeasy days when beer con
tained considerable malt. To mix
this sediment, the liquid was,made
to run down the side of the glass:
Grads' To Hear
W. G. Avirett
William G. Avirett, education
editor of the New York Herald
Tribune, will be the spaker at the
commencement program • for mid
year graduates.
The program will be held •at
2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, in the
Recreation building, with be- .
tween 800 and 900 degrees ex-,
pected to 'be awarded to seniors
and graduate students.
• JaMes Milholland, acting-presi
dent of. the College, will preside
at the program and will present
token diplomas to •student mar
.h,als.-from each school, who, will
be . chosen for 'their scholtic
standing. Because • of the large
number of degrees to be confer
red, diplomas will not be award
ed individually. • '
There- will be' su...cient seats to
handle the 'probable number of
spectators, and, consequently, ad
mission tickets will not'be issued,
according to Wilmer E. Ken
worthy, executive assistmit to the
president.
ever, once in the building perthis
sion to look around will have to
be granted by those in charge.
The first problem that .the engi
neers ran up against was the de
sign of the tunnel. In the capacity
of artist, checker of materials, and
general supervisor, Dr. Power was
put, on the job. The tunnel itself
represents the labor of three dif
ferent ccimpanies, the Pittsburgh
DeMoine Steel Co., the Jackson
Moreland Co., of Boston, and
Henry Batton, of - Philadelphia.
Erection . of equipment is in
charge of F. H. McGraw and Co.
"After all, the machinery has
been set up and put in working
brdef, the first four to six months
will be spent on experiments on
the tunnel itself," Power said,
"after.that we'll really get down
to work."
Large plexi-glais windows will
be provided on each side of 'the
last section for observation of the
mi/eisdwing tests.
Acting Prexy
Says Buildings
'Badly Needed'
HARRISBURG Acting Presi
dent James Milholland has asked
the General State Authority for
$14,925,000 for "badly needed"
buildings at the College.
The proposed buildings and ad
ditions to buildings would be
used by students in all eight
schools of the College, with par
ticular emphasis on the Mineral
Industries and Agriculture
schools, he said.
"Unless the Authoiity invests
$15,000,000 in new buildings," the
demands for services of the Col
lege by the people of Pennsyl
vania cannot be met adequately,
Milholland told a meeting of the
Authority Monday.
Request Shows Need
The requests served to point
up the College's need for funds
in generdl. Although a $16,000,-
000 building program fox new
dormitpries and dining halls now
is being completed, further dor
mitory expansion at the present
time cannot be taken up because
funds cannot be obtained.
Because of heavy loans made
for the present program, 'the Col
lege cannot assume further debts
for dormitory construction at this
time, Wilmer E. Kenworthy, ex
ecutive assistant to the president,
said 'in, a recent statement. Con
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Low Temperatures
Predicted Tonight.
After commuters faced their
third consecutive "Lost Weekend"
as far as freedom from driving
hazards was concerned, the heavi
est rainfall in some time dampen
ed Monday's classes. The weather
station recorded 1.43 inches.
The mercury heads downward
again tonight as .the weatherman
predicts temperatures in the
teens, following a fair and cool
day.
' If you haven't already taken
care of the chore, you had better
dig out that extra blanket to
night.
Personnel Cards
Town. girls and freshman and
sophomore girls in the dorms
are asked to fill out white ac
tivities cards and yellow per
sonnel cards in the •Dean of
Women's Office immediately.
Today . . .
The Nittany Lion Roars
FOR the merry gentlemen of
Nittany and Pollock Circle
dormitories.
The dorm boys, saturated with
the spirit of St. Nick, mistletoe,
and jingle bells, have spread
Christmas cheer throughout the
entire independent area with
Yuletide decorations, ranging
from tiny window candles to an
enormous blinking star, plaster.
ed.on.almost all the dormitories.
Taking time off from polish
ing his sleigh for the Christmas
eve run, the Lion pauses to emit
a jolly roar for the men respon
sible for adding to the holiday
spirit •oa campus, •