1 . - i ll . limn 4, f .r . 4. The Weather: At Last ar r t et t g ,,,,, , ,,,, elidirgtAtt .4,,,..,..•40 Cloudy, light rain, changing to snow "FOR A BETTER PENN STATE" VOL. 50 - NO. 72 Boro Committee Awaits Report Before Acting Group Studies Problem In Other Communities Borough Council's bowling committee reported last night that it was awaiting a report from.the American Bowling Con gress before it will make any rec ommendation to Council. Kaye Vinson, chairman of the committee, reported th a t his group had made a study of the tax situation in other communi ties. P. H. Gentzel, he said, was supposed to contact the ABC. Gentzel, owner of the alleys, has written to the ABC, but has not yet received a reply. Earlier Gentzel admitted that his statement during the week claiming bowling tax increases were 3414 per cent was •wrong. He accepted ,the correction of C. R. Cromer, borough assessor, which listed the increases at 3221.4 per cent. Gentzel also disclosed that a new bowling center is being con structed between Bellefonte and State College. "When the new bowling cen ter is ready to operate," he said, "there will be no possibility to compete, in that they have no local taxes; hence, if council and the tax assessor select to drive business out of our growing com munity we will bow to their com mand and permanently, close our alleys, or had I better say the community bowling recreation." The original bowling license fee in 1944 was $5 a year.. Last year it was raised to' $B5 and on Jan. 1; 1950, the fee was in creased to. $l6O. The real estate assessment of the bowling prop erty was raised from $7OOO to $B5OO. • On Jan. 9`the - Council appoint ed a three man committee to in vestigate the 'situation. At the time Gentzel labeled ,the ordin ance that raised the tax "con fiscatory." He maintained that the new tax destroyed the use of bowling alleys which cost $48,000 to construct. The 16 alleys have been closed since Dec. 31. Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ Rayburn Blocks Civil Rights Bill Alaska State Measure Put . Ahead by Speaker WASHINGTON The Presi dent's fair employment practices bill was blocked in the House yesterday by 'Speaker Sam Ray burn of Texas. Rayburn, the President's chief congressional lieutenant, put the , measure to make Alaska a state ahead' of the civil rights measure. Java Forces Attack BANDOENG, Indonesia A serious situation developed in Indonesia yesterday when an 'out law, Dutch army captain led his guerrilla forces in an attack on the west Java capital of Ban doeng. The latest report is that he has captured half of the city. Police Speculate BOSTON—The • Boston Police, still without any real clues in the one and a half million dollar robbery, have turned their re sentment against the Brink's of fice whiCh was held up.- They say it was a soft touch, that a bunch of manicurists could have got in. Cancer Report Issued PHILADELPHIA—An encour aging report in the treatment of cancer was announced yesterday by the American Cancer Society. A Philadelphia researchist, Dr. Hugh J. Creech, reveals that with a drug of bacteria sugars a number of cancer victims have been kept comfortable and able to work during the last four years. STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 24, 1950 Cabinet Okays Campus Chest Plans for the Campus Chest having been approved by the All- College Cabinet Thursday night, Joel- Bachman, ex-vice chairman of the National Student Associa tion, said yesterday that a steer ing committee of. 13 will be ap pointed by Cabinet early this spring. The drive .is scheduled for the fourth or fifth week of the fall semester. A • According to Bachman, pos sibly 500 students will be active in promoting the drive. The original NSA • committee which drew up, the Chest plans included Chairman Mary Fox, Joel Bachman, Michael Cantwell, Jack King, Otto Grupp, and Helen Wise. Plans call for the Chest to con solidate all College charity and organization drives into one. Stu dents will be asked to contribute once instead of several times throughout the year as in the .past. Undergraduate an d graduate students will be asked to sign a statement authorizing the addi tion of $1.75 to their fees or de duction of this amount from their book receipts. The Chest goal hae been set at $14,000. The following are, the organi zations and charities which will receive . funds from the- Chest: Penn State Christian• Association, 45 per cent; Women's Student Government Association, 5 per cent; World Student Service program, 7 per cent; working capital for the Chest, 3 per cent. • Off-c am pus organizations in clude the tuberculosis fu n March of Dimes,' cancer fund, and heart fund combined, 19 per cent; Salvation Army; 5 percent; Red Cross, 5 per : cent; State Col lege Community fund, 1 'per cent. Well-Balanced Program Marks . Orchestra's First Concert By L. D. GLADFELTER With a bit more self-assurance and less timidity, the College Symphony orchestra 'should be come a highly competent ama teur group. Its performance Sunday after noon in Schwab Auditorium, the first of the year, improved as the short but: well-balanced program progressed, and - was brought to a high level in the two conclud ing selections. Tension seemed to be the major drawback of the orchestra, under the direction of Prof. Theodore K. Karhan. Major Work, • The major work, Schubert's fifth symphony, was the second selection, and the orchestra just did not have enough time to warm up to more than• a passable performance, although some passages came off well. A little more emphasii to bring out the qualities of the work, particular ly in the tedious andante, was needed. However, the large audience liked the symphony and the pro gram as a whole, and it must be remembered that the orchestra is not an integrated professional group with unlimited rehearsal time. With the performance of Bach's "Little" Fugue in G Minor, the orchestra finally found its balances in a startlingly different arrangement. Th e performance also gave the musicians the need ed self-assurance for the finale. the "Marche Hongroisq" from Berlioz' opera, ""The Dainnation of Faust," which brought the concert Ao a satisfying climax. Hinkle • Leroy Hinkle, baritone, sang Verdi's aria, "Eri tu," from "The Masked Ball," without too much enthusiasm, • using lyrical rather than the desired dramatic de livery. ' College Acclaims Trustees Choice The New President MILTON STOVE'S EISENHOWER Cleaning, Agency . • Closes'For Finals • , Due to the difficulty of • pro viding adequate service during the .'week of finals, :the Student Dry.: Cleaning Agency wills sus pend operations 'at the close of business on Saturday, Jan.. 28.. Oscar T. Fleisher; manager of the agency,- - said' that . all gar ments turned: in by Jan. 24 will be returned 'this :semester. Gar:- ments received :after that " date will be returned at the beginning of next semegter. Fleisher also . said that the win ners 'of the' slogan;,contest, which the agency, sponsored, will be an nounced sometime this week. 5 O'Ciock Theatre To Give Excerpt The jungle 'scene. from the play, "Home of the Brave,' ; - by Arthur Latirents,' will be pre sented by Little Theatre actors at 5 o'clock. this afternoon in the basement of Old Main. The highlight from the well krfown' play will be directed by Mesrop Kesdekian. The cast in cludes: Charles Schulte, George Miller, Frank Fatsie, Walter Eck ley, and James Ambandos. The sketch production marks this semester's last performance. of the Little Theatre. The series of one-act prodUctions will con tinue next semester. Ag Ec Club There will be a' meeting of the Agricultural Economics Club at the Delta Theta Sigma Frater nity at 7:30 tonight. - Election of officers will be held and Dr.• R. B. Dickerson, , vice dean of ,nri cAltUre," will speak. :~Vf:~;t C;;; ;~ Houck Rites Set For Tomorrow ••Leo -Houck, one of Penn State's most cherished traditions, will be buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery in his home town of Lancaster tomorrow morning. , - . The veteran boxing coach died peacefully home at 727 Manor street, Lancaster, Satur day at 2:45 p.m. He was 61: .n His illness was dfagnosed as cancer. Funeral services will be held at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Lancaster, tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. For the convenience of his many State College friends, a requiem mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Victory Church, State College, tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock. VVAC Captain Talks To Senior Gilds Captain Sue Lynch, of the Wo men's Army Corps, will speak to all girls interested in com missions in the Regular Army in McElwain Lounge at 3:15 this afternoon. The meeting will also serve as a means of bringing personnel cards up to date, to announce in formation concerning commence ment and to explain A.A.U.W. and Alumnae organization. Dean Pearl Weston said the meeting is required for .eighth semester seniors. Seventh semes ter women who are esPecially interested may also attend. Camera Club, The Penn State Camera Club will meet in front of the Penn State Photo Shop at 7 o'clock to night. Mr. R. Breon Jr. will give a demonstrated talk on high speed Mash photography as con nected with portraiture. PRICE FIVE CENTS Penn Staters—students and faculty alike—yesterday were in a happy frame of mind con cerning the College presidency. situation for the first time in several years. There were hardly any discordant notes in t heir comments on the selection Saturday of Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower, currently presi dent of Kansas State College, t 9 guide the destinies of this in stitution. His election was announced Saturday evening by the Board of Trustees at its annual meeting in Harrisburg. He is to take office "no later than" July 1. Further. Information Further information concern ing Dr. Eisenhower's selection came to light yesterday. It was learned that his name was among those suggested to the trustees by at least two dif ferent sources. One of these was the faculty chapter of the Amer ican ASsociation- of University Professors, which had asked - thn trustees that they be consultel in the election of a new president after the death of the last presi dent, Dr. Ralph Dorn Hetzel, in 1947. • Dr. Eisenhower was being con sidered • for the post several Months ago, it was learned, but at that time it appeared that he would not be able to accept the offer. Salary • Although no official announce ment of his prospective salary was made, it was rumored at $20,000. He now gets• between $lO,OOO and $12,000 at Kansas. State, it was reported. A. R. Warnock, emeritus dean of men, said he was "very much delighted" with the selection, and predicted that the choice would receive wide acclaim throughout the nation. He said Dr. Eisen hower has been considered tops among the younger college presi dents. Bernreuter Dr. Robert /3ernreuter, who headed the AAUP committee, termed Dr Eisenhower "a very happy choice" and "a very fine man." He said he had discussed the selection with many mem bers. of. the faculty and that all were looking forward to his ar rival here. Dr.. Eisenhower told a local newspaper • that he expects to make a preliminary visit here (Continued ,on page two) Today . . . • . f• • 10,-..k.''.*:4,4•*1 ;"•,, ••. ..' •::••• . • The Nittany Lion Roars FOR the Board of Trustees. Saturday the Board present ed us with a belated gift . . . a President, Milton Eisenhower. His selection ended more than two years of existence without a Chief Executive. The Lion curls his tail and twitches his whiskers with joy at the announcement and for gives the Trustees for their tardiness in appreciation of their excellent choice.
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