1900 Cast Votes On Opening Day Urged on by signs proclaiming "Get Out and Vote", hundreds of students flocked to Old Main yesterday to cast their ballots. Pictured above is the lounge in Old Main, the scene of the ballot ing. Left to right are Becky Bechakas and Dolly Maravic, voters, Nancy Taylor, checker, and William Shade, chairman of the All-College' Elections Committee. An estimated 1900“ students turned out at the polls yes terday to cast ballots in the current All-College, senior and junior class, and Athletic Association election race. The figure tops last year’s first-day results by more than $0 per cent y and represents nearly 22 per cent of the 8700 eligible voters; The polls in the lounge of Old Main will open again at 8:30 this morning arid will remain open until 5 o’clock this afternoon. All undergraduates, including freshmen and seniors may cast ballots for All-College officers, while votes for serjior and junior class officials are restricted to students who will be in those classes next fall. Candidates Comment Students Attend State Conclave Eighteen members of the Inter collegiate Conference on Govern ment represented the Col lege , at the three-day Model State Consti tutional Convention at Harrisburg this past weekend, according to Joseph Lenchner, president of the College chapter of ICG. Eight hundred' delegates, rep resenting almost '5O colleges in Pennsylvania, demonstrated prac tical politics and drew lip a model Commonwealth constitution, one in accord with modern political theories. The opening session of the con •vention was addressed by "Spencer Jr., New Jersey commis sion of highways and Col. John Smith, president of the Pennsyl vania Bar Association. Both men spoke on constitutional reform in their state. Plenary sessions were sche duled at the Educational Forum Building near the Capitol, and the College delegation was housed at the Harrisburger Hotel. News Briefs Westminster Foundation A series of slides, entitled “Into the Jungle of Peteri, Guatemala,’’ will be shown in SE . Atherton Lounge at 6:45-this evening. Fol lowing the film, the Rev. Andrew E. Newcomer of the Presbyterian Church will lead a discussion on what religion means to the aver age Guatemalan and to the aver age American.. The program is sponsored by the Westminster Foundation. Insurance Club The Penn State Insurance Club will hold an organization meeting in 303 Willard at 8:30 tonight. Eng. Student Council Nominations for the Engineer, ing Student Council will close to day at noon. Names of candidates may be turned in at the depart ment office. AIM Hike The deadline for picking up lunch tickets for the All-College hike sponsored by the Association of Independent Men has been changed to tomorrow noon. The price is 35 cents per ticket. The hike will start at 1:30 Sunday in back of Old Main. Walter Edinger has replaced Paul Shogren as guide. By JACK BODDINGTON State party All-College vice presidential hopeful Pe 11 o n Wheeler said last night, he was pleased with the turnout and hoped that', today’s voting would set an all-time record. He added that it was difficult to comment on the probable outcome, but be lieved that ihe State party was behind “a sound platform and policy for the continued improve ment and , effectiveness of stu dent government at Penn State.’’ His Lion party opponent, Harry Kondourajian, commented on-what he called a much great er interest in student politics this year. He said he felt the Lion party offered the best slate, but also declined to predict finai results. William Shade, elections com mittee chairman, expressed opti mism over the possibility of a record or near-record vote. He also praised members of the com mittee and helpers for handling more than 1000 voters before noon without a “jam.” In addition to the All-College (Continued on page two) Two Scholarship Winners Named Earl Dean Hill and Austin Marts,- both sophomores at the College, will receive the Kroger scholarship awards for the. current semester at the School of Agricul ture. In announcing the winners, Dr. Russel B. Dickerson, director of resident instruction, said that the award is $lOO per, semester, based on scholarship,’ leadership and need. Education Council Nominations Open Nominations to the Education Student Council will be open until 5 p.m., Monday, according to Rob ert Gabriel, nominations chair man. Nominations may be sub mitted at the Education office, first,floor Burroughs building. Especially needed are nomina tions to the departments of art education, elementary education, music, and psychology, Gabrie. said. He urged all education stu dents to make nominations. Hatty © (ftoUwjtan VOL. 50 NO. 121 Editorial All-College Cabinet tonight will hear the “Lorch case.” It prob ably will be asked to take action consistent with that of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Liberal Arts Council, which sent letters to the College Trustees, the latter terming recent action by the Trustee, executive committee “a shock ing violation of principles of academic freedom.” We hope Cabinet does not go off the deep end. We refer, of course, to the Trustees’ decision not to tender a permanent contract to Dr. 'Lee ’ Lorch, assistant mathematics pro fessor, who said the Trustee, action was an outgrowth of his fight against Negro discrimination in the Stuyvesant Town (New York) housing project. Senate Did Not Oppose Dismissal Of Dr. Lorch More facets grace the “Lorch case.” than have been here tofore divulged to the students and the press, the Daily Collegian "learned last night. The College Senate—which is made up of professors, department heads and deans —last week raised no objection to College Trustee action in deciding not to renew the one year teaching agreement of Dr. Lee Lorch, assistant math professor. An unimpeachable .campus source revealed that Mr. Adrian O. Morse,, assistant to ther presi dent in charge of resident instruc tion, reported the “Lorch case” on the Senate floor and received no Senate objections to the Trus tee action in not tendering Dr. Lorch a permanent contract fol lowing his temporary one-year agreement. Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ Expect Soviet Answer Soon WASHINGTON —lnformed sources in Moscow consider it likely that Russia will object to the tone of the American note concerning the missing American plane-in the Baltic Sea. The note may even be rejected, they say. Diplomats in the Russian capital agree that relations, between the U S. and the Soviet Union are at a very low point. Ingrid, Lindstrom Agree ' SACRAMENTO, Calif.—lngrid Bergman and her doctor husband have settled ' their differences.. Lawyers said they settled their fi nancial troubles and agreed on custody of their daughter. Twelve year old Pia Lindstrom will rer main with her father for the time being, but will spend some time with Miss Bergman later on. . Sander Ousted CONCORD, N.H.—Dr. Hermann Sander, acquitted last month on a so-called . mercy murder charge, has had ■•his medical license re voked for at least two months. The State Board of Registration in Medicine of New Hampshire announced the decision yesterday after a long study of the case. Trainmen Plan Strike CHICAGO, 111;—The brother hood of Locomotive Firemen , and Enginemen is planning a walkout for April 26—next Wednesday. The strike is directed against eight railroads and the issue at stake is the union’s demand for a third man in the cab of multiple unit diesel locomotives. Room Selection Mrs. Cordelia Hibbs, assistant to the dean of women, announces that final room selection will be held today in the Dean of women’s office. The schedule for today is: 6:30 to 7 p.m.—all third semester num bers, and second semester num bers 1 to 235; 7 to 7:30 p.m.—sec ond semester numbers 236 to 400; 7:30 to 8 p.m.—any who did not draw numbers previously. Famous Grid \ Quotes “My only regret is that we have no topnotch coach." N. Hale "FOR A BETTER PENN STATE” STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, 1950 (Continued on page two) By TOM MORGAN Drl Lorch, who was present at the Senate meeting, was reported as stating that, “except for a few details,” Mr. Morse’s facts were “scrupulously correct.” The text of Mr. Morse’s Senate report was not released. , Observers interpreted the Sen ate’s concurrent attitude on the Trustees’ decision as significant, since Senate membership includes predominantly professors. When the “Lorch case” broke, “academ ic freedom of professors” was an issue raised •by thq Progressive Party of Pennsylvania, the (New York) City-wide Committee to (Continued on page two) . Tribunal Tries 8 Students For Violation of Traffic Code Eight students appeared before Tribunal Tuesday night, answer ing to a variety of campus parking and driving violations. Two of the more serious offenses involved the operation of a motorcycle on' a-sidewalk in the Nittany dormitory area and the If nowing misuse for several months of a campus permit. A total of $lO in fines was assessed. Tribunal now has in its records the license numbers of numerous vehicles operated illegally in the women’s dormitory areas and additional reports involving the same operators will be dealt with swiftly and harshly, according to Tribunal members. This program is part of a cam paign to halt dangerous practices by thoughtless, drivers during rush hours in the area.' Repeated complaints have been received regarding cars using sidewalks as exits from crowded Shortlidge road, endangering ped estrians. Parking on the east side of Shortlidge road is also illegal and violators are being reported. Tribunal has called attention to the large amount of convenient parking space behind Simmons and McElwain halls, which is fre quently ignored. All students witnessing selfish and dangerous practices by dri vers on campus are asked to re port license numbers to Campus Patrol or to Tribunal for action. Lorch Present Complaints Received Baker To Ask Fund Increase For Blue Band A plan for providing Blue Band with greater financial backing will be presented to All-College Cabinet tonight. Allen Baker, president of the board of dramatics and forensics, will present a proposal whereby Blue Band support would be in creased from approximately $6OOO, the present amount, to $BOOO. Under the present system, the department of music and the Ath letic Association are primary fi nancial supporters of the band; The release of Dr. Lee Lorch from his faculty position will be aired tonight when the Liberal Arts Student Council presents the issue to Cabinet. Dr. Lorch has been an assistant professor of mathematics at the College since last fall. Reports from the BX Board of Control and the election commit tee, and the reading of proposed amendments to the. All-College Constitution will be heard by the government agency, meeting ih 201 Old Main at 8 o’clock. All-College President Ted Al len will appoint a Cabinet awards committee. This group will select non-Cabinet-member students as recipients of awards for outstand ing service in the student govern ment. Pollock Road Lanes Painted To expedite traffic on the cam pus during rush periods,, two traffic lanes have . been painted on Pollock Road west of the in tersection' with Shortlidge road. .. Traffic turning north on Short lidge road should, take the north lane painted on Pollock Road, George : W. Ebert, director of the physical plant said. Right-t Urn and' straight-ahead traffic should use the south lane on Pollock Road, he said. ; A' campus patrolman will be stationed at the intersection at noon and 5 p.m., Ebert disclosed. No parking or stopping to dis charge passengers along the south curb on Pollock Road will be allowed, he said. Today . .. FOR the estimated 1900 stu dents who cast ballots yesterday for All-College, senior and jun ior class, and Athletic Associa tion 'officers. This turnout represented al most twice last year's first-day voting figure. It does the Lion's heart good to see so many talc ing advantage of their demo cratic privilege, and he emits a thunderous roar of hope that the voting turnout today will ex ceed even his fondest expecta tions.
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