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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.
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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.
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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.