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VOL. 51 No. 9
College Grants
Dorm Releases
To 100 Men
Some progress was made yes
terday toward a solution to the
critical shortage of paying mem
bers which faces Penn State fra
ternities when the College an
nounced it would unconditionally
release 100 men from their dormi
tory contracts.
• In a meeting of house presi
dents and Interfraternity council
representatives called by IFC
President Harold Leinbach last
night, it was found that this figure
was short of the fraternities'
needs. It was •reported last week
that they would .require 278 men
from the dorms to bring their
rosters to full strength.
An individual poll disclosed
that 148 men were needed to fill
the Greeks' minimum require
ments. A further cut which sliced
operating memberships to the
bone still left a total of 133. Indi
cations were that even at the
latter figure, many house bills
would exceed $9O per month.
In an effort to further enlighten
the fraternity. representatives on
similar, problems facing the Col
lege, Leinbach has arranged -an
other meeting for tonight which
will be attended by President
Milton S. Eisenhower, S. K. Hos
tetter, assistant to the president
in charge of finances, and other
College officials.
IT 7 %ether or not the College
would expand its compromise
measure was a major question as
the financial stability, and in
many cases the existance, of a
number of houses was at stake.
A tentative allocation of men
on a basis of most pressing need
was made last night, but final
action has been delayed until all
efforts to obtain the bare Mini;
mum number of releases have
been made.
4 'Hawed Strung Up
As Freshmen Rebel
• A freshman rebellion marked by four hangings broke out over
the weekend.
Four dummies dressed as hatmen were strung from trees and
buildings around campus.
Signs appeared as if by magic. Those which did not mark the
final resting place of a hatman predicted violent ends for people
who haze frosh.
But everyone seemed to enjoy
the spirit of rebellion which
reigned on campus from Saturday
night until early Monday morn
ing. The upperclassmen felt it was
a good way for frosh to blow off
steam after a week of customs,
and freshm - en got a - chance to
unite in a common effort.
The mound of earth in front
of the Psychology laboratory on
Pollock road was the feature
attraction Sunday. It was marked
as though it were the mass grave
of three freshmen and seven hat
men.
Five signs, flanked by flowers
and oil flares, told the sad stories
of those who supposedly rested
below the mound. "Here is the
end of another hatman. He hazed
a freshman," was the message
on one sign.
Another sign said, "Here lies
a hatman who thought himself
wise. He tried to make a frosh
wear two bow ties." Near Mac-
Allister hall a placard said, "Hat
men, beware: the united fresh
men."
Effigy Hangings
But the highlight of weekend
activity was the hanging of hat
men in effigy. One appeared
Monday morning hanging from
a tree in front of Carnegie hall.
He swung to and fro in the
breeze and a card around his neck
said, "Here is the end of another
glutton. Once too often he said,
Button." Another hatman was
hung in effigy from the tower of
the West Dorm dining hall.
Thompson hall frosh have dis
covered a new wrinkle which may
make life damp for hatmen. They
__STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1950
Trustees Name
Library For
Pattee, Author
The College library by action
of the executive committee of the
Board of Trustees, has been
named the Fred Lewis Pattee Li
brary, in honor of Dr. Fred Lewis
Patto e , leading authority on
American literature, a faculty
member of the College for 34
years. Dr. Pattee was author of
the lyrics for the Alma Mater.
President Milton S. Eisenhower
announced yesterday that the ac
tion had been taken by the trus
tees at their meeting Friday
night.
History of Library
The College library dates from
1858, one year before students
were admitted to the College. Or
iginally, it was a small room in
Old Main, and used only by a
few faculty members. In 1890, it
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have found that all West Dorm
occupants must walk past Thomp
son on their way to meals, and
that water bombs can be dropped
from the upper floors of the living
unit.
Now all hatmen make a wide
detour around that building.
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Frosh Begin Retaliation Ca
Richard Nesfed, John Harrington, and Gloria Schopfel, left to right, examine the "mass grave"
of seven hatmen and three "frosh." At right, an unhappy "hatman," victim of ferocious frosh,
hangs from a tree in front of Carnegie hall. No fr nbmen were hung over the weekend but upper
classmen promise moderate reprisals during the week.
Student Union Plans
Given Final Approval
Deferments Assured
To School Year-End
Any student now in college and ordered for induction in the
draft will be deferred until the end of the academic year, unless he
is graduated before that time, according to A. 0. Morse, chairman of
the Committee on National Defense Problems.
Regulations regarding the deferment of reservists and those con
cerning draftees are entirely different. H. K. Wilson, dean of men, is
in char g e of deferments for
undergraduate students who are
reservists. Faculty members are
to see Dean H. P. Hammond, who
is in charge of deferments of
faculty and staff.
Forward Requests
A reservist must actually have
received notice of his recall to
active duty before making appli
cation for delay. Once orders 'are
received, reservists who fall with
in the deferment categories
established by the Department of
Defense should forward requests
for delay immediately.
Students ordered for induction
and wishing to be deferred must
request it, since induction post
ponement is not automatic.
Technically, the student should
file a request for "postponement
of induction" as soon ashe re
ceives his induction order.
Before Physical
But State Selective Service
headquarters says it would be bet
ter for the -student to submit his
request as soon as he is called
for a pre-induction physical ex
amination.
'Crusade' Solicitors
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Open Campus Drive
"Crsade for Freedom" solici
tors 3pened their signature and'
contribution drive on campus yes
terday.
Plans call for all students to be
contacted personally at least once.
Women from Chimes, Cwens,
and Mortar Board will go through
each of the women's dormitories
Thursday night. The three hat so
cieties volunteered their help to
Robin Brunner who is directing
soliciting among the women.
Independent men will be con
tacted all week in the dining halls
and dormitories, AIM President
Richard Bard announced. Bard is
handling the "crusade" among the
independents.
Plans for soliciting fraternity
men have not been revealed. IFC
Chairman Harold is responrible
for this part of the "crusade."
Canadian Fires
Blacken Skies.
Throughout Pa.
An outbreak of forrest fires in
the woods of Canada caused
near-panic in the state as dark
ness settled, about 4:30 p.m. on
Sunday. The afternoon sky took
on an assortment oaf unnatural
colors.
Charles. L. Hosler, instructor in
the division of meteorology, said
that the huge fires in Canada
belched up approximately 15,000
tons of black smoke into the sky,
and a 70 mile an hour wind, blow
ing between • 15 and 25,000 feet,
carried the smoke to Pennsyl
vania, Ohio and the eastern Great
Lakes region.
Hosler said the darkness was
a combination of the great quan
tities of smoke in the air and
heavy cloud formations, which
drifted in under the smoke.
Starting at about noon; the sun
began to take on a wierd assort
ment of colors. At first the sun
was yellow, then turned to gray,
blue, pink and a wierd purple.
By late afternoon, as the sun
showed clear betweeri the layers
of cloud and smoke, it had taken
on a silver or white tinge.
The clouds low over the land,
were black as snow clouds, then
were tinged with a dirty brown
color, which formed in lines over
graying clouds.
The phenomena was watched
by many with a sense of uneasi
ness that was quite apparent. The
low clouds in the morning caused
some to think of snow, but as the
sun and the clouds began to take
on their strange hues, suggestions
of an atom bomb or hydrogen
bomb explosion were heard more
frequently.
Early in the evening the news
of. the fires helped dispell the un
easiness.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Building Bids
To Start Soon
The long campaign for a Stu
dent Union building was climax
ed when plans were given final
approval at a weekend meeting
of the executive committee of the
Board of Trustees.
The project first received ap
proval by the trustees on June 9
when the board considered rec
ommendations of All-College cab
inet and 'of the joint trustee
alumni committee. Rough sketch
es were approved and the archi
tect was instructed• to go ahead
with detailed plans which have
not as yet been completed.
Plans have progressed to the
point where it is possible to ask
for bids. Bidding will be done in
the near future for the structure
which will be located on Holmes
field with an entrance from Pol
lock road. opposite Osmond lab
oratory. Terraces on the south
side will command an excellent
view of Mt. Nittany and the sur
rounding territory.
Project Revived
The present plans will bring to
realization the dreams of the
many students who have worked
for construction of a Student
Union building the last several
years. World War II • cancelled
all hopes for a Student Union
during those years, but the post
war students were quick to re
vive the project.
Because of this clamor for a
Student Union, the College pur
chased in 1946 the Temporary
Union building, formerly a USO
center in Lebanon. It was moved
to the campus to serve as "stop
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Army Tickets
Still Available
Students who wish to attend
the Army game at West Point on
October 7 may still purchase tickt
ets at the ticket office in Old
Main, H. R. Gilbert, graduate
manager of athletics said yester
day.
Gilbert said that ticket sales
have been going good, but that
approximately 1000 student tick
ets remained to be sold. The stu
dent section begins at the 45-
yard line, and continues beyond
the goal line. All seats from the
45-yard line down to the 10-yard
line have been sold.
The Blue band will make the
trip to West Point, and will play
during the half-time intermission.
Gilbert added that interested
students could make the trip up
the Hudson river from New York
by special boat. This would avoid
the rush and confusion of getting
to and leaving Michie stadium.
The Special boatwill leave the
W. 42nd st. Pier 81 at 9:30 a.m.
Oct. 7, and will arrive at West
Point at 12:45 p.m. The return
trip will leave West Point at
5:35 p.m. and arrive in New York
at 8:50 p.m. Price for the round
trip is $2.
The West Point cadets will
stage a dress parade at 12:50 p.m.
Swimming Begins
Tonight At Pool
Recreational swimming will be
gin tonight at the Glennland
building pool at Beaver avenue
and Pugh street with the follow
ing schedule:
Monday, Thursday and Friday
nights—men students from 7 to
9:15 p.m. Students must have ma
triculation cards.
Tuesday nights—faculty, facul
ty wives and secretaries from 7 to
9:30 p.m. Those eligible for the
Tuesday sessions should sign at
the Bursar's office for season
tickets.