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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
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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
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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
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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."