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VOL. 50 - NO. 138
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Seniors Mu Vote_
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For Gilt 3 Awards
• Voting for the class gift and for the 11 traditional awards to the
outstanding graduating men and women will take place Wednesday
and Thursday in the student government room, 204 Old Main. Vot
ing hours are from 9-5 both days.
Three gifts will be voted upon, according to James Balog, senior
class president and chairman of the class gift committee.
The three articles up for consideration are an ambulance for the
College Hospital; another contri
bution to the fund to be used to
purchase a student press or the
beginning of •
fund for a Hall
of Fame forY.: %
College stu-..,
dents, to be
uated in the
proposed ,S t u
dent .
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building. _ . •
Joseph
heimer, senior
lassvice-presi-‘-` .• M:„.1
dent and chair-
.0.2 q
man of the class
Joseph Reinheimer
day committee,
also announced that voting for
the traditional Spoon man, Bar
rel man, Cane man, Pipe Orator
and Class Donor will also take
place Wednesday, and Thursday.
Cards Sent
Reinheimer also announced that
postal card ballots have been sent
to February graduates so that
thOy may participate in the vot
ing.
Voting' for the outstanding
women, who are identified as
Bowknot girl,• Class Donor, Slip
per girl, Fan girl, Class Poet, and
Mirror girl, will take, place the
same days in the individual liv
ing units.
' According to Reinheimer, fif
teen men have been chosen by
the committee to be voted upon
for the awards. They are: Ted
Allen, Robert Keller, Richard
Wertz, Peter Geisey, James Geh
erdes, James Balog, John Senior,
Thomas Morgan, Wilbert Lan
caster, Robert Gabriel,, Charles
Beatty, Joseph Reinheimer, James
MacCallum, Morton Snitzer and
Richard Schweiker.
No Women's List
For the women, no 'list is se
lected. Rather, the voters will
compile a list themselves for the
various awards.
The Spoon man is usually the
class president, but he must have
a,• good scholastic average. The
Cane man is usually chosen on
the basis . of popularity and lead
ership while the Barrel man is
usually the outstanding .athlete.
He must also be a student leader
and have a good scholastic aver-
NeW . .infiniri*')lllingi..
Approved i bi-TOistees
Construction of two new wings
to the College Infirmary has been
approved by the Board of Trus
tees, Samuel K. Hostetter, assis
tant to the president in charge of
business and finance, announced
yesterday. .
Although the cost of the project
was not, revealed, $500,000 was set
aside in 1938 toward the construc
tion of new hospital facilities. Hos
tetter disclosed that the construe-'
tion of the wings will be financed
by "available funds."
The funds available for the buil
ding program will be known by
June 30, Hostetter said. The con
struction will be limited by the
amount of money available, he
said, but present plans call for the
construction of two wings.
Preparing Plans
Architects are preparing plans
foro the wings and College officials
have been authorized to ask for
bids as soon as the drawings are
ready. .
• Construction should start by
lily 1, Hostetter said. The bull
ing program should take • about
15 months, he said.
Plans call for garage space for
an ambulance, but no funds have
been set aside for its purchase,
HoStetter. said. An ambulance is
one of the gifts, being considered
age. The Pipe' Orator and the
Class Donor are outstanding cam
pus personalities and must have
high scholarship.
Engineers Hold
Open House Today
Invitations to the Engineering
Student Council open house,
which will be. held today from 2-9
p.m., have been extended to sen
iors from. many 'Pennsylvania
high schools and to hundreds of
parents spending Mother's Day
at the College.
The Penn State Engineer will
be on special sale this afternoon
in the lobby of EE building for
the benefit of the guests.
The world's largest water ttm
nel and X-RAC, and ingenius
computing machine are two new
research devices which will be
shown.
The water tunnel is now under
going tests before being placed
into operation and will be used
by the Ordnance Research Labor
atory of the College for' testing
propellors, body shapes, and aux
iliaries of underwater devices
through the use 'of powdered
models. •
X-RAC was developed and
built by Dr. Raymond Pepinsky,
research professor of physics. His
students will help, solve in a
few minutes, problems , that for
merly took months to. untangle. .
Last Thursday, the Penn State
Engineer held its annual banquet
at the Allencrest. Dean Hammond
of the school ot, engineering was
the guest of honor.
La Vie for 'Seniors
In Home Ec and Ed
Seniors in .the Schools of
Home Economics and Educa
tion can secure their .copies of
the 1950 La ,Vie at Student
Union Monday and -Tuesday.
May 15 and 16. ' '
by the senior class.. With Dr. H. H.
Glenn,. director of the - College
Health. Service, out of town yes
terday, details on the additions to
the present facilities could not be
obtained. ,
The "inadequate facilities" of
the health service dretr. a blast
from Peter Giesey, retired IFC
president, in February. Both the
Infirmary and the Dispensary fa:
cilities drew criticism from Giesdy
during a meeting of All-College.
Cabinet. • • ,
Several times• during the past
semester, he • charged,. students
with temperatures as high as 102
had been sent back to their dormi
tory rooms because of the short
age of beds.
Charges Backed
Giesey's charges were' backed up
by a Cabinet committee headed
by Michael Cantwell. The com
mittee's report supported Giesey's
charges, but disclosed that plans
had been made to enlarge the fa
cilities. Cantwell's report was
made several days before the orig
inal approval of the construction
plans by the trustees March 30.
The Infirmary was constructed
in 1929 when enrollment at the
College was, 6700. Present enroll
ment Is more than 10,000. The In
finhary has a 27-bed capacity..
STATE COLLEGE, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 13, 1950
Crowning of May Queen
Highlights Activities Today
College Orchestra
Gives Progiam
Of Modern Music
When the College Symphony
Orchestra gives its annual Spring
concert tomorrow at 3 p.m. in
Schwab Auditorium, it will ini
tiate a new policy of including
modern American composers in its
programs.
Representatives of this modern
group in tomorrow's progrdm are
Deems Taylor and Arthur Benja
min. Their work will contrast with
the more traditional composers of
the earlier schools, whose com
positions occupy - the bulk of the
concert. Taylor's "Dedications"
from "Through the Looking Glass"
and Benjamin's "Jamaican Rhum
ba" are the pieces scheduled.
Another major change from for
mer orchestra practices is being
initiated this year with the play
ing of two concerts in a single
season. The orchestra's first per
formance this year was its short
concert on Jan. 20. From now on,
Theodore F. Karhan, conductor,
said, the orchestra will schedule
two or even three performances
each season.
Traditional Prograin
Tomorrow's concert is the or
chestra's traditional spring pro
gram; atwayS played on Mother's
Day. A large attendance is ex
pected since many students with
parents visiting this weekend will
probably take them to the concert.
The College Symphony is an un
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Women's Honorary
Initiates Eight,
Elects Officers
Janet Rosen was elected presi
dent of Mortar Board, national
senior women's honorary, at a
meeting Thursday night. Other
officers of next year's group are
Audrey ,Brua ' vice-president;
Bettina de Palma, • secretary;
Mary Ellen Grube, treasurer;
Anne. Forrest, historian; and Gay
Brunner, editor.
Eight• new members were in:-
itiated into the honorary. They
are Audrey Brua, Gay Brunner,
Bettina de Palma, Rose Eifert,
Anne Forrest, Mary Ellen Grube,
Janet Rosen, and Barbara Spren
kle.
This year there were nine Mor
tar Board women, headed by
Ruth Lehman.
The eight women were tapped
early last week and were chosen
on the basis of service, leadership,
and scholarship. All have over a,
2 all-college average.
Mortar Board was founded in
1918. and , now has 84 chapters and
approximately 17,000 members.
Home Ec Building
Operied for Guests
Students and their parents will
have the opportunity to meet the
members of the Home Economics
faculty at an open house and tea
to be held today from 2 to 4 p.m.
in the living center of the Home
Economics Building.
All the rooms in the building
will be open for inspection. Hos
tesses will greet visitors at the
, door and will conduct them
through the rooms.
Dean of the Home Economics
School, Grace Henderson, and
Assistant Dean, Delpha Wiesen
danger, will pour for the tea.
This affair is held each year in
conjunction with the May Day
celebrations 'to give students and
their _parents an opportunity to
get better . acquainted with the
school -
Schedule for
Visiting Moms
The following schedule lists
some of the affairs this weekend
in which visiting mothers may be
interested:
Saturday
2-3:30 p.m. Open House Women's
dorms
2:30-3:30 p.m. Teas Women's
dorms
4:30 p.m. May Day festival Holmes
Field
8. p.m. Romeo and Juliet Schwab
Auditorium
8 p.m. Yes, My Darling Daughter
Center' Stage
9-12 p.m. Coronation Ball Bee Hall
Sunday
3 p.m. Symphony orchestra
Schwab- Auditorium
Mi!holland Has
No Comment
Charges that he opposed the se
lection of Dr. Milton S. Eisen
hower as president of the College
have drawn a terse "no comment"
reply from James Milholland,
president of the Board of Trus
tees.
The charges were leveled against
Milholland by an "Independent"
alumni group which opposes the
re-election of Milholland, J. L.
Mauthe, and Milton Fritsche: The
"independents" are urging the
election of David H.' Stewart, J.
Kenneth'Stern, and John A. Wood,
while a "Committee of 90" is back
ing Milholland and the other in
cumbents.
Asked to. comment on the claims
made against him by the "inde
pendents," Milholland wired from
Pittsburgh,. "I have no comment
to make:
Art Exhibit Ends
The Combined Arts exhibit in
the second floor lounge of Old
Main . Will continue until tomor
row night.,•
Murals painted on the walls of
the Temporary Classroom Build
ing by students in art education
are also on exhibit. The murals
decorate*corridors of the building
and also walls in Room 136.
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Demonstrations Climax
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Dairy exposition Today
Climaxing the "Silver Annivers'ary" of the College . Dairy Exposi
tion today is a full day of events, including tours, contests, and a
banquet.
Beginning in the livestock pavilion at 1 o'clock will be a series of
fitting and showing contests and spdcial events. Professors from all
departments will demonstrate their skill in a milking contest. Also
a group of coed milk maids' will be
featured in a milking contest.
A record number of seventy
students are enrolled in the six
classes of livestock production
events. This year a new class of
16 to 18 month old heifers are ex
pected to offer competition.
, All judging will be based on
the fitting and showing ability of
the student handlers.
Molds on Display
Prize-winning ice cream molds
will also, be on display. These
molds of scenes, objects and de
signs were judged earlier in the
week.
Spectators will have student
condlicted tours th r ough the
newly-equipped dairy plant.
Several hundred dollars worth
of merchandise, trophies, and cash
prizes will be awarded to the
winners of the show.
These prizes will be given at
the Dairy Exposition banquet this
evening. Principle speaker will be
PRICE FIVE CENTS
May Day Festival
To Include Teas,
Coronation Ball
The crowning of Loraine
Stotler, May Queen, will be
the highlight of the May Day
activities today. She and her
court will appear on Holmes
Field at 4:30 as part of the an
nual May Day Festival. In
case of rain, the ceremony
will be held in Recreation
HalL
Beginning the activities of
the day are the Open Houses
which are being held in all the
women's dormitories from 2
to 3:30 o'clock today. During
this time, visitors may inspect the
women's rooms. Guides will be
stationed in the dormitories.
From 2:30 to 3:30 o'clock, the
women's dormitories will hold
teas for visiting
-.rents. Town
omen may
ing parents to
ly of the teas.
To complete
Le afternoon,
Le May Day.
:stival will bei
ld on Holmei
field at 4:30.
Coronation
sponsored
WSGA, will
in
formalLraina dance
a to n u c t e e r . tops
asffaf
ri o ro f sm f . the ir9h
et d o ay
2
o'clock tonight at Recreation Hall.
The dance is a family affair, with
card tables set up for those who
wish to play bridge of canasta.
Parents are admitted free.
Magill Music
Gene Magill's.orchestra ispro
viding the music. Tickets at $1.50
per couple and are available at
Recreation Hall. Refreshments
will be served.
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Assistant Secretary of the Ameri
can Holstein Association, Mr. Rob
ert H. Rumler. .Mr. Rumler is a
former graduate of the Penn State
dairy husbandry department.
Mr. Philip D. Jones, assistant in
the department of dairy hus
bandry for nearly 34 years, will
be present at the exposition which
is dedicated to him. Jones was one
of the judges in the dairy cattle
fitting contest of the original Ex
position in 1923.
Boasts a Queen
The Exposition this year boasts
a queen and a mascot. Charlotte
Stine will award the prize rib
bons, while Tommy Bessa will
show the mascot, a three-week
old Holstein calf. Tommy is the
son of Lambert Bessa, senior in
dairy husbandry.
Clyde Wilson and Eugene Hard
ing have been serving as produc
tion ~ show manager and assistant•
manager of the exposition.