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VOL. 51 No. 104
Hershey Cites Plan
To. Defer Students
WASHINGTON, March 'l6—VP)—Selective Service Director
Lewis B. Hershey disclosed today he has proposed a plan for qualifi
cation tests to give draft deferment to high-ranking high school and
college students.
In correspondence with the House Armed Services committee,
Hershey said he had submitted the proposal to Mobilization Director
Charles E. Wilson as a recom
mendation. Whether it will be
put into effect \ is up to Wilson
and Dr. Arthyr Fleming, man
power director under Wilson
Officials said the number of
educational deferments may in
crease, if the new plan is put
into effect.
Binding or Permissive?
Still to be decided is whether
the proposed policies would be
binding on draft boards or :merely
permissive. Her,sheys outline in
dicated he wants them binding.
Hershey's plan calls for nation
wide tests of high school and
college students as a guide to de
termining whether they should
continue schooling or be drafted.
High school graduates of draft
age passing the test with a mark
of 70 or more would be deferred
to enter college.
Another Year
First, second and third year
men passing the tests with the
70 mark or better also would be
deferred to go ahead with an
other year of college.
In addition, all college freshmen
in the upper half of their class
would be deferred. All second
year college students in the upper
two-thirds of their class could
take a third year course. All third
:mar college men in the upper
three-fourths of their class could
go ahead with a fourth year.
Also graduate students and pro
fessional students of, medir"ne,
dentistry, veterinary medicine.
osteopathy and optometry would
be deferred without taking any
tests, provided their schools cer
tified they are meeting scholastic
requirements leading to degree.
Sebastian
Winner Of
PSCA Prize
Evelyn Sebastian is the whiner
of the $5O prize for the student
having the largest total sales in
the selling sponsored last week
by the Penn State Christian asso
ciation at the College Sportswear
shop, Marjorie Allen, associate
secretary of the PSCA, said yes
terday.
Robb Keener was runner-up,
and Roy Kaneda, personnel chair
man for the event, came in third,
Miss Allen said.
John Baldwin, owner of the
store, donated the $5O prize of
merchandise or bands.
PSCA Got Ten Per Cent
The PSCA received te n per
cent of the gross receipts for the
week's sale. The money will be
used to partially overcome the
PSCA's budget deficit, Miss Al
len said.
The amount netted from the
sale has not been released, but
Miss Allen termed the venture
"successful."
Nearly 100 - students volun
teered their services as clerks
during the six-day sale. They
were divided into four teams, and
the team which ran up the high
est sales will be entertained by
the losing teams, Miss Allen said.
Members of the winning team
are William Hirsch. Marion Wiser.
Ruth King, Robert James, John
McCool, Jane Maurer, Roy Kan
eda. Joanna Bucknell, Louise
Woods, Matthew Halchin, Shirley
Pritchard, Joseph Geiger, Eliza
beth Funk, Scott Von Wolffradt,
Lois Keener, Patricia Jones, Wil
liam. Rice, and Warren Rlink.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 17, 1951
Eight Debaters
Are ntered.
In Nationals
Four men and four women from
the College zdebate teams will
leave Tuesday to take part in
the grand national debate tour
nament to be held at Mary Wash
ington college, Fredericksburg,
Va.
Harry Kondourajian and David
Lewis will debate the affirmative
for the men, and Lois Pulver and
Greta Weaver for the women.
Marlin Brenner and Clair George
will form the negative side for
the men, Shirley Gallagher and
Marian Ungar for the women.
Women Won Title
Last year, the College women's
team was grand national women's
champions, and the men's team
tied with Vermont and Carnegie
Tech for the grand national men's
championship. Brenner, .Miss Gal
lagher, George, and Kandourajian
were members of those teams.
This year's tournament, the
biggest debate gathering of the
year, will last five days, Tuesday
to Saturday. Brenner, men's de
bate manager, said over 40 col
leges are expected to take part in
the tournament.
Topic for debates, at the tour
nament will be the national inter
collegiate debate question, "Re
solved: That the non-Communist
nations should form a new inter
national organization."
Besides debates, the tournament
will feature contests in various
categories. Brenner will compete
in informative speaking, George
and Miss Pulver in after-dinner
speaking, Lewis and Miss Galla
gher in declamation, Kondoura
jian and Miss Weaver in extem
poraneous speaking.
Other Entries
Lewis and Miss Ungar will be
in oratory, Miss Pulver in poetry,
Miss Weaver in dramatic, and
Miss Gallagher in address.
Last year Lewis won the grand
national championship in decla
mation, George in after-dinner,
and Brenner placed second in ex
temporaneous. Miss Gallagher
won the championship address.
Choir To Present Easter Program
The Chapel choir, directed by
Mrs. Willa Taylor, will present
the annual Easter concert tomor
row morning and afternoon, fea
turing section II of Handel's
"Messiah."
The concert, replacing the
usual Chapel program, will be
given in Schwab auditorium at
11 a.m. and 3 p.m. The doors to
the auditorium will be open one
half hour before the start of the
two programs.
Ceiga To Play
The worship service wil be con
ducted by James T. Smith, chap
lain at the College. The Prelude.
Offertory, and the Postlude will
be played by George Ceiga, chap
el organist. Ceiga will play Han
del's "Aria from Concerto in D
No. 10," and "Hallelujah Chorus."
from Handel's "Messiah."
Soloists for the program will
be Suzanne Scurfield, contralto.
and Maynard Hill, tenor. Both
are Penn State students.
The program for the concert
will begin with "Behold the
Lamb of God," chorus; "He was
Despised," air for • contralto:
Anti-Red =: ili
Is Presented
To Debaters
By MOYLAN MILLS
A majority bill to set up an
international defense organization
to combat communism was pre
sented last night
. at an assembly
gathering of the,2l college groups
participating in the 16th annual
Penn State debaters convention.
Earlier in the evening, Gail
Harvey, Seton Hall, was named
convention "Gavel Girl" at an
overflow banquet in • the State
College hotel.
Miss Harvey was awarded a
silver gavel fOr being the girl
at the convention with the best
combination of charm, intelli
gence, and oratorical ability.
She was chosen over two other
candidates by a vote taken at
the banquet. Patricia Kerr, Slip
pery Rock state teachers, Patri
cia O'Connell, Allegheny and
Miss Harvey were selected by the
convention committees to be, can
didates.
The new international organ
ization- of non-communist nations
should be a military, economic,
and propaganda group, according
to the majority report of com
mittee one on non-communist
organization. The set up would
be similar to that of the North
Atlantic Treaty organization, ac
cording to the report. •
A minority group, led by Penn
State and St. Vincent's, present
ed a report defending the status
quo. The majority of this com
mittee and of committee two on
non-c ommu n i s t organization,
which reported last night favor
ed retaining the United Nations
along with the new organization.
The majority of committee two
also favored setting up an in
ternational organization of non
communist nations. A committee
minority opposed this. •
The welfare committee will
present its report at an assembly
of all delegates at 9 o'clock this
morning in 10 Sparks. A welfare
state bill will be presented by
the majority. However, the min
ority, led by Penn State and
Pittsburgh, have already walked
out of the committee meeting
and will present their own bill
to the delegation.
(continued on page eight)
Last Collegian Issue
This is the last issue of the
Daily Collegian until after the
spring recess. Puhdication will
be resumed Thursday, March
29.
The spring recess will begin
5 p.m., Tuesday. Classes will
begin 8 a.m., Wednesday,
March 28.
"Surely He Hath Borne tux
Griefs," chorus; "And With His'
Stripes We are Healed,' chorus:
and "All We Like Sheep," chorus.
Also to be heard are "All They
That See Him, Laugh Him to
Scorn," recitative for tenor; and
"He Trusted in Go d That He
Would Deliver Him," chorus.
The program will then conclude
Campus Political Parties
To Name All-College,
Senior, Junior Candidates
The preliminaries out of the way, both the Lion and State parties
will get down to business tomorrow night with the final nomination
and election of All-College, junior, and senior class candidates.
The State party will meet at 7 o'clock tomorrow night in 10
Sparks and the Lions one hour/later in 121 Sparks.
Preliminaries Last Week
Preliminary nominations were
held last week. At that time
State party leaders nominated a
full nine-man slate for the April
18-19 election. Somewhat more
cautious, th e Lions nominated
but three candidates. Only one
nomination was entered in oppo
sition to the State party steering
committee recommendations.
James Worth got the State
steering committee's nod for the
All - College presidency, while
Donald Carlson was nominated
for the same position on the Lion
party ticket.
Under State party proceedure,
th e steering committee recom
mendeds a full slate of officers.
In addition, nominations may be
made from the floor. Although
the steering committee of the
Lion party similarly backs a full
slate, no steering committee ticket
is announced as such. All nomi
nations are made from the floor.
Nominees Prevail
Old Main Lawn
To Be Scene
Of Palm Service
A Palm Sunday suirise seryi.ce
will be held tomorrow morning
at 7 o'clock on the lawn in front
of Old Main. The service is being
sponsored by the Inter-church
fellowship council.
In the event of bad weather the
services will be held in the Little
Theater in the basement of Old
Main.
The daily Lenten services spon
sored by the council will con
tinue Monday an d Tuesday at
12:40 p.m. in the Little Theater.
Local student Christian founda
tions will observe Palm Sunday
in their weekly meetings tomor
row.
Holy Communion will be given
Lutheran students in Grace Luth
eran church tomorrow morning
at 7:45. Doughnuts and coffee will
be served after communion in
the student house, next to the
church.
Choir To Perform
The newly organized ISA choir,
under the direction of John Shaf
fer, will make its debut during
the evening meeting, which starts
6:45 p.m. The Rev. John Lend
hardt, chaplain of the Western
Penitentiary at Rockview, will
speak.
Wesley foundation of the Meth
odist church will have an Easter
dedication candlelight service at
6:30 p.m. following its fellowship
supper at 5:30. This service will
be both a climax to Lent and a
prelude to Easter.
The program will be student
written, and will be handled by
Patricia Uplinger, Ross -Line
baugh; and Kenetta Peters.
Westminster Service
Westminster foundation (Pres
byterian) will have a Palm Sun
day service at the foundation at
6:30 p.m.,led by Nola Lloyd,
Martha illiams and David Rob
ertson.
United Student fellowship (Re
(continued on page eight) .
Maynard Hill
with "Thy Rebuke Hath Broken
His Heart," recitative for tenor;
"Behold and See, If here Be Any
Sorrow," air for tenor: "He was
Cut Off Out of the Land of the
Living," recitative for tenor: "But
Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul
in Hell," air for tenor: and "Lift
Up Your Heads, 0 Ye Gates,"
chorus.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
In the case of both parties,
however, the candidates selected
by the steering committees usu
ally prevail in the final voting.
It's just a matter of proceedural
differences.
The only nominations entered
in addition to Carlson were for
Joseph Haines as senior class
president, and Jack Beiter ae
senior class vice-president.
On the State - All-College tick
et with Worth were Harry Cover,
vice-president: and Thomas Jur
chak, secretary-treasurer.
Senior class State nominees
were David Olmstead, president:
Robert Amole, vice-president:
and Sally Shoemaker, secretary
treasurer. Junior class nominees
were Michael Hanchek, president:
Samuel Marino, vice-president:
and Lee Coy, secretary-treasurer:
Kathryn Scheetz, the only per
son nominated from th e floor,
was named as a candidate for
senior class secretary-treasurer.
WRA Releases
Final Returns
Final tabulations for the WRA
election have been released by
Betty Lott Jones, election chair
man.
Marilyn Williams received 733
votes for the presidency while
Nancy Worthington polled 455
votes.
The new vice-president, Mere.
dith Williamson, received the
votes of 601 coeds. Terese Moslak.
her opponent, received 589.
Barbara Wallace received the
highest vote, 744, for secretary
treasurer. Olive Cochran, her op
ponent, received 339.
Thirteen votes separated Viable
Marple and Ann Broomall in the
contest fo,r the intramural chair
manship. Miss Marple received
;76 votes „while he:- opponent
polled 563.
Nancy Lusk won the position
of assistant intramural chairman
with 586 against Nancy Malloy's
total of 532.
Russian Film Will Be
Shown Tomorrow
The film "Battle of Russia"
will be shown at 6:30 p.m. to
morrow in 121 Sparks. It is a doc
umentary account of Russia's
role in World War 11.
The movie is being persented
through cooperation of the Of
fice of War Information. It is
being shown as part of the rec
reational program for the resi
dents of the West, Nittany, and
Pollock dormitory areas.