, IA Jt Non-Partisan Rule r• atg Holds in Politics t See Page 4 Lion Suit Needs atirgtatt Permanent Fund See Page 4 • - , VOL. 53, No. 24 Houses to Prepare Lawn Exhibitions The highlight of Homecoming Weekend preparations in fra ternities this week rests on a lawn display that each house will prepare as part of the welcoming program for alumni. Arranging the displays to coincide with the Homecoming theme, "Nittany Lion Harvest Time," fraternities will complete and exhibit the displays Friday afternoon before the judging Friday night. A trophy will be presented to the winning fraternity. The displays will be judged ac cording to appropriateness to the theme, originality, eye-catching appeal, amount and quality of work involved, and general ar tistic worth. No Living Creature Senior Hurt In Collision Near Philly Robert Bethea, 22, seventh sem ester pre-law major, received a slight concussion early Sunday morning in a two car collision in which one woman was killed and eight other persons were hurt. The accident occurred at the intersection of the Concord Pike and Mt. Lebanon Church road, six miles north of Wilmington, Del. Gertrude Gruhler of Philadel phia was killed in the crash. Jos eph Hupf, driver of the car in which Miss Gruhler was riding, and three others in the car were injured. Bethea was a passenger in a car driven by James Nelms of D o wn. ingtown. Patricia Bethea, Shirley James, and William Mar tin were injured while riding in the Nelms car. Miss Bethea is the Penn State student's sister. Police believe the • accident oc curred as the Nelms car was on the way home from the University of Delaware-West Chester Teach ers' College football game. Miss Bethea and another passenger in the Nelms car are students at West Chester. The collision took place about 1:45 a.m. Sunday. Two ambulances were at the scene of the accident. The in jured were taken to the Dela ware and Memorial Hospitals, both in Wilmington. According to earlier reports \ in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Bethea received a fractured skull. Later reports from Bethea's fraternity, Kappa Delta Rho, indicated the Penn State senior received a slight concussion. Bethea is from Thorndale. AIM to Discuss Autumn Ball, LaVie Fees The Association of Independent Men's Board of Governors will hold a special meeting at 8 p.m. tomorrow in 102 Willard to make further plans for the Autumn Ball and to discuss the suggestion that freshmen be assessed for La- Vie, William Shifflett, AIM pres ident, has announced. The dance, sponsored jointly by AIM and Leonides, independent women's organization, will be held Saturday in Recreation Hall as the in d e pendent Homecoming Weekend. Music will be by Jack Huber. All-College Cabinet on Thuri day approved for the first time th e suggestion presented by Douglas Schoerke, LaVie editor, that freshmen be assessed $2 per semester for the yearbook. Schoerke told Cabinet that La- Vie would incur a $4452 •deficit if it produced a book of .the. same quality as last year's. TODAY'S WEATHER CLOUDY MILD According to the lawn display regulations released by the Inter fraternity Council,, a maximum of $25 has been set for each display. They must be maintained in com plete form until noon Sunday un less damaged beyond repair by weather or vandalism.. Use of living creatures, human or animal will be forbidden. Re cordings of either, however, will not be cause for disqualification. Judging of lawn displays will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, regardless of weather conditions. Judges are Wilmer E. Kenworthy, director of student affairs, H. K. Wilson, di rector of the Department of Inter mediate Registration; and Carl A. Zoretieh, art instructor. Winner Receives Cup Any infraction will be cause for revocation of any award or rtcog nition given to the house involved. Chi Phi won the award last year. 'The prize was the Perman ent Alumni Association Rotating Trophy. Previously, the cup had to be won three, years in succes sion for permanent possession. However, the cup will be retired to this year's winner, according to James Carrigan, IFC lawn dis play chairman. Registration .Opens For Night Classes Registration for evening class es in elementary typing, short hand, and accounting will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow and ThUrsday in 8 Sparks. Typing and accounting classes will begin Monday and shorthand classes will begin Tuesday. Class es will be held in Sparks. Classes are being organized by the College Extension Services. Further information may be ob tained in 7 Willard from M. T. Bunnell, in charge of records and registration. End-Zone Tickets Are On Sale for Homecoming Only end-zone tickets for Saturday's Nebraska-Penn State foot ball game remained on sale yesterday as thousands began their preparations for Homecoming Weekend. The Athletic Association office reported about 3000 tickets at $3.60 and 1000 at $2.40 are still available for the game, but that all of these seats are in the end zone area. Ross B. Lehman, assistant ex ecutive secretary of the Alumni Association, said yesterday that a "very, large crowd" is expected for Homecoming event s. The crowd will not reach the porpor tion of last year's event, he pre dicted, but at that. time Michigan State was a big drawing factor. A number of rooms are needed for the alumni who will be at the College for the weekend. Belle fonte residents who have room available have been asked to call the Bellefonte Chamber of Com merce, 2917. Registration for alumni will be gin at 1:30 p.m. Friday in Recre ation Hall. Alumni coming to the campus anytime during the week end have been asked to register in Rec Hall. In addition to the game, other events planned for the weekend area pre-game alumni luncheon (about 1000 are expected to at tend), a cider party Saturday night, and • the Thespian show, "Don't Stop Now." Grad Student Injured Sunday John Schwering, a graduate student, was injured Sunday night when his car collided broad side With another automobile driv en by David A. Hallock, of Clear field, RD 1, on the highway south of the Nittany dormitories toward Bellefonte. Schwering received a head in jury and was examined at the Dispensary. He was released and is evidently all right, Capt. Philip A. Mark, chief of the Campus Patrol, said yesterday. Robert Beish, one of Hallock's passengers, was thrown from the automobile and received a minor cut on. his leg. He was treated at the Dispensary and released. Damage to Schwering's car was estimated at $lOO, while damage to Hallock's automobile. is • esti mated at $175. STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 14, 1952 Lions Name Head; State Norninateslo Kirschner Wins Lion Party Chairmanship Richard Kirschner, fifth semes ter liberal arts student, was se lected as chairman of the Lion Party clique SundaSr night at the first party meeting of the semes ter. "Unopposed for office, Kirschner took the meeting over from Wil liam Walters, acting clique chair man. The more than' 100 persons present elected Thomas Pyle as vice clique chairman. He de feated Jay Barcley. Opening nominations for fresh man and sophomore class clique officers were held. Freshman nom inees are Joseph Poliner, chair man; Walter Lowman, Barbara Bransdorf, and Michael Slosberg, vice chairmen; and Allen Jordan, Judith Hartman, and Donna Lu cas, representatives-at-large. Sophomore nominees include Barcley, John Frum, and Watson Leese. chairmen; Jack Harmin and Robert Piper, vice chairmen; Carol Adler, secretary; and John Hershey; John Speer, and Virginia Coskery, representatives-at-large. Must Attend Two Meetings Thomas Kidd, mein b e r ship chairman, announced that the Lion and State parties have agreed to sell Bibler's Little Man on Campus cartoon book in a joint fund-raising campaign - for the Nov. 13 freshman and soph omore elections. The books will go on sale Thursday at booths lo cated downtown and on campus. They will also be sold at the foot ball game Saturday. Kirschner explained that, ac cording to the elections code, a student must attend two clique meetings to be able to vote for clique officers as well as nomi nees for freshman and sophomore class officers. He announced that final nom inations and election of freshman and sophomore class clique offi cers will take place at next Sun day's meeting. At that time, open ing nominations fo r freshman and sophomore class officers will also be held. FOR •A BETTER PENN STATE Three for Chairman Selective Service Test Applications Available Today Students may obtain applica tions for the Dec. 24 and April 23 Selective Service college qualifi cation tests today in the second floor lounge of Old Main. Disappointment was expressed by Dean of Men Frank J. Simes and Mrs. Sara E. Case, draft con sultant, yesterday at the small turnout for for ms yesterday. About 50 students requested the forms. Students who do not request the forms may have to go to their own draft boards for /the forms, Simes said. Applications will be distributed between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. and during the lunch hour. Students should have their Se lective Service registration cards and numbers. Penn Game Ticket Sales To Reopen The remaining 1621 tickets in the $2.60 price bracket for the Penn State-University of Penn sylvania football game, will be on sale Monday to anyone at the Athletic Association ticket office, Old Main. Of the 3145 seats in the $3.90 price bracket, tickets have been sold for 2164 seats. The remaining seats will be occupied by the Blue Band and holders of team 'compli mentary tickets, Harold R. Gil bert, graduate manager of ath letics, said. There were 1504 tickets sold out of the 3125 tickets available in the $2.60 price bracket. Tickets ordered through stu dent applications will be distri buted from 8:30 a.m. to noon. and from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 23 and 24 at the Athletic Association ticket office windows. Athletic Assocation books must be presented to obtain tickets. Signatures on the books must be the same as those on the applica tions. One person may pick up a group of tickets if he has the books for verification. Civii Service To Give Tests Civil Service Examiners from the Department of Agriculture are accepting applications for po sitions as junior agricultural as sistants until Monday. Students interested must •mail Form 5000-AB, available at the College Placement Service in 112 Old Main, to the executive secre tary of the board of U.S. Civil Service Examiners at the Depart ment of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. , Applicants will then be required to pass a written test to be given at the College. Only seniors who are candidates for a bachelor's degree will be considered. The announcement advises that fur ther details will be forwarded to the student after Form 5000-AB is received. Two of the positions available, fishery biologist and wildlife bi ologist; are available in the De partment of the Interior. Applications for these two posi tions- under junior agricultural assistant should be sent to the Interior department. Applicants will also be considered for the same positions - . in other govern ment agencies. Further informa tion is available in 112 Old Main. Sherman Gets Senior Clique Nomination Ten opening nominations fo r State Party class clique officers were made at a meeting Sunday night in 121 Sparks. Robert Sherman was nominat ed for senior class clique chair- . man, and Arnold Rosen berg e r was nominated for junior class clique treasurer. Nominees were set for all four clique offices in the sophomore and freshman classes. Norman Levin was nominated for sopho more clique chairman; Jack Fink, vice chairman; Betsy Engle, sec retary; and Barbara Horn, treas urer. Introduces New Officers Freshman nominations made at Sunday's meeting were Sanford ILichenstein for class clique chair ' man, William Kutz and Jack Mc- Meekins for vice chairman, Elaine Giltmore for secretary, and By ron Fielding for treasurer. Thomas Farrell. former All- College clique chairman for State Party, introduced the new all- College clique officers. They are Walter Sachs.. all-College clique chairman; Richard Gross in an, vice chairman; Lu Weber, secre tary; and Richard Bouchet, treas urer. Farrell also explained party or ganization 'and party policy to the assemblage. Class Officer Nominations The meeting had been sched uled for 7 p.m. but did not take place until nearly 8 p.m. because of difficulties in obtaining an open room. A number of persons who were in Sparks at 7 p.m. did not remain to attend the meeting. Nominations of freshman and sophomore candidates for th e elections Nov. 13 will be held next Sunday. A State Party meeting will be held tomorrow in 228 Sparks to nominate class clique officers and to elect representatives to the steering committee. One representative will be chosen for each school. In addi tion a representative will be named for fraternity men, inde pendent men, sorority wom e n, and independent women. All students may vote on steer ing committee representatives, according to Richard Grossman, vice clique chairman. Penn State Engineer Goes on Sale Today A '76-page issue of the Penn State Engineer, the largest in the history of the magazine, will be out today, according to Willard Dye, editor. The issue will include feature articles on the Horseshoe Curve, near Altoona, and the New Jersey Turnpike. The magazine will be available at the Corner and Student Union desk in Old Main. Collegian Business Staff Pictures will be taken of all members of The Daily Collegian business staff who have not yet had them taken at 7 tonight in the basement of Carnegie Hall. Displays Listed For State Week The following activities are scheduled today in observance of Pennsylvania Week: Mineral Industries d i s play: rotunda, first floor, ar t gal lery, and museum of the Min eral Industries Building. Pennsylvania a r fist s and architect display: Pattee Li brary. Pennsylvania history display: West Dorm lounge. Psychology department dis play: Zoology Building. FIVE CENTS
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