fors S£r ncii Satly (Kollpgi&tt 't* - “FOR A BETTER PENN STATE" L ” VOL. 50 —NO. 126 Choir Greets Spring With ‘Elijah’T ht When the 117-voice Chapel Choir presents Mendelssohn’s ora toria, “Elijah,” in Schwab Audi torium at 7:30 tonight, s it will mark the third yea? in which the group has given a Spring concert fea turing a major choral work with guest soloists. Mrs. Willa Taylor, associate pro fessor of music education, has directed the choir on each occa sion. There is no. admission charge, and the public is cor dially invited. A free-will offer ing will be taken up at inter mission to help defray heavy expenses. Wliat has become an annual custom began in 1948 when the group sang tonight’s oratorio for the first time. Last Spring the choir performed Brahms’ German Requiem. \ George Ceiga, chapel organist, will accompany the choir tonight as in the past two Spring concerts. _ ■ A quartet of professional solo ists will appear with the group. They are Barbara Troxell, sopra no; Margaret Tobias, mezzo-so prano; Arthur Bailey, tenor; and Chester Watson, bass-baritone. Watson, who sings the title role, and Miss Troxell appeared with the choir in its first per formance of the oratorio two years ago. The soprano soloist is a graduate of the College. Doors of the auditorium will be opened at 7 p.m., and will be closed when all seats are taken. A small section of the auditorium will be reserved for choir mem bers’ families. Deadline Extended The deadline for photographs for the Miss Penn State con test has been extended because of the difficulty many have en countered in getting photo graphs made. Photographs may be turned in to Student Union no later than 12. noon Thurs day, May 4. Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ Defenseßudget Raise Urged WASHINGTON A defense budget increase of 350 million dol lars was'recommended yes.terday by. the House Appropriations Committee. The move was at tributed to international tension and Russian atomic know-how. Praft Extension A two year extension of the draft act yesterday was requested by Chairman Carl Vinson of the House Armed Services Commit tee. Leftist Subpoenaed Earl Browder, former • Ameri can Communist party chief, yes terday was subpoened to appear before the Senate group investi gating charges of Communist in filtration of government. Louis Budenz, former Communist edi tor, has testified that Browder once told him Lattimore was a member of a Communist cell. College President Saluted By Look . Look Magazine this week fea tures Milton S. Eisenhower, new ly-appointed president of the Col lege, in its “Look Applauds” sec tion. The page weekly salutes several outstanding Americans. Stating that “today, ‘the other Eisenhower’ is matching his brother’s record in public service,” the magazine tells of his. new position at the College and gives his record as a founder and work er for the wartime OWI, as well as first head of the United Na tions Educational and..* Cultural Services-(UNESCO). STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 27, 1950 Leinbach Wins IFC Elections Harold Leinbach of Pi Kappa Phi was elected president of In terfraternity Council last night, The office of vice-president was won by Curtis Wessner of Phi Kappa Psi, and Alan Uhl of Delta Chi was elected secretary-trea surer. The new IFC president is trea surer of his house, vice-president of Thespians, and a member of Alpha Kappa Psi, national com merce honorary. He has worked on the All-College Cabinet com mittee on insurance, and is a commerce and finance student. In his pre-election speech, Lein bach said that IFC represents 2,000 men, not just the 49 in the Council. He emphasized the need for a strong IFC board of control and good leadership. . Wessner is also a commerce and finance major. He is a mem ber of Players and Thespians and corresponding secretary of his house. Uhl, is a hotel administra tion major, caterer of his house, and has served in many IFC func tions. The new officers will assume their posts for the next meeting. Davis have just signed the first three insurance policies to start the Student Union building fund. Standing is Walter R. Sapp, representative of the insurance company, explaining the details of the policy. Dixieland Jazz Music To Rock TUB Saturday The TUB will rock with Dixie land jazz come Saturday after noon. Tickets are now on sale at the Student Union desk in Old Main. Price is 50 cents. Sponsored by the Daily Col legian, the fifth annual concert will feature musicians from the College in addition to some out standing specialists from Wilkes- Barre. Thomas Morgan, Collegian editor, said yesterday that the site of the event has been chang ed from Schwab to the TUB be cause of a conflict with music de partment activities in the campus auditorium. The Dixieland-styled Birming ham Five, composed of students at the College, will make its first concert appearance. The Five in cludes pianist Lawrence Anesko, clarinetist Frank Eiland, cornet ist James. Heanue, bassist Robert Huber and drummer Eugene Wit mer. Drummer Hugh Ridall, a gradu ate of the College and a former member of the Tru-Blu Sextet, will lead his Mardi Gras jazz band, which has been a popular exponent of Dixieland in Wilkes- Barre. Proceeds from the concert will be given for the establishment of facilities for the preservation of the bones of “Coaly,” famous mule which aided in the excava tion of the original Old Main. The remainder of the proceeds will go to the Ralph Dorn Hetzel student loan fund. Engle Assumes Duties Friday Charles A. “Rip” Engle, who succeeded Joe .Bedenk as Penn State football coach, will return to campus to assume his duties Friday afternoon. Originally it had been • announced that Engle would return today. Engle has disclosed his inten tion of resuming Spring practice, but he wili wait until Monday be fore doing so. He will consult with the four present Penn State as-, sistants, Jim O’Hora, A 1 Michaels, Frank Patrick and Sever Toretti, over the weekend. No announce ment has been made concerning the two additional assistants Engle will appoint. In the meantime, Gregory Zit rides, line coach at Brown, has been named to fill the post left vacant by Engle’s departure. New Hat Group Opens Today Membership in Androcles, newly-chartered junior hat society, was thrown open for student applications today. The Hat Society Council, which founded the group this year, an nounced that any fourth, fifth or sixth semester men who be lieve themselves qualified under the Androcles point system may submit applications for charter membership. The new society will be parallel to Blue Key. Mem bership in Blue Key will ex clude a man from consideration for Androcles, although in the charter year of the new society membership in Androcles and in Parmi Nous or Skull and Bones will be possible at the same time. “To give Androcles a good start,” Thomas Morgan, council president, said, “we are opening it in its charter year to activities men who are now fourth-semes ter, sophs,- or-fifth- and sixth-se mester juniors. In future years it will be limited to fourth-semester men.” Oilman Speaks At Last Lecture The last lecture in the 24th an nual Priestley series.will.be given, at 5:30 this afternoon in 119 Os mond Laboratory by Dr. William J. Sweeney, vice-president of the Standard Oil Development Co. Dr. Sweeney, taught chemistry at the College from 1920 to. 1926. - The general theme of the lec tures is “Petroleum and Its Pro ducts.” The first lecture dealt with crude oil; the second with the various processes in refining. Dr. Sweeney explained the catalytic cracking process, one of the latest developments in the oil industry. This process was devel oped during the last war. In the catalytic cracking, pro cess five to ten pounds of white powder serve as' catalyst for every pound of oil charged. Such an un usually large .amount'of catalyst is used, he said, because the cracker produces-about five per cent coke which reacts to the cata lyst and raises, the temperature considerably. . The two secrets in the economy of the petroleum industry, ac cording to Dr. Sweeney, are doing things in a big way and not allow ing the oil to stand Still. Oil men dislike to keep oil in tankage, but prefer to keep it moving in a continuous process. Dr. Sweeney also explained with slides the vacuum still, manufacture of lubricating oil, use of propane in separating heavy oils from residuum in tanks, the hydroforming process which is used in making TNT, the polymerization process used in making automobile gasoline, the sulfuric acid alkylation process and the butane isomerization pro cess. 1 Ballots Cast In Six Schools (See Editorial on Page 2) Approximately 15 per cent of eligible voters in six schools, cast ballots i& the first day of student council elections. Voting will continue today. Almost 20 per cent of the elec torate in the Schools of Chemis try and Physics and Engineering appeared at the polls. Nine per cent of Liberal Arts students and seven ’ per cent of ’ those in the School of Education voted. Re ports for. the, School of Physical Education and Athletics and the School of Home Economics were not available. A total of 4100 students are eligible to vote in the council elections. Last fall nearly 20 per cent of the students in six schools voted.- All polls will be open 8:50 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. Polls in the EJchool of Education, originally scheduled for part-time operation both days, will be open at the regular hours. Students must present matricu lation cards to vote. Penn State Club The Penn State Club will spon sor a hike Saturday to the PSCA cabin area. The hike is for mem bers only, but all women on cam pus are invited. The hike will start at 1:30 Saturday in back of Old Main. Refreshments will be served PRICE FIVE CENTS He said interested men should apply for membership irhmedi ately by stating their qualifica tions in a letter to. the Hat Society Council, in care of Student Union, Old Main. A 1.0 all-College average is a prerequisite for Androcles mem bersip. In addition to the semester qualifiications (fourth, fifth or sixth), selection of charter mem bers by the Hat Council will be based on an Androcles point sys tem which gives weight to broad, thorough activity, intehests. . Categories Listed " . Following are the various ac tivity categories > for which points will be awarded; they should be used as a guide in thoroughly stating one’s qualifications, Mor gan' added. Categories: Social fraternity' president; .other regu lar social fraternity* offices (vke-pres. t secy.,- treasurer, etc.). * ' Professional fraternity or honorary president; other regular offices; points also for prof, fraternity or honorary mem* bership. • . . . k School council president; other regular school council office; points also*for coun cil mehibership.' Class president; other regular class offices. . . 'PSCA president; other ‘regular PSCA offices. >■ Recognized club president (clubs listed in Student Union directory) ; other regular club offices. AIM president; other .regular AIM offi ces; AIM representative; Pollock or Kit tany Council president; other'regular Pol lock or • Nittany Council offices; -AIM major committee chairmen. All-College dance committee chairman; all-College' dance committee members. Braids president; other regular. Braids offices; points also for Bruids membership. IFC president; other regular IFC offices; IFC representative; IFC major committee chairmen. v (Continued on page two) Today ... The Nittany Lion Roars FOR Harold Leinbach, Pi Kappa Phi, who was elected president of Interfralernity Council last night. Also a throaty purr of ap proval goes to Curtis Wessner, Phi. Kappa Psi, newly elected IFC -vice-president, and Alan Uhl,- Delta Chi, newly elected secretary-treasurer. The lion rears up and gives a roar of con gratulations to the new officers in their job of heading one of the most important campus or ganizations the coordinating force for 49 fraternities of the College.
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