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VOL. 53, No. 110
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WASHINGTON, March 20 (/P) —Rep. Eberharter (D-Pa.) said
today “the sky is the limit” in congressional investigations, and he
wouldn’t be surprised if Congress were asked next to investigate,
radio commentators and newspaper columnists and editors.
Chapel Talk
To Be Given
By Adams
Dr. James Luther Adams, the
Caleb Brewster Hackley professor
of religious ethics at the Mead
ville Theological School, will
speak on “Real Life is Meeting”
at Chapel, 11 a.m. tomorrow in
Schwab Auditorium.
Dr. Adams, members of the fed
erated theological faculty of the
University of Chicago, has re
ceived degrees from the Univer
sity of Minnesota, Harvard Uni
versity, and the University of Chi
cago. He has also studied in Ger
many and France at the Universi
ties of Heidelberg, Marburg, Stras
bourg, and Paris.
Editor of the Phoenix Series of
volumes on theology arid philoso
phy .of religion, and co-editor of
The Journal-'of Religion, Univer
sity of Chicago, Dr. Adams has
toured the Middle East under the
auspices of the American Chris
tian Palestine Committee, visiting
Egypt, Israel, Cyprus, and Greece.
He has also lectured at Oxford,
Cambridge, and Manchester in
England, and at the new Albert
Schweitzer College in Switzer
land.
The Chapel Choir will sing Ah!
Dearest Jesus (Cruger) and “Pie
Jesu” from the Requiem Mass in
C Minor (Cherubini).
George' Ceiga, organist, will
play as prelude Passion Chorale
(Reger); as offertory When on the
Cross the Savior Hung (Bach), and
as postlude Stabat Mater Dolor
osa' (Lemaigre).
Board to Hear
Six Charges
Charges against six men will be
heard by the Association of In
dependent Men Judicial Board of
Review at 6:30 p.m. Monday in
204 Old Main.
Edward Theime, chairman of
the board, said the group will
hear the case of four students
charged with disorderly conduct
in the borough. They were ap
prehended by State College pol
ice for disturbing street barri
cades and were fined for the of
fense.- The case was referred to
the board from the Dean of Men’s
office for further investigation.
Two other students have been
charged with disorderly conduct
and destruction in the dormitory.
They were discovered flooding
the shower room and hall by their
counselor.
Radio Application
The College yesterday received
an acknowledgement of the filing
of its application for a construc
tion permit for the campus radio
station.
The postcard, dated March 16,
from T. J. Slowie, secretary of the
Federal Communications Com
mission, assigned the College’s
application file number BPED
-228.
TODAY'S
WEATHER
RAIN
WARMER
Investigation
in Near Future
Eberharter made the statement
in an address to the fifth National
Conference on Civil Liberties.
“I wouldn’t be surprised,” Eber
harter said, “if the next proposal
to come along would be for the
investigation of radio commenta
tors, newspaper columnists and
newspaper.editors who do-not ex
press agreement with practices
and procedures of a committee.”
The conference also was told:
By Phiiip B. Perlman, former
solicitor general, that the McCar
ran-Walter Immigration Act is “a
fraud and a sham.”
By Charles M. LaFollette, for
mer Republican congressman from
Indiana and former chairman of.
the Subversive Activities Control
Board, that there is a “well-fi
nanced campaign” fo suppress dis
cussion of changes in govern
ment.
Eberharter, who long has been
a bitter critic of the House un-
American activities committee,
said Congress is forgetting the
main point of investigations: to
get information which will help
in legislating.
At present, Eberharter said:
“Publication of unproven char
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Frosh Coeds
Will Select
Rooms Monday
Second semester women who
have drawn numbers for priority
in applying for housing will select
next year’s rooms Monday and
Tuesday in the Dean of Women’s
office, .105 Old Main.
If two coeds want to room to
gether they must be together to
select their room, Mrs. Cordelia
L. Hibbs, assistant to the dean of
women in charge of housing, said.
Coeds choose their quarters on the
lower of the two numbers.
Only coeds who have drawn
numbers may select rooms at this
time, Mrs. Hibbs said.
Second semester coeds holding
numbers one to 40 will choose
rooms between 6:30 and 7 p.m.
Monday. Those holding 41 to 90
will choose between 7 'and 7:30
p.m. and those with 91 *to 150
will pick their rooms between
7:30 and 8 p.m.
Between 6:30 and 7 p.m. Tues
day, students holding numbers 151
to 280 will choose rooms; numbers
281 to 410 will. select between 7
and 7:30 p.m.; and numbers 411
to 545 will choose between 7:30
and 8 p.m.
Women-should bring the num
bers they drew, with them, Mrs.
Hibbs said.
Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity
Placed on Probation
Pi Kappa Phi fraternity has
been placed on probation with
the Dean- of Men’s office for the
balance of the spring semester.
The probation, announced yes
terday by Director of Student Af
fairs Wilmer E. Kenworthy, was
imposed bjr the' Senate commit
tee on student , affairs at its-meet
ing Thursday.
Dean of Men’s office proba
tion amounts to a warning and
advice to arrange social functions
according to College, regulations,
Harold W. Perkins, assistant dean
of men, explained yesterday. This
type of probation, he said, serves
as a warning that, a more severe
penalty than that usually im
posed plight be the result of an
other violation of College regu
lations. .
The committee’s action stems
from the Feb. 28 arrest of a mem
ber of the fraternity on a charge
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
STATE COLLEGE, PA;, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 21, 1953
State, Lion Parties
To Pick Candidates
Hobo Hoi ida
SOPHOMORES decked oui as hobos in observance of Poverty Day
line up for the Collegian cameraman. They are (left to right)
Ruth Rasmussen, Lorraine Cobosco, Catherine Stark, William
Rolher, class vice president, Mary Gallagher, Martha Colaianni,
and Robert Homan, class president. The sophomore class wound
up Poverty Day last night with its Shantytown Shuffle in Recrea
tion Hall.
Rutgers Prof Silent
At Loyalty Hearing
A Rutgers law professor, testifying before the House un-Ameri
can activities committee, has refused to state whether he was a
Communist when he worked for the Justice department of the na
tional government.
The professor, Abraham Glasser, is not the first to invoke the
fifth amendment in protection against personal inquiry in the past
few weeks. A number of college
professors have refused to com
ment before the committee, in
cluding Dr. Barrows Dunham of
Temple University, professor of
philosophy.
Charges Prejudice
Faculty of at least two uni
versities, the University of Penn
sylvania and Princeton Univer
sity, have written protests to the
actions of the committee, refer
ring to the committee’s methods
as “inquisitorial,” and describing
the actions as threats to “academic
freedom.”
Glasser testified, however, that
he was not at present a card
carrying member of the Commu
nist Party. He charged the com
mittee with considering the in
voking of the fifth amendment
as admission of truth of Commu
nist charges.
Administration 'Concerned'
Chairman Harold H. Velde. Re
publican of Illinois and chairman
of- the committee, denied the ac
cusation, saying that no member
of the committee held that view.
! “That’s wonderful news, Mr. Vel
de,” cried Glasser, “for the whole
country, really.”
The administration at Rutgers
was reported .as “greatly con
cerned” over the testimony of
fered by Glasser, and President
Lewis W. Jones said he will con
sider what action has to be taken
after he receives a complete trans
script of the committee discus
sions.
Hatmen Will Host
NCAA Wrestlers
Members of Parmi Nous, senior
men’s hat society, will serve as
guides for the .visiting wrestling
teams competing in the ■ NCAA
tourney March 27-28.
. It was decided at the meeting
to contribute $4O to aid in cover
ing , the publishing costs of the
new Inkling.
A new shingle design for the
society was also discussed, and
revision of the initiation proced
ures was considered. ,
of driving under the influence of
alcohol, Kenworthy said. The stu
dent involved was at the house
for a time during the evening and
testified that he had some beer
while there.
Walter A. Sachs, eighth semes
ter liberal arts major, the student
involved, had the charge against
him referred to county court by
Justice of the Peace Guy G. Mills,
following a public hearing. He
was arrested after an automobile
operated by him collided with a
parked car. Sachs does, not live
at the fraternity house.
After considering possible vi
olation of the Inter fraternity
Council unchaperoned dating
code, the IFC Board' of Control
recommended that no action be
taken.
Perkins said that he has ex
plained and discussed the proba
tion with the house President
Spangler.
Houghton to Address
Faculty Luncheon Club
Dr. Dorothy Houghton, assist
ant dean of the School of Home
Economics in charge of resident
instruction, will address the Fac
ulty Luncheon Club at noon Mon
day at the Hotel State College.
Her subject will be “Science Be
hind the Labels, a Phase of Eco
nomics of the Home.”
Final Clique
Nominations
To Be Made
Campus politics will pick
up speed tomorrow when the
Lion and State parties hold
their final clique office nomi
nations and preliminary spring
election nominations.
According to the All-College
election code, party members who
wish to vote for the spring nom
inees must have attended either
last week’s meeting or the meet
ing tomorrow. Final nominations
will be made March 29. The
spring elections will be held April
22 and 23.
The State Party will meet at 7
p.m. tomorrow in 121 Sparks to
complete nominations for and
elect junior and senior class clique
offices. The student representa
tive council will meet at 2:30 p.m.
tomorrow in 121 Sparks.
Stale Parly Nominates 9
The Lion Party will meet at 7
p.m. tomorrow in 10 Sparks to
nominate and elect junior and
senior class clique officers and a
party clique chairman.
The State Party nominated nine
for party posts last week. They
are senior class clique chairman,
David Kresge; vice chairman,
William Appleton; secretary, -Jan
et Melzer and Jane Yahres; jun
ior class clique chairman, Carl
Nurick; vice chairman, Roger
Uhler; secretary, Patricia Hen
nessy; secretariat, Nina Finkle;
and treasurer, James Angstadt..
There were no nominations
made last week for State Party
senior class clique treasurer and
secretariat.
Elections Committee
Spring election offices that wifl
be open for nomination tomorrow
are All-College president, vice
president, and secretary-treasur
er; senior class president, vice
president, and secretary-treasur
er; junior class president, vice
president, and secretary-treasur
er.
Members of the All-College
elections committee will attend
the party meetings tomorrow.
Richard Kirschner, Lion Party
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Chessmen to Host
Gettysburg Today
The Penn State Chess Team,
undefeated in dual meets since
1950, will host Gettysburg Col
lege team in a chess meet today.
The Penn State team lineup
wiU be undefeated Peter Betley,
first; West Dormitory champion
Charles Rockman, second; team
Captain Karl Segner, third;
George Beane, fourth; and Butt
Bronk, fifth.
SDX Sets New
Ticket Dead Sine
_ The deadline for buying
tickets to the Gridiron Ban
quet has been extended to
5 p.m. Monday, according to
Andrew McNeillie, president of
Sigma Delta Chi, men's na
tional journalistic fraternity.
The tickets are available at
the Student Union desk to stu
dents, faculty, administration,
and townspeople who received
invitations to the banquet. The
banquet will be held 7 p.m.
Tuesday.
Guest of honor at the ban
quet will be President Milton
S. Eisenhower. Student leaders
and members of the faculty and
administration will be
"panned" in skits based on the
television theme, WSDX-TV.
FIVE CENTS