`GOP Cuts Penn State Allotment The State Senate Republican caucus has agreed to reduce the appropriations to the College by $1,500,000. President Milton S. Eisenhow er, Comptroller S. K. Hostetter, and Assistant to the President C. S. Wyand appeared before the Senate group Tuesday and ex plained the present College fi nancial problems. Because th e state legislature has been unable to agree on a tax program, the 1951-53 bien nial appropriation to the College has been held up. President Eis enhower recently concluded that $17,500,000 was needed to main tain present programs and fair salaries and another $BOO,OOO for new research and instructional projects. The present bill, raised in the House of, Representatives, calls for. a sum of $17,500,000. The agreed-upon reduction would leave $16,000,000. This is the fi gure originally called for by Gov ernor John S. Fine. It is reported, however, that the House, which convenes Monday, may insist upon its original figure. The College has been operat ing without appropriation money since July 1 of this year. In a statement in the November Penn Stater, Wyand reported that it was necessary for the College, to borrow from the banks in order to meet expenses. If appropria tions are not received this year, Wyand said, the fiscal situation (Continued on page eight) Debaters To Vie in Pitt Tourney The Penn State men debaters will be out at least to equal last year's record when they go to the University of Pittsburgh Cross - Examination Tournament this week end. The annual tournament, where each speaker is rated by his op ponents on a score basis, last year resulted in all four Penn State debaters _r e c e i v ing ".excellent" ratings. The team as a whole had the highest combined rating of the 25 teams there. Those with a numerical score over 70 are rat e d "good"; those over 80 "excellent," and those over 90 "superior." No superior ratings were earned las year. Eugene Kolber and Robert Matasick will argue affirmative, and Sanford Hertz and Jay Head ly will take the negative side. The question is . this year's na tional intercollegiate topic, Re solved: That the United States adopt a permanent program of wage and price control. Prof. J. F. O'Brien of the speech department will go with the team. At the Temple University No vice De b ate Tournament last weekend, th e four Penn State teams came through with 11 wins and five losses, a "good record," 'according to Clair George, debate team manager. T h omas Durek and Robert mo le, affirmative, won and broke even two and-two; Richard :McDonough and Sa m Nowell, negative, also won two• and lost two debates. John Bar on and Ivan Sinclair, affirmative, wo n all four debates and Kenneth White and Alexander Stamateris wow three and dropped one. Twenty-three schools sent stu dents who had never debated be fore to the tournament.• VOL. 52, No. 56 Lion Covers Win To •We It C• Five, Executive Committee To Discuss BX Charter Increased student representation on the College's Athletic As sociation, construction problems of the proposed Student Union, and the charter of the Penn State Book Exchange will be among the subjects' for discussion at tomorrow's meeting of the executive com- mittee of the Board of Trustees. ' The executive committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in 201 Old Main. ' Miltdn Bernstein, BX board of control, said yesterday he plans to give President Milton S. Eisen hower full details concerning the BX, "what it is able to sell and what it wants to sell." He said President Eisenhower will pre sent the report, including infor- Mation on the recent proposed sale of class rings, to the com mittee tomorrow. S. K. Hostetter, College comp troller, said yesterday a full repor of the progress Of the Studen Union construction will be pre sented to the committee. • The board will be completely informed on the situation, he said, and routine matters including architectual services will also be discussed. The construction of the Student Union is being held up due to federal restrictions on building. Under this regulation, only build ings already under construction may be completed. The College has priority to build but cannot secure steel. All-College Cabinet's rec e n t 'Continued on page eight) I AIM Will Hold Dance on Saturday The AIM benefit tea-dance pre viously scheduled for Sunday af ternoon will be held instead from 9 to 12 p.m. on Saturday in the West Dorm Lounge, Frank Reese, committee member for the dance, announced yesterday. Tickets sold for Sunday will be honored Saturday evening. They.can still be purchased at the Student Union, West Dorm desk, or from Dormitory presi dents and leaders. . Music for the dance will be pro vided by Dick Marsh and his or chestm. „,. • . T r . outtag, .k J : ~: . ki.2....z..:: 7.4 (Eat 4 $ . A STATE COLLEGE, PA., , THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 6, 1951 PRICE FIVE CENTS 4 Debaters Enter Tourney Four women debaters leave State College tomorrow to par ticipate in the Pittsburgh Modi fied Cross-Examination Tourna ment at the University of Pitts burgh Saturday. Nancy Nelson and Mary Jane Kelley, newcomers to the squad, will take the affirmative side of the question, Resolved: That the United States should adopt a per manent program of wage and price control. Penn State's negative team is composed of Barbara Menapace and Peggy Fahringer, who were on last year's squad. Miss Mena pace went on a debate tour of five southern schools last spring, and Miss Fahringer took second place in the state oratorical. con test last year. She and Lois Pulver, debate manager, argued affirmative at last year's Pitt cross-examination tournament, and both received ratings of "good." The negative team, consisting of Sylvia Silver and Phyllis Kalson, was rated "excellent." Each team will participate in three debates, after which each speaker will be rated by his op ponents on a score basis. No team decision will be given. Dr. Bernreuter to Talk To Speech Honorary Dr. Robert Bernreuter, director of the psychology clinic, _w ill speak at an upen meeting of Sig ma Alpha Eta, speech honorary fraternity, at 8 p.m. Wednesday in 19 Sparks Building. "Analysis of Mental Ability in Speech Defectives" is the title of or. Bernreuter's talk. BETTER PENN STATE State's publicized fast-breaking offense didn't materialize last night but the reliable zone defense did, and Coach Elmer Gross' Lion cagers opened their 1951-52 .season with an easy 51-21 triumph over Ithaca College in Rec Hall. . The Bombers failed to score a field goal in the first half and seven minutes of the second half passed before Coach Ben Light's winless courtmen could connect on a two-pointer. State led 23-5 at halftime. First game nervousness ham pered the Lions throughout the first quarter and inability to hold on to the ball cost the Nittanies many scoring opportunities. But Co-captain Hardy Williams and Joe Piorkowski began to hit in the second quarter and the Lions tallied 16 markers to zoom to their 18 point 23-5 halftime mar gin. Williams captured individual scoring honors with 11 points on five baskets and a foul. Piorkow ski had five buckets for 10 points and Herm Sledzik garnered eight. Greg Cordones scored nine points on Seven fouls and a two-pointer to lead the low scoring Bombers. State connected on 21 of 78 at tempted shots for about 27 per cent shooting average. Ithaca could, score on only four of 44 shots for a low nine per cent average. The Bombers were more successful at the foul line as they scored ,13 of 17. The Lions made nine of 16 foul attempts. State Scores First Gross used all of his 12 play ers in an attempt to keep the score down and also give his re serves some needed experience. Jessee Arnelle, six-five freshman center, looked the most promis ing newcomer as he recorded six points and controlled the back boards. Sophomore Jack Sherry scored three points, and fresh men Frank DeSalle and Ronny+ Weidenhammer each garnered two. State opened the scoring as (Continued on page six) Yearly Profits Will. Pay Lien Lt. Walter D. Chadwick, Naval ROTC instructor wh o recently figured in the Military Ball tax lien problem, said yesterday the federal debt will be paid off through use of Military Ball pro fits each year. There - is no limit on the time of payment, Lt. Chadwick said, and each year's profits will go toward paying off the lien. A lien of $1503.34 was filed against the ball committee last month by the federal government for failure to. pay back taxes from 1947. • Lt. Chadwick, who heads the committee, said an offer had been made by the committee in July to ray back taxes with some $4OO received from last year's dance. He said last indications were that the letter was in Scranton in Oc tober bu t no action has been taken. • The Military Ball is proposed only as an attractive dance for ROTC students and not as a money-making venture, Lt. Chad wick said. He said the ball was not established to make profits. Profits each year were formerly used to help finance the' follow ing year's dance, he said. Conflict Examinations Students with final examina tion conflicts must report them by noon Saturday to the scheduling office in 1 Willard rgiatt By DAVE COLTON 21 of 78 First, 51-21 140 Donors Needed for Blood Drive At least 140 student blood don ors will be needed next week when the Red Cross blood unit from Johnstown returns to cam pus for two days to end Penn State's 1951 blood drive. The unit will be at the Re formed Church, across College avenue from Atherton Hall, next Wednesday and Thursday, to pro cess 378 donors. All but 238 donors have pledged blood and are being scheduled for donations, Millard Rehburg, student drive chairman, said yesterday. Next week's drive will be the climax of the blood campaign held at the TUB last month in which 987 students pledged blood. The Red Cross unit could not handle all pledges then, and will return next week to finish the drive. Those who wish to donate may secure pledge cards at the TUB, Student Union desk in Old Main, and West Dorm main lounge. Pledge forms must be returned to the Student Union desk by 4 p.m. Monday so scheduling may be handled, Rehburg. said. Drive leaders, in reiterating the praise they held for student re action in last month's drive, said they hoped the 140 goal would be reached. They said if reaction were similar in the drive exten sion, Penn Staters , would have reason to be proud of themselves. Leaders urged students to turn in pledge cards immediately so a running count may be kept on drive progress. Increase of Prices 'Up to the Public' Gentzel Claims P. H. Gentzel, owner of the Dux Club alleys in State College, yes terday put the question of wheth er to close completely or raise his prices "up to the public." Gentzel had announced Monday that it would be impossible for him to operate the alleys at cur rent prices after Jan. 1, when an increased assessment on the prop erty becomes effective. "On Monday, Nov. 5, 1951, we appealed to the public' in an effort to keep the bowling prices in line for our bowlers, high school chil dren, and the physical education program now being pursued by the students of the College," Gentzel said. "Mr. Cromer, our assessor, re ceived unanimous support from the commissioners to increase the assessment," he said, "and now it's up to the public to decide if prices should go up or if the only bowling alleys in State College should close down. Honory to See Film Joseph Paterno, assistant foot ball coach at the College, will show pictures of one of the re cent Penn State gridiron contests at a meeting of Kappa Phi Kappa at 8 tonight. • The education honorary will meet at the Beta Kappa Phi frat ernity house, where Paterno will also conduct a brief discussion of the pictures.
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