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"FOR A BETTER PENN STATE"
VOL. 50 - NO. 57
BX Chairman Charges Apathy
Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ
New Raises
In Steel Price
Bring Protest
WASHINGTON Prospect of
higher steel prices—U.S. Steel is
hiking them today has started
a verbal storm, A CIO official
says an increase is appalling be
cause steel already has made rec
ord profits in 1949 When• teel
prices go up, unions may revive
their demands for higher pay.
Republican Congressmen ob
serve that everybody knew the
public would have to pay for the
pension plans.
Many Taxes -May Go
WASHINGTON President
Truman said yesterday that his
experts are studying pros and
cons for the elimination of the
so-called luxury taxes, - which in
clude taxes on amusement tickets,
phone calls, travel fares, jewelry,
furs, etc. -
Robeson Sues Vets
.NEW YORK Paul Robeson
and 27 other persons have brought
suit for two million dollars dam
ages, suffered in the Peekskill
riots of a few months ago. The de
fendants are two veterans organi
zations and 14 individuals.
Actress Takes Spill
NEW YORK—Diana Barrymore,
actress, was badly hurt when
she fel down the stairs of her New
York apartment TuesdaY night.
News has just been released• that
Miss Barrymore may have a brain
concussion.
PSCA to Help
Paint Schools
The painting and repairing of
some rural, one-r o o‘m school
houses in the district is the aim
of a new program of Saturday
work projects to be conducted by
the Penn State Christian Associa
tion.
The new program will get un
derway tomorrow when the work
group, equipped with brushes and
paint, will proceed to the Curleys
vine school near Centre Hall.
Biddle Atlee, chairman of the .
work project, stated that some
nearby school houses are in ex
tremely poor condition, so the CA
is offering its help to through' re.
'pair work and interior painting.
The CA recently finished apply
ing two coats of white paint to
the Baptist parsonage at Boa's
burg. This project required sev
eral Saturdays to complete.
Those students wishing to help
with the new project should sign
Up in the CA office in Old Main
no • later than Friday noon, offi
cials said.
Cars will leave from' behind Old
Main at 1 o'clock tomorrow after
noon. Atlee reminds students to
wear old clothes.
Harris Broadcasts
Lecture Tonight
Brice Harris, head' of English
literature„ will give a lecture on
"Literature in the Twentieth Cen
tury" over WMAJ tonight at 9
o'clock.
This is the third on a series of
interdepartmental lectures on the
general theme "Man in the Twen
tieth Century." This series is be
ing sponsored by the radio depart
ment of speech, directed by Dr. H.
E. Nelson.
Staff Postponed
Harry Schaffer, editor-in-chief
'of, the Penn State Farmer, said
yesterday that release of the 1950
Far men staff has been. "postponed
indoidilitebe
STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER' 1& 1949
Scholarship Improvement Award
Colonel Ralph Wilson (right) shown awarding Sigma Chi
Foundation scholarship improvement cup to Hope Winborn teen
ier) of Omega Psi Phi. Peter Giesey (left) IFC president, looks
on. Award was made at IFC banquet last night.
Omega Psi Phi,
Win Fraternity
Nu chapter of Omega Psi Phi was awarded the Sigma Chi
Foundation cup for scholarship improvement at last night's Inter
fraternity Council banquet, held at the Nittany Lion Inn.
The Perinsylvacia Theta chapter of Phi Delta Theta won the
IFC's outstanding fraternity award.
Colonel Ralph W. Wilson, U.S. Army, Retired, made the award
to Hope Winborn, president •of
Omega •Psi Phi. .
Winborn • said .that the 'award,
given at the College for the first
time, was wonderful recognition
for the organization" and felt it
would definitely spur them on to
greater achievements:
Scholarship Improvement
The chapter, which at present
has nine members - and five
pledges,. was awarded the cup. On
the basis of its improvement over•
the chapter average 'of last ,year's
final tabulation. The average this
semeater.showed a jump of 66.
'Phi Delta Theta 'received the
outstanding fraternity award on
the basis of a point system which
awards 30 points for participation
in extra-curricular activity, 30 for
athletics, 30 for scholarship. and
10 for scholarship.improvement.
The Phi. Delts received a total of
6r.03 points.•.
Wilson, scholarship counselor
for , the foundation and for the
National Interfraternity, Council,
Dairy Science Club
The Penn State Dairy Science
Club will sponsor a turkey shoot
December 17 (rain date, December
18th) on route 322 lust north of
Hoover's Trailer.,Camp. Shotguns
and shells will be furnished. Live,
college-grown turkeys • will be'
awarded for accurate shooting.
This shoot will' take the place of
the regular club meeting, Price
for three shots with 22 is $.50,
shotgun $.50 with 20 entries; $1
per shot with 10 entries and $2
per shot with five entries.
Engineering . Lecture
Prof. C. E. Bullinger. head of
the department of Industrial En
gineering will speak-on the "De
velopment o f Interchangeable
Manufacture—lt's History and
fluence" in Schwab. Auditorium at
44.1 1 9 "Lea. todiw..
By GEORGE GLAZER
distributed pamphlets that show
ed Pe i n State fraternities,
brought the campus fraternity
average the second -place in the
state university rankings.
Of the national fraternities on
campus, Alpha Epsilon Pi had the
highest average at the College
and on 'l5 other campuses. Tri
angle ranked second on• campus
and Alpha . Gamma Rho was
third. - /
Dean of Men H. K. Wilson
spoke on • three controversial is
sues that have come to his atten
tion. Touching briefly on . toler
ance in the housses arid the prob
lem of housemothers for each
chapter house, Dean Wilson
spoke at length on the problem of
bars in the fraternity houses.
Wilmer .Kenworthy, assistant
to the' president in charge of
student-affairs; spoke on coopera
tion 'between -the administration
and the' fraternities.'
News Briefs
Chess Club
Chess Club will hold a meeting
in 3 Sparks Jan, 4 at 7 p.m. All
members interested in participat
ing in either the Pittsburgh or
Altoona match, Jan. 7 must at
tend.
141 ,t"..-IPI State Players
'Kind Lady,' Players' new Cen
ter Stage production, will go into
its third weekend performance to
night andlomorrow night ; Tickets
are on sale at Student Union and
the price is $.90 for Friday and
$1.25 for Saturday. The show will
-run six weekends. .
Chemical Society •
Students,' faculty members, and
guests are invited to attend the
annual Christmas party of the
Liebig Chemical Society, which
will be - held, in 405 Old Main at 8
—Photo by Sam Vaughan
Phi Deft
Awards
AEPi First
Asserts Officials Fail
To See Real Purpose
Richard Schweiker, chairman of the BX board of control, charged
administrative officials of the College with indifference concerning
the expansion of the BX during last night's meeting of All-College
Cabinet,
Saying that the College and the BX have a common purpose to
provide "higher education at lower cost." Schweiker criticised
the administration for not recognizing that the, BX serves this pur-
Sophs To Caper
At 'Snow Slide'
Hop Tonight
Dancing at the Soph 'Snow
Slide' Hop will begin at 9 o'clock
tonight at Rec Hall and last until
12 midnight. Music will be pro
vided by the 14-piece Statesmen
orchestra.
Only sophomores who voted in
the last class election and their
dates have been issued tickets to
the informal event.
Theme of the event will depict
the merging of the sophomores
from the Penn State centers into
the Class of '52. An outstanding
campus vocal quartet, the Har
monaires, will provide intermis
sion time entertainment.
Blue Curtain
The ' entertainment committee
has arranged to hang a blue cur
tain on the west end of the hall
in order to enliven the atmos
phere, Pennants from all centers
will hang from the curtain and
spell .out the numerals '52:
`Snow Slide' has been designed
as the official title for the dance
which is under the direction of
Murray Goldman and Walter
Sachs. Appointments were made
by Joseph Arnol, newly-elected
sophomore class president.
George Donovan, • director
Associated Student Activities, an
nounced that the inter-class treas
ury has appropriated $3OO for the
dance.
College Designates
Registration Office
The office of *Robert E. Gal
braith, faculty counselor of vet
erans, has been designated-'by the
President of the College to han
dle the registration of • 18-year
oh students under the provisions
of the Selective Service Act
The action was taken for the
convenience of students, who up
on attaining their 18th birthday,
are required by federal law to
register. Preyiously students were
required to visit the local board
in Bellefonte to register: with a
local board 'in their home areas.
. .
Car Trunk Blaze •
Brings 4 Engines
Much (smoke but little fire re
sulted yesterday morning from ,a
spontaneous combustion in the
trunk of a car parked in the drive
way back of the college infirmary.
Th e smoke-shrouded 19 41
Chrysler Coupe was discovered
by the driver of a laundry truck,
who reported it to the campus
Patrol. Captain Philip Mark and
Lieutenant Harold Lewis had
doused the blaze before -the four
trucks of the Alpha Fire Company
arrived.
The car's owner, Marian Poor
man, who was visiting a friend-iii
State College, reported little dam
age to the vehicle.
Student Unconscious
Fred W. Meyer, a sophomore at
the College who was injured in
an auto collision early Sunday
morning ; remains-unconscious, the
Center County Hospital reported
last night. •
PRICE FIVE CENTS
pose and for not working with
students to make it a success.
Schweiker recounted some of
the history of the BX, saying that
the trustees had flatly refused the
idea of a eo-op store when it was
first proposed two, years ago.
Student requests to state legis
lators and trustees induced the
Board of Trustees to charter the
BX on a trial basis. The trial
period expires in January.
Better ,Location
The committee has been trying
to obtain a larger and better loca
tion for the BX through the office
of Samuel /K. Hostetter, assistant
to the president in charge of busi
ness and finance, without any suc
cess, according to Schweiker. The
BX is now located in the Tempor
ary Union Building.
All-College Cabinet passed a
unanimous request that student
time tables be distributed through
the BX this year to acquaint stu
dents with the BX and the serv
ices it offers, Schweiker said. Ac
cording to Schweiker. Wilmer E.
Kenworthy, executive secretary to
the president; refused permission
because he said it was an unethi
cal use of administrative authori
ty.
Schweiker stated that he could
not understand how a system •ol
distribution acquainting students
with a store, which could save
them up to 20 per cent on pur
chases, was unethical.
Increase in Sales
He said that' although he was
given every opportunity to pre
sent his views, the administration
has pursued a "hands off" attitude
concerning the EX.
Schweiker said that a prob-.
able increase of 25 per cent in
sales this sem.+ster proves the
need for a 13X, • since this ad
, vance was made . in suite of
' haruiicans of location, lack of
funds .for promotion and "in
difference on the part of the ad
rn
Schweiker said that twice as
many students applied for jobs in
• (Continued on page four)
Today . .
The Nittany Lion Roars
FOR Omega Psi Chi and Phi
Delta Theta fraternitiCs.
The Psi Phi's annexed the
IFC best schol'arship cup while
the Phi Delts were the recipi
ents of the "Best Fraternity"
award at the IFC-AFC banquet
last night.
To these two outstanding
chapters. the Lion today gives
voice to a loud, substantial yell,
and also purrs for the other
members of IFC who contrib
uted to Penn State's being
judged , second among all col
leges and universities in the
National Interfraternity compe-
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