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.
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"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."
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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
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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.