- . .•.... . . . , TODAY'S WEATHER:4, . - - FORA SETTER SOME CLOUDINESS': AND WARMER :( ''.. - 7 . -' -- ' 1) 0"' 11 riat PENN STATE tlat, ' • ---, . ' ' VOL. 51— No. 95 Barr's Loss Stuns Penn State Students ; Campus reaction to wrestling captain Homer . Barr's :first loss in eastern competition seemed to center on two th.oughis---surprise .Ind disappointment,—the Daily Collegian learned yesterday pin a poll of students on the Mall. • ' Most of those questioned said that when they • first heard the -news, they didn't believe it. Nobody interviewed liadn't-heard abov Barr's loss Parties Dampened .Fraternity parties this weekend were interrupted and dampen ed by the news of Barr's loss, his first in 24 dual meet matches. Even Penn State team members, newspaper men and fans who fol lowed- the team to Cornell for the match didn't seem to believe it even after it was all over. Robert Morgan, a State grad uate, class of '42 • said that he had never believed he would see the day when Bari would lose. Cornell fans were just as sur prised by the sudden turn of events. One unknown Cornellian said, "I've seen Barr wrestle be fore, and he never looked like a guy that could lose to anybody in the East. You have •to admit that Dick (Clark) put up a good fight though." In State College, when the news was first flashed, most people were inclined to disbelieve it. Courtney McMahon said the first thing he said when he heard the news was, 'What? You're kidding." Anese O'Brien, another Mall interviewee, said that she'd "never thought that he'd lose." 'Shocked' Roger Owens probably express ed what a lot of people thought when he said. "I was shocked to beat all hell.' Lindi Bortolotto said that he couldn't believe it and thought that it was all a mistake. ,Victor Lynch said that it was a shame that he had to go so far and then lose: Thomas Farrell and Jane Sutherland both had reactions similar to those df Lynch. Lois Shuster was very disappointed, being a friend of Barr's. Dr. Gmber. To Speak Dr. R. J. Garber, head of the Pasture Research laboratory, will discuss the activities of the pas ture lab at a meeting of the Clov er club at 7:15 o'clock tonight in 111 Plant Industries. Dorm Blood West dorm council last night approved a motion to attempt to provide 15'donors to give blood in Altoona on March 15. Harry Cover, reporting on the Association of Independent Men's plan to sponsor a blood drive in conjunction with several other campus and town organizations, said that when the committee met, it considered the idea of lending its support to the Altoona under graduate center which is partici pating in the present blood drive in Altoona. Cover said that someone un known to the committee had stated falsely that Penn State would back the Altoona center. He said that the committee had not. backed such a plan, but that now the group. felt that unless it did, future plans for a drive in State College might not - receive the cooperation of the Red Cross. 15 Men Needed Cover said that approximately 15 men would be needed from the West dorm area to fill the quota. He said that a bus would leave Old Main at 12.30 p.m. next Thursday to take the donors to Altoona. Cover said that the donors - would be given legal ex cuses. He said that only those over 21 would be permitted to give blood unless they had 'writ ten .consent from their parents. The _council also approved a motion to allow the Centre County-Alumni club 'to take over the main lounge in the dining #oabaimmbd co page eighti New Heads Chosen By State Party By MARY. K.RASNANSKY Ignoring the formality of voi ing, the State • party accept steering committee rec'omme) dations for 11 clique positiol at a brief meeting Suhday nigh The creation of the two posi tions of secretary and treasur' to replace the former office secretary-treaslyer was the oi. change in the preliminary" sla presented last week. Muni Goldman, named all-Collet clique chairman, explained th, the change was designed to ai the party's fund drive. Seek Wider Support Goldman, confident of a Stat party success in the April 18-7 voting, predicted a victory -fc the organization. "After this elet tion," Goldman told almost 41 supporters, "things will be a 14 different." Virginia Laudano, nominated last week for the position of sec retary-treasurer, was named sec retary. Norman Kaplan .was named , treasurer. • , Bernardine Fulton, nominated for the position of secretary-treas urer of,the junior class last week, was named secretary. The treas urer's job went to Barbara Hor man. Final approval .was also given Richard Mills as, all-College clique vice-chairman, and ,Melvin Glass as all-College clique treasurer. The other senior clique posi tions went to John Price, chair man; and Merritt Dinnage, vice chairman. Thomas Flemming was elected junior class clique chair man, and Jeffrey Gray was elect ed vice-chairman. Council-OK's Donor Plan By GEORGE GLAZER Council Presidents Schedule Meeting Plans for the coordination of the student councils of the Col lege's eight schools are underway, David Ludwig, chairman of the coordinating committee, disclosed yesterday. The first meeting of the council presidents will be held Thurs day, Ludwig said. Among the points to be dis cussed is•the possibility of sched uling one date for the school open houses. They are now held on separate dates. The NSA faculty rating system will also be discussed by the group. • Ludwig said that the election of new council members will' re ceive consideration at the meet ing. A report of the progress of the coordir}ation of the • councils will be made at All-College cabinet the .near lahsee,;;:,Liadspig,said. STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING; MARCH 6, 1951 RALPH GRIFFITH, left, takes on M. Pousseur deßois; chess expert from New York city, in the TUB Sunday afternoon. Deßois won' all the matches. ins 12 Games In Exhibition M. Pouiseur de Bois chess ex pert from New York city, appear ed at the simultaneous chess ex hibition sponsored at the TUB on Sunday afternoon by the Penn State Chess club. M. de Bois engaged in 12 match es of various games and won, them all. The matches included five chess, four checkers, one Wei- Cla one Mangela, and one Polish checkers. After competing with the sev eral students, de Bois explained some of the strategy which he used in the games that were play ed. Besides the players, several spectators were present to watch the proceedings. Home Ec Festival Termed Successful Approximately $175 was re aeived from ticket sales and the sale of foreign foods at the Inter national festival Saturday after noon and night in the Home Eco nomics building. The affair was termed "ex tremely successful" by members of the International Relations committee of the Home Economics school, which sponsored it. Pait of the money collected' will go into the committee's fund for a foreign scholarship. The rest will be used for postage for food and clothing packages to be sent overseas to foreign students. 5 O'Clock Theater Gives Whelan Play "Seattle Hunch," a one-act play written by Peter Whelan, will be presented at the Five O'Clock theater in 11 Old Main at 5 o'clock this afternoon. Whelan's effort will also be produced at the eighth annual Arts forum at Woman's col lege of the University of North Carolina.' The cast includes Sonia Goldstein as Agnes, Marcia Yoffee as Martha, and Robert, Klein as George. Technical di rector and assistant are Wesley Pfirman and Jeff Gray. Her bert-Arnold will direct. $GiVp . :-.WRA Aoriptince 'cirriiti‘,o4.y.FOr Offic es; . - - lection - 1.1.....March-.15 '-' ss Expert Nominees for. WSGA and WRA ofices have been an nounced by Betty Lou Jones and Audrey Brua, election. chairmen WSGA candidates for president are Virginia Miller and Mary Jane Woodrow. Carolyn Barrett, Marilyn Williams, Leonides Organizes Dorm Units By JOAN KUNTZ The independent women of every dormitory living unit are now being organized by their re spective Leonides representatives for informative and social pur poses. Under this new unit system the Leonides council representa tive will report to the indepen dents any pertinent information, which may be noted in council meetings. Speakers desired by the women may: be obtained, as well as other cultural programs plan ned along with informal parties. Independents Vote For the first time since Leo nides began, every independent will be permitted to cast a vote for her# officers this spring. Nom inations will be made by the council, and a campus-wide elec tion for . Leonides officers , will be held in April. A special meeting of the coun cil will be held next Monday at 6:15 p.m. in McElwain lounge to make first nominations. Qualifi cations for girls nominated must be given. Janet Magrini is chair man of the S elections committee. Blue book files will be available fore independent women, at the TUB starting Monday. These may be obtained from 10-11 a.m. and 2-3 p.m. in,the room at the BX. A Leonides•epresentative will be on duty these hours and students will sign out for the blue books. A Leonides council retreat will be held Saturday, April 28. At (Continued on page eight) Senate Sets Stage For Drafting At 18 WASHINGTON, March 5 (/1 3 )—A 55 to 31 test in the Senate to day set the stage for voting a draft of 18 years olds. Also, the Sen ate approved extending draftee service from 21 months to 24. The test on the age issue came in the rejection of a compromise, offered by, Sex3ator Morse (R-Ore.), to draft no one under 18 1 / 2 years old. The minimum age now is 19. In the sharp debate that led up to the vote, Senator Taft (R-Ohio) vigorously backed Morse's plan and accused Secretary of Defense Marshall of trying to "blackjack" Congress into drafting 18 year olds. Repairs To Begin On Campus Roads The Pennsylvania Department of Highways will probably start repairs on campus roads within three weeks, W. W. Trainer, su pervisor of construction and maintenance, announced yester day. Trainer said Pollock and Bur rowes roads were in the worst condition since he has been on campus. Heavy trucking for 'con struction work, and severe winter weather, were responsible for this condition, Trainer said. He said repair work will be done as soon as the department believes the* danger of frost is past. The roads will be resurfaced as soon as possible. Until then, College crewmen will continue to fill in the ruts every other day, he said. PRICE FIVE CENTS and Nancy Worthington will run for president, of WRA. Primary elections will be held March 13 and finals March 15. Vice-presidential candidates for WSGA ar e Joyce Buchanan, Yvonne Carter, Mary Lou Elliot, Janet Herd, and Doris Sher. Seven coeds whose names Will appear on the primary ballot for the WRA vice-presidency -are Rita Keeney, Janice Robbins, Phyllis Szolack, Frances Stridinger, Meredith Wil liamson, Mary Ann Wertman and Terese Moslak. Senior Candidates Lila Barnes, Esther Beck, Ruth Jean Diehl, Barbara Klopp, Nancy McClain, Grace Porello, Jane Steiber, and Mary Lou Transue will run for WSGA senior senator. Nominees for the junior sena torship of WSGA are Donna Esta brook, Bernadine Fulton, Alice Gutherie, Joan Hutchon, Virginia McMillin, Virginia Opoczenski, Ruth Schliecher, Joan Yerger, and Joanne Williams. Sophomore senator of WSGA will be chosen from candidates Joyce Gardiner, Ann Grieco, Lin da Jacobs, Diane Miller; Rose Monack, Carolyn Pelczar, Marian Ungar, and Nancy White. Robin Brunner an d Sylvia Powers are running for town sena tor. Secretary-Treasurer Campaigning fo r secretary treasurer of WRA are: Olive Cochran, Barbara Wallace, and Betsy Anne Younkins. Dorothy Rose, Isabelle Diefenderfer, Bar bara Holzka, Mable Marple, Ann Broomall, and Joan Kronewetter have been nominated for the WRA intramural chairmanship. Freshmen who are running for assistant WRA intramural chair man are Nancy Lusk, Patricia Col gan, Nancy Maloy, and Ann Ska pil. An election code was also an nounced. Candidates are not per (Continued on page eight) It appeared,probable the Senate would vote on the question of the 18 year olds Wednesday or Thrs day. The extension of draftee service to 24 months was agreed to on a voice vote. The military high command had asked that service be extended to 27 months but Chairman Russell (D-Ga) of the Armed Services Committee pro posed that the Senate make it 24. One of Russell's own committee men, Senator Lyndon Johnson (D-Tex) protested in vain. John son helped write a committee bill that proposed 26 months. He called the 24 months proposal "another method of hacking at our armed forces in time of emer gency when the need is the great. est."
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