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VOL. 50 - NO. 150
Trustees To Weigh
SU Financing Plan
Although the agenda for the June 9-10 meeting of the
Board of Trustees has not been prepared, the $l5 assessment
approved by All-College Cabinet last week will be one of the
matters that will come before the 32-man board.
The assessment, passed to finance the construction of
the Student Union building, must receive the approval of
Sigma Chi Cup
Awarded to ZBT
The second presentation of the
Sigma Chi • scholarship award
highlighted the annual banquet of
the Interfraternity Council Tues
day evening at the Nittany Lion
Inn. Winner of the award was
Zeta Beta Tau, which climbed
from 49the , to 10th place in scho
larship ratings among fraternities
during the past year.
Peter Giesey, past IFC presi
dent, presided at the banquet.
Speeches were given by Wilmer
Kenworthy, assistant to the presi
dent in charge of student affairs,
H. K. .Wilson, dean of men, and
Harold Leinbach, new president
of IFC.
Kenworthy spoke on student
administration relations; while
Wilson - and Leinbach both em
phasized the need for high
scholarship in fraternities.
First Dorm Award
Given to Munson
Arthur Munson, a sophomore in
horticulture, won the first Nit
tany - Pollock Dorm Council
Scholarship of $lOO for next year.
Munson was selected on the
basis of high scholarship and need
by a committee composed of
members from both Councils.
Harry Sweptson of Nittany coun
cil was chairman.
This is the first year that the
councils have given the scholar
ship; although the project has
been -in the discussion stage for
some time. The councils hope to
make the presentation an annual
affair.
Class Day To Reveal
Senior Gift, Awards
Presentation of awards, to graduating seniors' and the revela
tion of the class. gift will highlight the class day exercises to be held
at Rec Hall on Sunday, June 11.. The program will begin,at 7:30 p.m.
Traditional awards for service to the class and the College will
be given. Six women will be chosen to assume. the titles of Bow
girl, , Fan girl,' Slipper girl, Mirror girl, Class Poet, and' Class Donor.
• To Honor Five .
Five men will be honored with
titles of Spoon man,' Cane man,
Barrel man ; \ Pipe Orator, and
Class Donor.
The class valedictorian and
salutatorian will also be named
at the exercises. Both the men
chosen have 2.93 all-C'o 11 eg e
averages. Both positions are chos
en on the basis of scholarship.
James' Balog, chairman of the
class gift committee, will also
announce at the exercises what
the class gift to the College will
Three Choices
There were thfee choices: an
ambulance for the College hos
pital, a contribution to the stu
dent press fund and the establish
ment of 'a Hall of Fame •in , the
prpposed student union building.
All-College. Cabinet s ex, vi c.e,
awards to outstanding seniors
will also be awarded at the exer
cises, which are open•to all mem=
bersnt College and their
'TOR A BETTER PENN STATE"
STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 1, 1950
the trustees before. it becomes
law.
John Clark, a member of Nit
tany Dorm Council, which has
come out in opposition to the as
sessment, disclosed yesterday that
a petition will be presented to
the trustees. The petition, which
should be distributed tomorrow,
will probably request a student
referendum on the hotly-contest
ed issue, Clark said.
Terms Run Out
Voting on three of the • nine
alumni representatives on • the
trustees will come to an end
Saturday morning when the votes
are counted.. Up for re-election
are James Milholland, president
of the Board of Trustees; J. L.
Mauthe, and Milton Frits c he.
They, are being opposed by David
H. Stewart, J. Kenneth Stern,
and John A. Wood.
The terms of four of the twelve
trustee representatives of indus
trial and agricultural organiza-,
tions run out and the seats are
up for election. Thope 'whose
terms expire are R. Johnston Gil
lan, St. Thomas; J. L. Krall, Cata
squa; E. Lowry Humes, Mead
ville; and George W. Slocum, Mil
ton.
Committees Meet
In addition, standing and spec
ial committees will hold meet
ings and make reports. Other ac
tivities include the trustee din
ner for the 50-year class Friday
evening, an alumni lunch e on
Saturday at 12:30 p.m., and the
Sunday morning chapel services
for the graduating seniors.
Football coach Rip Engle will
be one of the speakers at the all
class alumni luncheon Saturday
afternoon in Rec Hall. Gene
Wettstone and his varsity gym
nasts will perform.
Delta Sigma . Rho
Names New Head
Clair George was elected presi
dent of Delta Sigma Rho, honor
ary speech and debate fraternity.
Other officers elected were David
Lewis, vice-piesident, and Rose
mary Delahanty, secretary.
Eight new members were initia
ted at a recent meeting. The new
members include Norma Hollen
der, Rosemary Delahanty, Mar
lin Brenner, John Fedako, Joel
Fleming, Clair George, David
Lewis, and John Meszaros.
Final Collegian Today
• This is • the 'final regular
issue of The Daily Collegian
for this , academic year: A spec
ial edition' will be issued at
commencement.. Regular pub
lication will be resumed in the
Fall at' the start of classes.
Summer School
Begins June 13
The inter-session and first six
weeks' science session of summer
school will begin June 13. Rbgis
tration will be held in the morn
ing with classes beginning that
afternoon.
Students who have already re
ceived "Notice of Acceptance"
cards will register in the balcony
of Recreation Hall. Those who
have not pre-registered will reg
ister in the Central Library.
Fees will be paid immediately
following the registration proce
dure at the Bursar's Office in 6
Willard Hall Students will also
obtain 'validated class admission
cards which must be presented to
the instructor at the first class
meeting.
Veterans going to school under
the G. I. Bill must report to the
Armory to complete forms re
quired by the Veterans Adminis
tration.
Main summer session will begin
July 5 and end August 11, while
post session will begin August 14
and last till September 2.
. The second six weeks' science
session will begin July 22.
Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ
Gold Will Plead
Guilty in Trial
PHILADELPHIA—Harry Gold
told Federal Judge James E.
Mogranery -that he will plead
guilty to the charge of delivering
atom bomb secrets to Russia, but
not to the charge that he meant
to hurt his country.
Reorganize\ Treasury
WASHINGTON President
Truman has asked COngress to re
organize the treasury. He also
asked for a new Health, Educa
tion, and Security Department
instead of the previously request
ed New Welfare Department.
A-Bomb Workers Return
OAK RIDGE—AF of L build
ing workers are back on the job
in a new atomic works going up
in Oak Ridge after striking for a
week. Corporation and CIO offi
cials will confer Friday in Atlan
ta, Ga. on the two-month strike
at the . American Enka rayon plant
in Morristown.
Delta Alpha Delta
Initiates Eighteen
Delta Alpha Delta, women's
speech honorary, initiated eigh
teen girls on Sunday afternoon.
New officers were also elected for
next year.
Professor C. H. Schug will be
the advisor. The president will be
Esther Beck, vice-lir esid e n t
Yvonne Carter, and secretary
Frances Markowitz. New mem. ?
bers of the organization are Pa
tricia Hathaway, Yvonne Carter,
Mary Joyce Buchanan, Sherry
Sherman, Ruth Schleicher, Ruth
•McSparran, Shirley Gallagher,
Phyllis Kalson, Ruth •Finkelstein,
Florence Black, Joanne Snavely,
Lois Pulver, Rosemary DelehaTity,
Marilyn Mahla, Rita Keeney, and
Carol Siswein.
Lois Pulver, a sophomore in so
ciology, was appointed manager
of the women's debate team for
next fall.
The initiation was followed by
a banquet at the State College
Hotel. •
Women's Reservations
Available for Summer
• AU- women students having
room applications' for summer ses
sions are requested, by Mrs. Co
rdelia Hibbs to call immediately
at. the Dean of Womens office, 105
Oki-10114 for4beir-resermatio3as..,
College To Grant
Degrees to 2634
The largest' graduatingclass in the history of Penn Blkabes,
2,634 students will participate in twin commencement cere
monies June 12 in Ree Hall to mark the end of their caHeoe
careers.
Dr. Oliver C. Carmichael, president of the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and Irwin D.
Canham, editor of the Christian
Science Monitor, will be the
speakers for the program. Both
are Rhodes Scholars.
Morning Session
The morning session, at which
Dr. Carmichael will speak, will
start, at 10:30. His topic was not
disclosed. Seniors in the Schools
of Liberal Arts, Education, Home
Economics, and Physical Educa
tion and Athletics will receive
their diplomas at this time. Grad
uate students doing their major
work in these schools will also
receive their degrees at the morn
ing program.
Canham, who has not announ
ced his topic, will speak at the
afternoon session, scheduled to
start at 2:30 p.m. Those who will
receive their diplomas at this
time are seniors in the Schools
of Agriculture, Chemistry . and
Physics, Engineering, and Min
eral Industries. Graduates ma
joring in these schools will also
receive their degrees at this time.
Dr. Carmichael
Before becoming president of
the Carnegie Foundation in 1946,
Dr. Carmichael was chancelor 'of
Vanderbilt University. During
World War I he was a member of
the Hoover Relief Commission to
Belgium, and he was an advisor
to the War Production Board in
World War 11. He is a member
of President Truman's Commis
sion on Higher Education.
Associated with the Christian
Science Monitor since 1926, Can
ham has covered the. League of
Nations, the London Naval Con
ference, and was head of the
Monitor's Washington Bureau be
fore being named general news
editor in 1939. He has been editor
since 1945 and was vice president
of the American Society of News
paper Editors in . 1949.
L.A. Seniors
•Graduating • seniors in Lib
eral are requested by
Dean Ben Euwema to come to
132 Sparks immediately for a
set of instructions concerning
commencement.
$BOO Profit Reported
Frcern Spring Carnival
Nearly - $BOO profit will be realized from the 1950 Spring Carni
val, according to reports by John Senior, head of the Spring Week
committee. This money will.be donated to the Campus Chest. •
Approximately $5OO was made by the 1949 Carnival and turned
over to the World Student Service Fund.
Almost 22,000 tickets, amounting to $2,118.48, were sold by the
Carnival, held last Friday night
on South Allen street and East
Beaver avenue. This included -55
entertainment booths in addition
to food booths and refreshment
stands.
Ag School Plans
Summer Program
Approximately 250,000 people
will tour Ag Hill during the sum
mer months, according to the
School of Agriculture. High
lighting the schedule is the Farm
and Home Week program, the
last • week of June. The entire
School of Agriculture will have
open house.
June activities will include the
Forage Crop Field Day, Confer
ences of the Aberdeen-Angus and
•the Poultryjßreeder Associations,
Future Farmers Day, Clergymen's
Conferences, and the annual
Garden Days Conference.
Caps and Gowns
Seniors may pick up their
caps and gowns on June 8,9,
10. or 12. upon presentation
of receipts at the Athletic
Store. Caps and gowns should
be picked up during this
period to 'avoid possible rush
and confusion.
$2 Alumni Assin.
Offer Still Open .
Graduating seniors have until
Cornmencement Day to join the
Alumni Association at the special
rate of $2 for one , year, Ridge Ri
ley, executive alumni secretary,
announced yesterday.
After that time, the regykar
rate of $3 per year will apply.
Application forms may be turned
into the Alumni . Office, 104 Oki
Main.
The Alumni Association offers
many services and benefits' lo
the more than 40,000 alumni, Ri
ley said. Membership entitles the
alumnus to subscriptions to the
Alumni News magazine, issued
seven times a year; the Penn
Stater, a quarterly newspaper*
and the • Football Letter, whic h
reports the "inside story" in de
tail after each game.
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 main
tains the only mailing addresses
and complete biographical and
occupational records of all the
members.
Kondourajian, Barr Head
Senior Hat Societies
Harry Kondourajian and HO
mer Barr have been elected presi
dents of Skull and Bones and
Parmi Nous respectively, it was
announced by Morton Snitzer,
past Skull and Bones president
and Negley Norton, past Parmi
Nous president
Other Skull and Bones officers
will be Pami Nous vice-presi
dent, and Edwin Barnitz, secre
tary-treasurer.
Patrick Heims and Robert Fast
will be Pami Nous • vice-presi
dent 'and secretary-treasurer re
spectively.
First Prize
First prize of $lOO for taking
in the most tickets was awarded
to Phi Kappa Tau fraternity and
Chi Omega sorority for their
"Phi Tau-Chi 0 Review." The
booth, a girlie show with a Ha
waiian •touch, took in over 1100
tickets.
Alpha CM Omega sorority cop
ped the $5O second prize with
their "Roaring Twenties," anoth
er girlie show, depicting life 40,
the rambunctious 1920'5.
•
Throw a Pie
Third prize of $25 went
Delta Chi fraternity for their per
ennial carnival favorite, "ThroN
a Pie at a Delta Chi."
Fouth and fifth prizes Went to
Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity and
Alpha Phi Omega honorary, re
spectively. TKE had "Lucky.
Penny," a penny-pitching booth,
and APO tested carnival-goerg,
strength with "Are You a Car.
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