THURSDAY. JANUARY 5. 1956 Debate 'Battle of Sexes' Set for Tomorrow The annual “battle of the sexes’ : between Mount Mercy College, Pittsburgh, and the University Men’s Debate team will be held at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in 121 Sparks'. The topic for the intercollegiate exchange debate will be American Women: Do they have too much influence? Preliminary Rushing To Begin Today Preliminary sorority rushing for the 1956 formal program will be held today and Saturday with open coke dates in sorority suites from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The purpose of a coke date is to give women students, particu larly freshmen, a preview of the rushing program. Formal rushing will officially begin in February for freshman women students with a 2.3 All-University average under the new system, and sopho mores, juniors, and seniors with a 2.0 average. Freshmen Receive Invitations First and second semester wo men received invitations in the mail when they returned from Christmas vacation.. The coke dates this year will take the place of the tea sponsored last spring by Panhellenic Council. ;■ Women who are undecided about joining a sorority are in vited to attend the coke dates so they can form their own opin ions of sorority life, Barbara Ni cholls, acting president of • Pan hellenic Council, said. Dress Is School Clothes School clothes may be worn to coke dates. Rushees should visit as many suites as possible, Miss Nicholls said, and should stay ap proximately 20 minutes in each suite. All sisters may wear sorority pins, and sorority emblems; tro phies, composites may remain un covered. Last year, however, all insignia were covered. There will be no refreshments and no entertainment. 'Biz Ad Bulletin' To Be Distributed Copies of the Biz-Ad Bulletin, published by the College of Busi ness Administration, are now available at the Hetzel Union desk, the lobbies of Sparks and Willard, the Corner Room, the Penn State Diner, and the New College Diner. Joseph Ginsberg, president Of the Business Administration Stu dent Council, and Betty Barnhart, senior from Bedford are person alities of the month. Also included in this month’s issue is an article on the reservation of courses for seniors in the College of Business Administration. Cabinet Gym Meet Tickets Members of AU-University Cabi net may purchase their tickets to the Swiss Gymnastic Meet before 5 p.m. Friday at the Hetzel Union desk. Democrats Propose Not HARRISBURG, Jan. 4 (JP) —The House Democratic lead ership tonight sponsored a 2 per cent personal net" income tax to raise 210 million dol lars in the next 16 months. The tax would be based on net taxable income as determined by federal income tax returns. It would in effect permit exemp tions for dependents , and such de ductions as interest, taxes, loss es, medical expenses and others allowed under federal law. ,Rep. Albert S. Readinger, House Democratic floor, leader, said the tax measure won’t be put to a vote until an . agreement is reached, with Senate Republicans on an overall, tax program. "This will not move until there is some kind of an agreement on Two representatives '-from Mount Mercy, Rose Marie O’Con nor, sophomore in chemistry, and Mary Kay Zimick, junior in his tory, will comprise the affirma tive team. The negative team from the University will be Carl Saper stein, senior in arts and letters from Washington, D.C., and Ed win Van Deusen, senior in arts and letters from Chester. Cross-examination Style The style for the debate will be cross-examination. Each speaker will present one ten-minute con structive speech and will then be cross-examined by a given oppo nent. The debate will hot be judged. Following the formal debate, the audience may participate with questions and comments. Topic Chosen Mutually The topic for the debate was mutually chosen by the two schools. Topics in the past three years have been Resolved: That women should participate more fully in public life; Resolved: That the continued movement from the home into industry and professions by women does more harm than good; and Resolved: That the housewife should have one day a week off. The topics al ways revolve around women's prestige and male ego. 16th Debate This year marks the 16th debate between the two schools. Early next semester a team from the men’s squad will have a return debate with Mount Mercy in Pitts burgh on this year’s topic. Tomorrow’s debate is open to the public. Ag Psych Results Available Tonight Interpretations of psychological tests taken during orientation week will be available to fresh man men in the College of Agri culture at 8:30 tonight in Sparks building. The interpretations will be pre sented by television, and will last about an hour. Test results will be available at the rooms designated by the f blowing alphabetic sub-divisions: Room 1, A-Byy; Room 2, Caa.Gra; Room 11, Gre-Joh; Room 12, Jub- Mye; Room 18, Naa-Shi, and Room 19, Sho-Z. Osborn Oil Paintings On Exhibition in HUB An exhibition of 17 oil paint ings by Jean Osborn from State College, opened in the Hetzel Union Building this week and will continue until Feb. 3. The collection includes head studies, still lifes, and interiors. Mrs. Osborn, who is the wife of Dean Elburt F. Osborn, studied for the past six summers under Hobson . Pittman. She also has studied under Eleanor Zygler, as sistant professor of fine arts. both sides,” he told newsmen. He said both Republicans and Democrats are discussing a tax compromise reportedly based on: 1. The personal net income tax. .2. Revising the once-defeated manufacturers’ excise tax to make it an outright sales tax or a levy at the distributors’ level. 3. Increasing the 5 per cent-cor porate net income tax to 6 per cent. . 4. Speeding up collection of the 5-mill capital stock tax. Democrats claim the tax rates in the package would have to be fixed so that the overall yield in the remaining 16 months of the current two-year fiscal period would be 465 million dollars. Re publicans claim the figure should be between 350 and 375 millions. Readinger, who signed his name to the income tax proposal dur ihg a brief session of the House, THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Steak for Dinner? Not at $86.43; Eat Vegetables Julius, a black aberdeen angus steer recently named grand cham pion steer at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago, will be on exhibition at the beef cattle barn on Shortlidge road through Saturday. The 980 pound angus from Champaign, 111., is currently the highest priced living piece of beef on the hoof in the country. He was auctioned off to the Howard Johnson restaurant chain for a near-record price of $16,125. After the four legged good-will ambassador completes his cross country exhibition tour, the chances are that he will'wind up on the menu of the many Howard Johnson restaurants across the country. In comparison with the current market prices for porterhouse steak, a one pound steak carved from Julius’ form would cost the housewife $86.43 at the corner meat market. Religion UCA Groups Will Discuss World Confab The ecumenical study groups of the University Christian As sociation and delegates to the ecumenical student world confer ence will meet at 8 p.m. Sunday to discuss the conference. Thirty-five delegates from the University attended the conclave, which was held from Dec. 27 to Jan. 1 in Athens, Ohio. The sub ject was "Revolution and Recon ciliation.” Roy Serves as Chairman Prodipto Roy, graduate student in rural sociology from State Col lege, served as student chairman of the vocational seminar on agri cultural missions at the confer ence. Student chairmen of the Bible study groups were Pierre Martin, graduate student in arts and let ters from Houilles, France; Ger trude Wiszenburger, graduate stu dent in German from Rochester, N.Y. Also James Harper, junior in the division of intermediate regis tration from Shenandoah; and Nancy Graumann, senior in psy chology from Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Adult advisers to the Bible study groups were'the Rev. John S. Duley, director of the West minster Foundation; Dr. Rustum Roy, assistant professor of geo chemistry; and Richard Ruder, as sistant director of Westminster Foundation. The Rev. Hal M. W. Leiper, UCA program associate, served as dean of studies for nine Bible study groups. Osborne Named to Panel Milton S. Osborne, professor and head of the department of architecture, has been appointed to the three man panel of the National Judiciary Committee of the American Institute of Archi tects. This group reviews cases deal ing with malpractice or unethical practices within the profession of architecture. Income Tax said it would be sent to the floor tomorrow by the House Rules Committee. ’ After being advanced to a posi tion for debate, the House will recess until Jan. 16—the same date when the Senate returns to Harrisburg, Asked by a newsman if Repub lican support would be needed to pass the tax bill, Readinger ex pressed a doubt that he could muster the necessary 106 votes from the. 412-number Democrat ic majority, adding; ■‘l think we’ll need Republican support if this bill is to pass.” • The House did little else except to receive the tax bill. - Rep. Charles C. Smith, House; Republican floor leader, said he had not seen a copy of the income tax measure nor had he been ap proached by Democrats about Republican support, / Adult Advisers Listed 6 Return to Campus After Burma Trip Six faculty members returned to State College at noon on Christmas Day from an Air Force sponsored trip to Burma. They made up one of 11 teams the Air Force sent to various areas abroad to observe the annular eclipse on Dec. 14. The men left the United States Nov. 21, spent Thanks giving in Hawaii, and most of December in Mergui, Burma. Dr. David C. Whitmarsh, Jr., associate professor of engineering research at the Ordnance Re search Laboratory and head of the group, said the observing site was the airport at Mergui. Two trips on a DC-3 were nec essary to get all the equipment flown to the airport. Dr. Whit marsh stated that visual condi tions during the eclipse were good, and termed the trip a “suc cess.” Unrest Requires Guards Internal unrest in Burma pre vented the team from working unguarded at the airport at night. Local soldiers were assigned to the airfield during the two night’s preceding the eclipse. The faculty members lived with a team of six Burmese observers in a judge’s living quarters above the local courthouse. Temperature Averages 85 During their stay in Burma the average temperature during the day was 85 degrees, in contrast to State College’s snow and cold weather. Dr. Whitmarsh and his associates were given a picnic by local officials. Members of the University group, in addition to Dr. Whit marsh, included Charles W. Young, Raymond Amundsen, Sal vador E. Alvarez, and Webster P. True, Jr., of the Ordnance Re search Laboratory; and Dr. Char les W. Rutschky, assistant profes sor of entomology. APhiO Initiates 34 Members Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity has initiated 34 students. Those initiated are Barry Bit tinger, Walter Blinn, Barry Bow man, Robert Bronson, Harry Ei chenmiller, Thomas Ellis, Simon Garber, Robert Hance, Richard Hand, Lloyd Harkless, Stephen Horlacher, Robert Howe, Paul Johnston, Thoriias Kinsey, George Kitts. Robert Koehler, Mark Lesher, Wayne Lippman, James Metzler, James Mullen, Edwin Pierce, William Pontz,- Kenneth Sacks, Kenneth Settlemyer, Joseph Shea, William Smith, Thomas Spring, Walter Stevenson, Robert Terry, Albert Vas s, William Weader, James Werkman, John Wheeler, and Joseph Wible. National Peace Contest Awards Prize to Frosh Sandra Shogren, freshman in arts and letters from Pittsburgh, has been awarded third prize in the fifth national Lawrence S. Mayers Peace Essay Contest. Her prize-winning essay, writ ten while she was a high school senior, was on the assigned sub ject, “During the Next Five Years What Can I Do To Bring About Permanent Peace?” ' Picnic ' Ticket Sale Tickets are on sale at the Hetzel Union desk for the fourth week end run of the Players' production of “Picnic.” The play will be pre sented at 8 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday in the Extension Con ference Center. Concert Tickets on Sale Tickets from the Association of Independent Men block for the Community Concert to be held Jan. 9 are on sale at the Hetzel Union desk. The price is $2. KLLEFONTR . . „ n I M 7 I Adsln; Kt CUM: Ife rLA L A Last Tines TODAY Iljlll "Quentin Durwood" - color HI ' Starts Friday Mi Frank Sinatra - Debbie Remold* ”Ilj| Tender Trap' Cinemascope STARTS TONITE BELLEFONTE IBaadtflpk Soit STATE; "Lawless Street" - color! p» Newsweek Reports Art Controversy Shortly after a children’s Christmas coloring contest spon sored by 25 Bellefonte merchants got under way last December, it became the subject of a contro versy that rent the columns of the Centre Daily Times for days and finally reached Newsweek magazine last week. Newsweek featured the story in the “Press” section of its Jan uary 2 issue under the heading “Hot Christmas Art.” The blow by blow report told how Viktor Lowenfeld, professor of art education and recently named head of the Department of Art Education, touched off the controversy with a letter to the Times criticising the contest and saying, in part, “Experiments . . . have proved that children who repeatedly use . . . methods of filling in predetermined outlines become dependent on such pat terns and lose their creativeness.” The wave of letters attacking and defending Lowenfeld’s posi tion filled ten columns, as fac ulty members and townspeople joined in the fray. Roland L. Hicks, instructor in journalism, interpreted Lowen feld's position in relation to the alphabet, which, he wrote, “has 26 characters . . . regimentation of the worst form.” Others, like Kenneth M. Lansing, instructor in art education, came to Lowen feld’s defense, saying that his op ponents were following “a pat tern of ridicule and anti-intellec tualism.” “The coloring contest was, in any case, a success,” Newsweek concluded. “Penn State faculty members held several coloring parties . . . When the deadline was reached . . . entries totaled more than 5000 (with no tabula tion, so far, of the ages of partici pants).” -—NOW PLAYING— "THE SECOND GREATEST SEX" Jeanne Crain, George Nader Kitty Kallen, Bert lahr Mamie Van Doren Keith Andes *CATHAUM NOW SHOWING "THE NITE HOLDS TERROR" —BEGINS FRIDAY— "THE SPOILERS" Jeff Chandler Anne Baxter Rory Calhoun * HITT AH Y Now - Doors Open 5:4S “Highly Recommended” —Cue Mag. "TIMES GONE BY” vttk Gorceou* Gin* UllobriiM* PAGE FIVE
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