PAGE SIX Red Scholars Change, Says cn,inged situation in Russia that followed Stalin's death is reflected in the attitude s and work of historians and other scholars in that country, says Dr. Edward C. Thaden, assistant professor of history. Dr. Thaden spent six weeks in the Soviet Union this summer on grants from the Inter-University Committee on Travel and the University's Council on Researdh. He t traveled extensively throughout the country and did research work at the Lenin Library in Moscow A new ti end In Soviet Histori cal scholarship noted by Dr. Tha den is the effort to encourage further st - engthening 'of scholar ship ties with historians of other countries, a complete reversal of the Stalinist era. Between lyii and 1953 bourgeois historians and scholars were denounced for "f4I -sification of history" and -reac tionary" defense of imperialism,' he points out. In fact, Thaden adds, the ilus-' sian historians now are critieizinit their own practices of that period. in his opinion. Soviet univer, , ity hit:torians ore well trained ar.Ci Dr: Edward C. Thaden, assis tant professor of history, will speak on . "Russia Today: Po litical Impressions" at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in 121 Sparks. Slides will be shown to illus trate the talk. The program is being spon sored by the International Rela tions Club and the Russian Area Program Committee. competent and "if not hampered too much by dictates of the party apparatus, are capable of turning out first rate historical research." But. Dr. Thaden added, do not believe that the day is in sight when the quality of Soviet his torical scholarship will rival that of Western Europe and the United States." - The university p r o f e ssors themselves constitute a privileged group in Russia." Dr. Thaden re ports. "They arc paid from five to ten times as much as the aver age worker, receive rewards for articles and books published, and have considerabks, social prestige." He feels that directors of his torical museums. while still ad hering to materialistic and eco nomic interpretations of history, often are more open minded and moderate than university profes sors or editors and more willing to express opinions not necessar ily reflecting the current party line. Diane Barnhart and Richard Moore each took two first place ribbons at the Little Fall Horse Show at the Univeritv stables Sunday. A crowd of about one hundred watched the show, spon sored by the Penn State Riding son, took first, second, and third Club, as riders from the State!places. College area vied for ribbons M Linda Arble took the first-place Many scholars try to find "safe" the eight competition classes. (Continued on page nine) Barnhart Places First fields of research, he relates, go-I ins deep into the past or engaging! Miss Barnhart came in first in fields remote from current poll- , place in the advanced equitation tics. class. Other winners i.i this class Dr. Thaden was relatively we Judith Scattergood, second poore, rd; free to travel and he visited the.tlace; ! Worrell, M fourththi e. and Harvey plac cities of Moscow, Vladimir, Kiev, Miss Barnhart also took first Leningrad, and Novgorod. Be-I I jplace in intermediate equitation , cause he speaks fluent Russian, over jumps, while Thomas For hel, was able to converge., with the kin took second place. I people. Despite the continuing‘ Moore took first place in both; propaganda war being waged' ;the open hunters and the open i against the United States in the 1 itimpiNg competitions. controlled communist press. he 1 found the Russian people friend- Worrell Second ly. Worrell received the second s prize in open jumping. Other While Russia is still an expan--twinners in open jumping were! s sive country for the tourist_ Tha- Miss Scattergood and Linda den found traveling conditions iniMartz' general pretty fair. The Russians The other open hunters winners! are now encouraging a • limitedt were Elmer Milton, Worrell, andi amount of tourist travel from Miss Scattergood. abroad, he relates. I Miss Martz came in first in the! Memories of the onore g s x ! e i e r n e il i ? i re a k and out class. Dale Wit-- ; Stalinist era are still too ams, Miss Barnhart, and Eliza- 1 to permit Russians to mingle eas- l?eth Hoopes were the other! i .‘ ily with foreigners, he points out placers in "this competition. Many were reluctant to be seen , Tack Race Winners with un American and invited, In the tack race Miss Hoopes (Continued —oopes, I (Continued on pace eleven) Dale ! Williams, and Dave Wilkin_i ____ A SPECIAL OFFER . . ACT NOW ! 3RCA VICTOR ALBUMS for the PRICE of i . . . . and nothing more to buy ! 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They are Gilbert Freedman, chairman: Eugene Banker, secretary; and Lee Thom as, treasurer. Committee members are; Pub -1 licity and'Queen Contest: David Andre, chairman; Donald Snyder .and Ray Bolze. General arrangeinents: Richard Perry : chairman; Albert Balked•. Invitations and programs: Hen ry Dario], chairman. Reception: Leonard Rosen maum, chairman; Edward Hal bert, Norman Shoup. Advisres for the dance are Capt. James J. Littlejohn and Capt. Erwin P. Albrecht, Army; Capt. Richard Hickson, Air Force; and Lt. W. C. Haskell, Navy. The intramural athletic department is willing to sched .ule experimental playoffs between fraternity and indepen dent winners, according to Clarence "Dutch" Sykes, director 'of intramural athletics. Sykes said he will speak to winners in football and tennis singles concerning the playof to be completed this week. The playoffs are proposed by the Association of Independent. glen. Edward Leach, chairman off a four man committee to investi-; gate holding the playoffs, spoke. l to Sykes yesterday. Willing to Cooperate "If intramural teams want the playoffs," Sykes said, "the depart ment is willing to cooperate to the fullest extent possible." Win ners will not receive a trophy. "However," Sykes said, "I don't believe fraternity and indepen dent teams are dying to have the playoffs." Playoffs were held for the last time in 1929. They were discon tinued the following year because of lack of interest among the teams involved. Basketball Playoff Failed An informal badminton playoff was held in 1954 because the frat ernity winner requested it, Sykes said. An attempted basketball play off in 1948 was never played be cause neither team could agree on a scheduling date. The intramural sports schedule is so crowded that, 6y the time finals in a sport are played,jrat ernity and independent teams are beginning a new sport, Sykes said. Powerful Teams May Dominate Intramural athletics are for the benefit of the average player, he said. Scheduling All-University play offs may encourage the develop ment of one or two powerful teams for the sole purpose of be ing All-University champion. The average players will be come discouraged and will not en ter intramural sports or will for feit after having lost to a vastly suoerior team, Sykes said. It would be more logical, he said, to have an All-University playoff between the two last place teams. Doyle to - Attend Industry Congress Richard Doyle, junior in busi ness administration from Penn del. has been selected as the rep resentative of the University to the 61st annual Congress of Amer ican industry. The selection of Doyle was made by the student relations and awards committee of the College of Business Administration. Doyle is Vice President of Delta Sigma Pi, professional business fraternity, president of Androcles, junior men's hat society, and Junior Class Vice President. Rutgers Prof to Speak To Pre-Legal Fraternity Donald Kepner. dean •of the Rutgers State University Law School, will speak to Pi Lambda Sigma, •national pre-legal frater nity, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in 314 Willard. Kepner's topic will be "The Darby Case and its Implications." The meeting is open to the public. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1956 s. Both sports are scheduled 10 Studying Vocational Correction, Ten students are being trained as rehabilitation counselors in a, new program at the University. The program, administered by the College of Education, is sup ported by a $23,168 grant from the U.S. Office of Vocational Re habilitation. The State Depart ment of Welfare has also con tributed to the project. It is the aim of the progratri to provide well-trained rehabili tation counselors for public and private agencies, according to Dr. Kenneth Hylbert, director of the project. Help Disabled Persons The counselors help disabled. persons make suitable education al and vocational plans and ad vise them concerning sources of adequate medical care, special so cial services, occupational and physical therapy, placement, and. related aspects of rehabilitation. The two-year program, which leads to a master's degree, in cludes work in education, psy chology, and sociology. • Practical-experience is gained i •through internships arranged in. cooperation with the Pennsyl vania Bureau of Rehabilitation, the State Council for the Blind, and other agencies. HE Will Hold Awards Dinner For Thirty-two Fourteen donors or their rep resentatives will presents awards to 32 students at the fourth an nual awards dinner of the Col lege of Home Economics Thurs day.at the State College Hotel. Nine hotel and institution ad ministration students will receive awards and scholarships from Buff-Henley Paper Company in cooperation with the Philadelphia Restaurant Association, Joseph Ashner Memorial Award. Joseph V. Horn Scholarship, Pennsyl vania Hotels Association, Pennsyl vania Restaurant Association, and the Shuck Hotels. Other scholarships and awards to be presented are the Borden Award, Ellen M. Stuart Memorial Award, Extension Homemakers Scholarships, George D. Barbey - Scholarship, Kroger Scholarships, Sears Roebuck Foundation, State Federation of Pennsylvania Wo men, and the Pittsburgh Home Economists in Business Group. The latter scholarship will be Presented for the first time to a freshman at the University in the amount of $2OO for the first year and $lOO for each of the next three years. . •
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