. TODAY'S WEATHER: 4 'SFI * 4 4 4 ♦ , ®lj£ ®ttil t j : VOL. 51—No. 114 Loyalty Oath Meet Defeat HARRISBURG The bill to require a loyalty oath of all state employes'may very well go down to defeat in the state House of Representatives , unless it is amended, Republican leader Charles C. Smith said yesterday. - The House majority leader said he thought the bill would be unconstitutional if passed in its present form. He did not specify how the bill sliould be ; amended. The loyalty oath,measure was passed by. the state Senate March 28 .and at' present is in the. House state government committee. Ac cording .to .committee Vice-Chairr man Reginald P. Stimimel; (R. lie high), the committee has as yet given no consideration to the bill. No Indication *. Oath Won't Catch Reds, Walker Says Special to the Collegian By MARV KRASNANSKY HARRISBURG—John M. Wal ker, Republican majority leader in the state Senate, predicted yes terday that the so-called loyalty oath bill recently passed by the upper chamber woudl not be ef fective in rooting out subversives. Walker voted for the bill when the Senate approved it by a 42 to 7 margin. The bill would require an oath of loyalty from state em ployes, including faculty mem bers of state-supported colleges. The bill must be approved by the House of Representatives and by Gov. John S. Fine before it can become law. * The legislation came in for ad ditional criticism from Senators Martin Silvert (D.-Phila.) and George M. Leader (D.-York), both of whom voted against the bill. Defends Oath Albert R. Pechan (R.-Arm strong), author of the bill, de fended the oath as one to which “no red-blooded American can object.” While Walker predicted that the bill would not be effective, he said that he personally would have no objection to taking the oath. “I’d take it before break fast every morning,” he said. “If a man isn’t loyal it will (continued on page eight) Leonides Elections To Be Held Today Leonides’elections will be held today in the dormitory lobbies from 8:30 a.m. until 7 p.m. All independent women are eligible to vote in this election. Doris Sher and Sorley Snyder are the nominees for the presi dency. Edna Baylson and Alice Hen nessey are candidates for vice president; Louise Kolano and Eleanor Miller for recording sec retary; Vivian Peterson for cor responding secretary; Ann Bur lingame and Avis Dalton for treasurer; and Betty Johnson for parlimentarian. % Posters In Lobby Yesterday posters with pictures of the candidates were placed in the main lobbies where voting is being conducted today. Women will vote in their re spective dormitories except those in Grange dormitory, home man agement houses, and students liv ing in town. These women may cast their ballots in McAllister hall. Ballot boxes will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 7 p.m. with the exception of the dinner hour. Persons in charge of the ballot boxes will check names from the eligible voting lists as ballots are released. -* Approximately 1200 indepen dent women on campus are eli gible to vote in the election. This is the first Leonides election open to all members. Previously, coun (continued on page eighty Bill May In House By JOHN DALBOR (Special to the Collegian) No indication was given as to when the bill would be brought up for committee: or House dis cussion. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Al bert Ri Pechari (R-Armstrong), calls for immediate' dismissal -of any state employes who refuse to sign the oath. - As finally amended and passed by the Senate’,’ the-bill would af fect employes not only of state supported colleges and universi ties, but also state-aided institu tions such as Temple, Pennsyl vania, and Pittsburgh;- Smith expressed the .opinion that _ the. committee should hold public hearings' in view of ad verse criticism the bill'has re ceived. He said he already had re ceived over 300 letters of protest, and over, half of these were from college - presidents, deans, profes sors, and administrators. Good Chance To Fail Rep. Harry E. Seyler (D-York) predicted a good chance that’the bill might fail in the House. He said he thought the recent: deci sion of a California court in de claring a similar oath in Califor nia illegal would have some ef fect on House consideration of the Pennsylvania: bill. The California decision . will give many representatives cause to pause. and consider seriously (continued on page eight) STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 11, 1951 Doris Sher SorleySnydec Bard Gives Answer To WD Motion Richard Bard, president of the Association of Independent Men, said yesterday that there was no cause for -the-West dorm coun cil to worry about its money, and that the AIM treasury had no deficit. ■■ 1 . Bard’s statement was in answer to a motion passed by the West dorm council at its meeting Mon day night asking that the AIM boayi of; governors hand - over to the council the $176 remaining in, the-AIM treasury which belongs ,to the council. : Bard, in answering Weston Tomlinson’s’charge at the West dorm meeting, said that Tomlin son was in error in stating that there was a deficit in the treas ury. Tomlinson said that he had tried-to cash a check, for council expenses and was told there, was no money in the treasury to cov er it. Funds l Not Divided Bard said that for. about a week, during which time Tomlin son tried tb cash the check, there had been no money in the treas ury, but that this was because a division in the funds for the In terfraternity council and the AIM had’not then been arrived at. The money to be divided comes from the 25-cent assessment , for all undergraduate students. The money .is divided according to the . number of students repre sented by each of four organiza tions: AIM, IFC, Leonides and Panhellenic council. . Need Accurate Count , Bard said the holdup in divi sion of the funds between AIM and IFC was due to the need for an accurate count of the men in each organization. Bard also said passage of the motion • by the ' council, asking that its funds be turned over to the council itself, meant nothing because the College rule on allo cating funds says organizations must deposit their money with Associated Student activities, un der the direction of George Dono van. Home Ec Fete Will Include Three Plays Three half-hour dramatic sketches will be presented by the division of dramatics as a part of the Home Economics Spring week-end, on the subject of dis cipline. The plays will show two kinds of discipline: the kind that mere ly extracts obedience, and the kind that helps the child to achieve self-discipline. All were written by Nora Sterling. The first production, “High Pressure Areas,” will be present ed in arena style at 3 p.m. Fri day in .114 Home Economics. Fol lowing the play, a discussion will be led by Mildred Turney, assis tant professor of home economics education. “Scattered Showers,” a story of three mothers and their pre school youngsters, will be pro duced at 8:30 p.m. Friday in the little theatre in Old Main. Mrs. William Smith, Jr., a parent, will lead the discussion that follows. At 10 a.m. Saturday, the third play, “Fresh Variable Winds,” will be presented in the little theatre. It is a story about a fath er and his 10-year-old son and how a, neighbor’s child helps to show the difference between nor mal mischievousness and spoiled bratism, as well as what children need from parents, especially fathers. Della Avery, associate professor of child development and family relationships, will lead the discussion following the play. All plays, . as well as other events of the spring week-end, will be open to the public, . Political Slates Being Presented In Dorms, Frats The all-College election campaign moves into the third day to day with platforms being expounded and promises made through dormitory and fraternity areas. The main form of the campaign thus far has been personal con tact with voters by the candidates for the election to be held next Wednesday and Thursday. ” The 18 nominees’for the nine All-College, senior class, and junior class offices are combining the, living units for prospective votes. All-College Presidential nom inees Clair George and James Worth will lead their groups to day on the "tours. - Assessment Referendum Worthf the State candidate, is telling the voters that no more assessments will be made upon students without a referendum if he is elected. He charges that any issue not important enough for a referendum is not important enough for passage as an assess ment. ' George, of the Lion party, is talking on a progressive outlook for student government in his tour of the living units at the noon 'and dinner hours. Both Ray Evert, Lion, and Harry Cover, State, candidates for AIL College’ vice-president, are ■ giving outlines of their party platforms. . Complete Platform Cover ;is attempting to point out that his party’s program is more complete and is charging that the “other” platform will-in vestigate or look into ■ questions. The State party has been attack ing the past achievements of the Lion party, which has been in power for the past two years. William Klisanin, Lion nom inee for ..All-College secretary treasurer, is basing his talks on the past merits of the achieve ments of his party. Klisanin’s opponent, Thomas Jurchak, is telling his student listeners that the student body should have representation on the administration committee which is now investigating the textbook situation. Jurchak also says that the BX is not doing as well as it might to improve the book situation. Iniesify Campaigns Both parties have intensified them publicity campaigns. Posters l°F, both groups have been dis tributed and copies of the State platforms have been given to some students. ai^* Lion p ? rty radio campaign almost came to an end last night when one member of the cam paign ttio failed to arrive at the radio station. The Lion publicity chairman, Dave Weiner, an un trained singer, had to fill in for the missing songster. Club Discusses New Members . Androcles, men’s junior hat so ciety, met last night to discuss prospective members. The socie- Am-iii 1 ? 1 ? VOt f new members April 17 and rushees will be tap ped April 23, President Donald Carlson said. In cooperation with Blue Kev men s junior hat society, An hol T d . a joint banquet at the Nittany Lion inn April 27 Carlson and David Mutchler, Blue ■Key president, announced last week. ' . The banquet will be an infor mal dinner dance and new initi ateB, a J? d old members 'will at tend, Carlson said. Walter Miller and Rodney Wa ters are co-chairmen of the tap ping committee, and Clair George and Milton Bernstein are other members of , the Androcles com mittee. Blue Key will hold a meeting concerning initiates sometime soon and will tap April 23, Mutch (Continued on page three) PRICE FIVE CENTS 3 To Take NSA Petition To Capital The National Student associa tion’s petition to the Pennsyl vania legislature to legalize ab sentee voting will be taken to Harrisburg by three students, D a vi d Fitzcharles, chairman "of the NSA absentee voting commit tee, said yesterday. Fitzcharles and Nancy George, president of the Panhellenic council, discussed Saturday the method of presentation with Fred . Hare, Somerset, Republi can, state senate majority whip.' They decided that a student committee including Fitzcharles, Miss George and William Klis anin, NSA chairman, should take the petition to the senate corn mittee on constitutional changes and to the house committee on elections. Signed By 4600 The petition which was circu lated by the NSA in Fr‘ ~vy was signed by over 4600 {- sylvania residents. All the sta tures were joined onto one scroll which will be divided into two sections—one for the Senate and one for the House. Under the proposed amend ment to the state Constitution a student would be able to cast his ballot at school and have it counted in his home precinct. The amendment would also benefit bedridden voters ; arid persons whose occupations keep them away from home on elec tion day. The petition and amendmerit were prepared by the Penn State committee of NSA under the di rection of Klisanin. Petition Endorsed In cooperation with the NSA several campus groups sent let ters endorsing the petition to the legislature. Among them were the senior class, Education stu dent council. Agriculture student council,. AIM Town council, AIM West dorm council, and All-Col lege cabinet. Several other organizations passed resolutions favoring the petition. Members of the NSA absentee voting committee are Fitzcharies. Otto Grupp, Thomas Farrell, Au &?y . H p l k ?' Martha Schwing, Phyllis Schneber, Jo Anne Ester ley and Joan Yerger. Other mem bers of NSA and interested stu dents helped circulate the peti tion which was signed by about half of the Pennsylvania resi dents on campus. Panel Is Planned For Ml Gallery Representatives from Pennsyl vania, West Virginia, -and New Jersey coal mining companies will hold an open panel discus 81°n lr i t he art gallery of the Mineral Industries building to night at 7:30 o’clock. As part of the work of the Penn State student chapter of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers meeting, the career conference will discuss the subject “Oppor tunities For Mining Engineers ii Industry.”
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