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 -
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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.,
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"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.
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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.
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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.