• . - . s. . . . .'. . . • . . . .. . ._ , ..o. TODAY'S • WEATHER: 4. ! "4 4 • 4. PARTLY CLOUDY . . AND, COLD o(tir . Elatill ,-.4toik a l otirgtatt „. ..; IT FOR A BETTER PENN STATE . _ • . VOL. 51= No. 9.1 LA Lecturer Cites Yugoslav Comeback Divided by language, religion, and ethnic customs, Tito's Yugo slavia is attempting a' comeback industrially, agriculturally, and educationally, William B. Edgerton, assistant professor of Russian, said last night. He spoke before approximately 300 persons gathered to .hear the first Liberal Arts lecture. One reason for the growth of Communism in the Balkan area, Edgerton said, is the fact that a tradition of non-conformism has never grown. 'The people did not have the opportunity to express a difference of opinion without fear of being called an atheist. Therefore, they turned to Com-. munism, he said. Land, Equipment Short Pointing to the 1940 figures on agriculture as an example of the underdeveloped economy, Edger ton said out of 100 peasants only 44 had iron plows, 18 had wooden plows, and 3 had no plows. Ten per cent of the people had enough land, to live on. To combat this problem, Tito's government established collec tive farming, and, following the line of Russia, turned to a pro gram of re-: istributing the land among, the peasants. So far 25 Per cent of the land is collectiv ized. In order to curb the high birth rate, the government speeded up industrialization, Edgerton said. lieve everybody in their country must be educated, Edgerton said. Since the war there has been a general increase in the number of It took the surplus farm popula tion and placed it in factories. Stress Education The Yugoslav Communists be schools on all levels. Thus the youth of the nation can be thor oughly' educated in Marxism pr,in eiples, he added. The elimination of some of the difficulties arising from the di verse ethnic groups has been ov ercome by establishing separate republics for the groups, he con tinued. This Edgerton compared (Continued on page eight) AIM Board To Discuss Inkling Grant Final discussion on the tenta tive appropriation of .$5O to the Inkling, proposed literary maga zine, will come before the board of governors' of the Association of Inslependent Men at 7 o'clock tonight in 214 Willard hall. Richard Mills, secretary of the board, will be in charge of the meeting. Mills said that the var ious councils rephsented on the board had been told to take the question back to their meetings and vote on it. Mills will also present the social committee calendar for the rest of the semester. He said that he had, made arrangements for the use of the West dorm dining hall lounge to be, used by AIM for a houseparty dance on April 7. Final' discussions on a budget item concerning a banquet and the awarding of keys to board members will also be held. William Raymond, chairman of the projects committee is sched uled to report on the proposed joint undertaking with the Inter fraternity council. Tentatively, the project will be a blood drive sponsored by the two organiza tions, A discussion will also be held on the theme of the AlM's booth for the Spring week carnival. Ag Engineer Society Sees Movie Tonight The American Society of Ag ricultural engineers will meet tonight at 7 in 105 Agricultural Engineering to see a movie con cerning the installation of. the Big Inch pipe line from Texas to West Virginia By LEN KOLASINSKI Cabinet To Consider Exam Plan All-College cabinet will consid er the sehior class proposal that final examinations be eliminated for seniors at a brief special meet ing tonight. The meeting is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. in 204 Old Main. Cabinet will hear three reports and one other motion. David Fitzcharles is scheduled to report on the National Student associa tion voting petition, and Murray Goldman on the student faculty rating system. Edwin Barnitz will report on the spring election code, and cab inet will consider a motion to sup port Negro History week. The senior class proposal will probably take the form of asking cabinet to request the College senate to set up a committee to study the elimination of ,finals for seniors. A similar measure was over whelmingly approved at- a meet ing of the senior class last night. Although cabinet had been scheduled to meet 'tomorrow night, the date was\ moved up so that the senate could consider the final examination proposal. The senate -meets tomorrow afternoon. French Literary Scene Discussed By LeSage Dr. Laurence LeSage, associate profess6r of romance languages at the College, discussed the French literary scene for 1950 in the leading article of the French Review for February. Dr. LeS4ge's 12-page article, covering the theater, the novel, and poetry, indicates the great richness and variety which con tinues to characterize French literature. Senators Hear Vets Letters On Draft WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (IP) —Complaints that much of the Kor ean fighting falls on World War IT veterans were. heard on the Sen ate floor today as debate• opened on o the question of drafting 18-year-olds. Senator Saltonstall (R-Mass.) read a veteran's letter written last week from Korea "typical of those I am constantly getting," He offered it in urging passage of legislation lowering the draft age, extending length of draft service, and providing for long-term re serve service as well as universal training. The letter demanded t 9 know why 18-year-olds.cannot be draft ed. The writer, a reservist, was called in September. Other Sen ators said they were getting sim ilar letters. Saltonstall declared the Korean crisis developed "the astonishing fact that the only trained reserves are veterans of the last war." 'The Senator declared a system must be worked out for releasing, as rapidly as possible those men who have already served long periods in the last war, or who have families. Saltonstall took the floor after Senator Lyndon Johnson. (D-Tex.) STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 28, 1951 Astonishing Fact Uriani ous Senior Vote Favors copping Seniors Vote Approval SENIORS last night gave overwhelming support to a program which would lead to the elimination „of final examinations for eighth semester students. Nearly 500 students jammed the class meeting in 119 Osmond laboratory. Hillel To Sponsor Hebrew Courses The Hillel foundation will sponsor two courses in the He brew language starting tomorrow and Friday. The course in beginners He brew reading, writing, and vo cabulary will be instructed by Martin Pimack, a two-year ag riculture student at the College, and the course in conversational Hebrew by Ralph Brand, a grad uate student. The courses, which will be taught one hour weekly at Hillel, will begin Thursday at 7:30 p.m. for the class in conversational Hebrew, and Friday at 4 p.m. for the class in grammar. These classes are open to all without a' registration fee. had urged enactment of the bill, speaking for the 13-man Armed Services committee. Major Battles But a closed conference of Re publican Senators held just before the bill came out on the floor developed the likelihood of some major battles. Senator Morse (R-Ore.) immed iately opened up in the Senate on the 3,462,000-man goal of the armed forces. It is not a part of the legislation, but the manpow er needs of the services are close ly linked to the draft features of the legislation. Morse accused the military es tablishment of an "unconscion able waste of manpower." He said congress should impose restric tions and hold the ceiling to 3,- 100,000 or 3,000,000. Senator Taft (R-Ohid) said he favored some suck number. Pollock Council To Support Barons' Dance The Pollock Circle council agreed Monday evening to give support to ,the Barons, Nittany-Pollock so cial organization, for a proposed dance in cooperation with Leon ides, independent women's group. Both Nittany and Pollock coun cils have pledged financial aid to the Barons for a dance scheduled for April 21. The cost of the dance will be divided between the two councils and matched by an equal sum from Leonides. The Barons made a proposal be fore the council to accept their organization as the social coor dinator of the Nittany-Pollock area. The proposal calls for an amendment of the council's con stitution. Accepting the Barons proposal would do away with the present social committee of the council, council members said. And before the constitution can be amended the proposal must he published and placed before the residents of the area, they added. By doing away with the social committee, all social functions ex cepting dorm parties will rest in the hands of the .Barons, who are and will be independent of the (Continued on page cight) Two Publications Name Move-Ups Two campus publications yes terday announced promotions of staff members. Robert Fraser has been promot ed from the sophomore editorial board to the junior board of the Daily Collegian. Benjamin Ungerleider, m an ing editor of the Engineer, an nounced recent promotions to junior and senior boards. Those promoted to senior board are: Jack Brougher, John Espen shade, Neal Lehman, William Richards, Renazo Rodriguez, and Charles Swartz. Francis Taylor and Charles L. Miller were promoted to junior board- PRIE FIVE CENTS Finals By MARV KRASNANSKY Almost 500 cheering mem bers of the senior class voted unanimously last night to rec ommend the elimination of final examinations for seniors. The motion will be brought before All-College cabine.`• when it meets tonight. Approval by the College ,sen ate is necessary before the plan can go into effect. The senate will meet tomorrow afternoon. Members of the class jammed the meeting room, overflowed in to the aisles, and jammed the doors. An estimated 100 were turned away. There are about 1900 in the class. Largest Meeting The session was the largest class meeting recorded on cam pus. Tlie class also went on record in support of the absentee voting petition of the National Students association, and authorized the establishment of a committee to study class gift proposals. A report was heard on the lion coat tradition. No action was tak en, however, and the matter will probably end there. The actual motion 'approved by the class authorized the retention of the senior final examinations committee and instructed that body to get approval of the pro posal from All-College cabinet, and then present it to the senate. The plan recommended student representation if the senate found it necessary to establish a corn mittee to study the proposal. "Stands Good Chance" In presenting the' plan, Marlin Brenner, chairman of the com mittee predicted that it "stands a good chance of being approved by the College senate." Brenner predicted that the plan would get action by Aprl.l 1. The proposal, in the form of a letter to C.O. Williams, senate secretary, listed six reasons fav oring the elimination of finals for seniors. "This proposal should not be taken as an attack upon the basic system of final examinations as conducted at the Pennsylvania State College," the letter to Wil liams read, "but we do maintain that final examinations are not (Continued on page eight) Nittany Council To Finance Semi-Formal Means of financing Nittany- Pollock's first semi-formal dance, to be held in April, were discuss ed at the Nittany dorm council meeting Monday night. The affair is scheduled for Rec hall, Saturday, April 2L Leonides, independent women's organiza tion, will co-sponsor The dance. Eugene Magill's orchestra will play along with jazz and folk bands yet to be chosen. The trio of bands, according to present plans, will provide uninterupted music throughout the evening. The council tabled a request to approve partial payment of bills arising from a recent folk dance. The niatter will be discussed at the next regular meeting. President John Laubach, direct ed that dorm presidents report be fore tonight on the proposals recently passed on to the area residents for popular approval. The proposals concern the pur chase of keys and the financing of a banquet for members of the AIM board of governors. The board will discuss the proposals at its meeting tonight. Laubach also appointed a corn mittee to meet with Russell Clark. director of housing. to dis cuss the possibility of obtaining washing machines *ir the area.
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