Conflict Exam „Schedule— See Page .5 VOL. 52; No. 65 Gentzel Fire Fund Now Totals $234 Ftinds to aid victims of the Gentzel fire now total $234.28, the Student:Union• office reported yesterday. Because of the poor pre-Christinas - collections, the drive will be continued at least 'a week, Marvin Krasnansky, drive chairman, announced. Krasnansky urged that fraternity, sorority and dormitory offi cials 'help in the collection. Fourteen College students re ported losies amounting to •$4638 resulting from the fire Nov. 26. The students estimated that about $l4OO of their damages would be covered-by personal or family • in- Loyalty Bill Passed by Assembly A watered-down loyalty oath bill was finally passed Dec. 22 by the state General Assembly, after nearly a year of controversy. • The final ,bill, which does not directly _involve instructors at state-aided colleges and universi ties, requires all college presi dents to report to the governor annually on steps taken against communism on their respective campuses. Another important revision of the bill is the •deleting of the clause calling for dismissal of any employee of the state for "rea sonable doubt". of his loyalty. Legal rules of evidence will be used in all cases. State employes, including some 277,000 people, if ' accused will have their cases reviewed by the Civil Service Commission and all decisions may be appealed 'in the courts. Chief opponent to the bill, Rep. Harry E. Seyler, , (D-York), called it the "asafetida bill,"- after the bags of asafetida people wor e around their ,necks to prevent in fluenza during the epidemic shortly after World • War I. "The asafetida did not keep the disease away and it did smell," he said. Seyler charged the bill would promote disunity and result in "half the citizens giving a political test oath to the other 'half." Other opponents of _ the bill warned "witch hunts" will result. They said that passage of the bill was merely .political. Very few senators or representatives voted against it . because - of disfavor among their constituents, they claimed. Included in the bill's op position are Philip Murray; presi dent of the CIO, and leading newspapers of the state. Dean of Women's Return Delayed Dean of Women Pearl 0. Wes ton - has not yet returned from her Christmas vacation to resume her duties. Miss Weston sprained , her ankle just before leaving for her. vaca tion, as she was coming - out of the dormitory. No word has been received concerning her •arrival from• her home in Roslyn Farms, Carnegie, where she is ~being treated. Additional help has not been taken -on in the office, Patricia Thompson, assistant dean, said. "We're all just pitching in- and doing the work," she-' said. • The "all" refers to Miss Thomp son; Mary Brewer, and Mrs. Cor delia Hibbs, assistants •to` th e Dean of Women. TODAY'S WEATHER CLOUDY AND • COLD . .. . .. "RR (it ~. .. Ii & 1 4,_ ... 1. .I' . 1' lit . V i tt1 4 1 1 11. : 4: 8‘ 1: 1: v .4:7 :TTER STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 4, 1952 surance A.sistant Dean of Men Daniel A. DeMarino said the fund drive committee •will meet soon to dis cuss the collection problem. He emphasized' that present collec tions amount to only a small part of the more than $4OOO damages suffered. Of the total contributions so far, the Association of Independ ent Men gave $50.39; Leonides, $48.41; Simmons Hall, $21.76; 3d floor Thompson, • $18.00; Phi -Sig ma Sigma, $12.22; Kappa Alpha Theta, $10.75; Nittany Dorms, $10.70; Alpha Epsilon Pi, $10; Sig ma'Delta Tau; $10; Pollock Dorms, $58.27; Gamma Phi Beta, $5; Delta Theta Sigma, $4. In addition $6.52 was collected at the TUB and $3.26 at the Stu dent Union desk. College Figures In State Civil Defense Plans In the event of an enemy attack on industrial - areas \• of Pennsyl vania, the campus might become an important evacuation center for bomb 'victims, George Deni thorne," Civil 'Defense coordinator for - the State College area, indi cated yesterday. He explained that sanitary fa cilities in College buildings would make theth ideal for this purpose. The local 'committee, which is mapping out the civil defense pro gram for State College and ad joining areas, - feels that State College can best fit into the civil defense plan as a potential evacua tion area because of its location, he said. State College is not_ con sidered a potential target for an enemy attack by Denithorne. ' The four-phase plan for :the State College area includes guard ing against sabotage, particularly at the College where important defense projects are underway; protection of utilities and facili ties of the area; reception and eva cuation of persons from target areas; and shelter for evacuees. College Enrollment 13th in Country The College has moved from 20th to 13th place in full-time en rollment of students among col leges an d universities in the United States, according to a recent enrollment survey. A . statistical study by Dr. Ray mond Walters, president of- the University .of Cincinnati, has list ed the College 13th, with a full time enrollment- of 111,483, while the University of California has the largest full-time enrollment with 34,883 students. Although full-time, enrollment in the. nation's institutions of higher_ education' has. decreased 11.4 per cent from last year, Penn State •showed -an increase of near ly 500 students over last year. ;xeCutive Committee; Trustees to Meet The Board of Trustees will hold a meeting Jan. 19 in Harris burg. - The executive committee will meet the preceeding 'day. Meetings of. the! full board are held ' semiannually in - January and June. - . PENN STATE FOR A BE College Receives Financial Grant 2 Students Involved In. Accidents Two Penn State students were involved in accidents over the Christmas holidays, H. K. Wilson, dean of Men, said yesterday. Arthur Hopper, 111, a first sem ester freshman from Norristown, RD 4, suffered a fractured jaw and a brain injury that left him unable to speak coherently, when the car he was driving collided head-on with another driven by T/Sgt. Clarence Maples, 22, of Cleveland. Hospital attendants said that he is expected to recover in a - few days. Hopper's father, Arthur Hop per Jr., died on the way to the hospital after the accident. Mrs. Ruth B. Hopper, 47, suffered se vere head cuts and Thomas P. Hopper, 16 year-old brother of Hopper, injured his left arm. The Hoppers were on their way to New Orleans for the holi days when the accident happened. Maples was arrested by state police on a charge of manslaugh ter. The head-on collision oc curred on the Hopper family's side of the road, police said. Lee Highway, one mile south Of the Bradley County border, was the scene of the accident. State police reported that the road was covered with four in ches of water from a heavy rain. Walter Campbell, a first sem ester freshman in arts and let ters f rom Palmerton, Pa., in jured his hands and suffered a punctured ear drum in an acci dent over the vacation, his mo ther reported. Matson to Speak At Hillel Services Dr. Frederick R. Matson, pro fessor of ceramics, will be a guest speaker at the Sabbath Eve serkr ices at 8 tonight at the Hillel Foundation. His topic will be "The 1700-Year Old Synagogue Excavations at Dura-Europos." The synagogue was excavated in the late -1930!s in the city of Dura-Europos, the ancient capi tal, in Mesopotamia, of the Helen istic world. Dr. Matson, then an archaeologist in the city 01 Seleu cia on the Tigris River, visited the Dura-Europds site and studied the unique mosaic paintings in' the synagogue, which was built around 245 A.D... This excavation• is one of the most important sources of knowledge of ancient Jewish life and art. Nittany-Pollock Men's Housing Notices Due' -Upperclassmen not expect ing to continue residence in Nittany or Pollock dormitories during the spring semester must givp written notice to department of housing officials in Dorm 20 by Jan. 15, Russell Clark, director of housing, said yesterday: Freshmen: are required by Board of-Trustee action to live in- College dormitories during the entire year and may not !Re released from dorm assign ments at the end of the fall semester, officials said. The Jan. 15 deadline for upperclassmen is two weeks prior to the end of the, fall semester. rgiatt The Pennsylvania General Assembly has approved a two year year appropriation of $17,500,000 for the College, the largest single appro - Priation in the College's history. The bill is now awaiting Gov. John S. Fine's signature. By state law, he must sign the bill. within 30 days after the legislature adjourns or it goes into effect without his signature. The assembly adjourned Dec. 22. In previous discussion, Go v . Fine recommended a $1,500,000 slash from the budget passed by the Assembly. When signing the bill, the governor holds the right to reduce the appropriation, but he cannot raise it. The College had requested an $18,300,000 grant from the state legislature for this bi-ennium. In 1949, which was the time of the last bi-ennual appropriation, the College asked for $12,927,000, and received $10,886,000. This year's $17,500,000 figure represents more than a 60 per cent increase . over the last ap propriation. It is not only the lar gest dollar increase in the bud get; but also the largest percen tage increase. C. S. Wyand, assistant to the President, said that if the increase is approved by the governor, the largest part would probably be set aside for salary raises. A cer tain amount must also go for the increased costs of operating the College, he said. Cold Front Ends County's Mild Weather Centre County's mild weather came to an abrupt end yesterday as a cold front swept the county at, about 5 a.m., followed by be low freezing temperatures at' 7 a.m. During the past 48 hours .54 of an inch of rain was recorded at the College weather station and winds with 'gusts up to 35 miles an hour hit the area. Dr. Charles Hosler, meterolo gist at the College Weather bur eau, said that fairly cold weather is expected today, but no pre cipitation is in sight. Meanwhile Western and Mid- Western states are recovering from a three day snow storm and sub-zero weather that marooned motorists, tied up rail traffic, and took three lives in Colorado. Two others, reported missing in South- western Colorado and 21, -ma rooned in Cunbres Pass on the Colorado-New Mexico border, were brought to New Mexico Wednesday after rescuers 'made their way through eight-foot snow banks with snow plows, sleds, and snow shoes. • Comedy Performances Canceled for Weekend The scheduled performances of Players'. costume comedy, "Tar tuffe," for tonight and tomorrow night at Center. Stage have been canceled, Director Warren S. Smith announced yesterday. The illness of a member of the cast caused the postponement. The Moliere play will resume next Friday and Saturday. Tickets already purchased for this week's shows can be refunded -or exchanged for another date at the Student Union desk in Old Main. Refunds will also be made at the door of Center _Stage both tonight and tomorrow at the 8 : p.m. performance time. inkling Staff Meeting A meeting for all persons inter ested in joining the art and photo graphy staffs of the Inkling, cam= pus literary publications, will be held at 7 p.m. Monday in 202 Willard Hall. New SU Plan Offers Cut— See Page 4 PRICE FIVE CENTS Schlesinger Is Forum's 3d Speaker Arthur Schlesinger Jr., youngest historian to win the Pulitzer Prize, will appear Tuesday night in' Schwab' Auditorium as the third Community Forum speaker. Professor of history at Harvard University, - Schlesinger is ranked "among the foremost in the new generation o f vigorous social thinkers" by the New York Times. At 33, he is already estab lished as one of the country's leading historians, following in the footsteps of his father. He was graduated summa cum laude from Harvard in 1938 and the following year his honors thesis was published under the title "Orestes A. Bronson: A Pil grim's Progress." He spent the following year at • Cambridge, England, on an inter-university fellowship, followed by three years at Harvard as a Junior Fel low. This appointment is reserved for students who pursue their in terests without academic prescrip tions. During this time he collected material for "The Age of Jack son," which won him the Pulitzer Prize in 1946. • During the war Schlesinger joined, the Office of War Informa tion in Washington and then served in London and Paris with the Office of Strategic Services. Schlesinger's third book. "The Vital Center," was a statement of contemporary political and social problems. He is now working on "The Age of Roosevelt," a portrait of America during the years 1932- 1945. He has contributed articles to Fortune, Life, Atlantic Monthly and The Nation, and has a syndi cated weekly newspaper column, "The_ History of the Week." College Team Keep Fruit Judge Crown The College has retained the championship in the recent East ern Intercollegiate Fruit Judging League's annual' contest held. here. The title was won last year at Rutgers University, The team, coached by J. L. Me cartney, associate professor of pcp mology, was composed of Aden Francis, Harold Garretson, Low ell Lewis, and James Pitzer,. ternate. This team outpointed teams from the University of West Vir ginia and. Rutgers University, the only other entries braving the snowstorm. Undergrad Scholarship Applications Due Applications from undergrad uate students for scholarships are due tomorrow in the office of the chairman of the Scholar ship Committee, R. L. Weber, 211 Osmond Lab. A photograph and •two letters of recom mendation should be submitted with the application for schol arship form. Students who have applied for scholarships will be asked to appear for short interviews with the committee, probably on the evenings of Jan. 14, 15, and 16.
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