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VOL. 52, No. 82
Trustee Group Meets
With Legionnaires
A special committee of the College Board of Trustees met Sun
/ day with representatives of the American Legion to discuss the
charges of subveysive activity leveled at the College by the Legion's
23d diStrict.
A detailed report' of what went on was not available yesterday
but both James Milholland, president of the board, and Jack Dod
Five East
Dormitories
Will Close
Five dormitories in the Nittany-.
Pollock area will be closed during
the second semester, Russell E.
Clark, director of housing, said
yesterday.
Pollock dorms 4,6, and 8, and
Nittany dorms 41 and 44 will be
closed this semester. Clark said
about ten dorms were closed last
semester.
Approximately 25 students
have been moved from the Nit
tany-Pollock area to the West
Dorms, Clark said. He said the
students are being moved into
vacancies in the West Dorm area
on the basis of priolity list, adding
that more students would move
there as vacancies are created.
All of the campus cottages, with
the exception of Willow Cottage,
have been vacated, Clark said. The
cottages were occupied by coeds
during the fall semester. Willow
Cottage, howeverr is occupied by
men.
There are a few vacancies in
the wom en 's dormitories, Mrs.
Cordelia Hibbs, assistant to the
Dean of Women, said yesterday.
Some of the vacancies are being
filled by women moving into the
dorms from rooms in town, she
said, - but there will probably be
a few vacancies lasting through
out the semester.
Willard Speaks
Before ACS
Dr. Mary L. Willard, professor
of chemistry, named three points
of education in analysis of evi
dence for crime.• detection.
She spoke before about 250 per
sons at an open meeting of the
Central Pennsylvania section of
the American Chemical Society
last night in 119 Osmond lab
oratory.
The three points of education
in criminalistics concern research
in the field, instruction on proper
gathering of evidence, and the
methods of proper presentation
to juries.
Scholarship awards were also
presented to six seventh semester
students •in chemistry or its ap
plied field with an all-College
average of 2.5 from Bucknell Uni
versity, Juniata College, and the
College. Recipients were James
Hole, Bucknell; Raymond Siren,
Juniata; and Armine Paul, Daniel
Babcock, Wiliam Englert, an d
John Harrison of the College.
Coffee Hour SChedided
A coffee hour for students in
terested in hearing and speaking
Spanish will be held at 3 p.m.
every Wednesday beginning to
morrow, in the TUB. The informal
sessions, sponsored by the Ro
mance Languages department,
will also be open to any instruc
tors wishing to attend.
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STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 12, 1952
son, state commander of the Le
gion said the meeting was a har
monious one, making for mutual
understanding. •
The meeting, was held-in State
College at- the invitation • of the
board's special committee. Mem
bers of the 23d district and rep
resentatives -of the national le
gion attended along with ~ " state
commander.
A release by the Ca). fe yes
terday said the.meeting was called
to discuss the general problems
of subversive activity in, the Uni
ted States and to suggest what
steps could be taken if subversive
activity were' found to exist 'in
any phase of the operations of the
College.
The meeting apparently cli
maxed the- demand by the 23d
district last July that an investi
gation be conducted into what, it
called "un-American influences
and activities" at the College.
At an earlier meeting of the
State College post, Dec. 13, Paul
W. Beardslee, commander of the
23d district said the "evidence"
would be presented to the board
of trustees after it was indexed
and catalogued.
The invitation to appear before
th e special committee was ap
parently the board's answer to the
Legion's offer of submitting its
findings to the trustees.
The original charges made by
Beardslee and Hugh Manchester
last July were broadened at the
Pennsylvania convention of the
Legion in August to include the
investigation of all state-aided
colleges in Pennsylvania.
The 23d district later repeated
its charges and called for Gov
ernor Fine to launch an investi
gation. at the College.
Auditions Tonight
Auditions for the All-Col
lege Talent Show, sponsored
by the Penn State Club, have
been extended until 7 to 9 to
night in 10 Sparks.
Finals Will be held Feb. 22
in Schwab Auditorium. Win
ners will receive prizes of ,$25,
$l5, and $lO.
'Profs'
Marla'
By DAVE PELLNITZ
Only 12 of, the 29 freshman men
present at last night's freshman
meeting with the hatmen passed
a quiz of 25 questions given at
that time.
• The highest mark was a 72,
scored by,James Ellis. The lowest
mark was a 36.
The quiz covered College tra
ditions, songs, the campus,. stu
dent government, and the student
handbook. David Mutchler, Tri
bunal chairman, said that all
those who did not make satis
factory scores on the quiz and
all those frosh who did not attend
the meeting will be , required ; to
attend another meeting at 7 p.m.
tomorrow in 119 Osmond.
The names of all frosh required
to attend the meeting will be
Published in tomorrow's Col
legian. Another test will be given
at the meeting tomorrow night.
Robert Smoot, freshman class
president, reminded the group
that frosh - customs are , on the
agenda ,of the freshinap class
meeting for 7:30 tonight in 119
Osmond. Both he acid Mutchler
urged the frosh to - take 'an active
interest in student government
and . Smoot explained ' the five
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Revisions Asked
In Election Code
The All-College elections committee last night•recommended that
elections for All-College, junior, and senior class officers be held
April 22 and 23 and that parties be required to submit bills for
campaigning expenses within two days after contracting.
The committee, headed by Carrol Chapman, proposed that sam
ples of all printed m att e r be
handed in to the committee with
the bill for the work. Before it
can be used, the committee will
evaluate the material. The com
mittee agreed that it should be
considered a violation of the elec
tions code if bills are not sub
mitted within two days after con
tracting or if samples of printed
matter are not submitted for eval
uation.
Renewal of
Exam Issue
Proposed
• The matter of dropping final
examinations for eighth-semester
seniors will be taken to ,the next
All-College Cabinet meeting by
David Olmsted, senior class presi
dent. - •
After discussion it was decided
at a class meeting Sunday night
that Olmsted should ask cabinet
to consider the question. Approxi
mately 30 persons attended the
meeting.
A permanent public address
system for Beaver Field and a
scholarship fund for children of
the graduating class were sug
gestions for the senior class gift.
The benefits of a campus press,
which had been suggested at a
previous meeting, were also dis
cussed.
It was moved that Douglas Mac-
Arthur be considered as the com
mencement speaker. H a r old E.
Stassen, Gen. Dwight D. Eisen
hower, Sen. Robert A. Taft, and
Bernard Baruch are among those
already under consideration for
the speaking assignment.
The committee t'n small diplo
mas reported that traditional
diplomas for commencement had
already been ordered, and there
fore it would be impossible to
obtain small diplomas.
Richard Klingensmith and Doris
Price were named by Olmsted to
the committee to study com
mencement invitations. Olmsted
also announced some changes in
the Senior Ball committee as ap
pointed by James Wort h, all-
College president. Richard Mills
and William- Raym o n d were
named co-chairmen of the group,
with Virginia Laudano, Melvin
Glass, and Joan Wiley as other
committee members.
in Black Hats
Frosh in Quiz
'Here's the Straight Dope'
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ROBERT. SMOOT (left), freshman class president, gives some ad
vice -an customs , to three frosh ,at, last night's freshman meeting.
The frosh listening to -Smodt; - WHO Went through customs himself
Only last fall, are (left to right) Charles Brenneman, Barton Burke,
and Gilbert Goldberg. - ;
By MIMI UNGAR
Can Wear Party Card
Other proposed changes of the
code include an increase from
$l5O to $2OO as the amount that
can be spent on campaigns. It is
recommended that this amount
can include no more than $5O in
Carrol Chapman
donations. The committee further
clarified donations by recommend
ing that the word be defined as
money given within the clique.
In amending the violations, the
committee proposed that the
wearing of a party card in Old
Main on the days of the elections
should not constitute a violation.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
Greeks
Hold Social
Discussion
By DAVE JONES
Presidents and social chairmen
of about 30 fraternities and soror
ities last night held an open dis
cussion with administration rep
resentatives concerning the Col
lege's policy toward those groups
regarding social functions.
The meeting, called and mod
erated by Mary Brewer, assistant
to the dean of women, and Harold
Perkins, assistant to the dean of
men, was the first of two such
discussions to be held on Penn
State social life. The second,
which will be attended by the re
maining fraternity and sorority
groups, will be held at 8 tonight
at Beta Theta Pi.
Perkins discUssed several of the
College's regulations governing
social functions in order to clarify
misunderstandings he said may
exist.
Regulation 95 in Regulations
for Undergraduate Students,
which concerns the use of alco
holic beverages, was outlined by
Perkins.
Perkins and Miss Brewer ex
plained the College policy con
cerning social event notices
which must be turned in to the
administration.
"The ultimate responsibility of
student behavior rests with the
administration," Perkins said,
adding that for this reason the
administration must know the
ature of campus social events.
He and Miss Brewer also ex
plained regulations concerning
chaperones for social events.
Other topics brought up for
discussion concerned freshman
women in fraternity houses, fra
ternity serenading, unchaperoned
dating, and housing of women in
fraternities during houseparty
weekends.
Transcripts Ready
For Undergrads
Transcripts are now available
for undergraduates in all schools.
Graduate transcripts are not yet
available, according to the Educa
tion office.
Students in the Schools of Home
Economics, Miner al Industries,
and Agriculture may pick up their
transcripts in their advisers' of
fices. Engineering students may
obtain their transcripts from the
heads of • their departments.
Liberal Arts students may pick
up their transcripts in 132 Sparks,
Education students in 109 Bur
rowes, and students in Chemistry
and Physics in 123 Osmond.
Students in Physical Education
may see their transcripts in Mof
fatt Cottage, but may not take
them out of the office.
Student Arrested
On Conduct Charge
Larry Cooper. a 17-year-old
student at the College, was ar
rested for disorderly conduct in
Bellefonte Saturday night.
He was released after paying
a fine of $25 plus costs following
a hearing ,before Squire 'Russell
B. Copenhaver.
Fire at Rear of Library
A small fire occurred in the
construction area at the rear of
the Library last night at approxi
mately 9:30.
An pil pot, called a salamander,
Ignited the canvas covering. The
Alpha Fire Co. extinguished the
blaze.