Beni' , y es 4 ' Today's Weather: Recital w o rEittitg 41:1::;:- Tilitirgtatt Cloudy, warm, Tonight .IP scattered showers "FOR A BETTER PENN STATE" VOL. 50 - NO. 144 Man With a Horn . . . . 11 snpe. )grape. 4 prog.__ pr...ty Jeanne Lasher at the Senior Ball at Rec Hall ,last Friday night. One of the largest crowds ever to attend a dance at Penn State danced to Spivak. Press Confab Gives Awards The Pennsylvania Press Con ference, held annually by the Pennsylvania Newspaper Publish ers ,Association in cooperation with the_ department of journal ism, at the • College, came to a close Saturday night with the pre sentation of awards to outstand ing journalists of Pennsylvania. The awards, made by Franklin C. Banner, head of the department of journalism; ' were given to Claude Henry Heintzelman, pub lisher of the Coatesville Record, and Ross M. Blair, publisher of the Pittsburgh Legal Journal for their "long and distinguished service in the profession'of journalism." Local News In his presentation to Heintzel man, Prof. Banner noted that the recipient had for more than 30 years devoted his life to the de velopment of a small city daily, emphasizing local news and local problems, and gaining recognition as the publisher of "a public insti tution devoted to the community interest and to the support of com munity projects." Blair, who joined the staff of the. Pittsburgh Legal Journal 40 years ago, was singled out for the special service he rendered to the state's legal profession and to the Pennsylvania press because he "worked untiringly to defend the press-from those who would limit its influence or restrict its consti tutional tights." Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ Truman Demands Action on FEPC WASHINGTON Pre sid en f Truman yesterday unleashed a new demand for passage of fair employment legislation by re leasing • a special report on dis crimination in the armed ser vices. The report was made by a presidential committee which has been studying the situation since 1948. Seek Order on GE WASHINGTON Government anti-trust authorities have asked for a .drastic court order against General Electric. The authorities want GE to be made to sell half of its facilities for making light bulbs. STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 23, 1950 Journ Honorary Initiates Thirteen Seven undergraduate and six professional jounralists were in itiated into the College chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalistic fraternity, in cere monies which preceded the group's annual banquet at • the Nittany Lion Inn Sunday night. Undergraduate initiates • are John Ashbrook, Joseph Breu, David Colton, William Detwiler, Paul Poorman, Herbert Stein, and William .Zakor. Professional initiates are Wal ter H. Annenberg, editor - and publisher of the Philadelphia In quirer; Robert S. Bates, presi dent of the Pennsylvania News paper Publishers' Association; John H. Carter, editor of the Lancagter New Era; Eugene Far rell, assistant to the publisher of the Harrisburg Patriot and Even ing News; Joseph T. Muiphy, vice-president of the Wilke.l - Publishing Co.; and Ross P. Schlabach, assistant professor of journalism at the College. Following the banquet, Frank lin C. Banner, head of the de partment of journalism and ad viser of the fraternity, presented scholarship awards• to six mem bbers who will graduate in June. They are Arden Eidell, Robert Kotzbauer, Thomas Morgan, Rog er Mulholleri,t Jack Reen, and Wilbert Roth. Oehmler Wins Hetzel Award George Oehmler has been named the first recipient of the .Ralph Dorn Hetzel Memorial Award, Wilmer E. Kenworthy, 'chairman of the award commit tee, announced yesterday. The award was established in 1949 by Estelle M. Hetzel in mem ory of her husband, who was president of the College from 1926 to 1947. The $25 award will be given .each year to that senior "whose achievements scholasti cally and in other activities of college life give the most promise of the kind of useful citizenship in national lif e expounded b y President Hetzel." Oehmler, president of the Engic neering Student council, is a member of All-College Cabinet. A native of Pittsburgh, Oehmler was a lieutenant in the army during World War H. He has a 2.41 all-college average,, and is a member of Phi ' Gamma Delta. Cabinet To Give Court of Appeals Second Reading The proposal for a student Court of Appeals ;to hear cases from Tribunal and the WSGA Judicial will 'get its second read ing at a special meeting of All- College Cabinet this afternoon. All-College President R o b e r t Davis has called the meeting for 5 o'clock in 121 Sparks. The proposal to be considered is in the form of an amendment to the All-College constitution, and must be read at three meet ings _before it can be passed by Cabinet. • To be passed, two- thirds of the Cabinet would have to vote for the amendment, which had its first reading at Thursday's Cabi net meeting. , It will be given its final reading at a meeting this Thursday at 5 p.m. The meeting will not be held at the usual time of 8 o'clock be cause most of the senior members of Cabinet are scheduled to at tend initiation banquets of Skull and Bones and Parmi Nous. The proposed amendment calls for a new Court of Appeals to be established as a final appellate court with jurisdiction over both Tribunal and Judicial decisions concerning All-College r e g u 1 a tions would be appealed to All- College Cabinet, while women would appeal decisions from Judi cial to the. Senate of the Women's Student Government Association. Dorm Councils Set Up Award The Nittany and Pollock-Dorm Councils have set up a scholar ship award of $lOO to be given at the end of - this semester to any person of great need and high scholarship planning to live in the Nittany/Pollock area next Fall. Each council is ,putting $5O in the fund. A committee of two members from each council will judge the applications o n the basis of • need, scholarship, and activities in case the need and scholarship of two or more in dividuals are nearly equdl. Applications forms may be secured froin the dorm presidents and must be filled out in dupli. cate. One form must be turned into Joseph Errigo, chief resident advisor' for the area, Dorm 1, Room.l, before 7 p,m. next Mon day. The other form must be sent home for parental verification and signature, Additional information may be secured from the dorm presidents. Baritone To Give Recital For County Cancer Fund James Beni, young New York baritone, will present a recital in Schwab Auditorium at 7:30 tonight for the benefit of the Centre County Cancer Fund. Accompanist for the program will be Mrs. Elizabeth Scher Lessen, formerly of the New England Conservatory of Music. Sigma Pi fraternity is sponsoring the program. Mr. Beni will sing selections from Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro," Gounod's "F au s t," Wagner's "Tannhauser," an d Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess." Also included on the program are "I Love Thee" by Grieg, "The Holy City" by Adams, and Rachmaninoff's "The Island." Other numbers are from the works of Cavalli, Durante, Tosti-, and' Delibes. Second Recital Pittner Awarded D.F.C. At Ceremony Saturday First Lieutenant Einil D. Pitt ner, USMCR, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and a Gold Star in lieu of a second DFC and the Air Medal, and eight Gold Stars in lieu of eight, subsequent Air Medals in an Armed Forces Day ceremony Saturday. Lt. Pittner received the awards "For meritorious achievement in aerial flight as Pilot of a Bomber Plane in Marine Bomber Squad ron 433 in action against enemy Japanese forces in the Bismarck Archipelago Area . . . " during 1944 and 1945. Lt. Pittner, whose home is in Philadelphia, is a senior in indus trial engineering. Reduction for Seniors Planned in Alumni Fees A special membership rate of $2 for one year is offered to graduating seniors by the Penn State Alumni Association, according to Ridge Riley, executive secretary. Riley said ypsterday that seniors must 'pay the dues on or before Commencement Day to take advantage of the special rate. After that time, the regular rate of $3 will apply. Application forms and dues are to be turned into the Alumni Of fice, 104 Old Main. The College and alumni de pend on each other, Riley stated, and since the College has become an integral part of the students' lives, it would pay the ex students, as alumni, to keep in formed of what the College does in their own technical and pro fessional field. The Alumni 'Association offers many services and benefits to the more than 40,000 alumni, he said. Membership entitles the alumnus to subscriptions of the Alumni News magazine, issued seven times a , year; the Penn Stater, a quarterly newspaper; and the Football Letter, which reports the "inside story" in detail after each game. Open Meeting Will Hear Lorch Tonight Dr. Lee Lorch will speak at an open meeting tonight, co-sponsor ed by the student and faculty committees for academic freedom. The meeting will be held in 110 Electrical Engineer in g at 8 o'clock. Original plans of the committee called for presentation of both administration and Lorch sides of 'the issue. Dr. Lorch, • assistant professor of mathematics, announced yes terday 'that he will attend, but Adrian 0. Morse, assistant to the president, declined .an invitation extended by Dr. Ralph Simon; member of the faculty committee. Morse Replies In'reply to a note from Dr.. Si mon, Morse .said, "Since, as you say, !the above two organizations have definitely committed them selves to the belief that the Col lege administration's action in the case constitutes a violation of the principles of academic freedom, `I believe no good purpose would be served by further discussion and I must ask to be excused from accepting your invitation." In Albany, the Acting New York State commissioner of edu cation, Lewis A. Wilson, will con duct an open hearing Thursday on petitions of Dr. Lorch and another professor for reinstate ment as members of the City Col= lege of New York, Benjamin Zelman, attorney for the two men, .has, announced. Larch's Dismissal Zelrnan , said that ' Dr. Lorch's dismissal from CCNY immediate ly. followed , a, departmental recr ommendation for his promotion and tenure, and that the dismissal came without stated cause. He said that it -was charged that CCNY's action against Dr. Lorch came as a result of his ac tivities as a vice-chairman of the Town and Village Committee to End 'Discrimination in Stuyves ant Town, as well as the fact that he is Jewish. Mr. Beni will perform in his second recital of the year in Car negie Hall on Friday. In the near future he will leave for a singing tour of South America. Mrs. Lessen, who has made sev eral appearances with the Boston "Pops" Orchestra, will present piano selections by Debussey and Villa-Lobos. Tickets for tonight's recital are available at Student Union, the Smart. Shop, Clearfields, the Al lencrest, and Metzgers. Price is $l. PRICE FIVE CENTS Priority On Tickets First priority on reserved foot ball tickets is given paid-up mem bers. Class reunions and Home coming are conducted by• the as sociation, and the Alumni Office is the clearing house for alumni requests and problems and maintains the only mailing 'ad dresses and complete biographical and occupational records of all the members. Lecturer Says News Initiative Is Declining Lashing out at the decline of newspaper initiative, Louis' Lyons, delivering the Don Mellett memo rial lecture to the College journa lism forum, accused the press Of giving A. distorted picture of ..the American scene. Lyons, curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Har vard University, made this year's address in the annual series dedi cated to a crusading Ohio editor shot down by gangsters in 1923. The lecture is given at a different outstanding journalism school each year. Warning against what he called "the decline of the reporter in American journalism, Lyons said, "there is a growing trend to replace good regional reporting with syndicated columns, features, and comics. As a result, news papers are losing out to radio, magazines, and books in reporting regional . happenings." Ad Practices Lyons also named advertising practices as a factor lowering the quality of American papers. The system followed by most papers of .assigning advertising space first and then using what is left for news, he said, tends toward distorted coverage and lack - of continuity. Only a handful of papers, Lyons said, are built around news content. He named the New York Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Louis ville Courier-Journal, and Chris tian Science Monitor as examples of what newspapers generally should be, but aren't. Senior Invitations The invitations and an nouncements for June gradu ates have arrived at Student Union. Seniors may pick them up any day this week. They must present receipts in order to obtain them ac cording to George Donovan. manager of Student Union.
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