. ~ . , • - _ Wear a► j "-LLIK \ t _ Blue and White ;g.'`:-.1,.,,,; '.~s•' att . Get Wood Today Cil ilr Eltirtig ..., ; tv,.-- For the Bonfire k: • No•/zrvd , Tonight VPL. 53, No. 50 Ca Met Vetoes McCoy Plan Drum 'Blue Today is "Blue and White Day," the highlight of "Beat Pitt Week." A drum, manned by members of Parmi Nous and Skull and Bones, senior men's hat societies, will be sounded throughout. the day. James Plyler, president of Hat Society Council, has- requested that students wear blue and white outfits today 'to carry out the theme. Pitt to Head New Barons Organization By ROBERT LANDIS Thomas Nelson last, night for mally resigned as president of the Barons. Nittany-Pollock social or ganization, and appointed Henry Pitt as president pro-tempore. Pitt, a charter member of the Barons, will not remain as an ac tive member of the organization since he no longer lives in the area. Active members in the group are generally restricted to thoSe living in the Nittany-Pollock area. The action resulted from a joint meeting of Nittany and Pollock Councils with the Barons to see what could be done to reorganize and revitalize the group. Immediate action was taken by the Barons to salvage the "Splin terville Review" and to add to the present membership of four Barons by making the organiza tion'S SqUires (pledges) 'full Bar ons. Complete reorganization of the Barons will be made after Thanksgiving. The immediate concern of the group is to put the "Splinterville Review" back on its feet. Try outs will be held in the, lounge of Nittany Dorm 20 at 7 p.m. Monday. Anyone living in the Nit tany-Pollock area is eligible to try out for the . review. So far a qUartet, a combo, and a group in terested in putting on a skit have signed up. The review will be presented in the Temporary Un ion Building Dec. 16. , The meeting was an awkward affair with the three groups hash ing and rehashing various rea sons why the- Barons had failed. Of the approximately 40 people attending—members of the two councils, social chairmen from the dorms, and Squires—only four were legal members of the organ ization. Talk was general and con fused, giving Nelson, as president, some difficulty in getting con structive work underway. The meeting was• handicapped by the Barons' constitution, which makes it an independent group from both councils, relying only on the two councils for support. A suggestion was made that com mittees be formed by the coun cils to meet with the Barons and assist in revising the constitution. I The matter will be discussed at the next meetings of the councils , after Thanksgiving. •, Froth Advertising Deadline Tomorrow Tomorrow is the advertising deadline for the December issue of Froth, Thomas Eastland, ad vertising manager, has announced. Material may be turned in at the Froth office, basement of Car negie Hall or at the Student Union desk in Old Main from 2 to 4 p.m. tomorrow. TODAY'S WEATHER CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL PT'l Rolls Will Open and White Day' Wagons and tractors, decorated by Mortar Board, senior women's honorary society, will meet at 7:15 tonight at Hamilton Hall to begin a camptis-wide parade. The wagons will carry the football team and a - 70-piece brass band to the rally. Plyler asked students to join the parade as it passes campus living units. Nowell, Neuweiler to Emcee Ernest B. McCoy, dean of the School of Physical Education and Athletics, and Arthur Rosfeld, president of Interfraternity Coun cil, will be at the rally. Rosfeld will tell students about the es tablishment of a scuttle bucket award for the winner of the Pitt- Penn State game each year. The Interfraternity Councils of Pitt and Penn State established the award this year. • Samuel N o w'e l 1 and Richard Neuweiler will emcee the rally. Captain Al an , McChesney and, members 'of the cheering squad will lead the songs and cheers. Plyler requested that hatmen and hatwomen wear their hats and assist in keeping students far enough from the bonfire. He said space will be necessary around! the bonfire for the cheering squad to lead the group. Plyler Requests Order Large quantities of scrap wood are needed for the bonfire, Ply ler said. The physical plant will start a pile of wood• in the rear of . the parking lot, and students are asked to add wood to the pile between 1 and 6 p.m. today. Plyler further -requested that students do not destroy property in order to obtain wood. In the event of any destruction of prop erty, the bonfire will be called off, he said. • Philadelphia attorney Earl G. Harrison, appointed by President Milton S. Eisenhower to decide the loyalty of Wendell S. Macßae, spent Tuesday in State College speaking with Macßae and the various loyalty oath committees and gathering material by which to make his decision. Harrison, former dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, was asked to take the job by President Eisenhower after ap proval by 'Governor John S. Fine. Harrison's decision will be ac cepted by the President'as advice upon which• he will decide whe ther to reinstate Macßae, who recently 'asked for reinstatement to ,his position as publications manner in th e •department of public information. The Presi dent's decision will then be made known to Governor Fine, who must approve all such matters as Controller of State funds to the College. Macßae was dismissed Aug. 28 when the Loyalty Review Board STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 20, 1952 Distribution of "Beat Pitt" tags, courtesy of the Athletic Store, will continue today. The drum beaters will distribute them, and they will also be available at the Athletic Store and the Student Union desk in Old Main. "Beat Pitt" signs are posted through out the downtown area. The final pep rally of the 1952 football season will climax the day's activities. The first bonfire in several years will blaze at the parking lot next to the Jordan fertility plots, the site of the pep rally. Decision on Macßae Imminent Reports indicate that Harrison will make his decision very soon. FOR A BE cr.t.R PENN STATE MI Council Approves McCoy Plan The Mineral • Industries Stu dent Council last night voted un animously to support the Recre ation Hall seating plan proposed by Ernest B. McCoy, dean of the School of Physical Education and Athletics. The recommendation to Presi dent David Fleming was passed with the stipulation that the 300 tickets allotted be general admis sion passes. This would put their holders on the same first come, first served basis as the students. • John Ruffner, chairman of the banquet committee, announced the date 6f the annual mineral industries banquet has been set for May 2. Tickets for the dinner will cost $3.50, he said, and will be available early in January. The dinner will. be prepar.ed by the Nittany Lion Inn. The council is also planning to hold an open house the same date. Ruffner named the following banquet workers: Ronald Gard ner, treasurer; Frederick Becker, publicity direc t o r; Norman Bowne, invitations; and Lewis Wade, programs. Tomorrow Last Day For MI Senior Photos Tomorrow is the last day Min eral Industries seniors may have their pictures taken 'for the 1953 LaVie. Seniors graduating in January may have their copies of the year book mailed to them in the spring. The $2 balance on the book should be paid before they are graduated. Quarterdeck Meeting The Quarterdeck Society, NR OTC honorary, will hold a busi ness and social meeting at 7:15 tonight at Theta Xi. Admiral J. C. Lester will talk on "Murmansk Convoys." refused to certify him as loyal be cause of a lack of evidence. Mac- Rae offered as 'evidence his oath upon joining the United States Marine Corps and letters attest ing to his -character and loyalty. The state Loyalty Oath Law— formerly known as the Pechan Bill after its sponsor, Sen. Albert R. Pechan (Republican from Arm strong County), requireS that the President of the College certify to the loyalty of all employee's. The bill, designed as a defense against Communists in public po sitions, has received disapproval from faculty members through out the state, but few have re- I fused to sign a statement of loy alty which satisfies the bill's re quirements. Macßae made this refusal, and, after his dismissal, remained ada mant in his decision. A group of College faculty members, sympa thetic to Macßae's ideas, formed a committee and worked toward re turning Macßae to the staff. Head of the committee is William .L. Werner. professor of American literature. , - Pr e s i dent .t isenhower estab lished a committee of his own to Votes 17 -.6 Against Idea To Set Aside 300 Seats The Recreation Hall seating plan was rejected by a 37 to 6 vote of All-College Cabinet after lengthy discussion last night. The plan, as presented to cabinet by All-College President John Laubach, would have asked the setting aside of 300 seats for sale to faculty, alumni, and friends of the College. A proposed amendment to the plan and a suggestion for post ponement of vote on the plan were also defeated, neither unan imously. The amendment, Which asked that 150 seats be opened for fac ulty for a trial period this year, was presented by Vivian Peter son, president of Leonides. Lin coln Warrell, president of th e Chemistry-Physics Student Coun cil, asked for postponement of vote on the grounds that the plan was not as yet fully understood and appreciated by students and should be discussed more fully among cabinet groups. Warrell consistently spoke for the plan during the entire discussion. Split-Ticket Plan Dropped The plan was • originally pre sented by Dean Ernest B. McCoy of the School of Physical _Educa tion and Athletics at a dinner meeting of cabinet Sept. 28". At that time McCoy also piesented a second plan, suggesting the divi;• sion of student tickets into two groups to allow half the student body into the more crowded Rec Hall events rather than continu ing the present crowded condi tions. Reaction to the latter plan has been, so adverse that the plan has been dropped by-common consent. Numerous campus groups have expressed opinions on the seating plan, with records indicating a near tie in op ini o n s of these groups. The cabinet rejection of the plan, hoivever, was based on the feeling that the majority of students individually were op posed to it. Cites IFC's Rejection During cabinet's discussion some comments in opposition to the plan were: "Will it just be 300 seats? Maybe next year they'll take more. "I'm for letting fac ulty have seats, but not if it takes them from students." "The alumni get into Rec Hall anyway." Arthur Rosfeld, Interfraternity Council president, to 1 d cabinet that most fraternity men opposed the plan as evidenced by IFC's unanimous rejection of it, and that discussion of a seating plan ca n be brought - up at another time if it should become favorable to the students. Rosfeld also sug gested that McCoy observe a num (Continued on page eight) investigate the loyalty procedures. That committee is headed by Cor liss R. Kinney, professor of fuel technology. Both committees submitted re ports and opinions to Harrison Tuesday. Contrary to the opinion of Senator Pechan, both the heads of the loyalty committees and Macßae himself agree that Har rison is an excellent - choice to settle the issue. Macßae re ferred to Harrison as a "very distinguished and able lawyer" and said he was an "ideal choice." Kinney said he had the "utmost confidence" in Harrison's ability to arrive at a just decision. Wer ner called him an "excellent se lection." Senator Pechan said yesterday he was "somewhat stunned" by the selection of Harrison, claim ing that the Philadelphian was "one of the most vehement objec tors" to the Loyalty Oath Law and therefore Was not a logical choice. Pechan said President Eis enhower was "most inconsistent" in his logic in making the appoint ment. By MARSHALL 0. DONLEY SU, Cabinet To Approve Calendar The College calendar for next year will be approved by the Stu dent Union Board and All-Col lege Cabinet in addition to the All-College calendar committee as a result of a resolution passed at cabinet last night. John Laubach, All-College pres ident, presented the recommenda tion to cabinet in view of the recent Thanksgiving and Christ mas vacations changes proposed by cabinet. Because cabinet acted so late, the Council of Administra tion did not approve the extended ThanksgiVing vacation and the shortened Christmas vacation. To Eliminate Confusion Two students are members of the calendar committee, while ten students are on the Student Union Board. The tentative calendar will be drawn up by the calendar committee as in the past. It will then go to the Student Union Board for appraisal. The final step in the approval of the calen dar will be a vote at cabinet. George Donovan, Student Union director,. said the proposal will help eliminate confusion similar to what happened to this year's vacation arrangement on the Col lege calendar. • Cabinet passed a resolution to appropriate $39.50 to each of two cabinet delegates to the Penn State Christian Association United Nations trip Dec. 11 to 14. The two delegates chosen to attend are Lincoln Warrell and William Shifflett. They will go to New York and watch the UN in action. To Clear Up Thinking Following a Religion-in-L if e Week report by William Griffith, RILW chairman, cabinet unani mously agreed to recommend that campus organizations cancel any meetings scheduled Feb. 15 to 22, RILW. Griffith explained that the motive behind this recommenda tion is to give students time to attend fireside discussions during the week. He said that this year's pro gram, centering around the stu dent in the college, the student in the world struggle, and the stu dent in the church, aims to pro vide an opportunity to clear up "fuzzy thinking." Jobs Available Over Vacation Students remaining in State College during the Thanksgiving holidays should notify the Stu dent Employment Service if they are interested in part-time jobs during that period, John Huber, director, has announced. Huber anticipates that people will be needed for housework, baby sitting, and odd jobs. The Student Employment office in 112 Old Main will remain open during the holiday period, with the exception of Thanksgiving Day. Leetch to Speak George Leetch of the College Placement Service will address engineering seniors on applying and selecting a job at 4:10 p.m. tomorrow in 110 Electrical Engi neering. FIVE CENTS By MIMI UNGAI4
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