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VOL. 55, No. 18
Gridders Meet Virginia Today
Clique Conferences
Set for Tomorrow
By Campus Parties
Editorial on page four
State and Lion Parties will hold their first clique meetings
of the year at 7 p.m. tomorrow. The State Party will meet in
10 Sparks and the Lion Party in 121- Sparks. .
Both meetings are open to all students. Preliminary nomi
nations for class clique officers will be held at the meetings.
30 Freshmen
Will Parade
Before Game
Approximately 30 freshman
customs violators will entertain
fotoball fans with pots, pans, and
cow bells in pre-game activities
today. The “band,” organized by
Freshman Customs Board, will
march up to Beaver Field at 1:15
p.m. today.
About 20 violators will march
behind the band wearing customs
Custom violators Who will
march in the parade are to meet
at Nittany 20 at 1 p.m. today
to assemble for the parade to
the stadium, Hugh Cline, co
chairman of the Freshman Cus
toms Board, said last night.
violations, signs. Violators were
charged with not wearing dress
customs or not participating in
the two-week customs program.
Alfred Klimcke, third semester
journalism major, will give his
first performance in the Penn
State Nittany Lion- suit when he
appears in the parade.
The parade will' assemble at
Pollock road and Nittany dorm
2t and march up Burrowes ave
nue to - Recreation Hall.'
Freshmen must wear their dinks
to the game in order to be admit
ted to Beaver Field. Names of
frosh who have lost their dinks
will be checked' on a master -list
at the gates. eVterans must have
their draff cards with them to be
admitted to the game.
Forum Tickets to Be
On Sale Until Nov. 9
Although the Community For
um ticket sale drive ends today,
tickets may be purchased until
the first performance Nov. 9 at
the Student Union desk or' at
at the gates. Veterans must have
nue.
Tickets are $4.40 for the five
programs which will include Clif
ton Fadiman, Agnes Moorehead,
Carlos Romulo,' James Hepbron,
and a bonus speaker to be an
nounced later.
Traffic Changes
Enacted for Game
Traffic regulations in - State
College and on campus will be
enforced this afternoon by pol
ice and the campus patrol be
cause of the anticipated crowd
for the Penn State-Virginia
football game. ’■
After the game only one way
traffic going west will be per
mitted oh College avenue be
tween Atherton and McAllister
streets.
Students and townspeople
have, been requested to refrain
from, parking their cars around
Recreation Hall, Beaver Field,
and on the east side of North
Allen sireet from Park avenue
to Hillcrest avenue. Limited
parking®only will be allowed
on Burrowes street,
(iJljr Hatty f|| (Hall
In order to become a member
of a clique a student must attend
one of tomorrow’s meetings or
subsequent meetings next Sunday.
Only clique members will be
admitted to nomination meetings
Oct. 25 when candidates for the
freshman and sophomore class of
fices will be chosen.
Students attending the meet
ings tomorrow will sign their
names to membership lists pro
vided by the elections committee.
Only those whose names appear
on this list will be admitted to
the Oct. 25 meetings.
Students Can Switch Party
Students who attend a party
meeting tomorrow and later de
cide to switch their affiliation
may do so by attending the other
party’s meeting next Sunday.
Such students must have
their names stricken from the
other party’s list or their vote will
be discounted.
Final nominations for class
clique officers will be held next
Sunday night.
Lion Party Nominations
The Lion Party will hold nomi
nations for class clique positions
in all the classes at their meet
ing. The positions are class clique
chairman, vice- clique chairman
for men, vice-clique chairman for
women, secretary, and treasurer.
The State Party will accept
nominations for class clique posi
tions in the freshman , and sopho
more classes. The positions are
class clique chairman, vice-clique
chairman, secretary, treasurer, and
(Continued on page eight)
Riflemen Protect, ilm During Night
By PHYL PROPERT
Fifty tired Pershing Rifle
men were relieved of an un
usual toiir of duty this morn-
They marched around the
Nittany Lion shrine during
two six hour shifts last night.
.The,men guarded the shrine, to
prevent vandalism by fans of the
Cavaliers from Virginia who will
be State’s opponents on Beaver
Field this afternoon. The group of
men who so valiantly defended
their Nittany Lion are not as
well known as they should be,
considering their sacrifice of six
hours of sleep.'
. The. Pershing Rifles drill team
was founded by Gen. John J.
Pershing in 1894.. In 1892, Per
shing was an ambitious lieutenant
at the University of Nebraska,
then, a small college on the prair
ies which was struggling for aca
demic recognition against odds of
lack of funds and cramped quar
ters.
Lieutenant Pershing was strugg
ling with a small drill unit rather
haphazardly organized. In order
to have a model for the quality
of drilling he wanted, he selected
from the regiment the men he be
lieved to most proficient in drill
and asked them to form a crack
drill organization that would be
an example to the rest of the drill
unit.
In 1895, when Lieutenant Per
shing was transferred from the
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
STATE COLLEGE. PA., SATURDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 9. 1954
OSLO, Norway, Oct. 8 (AP>— I The Nobel Peace Prize is going
begging this year—in one of the most peaceful periods the world
has had in the last two decades.
. The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced today the prize
will not be awarded in 1954. It offered no reason. The committee
Dickerson
Will Speak
To Ag Group
Russell B. Dickersoi}, associate
dean of the Agriculture College
and director of resident instruc
tion, will speak at the second
meeting of the agricultural'lead
ership training program at 7 p.m.
on Wednesday in 105 Agriculture.
His talk will deal with parlia
mentary procedure.
Emory J. Brown, assistant pro
fessor of rural sociology, recently
spoke on “How to Plan Interest
ing Programs” at the first meet
ing of the program series. Brown
will speak on “How to Put Life
Into Your Club’s Committee” at
the next meeting, Oct. 20.
David R. McClay, director of
short courses and assistant direc
tor of resident instruction, will
speak on -Oct. 27 on “How to Get
the Most Help from Your In
structor.”
The leadership training program
is sponsored by the Agricultural
Student Council for the benefit
of the officers of the agricultural
clubs, club advisers, and persons
interested in agricultural leader
ship.
WDFM to Audition
For Staff Announcers
Students who wish to audition
as announcers for WDFM, cam
pus radio station, should apply at
306 Sparks before Oct. 20.
Auditions will be held Sunday
afternoon, Oct. 24.
—Photo by Smith
PERSHING RIFLE MEMBERS guarded the lion Shrine last night
and" early, this, morning against would-be attackers from the Uni
versity of Virginia. In the past the shrine has been subjected to
many abuses from visiting fans prior to the game.
university, the company voted to prising over 120 companies,
change its name from Company Penn State’s unit, Company B
A. to Pershing Rifles in recogni- of the sth Regiment, was started
tion of the work done by the in 1932. The men of the company
young officer. The organization lead an active life. Not only do
grew to national proportions com- (Continued on page eight)
Nobel Peace Prize
Omitted This Year
has discontinued its former prac
tice of issuing a list of nominees.
Governments and individual or
ganizations can make nominations
for the $35,000 prize.
The prize was omitted also in
1948. While there was no award
in 1952 itself, the committee last
year designated Dr. Albert
Schweitzer to receive the 1952
prize and Gen. George C. Marshall
for the award for 1953.
Hull Recent Winner
Others who have won the honor
in recent years include Cordell
Hull, Dr. Ralph J. Bunche and
the American Friends Service
Committee.
Under the will of Alfred Nobel,
the prize is assigned to the candi
date “who has worked the most
and best for promoting brother
hood among people, and for the
abolition of reduction of standing
armies, and for the establishment
and spread of peace congresses.”
The will of the inventor of dyna
mite also established annual priz
es in literature, physics, chemis
try and medicine.
Named by Parliament
The peace prize committee is
named by the Norwegian Parlia
ment. Its members are Gunnar
Jahn, former director of the na
tional bank; Martin Tranmael, so
cialist editor; G. Natvig Pedersen,
former president of Parliament;
Carl J. Hambro, Conservatiye par
ty leader; and Mrs. Aase Lionaes,
an editor.
Cabinet Reports Ready
Members of All-University Cab
inet may pick up reports for next
Thursday’s cabinet meeting at the
Student Union desk in Old Main
anytime after noon Monday. Mem
bers should bring the reports with
them to the cabinet meeting.
Attend Clique
Meetings
See Page 4
Lions Are
Heavy Pick
To Win 3d
By dick McDowell
Penn State’s football team,
off to its best start in five
years, goes after its third
straight win today against the
University of Virginia at Bea
ver Field.
Warm weather and clear
skies are expected to attract a
crowd of 20,000 when the
Lions, ranked first in the east
and 12th in the nation this week,
battle the Cavaliers for the first
time in 61 years.
Game time is 2 p.m.
The rampaging Nittanies, vic
tors over Illinois and Syracuse in
their first two games—are three
touchdown favorites in this one.
Virginia is a surprise itself here
Radio station WMAJ will
broadcast the game with air
time at 1:45 p.m. Bob Prince and
Bob Davis will do the play-by
play.
in the early stages of the season,
boasting an unblemished record
in two starts, with wins against
Lehigh and George Washington.
But coach Ned McDonald’s team
doesn’t figure ot stack up too well
against the Lions, although he
does own a pair of dangerous
backs in fullback Herman Gatling
and halfback Henry Strempek.
Both were instrumental in the
Cavaliers’ upset victory over
George Washington last week.
(Continued on page six)
Concert Tickets
Remain on Sale
A few tickets for the Com
munity Concert series will be
available until 9:30 a.m. today in
304 Old Main, William F. Chris
toffer, treasurer of the Commun
ity Concert Association, said last
night.
The sale has been very success
ful, a spokesman at sales head
quarters in Old Main said yester
day.
The local committee for the as
sociation will meet at 9:30 a.m.
today to plan the schedule of per
formances for the season. At least
four concerts will be scheduled.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Or
chestra has already been booked,
since a year’s notice is necessary
to obtain a ■ symphony orchestra.
The date of its appearance as well
as names and dates of the other
concerts will be announced next
week.
$9200 Given
To. University
Shares of stock, valued at more
than $9200, have been presented
to the University by John P. Ker
rick, Olean, N.Y., for use of the
Edwin L. Drake Memorial schol
arships.
Herrick, an oil producer and
author, established the scholar
ship fund two years ago with a
gift of $27,500.
Income from the fund supports
two scholarships awarded annual
ly to students in the College of
Mineral Industries who are inter
ested in the study of geology,
mineralogy, or petroleum engi
neering and who need financial
assistance.
The fund honors Col. Edwin L.
Drake, who drilled the first pro
ducing oil well in the world, af
Titusville in 1859.
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