- Weather 4, Cole - Ttif f r Batig See Page 4 T eti tt rgttitt . Registration Clear and Plans— r <.* **Q.coo l. BETTER PENN STATE VOL. 54, No. 16 Blue Band Complaints Rated Valid Ernest B. McCoy, dean of the Physical Education and Athletics school, yesterday said the Penn State 'Blue Band is "definitely right in its criticism" of seats as signed the band Saturday at Franklin Field. • Donald Lambert,- Blue B and president, sent letters of protest to McCoy, Harold R. Gilbert, as sistant athletic director, and the Daily Collegian. He charged the location of the band made it im possible for many College stu dents at the game to hear the band when it played in the stands. Seating accommodations, he said, were unfair to members of the band. • "I wish to make clear that the fault was not in any way con nected with the University of Pennsylvania," Lambert said. "The fault lies with our own Athletic Association," he said. Gilbert, whose office. handles seating arrangements and tickets for away games, refused to make any statement yesterday, in ref erence to the protests. He said he may have comments later. McCoy said he is "sorry when any group is hurt. If there is any thing we can do to satisfy the band, the students, the alumni and the College's friends, we will do it." "T h e trouble is everybody wants to see the game from the fifty yard line. This is obviously • impossible. The Blue" Band does a swell job and my sympathy goes out to them. I've never seen any band outshine them," McCoy said. Lambert expressed willingness to meet with Gilbert or McCoy to iron out the problem.. Better' than half of the band was behind the goal post, and too low to see much action on the field, Lambert said. A spokesman from the Univer-1 sity of Pennsylvania ticket office said Monday that Gilbert had, re quested the seats for the band. Lion. Party to Elect Clique Officers Sunday ' The election of a permanent Lion Party clique chairman, vice chairman and secretary will be held. at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in 121 Sparks, Benjamin Sinclair, tem porary clique chairman, has an nounced. Nominations will open for fresh man_ and sophomore class clique officers. Final election of class clique officers will be held Oct. 18. London Choir Sings 1n Capitol Concert The St. Paul's Cathedral Choir of London, on its first trip, in 900 years, performed for President and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Chief Justice and Mrs. Earl Warren Tuesday at the White House. The 48-voice group will open the Community Concert series Oct. 26 in Schwab Auditorium, Dr. Fi•ed Matson, chairman, has announced. According to Canon John Collins of the Cathedral, the group was requested to -sing at the White House. The choir, on, a two-month tour of the United States and Canada, also sang at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth 11. The choir will sing 41 concerts, going as far north as Montreal and Ottawa, as far west as Chi cago and south to New Orleans. And it seemed like a good idea to check up on the man with the job of checking up on 30 active boys in a strange land. John Collins is one of the four canons who assist the dean of St. Paul's. The canon, not un expectedly, looked hurried and worried, and yet still had the assurance so many people have who work with. youngsters,' that somehow everything is going to% work out all right. "I might say," Canon Collins \said, "that we probably have the finest eholi in all England, al STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 8, 1953 Mrs. Roosevelt Speaks • Photo by Hamby MRS. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, addressing a capacity crowd in Schwab Auditorium last night. explains the functions of the United Nations. An overflow of listeners was seated on the stage of the auditorium when seats in the orchestra and balcony were filled. Mrs. FDR Continued Encouragement for continued support to those who despair that the United Nations is not fulfilling its purpose was offered by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, former United States representative to the UN General Assembly as she addressed a capacity crowd in Schwab Auditorium last night. Mrs. Roosevelt said she believed the organization has made great strides toward the goals of the men who dreamed of such a group and of those who wrote the UN charter. " Although world-wide peace af ter World War II was disrupted by the Korean incident, the UN has helped to prevent war- in many parts of the world, she said. Informed People Needed The men who hoped for the es tablishment of machinery to maintain •peace did not expect that peace to fall from Heaven when the (charter was ratified, Mrs. Roosevelt told her audience. They knew harder and longer work would be required to make the machinery function satisfac torily than was necessary to end the second world war. Informed people who know what the UN is and what it does are necessary to achieve its pur pose, the former first lady said, adding that surveys show there are persons in the United States who never heard of the UN. People in other countries of the world know what the UN is be cause they . are helped by its ac tion groups, those which attempt to improve the everyday lives of the people , and form the founda tions of peace, she said. Live Up to Principles She explained that . people of, the United States were fortunate in being , able to maintain their production capacity to the end of the war because the country was untouched by bombs and battles on the home soil. In its present position, it can help other nations by giving support to a group in which they have membership, ra ther than by means which would be regarded as charity. Individuals can do their part' by living up to the principles they claim to believe in, Mrs. Roose velt said. "The United Nations will only succeed if the people of the country show their represen tatives they believe. in it." When the desolated countries get on their feet, the United States will need a market for its products, and it is to these coun tries they will look for trade, she said Rally to Feature Antics of Lion, Frothy Tonight Penn State football fans will cheer to the antics of Frothy and the Nittany Lion at the Boston game pep rally, sponsored by Blue Key, junior men's hat so ciety, at 7:30 tonight in front of Old Main. Coach Rip Engle, guest of hon or at the pep rally, and Co-cap tains Tony Rados and, Don Mal inak will speak. Cheerleaders and, the B 1 u e Band will lead school songs and cheers. though that may make the people at the abbey angry. "These little fellows come from all over. the • country for voice tryouts. They stay with us until they're 13, then they go on to School somewhere else. If they need financial help to complete their education, we try to give it to them." "Oh, yes. The reason for the break with history that goes back 900 years, was this: we felt the boys would be , wonderful good will ambassadors between oti r two countries. "So we decided to come, on-the condition that if there were any profits—and there probably won't be—they would. go to an Ameri can charity. "We felt too many of the Eng lish come over merely* to make money." The choir's firgt appearance was at • St. John's in New York.l FOR A Re ests UN Aid Mrs. Roosevelt's speech at the College was one of an extensive three-month tour in cooperation with the American Association for the United Natiotis. She was introduced by Adrian 0. Morse, College provost, and her talk was broadcast over sta tion WMAJ. Cabinet May Recommend Football Holiday Date, Decide on Traffic Court A recommendation for a half-holiday during the football season will be presented to All-College Cabinet at 8 tonight. Cabinet will also act on an amendment to the All-College Constitution creating a TraffiC Court. The half-holiday, the elimination of Saturday morning clasies the day .of a designated football game, will probably be scheduled for the Pittsburgh game, All-College President Rich ard Lemyre, who will present the recommendation to cabinet, has announced. The Council of Administration must approve <cab inet's recommendation in order for the holiday to be official. There are no football half-holi days scheduled under the 1954-55 and 1955-56 calendars adopted by the Senate April 9. Lemyre had originally been informed there would be no holiday this year. Wilmer E. Kenworthy, director of student affairs, reported Wed nesday there was a half-holiday scheduled on the calendar for this year. Lemyre said if cabinet had known of the holiday earlier, action would S have been taken for 03e Penn game. Agenda Roll Call Minutes of previous meeting Reports of officers Adoption of agenda Reports of committees 1. Student Union resolutions from encampment 2. Recreation workshop re port from encampment 3. Judicial workshop report from encampment 4. Junior Class Week 5. NSA 6. Athletic preview 7. Community Forum report Old Business 1. Traffic Court amendment New Business 1. Lawn display 2. UN trip 3. Football half-holiday 4. Appointments Announcements Adjournment The Traffic Court amendment has been read at the last two meetings of cabinet. A three fourths vote of cabinet, is neces sary to adopt the amendment. The amendment developed from a workshop recommendation of the judicial workshop at the Stu dent Encampment, Mont Alto Sept. 10-12. Conduct o Criticized Two letters have been received in the President's office criticiz ing student conduct after the Pennsylvania-Penn State football game Saturday in Philadelphia. Excerpts of the .letters, written by prominent private citizens, were released by Wilmer E. Kenworthy, director of student affairs. One • letter called the conduct . . the worst exhibition of mis conduct and misbehavior I have ever experiended. It was pure mob by rowdyism." "It is my understanding," the letter continued, "that your insti tution is largely supported by the taxpayers of the stat e. Why should we taxpayers be asked to educate students who have not learned how to conduct them selves properly?" • The other stated "I fully rea lize the enthusiasm engendered by a traditional game with Penn sylvania as well as natural ex uberance of college youth. How ever, I find it extremely difficult to, justify the riotous conditions which prevailed all through the night. The outrageous conduct, was a very dark stain on the reputation of Penn State. Your! earnest cooperation is solicited to I effect some reasonable discipline, to that the fine performances on: the field are not marred by the) Hat Societies To Suggest Customs Rules Hat Societies Council agreed last night to prepare a recommen dation to the Freshman Joint Customs and Regulations Board for possible changes in the fresh man customs program next year. The council will draw up the recommendation at their next meeting in two weeks. Discussion of the customs pro gram at last night's meeting cen tered on remedies for the lack of customs enforcement 'by upper classmen this year. The council agreed that spirit of frosh and upperclassmen was high during the first week of cus toms, and that enthusiasm and en forcement lessened th e second week. Gail Green, president of Chimes, junior women's hat' soci ety, suggested as one point of the recommendation that freshman customs be reduced next year to one week. She said that this way student spirit would remain high throughout th e entire customs program. Roberta Sankey, secretary of Cwens, sophomore women's hat society, said that perhaps the Col. lege calendar could be arranged next year so that social functions would not be scheduled while freshmen are restricted by dating regulations. Richard Gibbs, council presi dent, announced that hatwomen will stand with hatmen in the honor line for the Penn State- Syracuse football game, Oct. 17. The council declared Thursday as hat day, when all hatmen and hatwomen will wear their hats on campus. Students in Letters intemperate actions of those who cannot conduct themselves de cently." Damage was reported Tuesday by officials of the Bellevue-Strat ford Hotel. Managers of other hotels where students stayed could not be contacted. Approxi mately 1700 students from the College were staying in the Belle vue-Stratford. 66 of 2825 Freshmen Attend Ciass Meeting Sixty-six freshmen of th e 2825 registered at the College attended a class meeting Tues day conducted by President James Bowers. Navy blue and light blue were chosen as class colors and plans were discussed for the class dance April 10. Commit tees, Bowers said, will be ap pointed after freshman class elections Nov. 12. FIVE CENTS
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