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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.
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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
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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
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