'Ugly Men' Parade In Annual Event —Photo by Nicotera PARADING down Allen Street last night is a contestant in the Ugly Man parade. Penn State's Provide Laughs in Gala Parade The ugliest of the ugly were out in full force last night as the Ugly Men made their annual parade through the streets of State College. Every dog has its day, and yesterday belonged to the ugly men. Thousands of people turned out to see the gala event, character ized by blaring horns, shouting students, and ugly; ugly men. Every one tried to outdo each other, as they coaxed the crowds to vote for their man. The u ly men seemed , pre , . the4-Davy. Crockett. variety. The crowds groaned as IThayer Potter passed, his face smeared with gray putty and "catsup" blood. Potter was spon sored by Kappa Kappa Gamma and Phi Delta Theta. Davy Crou set, sponsored by Phi Kappa Sig ma,l caused a shudder with a hu man skull dangling from his belt. Crouset, better known as George Crouse, was held back by ropes as he charged toward the crowd, growling fiercely. Karl Schwenzfeier, sponsored by Beta Theta Pi, put on a real show for the people, with his ape antics. Schwenzfeier, agile as a monkey, somersaulted, and did hand stands on the top of a truck, glaring cross-eyed at the audience. Another of the uglies was "The Scab," George Ebbert, whose face was hidden under a mask of raw hamburg Ebbe4Lwas sponsored by Dditte-WitalVtd Phi Kappa. Edward Fleming, "The Flem," was in keeping with the Centen nial with wispy black beard covering most of his face. Sigma Sigma Sigma and Pi Kappa Al pha followed their man singing his praises. One of the most un (Continued on page eight) Blackmail Attempts By Fake Officer Have Subsided No further blackmail' atteniptg• by a fake Campus Patrol officer have been reported to Campus Patrol, Capt. Phillip A. Mark of Campus Patrol said yesterday. Recently, Mark had received phone calls from women students complaining about a man who posed as a patrolman, took the names and addresses of couples parked on University grounds at night, and then called the women and threatened blackmail. "Evidently, he knows we're wise to him," Mark said, "or may be he just works on weekends." Mark issued a warning in Tues day's Daily Collegian, urging couples to ignore any one posing as a patrolman who is not in uni form. If an officer is not in uni form, he has no official authority, Mark said. Forecast for Today Partly cloudy and continued warm with scattered light, showers is the forecast for today;, accord ing to the University department of meteorology. The low temperature is ex pected to be 50-55 degrees, and the high near 75. He-Man Finalists Selected Preliminary Skill Contests 12 In Twelve finalists were chosen in the He-Man Contest preliminaries Sunday afternoon from approxi mately 30 entrants. • The contestants did push-ups, basketball foul shots, and ran a race to prove their athletic ability. They were awarded points on their ability in the skill tests, and the 12 with the highest num 'Ugliest Men' By MARGIE BLANK ber of points were chosen as finalists, Hafry Mcßurney, Spring Week publicity chairman, an nounced. He-man Finalists \ The finalists and their frater nities are James Lysek, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Don Austin, Aca cia; Herbert Hollowell, Delta Tau Delta; Howard Felt, Phi Epsilon Pi; Stephen Baidy, Alpha Chi Rho; Guy Tirabassi, Phi Kappa Sigma; Frederick Evans, Delta Chi; Roy Brun es , Sigma Chi; Richard Rehm , Sigma Nu; Charles Leech, Theta Chi; Albert Fine, Sigma Alpha Mu; and Bob Roh land, Phi Kappa Psi. Three winners will be chosen in the final contest to begin at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday immediately after the Mad Hatter's parade. Contest in Hoc Hall The Contest will be held in Recreation Hall instead of on Beaver Field as was originally planned, Mcßurney said. The finalists will march in the TO Bugg VOL. 55. No. 131 STATE COLLEGE PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY 4, 1955 FIVE CENTS Work on Memorial Chapel Will Start After . May 12 Construction on the Helen Eakin Eisenhower Memorial Chapel will start as soon after May 12 as possible, Walter H. Wiegand, director of the physical plant, said yesterday. Wiegand said the construction bids will be opened May 12, and work on the chapel will begin as soon after that as arrangements can be made. President Dwight D. Eisenhower will lay the cornerstone for the all-faith chapel on Commencement Day, June 11, the same day he is to address the graduating Class of 1955. Folk Festival To Be Held At Rec Hall A folk festival will be held in connection with the eighth annual Recreation Conferente at 8 to night in Recreation Hall. The program of square danc ing, polkas, waltzes, and folk dances is open to students and faculty. Admission will be free. Instructions will be given in the basic forms of folk dancing, Harold White Jr., general chair man, said today. There will be several, demonstrations, including the New Bavarian Schuhplatter dance team. Area callers will take turns calling the sets of square and folk dances. Discussion will be held on plajis for State parks during the thrde - day conference which be gins today and runs through Sun day. Maurice K. Goddard, State secretary of forests and waters, will be the principal speaker at this session. Discussions on swimming pools, youth centers, creative games and activities for children, and other subjects, as well as exhibits are included on the program. The exhibits are representing commercial, civil, and pritrate recreation. This exhibit will be open this afternoon through Fri day. Frosh Applications Available for Delphi Second and third semester freshman men may submit let ters of application' for Delphi, newly organized sophomore men's hat society, at the Hetzel Union desk by noon Friday. Letters should include the name, All-University average (1.0 is required), semester, and stu dent activities. Letters should be addressed to Robert Segal, presi dent of Delphi. parade carrying their fraternity Reserve Officer Training Corps Band and the Drill Team. Each finalist will receive 15 points toward the Spring Week trophy. The first place winner will receive a total of 175 points, the second place winner 100 points, and the third winner a total of 50 points. All three will be given trophies. Final Skill Tests Skill tests in the final event will be a basketball foul shoot ing test, a 100-yard dash, a hop step-jump event, a weightlifting test which will include the supine bench 'press and the leg press, and a physique contest. Eugene Wettstone, associate professor of physical education and gymnastic coach, will pre sent the trophies to the winners. Wettstone is also secretary of flags preceded by the Air Force the U.S. Olympic Coaches Com mittee and will be presented (Continued on page eight) FOR A BETTER PENN STATE The Georgian-style chapel will be built in Hort Woods near Cur tin Road. A large chapel will be constructed to one side of a re flecting pool, with a smaller med itation chapel on the other side of the pool. A two-story structure will connect the two. Meditation Chapel Find The first unit to be constructed is the meditation chapel, which will seat 120 persons. It will pro vide facilities for private devo tion, weddings, and other smaller religious services. The main chapel will provide facilities for approximately 2000 persons, with a choir loft which will accommodate 100 persons. The meditation chapel also will have a smaller choir loft. The connecting two-story unit will, serve other purposes. The ground floor will house the chap lain's office, space for clerical help, and a social room. The sec ond floor will contain smaller rooms for religious counseling. Chapel Dedicated The chapel was dedicOed to the memory of the kite 'Helen Eakin Eisenhower, wife of Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower, president of the University, at ground breaking ceremonies on February 22. Dr. Eisenhower has said that he hopes the chapel will serve as an aid to education through religion. ' "Education," he has said, "is the maturing of each human being, socially, spiritually, and physi cally." Financed by Gifts Construction is to be financed by gifts and contributions. To date, more than $250,000 has been donated. The 1954 Alumni Fund, con ducted by the Penn State Foun dation, has been pledged $134,000 by alumni of the University. The Interfraternity Council has pledged two pews to the chapel in mempry of Mrs. Eisenhower: Plans for the chapel have been under consideration for more than a year. Several styles of architec ture, including modern, were con sidered before the Georgian style was approved. U.S. Plans Aid To Asian Allies WASHINGTON, May 3 (M—The administration was disclosed today to be planning to give nearly a billion dollars worth of new military aid to Korea, Indochina and the Chinese on Formosa. Senator Lyndon Johnson of Texas, the Senate majority leader, revealed the figures following a White House conference which he described as "helpful and hope ful Pf President Dwight D. Eisenhower and other administration leaders talked for an hour and 40 min utes with 29 key Congress mem bers, in a prelude to congressional consideration of the President's 3 1 / 2 billion foreign aid program. The bill carries $1,717,000,000 for military aid funds, $712,500,000 for economic aid and another bil lion for defense support payments to free countries around the world. It had been previously disclosed about two-thirds of the total would be set aside for Asiatic countries. However, there has been no breakdown, prior to the Tottrgiatt Schwenzfeier Named Head Of Tribunal Karl Schwenzfeier, seventh se mester physical education major, was named chairman of Tribunal, men's judicial court, by a commit.. tee of four members Monday night. Dean Belt, sixth semester ani mal husbandry major, was named secretary, and Louis Adler, sixth semester arts and letters major, and George Mauler, sixth semes ter pre-medical major, were named senior members. Juniors named were: James Musser, fourth semester mechanical engineering major; Daniel Land, fourth semes ter industrial engineering major; and Jay Tolson and Robert Se gal, fourth semester business ad ministration major s. William Joyce, fourth semester chemical engineering major, was named first • junior alternate. • -• CoMposing the committee were Ross Clark, Tribunal chairman; Otto Hetzel, Tribunal secretary; Dean of Men Frank J. Simes, and All-University President E a r 1 Seely. The appointments must be ap proved by All-University Cabinet before they are final, Clark said. Outstanding Ed Senior To Be Selected in May An outstanding senior in the College of Education will be se lected at the Student Council ban quet May 17, Chuck Witmer, coun cil president said last night. Students and faculty may nom inate seniors. The nomination blanks may be picked up at the Hetzel Union desk and should be returned no later than May 17. AIM Board to Meet Tonight The Association of Independent Men's Board of Review will meet at 7:30 tonight in 212 Hetzel Union. partial one Senator Johnson re ported today. Johnson said the administration plans to give $452 million in mili tary aid to Korea. The next larg est slices of military aid would be $417 1 / 2 million for Indochina including South Viet Nam and $99 million for the Chinese National• ists on Formosa. All the money in the bill would be for the fiscal year beginning July 1. Chairman Walter F. George (D- Ga.) of the Senate Foreign Rela tions Committee, which will take up the bill Thursday, told report ers: "There is no question but that it will get through—in what form, I don't know." Johnson said there was no ques tion but that "some changes wail be made."
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