L "FOR A BETTER PENN STATE" VOL. 50—No. 132 Al um n iOff ic ia ID rive r I n Fatal Accident DOWNINGTOWN—A 38-year-old West Chester man was fatally injured early this morning when he was struck by a car driven by Ridge Riley, alumni secretary of the College. The man, Warren W. Jackson, was struck while standing beside his parked car on the West Chester-Dowingtown road near here, the Associated Press reported. The accident oc cured at about 12:30 a.m. i : According to Coroner Cres ton Shoemaker, Jackson’s car apparently had developed motor or tire trouble and Jackson was examining it when he was struck by Riley’s car. Charles M. Speidel, wrestling coach and member of the College faculty, was riding with Riley, Shoemaker reported. They were, returning to West Chester, where they were to stay overnight, after speaking at Coatesville before the Penn State alumni club of Chester county. Riley was released on his own recognizance to appear at an in quest scheduled to • be held here next Thursday. Both cars were damaged in the accident. Wehrli To Speak At Chapel Sunday Dr. Allen G. Wehrli, professor of Old Testament language and literature /at Eden Theological Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri, will- speak on “Our Fateful Whims”, at chapel services in Schwab-auditorium Sunday. The chapel choir and organist George Ceiga will present portions from Mozart’s Requiem Mass. : A member of the National Board of Christian Education for the Evangelical and Reformed Church, Dr. Wehrli is also on the faculty of the summer training program of the Danforth Founda tion. He has frequently been a member of the faculty of various summer schools, and camps of a number of denominations. Dr. Wehrli was educated at Reed College, Portland, Oregon, and procured his B.D. degree from Eden Theological Seminary. In addition, he did post-graduate work at the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, the Universities of Halle and Berlin in Germany and at the Oriental Seminary of Johns Hopkins Uni versity at Baltimore, Maryland. LA Council Meets; Nominations Made The new Liberal Arts Council met this week and the following nominations were made for of ficers of the 1950-51 Council. Nominees for president are Herbert Arnold. Edward Shairi ken and David Schmukler; for vice-president, ' Clair George, Edwin Lefkowith, and Merrill Sporkin ;for secretary treasurer, George Glazer and Regina Wil liams. Ring Samples Approyed The permanent ring committee of All-College Cabinet last Satur day approved ring samples sub mitted by the Dieges and Clust Co. of New York City. The Dieges and Clust products may now be considered official College rings. A number of companies manu facture Penn State rings in free competition. The only stipulation to the acceptance of a ring as of ficial is approval by the Ring Committee, which tests submitted samples for‘material and com pares them with artists’ drawings ofthe officially-adopted ring. New Organization Of AIM Delayed By An Amendment The Association of Indepen dent Men, because of an amend ment added to the proposed con stitution at the AIM council meet ing Wednesday night, did not complete ite as ex pected. The'council did pass the amended constitution, but the amendment must be ratified by the Nittany, Pollock, and West Dorm Councils before the consti tution can go into effect. The amendment was the sub ject, of much discussion at a hec tic meeting which was almost adjourned at one point because of a quorum controversy. It changes the constitution to permit the new officers elected by the now ex isting council to automatically be come the officers of the Board of Governors upon complete ratifica tion of the constitution. Under the constitution, the dorm councils will be affiliated with the proposed Board of Gov ernbrs which will consist of 31 voting members and seven ex officio members. The Board will include a chairman, vice-chair man, secretary, and treasurer, and the presidents, vice-presidents, secretaries, and treasurers of the dorm councils. In addition, there will be 11 other members to give representation to every 500 in dependent men. Robert Davis, council presi dent, appointed Richard. Bard chairman of a Constitutional Re view Committee to lay the groundwork for a Town Council. The committee will use the pro posed AIM constitution and the Nittany and Pollock Dorm Coun cil constitutions as a basis for its work. Other members of the com mittee are William Brown, James Holland, and James Chadwick. A committee was also formed to investigate the preparing of a brochure describing independent life to new students. The booklet would be similar to one distribu ted by the Interfraternity Coun cil explaining fraternities. Moy lan Mills is chairman and mem bers include William Zakor, Rob ert Kotzbauer, Richard Mills, and Benjamin Ungerleider., A motion to supply salt and pepper shakers for the Nittany Dining Commons was passed by council. These new shakers with “AIM” inscribed on them will take the place of the limited sup ply of shakers now in the dining halls. —' Date Set For Sale Of Fall Timetables The date for the beginning of the sale of timetables for the Fall semester has been tentatively set for May 15, announced. Ray V. Watkins, College scheduling of ficer. First phase registration for the Fall term will probably begin at the same time. The dates for reg istration will be set by each school individually, and it is hoped that all schools will complete registra tion during the week of May 15. Students should watch for an nouncements , from their own schools concerning the times at which they are to meet with their advisors to schedule for the Fall semester. STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 5, 1950 Cabinet Officers Take Oath Today Budget Set Up A budget of $12,765 was set up by James MacCallum, all- College secretary-treasurer, and passed by All-College Cab inet at the last meeting of the retiring cabinet Wednesday night. The budget, proposed for the school year starting Sep tember, 1950, and running until June, 1951, is an increase of $740 over last year’s allocations of $11,825. Largest allocation, $5,000, was given to All-College Cabinet it self to run the affairs of the stu dent ' government. Among the functions included aj-e pep ral lies, student conventions, elec tions, and clerical work. Two thousand dollars was ap propriated for the carry-over fund. This fund is a balance laid aside to provide for the expenses the student government incurs between the ending of school and the resumption of classes for a new school year when new assess ments are collected. ' A total of $1,645 has been laid aside for the payment of salaries of all-College officers; class presi dents vand secretary-treasurers except those of the freshman'class; the chairman and committee members of the all-College elec tions committee and all members of Tribunal. (Continued on page eight) Lorch To Speak Al Mass Protest in Philadelphia Dr. Lee Lorch, mathematics professor who is to be relieved from his faculty post at the Col lege next month, will address a mass protest meeting in Philadel phia tonight. The meeting was called by the Committee for Academic Freedom in Pennsylvania which describes itself as a group of Penn State alumni and interested citizens. The group is under the leadership of Dr. Rotan Lee, an alumnus of the College and a Philadelphia physician. In New York City earlier this week, a Stuyvesant Town com mittee termed the College’s dis missal of Dr.. Lorch “one of the boldest attacks on academic free dom this country has witnessed.’ Adrian O. Morse, assistant to the president, yesterday said that the administration had no com ment to make.. . Criticism of the College’s policy came‘in the form of a statement issued by the New York City Ten ants Committee to End Discrimi nation in Stuyvesant Town. The tenants committee has been fighting the Metropolitan Life In surance Company policy of ex cluding Negroes from residence in Stuyvesant Town, a housing pro ject, operated by the company. A Negro family, guests of Dr. Lorch, has been living in his Stuyvesant apartment since September. The College has denied a charge by Dr. Lorch that he has been re leased because of this Stuyvesant. Town action. ' Contradicting the College’s of ficial explanation, the tenants committee .declared: “This statement, in the face of a letter signed by 23 of Dr. Lorch’s colleagues and other incidents sur rounding the firing, can only be an attempt to justify one of the boldest attacks on academic free dom this country has witnessed.” .(Continued on. page six) of $12765 by Cabinet Committee Asks Lower Room Rate A request for lowering the room and board rates of the Nit tany area for the coming semes ter was sent today to the Board of Trustees by the Room and Board Reductions Committee of the Nittany Dorm Council. Included in this report is data taken from numerous state institutions and other colleges. The entire report was compiled with the help of Scott Keyes, economics instructor at the Col lege. The committee, formed last December by the concil, has been investigating the situation since that time. Committee members are Richard Klingensmith, chair man, and George Demshock, Da vid Mutchler, and Ray Evert. . One of the first moves the committee made upon its for mation was to write a letter to the administration requesting the reduction in room and board. The. reply from the administra tion said that “any reduction in present rates would be possible only through a corresponding curtailment of quality and ser 'vice, which would not serve the best interests of the students.” Upon receiving the reply, the committee studied the reasons (Continued on page eight) Last Conference Called For Construction Plans The last of a series of confer ences to discuss plans for the con struction of 14 buildings with the $8 million grant given to the Col lege by the General State Au thority will be held in Harrisburg Tuesday. • The Authority grant was announced April 4. Architects for the project will probably be announced following Tuesday’s meeting, Samuel K. Hostetter, assistant to the presi dent in charge of business and fi nance, said yesterday. The State Authority will probably ask for bids for the two new wings to be added to the Mechanical Engi neering building. A total of $1,162,000 has been set aside for the additions to the ME building. The plans for the structure are complete, Hostetter said, since the building was origi nally planned as part of the post war construction program. Willard Hall, Plant Industries building and Mineral Sciences building were constructed under this program. The latter two have been standing idle since their completion, but $582,000 has been set aside for furnishing them. PRICE FIVE CENTS Outdoor Ceremony To Take Place At Old Main . Ceremonies marking the in stallation of the newly-elected All-College Cabinet officers will take place on the steps of Old Main at 1 o’clock this afternoon. Ted Allen, retiring All-Col lege president, will conduct the brief preliminary ceremonies. Allen will then turn the pro gram over to Robert Keller, Robert Davis chairman of Tribunal, who will administer the oath of office to the All-College president, vice president and secretary-treasurer elect. The new officers are Robert Davis, president; Harry Kon dourajian, vice-president; and Emerson Jones, secretary-treas urer. Allen and Keller will then (Continued on page six) Today . . . FOR the new All-College offi cers, who are being installed to day at 1 o'clock on the steps of Old Main. The Nittany Valley will echo with proud roars not only for new All-College President Rob ert Davis, Vice-President Harry Kondourajian, and Secretary- Treasurer Emerson Jones, but also for the outgoing officers, Ted Allen, Harry McMahon, and James MacCallum. A roar of thanks to the old officers and a road of confidence to the new officers.
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