Misses; 12,000
Spring Carnival
Rain
Visit
• Over 12,000 students and townspeople visited the annual Spring
Week Carnival yesterday, and for the first time in the four-year
history of the carnival, it didn't rain.
The annual show featured skill tests, shows, dunking, a ferris
wheel, shouting barkers, chorus girls, walking advertisements, and
hatmen in freshman dinks selling tickets.
The carnival was "100 per cent better than last year," James
KAPsi Gets
Charter
Tomorrow
Kappa Alpha Psi, fraternal so
ciety, will receive a charter af
filiating it with the national
Kappa Alpha Psi organization at
a ceremony from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
tomorrow in 405 Old Main:
The charter presentation cere
monies will highlight a weekend
of activities starting at 1:30 p.m.
tomorrow when the new chapter
will hold open house for the pub
lic until 4 p.m. at the chapter
house. 513 W. College avenue.
a r old W. Perkins,' assistant
dean of men, will speak at the
charter ceremonies. Other speak
ers will include Stanley Wengert,
past president of the Interfrat
ernity Council; Barton Fields,
new house president; and the,. re
gional director of the Kappa Al
pha Psi organization.
After the presentation, the frat
ernity members wi l l attend a
closed banquet at 6 p.m. at the
State College Hotel where the
new officers will be installed.
They are Fields, president; Wil
liam Snead, vice president; Wal
ter Hutchins Jr., secretary; and
Allen Haile, treasurer.
Beginning at 10 p.m. the chap
ter will have an open house party
with a combo !supplying music.
A fellowship !luncheon for the
fraternity members and their
guests is scheduled fo r 2 p.m.
Sunday. .
The 'organization, founded over
a year and a half ago, recently
had its application to the national
organization approved by the
Senate committee on student af
fairs. It has taken an active role
in the Interfraternity Council for
the past two semesters.
Smith Named Chairman
Dr. Kinsley R. Smith, professor
of psychology has been appointed
chairmab, of a panel on Antisub-
Marine Warfare Training of the
National Research Council.
Geffert, chairman of the Spring
Week committee, said. Last year
it rained intermittently through
out the day. '
Pushing and shoving carnival
goers could be seen wearing leis
and hats, eating cotton candy, and
Judg,ing of the Lion coats will
take place at 4 p.m. today in
front of .Old Main.
walking around with pockets full
of lollypops, cigarettes, and other
prizes.
By far the messiest entertainers
were the Chi Phis, whose "Fool's
Pool" was a pool of mud. By toss
ing a volleyball at a Chi Phi, an
other slid into the mud. Other
booths dunked or drenched mem
bers for simple skill-showing by
the players. Theta Chis and Tri-
Deits took their Saturday bath
several times yesterday, one each
time a carnival-goer hit a tin can.
The Players and Radio Guild
presented "Flicker Follies" with
such acts as "The Shriek," "Skip
a-long Katastrofey," and chapter
1952 of the "Escapades of Esther."
Froth artists -were on -hand to
sketch anyone for the price of
two tickets.
Tickets were purchased from
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Ball to Feature 'Versatile Band'
Tonight's Senior Ball will fea
ture the music of Ray McKinley
and his "Most Versatile Band in
the Land."
Drummer McKinley and hi s
musicians, named by Look and
Down Beat magazines as the best
all-around dance band in Amer
ica, 'will play from 9 to 1 tonight
in Recreation Hall.
The band's most popular re
cordings"' include "You Came a
Long Way from St. Louis," "Civ
ilization," "All the Way. to San
Jose," "Red Silk Stockings," and
"Arizay." • '
In the last two years the band
has , played at more than 100 col
leges in addition to its hotel and
theater 'engagements.
Helped by Miller
McKinley, born in Fort Worth,
Texas; ;was leading "kid bands"
there at the age of 12, after tak
ing drumming lessons and play
ing, tom-toms. He was on the
same bill as the dance contest in
which Ginger Rogers won a screen
test. •
Through - the effortS of ' Glenn
Miller, Ben Pollack, and , Benny
Goodman, McKinley got a job
drumming for a Chicago band in
1926. From there he began drum
ming for Pollack, Beasley Smith,
the Detroiters, Smith Bellew, Jack
Petis, and Red Nichpls:
• • In 1934 McKinley played with
the Zorsey....Brothers Orchestra
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VOL. 52, No. 145 . STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 16, 1952 FIVE CENTS
AIM Calls Meeting
To Discuss Reese
By BILL JOST
•
Because Franklin Reese, who was elected president of the Association of Independent Men
Thuriday night, does not have the necessary All-College average, a special meeting of the AIM
Board of Governors has been called for 4:30 p.m. tomorrow in 104 Willard .by John Laubac h,
president.
Laubach said that no decisi,
Choir Concert
To Be Presented
On Two Nights
The Chapel Choir will present
its annual spring program at
8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday
in Schwab Auditorium. This is
the first time the program has
been presented twice, Carrol
Chapman, president of the choir,
announced, yesterday.
Two students who participated
in previous concerts will be in
cluded in the 123-voice choir .
They are Barbara Troxell, so
prano, and Chester Watson, bass
baritone.
During the past five years the
choir, directed by Willa C. Tay
lor, associate professor of music
education, ha s twice presented
"Elijah" (Mendelssohn); Verdi's
"Requiem"; and "A German Re
quiem" (Brahms).
Th e doors to Schwab Audi
torium will open at 7:30 p.m. each
night.
2 Ag Changes
Get First Vote
Two amendments to the consti
tution of the School of Agricul
ture Student Council received a
first vote of approval at the last
council meeting. ,
The first amendment proposes
to delete the section from the con
stitution which states that a rep
resentative to the council must be
enrolled in the department which
he represents.
The second states that if a rep
resentative be absent from two
meetings per semester without
sending an alternate the council
may act on the eligibility of the
representative. -
The amendments will receive a
second vote Tuesday.
The council also elected to have
next year's Harvest Ball on Dec. 6.
and then with Jimmy Dorsey on
the Music Hall radio show which
co-starred Bing Crosby.
Received Bronze Star
With Will Bradley in 1939, Mc-
Kinley formed a band which
played "boogie woog i e" - and
"eight-to-the-bar." Included in its
numbers were "Beat Me Daddy
Eight to the Bar," "Celery Stalks
at Midnight," and "Boogie Woogie
Washerwoman."
The "I Sustain the Wings" ra
dio orchestra, which McKinley
helped Glenn Miller organize
while in the Army Air Force, re
ceived the Bronze Star in 1944
and played a command perform
ance in Washington for President
Harry S. Truman - and the Press
Club.
McKinley formed another band
in 1945 • with Eddie Sauter and
Deane Kincaid e, emphasizing
music-for-the-masses -and versa
tility.
'Miss State' Crowns He-Man
Tonight's ball, and housepar
ties tomorrow night, will climax
Spring Week festivities opened
Monday night with the corona
tion of Nancy Queer, Miss Penn
State of 1952. A costume parade
was held Tuesday night in which
the entry of Phi Kappa and Theta
Phi Alpha was -judged most orig
inal, Triahgle and Phi Mu; best
Costumed, Beta Theta Pi and-Al-
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
on has been made as to the course the board will follow at the
meeting. The board will discuss
the situation and then will de
cide upon and act out a solution.
Over 1.0 Average Required
Reese, when contacted yester
day, would not make a statement.
Section D-2 of article V of the
AIM constitution states that "Any
independent • male undergraduate
student of the College who has
maintained an All-College aver
age greater than 1.0 is eligible
for election to any office of the
Board of Governors." The AIM
president has a seat on All-Col
lege Cabinet. Cabinet members
must also have an average greater
than 1.0.
John Stoudt, chairman of the
nominating committee, reported
yesterday that Reese's average is
less than 1.0. He said that the
committee was given the impres
sion before nominations we r e
made that Reese - had the required
average: Reese expects to have
the necessary average by the end
of this semester, Stoudt said.
Meeting Will Be Open
Laubach said that if no sug
gestions are made at the special
board meeting, he will suggest
that a new election be held. This
election would be held at . this
special meeting after the newly
elected officers, have been given
an opportunity to resign, if they
so desire.
Since the meeting may include
elections, the meeting will be
open.
Averages of the other officers
and candidates are being checked
by the recorder's office and will
be given to the elections commit
tee today.
Reese is Sophomore
If elections are held tomorrow,
nominations will again be opened
from the floor. It has not been
decided whether the elections
committee is expected to do any
nominating. ,
Reese is at present a sophomore
in commerce and finance and is
vice president of Town Council.
The officers elected Thursday
are Reese, pr e s i d e n t; Joseph
Haines, vice president; -Michael
Popowniak, treasurer; and Wil
liam Shifflett, secretary.
pha Chi Omega, best Comic group,
and Delta Chi and Gamma Phi
Beta the most talented group.
The He-Man contest, also held
Tuesday night, was won. by John
McCall, Alpha Tau Omega, who
was crowned by the new Miss
Penn State. Both are reigning
over Spring Week.
Richard Dum, Alpha Gamma
Rho, captured first prize Thurs
day in the spring theme class of
the Mad Hatters parade in front
of Old Main.
Alum to Give
Guidance Talk
Dr. Walter Jarecke, counselor
trainer at West Virginia Univer
ty and alumnus of the College,
will speak on "Are You Doing All
You Can in Guidance" at the
Guidance Day program at 5 p.m.
today at the University Club, 331
W. College avenue.
The program is sponsored by
lota Alpha Delta, graduate guid
ance honorary, and is open to all
seniors in the School of Educa
tion.
There will be a dinner for the
seniors at 7 tonight, also at the
University Club. The charge for
the dinner is $2.2.5.
2 Groups
Get Senate
Approval
Two social groups, Athenians
and lonians, were approved yes
terday by the Senate committee
on student welfare after they had
fulfilled requirements as poten
tial sororities. The approval is ef
fective Feb. 1, 1952.
The Athenians eventually -ex
pect to petition to Delta Sigma
Theta and the lonians to Alpha
Kappa Alpha, both national sor
orities.
To fulfill the requirements set
up by the committee, the two or
ganizations submitted letters stat
ing that they understood an d
would abide by the restrictions,.
In these letters, they affirmed
that they knew there are no suites
available for them and that no
suites are planned for the future.
Submission of the new names is
one of the requirements.
Each group must petitiOn a na
tional sorority one year after, its
approval and continue to operate
as a local group for an additional
year, according to Senate regula
tions.
Since no suites are available,
the sororities will have to hold
initiations and other meetings in
College rooms on a scheduled
basis.
Charlotte Page, is president of
the 22-member lonian group. Oth
er officers are Anna Layton, vice
president; Bettye Gaye Phillips
and Carolyn Morris, secretaries:
and Ethel Brown, treasurer.
Irene Johnson is president of
the eight-member Athenian group
with Barbara Abele, vice presi
dent; Wilma King, secretary; and
Lois Truxel, treasurer.
WMAJ to Air
Lonsdale Talk
About Russia
Excerpts from talk by Dr. Kath
leen Lonsdale, prominent British
Physicist, will be heard by edited
transcription at 9 tonight over
station WMAJ. The recording is
of Dr. Lonsdale's discussion of
her visit to Russia. presented
March 30 at the State College
Friends Meetinghouse.
The Quaker professor of phy
sics at the University of London
talked before a capacity audience
when she visited State College,
and many per Sons were unable to
get in to hear her.
This program, one of a series
sponsored by the peace commit
tee of the State College Friends,
was prepared in answer to re
quests from those persons, accord
ing to Dr. Scott Keyes, assistant
professor of economics.
Dr. Lonsdale, who is vice pres
ident of the British Association
for Atomic Scientists and the au
thor of several articles on crystal
ography, was one of seven Quak
ers who visited Russia last sum
mer. She describes her impres
sions of the country on the pro
gram.
Dr. John H. Ferguson, profes
sor of political science, will in
troduce Dr. Lonsdale. The half
hour transcription was prepared
by Warren S. Smith, associate
professor of dramatics, and Mrs.
Barton Jenks.