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VOL. 55. No. 105
Mollegen to Speak
At Chapel Service
Dr. Albert T. Mollegen, professor of Christian ethics at
the Protestant Episcopal Seminary, Alexandria, Va., will
speak at Chapel services tomorrow and at the second Cen
tennial lectures on Monday.
Dr. Mollegen will also speak at the Faculty Seminar to
be held today and tomorrow in the Hetzel U ' Buildi
to the philosophy 18 class at
10 a.m. Monday in 228 Sparks,
and at the Faculty Luncheon Club
riieeting at noon Monday in the
State College Hotel.
The subject for his address at
the service at 10:55 a.m. tomor
row in Schwab Auditorium will
be “God Stoops to Conquer.”
Chapel Choir
The Chapel Choir will present
“O Vos Omnes,” (Vittoria). George
E. Ceiga, organist, will play Pre
lude II in G major (Mendelssohn),
as prelude and Fugue I in G ma
jor (Mendelssohn), as the post
lude.
Dr. Mollegen will be the second
speaker in a series of Centennial
lectures on religion sponsored by
the Committee of 13, a group rep
resenting the three major reli
gious traditions, Protestant, Jew
ish, and Catholic. The group
serves as a consulting committee
to the University Chaplain.
His topic for the lecture at 8
p.m. Monday in 121 Sparks will
be “Christology in the Light of
Historical Criticism.”
Degree in Electrical Engineering
Dr. Mollegen received his de
gree in electrical' engineering
from Mississippi State College.
He graduated from Virginia Sem
inary and Union Seminary, N.Y.,
with a degree in theology. The
University of the South, Sewanee,
Tenn., conferred upon him his
doctor of divinity degree.
Widely known as an apologist
for classical Christianity to mod
em intellectuals, Dr. Mollegen is
the founder of and lecturer in a
theological college for lay persons
in the Washington Cathedral.
The college has become a Wash
ington center for relating Chris
tianity to psychoanalysis.
Summer Lectures
He is a summer lecturer in
Christian ethics and theology at
Union Seminary and a lecturer
to university faculties, including
the Episcopal Faculty Institute
of Theology, Trinity College,
Hartford, Conn.
Dr. Mollegen was a James W.
Richards lecturer at the Univer
sity of Virginia in November,
1953, and a Kellogg lecturer at
Episcopal Theological School,
Cambridge, Mass., in 1954.
Debaters to Attend
Tournament Today
The ]Men’s Debate Team will at
tend a tournament today at Du
quesne University, when 24 col
leges will be represented.
The topic is Resolved: That the
United States should extend rec
ognition to the Communist gov
ernment of China.
Debating the affirmative for the
University are Robert Adams, sec
ond semester labor management
major and. Thomas Hollander,
second semester arts and letters
major. Robert Hawk, seventh Se
mester arts and letters major, and
David Scott, fourth semester agri
cultural economics major, will
take the negative.
Dancers to Perform
In Schwab Tonight
Shivaram and Janaki, Hindu
dancers, will present a pro
gram of Indian dances at 8:15
tonight in Schwab Auditorium.
The program will be nar
rated by Louise Lightfoot, a
graduate of Melbourne Uni
versity in Australia. The danc
•rs are being presented by
Players and Theta Alpha PhL
dramatics recognition society,
J* » part of International Thea
ter month. Tickets are avail
able at the Hetsfl Union desk.
(Enll
8 Ag Students
Awarded $B5O
In Scholarships
Eight agriculture students, four
of whom are in the School of
Forestry, have been awarded a
total of $B5O in scholarships.
Winners of Louise Carnegie
Scholarships, $75 each, are Man
ley Case, eighth semester animal
husbandry major, and Sandra
Jane Trexler, fourth semester pre
veterinary major.
Class of 1920 Memorial Scholar
ship winners, $lOO each, are Aner
Carlstrom, eighth semester ag
ricultural-biochemistry major,
and Shirley Ann Eagley, eighth
semester medical technology ma
jor.
Class of 1920 Scholarship win
ners, $lOO each, are David Mar
quis, eighth semester forestry
major, and. George Yelonosky,
seventh semester forestry major.
The Lawrence oi Ostermayer Me
morial Scholarship of $lOO was
won by Edward Rygwalsk? fourth
semester forestry major.
Class of 1921 Memorial Scholar
ship winner, $2OO, is Norman Gal
vin, fourth semester forestry ma
jor.
Forecast for Weekend
A chilly but pleasant weekend
is forecast by 'the University
weather station.
Today is expected to be cloudy
and cold with temperatures close
to the freezing mark. Tomorrow
is forecast to'be less cloudy and
a little warmer.
Changes m Security Program Asked
WASHINGTON, March 18 (/P)
—An editor and a former senator
called today for broad changes in
the government’s security pro
gram. They described its growth
as “dangerous” and “octopus
like.”
J. Russell Wiggins, vice presi
dent and managing editor of the
Washington Post and Times-Her
ald, warned a Government Oper
ations subcommitte that while the
need for secrecy is greater in to
day’s world “the dangers of se
crecy therefore are also greater
than ever before.”
At another meeting, former Re
publican Sen. Harry P. Cain of
Washington advocated the ap
pointment of a nonpartisan com
mission to work out uniform
standards and procedures and to
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
STATE COLLEGE. PA.. SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH 19, 1955
Party Campaigns
Will Begin Monday
Political action will move into high gear this weekend as the three parties begin
their campaigns on Monday for the Spring elections.
According to regulations set forth by the All-University Elections Committee, cam
paigns may begin at 12:01 a.m. Monday.
The three parties will campaign for three All-University offices, and three offices each
in the senior and junior classes.
Spring elections will be held March 30 and 31, with po!
Building. Voting machines will be used, Ernest Famous, E
StoVer Crowned 'Sweetheart'
At Independent Dance in HUB
Ann Stover, second semester education major, was crowned
“Independent Sweetheart” during intermission last night at the As
sociation of Independent Men-Leonides Spring Dance.
Miss Stover, sponsored by the commuters, was escorted to the
platform of the Hetzel Union ballroom by an Honor Guard of Persh
ing Rifles. Leonard Richards, mas
ter of ceremonies, presented her
with a loving cup and a crown
of daisies
Runners-up for the “Sweet
heart” are Donna Kumpf, spon
sored by the College Cooperative
Society; Rose Ann Gonzales, spon
sored by Pollock 4; Myrna Payn
ter, sponsored by third floor
Thompson; and Eileen Moffa,
sponsored by Woman’s Building.
Voting for the titlist started at
noon Monday at the main desk in
the HUB and continued until noqn
yesterday. Ballots were also pub
lished in Collegian to be handed
in at the HUB desk.
Judges were Dr. Robert B. Pat
rick, associate professor of edu
cation; Mary J. Wyland, acting
executive secretary of the Uni
versity Christian Association; and
A. Katherine Pontzer, instructor
of English composition. The five
finalists were previously chosen
by a panel of faculty members.
Johnny Nicolosi and his orches
tra provided the music for danc
ing. Carried throughout by a St.
Patrick’s Day theme, the affair
was the first major dance held in
the HUB. It was also the first
time AIM and Leonides have
sponsored a spring dance.
Spring Week Leaders
Will Meet Tomorrow
Sorority, fraternity, and in
dependent group Spring Week
chairmen will meet at 8 p.m.
tomorrow in the assembly room
of the Hetsel Union Building.
Joseph Barnett, general chair
man of Spring Week, has an
nounced.
Drawing for the category
which each group will enter
in the parade and carnival will
be held. Any group not send
ing a representative to this
meeting will be dropped from
Spring Week. Barnett said.
annul “the marriage between seated to study all phases of the
curity and politics.” security program.
Cain expressed his views in an If such a body is formed, Wig
address prepared for the 7th an- gins said, it should “weigh sober
nual Conference on Civil Liber- ly” these contentions:
ties, sponsored by about 50 or- That secrecy is seldom as ef
ganizations. Conference chairman fective as imagined; that it is in
is Paul Sifton of the CIO Auto compatible with freedom; that it
Workers Union. may foster an ignorant public, and
Wiggins, chairman of the Free- that “it may deny an enemy
dom of Information Committee of knowledge of our defense poten
the American Society of News- tial that, if known to him, would
paper Editors, expressed concern restrain his own aggression.” '
about the extent of secrecy in Cain, now a member of the
atomic, military and other fed- Subversive Activities Control
eral programs. Board, criticized those who use
Wiggins contended the govern- the term “Fifth Amendment Com
ment should provide penalties for munist” to describe a person who
too much secrecy as well as for invokes the constitutional right
too little. ■ against self-incrimination. He said
Sen. George M. Humphrey (D- persons who use that term are “as
Minn), subcommittee chairman, is guilty of disrespect for the Con
holding hearings on his proposal istitution as any Communist
that a special commission be ere- would be.”
Mtatt
—Photo by Logan
Asm Stover
“Indie” Queen
Upperdass Ed Majors
To Plan Fall Teaching
Junior and senior elementary
education majors who will be stu
dent teaching in the fall semes
ter will meet Monday night.
Juniors will meet at 7 p.m. in
Atherton Hall lounge and seniors
will meet at 7 p.m. in Simmons
Hall lounge.
Students will determine which
eight weeks they will do their
student teaching.
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* Crists
See Page 4
Us located in the Hetzel Union
Sections Committee chairman,
said.
All> students may vote in the
elections.
Campus Party
Campus party candidates will
visit all fraternities and dormi
tories every meal time, John Mc-
Meekin, clique chairman, said. He
said that posters with the candi
dates’ pictures, qualifications, and
activities will be placed in State
College stores, in dormitories, and
on campus.
McMeekin also said a banner
will be placed across the Mall
and plans will be made to cam
paign over radio station WMAJ.
McMeekin urged students to
vote because he felt a larger per
centage of voting students will
make student government more
efficient.
Lion Party
Lion party candidates will also
visit fraternities and dormitories
at meal times to explain the party
platform, Robert Spadaro, clique
chairman, stated. He said that
signs and posters will be placed
downtown, in dormitories, and on
campus, and a banner will be
placed across the Mall. Plans will
also be made to campaign on
WMAJ, he said.
“I hope more student interest
can be aroused during the cam
paign to encourage efficient stu
dent government,” Spadaro said.
Stale Party
State party candidates will visit
fraternities and dormitories next
week, Rae DelleDonne, clique
chairman, said. Posters will be
placed downtown, in dormitories
and on campus, she said, and a
banner will also be placed across
the MalL
A new feature will be added
to the campaign, Miss DelleDonne
said. State party, in cooperation
with the Jazz Club, will hold a
mixer in the HUB from 2 to
5 p.m., March 27, she said. Music
wiU be provided and State party
candidates wUI be available for
any questions which students
might wish to ask them, she
stated.
Miss DelleDonne said she
thought the campaign would be
good and she hoped students
would meet and talk with the
candidates.
Maximum Is $3OO
Under rulings of the Elections
Committee, a maximum of $3OO
may be spent by the parties on
the campaign. These must be pri
vate clique funds placed in the
Associated Student Activities
fund. At a meeting after the elec
tions, an itemized account of all
expenses must be turned in to
the Elections Committee with a
sample of each printed piece used
in advertising.
In the borough, two penno
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'Children of Darkness'
Will Be Given Tonight
Players will present Edwin
Justus Mayer's "Children of
Darkness" at 8 tonight at Cen
ter Stage in the Temporary
Union Building.
This is the first Saturday
that Players have had TUB
facilities which are available
because of the opening of the
Hetsel Union Building. Tickets
selling at $1 are available for
the production, which has Ann
Wylie and Jay Broad in lead
ing roles, at the Hetsel Union
desk.
FIVE CENTS