Today's Weather: r Contribute Now to 40 • Red Cross Bang ‘'‘4444,z,'. Cloudy, Windy and Snow Flurries "FOR A BETTER PENN STATE" VOL. 50 - NO. 96 New Lair as Viewed from Air • Photo by Munson-Manning Aerial view of the men's dormitories now under construction. The brick work of the. unit in the foreground and another unit• is completed. The brick work of the other unit is nearing com pletion. Interior work of the dorms is progressing rapidly. Together with the present Tri-Dorms, the new units will house 1,000 freshmen and 650 upper classmen next autumn. Debate Slated On Rearmament Three professors from the Col lege, will engage' in discussion on the question "Should We Re-arm Western Gerniany?" in 10 Sparks at' 8 p.m. Friday. Dr. Neil Riemer, instructor in political sciende; Dr. Walter Cou tu, professor of sociology; and Dr. Richard Raymond, assistant pro fessor of physics, will be featured in the second of a series of lec tures .and discussions designed to acquaint students and • towns people with current international problems. The series is sponsored by the International Relations Club and Liberal Arts Student Council. The trio of, educators was es pecially selected to bring to the discussion not only the political, but also the sociological and scientific viewpoigt on one of the major controversial issues of the day. • All three are experts in their respective fields. Dr.i Coutu, in addition to his outstanding work at the College, has gained re known as the- author of a revo lutionary volume on sociolOgical behavior. titled "The Emergent Human Nature." Dr. Raymond, now in his sixth year here, has submitted a num ber of papers to the publication of the American Institute of Phy sics. During the war the noted physicist was a member of the radar research staff at Harvard University. ' The third member of the panel, Dr. Riemer, is a comparative new comer to Penn. State. He is now in his second year of instruction (Continued on page four) School Begins Bluebook File A bluebook and final examina tion file has been set up in the library of the Chemistry and Phy sics School. This file, comparable to the "bluebook rooms" in most frater nity houses, has been formed to give all students equal opportun ity in,preparing for chemistry and physics tests. Each professor, after an exami nation, sends a copy of the test to the library for filing. These files are available to all students as study aids. In the past, independent men had no facilities of this type to help in preparation for bluebooks. Sweater Queen Entries Tomorrow . ..is the last day to submit entries for the Swgater QUeon Contest. • Pollock Plans Cheer Week; PolificilCbitiirtlittee.Set Up Cheerful Word Week, a plan to bring a spirit of friendliness to Pollock Circle, was proposed and put into the planning stage at the dormitory's Council meeting this week. During this special week each Pollock resident will try to say a cheerful word to someone every day. Further details for this proj ect are being planned, and Coun cil President Charles' Edwards named committee heads. Joseph Errigo, chief dormitory adviser, stressed the danger of carelessness and the need for Late (IP) News, Courtesy WMAJ Anthracite Pact Ends Slowdown WASHINGTON—John L. Lewis announced yesterday complete agreement between his union and the mine owners on all essential points, for a new contract in the hard coal industry. The United Mine Workers pres ident has ordered 78,000 anthra cite diggers to resume a five-day work-week at once. This means the Eastern Pennsylvania hard coal mines will operate today and tomorrow, the* . days the miners have been idle under the recent three-day week in the anthracite fields. Jury Gets Mercy Case MANCHESTER, N.H. The mercy killing case of Dr. Hermann Sander will probably go to •the jury sometime today. Both sides have ended their testimony and only the. final arguments by counsel and the charge by Judge Harold Westcott remain to be presented. Bodies Removed MINNEAPOLIS All but 15 bodies have been removed from the charred debris of a Northwest Airlines plane'and several houses into which it crashed Tuseday night. The blizzard which doomed the airliner is sweeping north eastward. PSCA Dancing Class The last of the PSCA dancing classes will meet in the Armory at 6:45 tonight. The class will learn the rhumba and the Charles ton under the direction of Bert ram Kessel. All boys already sign ed urrwand any new girls are welcome ta Miami& • STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 9, 1950 good fire, marshals in every dor mitory. Independent men also have or ganized a .Nittany-Pollock Politi cal Action Committee. Its aim, officials• explained, is to stimu late independent men's interest in the coming All-College elections. A committee of three has been appointed by Francis Turk, act ing chairman of the group, to study methods to present names of likely candidates to the State and Lion- parties. Committeemen also were instructed to find out standing Independent men to sup port in the election. The men ap nointed are Joqenh G-1-ti, Charles Skovira, and Harry Swepston. ARC Campaign Ends Tomorrow Robert Longnecker, chairman of the annual Red Cross drive on campus, has reminded stu dents to contribute now before the campaign closes at 7 p.m. tomorrow. He emphasized that two-thirds of the total contributions will remain in State College to serve both the town and the College. The grand total of the week long campaign will be pub lished Saturday. • Mid-week returns • are: Independent Men $2.81 Fraternities $77.45 Women (living units) - . $3.21 WSSF Campaign Extended Week Approximately $5OO has been turned in from the WSSF drive, reports Miss Marjorie Allen of the PSCA. Because of such poor returns, the drive will continue this week. A goal of $5OOO was originally set. The World Student Service Fund campaigns annually in American colleges for funds to aid universities abroad. It is the only, national organization formed for this purpose. It serves Europe and Asia, and does not discrimi nate as to race politics, or reli gion. Aid falls into five categories: food, clothing, medical aid, books, and housing. WSSF also encour ages and supports student self help projects in countries where it operates, Marshall's Laundry In addition to the City Steam Laundry and the Penn State Laun,derette, the, Student ,Dry Cleaning Agency now provides the services of Marshall's Laun- Masonry on Dorms Nears Completion About 98 per cent of the masonry work on the north and west units of the West Dormitories at the College has been completed, George W. Ebert, director of the Physical Plant, said today. The exterior brick work of both of these units, designated Nos. 2 and 3, has been completed, and about half of the ex- Service Ends Religion-In-Life Week Program Seminars, Firesides Complete Schedule A service of consecration marks the end of Religion-In-Life Week tonight. The worship service, which will be held at the Faith Evangelical and Reformed Church from 8 to 9 o'clock tonight. is to weld together the insights that have come out of the week, and to inspire students for the future. Harold Ingalls and Robert James will' be the guest leaders; Jo Ann Esterly and La Vern Seth are the student leaders. Mr. Ingalls is the program secretary of the National Student Council of the YMCA, and Mr. James is the Regional Secretary of the Student Christian "Movement in the Middle Atlantic region. • ' Seminars, firesides, and confer ences complete the full schedule for the day. The seminars, on the same topics as those on Tuesday, are arranged so that the same people can attend today's dis cussions as had the period wen on Tuesday. "How Can the College Frater nity Promote Brotherhood?" will be considered by Parker Bur roughs and Jean Gringle in 304 Old Main at 11 o'clock this morn ing. Gail Norris and William Ying ling will discuss "Men, Women, and God" in McElwain Hall at the same hour. A t 4:10 p. m . International Community versus Atomic Mad ness" is the topic of the seminar led by Margaret Flory and Wil liam Shepard in the NW lounge of Atherton Hall. Radio devotions will be broad cast this morning from 8:30 to 8:45 o'clock. Tonight, Parker Bur roughs, Jean Gringle, and Robert Smoot will appear on a radio broadcast from 7:45 to 8 o'clock. • Classroom appointments and personal conferences fill in the daytime schedules of the guest leaders, and the firesides in the fraternities and dormitories round out the evening's program. Edwards Spikes Grid Rumor (See Editorial on Page 2) Earle Edwards, Michigan State College line coach, said yesterday that he had not been approached about taking the head football coaching job at Penn State. The Associated Press queried Edwards after W. K. Rice, a member of the College's Athletic Advisory Board, declared himself a "staunch sup porter" of Edwards for the post, according to the Harrisburg Eve ning News. Edwards was .reported as "in line to succeed Bob Higgins as head coach at the State College institution last year," before Coach Joseph Bederik assumed the post. Advertising Film "Advertising's New Dimen sion", film on public service ad vertising, will be shown by Alpha Delta Sigma, advertising frater nity, in 10 Sparks at 3:15 today. Students and the general public PRICE FIVE CENTS terior brick work on Unit No. ,1 has been completed. In Unit No. 3, the north unit, plastering has been completed on three floors. In nearby Irvin Hall, alterations now are underway converting the old dining hall and an area used for offices into rooms, offices, and a suite for the residence halls manager. Perched atop the steel frame work is a large steel stack which will be used as a vent stack. Ducts from all sections of the dining hall building will lead in to the stack. The exterior will be finished in wood and steel and form a cupola for the building. The design for the Cupola in cludes 12 wooden columns, sup porting the dome. The dining hall building will have three large dining halls on the top floor, with the kitchen adjoining the three of them. On the ground floor will be lounges in one wing, refrigeration units, a dining hall for employees, and various utilities in another wing, and in the third wing, post office facilities for the men living in the area. Beethoven First On Concert List - The first of a series of Classical Musicale record concerts will, be held tonight at.7:30 in the lounge of Simmons Hall. The opening program this semester will fea ture an all Beethoven concert.. The selections to be heard will be Beethoven's Ninth Symphony by the Vienna Philharmonic Or-' chestra, Felix Weingartner con ducting; and Beethoven's Second Symphony; by the London Phil- 1 harmonic Orchestra, Felix Wein. gartner conducting. Beethoven's Ninth, or Choral,; Symphony, is not an often heard work,. due probably to the large orchestra and choral group re quired to present a satisfactory performance, according to Shel- don Kohn, of the planning com mittee. For this reason, Mr. Kohn feels that this opening program should be particularly interest ing. Today . . . '=ws , <V! ~...' j . ,A .4.„ acv , . krq r p— . k t ...... '4.41 sit , t , ....... , :to r %,\". , . , :,1, ...-.\ ~.,, 7 4 i • '•;;F:TAXP,ft *,... z......,:k.41.,v,A..,,,,, $i:C The Nittany Lion Roars FOR Elmer Gross, who com pleted his first year at the helm of the Nittany Lion cagers. Gross's maiden year as bas ketball mentor was also the team's best since 1943. Law ther's successor piloted his un predictable squad to a 13 won. 10 lost record. On the completion of his ini tial season, the Lion today takes this opportunity to offer a rau cous verbal bouquet to Elmer Gross, a man who stepped into a rugged spot and made it, seem easy.
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