, . - ..... Student, Faculty • . ' " . Today's Weather: Recital Warmer, partly Tonight . T .Elatig ~:* 41 ,-3 , ; Tottrviatt cloudy, showers • - 'OR A BETTER PENN STATE" VOL. 50 - NO. 145 Music Department To Present Concert The music department will present its second and last student-faculty recital of the semester tonight at 8 o'clOck in Schwab Auditorium. The program will be in seven parts. Part one includes Pierne's "Canzonetta," a clarinet solo by Ellen Homer, and Colby's "Three Blind Mice," a clarinet trio by Ruth Beatty, Georgia Gianopoulos, and Miss Homer. A brass sextet with organ and percussion will play the Cathed ral Scene and Intermezzo from Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rust i cana"; Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," and Purcell's "Trumpet Voluntary." The ensemble will in clude George Black, George E. Ceiga, Eugene Golla, • Frederick Hughes, Eugene Magill, Charles Miller, Samuel Moldovan, Thomas Richards, and Darrell Rishel. Part Two Part t*o is all-Bach, with Ho ward Fleming play in g "Come, •Sweet Death," and "Prelude and Fugue in F Major." The third part will include with a Davis arrangement of "He's Go in' Away," and the famed "Segui dilla" from Bizet's "Carmen," both sung by Suzanne ScUrfield. Part four consists of Joan At kinson playing Kachaturian's "Toccata." Bach Featured Bach is again the feature in part five, with Anna Bucahanan's per formance of "Heut Triumphiret . Gottes Sohn," and the "Prelude and Fugue in B-flat Major." Faculty and students will com bine to play Barber's "Dover Beach" in part six. Performers will be Alan Beuchner, Frederick Hughes, Theodore K. Karhan, Ernest Martin, and. Dr.. David H. McKinley.- The concert will close with Ed ward Kleyps' performance of Bach's "Prelude and Fugue in C Minor." The first recital was held Apri 19. Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ Notes Protest Police Force WASHINGTON -- The . United StateS,•Great Britain, and France all sent protest notes to RuSsia yesterday on the so-called police force in East Germany. Each note accused the Russians of, using that police force as a disguise for an army. The U. S. note was the most emphatic of the three. GM Contract Agreement DETROlT—General Motors and the CIO auto union have worked out a new contract which will run for five years. • The contract provides for $lOO-a-month pen sions, 'counting federal benefits. General Motors also guaranteed a raise of four cents an hour each year, a 20-cent total, dur ing the contract. A cost-of-living formula was retained. Both the CIO and the GM officials are call ing the contract significant ' and historical. Truman Proclamation WASHING T 0 N President Truman yesterday issued a proc lamation in which he aFied all Americans to pray bet'ween 11 a.m. and 12 noon, EDT, Decor ation Day, for divine help in bringing a permanent . peace. Dean of Men Seeks Orientation Advisers Applications for orientation ad visors are being accepted in the Dean of Men's office, until Sat urday it has been announced. Upperclassmen with at least one semester of residence on campus are required. Applicants will have to be on campus during 'the entire Orientation Week. Those . accepted will be paid $lO and the activity will be given credit on activity cards. Cabinet Gives 2nd Reading To Amendment The pr op o s e d constitutional amendment that would set up a student Court of Appeals was giv en its second reading at a special meeting of All-College Cabinet yesterday afternoon. The amendment will come up for a vote Thursday afternoon when Cabinet meets next. The amendment must be read three times and approved by Cabinet before it can become law. Under the amendment, the new body would act as a supreme court on all appeals , by students from decisions of Judicial and Tri bunal. The amendment provides that WSGA will have the authority to appoint the members of Judic ial under the 'provisions of its own constitution. A controversy be tween Cabinet and WSGA over the constitutionality of WSGA's appointments to Judicial brought about the new amendment, which is a product of a joint WSGA- Cabinet committee meeting last week. , - Court's -Jurisdiction- The new court will have juris diction over all appeals from Ju dicial and Tribunal except those involving men's and women's dormitory units. Men would ap peal dedisions on such - matters to Tribunal, and the women would appeal to Judicial. The court also will decide what rules will be considered All-Col lege regulations and what will be held living unit rules. • Replying to a question from John . Erickson, senior class presi dent, Pearl 0. Weston, dean of women, said she knew of no All- College regulations refering to , wom e n. The new amendment would, however, Miss Weston said, cover any such regulations that Cabinet might make in the future. Members of the Court Members of the Court of Ap peals will be the All-C olleg e president, chairman; the' presi dents of IFC, Pan-Hellenic Coun cil, AIM, Leonides, and WSGA, and the All-College vice-presi dent. • The head of Judicial will be present in cases involving women, (Continued on page two). Students To Get For Study South An opportunity to visit south of the border and study at the University of Michaocana, lo cated in Morelia, Mexico, is being offered to the country's college students this summer, by the for eign studies institute. Dr. Philip C. Newman, profess or of economics at the College, and the American Registrar of the University of Michoatana in this country, said recently that many applications have been re ceived and more are coming in each day. Total registration is limited to 75 .students. The summer session begins July 5 and ends August 11. A total of nine credits may be ob tained, AU credits will be ac cepted' by the College. The university is accredited under Public Laws 346 and 16. STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 24, 1950 Ten Citations Are Made in Architecture Ten students in architecture and . architectural engineering re ceived awards, M. S. Osborne, professor and head of the depart ment of architecture, announced yesterday. Carl R. Kohler, chosen as the graduating senior with the most distinguished record in design for the entire course, received The American Institute of Archi tects Medal and a copy of "Mont St. Michel and Chartes." An other copy of "Mont St. Michel and Chartes" was presented to Richard Aronson. The Alpha Rho Chi Medal to the graduating senior who has shown an ability for leadership, performed willing service,' and gives promise of real profession al merit, was awarded to Rob ert M. Tinstman, while John W. Long, Jr. won the Pennsylvania Society of Architects Student Award of books on architecture. In Beaux Arts Institute of De sing competition, the following awards were made: for a two bedroom house, first, Taylor M. Potter;. second, Curtis C. Schafer; first mention place, Stanford C. Seiple. Emerson Prize, second medal, Aronson, Kohler, and Long, Paris Prize, placed in final competition, John J. Mooney; and John Stewardson Scholar ship, placed in final competition, Long. Leinback Presents Fraternity Plan , Harold Leinbacli, IFC presi dent,,has formulated a four-point prograin which he - hopes to, have carried out by the fraternities throughout the Coming School year. ' The program calls for a strong unbiased board of •control with definite procedures set up for its operation' to. prevent unjust dis crimination, against any house. The IFC president's second point is that the IFC should meet its problems with an adult view and :work for the good of all houses. Leinbach's third point calls for close co-operation between IFC and AIM. The two groups should work together to further every one's interest. The fourth point of the Leinbach's program is clo . se co-operation by the IFC with the administration. Econ Reception The department of economics and commerce will hold an in formal reception for graduating seniors in economics and com merce at the TUB tomorrow at_ 7 p.m. All graduating seniors who have not received their invita tions should call at 106 Sparks for them. According 'to Dr. Newman, a vet eran can therefore visit Mexi co, attend the university, and re turn without any outlay on his part. Room and board in Morelia may• be obtained in hotels from $1.50 to $3 per day. However, a limited number of students may be placed in private homes for as - little as $2.50 per day. This rate also includes laundry. Tu ition is $5O regardless of the course or number of hours taken by the student. D. Newman said recently that he expects to drive a group of students from the College to Mex ico soon after June. 13. He will teach 'two courses at the uni versity; -labor problems, and in ternational economies. M• • • Opportunity of Border- Room and Board Referendum Is Sought On SU Assessment The Nittany Dorm Council voted Monday night "to go on record as opposing the $l5 assessment for Student Union" and authorized a petition calling for a student referendum to be circulated in the Nittany-Pollock area. The petition will be presented at the next meeting of All-College Cabinet by members of the Nittany Council. New Machine Placed In TUB A new type of vending machine for student use has been installed in the TUB. The machine enables students to purchase six-ounce cans of fruit juice at 10 cents each. The juice machine works by dry air refrig eration, as do the Pepsi-Cola ven dors also in operation in the TUB and PUB. The new machine is about the size of the Pepsi machines, and features a variety of flavors. Ac cording to Richard Haupt, student in charge of the vendor, all fla vors available will be, tried to see which are the most popular. Farmer To Go On Sale Soon The Penn State Farmer will feature an article on "Livestock and Grasslands" in its May issue which will be out late this week, according to Marlowe Hartung, editor. ' This article, written by Wil liam Mohn, shows how a large scale "Texas" • grassland . farm ing operation is succeeding in Chester County, Pa. Other articles in the current issue will be "Fire in. the Hol low", a graphic picture of ditch ing with dynamite; "Master of All Situations", a story about vo cational agricul tu r e practice teachers; "Your Old Swimming Hole", a story about farm ponds; and two stories about weed con trol and the building of home made weed sprayers. Old, New WSGA Senate Members To Hold Retreat New and retiring members of the WSGA Senate and its advisors will attend a retreat held at the PSCA cabin from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. Under discussion, will be the agenda for next year and how to carry on meetings according to parlimentary procedure. A plan for the training of pros-- pective officers of women's gov ernment will be considered. Prof. Ruth Newman, will offer abnormal psychology. All courses are worth three credits. Beautiful Weather The city of Morelia is 250 miles from Mexico City. The sun is mild, the air dry, and the atmos phere is always pleasant as the city is 6,398 feet above sea level. According to Dr. Newman, prices are extremely low. For example, according to Dr., Newman, an-ex cellent fullcourse meal costs only $.40. According to Dr. Newman, the students will be amazed at the variety of beautiful, hand-made souveniers that can be bought at a very low price. Students interested in making the trip should see Dr. Newman, 506 West College avenue, or call at, his aitia". 107 Sparks. PRICE FIVE CENTS The petition states that the sign ers "stand opposed to the ques tionable tactics employed by All- College Cabinet regarding the contemplated assessment of all undergraduate students to pay for the construction of a . Student Union building."' • The petition also requests that "the issue be put to a referendum and that only those students af fected by the assessment be allow ed to vote." Frank Turk, Nittany Council president, and John Clark, mem ber of the council Public Welfare committee, drew up the petition Monday night. They had hoped tg get the referendum proposal on the agenda of yesterday's special,. All-College Cabinet meeting, but, were unable to do so. The area dorm presidents and other interested persons started, distributing the petition yesterday morning and' afternoon and will continue • the distribution until Thursday, when All-College Cabi net meets. About one fourth of the' men in the area had signed the petition by last night. There were indica tions that feeling was strong for the holding of a student-referen dum. HoweVer, some' in the area have criticized the reference in the petition to "the questionable tactics employed by ,All-College Cabinet!' - - . _ Ag Ed Men Win Awards Over $5OO in prizes were awarded to eight agricultural engineering students at a ban quet held at the State College Country Club Monday night. James May, won a $lOO first prize for an essay on "Conser vation Farming and the Farm Implement Industry." Loren Sad ler, won another first prize with an essay on fertilizer placement and crop planting. Also winner of $lOO was John Herr, with an essay on "Pick-up Balers vs. Field Forage Harvesters." Second Prizes Second prizes of $5O each were awarded to John Zahradnik, Clarence Fahnestock, and Doug las Enslin. Harold Wenker and William Hartman were winners of third prizes of $35. The contest was sponsored by A. B. Farquhar Co., New Holland Machine Co., and Gash-Steel Co. William Fisher, president of the Farquhar Co., was present at the banquet and spoke on "The Im portance of Communication in Industry." Six Are Finalists n Speech Contest The six winners of Monday night's eliminations for the John Henry Frizell extemporaneous speaking contest will compete in the finals in 121 Sparks, at 7:30 p.m. this Friday, Prof. Clayon H. Schug, announced. Finalists are Peggy Fahringer, Nathan Feinstein, Joel Fleming, Gene Kolber, Marilyn Mahla, and Barbara Schiffman. Dr. Robert T. Oliver, head of the speech de— partment, is chairman of the judges for the finals. The Frizzell contest is an an nual contest, in honor of the first head of the department of speech at the College. Prizes of $5O and $25 are awarded the two win— ners. Take Penn State with you , join the Alumni Association.
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