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VOL. 51 No. 50
Forbes Field Site
Of State-Pitt Classic
Penn State and Pittsburgh will try for the third time to play
their on-again-off-again football game this Saturday afternoon, but
the site of the battle—the 50th in the ancient series—has been
switched to Forbes field, home of the Pittsburgh Pirate baseball
club and the Steeler professional
Kickoff time is 1:30 p.m.
The decision to move the game
from snow-bound Pitt stadium to
Forbes .field was made yesterday
by University of Pittsburgh au
thorities when they found that
they would be unable to clear the
field by Saturday.
. Buried Under Snow ,
Located on high ground,' the
Pitt bowl was buried under an
estimated 144,000 cubic feet of
snow. Pittsburgh officials said
that it would take 2000 truckloads
and 500 men at a cost of $15,000
to clear the field. Although the
playing area is covered by a'tar
paulin, snow drifts of from three
to four feet covered the entire
field.
Student tickets purchased for
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3 Men Elected
To AIM Board
Ray Evert, Robert Huling, and
John Stoudt were elected repre
sentatives-at-large from the West
dorm area to the board of gover
nors of the Association of Inde
pendent Men.' j
Evert, Huling, and Stoudt were
chosen from a slate of 18 by resi
dents of the area in all day bal
loting Nov. 20. Fifty per cent of
eligible voters cast ballots. The
offices were hotly contested with
posters and placards blanketing
the area before the election.
Under a provision of the new
AIM constitution, - each men’s
dorm area ,is allowed one repre
sentative-at-large on the board of
governors for every 500 residents.
The constitution permits each
dorm council to choose its own
method; for electing the. repre
sentatives.
West dorm council allowed any.
area resident submitting a .peti
tion containing 50 signatures to
have his name placed on the bal
lot. Any undergraduate resident
in the area was eligible to vote
for three candidates.
Nittany dorm council has elect
ed Michael Hanek, a council
member, to. represent that area
on the AIM board; Pollock dorm
council will select an area repre
sentative at its next meeting.
Pollock Dorm 7 Burns In Rainstorm
Fire destroyed Pollock dormi
tory 7 in the midst of a driving
rainstorm, which helped the fire
company confine the blaze to
Moffatt hall.
The blaze, discovered early Sat
urday morning, was believed ‘to
•have started in the basement of
the. pre-fabricated dormitory in
an oil-heater in the utility shop.
The building, one of nine pre
viously closed by the College, was
.used as a store-room for unused
dormitory furniture, automatic
laundry units, and other College
property.
Damage was estimated at
$lO,OOO.
It was the sixth time that fire
had b'ro'ken out in the same unit.
After the fire was thought out, it
started up again and completed
the job it had started.
Phone Booth Leveled
Several people saw the fire. at
the same time. Donald E. Nelson,
a resident of Windcrest, saw the
blaze and headed for the nearest
phone. He was still in his night
clothes, and rain and a 65-mile
an-hour wind were going on at
the time. Arriving at the location
of the phone booth, he found that
it had been leveled by the wind;
Just, as he began to run toward
Simmons hall, the . fire whistle in
the borough sounded the alarm.
By MARV KRASNANSKY
football team.
Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ
Chinese Reds
Pushing UN
Forces Back
KOREA A Communist flank
ing drive pushed to within 12
miles of the main Allied supply
line and about 30 miles from
Pyongyang. The U.S; 25th and
Second divisions retreated across
the frozen' Chongchon river under
heavy pressure, and the U.S. 24th
and Korean First were expected
to follow.
Field commanders called the
situation crucial, and military
men regard the situation result
ing from surprise Chinese attacks
as very grave.
Austin Questions China
LAKE SUCCESS—Warren Aus
tin, chief U.S. delegate to the UN,
demanded yesterday that Com
munist .China explain why it has
sent thousands of troops into Ko
rea. He told the Red Chinese del
egate that the latter had spoken
distortions and lies, and asked the
question: “Will there be peace or
war in the Far East?” And he
added, “The world waits anxiously
for the answer.”
Draft Change. Expected
WASHINGTON—A member of
the Senate Armed Services com
mittee said that Congress is al
most sure to be asked to change
the draft, law to get more men
into service. The age limit for
men being drafted now is 19 to 26.
Millard Tydings, chairman of
the committee, said a whole new
war plan must be developed as a
■result of the Chinese Communist
attack, and hinted that such a
plan is already being worked out.
Class Make-up Unsure
No decision, will be taken on
making up the two days of
classwork cancelled by the
storm until the beginning of
next. week, the President’s
office announced yesterday.
Hall Fire Aftermath ...
NOTHING BUT CHARRED surroundings remained for return
ing students to see in the basement of one wing of Moffat hall,
which was damaged by'fire Saturday. Shown here is the basement
heating unit with a fire extinguisher nearby. Snow came in from
all sides and through the roof during the recent storms.
STATE COLLEGE PA., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 30, 1950
281 Die In 22 States
As Storm Subsides;
Property Losses Heavy
Blue Band Through
For Rest Of Year
The Penn State Blue band is through marching. for this year,
Harold Gilbert, graduate manager of athletics, said yesterday. They
will not go to Pittsburgh again when the Penn State-Pitt game is
played.
But the Blue Band, cheated out of playing when they were in
Pittsburgh last weekend, got even with old man weather by giving
• For the third year an odd kind
of theft occurred in the Pollock
circle area, and campus police are
at a loss to explain it.
It seems that nine pairs of shoes
have mysteriously disappeared.
The shoes are all different colors
and sizes. Eight pairs wejre taken
from the southwest wing of dorm
11 and one was stolen from dorm 8.
Campus patrol captain Philip
Mark said that the shoes last'year
reappeared as mysteriously as
they disappeared and hopes that
the same thing happens this year.
Mark said that whoever took
the shoes passed up other more
expensive articles of clothing
which were in the rooms.
'Battle Of Sexes'
Debate Postponed
The annual men-women debate
with Mt. Mercy college scheduled
for tommorw at 7:30 p.m. in 121
Sparks, has been postponed in
definitely.
Gerald -Walmer and Paul Lit.-
wak of the College debating
team will oppose two coeds from
Mt. Mercy. The question will be,
Resolved: “Single men should be
taxed for the support of un
married women.”
Cross examination style of de
bate will be employed. This af
fords both' sides with an oppor
tunity to question directly their
opponents. Professor J. F. O’Brien
of the speech department will act
as chairman.
Shoes Preferred
By Mystery Thief
two -impromptu concerts, one in
the lobby of the Pittsburgher ho
tel, and the other in the-Pitts
burgh railroad station.
Played Several Pieces
■ Late Saturday morning before
the band left the hotel to walk
the six snowbound blocks to the
station, they played several
pieces to the snowbound patrons
of the Pittsburgher. While they
played, Hummel Fishburn, direc
tor of the Blue band, described
the band’s marching formation to
the listeners. - -
The Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph
sent a photographer to the hotel,
and a picture of the band appear
ed in that paper.
When the band arrived at the
railroad station to take the 4 p.m.
train to Tyrone, they found that
the 1 o’clock train had not yet
left, so once again they hauled
out their instruments and sere
naded the crowd of trayellers.
Almost two thousand people
gathered to hear the music.
■ Blow Torch Used
The train finally left the sta
tion at six p.m. and arrived at the
Tyrone station at 3:30 Sunday
morning. During the trip, each
switch had to be thawed out with
a blow torch before the train
could proceed.
At Tyrone, the busses which
were supposed to meet the train
at 7 p.m. were snowbound, also,
and the boys of the band pillowed
their heads on their instruments
and tried to go to sleep. Later,
the National Guard and the
American Red Cross brought
army trucks that could navigate
the high water in the streets, and
the members of the band were
taken to the Tyrone high school
where they spent the rest of the
night on the wrestling mats.
On the return trip, a few of the
Blue band members stayed be
hind in Pittsburgh until they
could bring their cars back with
them.
Cap And Gown
Deposits Due
Seniors who expect to gradu
ate in January should sign up for
their, caps and gowns at the Ath
letic ' store.
Due to the extended Thanks
giving vacation, Agriculture sen
iors, who were scheduled to pick
up their caps and gowns on Mon
day and Tuesday, will do so next
Wednesday and Thursday, Dec.
6 and 7.
The deposit for cap and gown
is $5. Seniors should give their
hat size when ordering. Invita
tions and announcements are 10
cents each and may be ordered
at Student Union on the same
days as noted above. Students
who will graduate in military
uniform should not sign up for
cap and gown.
The schedule is as follows: Edu
cation and Engineering, Nov. 30;
Chemistry and Physics and Min
eral Industries, Dec. 1 and 2; Lib
eral Arts, Home Economics, and
Physical Education, Dec. 4 and 5;
Agriculture, Dec. 6 and 7.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Pittsburgh Struck
By 29-Inch Snow;
Digging Out Begins
One of the worst storms in
the history of the East swept
across the state this weekend,
causing deaths and damages
which are still being tabulat
ed.
Latest figure on the death toll
in the 22 states hit by the storm
is 281, with 36 of the deaths, re
corded in Pennsylvania.
Property damage has been
roughly estimated high up into
the millions. Pennsylvania and
Ohio, the two states hit worst by
the storm, are still digging them
selves out, and ho complete re
port has been tabulated.
Pittsburgh Hit Hard
Pittsburgh was the hardest hit
in the storm area. The city is
beginning to show signs of life
again this week after being
buried in an 29.1-inch avalanche
of snow that choked off all
traffic and left thousands of peo
ple, including many College stu
dents stranded.
Mayor David L. Lawrence, yes
terday ordered all but emer
gency traffic turned back from
throughfares leading to down
town Pittsburgh. Public trans
portation in the city had been
restored only 35 per cent by
yesterday.
Officials say that the city will
not be back to normal again" at
least until the end of the week.
Route 322, the main artery out
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Time Tables
Now Available
. Spring semester scheduling
time tables are now on sale on
the ground floor of Willard hall.
First phase registration will
still take place on Monday and
Tuesday of next week, and class
es will be canceled those- two
days. Adrian O. Morse, assistant
to the President ■in charge of
resident instruction, said. ■
Alphabetical listing will not
be used, in the School of Home
Economics. Students are request
ed to report to their. advisers by
Saturday for definite appoint
ments. Juniors and seniors wish
ing to enter a course in which
section sizes are controlled may
pick up section cards Monday in
the main office. Freshmen and
sophomores may get section cards
Tuesday, and upperclassmen will
be given no preference after Mon
day.
Because of a printer’s error, the
times for final registration were
incorrectly stated in the time
table. The columns of times as
they now appear in the time table
are in reverse order.
The list of names beginning
with A-An and ending with Eis-
Fan should go with the list of
times beginning with 8 a.m. and
ending with 11:45 p.m. The names
beginning Far-Fit through Kup-
La register from 1 p.m. to 4:45
p.m. on Feb. 1.
On Feb. 2 the names Le-Lm
through Roc-Roz register from 8
a.m. to 11:45 a.m., and the names
Ru-Sca through Za-Zy register
from 1 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
A correct schedule for final
registration will be printed in the
Daily Collegian at an early date.
Directories Delayed
Student directory shipments,
have "been delayed. No definite
date is set for their sale.