rAcr. rwo Maurois Defends American Students A great thirst for' knowledge and culture exists among college students in this country. Andre Maurois, French writer and lecturer interviewed yesterday, said he did not hol ions of American students. In to match" the interest in cu met and taught here. Maurois, a soft-spoken man with a pleasing French accent and a friendly manner, spoke on the Community foium Tuesday night in - Schwab auditorium. American colleges are more than adequate, he declared, for an education both practical and liberal. American High Schools "But," he added, "the average high school here does not com pare with the French equivalent. High school graduates here usual ly don't know history and don.'t understand the classics. Also in the French secondary school one full year of philosophy is re quired before graduation." As a consequence of this, a much larger number of average Frenchmen are interested in and capable of understanding litera ture, Maurois said. When a Daily Collegian report er and photographer arrived at his hotel room for an interview yes terday morning, Maurois wel comed them cordially. The inter view began immediately, with the photographer frequently inter rupting to ask Maurois to move to several different positons. Then, with the slight smile of one who had gone through this many times before, Maurois said, "A photog rapher is probably the most dic tatorial of all human beings." M. Maurois had said in his ad dress the night before that the conflicting ideologies of the East and the West could never meet, but that if each were strong there would be mutual toleration. But could a peace based on mutual fear instead of mutual respect be a lasting one? "It is impossible for me to have respect for a country, like Russia, which allows no freedom. I am ready to tolerate this country, but cannot respect it. Until some thing happens to change the pres ent situatiio we must he strong,." Literature way from politics into literature, what about Goting a ihe field ul I==l French Auth©r ' • Collegian Photo by Friedman Andre Maurois By LEE STERN Id with most European's opin fact, he said, he foUnd it "hard lture among students he had the frequent comment on Maurois' biographies, that they tend to ro manticize and even fictionalize the lives of their subjects? "It is simply not true. I try to make my biographies as •scholar ly as possible. Nothing appears in them which does not have some foundation in documented evi dence." It seems that in the present generation more and more people are dissatisfied with the way they are making their living and lona for something else. How could this be accounted for? "Men in free countries have more regrets simply because they can . think of what might haVe been. In a totalitarian country there is no questioning of one's status. This unrest is a normal thing, and something to be found only in free societies." Tribunal— (Continued from page one) should not have power over men in his position. He said that he was a graduate assistant and that he spent as much of his school time instruct ing as he did in going to classes as a student. He said that he could not get faculty status as a driver. The Tribunal group advised him to check the jurisdiction in the case with the dean of men for his own satisfaction. At the time of the violation, the driver was transporting class room equipment. Tribunal sus pended the $1 fine. Three students employed as waiters at a girl's dorimtory were fined $1 each for parking in the service driveway of the building. Froth Calls Candidates Froth will hold a candidates meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. in 3 Carnegie hall. All persons interested in try. ing out for the magazine are asked to attend. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA ' - 4;1•;:.:.: . :.:..: - .:::: , .::.:::: , .• ,...,-, .............,..,.,.........,.......................... HARRISBURG, Feb. 14-4/ I P) Bids totaling $2,707,937 were re ceived today by the General State Authority on four more projects at the Pennsylvania State Col lege. The projects include completion of the Burrowes building; an ad dition to the Physical Education building; addition to Main Engin eering building; and the heating construction for greenhouses and laboratory work rooms. Low bids were: Burrowes building ($1,466,785) —general construction, Bat on Construction Co., Philadelphia, $1,227,000; heating, William S. Ca dzo w, Wynecote, $52,925; plumbing, Riggs Distler & Co., Philadelphia, $80,712; electrical, ,Riggs Distler & Co., $106,148. Addition to Physical Education building ($1,034,734) general construction, Baton Construction Co., $751,000; heating, Harry Dougherty and Son, Freeport, $85,200; plumbing, Mechanical Contractors, Inc., Philadelphia, 93,000; electrical, Riggs Distler & Co., $87,763; bowling alle y s, Brunswick-Balke-Collender C 0., Philadelphia, $17,771. Fourth floor Main Engineering Building (sl4l,4lB)—general con struction, S. H. Evert, Blooms burg, $94,375: heating, Mulch Br us., Hollidaysburg, $20,593; electrical, Carter Electrical Con structi2n Co., Pittsburgh, $lB,- 990. Senate Group Unanimously Passes UMT, Drafting Of 18-Year Old Men WASHINGTON, Feb. 14—(fP)--- A draft of 18-year-olds plus ex tension of all service terms to 26 months was approved unanimous ly by the Senate Armed Services committee today. Those are the immediately con troversial sections of a long-term program of Universal Military Training and Service which the committee recommended to th e Senate 13 to 0. The measure is essentially the same as the plan rewritten from defense department proposals by a preparedness su b committee Collegian Staff Moveups Made Promotions on the business staff of the Collegian for the spring semester have 'been an nounced by Business Manager Owen Landon. Promoted tc the junior board were: advertising staff—Joan Ei delman, Dorothy Naveen, John Sweger, Donald Jackel, Carolyn Alley, Phyllis Weiss and Robert Koons; business staff—Gerald Clibanoff, Nan Bierman, Ina Epstein, and Theresa Pierotti; circulation staff—Joan Harvie, Judith Grossman, Jack Dale; and Gretchen Henry; classified ad staff—Laryn Sax, and Joan Wal lerstein. The following have been pro moted to the sophomore board: Cordell Murtha, Robert Walker, Michelle Weiller, Richard Smith, Lorry Lee, Marjorie See, Janet Landau, Patricia Shaffer, Mary A. Wertman, Merritt Dinnage, Eliza beth Zimmerman, Nancy Holden, Elizabeth Agnew, Barbara Coker, Rita Keeney, Ann Broomall, Mar tha Cooper, William Rice, Lewis Hoover, Richar d Rostmeyer, Richard Denton, Irwin Schneider, Arty Keener/. Also Joan Hoffman, Stanley Zimmerman, Elizabeth Slotta, Helen Hurless, Robert Kennedy, Yolanda Bovalina, John Victor, Cyril Farrelly, Eleanor Pupo, Lee Delle Donne, Phyllis Brenckman, Nancy Lane, Alison Morley, Ruth Widman, George Yuscavage, Hel en Brown, George Wieand, Nancy Marcinek, Janet Wallace, and Lou Langley. Promoted to the freshman board: James Allison, Ann Skap ik, Jean Marohnic, Jean Geiger, Daphne Quigley, Patrici Prich ard, Diane Miller, Nancy Supplee, Anne Marie Martin, Shirley Smu lyan, and Carolyn Pelczar. GSA Receives Bids On Four Projects headed by Senator Lyndon John son (D-Tex). When the Senate will act was not immediately sure. Present plans are to hold it up until the troop-for-Europe controversy is out of the way. The most opti mistic gueSs on when that may come up for action is a week from today. The fighting is by no means over yet, even in the Senate, and the House Armed Services Com - - mittee is showing signs of pre senting its own different version. of the plan to meet immediate manpower needs and provide guards for the country's future. The central feature of the Sen ate committee's plan, as it con cerns the lowering of the draft age limit from the present 19 years, is a priority schedule for inductions. It puts the 18-year olds at the bottom of the list, to be taken only if needed after all non-veteran men without child , Course Given In Leadership Need some help with a party? The School of Physical Edu cation maintains a leadership course for recreation majors, de signed to provide practical ex perience in recreational guid ance. The students have in the past helped organize parties and socials for various organizations on campus. Dr. J. Bertram Kessel suggests that organizations in need of help in planning social functions con tact him in his office in Mof fatt house, at least two weeks in advance. The 32 students enrolled in the student-leadership course have in the past worked with the PSCA and the speech clinic of the Col lege in planning dances and other social entertainment. At present they operate a can teen for teen agers every other Friday night in Lemont and Boalsburg, call square danceg, and work with local girl scout troops. Baylor U. Host To Photo Contest The Sixth annual Kappa Al pha Mu international collegiate photography contest will be held at Baylor university, Waco, Tex as, March 22-24. Kappa Alpha Mu is the nation al honorary fraternity in photo journalism. Deadline date for submitting entries is March 15. The contest is open to any student enrolled in an accredited college or uni versity. Major prizes will be awarded for pictures in news, sports, fea ture, pictorial, and industrial classes. Ten prints in each divi sion will be selected for 'a travel ing exhibit which will appear at colleges, universities, and camera clubs throughout the nation. Entry blanks and additional in formation may be secured by writing Louie L. Hulme, depart ment of journalism, Baylor uni versity, Waco, Texas; or Drury H. Cargill, secretary. Kappa Al pha Mu, 18, Walter Williams hall, Columbia, ro. Circulo Espanol Meets Tonight • El Circulo Espanol will hold its first meeting of the semester 7. o'clock tonight in the main lounge of Simmons hall. Patricia Bender, vice-president of the club will discuss summer projects sponsor ed by the American Friends Serv ice committee for students who want to go to Mexico. An infor mal hour will follow, which will include records, songs, games, and general discussion groups. Officers of the Spanish club are president, Norman Duffy; vice president, Patricia Bender; secre tary, Nancy Hentz; and treasurer, Peter Raidy. Isabel Melendez is faculty advisor. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 ren—including those qualfied on ly for limited service—have been taken from the present 19 through 25 age bracket. When the draft cuts below those nearest that birthday must go first. Chairman Russell (D-Ga.) in announcing t h e committee's ac tion said "no major changes" were made in two lengthy closed-door sessions today. Senator Morse (R-Ore.); wh o voted alone against the plan in the sub-committee, continued his fight for changes today but lost. He said he will try again in the Senate itself but went along on the vote to report the measure out for Senate action. The battling in the committee today was over the lowering of the draft age and the extension of service beyond the presently required 21 months. Senator Johnson said the vote was 12 to 1, with only Morse op posing, to bring th e induction age down to 18. Morse wanted it set at 18%. Morse an d Chairman Russell were alone against the rest of the committee' in an effort to retain the 21-month service term. The same pair lost by another 11-2 vote when they tried to keep the service period down to 24 months. • Council Sponsors Seminar Speakers Liberal Arts student council will sponsor three speakers for seminars during Religion-In-Life week, Edward Shanken, chair man and liberal arts representa tive for the _religious programs, said yesterday. Richard Sutcliff, assistant edi tor of the "Ltitheran" will discuss the practical application of re ligion on Monday, the Rev. Dr. Samuel Pr oc t r, dean of the School of Religion at Virginia Union university will rev i e w some aspects of social ethics on Tuesday, and Wayne Glick,- pro fessor of Biblical studies at Jun iata college will comment on the Bible and facts of history on Thursday. All three seminars are open to the public and will be held at 4 p.m. in 126 Sparks. A mixer for students and fac ulty of the Liberal Arts school to be held March 13 at the TUB, was also discussed at the meet ing. Plans were made for danc ing and refreshments as well as entertainment to be provided by students and professors. ASPhi's Haze Eleven Pledges Noticed any fellows running around campus with one trouser leg rolled up and straw hats perched on their heads? Don't be alarmed—it's only the 11 ple of Alpha Sigma Phi going through a part of their hell week initia tion. ' In addition to wearing this out landish costume, the pledges are required to carry ten books which weigh at least one pound each. The initiation has been going on since Monday and will probably end tomorrow. lt,seems the broth ers are a bit hesitant about giv ing any information which would enlighten the pledges as to when Hell week will end. Dairy Club Installs Officers, Delegates Dairy Science club officers will be installed• tonight at 7 o'clock in 117 Dairy Husbandry building. Leslie Shallenberger will be in stalled as president; Paul An derson, vice-president; Martha Buganich, secretary; Roland Herb, treasurer; and Charles Rightinire, publicity manager. Newly-elected representatives from the organization to the stu dent council are David Evans, Harold Hawk, and Ervin Menzel.
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