PAGE TWO Class Presidential Candidates: Lion 1 Stale Party Soph Pres. Bill Bair, Lion Choice, Likes Politics William Bair, Lion party can didate for sophomore «*lass presi dent, is a soft-spoken, good look ing metallurgy major. Hailing from Emporium, Bill spent his frosh year at the Edin boro center. He has a 1.8 all- College average and was saluta torian of his high school class of 84 members. First Fling The blond, blue-eyed candidate is taking his first fling at politics. As he explains it, he thought he needed an extra curricular ac tivity so he selected politics be cause it offered him not only a chance to meet people but a way of serving the student body. He believes in “good student govern ment with every group repre sented.” In high school, Bill was on the basketball team for two years, in the band as a drummer for six years, and a photographer for his high school yearbook. He is a la cross manager at the College. He likes to hunt and fish and likes to camp out. 50-50 Chance “People are interesting” says the soph presidential candidate. He gives this as one of the rea sons he entered politics. He likes campaiging despite the fact that it takes up a lot of his time. Bill believes that he has a 50-50 chance of winning the election.' All in all, Bill Bair impresses one as an earnest and well mean ing candidate with some definite ideas toward better student gov ernment. Committee To Investigate Details Of Lawn Display Presidents of IFC, Panhel, AIM and Leonides were named to a committee appointed at cabinet meeting Thursday night to in vestigate building and cost details of a proposed Christmas lawn display for the front campus AIM President Richard Bard suggested that cabinet assume responsibility for the project, which was previously sponsored by the AIM. According to the plant put forth by Bard, art classes would handle the actual design and construction of the display under the supervision of IFC, Panhel, AIM and Leonides. Cab inet would pay the bills. Will Report Committee members Harold Leinbach, Nancy George, Richard Bard, and Joan Wentzel will re port to all-College secretary treasurer Emerson Jones on the amount necessary to complete the project. All-College president Robert Davis said he hoped the display could be built this year and used annually. Cabinet approved elections committee chairman Edwin Bar nitz’s request that use of voting prizes be outlawed in all-College elections. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Party Frosh Pres. Student Offices Held By Ormrod, Frosh Candidate Augustine “Gus” Ormrod, 1 the Lion party’s candidate for fresh man class president, is a likeable, and personable physical educa tion major. . Gus spent two years prepping for college at the Mercersburg academy. There, he was president of the senior class, a member of the glee club, an officer in the debating society, a member of .the student athletic board, and most important to him, captain of the cross country and track teams-during his senior year. At Penn State, the frosh presi dential candidate is a member of the freshman cross. country team. He is the unofficial holder of the national record for the prep school mile rim. Has 'Fair Chance* The 21-year-old freshman likes to swim and spent last summer as a lifeguard in his home town, Atlantic City, N.J. He also likes rowing, although he admits he is not too good at it. If elected, Gus'hopes to “make the freshmen the outstanding feature of the new era.” He be lieves that he has a fair chance of winning. The frosh candidate likes campaigning and believes that he can put across some good ideas. He thinks that by cam paigning he can discover the needs of the freshman class and “will try to fulfill these needs if elected.” Gus likes Penn State and feels that the bigness of the College does not hinder a spirit of friend liness. Approval was also given to amendments by Emerson Jones to the All-College constitution. These amendments, now a part of the constitution, concern inter class finance. N Beginning this week, schedules of all meetings in which cabinet members participate will be available in the student govern ment room for those who care to use them. Additional members of the Col lege enrollment committee . ap pointed Thursday night are Wil liam Hirsch, Nancy Saylor, David Fix, Perry Possoco, Charles Am mon, and Edward Shanken. David Bronstein, Ray Evart, John Lee, and Joseph Lenchner were appointed to the men’s ac tivities card committee. Soph Pres . Glenn Wiggins State Choice, Wiggins, Leads Active Life Glenn Wiggins, State candidate for president of the sophomore class, has led an active life since his high school days in Yeadon. His high school activities range from membership in the Honor society and presidency of the stu dent council, to capturing lead roles in both his junior and sen ior class plays. Choir President Glenn was also president of the high school choir, business manager of the yearbook, and an Eagle Scout" At the Penn State center in Mount Alto the soph was a columnist for the Seed ling, tfye student paper, and a member of the Glee club. Dur ing his freshman year he com piled a 2.26 average and was awarded a NROTC scholarship. ~ Since coming to the college, Glenn l\as become a member of the sophomore unification com mittee and is an Alpha Gamma Rho pledge. He is a forestry ma jor in the School of Agriculture. Needs Change The presidential nominee ■ says he joined the State party because he feels the College needs a change in politics. He feels poli tics become stagnant when one party is in power for too long a time. Local Foundations To Hear Talks . .Two men formerly connected with Penn-State-in-China will be speakers at two of the local stu dent foundations tomorrow night. C. Weidman (Daddy) Groff, who was graduated from the Col lege in 1906, will show a Koda chrome travelogue, “40 Years as a Plant Breeder in China and America” to members of the Westminster foundation. The for mer agriculture missionary will speak in the foundation’s Fel lowship hall at 6:20 p.m. Richard Pride, former profes sor at Penn-State-in-China, will speak to members of Wesley foundation on “You and. World Missions” after their supper meeting at 5:15 p.m. The United Student fellowship will meet at 6:30 p.m. to begin a series of * discussions on world religions. Tomorrow night they will discuss Judaism. The Lutheran Student Associa tion is going to have a “surprise party” meeting at 6:30 p.m. The Roger Williams fellow ship and the Young Friends will meet for a joint supper meeting at the Friends’ Meeting house at 5:15 p.m. Rev. Robert Eads of the Baptist church will speak on the origins of the Scriptures and their bearing upon intellectual college lives. There will be-an Episcopal stu dent supper at 5:30 and the Can- Frosh Pres . Gerald Maurey Maurey Shows Active Career In High School The soft-spoken manner of Gerald Maurey, State -party freshman presidential candidate, belies his active career in high school and in his short time at college. While in high school Gerry won four consecutive state PIAA wrestling titles and captured a National Junior Amateur Ath letic Union championship. He has wrestled in every weight class from 112 to 145. Two of Gerry’s brothers have made wrestling history at the College. Jim Maurey was last year’s 145-pound Eastern Inter collegiate wrestling champion and is now coaching wrestling at State College high school. Don Maurey is an outstanding mem ber of this year’s squad. Having held a class office in Clearfield high school every year except his last one, Gerry con tinued his political activities up on arriving at the College. He was elected Watts dorm vice president and is a member of the Liberal Arts student council. In addition to his favorite sport of wrestling, Gerry won letters in football and track. He also dis played musical ability, playing in the high school band and orches tra for.three years. In his senior year, he was presi dent of the Hi-Y club. Varsity club, Key club and Chess club. He was graduated in the upper tenth of a class of 243, and was on the commencement committee. Gerry is ‘ now a candidate for the freshman wrestling squad and plays in the. Air ROTC band. terbury clubVwill meet at 6:30 tomorrow night. 1 ‘ The student fellowship of the Evangelical United Brethren church will meet' at 6:15. |. JtaMmf. with English sub titles SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1950 'Age Crisis'Talk To Be Presented By College Prof William B. Edgerton, assistant professor of Russian at the Col lege, will speak on “The Crisis of the Age” in Chapel tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. Prof. Edgerton is a member of the leader’s group in the colloquy on “Religious Ideals and Political Affairs” sponsored by the PSCA this weekend and was selected by the colloquy committee to pre sent the Chapel sermon. Born- In N. Carolina A native of North Carolina, Prof. Edgerton received his BA degree from Guilford college, North Carolina, - and his mastery degree from Haverford college near Philadelphia. He is now a candidate for. the' Ph.D. degree in Russian literature at Columbia university.’ •' Last week Prof. Edgerton re turned from a six weeks’ trip abroad, during which time he spent five weeks in Yugoslavia and one week in Greece. He trav eled as a member of a special observation team sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee which was given per mission to interview Marshall Tito and other leaders of Yugo slavia as well as those of Greece. From 1944 to 1946 Prof. Edger ton represented the AFSC in its work with displaced persons in Egypt, Germany and Poland. Re cently he co-authored a book, “The United States and the So viet Union” after much research and travel. STARLITE DRIVE-IN on BELLEFONTE ROAD J Shows 7 and 9 P.M. SATURDAY "Strike It,Rich" ROD CAMERON BONITA GRANVILLE —plus— Ride 'Em Cowboy BUD ABBOTT and LOU-COSTELLO SUNDAY and MONDAY "Love Happy" > . : with MARX BROTHERS Also Selected Short Subjects MONDAY A TUESDAY ternalionai Film Club . . .
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