t Legality and Weather: Warm and Humid I r l f at g rg tatt Desirability— with Showers See Page 4 VOL. 53, No. 137 Senate Approves State Ownership Of Tideland Oil Passes Bill 56-35, Refuses Changes WASHINGTON, May 5 (2?)— The" Senate' ended its longest de bate in 15 years today by passing the Eisenhower-backed bill to establish state ownership of the oil riches lying under coastal waters. The roll call vote was 56 to 35. Before approving the bitterly fought legislation; the Senate re jected a dozen last-ditch amend ments aimed at . cancelling or limiting what the opposition called a gigantic "giveaway" of federal property worth billions. The bill now goes to the House, which passed its own version of the legislation five weeks ago. A conference committee may have to be appointed later to iron out differences in the measures. Administration leaders com mended the vote as "just and equitable" recognition' of 150- year-old claims the states have made to valuable submerged lands lying off their coastlines. But senators - who fought the bill through 27 days of acrimon ious debate in. what Majority Leader Taft of 'Ohio called "an honest to God filibuster" said the battle would be carried on in the courts and into the election cam paign of 1954. Taft reported that through last Friday, opponents of the bill had spoken 970,872 words against it, while proponents had • defended it with 270,542 words. "The percentage of relevancy was high as compared with other filibusters," Taft said. As the long debate drew to a close, Sen. Humphrey (R- Minn) told his colleagues: "There will be a day of reckon ing when the American people realize we have only legalized the scandal of Teapot Dome on the floor of congress." Humphrey declared •it wa s °nothing short of preposterous to say a particular state has owner ship or control of the bottom of the_ocean." The bill would recognize state ownership of all submerged coast al lands within historic st ate boundaries: These lines are not set out in the legislation, but they have been taken to mean three miles out for ' all states except Texas and Florida, which claim territory extending ten and . one half miles into the Gulf of Mexico. Tribunal Gets $l7 in Fines Seventeen dollars in fines were collected last night as Tribunal heard a like number of cases in volving parking violations and reckless driving. Four students received three dollar fines for second offenses involving parking violations. Two more students were given suspended fines for third offenses and a warning from Tribunal that the next offense meant action by the Office of the Dean of Men. One of the first offenders was charged with going through three stopsigns within 20 minutes and driving and parking his mot orcycle on College lawn. Charges of reckless driving were brought against a student by; a.: professor. The case was post poned until the next meeting •of Tribunal when both sides of the case will be heard. Seven• cases were also dismissed by Tribtinal. Mad Hatters Day • Registration fo r entries in the Mad Hatters Day , Parade to be held next Tuesday will be held today and tomorrow at a 'booth on the Mall near the armory. • Picture of Heafth Humphrey, operator of the mobile X-ray unit which offers free chest X-rays to all College students, employees, and townspeople. Over 300 were examined yesterday. The unit, brought here by the College Health Service in cooperation with the Tuberculosis Control division of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, will remain through Thursday. Ugly Man Will Begin Voting begins today for the Ugly Man penny-a-vote popularity contest, sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity: The voting station set up on the Mall near Carnegie will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m_ today, tomorrow, and Friday. Proceeds of the contest will be given to Campus Chest No entries were received in Al pha Phi Omega's Ugly Man iden tification contest which ended yesterday. Proceeds Go to Chest Students entering the contest were to identify the 57 pictures on display in the Western Union office window by writing the names of'"ugly men" on a slip of paper and attaching a dime to the entry. Proceeds from this auxiliary contest were to go to Campus Chest. Each. contestant in the Ugly Man contest will have a quart bottle for his penny votes at the station. Pictures of the contes tants in their cotumes, previously displayed downtown, will be placed in the booth. There is no limit on the number of times a student may vote. Members of Alpha Phi Omega will run the booth. Sponsor Gets Trophy Winner of the Ugly Man title, the contestant who receives the most penny votes,' will receive a silver ugly man key which may be worn on a chain or tie clasp. A gold trophy inscribed with the name of the winning Ugly Man contestant, this year, and the organization's name will be given to the group sponsoring the contestant receiving the most penny votes. Individual contestants are re sponsible for their costumes—a variety of grotesque masks, gooey faces, and old clothes—and for their publicity campaigns, accord ing .to Hampton Huff, contest chairman. IFC Will Discuss Organization Plans Interfraternity Council " will meet at 7:30 tonight in 219 Elec trical Engineering to discuss or ganizational plans for next year. Remaining members of the IFC Board of Control will be announc ed at the meeting, according to Thomas Schott, president. Schott has asked newly elect ed IFC and sophomore represent atives to attend the meeting to get acquainted with' the operation of the oeuacil. FOR A BETTER PENN STATE _STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 6, 1953 Cheerleader Tryouts Set for Tonight Tryouts for freshman men and women who wish to be come cheerleaders will be held at 6:30 tonight and tomorrow in front of Old Main. General practice sessions will be held next week before the fin al judging scheduled to ta k e place in two weeks, Head Cheerleader Alan McChesney has announced. Those trying Out must have a 1.0 All-College average and be either a first or second se mester standing. 'Merry Wives' to Open Tomorrow in Schwab The final Players show, due at Schwab Auditorium tomorrow, Friday, and Saturday; will be a rendition of the Shakespearian comedy, "The Merry Wives of Windsor." This show, directed by Dr. Walter H. Walters, assistant professor of drama, is the first Shakespeare play done here since "Romeo and Juliet" was performed three years ago. Earliest known mention of "The Merry Wives of Windsor" was the entry of the play in the Sta tioners' Register for Jan. 18, 1601. It had probably first been per formed .in the later months of 1599. A tradition dating from the 18th century stated that Shakespeare wrote "Merry Wives" at the ex press command of Queen Eliza beth. The story is recorded she was so well pleased with the ro guish character of Falstaff in "Henry IV" she 'ordered Shakes peare to continue the character for one more play and to show him in love. The logical order for "Merry Wives" is for it to follow "Henry IV" and to precede "Henry V," for in the latter Falstaff dies and Pistol, a follower of Falstaff, mar ries Mistress Quickly, a servant. The most- probable source for its main plot is "The Tale of the Two Lovers of Pisa" in Tarleton's Balloting Today By EDMUND REISS 300 X-Rayed By Mobile Unit On First Day More than 300 persons were X-rayed yesterday at the mobile chest X-ray unit set up on Pollock, road in front of the College Infirmary. The unit will be open today and tomorrow from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Undergraduates of the College, College employees, or town residents may receive free X-ray service. The mobile X-ray unit has been brought to the campus by the College Health Service in cooper ation with the, tuberculosis con trol division of the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Dr. Herbert R. Glenn, director of College Health Service, said Monday the unit was brought to campus chiefly, for the benefit of graduating seniors. He explained many other large colleges an d universities offer X-ray- service to graduating sen iors, but this is 'the first time it has been offered at the College. He said many graduating seniors will be required to have chest X-rays when they seek jobs after graduation and this will give them an opportunity to get one free Dr. Glenn explained that al though the unit was brought to campus chiefly for the seniors' benefit, an y interested under graduates, College employees, or town residents, may ha v e an X-ray taken free. The entire process takes only a few minutes. Students should have ample time between classes to have an X-ray taken, Glenn said. Frizze II Contest Ends Tomorrow The final round of the John Henry Frizzell extempore speak ing contest will be held at 7 p.m. tomorrow in 121 Sparks. Contestants in the finals are Barbara Hinger, Susan Holtzin ger, Richard Kirschner, Lois Leh man, Margaret Troutman, an d Guyla Woodward. These six en trants are winners of Monday's semi-finals. First prize will be the John Henry Frizzell award in extem pore speaking and the Pennsyl vania State College prize of $5O. The Forensic Council prize of $25 and a Frizzell award are second prizes. "News out of Purgatorie" in 1590. In this a Lady Margaret has her lover twice conveyed out of her house, once in a tub of• feathers and later in an old chest of docu ments. However, the situation and strategy are of a type widely cur rent in Renaissance literature, es pecially Italian "novelle." Despite some imperfections, "The Merry Wives of Windsor" provides excellent entertainment in the theater. Falstaff, its main character, though sadly deterio rated from the wonderful crea tion in "Henry IV," is still hil arious as an egotistic ton of flesh. David Wagoner plays the part of Falstaff; the two wives, Mis tress Ford and Mistress Page, are played by April Hein,sohn and Joan Kronenwetter; Justice Shal low, by Mesrop Kesdekian; host of Garter Inn, by Herbert Beattie; Sir Hugh Evans, by Jack Kurtz; and Mistress Quickly, by Jean Risler. Craft Exhibits To Be Shown In Rec Conclave An exhibit in ceramics, leather and metal craft will be on dis play today through Friday in Recreation Hall at the sixth an nu a 1 Pennsylvania Recreation Conference. The exhibit is spon sored by the State College Rec reation Board. An additional feature of the conference is the camp site built in Hort Woods by the recreation 430 class. A special camp skills demonstration will be conducted at the camp site at 2:30 p.m. to morrow by David Dunbar, assist ant camping director of the na tional Boy Scouts of America. State Recreation Reserves Recreation directors, staff mem bers, and camp directors will reg ister at 10 a.m. today in the Nittany Lion Inn lobby. Regis trants have the choice of an angling trip, golf tournament, or tour of the College campus. Possibilities of greater utiliza tion of state resources for recrea tion, and the possible exchange of ideas on methods and materials for recreation, arts and crafts, music, folk dancing, and camp ing will be discussed. Crawford to Speak One of the main topics for dis cussion will be the need for a State Recreation Commission, as proposed in Senate Bill 491. Leo Weinrott, State Recreation Coun cil vice-chairman, will give the governor's report on recreation. Robert Crawford, deputy com missioner and superintendent of recreation in Philadelphia, will speak on "Professional Maturity." Willis Edmund, director of recre ation, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Akron, 0., will discuss "Co operation Between Industrial and Public Recreation Agencies." Dr. J. Bertram Kessel, consult ant in recreation and outdoor (Continued on page eight) 44 Promoted On Froth Staff Forty-four promotions on Froth circulation staff have been an nounced by Burton Treister, di rector of circulation. Lenore Ka hanowitz, Norman Levin, Gerald Krupp, and Alma Gratz were promoted to senior board. Eleven promoted to junior board are Doris Berkowitz, Edithe Brooks, Sally Collins, Beverly Dickinson, Elizabeth Engel, Nina Finkle, Nancy Hagy, Nancy Levit, Mae Moses, Carol Perlmann, and Alma Street. Promotions to sophomore board are Elizabeth Allen, Aurelia Arre, Malkah Baldinger, Patricia Bea han, Bernice Blinderman, Mary Bolich, Marilyn Bugen, Louise Caspary, Barbara Cotter, Maxine Enelow, Esther Feldman, Fran cine Firestone, Thelma Fleishman, Nancy Goodfriend, Alvin Good man,. Maxine Haroff, Constance Journey, Carole Lipton, Carolyn Prizer, Anne Robertson, Janet Rosenberg, Anne Sherman, Su zanne Strom, Barbara- Tooma, and Nanette Witkin. Four promoted to freshman board are Ronald Lapides. Judith Scott, Fay Wagner and Doris Weinstein. FIVE CENTS
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