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"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.
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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.