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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.
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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.
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