I .1 4, . , ....„, • •, TODAY'S WEATHER: • 4 , 4. V. • FOR A BETTER. .., q >4 :1% ; 'N . - ~ . , . . . -.. , . PENN STA* :CLOUDY AND WARM cr• r Da t i ll • , ,it,4",,_(f, tittrigittn. VOL. 51- No. 129 Honors Day Ceremoaies Set LA Faculty Unanimously Opposes State . Oath Bill The faculty of the School of Liberal Arts yesterday unanimously approved a resolution opposing in principle loyalty oaths for pro fessors and teachers, the Daily Collegian has learned. • The resolution was aimed . at' the loyalty oath bill now pending before the state legislature and came as a result of a request by the faculty advisory council for faculty opinion. Almost 100 members of the Liberal Arts faculty voted unani mously for the resolution. The Liberal Arts members are the' first to go on record either for or against a loyalty oath for profes sors and teachers. The local chapter of the Ameri can Association of University Professors went on record April 19 as endorsing, the national AAUP's 1950 condemnation of loyalty oaths. Sound Opinion The - Liberal Arts action stemmed from a request of the advisory council for its 25 mem bers to sound out faculty opinion in their respective schools. When members of the Liberal Arts faculty were asked how they felt about the oath bill, the resolu tion condemning all oaths for professors and teachers was intro duced and approved. In Harrisburg, in the meantime, Sen. Albert R. Pechan (R-Arm strong), author of the loyalty oath bill, insisted yesterday on th e right o f commonwealth agencies to designate subversive organizations under the terms of his bill, the Associated Press re ported.. Woodside Opposed If the state justice department will not do the job, he was re ported to have said, it •should be done by the Department of Public Instruction or the state Civil Ser vice Commission. Attorney General Robert E. Woodside took issue Monday with Pechan's original proposal that his office name those organiza tions a state employe could not belong to and retain his job. Pechan also disclosed that lie plans to submit an amendment which would "completely over haul" the text of the oath that would be required of public em ployes, the Associated Press said. Three Named Contest Judges Pres. Milton S. Eisenhower, Mayor David L. Lawrence of Pittsburgh, and William Jeffrey, soccer coach, have been chosen to judge the Miss Penn State con test to open Spring Week festi vities on Tuesday, May 15. The judges will pick the win ner from among four finalists chosen late last night by the Spring Week committee. There had been 50 entered in the con test at the deadline, 5 p.m. Mon day. 'David Schmuckler, publicity chairman of the Spring Week committee, said yesterday that Mayor Lawrence will be given a special tour of the campus after his arrival sometime Tuesday afternoon. A dinner honoring the judges, last year's queen, and the four finalists will be held in the Cor ner Room at 5 p.m., an d the finalists in formal dress will ride in a parade through_ campus at 7 p.m. The coronation ceremonies be gin at 8 p.m. in Schwab Audi torium. Phys Ed Honorary Meets Phi Epsilon Kappa, physical ed ucation honorary, will meet to night at 7:30 at Sigma Phi Sigma. • Plans for a hayride and a cook out to be held next Wednesday watt be discussed. LA Council Asks Course Revision The Liberal Arts Student Coun cil last night voted to recommend discontinuance • of the language requirements for all students en rolled in the Departments of Eco nomics and Commerce. The resolution was introduced by John Boddington, council member and editor of LA Angles, council publication. The vote was 13 for the resolution and two ab stentions. The council also recommended the formation of a committee, with the Department of Econo mics and Commerce fairly rep resented on the basis of enroll ment, to make an "exhaustive appraisal _of all current require ments to determine whether stu dents of economics and commerce are allowed ample semester hours in which to schedule basic com merce and economics courses and those relative to their chosen fields." Boddington's resolution listed several points for the removal of the language requirement. In pointing out that leading - business schools have no language require ment, it also said students avoid the ' curriculum because of that requirement. It, said 'Penn State is entering a period in which the size of enrollment will be a pri mary consideration. The resolution went on to say the theory that a language is now needed in the business world is outdated and that requirement hinders the student's opportun ity to schedule courses in special ized fields. It concluded saying that if the department continues to expand it will make the College "a po tential leader in commerce, both state and nation-wide." Debate Team Ties Yeshiva College At Monday Meet "What power is there to make the free countries fight aggression if there should be another Com munist attack?" was a question asked by the College men's de bate team at a non-decision meet ing with Yeshiva College Monday night. Ed Shanken and Mark Un ger defended the question,. "Re solved: That the non-Communist nations should form a new inter national organization." Harry Kondourajian was chairman. A mix-up resulted early in the evening when Prof. J. F O.'Brien, coach, received a letter from Ye shiva asking that the debate be canceled, due to conditions be yond their control. The Yeshiva debaters turned up, however, half an hour late. SCIENCE SCHEDULES OUT Schedule of science courses for the, two six-week summer ses sions may be obtained today in 102, Burrowts. STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1951 Dates Set For Players' Production The next Players' production "Lady in the Dark," will be pre sented next Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Schwab Audi torium. The musical play by Moss Hart has lyrics by Ira Gershwin and music by Kurt Weill. . Robert D. Reifsneider, assistant professor of dramatics, will di rect. Ed Menerth is musical di rector and Dennis Sherk is as sistant director and stage mana ger. Harry Woolever is choreo grapher. Musical adviser is Elmer C. Wareham. Featured in the cast are Sonya Tilles, as Liza Elliott, editor of "Allure," fashion magazine fo r women; Dave Owen, as Charley Johnson, advertising manager of the magazine; Joe Bird, as Ken dall Nesbitt, its publisher and Li za's • "benefactor"; Robert Amole, as Reedy Curtis, Hollywood mo vie idol; Joe Hudak, as Russell Paxton, staff photographer; Mari lyn Stewart, as Maggie Grant, fashion editor; Betty Lou Mor gan, as Alison Dußois, fashion columnist; and Don Colbert, as Dr. Brooks, the psychiatrist. Others with speaking roles are Joyce Rexford, Prim Diefender fer, Cathy Keister, Don Barton, John Price, Betty Jean Stofan, Lorraine Spitler, Kathy Scheetz, Beclee Newcomer, Linda Pierce, and Nick Morkides. In the singing chorus are Juan ita Sherk, Cleo Ross, Nancy Lou Thomas, Anne Webber, Marie Nelson, Betty Jean Stofan, Dick Lewis, C. Lynn McCaffrey, Wil liam R. Detweiler, Ed Rolf, Red Baker, and John Pagonis. Joan M. Atkinson is accompanist. Dancers are Pat Bowles, Ruth Lyne, Jeanne Wiener, Jane Rie ser, Nick Morkides, Ed Girod, William Severing, an d William Sabo. Fran Stridinger is accom panist. Ugly Man Contest Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity, has extend ed its deadline for entries in the campus Ugly Man Contest to 5 p.m. Mohday, officials an nounced yesterday. Organizations are asked by the group to have photographs of their entrants at the Stu dent Union in Old Main by that time. Old Main Of Senior Voting for the senior class gift will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and tomorrow at polls located across from the Student Union desk in the lobby of Old Main. Seniors who will graduate in June or during the summer may cast their ballots upon showing their matriculation cards. A ballot is on page two of today's Collegian. Additional ballots will be at the polling place. The senior class gift committee asks seniors to number the sug gestions from one to seven is order of preference. The approximately $BOOO in the gift fund comes from the money remaining from the damage fees paid by the •students after • the damages have been paid for. Station Suggested The •gift, suggestions are: 1. A campus radio station, which would provide vocational opportunities for students in ra dio and speech work and enter tainment for students: ' • The broadcast would be carried] (colitiniced'on page eight.) Deadline Today For Senior Gowns Today is the last day that seniors in all departments of the Engineering school will be able to order caps and gowns. Tomorrow thr o ugh Sat urday, seniors in the sch6ols of Home Economics and Edu cation will order theirs at the Athletic store. When ordering, students should know their hat sizes. Invitations and announce ments will also be available at the Student Union desk in Old Main at the same time. All Classes To End At 10:30; Cabinet OffiCers To Be Sworn in All-College President-elect James Worth will be in stalled, five outstanding alumni -will be honored, and 13 stu dents will receive awards at the first Honors Day program in the history of the College at 10:45 a.m. today in Schwab Auditorium. Classes - will be cancer James Worth Rip . Engle Speaker At APO Affair Rip Engle, head football coach, will be guest speaker at the an nual banqueit of Alpha Phi Ome ga, national service fraternity, to morrow night at the Hotel State College.. The affair will be held at 7 p.m. in the, large banquet room. Guest of honor will be Pres. Milton S. Eisenhower. In addition the program will include the in stallation of new officers for the coming academic year. The new officers are: president, Donald Beal; vice-president, Stanley Rapp; treasurer, William Burrows; recording secretary, Da vid .Wharton; and corresponding secretary, Bryson Craine. Other officers are: alumni sec retary, Richard Schuler; histor ian, Lincoln Warrell; Sergeant at arms, Major Vitt; and chairman of advisory committee, Prof. M. W. Isenberg. Tickets are $2 and may be pick ed up at the Student Union until 5 p.m. today. Scene Vote PRICE FIVE CENTS ed from 10:30 to 12 noon. Neil See, tribunal chairman, will administer the oath of office to Worth, who will take over his duties as All-College president thereafter. Outstanding Students The 13 outstanding students, whose names have not been re leased, will receive recognition of outstanding scholastic achieve ment. Included in the awards will be the John W. White Medal, a gold medal given each year to a mem ber of the senior class for out standing scholarship; and the John W. White Fellowship, which amounts to WO and is given to a senior of high scholastic stand ing who "possesses those quali ties of ability and personality that will 'enable him or her to ,profit best by graduate study." Sparks Medal The President Sparks Medal, which is given to t h e student with the highest semester aver age who has shown - the greatest improvement over the preceding semester. Six seniors an d four juniors will receive Evan Pugh Medals for outstanding academic achieve ments. Robert L. Weber, chairman of the Senate committee on scholarships and awards, will (continued on page eight) Blood Donors To Contribute To Red Cross One hundred and sixty-five students will give blood to the Red Cross tomorrow. The donors are warned not to eat any fats within six hours before their appointments, Alan Reece, chairman of the blood drive, announced yesterday. The warning is reiterated on the ap pointment cards the pledges re ceived: The card says that food such as fruit, crackers, and raw vegetables may be eaten. Reece requests that the stu dents arrive early for their ap pointments, to prevent a lag. Those students who have not received appointments are asked to call student employment, col lege extension 2049. Others in terested in signing up may do so in 120 Old Main. The bloodmobile will be lo cated at the Methodist Church on East College avenue. Alpha Phi Omega, service hon orary, and the pre-medical so ciety will help the Red Cross set up and take down the equipment. All "0" type blood, he said, will be sent to Korea 72 hours after it has been taken. The re mainder of it will be distributed to veterans' hospitals. Education Council Ratifies Constitution The student council of the School of Education ratified its constitution at a meeting last Monday night. Jane Stieber, fifth semester psy chology major, drew up the con stitution and presented it to the council. After some discus sion and minor changes made, the members passed it. The council chose George Dem shock,• • seventh semester educa tion major, as its nomination for the Ugly Man contest sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega, service fra ternity-
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