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"FOR A BETTER PENN STATE"
VOL. 50 - NO. 95
Religious Program
Features Luncheon
Luncheon in the social room of the Presbyterian Church
is the main feature of today's program for Religion-In-Life
Week. Seminars are continuing in the dormitory lounges at
- 11 o'clock this morning and 4
o'clock. this afternoon; while,
the fireside discussions in the
fraternities and dormitories
take place from 5:30 to 8
o'clock tonight.
"World Peace and You" will be
discussed by a panel of three 9 at
the faculty luncheon `today. It
includes Margaret Flpry, who has
conducted religious programs
overseas; Hen Kagan; Rabbi of
the Jewish Synagogue in Mt.
Vernon, N.Y.; and Hilda Koch,
author of the book "Refugee." The
luncheon is open to the public.
Today's seminars are on the
same topics as those on Monday.
The hours have been arranged so
that those who attended the dis
cussions Monday would have free
time today.
"Toward Community in Race
and Religion" will be considered
by Hilda Koch in NE lounge of
Atherton -Hall at 11 o'clock this
I morning. At the same hour, Rob
ert L. James, Regional Secretary
Of the Student Christian Move
ment in the Middle Atlantic Re
gion, will lead discussion on "The
Economics of Brotherhood" in
Simmons Hall.
"The Psychology of Brother
hood" will be the theme of the
discussions by Lexie Ferrell and
Henry Kagan in the main• lounge
of Woman's Building at 40.0 this
afternoon. Also at this hour.. Ha
rold Ingalls will speak on "Tech
niques of Reconciliation" in the
main • lounge of McElwain Hall.
A campus Worship Service will
be held today and tomorrow, in
304 Old Main from 12 to 12:15
p.m. Classroom appointments and
personal conferences will conti
nue for the remainder of Religion-
In-Life Week. Radio devotions
are also held each morning from
8:30 to 8:45.
Late (IP) News, Courtesy WMAJ
Convicted Spies
Await Sentence
In New York
Former Government Clerk Ju
dith Coplon and Russian Erigineer
Valentin Gubitchev are in, a New
York City jati awaiting sentenc
ing Thursday morning.
Miss Coplon faces a maximum
of up to 25 years in prison and a
$lO,OOO fine in addition to' a 40-
months to 10-years sentence for
a Washington spy conviction.
Gubitchev,, the first Russian con
victed in the United States dur
ing the cold war, can get up. to 15
years in prison and $20,000 in
fines..
Asks Military Control
Chair Man :Millard Tydings of
the Senate Armed Services Com
mittee has introduced a bill to
end- the strictly civilian control of
atomic energy. Tyding's measure
would 'require President. Truman
to appoint at 'least one active or
retired military ma n. to the
Atomic Energy Commission.
Football Coach?
• Speculation as to who would be
selected as the new head football
coach of the Nittany Lions con
tinued. to run rampant over'the
campus yesterday, but the Ath
letic Association had still not
named a successor to Joe Bedenk.
.Applications" are being receiv
ed„but.officials would not reveal
the names, of the applicants.
Poll Proves Customs ,Increase
Knoltvledge of Carnpus Life
(See Editorial, Page 2) activity ratings and found a con-
Students who have undergone
freshnhan customs are substan
tiallY .more familiar with the
College, its 'daily operation; ee..l its
background according to the re
sults of a. poll conducted on cam
pus :last. Spring. '
Joseph - Orlando, who conduct
ed the poll, set out originally to
determine the correlation be
tiveen participation in campus ac
tivities and general campus
knowledge. HOWever, he and Pel
ton 'Wheeler have re-examined
the data and found it easily adapt-,
able • to the customs question.
Using a sample group of 60 men
and giving each a point rating
based on the extent to which he
Partidipated in campus activities,
Orlando administered a written
test composed of questions of both
historical and current nature. He
correlated the test scores with the
Women Marines Training
• A limited number of qualified
sophomore or junior women may
enroll in the Women. Officers
Training Course leading to 'a com
mission in the Marine Corps or
Marine Corps Reserve, Lt. Col:
E.' P. Foley, U.S. Marine , Corps,
announced.
•The :course is conducted at
Quantico, Va. Candidates must
successfully complete one period
of six weeks training in each of
two, consecutive semesters. Com
mission are . granted upon com
pletion of the course , and gradua
tion from college.
Forfurther information contact
vincing relationship. A LO cor
relation is perfect and anything
above .5 is 'considered by statis
ticians as •being good. Orlando
came up with, a .851 correlation.
The questions were of the true
false and multiple choice variety.
On re-examining the sample
group and the test results, how
ever, he and Wheeler discovered
that 36 of the 60 had matriculated
previous to the war and had been
subjected to freshinan customs,
whereas the remainder had not.
It was clearly evident, according
to the pollsters, that the former
students had considerably better
campus I.Q.'s.
In an effort to satisfy skeptics,
the statisticians backed , their
findings with complete data and
formulae, showing allowances for
random error an dottier minor ir
regularities common to any such
poll results. ---
News: - BriefS
Colonel. Foley at 206 Engineering
Unit E. Applications must be
filed at an early date.
Education Seniors
All seniors, practice teaching
during the last eight weeks of
this semester and expecting to
graduate in June, should sign up
at Student Union today, tomor
row, and Friday'for their caps and
gowns, invitations, and, announce
ments. The deposit for the cap
and gown is $5 and students must'
know their hat size when order
ing. . Invitations ' t and announce
ments are 10.•cents'taeh.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 1950
New Counseling System
Released for Men's Dorms
Campus Groups
Show Concern
About AKPsi
NAACP, PSCA View
Charter Dubiously
Two campus groups opposed
to diScrimination have expressed
concern over a Senate commit
tee's approval of the Alpha Kap
pa Psi charter petition.
The. Senate Committee on Stu
dent Welfare recently approved
the Penn State Commerce Club's
petition• to affiliate with the ria
tional Alpha Kappa Psi com
merce honorary, constitution 'of
which contains restrictive clauses.
The action was taken shortly be
fore the committee adopted a def
inite policy of chartering no more
groups on campus which are re
strictive.
At a meeting in 418 Old Main
at 8 o'clock this evening, the
campus chapter of the National
Assodation for the Advancement
of the Colored Peoule'will dis
cuss the subject, according to
Mary Lou Hollis, vice-president.
It will be an organization and
business meeting.
Marjorie Allen, associate sec
retaik of the Penn State Christian
Association, told the Collegian
yesterday that she and PSCA
General Secretary Luther --larsh
barger also are concerned over'
the committee action. However,
she said the PSCA cQuld take rio
definite stand until a full investi
gation of the matter had been
made. She said such an investiga
tion will be held.
Robert Keller, chairman of the
Council on Racial Equality, also
was contacted by Collegian. but
he. said that CORE had• virtually
fallen apart in the past few
months and was unable to take
any position on the committee
move.
The Alpha Kappa Psi constitu
tion restricts membership to
"Christians and members of the
Caucasian race." Members of the
Commerce Club have expressed
their disapproval of the. restric
tions but said they had to abide
by them in order to - affiliate with
the national group.
Music, Dramatics, Dancing
To Highlight Theater Month
To observe international theater month, several campus groups
Will unite in presenting a program of dramatics, music, and dancing
at 8 o'clock tonight in Schwab auditorium.'
No admission fee will be charged. Included in the program
are a one-act play, "Open Secret";
a dramatized excerpt from "Home
of the Brave;" and songs by
baritone, Leroy Hinkle.
Members of the Modern Dance
Club under the direction of Miss
Dorothy Briant will present a
symbolic dance entitled "Pre
judice," also Sicilian, Greek and
Russian folk dances.
The dancers are Phyllis Sones,
Joan Witherow, Betsy Renton,
Gladdy Lou Miller, Patricia Bow
les, Betty Jane Strom, Lois Bur
rell, Barbara Cruciger, Mickaline
Claysmith, Lida Witesel, Phyllis
Auerbach, Ann Wiley, Ethel
Brady, Sonia Goldstein and Flor
ence
Tietz.
In charge of the program, being
planned by Theta Alpha Phi, are
Fred Leuschner, president; Jean
Beckerton, secretary, and Dan
Wargo.
The international program, to
promote understanding through
the dramatics arts, is sponsored by
the United Nations • Educational,
Scientific, ' and Cultural Organi
zation.
AIM Inaugurates
Entertainment List
The Association of Independent
Men has come to the aid of those
social chairinen or party planners
on campus who are always look
ing for local entertainment and
never know where to find it.
AIM has started an "Entertain
ment Address Agency" which will
keep a listing of College enter
tainers together with information
regaAling their acts, when they
are available, and whether they
charge for shows.
Forms are now available at
Student' Union for entertainers
who are interested in giving per
formances. The entertainer may
call Wally Miller, chairman of the
Igency, in Dorm 13, Room 13.
Those groups interested in pro
curing local ta t lent can make use
of the list by calling Miller. There
%is no fee attached to this non-pro
fit:service.
40 Graduate Advisors To Aid
Men in Adjusting To College
A tentative plan for a counseling system for .the men's
dormitories has been released through the office of the dean
of men. The system, which would go into effect next semes
ter, is subject to further adjustments as it is developed.
Forty graduate resident advisors, a ratio of one to every
80 men, are planned. Twenty-one would reside in West
Foucart, Evans
Receive Leads
In 'Girl Crazy'
The femine lead in the Tiles
-1 .
plans , production of "Girl Crazy,"
has been assigned to Mary Fou
-1 cart, a freshman. Playing Apposite
her will be David Evans.
Evening performances at 7:30
will be held Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday, March, 23-25, and
a matinee performance is sche
duled for Saturday. Directing the
entire production is Ray F9rtuna
to, faculty adviser to Thespians.
Other principle roles have been
assigned to Sidney Manes, Gloria
De Paolis, and Nathan Pletcher.
Also, selected for speaking roles
by Robert Sinclair, director. are
Joel Kranick, - Katherine Weber,
Frank Lewis, Anne Sweger,
Thomas Pullen, and Merrill Spor
kin.
Joan Witherow has been cast
in the dancing lead for the show
by Harry Woolever, who will di
rect and stage
,the dances. Other
featured dancers will be Patricia
Bowles, Michaline Claysrnith, and
Woolever.
, A male quartet and a girls'
trio also are included n in the cast.
The Harmonairs Gene Jay
Myers, Robert Potter, William El
more, and Glenn Landis will
serve as the quartet; composing
the trio will be June Phillips,
Ruth Eddy, and Joanne Arnold.
Musical score for the show—
the first Broadway musical ever
presented by the Thespians—was
written by Ira and George
Gershwin.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Dorms, seven in Pollock Cir
cle, and 12 in the Nittany area.
The ratio of advisors to stu
dents in the dorms at present is
about one to 175. A director of
residence counseling still to be
named will supervise the pro
gram, and two chief resident ad
visors, one in the new West Dorms
and another in Nittany-Pollock,
will assist him.
Remuneration Listed
Graduate students and graduat
ing seniors who will be graduate
students by next fall are eligible
for the positions. Remuneratioit
for their services will be made by
the remission of fees for room and
board, a minimum of $270 per
semester. Advisors must lime .in
the dormitory area.
According to H. K. Wilson, dean
of men, advisors are not intended
to be disciplinary- officers. It will
be the advisor's duty "to help
students at all levels of achieve
ment to secure academic, social,
and emotional adjusment to col
lege life.
Dean Reveals Purpose
"Disciplinary problems ar e
symptoms of, poor morale," the
dean said, adding that it would
be the duty of the advisor to pro
mote extracurricular activities
such as sports and social pro
grams. This piogram is "not to
keep poor students in school or
to keep the dorms filled," he
stated.
Dean Wilson also emphasized
that the system was intended to
supplement the work of the aca
demic advisors and not to replace
it. Advisors will be given special
training in the philosophy . and
techniques of student personnel
work for about a week before the
semester begins, and they will be
continuously supervised , during
the year.
Fellowship Record ExaM
The fellowship Record Bxarni
nation will be administered to the
candidates for Atomic .F,nergy
Commission Fellowships in 103
Ag Building at 8:30 this morning.
The Nittany Lion Roars
FOR wrestling mentor Char
lie Speidel.
The balding Speidel led his
squad to its best year, in ikrms
of a won and lost record, since
1942. The Nit t any grapplers
won seven dual meets while
dropping only one, to a strong
Syracuse aggregation.
The Lion today untangles
himself from a half-nelson long
enough •to roar vehemently for
a deserving guy. Coach Charlits
Speidel.