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. - "FOR A BETTER PENN STATE"
VOL. 50 - NO. 61
Lion Cagers To Battle Colgate
Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ
Truman Sees
Bright Future
For Americans
WASHIN G T 0 N President
Truman yesterday told, the
American people that a brighter
life in the United States is prom
ised by the days ahead and that,
in time, the elimination of pov
erty will come.
In his annual address to Con
gress on the economic state of
the nation, the President said
that the economy has emerged
strong and stable from a post
war crisis, that the recession has
been licked, and that the coun
try now will move forward with
reborn confidence.
He called for 61,000,000 jobs
this year and 64,000,000 in an
other five years.
Family incomes of $5,000
much more ,than the present
average income were foreseen
by 1954 in the report.
The President repeated his re
quest for a moderate tax increase
and powers to curb instalment
buying as an inflation curb.
Mr. Truman said that wage ad
justments should remain where
they are now—in the hands of
management and labor.
The report of the President's
Council of Economic Advisers,
released at the same time, said
that changes in business condi
tions could halt the advance of
the economy in the latter part of
this year.
Hillel To Show
Roosevelt Film
"The Roosevelt Story," an au
thentic documentary screen story
of the life and times of Franklin
D. Roosevelt, will be shown to the
public in the Hillel Auditorium
at 133 W. Beaver avenue at 7:30
p.m. tomorrow..
This full-length film, presented
under the auspices of the cultu
ral committee of the Hillel Foun
dation, has been acclaimed by
Time and Cue magazines as a
stirring and memorable picture
of a , great American and an his
toric era. The film won the 1947
Brussels , World Film Festival
Award as'-"The picture that does
the most for world peace and
world neighborliness."
Correction
A statement attributed in yes
terday's Daily Collegian to
George C. Gregory, local busi
nessman, on the Minor's Ordin
ance, should have read:
" The state law does exempt
minors from moral and legal re
sponsibility." ,
Gregory cited the correction
last night. Originally the state
ment read: " . . . . does not ex
empt . . . "
Patrolman Assigned to Gym;
Nineteen Rifled Wallets Found
As a result of continuing thefts
in the men's gym locker room, a
campus patrolman has been as
signed to permanent duty there,
Coach Nick Thiel announced yes
terday. The action followed dis
covery just before vacation of 19
rifled wallets which had been
tossed into the sub-basement.
"While there has been no spec
ial increase - in thefts lately,"
Thiel said, "we decided to try
placing an officer in the locker
room during all class periods as
an experiment to see if we could
not cut down on the burglaries."
The emptied wallets, stolen
over an extended period of time,
were found where the thief had
apparently thrown them after re
moving the money. Cards, etc.,
STATE COLLEGE, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7, 1950
Calm Before the Storm
Photo by Gerald Gearhart
SMILE OF VICTORY?—Lion wrestling captain Jim Maurey
(center) wears a broad smile as he welcomes Bill Morse (left) and
his brother George (right) in Rec Hall yesterday. The brothers
Morse co-captain the Virginia wrestling aggregation which meets
the Ilittany grapplers in Rec Hall tonight. •
Town's Only Bowling Alleys
Close; Owner Blames Council
• State College's only bowling alleys, which employed 30 students
and catered to several town and student leagues, closed Dec. 31. •
in •an open letter addresed to "The Citizens of State College,"
P. H. Gentzel, owner, explained the reasons for his action. The letter
follows, in part:
44. . . . It is with regret that I
do this, especially as, my alleys
are the last ones in State College.
. . . On Jan. 1, an increased tax
rate on bowling alleys will go
into effect. This new, tax, added
to heavy expense already exist
ing, is the straw that breaks the
camel's back. Last February,
when this new tax was enacted
by (Borough) Council, I argued
against it to no avail.
"My bowling alleys have been
in operation since 1931. They are
still $16,400 short of having paid
for themselves, (Who in State Col
lege has done as much for recrea
tion?) and some will soon need
replacement of part. Bowling
never has been and cannot be for
some time a paying proposition
in State College. The play simply
is not sustained enough to make
a good business risk. My alleys
were expensive in 1931; the re
placement• today, in the maple
pine combination, will be $3,000
per alley; in all-maple it will be
much more
"Council asks why I do not
simply raise the price of bowling
instead of raising all this fuss
over a few dollars, I have always
been and am now interested in
recreation for all age groups and
(Continued on page four)
were undisturbed, and the wallets
have been returned to their
owners.
Citing the case of a student who
left $B5 in an open locker re
cently, Thiel put most of the
blame for the high theft rate on
student carelessness. "We've had
this situation on • our hands for
years now," he said, "and as long
as students continue to leave
lockers open while taking showers
or leaving the locker room, we
will continue to have some
thefts."
While, according to Thiel, some
of the burglaries are by outsiders
who enter the locker room un
known to gym instructors, most
of them are••due to students leg
itimately in the. -room
49 Promoted
By Yearbook
The promotion of 49 members
of the La Vie staff to junior board
was announced yesterday by Ra
mon S. Saul, editor.
Those promoted are:
Arnold Aikens, Joanne Ash-:
man, Patty Bender, Eileen Bon
nert, Frank Conte, June Dager,
George Demshock, Bettina -dePal
ma, Roger Deitz, Lois Evans,
Abbie Gevanthor, Norma Gleg
horn, Mary Ellen Grube.
Juliette Guyer, Sue Halperin,
Jean Heidemann, Pat Heims, Car
olyn Henshaw, Russel Herman,
Dolores Hyden, Thomas Karol
cik, Joan W. King, Anita Klein,
Ray Koehler, Helene Krebs,
Judy Krakower, Julia Krell, Jes
sica Lightner, Barbara Lintz
meyer, Helen Lowman;
Laura Mermelstein, Joan Mil
ler, Gladdys Mummau, Betty Os
terhout, Phyllis Oxford, Norma
Jean Philip, Joan Radomsky, Vir
ginia Richard, Patsy Roseberry,
Janet Rosen, Mary Rowland, Suz
anne Scurfield, David Schmuck
ler, Elaine Shaw, Jean Shott.
Virginia Sinclair, Carmen Stan
ziola, Barbara Sprenkle, William
Zakor.
News Briefs
Chapel Choir
Those students interested in
joining the Chapel Choir for the
second semester are invited to
attend an open rehearsal in 117
Carnegie Hall tomorrow at 1:30
p.m. Students attending , may
make an appointment for audi
tions, whic'i will begin next week
in order to 611 vacancies before
the end of the semester.
Hillel Foundation
Castings for the dramatic story
to 'be given on the Hillel Hour
will begin at the foundation to
morrow•at 7:15.p.m.
Record Turnout Expected
For Initial Double-Header
That old S.R.O. sign—standing room outside in this. case—will
get quite a going over tonight in Rec Hall when the court cohorts
of Coach Elmer Gross tackle an up-and-coming Colgate University
quintet from Hamilton, N. Y.
A huge crowd that could possibly set a new Rec Hall student
attendance record will be on hand to witness the wrestling-basket
ball program, the season's first
doubleheader. Head - scratching
fans are expected to arrive in
droves to see for themselves the
wonders Prof. Gross hath wrought
with an expected nondescript
Lion team.
The cage show will be preceed
ed by a wrestling match, Charlie
Speidel's grapplers meeting the
matmen of Virginia at 7 o'clock.
In their season opener Penn
State's hoopsters played before
an excellent weekday crowd of
close to 4500 fans. Approximate
record for a Nittany athletic
event in the indoor muscle factory
is 5500.
Water Tunnel
Nearly Ready
For Refilling
The Garfield Thomas Water
tunnel—largest in the world—
now is nearing completion, and
the engineer on the project ex
pects to fill the tunnel_ late this
month.
The tunnel, located at the west
ern end of the campus, was filled
last Fall for pressure tests; fur
ther tests will be made after it
is refilled, according to Dr. R.
Burton Power, project engineer.
Unless trouble develops, the
trannel probably will not be
drained again.
Except for numerous minor ad
justments the building which
houses the tunnel is completed.
Because of a delay in arrival of
parts, it had been necessary to
leave a section of the south wall
unfinished, said Dr. Power.
All equipment for the tunnel,
excepting a switchboard, has
been received.
Built on campus for the Ord
nance Research laboratory under
contract with, the Navy Bureau
of Ordnance, the tunnel will
make possible design, modifica
tion, and improvement of pro
pelled underwater devices. After
several years of planning, ground
for the project was
,broken in
August, 1948.
Gould Speaks
Before Chapel
Dr. Robin Gould, I minister of
the McCabe Memorial Methodist
Church in Wilmington, Del., will
speak on the topic, "Whither Man
kind" at the Chapel service in
Schwab Auditorium at 11 a.m.
tomorrow.
The Chapel Choir under the
direction of Willa Taylor will
present the anthem, "0 Lord Otir
God," a selection from the works
of Buxtehude.
Dr. Gould spent his under
graduate days at the University
of Missouri, majoring in journa
lism. After his graduation and
the attainment of an A.B. degree,
his decision to spend full time in
the field of religion prompted his
attendance later at the University
of Chicago, the Bible College of
Missouri, and the Central College
of Missouri from which he later
received -an honorary degree.
Veterans
Today is the last day on which
veterans may submit book re
ceipts for the fall semester. The
sis expenses for. graduate students
may be submitted until February
7, 1950.
P.S.C.A.
At the P.S.C.A. Coffee-orum in
304 Old Main at 4 p.m. Monday,
Dr. John Ferguson professor of
political science, will discuss "The
Congressional Docket of 1950".
The P.S.C.A. midyear Cabinet
retreat will be held at Watts
Lodge this afternoon and tomor
row.
BY RAY KOEHLER
'HOOP HOUDINr
For the first time in three years
Penn State court fans will miss
the annual magic show staged by
`hoop Houdini' Ernie Vandeweghe
all-American center who now
plies his trade among a pro clien
tele.
By the same token, a Nittany
basketball team will be favored
(Continued on page three)
Juniors Plan
Class Projects
Members of the junior class will
have two projects presented to
them for approval at a meeting
to be held in early February,
President Harry Kondourajian
announced today.
The Class Committee, which
was appointed by the president
at the first class meeting, will
submit plans for a jazz concert
to be presented in March and also
a proposal that the junior class
purchase flowers to decorate the
the chapel on Mothers' Day.
These two events will be fi
nanced by the. $lOO allocated an
nually by All-College Cabinet to
each class for parties and pro
jects. Many classe., have formerly
forfeited this money because they
made no plans for the correct use
of the money. On the agenda
for the meeting ,in February are
the' distribution of funds, appoint
ing of committees, a report of the
Junior Prom committee, and sug
gestions for other class projects.
Today . . .
The Nittany Lion Roars
FOR the 49 newly-named
members of the La Vie junior
board.
To chronicle the year's ac
chievements of the College
and its students is, a gargan
tuan task, requiring many man
hours of work. Judging by the
size of the promotion list La
Vie has the man-hours, if not
the work.
The Lion today offers his
coveted roar to the budding
literary lights who call 412 Old
Main home. May they all be.
come editors
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