PAGE TWO First 'Radio Day' Opens Thursday "Radio Day," the first student radio production of its kind, will be broadcast throughout the Speech department from 4 to 11 p.m. Thursday from 304 Sparks. Nearly 200 students will participate in the seven-hour broad cast which will include drama, news; sports, disc shows, soap operas, a juvenile show, and an audience participation program. Nittany Council To Investigate Food Prices Daniel Fagan last night was ap pointed to head a Nittany Coun cil investigating committee to look into the food prices charged by a campus refreshment distri butor. The council, at its last meeting, charged that the distributor asked disproportionately high prices and recommended that either the prices be cut or the council be given a commission on the profits. Edward Seginak and John Pep per were also named to serve on the committee with Fagan. James Himes was elected coun cil secretary to replace Lances McKnight, who dropped. out of school. James Greenwood, chairman of the scholarship. committee, report ed that the council's bluebook file was now open. Students wish ing to use the file must obtain the key from the dormitory ad visor in Dorm 39. Denied More Waihers Because of a lack of electric power in the Nittany area it will be impossible to install more washing machines 'and dryers ac cording to Russell E. Clark, direc tor of housing. Several weeks ago, the Nittany Council sent a letter to Clark re questing that more machines be installed. Investigation showed that the low current made it im-: possible to comply with the re quest. Clark did say, however, that the Naval Ordnance work going on at the PUB might make a power in crease necessary. If this happens, the machines might be installed at a later date. Council Asks Full SU Report At the Liberal Arts student• council meeting last night, a mo tion was passed instructing Ed ward Shanken, council president, to ask All-College Cabinet to ap point a committee to investigate a series of questions about the Student Union which the council members raised. The council said it not only wanted these questions answered, but were interested in obtaining a full report on Student Union plans. Reporting for the student-fac ulty rating committee, Philip Greenberg said Dean Ben Eu wema had expressed his desire to speak to the council concern ing the establishment of such a program. When Dean Euwema speaks to the council, he will also consider with them the abandonment of the lower division certificate, ac cording to Greenberg. Thomas Farrell announced that the Liberal Arts student-faculty mixer will be held March 27 at the TUB. "Governments exist to protect the rights of minorities. The loved and the rich need no protection —they have many friends and few enemies."— Wendell Phillips NOTICE TARTUFFE Will Run This Week At Center -Stage . . . DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE ;Z:NLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Announcers will use the arbi trary call letters WMAD and the station, with -its studio in the Sparks Building, has been as signed a fictitious power of 250 watts to aid in programming. It will supposedly be affiliated with the National' Broadcasting Co. The Radio Guild is being as sisted by the Journalism, Speech, and Dramatics departments. The Journalism 91 class has written the commercials; members of the Drama 480 class will present Nor man Corwin's "The Radio Prim er." Speech.42s students will also present a script, and the members of the Speech 300 classes will-fill in where needed. The programs may be heard by the public during the production in 306 and 307 Sparks. David R. Mackey, assistant pro fessor of speech, is in 'charge of the project. Students,in charge are 'Peter Farrell, staion manager; Gordon Greer, assistant station manager; and John Price, production direc tor. Assistant dirdctors are Flor enz Fenton, continuity; Gene Kol ber, chief announcer; Richard Andersen, drama; Leone Winter mute. news;. Regina Friedman, traffic manager; David Colton, sports; Lois Stern, music; Carl Thomas, chief engineer; Jennifer Knauer p and Nancy. Luetzel, pub licity. - 1 Gentzel Fire Victims Lose Fish Tank, Bike By MARSHALL DONLEY Some of the items listed as lost in the $75,000 Gentzel fire in clude a fish tank and supplies, valued at $2O; an English bicycle, $10; golf clubs, $25; a $l5 dart board; and $5O worth of-musical records. Most of the 14 students listing damages in the fire named cloth ing as their greatest loss. One sophomore listed over $6OO worth of clothing lost, and many others listed more than $2OO worth of clothing and personal items. Books were also a heavy loss item. One graduate student set $l5O worth of books as badly damaged; others listed $45 and $5O damages on their books. Some of the remaining items listed as lost or badly damaged include radios, slide rules, a clock= radio, record players, and a new typewriter. Collections of money for the fire fund have been described as "poor." Edward Shihadeh, head of the Interfraternity Council board of control, reported yester day that • no immediate progress has been made in collections. He added, however, that more re turns were expected by the end of the week. Stan Wengert, IFC president, said that the collection of fire funds would be discussed at the IFC meeting tomorrow night. CANDY A N FOR E STUDYING . . . TRY OUR CANDY AND SNACKS... (in between the 'movies) Canners Conference Tomorrow The sixth annual Canners Fieldman's Conference, sponsored by the School of Agriculture and the Pennsylvania Canners Asso ciation, will begin tomorrow af ternoon. The delegates will be wel comed by Dr. M. A. Farrell, act ing director of the Agriculture Experimental Station ,at L:3O p.m. tomorrow. ' In the evening the conference banquet is scheduled, with J. W. Fullerton, president of the PCA as toastmaster. The guest of hon or will be President Milton S. Eisenhower, who will deliver an address to the group. Other afternoon activities in clude a panel discussion on dis eases of tomatoes, and a discus sion on the variety and hybrids of tomatoes will be led by C. A. John of the J. H. Heinz Co. and Dr. J. E. Larson, professor of Plant Breeding. Jeise Buffington, of the Con tinental Can Co. in Baltimore and former agricultural extension agent at the College will lead a piiscussion on harvesting toma toes. The conference will be held un til Saturday, PSC Schedules Final Meeting The Penn State Club's final meeting of the fall semester will be held at 7 tonight in 405 Old Main to discuss plans for coming elections and the annual All-col lege talent show. 'Nominations are open for the two executive positions vacated by Cosmo Fazio, publicity chair man,' and Joseph Rupert, parlia- Mentarian. The nominations may be made until immediately be fore the elections. Joseph Bower has been nominated to fill the publicity chairman post, while David Hyman and Bryan Trout man have been nominated for parliamentarian. Committees to work on the tal ent show will be appointed after a discussion of the proposed show, according to Lewis Hoover, pres ident Gunshot Causes Student Injury Harold Thompson, a sophomore philosophy student from Sigma Alpha Epsilon, was injured as a result of a gunshot last Wednes day, Daniel DeMarino, assistant dean of men said. Thompson's tibia is cracked, De- Marino said, and he will be, at home for at least two weeks. •The other two students hurt over vacation, Walter Campbell and Arthur Hopper 111, have not returned to school yet. "No man ever yet becathe great by imitation."—Samuel Johnson. IT' A FACT Students of the College in 1855 worked from sun rise to sunset in the fields and classrooms. Even the most conscientious scholar at Penn State today will agree school hours are shorter. But, a hard-working friend of mine is scheduling more hours than ever before. Yes, Vic is OPEN, ON SUNDAYS from 5:30 p.m. to midnight . . . another added convenience to college students. o f IC S 145 S. ALLEN ST. Japanese Writers Ask for Peh Pals ' Cherry trees, fragrant tea, deli cate silk cloth,, rickshaws, "paper", houses-how many of the,se old Japanese characteristics are still familiar in that now democratized country? Students or faCulty members interested in having Japanese pen pals may contact the Pen Pal Club, 1215 Sugano, Ichikawa City, Chiba Pref., Japan. Anyone writing to the club has been asked to include the follow ing information: full name, ad dress, age, sex, hobby, college, college location, majoring subject, and religion. The Japanese pen pal club has been founded in an effcirt to pro mote good will and understanding among nations. Study, Teaching Opportunities Open in France Opportunities for American col lege students to spend a year in France were announced today by the Institute of International Ed ucation. Approximately 80 grants in all are open for study or teach ing in France next year. Of the grants that are open, forty assistantships are for young Americans interested in teaching conversational English for one year in a French school, thirty five fellowships fo r graduate study in France, in any field, and four special scholarships are open for the study of art and music in Paris. To be eligible for assistantships and fellowships, American appli cants must be unmarried, have a good knowledge of French, and by this summer, have a bachelor's degree from an American college. For the special scholarships, the students must also have a capa city for independent study in music or art. Complete applications must be filed -. by Feb. 15. Inquires should be made immediately to the U.S. Students Program, Institute of In ternational Foundation, 2 W. 45th street, New York, 19, N.Y. Second LA Angles Released Today LA Angles, newspaper of the School of Liberal Arts, will be distributed today in Sparks lobby. This publication is the second since the paper's organization - last year. The initial issue was re leased last spring. William Slepin is editor of the newspaper this year. LA Angles is a four-page pub lication designed to acquaint Liberal Arts students with the - functions of school. The current issue contains feature stories about Hardy Williams, co-captain of the College % basketball team, and Seth Russell, assistant dean of the school of Liberal Arts. "The world is a comedy to those who think; a tragedy to those who feel."—Walpole JANUARY 8, I..Wz Lowenfeld To Open LA Series Viktor Lowenfeld, professor of art education; is scheduled to open this year's Liberal Arts Lec ture series at 8 p.m. tomorrow in 121 Sparks. For his subject, Lowenfeld has chosen, "On Creative Types: Vis ual and Non-Visual Art ,Exper iences." • Prior to coming to this coun try in 1938, Lowenfeld taught - in Vienna. He also studied in Vi enna prior to his teaching there. During World- War 11, Lowen feld was a special consultant in the visual aids program of the U.S. Navy. He was also respon sible for designing, special tests for the U.S. Air Force. Lowenfeld wa s appointed to the Penn State faculty in 1946, after he had served at the Hamp ton Institute in Virginia and had worked on research at the Per kins Institution for the Blind at Watertown, Mass. He had also served as a consultant at Loch land Institute, Geneva, N.Y., ,be fore he came to Penn State. ' In 1939, Lowenfeld published his book "The Nature of Creative Activity" in England. Four years ago his book "Creative and Men tal Growth" was published in this country. Lowenfeld is the-first in a ser ies of four . speakers being spon sored by the School of Liberal Arts. The lecture will be open to the nubile. Council Passes Quiet Hour Plan Universal quiet hours through out the men's West Dorms during final exam week were approved last night by West Dorm Council, The special study hours be. come effective at 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, and willbe lifted at 5 p.m. Tuesday, January 29. The council accepted the twig• nation of David Stamm as counci secretary. An election to fill the vacancy will be held at the next meeting. Raymond Meyer was appointe food committee chairman, r e placing David Dumigan, who re. signed. A plan for organized fire drill in campus dormitories was re ferred,to the executive commit tee for consideration. The - plai was submitted to council by Lori] J. Elder, supervisor -of the safet: division for the College. Allen to Speak H. F. Allen, of the Jackson Vit rifled China Co., will speak abou vitrified china ware at an ope: meeting of the American Cera mks Society at 7:30 tonight in 1 Home" Economics. GARY COOPER MARI ALDON "DISTANT DRUMS" HUGO. HASS I BEVERLY MICHAELS "GIRL ON THE BRIDGE" OPEN _at 6:20 RAY MILLAND "CIRCLE OF DANGER"
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