Today's Weather-. • •• Cloudy and Cold VOL. 55. No. 68 Whiskers Off! ROTC Groups Nix Centennial Beards By 'JACKIE HUDGINS Editorial on Page Four Growing beards will not be a Centennial activity spon sored by the University Centennial Committee, C. S. Wyand, chairman of the committee, said yesterday. The three Re serve Officer Training' Corps units have indicated that ROTC students will not be allowed to . have beards while they are - in uniform. However, Diehl McKalip, chair man of the student centennial committee, said beard - growing would be discussed at his -first committee meeting and considered as a student activity because of the apparent student interest. Capt. R. H. Groff, professor of naval science, said the Navy ROTC department is in favor of Centennial celebration, but not in favor of whiskers on the faces of • the midshipmen. With reference to "Female ; Viewpoint" on the editorial page of Thursday's issue of the Daily Collegian, Groff said he wanted the "Navy boys to remain kiss able.", (An anonymous writer said, "I get dizzy when I think of try ing to extract a kiss from under one.") Groff also said that Navy regu lations do . not allow "fanciful forms of whiskers" on the faces of officers or enlisted men. Mid shipmen will be expected to be clean shaven at all times while wearing their unforms, he added. Col. D. F. Riva, professor of air science,. said that beards de tract from the orderly appearance of 'the uniformed air cadet and that both basic and advanced Air Force ROTC students will be re quired to be clean shaven while in uniform. Col. Lucien E. Bolduc, professor of military science and tactics, could not be reached for comment. However, his executive officer, Lt. Col. E. H. Lang, said that in all probability Army ROTC students would not be allowed to wear beards while they were in uni form. Nittany Council last night voted unanimously to endorse beard growing, William Johnson; presi dent, said. He said the council felt that beard growing was tradition al ;with 'centennials and would further the spirit of the celebra tion, Fog Makes Pilot Break Air Record TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 7 (.4")— Col. David A. I Burchinal said to day that bad weather caused hini to fly a 847 more than 21,000 miles non-stop and 'shatter all existing records. Burchinal is commander of the Strategic Air Command's 43rd Bomb Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. He and a crew of three spent two days in a Stratojet shuttling back and forth between England and Africa. The record-breaking light was revealed last night by. Secretary of the Air Force Harold E. Tal bott in a speech at Buffalo, N.Y., honoring Dr. Clifford C. Furnas, new chancellor of the University of Buffalo. The Air Force in Washington said the flight,' .nade last month, was one of a series designed to determine the combat range of jet bombers and to study crew fatigue over long periods. In an interview today Burchi nal •said, "We weren't out to break any, records. It was just a -routine flight extended because of weath er.' He said the 847 stayed up long enough to fly four-fifths .3f the way around the world simply be cause Great Britain was fogged in. He had to fly to Africa and back once more -before he could land in England. • Asked why he didn't land in Africa where the weather was good, Burchinal replied, "t ha t wouldn't have got us home." Burchinal continued, 'I wanted to do some experimenting on what would• happen - on a long-range flight lasting about 22 hours. I picked a standardization board crew and a plane off the line just two days before we took off on Wednesday, Nov. 17, at noon. We had a coffee-maker on the plane. and a jug of 'water since we knew that you get dehydrated on a 8'47 '47 before you get hungry." Driver Training Chiss Will Begin Monday The first meeting of driver edu- Cation classes will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in room 12 of the State College High School. The five-week driving course sponsored by the high school is open to students. The registration fee is $2O. A driver's learner's per mit is not required for registration but must be obtained before be ginninglessons. The course will be offered four days a week at four different hours a day• to, accommodate stu dents. - University to Offer , Co-ed Sports Sundays Co-ed recreation will be spon sored by: the College of Physical Education and Athletics and the Physical Education Student Coun cil from 7 to 9 p.m. every Sun day, starting tomorrow.. Volleyball, basketball, table tennis and badminton w I. be available -to all • studentS free of charge . . . . 4'• ~.,...........„....,..,........„ . ~q ...„.„....„., - x 1.3 - _ .lass . .%• Nittany Grotto, cave-exploring association, was the first campus (Continued on page eight) The Finishing Touches CARPENTERS PUT THE finishing touches on a hallway in ,the Hetzel Union . Building which two years ago was not even a hole in the ground t It was exactly two years ago today that President Milton S. Eisenhower.turned the first shovel of . dirt during the ground-breaking FOR A BETTER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE PA.. SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 8. 1955 .ri.; - 2 , z.1i._. ,7,4 to • .r. , „ it ,. \ - 04 it 4 41: - ;,...., .)., • 7 V ce 4%, , • . ..;1> 5, ;":•';:". . >';',- •• i • :- , 1..... , :t , ' .• ~ • • , 4-''''a'.g.`, 4\ ilik,.. ''," - ,:t :::.% ',;',„.?.; :::, •i•41111' ''.. x . 1 . . . . . ,-, .: - The new University post office may be located in the basement of the new Hetzel Union Building, Louis H. Bell, director of public inforination, said last night. The location in the basernent of the HUB was proposed by a committee appointed by President Milton S. Eisenhower, Bell stated. . He said that officials from the postmaSter general's office in Washington will be at the University Jan. 28 to look over the proposed quarters. In further action on the post office, efforts to obtain suggestions for a name for it were made at a luncheon meeting yesterday .A sampling of opinion was obtained from rep resentative townspeople to aid the Board of Trustees in the selection of a name. Student Art (en Display In *id Main An. exhibition of student art we in the fields of watercolors, linoleum blocks, and graphics has been placed in the hall outside President Milton S. Eisenhower's office on the second floor of Old Main. The 25-piece collection was chosen by the University Art Com mittee to decorate the space which is to be furnished as a waiting room for the president's office. Not all of the artists are now attending the University. Among the alumni are Kathryn Berger, Charlotte "Hanten, Douglas Lock wood and Richard. Stanley. Students who have contributed to the exhibition are Walter Bock, Thomas Dolan, Robert Kear, Ber nard Kuchta, Donald Lenker, Ho ward Link, Eric Proudfoot, Mari lyn Schadt, and Thomas Slettl haugh. • Antonieta Terrazas, a graduate student in art education , from Traiguen, Chile, also has a paint ing on display. Miss Sybil Emerson, associate professor of art education, who is a member of the University art committee, said that the exhibit will probably -be changed each se mester. -kiys to Address Club State College's state senator, Jo Hays, will address the Faculty Luncheon Club - at noon on Mon day at the State College Hotel. His subject will be "T hir t y' Minutes with the Pennsylvania General Assembly." President Eisenhower was host to some 30 State College residents who spoke as individuals although they 'were selected from various community organizations, service and other clubs, • churches, and business organizations. Approximately 20 names, gath ered in a poll conducted by the University about two months ago, were considered. Opinion as to the best was evenly divided. While no vote was taken, it was indicated in the informal expres sions that five persons favored a name including "University," and five definitely opposed this, pre ferring a name disassociated from the institution. Three were for simply "Penn State" and four had other suggestions. Planning Emphasized President Eisenhower empha sized that the University, in plan ning for its own post office, was attempting to solve its own prob lems in eliminating confusion and gaining more rapid and wide spread acceptance of its status. This point was made when it was suggested by one of ..the guests what the name of the new post office be selected with the thought in mind that sometime in the future the town might desire to adopt the same name. Residents Cooperative One important result of the two-hour session was the appar ent willingness -of borough resi dents to participate in the discus sion and to lend their complete cooperation in attempting to help the University make an important decision. From the meeting; six facts were acertained: 1. The Trustees, having voted definitely to establish a Univer sity post office, will make a final decision on the name at their Jan. 21 meeting in Harrisburg. 2. The postmaster general's of (Continued on page eight) —Photo by Walker ceremonies for the now nearly completed HUB. That day is wall remembered by many people because the weather was the type that is typical for a big event at the University. A freezing rain fell throughout the ceremony. The $2.9 million HUB, which will be open in time for February 22, was built from student. funds. g Alan Beards Wanted See Page 4 14 ).:. ' • ryss / Symthony •Tchestra - '4 oasts . 1 , e s t . Six of the 59 Symphony Or= chestra members performing in the annual mid-winter• concert at 3 p.m. tomorrow in Schwab Audi torium have played professional ly, Theodore Karhan; conductor, said. They are James Hartz, second violin; Leonore Babione, viola; Marian Berry, flute; Patricia Olk konen, piccolo; Frances . O'Con nell, oboe; and Thomas Mentzer, clarinet. Karhan said that 11 of the mu sicians have played with the Col legiate Orchestra, an a nnu al statewide group chosen by each college and university orchestra leader as outstanding players. A well-known leader is invited each year to direct the student group. The 11 Collegiate Orchestra mem bers are Joan Fishburn, concert meister; Stanley -Green, first vi olin; Jeanne Maxwell, second vi olin; Hartz; Miss Babione; Luel la Cook and John-Swartz, cello; James Davis, bass violin; Miss O'Connell; Charles Biechler, ba soon; and Robert Jones, trumpet. Robert Klug, fifth semester pre medical major, will be featured as piano soloist in "Concerto No. Four for Piano and Orchestra," by Anton Rubenstein. The. orchestra will also play "There is a Rose in Flower," Jo hannes Brahms; "Symphony No. One," Basile Kalinnikov;"Good Friday Spell" from "Parsifal," Richard Wagner; and "Midsom marvaka" or "Swedish Rhapso dy," Hugo Alfven. Karhan, who has been conduct ing the orchestra since he came to the University six years ago, received his musical training, at Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, and the Juilliard Craduate School of Music in New York City. Karhan formerly played with the National Symphony in Wash ington and the Baltimore Sym phony. He was concertmaster and assistant conductor of the Harris burg Symphony. IFC Will Consider Beaver House Petition The Interfraternity Council Monday will consider the pe tition of Beaver House for membership, John Carpenter, IFC president, announced yes terday. Carpenter said he has re ceived a copy of the group's constitution along with the petition. These will be reviewed by the IFC executive commit tee before the meeting. IFC will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday in 219 Electrical En gineering. Curtis Hare. the president of Beaver ,klouse, will be present at the meeting for interroga tion by the representatives. A two-thirds vote is necessary to admit a new member to IFC. FIVE CENTS
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