Today's Waathar: Clear and Warmer VOL. 55. No. 134 Celebrity Not Named To Crown Queen The Spring Week coronation comipittee has not yet se lected who will crown Miss Penn Stfiitefit S pun. Monday in Recreation Hall. Barbara Sue Nager, Miss Pennsylvania of 1955* and Sher wood Reeder, president of the Pennsylvania Economy League, Inc., and his wife will judge the contest. Indie Award Presented To Dennis Robert Dennis, president of the Association of Independent Men, was presented with the outstand ing independent senior award last night at the annual AIM Le onides banquet. Recipients of other awards were Jesse Arnelle, All-University past president, athletics; William Luy ben, eighth semester chemical engineering major, scholarship; and Thomas Kidd, former All- University parliamentarian, activ ities. \ Edith Zinn, Leonides adviser, spoke briefly on the history and development of the independent women’s organization. Miss Zinn said the non-sorority women first united themselves so they could pay $lOO debt they incurred after sponsoring a dance at the Uni versity. In outlining the development of AIM, adviser Ross B. Lehman ex plained that the non-fraternity men organized themselves so they could have a part in student gov ernment. Lehman said the first goal of the organized .ndependents was to gain self-confidence. This has been attained, he said, and now the prime objective should be to start looking outside the organiza tion itself and begin to make the importance of independent activi ties realized at the University. James W. Dean, who recently announced his resignation as as sistant to the dean of men, and Loretta Saxion, receptionist in the dean of men’s office, were recog nized for their special work to ward furthering the interest of in dependent students. Newly elected officers of AIM were installed by Edward Stoops, chairman of the AIM Judicial Board of Review. They are Bruce Lieske, president; Nelson Sidel, vice president; Leonard Richards, secretary; and Harry Martini, treasurer. Education Senior Blanks Nomination blanks for the Out standing Senior in Education award are available at the Hetzel Union desk. Faculty and students may nominate education seniors until May 17. Rice Selected Ugliest on Campus Francis Rice, sponsored by Al pha Chi Omega and Lambda Chi Alpha, was selected the ugliest man on campus as the Ugly Man contest ended yesterday. Rice had a total of $104.25 in votes. Lambda Chi Alpha and Alpha Chi Omega also sponsored last year’s winner, Donald Malinak. Four judges selected seven fi nalists on the basis of the amount of money collected. The seven finalists were then ranked on campaign efforts, originality, and —of course—ugliness. Second place winner was Rich ard Gordon, sponsored by Phi Sig ma Delta and Alpha Tau Omega. Gordon collected $87.20. Smith, sponsored by (Phi Mu and Theta Chi, took third place. Smith had $136.97. Other finalists were John Grei ner, Delta Delta Delta and Delta latly doll Five finalists—Gail Sfnith, Bar bara Patton, Louise Justin, Joan Hunter, and Faith Gallagher— were chosen by 12 townspeople Monday night and one will be crowned Miss Penn State. Philadelphia Native Miss Nager is a native of W. Philadelphia and has worked as a professional model. She studied at the Philadelphia School of Bal let and did ballet dances for the talent tests in the Miss Pennsyl vania and Miss America contests. P’-r came in fourth in the Miss ArAerica contest. u.juor, a resident of Camp Hill, received a B.S. degree in com merce and finance from the Uni versity and an M.S. degree in public administration from Syra cuse University. Senior Class President At college he was president of the senior class, president of the student board, editor of Froth, business manager of LaVie and the student handbook, class vale dictorian. and a member of Phi Kappa Psi, social fraternity; Phi Delta Phi, scholastic honor so ciety; Lion’s Paw,. senior men’s honor society; and Skull and Bones, senior men’s hat society. Mrs .Reeder is also a graduate of the University and a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. Last year Nancy Van Tries of State College was crowned Miss Penn State by Mary Pickford, star of stage and screen. Miss Penn State will receive gifts from 45 borough merchants. Meichanls The merchants are Alice and Don Hairdressers, L. G. Balfour, Inc., Blair Shop of Gifts, Bottorf Bros. Bootery, Candy Cane, Cen tre County Film Lab, Charles Shop, Clearfields, Colonial Pas try, Crabtrees, Danks and Co., Egolf’s Inc., Ethel Meserve, Glick Shoes, Graham and Sons. Griggs Pharmacy, Harmony Shop, Kal in’s Dress Shop, Kalin’s Mens Shop. Katz Shop, Keeler’s Uni (Continued on page eight) Winners Named In Beard Contest Richard Landers, eighth se mester mineral industries ma jor, James Bealer, second se mester physics major, and Ger ald Reed, fifth semester sci ence major, were declared win ners in the University's beard growing contest last night at the Centennial Spree in the Hetsel Union Buidling. Landers won in th e full beard class, Bealer won in the most unusual beard class, and Reed had the best looking mus tache. Sigma Phi, $91.- 37; George Eb bert, Delta Zeta and Phi Kappa, $67.53; Ran d a 11 Washburn, Kap pa Alpha Theta and Phi Gamma Delta, $49.62; and Karl Schwenz feier, Beta Theta Pi, with $48.67. The Spring Week commit tee Will award u *h M«n Key 20 points an entry, 25 points for each finalist, and 100 points for the winner. The winner will also receive the Ugly Man key, given by Al pha Phi Omega, and the Ugly Man trophy, given as part of the Spring Week awards. The contest is sponsored each year by Alpha Phi Omega, na- FOR A BETTER PENN STATE, STATE COLLEGE. PA., SATURDAY MORNING. AAAY 7, 1955 43 Groups, 3 Bands Set For Spring Week Parade Forty-two fraternity and sorority groups, Froth, the Philipsburg High School band, and the Navy and Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps bands will make up the Spring Week parade scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Monday. Three winners in the four categories Farmer’s High School, Agricultural College, Pennsylvania State College, and Pennsylvania State University—will be chosen by 12 judges on the basis of originality, adherence to theme, and good taste, William Richmond, parade chairman, said. Groups will get 100 points for entering. The four first place winners will receive 500 points, second place winners will receive 300 points, and third place winners will receive 150 points toward the Spring Week trophy. Trophies will be awarded to first- and second-place winners. Groups entering the parade must enter under their assigned categories, Richmond emphasized. Groups in the Farmer’s High School division will form at the intersection of E. Nittany and Al len streets, and entrants in Agri cultural College category will form on W. Nittany and Allen streets. Crowd Expected For Mothers Day Clear skies and warm weather will greet the estimated 5000 persons who are expected to attend the Mother’s Day weekend events today and tomorrow. A program of open houses, teas, sports events, plays, and the annual May Day ceremony has been planned for the par ents, families, and friends who will visit the campus this weekend. This dairy exposition will begin at 12:30 today in the livestock pavilion. Sara Walter, fourth se mester home economics major, will be crowned dairy queen at 12:50 p.m. The cow-milking con test for coeds will begin at 1:55 p.m University teams will partici pate in live sports events today. A triangular track meet with Navy and Michigan will begin at 1 p.m. on the Beaver Field track. The varsity golf team will meet Pennsylvania and Navy at 1:30 p.m. on the golf course. Both, the baseball and tennis teams will meet Georgetown to day. The baseball doubleheader will begin at 1:30 p.m. on the Bea ver Field diamond, and the ten nis matches will start at 1:30 p.m. on the tennis courts. The varsity lacrosse team will compete against Syracuse at 3 p.m. on Bea ver Field. The tractor driving contest for' men and women will be held to day on the parking lot between Forestry Building and Plant In dustries building. Competition for men will begin at 1 p.m. and for women at 3 pr.m. To Hold Open Houses Women students living in cam pus residence halls will hold open houses from 1:30 until 2:30 p.m. today. All women’s dormitories except Simmons will entertain with teas from 2 until 3 p.m. Sim mons hall will hold a tea from 2 until 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Faith Gallagher, eighth semes ter arts and letters major, will be crowned May queen at the cere (Continued on page eight) tional service fraternity. All pro ceeds go to Campus Chest, except for contest expenses and $lOO which goes to Alpha Phi Omega to buy Christmas baskets for the needy in this area. John Brunner, contest chair man, termed this year’s contest “the best ever.” He commended the entrants on participation, ef fort, and adherence to rules. The four judges for the contest were Jeanne Lindaman, assist ant to the dean of women; Lor etta Saxion, receptionist for the dean of men’s office; Lynn Chris ty, associate professor of English composition; and Ross Lehman, assistant executive secretary of the Alumni Association. The contest attracted attention from 75 pupils of the Intercourse Elementary School, Intercourse, as they stopped on campus yes terday enroute to Penn’s Caves. By SHIRLEY CALKINS Five Sports Events Fgtmt Elections Unit's Final Report Is Approved All-University Elections Com mittee approved Thursday night its final report containing six pol itical recommendations to go be fore All-University Cabinet on Thursday night. The recommendations are: 1. That centralized voting in the Hetzel Union Building be contin ued, and that voting machines be used in both spring and fall elec tions “when feasible”; 2. That banners erected along the mall be “more durable”; 3. That the committee keep “a sharp eye on downtown publicity” because the publicity of three par ties may become a “burden to merchants.” 4. That committee members be compensated for meals and ex (Continued on page eight) CD Experts Study Atom-Blasted Town SURVIVAL CITY, Nev., May 6 (/P) —Civil Defense experts prod ded into the shredded wreckage of this atom-blasted town today and learned where and how you would die—or survive—in a nuclear attack. Ripped and crumpled debris of some homes, like two which were standing less than a mile from yesterday’s mighty atomic explosion, made clear that none would have lived in them. The mannequin families in them “died”—to a man. Force of the blast was equal to 35,000 tons of TNT. The bombs that leveled Hiroshima and Naga saki had the power of only 20,000 tons. Two other homes, about equally near, bore up better. Their walls and flat roofs withstood the bat tering. But the awful force of the atomic storm had swept their in teriors into windrows of fittings and furniture, made the house hollow shells. The “people” there fared only a little better than those of the completely demol ished homes. Radiation would have been a powerful weapon against any per sons above ground and exposed within the 4,700-foot area. Harold L. Goodwin, test direc tor of the Federal Civil Defense Administration, said that, “Most Penn State Series— See Pag e 4 PSC Entrants The Pennsylvania State Col lege entrants will form on S. Fairmount and Allen streets, and the Pennsylvania State Univer sity entrants will form on W. Fairmount and Allen streets, ac cording to Richmond. The parade will form on Nit tany and Fairmount avenues and will proceed down S. Allen street, turn right, up College avenue, and turn left on Shortlidge road. At Pollock road, the parade will turn left and move across campus, turning right on Burrowes road. It will then disband near Recre ation Hall. All parade groups should be as sembled at their starting place by 5:45 p.m. in order to be checked by the parade committee. Farmer's High Judges Judges for the Farmer’s High School category will be Joseph F. O’Brien, professor of public speaking; George S. Zoretich, in structor of fine arts; and Kelly Yeaton, associate professor of dramatics. • Jack H. Vincent, assistant pro fessor of economics; George H. Warner, instructor of accounting; and Robert A. Graham, Graham and Son, will judge the Agricul tural College division. The Pennsylvania State College category will be judged by Jack Harper, Harper’s Mens Store; S. H. Frost, instructor in fine arts; (Continued on page two) people above ground within thi* area would have died.” Some persons would have been hurt, perhaps fatally, by flying de bris, too, he said. But those in shelters in the 4700-foot area prob ably would have been safe. An inspection of shelters in the homes bore him out. In the two flattened homes on Doomsday Drive, four shelters were un cracked. A test home 5,500 feet from the explosion, built specially to with stand blast, showed a smashed front, all windows blasted into pebble-size shards of glass, the interior ripped by the passing of the shock wave. The roof warn gone. A Civil Defense exercise team began a survey to see how fast Survival City could be put back in livable condition if it were an actual tqwn. FIVE CENTS
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