.. 4 '. 40 A Today.s Weather: Carnival Sun Dance .0' r 4 at t g .fi:,,...::::,,,,g,. (giiittgliaitt Warmer with Tonight : ~f , Possible Showers flz 1 "FOR A BETTER PENN STATE" VOL. 50 - NO. 146 Will Sun Gods Smile After Ritual Tonight? Contrary to Mark Twain's famous quote, Penn State is finally going to do something about the weather. Taking no chances after last week's disappointing post ponement, steps have been taken to provide good weather for the big Spring Carnival, which is coming to town to morrow afternoon.• The "Carnival Sun Dance," a ritual sacrifice praying to the sun gods for good weather, will be held tonight at 9 o'clock on the lawn in front of Old Main. Indian Maids The impressive ceremony will be conducted by a high priestess, Indian maids and braves, and a medicine man, .who will sacrifice former All-College President Ted Allen to the sun, gods. Everyone is urged to attend the ritual .and help pray for good weather. High priestess Gladdy Lou Mil ler, brandishing a fiery torch, will dance among a circle of fire Pots, lighting them on the way. Next, 'to the accompaniment of native drums and sacred chants, Ted Allen .will be led into the circle by a pair of brawny native braves, who will chain the ex-president to the sacrificial altar. Medicine Man After the high priestess and four Indian maids give a supplication dance to the sun, Allen's heart will be rent from his body and offered . as sacrifice. A medicine man will then enter the circle, praying for good weather. Next the• Spirit of the Carnival will make a triumphant arrival, and it is , hoped that the sun will 'appear at this time to insure good carnival weather for tomorrow. The Carnival will run tomorrow from .2 'to 11 p.m) on South Allen street and East Beaver avenue. Participating organizations must begin setting up their booths at 9 a.m. tomorrow. Grand Opening The Grand Opening of the long awaited Carnival will take place at 2 p.m. at the corner of South .Allen street and College avenue "when Mary Anne Hanna, who is Miss Penn State, and; her • three attendants,' Jane Mullen, Candy Griffith, and Joan Marshall will cut the ribbon across the Carnival entrance. The .ceremony will be` accom panied by a fanfare of .trumpets and the announcement of,the official. Carnival opening y a chief barker, attired in traditional carnival fashion. - New Additions Several Carnival booths have been added bringing the total to 57 entertainment ' booths, plus food booths, and three . ticket booths. Jack Senior, head of the Spring Week committee, announced that any organization forced to with draw its. booth . must notify the committee at Student Union be fore 5 o'clock this afternoon or the entry deposits will be forfeited. Late AP News. Courtesy WMAJ British Admit Chinese Reds LONDON—The British have come out for admitting the Chinese Communist regi m e. Trygve Lie, UN's peace mission ary cautiously announced no hope of ending the cold war by careful negotiation. In the French foreign office, diplomats added that France will not try to stop the Chinese Communists from membership in the UN. ,McCarthy Claims Proof WASHINGTON Senator Joseph McCarthy (R-Wis.) claims he will prove the State Depart : anent is guilty of fraud and de ception in the Owen Lattimer case when he speaks to 'Catholic editors . tonight. ilochester, N.Y. Cadets Receive ROTC Awards Eleven cadets of the Army ROTC units at the College re ceived awards and decoration's yesterday• afternoon in front of Old Main as part of a formal re treat parade. The students receiving medals were David F. Young, outstand ing member of the rifle team; Joel E. Peabody, outstanding Army ROTC . freshman; James Wenzel, Edward T. Ruch, and Harvey E. Emig, outstanding en gineer students; Robert Giron, Bernard Ames, and Frank Olson, outstanding signal students; Ster ling Bankart, and William A. Ritchey, outstanding infantry stu dents; and L. Conrad Davis, out standing Army ROTC cadet. William W. , Bir, who was also to heire received a medal for out standing infantry student, was absent from the presentation. Col. Arthur R. Walk, PMS and T at the College, and Lt. Col. Wayne P. Lit; 'signal officer in Washington, were the reviewing officers. " -Members of the civilian party were Adrian• 0. -Morse, assistant to the president, and Harry P. Hammond, dean of the School of Engineering. ' the ROTC band and Companies A, B, C, and D participated in the presentation. Students Repeat Art Festival Play - A repeat performance of'Myths with Masks," an original play by the Art Education department, will be given tonight at 8 o'clock in the Little Theatre in Old Main, Miss Sybil Emerson, director, an nounced: The play was originally given as a part of lhe Combined Arts Festival at the College, and is be ing repeated due to various re quests. It was written by a group of girls in the department, who also designed all the costumes and masks. ' Rec9nsideration Sought In Dismissal of Lorch A resolution asking reconsideration of the dismissal of Dr. Lee Lorch from his department of mathematics post was adopted at an open meeting sponsored by the student and faculty committees for academic freedom Tuesday night. Prior to adoption of the resol 250 in the early stages of the m expressed in a three-hour session. The resolution as originally pre sented by Dr. Nathan Jaspen, lec turer in mathematics and member of the faculty committee, called for reappointment as well as re consideration of the dismissal. The, gathering approved a motion that the phrase on reappointment be omitted after Joel Fleming, senior in arts and letters, questioned the gons4tenck of a request for both reconsideration and reappo in t ment. Approval of the motion came from a definite but not heavy ma jority of the group. Text of Resolution Addressed to the members of the Board of Trustees the resolu tion reads: "Whereas the College adminis tration's concern with, and ques tioning of the anti-discrninatior, activities in Stuyiresanf Town' of Dr. Lee Lorch, assistant professor STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 25, 1950 1952 Is Seen As Opening of SU Building By DAVE PELLNITZ The Student' Union Building, even if construction begins yet this year, probably will not be ready for operation until early in the calendar year of 1952, F. F. Morris, administrative as sistant to the treasurer, said yes terday. How soon construction can be gin will depend to a large ex tent on the action to be taken by All-College Cabinet at its meeting tonight, and on the out come of the Board of Trustees meeting June 10, he said. Once the matter of, financing the SU is settled and a location is decided upon by the trustees, plans for construction can go ahead. The trustees will award a construction contract to that company submitting the most reasonable bid. Methods of Finance A great deal of student com ment has been stirred up by the matter of financing the SU. Mor ris, in discussing ,the problem, stated that several suggestions had been discussed by the ad ministration. One plan would call for the building partially to maintain itself, Morris said. The original plans called for the income from the guest rooms, bowling alleys, etc., to be put toward the maintenance of the building. Since most of these things have been eliminated, those remaining would contri bute only a small percentage to the building's upkeep. The insurance plan , recently put into effect also will help to pay' for and maintain - the building, but how great a factor this will be, it is too early to tell. A fund. raising campaign was also 'discussed, Morris said, but the - advisability of having one at this time was questioned. Dona tions from interested people °will of course be accepted, he added. It all seems to boil down to the fact that if the students want such a building they will prob ably have to pay for it them selves, Morris said. He also stated that the pos sibility, of the 'state's financing such a building was very slim, especially since it has never done so before. He pointed out that the dormitories were built by the College with borrowed funds and that the money will be paid back with the money from room rental. (Continued on page two) ution, the group, numbering over eeting, heard varying viewpoints of mathematics, and his subse quent dismissal by the executive committee of the Board of Trus tees constitute a violation of aca demic freedom, therefOre be it re solved that we in this meeting assembled petition the Board of Trustees that this dismissal be re considered." The sponsoring committees had announced as their original plan presentation of views by both an administration representative and Dr. Lorch. Adrian 0. Morse, as sistant to the president, declined an invitation extended by Dr. Ralph Simon, faculty committee member. Unannounced as a speaker, Robert S. Keller, senior in arts and letters and ex-chairman of Tribunal, presented a report which he said resulted from an extensive (Continued on page two) Will Take Donations Opposition Expected To SU Assessment Prolonged and heated discussion of the proposed $l5 as sessment for the financing of the Student Union. building is expected at tonight's meeting of All-College Cabinet. . The meeting will be held at 8 o'clock in 121 Sparks. The assessment ,approved by Cabinet last Thursday by a 21 to nothing vote, will become law if passed again today. The motion provides that a $l5 assessment be levied on all stu dents at the College during the coming scholastic year and a $2O I fee be charged for so long as it is necessary. John Clark, a representative of Nittany Dorm Council; announced yesterday that more than 660 signatures had been obtained for a petition opposing the Cabinet approved plan.. "More signatures are expected by this afternoon,". he said. The petition Clark wilt' present has been circulated in the( Nittany-Pollock area, the living quarters for 1410 male under graduates. Nittany Dorm Council voted Monday night "to go on record as opposing the $l5 assessment for Student Union" and authorized the distribution of • the petition. The petition also called for a stu dent referendum on the issue. The proposed Student Union would be built at a cost of from two to three million dollars. It is estimated that if construction be gins in the Fall, the building would be ready by late 1951' or early in 1952. The constitutional amendment setting up the new student Court of Appeals is scheduled: to have its third and final reading tonight. Read for the second time Tuesday afternoon, the amendment will be come law if approved by Cabinet tonight'. Opposition to the amend ment is not expected. Cabinet will also hear a report on 'the proposed College radio station. Pending the support of Cabinet, the station is prepared to begin broadcasting programs from its studio in Sparks next Fall. Ed Registration Deadline Set First phase registration for the fall semester for students in the School of Education must be com pleted by 5 p.m. Friday, Dr. Marion R. Trabue, dean of the school, said. Trabue, also director of summer sessions, said final ar rangements are being worked out for course programs in the sum mer 'sessions offered on the all college level. Students should register for the first phase im mediately if they do not wish to be disappointed in taking courses they need or want to take. Following is a list of summer sessions and the closing dates for first phase registration of each: Intersession, June 5; first six weeks' science session, June 5; main summer session, June 28; second six weeks' science session, July 15; three weeks' post-session, August .7. If first phase regikration is not completed, students can regiker on the official registration date. However, Dr. Trabue said, pre registrant= 'Will save" time "'and facilitate course selections in the summer. Forestry Junior Receives Medal Herbert Kean, a forestry ju nior, has been awarded the Presi dent Sparks Medal, Wilmer E. Kenworthy, assistant to the presi dent in charge of student affairs, announced recently. The medal is awarded each se mester to the student making a 3 average who shows the greatest improvement over the previous semester. Kean made a 1.13 average in the 1948-49 Spring semester, and a 3 last semester. The previous winner was Mrs. Mary L. Schatz Byron, who jump ed from 1.7 to 3. Mrs. Byron was graduated in August. Froth Opens Drive For Subscriptions Froth's mailing subscription drive will begin tomorrow at the Spring Carnival in conjunction with Froth's Win-A-Kiss booth, where ping pong balls .will be thrown into beer mugs. The win ners will receive kisses. The sales are directed mainly to graduating seniors who will receive seven issues a year for a 1.50. These will be mailed free of charge.' Sales are also open to all other college students. WSGA to Discuss Court of Appeali Women students will discuss the problem of the appointment of Judicial chairman and the plan for a court of appeals at a meet ing of WSGA Senate tonight. Senate will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the WSGA room in White Hall. All coeds who wish to express their opinions on the case will be able to attend. Conflict Schedule The conflict schedule for fi nal examinations this semes ter will be published in The Daily ,Collegian tomorrow. PRICE FIVE CENTS A report by the Class Meetings committee is also listed on the agenda for the evening. Druids to Ask For Hat Ruling Druids, sophomore athletic hat society, will ask Hat Society Council at its next meeting to pass a resolution requiring the hat societies to specify in their respective charters a certain day of the week for the wearing of their hats. "Wearing a hat is getting to be a farce. The only time you see members wearing their hats any more is when its raining," stated Eugene Kolber, co-publicity chairman of Druids. Kolber went on to explain that before the war a similar resolu tion was in effect and the societies held a lot of prestige on campus. Since then the organizations have been gradually losing that pres tige. "It was a real honor to belong to a hat society then," he said. Pass Resolution Having already started the ball rolling by passing a resolution in their own charter requiring Druid members to wear their hats only on Tuesday, rain or shine, the or ganization is asking the coopera tion of the other societies in put ting a similar resolution into their respective charters. Thomas Morgan, Hat Society Council president, and Henry Schoenfeld, president of Blue Key, are both in favor of the resolu tion: Druids will also ask the council to pass a resolution requiring hat men to wear their hats during the period in which freshman (Continued on page two)
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