~ • , • - .... -- . . • - • • , TODAY'S WEATHER 0 L.. - ' • . . Observe ~.. -. 4 .- 4., tt tratt. Pennsylvania Week ir Fa and Warmer . GIK "1131att g A,;-...,-..„,, , ,,....: rs . VOL. 51— No. 25 Campus Chest Drive Leaders To Meet A . meeting of all dorm chairmen and floor leaders for the Campus Chest drive will be held at 6:15 tonight in Simmon's Study lounge. Dean R. B. Dickerson, director of resident instruction, has been named faculty chairman for the drive which will start Oct. 28 and finish Nov. 3. . . Herbert Axford, chairman of the drive; Joan Esterley, chair man of solicitations, and Nancy George, representing Pan-Hel will speak about the Campus Chest at the meeting tonight. President Milton S. Eisenhower is honorary chairman of the drive, which has a goal of $14,000. The drive is a combination of all the former fund-raising campaigns. Division Chairmen Chairmen of the three divisions of the drive are -Marlin Brenner. publicity:• Joan Esterly. solicita tions; and Otto Grupo, special events. The solicitations division has been divided. into three sections. Joan Wentzel is head of indepen dent women; Richard Bard is di rector of the AIM division: and IFC division is under the leader ship of Curt Wessner. Harry Kondourajin is director of the special events division; Carrol Howes and Barbara Spren kle are members of the publicity committee; Elsa Pasline and Jane Ifft, represent Leonides: and Wil liam Klisanin is representative for the National Student Associa tion. Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ UN Spearheads Within 12 Miles Of Red Capital KOREA—UN spearheads are within 12 miles of Pyongyang, North Korean capital, having met with almost no organized resist ance. Some high American officers believe Communist chief Kim 11 Sung may have fled from the capital. Other observers believe Kim may have ordered north as many Red veterans as possible for a hit-and-run-guerilla cam paign, it is also believed that Kim may have crossed the border into Manchuria, or may . be hiding in the mountains near the frontier. Aid Promised To French WASHINGTON The United States has promised heavy eco nomic and military aid to French forces in Europe and Indochina by the end of 1951. UN Council. Meets Today LAKE SUCCESS--Russia has called for a meeting of the Secur ity Council today in another ef fort to agree on a new UN Sec retary-General. The Soviet Union vetoed the re-election of Trygve Lie• last week, and has indicated it will fight any move to have the Assembly extend Lie's term. Rus sia may propose India's Sir Ben gal Rau, or Mexico's Luis Padilla Nervo for UN Secretary General. Forum Offers Lecture Colonel Ben C. Limb, foreign minister of the Republic of Ko rea, will speak tonight at 8:30 in Schwab auditorium as an added feature of this year's Community Forum series. There will be no admission charge for the lecture tonight. CoL Limb will speak on "Korea and The United Nations." Community Forum patrons who show their season tickets at the door will be admitted to their regular seats before the general public, until 8:15. After that time available seats may be taken by anyone. Dean's List Correction The name of Ralph Clark was omitted through error from the Liberal Arts dean's list for the spring semester of 1950. Clark's average was 24. STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 18, 1950 Tie Requires WSGA Re-vote A tie for WSGA treasurer in the WRA-WSGA elections held yesterday will necessitate a re vote for that office. Candidates for the post are .JoAnn Edwards and Jane Grubb. The WSGA freshman senator named in the voting is Jane Ma son. Only about 37 percent of those eligible voted. WRA election returns showed Jean Berg, a sophomore, as the new WRA secretary-treasurer. The vacant office of sophomore representative to WRA will be filled by Nancy Showers. Nancy Lusk and Marilyn Porter came out as the winners for the WRA freshman representative posts. The re-vote for WSGA treasury will be held Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Ballot boxes will be placed in Atherton hall, Mc- Elwain hall, and Simmons hall. All women students are eligible to vote for this office. IFC Greek Week Will. Open Tonight Interfaternity council sponsor ed Greek week work shop will get under way tonight witl a mass meeting of fraternity men in Schwab auditorium at 6:30. After council president Harold Leinbach gives the welcoming address, Harr y Kondourajian, Greek week chairman, will out line the program's five day activi ties. H. K. Wilson, dean of men, and Wilmer •E. Kenworthy, assistant to the president in charge of stu dent affairs, will address the fra ternity men. The program will get into full swing tomorrow night when the two-day panel discussions begin. Topics to be discussed include chapter administration, rushing, social problems, house manage ment, pledging, scholarship, fi nances, and public relations. UN Is Termed Protection, Not World Gov't Pattern The United Nations was described as protection for its members rather than a pattern - for world government in the course of the international debate in Schwab auditorium last night. Ernest Alwyn Smith of the University of Birmingham termed the international organization "not respected, weak, artificial and never intended as a pattern for world government." Smith and John Gwynr Wil liams of the University ,College of North Wales . engaged Clair George and Marlin Brenner of the College in split team debate. The international verbal battle is an annual, non-decision affair. Cite Achievements George compared the UN to the American Articles of Confed eration and pointed out that UN action solved disputes in Indone sia and Pakistan. Williams also cited UN achievements in Syria and Korea. Brenner presented a plan for world government consisting of a pact of peace-loving nations to stop Russian aggression with naked force. He mentioned Greece and Berlin, where he said Russia had backed down when faced by force. The English debaters livened the contest with witicisms and anecdotes. including 00111111111Millial Concert Progrim Plans Completed; Dorothy Sarnoff To Appear Nov. 8 Ending Finals For Seniors To Be Probed Senior class last night moved to have a committee investigate possibility of abolishing final ex aminations for eighth-semester seniors The class, at a meeting atended by more than 200 members, also took a straw vote that - showed seniors present favored abolish ing finals overwhelmingly. • However, a motion _to go on record immediately in favor of the proposal was • defeated • after several speakers said it would be unwise to take action first and then investigate. Seniors also approved by a large majority a statement that it was "violently opposed" to de struction by Hort woods to pro vide parking space. President John Erickson was instructed...to ask All-College cabinet to take similar action. Nom. Before War Erickson explained that seniors did not have final exams before World War 11. but that in 1947 the senate scholastic committee turned down a proposal to elimi nate them again. Such decisions are made by the committee, he said. Faculty opposition to abolishing finals was based on concept of finals as a means of getting stu dents to review semester work and to give them practice in or ganizing their work, he said. Set Up Board The class also moved to create an advisory executive board to come to future class meetings armed with information pertinent to questions to be discussed. This committee, explained by David Ludwig, president of Mineral In dustries student council, will be composed of four members each from IFC, Panhel, Leonides, and AIM. Two other committee also were created. James Pasike. an Ag stu dent, was named head of a com mittee to investigate adviseability of retaining the existing Lion coat tradition, the possibility of changing the coat itself, or of changing the tradition. The other committee was set up to investi gate possibility of adding seniors to a committee to work with the faculty on commencement. Smith on the dangerous trio across the mountains to arrive at State College. He accused his fel low countryman of being a politi cian who uses statistics "as a drunken man uses a lamp post— for support." Compared To Child Although George claimed that the best way to peace is through eventual world federation, he said that.this was, at tresent, im practical. He compared the UN to a child having trouble getting on its feet, but needing construc tive criticism. • Isolationism will be obsolete in a few years, according to Wil liams. "We are not living in a perfect world and cannot expect a perfect world government. The UN provides a maximum amount of cooperation in world govern ment toda," be saki. The entire program for the Community Concert Series was completed last week as four additional bookings were Wilmer E. Kenworthy, chairman of the local com mittee, announced yesterday. The four new bookings inc Mac Morgan, baritone; Jose Juniors Okay Executive Body Formation of a class executive board was approved by the junior class at a meeting last night. The board will serve as an ad visory group and now must be approved by All-College cabinet. Other functions of the board would include taking polls of gen eral class opinions and naming committees to investigate class projects. Johnny Long's orchestra will play for Junior prom Nov. 10. Donald Carlson, vice-president of the class, reported. A French theme, including striped canc‘lies and flickering lights, will be fol lowed in the decorations. George Traham of New York is decorator and M. C. Matteer caterer. The class iS sponsoring Phoebe Ann Erickson, finalist for Miss Pennsylvania, for queen of the Belle Hop ball. William Klisanin, chairman of NSA, mentioned several activities of the organization and urged juniors to come to NSA meetings. The Campus Chest campaign, set for Oct. 28 to Nov. 4 will be han dled by NSA and other service organizations on campus. In order to keep the class ac tive throughout the year, social and publicity committees were appointed. Members are: Social, Sally Shoemaker, chairman., Joe Stuovsky, Dolores Maravic. Tho mas Hanna, Virginia Pluess, Charles Kruger, Richard Wick and Alan Helffrich; publicity, John Spangler, chairman. Pat Lanfear, Shirley Richards, John Stout, Robert Shutltz, Morris Shanken, Jack Harris, and Jane Stieber. Kelly Named New NAACP President Gwen Kelley was elected presi dent of the campus chapter of the National Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People by the group last night. Other officers elected are Her bert Winston, vi c e-president; Grace McGee, secretary; ,Benja min Oliver, treasurer; and. Betty Phillips, publicity director. Julian Cook, retiring president, presided. Results of various pro jects undertaken last year were announced, and the next meeting was scheduled for Oct. 31. Cook also said that the local chapter favors remarks made by Walter White, national president of NAACP, who said that there is no place in NAACP for Commu nists. Capt. Mark Warns Of Possible Thefts A warning to all campus or ganizations, especially fraterni ties, to be on the lookout for wal let thefts, was issued by Captain Mark of the campus patrol yester day. This is the time of • the year when an epidemic of, such thefts usually begin s, according to Mark. "The usual thing is •to have a guy come in to the frat, ask where so-and-so lives, then sneak up to the main living quarters and snatch the wallets," said Mark. Increased watchfulness on the part of the men living in the fra ternities is the only way such thefts can be stopped, he added. PRICE FIVE CENTS I ude Dorothy Sarnoff, sopranci; •h Battista, pianist; and the DePaur Infantry chorus. The other program, which was pre viously announced, is the Indian apolis Symphony orchestra. Dorothy Sarnoff, young soprano who has appeared in ope;a, the theater, radio, television a,nd in recitals will open the series on. Wednesday. Nov. 8. Baritone, Pianist, Orchestra Mac Morgan, baritone, who sings on the coast-to-coast radio program. "Highways in Melody," will appear on Tuesday, Dec. 5. Joseph Battista, Arperisan. pianist who last year played 81 concerts in the United States, Canada, and Cuba, will present the third number of the series on Thursday. Jan. 4. The fourth number will be the Indianapolis Symphony orchestra. Fabian Sevitzky conducting. It will appear on Friday. Feb. 9. Th e closing number for the season will be the DePaur Infan try chorus, scheduled for Friday, March 9. The group, consisting of 35 ex-Gls is under the direction of Leonard DePaur, and has been on three transcontinental tours. All numbers will be presenied in Schwab auditorium, Kenwor thy said. The concerts will begin at 8:30 p.m. and the doors will be open at 7:45 p.m. There will be no reserved seats and patrons will not be allowed to hold seats for friends. Tickets for the series will be mailed to the patrons prior to the first concert. Tickets will not be sold for individual performances, Leaders Stress Soph Class Unity, Political Parties Action to formulate the sopho more class into a strong campus unit was formulated at its meet ing last night. Seventy persons at tended the meeting with John Baron, class secretary-treasurer, in charge. A suggestion that "class of "53" buttons, and blue and white colors be worn at football games to em phasize the strength and presence of the sophomore class was made by Edward Brenner. Interested students were signed up for the project, and a committee will be organized to "welcome" alumni at the Temple homecoming game Oct. 28. Harry Cover and Milton Bern stein, of the State and Lion par ties, respectively, talked briefly on student politics. Each stressed the importance of open meetings held Sunday nights by both par ties. Cover also emphasized the common goal of all students for "a better Penn State," and Bern stein urged a large vote at student elections. The Pennsylvania week display in front of Schwab auditorium was made by a group of sopho mores to draw attention to the importance of the week, it was announced. Another undertaking of the class has been to submit Nancy Beun as' entry for Belle Hop ball queen. National Student association was explained by Baron as a sub committee under All-College cab inet to work on student and stu dent-faculty problems. Persons interested in NSA were urged by Baron to attend the Oct. 27 meet ing. Baron said sophomores "know who will make candidates for your class t so get out for a party and make your pretentious can didates known." Both Lion and, State parties are open to the stu. dent body
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