„ 4• 4, The Weather: Froth's Afraid of , 4, 4 ' av r El,..?=c - -; l at ig -:‘!;- Tullman Cloudy and warm, Sweater Girls scattered showers "FOR A BETTER PENN STATE" . VOL. 50 - NO. 73 Boxing Team To Serve At Funeral for Houck Penn State's boxing team, led by Captain Chuck Drazenovich, will serve as pall-bearers at the funeral in Lancaster today 'of Leo Houck, 61-year-old ring coach. The members of the team, accompanied by acting Coach Eddie Sulkowski and boxing manager William W. Shade, left by automo bile for Lancaster last night. Requiem mass for Houck was celebrated at 8 o'clock this morn ing in Our Lady of Victory Church in State College. Members of the . boxing team who will join Drazenovich as active pall bearers are John Bol ger, Bob Keller, Paul Smith, Pat Heims, Curt Crooks, Frank Gross, and Charles Wilson. Honorary Pall-bearers Honorary pall-bearers, as an nounced by the family yesterday, are Shade, representing All-Col lege Cabinet; F. Joseph Bedenk, representing the School of Phy sical Education and Athletics; Eddie Sulkowski,• acting boxing coach, and 'Charles D. Werner, track_ coach, representing the. coac,hing staff; Charles W. Ha ven& of Western Maryland Col lege, representing the Intercol legiate Boxing Association of America. Ridge Riley, representing the Penn State Alumni Association; Randall Graham, representing Leo Houck's friends; Robert B. Rutherford, Jr., r epr es en ting Our Lady of.. Victory Church; Harold R. Gilbert, . representing the College and the Penn State Athletic Association, and Steve Hamas and Billy Soose, repre senting boxing alumni, News Agency Plans Refunds AdjuStments will be made •to those people who did not _receive their Sunday .papers at any time during :the semester,, Alex Skipp, manager of the Student News Agency, said yesterday. Jan. 22 was the last day for Sunday de livery this semester. . Those people who are eligible for the refunds can secure them by seeing' their carrier, calling the agency, (6711-Ext. 231),• or by stopping in at the Student Employment Office. These ad justments will be made from now until Feb. 4. The agency will suspend oper ations for dailies next Tuesday, and begin again early next se mester. Agents will soon be around to pick up new or renewal subscriptions for Sunday delivery, for next semester. Lite AP News Courtesy WMAJ Rising Costs Up Steel Price WASHINGTON Benjamin Fairless, head of the nation's biggest steel. producer„ United States Steel, testified yesterday before a Senate-House Economic Committee investigating the rise in steel prices that the prices had been forced up by the rising cost of labor, pensions, end other items. Also appearing before the com mittee was the chairman of US Steel's - finance committee, End ers Voorhees. He said that one of the company's increased costs was a 19-million-dollar item re sulting froni the shoit work week in the coal mines. Sherman Approved WASHINGTON The Senate, by a .voice vote, yesterday con firmed the. appoinment of Ad miral Forrest Sherman . as Chief of Naval. Operations. Sherman will succeed Admiral Louis Den feld who was removed from the Job last- November by President Truman at, the request of Navy Secretary,. Francis, Matthews., STATE COLLEGE, PA.. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 25, 1950 Pa. Company Claims Video Possible Herb Interception of Waves Said to, be Workable Television may come to State College at 'a level undreamed of a few years ago if a Franklin, Penna., company can back up its claims. According to the company, it has developed a method of inter cepting television signals in the air and running them by wire into homes. In a lettar to Borough Council, the company claimed it had made a survey of State Col lege and found that its system The system the company hopes to set in operation involves wires would work "successfully" here. to each home desiring the ser vice. Since it would be necessary for the wires to run across pub lic property, the company has asked Council's permission be fore starting the work. Cotincil Delays ' Council decided Monday to" ask for further information • on. the project before taking action. There - -are 33 television 'sets iii operation in State College at present. Regular reception; how eVer,. can only be • had . from the one station' in Johnstown,-:Penna. Another station has been con structed in Altoona,• Penna.; but has not yet received a license from the Federal - Communica tions System.' • J. M. Blatt, local electrical con tractor who installed all of the town's receivers, attempted . las't year to receive reflected signals and transmit them into" town. - A tower on the highe.st moun tain in the area would not give ,State •College direct reception with Pittsburgh, Blatt said. Even if direct reception could be ,ob tained, • the cost of • the project would be about $50,000, he claim ed. _ La Vie Feei'D.iie • The La Vie Board of Direptors announced yesterday that begin ning today, seniors gradu ating in February, will receive postcards showing • the amount they still owe for the 1950 La Vie. The amount must be paid in, order that the senior may re ceive his copy of the yearbook. • Many seniors owe money be cause La Vie fees are not collect ed during summer sessions nor at undergraduate centers. • Senior Contributes To March of Dimes Some February graduate has a chance to get' an extra order of commencement invitations •at the Student Union Desk in Old Main —but theke are strings attached. Leon Rabenold, a psychology senior, won't be able to attend the graduation and• has asked SU at tendants to' sell his, invitations. And the money received is to be droped into the •March of Dimes container at the SU desk. • - _ George Donovan, directOr of associated student activities, ad mitted that" the amount 'won't be large "but it's the idea of the gesture," he pointed out. Rabenold, who served this se mester as, a waiter. in McElwain Hall's Rose Room, explained that he must register • for •• • gro . ' , l^,te work at' Columbia University on tha. day, of commencement., Alumni Association Offers New Rate for Seniors Shucks . . . . Sweater Queen? No Hope Seen Elliot Kiane, co-editor of Froth, yeiterday heatedly denied that the humor magazine will sponsor a "Sweater Queen" contest. Emphasizing that Froth is a "wholesome magazine," Krane asserted he would not allow "sexy photos which might cor rupt the morals of the students" to be reproduced on the maga 7 zine's pages. "Froth is primarily a family magazine—one filled with good clean humor," he-'said. "We have a debt to the bach elor uncles of the students who read the magazine to refrain from such outlandish conduct." Krane added he thought beauty contests which, emphasized aes thetic • beauty of the facial fea tures. were quite sufficient. "We want no part in publi cizing the curves given girls by nature;" he repeated. "Let them display such curves themselves." Froth selects a Girl of the Month, at present, based pri marily on the attractiveness of the coed's lace. Nittany Dorms Will .Pre s ent iVariely Show Eleven Nittany dorm men will put on 'a variety show today and tomorrow•for the members of the State College Junior and Senior High Schools. The show•, entitled "College Varieties," will inclule a magi cian, a rendition of a poem, a vocalist,, a semi-classical bari tone, a guitar player, imitations, and a quartet. • Frank Lucia will be the "Gua cho With the Golden Guitar;" Michael Maddock, the baritone; William Kuster will . perform feats of magic; Raymond Rae howski will, give "Casey 'at the Bat;" John Pagonis will sing Some popular 'songs; Edward De- Polvere will do imitations, and the Harmonaires, , well-kn Own campus quartet composed of Glenn Landis, Eugene Myers, Ro bert Potter, and William Elmore, will present a program of "Bar ber Shop Memories." Peter Sarantopoulos will act as Master of Ceremonies and Maynard Berstein will be the troup's accompanist. 4, News Briefs MIT Lecturer Michael Witurthki . of MIT will speak on supersonic aerodyna mics tonight. at 7:30 in. Room 119 Osmond. He will use slides and movies. This lecture is open to the public. NAACP Meeting The final meeting of the • se mester of the NAACP will be held tonight at 7:30 in 219 EE. A full report on the emergency civil rights mobilization held in Washington recently And progress of plans for Negro. History Week at the. College will be discussed. AIM Meeting AIM president, Bob Davis, to day urged all members of the AIM Council to attend the meet -41111 in•4o9 Old Main, at 7:30 to -'Kht. Copies of the Independent will..be distributed.. Riley Explains Alum Benefits For Graduating Senior Class A special membership rate has been offered to graduating seniors by thp Penn State Alumni Association, according to Ridge Riley, executive secretary. "We want to give new alumni an early introduction to the values of the Alumni Association and have therefore decided upon a special $2.00 membership if these dues are paid on or before the Ridge Riley Author To Talk On Negro Work Dr. William E. Burghardt Du- Bois, . eminent , Negro scholar author-lecturer from New York City, will deliver the key address at , the first ob6ervance .of Negro History Week (Feb. 20-26) here, February 24. According to Wil liam Meek, as he addressed the first meeting of the Negro His tory. Week Co-ordinating Corn mittee last night, the time and place of Dr. Dußois' lecture has not been set. The committee, representing various campus organizations, formed three sub-committees to finance, publicize, and arrange details of the proposed Negro History Week In conjunction with D. Du-. Bois' speech, 'Mr. -Meek said that two faculty-led panel discussions on the subject . "The Educator Analizes the Negro Question," a library display, motion pictures, and music on the theme of Negr6 History Week, have been plan ned.. Registration Bid To Se Considered Dean Royal Gearhardt, dean of admissions has turned over the letter sent by Cabi net to change Jegistration dates from Feb. 10 and 11 to Feb. 13 and 14, or if that is impossible to Feb. 9 and 10, to Prof. E. W. Callenbach, Chairman of the enate Committee on Calendars. The letter will be considered for action at the next 'College Senate Meeting, at 210 Sparks, Thurs day, Jan. 26 at 4:10 p.m. Dean Gerhardt said that the proposal made by the All-College Cabinet, to change the dates set for registration will be given the fullest Consideration, but that no decision will be made until the meeting this Thursday. The pro posal was made because regis tration dates conflict with four sports 'events scheduled in Rec Hall the same day. TAKE. PENN. STATE WITH YOU . -JOIN THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRICE FIVE CENTS day of commencements," Riley said. The College and her• alumni depend upon each other, he pointed out, and since the Col lege has become an integral part of our lives, as alumni it would still pay us to keep informed of what Penn State does in our own technical and professional fields. "You will need the well-re r carded name, of Penn State. in your nrofe..cion and also the con tinuing' influence of the 'College in keenincir, wPII-informed in your specific 'field." Riley added Crysfalli•ze Opinion On the other hand. the alumni, through their District Club • ac tivity and corresnondehee, crys tallize alumni oninion and influ ence •(".ollege affairs, he said. The excellenee of the College pro-. rtrArri affects alumni, and the ar.l , ieverrient of alumni exerts an influence on the College. Riley exnlaineci some of the herefits derived from the Assn= elation. Membership entitles the alumnus to•• subscrintions of the Alumni News magazine, issued seven times a year; the Penn Stater, annearing four times a year: and the Football Letter. which describes the "inside story" in detail after each game. . First priority on reserved foot ball tickets are given paid-up members. The clearing house for . all alumni problems 'arid Services is the Alumni Office, in 104 Old Main. but :the "snokes in • the whoel" are the 60 District Clubs in . . Pennsylvania, main c,i ties throughout the nation, arid Puerto Rico. • The District Clubs hold meet ings featuring campus speakers and films, help young alumni, get acquainted in a strange com munity, and aid the. College with various • programs. "Maintain a permanent con tact with your College and be of service to yourself . . . and Penn State," Riley concluded. Today . . . FOR the last time for the de ceased Leo Houck. This morning Leo was laid in his final resting place, the end of a trail that gained him nation-wide prominence as a boxer, coach, and gentleman. It is with sincere regret that the Lion mournfully notes his passing, He was a credit to the entire boxing game as well as an institution at Penn State. To a game figure who could n't be beaten in his lifetime, a tribute at the count of 10 by the only force that could pos sibly knock him out—death.
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