Mew Seating Plan Seems in Order- See Page 4 VOL. 53, No. 89 Glenn Says Grippe Situation Improving The fact that only two patients were admitted ;to the Infirmary Wednesday night in contrast to the ten to 12. admitted nightly earlier this month indicates the grippe siege is easing, Director of College Health Service Dr. Herbert R. Glenn said yesterday. Although there were 39 cases in the Infirmary early yesterday morning, nine over the actual capacity and one under the 40-extra bed capacity, the chances for im provement of the situation are better, Dr. Glenn said. The Col lege hospital has been operating at an overflow capacity since the first of this month when a large number of cases of what Dr. Glenn called the grippe became prevalent on campus. In a roundup of this month’s cases, Dr.. Glenn said that, ap proximately 2000 men and <O3 women had been examined at the Dispensary.- Of this 2703 total, examined after the' first of the month, 1640 were case? of the grippe. The. remainder reported to the Dispensery on or before Feb. 1. About one-fourth of these cases were sprains or other dis eases. Of the 1640 cases of grippe, 202 were admitted to the Infirmary between Feb. 2 and 17 with what Dr. Glenn termed diseases in the upper respiratory tract. Some 50 more were admitted with other ailments' including measles and mumps. Because of the preva lence of such cases, the Infirmary visiting hours have been suspend ed indefinitely. The list of ten questions sub mitted by All-College Cabinet to the Senate committee on health will be Answered as soon as meet ings with all persons concerned can be arranged, Dr. Glenn said. He said, however, that the ques tions could be answered soon be cause they have been under con sideration for a few years. * * % Infirmary Gets Senate Attention The Senate committee on stu dent affairs is preparing a recom mendation to the College Senate which the committee believes will improve the situation when the Infirmary is filled to capacity and students are sent to their rooms, Wilmer E. Kenworthy, director of student affairs, said yesterday. Kenworthy would not indicate what recommendation the' com mittee will make, but said that it will be ready for the March 5 Senate meeting.* The committee carefully considered the problem at yesterday’s meeting, Ken worthy said. The question of issuing excuses came up during the recent large number of grippe "cases which overflowed the Infirmary. Many students, not sufficiently ill to be confined to the Infirmary, were sent to bed in their rooms. These students could not be granted official excuses because existing undergraduate regulations ' limit these excuses to Infirmary cases. The committee on student af fairs does not have the authority to amend Senate-made rules. If students sent to their rooms during illness have trouble being excused by instructors, they should report to the committee through either the dean of men or the dean of women, Kenworthy said. Fee Payments Continue Today Payment of fees will continue from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. today, David C. Hogan Jr., Bursar, an nounced yesterday.. Hogan re ported that the number of stu dents who paid, fees yesterday was not too large. A much greater * number is expected today. Because of the large number expected, Hogan again empha sized that students should write *. their checks before getting into line at the cashiers’ windows. Checks must be made payable to the Pennsylvania State Col -- lege. Students who do not pay fees on time will be charged $1 per day for late payment. At the end ''of five days $lO will be charged, ajnd students who have not paid fees at the end of 10 days will be automatically dropped from *■ school. Spanish Club Elects *■ At a recent meeting of the Spanish Club,' Martha Petrus was elected president; William Has son, vice-president; Barbara Lock, secretary; and Jose Carreiro, treasurer. The constitution was also formally revised and accept ed. ■ . TODAY'S WEATHER * CLOUDY WITH H RAIN ®|tp latlg # (Mlegtmt * ' —iR A BETTER PENN STATE ! -r Players' Tryouts To Start Monday Director Warren S. Smith, asso ciate professor of dramatics, will hold tryouts for “Right You Are (If You Think So)” at 7 p.m. Mon day and Tuesday in the Green Room of Schwab Auditorium. Eight men, seven women and extras will - be selected for the cast of the Pirandello comedy, which begins a six week run April 17 at Center Stage. Students interested in trying may sign up this , week in the Green Room for audition times. Rabbi Cook to Speak Tonight Rabbi Samuel Cook, director of the National Federation of Tem ple Youth, will speak"on “Behold How Good It Is ... ” at Sabbath Eve Services at 8 tonight in the Hillel. Foundation. The services are'being held in accordance with Religion-In-Life Week. A reception will be held at the foundation following the services. Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity will act as host for the evening. Fraternity and dormitory fire side discussions will be led to night by the Rev. E. E. Korte at Phi Gamma Delta and Dr. Allan Macßae at Alpha Zeta. Father Jerome Sellak will speak on “The Catholic Church and Inter-faith Marriage” in Atherton southeast lounge. This discussion is open to women. A discussion by Father DuChala in the recreation room of McKee Hall is' open to men. The discussions will continue from 5 to 7:30 p.m. . Dr./Edward A. Dowey Jr., as sistant professor of religion at Columbia University, will speak at a faculty dinner at 6 p.m. to morrow. Dr. Dowey will also be Chap el speaker Sunday morning. He will talk on “The Christian Mes sage on the Chapel Steps.” Evaluation of RILW will be (Continued. on: page eight) STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 20, 1953 All-College Talent Will Vie Tonight State Group Advises 9-Man Buffer Cabinet The Chesterman committee, set up by Gov. John S. Fine to study possible economy in state govern ment, proposed yesterday a nine man cabinet to act as a buffer between the governor and depart ment heads. The n i n'e - man organization would include the new organiza tional break-downs already Sug gested by the committee. One section of the basic operating ad ministrations would be called the Public Education Administration and would include the present Department of Public Instruction, with the exception of some groups, such as the School Employes Re tirement Board. This board would be under the State Administra tion under the proposed setup. Gov. Fine will report to the Legislature Monday on the Ches terman committee’s work. The committee, headed by Francis J. Chesterman of Philadelphia, has so far suggested methods of sav ing $7B million in state govern ment organization. John Matkowsky Talent show MC '• vvfA';V:V\-';- . -. THE CHAPEL and Hillel Foundation choirs perform in the RILW's windup last night in Schwab Auditorium, Mrs. Willa Taylor is directing the combined choirs. The curtain, will rise at 8 tonight in Schwab Auditorium on the 1953 All-College Talent Show, sponsored by the Penn State Club. ' „ , ~, Tickets for the show can be purchased for 85 cents at the Student Union desk in Old Main until 5 p.m. The Apple Brothers, “Seedy grid Cory,” will start off the show with a singing comedy act. The Mellow Aires Quartet, composed of Bob Bums, George Georgieff, Jack Jenkins, and Jim Shaw, will sing “Rigolletto” and “A Limberger Sandwich” The Lee Garbriek Trio, instru mental group with guitar, bass, and vibraharp, will play “Blue Skies,” “Penthouse Serenade, and “September in the Rain.” Peggy Crpoks, soprano, will sing a medley' from Show Boat. Joanne McNally and . Peggy Mayberry, dancers, call their act “Dancing to the Blues.” The Penn State Pop Bottle Symphony, composed of William Rexrode, Cy Kauffman, Francis Taylor, Morton Akins,' and Bill Frederick, will open the second half of the show. The Collegians Quartet, Dick Wrentmore, Jim'Hess, Bill Davey, arid Jack Kapitanoff, will sing some barbershop favorites. Celeste McDermott will tap dance to “Hello, My Baby.” Michael Belgio, tenor, will give his rendition of “If I Loved You,” and “Because.” Tony 'Marco, trumpet soloist, will wind up the show with “Man With a Horn,” and “Hot Canary.” They will be competing for $5O in cash prizes, $25 for first prize, $l5 for second prize, and $lO for third prize. John Matkowsky, master of ceremonies, will be aided by Dick Marsh and his band, who play be fore and after the talent show, and during intermission. Five judges will choose the win ners by audience applause. They are William W. Hamilton, asistant professor of speech; Warren S. Smith, associate professor of dra matics; James W. Dunlop, asso ciate professor of music and direc tor of the Blue Band; Frank J. Simes, dean of men; Patricia A. Thompson, assistant to the dean of women. An added feature to the talent show will be a display of fabx-ics and minerals in the lobby of Schwab Auditorium and the ef (Continued on page eight) 4 Machines May Tally Spring Vote Possibilities of obtaining four voting machines for the spring elections will be investigated to morrow by Ronald Thorpe, chair man of the All-College elections committee. Thorpe said he will see the county commissioners in Philips burg who handle voting machines in State College for regular elec tions. Doubt exists as to whether the machines will be rented or loaned to the College. If the machines can .be obtained, another prob lem confronting the committee is the question of moving the ma chines to the College. The voting machines weigh about 700 pounds each, Thorpe said. If the machines can be obtained, Thorpe said all offices open for election except, the offices of Ath letic Association president and secretary will be decided with the aid of the machine. Offices open for spring elections will be All-College president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer; senior class president, vice presi dent, and secretary-treasurer; jun ior class president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer; and Ath letic Association president, vice president, and secretary. Prof Testifies In Murder Cose Dr. Mary Willard, instructor in chemistry, took the stand yester day in the murder trial of Jonah. Roberts at Wilkes Barre, the As sociated Press reported. Widely known as a criminolo gists, Dr. Willard introduced sci entific evidence at the trial. Two state policemen identified sam ples of soil Wednesday which were brought to Dr. Willard for analysis, laying the groundwork for yesterday’s testimony. Roberts is accused of the gun slaying of his wife last June 10. Roberts contends two hitchhikers shot and killed his wife, Mary, and wounded him, but the prosecution has called his story a fabrica tion.. Police have failed to find the gun with which Mrs. Roberts was killed. Foreign Teachers Continue Studies Three of the 24 foreign teachers who did graduate work at the College last semester under the Department of State’s vocational program, plan to remain here un til June or longer to continue their studies. These teachers are Hermogenes F. Belen, supervisor of industrial education in Manila; Constancio T. Medrana, acting superintendent of the Mountain National Agricul tural School in the Philippines; and Mahmud H. Shukry, director of the Technical School in Bagh dad. The 2l teachers are now touring the United States before returning home. The original 24 teachers represented 15 countries. FIVE CENTS
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