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FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
VOL. 52, No. 28
New Homecoming Record Seen
Michigan State Picked over Nittany Lions;
Beaver Field Attendance Mark Expected
An estimated Homecoming crowd of better, than 30,000
is expected to jam Beaver Field this afternoon to watch an
underdog Penn State football 'team play the nation’s third
ranking, team, Michigan State. Kickoff time is 1:30 p.m.
Today’s crowd, which' whl in
clude Gov. John S. Fine and the
presidents of both Michigan State
and Penn State, John Hannah
and Milton S. Eisenhower, will
set anew Beaver Field attendance
record. '
Halftime ceremonies during
today’s game, which will be cov
ered by over 100 newspapers and
five radio stations from 'Penn
sylvania, Michigan, Illinois) ’ and
New York will include the hon
oring of the Penn State football
teams between the years 1887
and 1901 and the 1926 team. Rep
resentatives of the 1893, .1895,
, 1901, 1903, and 1926 groups have
accepted invitation to return to
their alma mater.
- Michigan State will go into to
day’s game with a ten game win
ning streak on the line. So far
this season, Coach Biggie Munn’s
Spartans have won four games,
defeating Oregon State, 6-0; Mich
igan, 25-0; Ohio State, 24-20;
and Marquette, 20-14,
Two And One
Coach Rip Engle’s Nittany
Lions have won two of three
contests. The Lions defeated Bos
ton University” in the opening
game, 40-34... Villanova handed
State, its only defeat, 20-14. Last
weekend, the Lions defeated Ne
braska, 15-7.
Both teams'have shown plenty
of scoring power and both seem
to be second half ball teams. Penn
State had to come from behind
in the second half of both the
Boston U. and Nebraska games
to win. Michigan State was forced
to come through in jfche last
halves of the Ohio State and
Marquette games to avoid being
beaten.
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Combined Force
Will Handle
Heavy Traffic
Campus, town, and state police
will be handling traffic and park
ing today, with 15,000 to 20,000
people expected to arrive in State
College.
Capt. Philip Mark, chief of the
campus patrol, will have 35 pa
trolmen, in uniform and 15 in
plain clothes. In addition, state
police' from the barracks at Holi
daysburg and Pleasant Gap as
well as the State College police
will be on hand- to keep traffic
moving.
Sufficient parking area has
been provided for all cars, Wal
ter Wiegand, director of the phy
sical plant, announced. In addi
tion to the regular parking lots
on campus, the following will
also be used: the Mitchell farm
property north of the pasture
field, the partially completed lot
east of the TUB, the practice field
near the golf course, the area
west of the student vegetable gar
dens, and a small area east of
Hort Woods.
By ERNIE MOORE
38th Annual
Hort Show
Starts Today
More than 16,000 visitors are
expected to witness the colorful
Horticulture Show which will
carry two special programs to
day and tomorrow. The show
will be staged in the stock judg
ing pavilion on Ag Hill.
The 38th annual event will
open at 9 a.m. today with a ded
ication of the show to Dr. War
ren B. Mack, head of the De
partment of Horticulture.
The central theme, “Autumn
Symphony,” is planned along
formal lines with a quiet sym
phonic and semi-symphonic, mu
sical background set against the
chirping of birds.
Student Arranged
Demonstrations and displays
that will entertain the largest'
group of visitors for the Horti
culture Show were arranged by
students in ornamental horticul
ture, plant breeding and . oleri
culture, landscape, floriculture,
and pomology.
Crowning of Miss Hilda Ann
Hogeland, chosen during the
summer months as 1951 Penn
sylvania Vegetable Queen, will
climax the show tomorrow at 2
p.m. Miss Hogeland is a sopho
more in Home Economics at the
College. v
Queen Hilda will be presented
with an award by the Pennsyl
vania Vegetable Growers Asso
ciation, in . recognition of her.
services to the state’s vegetable
industry.
Following the presentation,
Frank H. Worsam, coordinator
" (Continued on page three)
Officer Rescheduling
On State Party Agenda
: An entire rescheduling of party
officers-• will- be- started at the
State Party’s first meeting at
7 p.m. tomorrow in 10 Sparks,
Murray Goldman, clique chair
man,.-said yesterday.
Party members will be intro
duced and opening nominations
for. All-College freshman', and
sophomore'clique officers will be
held.
Preliminary-applications for
party ...membership will begin. A
person must attend two meetings
to gain membership in the party.
Goldman said • that all officers
of last year will be in the back
ground when new officers take
over this year.
Chi Phi Wins Lawn
Display Contest
Chi Phi won first prize in
( the fraternity lawn display
contest last night.
. Tau Kappa Epsilon took
second place, with Alpha' Tau
Omega third. Phi Kappa Sig
ma and Kappa Sigma -/on
honorable mention.
: Theme of the contest this
year was, “Freedom’s Key
stone.”
Prize to' the winner is the
Permanent Alumni .Associa
tion Rotating Trophy, which
must be won'.three years in
'a row for- permanent posses
sion.. Beta Sigma Rho took the
trophy last year. " ' ✓
.STATE COLLEGE, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 20, 1951 }
Lion Defensive Stalwarts
Pat Mac Poland
Tax Increases
Pass in House
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19— (IP) —A $5,691,000,000 general tax in
crease on individuals, corporations, and a wide variety of manu
factured products finally passed the House today. It now goes
to President Truman who is expected to sign it promptly.
Administration leaders, recovering from a jolting setback on a
1200 Attend
Homecoming
Pep Rally
By A 1 Friedman
A very receptive crowd of
around 1200 persons turned out
for lash might’s pep rally before
the Penn State-Michigan State
tussle today.
- The rally opened with the
Blue Band leading a parade
down E. Allen street, up the
Mall, and on to the steps of Old
Main, where the bulk' of the
crowd had already gathered. •
: 'After an opening number by
the band, emcee Richard Hartle,
greeted the gathering and wel
comed the alumni back, to-.fhe
campus. He then introduced the
team physician, Dr. Alfred H.
Griess.
In his brief message to the
crowd, Dr. Griess / recalled that
in his many years here at the
College he has seen very few
football teams get beaten on
Beaver Feld. He added that be
hoped to see a Lion victory to
morrow.'
Dr. Griess said the team’s
morale and physical condition
was good. With an even split in
breaks during the game, every
one can look forward to an ex
citing contest, he said.
The next personality on hand
to address the Penn State sup
porters was cross-country coach
Chick Werner. Introducting Dud
ley Foster, Bill Ashenfelter,
Jack Homer, Red Hollen, and
Lamont Smith, all members of
this year’s team, Werner _ asked
the rooters to lend their support
to the cross-country team as
well as the football team.
The cross-country team will
be facing their severest test of
the season when they meet- the
Spartans of Michigan State to
day. _
FgUttt
Bob Pollard
similar version of the bill Tues
day, ran up a 25 vote margin for
the measure today. The roll call
vote was 185 in favor, of the bill,
160 against. The Senate passed
it by a voice vote yesterday.
Truman Gets Bill
Thus, individual income tax
boosts ranging between 11 and
12 percent for most taxpayers,
are fo take effect Nov. 1. So will
the excise (sales) tax changes on
a long list of items including
liquor, gasoline, and household
appliances. This schedule pre
sumes that Truman will sign the
bill by Sunday.
Over a full year’s operation,
the bill is counted on to bring
in an additional $2,280,000,000
from individuals, $2,207,000,000
from corporations, and an extra
$1,204,000,000 in excise taxes.
Third Tax Hike
Over a full year’s operation,
beginning next year, the tax for
most individuals will be about
11% per cent above their obli
gations, for 1950. A single person
who paid $4BB on his income of
$3OOO (before personal exemp
tion) will owe $542. The. tax for
a married couple with two chil
dren and an $BOOO income will
rise, from $1152 to $1282.
Lion Party to Elect
Party, Class Officers
. The Lion party will meet at 7
p.m.. tomorrow in 121 Sparks to
elect 1 '" three All-College party,
officers vice-chairman, secre
tary, and financial chairman—
and freshman and sophomore
clique officers. Ray Evert was
elected party chairman Thursday.
Evert asked freshmen and
sophomores to attend the meeting
as it will "be their officers who
will be elected' this fall.
Olympic Fund
Women who will be collect
ing the U.S. Olympic Fund
contributions at the football
game will pick up the collec
tion cups at 1:15 p.m. behind
;he score board.
Alums Find
Good College —
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
Fine to Watch
Michigan State
Football Game
By JAKE HIGHTON
Penn State’s 31st annual
Homecoming today will turn
State College into a one-day
“boom- town” with the largest
number of people ever to crowd
into the borough anticipated.
Approximately 30,000 persons,
including Gov. John S. Fine,, are
expected to pack Beaver Field
to see the Lion football team
play Michigan State.
Biggest Crowd in History
Ridge Riley, executive secre
tary of the Alumni Association,
said yesterday that “there will
be more alumni on campus than
ever before in the history of the
college.
The crowd, the biggest in the
history of Central Pennsylvania,
should bring the total of per
sons in State College for this
weekend to peak at over 40,000.
Normally there are 10,000 stu
dents and 10,000 townspeople in
State College. But an expected
flood of 15,000 to 20,000 to see the
ball game and the Horticulture
show may swell the population
to 40,000.
The greatest previous football
crowd was 24,579, to watch a 14-
14 tie in 1948 between the same
two teams that play today.
Coverage of Game
With more alumni expected
back than ever before, all the
hotels in Bellefonte, Philipsburg,
and State College have been
booked for weeks. Private
homes in Boalsburg, Center Hall,
Pine Grove Mills and other sur
rounding towns have accepted
weekend boarders to ease the
heavy demand for rooms.
The most complete staff of
photographers, radio stations,
and reporters ever to cover a
sporting event at Penn State has
been drawn by one of the coun
try’s top gridiron powers, Michi
gan State.
United Press, Associated
Press, and practically every ma
jor newspaper in the state of
Michigan will be represented in
the press box.
Gov. Fine Prexy's Guest
. Five radio station outlets, a
television recast team, INS and
UP telephone and telegragh
service, the Columbia Broad
casting System, and papers from
New York, Chicago, Pittsburgh
and Philadelphia will also cover
the game.
President Milton S. Eisen
hower will have as his guest at
the football game and a lunch
eon Gov. Fine and his family
and Michigan State President
John Hannah.
President Hannah will be es
corted to the Spartan section by
members of Parmi Nous and
Skull and Bones hat societies.
Alumni, who began to trickle
slowly into Recreation Hall yes
terday afternoon, are expected
to register in force this 'morning.
Luncheon in Rec Hall
A full program of events and
activities has been lined up for
the alumni. A golf tournament
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Hatmen Participation
At Game Requested
Hatmen were asked yesterday
to gather at the 50-yard line on
•the Penn State side of Beaver
Field at 1:20 p.m., ten minutes
before the start of the Penn State-
Michigan State football game.
The request was made by Mar
vin Krasnansky, Hat Society
Council president. Krasnansky
asked all hatmen to participate
in the traditional cordon made
for the football team by members
of the men’s hat societies.
“Oct. 20 will be the biggest day
in Penn State football,” Kras
nansky said, “and I would also
like to make tomorrow’s cordon
the longest yet seen on Beaver
Field.”
James Wharton, president of
Parmi Nous, will be in charge of
the cordon.