t giiittgia S n FOR A BETTER 4. PENN STATE . . TODAY'S WEATHER: , CLOUDY Ellatt AND WARMER WITH SHOWERS VOL. 51 No. 147 Cabinet,Considers New Lending Library John_ Laubach, president of Association of Independent Men, requested Thursday night that All-College Cabinet establish a rec ord-lending library to be used by the students. The initial set-up of the library would cost approximately $750, Laubach told cabinet. Of this sum, $5OO would be spent for records and $250 for other equipment, according to estimates by Ralph McComb, College librarian. John Clark of the West Dorm Council, who conducted an in: vestigation into the matter, said that it would cost about $lOO a year to keep the library up to date. 9 Students Compete In Star Finals Nine College students are among the thirteen people who will compete in the finals of the Star Discovery Contest to be held at the Cathaum Theater Monday night at 8:30 p.m. The finalists all won first •or second place in one of the four previous contests. The College students competing Monday night are Ra y m ond Rachkowski, comedian; Edward Rolf, baritone; Robert Klug, pi anist; Thomas , Lewis, tenor; and Earl Baker, William Detweiler, David Margolf, Polly Potter, and Richard Wrentmore, all members of the Four Flats and a Sharp vocal quartet. Others competing are Jack Mal loy, singer; Ross Lytle, hill billy; Patricia Leis, singer; and Walter Marthouse, singer. The winner of Monday night's contest will receive a combina tion radio and phonograph and will compete in the semi-finals at Greensburg, Pa. June 5. Second place winner will receive a 45 r.p.m. record player and will ac company the winner to Greens burg as an alternate. First and second place winneys at Greensburg will then- compete in the finals at 'Pittsburgh. The winner and runner-up, will each be awarded -a six month's con tract at Warner Brothers Studios A third prize will be awarded to a vocalist to make two records for the RCA-Victor Recording" Co mpany. Station Plans Fall Programs According to present plans, the campus radio station Will be broadcasting to all campus build ings •by next September, Milton Bernstein, co-chairman of the campus radio_ station committee, said yesterday. Within a short time of the ini tial broadcasts, the committee hopes to be broadcasting to frat ernity' housed and other off-cam pus buildings which desire recep tion. The student committee, which includes . Bernstein, David Mutch ler, and Florenz Fenton, is now working out plans for the radio station with faculty advice. Dr. R. T. Oliver, head of the speech department, and Dr. H. E. Nelson and David Mackey, both of the speech department, are assisting the student group. IFC Collects Books For U. Of Israel . A drive for-used books for the University. of Israel is being con ducted by the,, Interfraternity Council, Stanley'. Wengert, IFC president, announced. Joel Miliner, chairman of the AFC used books for Israel commit -tee, has requested that the books be taken to the Hillel Foundation by Tuesday. He asked that the names of the donori and their fra ternities be marked inside the Under the AIM .proposal, rec ords in the library could be re moved for use in the students' rooms. The Music Department has a record library for use by students, but the records must be used in Carnegie Hall. Robert Davis, past All-College president, reminded cabinet that listening ' rooms would be pro vided in the proposed Student Union. where students could use the records. He felt such' a move by cabinet to -create a library would be a step in forming a •good _collection that could be used in the Student Union when completed. Laubach to Head Committee Laubach will head' the commit te to investigate the advisability of having such a library and will report to cabinet next fall on his findings. Members of AIM, to be chosen by Laubach, will serve on the committee. David Fitzcharles, chairman of! the. National Student Association committee on absentee voting re ported that the NSA petition had been presented to the state leg islature on May 15. • Scroll. Petition The petition, in scroll form, was, signed by 4500 students or 47 per cent of the Pennsylvania resident students .at the College. William Bair, William Klis anin, Nancy George, and Fitz charles took the petition to Har risburg. ; _ James Wharton and Harry Cover reported on the last meet ing of the State College Com merce Club on May 10. Student town relations were discussed by the -group: -a. USMC Enlistment Deadline Is' Today Applicants _for enlistment in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve for as signment to the officers candidate course are due today, Lt. Col. Fol ey, USMC, associate professor of naval science, reported yesterday. Applicants should apßly to 206 Engineering E where general pre requisites and other information concerning details may be ob tained. 8300 Students Expected For Summer Sessions Total enrollment for the 42nd annual summer sessions is ex pected to reach approximately 8300, according to John E. ]Miller, administrative assistant to the director of summer sessions. About 1800 are expected for the inter-session, June 12-29; 5000 during the main summer session, July 2-August 11; and 1500 for the post-session, August 13-31. Advance registration for the three-week inter-session and the six-week science sessions closes June 2. Final , registration will take place 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday, June 12. Class will begin at 1:30 p.m. the same day. Acceptances Notices of acceptances for sum mer school are going out now. If a student has not received his notice by May 31, he should-notify the summer sessions office in 102 Burrowes Building. Clarence M. Sykes of the School of Physical Education will serve as recreation director for the third -consecutive year. The gen eral ziecacalian, pompon will in- STATE COLLEGE, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 26, 1951 Deferment To Start yesterday won a - one-year agri cultural scholarship award by radio station KDKA of Pitts burgh. 6 To Compete In Ex!empore Contest Finals ,Six women will compete in the finals of the. John Henry .Frizzell Extempore ' Speaking Contest at 7 p.m. Monday in 10 Sparks. The contest is open to the public. Ethel Brown, Yvonne Carter, Janet Horger, Lois Pulver, Sylvia and Marian Ungar sur vived • the elithination and. semi final rounds held Thursday night. The prizes at stake are the College prize of $5O and the Friz zell award of merit for first place, and the Forensic Council prize of $25 and the Frizzell award for second place. Each contestant wig speak be tiieen eight and ten minutes without notes on a subject other than that used in the first rounds. Other speakers in the semi finals were Joseph Banks, Peggy Crooks, • Leonard Gavin, Paul Homsher, Barbara Menapace, and Guyla Woodward. These. 12, were selected from ap proximately 30 students who en tered the contest and participated in the eliminations. Members of the speech depart ment are judging the contest. Members of the committee are Helen Evans, Dan Wargo, and chairman Clayton H. Schug, of (continued on page eight) dude team and individual tourn aments in such sports as golf, tennis, and softball, with addi tional leagues to be organized in other activities for which a suffi cient interest is indicated. • Reception And Dance The summer session reception and dance will be held Friday, July -6. Outdoor movies, excur sions, picnics, fun nights, mixed swim parties, a talent show, round and square dances, lec tures, and exhibiti are also being kcmUfmwrl_Nz page eighti Award Winner About .175,000 college students will take the first of three Selective Service College Qualification Tests today, the re sults of which may determine whether they will remain in college or enter military service. In any event, they will receive deferments up to Aug. 20 in order to give the Educational Testing Service of Princeton, N.J., time to grade the results and send them to local boards. Dr. Killam To Speak In Chapel Dr. Robert Killam, minister of the First Unitarian . Church of Cleveland, will deliver the Chap el sermon at .11 a.m.. tomorrow in Schwab Auditorium. He will be the last Chapel speaker for this semester. The Chapel choir, under the di rection of Mrs. Willa Taylor, with George Ceiga at the organ, will sing Verdi's "Requiem Alternam." Born in Brooklyn, Dr. Killam attended Dickinson College, Car lisle. Ibis graduate work was at the theological school of St. Lawrence University, Canto n, N.Y. In 1946 this university con ferred on him the degree of Doc tor of Divinity, • Dr. Killam has-held pastorates at:Rutland, Vt., Utica, :N.Y., and Springfield, Mass. In 1948 he served as regional director of the Meadville Unitarian Conference. He has been chairman of the program committee of the Amer ican Unitarian Association since 1945. • From 1943 to 1947 he was pres ident of the New England Unitar ian Council and for five years served as director of the Unitar ian Rowe Camp for high school youth. He has been a member of the - Department of Church Exten sion and Maintenance of Amer ican Unitarian Association for 'four . years. He is director of the Cleveland chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, and a member of the retail stores committee of the Urban League of Cleveland and of the Cleveland Grand Jury As sociation. Prexy To Speak At Kansas State President Milton S. Eisenhower will deliver, the commencement address at Kansas State College, Manhattan, Kans. tom orr o w night. The President's son, Milton S. Eisenhower Jr. will be one of those graduated. The President will also present at a special ceremony a Distin guished Alumnus Award to Ray I. Trockmorton, Penn State class of 'll, and dean of agriculture at Kansas State. Trockmorton was unable to be in State College whan the awards were presented to four other alumni May 2. President Eisenhower is ex pected back in State College early next week. Players' Initiation, Elections Tomorrow Players will hold initiations, elections, and a picnic tomorrow afternoon, Charles Williams, Players president, announced yes terday. Initiations of new Players will be held at 1 p.m. in the Little Theatre, followed by elections of new officers. At 3 p.m. the group will leave for, Black Moshannon for the picnic. MICE FIVE CENTS Testing Today Draft boards have been in structed to take test results and class standing into consideration before drafting college students. The final decision, however, is up to the discretion of the individual local board. A total of 1008 students at the College will take the Selective Serv i c e College Qualification Test at 8:30 a.m. today. -Classes have been excused for those who will take the test. The Council of Administration ap proved. the move last week. All students are to report to 121 Sparks where they will be as signed testing rooms. Selective Service officials have recommended that all college seniors be deferred to complete their schooling. They have also suggested that seniors who wish to go to graduate school be de ferred provided they are in the upper • half of their class, or if they score 75 in the test. Other suggestions include: Juniors in the upper three-fourths or scor ing 70 should be deferred; sopho mores in the upper two-thirds or scoring 70; freshmen in the upper half or scoring 75. The test, which will last about three hours, is the first of its type in th e history of the United States and probably the greatest m ass examination ever under taken. Tests will be taken at 1000 centers throughout the country. 150 Questions There are 150 questions in the test which is divided into two sections—verbal and mathemati cal. The test is being given by a staff of men, all of whom have doCtor of philosophy degrees. The latest electronic calculat ing machines will score the tests, which will be sent to the draft boards within a month after the testing date. The deadline for applying for the test was last night at mid night. The original deadline was May 15, but it was extended 10 days because only a relatively. small number of college students applied. Other Dates The test will also be given June 16 and June 30. A special test for students of religious beliefs that prohibit Saturday participation will be given July 12. Students in a y obtain their scores by writing their individual draft boards, not the testing ser vice. PSC To Award Plaque To Senior The Penn State Club will award a plaque to the outstanding inde pendent senior at the annual sen ior banquet which will be held at the Allencrest at 7 p.m. tomor row. - A committee consisting of Har. old Leinbach, past IFC president; H. K. Wilson, dean of men; and George Donovan, manager of the Student Union, made the final choice froin 16 candidates. Debaters To Hold Picnic The men's debating team will hold a picnic tomorrow P,ternoon at Black Moshannon, ac::ording to Clair George, new debate man• ager.
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