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VOL. 51— No. 90
Lion Party Chooses
New Clique Officers
By BUD FENTON
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The 1951 Lion Party machine took the first steps toward organi
zation of the, spring campaign .Sunday night by electing all-College,
senior, and junior class clique officers.
Milton Bernstein took the re]
College chairman Huber Stevens
the only other candidate for the
office, was withdrawn from the
nominees.
Nearly 300 students attended
the Meeting in 121 Sparks, elect
ing the new officers by sitting
calmly and nominating only 12
persons for ,the ten positions.
_No Balloting
No balloting was necessary for
the elections since the second
nominees for all-College' chair
man, and all-College vice-chair
man, were withdrawn from the
race. This necessitated the casting
• of only a single "formality" vote
by the all-College clique secre
tary, Rose Eifert, to put the nom
inees in office.
Stevens, in relinquishing his
position to Bernstein, said, "Vic
tory this spring will be in order
again, although it will be third
time." (The Lion party has dom
inated the political scene in re
cent years, winning the` last two
all-College elections.)
John Stoudt was elected to the
vice-chairmanship of the all-Col
lege clique. Robert Schultz' name
was withdrawn, making the elec
tion automatic.
Ruth Grotsky is the new all-
College clique secretary, and, John
Haines will hold th treasurer's
position in the new clique. Both
were unopposed.
Senior Officers
Senior class clique officials
were all unopposed — in quest of
- -their positions. Leonard - Wargo is
the new chairman. Charles Kru
ger was elected to the vice-chair
manship and Ann Titmus was
elected as secretary-treasurer.
The junior class clique candi
dates were also unopposed for the
three pdsitions. William Berks
tresser took charge of the junior
clique as chairman and Richard
Cameron took office as vice
chairman. Peggy Mayberry was
elected to the secretary-treasurer
position of the group.
Senior. Exam
Plan Approved
By LA Couricil
Liberal Arts student council
passed a resolution last night to
approve the proposed plan to el
iminate final exams for eighth
semester seniors by a 13 to 4
vote.
Some council members felt
that the finals' plan should' eli.
minate exams entirely. Others
voiced the opinion that final
exams should be set up on a
voluntary basis as a reward.
They felt that if the .student
could raise his grade by taking
the test he should be allowed to
do so.
Debate On Finals
The plan will be discussed at
the senior class meeting tonight.
A debate on final exams will be
held next Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
in 10 Sparks.'
Marlin Brenner, All-College
cabinet parliamentarian, an d
John Erickson, senior class presi
dent, will debate the affirmative.
Harry Kondourajian, All-College
vice-president, and David Lewis,
a member of the debate team, are
the negative debaters.
Plans were aired on the Liberal
Arts mixer set for March 13 at
7:30 p.m. in the Tub. It will be
a faculty-student affair with en
tertainment during intermission.
A dance band has not been se
lected as yet. Admission is dree.
Suggestions Asked
Edwardd Shanken, president,
called for suggestions to be pre
sented to the student-faculty
planning board.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 27, 1951
ins of the party from retiring all
after the name of James Worth
State Party
Lists Clique
Nominations
By MARV KRASNAIISKY
Murray Goldman,'in his second
year in campus politics, has been
recommended for State party all-
College clique chairman by the
party's steering committee.
Goldman's name headed a list
of nine recommendations' sub
mitted by the steering committee
Sunday night at the first meet
ing of the party. The recom
mendations were announced by
James Worth, who also disclosed
that Harry Cover had resigned
as State party clique chairman.
Elections Next Week
Further nominations can be
made next week, when final
nominations and elections will be
held.
Richard Mills was recommend
ed for all-College clique vice
chairman, and Melvin Glass was
suggested as all-College clique
treasurer.
Senior class nominations were
John Price, chairman; Merritt
Dinnage, vice-chairman; and Vir;
ginia Laudano, secretary-treas
urer.
Juniors Recommended
Junior class recommendations
were• Thomas Flemming, chair
man; Jeffrey Gray, vice-chair
man; and Bernardine Fulton,
secretary-treasurer.
Goldman announced that per
sons must attend two meetings
before they are allowed to vote
in party elections. He also an
nounced that Glass would be in
charge of fund-raising and re
quested those interested in as
siting Glass to contact him.
Debaters Tie
For 2nd Place
At Mt. Mercy
The College men's debate squad
tied for second place with three
other schools in the debate tour
nament held at Mount Mercy
college last week-end.
Twenty-five colleges fr o m
Pennsylvania and nearby states
competed. Bowling Green college
was the winner, with seven vic
tories against one defeat. .
Bowling Green last year got
to the semi-finals of the nation
al debate tournament at West
Point.
Penn State won six and lost
two, tying for second with 01 - ho
State, Carnegie Tech, and Mount
Mercy.
The College negative team,
composed of Clair George and
John Boddirigton, was undefeat
ed in four debates. George thus
extended his current winning
streak to twelve. He has won 35
and lost only 5 in two years of
participation in debates.
The affirmative team, Harry
Kondourajian and Robert Alder
dice, won two and lost two.
Adviser Applications
Applications for resident ad
viser positions in the men's dor
mitories will be received im
mediately by the office of the
dean of men.
The application blanks can be
obtained at 109 Old Main, and
appointments, open to graduate
students, will begin next
Seniors Will Consider
Final Exam Elimination
PRESIDENT' EISENHOWER
smiles as he goes through the
cho* ..line in NittanyrPollo c k
dining commons. The President
is reaching for carrot slices and
green pepper. See page 5 for
another picture and story.
NSA. Nears
5000 Names
On Petition
The National Student , associa
tion expects to have 5000 signa
tures on its absentee voting
petition by tomorrow, David,
Fitzcharles, chairman of the
NSA absentee voting committee,
said yesterday..
There
There are now over 4000 names
on the petition, he said, and
there are still about 15 ftlaternity
houses to be canvassed. The pez.
titions have been placed at Stu
dent Union, outside the women's
dorms during meal hours, at the
West dorm post office, and are
being circulated to the fraternity
houses.
Fitzcharles said the group had
received a letter from Adam T.
Bower, chairman of the elections
committee of the State House of
Representatives, stating that the
committee will study the recom
mendations of the NSA, and will
receive "worthy ideas there
from."
Bower did not promise any
definite action by the house on
the petition, however.
The proposal to allow 18-year
olds to vote is not included in
the petition, Fitzcharles said.
Some persons held the• mistaken
impression ' that this is a part
of the NSA petition, he said.
Bursar To Charge
For Late Fees
David C. Hogan Jr., College
bursar, said yesterday that his
office would start charging $5
for late payment of fees this
Morning.
Hogan said that he felt the
students had plenty of time to
pay their fees Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday morning. The death
(Continued on page eight)
Senior class members will be asked tonight to approve
a program calling for the elimination of final examinations
'Ler seniors.
The program will be presented to a class meeting by
Marlin Brenner, chairman of the committee that has investi
gated the final examination situation. The meeting is sched-
New Law
Limits Pres.
To 2 Terms
By the Associated Press
The 22nd amendment, barring
future presidents fro m- serving
more than two elective terms or
more than ten years in the White
House, became the law of the land
last (Monday) night.
Utah and Nevada the 35th
and 36th states to approve the
amendment voted for ratifica
tion last night, Nevada complet
ing action at 7:30 p.m.. (EST).
A three fourths majority, 36
states,, was needed to make the
amendment effective.
It will not apply to President
Truman, who was specifically ex
empted when Congress submitted
the proposed amendment to the
states in 1947.
The last amendment td the Con
stitution the 21st—r epealed
prohibition. It became effective
Dec. 5, 1933. Utah was the 36th
state to ratify that one. '
• NeVada'ilaw.niakers - sfood by to
grab for their state .the distinc
tion of making the 22nd amend
ment a part of the Constitution.
The Nevada Senate voted 16 to
1 for ratification minutes after
learning that Utah had voted to
approve.
The prOposal to ratify cleared
the Nevada Assembly, 29 to 12,
early in the afternoon.
The vote in the Utah Senate
was 14 to 8. The house, already
had passed the measure.
The proposed amendment has
been kicking around in state'leg
islatures since March, 1947, but
only 24 states had voted to ratify
until late last month. •
Seek Readers
For Festivals
Tryout S appointments for the
third Pennsylvania Intercollegi
ate reading festival and the
Eastern Intercollegiate poetry
reading festival may be made
Thursday in 312 Sparks at 6:30
p.m.
Tryouts for both festivals will
be 'held March 6. Students in
terested in participating should
prepare a five-minute prose,
poetry, or drama selection for the
Pennsylvania festival or a five
minute poetry selection for the
Eastern festival.
Four students will be selected
to represent Penn State in the
Pennsylvania festival to be held
May 3 and 4 under the direction
of the Speech department as part
of the Combined Arts festival.
One student will be chosen to
represent Penn State at the East
ern festival at Brooklyn college
April 13.
Harriett D. Nesbitt and Wil
liam W. Hamilton, assistant pro
fessors of the Speeech depart
ment, are in charge of festival
arrangements.
PSCA To Meet
Tara Purshottam and Ram-Tba
kur, students at the College, will
speak on "The Famine In India"
at a general meeting of the Penn
State Christian association' at
7:30 tonight in 304 Old Main.
The meeting is open to all PSCA
members and to' all others in
terested in the topic.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
uled for'7:3o in 119 Osmond lab
oratory.
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The
College senate must ap
prove
, the programbefore it can
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nesday
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t, k ,. LisAti r on on the pro
son senate convenes.
Indications are that if the class
approves the program—as it is
expected to do—cabinet will be
asked to set up a committee to
contact the senate. This commit
tee, in turn is expected to ask
the senate to set up a committee,
including student representatives,
to study the problem.
Student interest in the meet
ing as indicated by tonight's
meeting will play an important
part in the success or failure of
the plan, John Erickson, senior
class president, said last week.
Keep Marks High
Brenner also joined in urging
seniors to attend the meeting.
He also urged seniors "to • keep
their marks in all , courses as high
as possible."
The importance of high marks
is twofold, Brenner said. In the
first case, he said, if seniors have
high marks they will be prepared
to meet all eventualities "in the
event of a compromise." The sec
ond reason, he continued, was
that the impression in ad e by
graduating seniors may be im
portant.
The class will also consider
class• gift nominations, and hear
a report by James Pasike on the
advisability of continuing the lion
coat tradition.
West Dorms
Ask AIM
Inkling Aid
The West dorm council last
.night voted to ask the board of
governors of the Association of
Independent Men to give $5O
from the AIM budget to the Ink
ling, proposed literary magazine.
The measure was put on the
floor by Harry Shank. It was
passed 12 to 5 with 5 abstentions.
Thomas Durek, president will
present the motion when the AIM
board meets Wednesday night.
The council also officially ap
proved the budget, voted to drop
the investigation into having Sal
ly's food service return to the
area, passed a motion to invite
AIM to use the West dorm facili
ties on Houseparty weekend, and
approved a report to have tribu
nal deal with fire alarm violators.
AIM Plan
The plan to give $5O to Inkling
originated at :the last AIM board
of governors meeting and was re
ferred for approval to the indi
vidual dorm councils.
The motion to invite AIM fie
hold its annual houseparty in the
West dorm main lounge was
passed unanimously. The motion
was proposed by Weston Tomlin
son, social chairman. The party
will be held Saturday, April 7.
The council passed a report
which asked for the temporary
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