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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.
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