Today's Forecast:
Cloudy,
Showers
VOL. 58. No. 1
Gets
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apology for t
President EiH
Hershey spee
The bureau anager, L. U. Les
lie, expressed 'egret in a letter
to Walker for "any embarrass
ment that our abstract of your
address . . . ca sed you."
Leslie calle • "deglamorizing
of sports," a erm used in the
lead paragrap of the story as
part of Walk .r's views, "with
out a doubt" a • oor word choice,
adding that ii the next para
graph of the st ry Walker, point
ed out that it ould be his idea
to make scholastic activity as
attractive as sports.
The AP story on the speech,
piade before the Pennsylvania
School Superintendents, brought
considerable comment from Uni
versity alumni and sportswriters
concerned about the report that
Walker has urged deglamorizing
sports and extracurricular activi
ties. •
Walker referred to sports and
activities near the end of the
speech, saying: "Somehow, some
way we must find means of mak
ing studying and learning at least
as attractive to our students as
winning football letters and play
ing in the band."
The letter of apology said: "it
would have been better to have
emphasized in our abstract your
views on scholarship._ since that
was the main subject of the ad
dress, rather than pulling up
your brief reference jo sports."
"You may be sure," the letter
added, "it ..is always our very
earnest desire to properly present
the views of speakers, whose re
marks we report."
Lion Expects
Showers Today
The clouds and occasional show
ers considered likely for today
may thwart the Nittany Lion as
well as the students who would
like to spend the (IP - t Whi des.
The Lion is a
fraid a thunder
shower will in
terfere with the
tractor d r i v ing
contest this af
ternoon, too. He
has entered the
contest as usual
and has high
hopes of doing as
well as he did
last year when
he trapped a
pretty coed against a parked car.
Perhaps that is why safety regu
lations are emphasized this year.
The weekend should be fairly
warm, with a high of 70 to 75
predicted. The weather may clear
by tomorrow, the Lion said.
Photo Exhibition
Will Open,Today
An exhibit of 150 photographs,
known as the "Contemporary
Theatre in the United States,"
will open today and continue
through next week.
The exhibit, arranged by the
Department of Theatre Arts, will
be located in - the gallery of the
Hetzel Union. It is a part of the
1958 Arts Festival.
The photographs will include
pictures of productions done in
Children's Theatre, Educational
Theatre, Iroadway, off-Broad
way, professional and semi-pro
fessional resident companies and
summer theatre.
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—Daily Collegian photo by Larry Epstein
AND THE WALLS came tumbling down, might well have been
the wreckers' theme song as they went about the business of
demolishing the old Petroleum Refining Laboratory yesterday.
The chorus might be; and the roof came tumbling after.
Refining
For Eng
Good engineering and an 1800-pound concrete ball brought
about the spectacular downfall of the old Petroleum Refining
Laboratory yesterday as wreckers prepared the area for the
new Hammond Engineering Building.
Work also continued on the sites of the new men's resi-
dence halls and the Petroleum
Laboratory.
Street superintendents watched
as the battle of machine against
building started on College Av
enue during
,the morning. The
wooden extension on the Mall
was the first to go.
Rather than take the remain
der of the_ building apart piece
meal, the wrecking crew plan
ned to use the crane and ball
to knock the walls out and lit
erally let-the building wreck it
self.
Trucks and a high lift will be
used to remove the wrecked ma
terial. Removal will take about
five days.
Construction is speeding on
North Halls, the new men's resi
dence area. The concrete forms
have already been removed from
the first floor of one of the units,
and work is proceeding on the up
per levels.
The wooden shells for the foun
dation, are being set in place for
two other units in the area.
Steel work is also continuing
on the area dining hail. The
Miss Penn State 'Can't Believe' Win
By BONNIE JONES
"It's all so exciting I still
can't believe it," pert and
pretty Virginia "Ginger" Ot
tinger said in an interview
yesterday on her coronation
as Miss Penn State on Thurs
day night.
Miss Ottinger's glory was
shared by boyfriend George, who
was seated in the audience during
last night's on-stage final inter
views. When she was asked to
name her major interest on cam
pus she calmly replied "George."
She is pinned to George Vince,
a member of Chi Phi fraternity.
"He was a finalist too," she
giggled—"in the Ugly Man con
test."
Meanwhile the spotlight swung
to George seated in the audience
squirming with his face in his
hands. He stretched, shifted posi
tion and appeared near collapse
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
STATE COLLEGE, PA.. SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 3, 1958
Lab Razed
Building
work is approximately two
-weeks behind schedule because
of the weather, according to one
of the foremen on the project.
Preparatory work is continuing
on the site of the new Petroleum
Refining Laboratory: Workmen
are readying the area for the
pouring of the concrete foundation
and supporting pillars.
Although no actual work has
begun on the extensions to the
Home Economics South building,
I the contractor has already begun
to bring in the necessary equip
ment. Weather permitting, work
will begin on the project next
week.
Health Center Names
Krug Assistant Director
Dr. Edgar S. 'Krug has been
named assistant director and phy
sician in the Health Center.
Krug, a graduate of Jefferson
Medical College in Philadelphia,
was named to the staff of the
University in 1937 after he had
practiced medicine for seven years
in McConnellsburg.
when Ginger walked down the
aisle wearing the traditional regal
robe trimmed with fur. •
Afterward, George was the first
to offer congratulations. "He just
grabbed meand said 'you were
wonderful'," she said.
Barely 5 feet 2 inches tall, Gin
ger was almost engulfed in the
large caneback 'chair where she
reigned with a court of four
other finalists, Annette Agner, El
len Donovan, Sybil Kersh and
Dorothy Lentz.
Her gown was pale green net
with a fingertip-length overlay of
white lace.
After graduation, Ginger, a jun
ior in political science from Nor
wood, plans to take a Civil Ser
vice test and work for the gov
ernment for a few years.
In her preliminaryterview
she was asked why she' wanted
to be Miss Penn State. "Not only
for myself, but for my parents,
because they would be so proud,"
she replied.
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Sobolev Vetoes
Inspection System
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (W)--The Soviet Union brushed
aside Friday all pleas for compromise and vetoed President
Eisenhower's proposal for a military inspection system in the
polar regions.
Before casting the 83rd veto by the Soviet Union in the
Security Council, Ambassador-Ar
kady A. Sobolev denounced the
Eisenhower plan as a gimmick
intended to enable the West to
spy on Soviet territory. He also
criticized Secretary General Dag
Hammarskiold for coming out in
favor of the U.S. plan.
The vote was 104 for the U.S.
resolution proposing that tech
nical talks start at once on the
setting up of a system designed to
avert the threat of massive air
attack across the polar regions.
But the one negative vote by the
Soviet Union, under Security
Council procedure, killed the pro
posal
In an effort to avoid a Soviet,
veto the United States accepted' '
a Swedish amendment saying the,
technical talks could prove valu-'
able in disarmament talks at a;
summit meeting. Sobolev said this:
did -not change the negative na-1
ture of the U.S. proposal.
The Soviet Union disregarded !
also assurances from Secretary of
State John Foster Dulles and re-!
iterated by IT.S. Ambassador!
Henry Cabot Lodge that setting , ,
up of an inspection system - might
make unnecessary polar flights of
the U.S. Strategic Air Force. The
Soviet Union charged that the
planes carrying nuclear weapons
in flights toward its borders could
accidentally trigger World War
Lodge assailed the veto, saying
it proved to the entire world that
Moscow "is more interested in in
creasing tension and anxiety than,
in finding ways and means to pre
vent surprise attack."
The Security Council then voted
down 9-1 with Sweden abstaining'
a Soviet resolution asking that the
Security Council call on the Unit
ed States to end its polar region
flights, and refer inspection and
all other measures to a summit
meeting.
The United States sought an in
ternational inspection system in
the region providing for advance
notification of flights and inove
ments of military significance. It
suggested radar monitoring of
flights and provision also for
ground inspection posts.
Schell Receives Award
Kerry Schell, senior in for
estry from Tower City, has re
ceived the outstanding senior
award of Xi Sigma Pi, forestry
activities honorary fraternity.
The award is given annually to
a senior member of the fraternity.
—Photo by Marty Schorr
"WHO, ME?" Virginia Ottinger,
newly crowned Miss Penn State,
gasps in surprised delight as she
learns she is the winner.
Why Did
the Chicken ... ?
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WUS Drive
Col lectss7o4
In Donations
The World University Service
fund drive has received a total
of $704 to date, according to Jacob
Dentu and Joyce Basch, co-chair
men.
Additional contributions may be
sent to WUS, Helen Eakin Eisen
hower Chapel,
The drive included a program
of international music, folk songs,
dances and stories, campus talks
by WUS national and regional of
ficers, the "Prof Snarf" contest
and soliciting of funds. The
"Snarf" contest, won by Wallace
E. White, professor of wood tech
nology, representing the College
of Agriculture, took in more than
$3OO, the largest contribution.
"The drive, for the first one of
Its kind, was very successful be
cause students and member of
the committee put their hearts
into it," Dentu said.
Joyce Basch also complimented
students on "giving the buck and
not passing it."
Proceeds will go to a scholar
ship trust fund for medical school
scholarships in South Africa,
where there is one doctor for
every 40,000 Africans.
In this country WUS is spon
sored by B'nai B'rithllel Foun
dations, National Newman Club
Federation, the National Student
Association, and the Christian
Council including the national
Student Council of the YMCA and
YWCS and the student divisions
of the Protestant churches.
Area to Hear
Test Air Raid
Alert Tuesday
A test air raid alert will be
conducted in the area Tuesday as
part of a three-state test.
Sometime between 9 and 11 a.m.
an alert signal—a steady blast of
three to five minutes —will be
given by the siren atop the Uni
versity Power Plant. On this sig
nal the public is expected to listen
for further signals but take no
action.
The take-cover signal to follow
will be a wailing tone or short
blasts for three minutes. On this
signal the public is expected to
take cover immediately and traf
fic to halt until the second alert
is given. Classes will not be evac
uated, hut if the alert occurs be
tween classes. the take-cover rule
should he followed, according to
Elwood F. elver, head of the De
partment of Security and coordi
inator for the test.
A second alert will signal the
'end of the drill.
Alpha Nu Will Present
Talk on Space Travel
"Observations of a Space Travel
er" will be the subject of an illus
trated lecture to be presented at
7:30 p.m. tomorrow in 111 Boucke
by the members of Alpha Nu,
honorary astronomy society.
The talk will illustrate what
the future space traveler will
meet as his rocket ship approach
es and lands on neighboring plan
ets.
The program is open to the
public.
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