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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
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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.