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Vol. 53, No. 65
Ruiz Will Discuss
Chapel Fund Plans
Leopoldo T. Ruiz, who will become president of Silliman Uni
versity in the Philippine Islands on April 1, will meet with the
Chapel fund committee at 2 p.m. today to discuss work at Silliman
University and the ways in which the Chapel offerings could be
used to help the university.
Ruiz, at present consul general of the Philippine Republic in
Chicago, is stopping at the Col
lege on his 'Way back to Chicago
from a conference in Washington,
D.C. He will confer with faculty
and staff members during the day.
Sponsoring a project at Silliman
University is one of six suggested
projects for the Chapel offering,
since contributions to Lingnan
University (Penn State-in-China
project) was discontinued when
the communists refused to allow
the funds to enter' the country.
Silliman University was sug
gested for one project partly be
cause the man who is now presi
dent, Arthur L. Carson, and Boyd
Bell, head of 'the Department of
Agriculture at Silliman, are both{
alumni of the College.
Ruiz will be the first , Filipino
president of Silliman -.University
in its 50-year history. An alumnus
of the university, class of 1916,
he has a B.A. from the University
of California, an M.A. from Co
lumbia University, and a Ph.D.
from the University of Southern
California.
Nittany 27,
Elm Cottage
Win Contest
Nittany dorm 27 and Elm cottage
were judged winners last night
in the Nittany-Pollock Christmas
decorations contest sponsored by
Blue Key, junior men's honorary.
Both housing units were award
ed prizes of $l5 by a judging com
mittee consisting of J. Y. Roy,
assistant professor of fine arts;
Milton S. Osborne, professor of
architecture; and John Laubach,
All-College president. Honorable
mentions were given to dorm 23
in the Nittany area and dorm 3
in the Pollock area.
Elm cottage, officially included
in the Pollock group, featured a
life-sized Santa Claus astride a
ten-foot, aluminum foil covered
rocket mounted on the front
porch. The lounge was decorated
with a large, light bedecked tree
and pine branches scattered about
the room. Artificial snow and
crepe paper streamers on the ceil
ing completed the Scheme. In
charge of the work were David
Kreshko and Leon Berg.
Highlighting NittariY - 'dorm' - 27
was an image of Rudolf, the Red-
Nosed Reindeer. The deer, whose
nose flashed on and off periodi
cally, was designed by Joseph
Brennian and Mounted on the
roof. Inside decorations included
a tree, fireplace, candles, wreathes,
and Christmas pictures and were
under the direction of Renny
Grieco, dorm president, and Don
ald McWilliams.
As the runner-ups, Nittany 23
had a large, Christmas card-like
"seasons greetings" on the roof,
and Pollock 3 placed St. Nick on
their roof near the chimney and
a lighted tree.
Rudy Kohn, president of Blue
Key, and John Flanagan, chair
man of the decorations contest
committee, both declared the con
test a success and extended their
thanks to all the dorms that com
peted.
15 Scholarships
Given Students
Fifteen students in the School
of Home Economics have been
awarded scholarships, Dr. Grace
M. Henderson, dean, - announced.
Grace Anderson was awarded
a $3OO scholarship, and Thomas
Long received one for $225.
Scholarships for $2OO were
awarded to Janice Holm, James
Krug, John. Schiller, and Arlene
Smith.
Patricia Douthett, Carole Krause,
Edith Kriebel, Ann Sterner, Bar
bara Stock, Alice Thornton, and
Nancy Werner received $lOO
scholarships.
Lois Richardson received a $35
Ellen M. Stuart Memorial Award.
The scholarships were awarded
by Buff-Henley, Joseph Home,
Borden, Kroger, and the Sears,
Roebuck Foundations.
TODAY'S
WEATHER
FAIR
MILD
STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 1952
Ruiz served with the Philippine
government in Washington during
World War II and has been consul
general in Chicago for the past
six years.
Student members of the Chapel
fund committee, which is seeking
information on projects for the
offering, are Kirk Garber, Allen
Marshall,'Carolyn Morris ; ThomaS
Marshall, John Laubach, and
Richard Rostmeyer.
Faculty and staff members are
Wilmer E. Kenworthy, director of
student affairs; Luther H. Harsh
barger, College chaplain; John
Henry Frizzell, chaplain emeritus;
Henry S. Brunner, head of the De
partment of Agricultural Educa
tion; C. Emory Myers, professor
emeritus of plant breeding; Roy
D. Anthony, professor emeritus of
pomology; Hummel Fishburn, pro
fessor of music education; Mrs.
Willa C. Taylor, associate profes
sor of music education; Frank J.
Simes, dean of men; and Pearl 0..
Weston, dean of women.
Scholarship
Applications
Due January 9
Applications for College schol
arships are due in 202 Burrowes
not later than Jan. 9, Kinsley R.
Smith, Senate committee on schol
arships chairman, has announced..
Scholarship application blanks
are available in the offices of the
dean of men, dean of women, and
Scholarship Information Center in
110 Old Main.
In addition to filling out an
application, students must have
two letters of recommendation.
The forms for the recommenda
tions are available with the appli
cation blanks.
Students should take the appli
cations home over the holidays to
discuss the required information
with. their parents; Smith said.
Students submitting applications
will be notified of an appoint
ment for an interview with the
Senate committee. Interviews will
be held about the middle of Jan
uary, Smith' said.
The booklet, "Student Aid at
The Pennsylvania State College,"
provides information on scholar
ships and loan funds. It is avail
able at the offices where forms
may be obtained.
Vets' Club Blanks Due
• Applications for membership in
the Penn State Veterans' Club
may be turned in at the Student
Union desk •in Old Main until
Saturday. • .
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
AIM to Continue
Issuing Newsletter
Hark, the Herald Angels
—Photo by Bigelow
WOMEN'S CHORUS and men's Glee Club members caroling in front
of the Christmas tree at the foot of the Mall last night. The
carolers also sang at the prexy's house and in the dormitory areas.
Here they are singing "Jingle Bells."
/dousing to Arrange
Rooms for Vacation
Students intending to stay in College dormitories during vaca
tion must report to the department of housing, 110 Old _Main, for
living and food arrangements.
' Classes will end at 11:50 a.m
day and begin at 1:10 p.m. Jan.
Saturday and reopen at noon
Jan. 5.
Dormitory dining halls will
close after the noon meal Satur
day and re-open at noon Jan. 6.
There will be no Daily Collegian
Saturday.
The Daily Collegian will resume
publication Jan. 7.
The Pattee Library will be
open 7:50 a.m. to 5 p.m. Satur
day, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and
Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 29-
31, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 2, 9 a.m.
to noon, Jan. 3, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m:
Jan. 5, and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m: Jan.
6.
The Student Employment office
anticipates a need for persons to
do housework, baby sitting and
odd jobs over the holidays. Stu
dents remaining in State College
during this time should notify
the Student Employment office
if they are interested in part-time
jobs. The office in 112 Old Main
will remain open during the holi
day period, with the exception of
Dec. 24, 25, 26, 27, and Jan. 1.
The Student Dry Cleaning
Agency will close at 7:30 p.m. to
morrow and re-open at 7:30 a.m.
Jan. 7. Students desiring their
clothes before vacation should
pick them up before 7:30 p.m.
tomorrow. Clothes may be left at
the agency to be cleaned during
vacation.
Buy Bus Tickets
For Holiday Now
Students who plan to go home
on regularly scheduled buses
tomorrow should buy their
tickets today, in order that ex
tra sections may be , added,
R. E. Zeigler, traveling passen
ger agent for the Greyhound
Lines, said.
The buses will leave at their
scheduled time, but , additional
buses may be•used. Special bus
es will leave at 1 p.m. Saturday
from the parking lot south of
Recreation Hall.
Saturday for the Christmas holi-
Dormitories will close at 5 p.m.
Christmas
Sing Slated
For Tonight
The annual Christmas. Service
and Carol Sing, sponsored by the
Department of Music, the College
Chapel, and the Penn,State Chris
tian Association, will be held at
8:30 tonight in front of Old Main.
Hummel Fishburn, professor and
head of the Department of Music,
who has participated in the tra
ditional Christmas Carol Sings
for the past 27 years, will direct
the singing tonight.
The Chapel Choir, under the
direction of Mrs. Willa C. Taylor,
will sing "Two English Carols,"
"Herrikls Carol," "Sussex Carol,"
and "In Dulei Jubilo."
A brass quartet, composed of
Blue Band members, will parti
cipate in the program under Fish
burn's direction.
Wilmer E. Kenworthy, director
of student affairs, will speak at
the sing.
Among the traditional carols
to be sung are "Joy to the World,"
"Adeste Fidelis," "Hark, the Her
ald Angels Sing," "First Noel,"
and "Silent Night."
Board of Trustees
OK's Fee Increase
The executive committee of the
Board of Trustees has approved an
increase from $9 to $lO per credit
for students carrying 11 credits
or less per semester, effective
July 1, 1953.
The fee applies also to part
time students enrolled for the
summer sessions and does not in
clude any special fee that might
apply to a specific course.
Group Urges
Place on Board
Of Publications
Postponing indefinitely action
on th e proposed suspension of
publication of th e Independent
newsletter, the Association of
dependent Men Board of Gov
ernors voted last night to support
and to continue financial backing
of the publication.
This action was the result of a
motion made by AIM parliamen
tarian Thomas Kidd. that action
"be suspended indefinitely" on
AIM secretary Melvin Rubin's
proposed suspension of the pub
lication. The board voted to sus
pend any action with one dissent
ing vote, that of Rubin.
Third Proposal Defeated
The Board adopted two of three
resolutions made by Kidd. One,
to continue financial underwriting
of the newsletter, was passed with
one dissenting vote, that of Rubin,
Second, the board decided to rec
ommend that All-College Cabinet
be asked to provide a seat on the
College board of publications for
the editor of the Independent.
A third recommendation by
Kidd, that control of Independent
be divorced from AIM and estab
lish its own procedure, was de
feated,
TheSe actions follOcied a heated
discussion period on• Rubin's mo
tion that publication of the Inde
pendent be suspended. Rubin's
motion asking the suspension, was
defeated with only one dissenting
vote, his own.
Lists Objections
Rubin, in defense of his mo
tion, presented opinions of a num
ber of people he had interviewed
among persons he knew by what
he termed "random sampling."
He claimed he was unaided in this
"survey" because no one wished
to serve on the publications com
mittee since they might be forced
to make some recommendations.
Presenting written statements
of those he termed "interested in
publication of the Independent or
those who might know something
about it," Rubin listed the main
objections to th e Independent's
publication. These objections
were; the newsletter did not serve
a useful function, it was operating
at a deficit each year, and in gen
eral, it .was not read by students.
Survey at the meeting of how
many present read the last issue
of the Independent showed that
almost everyone present had read
it. Rubin said that he had not
read the last issue.
Editor Defends Publication
Besides these objections, Rubin
listed several suggestions from
the poll for the improvement of
the publication. One was that In
dependent be made an official
organ of AIM. He also asked that
money spent for its publication
be spent for use in recreational
facilities for men in Pollock and
Nittany areas
Independent Editor Richard Rau
said that the publication tried to
cover news not sufficiently cov
ered by the Daily Collegian and
print feature stories and person
ality sketches.
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FIVE CENTS