Elatig Totirgiatt STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1950 VOL. 50 - NO. 68 Council Committee to Act On Bowling Ailey Closure Action "within the next few days" is expected by Kaye Vinson, chairman of the special Borough Council committee looking into the closure of State College's bowling, alleys. The alleys were closed on Dec. 31 by P. H. Gentzel, owner, as a result of a new• borough ordin ance raising the tax on the alleys from $B5 to $l6O. The committee has written to 20 alleys in nearby communities, Vinson said yesterday afternoon, in an Mort to find out what taxes, if any, are levied against them. The committee has receiv ed six replies Vinson Says "I think something can be done, but I don't know what," Vinson said.' In the meantime, Councilman Leon D. Skinner, another mem ber of 'the committee, revealed that the fact that the alleys do not do steady business from morning until night ' and , that they are closed for three months every year will 'be taken into consideration, by the committee. H. 0. Smith, the other council man on the committee, could not be reached for comment• yester day afternoon. . . - Gentzel Says . The committee was appointed on Jan., 9 'following 'a statement, to Council by' Gentzel in which he called the new borough ordin ance "confiscatory." Gentzel has contended that he could meet the increased cost of running the alleys by raising the price from 25 to 30 cents per game. But' if he..should raise the price, he 'has said, Council would double the tax again and the -cost of bowling in State C - o-11 - e g e would become "prohibitive." Debaters Face Oldest Rivals The oldest. debating relation ship in Pennsylvania was renew ed for the. 47th time Friday, night as the Dickinson College debaters met the - local team. DickinSon College defended the affirmative side of the proposal, "Resolved: ,:That the coal, iron, steel;'. and railroad industries should be nationalized." The de bate, as usual, was non-decision. The Oregon, or cross-examina tion,, style was used. The first speaker from Dickin son, Bruce Rehr, maintained that government ownership of the basic industries 'will help. labor management relations and elimi nate crippling strikes. Donald Shapiro, the second af firmative speaker, asked "Is it better, to have a' monopoly of a few or a monoply of, by, and for the people?" '. Frank FaSick, the first speak er from the , College, attempted to point but government ineffici ency by showing that the United States government wasted three billion dollars every year out •of its annual 'budget of 40 billion dollars. • The second negative speaker, John Fedako, stated "Everytime the federal government puts its sticky hands into a problem, we get -a mess." Cabinet. To Meet In Atherton Hall All-College Cabinet will hold a' future meeting in the' Atherton Hall lounge, to acquaint fresh men with the operation of stu dent, government. Robert Ga briel, president of Education student council, suggested the lo cation. 'Last year Cabinet held a meeting in 121 ,Sparks Building. Today's Weather Rain and Milder "FOR A BETTER PENN STATE" Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ Strikes Cause Production Cut At Midland, Pa. PITTSBURGH—The three day weeke and the s ,, ft coal strike which has . left 81.000 id .e, forced a cut -in steel production at a big plant'. atMidland, and threatened to cut off the electrical power from 300 of Pittsburgh's big in dustrial plants. ' Meanwhile the generalcounsel of the National Labor Relations Board indicated 'that he may ask' today for -a court order against the three day work week 'which John L. Lewis fixed for the miners last July 1. TrunicsiVßejeets T=H' WASHINGTON President Truman yesterday rejected an appeal. from Senator Brewster (R-Me:) to invoke the Taft-Hart ley Act against Johh L. Lewis to settle the coal "Production dis pute. • Families. Flee Floods CHICAGO Families, living along the • Ohio and Wabash Hirers in Indiana and Illinois, are either sand-bagging levees: or leaving, while several hundred families have been evacuated be tween New Madrid and /Birds Point in Southeastern Missouri; where a levee plug may be blast ed to let the .water flow into the low basin area. Truman Blocks Change WASHING T 0 N President Truman yesterday entered 'the battle between the adininist&- tion and the Southern Demodrat- Republican coalition for control of the House. The, President said he was doing everything possible to block ia. proposed change in house rules designed to prevent consideration of the civil rights prograni. Mr. Truman said that he plans to get a vote on the civil rights bill "if it takes all sum mer:" Vets Blanki . Veteran's bonus blanks are expected to arrive sometime today and may b 6 picked up in 205 Old Main, Robert Gal braith, faculty'counselor for veterans, announced yeSterday. Each blank must be notarised and . returned in the official envelope. Any notary is per mitted to notarize' the blank and there will be no charge for the service, said. Mr. Galbraith. A booklet and sheet of in structions will be included with each bonus blank. • . . , . . College Senate Makes .Change In. Undergraduate •g Re . gulaions . Students who are transferring from one curriculum to another may be enrolled in the DiVision of „Intermediate Registration, re gardless of their aCadernic record, upon the reCominendation of the dean of the school concerned and the . approval of the direCtor ~ of the ' Division, according .lo an amendment approved.by the Col lege Senate. Rule 18 of the Regulations for Undergraduate students has been changed to read: "Students .who 'have. dropped from callege for poor scholarship win not be permitted- to change curricula without being formally. reinstate& Students who are not able to change.schools because of scholastic deficiencies, under certain, conditions. may ,be. mit,ted for not More, than 'two semesters; to the. Division•‘of In termediate Registration.", • • The',new xuiing . ,fransfers •the duties' of the 'transition . section Star of 'Lineal' . . . Charles Williams Williams Cast Ai : : lilibm' Lead . Charley Williams has nothing against o'barbers, He isn't broke eithet,', but he's become a mem ber..;of the "long hair" cult for his 'role as Liliorn- in the Players production of, the same name, which opens at Schwab auditor ium on Thursday night. Aided by . this • natural prop, Charley plays his third leading part at Penn-State, a mal-adjust ed character 'with great quantities of sex-appeal...4st year he had major roles, in "All My Sons," at Schwab 'Auditorium, and "Night Must , a thesis production. During the summer, the 27-year old junior worked at the Jenners town, Playhouse 'with Mike Kes dekian;; and the summer before last, he was with the William sport Summer Theatre group. • This is the first time, in all his eiperience, 'that he has died on the stage, and he' admits the death scene is one • of the most difficult'. in , the whole play. . It's not hard to see that Char phxsically qualified for the role of LiliOm. Handsome, with wavy dark hair and brown eyes, he has a friendly smile. and a pleasant 'personality. When asked if the girls chaSed him off-stage as they do on it, he modestly replied, with a twinkle in his eye, "Oh, 'of course not." Asked why he, chose Penn State, the drama major explain ed, "I wanted 'to come to a school -a dramatics department that is small enough to give the student plenty of practical ex perience.' However, when he is graduated he'd like to work for a master's degree at Columbia • Yale and then go into profession al., acting. '• Charley isn't worried about finding a job when the time comes,. for -in addition to exper ience in all phases of dramatics, the . talented • young .man spent three and a half years in the navy as an engineer and has worked as a baker and even a coal miner. to' the director of the Division of Intermediate Registration. Stu dents 'who were previously en rolled in the transition section are ;tow enrolled in the Division of Intel:Mediate Registration and shotild use D.I.R. on, all college records Where the curriculum is called for according to H. K. Wil son, director of the Division of Infermediate Registration. The' amendment resulted from suggestions to Merge the. Divis ion of ' Intermediate • Registration with. 'the Transition Section so that both troupS would receive the bendits :derived from a vo cational arid educational quid are tProgram' • -, • , . • • Padover Deems U.S. Immune To Revolt In Ist of LA Series Speaker Stresses Psychological In Explaining Revolutionary Factors The United States today virtually is immune to mass revolu tion, Dr. Saul K. Padover, first speaker in the Liberal Arts lecture series, told a student -faculty= audience last night. Speaking on "Mass Revolution: Its Psychology and Understand ing," Dr. Padover asserted that this nation is "revolution-proof" because of its shared power through democracy, because of its high standard of living, and because the people can find out lets for their psychological and emotional needs. Studies Revolution First Concert Of School Year Slated Sunday 75-Piece Orchestra To Perform in Schwab The College symphony orches tra will present the first concert of the school year .in Schwab Auditorium at 3 p.m. Sunday. • Theodore Karhan, .assistant professor of music and music ed ucation at the College, will direct the 'fl-piece orchestra. This will be Mr. Karhan's first public ap pearance with the College sym phony. Selections to be played are: "Die Fledermaus" (The Bat) by Johann Strauss; "Symphohy No. 5" by Schubert; "Fugue in G mi nor' by Bach; and "Hungarian March" by Berlioz. Baritone solo ist Leroy Hinkle will sing the aria, 'Ent Tu,' from "The Mask ed Ball" by Verdi. In .past • years the symphony orchestra. has presented only •a Spring concert, but this year it will give ohe in the Winter and another in Spring. This concert is the first in a series to be given by . College musical organizations. The Con cert Blue Band will present an indoor program In April and an outdoor in May. The College Choir, will also give several. con certs during the Spring. No admission charge will be made for the symphony orches tra concert. Students, faculty, and townspeople are invited to attend. News Briefs Botany Club The Botany Club meets in 208 Buckhout. Laboratory at 7:30 to night. Di.. •Julia M. Haber will speak on "Floral Anatomy." Penn State Players Students interested in work ing on advertising, costumes or other• crews for the Player's forth coming productions of "Time Is a Dream" and "Life With Father," pleaSe sign in the Dramatics -of fice this week. French -Club • The monthly meeting of the French Club will' be held in the main lounge: of. Simmons Hall - at 7. o'clock tomorrow night. High , - light of the meeting will, be °pre sentation of portions of the opera "Carmen." There will also be a French movie on French modern Sculpture. The 'program should 'be of interest to students of art and music. Chemistry Department Dr. Foster Dee Snell, consult ing chemist will address the Cen tral Pennsylvania section of the American Chemical. SoCiety at 7:30 tonight in 119 bsrnond.• Dr. Snell organized his consulting firm of which he is president. This firm now has a staff of more than 90 persons.' Nittany Bowmen ;.The Nittany Bowmen will pre sent a film entitled "Archery with Larry Hughes" in 207 Engineer ing B at 7 o'clock tonight. Fol lowing the meeting, the wood working shop will be open to thos,e who desire to work on their bows and arrows. PSCA Persons interested In radio work with the PSCA are invited to attend a meeting in 304 Old Main at 7 o'clock tonight. The speaker, who opened the 1950 series, has done extensive study on revolutions. He is a member of the graduate faculty of the New School for Social Re search and is considered the lead ing authority. on Thomas Jeffer son. Stating that there are no laws governing revolutions, Dr. Pad over said that revolutions in the past have been the result of stupid policies on the part of existing governments, and de clared that previous explanations of the phenomenon were invalid because they were the product of partisans and propagandists. ' He said that revolutions are not necessary and that he be lieved man some day would be able to expand his knowledge to the extent that transitions could be made without violence. Maintain Standards However; this would depend upon 'existence . of good will and maintenance. of ' decent living standards, he declared. People revolt when they are deprived . of goods, services, and respect—when they are not pet (Continued on. page four) Froth Queens To Ride Plane The Penn State Flying Club will take . the Froth Girl of the Month up' for an hour's ride over the T7ittany Valley and vicinity, President Henry Myers an - ..hounced yesterday. Starting with the February con test winner, the club will award the, trip to Froth girls until :une. Pictures of , girls competing for the February award must be sub mitted to the Froth office, 6 Car negie, by Friday. Also due Friday are stories for the' Froth short story contest. These should be about 1,500 words long, submitted typed, double spaced, and, with half the first page left blank. The Froth office is open from 2 to 4 p.m. daily. The Nittany Lion Roars FOR. Jim Gehrdes, crack hurdler and cnptain of the Nit tany Lion track team. Gehrdes, with a record. breaking performance in the 70-yard high hurdles, led the thinclads to an impressive de but in the indoor track season at the Washington Star meet Saturday night. Cap'n Jim outhurdled the same men he had lOst to pre viously at the Sugar Bowl Carnival in setting a new meet record of 8.4 seconds. For an outstanding ' performance, the Lion today exercises his vocal cords for one of Penn State's outstanding sports figures.
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