. .... . Senate Should ' Act on Proposals— :Tilt Batty. .; -.. .A...:,..: ft See Page 4 . . , . m .. „ VOL. 52, No. El Cornpulsory Customs Meetings Scheduled All freshman men undergoing customs will be required to attend a meeting with hatmen at 7 p.m. Monday in 119 Osmond, David Mutchler, Tribunal chairman, announced yesterday. . The main purpose of the meeting will be to teach the frosh the College songs' and cheers, Mutchler said. He added that the frosh will probably be asked some questions on College tradition. 2d Concert To Feature Duo-Pianists The second in the series of four programs in the Community Con cert series will feature Vera Ap pleton and Michael Field, duo pianists, at 8:30 p.m. Friday in Schwab 'Auditorium. Dr. Frederick R. Matson, presi dent of the local Community Con cert Association, has reminded the public that admission to the concert will be granted only to persons holding membership in the association. There are no re served seats, and doors to the au ditorium will open at 7:45 p.m. Both Miss Appleton and Field are graduates of Julliard School of Music, New York, where they studied together under Carl Friedberg. At the age of 16, Miss Appleton, a native of Tulsa, Okla., was win ner of The Oklahoma State Fed eration of Music Clubs contest. She was recognized for her skill as a ballet dancer, as well as, a pianist. Field, a nai=ve of New York, formerly won success as a com poser of the popular song "The Same Old Story," which was at the top of the hit parade some twelve years ago. Until his con cert career claimed all his time, he was editor of a jazz publishing firm. Unlike other piano teams; Ap pleton and Field are not a hus band-wife duo. Vera Appleton is the wife of a New York - business executive and the mother of a small son. Field is married to .the former Frances Brown, magazine writer and publisher, and they also have a son. Talent Searcy Ends at Noon- The search for talent for the All-College Talent Show, spon sored by the Penn State . Club, will end at noon today, Arnold Gasche, talent show chairman, announced yesterday. Students should report to the Student Union desk in Old Main. Auditions for the show will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. today and tomorrow at the Little Theater. The finals will be held on Feb. 22 in Schwab Auditorium. Prizes of $25, $l5, and $lO will be awarded to the winners. Thus far, sixteen group and single performers have signed up, Gasche said. The judges for the auditions will be Peter Lansbury, George Cowbright, John Pagonis, Moy lan Mills, William Burrows, Dav id Hyman, and Aridrew Jaros. AA Board to Meet President Milton S. Eisenhow er will attend the meeting of the Athletic Advisory Board at 12:15 p.m. today in the Nittany Lion TODAY'S WEATHER WINDY . AND COLDER Joan Yerger, chair Man of the Freshman Customs and Regula tions Board, said that frosh wom en will not be required to attend the meeting. Marvin Krasnansky ; president of the Hat Society Council, asked yesterday that all hatmen attend the meeting. He said that a roll call will be taken of the frosh. Krasnansky also urged that all David Mutehler batmen wear their black hats daily next week and that -they begin a strict enforcement of cus toms. • A second meeting with the hat men will be held later next week, Mutchler 'said. The meetings with' the hatmen are the only addition to the customs program which was used last-'fall. Miss Yerger said yesterday that three freshman women have been excused from customs. Two were granted customs immunity be cause they were over. 21 and one because she had undergone sim iliar customs at another school. Mutchler said another fresh man had been freed from cus toms because he had had cus toms elsewhere. Seven men had been excused previously. Bundestag 0 K Recruit Plan in Western Defense • BONN, Germany, Feb. 8--(JP)—The West German Bundestag to night approved Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's plan to recruit soldiers for Western defense, -but added a- string of conditions including an equal voice for the Germans - in - strategic councils of the West. • The vote -was 204 to 156. Six - deputies of the • Bundestag; • the lower house of Parliament, ab• stained IThis vote, taken after a stormy two-day debate; approved a, gov ' ernment resolution pledging West German cooperation as an 'equal partner with other, free peoples in t h e creation of a 'European community . "to defend freedom and democracy." Chancellor Restricted Adenauer was authorized to go ahead with his present negotia tions on the creation of a six-na tion European army and 'talks with the Unite \ ci States, Britain and France over a peace contract for the' Bonn Republic. But t h e - Bundestag restricted the' Chancellor in the future ne gptiations with' conditions-which are .containe'd-in five supplemen tary. motions: _ln:addition to- the FOR A BETTE STATE COLLEGE, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 9, 1952 Lion Party Advisers To Meet . A meeting of the advisory group of the Lion Party, has been called for 7 p.m. tomorrow in 409 Old Main by Ray Evert, party chairman. Representatives of any campus organization or living unit may attend the meeting, which is de signed to learn what unbiased students think of student govern ment. Evert said the students at tending will - not be under any obligation to the party. The advisory group was estab lished last semester when a group of 16 students, representing dif ferent campus groups, met with Evert and gave their views on student government. Express Ideas Evert said that people at the meeting would have an oppor tunity to express their ideas on what should go into a party plat form, what they think is wrong with the student • government at the present time, what they think the student government should do in the future, and any other views they have on campus poli tics. - At last semester's meeting, the group told Evert t hat they thought campus politics should be kept before the students throughout the year to keep stu dents informed of what student government was doing for them. Campaigns too Short They also said that All-College elections amounted to nothing more than popularity contests be tween party candidates. - They said that platforms should be stressed more. Most of the students present at the meeting also thought that the election ' campaigns we r e too short. Not enough students had a chance to learn what the Lion or State Party platforms represent or to meet their candidates, they said. Oliver to Speak At Legion Dinner Dr. Robert T. Oliver, head of the Speech department will be guest speaker at the American ism Day dinner to be held at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 22, at the Allencrest Tea Room.- Dr. Oliver is known as an au thority on Korea. The dinner is being. sponsored by the State Col lege American Legion. call for equality in council, these included an end to the Allied occupation and release of Ger man war criminals from Allied prisons. • 300,000 May Sign • The. vote came after Adenauer warned that the country . was "in great danger" from Russian mili tary forces massed in East Ger many. He appealed to the depu ties -to add German manpower to the Allied armies now in Ger many to counterbalance Soviet might. Between 300,000 an d 400,000 German s are expected to be signed up eventually for the Ger man army, which would serve in the unified 'six-nation organi= zafion under Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's • North Atl ant i c Treaty Organization command. Today's vote does not mean the immediate recruiting of Gerinan soldier& PENN STATE Courtmen Seek Record To In Hoya Contest Penn State's cagers will attempt to break a record which their popular coach, Elmer Gross, was instrumental in making when they meet Georgetown tonight in one of the few remaining home games of the season. The contest will get underway at 8. If the Lions win this important fray, they will smash the 12 game consecutive win streak which was established during the 1941-42 season. Gross was co-captain of that outfit, but wouldn't be sorry to see the record broken. His present team tied the mark with a 66-52 triumph over Rutgers Wednesday. The Nittanies will not only at tempt to extend their 12 game streak, but hope to improve their 14th place national rating. Despite their 14-1 record State has a tall foe tonight which could easily snap the surprising string. Gunning for State Cagers' Coach Polio Group Sends Back Chest Check College officials have received a check from the National Foun dation for Infantile Par alysis representing last year's Campus Chest contribution, which th e foundation did not accept. The polio foundation does not accept donations from joint fund collections. The check, for $382.33, was re ceived here Thursday afternoon and has been deposited with the. Campus Chest fund of Associated Student Activities. William Klisanin, Campus Chest chairman, has announced that he plans to contact the foun dation in person in an attempt to persuade the group to accept the money. Lacking acceptance of the do nation by the National Founda tion for Infantile Paralysis, the mcney could be given anony mously through March of Dimes collection boxes. Prof. Evan Johnson, chairman of the State College. March of Dimes drive committee, an nounced last month that the group did •-not accept. joint fund donations. -Mrs. Balser Weber, chairman of the Centre County polio fund group, said that the money was originally accepted last , year be cause it was anonymous in na ture. The check which the lo cal 'group accepted was signed "Penn State Campus Chest Fund." The local group • accepted last year's donation and 'a letter sent .to the foundation this year f ailed to bring a rejection of the drive from the group. Matriculation Cards . Permanent matriculation cards for all new students are now available. Students may obtain cards .7.3 y calling ,for. them in 110. Wi llard Hall. - 1► rgt att Amendment Could Hurt Peace— See Page 4 By DAVE COLTON Elmer Gross PRICE FIVE CENTS The Hoyas, coached by Buddy O'Grady, have been inconsistent this season, but have beaten some strong foes. One of the visitors' most impressive 'wins of the year was their 75-67 upset of Canisius last week. Also not to be overlooked is the tension of a winning streak such as the Lions have fashioned. Every enemy has been gunning for the Blue and White and to night's foe will be no exception. Georgetown has a team which 1 wins in spurts. After dropping the opener to Fordham, they won five straight, then lost five in suc cession. After winning three more they were dumped 70-58 by Ford ham. One of their defeats was a,BO-74 loss to Dayton, one of the best quintets in the country. St. Francis of Lorento defeated Georgetown, 85-79, Thursday night at Altoona. • Sullivan Big Gun O'Grady will probably start Hugh Beins (6-7), Bill Bolger (6-5), Bob Matakura (5-10), Den ny Murphy (6-5) and Barry Sulli van (6-3). The Hoyas are pre dominantly a junior team includ ing all the starters. Three re serves, John Hekker (6-4), Ger ald Nappy (6-6) and Bill Storz (6-5) are other juniors. B eins is the team's top re bounder, while Bolger has been the top point-maker with an av erage of about 17 per game. Sulli van scored 290 tallies last season for a 16.1 average, second high est in the school's history. Navy Trounced Hoyas State holds a series edgk of 13-12 over the Hoyas. Last winter Gross' dribblers to ok a 76-70 thriller at Georgetown. Navy, one of the common foes this season, trounced Georgetown 82-62. State eked out a 53-49 de cision over the Middies. The Hoy as walloped Pitt 74-59, compared to the Lions' most recent 52-45 win against the Panthers. Jesse Arnelle, the Lions fresh man ace, will attempt to better his chances of cracking Lou La mies' one season scoring record. The six-five center now has 245 markers. Herm Sledzik has 147, and co-captain Hardy Williams 130. Joe Piorkowski and Ron Wei denhammer will be the other Lion start ers. Weidenhammer • has scored 100 points and Piorkowski 95. Senior Class to Discuss Speaker and Class Gift A meeting of the senior class to discuss the choice of a class gift. and a speaker for commence ment will be held at 7:30 p.m. to morrow in 10 Sparks, David Olmsted, class president, an nounced. Appointments to committees to study senior finals and com mencement invitations will be made at the meeting. The agenda also calls for committee reports on the President's reception, small diploma, and commence ment-entrance. _
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