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VOL. 51- No. 2
Late AP .News Courtesy WMAJ,
Louis Johnson
Dropped From
Truman's Cabinet
WASHINGTON Louis John
son has been dropped from the
cabinet, and General George C.
Marshall, wartime Chief of Staff
and former secretary of state, has
been named by President Truman
to replace him. Johnson's resig
nation recommended Marshall
and said that he would be "an in
spiration to the people of the
United States and our allies."
Congress will have to -pass a
special bill to approve Marshall's
appointment, since the law states
that anyone who has served in
the armed forces in the past 10
years may not hold the job. •
Observers see no connection be
tween Johnson's resignation, and
that of Stephen Early, deputy
secretary of defense, earlier to
day. Early's resignation is sup
posedly for personal reasons.
Communist Bill Passed
WASHINGTON The Senate
today overwhelmingly passed the
over -all ant i-Communist bill,
which provides for internment of
dangerous Reds in war time. A
conference committee is expected
to make it fit in with the Com
munist registration measure al
already passed by the House.
Russians Block Move
LAKE SUCCESS Russia to
dNy vetoed a proposal by the
United States for an immediate
investigation of Red China's
charges of U. S. air attacks in
Manchuria.
Players To Fete
New Students
Penn State Players, theatrical
group. will have its annual get
acquainted party, 7 to 10 p.m.
Monday at Schwab Auditorium.
Students interested in theatre
work are invited. New students
will have an opportunity to meet
the entire staff of Players.
Final SU Approval
Expected Sept. 22
Final approval of the plans for
the Student Union Building will
probably be voted by the execu
tive committee of the board of
trustees when it meets Sept. 22,
in Harrisburg, College officials
disclosed yesterday.
Should the trustees give their
approval to the plans, the next
step would be to call for bids for
the $2,000,000 project. Approval
by the executive committee is
tantamount to passage by the full
board.
The assessment to finance the`
Student Union Building was ap
proved by the trustees at their
June 10 -meeting. At that time
the joint alumni-trustee commit
New Drive Built;
Carnegie Repaired
A new approach to the rear of
Old Main has been completed
arid extensive repairs are under
way on Carnegie Hall to replace
dangerous masonry, according to
George W. Ebert, director of the
physical plant.
The new approach to' Old Main
from Pollock road will be used
as an entrance and exit drive,
.and will provide 16 new parking
places for visitors to the build
ing.
Repairs to Carnegie Hall are
the first major work since the
building was constructed in 1904.
One of the cracked stones to be
replaced is above the main en
trance of the building, and a scaf
folding has been in place there
since last winter to prevent fall
ing pieces from reaching the
grcattd.
STATE 'COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1950
Mondays TB Test
Readings Today
Tuberculosis skin tests ad
ministered Monday will 15e
read today for new students.
Today's skin tests will be read
on Friday, tomorrow's will be
read on Saturday, and tests ad
ministered on Friday , and• Sat
urday will be read Monday.
Students are reminded to re
turn for test readings on days
specified.
Student Mixer
Set For Old Main
Terrace Tomorrow
A- mixer for all students will
be held on the Old Main terrace
tomorrow at 8 p.m., sponsored by
the Penn State Christian Associa
tion.
Prior to the mixer, at 7 p.m., all
freshnian and sophomore women
will meet in Schwab Auditorium.
In case of rain, the mixer will be
held in Temporary Union Build
ing.
Students Welcomed '
Student leaders extended wel
come to more than 3000 new stu
dents in a brief mixer in Rrecrea
tion Hall Monday night.
All-College President Robert
Davis assured the new freshmen,
sophomores, and transfer students
that "these • years will be your
happiest." He asserted that "stu
dent leaders at Penn State aren't
politicians, "but are prepared to
work together once elections are
over.
Neil See, chairman of Tribun
al, presented a brief outline of
men's customs. Customs at Penn
State are "no joke," he s'aid, but
play a serious part in helping stu
dents 'become acquainted with
the College.
Football Coach Charles A "Rip"
Engle told the group that they
would soon appreciate the many
benefits of the College as he has
in his three months here. He ex
pressed hopes for a couple of
surprise wins for Penn State in
football this year.
tee, appointed by the late Ralph
D. Iletzel, tenth president of the
College, presented preliminary
plans for the building. The plans
were submitted to the architec
tural committee, which approved
them in principle, subject to com
plete and final approval of the
executive committee.
Non-Committal -
College officials were non-com
mittal as -to whether the present
tense international situation
might interfere with construct
ion. According to one official, who
did not wish to be quoted, it was
impossible to ascertain. , at this
date what effect—if any—the in
ternational situation would have
on the College's overall building
program.
More than $9,000,000 was set
aside - by the General State Auth
ority last semester for the con
struction of new classroom build
ings and other facilities. The Stu-
dent Union Building does not,
however; come within the scope
of the GSA., that project -being
undertaken by the College.
• To Start In Dee.
Construction for the $2,000,000
student recreation center is sched
uled. to start in December. It is
expected that the project ' will
take about one year to complete:
The 'two-story building will be
located on Pollock road, facing
Osmond Laboratory.
The building will be financed
by a student assessment, which'
will" be collected as part of the
fees. Students will pay $7.50 per
semester for the current school
year and $lO per semester for the
current school year 'and $lO per
semester • thereafter until - = the
• • - • •is paid for.
10,000 Students
Expected To Enroll
In Next 10 Days
More than 10,000 students are
expected to enroll for the fall se
mester at the College within the
next ten days. This figure, re
leased by the dean of admissions
office, includes new students,
upperclassmen, and graduate stu
dents.
Registration in Recreation Hall,
of what will probably be the larg
est student body on campus in
Penn State history, will begin
today at 8 a.m.
New sophomore and transfer
students will register today as
outlined in department orienta
tion schedules. Registration of all
upperclass students will follow to
morrow and Friday, and fresh
men will complete enrollment
blanks Saturday. -Graduate stu
dents, numbering an estimated
1200, register next week.
Upperclassmen
Upperclassmen will register ac
cording to the Fall Time Table
break-down. Students whose
names begin with letters from
Ru to Zy will report at 15-minute
intervals tomorrow morning; A
to .Fan, tomorrow afternoon; Far
to*La, Friday morning; Le to . Roz,
Friday afternoon.
By classes, 1400 freshmen, 2400
sophomores, 2600 juniors, and
2500 seniors are expected to reg
ister this week. The total• expect
e& undergraduate group, 8900, in
dicates a probable increase over
last year's undergraduate enroll
ment of about 8500.
New Students
All new students and those re
turning students who wish to
make changes in their class
schedules must report to the
board • of control in the .Armory
prior to registering. Pre-register-.
ed students must present drop
add forms approved by their de
partment heads.
New students will go before the
board according to orientation.
schedules. Returning students can
see the board at any time be
ginning -today.
Dr. C .0. Williams, assistant
dean of admissions and College
examiner, yesterday pointed out
the• importance of new students
adhering to orientation week
schedules. All scholastic aptitude
and psychological tests must be
taken, Dr. Williams emphasized.
Temporary Rooms
Given To Frosh
About 100, freshman men still
were housed in temporary living
quarters yesterday. They arrived
on campus earlier this week be-.
fore all rooms in the new West
dorms had bden completed.
Quarters were supplied in.
upperclassmen's rooms in Hamil
ton hall, one of the new dorms:
College authorities reported yes
terday that the • freshmen were
being assigned to regular rooms
as fast as they were completed.
The dining •hall in the new
housing units has not yet been
completed either. Men living
there are eating in McAllister
hall, women's • dorm on Pollock
road near Old Main.
Approximately 900 men were
assigned to the women's dining
unit. Of the 'women ordinarily
eating in McAllister, 300 were
re-assigned to Simmons, Mc-
Elwain and Atherton halls.
Upperclassmen from West
Dorms were eating in downtown
restaurants yesterday. It is 'ex
pected, however, that they will
shortly be assigned to campus
dinning halls.
'Date for opening the new dorm
dining hall is 'still indefinite. •
Freshman men arriving Sunday
also found long lines waiting for
room keys. Waits as long as six.
hours *ere :reported.
Eisenhower Cites
'Five Values' In
Years At College
TUB, PUB open
On Regular Hours
The Temporary Union Building,
(TUB) and the Pollock Union
Building (PUB) resumed regular
hours this week, and will contin
ue for the rest of the semester.
The recreation building's will
be open from Ba.m. to. 10 p.m.
Monday through' Thursday. 8
a.m. to 1 a.m. on Friday and Sat
urday ;and 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. on
Sunday.
Committee Given
Responsibility For
Defense Problems
Responsibility for problems of
the College relating to the na
tional defense program have
been assigned to members of a
Committee on National Defense
Problems.
A. 0. Morse, chairman of the
committee, said that the follow
ing allocations were made at the
group's first meeting:
Changes in research, Dr. R.
Adams Dutcher, deferment of
faculty and staff, Dean H. P.
Hammond; security proiection,
S. K. Hostetter; changes in agri
cultural programs, Dean Lyman
E. Jackson; changes in extension
programs, J. 0. Keller; changes
in programs of instruction on the
campus, A. 0. Morse; deferment
of graduate students, Dean Har
old K. Schilling; and deferment
of undergraduate students, Dean
of Men, Harold' K. Wilson.
Customs Were
Rugged Then
Frosh. customs are back. Al
though not as strict as in pre
war days when the sky was the
limit . and freshmen dared travel
'only in groups, customs still will
be closely regulated.
Class scraps—now passe, but
at that .time all the rage—requir
ed 100 percent participation by
freshmen • and sophs unless ex
cused •by tribunal because of a
physical disability.
Still remembered are the de-
pantsing scraps which ostensibly
were disbanded, because of the
•mutual -embarrassment of both'
participants and spectators.
The classes were divided unto'.
groups of fifty men, with one
group from each side being sent,
'out on the field in a single heat.'
The forces then attempted to tear,
off one or . both of an opponent's
trouser legs.
One torn legging counted a
single tally, while to "de-pants"
a man was the acme of achieve
ment worth a jackpot score of
two points. The 'side which show
ed the least skin and the most
pants legs at' the conclusion of
the 'scrap was declared winner*.
• In the past, the lowly frosh
was required' to carry' matches
and furnish same upon request
of the three upperclasses. Enter-'
ing of poolrooms and. bars was
strictly .verbotten and it augured
:dire calamity to be discovered
using tobacco in any form.
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Froth, college humor magazine,
will have an important meeting
•for bUsiness% staff and candidates
•in the 'Froth office, basement of
Carnegie. Hall. at 7 . o'clock to-
PRICE FIVE Cslit,r
President Talcs
Before 3000
New Students
By MARV ICRASNANSKY
Speaking before an under
graduate audience for the
first time since taking office
July 1, Dr. Milton S. Eisen
hower, College president,
last night urged more than
3000 new students to obtain "five
major values" during their years
at Penn State.
After being away on an eight
day trip in eastern and north
western Pennsylvania, Dr. Eisen
hower returned to State College
at 4:30 p.m. yesterday. Speaking
from brief typewritten notes, Dr.
Eisenhower addressed freshmen,
sophomores and new students for
40 minutes. •
Holds Listeners
Delivering his extemporaneous
remarks in such a manner as to'
hold the attention of his Etteners
throughout the 40 minutes of his
address, Dr. Eisenhower outlined
the five.values he hoped new stu
dents would acquire during their
stay at Penn State.
Dr. Eisenhower urged students
to do their utmost to acquire
"technical and professional corn
petence," "logic and clarity in.
communication," "an understand
ing of all the fields of knowledge,"
"soundness of judgment," and
"a fighting commitment to the
democratic way of life."
"You should acquire," he said,
"a fighting and abiding commit
ment based upon your own ana
lytical, comparative study of all
the social and ideological sys
tems."
Social Power
By commiting yourself to the
democratic system, he continued,
does not imply an acceptance of
its shortcomings. It does imply,
he went on, a willingness to work
(Continued on page eight)
Tribunal To Hear
hmnunity Pleas
Tribunal will meet in 201 Old
Main at 7 p.m. tomorrow to con
sider applications of freshmen
men for immunity from the new
customs program.
Anyone seeking immunity must
appear in person, according to
Tribunal Chairman Neil See. Im
munity will be granted to fresh
men over 21 and those who have
ndergone customs at other
schools.
See urged anyone thinking he
has a valid reason for immunity
to appear.
He also urged freshmen to ob
tain dinks and bows and learn
all required information before
customs start Monday. Dinks and
bows are to be purchased only at
the Book Exchange, open now,
where the purchaser's name will
be crossed off a master list.
Any student whose name re
mains on the list after customs
start will be brought before Tri
bunal, See promised.
See also asked that upperclass
men, particularly hatmen, become
active in enforcing customs. Cus
toms charges against freshmen,
and charges of illegal hazing by
freshmen against upperclassmen
are to be submitted in writing,
signed and sealed, and are to be
placed in a box at the Student
Union desk.