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VOL. 53, No. 147
chpir to Smog "Mass
At COnceit' 'Tonight
Haydn's "St. Cecilia Mass," performed only once before in this
country, will be presented by the Chapel Choir in its sixth annual
spring concert at 8 tonight in Schwab Auditorium. Doors will open
at 7:30.
Soloists for the concert, which will be open to the public, will
be Barbara"Troxell, soprano; Mary Alyce Bennett, contralto; Robert
D. Simpson, tenor; and Herbert W. Beattie, assistant professor of
music, bass. James F. Beach, a
graduate of the College, will sing
in the tenor section.
George E. Ceiga, chapel organ
ist, and the College Symphony
Orchestra directed by Theodore
K. Karhan will accompany the
choir in its presentation of the
work which had its first Ameri
can performance by the Chorus
Pro Musica last May in Boston.
Studied in Philadelphia
Because published scores of the
composition are not available, the
choir, directed by Mrs. Willa C.
Taylor, will sing from unpub
lished scores used by the Boston
group.
Mis Troxell studied voice with
Elizabeth Schumann at the Cur
tis Institute in Philadelphia after
She received her M.A. degree in
music education at the College.
During the 1950-51 season she
made her debut at the Metropoli
tan Opera.
Miss Bennett has appeared as '
contralto soloist at the Phillips
Gallery and the National Gallery
in Washington, D.C. She has sung
with the American University
Chamber Music Society and the
Chamber Music Society of Catho
lic University, where she was a
member of the faculty.
Oratorio Soloist
Beattie, director of the Women's
Chorus, has, performed in recitals
4t the College and recently ap
peared in the Players' production
of Shakespeare's "Merry Wives of
Windsor."
Simpson is an oratorio and can
tata tenor soloist from - New York
City. He appeared with the West
minster Choir when it performed
with the New York Philharmonic
at Carnegie Hall.
Beach, who received his B.S.
degree and master of education
degrees in music at the College
in 1948 and 1949, is studying at
the Julliard School of Music in
New York City.
Assistant Dean
To. be Chosen
A second assistant to the dean
of men will be chosen by June 1,
Dean of Men Frank J. Simes, has
reported. Five men are being
considered for the position, he
said, but three more must be in
terviewed.
Harold IL Dean was chosen a
few weeks ago to fill. one of the
two posts, which are assistant to
the dean of men in charge of
fraternity affairs, and assistant in
charge of dormitory affairs.
The dean in charge of frater
nity affairs will work with Inter
fraternity Council and individual
fraternities to develop a positive
approach to social • activities,
rushing, scholarship and fraterni
ties projects.
The dean -in charge of dormi
tory affairs will work with: grad
uate resident counselors, act" as
adviser to the Association of In
dependent Men, and promote
dormitory activities.
Both deans are expected to as
sume their positions by June 1,
Simes said.
Liberal Arts Seniors
May Pick Up LaVies
Today and tomorrow seniors
in liberal arts may pick up
copies of LaVie at the Student
Union desk in Old Main. Trans
fer and other students who
have not paid the entire amount
for LaVies will be told how
much they owe when they go
to receive their copies.
Barbara Troxell
Chapel Choir soloist
Student Government
Book Ready Today
The student government hand
book will be distributed to cam
pus leaders today at the Student
Union desk in Old Main, Myron
Ene.l 0 w, handbook committee
chairman, has announced.
Copies will also be sent to the
President's office, members of
the Board of Trustees and the
Pattee Library, he said. A limited
number of copies will be avail
able later to the general student
body, he said.
Eisenhower Outlines
Five-Point Program
WASHINGTON, May 19 (iP)—President Eisenhower sub
mitted to the nation tonight a five-point program that offered
no immediate reductions in what he called this "age of
danger."
Speaking by radio on "an issue' affecting all our lives,"
Eisenhower told the people "we must be strong—and- we
must stay strong" in the face of
perils brought on by the cold cal
culation of Soviet leaders.
His tax plan supported that
idea by calling for continuation
of present income and corporation
levies, at least for the time-being.
It did propose that a scheduled
boost in social 'security tax e s,
which would take effect Jan. 1, be
put off.
It was Eisenhower's first formal
speech direct to the nation by
radio. . • .
.
'" NO-Soviet Change
What it amounted to was an
attempt to spell out for the people
in ABC terms why he believes
taxes must remain high even
though -his administration ha s
proinised economy.
"We all know something," Eis
enhower said, "of' the long record
of deliberately planned Commu
nist aggression. There has been,
to this moment, no reason to be
lieve that Soviet' policy has
changed its frequently announced
hope and purpose—the destruc
tion of freedom everywhere.
Need Tax Program
Defense of the nation, the Pres
ident said, must be borne for a
long, indefinite time. He said it
cannot "consist of sudden, blind
responses to a series of fire alarm
emergencies."
• In this "age of peril,' he said
this.is the tax program he is rec
ommending to Congress:
FOR A B
STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1953
30 Seniors
To Vie for
Class Titles
Ballots with names of out
standing seniors who may be
chosen for honorary titles at
Class Night ceremonies are avail
able at the Student Union desk,
Douglas Schoerke, chairman, an
nounced.
Seniors may vote for the tra
ditional titlists today through
June 1 when they pick up copies
of LaVie. Ceremonies will be held
June 3 in Recreation Hall.
The ballot includes the names
of 15 senior men and 15 senior
women chosen by the Class Night
committee. Senior men may vote
for spoon man, barrel man, cane
man, pipe orator and class donor.
Candidates for these titles are
Willard Dye, Franklin Kelly,
Theodore Kimmel, John Laubach,
Joseph Lemyre, William Leonard,
Richard Neuweiler, Samuel
Nowell, David Pellnitz, James
Plyler, Arthur Rosfeld, Douglas
Schoerke, Richard Stanley, Lin
coln Warren and Robert Watson.
Bow girl, slipper girl, fan girl,
mirror, girl, class donor and class
poet will be chosen from the list
of women on the ballot. Candi
dates are Yvonne Carter, Barbara
Denniston, Margaret Hepler, Jan
et Herd, Joan Hutchon, Margaret
Lamaster, Joan Lee, Bettie Loux,
Mabel Marple, Peggy Mayberry,
Carolyn Morris, Therese Moslak,
Vivian Peterson, Irene Taylor and
Marian . Whitely.
Serving with Schoerke on the
Class Night committee are Miss
Carter; Donna Rae Estabrook,
Watson and William Harral.
IfC Meeting Canceled
The Interfraternity Council
meeting originally scheduled for
tonight has been canceled, accord
ing to Thomas Schott, IFC presi
dent. The council will not meet
again until next fall, Schott said.
.1. The present excess profits tax
on corporations, now scheduled to
end June 30; should be extended
for six months.. Eisenhower esti
mated this will bring in a revenue
of $BOO million.
Sets Excise Tax
2. The reduction in the regular
corporate income tax, now set for
next April 1, should be repealed.
Keeping the tax, the President
estimated, will bring in $2 billion
a year.
3. A cut in excise taxes sched
uled for April 1 would be post
poned until after he has made
specific recommendations to Con
gress next January for a sounder
excise tax system.
4. A boost in the old age secur
ity taxes from 1 3 / 4 to 2 per
.cent
on both employes and employers,
scheduled for next Jan. 1, should
be postponed. Eisenhower said the
old age and survivors trust fund
now holds $lB billion and present
tax rates are bringing in receipts
in excess of expenditures.
5. A ten per cent reduction in
individual income taxes, no.w set
for Jan. 1, should go through—but
no earlier than that. 1
Eisenhower said he doesn't be
lieve "the American people think
that earlier reduction would be
proudent," as their communica
; tions to him show they want our
' nation secure . andour d o 1; a r
soured." •
NN STATE
M=G
$16,000
In FMA
The Fraternity Marketing Association has done $14,333 worth of
business so far this school year it was reported at the FMA board
of trustees meeting last night.
Prof. R. K. Murray, chairman of the board of trustees, expressed
the belief that the FMA's business would reach $16,000 before the
end of the school year.
Murray complimented the mem
bers of the board on their fine
work throughout the first year of
FMA's operation and expressed
the hope that the FMA will soon
reach the stage where it will be
a benefit to all fraternities at the
College.
Questionnaires Sent
The board elected R. E. Peters
t 6 replace Stanley H. Campbell,
Central Extension, as secretary
treasurer of the board.
Murray reported questionaires
have been sent to all fraternities
in an effort to get their opinions
on the FMA program and to get
suggestions for next year's oper
ations.
The board is currently investi
gating the possibility of adding
fuel oil, coal, hardware, laundry
and furniture to the list of items
which may be purchased through
the association. Present FMA pur
chases are limited to canned goods
and potatoes.
25 Fraternities in FMA
Murray instructed all partici
pating fraternities to prepare their
orders for the first two weeks of
next year so that bids may be
called for sometime during the
late summer. Murray also asked
participating houses to prepare an
approximate list of, their needs
for the first semester.
Murray reported that 25 frater
nities enrolled in the FMA during (
its first year of operation. These
are Alpha Sigma Phi, Alpha Tau
Omega, Acacia, Alpha Zeta, Beav
er House, Beta Sigma Rho,' Delta
Chi, Delta Theta Sigma, Phi Gam
ma Delta, Phi Kappa Sigma, Phi
Sigma 'Kappa, Sigma Alpha Mu,
Sigma Pi, Theta Kappa Phi, Tri
angle, Sigma Nu, Lambda Chi Al
pha, Delta Sigma Phi, Zeta Beta
Tau, Alpha Chi Rho, Delta Tau
Delta, Phi Delta Theta, Sigma
Phi Epsilon, Phi Kappa, and Al
pha Gamma Rho.
HEc 'News'
Ready Today
Final issue of the Home Ec News
and Views, available today in the
lobby of the Home Economics
building, features articles on brid
al fashions, foreign bridal tra
ditions, a comparison of low and
high cost weddings and ideas for
bridal showers.
Next year's staff will be Nancy
Gemmill, editor; Lorraine Mon
drick, managing editor; Patience
Ungethuem, business manager;
Barbara Woodward and Dorothy
Stone, associate editors; Sally
Pickett, feature editor; Patricia
Rile, local advertising manager;
Gloria Beppler, national advertis
ing manager; Mary Lou Scharar,
circulation manage r; Susanne
Brosseau, promotion; George;
Moore, art and photography edi
tor; and Janet Fietsam, secretary
treasurer. Mary Pitzer will be
staff adviser and Dr. Eva D. Wil
son, professor of foods and nutri
tion, will act as sponsor.
Tryouts Scheduled
For Cheerleaders
Six new cheerleaders will be
chosen at tryouts at 6:45 p.m. to
daY, in 405 Old Main.
Three men and three women
from the freshman class will be
chosen. Candidates must have at
least a 1.0 All-College average.
They will meet at 6:30 p.m. Next
year's head cheerleader will be
announced at the tryouts.
Candidates will be judged by
Ernest B.' McCoy, director of ath
letics; Hummel Fishburn, profes
sor of music; Eugene Wettstone,
associate professor of physical ed-1
ucation; Harold R. Gilbert, assist
ant director of athletics; and Alan i
McChesney, head cheerleader.
Expected
Business
Fehnel Explains
Encampment
Leader's Duties
The duties of the 12 workshop
chairmen at the second annual
student encampment at Mont Al
to, Sept. 10-12, were explained to
them by Edgar Fehnel, chairman
of the encampment committee,
last night.
John Garber was named head
of the cultural aspects workshop;
John Flanagan to student-town
relations; Richard Gibbs, Campus
Chest; Ross Clark, resident coun
selor relations; Donald Herbein,
operation of Student Union Build
ing; Gerald Maurey, student rec
reation; Robert Smoot, leadership;
James Dunlap, campus political
conventions; Charles Obertance,
book exchange; Thomas Farrell,
judicial; Robert Carruthers, aca
demic honesty; and David Arnold,
cabinet finances.
Fehnel asked the chairmen to
think about and solicit problems
that can be solved by discussion
at the encampment.
He reminded the chairmen that
.each will be responsible for a re
port from his workshop group to
All-College Cabinet.
Fehnel said 160 invitations will
be sent out this week to students,
faculty members and townspeo-,.
ple. This will mean 12 to 14 mem
bers on each committee, he said.
The group dynamics process
will be used in the workshop ses
, sions, Fehnel said. By this meth
od, the recorder will read back
to the workshop to see what
ground. has been covered by the
group's discussions. An observer
will then report on what ground
the group has covered since the
last report of the recorder.
Social Agenda
Is Announced
Kick-off rally and dance
• Sept. 25, 1953
Church reception night
Sept. 26, 1953
Cwens Dungaree Drag
Oct. 10, 1953
. Belle Hop Ball
Oct. 17, 1953 •
Thespians' show
Oct. 22, 23, 24, 1953
AIM Autumn Ball
Oct. 24, 1953
Mortar Board carnival
Oct. 30, 1953
Junior Prom
Nov. 6, 1953
Ag Hill Party
Nov. 14, 1953
Harvest Ball
Dec. 4, 1953
Military Ball
Dec. 11, 1953
WRA dance
Feb. 12, 1954
Penn State Club Talent Show
Feb. 19, 1954
Freshman class dance
and mixer
Feb. 20, 1954
Forestry Ball
March 12, 1954
Sophomore class dance
and mixer
March 20, 1954
Interfraternity-Panhel P.M].
April 2, 1954
Thespian show
April 1,2, 3, 1954
May Day
May 8, 1954
Spring Week
May 10 to 15, 1954
Senior Ball
May 14, 1954
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