iSliiP ®lj t imly ; VOL. 51 No. 58 West Dorm Group Adjourns During Collegian Debate By MARV KRASNANSKY West dorm council adjourned its meeting last night in the midst of a discussion on the proposed increase in the Daily Collegian assessment. The council voted last week to instruct the All-College cabinet representative of AIM to vote no against the assessment unless a student referendum is held first. A motion was introduced last night, however, to reconsider the action. 'Time Limit' Extended Originally the council had been scheduled to adjourn at 8:30 p.m., but at that time a motion was passed by the required two-thirds majority to extend the meeting to 9:15 o’clock. Time for ad journment came in the midst of discussion on the’ Collegian as sessment, and another motion to extend the meeting until all business was completed failed to get the required two thirds. Remaining on the agenda was discussion on West dorm lounges, housing, food, and phones. Richard Bard, chairman of the board of governors of AIM, criti cized the council for allowing “a few dilatory members to ob struct the order of business.” The board of governors will meet Wednesday, Bard said, and it is necessary for a vote to be taken at that time, on the Collegian assessment so that he would be able to vote one way or another when the issue is brought before cabinet Thursday, Will Vote No Since further discussion of the assessment will have to await the next meeting of the council, the original motion is still in effect. West dorm’s four AIM represen tatives will, therefore, be requir ed to vote against the assessment unless a student referendum is held. . Clark Speaks Earlier the council in effect re- ig‘expected in the area, although established relations with Russell there may be a few snow flurries Clark, director of housing, with today whom it “broke” last week in a The total snow fall for the area dispute over ping-pong tables, this year is approximately 22 Clark spoke before the council inches, compared to last year’s for ah hour, answering questions total of 26.1 for the year. - (Continued on page eight) State College police issued the Eisenhower Outlines Extension Services President Milton S. Eisenhower outlined services performed by the College and its extension programs at the dedication Sunday of the new Ogontz center at Rydal. The dedication, held in Phil weekend addresses by President to the Penn State club of New York, an alumni group, at a din ner in his honor at the Park Sheraton Hotel Friday night. Philadelphia Speech In the Philadelphia speech, the President said that a complete public education program must provide instruction for those who cannot afford full-time college training. The program of the Col lege, he said, includes resident instruction, research, and exten sion, with the extension service carrying its instruction through out the state The extension staff has served a million Pennsylvanians during the last two years, he said. Some 2800 students in freshman, sopho more, or technical courses studied in the extension centers. Reason For Centers Reasons for setting up these centers, given by the President, were the necessity for bringing low-cost instruction to people in their own communities. and the necessity for accommodating the freshmen in regular College courses who could not be taken on oampw. STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12, 1950 SNOW FUN between classes was a popular pastime on campus yesterday as State College awakened to find itself smothered in a blanket of the white stuff. Here, a group of snowballing girls pellet the Collegian photographer from the railing at McAllister HalL Heavy Snow Fall Makes Walking, Driving Unsafe Eight and one-half inches of snow fell on State College yester day and made pedestrian and motor traffic hazardous. Dr. Herbert R. Glenn, director of the College Health service, reported that about 15 students had reported to the dispensary yes terday for treatment of injuries, mostly sprained ankles and backs, caused by the slippery footing. Most of the borough streets were cleared by mid-afternoon, but the snow p&cked easily and a layer of ice covered most of those streets and walks that were not completely cleared. The College Weather station said that no more large snow fall Ladelphia, was the second of two Eisenhower. He spoke informally Students To Give Musical Recital The Department of Music will present a student recital in Schwab auditorium, tomorrow at 8 p.m. Howard Fleming will play Toc- Minor by Nevin. Ruth Stufft, Janet Rice, Rose Davis, and Rita Case accompanied by Gay Brunner will do Niles’ “Sweet Little Boy Jesus” and “Maria’s Cradle Song”' by Reger. Elizabeth Stuter will play two etudes by Chopin—Op. 10, No. 5 and Op. 25, No. 2. “The Blue Madonna” by Niles, “The First Christmas” by Dough erty, and ‘.‘Gavotte” from “Man on” by Massenet will be perform ed by Cleo Ross and Gay Brun ner as accompanist and John Huber on the guitar. Joan O’Hara will play Schu mann’s “Romance” in F sharp Major and Brahms’ “Ballade” in G Minor. Paul* Barton will do “Piece Heroiqne” by Eranck. usual list of coasting areas wheje sledding is permitted. Sparks street, from Nittany to Foster; Old Boalsburg rdad; Centre lane; Foster avenue from Gamer »to Pine; Sauers street from Beayer to College; Woodland drive and the south end of Gamer street are open for children, and College students too, until 11 p.m., for whatever winter sports they can cook up. Snowball fights, snowmen, and people going down for the count were common scenes in the daz zling whiteness on the Mall and other campus walks yesterday. Nittany Council Okays Increase Nittany dorm council approved the Daily Collegian’s proposed as sessment at its meeting last night by a vote of 12 to 5. John Ash brook, assistant news editor of Collegian, attended the meeting, giving the publication’s side of the question. The council decided to ask Rus sell Clark, director of housing, for a council room in Dorm 20. It also laid tentative plans to ap proach Harold K. Wilson, dean of men, on the College’s housing policy for the spring semester. A committee will be selected in the Nittany dorm area to judge the Christmas decorations being displayed by the dorms. Judging will take place Friday - evening, and council officials invited stu dents to view the displays. Final plans were laid by the council to hold an informal dance, open to all students,' Friday in the TUB at 8:30 p.m. Music will be provided by Paul McWilliams and his orchestra. “Les Miserables,” a sound mo tion picture, will be shown free of charge at 7 p.m. Sunday in the PUB. The council took action on plans proposing a study sem inar for the residents of the area and also named Douglas Hoerner as its purchasing agent. . Enrollment Plan To Start Early Edwin Barnitz, chairman of the student enrollment com mittee, ’ yesterday announced an emergency plan to set the committee’s work in progress earlier than planned in an ef fort to bring more students to the Penn State campus. He issued an “urgent plea” for students to visit their high schools next week, at the start of the Christmas vacation, to talk with seniors who will be graduated in February and to attempt to in terest them in Penn State. A meeting of students interest ed in participating has been call ed for 7 p.m. Thursday in 418 Old Main. Barnitz said. Major Cities Major Pennsylvania cities where schools will graduate Feb ruary classes are Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Erie. He asked that students from high schools in those cities or from other high schools with midyear graduating classes, volunteer for such work at the meeting. The action is being taken in the face of a predicted decrease in enrollment due to February graduations from the College. The committee was set up early this year by All-College cabinet in an effort to curb the downward trend in enrollment. Previously, the committee had planned to begin its work at the end of the current semester, but the enrollment decline predicted for next se m ester prompted earlier action, Barnitz said. Students To Talk He said he hoped to send as many as four or five students to each high school to talk to Febru ary high school graduates and to give them information on what Penn State has to offer them. Any student, male or female, regard less of' class, will be eligible to work on the project, he stated. Letters already have been sent to high schools in the cities where the committee plans to send stu dents, Barnitz said. He said class es in most high schools would end later next week than classes at the College. Town Council Elects Olmsted David Olmsted, a fifth semes ter advertising major, was un animously elected president of the Town council last night. Other officers elected were William Brown, vice-president; David Fitzcharles, secretary, and Robb Keener, treasurer. Represen tatives-at-large to the board of governors of the Association of Independent Men are Robert Ed wards, Daniel Grady, Richard Mays, and Paul Zanoni. Both Olmsted and Brown were sole nominees for their respec tive offices. Keener was elected on the second ballot. Richard Bard, chairman of the AIM -board, congratulated the winners. “The Town council has always been the weakest point in AIM, let’s make it the strongest point this year,” he said. A debate arose over the right of the newly-elected officers to vote on council matters. It was decided that only the president will lose his vote except in the event of a, tie in the council. He will have to select another man to represent his ward. The council decided to hold meetings the Monday before each Wednesday meeting of the AIM board of governors. The move was made to give the representatives at-large an opportunity to obtain the council members’ views on ■questions which will be consider ed at board meetings. David Keller was appointed publicity chairman. The move was made, Olmsted said, in order to “get Town council in the eye of the student body.” PRICE FIVE CENTS intervention Can't Cure World Ills, Chakravarty Says By LEE STERN World ills cannot be cured merely by military intervention in the affairs of other countries, Prof. Amiya Chakravarty, advisor to the Indian delegation at the United Nations, told an audience of approximately 250 persons at Schwab auditorium last night. Professor Chakravarty, whose appearance here was sponsored by the American Friends service committee and PSCA, spoke on “India’s Role in the East-West Conflict.” No Cure-All “There can be no cure-all for the world’s problems. Military remedy is no remedy. Nothing can be solved by extending an area of suffering,” he said. India, while condemning aggres sion, stands for; peaceful negotia tion rather than warfare against aggressors, he added. India, not a nation of “guns and diplomats” but one which believes in “staying power, not eliminative power,” is similar to the United States in that its government is based on toleration and acceptance of hu man differences. It is bound to gether by ideals rather than tan gibles, he said. "Saints And Sinners" “Nothing can be gained by an nihilation. There are both saints and sinners in every country,” said Chakravarty. He cited the Asian relations conference called together by Nehru after India’s independence was announced as an example of the sort of discussion which might have helped prevent the extreme stages in the present Korean war. In this meeting, he said, European as well as Asiatic representatives were invited to discuss the role of Asia in the world of today. Freshmen To Discuss Collegian Assessment The freshman class will hold its first meeting of the year to morrow at 7:30 o’clock in 105 White hall to discuss the proposed Collegian assessment increase. President Gerald Maurey said yesterday that plans for a dance to be held next semester also will be discussed. New class officers conferred last night with officers of last year’s freshman class on pro cedure. History Round Table Edward F. Robinson, instructor in history, will speak on “The Homestead Strike of 1892” at a meeting of the History round table at 7:30 tonight in McElwain hall study lounge. Only n Shopping Days till Christmas
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