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VOL. 52, No. 122
'Ugly Man Whelan
Crowned by Engle
Peter Whelan, eighth semester student in arts and letters, was
crowned “Ugly Man of 1952” at intermission of the IFC-Panhel Ball
in Recreation Hall last night.
Whelan was presented with a silver key by head football coach
CJiarles A. “Rip” Engle. Phi Kappa Sigma, the group that sponsored
Whelan, will receive a plaque.
Alpha Phi Omega, sponsor of
the contest, last night turned over
the $250.16 contest proceeds to
the Campus Chest.
The new Ugly Man also re
ceived a kiss from Barbara Klopp,
“Miss Penn State.”
The Ugly Man contest was held
March 26-28 on the Mall at Pol
lock road.
Whelan .won the title by se
curing the highest total of money
votes cast among 35. contestants.
Students contributed $64.62 to
Whelan’s ugliness. John Albarano
was second with $25.24. Other
leaders were Edward Shanken,
$24.37; John Schwering, $19.55;
and Robert LeybUrn, $19.44.
Most handsome of the 35 con
testants, as far as voting went,
was Robert Shultz, who amassed
28 cents. He' was close pressed
for the honor by Bryson Craine,
31 cents, and Myron Demcio, 33
cents.
Before
After
Peter Whelan
Graduation
Exercises Set
For June 9
Spring semester commence
ment exercises will be held’ at
10:30 -a.m. Monday, June 9, on
Beaver Field, President Milton S.
Eisenhower announced yesterday.
If weather conditions do not
permit the outdoor exercises, two
commencement programs will be
held in Recreation Hall. The first,
at 10:30 p.m., will be held for stu
dents in the Schools of Educa
tion, Home Economics, Liberal
Arts, and Physical Education and
Athletics. Students to be grad
uated in the Schools of Agricul
ture, Chemistry and Physics, En
gineering, and Mineral Indus
trie would receive their degrees
at 2 p.m.
Students in the Graduate
school will be graduated with the
school in which they have ma
jored.
Graduates will receive three
tickets for the indoor exercises
when they pick up their caps and
gowns. No tickets will be needed
if the:weather is fair and the pro
gram is held in Beaver Field.
TODAY'S
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STATE COLLEGE, PA.,„ SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1952
College
To Provide
Fire Funds
The College has agreed to con
tribute $14,000 to the borough
toward the purchase of an aerial
ladder fire truck, and-has agreed
to pay.. $4OOO annually to the bor
ough for fire protection for Col
lege property, according to H. K.
Hostetter, comptroller.
The annual $4OOO payment will
be made under the terms of a
ten 7 year agreement which was
approved March 28. ■Of this
amount, $3200 will be applied to
maintenance and operation of
equipment, and $BOO will enter a
sinking fund.
The agreement also provides
that the borough shall maintain
in a constant state of readiness
the fire fighting equipment which
it now owns or which may be pur
chased later, and shall answer
fire alarms received from the Col
lege.
Hostetter also explained that
negotiations between the College
and the borough for construction
of a joint sewage disposal plant
and the extension of sewage lines
in the borough are continuing to
make progress.
In announcing completion of
the fire protection agreement,
Hostetter. said that the College
is appreciative of the efficient
fire protection services rendered
by the borough through the Al
pha Fire Co.’ in past years!
Tuesday Is Miss Fern Stale Deadline
Noon Tuesday is the deadline
for submitting entries for the 1952
Miss Penn State contest.
Any undergraduate coed spon
sored by a campus organization
is eligible to enter the contest.
All entries must be five-by-seven
inch portraits, submitted with the
following information: name of
the contestant, curriculum, age,
height, hometown address, College
address, and name of the organi
zation sponsoring the contestant.
- According to ' James.. Geffert,
Spring Week chairman, the por
traits will be sent Wednesday to
Don Taylor, Hollywood star and
a-142 College graduate, who will
pick the five finalists for the con
test. Geffert said that there was
a 50-50 chance that Taylor would
be present for the final judging
of the contest.
Miss Penn State will be crown
ed'May 12 in a special' ceremony
in Schwab Auditorium, and will
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
Hillel Hits Close,
Disavows Lecture
WOODY HERMAN, right, and his Herman Herd give with the
jazz at yesterday's concert in Schwab Auditorium. Over 800 en
thusiastic fans received a preview of Herman's musical style
before last night's IFC Ball in Recreation Hall.
Parties , Plays
To Complete
Greek Week
With half o'f the Interfraternity
Council-Panhellenic weekend al
ready gone in the form of the
Woody Herman jazz concert yes
terday afternoon and the IFC-
Panhel Ball last night, weekend
ers windup their activities today
with open houses, parties, and
dramatic performances.
Hundreds of students packed
Schwab Auditorium yesterday
afternoon to hear the 1952 Her
man Herd give a jazz concert. Not
too long after, many of these
same students, and more, tripped
the light fantastic at the IFC-
Panhel Ball at Recreation- Hall-.-
Here again, the Herman Herd
provided the music and the enter
tainment.
Though it was cloudy ..yester
day, the rain contained' itself
until late afternoon. However,
College Weather Station officials
predicted continued rain for
this morning, probably until noon.
This afternoon is predicted to. be
a windy and cloudy one in State
College. It is expected that it will
clear up by evening, and tomor
row’s weather will be cool; and
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reign as queen over the ensuing
Spring Week activities. Barbara
Klopp, Miss Penn State of 1951,
will crown the new queen.
For the first time there will
also be a king of Spring Week.
He will be the winner of the He-
Man contest which will be held
on the lacrosse field the evening
of May 13.
Deadline for entries in the con
test is April 26. Any undergrad
uate male is eligible for entry
providing he is sponsored by a
campus organization. The - field
events in the contest will include
sack races, a greased pig chase,
and a pole-climb.
Early in May a semi-formal
round of eliminations will be held
to cut down to about 15 the num
ber of contestants in the final
eliminations. The semi-final will
be a type of I. Q. test.
Harry Cover, former All-Col
lege vice president, will provide
nititit
PSCA Ends
Store Project
Af 9 Tonight
Today is the final day for the
Penn State Christian Association
to operate College . Sportswear,
Inc.
PSCA took over the store last
Monday at the suggestion of own
er John Baldwin to make money
for the PSCA treasury. The or
ganization will get ten per cent
of the gross sales made during
the week.
Approx imately 100 students,
members and supporters of the
PSCA, and members of Alpha
Phi Omega, service honorary,
worked in the store during some
of their free hours. The store will
:be open today from 9 a.m. to
9 p.m.
David Bain is general chair
man of the project, assisted by
Doris Price, personnel manager;
Elizabeth Byrem, poster commit
tee chairman: and William Grif
fith, publicity chairman.
This is the second year that
the PSCA has undertaken the
project to raise money for its
treasury.
Baldwin will give a party or
picnic later in the spring for the.
StU’d’ehtsT 'who helped with the
project.
a running commentary of the
events, which will be a burlesque
of the jousts of the feudal days
and the carnival field events of
Scotland. James Schulte is in
charge of the events.
As an added incentive to in
crease the Miss Penn State con
test entries, - Geffert announced
that the five finalists chosen by
Taylor will be entered in a na
tional contest to discover the girl
who best personifies the “fresh,
young, natural American look.”
Winner of the contest, which is
being conducted by Max Factor
& Co., will be crowned “The Max
Factor Girl.” She will be awarded
many prizes, including a $lOOO
scholarship, an all-expense-paid
oqe-week summer vacation trip
for two persons to Hollywood, a
17-jewel diamond-and-gold wrist
watch, a three-piece set of lug
gage, a portable record player, and
a -table model radio.
The Phantom
Strikes Again—
See Page 4
Drops Tie
With Forum
For Monday
See editorial, page fourj
By RON BONN
The Hillel Foundation yester
terday disaffiliated itself from
Community Forum sponsorship
of Upton Close, on the eve of the
controversial speaker’s appear
ance Monday.
Citing Close for attempting “to
weaken America through foment
ing racial and religious dissen
sion,” the statement issued to the
Daily Collegian by Hillel yester
day said, “This is one case i . .
in which we cannot go along with
those who would, on the basis of
a doctrine of absolute free speech,
give a platform to a person whose
past identifications and attitudes
would destroy our system of de
mocracy in which free speech (re
sponsible, not absolute) can flour
ish.”
Close, .whose scheduled appear
ance aroused a wave of contro
versy after the Daily Collegian
uncovered his allegedly anti-Sem
itic background, will speak on
“Is It Time for World Govern
ment” at 8 p.m. Monday in
Schwab Auditorium.
Close was engaged as bonus
speaker before the forum execu
tive committee knew of his rec
ord. When it was revealed, the
committee retained him, primarily
on the grounds that to cancel his
appearance after he had been con
tracted for would be an infringe
ment on his freedom of speech,
but it emphasized the fact that
no forum member or group en
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Chapel Choir
Will Present
Easter Music
The College Chapel Choir, as
sisted by 39 members of the
Symphony Orchestra, will pre
sent a special program of Easter
music at 10:55 a.m. and 3 p.m. to
morrow in Schwab Auditorium.
The 110-voice choir' will pre
sent “O Sacred Head Now
Wounded” by Hassler-Bach; “O
Vos Omnes,” Victoria; “Lamb of
God, Our Saviour,” from Canta
ta 23 by Bach; “Jesu Word of
God Incarnate,” Mozart; and
“Stabat Mater,” Verdi.
.. The orchestra alone will pre
sent Handel’s “Adagio from the
Faithful Shepherd”; “Intermezzo
from the Seven Last Words of
Christ,” by Ceiga-Haydn; and
“Wilt Now Walk Before the
Lord,” by Valerius-Kindler.
Three students will assist
Chaplain Luther H. Harshbarger
in the reading of the Scripture.
Clark Receives
White Award
Ralph Clark, senior in mathe
matics, has been awarded the
$6OO John W. White Fellowship,
Robert L. Weber, chairman of the
Senate committee on scholarships
and awards, announced yester
day. ,
Robert Alderdice, senior in arts
and letters, was named alternate.
The award is given annually to
a member of the graduating class
who possesses, in the opinion of
the committee, “those qualities
of ability and personality that
will enable him or her to profit
best by graduate study at this
College or elsewhere under the
direction of the president of the
College.”
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