Late (1?) News, Courtesy WMAJ British Labor Party Wins By Slim Majority LONDON—Th Labor Party has won an • absolute but slim majority, 313 seats, in the returns of Thursday's election. There are still 17 seats unreported. The Con servatives have won 288 districts and the Liberals seven. This leaves the Labor Party an 18 seat margin so far. Party Leaders had said that they needed a 30 seat margin as a working major ity. In the last House of Commons, Labor had a majority of 148. After a hurried strategy con ference in London, Labor Party leaders said that there will be no statement until results are com plete. At least 4 Scottish districts will not report until Monday. Coal Strike Unsettled WASHINGTON— Hopes have been dashed for a weekend settlement of the coal strike. Mine union chief, John L. Lewis, has left Washington for Spring field, 111., the home of his retired brother, who was found shot to death yesterday, apparently by his own hand. News of the death reached Washington just as Federal Dis trict Judge Richmond Keech or dered the mine union to stand trial Monday. The union faces a possible large fine for contempt because miners are defying an anti-strike injunction. The union argues that it did not call the strike. Phone Strike Averted WASHINGTON—A 60 day post ponement beginning yesterday averted a nationwide phone strike. In Washington the C. 1.0. phone union has filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board against Western Electric, contending that the company re fused to negotiate. Plead Mistrial NEW YORK—In New York federal court, Judith Coplon's at torneys have moved for a mis trial. Coplon and Russian engi neer, Valentin Gubitchev, are on trial on espionage conspiracy charges. Her, lawyers argue that they have not been given enough time to prepare their case after taking over from a previous at torney. Hetzel Room Opens Monday The Ralph Dorn Hetzel Mem orial Room, „located in 204 Old Main, will become a realty Mon day.. All-College President Ted Allen announced at Cabinet's open meeting Tuesday night that the room—devoted to student government—will be open from 10 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Hours will be from 10 to 12 a.m. Sat urday. A member of the National Stu dent Association committee will be on duty through these hours. Members of Cabinet are reques ed to submit the names of mem bers of their groups who will sub mit material. The student government room grew out of Cabinet's need for a location for the student govern ment. When the present Cabinet convened last May, it passed a $l,OOO appropriation to equip a new room. In September Cabinet appointed a committee to investi gate proposed locations. The members were George Oehmler, chairman, Robert Gabriel, and Virginia Miller. Funds Allocated In October, Cabinet allocated $BO6 from the Hetzel memorial fund for the new room, and ap propriated $595 from the origi nal $l,OOO for equipment. In No vember, Wilmer E. Kenworthy, assistant to the president in charge of student affairs, an nounced that the College had ap proved 204 Old Main as the loca tion for the student government room. The room was not opened im mediately because the secretarial and filing plans were not com pleted, and the College Place ment Service• did not move out until last month. Students are invited to visit the room and offer suggestions, ac cording to Oehmlex. 1 r 4 ai ! ..,.,:fi , 14:,..,,,,, (E u tt rgt tt ea. Today's Weather: Partly cloudy, .% and cold "FOR A BETTER PENN STATE" VOL. 50 - NO. 88 Dance To Climax WSSF Drive Friday - ally Se TASH Winners, Variety Acts Wm Entertain A benefit dance for the World Student Service fund will be held in the TUB from 9 p.m. to 12 midnight on Friday it was an nounced yesterday by co-chair man Helen Dreher. Music for the informal affair will be played by Gene Magill and his orchestra, who are donat ing their services for the evening. Tickets will •be $.50 for a single person and $.75 a couple. A floor show at intermission will feature variety acts and also two of the Penn State club talent show win ners. The dance will climax a week of soliciting by over 400 students who are trying to attain a goal of $5OOO for buying books and supplies for students in war-torn countries. The drive is jointly sponsored by PSCA, Hillel, New man Club and NSA. Tomorrow afternoon the solici tors will be given final instruc tions and packets will be distribu ted. At 1:30 p.m. girls who are soliciting the dormitories will meet in McElwain lounge. Solici tors of the boys' dormitories will meet at the same time in the PUB. Town studeAt solicitors will meet in 304 Old Main at 2:30 p.m. and fraternity campusers will meet in the Kappa Sigma house at the same hour. The girls and town solicitors will be addressed by Barbara Brady, who attended the Inter national Student Service Confer ence in Combloux, France. Mens' dormitory solicitors and fraternity solicitors will hear Luther Harshbarger, who has been associated with WSSF. The campusers are striving to put Penn State over a $5OOO goal. Last year Bucknell raised $4OO more than Penn State. Cook Explains Negro Week To clarify some questions that have arisen regarding Negro His tory Week (Feb. 27-March 5), Jul ian Cook Jr., chairman of the co ordinating committee, stated last night that: "Contrary to the impression published earlier this week in the Daily Collegian, the NAACP is not the sponsorer, but simply in itiator of the movement to have Negro History Week observed here. The actual planning and promotion of next week's activi ties is being done by the Negro History Week Coordinating Com mittee, of which the NAACP, and a number of other campus organi zations, are participants. "The purpose of Negro History Week," Cook continued, "is to enlighten the community on the history of the American Negro— most of this history has been ne glected by the regular textbooks found in our libraries and schools. "Carter G. Woodson, a noted Negro historian, started the an nual observation of Negro His tory Week, on a national scale, 25 years ago, and I am hoping that in the future it will be an annual observation here at Penn State, also." Dr. W. E. B. Dußois, will de liver the keynote address on March 3 in 121 Sparks at 8 p.m., Cook stated that his subject will be: "The American Negro-1865- 1950." Y A PAUL CRESSMAN (L), a sophomore physicist, and Cornelius Smith, agriculture biological chemistry graduate student, trans mitted and received the messages exchanged between the College and President Eisenhower through Station W3YA. Eisenhowers To eceive Degrees from emple Temple University will present honorary degrees to both Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower, president-elect of the College, and his brother, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, president of Columbia University, Wednesday. A doctor of laws degree will be awarded to each in one of the few occasions on wh have been so honored by the same institution. The ceremonies will follow Dr. Eisenhower's visit to the Penn State campus Monday and his talk before the Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association Tues day. Editors To Present Two editors—both native Kan sans like the Eisenhower bro thers—will present them for the degrees. Robert H. Reed, editor of Country Gentleman, will pre sent Dr. Eisenhower, and Gen eral Eisenhower will be presented by Ben Hibbs, editor of the Sat urday Evening Post. The degrees will be conferred by President Robert Johnson, of Temple, at a student convocation in Baptist Temple. The occasions will be the elevation of under graduate student officers, an event similar to the former Move-up Day at Penn State, a Spring cere mony in which officers-elect were installed in their new positions. Dr. Eisenhower will join his brother for a short visit at Col umbia before going to the convo cation. General Eisenhower will address the students informally. Hildebrand Dies At Philadelphia Charles C. Hildebrand, Phila delphia, a member of the class of 1892 at the College, died Thurs day morning. Mr. Hildebrand, who was prominent in Philadel phia alumni circles, played on the first official football team that played Bucknell. A member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity he retired from the ice cream and catering business about ten years ago. STATE COLLEGE, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25, 1950 r .„... rKS. ch college-president brothers News Briefs Exchange Dinner Men from Pollock Dormitories 5,6, 7, and Nittany Dormitories 21, 22, 23, 24 will entertain the girls of Atherton at an exchange dinner at the Nittany Dining hall at noon tomorrow. The dinner is under the supervision of the resi dent advisors Frank Shindley of Pollock, Robert Short of Nittany, and Rachel Kocher and Barbara Greer of Atherton with Mrs. Furst and Mrs. George as chap erones. Recital George Ceiga, College organist and organ instructor, and Selma Rudnick, soprano, will present the third in a series of recitals Sun day at 4 p.m. in Schwab. Auditor ium. Political Parties Both campus political parties will hold meetings Sunday night to elect clique officers. •State party will meet in 10 Sparks at 7 p.m. and the Lion party will convene in 121 Sparks at the same time. Town Meeting "How Can We End the Cold War?" will be the subject of the Town Meeting at the Hillel Foun dation at 8 p.m. Sunday. Dr. Vaclav Mares, assistant professor of economics; David D. Mercer, assistant professor of economics; and Dr. Alfred G. Pundt, profesosr of European his tory will participate in the dis cussion. Rabbi Benjamin M. Kahn, di :odor of the Foundation, will moderate the program. Allen Urges Student Body To Attend All-College President Ted Allen has urged all students to attend the mass rally here Monday after noon to greet Dr. Milton S. Eisen hower, president-elect of the Col lege. The rally, scheduled for 4:30 p.m. in front of Old Main, will be brief and only extremely bad weather should interfere, he said. To. be introduced by James Mul holland, president of the board of trustees and acting president of the College, Dr. Eisenhower is ex pected to speak briefly. Suspend ClasSes Classes and laboratory work will be suspended from 4:10 to 5 p.m. to allow students, faculty, and staff members to be present. Dr. Eisenhower will make a 24- hour stop-off at the campus on his way to Philadelphia to ad dress a dinner of the Pennsyl vania Manufacturers' association Tuesday. He will arrive here to morrow night and will leave Mon day evening, accompanied by Mil holland. Under the direction of James Dunlop, the Blue Band will play several selections from 4:15 to 4:30 to start off the rally. The brief ceremonies will be conclud ed with several College yells led by cheerleaders in charge of Rich ard Clair, and by the singing of the alma mater. Only Visit It probably will be Dr. Eisen hower's only visit to the campus before taking office July 1. A heavy schedule of consultation with College officials, as well as a rapid tour of the campus, is plan ned. Arrangements for the rally were drawn up by Allen. Dorm Applications Dorm applications for all men interested in the new West Dorms next fall must be pick ed up, filled out and returned to 109 Old Main before next Wednesday. Daniel A. DeMarino, assist ant dean of men, said yester day that the blanks will be available in 109 Old Main until next Wednesday's deadline. Nittany-Pollock residents may also obtain the blanks from dorm presidents, he added. Today. . . FOR Prof. Gilbert Crossley and the staff of the College radio station. W3YA. Crossley, the station's super visor, and the boys who operate the tiny amateur transmitter, have done outstanding work in sending and receiving messages from president-elect Milton Eis enhower. A doff of the Lion's mane and a roar of thanks from the Lion to the deserving staff.
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