PAIGE Two
7 Men Named
Campus Uglies
The seven ugliest men on campus were chosen last night on the
basis of the amount of money each collected for the Campus Chest.
The winning contestant will be picked from the seven finalists
on the basis of effort put forth and will receive an ugly man key.
The group who sponsored him will receive a 28-inch high trophy.
In spite of the steady drizzle which apparently failed to dampen
the spirits of neither the contest
ants nor the onlookers, Charles
Obertance, "The Mysterious Trav
eler," sponsored by Tau Kappa
Epsilon and Kappa Kappa Gam
ma, collected $181.72 to top the
list of the seven finalists,
Chi Phi's James Dunlap, who
was "Campus Patrolly Yours,"
collected approximately $lO4 to
to be a second finalist.. Ronald
Lynch sponsored by Phi Sigma
Delta, who gave away ugly pills,
collected approximately $76 to
be third; Phi Kappa Sigma's
Ralph Laudenslayer was fourth
and collected $73 with impetus
from his "Guess the Weight of
the Log" contest. The player pi
ano and a climb up the obelisk
gave Kenneth White of Theta Chi
sponsorship fifth place with $7O.
Donald Malinak, sponsored by a
chain gang of Lambda Chi Alpha
and Alpha Chi Omega, was, sixth
with approximately $7O also, and
Scar-faced Robert DiJoseph of
Sigma Phi Epsilon was seventh
with $63.
The contest turned the Mall-
Pollock intersection into a sing
ing fest between classes. Home
made bands, an accordion, and a
player piano supplied the music
at different times. Root beer was
sold at the bulletin board and the
chances on the weight of the dog
were taken by guessing students
at the Corner Room.
Onlookers and contributors un
der the awning on Pollock Road
were constantly being drenched
when rain that had settled in the
top of the awning was dumped
out on unsuspecting students.
The plan proposed by the ugly
man committee restricted the time
in which the contestants perform
ed skits and other advertising from
12:30 to 1 p.m. and from 5 to 5:30
p.m. This will make it easier for
the judges to decide who put forth
the most effort, and it also con
centrated the time the contestants
had to spend on promotion into
three hours.
Any group winning the contest
three times will be awarded the
trophy peanianently.
Young GOP Club
Elects Kurtz Head
Robert Kurtz was elected pres
ident of the Young Republican
Club Thursday night.
Other officers are David Scott,
vice president: Marian Ludwig,
corresponding secretary; June Ko
zian, recording secretary; an d
David Eber, treasurer.
The board of Directors of the
Centre County Young Republi
can Club decided to rent a suite
of rooms for the state convention
in August in Harrisburg.
Approximately 15 delegates will
attend from the Penn State club.
Students interested in making the
trip may contact either Kurtz or
Benjamin Sinclair, retiring presi
dent.
Student Union Directory
Clubs, honor societies, so ci a 1
fraternities, and other gro up s
should turn in names of new offi
cers to the Student Union desk
in Old Main before May 22 in
order to be included in the Stu
dent Union Directory, George L.
Donovan, director of the Student
Union, has announced.
TV Interference
Inquiry Postponed
Investigation of interference,
believed to be caused by Sta
tion WDFM, with area televi
sion sets will be postponed un
til station transponders can be
tested with crystal units, ac
cording to Eugene M. Fulmer,
executive secretary of the State
College Chamber of Commerce.
Petitions submitted by State
College residents called for an
investigation to determine caus
es of the interference. Com
plaints are still coming in to
the Chamber of Commerce.
Fulm^r s ict.
Wheee.. . .
"IF THE OBELISK won't come
to me," said one of the entrants
in the Ugly Man contest, "I'll
come to it." So, as a publicity
stunt, he scaled a ladder and
stood atop the Obelisk at 8 a.rxi.
the other morn to impress stu
dents rushing to eight o'clocks
in an effort to get their penny
votes. Man will do 'most any
thing for a cent these days.
Correction
• The names of Traffic Court
and Tribunal appointees were re
versed in yesterday's Daily Col
legian.
Ross Clark, sixth semester busi
ness administration major, will
serve as Tribunal chairman. Other
members of Tribunal • are Otto
Hetzel, Sidney Goldblatt, Louis
Wade, Louis Adler, Karl Schwenz
feier, Dean Belt, and Robert Ben
nett.
Traffic Court appointees are
Mark Wiener, chairman; Eugene
Wethers, Nick Sta,materis, James
McGee, Richard Kurtz, Allan
Cassall, and Samuel Kahn.
Student Opinion Favorable
To New Grading Proposal
By ANITA OPRENDEIC
An indication that students gen
erally approve the proposed grade
system change was shown yester
day. Eleven of twelve answers - to
the question "What is your opinion
of the proposed 4-point grading
system change?" favored it.,
I The proposal passed the Honor
Society Council Monday and is
being considered in the University
Senate.
If the grade system of the Uni
versity is revised, -1 and -2's will
be abolishd, and a 0 will replaCe
them. The grade 4 will be used as
the equivalent of the present 3.
The opinions offered include:
Nancy Bross, second semester
Business Administration m a j o r:
"I think it's a good idea. It'll bene
fit the students in getting better
grades and qualifying them for
better jobs when they get out of
school. Also, good grades in one
subject will not be penalized by
poor grades in another."
Herbert Jordan, fourth semes
ter poultry husbandry major: "I'm
in favor of it. A -2 hurts too much.
Actually I think it is much too
rigorous a grading system now.
Negligence in one course is too
great a penalty. It puts an im
pediment which shouldn't be
there."
Mary Ann . Bray, second semes
ter arts and letters major: "I'm
in favor of it. It puts Penn State's
- 0/'l-tie :Average on a par with
rj• university averages."
Suzanne Kunkel, second semes-
THE DARY COLLEGIAN! STATE' COLLEGE• PENNSYLVANIA
CabinetOK's
$l6 Shingle
Allocation
All-University Cabinet Thurs
day night approved the alloca
tion of $l6 to purchase shingles
for outstanding freshmen men in
extra-curricular activities.
The sophomore class, regarding
a lack of recognition for outstand
ing freshmen men, undertook the
awarding of shingles as a class
project, according to Hugh Cline,
class president. No hat societies
recognize men before their fourth
semester.
Cline: said the project commit
tee, headed by Rudolph Lutter,
fourth semester arts and letters
major, will devise a point system
to rate activities. The names of
the 15 to 25 outstanding men will
be published and shingles will be
presented to them, he said.
Cline emphasized that the rec
ognition will be purely in the form
of an award and no attempt will
be made to form any organization
of these men. He said selection
will be strictly on the basis of ac
tivities with no scholastic re
quirement.
Terry Stover, National Stu
dents Asociation coordinator, an
nounced that the national NSA
convention will be held in August
at lowa State College. Any orga
nization wishing to send dele
gates to the convention should
contact Robert Stnoot by Friday.
Estimated cost -of sending one
delegate to the convention is $l5O
to $175.
Group to Send
Two to Camp
Two high school students, one
from State College and one from
Bellefonte, will be sent to sum
mer camp from July 10-18 by Hat
Society Council.
The two students, a girl and a
boy, will be chosen by their high
school principals on the basis of
leadership, scholarship, and per
sonality. The students must also
be seniors this coming fall.
The girl to be chosen will go to
Keystone Girls State at ,Shippens
burg State Teachers College. The
boy will attend Keystone Boys
State at Lock Haden State Teach
ers College
The primary purpose of the
camp project is to teach students
the qualities of good leadership.
The program is sponsored an
nually by the State American Le
gion.
ter arts and letters major: "I ap
prove. It's a good idea because it
gives people a better chance."
Byron Crowell, fourth semes
ter forestry major: "I think it
would do a lot of good. I've talked
to students from other colleges
about Penn State's grading sys
tem and this is the only school
that has a minus grade system
where you can lose more than
you can gain. I think the change
would be great for the school it
self.
Robert Heck, second semester
arts and letters major:
,"I think
it's a very good idea. It will elim
inate the double penalty for fail
ure, This hurts many students."
Richard Toepel, second semes
ter business administration major:
"I think it would be a lot better,
because it doesn't punish you as
much as a -2 does."
Carl Saperstein, fourth semes
ter pre-law major: "I believe it is
an excellent idea. It is something
that will improve the fairness of
the grading system. It will do
away with the unnecessary pen
alty to students that have already
suffered enough in failing a
course."
Robert Seigel, eighth semester
arts and letters major: "I think
it's very good, because if you get
a -2 you're really finished. You
can make up a -1 but getting a -2
is just like cutting your own
throat."
Elayne Nord, fourth semester
Home Economics major: "I just
tran-f-.s.rred from a school that
had the 4-0 system and I think it
In the Mood
Annual Dairy Show
To Be Held Today
The 29th annual Dairy Exposition sponsored by the Dairy Science
Club will be held today from 12:30 to 5 p.m. at the livestock 'pavilion.
Preceding the show will be .the College of Agriculture's open house
scheduled to start about 9 a.m.
The day's activities are expected to bring many visitors to the
University, according to John Sink, chairman of the open house.
The open house will conduct
tours through classroom build
ings, laboratories, and green
houses. It is designed to demon
strate the facilities of the College
of Agriculture. Departments in
the College also have prepared
displays to further acquaint visi
tors with the functions of the col
lege, Sink said.
The open house will end about
noon to enable visitors to attend
the Dairy Exposition.
Over 60 students have entered
the exposition. Contestants will
show University-owned animals
and vie for the title of Grand
Champion Showman and Grand
Champion Fitter. Champions will
also be picked in the individual
breeds and classes to be judged.
Animals will be judged on their
respOnse to commands and their
general fitness and cleanliness. ,
In addition to the serious com
petition a coed milking contest
will be held at the exposition. The
contest will be divided into two
sections: I one for coeds wth no
milking experience and one for
those with experience.
Presiding over the show and
presenting ribbons to the cham
pions will be Judy •Smith, chosen
last week as the queen of the
Dairy Exposition by the Dairy
Science Club.
This year's show is being dedi
cated to A. Leland Beam, diredtor
of short courses in agriculture, .in
recognition of his 37 years of ser
vice to the university, according
to Darwin Braund, publicity chair
man of the exposition.
Beam and Miss Smith will be
guests of honor at the Dairy Sci
ence Club banquet at 7 tonight
at the Lutheran Student Associa
tion. The winners of the exposi
tion and last weeks dairy cattle
judging contest will be presented
prizes at the banquet.
Orientation Counselors
New members of Androcles who
received Orientation Week coun
seling agreements should return
these as soon as possible to Thom
as Kidd, membership chairman,
or to , one of Androcles present of
ficers.
is more satisfactory, compared to
the present University system."
Spade Conley, fifth semester
liberal arts major: "University of
Pennsylvania has .a 5 point sys
tem, so at least you get some
credit for having the initiative to
take courses. Presently there are
three failing grades at the Uni
versity. 'Zip' is a failing grade,
as a one average is required in
order to stay in school."
Donald Phillips, second semes
ter• agricultural engineering ma
jor: "The only thing I have
against the old system right now
is that they shouldn't subtract
honor points if you don't pass a
course."
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Chapel Speaker
Will Discuss
'Christianity'
Dr. Henry P. Van Dusen, presi
dent of the Union Theological
Seminary, Nev, York City, will
discuss "Christianity Around the
World" at Chapel service, 10:55
a.m. tomorrow in Schwab Audi
torium.
The Chapel Choir, under the di
rectioh of Mts. Willa W. Taylor,
will sing as introit "TO Thee, Je
hovah, Will I Sing Praises" (Bach),
and as anthem "The Cherubic
Hymn" (Gretchaninoff).
George B. Ceiga, University or
ganist, will play as prelude "Rho
symedre from Preludes of Welsh
Tunes' " (Williams), as offertory
"Adagio from 'Chorale in A Min
or' " (Franck), arid as postlude
"Hosannah-Chorus Magnus" (Du
bois).
Van Dusen recently completed
an exhaustive tour of Protestant
mission stations in Asia and Af
rica. He is a graduate of William
Penn Charter School, Philadel
phia, and Princeton University.
He received his B.D. at Union
Theological Seminary, and hi s
Ph.D. at Edinburgh UniVersity.
Van Dusen joined the faculty
at Uni - on as instructor in philoso
phy of religion and systematic
theology, became dean in 1931,
and assumed his present position
of president in 1945.
Ryan to Receive Award
prom Alpha Kappa Psi
John T. Ryan Jr., Penn State
Alumni Association president.
will be awarded an honorary
membership in Alpha Kappa Psi,
professional commerce fraterni
ty, at the annual spring banquet
of the fraternity to - held at
6:30 p.m.
,Tuesday at the Autoport
restaurat.
Guests at, the banquet will in
clude President Milton S. Eisen
hower, Raymond Woolever, na
tional president of Alpha Kappa
Psi; and Ossian
_R. MacKenzie,
dean of the College of Business
Administration.
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