s, S;Si“ QIOII ' ' POR A BETTER PENN STATE VOL. 52, No. 24 WSGA, WRA Primaries Start at 10 Ballot boxes will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 tonight in the wom en’s dormitories for Wo m e n-’s Student Government. Association and Women’s Recreation Associ ation primary elections. Voting will take place in the lobbies of Thompson, Mac Alli ster, McElwain, Simmons, and Atherton Halls, and Woman’s Building. Women in Grange dor mitory and the cottages will vote in Mac Allister. Town women and women in co-ops can vote at any station. Home management women may vote in Woman’s Building. Freshman are eligible to vote for WSGA freshman senator and WRA freshman representative. Pictures Posted Sophomores will vote for WRA sophomore representative and all women students may vote for WSGA treasurer. Pictures of all candidates are posted at each polling station. The two, girls receiving the highest number of votes for WSGA freshman senator, WSGA treasurer, and WRA sophomore representative, and the top four running for WRA freshman rep resentative will run in the finals Thursday. Soph Representative Candidates for WSGA treasur er are Lorraine Gladus, Linda Jacobs, Carolyn Pelczar, Mary Petitgout, Patricia Prichard, Joan Marie Sparta, and Barbara Werts. Joanna' Binkley, Elizabeth Cole, Ann Cunningham, Louise Glud, Olla Horton, ■ Marie Wag ner, Carolyn Werts, Janet Werts, Jocelyn Wilson, and Carol 1 Young are candidates for WSGA “fresh man senator. WRA freshman. representative candidates are Barbara Estep, Marcia Furguson, Pat'Gilbert, El lie Gwynn, Teresa Sheehan, Cis sy Williams, Dorothy Williams, Barbara Weyand, and Alberta Wooden. 1 Patricia Colgan, Helen Davis, Frances Crawford, Virginia Hin ner, Marie-Louise Kean, Nancy (Continued on page eight) Proxy Declines Comment On Financial Solution President Milton S. Eisenhower yesterday, had no comment on the request by Gov. John S. Fine that the state’s four largest state-aided colleges help find a solution to Pennsylvania’s financial prob lems, according to the Associated Press. . The governor sent telegrams over the weekend to the heads of Penn State, University of Penn sylvania, Temple University, and University of Pittsburgh, asking them to set up a joint study of the revenue and tax problems. It was understood that Presi dent Eisenhower had wired a re ply to the governor this morning. His stand on the proposal was not announced; however. Chancellor Rufus ,H. Fitzgerald of Pitt assigned two of his" aides to the job.- University of Penn sylvania President Harold Stas sen. called a meeting for today, but a spokesman said he would go along with the request.- Dr. Robert L. Johnson, presi- STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 16, 1951 Oxford Universit to lake part -in the annual ihle: Penn State, Oxford To Debate Tonight Top debating talent willbe put to the best tonight as Oxford University's’ William Rees-Mogg and Richard Taveme join Penn State’s David Lewis and Clair George in a mixed debate on the merits of Winston Churchill’s return as prime minister. The 16th annua 1 international debate is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in 121 Sparks. The topic will be Resolved: That the return of Mr. Churchill as prime minister would be highly regrettable. The teams will be mixed, with Taveme and George arguing af firmative while Rees-Mogg and David Lewis take- the negative. The non-decision debate, .spon sored by .Nevr York’s 'lnstitute. for International Education, is open to all without charge. An au dience-participation forum will be held afterward. Taverne, who has lived in both Holland and the United States, is studying ancient history and philosophy. He is the former sec retary . and librarian of the Ox ford Union Society and ex-pres ident of the Oxford Labor Club. Rees-Mogg is also majoring in history, although he hopes to make journalism his profession. dent of Temple, said he wired the governor that he will appoint two professors to take part in the tax study on the assumption that the other colleges will join in the move, the AP reported. Fine told College officials that Dr. Edward B. Logan, his budget secretary, and Otto F. Me§sner, his revenue secretary, will pro vide “such pertinent data as you may require for this study.” The situation which Fine says “very directly and seriously af fects some universities and col leges of the'state as well as the hospitals, schools and other state services,” has arisen out of the Senate snarl, over the governor’s proposed one-half of one per cent income tax. 1 It was. pointed out that Penn State' alone- is $4,000,000 behind in its state aid receipts and has turned to bank loans to maintain operations. Just how the joint study would be conducted or who would han dle what pairt of the revenue-ex penditure problems was not stated by Fine, the AP said. Penn State Engineer Goes on Sale Today , The Penn State Engineer will appear oh the staiids today. The first issue of the semester will be available at the Student Union desk in Old Main and at the Comer Room for 20 cents per copy. ’ . Debaters will be at the College tonight debate. He is former president of the Union Society and the University Conservative Club: He has served in the edupation branch of the Royal' Air Force! George, manager of. the men’s debate team, represented the Col lege in last year’s international debate. He was on the negative team that permanently retired the Washington and Jefferson debate trophy and took first place in the state ‘tournament at Tem ple University last Spring. Lewis placed first among the t0p,20 debaters in the grand na tional debate tournament. He de bated the negative side at Wash ington and Jefferson, and Tem ple. Last year England sent Ernest Alwyn Smith from the Univer sity of Birmingham and John Gwynn Williams from the Uni versity College of North Wales. Representatives from Oxford were here in 1948 and 1949. Kent Forster, associate profes sor of history, will chair the de bate. Tickets on Sale For Ag Party Tickets for the Ag Hill Party, Nov. 3, will go on sale tomorrow for members of Ag Hill’s clubs, William Griffith,, publicity chair man for the party, announced yesterday. ' Club presidents will handle the sales within the clubs," Griffith said. Tickets for lower campus will be available at the student union desk in Old Main early next week. , The tickets will cost $1 per person. Plans have been made, Grif fith said, to accomodate 2500 at this year’s party. This in an in crease of about 1000 over last year’s party. An. incomplete list of prizes to be given away at the party in cludes meat, cider, plants, apples, vegetables, flowers, chickens, eggs,. butter, cheese, honey, and potatoes. These prizes will be contributed by the Ag Hill de partments concerned with their production. Koons Requests Copy Robert Koons, promotion man ager of the Daily Collegian, has asked the promotion staff to have their for the alumni page ready to Be. turned in at'the pro- Unotion. staff meeting tonight. Mjtan °sr 15 Top Chosen Queen Fifteen members of the junior class have been designated as “outstanding juniors” and will form a selections committee to choose TVT'gs Junior Class to reign over Junior Prom weekend festivities. Kie 15 students were selected last week by a committee com posed of H. K. Wilson, dean of men; Pearl O. Weston, dean of women; George Donovan, manager of student activities; James Worth, All- College president, and Michael Hanek, president of the junior class Entrance Rules Those selected from the class as outstanding juniors who will form the queen selection commit tee are Lee Coy, Merritt Dinnage, Thomas Durek, Hanek, Janet Herd, Joan Hutchon, John Lau bach, Jo An Lee, William Leon ard, Samuel Marino, Jean Nisley, Arthur Rosfeld, Richard Rost meyer, Walter Sachs, and Joan Yerger. Entrants for the title of Miss Junior. Class must be junior co eds. Their photos must be submit ted'to the Student Union desk in Old Main between Oct. 22 and 12 noon on Oct. 27. 15 to be Chosen Entrants may be sponsored by groups or individuals. Each photo must contain the name and ad dress of the entrant and the spon sor’s name on the back. The top fifteen entrants will be chosen by the selection commit tee following interviews. The top five coeds and Miss Junior Class will be chosen by the commit tee’s . final ballot at the Junior Prom on Nov. 9. - . The queen and her court will be crowned at the dance. She will be guest of honor at the Syracuse football game on Nov. 10 and will ride in a float at the game. Pennsylvania Week Now Under Way The sixth annual Pennsylvania Week got under way yesterday, and throughout the state this week, educational institutions and business, industrial, labor, farm, religious, fraternal, civic, and patriotic organizations will sponsor programs and activities designed to salute the state. In his proclamation of Oct. 1, Gov. John S. Fine referred to Pennsylvania as a “Titan of in dustry, a leader in agriculture, a haven of religious freedom, and the, home of natural beauty, scenic wonders and historic shrines.” Ten Alumni Gridders To Return Saturday Ten Penn State football lettermen of bygone years have accepted invitations to return to their alma mater for Saturday’s Homecoming Day festivities. This will be the beginning of the new alumni Homecoming Day procedure to honor former Penn State footbalfletterwinners. Harold Gilbert, graduate .manager of athletics, said that the Saturday plans call for honoring those football teams between the years 1887 to 1901 and the 1926 team, Gilbert said that this new alum ni homecoming program will be carried out in future years by adding one number to the pre vious year’s team. The base years will be 1900 and 1925. Next year the teams chosen for Homecoming Day honors will be 1902 and 1927, an advance of one year in the last number. Of the 86. members of the 1887 to 1901 and 1926 teams asked to be guests this Saturday, only ten .will be able to be here. Friday night they will attend the . Varsity S meeting in Hamil ton Hall. Saturday noon the old gridders * will be guests of the Alumni Association banquet. . Then at the Michigan. State - PRICE FIVE CENTS Juniors to Pick of Prom Mills Named President of West Dorms Richard Mills, senior in Indus trial Engineering, last night was elected president of West Dorm council. He succeeds Thomas Durek. Other officers elected were Ralph Griffith, vice president; David Stamm, secretary; and Richard Taglang, treasurer. 3 Point Program Mills, who last year served as secretary of the Association of In dependent Men Board of Gover nors, presented a three point pro gram to be followed by the coun cil during the year: 1. Strict cooperation between the dormitory units and the coun cil on the one hand and/ between the council and AIM on the other. 2. Elimination of politics from the function of the council and AIM. 3. A broad social program for the West Dorms. Mills, who last year chaired the AIM social committee, suggested that a joint social committee be established with the women of Thompson Hall to facilitate the third point of his program. Alumni Dance He was elected by a vote of ten to seven over Griffith, who later was chosen vice president. The council also voted to ex tend the use of the West Dorm lounge to AIM for the AIM-spon sored alumni dance. The dance, to be open to all independent undergradautes and alumni, will be held Saturday from 9 p.m. to 12 midnight. The next regular meeting of the council will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 22 in the Hamilton Hall lounge. Penn State football game Satur day afternoon, the 10 honored men will sit together in a special section. At half time their names will be called and while they stand up, appropriate music will be played. No alumnus of the first Nittany team, 1887, has said he would be back so R. W. Moty, class of ’93 will be the 1 oldest returnee. Members of the '26 Lion squad who will be here Saturday are Harold Dangerfield, Kenneth R. Weston, William Pritchard and Johii Curtin. / Graduates in 1903 who will be here also are Edward B. Farr, E. E. Hewitt, and Arthur Schoffs tall. The team of ’95 will be repre sented by G. K.' Spence and 1901 by L. R. ScholL
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