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VOL.' 55; Np. 58
Cowles, Look Editor,
To Give Graduation Talk
Dr. Gardner Cowles, publisher and editor of Look maga
zine, will give the Commencement address on Jan. 31, in
Recreation Hall.' The program will be open to the public and
no tickets will be required for admission.
Cowles was born in Algona, Ind., on Jan. 31, 1903, into a
journalistic-minded family. H
State Post
Considered
For English
Dr. Pennoyer F. English, pro,-
fessor of wildlife management,
mentioned Wednesday as a pos
sible choice for secretary of for
ests and waters in Governor-elect
George M. Leader's / cabinet, said
yesterday that :the post had - not
yet been offered him.
Dr. English was recommended
for the cabinet position by Rep.
Harris G. Breth (D-Clearfield)
who previously had been thought
a likely choice for - the job.
Bruce N. Stover, Centre County
democratic chairman, said Wed
nesday night he knew nothing
about Dr. English being con
sidered for the job. He said, how
ever, that several University men
are under consideration as pos
sible members of the new cabinet. ]
Others .mentioned for the for
ests and waters position are John
Torquato, Cambria County demo
cratic chairman, and R. D. Tori
kin, a former timber specialist.
Dr. English has been active in
the forestry field since 1934 when
he received his Ph.D. from the
University of Michigan. While at
Michigan he also worked for the
Michigan Game Commission until
1935.
In 1935 Dr. English went to the
Connecticut State College; now
the University of Connecticut,
where he headed the forestry and
game management department.
• He came to the University in
1938 and has directed the wildlife
graduate program since then.
Dr; English received a B.S. de
gree- from Oregon State College
in animal husbandry and agricul
ture in 1919, and an M:S. from
the Agriculture and Mechanical
Colege of Texas in 1924. From
1924 to 1931 he taught zoology-at
A&M of. Texas.
Players Will Present
'Corn Is Green' Tonight
Players will present Emlyn Wil
liams' drama of life in a Welsh
mining town, "The Corn Is
Green," for the second time at 8
tonight at Center Stage in the
Temporary Union Building.
Elizabeth Ives, third semester
arts and letters major, and Edwin
Grove, fifth semester arts and let
ters major, have leading roles in
the play. Tickets are available for
unre)erved seats at the Student
Union desk. in Old Main or at the
door for $l..
Last Day Today
To File Conflicts
Today ig the last day students
who have -two final examina
tions scheduled for the same
time or' three -on one day may
file conflict cards in the sched
uling office, 2 Willard.
Positively no one can regis
ter, after this time as they have
other • years, R. V. Watkins,
University scheduling officer,
said.
A student who is absent from
a final exam cannot have his
grade deferred unless .he has
an excuse judged valid , by his
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By DON BARLETT
s father, Gardner Cowles, Sr.,
began his newspaper career with
the purchase of the town's weekly
newspaper—the Advance. - Shortly
after this his father purchased the
Des Moines Register and Leader,
followed closely by the purchase
of the Tribune. In 1908 the Reg
ister and Leader became the Reg
ister and Tribune.
During this time, Cowles, Jr.,
had been graduated from Phillips
Exeter Academy, in 1921, and re
ceived his A.B. degree from Har
vard in 1925. Upon his graduation
he assumed the position of city
editor of the Des Moines Register
and Tribune. In 1926 and 1927 he
served as news editor and in the
latter part of 1927 he was made
managing editor—holding this po
sition until 1931. From 1931 until
1939 he served as the paper's ex
ecutive' editor. From 1939, Cowles
served as associate publisher and
since 1943 he has served as presi
dent of the Tribune and Register
Co. •
Airplane Coverage
As managing editor of the paper
he initiated the use of the air
plane in covering news stories and
for taking pictures in lowa and
the middle west.
Cowles later purchased the
Minneapolis Star. After this ven
ture, another new addition to the
journalism field was being con
templated.
Launched Look
The younger Cowles chose the
Look publication because Life
magazine—started at the same
time L—was going to be primarily
a news magazine, and 'Look was
after mass circulation. He was
convinced that pictures should be
chosen because they are interest
ing—not because something had
happened last week or the week
before. The first press run of Look
was 400,000 copies but within ten
days \ there was a demand for
835,000 copies.
During the war years, Cowles
was. • named Deputy Director of
(Continued on page eight)
Clear, Cold Weather
Predicted for. Today
The freezing rain and snow
which made roads and sidewalks
slick yesterday morning will be
absent today according to the
University weather station which
has forecast clear skies and slight
ly colder weather for the day.
High today will be about 34,
four degrees above yesterday's
maximum of 30, while the low
tonight will be the same as last
night, 16 degrees.
U.S. Korean War Allies
Action to Help Free . Airmen
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., (W)—
The United States and its 15. Ko
rean War allies pressed today for
speedy action on their bid to
throw the moral weight of the
UN Assembly behind their cam
paign to free• 11.U.5. airmen jailed
by Red China on spy charges.
The AsSembly's ready agree
ment to debate the case despite
Soviet delaying tactics indicated
the Allies' stand would win strong
support.
Day and night sessions were
scheduled today on a 15-nation
resolution denouncing the jailing
and demanding the airmen's re
lease.
Launching the debate last night,
Chief - U.S. Delegate Henry Cabot
Lodge Jr. said an overwhelming
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
STATE COLLEGE PA., FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1954
Clique Constitution
Revisions Oi-::‘,-:::ered
Lion and State parties will have until Jan. 13 to revise their constitutions.
This was disclosed yesterday after the Senate Committee on Student Affairs sub
committee on organization and control met to review the charters of the two parties.
The Senate must charter the parties because All-University Cabinet decided several weeks
ago it did not have the power to do so.
Sophomore
Committee
Appointed
A new means for student lead
ers to keep in touch with students
has been established by Samuel
Wolcott, sophomore class presi
dent. Wolcott recently named an
unofficial sophomore class advis
ory committee.
He said, "The purpose of this
committee is to advise and aid me
and also to co-ordinate their re
spective living units with me."
Members of the committee rep
resent almost every living unit
occupied by sophomores. Qualified
students from living areas not
represented will be selected later,
he said.
The committee members are
Atherton: Nancy Scholl, Suzanne
Scholl, Mariana Roth, Susan
Brainerd, Claire Ganim, Marian
Weaver, Judith Hance, Virginia
Hance, Suzanne Capper, Frances
Hoffman, Miriam Jones, Joan Fry,
Anne Beebe, Nancy Marshall,
Barbara Hendel, Carolyn Davis,
Carolyn Wetterau, Alwilda Van
Atta, June Koziar, Margaret Boyd,
and Eleanor Kosarowich; Sim
mons: Marjorie Blank; McElwain:
Meredith Miller; Grange: Judith
Tame.
Nittany-Pollock representatives
are. Edward Fegert, David Scott,
Thomas Dye, James Thompson,
and Harold Schatz.
Fraternity members are Rich . -
ard Jamieson, Samuel Kahn, Jack
Dimler, Robert Segal, Thomas
Brown, and Robert. Gellman. Don
ald Genhart represents indepen
dents living off campus.
"This is an official committee
of my own choosing subject to
elimination at any time," Wolcott
said.
'Who's In News'
The deadline for returning bi
ographical forms to "Who's in the
News at Penn State'? has been ex
tended to Thursday, Philip Aus
tin, editor, said yesterday.
Approximately 250 forms have
been received, Austin said. Ap
proximately 480 students we r e
mailed forms for the publication.
vote in favor of the resolution
'would make ,it clear to Peiping
that world opinion , considers the
detention of the 11 fliers a viola
tion of the Korean armistice.
'- The U.S. delegate also called on
the Communists to send home a
total of 2840 UN personnel he said
had not yet been repatriated un
der Korean armistice terms. He
charged the Reds still have not
accounted for 470 Americans.
Lodge said earlier the Chinese
have admitted holding four U.S.
jet pilots in addition to the 11
Peiping says- have been jailed as
spies.
Lodge took the floor after the
60-nation Assembly beat down
dogged Soviet attempts to keep
the item off the agenda and voted
44-5 to begin , debate at once with
o u t going through - committee
According to the All-University elections code, parties were to have been* chartered by
Cabinet.
The committee itself could make
no official statement on the meet
ing, pending a report of their
findings to the Senate Committee
on Student Affairs. The student
affairs committee must make the
final decision on the chartering
of the poiltical parties.
In its report to the political
parties, the subcommittee said
the constitutions of the two par•
ties were vague and full of loop
holes,
rgiatt
By DON SHOEMAKER
Dictatorial Practices
According to an unofficial
source, the report cited this vague
ness as an evident design to lo
cate the clique power in the clique
chairman, leading to a dictatorial
setup within the parties.
Some of the general questions
raised by the subcommittee about
the constitutions included the
following:
1. What are the aims and pro
cedures of the political parties?
2. How do the parties select
nominees in All-University elec
tions?
3. How are class and clique of
ficers elected?
4. What are the parties' finan
cial provisions?
5. What is -the delineation of
power within the parties?
6. Provision for bylaws.
Specific Recommendations
The specific recommendations
made for the revision of the con
stitutions were said to have in
cluded:
1. A clause containing the ten
ure of office for clique officers.
2. That the parties' steering
committees be composed of a ma
jority of elected • members, al
though provision for some ap
pointed positions is feasible.
3. Party finances should be
supervised by Associated Student
Activities.
This is already provided for un
der the elections code, but is not
included in the party constitu
tions. '
4. A clause providing for the
removal of clique officers.
5. A clause stating parties must
be bound by the elections code
and elections committee as pre
scribed by student government
regulations.
6. A clause clarifying that party
officials are responsible for the
proper conduct of their parties,
both internally and in campaigns.
(Continued on page eight)
Ask
channels. U.S. sources predicted
there would be no opposition ex
cept from the five-nation Soviet
bloc and perhaps a few Asian-
Arab nations.
In his attempt to kill off the
item, Russia's Jacob Malik argued
that the Assembly had no right
to intervene because the Ameri
cans were on a spy mission and
could not be classified as war
prisoners covered by the armis
tice. Malik's spy charges were
echoed by representatives of Po
le') .'. and Czechoslovakia, wh o
tried to put up procedural barriers
to immediate debate.
In a broadcast heard in Tokyo
while the UN debate was in prog
ress, Peiping radio said the UN
should "condemn severely the ag
gressive act of the United States
in sending spies into China."
Student
Conduct
See Page 4
14 Delegates
To Attend
NSA Talks
I Fourteen students will leave to
day to attend the, National Stu
dent Association regional conven
tion at Rosemont College, Phila
delphia.
Those attending as delegates
and their sponsoring organizations
are Dorothea Koldys, Panhellenic
Council; Leonard Richards, Asso
ciation of Independent Men; My
ron Feinsilber, the Daily Col
legian; Martha Hardy, Leonides;
George Kulynych, All-University
Cabinet; and Helen Sidman, Na
tional Student Association.
The alternates will be Joan:'
Bianchi and Jane Cameron, Pan
hel; Norma Talarico, Leonides;
Carole Hite, Women's Student
Government Association; Rudolph
Lutter, Liberal .A rt s Student
Council; Nancy Scofield, Educa
tion Student Council; Stephanie
Sills, Business Administration
Student Council; and Janice
Holm, N.S.A.
Assistant Dean of Men Harold
W. Perkins also will attend.
Workshops on four topics and
two plenary sessions are sched
uled for the convention, which
will last until Saturday noon.
Workshop topics, adopjed at a
regional executive meeting early
in November, are racial integra
tion, problems relating to inter
national students on college cam
puses, student-faculty relations,
and the relations of the college
newspaper to the administration.
- - -
One of the plenary sessions
will be devoted chiefly to the
N.S.A. sponsored student tour
program'.
Miss Holm is the University
N.S.A. coordinator, and Miss .Sid
man is acting coordinator while
Miss Hoim is student teaching
in Coatesville.
Cosmopolitan Club
To Hold Social
The Cosmopolitan C 1 u b will
sponsor a "Reindeer Drive" at
7:30 tonight at the Episcopal Par
ish House. A cabaret dance will
follow.
Members may bring a friend
whom they feel would be inter
ested in furthering closer interna
tional relations.
Theatres Will Show
Color Film About Army
"This Is Your Army," a feature
length documentary color film,
will be shown in State College
theatres in January, Capt. William
M. Haller, assistant professor of
military science and tactics, an
nounced Wednesday.
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