`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
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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
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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
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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
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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.