Ili , . _ . . FOR A BETTER TODAY'S WEATHER: Ati an PENN STATE FAIR AND COOL IBS V,OL. 51= No. 31 Thespians 'Some Punkins' Opens Tonight In Schwab "Sothe Punkins," Thespians' first show this season, opens to night at 8 o'clock in Schwab auditorium. The' new review will run through Saturday night. Tickets, on sale at student union, are 90 cents tonight, $1.20 tomorrow and Saturday. • Over 100 students are in the cast. The productidn, as usual, has men 'from Thespians, women from 000 Ex ect 25 Masquerettez. Except fc: one skit, the entire p ' , show is si tident-written. Frank Lewis and;, David Weiner scored Al umni Visitors it. The onl3 - .sequence lifted from another shr:a is the George S. Kaufman matine, "The ClaghornsA t Homecoming at Home," ' Two of the more spectacular Between 20,000 and 25,000 dances planned are a "Wharf alumni are expected to visit the. Scene," an afro-cuban pantomine campus this weekend to take part with a voodoo theme, and a "Cat in the annual homecoming cele- Dance" un the head of a huge bration. drum. The activities will oficiallv op- Ray Fortunato, advisor to en at Ip. In. Friday with regis- Thespians, directs the production- tration for the alumni at Rec Fortunato directed "Girl Crazy" Hall. From Friday afternoon until and "Welcome Willy" last year. Saturday night, a complete ore , - Harry Woolever is dance' direc- gram has been prepared for the for for "Some Punkins." The "old grads" by the Alumni As show features nine dance routines sociation office. _The program is and several skits. under the direction of Ridge Ril ' As a review, the show head- ey, executive secretary-tr asurer lines no stars. Featured in some of the Alumni association and of the 12 scenes are Joseph Bird, Ros Lehman, assistant executive Mary Foucart, Pat Hale, Alan secretary. McChesney, Edward Rolf, Anne Sweger, Cookie Weber, Woolever, and the Troubador Quartet with Herky Allison, George Jeffries, Ted Myers, and Gordon Seward. Sophs To Plan Annual Dance Discussion on the possibility of starting a forinal sophomore dance as an annual affair will be the main business at the sopho more class meeting tonight at 7 p.m. in 107 Main Engineering, Jack , Baron, secretary-treasurer announced today. Baron would like suggestions for setting the date for the . dance which • would take the • place of small informal dances held by the class in the past. A report on the parade plan ned for half time of the Temple game will be made. Baron said the parade had tobe dropped because of the track , meet sched uled at that time. According to Baron, Collegian was in error in announcing yes terday that Edward Brenner was in charge of the meeting, since only officers of the class may call a meeting. But since the meeting, was called, the officers are going through with it and will turn' the meeting over to Brenner. Extra Fee Not Penalty—Bursar The student-assessment fee of $2.35 which appeared on freshman fee receipts was not an assess ment for damage in curr e d by residents of the West dormi tory area, David C. Hogan, col lege bursar, said yesterday. It is a regular fee paid by fres h m en and upperclassmen alike, except for the fact that up perclassmen pay an additional two dollars for La Vie. The $2.35 is broken down this way, said Van Bissey, fee asses sor. The interclass budget system which supports the student gov ernment gets seventy-five cents. Collegian gets seventy-five cents. The Blue Band and the Associa tion of Independent Men get twenty-five cents apiece. The Col lege glee club and the forensic council split another thirty-five cents to make up the total of $2.35. College administrators refused to say whether residents of ThOmpson hall in the West dormi-1 tory area would forfeit any of the ten dollar key and damage de posit which all dormitory resi dents are required to make at the beginning of the semester, for th • damage to that dormitory. STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 26, 1950 Annual Banquet First scheduled event for Fri day is the annual banquet of the Varsity S club, at 7 p. m. at the Center Hills country _ club. The club is made up of alumni who were varsity lettbrmen at the College. Saturday morning, two events are scheduled at 10 a. m. A soccer game between the Nittany squad, undefeated in 19 straight, and Colgate is scheduled for the field behind the stands of Beaver field. At the same time, a meeting of the alumni council will be held in Rec hall. Three hundred grads are members of the council, which is the policy making body of -the alumni association. B. C. "Casey" Jones, president of the Alumni association, will preside at the meeting. At 11:30 a.m. a luncheon will be held for all alumni in Rec hall, Besides the alumni, President Milton S. Eisenhower is expected to attend and address the diners,. unless Mrs. Eisenhower's condi tion makes it impossible. Stain Vs. Temple At 2 p.m., the Big White will meet the Owls of Temple on Beaver field, with 9000 alumni tickets already sold. Saturday night, starting at 8:30 o'clock, a cider party will be held. (Continued on page two) Cast Set 'Shadow `The cast for Players' production of "Shadow and Sub stance," opening a three-night run next Thursday at Schwab Auditorium, has been announced. In the lead roles are Barbara Klopp and Charles Schulte. Supporting players include Richard Brugger, Richard Hay den, Janet Horger, Theodore Howitz, Charles Williams, Peg- gy Mulligan, Jacqueline Odell and Richard Pioli. The show is directed by Kelly Yeaton who produced "Glass Menagerie" and "Life with Father" last year. "Shadow and Substance" is described as "a conflict between formal and practical religion." 'The setting is Irish. Paul Vincent Carrol wrote the play. Tickets will go on sale next Monday at 1:30 p.m. at Student Union desk in Old Main. Ticket prices are 60 cents for Thursday night, $1 for Friday and Saturday nights. Draft Registration Students who become 18 years old while here may register for Selective Service in the Dean of Men's office, 109 Old Main. The draft law requires regis tration of all men from the ages of 18' to 26. Men who registered previously need not do so again. IFC Proposal . Drinkin • :an Brigadier General • Arthur R. Walk Army Officer Gets Promotion Brigadier General Arthur R. Walk, professor of military sci ence and tactics at the College. has been promotee_ from the rank of Colonel, the Army announced recently. General Walk saw combat ac tion in both World Wars. After being graduated from Lafayette college during World "War I. he was sent to France and partici pated in the battles of the Marne. Meuse-Argonne, and St. Mihiel. Between wars the General at tended Oxford, Stanford, Minne sota, Princeton, and the Army War college. He holds an MA deg Ted from Minnesota. In 1942, General Walk was Chief of Staff of the 37th Infan try Division at Guadalcanal. La ter he was with the units assault ing the Solomon and Philippine Islands. As assistant division comman der of the Sixth Infantry, General Walk figured in the occupation of Korea. This unit was one of the many scheduled to assault Japan. " (Continued on page four) For Players' And Substance Nittany, Pollock Council Divides Because of a technicality in the AIM constitution, the combined Nittany and Pollock council will be divided into separate units, the council learned at its meeting Monday night. In a letter from Richard Bard, chairman of the AIM board of governors, it was discovered that the AIM constitution calls for two councils in the dormitory area. In order to amend the con stitution, the board of governors must be elected and meet for that purpose. The council, under the direction of John Laubach, president, de ^ided to split the councils for an 'ndefinite period. William' Ray " Continued on page four) A proposal asking for a change in the drinking ban has been *.n the hands of the administration for almost two weeks, it was re vealed last night by Interfraternity council President Harold Lein bach. The proposal, drawn up by Leinbach and .submitted to Wil mer E. Kenworthy, assistant to the President in charge of stu dent affairs, is as follows: 1. To have mixed, chaperoned drinking and to have the chap erones approved by IFC and the administration. 2. Chaperones would have the authority to report the following violations to IFC: Drinking other than in the social room; room parties; refusal of vulgar or intox icated members of the party to leave at his or house officer's re quest. Campus Chest Solicitors Hear Talk Tonight James Flint, director of Re ligious Affairs office in Berlin, Germany, will be the principal speaker at the "kick-off" meet ing for Campus Chest solicitators in 105 White hall at 7 o'clock to night. Flint just recently returned to the United States, acid will prob ably return to Germany soon. He will drive from New York to speak at the final .._ass ,meeting of Campus Chest solicitors to night. Became Director Flint went to Germany with the American Friend Service com mission and became director of the. plan. He also was director of CRALOG, the agency which was responsible for all relief supplies sent to Germany after the war. Last summer he took a group of University of Minnesota students to Germany under the sponsor ship of Student Project for-Amity Among Nations. A "kick-off" tea, sponsored by Wilmer E. Kenworthy, will be held at President Eisenhower's. home from 5 to 6 this afternoon. Heads of divisions, assistant heads, and committee members of the drive will attend. Begins Saturday The drive begins Saturday and will continue until Nov. 4. Can vassers will ask students to sign pledge cards authorizing that $2 be added to their fees or deduct ed from book receipts. Students may contribute any amount, but $2 has been set as an individual goal. Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ U. S. Marines Attack Wonsan WONSAN—An amphibious force of American Marines have land ed in a surprise attack on the North Korean port of Wonsan. The leathernecks are a vanguard of a 50,000-man striking force that includes the seventh infan try division. Truman Hammers IJMT WASHINGTON Presi dent Truman has made it clear that he intends to keep hammering at Congress to pass a universal mili tary •training bill. The program would provide training for men 18-20 years old. invasion Threat TlBET—American officials are not ruling out the possibility of a Tibet invasion, but point out that the invasion has been threat ened before. The broadcast that reported the invasion may be an effort to influence negotiations between Tibet and Red China. Release Guard Units WASHINGTON Gen. Mark Clark indicates some National guard units now in Federal serv ice may be released in seven or eight months. He said the units will not be held beyond their training period providing there is no new emergency. To Change Revealed By- ERNIE MOORE Other Plan Bypassed The proposal was approved last night as the official IFC plan in stead of a proposal drawn up by the social committee of the fra ternity workshop. The vote was 43 - 3 for Leinbach's measure. Three fraternities had no repre sentatives at the meeting. The proposal drawn up by the social committee was not made available for publication, but one member of the committee repor ted that 37 of the 38 delegates of fraternities represented on the committee were in favor of mixed drinking. This proposal was tabled by the council until some action is taken on the plan already before the administration. It was hinted that this proposal would be put before the administration in the event of unfavorable reaction to what now is the official proposal. Patrick J. Boner, instructor - in Economics and Commerce spoke on a proposed house management system to the council. The Daily Collegian reporter covering the meeting was asked to leave while Boner spoke. The council also nominated bands for IFC-Panhel ball. Band.." (Continued on page four) Two Named Group Heads All-College President Robert Davis appointed junior class President David Mutchler chair man of the standing committee on awards and Edwin Barnitz chairman of the student commit tee on college enrollment at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday night. The standing committee on awards will handle methods of recognition for faculty and ad ministrative leaders who have served the college meritoriously over a period of years. Purpose of the enrollment com mittee is to study, in conjunction with the administration, plans for keeping the enrollment at its present level. David Ludwig, president of the Mineral Industries student coun cil, presented a report to - Cab inet concerning an Inter-council committee which has been form ed by the presidents of the indi vidual student councils. This com mittee will discuss coordination of activities among the schools of the College. Ludwig also discussed the class meeting committee, which was formed last year and is composed of the presidents of the four class es. It is expected that each class will elect an executive board to work with the committee in in creasing the number who attend class meetings and other class projects. West Dorm Post Office . The West Dorm post office, lo cated in Hamilton hall, was closed except for certain• hours yester day and will remain so until con struction work 'there is completed. Residents may pick up their -nail between the hours of 12 and 1:30 p.m. and 4 and 5 p.m., when the office will be open. PRICE FIVE CENTS
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