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"FOR A BETTER PENN STATE " • '
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VOL. 50 - NO. 62
Bowling Plea
Put to Town
Councilmen
Latest Action Follows
Petition to Solons
A plea for reconsideration of
the Borough Council's recent ac
tion in increasing the local tax
on bowling alleys was reported
in the offing when the State
College ' solons met last night.
The town's only bowling alleys,
operated by P. H. Gentzel, closed'
Dec. 31 in protest to the tax. •
Gentzel called the new yearly
tax •of $lO per alley—virtually
doubling the previous local bowl
ing tax— "The straw that breaks
the camel's back, when added
to heavy expense already .exist
ing." Gentzel and a number of
student and town bowlers were
expected to attend the Council
meeting.
This followed on the heels of
a 300-word petition reportedly
signed by over 500 bowlers and
presented last month to the
Council in protest to the added
tax. The petition stated in part:
". . . We are . . . informed that
this increase in the Borough tax
on bowling alleys is prohibitive,
and will compel the owner to
close his bowling alleys Dec. 31,
thereby depriving us of a much
desired source of recreation . . .
"The trend toward ever-in
creasing taxes does not appear
to us to represent a healthy busi
ness condition, as is evidenced by
the fact that one person has al
ready closed his bowling alleys
because operation did not prove
worthwhile . .
Uritil they closed Dec. 31, the
Dux Club alleys catered to eight
bowling leagues, three of which
were composed solely of students
at the College. Of these, two
were Inter-fraternity Council
circuits and one was sponsored
by the Association of Independent
Men.
Two years ago Gentzel cam
paigned vigorously against a
one-per cent wage tax passed by
the Borough Council amid heated
town discussion.
Teacher Exams
Are Scheduled
National Teacher Examina
tions, sponsored by the National
Committee on Teachers Examin
tions of the American Council
on'Education, will be given Feb
ruary 18, Dr. Hugh M. Davison,
professor of educational research
at the College, said today.
Application blanks, accom
panied by prescribed fees, rang
ing from $5 to $lO, must be re
ceived by the Educational Test
ing Service, Box 592, Princeton,
N. J. not later than January 20.,
Application blanks and infor
mation may be obtained in 109.
Burrowes or by calling Dr. Da
vison, ext. 386.
Candidates may take the Com
mon Examinations, which are
designed to measure knowledge
and ability, and one Optional Ex
amination. Prospective teachers
are urged to take these tests be
cause more schools are now -re
quiring the examination results
with job applica4ons.
Penn State Club
Sets Show Date
The Penn State Club will give
cash prizes to the winners of its
annual, all-College Talent Show
to be held in Schwab Auditor
ium, Friday night, Feb 17.
Talent is now being sought
for the show. Singers, dancers,
comedians, magicians, musical
combos—in short, all types of tal
ent—are asked to sign up for the
show at Student Union desk be
fore Saturday noon.
An 'audition date will be an
nounced . after additional plans
for the show are formulated at
a meeting of the club next Tues
day.
Beneke Signs for
IMEMMM
Cleaning Agency Lists
Slogan Contest Plans
Ten dollars worth of dry cleaning or laundry will be the first
prize in the Studeiit Dry Cleaning Agency Slogan Contest which
opens today. A second prize of five dollars, and a third prize of two
dollars worth of dry cleaning or laundry through the agency will
also be
_awarded.
The contest is under the direction of Joseph Reinheimer, super-
visor of student agencies, and
Oscar T. ,Fleisher, manager of the
SDCA. In , announcing : the,cnntest;
both men' ''stressed the' fact' that
it is not necessary to have any
garment processed to be eligible
to submit an entry and that there
was no limit to the number of en
tries which may be submitted.
Contest Rules
The rules of the contest are as
follows: •
. (1). All entries must be sub
mitted in a sealed envelope with
your name and address.
(2). Submit entries to any of
the seven SDCA, locatiOns during
regular office hours; (See below).
It' is not necessary to have 'any
garment processed to submit an
entry.
(3). The contest, is open to stu
dents only, - and there is no limit
to the', number of entries which
may be :submitted.
(4). In case of duplication the
first entry . received will be the
only one considered.
Late AP News, Courtesy Radio Station WMAJ
President Truman -, Submits
Budget Message To Congress
. WASHINGTON President fits; social welfare, six cents;
Truman called for a $42,439,000,- and interest, 13 cents All other
000 budget yesterday in his bud
get message to Congress. The government services, including
message, running 27,000 words, farm benefits, share the 23
was the longest message a presi- cents remaining,
dent has ever sent to Congress.
The budget, although it repre
sents a reduction from the cur
rent cost of government, means
a deficit of more than five bil
lion dollars unless the president
gets the ,tax boost for which he,
has asked.
In common terms to the aver
age taxpayer, the budget means
$282.17 wil be spent for every
man, woman, and child in the
country This is $570 less than
the current spending. rate.
Each dollar in the budget is
divided approximately as fol
lo3rs: 32 cents, would go for na
tional defense; 11; cents to foreign.
aid, 15 cents for veteran's beoe-
STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10, 1950
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• (5). The decision of the judges
is final.
(6). The contest ends at the
close of business on Saturday.
January •21. •
(7,): , -411.. - Alpgaps,,submitted be
comeTihe nropertY of the. SDCA:
(8). No one connected with the
agency will be eligible.
SDCA Locations
The SDCA has stations in the
playrooms of Simmons and McEl
wain Halls, the Jordan Pressing
Room in the Tri-Dorm area,
Sally's Room in Atherton Hall,
Room 208 in Grange ,Dorm, and
Room ,302 in Women's Building:
These stations are open Monday,
Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30
(Continued on page four)
Exam Schedule
This semester's final exam
schedule, as released by the
scheduling office, will ap.
pear in tomorrow's Daily
Collegian.. -
Coal Walkouts Continue
' PITTSBURGH Approxi
mately. 45,000 miners were left
idle throughout seven states as
new coal walkouts deVeloped
yesterday. 'The strikes wei'e di
rected primarily against two of
the largest concerns in the in
dustry,' the United States Steel
Corporation Consolidation Coal
Company.
John L. Lewis made no com
ment on the scattered walkouts.
He termed the demand for presi
dential action against the three
day week an effort to "oppress
the mineworkers and . cripple
their .union:'
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Annual Greek Dance Features
'Music in the Miller Mood'
Tex Beneke and his orchestra have signed with the Interfrater
nity-Panhellenic Ball committee, and will appear at Recreation Hall
on March 24 to feature music "in' the Miller mood".
The ball committee, consisting of Jack Senior and Nancy George,
co-chairmen, HoWard McCoy, Carl Hendrickson, and Gilda Greco,
completed arrangements just before the Christmas holidays and now
Book. Exchange
Reports Dates
For Refund
Twenty per cent refunds on
purchases made at the BX will
be made today through next
Tuesday, Richard Schweiker,
chairman of the project, an
nounced -yesterday.
Receipts for purchases of sup
plies made since the beginning
of the semester through Jan. 6
will be. honored at the BX cen
ter in the TUB. All receipts,
Schweiker pointed out, must be
submitted during this eight-day
period.
"We're asking all students to
cooperate," Schweiker explained,
"so that we can • close ;the ac
counts and prepare a financial
report for the College trustees."
The BX chairman cited the 20
per cent refund as one of the ad
vantages gained through student
cooperation .in the purchase of
school supplies.
Supplies totaling over $2,000
have been sold thus far this se
mester, a 25 per cent increase
over last spring sem este r.
Schweiker disclosed. During the
Present semester, the BX has
employed eight student clerks
who received a total of $3OO in
wages.
Froth To Hold
Story Contest
The second short story con
test for the February issue of
Froth magazine is now under
way, accepting stories of'. about
1500 words. The best story, of
all those submitted, will be
printed in the February issue.
Sid Simon's story, Sit This One
Out, was the winner in the De
cember Froth.
The magaizine has newly in
stituted the policy of maintain
ing office' hours in 6 Carnegie,
every afternoon, Monday to Fri
day, from 2' to 4 p.m. Stories,
pictures, or, cartoons can be
turned in there for editorial con
sideration at the above times, be
fore January 20.
The Froth girl for February
will also be featured in the next
issue, and chosen from the coed
pictures now on file plus those
which, are turned in before the,
'editOrial deadline date, January
20. In addition, Varsity maga
zine wil run pictures of three
Penn State coeds at an egrly
date this spring; entries will be
accepted at the Froth ofice, along
with other material, during the
office hours.
Tribunal Secretary
Asks Cooperation
James Richards; Tribunal Sec
retary, yesterday asked students
who receive cards requesting
them to appear before Tribunal,
to notify him or Chairman Robert
Keller if it is impossible for them
to appear on the designated night.
Offenders, he said, who do not
cooperate increase the seriousness
of their offense.
Richards also requested frater
nities to inform Tribunal when
they receive cards that do not
affect a member of their house.
Keller's phone number is 4969,
and. Richardfs is 50511.-W4.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
holds the contract for the date
Miller Tradition
Beneke is carrying on the tra
dition of the reknowned Glenn
Miller band, since the time Miller
was declared missing in action
while on duty with the Army.
Major Miller was lost in Decem
ber, 1944, along with an entire
flight, on a routine plane trip from
Bedford, England to Paris, where
he was scheduled to arrange a
series of concerts for Gl's in
France.
The ball will be a semi-formal
affair at Rec Hall, with tickets
priced at $4 per couple, taking
place on Friday, March 24. Spon
sored jointly by IFC and PanHel,
the ban will be the first all-
College dance of 1950 and the
spring semester.
Close Friends
Beneke and Miller had been
the closest of friends and in inti
mate contact from 1938, the time
when Beneke joined the already
established Miller band, until
1942, when Miller enlisted in the
air --forces, although over draft
age. Seeking to keep alive the
familiar and well-liked Miller
style as, a tribute to a fine friend
and outstanding musician, Beneke
in 1946 presented "The Glenn Mil
ler Band with Tex Beneke" at the
Capitol Theatre, in New York. .
Yocum To Speak
On Oxygen Uses
G. M. Yocum, assistant to . the
general manager of the Steuben.
- vile Works of the Wheeling Steel
Corporation will speak on "Use
of Oxygen in Metallurgical Pro
cesses" at the January meeting of
the College chapter of the Ameri
can Society for Metals, at 8 o'clock
tonight, in the Mineral Industries
art gallery.
A motion picture showing ap
plication of oxygen in direct de
carburization of Open Hearth
melts and alsq in the heating
flame, will be presented first. Fol
lowing the picture, Mr. Yocum
wil speak on the use of oxygen in
steel making.
Today. . .
The Nittany Lion Roars
FOR the ever loyal ex-Pe . nn
State Thespian, Fred Waring.
Conductor of the famous
Pennsylvanians, Fred seldom
passes up a chance to plug his
old alma mammy. Latest in
stance was on Friday, when he
had a few good words to say
for our presidentless college on
"Poole's Paradise,". a program
heard locally over radio sta
tion WMAJ.
The feline today salutes the
College's most famous trustee
for his enduring interest in
Centre county's only institu
tion of highes learning.