Eastern Gym
Begin at 1:30
The Gold-dust Twins—Lee Cunningham and Jay Werner —really
showed the home crowd their best selves last night in the Eastern'
Gymnastics all-arounds. With five of the six all-around events com-;
pleted in last night’s qualifying session, the two sophomores out-!
distance their nearest .competitor by more than a hundred points, i
Cunningham took the lead with!
a first in the opening event, the)
side horse. Although Werner;
started cutting it down point-by
point, he still holds a slim 13-
point lead over his teammate,
1283-1250, going into the final
event in the Olympic competi
tion, the free exercises.
The “free X” will be the first
event on today’s final session and
will determine the all-around
winner. The championships are
slated to begin at 1:30 this after
noon. Eight top qualifiers from
last night’s session will be com
peting for individual Eastern
titles, in tumbling, side horse,
high bar, rope climb, parallel
bars and the flying rings. That is,
after the two Lions decide which
one is going to be the Easter’s
all-round champion this year and
continue the Lion’s seven year
domination of the event.
' In the individual events, it
was all Penn State and Pitts
burgh with an occasional Army
man. The Jungle Cals of former
Penn Staler Warren Neiger
hold three firsts in the stan
dard six events with the Lions
holding two and the Army, one.
But the Panthers and Lions
have a total of 13 men in the;
top three positions and all of
them have a good chance to come!
through with the win tomorrow.]
The program started out withi
one of the tightest most-competi
tive events on the program,
tumbling. Panther Don Neeld
could do no wrong on his four
runs on the mat and came up
with a 262, his best score of the
year. One slim point behind the
Skyscraper athlete was the Lions’
Graeme Cowan who missed a
back-front on his third run. Three
points behind Cowan at 258 is
Dave Dulaney who again thrilled
the crowd with his fast routine,
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Sororities
Will Rush
Informally
Informal sorority rushing will
begin Monday and will continue
through March 21.
Sororities may issue invitations
by telephone to rushees to visit
the suites from 1 to 5 p.m. and
6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday through
Thursday.
Bids may be taken to the dean
of women’s office at 8 p.m- Thurs
day, and will be distributed to
the rushees from there. Sororities
may extend bids to rushees who
have visited their suites at least
once.
Rushees must .reply to bids re
ceived on Thursday by noon on
Saturday in the dean’s office-
Bids received after Thursday
dean’s office three days after the
bid is received",
is received.
Six sororities will not be rush
.ing informally. They are Alpha
Epsilon Phi, Kappa Delta, Delta
Delta Delta, Alpha Chi Omega,
Gamma Phi Beta and Kappa Al
pha Theta.
Lists of coeds registered for the
informal rush period will be dis
tributed to the sororities by the
dean's office.
Afternoon and evening rushing
will be informal chatter dates.
Concert Ticket
Distribution
Begins Monday
Students may l begin to pick up
tickets Monday afternoon for the
concert to be presented next Sun-,
day night by Rise Stevens, mezzo- j
soprano of the Metropolitan Opera
Company.
• The concert, scheduled for 8:30
p.m. Sunday in Recreation Hall
'is the thirteenth program of the
Artists’ Series.
The student distribution will
begin at the Hetzel Union Build
ing desk at 1 p.m. Monday and
continue until 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Sales to non-students, priced at
$l, will be held Thursday and
Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
If tickets remain after the close
of the sale, they will again be
come available to students March
15 from 9 a.m. to noon.
Unemployment Readies
Highest Mark Since 1942
WASHINGTON, March 7 I/P) —The highest unemployment figurej
in 16 years will be announced nextjweek, officials said today. The'
new figure of 5,100,000 jobless in February represents an increase
of more than 600,000 over January;
Democratic. Senate Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of'Texas an
nounced the Defense Department'
nounced the Defense Department
is speeding up the spending of
about 450 million dollars on job
producing military construction
projects in areas where people are
looking for work.
Tonight the government an
nounced a new high in unemploy
ment among workers covered by
unemployment com pensation—
TJC—system. The Labor Depart
ment’s Bureau of Employment
Security said joblessness rose by
137,800 to a record 3,268,000
among UC-covered workers for
the' week ending Feb. 22. Only
about two thirds of all workers
are covered by UC.
■ The 137,800 increase is on top
of the 5,100,000 figure which will
represent over-all j unemployment
By MATT MATHEWS
Snow Foreseen,
Lion Stays In
The Nit'tany Lion is deliberate
ly shunning the campus again to
day for his mountain hideaway.
I His formal excuse is the ex
pected weather . ,
—snow flurries | ' )
and rain, with an *
expected high of
40 to 45 degrees.
But last night
the Lion private
ly admitted to a
friend that he
does not want to
r e t u r n to cam
pus until “hiber
nation” .season is
over and he can
shed his coat,
thus making his first public
spring appearance attired in a
new fashionable spring suit.
for the week ended Feb- 15. The
BBS said, however, that initial
benefit claims for the week ended
March 1, indicating new layoffs,
declined by 23,300 to 435,900 for
that week.
This data tends to show that
while unemployment has contin
ued to rise since the government’s
Feb- 15 nationwide job count re
flected the 5,100,000 total, the rise
has been at a reduced rate. -
Johnson, saying the nation’s un
employed now number between
five and six million, told a news
conference he will press for Sen
ate, action on major measures in
providing jobs.
In this connection he mentioned
appropriations, housing, highway
'and education bills.. ,
Finals
T oday
(Enllcgian
VOL. 58. No. 102 STATE COLLEGE. PA., SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH 8. 1958 FIVE CENTS
Pi Lam Property
Faces Condemning
The State College Parking Authority has voted to begin condemnation proceedings on
property which includes the house now occupied by Pi Lambda Phi fraternity.
The authority decided to use the right of eminent domain to obtain the Pugh Street
site for an off-street parking lot after Perry H. Gentzel, the owner, rejected an offer of
$95,000 for the plot.
The authority stated the fraternity’s occupancy would
—Daily Collegian photo hjr Ceorya Harrison
BOY, BUT NO BEACH—Howard Warren, as Tam, talks with Jayne
Mort, as Evelv, acting a scene from the Players’ production. ‘‘Boy on
the Beach,” which opens tonight in Schwab Auditorium.
on the Beach'
Open. Tonight
'Soy
Will
The Penn State Players will present the first public per
formance of Violet Welles’ new play “The Boy on the Beach ’
at 8 tonight at Center Stage.
Mrs. Welles, her husband and other members of the New'
Dramatists, New York playwright group, attended the pre
miere showing of the play last night. The performance was
entirely an invited guest event.)
Tickets will be available at i
the Heizel Union desk for the !
performances .beginning lomor- I
row night through the end of !
the 5-week run on April 12. I
The play is described as a so
phisicated modern comedy-dra
jma. It revolves around the "smart
IFire Island set” and the plot is
built on an affair between a play
:-boy and a young Negro girl who ;
wants to attend graduate school:!
The role of Tam Pierce, the play
boy and the “boy” in the title,!
will be played by Howard War-j
ren. and the Negro girl, Gerry i
Anderson, will be portrayed by
Beverly James.
- Mrs. Welles has. been named
by the New York playwright •
group, the New Dramatists, as j
one of their "ten most talent
ed." New Dramatists was found
ed in 1949 to help talented
playwrights gain recognition.
Among its founders are such
noted theatre people as Bus
sell Crouse and Oscar Hammer
stein 11. Last year, the New
Dramatists arranged for the
Players' presentation of a new
play by Eugene Baskin. "One's !
a Crowd."
Managers and crews for the
production are as follows:
Ccf-managers of the house
crew are-Sally Swing and James
Chappie. Crew members are Jac
queline Powell, Barbara Marcus,
Barbara Kersnick, • Carol Frank,
Jane Livingston, Barry Gordon,
(Continued on page eightJ . ,
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
Political Parties to Hold
Final Nominee Elections
Campus and University parties will set the spring political sea
|son in motion at tomorrow night’s meetings with final nominations
:and elections of party nominees.
University party will meet at 7 p.m. in 121 Sparks. Campus
party will hold its meeting at 7 p.m. in Schwab. Students who hava
registered as Campus party mera-i
bers but have not obtained their 1
party cards may do so beginning!
at 6:15 p.m. j
"This is the first time a stu- :
: dent political party has been !
given the use of Schwab." said
Bernard Magdoviiz. Campus
clique chairman. He said the
meeting was scheduled for Sch
wab instead of Sparks so that
the 670 party members could
all be seated. The largest lec
ture rooms in Sparks hold
about 4CO.
! Magdovitz said students must
be out of Schwab-by 9 p.m. tomor
row. That’s why party cards will
be handed out early so that the
meeting can begin promptly at 7.
he said.
University party’s executive
.committee will meet at 2 pan. to
morrow in 203 Willard. Students
seeking nomination as the party’s
I candidates will be introduced at
not be interrupted before the
end of the semester. Ample noti
fication would be given, authority
members said.
William Adams, president of the
fraternity, said he has not received
any official word of action by the
authority up to now. Furthermore,
he said any possible future legal
proceedings would have to be car
ried on by Gentzel.
In refusing the original offer.
Genteel told the authority he had
not purchased the property with
the idea of resale in mind and
considered it worth far more in
view of proposed improvement
and development of the area.
Gentzel declined to make fur
ther comment yesterday but said
his attorneys are currently study
ing the action.
In directing the condemnation
action, the authority instructed
. its solicitor to tender a bond to
. Gentzel to coyer any .-damages
brought about by the court pro
ceedings. The bond, set at twice
i the offered price, or $130,000.
i will cover such damages as
: court costs or loss of rent dur
j ing court action.
According to the authority, both
Gentzel and the fraternity will be
sent copies of the condemnation
resolution and' the bond offer. If
the bond is refused, an approval
of its amount will be sought in
court.
When bond approval or ac
ceptance is received, the Au
lhority will continue eminent
domain proceedings under the
Parking Authority Law of
Pennsylvania. A Board of View
ers, then will be appointed by
the court to evaluate the prop
erty, following which Gentzel
may appeal the established
evaluation. It an agreement is
not then reached, a final court
! decision is required.
■ In addition to the fraternity, the
•,lot is used for a private parking
■area and has storage buildings at
ithe rear.
the meeting, according to John
D’Angelo, party chairman-
The committee also will dis
cuss platform planJcs and will
hear officers’ reports. Members
who haven't paid their party
dues should do so at the meet
ing. D'Angelo said.
Campus party's steering com
mittee will meet at 2 p.m. tomor
row in 212 Hetzel Union to discuss
the campaign.
In order to attend and vote at
tomorrow night’s meetings, stu
dents must have attended at
least one previous party meet
ing, according to Elections Com
mittee Chairman Peter Fishbum.
) He said that students who
have registered as party mem
bers but haw not yet obtained
their parly cards may do so to
morrow at the meetings. Stu
dents will not be admitted to
(Continued on page eight J