Eittilm
1 Despite waves of colds, grippe and influenza, thousands
STATE COLLEGE. PA.. SATURDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 19. 1957 FIVE CENTS pf alumni will sail home this weekend under predicted clear
and dry skies to attend traditional homecoming weekend
•events highlighted by the Penn State-Vanderbilt game.
Hospitk Kickoff time (and it is supposed to be sunny and about
60 degrees, according to the University Weather Station)
elis at 1:30 p.m. today. 1
lc kenin A near-capacity crowd is ex
pected to see the game and the
'halftime Blue Band show.
doctors have been hired at Uni-1
1 Before the game, 500 alumni of
versify expense. the University and 100 from Van-I
The Health Center has re - 'derbilt University will attend the
ceived the help of University annual Alumni Luncheon at 11:30
psychiatrist Dr. George M( l a.m, at the Hetzel Union Building.'
Lott, who is also a practicing Tickets for the box lunch may be
physician. obtained for Sl.Bl at the alumni
No.figure is available on the registration desk opposite the
number of students treated at HUB desk.
the dispensary yesterday, but; Janet Dugan, freshman in arts By VINCE CAROCCI
Glenn noted a let-up there. The;and letters from Pittsburgh, chos- Sports Editor
number had been ranging be-!en as the 1957 Homecoming A ht. woe-ridden Penn State
tween 400 and 600 during the l Queen, will be presented with the;
past week. Homecoming Queen cup at the football team takes the field
While there is a slight im
:luncheon. against the Vanderbilt Com
provement in the campus-wide,
The alumni lawn display tro- modores this afternoon at Bea
situation, Glenn said, students,PhY
will be presented to the win-fiver
fraternity.
tions until the present "threat"; Field as a one-touchdown
should continue normal precau- I ning
Registration of alumni beganifavorite in the annual Lion
has passed.
' yesterday and will continue untiiiHomecoming attraction. Kick-
On - Thursday night Glenn
11:30 a.m_ today. ;off time is 1:30 p.m.
advised persons to "stay out of.
I Both Thespians and Players are, At least the experts pick the
I 1
resenting shows tonight. ThelLions by six points. But, that's
get as much sleep as possible."'
public places, eat sensibly and ! Thespian show, a musical excrm'not the way the Lion coaching
sion into the University's over - ;staff feels about it. "This game
crowded future entitled "A Great'is a tossup," Assistant Coach Joe
Future,"l will play its final per- , Paterno said yesterday morning.
Lion Scores KO formance at 8 tonight in Schwab! And, when you look at the
:Auditorium. Tickets may be pur-(Lion football situation, you can
Over 'Vanciyi chased at the HUB desk for $1.50.; see why. On top of all the worry
1 Players will present the second' caused by the flu bug -.making
lot'. 12 performances Of "Carnival t its way on campus, probably the
In First Round (of Thieves" at 8 tonight in Center' hardest blow came Thursday
I Stage, located in the Extension!
Center. Tickets are available att Coach Rip Engle was notified
I A cheering crowd of a thousand:the HUB desk or at the door of! late Thursday night of the un
students watched the NittanyiCenter Stage for $l.OO. i expected death of his father at
Lion "k nock o u t" "Commodorel All alumni have been invited ' the senior Engle's home at
!Vanderbilt" in the first round for
i to the annual Cider Party at il! Salisbury. Engle flew horn.
the "middleweight 'championship ttonight in the' main lounge of the yesterday but is expected to fly
lof the world" at last night's pep:Hug . _ I back to University Park in
;rally. The second round will be-t Students and alumni may at-1 time for the game. He is ex
(gin at 1:30 p.m. today.
ex
'gin the annual AINI-Leonidesl peeled to return to Salisbury
i Cavorting to the strains of the,"Autumn Ball" at 8 tonight in the, immediately after the contest.
Gillette fight song played by the ,HUB ballroom. Fred-Palmer's; Engle's coaching staff to 0 k
marching Blue Band, the Lion,Quintet will provide the music.; charge of yesterday's practice seg.
knocked out" the burly intruder ! Tickets are S 2 a couple. 'sion but could make no attempt
from the South and hurled him! He said an average of 15 of the to name a starting lineup. It's as
(into the bonfire which burned 96 members have been out each simple as this: they simply do not
!throughout the rally. day because of illness. If there; know who is going to start be
'Ralph H. Wherry, professor of are the same number out today cause they will not know who
insurance. a University alumnus the band will not do the show will be physically ready come
and member of the Athletic Ad-'that had been planned, he said, (kickoff time. As Assistant Coach
visory board, asked th'e student "An Old English Countryside" Jim O'Hora put it, "We'll use who
body to provide the spark for vie--is the theme for the 44th annual ever we can."
lt
ti
horcuure s h o w which more
Itory in today's football game. , 1 Flu has taken its toll cn 10 of
Part of the program consisted
j than 10,000 alumni, students and! Engle's boys. Only two are deli
,of a dance skit by six coeds from• others are expected to attend. I (Continued on page six)
unit 2 of Thompson Hall. The! The show will be held at the'
girls did a song and dance num- I Stock pavilion from 9 a.m. to
ber to the tune of "Dance V/ith 9p m. today and from 9 a.m. to Blue Band to Hail
'Me, Henry." 7 p.m. tomorrow. •
I n Alumni may want to renew old Mauthe at Halftime
1 memories by going to see thet The Blue Band will may a trila-
Yale Scientist to Talk 'poster display on the first floor of
'spelling
to J. L. "Pete" Mauthe by
1
lOn Smoking, Cancer (the Pattee Library. spelling out "PETE" they will
Dr. E. Cuyler Hammond of Yale! Posters of student events reach - ,play . the Alma Mater' at the half-
University Medical Society willing as far back into the past as, time show for the Homecoming
discuss " - Cigarette Smoking and 100 years ago are on view there.;football game tsiday.
Lung Cancer" at 8 p.m. Tuesday! Other weekend activities in-1 Mauthe, a former Lion player,
in the Mineral Sciences Audi-'elude - twill be inducted into tl--- Football
torium. •Annual golf tournament which i Hall of Fame at halftime.
Hammond is associated with began yesterday and will con-1 James W. Dunlop, Blue Band
the American Cancer Society and tinue this morning. director, said he did not know
has been engaged in the analysis' •Penn State-Pitt freshman foot-(what the rest of the show would
of data on the smoking habits(ball at 10 a.m. today. Ibe until he sees how many band
and well-being of 180,000 Ameri-; •An exhibit." Remember When." members show up at 12:30 p.m.
can males I (Continued on page three) (today.
VOL. 58. No. 2
Remain in Hospital;
m Notes Slackening
67
Gle
.er of students
iversity Health
ped to 67 yes
rding to Carol
The num
ill in the U
Center dro
terday, ace
H.-Burt,
and Dr.
director, has
ing of dem -
nary."
superintendent,
bert R. Glenn,
"noted a slacken
' d at the dispen-
Glenn said
dispensary in I ,
••campus-wid
this let-up at the
.'cater a probable
improvement
Yesterday'• decrease of pa
tients in the ospital showed a
drop of 46 om the previous -
day's total oi 116.
Dr. Rober G. Bernreuter,
special assis -nt to the presi
dent for stu.i - nt affairs, said a
spot check y•terday afternoon
indicated illnesses among frat
ernity house occupants showed
Phi Kappa
IFC Lawn
Phi Kappa Tau last night won the annual homecoming
lawn display contest for the fourth consecutive year.
Phi Delta Theta placed second and Acacia placed third
in the competition. Theta Xi, Pi Kappa Phi, and Kappa Delta
Rho received honorable mention.
The theme of the contest, which because of the flu► only
thirty houses entered, was "Penn
State vs. Vanderbilt."
The winning display, con
structed of paper napkins. fea
tures the Nittany Lion in a foot
ball uniform standing over a
reclining V and erbili Commo
dore. A sign at the base of the
display states: "Vander U
Sfatell Crush You;-'-
"Commodore at Bay" is the ti
tle of the second place Phi Delta
Theta entry. The Nittany'Lion is
represented" chasingthe Commo
dore up a ladder.
A colorful old sailing vessel
highlighted the Acacia exhibit.
The Lion stands as a buccaneer
with drawn sword forcing the
Commodore to "walk the plank."
The captain on the display pro
claims: "Sink the Commodore."
—Daily Collegian photo b Bolb(Thozapoon
LION has little trouble crushing "Commodore
only one hand in Phi Kappa Tau's winning lawn
e fourth - consecutive year the fraternity has won
contest.
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Vanderbilt" wi
display. This is
the. lawn displ .
filar
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
no increase, and perhaps a
small decrease.
Food Service noted a slight
decrease—from 611 on Thurs
day to 585 yesterday—in stu
dents having special box lun
ches in their rooms.
Mrs. Burt has described the
condition of most students as
grippe. • She said the usual
symptoms are high fever,
glazed eyes, heavy perspira
tion, listlessness and weakness
in the legs.
She said, 'Asiatic,, flu does
not act this way."
The Health Center has added
to its staff two full-time grad
uate nurses and one part-time
woman helper.
Meanwhile, five local physi
cians continue to visit the wo
men's residence halls to exam
ine bed-ridden coeds. These
Tau Wins
Display
Kappa Phi's steam roller and
Kappa Delta Rho's giant football
rounded out the award winners.
Phi Kappa Tau will receive
the Alumni Association Trophy
tonight at the Alumni Banquet
and five points toward the out
standing trophy award. •
Phi Delta Theta: will receive
three points and Acacia one point.
!Theta Xi, Pi Kappa Phi and Kap
pa Delta Rho will each receive
1.25 points.
Judging was on the basis of
originality, craftsmanship and ad
herence to theme.
The judges were Richard C.
Maloney, assistant dean of the
College of Liberal Arts; Otto E.
Mueller, director of housing; and
Mrs.'R. Mae Schultz, assistant to
Return
C 1 iti ; tt iTraditional Events
l 1 ".9 1 ""Set for Homecoming
World at a Glance
Ike to Propose Allied Science Pool
Compiled from AP Reports
President Dwight D. Eisen- ;
hower plans to propose to
British Prime Minister Harold
Macmillan next week pooling
Ithe scientific resources of the
Western Allies.
He will do this in a determined
effort to win clear superiority ov
er Russia in all phases of weapons
and. development and peaceful re
search.
This was learned on excellent
authority yesterday after the
President had. publicly ex
pressed confidence that the free
world's assets. are so much
greater than those of our po
tential enemy" that comparison
is ridiculous.
Despite F
Meanwhile, a Soviet scientist , McElroy said his preliminary
said yesterday Russia will some: study of the missile program
day "maybe soon" set up an; revealed no regulations to ham
observation station on the moon.: per progress in developing hal-
Presumably it would be an au-i listic weapons.
ttomatic, unmanned station. 1 The United Nations yesterday
IProfessor Aleksander Alek- was more interested in the more
sandrcry christened this lunar limmediate troubles of a possible
station Mirnaya, the Russian ithird world war.
feminine form of "peaceful." 1 The United Nations agreed
Nevertheless, the prediction car--; last night to a full-scale debate
ried an ominous note, implying] on Soviet-Syrian charges that
that now no spot on the earth isi Turkey and the United States
safe from Soviet rocket missiles; are plotting to touch off a war
and as a result U.S. military bases! in the Middle East.
ringing the Soviet Union were By a 68-0 vote with a single
losing their importance. abstention —Liberia the 82-na-
Secretary of Defense Neil 11.Ition Assembly approved a recom-
McElroy yesterday took personal imendation from its Steering Com
command of the ballistic missile`mittee that it take up the Syrian
programs: He ordered the mili- complaint that a threat exists to
tary departments to give hint Syrian security and also to world
.weekly progre&i reports. peace.
Lions Given
6-Point Edge
,Over Vandy