Spring Carnival Coming VOL. 50 - NO. 67 'Houck Night' Raises $924 Exactly $924 was contributed Saturday in • Recreation Hall, by students on "Leo Houck Night" Thomas Morgan, chairman, an nounced yesterday. The sum, collected by 42 1 ca mpus. hati - nen between the wres tling- and boxing meets, has been added to a loCal "Friends of Leo Houck" campaign to raise $5,000 for the family of the ailina Houck. Nittany boxing coach for 27 years. The 'money was turned over to Walter R. Hosterman, assistant graduate manager of athletics. Hosterman reported yesterday that , :including the - student con tribution, about $3,000 has now been raised, Further contributions may be made by addressing them to "Friends Leo Houck." State College, Pa.. or by taking them to The Daily Collegian office, Carnegie Hall. Engineers. Hlar Tunnel. Letture. • Student members of the American Institute of Electricql Engineers and Institute of Radio Engineers along with 1 - he Centre County sub-section will Meet in 10' Sparks at 7:30 tonight to' hear lectures by Dr. R. Burton Ph - i?ver and Dr. James M. Robertson con cerning the , use 'of the Navy's new water tunnel here. Following the lectures the two groups, with the American So ciety of Mechanical Engineers of the College, will make .an in snection of the W. Garfield Thomas Memorial project, if electrical power is av a il able there. Dr. Power's talk, "Water Tun nel Control Systems," will in clude the various systemS for controlling temperature, pressure and velocity in the tunnel. Dr. Robertson will discuss the means of initially testing the tunnel and its actual use in the testing of torpedoes. Bonus Blanks Veterans may pick up their bonus blanks in 205 Old Main sometime tomorrow, Rob e r t Galbraith, Faculty Counselor for Veterans: announced to day. 0,...„...." ~,,, 0 . r Ei ttit i g ...,.: A , 6 - ti . . . . . i'. ''' . ''' (it It toss . • "FOE A BETTER PENN STATE" . . . rgiatt Today's Weather: Fair and cold Teoi itiquiod.•..Befoie, Vett Change Courses Any veteran desiring to. change his course of training from one school of the College to another must comply with current Veterans Administration regulations requiring that he undergo testing by approved guidance facilities, Richard H. Baker, coordinator , of veterans affairs, announced today Arrangements have been, mac make this change, to have the testing done through the Psy chological Clinic, in 3 Burrowes. Veterans wishing to chan g e their course at the beginning of the Spring Semester, 1950, should proceed as follows: Approval must first be secured News Briefs BX Refunds. Today is the last day to turn in B X receipts in order to re ceive 20% cash refund on pur chases .of school supplies for this semester. A.T.A., Meeting There will be as hort business meeting of A.T.A. at Alpha Zeta fraternity at 7:30 p.m. tonight. Dean Jackson will be'guest speak er • and national conclave reports will be made. Student Employment All students who registered with the student employment office this semester and who are still interested in employment during the spring semester should come to the office wind fill out new schedule cards as soon as possible. Student Handbook • Students on the editorial, ad vertising, and business staffs of the 1949-19'50 Student Handbook are urged to make. recommenda tions for next year's staff in 304 Old Main up to the end of this week • J,ack Reen, editor said today. Sculpture Talk John Y. •Roy, assistant of fine arts at the College, will present a gallery ,talk in connection with, the exhibit of modern , sculpture in the Home Economics Living CenAer, at-7:30 p.m..,tonight.. STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 17, 1950 Next Semester To Be Highlighted By Annual Spring Week Carnival Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ Miners Rebel Against Lewis, Claims Battle WASHINGTON—There is con siderable activity in the coal in dustry. John D. Battle said in Washington today that the cur rent "refusal of soft coal miners to return to work was a "rebel lion" against John L. Lewis. While in Eastern Pennsylvania's hard coal fields there is a re ported move to set up a rival union to the United Mine Work ers: Consider'School Aid WASHINGTON The House Labor Committee has voted to consider the Senate - approved School Aid Bill on. February. The bill calls for 300 million dollar Federal aid to schools. Russia Walks Out LAKE SUCCESS—Russia and her satellites walked out of three United Nations committees today. The moves are in support of the Soviet bloc's protest against the presence of Chinese Nationalists at the. UN. e for campus veterans desiring to from the .dean of the School in which the student wishes to ma triculate in conformance with current college regulatiqns; re port to 3 Willard Hall, to have VA form 7-1905 e, "Request . for Change of Course," completed in triplicate; secure from recorder's office a copy of their latest tran script; report to-the Psychologi cal Clinic with 1905 e's and tran script, for scheduling of tests. Return Results • After tests haVe been com pleted, the veteran will be given two copies of the completed 7-1905 e which will then be re-, turned to 3 Willard Hall. Final 'approval of the Change of course will be given by the VA regional office at Wilke- Barre, and the veteran will be informed by the, usual "Authori zation of Training" form. Veterans undergoing change of course testing may turn in book receipts at the usual time, but they will not be refunded until final approval is received from the Veterans Administration. It should be pointed out that only one change of course may be permitted under this pro cedure. Subsequent changes may be accomplished only through Guidance Centers conducted by thy. VA, the nearest one being at th , :. Williamsport Sub-Regional Office. Talent Call Extended The deadline for entry in the Penn State Club Talent Show has been extended to 5 o'clock tomorrow. •Students with all forms of talent are asked to sign up at the Student Union desk in Old Main. The show will be staged at . Schwab Auditorium, Feb. 17. The club will hold its regu lar meeting . in 405 - Old ,Main at 7 o'clock ',tonight. Jack Senior Heads Planning Group For Second Annual Festival , of Fun Spring Week, a time of gay festivities, will again. be an out standing feature of the Spring semester. All-College President Ted Allen appointed a 6-man committee at Thursday's meeting of All- College Cabinet to draw up plans for the occasion. The highlight of the week will be the Carnival. Dates will be announced later. Chairman of the committee is Jack Senior. Working with him are Robert Gabriel, IFC; William Norcross, AIM; Dorothy Werli nich, ' Panhel; Florence Freeman, Leonides; and John Dalbor, Daily Collegian. According to Senior, the com mittee has a wealth of ideas for the occasion and he said that everything will be done to make the event a "big week." The original idea for Spring Week was proposed by Froth in conjunction with its 40th anni versary last spring. James Dun away, Froth promotion manager at that time, took the ' plan to Inter-Fraternity Council in No vember, 1948. An investigating committee, including Senior, was appointed to work in conjunction with Pan hel. A survey showed that the students were in favor of 'such ,a week, and an overwhelming majority favored a Carnival. Cabinet Hears Plans Jack Senioi Saturday Deadline For Dorm Contracts Students who plan to..termin ate their dormitory contracts at the close of the semeser have until Saturday January '2l, to do so, the office of the dean of men has announced. Graduating seniors also are asked to notify the office of their intentions for the spring semester. Failure to notify the, College will result in, being billed 'for next semester's fees for ,room and board. • ' More than 75 'applications for Tri-Dorms already have been re ceived, the office said, while only 12 rooms are available for next semester. , Padover Opens Lecture Series The 1950 Liberal Arts lecture. series will open when.: Dr. Saul K. Padover, professor at the Gra duate Faculty, The New . School .for Social Research, NeW York, speaks at 8 o'clock tonight •:n Room 121, Sparks. The topic of his speech will be "Mass• . Revol ution: Its Psychology and Under standing." . . . Dr: Padover, Who is the author of four voluines on Thomas Jef ferson. is ' considered one of the greatest living authorities .on the third president. In 1936. Di. Padover was awarded the Guggenheim Fellow ship and studied a year in Paris, Vienna. and London, working on his book, "The Life and Death of Louis XVI." . The .lecture will be 'open to the public. Sociology Club The Sociology Club will hold its meeting in conjunction with the Liberal Arts lecture series to night. All members are urged to attend Dr. Padover's talk in 121 Sparks at 8 o'clock tonight. Froth Ad Staff The staff is asked to turn ads into the Froth office, Thursday, January 19, between 1 and 5. Penn State Club The. Penn State Club will hold its regular meeting in 405 Old Main at -7 , &clock tonight. - PRICE FIVE CENTS Plans were proposed to All- College Cabinet in December, and a committee appointed. Dun away was , named chairman of the Carnival committee. Letters were sent to various campus groups asking them to enter booths. ' ,''More than 50 organizations submitted .plans for booths and stands of a. wide variety of en tertainment. Pie throwing, base ball, sponge throwing, gambling games, and' talent shows, revues, and side Shows • were among those entered. Stretching -along South Allen street, the Carnival was -sche duled .to ' open the "Week's" festivities March 31. However, at the last minute, rain forced post ponement until late in April. This disappointment was of short duration far the other plans of merriment moved into high gear as scheduled. • Queen Crowned : The IFC-Panhel Ball, - featur ing Tommy Dorsey, attracted -. a huge throng to Rec Hall. Lois Kenyon was crowned Miss Spring Week Queen during intermission _and the finals 'of the IFC-Panhel song fest saw Beta Theta Pi and (Continued _on page four) Today . . . FOR the student contribu tors to the "Friends of ...eo Houck" fund. Over $9OO was collected for the long-time boxing coach from members of the student body who attended the "Leo Houck Night" sports double. header at Rec Hall Saturday night. A warm roar from the Lion to the.generous donors who are helping to make sure a great guy's family is well taken ease of.
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