Wallop West Virginia VOL. 50 - NO. 80 W.Va. Coach, Newsman Injured in Auto Mishap Lee Patton, basketball coach at West Virginia, and Forrest Crane, director of publicity there, are in the Penn Bedford Hospititl in Bedford, Pa., today as a result of serious injuries incurred in a two-car collision while they were enroute to State College yesterday. The men were on their way here for tonight's basketball game between the Mountaineers and the Nittany Lions. Patton suffered a broken collarbone, broken shoulder, broken arm, and cut on the head, and Crane, who was driving their 1949 Chevrolet, suffered a frac tured left elbow, a broken leg, a mashed kneecap and other in juries. One , man whom State Police identified as Nelson Fite of Ab ington, Pa., was killed, and an other, Harry Le Noir, also of Ab ington, was injured in the other car. The accident occurred at 12:30 in the afternoon on the Pennsyl vania Turnpike just this side of Bedford. Two players, Dave Steindler and Walter Glenn; and Manager Dick Cavallero, also riding in the West Virginia car, were in the same hospital for observation. As sistant Director of Athletics' at West Virginia, L. M. Stoops, said from Bellefonte last night that the three would be brought to State College sometime th is morning if their condition war ranted. If not, the three would be taken back to Morgantown. Stoops said that Assistant Coach P. Ward started from Morgan town immediately after receiving word of the accident and that he would coach the Mountaineers "in their basketball game with Penn State tonight.' Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ Russo-Chinese Pact Announced -PEIPING - 7 - The. Chinese.com munist government signed a 30 year friendship treaty with Russia yesterday to prevent a rise of Japanese imperialism, Peiping radio announced. The move came as American far-eastern diplo mats debated an anti-communist Asiatic alliance and President Truman signed an aid bill for Formosa and Korea.. The Russo-Chinese pact is also aimed at preventing aggression by a nation in contact with Japan, Peiping said. American diplomats, meeting In Bangkok, discussed the far- Eastern alliance and a Japanese peace treaty as measures to check communism. Mean while, the President signed a new bill pro viding 88 rnillion dollars for Korea and Formosa in the next four and a half months. The old aid bill expires today. Labor Problems Loom - • WASHINGTON Labor prob lems loomed in three major in dustries yesterday as the soft coal miners remained idle, the Na tional Railway Mediation Board withdrew from the rail dripute, and the CIO National Maritime union announced that' it will ask the Supreme Court to recohsider the case of the union hiring halls. The rail mediators asked arbi tration between operators and two rail unions. They said the board's withdrawal does'not indi cate an imminent strike. Loman Leaves H.' W. Loman, purchasing agent since 1936, severed his ties with the College, effective, Feb. 1, it was announced yesterday. The President's Office said no successor had yet been named. Buqiness Cqndidates There will be a meeting of all new business candidates in 9 CH at 7. p.m. tomorrow. All people interested in working on the business side of The Daily Collegian are invited to attend this first meeting. Bring schedules to the meeting., . . , . • .... ft.,A.r.„ . . Ti lr k I . 3 a ti g 0. . (f, ti tt r o g i att . Today's Weather: Cloudy with showers , • "FOR A BETTER PENN STATE" Debaters Meet St." Francis The debating team of St. Francis College . of Loretto, Pa., will face the College debaters in two separate debates tonight. One debate will be held at 7:30 tonight in 304 Sparks. Nate Fein stein and Marvin Brenner of the College will take the affirmative side of the proposal for the cur rent debating season, "Resolved: That the United States should nationalize the basic non-agricul tural industries." John Fedako of the College will preside over the program. The other debate will be held at 7:30 tonight in 316 Sparks. The same question will be discussed. David Lewis and Rich - ard Sch weiker will' represent the College on the negative side. Peter Gie sey of the College will preside. Tryouts Tonight ' Both ,debates will be conducted under the orthodox style, in which two speakers from each team give both. a te e n-minute coxi structive speech and a five-min ute rebuttal. The debate will be non-decision. • The preliminary meeting for candidates wishing to try out for the College debating team will be held, ,at 7 o'clock •tonight in 316 Sparks., Candidates will be asked to Prepare a five-minute speech on either side of the proposal for the current debating year. The speeches will be delivered at the final tryout meeting, which will be held next Wednesday at 7 p.m. in 316 Sparks. These try outs are open to all students in terested in a position on the debating squad. Eisenhower To Be Guest At Bainquet PHILADELPHIA (in) The newly-elected president of the Pennsylvania State ,College will be guest of, honor Feb. 28 at the annual dinner-meeting of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers As sociation,...) The PMA announced it is mak ing the banquet a "welcome to Pennsylvania" af f air • for the brother of the wartime supreme Allied commander in Europe. Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower as sumes his post at Penn State July 1. He was elected Jan. 21. Selections Made for Festival; Piano Recital to be Presented Renowned pianist Katherine Bacon will present a recital in Schwab Auditorium at 8:15 p.m. • Monday. No admission will be charged for the program, which is_ spon sored by the department of music at the College and the Association American• Colleges. Tickets will ,be needed for ad mission up until 8:15 Monday night, and may be picked up in 216 Carnegie Hall. After 8:15 p.m. anyone who was unable to secure a ticket will be admitted as long as there are' empty seats. In addition to the recital, Miss Bacon will conduct a master class at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the State College 'High School audi torium for private piano teachers in the State ,College area, and at 3 p.ni. Monday in Schwab Aud itorium for music students pt the College. STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 15, 1950 Orientation Program Slated Regular Army Accepts Five The United States Senate has confirmed the Regular appoint ments of five members of Army ROTC at the College, Col. Arthur R. Walk, professor of military science and tactics, announced yesterday. Four who will become second lieutenants next June are: L. Con rad Davis, chemistry and phy sics; William Gilleland, liberal arts; Robert Keller, liberal arts; and William Ritchey, agriculture. John Ekey, a February graduate in engineering, will enter active service this month, Col. Walk explained that these men, among others, were nom inated as distinguished military students •by the College's Army ROTC office with the concur rence of •James' Ivtilholland, act ing-president .of the College. These nominations,. after /ac ceptance by President Truman, were sent to the Senate as regu lar presidential appointments, the colonel said. Prior to his nomi nation each man was rated by a faculty member in his school, a member of the Army ROTC fac ulty, and the professor of military science and tactics of the College. Davis, commanding officer of Pershing Rifles,. and Keller, com manding officer of Scabbard and Blade, will serve in the Ordance and Cavalry respectively. Both of these organizations are mili tary honor societies. Gilleland and' Ritchey 'will serve in the In fantry and Ekey in the Engineers. Groups To Radio Message to Kansas More student fraternities, clubs and councils were urged yester day to submit congratulatory ' messages aid greetings to be sent to President •Milton . S. Eisen hower by shoOmave radio. Group messages received at Student Union in Old Main'were reported as "very, good" so far, in response to an article appearing in yes terday's 'Daily Collegian an nouncing the' plan in conjunction with W3YA, College amateur ra dio station. Suggestions were made to the Collegian( yesterday that all mes sages to the president be con solidated into one by All-College Cabinet so that they "ekpress the sentiment of the entire student body.;' Station ,W3YA has made ar rangements with station WOQQQ at Kansas State College to send one , or .more student . messr„,zes that will be relayed to' Dr. Eisen hower. Thirteen Penn State students have been selected to sing in the first • statewide Intercollegiate Choral Festival at Lebanon Val ley College, Annville, Pa., today tomorrow and Friday. Professor Edward Rutledge of Lebanon Valley will act as host to the chorus. He has chosen Dr. Lora Hoggard, an associate of Fred Waring, as guest conductor. Students from the College taking part in the Festival are: Sopranos—Doris Cook, Selma Rudnick, Melissa Ward, Shirley Cole, Elizabeth Deknatel, Patricia Johnston, and Alice McFeely: altos—Roslyn McCallon, Joan O'Hara, Helen Long, and Suzanne Scurfield; tenor—Dick Bannister: bass—Fred Hughes. Rehearsals will be conducted in Annville today and tomorrow. A • concert "will be Presented RA- I day in the forum of the State Education Building in Harrisburg. Co-Chairman Joseph Arnold Announce Five TASH Judges Names of five , persons chosen .to judge participants in the eleventh annual All-College Tal ent Show to be sponsored by the Penn State Club in Schwab Aud terium 8 p.m. Friday were an nounced yesterday by Joseph Hu dak, club president. The judges will be Ellamae Jackson, assistant dean of women; Edith Zinn, assistant dean of wo men; Daniel DeMarino, assistant dean of men;Ruell Clark, houging director; and leorge Don ovan, manager of associated stu dent,, activities. After presentation of all the show's acts, the judges will pick the top five performances. Three winners will be chosen from five on the basis of audience applause and will be awarded cash prizes. Hudak also announced that final program arrangements have been completed and that Lorraine Spit ler will assist M.C. "Hank" Glass with his routine. Tickets priced at $1 for the more-than-two-hour show ,go on sale at the Student Union desk in Old Main at 1:30 this afternoon, All seats, are reserved. News Briefs 4-H Club Officers J. Paul Strock was elected president of the College 4-H Club at a recent election. Other offi .cers are James Pasike Jr., vice president;c Mary Alice Eshleman, secretary; Anna Dock, treasurer. Sportsman's Club Father and Son Night will be featured at a meeting of the Mt. Nittany Sportsman's Club in the Elk's Home basement room 8 p.m. Thursday. Donald Kepler, author, will speak on "How 'to Survive on Land and Sea." PSCA Coffee-orum Dr. Henry Yeagley of the Phy sics department Will speak on "The Moral Implications of the Hydrimert Etomb" at a PSCA Coffee-orum in ,304 Old Main at 4 o'clock this afternoon. PSCA Radio Work All studehts interested in radio work are invited to meet with the PSCA radio, committee in 304 Old Main at 6:30 tonight. I Players' Tryouts Tryouts for the Players' pro duction, "Romeo and Juliet," will be held in 312 Sparks at 7 p.m. tonight instead of 121 Sparks, as previously announced PRICE FIVE CENTS A modified orientation pro gram designed to acquaint ap proximately 250 new students at the College with student govern ment and student activities will be presented in 121 Sparks at 7 o'clock tonight. Plans have been outlined by Harry Kondourajian and Joseph Arnold, program heads appointed by Ted Allen, All-College presi dent. Wilmer E. Kenworthy, assistant to the president in charge of stu dent affairs, will speak, represent ing ' the president's office. Peter Giesey, Interfraternity Council president will speak on IFC, its position and work. He will be followed by Robert Davis, Association of Independent Men president, who will describe AlM's policies and organization. Joseph Arnold, sophomore class president, will make a short ad dress,describing the functions of student government. Quartet To Sing A representative of one of the campus publications will continue the program with a talk on stu dent publications. The Harmon aires, a male quartet, comprising Glenn Landis, William Elmore, Robert Potter, and Gene Myers, will sing several selections be tween talks by these representa tives. The program will close with re marks by Kondourajian, junior class president. All new students are urged to attend the program and to participate in the Valentine mix er, sponsored by the Penn State Christian Association for new students, in 405 Old Main at 7:30 tonight. Accordink to Arnold, the program in Sparks will conclude in time for students to join in activities at the Valentine mixer. The PSCA will continue its or ientation program with a cabin party at Watts Lodge Saturday and Sunday. Mr2Kneworthv will speak Saturday night, and the entertainment will include square dancing. Students interested should register at the PSCA office, 304 Old Main, by 5 p.m. Friday. Because of conflicting_ sche dules, the Dean of Men's Office announced yesterday , that the orientation program for the Nit tany-Pollock area scheduled for tonight has been postponed. Postpone Area Program The Dean of Men's Office announced yesterday that be cause of conflicting schedules the orientation program for the Nittany-Pollock area plan ned for tonight has been post poned. All new students are urged to attend the orientation program in 121 Sparks at 7 13. M. tonight. Today . . . The Nittany Lion Roars FOR Harry Kondourajian and Joseph Arnold, who pjan ned the orientation program for new students which will be held tonight. Our lippy Leo also emits a soft purr for the others taking part in the program designed to assist the latest additions to the student body in finding their way to familiarity with our sometime bewildering in•• stitution.
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