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VOL. 52, No. 50
Johnston to Speak
At Forum Tonight
Eric Johnston, who in 55 years has risen from longshoreman
on the Seattle docks to administrator of the Economic Stabilization
Agency, will appear on the Second Community Forum program at
8 tonight in Schwab Auditorium.
A limited number of single
appearance, which is the result o
dent Milton S. Eisenhower. They
may be obtained at the Student
Union desk in Old Main for $1.50
apiece. •
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Th e versatile manufacturer,
who will leave the ESA. Friday
after nine months' service, will
speak on "The Price of Living in
a Democracy."
Johnston was brought up in
Spokane, Washington, where' he
put himself through high school
by working as a school corres
pondent for a Spokane new s
paper. While attending the Uni
versity of Washington he worked
as a longshoreman and in the law
school library.
Sets Record
During World War I he was
among the college students chosen
as officer candidates by the Ma
rine Corps. He was promoted to
captain and later named assistant
naval attache and sent to China,
Siberia and Japan. When an in
jury in Peking forced his retire-
ment he became a door-to-door
salesman of vacuum cleaners, and
then a partner in the business. He
and his partner bought into an
electrical concern in Spokane.
Eventually he owned four plants,
which have never had a 'strike.
In 1942 he was elected presi
dent of the national Chamber of
Commerce, and set a record by
being reeletted three following
years. Johnston tried to improve
labor-management relations with
the Management-Labor Charter
of World War 11, under which
management and - labor agreed to
refrain from strikes and lockouts
for the war's duration.
Toured South America
In 1947- he was awarded the
Medal of Merit in recognition of
his "outstanding services" in the
field of labor-management rela
tions during the war. •
While president of the chamber,
Johnston toured South America,
and visited England to confer
with British officials and indus
trialists. The following year he
spent eight weeks in Russia at
the invitation of the Soviet gov
ernment, to study Russian pro
duction.
Authors Books
• In September 1945 he was elect
ed president of the Motion Pic
ture .Association of America. His
contract runs until 1958.
He is the author of two books,
"America Unlimited" and "We're
All in It",' as well as numerous
magazine and newspaper articles.
Legion Urges Passage
Of Loyalty Oath Bill
HARRISBURG, Nov. 27—(R)—
A letter urging support of the
loyalty oath bill before the
_state
legislature has gone out from
American Legion headquarters to
950 Legion posts around the state.
"We have got to quit giving lip
service to the Pechan bill," the
letter said. - "We must turn the
tables on the parlor pinks and
reds who have stampeded our leg
islature and show our determina
tion to have this legislation
passed."
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STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 28, 1951
ickets are on sale for Johnston's
an invitation extended by Presi
forum Speakdr
Eric Johnston
U. of California
Ends Loyalty -Oath
After Two Years'
The University of California's
loyalty oath, in force for two
years, has been dropped by the
Board of Regents, the Daily
Bruin, campus publication, re
'ports.
The oath had been on its last
legs since last May when - an ap
pellate court decided in favor of
the 18 -non-signers who had
brought suit against the Board of
Regents.
The 12-5 vote to drop any ap
peal to that court's decision came
at a meeting held early in Novem
ber.
The court had found the oath
in violation of the section of the
state constitution which prescrib
ed a standard oath of allegiance
to be administered to all public
candidates.
"No other oath, declaration, or
test shall be required," the sec
tion concludes. •
Ceramic Profs Cited
Dr. E. C. Henry, chief of the
division of ceramics, has been
elected managing director of the
Pennsylvania Ceramics Associa
tion. Roy G. Ehman, assistant
professor of ceramics, was named
secretary.
Famed Names May Be Found
In 1951-52 Student Directory
By DOT BENNETT
It's pretty generally accepted
in colleges- and universities that
after a student spends four or
five years trying to become edu
cated, he is then ready to go out
in the world in search of fame
and fortune.
However, some of the students
listed in this year's student direc
tory have names that are already
known the world over. Among
them are representatives of the
theatrical world. Some are fam
ous generals, and at least two are
well-known as educators.
Hollywood Stars
Five students tie for the honor
of • having the shortest last name.
They are Markley Au, Kuo Hao
Hu, Ling-Wen Hu, NaM Ku, and
Norman Yu. The distinction of
owning the longest surname goes
to Paul Dillenschneider.
Included among those high up
in Hollywood's list of stars are
Marion Anderson, Marion Mor
gan, Donald "Don" Taylor, Rich
ard Conti, Richard Rogers, Bar
bara.:Evans, Joan. Crawford,, Ron-
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Charter Forbids
X to Sell Ring
State Senate Bans Reds
A bill outlawing the Com
munist party by, name was
passed unanimously last night
by the state Senate. For de
tails see story on page three.
Students Lose
Rooms, Clothes
In Gentzel Fire
Nineteen students were among
those housed in the Gentzel
Building, which was gutted by
fire Monday.
In addition to losing their per
sonal effects in the $75,000 blaze,
they were faced with the immed:
iate problem of finding emergen
cy housing. A few of them in
quired at the Department of
Housing about accommodations,
but most of the men seemed to
have found at least / temporary
housing in town.
Most of the students living in
the building were graduate stu
dents, one of whom lost the thesis
which he had been working on
for half a year. A majority of the
clothing which was not complete
ly destroyed by the flames was
badly damaged by smoke and wa
ter.
Herbert Segall, Harry Pinch,
John Swanchak, J. Paul O'Brien,
Carleton Rowe, George R. Ma
cauley, Robert Pearson, James K.
Lawler, Willard Evans; Horace
F. Stewart, William E. Stewart,
Richard E.• Schultz, John T. Em
ery, Joseph A. Ahearn, William
S. Kauffman, John Schnable,
Raymond Schaeffer, Dona l d
Kaufman, and James Steen were
the students living in and around
the building. •
Spring Time Tables
Go On Sale Tomorrow
Time tables for next semes
ter's courses will go on sale at
10 a.m. tomorrow at the sched
uling office in the basement of
Willard Hall. They will cost 15
cents.
No classes will be held next
Monday or Tuesday in order
that first phase registration for
the spring semester may be
completed. Students will re
port to their advisers and se
lect their courses at that time.
ald Coleman, William "Bill" Wil
liams, Mary Martin, Betty Davis,
Robert Montgomery, Robert Wal
ker, and Glenn Miller.
So far as military life goes,
two generals, John Pershing and
Winfield 'Scott, and not one, not
two, but three David "Davy"
Joneses are in the book. Accord
ing to the legend, however, the
original is still roaming around
at the bottom of the sea..
77 from Foreign Countries
The educators are Robert "Bob"
Higgins, and Milton Eisenhower,
who is sometimes known as the
President of the College.
But perhaps the student who
is really most famous is Ernest
Famous.
' Of the 1082 out-of-state stu
dents, 77 are from foreign coun
tries. New York and New Jersey
rank first and second with '299
and 222 students respectively.
All states except Arizona, New
Mexico, Oregon, and Wyoming
are represented. Foreign coun
tries include. Antigua,. Brazil,
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Last Paradise
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A complaint by a State College merchant which ini
tiated an investigation of the sale of Penn State class rings
by the Book Exchange had nothing to do with the cancelation
Of the ring sale program of the agency, Milton Bernstein,
BX chairman, said yesterday.
Bernstein said the sale of class
rings "goes beyond the original
scope of the BX charter as , ap
proved by the College Board of
Trustees in 1949."
He said that since the BX has
remained under that char t er,
what is sold there is decided by
the trustees in the final analysis.
To Get Discount
"The trustees, a war e of the
needs of the student body when
they established the BX, have
the right and the obligation to
consider any steps toward the
expansion of the operations of the
BX," Bernstein . said.
Bernstein had announced Oct.
10 that the BX would begin sell
ing rings to students on Oct. 15.
He said students • would receive
a five per cent discount at the
end of the semester.
On Oct. 17 he said, "The BX
will temporarily discontinue the
sale of class rings while inves
tigation of the matter is carried
on by the administration and the
BX Board of Control."
"The complaint of a State Col
lege merchant against the sale of
Penn State class rings has set off
an investigation of the ent i r e
scope of the BX, 'but that t
plaint was not responsible for
the cancelation of the sale of the
rings.
BX Principles Involved
"The sale of the class rings
goes beyond the original scope of
the. BX charter as approved by
the College Board of Trustees in
1949. Since the BX is still oper
ating under this charter and is a
direct concern of the trustees, it
is felt 'by the BX Board of Con
trol that the entire question of
what the BX should or should
not sell should go to the trustees
for consideration.
"What is concerned here is not
simply the sale of the rings, but
the principles upon which the
BX is to operate in the future.
The trustees, aware of the needs
of the student body when they
established the BX, have the
right and the obligation to con
sider any steps toward the ex
pansion of the operations of the
BX."
Canada, the Canal Zone, Chile,
China, Columbia, Costa Rica,
Czeehoslovakia, England, Egypt,
Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Haiti, India, Iran, Italy,
Korea, Mexico; Norway, Per u,
the Philippine Islands, Puerto
Rico, Thailand, Turkey, Uraguay,
and Venezuela.
Turkey, with seven students,
leads the foreign countries, while
both China and England have
six each.
Lists Religious Names
The most common name listed
in the directory ; as in the United
States, is Smith. Miller ranks
second, while Johnson is third,
Brown fourth, and Jones fifth.
The diiectory also shows many
religious names such as Church,
Christ,' Godlove, Godshall, Good,
Good enough, Goodfriend, and
Lord. Names :which are also ap
plied to foods are Cake, Caro,
Cherry, Coffee, Fruit, Herb, Rice,
Salmon.
Some students have names eor
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
By 808 •FRASER
Cover Warns
Of Unofficial
Sale of Rings
An unauthorized agency has
been attempting to sell a Penn
State class ring, Harry Cover,
chairman of the permanent ring
committee of All-College Cab
inet, warned yesterday.
Cover said that while the ring
may actually be one 'of the three
official class ring designs, the
firm, Banks Bros., has not been
authorized by the College to han
dle the ring. He also said that the
ring being offered had not been
appraised by the College.
Cover asked that anyone who
may have bought a ring from the
Banks Bros. firm contact him so
that he may see the ring and find
out the details of its purchase. He
said he would also like to see any
literature which students may
have received from the firm.
Cover may be contacted
through the Student Union desk
in Old Main or by calling State
College 4305.
Three Groups
To Hold Korea
Clothing Drive
The Penn State Christian Asso
ciation, Alpha Phi Omega, nation
al service fraternity, and Hat So
ciety Council will jointly sponsor
a clothing for Korea drive on
campus.
Bags will be placed in dormi
tories and in various places in
town so students may place their
contributions in them. The bags
will be sent from the American
Relief for Korea Committee, New
Windsor, Md. The group will also
send a truck to take the clothing
to their headquarters at the end
of the drive.
This is one of many clothing
drives for Korean relief being
sponsored throughout the country
to make up a deficit in relief
promised Korea this year. Only
15 per cent of the relief promised
by Sept. 30 has been sent to the*
3,000,000 displaced persons now
living in South Korea.
Tribunal Tries
Sixteen Cases
Tribunal heard 16 cases last
night and meted out eight $1
fines, seven suspended $1 fines,
and excused one case.
Fifteen of the 16 cases involved
students either driving on Pollock
Road during class hours or park
ing in restricted places on cam
pus. The other case involved a
slight collision between a profes
sor's car and a student's car. This
case was dismissed because of in
sufficient evidence.
Ray Evert, who presided at
Tribunal, said there was no ex
cuse for students continually
driving on Pollock Road and
pa r king in restricted places.
Evert also warned several of the
violators that traffic regulations
are being more strictly enforced.
The traffic regulations are set
down in the student handbook
and copies of them may be picked
up at the campus patrol office by
those students whom traffic reg
ulations affect, Evert said.