Drinking 'Problem Quiet Again See Page 6 Vol. 53, No. 63 Simes Says No Change On Drinking No change in the present policy of enforcement of drinking at fraternities is planned by the Col lege, Dean of Men Frank J. Simes told fraternity presidents and In terfraternity Council representa tives at a meeting last night. The meeting was called by the Dean of Men's office in an attempt to clarify College and state regu lations on drinking, according to a statement read by Dean Simes. Simes' statement explained that the College regulation W-4 which forbids alcoholic beverages at so cial functions, includes beer—bot tled, or in any other form. The summation of the statement urged a program of "dry" social activities in houses. The statement closed with the opinion that fraternities can best adjust to the present limits by ac cepting the "practical necessity" for such rules, and "to organize a social program which is stimulat ing and enjoyable and which does not involve the serving of alcohol ic beverages." The College is not charged with the enforcement of state laws in volving minor drinking, Simes told the presidents, btit it "cannot permit" the serving of alcoholic beverages, by fraternities in viola tion of these laws. Simes expressed his hope for "continued mutual respect and confidence". between the fraterni ties and the dean's office. He also assured the presidents that "we will work through the IFC "to in form fraternities of any change of policy." He stressed the need for not de pending on "rumors" for the facts in any situation that may arise. Blue Key Allots Display Prize Twenty dollars in prizes has been alloted by Blue Key, junior men's honorary society, for their window display contest in the Nittany-Pollock area. John Flanagan, head of the dec orations contest committee, said that $lO would be awarded to the dormitory judged best in each area. Judging, which will be held at 7:30 pm. Thursday, will be based on the overall appearance of the building, he said. Judges of the competition are J. Y. Roy, assistant professor of Bile arts: Milton S. Osborne, pro fessor of architectuie: and John Laubach, All-College president. 3 Guest Engineers To Speak Tonight Three guest engineers will speak at the American Institute of Elec trical Engineers and the Institute of Radio Engineers meeting 7:30 tonight in 219 Electrical Engineer ing.. The speakers are W. M. Hutch ison and F. D. Brown of the West inghouse Electric Corporation, and S. V. Smith of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The design of ignition rectifier locomotive appa ratus and the performance of these locomotives will be discussed. TODAY'S WEATHER SNOW FLURRIES - 411 , Open Game To Townspeople See Page 6' Xl.O Farm Council Rebukes Chesterman Statements Prexy Accepts Honorary Post President Milton S. Eisenhower has accepted the honorary co chairmanship of the newly-form ed American-Korean Foundation, it was announced Sunday by Pal mer Bevis, executive director of the organization. Although it was reported in the Herald-Tribune yesterday that the President accepted the chairman ship, Richard Maloney, admini strative assistant, Office of the President, clarified the appoint ment as one of an advisory ca pacity. He explained that Dr. You Chan Yang, Korean ambas sador to the United States, will serve as honorary co-chairman with the Prexy. Maloney said the appointment will not affect the President's duties at the College, and that the position will not require a great deal of the President's ef forts away from the campus. In a prepared statement, the Prexy, a close observer of the Korean situation, said, "I . have discussed the invitation to be come chairman of the foundation with several friends,' including John Foster Dulles, and the con sensus is that I should undertake this responsibility 'in behalf of the heroic, long-suffering Korean people. •I have great admiration for the steadfast manner in which the Korean nation is meeting the challenge of Communist aggres sion. Dorm Proposal Turned Down The Dean of Men's student advisory committee yesterday turned down the proposed plan to set up veterans' dormitories in the Nittany-Pollock area. The results of a poll conducted among veterans showed that only about 50 per cent of the veterans in the Nittany-Pollock area were interested in moving from their own dormitories to an all veteran dormitory. The poll, su pervised by Matthew Halchin, counselor in Pollock, was conduct ed before the Thanksgiving vaca tion and reached all veterans in the East dormitory area. A second poll was conducted Friday and reached 75 per cent of the veter ans in Pollock. December Froth Exchange Issue On Sale Today In the Christmas gift-getting mood, this month's Froth, which goes on sale today on the Mall and at the Corner Room, borrows from other college humor publications. It finds Froth Girl of the Month in its own ranks, however, and features Jean Kutz, Froth adver tising candidate, decorating holi day shrubbery. Other Froth features in the ex change issue include "Headline Havoc," an illustration of the con fusion between War Department bulletins and newspaper reports; "Wish You Weren't Here," a letter from a guy to his ex-import ex plaining some unfortunate happen ings of a big weekend; "America; It Is American," a parody on Life magazine editorials;' "Dear Ed," a satirical letter on college life; "Merry Christmas, Eh?", suggest ed thank-you - notes for unwanted presents; "Our Contemporaries View of the Assasination of Lin coln," a satirical glance at dif fering magazine reports; and "Alarum," featuring Shakespear ean quotes in a contemporary sit uation. , December 'Engineer' The DeCember issue of the Penn State Engineer be on sale at the Corner Room and the Student Union desktoday. Shirley Mix, first semester physical education major, will be featured as- this issue's Dream Girl. An article on the Fairless Steel- Works. is. included. STATE COLLEGE, .'A., TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16, 1952 In Friday'S poll, 66 veterans were contacted. Of the 66, 36 said they were willing to move into an all veteran dormitory, and 30 said they' were not willing to move. Only 23 of the 36 who said they were willing to move wished to move immediately. The committee decided to con tinue the plan which is now in ef fect for students who are extremely dissatisfied with dormitory study conditions. William Griffith, under graduate dormitory counselor, said students who can not study in their dormitories shciuld consult their dormitory counselors. The counse lors are permitted to try to have thd student transferred to another dormitory in the same area. Wants 'Core' of Vets Dean of Men Frank J. Simes said more veterans of the Korean War are expected next semester and next year. The committee - decided that the expected influx of veterans would disturb dormitory organiza tion and would provide too :many complications if a policy of seg regation were carried out. • Simes said that he hopes a "core" of veterans and older stu dents can be set up in each dormi tory in the future to help younger students entering college become accustomed to dormitory life. The question of possible segre gation and the subsequent poll were considered when complaints were made by veterans about noise in dormitories. FOR A BETTER PENN STATE Pres. Milton S. Eisenhower Named to a new post "News of the foundation's pro gram is bound to have repercus sions favorable to the Free World throughout Asia. I urge upon everyone the necessity for gen erous support of this program." The foundation, located in New York, is a non-profit, non-polit ical, and non-sectarian organiza- Continue Present Plan tion, with the intent of bringing American and Korean people closer together culturally, social ly, and economically. Bevis ex plained that the organization is now concentrating on relief and rehabilitation measures and will care for some 100,000 Korean war orphans. In addition, it will supply antibiotics and food sup plements to Koreans, and scholar ships for Korean students. Other persons who have sup ported the foundation include Dulles, Nelson Rockefeller, James Doolittle, Walter Judd, and oth ers. ' Dr. Yang said yesterday, "The news that Dr. Eisenhower has accepted the chairmanship of the American-Korean Foundation will be received with the greatest en thusiasm in Korea. The Korean people are deeply appreciative of the friendship and sympathy of the ,American people which they know will be greatly increased in tangible form through the instru mentality of the foundation. This new appointment for the Prexy follows the appointment by his brother, President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower, to serve with Rockefeller and Dr. Arthur S. Fleming, president of Ohio Wesleyan University, on a special committee to . study plans for streamlining and modernizing the executive branch of the fed eral government. Debaters Rank First In Tourney The men's debate squad scored the highest rating of 17 college teams - competing in the Modified Cross - Examination Tournament Saturday at the University of Pitts burgh. In the individual competition, Kenneth White, debating negatively for the men's team, was rated sec ond place among 68 speakers. White accumulated a numerical score of 91 for .a."superior" rating. Colleges fr. o m Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia were en tered in the annual tournament in which each speaker - is rated by his opponents. Those scoring over 70 are rated "good," over 80 "ex cellent," and over 90 "superior." On the men's negative team Charles -Basch earned 87 points. Jay Headly, debate manager, competing in the tournament for the second" straight year, was rated 83• on the affirmative team. His teammate, Robert Murrer, scored 81. The team scored an "excellent" rating as a whole with 85.6 points to win first place over runrersup Pittsburgh and Seton Hill. Joseph F. O'Brien, professor of public speaking, accompanied the men's team to the tournament. On the women's negative squad. Lois Lehman was rated "excellent" and Mary Jane Yandow, "gdod." Affirmative debaters Barbara Rice and Jane Montgomery each re ceived an "excellent" rating. In dividual scores were not available yesterday to the Daily Collegian. Friday night the women's squad met a team from Mount Mercy College for a non-decision debate. Although no scores were recorded, according to Thomas Hopkins, head of the Mount Mercy Speech department, the team exhibited a I"fine forensic showing." The wom en's squad was accompanied by William W. Hamilton, assistant professor of speech. The - national topic, Resolved: That the Congress of the United States should enact a fair employ . - „ practices law,. was debated. Group Urges Establishment Of Vet School The State Council of Farm Organizations yesterday took exception to the recent report of the Chesterman committee which declared construction at the College "expensive and detrimental." The council at the same time approved a statement of policy favoring establishment of a School of Veterinary Medicine at the Col lege. In defending the construction, the council specifically favored expansion of the School of Agri culture and Mechanical Arts de partment. The council pointed out that Penn State is the only land grant college in the state. Departments Investigated The farm council's resolution called for "full and adequate sup port for agriculture and mechan ical arts and, if necessary, an ap peal to the state legislature to earmark appropriations for these phases of the college program." The Chesterman committee, a group appointed by Gov. John S. Fine to investigate 30 state de partments with a view towards economy. has reported on the De partment of Public Instruction and the State Highways Depart ment. In both departments, the "little Hoover" committee says,• millions of dollars can be saved each year through, reorganization and following o t h e r committee suggestions. Veterinarian. Shortage • In its report on the instruction department the committee cited Penn State as "expensive to the state and detrimental to the state's private liberal• arts colleges." The State Council of Farm Or-. ganizations said, in support of a veterinary school at the College, that "a serious shortage of veter inarians now exists, and such a training school is needed to pro-. tect human health and animal health through control of live stock diseases." Speech Department To Help Koreans Korean refugees will get a large bundle of clothing from the Speech department this Christmas as a result of a Christmas party held Sunday by the department The party was held for profeS sors and graduate assistants in the department and their wives. In s stead of giving gifts, memberi donated clothing for the refugees. Radio Guild to Stage Mock Radio Day The Radio Guild will stage a practice Radio Day for two hours starting at 7 tonight in 304 Sparks. The program, including short dramatic shows, is designed to aid new Guild members and give fur ther experience to veteran mem bers. The program will not be broad cast, but the public may attend. (ct r ' mieRE - SHOPPING..DAYS TO. 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