Sweater. Queen
Deadline Near
VOL. so NO. oo
Sweater Queen Deadline Set
Campus Cl i ques• Eye
pril Election Race
..With their sights /set for victory in the Aphl elections
for all-college and senior and junior class officers, both the
State and Lion parties Sunday night elected new clique offi
cers to map their. campaigns.
The State party, still smarting from the Lion landslide
victory last Spring, will be attempting a repeat performance
of its surprise' sweep in the
Fall freshman and sophomore
elections..' Both parties will
consider Spring candidates in
the near future.
State Party
Richard Weisberg was elected
all-college clique ' chairman for
the State party and will, be as 7
sisted by Harry Cover, new vice
c h air m a n. ()then all-colldge
clique officers are: Janet Reed,
secretary; Roger Dietz, treasurer;
Robert Longnecker, c amp a i
manager; and Robert Sprague,
public relations director. Carl
Liachowitz and Walter Sachs
were selected to handle publicity
for the party.
Andrew Grasty and Jack Davies
will serve as chairman for the
senior and junior classes respec
tively. Under the State party's
system of direct representation,
each member' is required to fur
nish a petition , signed by 10 people
before receiving the clique card
which authorizes him to vote. , -
PreliminEiry matters of- -party.
policy and pla'form issues for the
campaign were also taken up" at
the meeting. •
Lion Party .
_
The Lion party elected Hugh
Stevens , and George Demshock
all-college clique chairman and
vice-chairman. Rose • Eifert and
Leonard Wargo will - ftinction as
all-college secretary and trea
surer,
of the clique respectively,
with Walter Vilsmeier serving as
ptiblicity chairman. •
Richard Shellenberger, Joseph
Lane and Anita Ranallo were
selected chairman, vice-chairthan
and secretary treasurer of 'the
,senior class • and the same posi;-
tioris in the junior class are held
by Stuart Lerner, Peter Saran
topolis and Lois Pulver. , '
- Approximately 450 •at the meet
ing heard the publicity cornmit
,tee report and a report' from trea
surer, George Dallas, concerning
tlie party's present program' to,
raise campaign_ funds.
Inter-Class Budget Exceeds
Year's Last Total by $3,000
.
— .Mines MacCallum, All-College secretarSr-treasurer, announced
recently:that the financial statement for the inter-class budget sys
tem for the past semester shows that this year's budget is already
more than $3,000 over last year's final budget.
The report, read at the meeting, listed several new items and
additions which have been introduced into the operating budget of
the interclass finance system. Be
low is the entire report. ,Items
marked .(*) were increased by
Cabinet this year, and - items
marked (") were added. to the
system. The statement of receipts
are based on estimates of lucerne
from veterans' class dues. Pos
sible surplus cannot be computed
at this time.
Budget Expenditures
All-College Cabinet 82,000.00 $ 349.89
Blue Band • 8,000.00 8,000.00
1,750.00 • 667.60
400.00• ' 000.00
1,000.00 241.31
720.00 441.10
Beholarahlys
Class Organisation
School Councils
Student Union
Clan • Day 100.00 20.130
Printing and Supplies 100.00 12.00
National Students
Mims.
1,000.00 - 980.07
Tribunal '
Orientation
Student Gov't. Booklet 500.09 000.00
illscellaneous 500.00 59.85
Sr. Claes Penn. Fund 1,000.00*,, 1,000.00
Oarry.Over Fund 1,000.00*, 1,000.00
Loan to Student Agency 50.00** 50.00
flopL. OlVow% aka Dance 3043.00+0 , •
' gee,37 .
iitudiat, Rooms '
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Ar Today's Weather:
B a t tg F ( ..i5,:.:,!:,;. ) it it tglan
%,,trrd Windy, cloudy,
• i. snow, flurries
"TOR A BETTER PENN STATE"
Art Pictures
Negro History
A• mural and two paintings
by John T. Biggers of the College
are being exhibited in Simmons
Hall' in connection with Negro
History . Week being observed
here from Feb. 25 to March 5.
Among • Bigger's other works
are ,the,, large murals • hanging in
the lobby of Burr Owes Hall. He
came to the College in 1946 from
Hampton Institute in Virginia.
He has exhibited works at the
Museum of Natural Art in New
York city.
Works of outstanding Negros
are also being displayed this week
on the second floor of Central
Libiary. Featured are three boakr: .
by W. E. B. Dußois who will de
liver the keynote address of Ne
gro History Week Friday night,
A radio skit, directed by Fran
cis Fatsie, is also being planned
by a group of drama students
forpresentation later, this week.
President Eisenhower
•
Impresses Student Body
work with and I am sure that he
is anxious to see student govern
ment continue to work in coopera
tion with the administration."
James MacCallum, all-College
secretary-treasurer, 'said "I was
quite impressed with his friendli
ness and his attitude toward stu
dent gcivernment. He will take a
great interest in student activi
ties."
'Reaction of students who heard
President-elect Milton S. Eisen
hower deliVer his address at Tues
day's Tally; and especially im
pressions received , by thosd who
met the Kansan appeared last
night to be more than favorable.
Several student government
leaders gave opinions after the
rally and after informal meetings
with Dr. Eisenhower.
All-College President Ted Al
len remarlted, "I was very pleased
with meeting Dr. Eisenhower. He
will be , a wonderful president to
and Hetzel Fund 1,806.00*• 864.64
Critique Loan ' 600.00*• 600.00
Freshman Dance Loan 300.00'• 300.00
University of Oklahoma
(Fire) 50.00 1 * 50.00 .
Soccer Team Trophies 387.84** 387.64
Service Keys 1411.00" 140.00
BX Board of Control 240.00** 240.00
Blue Key Booklet • 80.73** '80.73
Totals .
Balance
Class Dues •
(Non-Veterans) lst semester 15,047.53
Class • Dues
(Est. veterans' income). Ist sem. 3,000.00
Class Dues
(Est. Non-Veterans) 2nd sem. 4,000.00
Class Dues
(Est. Veterans'lncome) 2nd UM. 2,500.00
Tribunal 44.00
Sophotriore Dance 128.25
Student Union 6.50
Junior Prom • 1,401.20
Miscellaneous 32.70
Tr. Cap. 82.70
Amt. from Surplus far
Student Gov't 'Room 1,000.00
Hetiel'Memorial Fund 806.00
100.00 12.00
250.00 11045
STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1950
$17,334.37 $10,771.05
$6,563.32
RECEIPTS
.17,951.48
Leto (1P) News, Courtesy WMAJ
'Mai Skipper
Accepts Blame;
Clears Mates
WASHINGTON , — The captain
of the "Mighty Mo," William D.
Brown, has claimed the full re
sponsibility for the grounding of
the battleship last month. Brown
thus reversed a previous state
ment that, his team of officers
had failed 'him;
Leopard Captured
OKLAHOMA CITY Oklaho
ma City's escaped leopard was
captured alive at its pit late yes
.terday felled by a mickey.
Knockout drops placed in a chunk
of horse meat subdued the fero
cious jungle cat long enough for
him to be captured.
Mercy Killing
MANCHESTER In New
Hampshire's mercy killing trial,
65-year-old Reginald Borroto said
yesterday that his cancer-ridden
wife had the will to live, "But."
he added, "we knew it was simply
a question of days." And Borroto
said he still feels kindly. toward
Dr. Hermann Sander who is
charged with murdering Mrs.
Abbie Borroto.
Ruble Value Up
MOSCOW—Moscow has hitch
ed its ruble to a new gold stan
dard. According to the Kremlin,
the ruble is now rated at four to
the dollar instead of the old five
and •a' third. To offset the in
creased value of the ruble, Rus
sia also anounced various price
reduetions, •
Peter Giesey, IFC president,
voiced his regret at not being
able to work with the new presi
dent. "It would be very pleasant
to work in IFC with such a man
,as president of the College," he
remarked.
"The Right Things . . . "
Robert Keller, head of Tribunal,
noticed that "Eisenhower did the
right things at the right time, and
seemed to have a working know
ledge of the College generally, -
which showed that he has a great
interest in the College."
"I was struck most of all by
his sincerity," declared Mary Lou
Hollis, Leonides president.
Dolores Jelacic, Pan-Hel presi
dent, termed the rally "very suc
cessful," adding that Eisenhower
" ... has a terrific sense of humor
which makes one feel at ease."
'Harry Kondourajian, junior
class president, declared that
"Eisenhower will do a lot to help
the College advance." I
Ramon Saul, LaVie editor, said,
"Eisenhower, with •his past ex
perience will help the College
forge ahead. He has great quali
ties of leadership."
The sentiments of the student
body might be summed up by the
classic statement made by one
annonymous coed after the rally:
"He's a good Joe."
Fee Collection
Fees for the present semester
*ill be collected at the office of
the bursar, Willard Hall, from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday and
Friday.
Judges To Select Photo;
Queen To Get 18 Gifts
Tuesday is the final day for organizations , and indivi
duals to submit entries for the Sweater Queen contest.
No glossy photos of contestants will be accepted at Stu
dent Union after 5 p.m. on that day.
Judging of the contest w
week with the winner being a
Dorm Applications
Daniel A. deMarino, assistant
dean of men, said last night
that applications for rooms in
the new West Dorms will be
available in 109 Old Main'Until
4 o'clock this afternoon. They
must be filled out and returned
by that hour, he added.
College plans call for housing
650 upperclassmen. in the new
West Dorms next fall.
Hartung Chosen
To Edit 'Farmer'
Marlowe Hartung has been
named temporary editor-in-chief
of the Penn State Farmer, For
ester and Scientist, according to
Harry Schaffer, retiring editor
in-chief. Hartung is a journal
ism major.
His promotion to the top Far
mer post was approved by a
faculty-administration publica
tion committee composed of Prof.
Ronald A. Barioo, Prof. G. F.
Berg, Prof. Roy C. Buck, Prof.
Edwin H. Rohrbeck, and R. B.
Dickerson, vice-dean of the Ag
School.
Other top staff members ap
pointed, were Frank Blanchard,
managing editor; Robert Free,
business, manager; Sarah Chinn,
feature editor; Carroll Howes,
circulation manager; Alan Leh
man, local advertising manager;
and George' Teel, layout editor.
News Briefs
Juniors To Meet
Junior class president Harry
Kondourajian today announced
that committees for the jazz con
cert to be sppnsored by the junior
class will be appointed at a class
meeting held in Room 3 White
Hall at 7 o'clock tomorrow night.
Other committees will be ap
pointed and the Class Committee
will make a report. All members
are urged to attend.
Soph Class Meeting
A meeting of the sophomore
class to discuss class problems has
been called by Joseph Arnold,
president, to be held in 105 White
Hall at 7 o'clock tonight.
Suggestions for establishing a
class tradition and ' for discover
ing student talent within the class
will be discussed; Arnold said.
Also on the agenda will be dis
dussion of Spring Week festivities,
the new dormitories, student po
litics and the new school ring.
Firemen Fight 4 Blazes
State College firemen answered
four alarms within 13 hours yes
terday, the worst blaze result
ing in the destruction of the John
Matis home in Woodycrest. The
others were small fires in town.
Delta Sigma Pi
John Mayer, president of Re
liance Life Insurance Company,
will speak to Delta Sigma Pi on
"Current Problems and Oppor
tunities in Life Insurance" at the
third bi-monthly business meet
ing at the State College Hotel on
Thursday.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
11 take place the end of next
nounced in the March 14 issue
of. The Daily Collegian.
The winning coed, in addition
to the title of Sweater Queen of
Penn State, will receive a • total
of 18 gifts including articles of
wearing apparel, jewelry, make
up aids, and a free ticket to the
IFC-Panhel Ball.
Accept Photos
For the next six days 'photos
of Queen contestants will be ac
cepted at Student Union desk in
Old Main daily from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m.
A board of live . judges—Ted
Allen, A 11- College president;
George Donovan, director of Asso
ciated Student Activities; William
S. Hoffman, burgess of State Col
lege; George Kahl, radio station
WMAJ announcer and disc-jock
ey; and Bill Coleman, co-owner
and photographer of the Lion
studio—will select the winner
from the photographs submitted.
First In Four Years
The titlist will be the first
Sweater Queen crowned at Penn
State in four years. The last
"queen of the yarn", was crowned
at the finale of a contest sponsor
ed by the Ex-GI club, no de
funct, in 1946.
Final arrangements, for the
crowning and presentation of
prizes have not yet been com
pleted. Members of the promotion
staff of The Daily Collegian,
headed by Harold Wollin, expect
to announce the details within
a day or two.
Alumnus Cited
For Heroism
Roger W, Rowland Jr., former
student at the College, was cited
for heroism yesterday following
his rescue of 40 persons trapped
in a blazing New Castle, Pa.,
apartment building.
Rowland, whose father, Roger
W. Rowland, is a member of the
Board of Trustees, reportedly en
tered the building and operated
an unmanned elevator to save
all but 10 trapped occupants.
FOR Marlowe Hartung, newly
elected editor-in-chief of the
Penn State Farmer.
Our journalistic colleague on
Ag Hill inherits the destinies
of a fine publication, one that
has made an outstanding name
on campus during its short
existence.
The Lion heartily roars for
the campus's newest editor and
wishes him great success for
the remainder of the semester.
May the Farmer continue to
serve the needs of the Ag School
as capably in the future as it
has done in the past.