tzzzL ®ljp Dailyo CtiUwjtmt -■ -sl.;: VOL. 51 No. 64 Theater History Is Featured In Library Exhibit Supplementing Players’ pro duction of “The Antigone of Sophocles,” scheduled for Jan. 11, 12, and 13 at Schwab auditor ium, Theta Alpha Phi, dramatic honorary, is sponsoring an ex hibit in the College library, de picting the history of the thea ter. Entitled “From Ritual to Broadway,” the exhibit was pre pared by the editors of Life magazine. The twenty-five panels, one of which includes a documentation of all the illustrations, wiE be on display through Jan. 13. After .an introductory panel, concerned with the various places where plays have been presented down through the ages, the ex hibit opens with a section called “The Beginning of the Theatre.” This section deals with the rit ualistic aspects of Maypole and present-day Indian dances, re lated to the festivals of Dionysus in ancient Greece which resulted in the Greek theater. “Tragic Theaters,” the second section of the display, is com posed of.six panels pertaining to Greek and Shakespearean trag edy. The third grouping, “Perennial Life of Comedy,” traces the his tory of clowning and popular farce, from ancient rituals to vaudevEle. Closing the display is a section eaEed “Theater in the Modern World,” which introduces the fathers of contemporary drama. Pictures from many current pro ductions are included in these panels. Late AP News Courtesy WMAJ— Senator Urges Definite Action In Korean War WASHINGTON, D. C. —Sen. Styles Bridges (R-NH) said yes ‘ terday that there has been enough talk and debate on Red China’s aggression in Korea, and added, < "I propose some concrete action for a change.” According to Bridges, the Uni * ted States should do one of two things: either open a second front in the Korean war by supporting 1 a Chinese Nationalist invasion of Red China, or pull its troops out of Korea immediately. He stated * that the cream of Red China’s military strength is in Korea, and if a second front were exploited ' at once, the Communist gamble in Asia would fail. The New England senator also < said that American bombers should be sent to attack Red Chi na’s bases and supply lines, “just i as they would do in any other war.” , Warships Reconditioned The battleship Wisconsin has been taken out of mothballs and <has arrived for reconditioning at Portsmouth, Va., yesterday. The Navy said the 27,000-ton aircraft , carrier Tarawa also will be re conditioned soon. < Two Air Force Men Join AROTC Staff , Two Air Force personnel have been added to the AROTC staff of the College due to the in i crease in AROTC enrollment, Lt. Col. Jack W- Dieterle, professor of Air Science and Tactics an nounced. Technical Sergeant William .Gicking was. transferred from the headquarters of the 10th Air Force, Selfridge Air field, De troit, Mich. ® Master Sergeant Albert Bland ‘reported here from the head quarters of the Ist Air' Force, ‘ Mitchell Field, N.Y. STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 5, 1951 Schwab Pianist JOSEPH BATTISTA, Ameri can pianist, last night present ed the third in the Community Concert series at Schwab audi torium. All-American Line Asks Suspension In State College All-American airways today asked the Civil Aeronautics board for its second suspension of plane service to the State Col lege air depot. Retention of air mail and pass enger service from the State College field or- any other field in Centre county was reported to depend on the outcome of closed committee meetings which have been underway’ for several months. The suspension of All-America service' was''asked" pending im provements at the airport making year-round service possible, ac cording to J. Robert Rowley, pub lic relations manager for the air line. He said that a hard-surfaced runway, lights for night flying, and a radio beacon were consider ed essential for complete service by the airline. This was the second time All- America has asked for'a suspen sion of operations since the State College stop on the New York to Pittsburgh route was initiated. The CAB granted that suspen sion request. However, service was resumed last August when certain improvements requested by the airline were added to the field. Rowley said the airline hoped to resume air traffic soon since figures proved State College, on a per capita basis, has the largest travel potential of any stop on the route. The committee talks have been attended by representatives of the State College and Bellefonte councils, the State College Com merce club, and one or two other unnamed organizations. The private consultations have centered around negotiations with Sherm Lutz, operator of the air depot and proposals to con struct a new field on a Bellefonte- State College basis. Some pro gress has been reported by Wil liam N. Leonard, chairman of the Commerce club’s aviation com mittee. Need Some Resolutions? If you are looking’ around for a set of New Year’s resolutions to adopt, Amos E. Neyhart, ad ministrative head of the College Institute of Public Safety, has ; come up with one. The resolutions he suggests for the new year are: 1. I will not drive after I have been drinking. 2. T will be extremely careful while walking, especialy after I have been drinking. 3. I will stop often and get out of my car; if I become drowsy after a meal or on a warm day. 1 4. I wiU stap aod fiet somel GSA To Hear Bids For Labs And Hothouses Bids for the construction of laboratory work rooms and greenhouses for agricultural re search at the College ■ will be given Jan. 24, the General State authority has announced. The structures are part of the $9,000,000 program the authority has approved for improvements at the request of College authori ties. Designed by Milton S. Osborne of State CoUege the new green houses will be located near the new Plant Industries building oa. East' campus. There wiE be five greenhouses, each with 4950 square feet of area, and two headhouses or workrooms adjoining them. At the same time, the authority received only one bid on a pro ject calling for the completion of the fourth floor of the Main Engineering building. This bid of $24,950, for the electrical work, was submitted by the Keystone Engineering Company of PhEa delphia. A new bid date will be set for general construction, heating, and plumbing portions of the work. "Time" Opens 3rd Weekend Tonight Players’ production of “Time of Your Life” goes into its third weekend at Center stage with tonight’s performance at 8 o’clock. Tickets, priced at $.90 for to night and $1.25 for tomorrow night, are stiU available for both performances and may be picked up at the Student Union desk until noon tomorrow. Leading members of the cast are James Beaver as “Joe,” Charles Schulte as “Nick,” Son ya Tilles as “Kitty,” and Howard Mason as “Tom." The play is directed by W. H. Walters, with the technical as sistance of Dorothy Scott and Mesrop Kesdekian. Religious Groups Will Hold Supper Students affiliated with the Church of the Brethren will meet with the Young Friends for sup per at 5:15 p.m. Sunday at the Friends Meeting house, 318 South Atherton street. At 7 p.m. the combined group will hear William B. Edgerton, assistant professor of Russian, who recently returned from five weeks in Yugoslavia where he traveled as a member of an ob servation team of the American Friends Service committee. He was given special permission to interview Marshal Tito. Directories On Sale Faculty directories are now on sale in the recorder’s office in the basement of Willard hall at 15 cents per copy. The directories contain the names and addresses of all fac ulty and staff members at the College. sleep after the first sign of fa tigue. 5. I will stop often when driv ing on our modern highways to avoid highway hypnosis. 6. I will slow down when driv ing in rain, snow, ice, and fog. . 7. I will not race past playing children, through busy streets, or over cross-walks. 8. I will use extra care at in tersections. 9. I will govern my speed ac cording to driving conditions. ,10. I will not try to impress my passengers with my driving *k*L - - President Urges Students To Maintain Scholarship President Milton S. Eisenhower yesterday released open letter to students at the College, urging them to main tain normal academic in the face of uncertainties caused by the draft. The President wrote, ‘‘Every educator and government official .1 have talked with agrees that the best contribution each of 1 us can make at the mo ment is to carry on with his reg ular responsibilities until, through legislation or other action, he is notified to do otherwise.” The nation depends on a flow of educated men and women, the letter said, and. the present tense situation may last indefinitely. The letter also noted that at tempts are being made to am'end the draft laws so that individuals may complete college years af ter their numbers are called and still be; able to' enlist. Under the present plan, draftees receive postponements for the remainder of the year, but then must answer the draft call! Civil Service To Give Exams Examinations • for engineering positions -.will be given' by the Civil Service commission for an indefinite period, it was announc ed last week. The commission announced two programs, one for positions'pay ing from $2875 to $3lOO as High way Engineer trainee,' and the other for., all types of engineers which will -pay from $4600 to $6400 with federal agencies in Washington, D.C. • : For the former, the applicant must pass a written examination and have studied civil engineer ing at college. Civil engineering experience will be accepted with college training as training. Stu dents who intend to graduate by June 30, 1951 may also apply. The age limits are from 18 to 35 years of age. College Requirements For the latter positions, appli cants must have the basic col lege requirements in engineering, experience in technical'engineer ing fields, •or both. Professional engineering experience is also a necessity. No written test will be given. Further information and appli cations may be obtained from any first or second-class post office, civil service regional offices, or from the Civil Service com mission, Washington 25, D.C. College 20th In Enrollment • Penn State ranks 20th in the country in the number of full time students, according to Dr. Raymond Walters, president of the University of Cincinnati. In full-time enrollment the College showed a total of 10,053, as compared" to 39,492 for first place California. In grand total enrollment, Penn State was not listed among the first 25 colleges and universities. New York uni versity with • 46,357 topped the list while Washington university (St. Louis) placed 25th with 11,- 889 students. . . . During the fall semester, Penn State had 11,132 students enroll ed on the campus, while the total, enrollment for the, campus and Penn State centers was 12,943. • In his 31st annual study, of college ■ enrollments, Dr. Walters said there were 9.4 per cent fewer full-time and 7.1. per cent fewer grand total students., in American, universities, and four year colleges this fall than last year. Discounting: the effect of the Korean war, Dr. Walters at tributes the drop in full-time totals to last June’s record-break ing graduation classes, predomi nantly veterans, and lower 1950. freshmen attendance to the low birth rate of the early 1930’5. Dr. Walters finds the smallest decrease in freshmen enrollments in teachers colleges, down 2.5 per cent; next lowest in agriculture, down 5.6 per cent; third, liberal arts, down 7.4 per cent; fourth, commerce or business adminis tration, down 11.5 per cent, and hardest hit of all engineering, down 19.8 per. cent. Eisenhower To Speak President Milton S. Eisenhower will address the initiation ban quet of Phi Kappa Phi, general scholastic honorary, at the Nit 4any Lion ion tonight PRICE FIVE CENTS Text Of Letter Here is the complete text, of the President’s letter: “Dear-Students: “From all we can learn in this highly uncertain world,. the draft law probably will not be changed prior to the opening of the 'sec ond semester. - This means : .that students who- are. carrying, on col lege work satisfactorily, will have their 'inductions . postponed at least to the. end of the spring semester. “Every educator and every government official I have talked with agrees that the best • contri bution each of us can make at the moment is to carry on with his regular responsibilities until, through legislation or other ac tion,-he is notified to do other wise. “Everyone is deeply worried about the future. Values which yesterday seemed important,, sud denly seem to sink -to ; insignifi cance. But the values which have heretofore ; been important are the very ones we seek to protect through the building of military, as well as economic, social, and moral strength. Students Essential “A. constant- flow .of educated men : and women into our whole American fabric is essential'to the maintenance of our true strength. Each student is therefore engaged (Continued on page four) SN A Opens Today !n West Dorms The Student News agency will begin operations in the West Dorm area today, Allen Reece, head .of student employment, said, yesterday., The agency will handle both the daily and Sunday'papers. The agency will operate near the bulletin, board in the dorm post office., , Reece requested students not to take the papers into the dining common or to leave them laying around the recreation room. . ' He also said that students vyho wish to work next semester should come into the student em ployment office in Old Main and fill out- their second semester schedules. - ' College Student Fined For Disorderly Conduct Howard H. Harris, 18, a fresh man at the College, was fined $25 and $7,50 costs for disorderly conduct by Justice of the Peace William P, Bell in State College Dec. 21. Harris - was also ordered to make restitution for damages he caused in the Heatherbloom apartments, where he was ar rested following a disturbance, tbepdicesaid.
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