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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.