Wfyt- Il&tUj ™"“ VOL. 51—No. 115 Candidates Feel Alike On Campus Questions Candidates for the three AU-College offices at stake in next week’s, elections have indicated similar opinions on questions of campus interest. The unanimity gf the candidates on Vital questions is indicated by their answers to a six-point questionnaire submitted by the Daily Collegian. Questions were directed at candidates for all nine offices at stake, The answers of other candidates will appear in the next few days. Replying to the Collegian queries were James Worth, State, and Clair . George, Lion, presi dential nominees; Hajry Cover, State, and Ray Evert, Lion, vice presidential candidates; and Thomas Jurehak, State, and Wil liam-Klisanin, Lion, secretary treasurer hopefuls. All six indicated that they felt that the loyalty oath question was not one for student government to be concerned about. Both Worth and George felt that their own opinions on the oath were not important. Student govern ment action on the loyalty oath is something for the students to decide, they agreed. Cover and Klisanin felt that the oath created a dangerous situ ation, while Evert and Jurehak agreed that the matter was for the faculty to decide. All six replied “yes” to the question, “Do you think anything should be . done regarding, the present student union assessment if the government does not grant authority to build the SIJ?” Opinions were more varied in reply to a question on the pres ent system of cabinet representa tion. Worth and George agreed that further investigation was needed, while Cover and Klisanin thought lack of student interest was the major shortcoming of cabinet. Evert and Jurchak said the pre sent system was adequate. - All six agreed that no organiza tion represented on cabinet has the right to withhold election‘fig ures', and thought that something should be done to guarantee the publication of such figures. They also unanimously agreed that there should be an investigation of academic, dormitory, and food costs. Worth and George agreed that distribution of Campus chest funds could be improved, while Cover thought the program could be improved by better organiza tion. Evert asked for investiga tion, but welcomed new ideas. Klisanin and Jurchak acknowl edges the need for “adjustments.” Beede Denies Finals Charges Prof. Victor Beede, chairman of the senate committee on aca demic standards, yesterday denied charges that the proposal to eliminate final examinations for graduating seniors had not received “complete and fair treatment” from his group. The committee’s actions in the matter were attacked last week by Marlin Brenner, parliamentarian for All-College cabinet, and John Erickson, senior class presi dent, who had sat in with the group to represent the student body. On the basis' of the Beede committee recommendations, the senate unanimously turned down the proposal to remove the finals. Brenner and Erickson had complained that the committee had not spent the time necessary for complete investigation of the finals question. Beede said yes terday that his group had given the problem considerable time. “We gave it a lot of thought and a lot of investigation,” he said. The student statement said the committee insisted on discussing the finals question on the basis of Brenner’s letter submitting it to the senate. This letter, the state ment said, was merely a general proposal and included no specific plan. The statement charged that the committee refused to consider any specific plan proposed. Beede said that the committee STATE COLLEGE, PA./ THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 12, 1951 Pan-Am Fete To Feature Radio Show Thirteen Latin American stu dents from the College will pre sent a half-hour radio program to night at 8:30 wer WMAJ. It is part of the Pan-American week celebration. The “Music of the Nations” program is also .turning over its hour show to Latin American music. The program will consist of a brief discussion of a Latin American country followed by music representing that country. Pan-American day is a unique institution in the history of na tions. On April 14, 1890 twenty one sovereign and independent peoples of the new world united. Each year that date is celebrated as the day when these countries united to commemorate the his toric : ties,. common" aspirations, and shared interests which have made them one. In 1890 the first International' Conference of American States met in Washington and approved the resolution whereby the Pan American Union was created. • The College has set aside one week ■ td celebrate the -creation of the Pan American Union. On Friday a Pan American ball will be held in the main lounge of the West dormitories. Saturday a fiesta-folk dance, sponsored by the Inter-American club, will hold a program in 304 Old Main. Sunday closes Pan American week with a silver tea spon sored by the Penn State Christian association to be held in 304 Old Main from 3:30 to 5:30. A Latin American exhibit has been on display all week on the second floor of the central li brary. considered 'the Brenner letter a specific proposal, and did not feel it was called upon to make coun ter-proposals. “We talked informally about a number of proposals, but the com mittee didn’t feel it should in vestigate them,” Beede said. “They hadn’t been referred to us by the senate.” Commenting on the two stu dents’ complaint that they should' have been made actual non-voting members of the committee, Beede said such a setup would require specific action of the senate. He suggested that to investigate the problem as completely as Bren ner and Erickson wished, a spec ial senate or non-senate committee might be created. Brenner and Erickson had ar gued that the finals question should have been brought before a group empowered to consider it in all its phases. Truman Fired MacArthur To Prevent World War Queen Finalists PICTURED ABOVE axe the three girls from which the May Queen will be chosen. Top, Charlotte Stine; center, Martha Baltzell; bottom, Sally Sechler. See page 5 for story. seniors To Receive La Vie In Early May La Vie will be reany for distribution in the early 1 part of May, Editor William Zakor said yesterday. Printing is just about finish ed and the pages have to be trimmed and bound, Zakor said. This year’s yearbook will have more pictures than pre vious editions. “We have more pictures and less copy. There will be 2879 photographs in this year’s book .with emphasis on more infor mal shots of school life,” Za kor said. “We have also added pictures of the campus.” IFC Hears Perkins On Rushing Job Assistant Dean of Men H. W. Perkins told members of IFC last night that an approximate sur vey showed that 49 fraternities had completed about two-fifths of their rushing job for next year. He said that about 260 men had been pledged to date and. that about 3.50 additional men will be needed to fill all houses. Perkins said that of the 1000 freshmen on campus 505 had sig nified an interest in fraternities when they entered Penn State. He said the College wished to avoid the trouble of some frater nities in filling their houses last fall, and urged houses still in need of a large number of pledges to speed rushing programs. Sophomores Perkins said the College ex pects from 600 to 700 sophomores to come on campus next fall as compared with 1760 last year. Perkins also suggested that (continued on page eight) Senior Gift Suggestions Being Taken Suggestions on spending the $BOOO senior class gift fund are being collected by the Senior Class Gift committee, chairman Otto Grupp, announced yester day. A suggestion box will be at the Student Union desk in Old Main until next Wednesday. The com mittee requests that all suggest ions be signed so that it can get in touch with the submitter of the idea to work out details. How ever, unsigned suggestions will be accepted: Seniors also may submit sug gestions to committee members directly. The group consists of Grupp, William Barr, Jo Ann Esterly, and Joseph Lenchner. Gifts already suggested include a student press towards which the class of 1950 donated over $BOOO, a campus radio station, “The Linesman,” a gridiron statue; a grand piano for Schwab auditor ium, an ambulance, and a por tion of the $2500 needed to help 25 displaced students bn campus next year. Seniors will be able to vote for the method of spending their $BOOO at the end of the month. Council Priority A proposal to give upperclassmen priority over freshmen for rooms in the West dorms was passed by both the Nittany"and Pollock councils Tuesday night.' The proposals called for a plan based on a priority with seniors heading the list'. Freshmen now living in the dorms would have the lowest rating. Charles Wolff of the Nittany council public welfare committee introduced the proposal to both councils. Under this plan, Wolff said, freshmen would live in the Nittany-Pollock area along with those who are' now freshmen West dorm president Thomas Durek, though surprised when he first heard of the plan, said that he favored having the “old” frosh along with the new fresh meh in the East dorm area. The plan can be altered so that WASHINGTON, April 11 (/P)— President Truman explained tv the world tonight that he fired General Douglas MacArthur be cause the far eastern comman der’s policies carried a “very grave risk” of starting World War. 111. In a far-flung radio and tele vision broadcast from the White House, Truman declared “we are trying to prevent a world war— not to start one.” He took sharp issue with the MacArthur school of thought, which advocates the bombing of Communist bases across the Man churian border from Korea and assisting th e Nationalists of Chiang Kai-Shek to open a sec ond front on the Chinese main land. Run Risk of War “If we were to do these things,” Truman said, “we would be run ning a very grave risk of starting a general war. If that were to happen, we would have brought about the exact situation we sire trying to prevent. “If we were to do these things, we would become entangled in a vast conflict on the continent of Asia and our task would be come immeasurably more diffi cult all over the world. Would Suit Kremlin “What would suit the ambitions of the Kremlin better than for our military forces to be com mitted to a full scale war with Red China? . “It. may well be that, in spite of our best efforts, the Commu nists, may spread the war. But it would be wrong—tragically (Continued on page three) Sher Voted Leonides Pres. Doris Sher . defeated Sorley Snyder in yesterday’s election to win the Leonides’ presidency. Alice Hennessey is the new vice-president. Edna Baylson was the other nominee for vice-presi dent. Louise Kolano was defeated by Eleanor Miller, who will be come recording secretary; and Ann Burlingame won over Avis Dalton for treasurer. Vivian Peterson and Betty Johnson automatically received positions of corresponding secre tary and parlimentarian respec tively when the other nominees for these offices declined the nomination. Approximately 40 percent of the 1200 independent women voted in the elections yesterday. Janet Magrini would not re lease the returns for publication. Louise Penfield, Rosemary O’Rourke, Janet Magrini, Joan Wentzel and Patricia Thompson counted the votes in the dean of womens’ office last night. Asks Room In W. Dorm freshmen entering school may live in the new dorms in their freshman year but must move in to Nittany the next year, Wolff said. This would put the sophomores on the bottom rung of the pro posed priority ladder. Leonard Tomazin, Pollock council presi dent, said that he felt the fresh- (continued on page eight) PRICE FIVE CENTS
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