The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, February 16, 1952, Image 2

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Cars Towed Off Campus
For Parking Violations
About 25 automobiles have been towed from the campus during
the first five days of this week because of illegal parking, Phillip A.
Mark, captain of the campus patrol, said yesterday.
Mark said that the cars were being towed at the rate of "five
or six" a day.
The large number of parking and driving violations was indi
cated at Tribunal Tuesday when
15 persons appeared there, many
on second and third traffic vio
lations charges.
Many of the students charged
with illegal parking and driving
practices complained that they
did not know the campus regu
lations
Regulations Available '
Others said they thought the
changes in the rules made them
ambiguous. However, Capt. Mark
reported that the basic no-parking
and no-driving regulations have
remained the same since a group
of changes was made in 1947.
These regulations, Mark pointed
out, are available to any student
in written form and may be ob
tained from the campus patrol
office in 320 Old Main at any
time.
In addition, David Mutchler,
chairman of Tribunal, said that
the regulations are printed in the
1951-52 Student Handbook. The
handbook is available at the Stu
dent Union office and is required
reading for new freshmen.
The parking and traffic regu
lations of the College, as set up in
1947, state that "driving an d
parking on the central campus is
prohibited during the hours from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Sat
urday noon.
Must Obey Signs
"Student car operators, includ
ing commuters, may park only in
west parking area and a desig
nated student parking area east
of McElwain Hall.
"All persons' operating cars on
the campus, no matter what their
status, are required to obey all
directive signs placed on campus
roads, service and parking area.§."
Exceptions to . these rules are
that physically handicapped stu
dents, certified by the College
Health Service, may be granted
special operating and parking per
mits. Arrangements can be made
with the campus patrol by the
professor involved if students are
to use their cars on the campus
for special class or 'laboratory
work.
Visitors' cars on the campus are
accorded all the privileges grant
ed under regular permits.
IBM Director
To Give Talk
On Equipment
Dr. Cuthbert C. Hurd, director
of applied science for Interna
tional Business Machines Corp.,
will speak at 8 p.m. Tuesday in
119 Osmond Laboratory on "Ap
plications of Electronic Comput
ing Machines."
Following the lecture, which is
sponsored by Sigma Xi, graduate
science honorary, the IBM com
puting equipment used at the
College will be demonstrated in
the basement of Old Main. The
demonstration will be conducted
at 9:30 p.m. by William S. Dye
111, supervisor of the tabulating
department' at the College.
Dr. Hurd has had wide experi
ence in extending the use of IBM
automatic accounting machine
equipment into scientific and en
gineering calculations.
Both his lecture and the dem
onstration will be open to the
public.
Stengel Appointed
To Research Post
Rudolph Stengel, who has been
doing research at Lehigh Univer
sity for the past year, has been
appointed a research assistant in
the engineering experiment sta
tion.
He will work with Dr. Paul
Schweitzer, professor of engineer
ing research, on diesel engine pro
jectS.
Stengel, a native of Straubing,
Germany, is 'a graduate of the
Technische Hochschule at Munich.
He was employed as a junior en
gineer in Munich before coming
to this country.
TEE PAIV COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNETT'W,IA
Cites Violations
Capt. Philip A. Mark
'UN' Delegates
To Represent
South Africa
The College will represent the
Union of South Africa at a meet
ing of the model 'United Nations
General Assembly on April 7,8,
and 9 at Barnard College, New
York. The meeting will mark the
25th anniversary of a model ses
sion of an international organiza
tion.
Delegates from the College will
be selected from members of the
International Relations. Club.
The delegations will' discuss
and vote upon specific resolutions
concerning current questions on
political and security problems,
economic affairs, and specialized
agency work.
The host school, Barnard Col
lege, will supply students to act
as the United Nations Secretariat.
Ski Club to Plan Dance
The Penn's Valley Ski Club
will spend tomorrow at its cabin
in Boalsburg. Because of weather
conditions members will spend the
day working on the cabin and
planning for a square dance which
will be held in the near future.
Despite
Faculty
Despite the bitter debates that
preceded the passage of the loy
alty oath bill, little fuss was
raised her when it finally became
a law. However; tie measure
wasn't met with open arms.
Mo s t of the comments from
facu l t y members interviewed
boiled down to, "Well, it's the
law," and, as one professor said,
"It's like talking about a football
game after the game is •over—a
dead issue!"
In a prepared-statement for the
Daily Collegian, Neal Riemer, as
sociate professor of political sci
ence, stated, "All law-abiding
citizens of this commonwealth
will, of course, abide by this law
insofar as it may affect them.
Rightful respect for our constitu
tional processes requires this.
Respects Desire
"But constitutional government
imposes upon us not only a duty
to obey the law, but also a duty
to seek the amendment or repeal
of unwise legislation.
"I respect the desire to ensure
the loyalty of all Pennsylvanians,
be they either present or prospec
tive public officers and employees
(including public school teachers
and teachers at state-aided insti
tutions) or doctors, law ye rs ,
plumbers, and milkmen. • .
"B u t . equally 'reasonable and
60 to Take
Teaching.
Exams
,Sixty prospective teachers in
the State College area will take
the national teacher examinations
to be held here today.
The -examinations will be con
ducted by Dr. Hugh M. Davison,
professor of educational research.
All candidates for the common ex
amination will report at 8:30 a.m.
to 405 Old Main. They will com
plete the test by 12:30 p.m.
Optional examination c and i
dates will return at 1:30 p.m.
Those taking only one optional
examination will complete work
at 3:15 p.m. while those taking
two tests will finish at 4:45 p.m.
The national teachers examin
ations are prepared and adminis
tered annually by the Educational
Testing Service. The examinations
will be held at centers through
out the nation tomorrow.
The exam consists of a battery
of tests designed to measure the
professional background, mental
ability, and general cultural
knowledge of candidates for
teaching positions. The tests cover
professional information, general
culture, English expression, and
nonverbal reasoning.
The majority of those taking
the exam are college seniors pre
paring . to teach or teachers ap
plying 'for positions in school sys
tems which encourage or require
applicants to submit their scores.
Jay Broad's Play
Selected Winner
In Writing Contest
"Paths That Cross," a one-act
play by Jay, Broad, senior in dra
matics, has been selected as one
of three top entries in an annual
script-writing contest sponsored
by the Fine Arts Festival of the
University of North Carolina.
This is the third time in the
past five years that a Penn State
student's play has been one of the
prize-winners. Last year a play
by Peter Whelan was among the
trio, and five years ago Ed McCoy
wrote a winning script.
Next month Broad will travel
to the university to see his ro
mantic fantasy produced. A na
tionally known critic will also be
there.
Each year the festival invites
dramatics departments from east
ern schools to submit one-act
plays, and from these, three are
chosen.
"Paths That Cross" was written
in Warren Smith's Dram 21 class
last semester, and will be pre
sented script-in-hand at Five
O'c'.ock Theater Tuesday.
Pechan Oath Debates,
Says 'lt's the Law'
equally loyal men may differ as
to how loyalty is to be secured.
This difference as to how loyalty
is to be secured is the true area
of debate for those sincerely and
honestly dedicated to the preser
sound; constitutional government
vation and. perpetuation of free,
in this commonwealth and in the
United States.
Pechan Bill Wrong Approach
"I do not believe that the Pe
chan bill is the proper approach
to be used in obtaining the loyalty
of free men. For this reason I op
posed the Pechan bill prior to
passage and will, while obeying
the law insofar as it affects me,
seek its repeal by constitutional
means.
"Believing this law to be an
unwise means to secure a desir
able end, I will also carefully fol
low its administration to ascertain
the extent of its damage upon
the morale, integrity, and equality
of education in this state. This
will not be an easy task because
it requires ascertaining whether
or not freedom of speech, free
dom of association, and freedom
of thought are being impaired by
the sometimes subtle insinuations
of this bill.
"I would caution all to respect
the', right of those few who may
seek to provide Our courts with
Amendment Revised
To Avoid Qinfusion
The revision of the proposed amendment, to the All-College Con
stitution regarding the changing of student fees was made to avoid
constitutional confusion, David Olmsted, senior class president, told
All-College Cabinet Thursday night.
Olmsted added that he felt the revised amendment disposed of
any loopholes which formerly ex
isted. He said that he had drawn
up the original proposal with an
out-of-date copy of the constitu
tion as his reference, and that he
was not aware of this until after
last .week's cabinet meeting.
'Definitedeed'
The amendment had originally
been presented as article 13 to the
constitution. The revision, which
retains the same meaning as the
original proposal, brings th e
amendment under article I, sec
tion 8 of the consttituion.
Olmsted said he felt there was
a definite need for the amend
ment because the members of
cabinet cannot be full-time legis
lators and the statistical • poll for
which the amendment provides
would be of considerable use for
guidance purposes.
'Good Indication'
Ross Lehman, assistant execu
tive secretary of the Alumni As
sociation and a cabinet adviser,
said he feared the proposed poll
might become a, "crutch" upon
which cabinet would lean until
(Continued on page eight)
an opportunity to test the con
stitutionality or administration of
the act.
Effective March 1 ,
"I hope that interested parties
will, before pliinging into unin
formed and partisan debate of
this act, appraise the f ull act
(The Pennsylvania Loyalty - Act,'
Act No., 463, approved Dec. 22,
1951) in the light of the history
and traditions of democratic and
constitutional government in the
United States."
The measure becomes effective
March 1 for all state and local
government employees and pub
lic school teachers.
First introduced by Sen. Albert
R. Pechan last January, the bill
met strong opposition from teach
ers, students, newspapers, axi d
civic, labor, and religious groups.
After-nearly a year of Controversy
the watered-down loyalty o ath
bill was finally passed Dec. 22 by
the state General Assembly.
Under the amended version,
Penn State professors do •not ac
tually have to sign the oath, but
President Eisenhower is required
to submit to the governor an an
nual report reviewing his actions
in keeping the College free of
subversive elements.
Colleges not receiving State aid
are• exempt from the law.-
gAmplAy, 7..3,31#50Y X 6, 195;
By DAVE PELLNITZ
Army Rifle
Team Starts
Program
Having compiled a 37-24 rec
ord during the fall semester, the
Army ROTC rifle team has start
ed its spring program by com
peting against 14 rifle teams
throughout the United, States.
Capt. Howard D. Kinney, coach
for the team, explained that post
al matches are conducted by ex
changing certified score sheets be
tween the various schools within
a certain time limit after the
matches have been fired. Each
team shoots on its own range.
One of the outstanding shooters
on the• team, Rodeyle Ingelright,
was graduated in January, but
other members of the squad are
continuing the competition with
both postal and shoulde r-to
shoulder matches, Kinney said.
The team, captained by Eu
gene Decker, holds a 33-19 mark
against ROTC opponents. It has
won four of nine matches against
varsity competition.
Decker and Hugh Swarts are
the best prospects, Captain Kin
ney said, for the coming spring
matches.
Other members_ of the squad
include William Beatty, William
Brubaker, James Hagar, Kay Hu
ston, John' Leone, 'Paul Martinic,
Richard Moorhead, John Pfrom
mer, Leland Rupert, John Scheer
er, James Walc z y k, Harold
Wright, and David Young. '
2d Bridge Tourney
To Start Tuesday
The second qualifying round of
tournaments for the National In
tercollegiate Bridge Tournament
will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
in. the TUB.
The first qualifying round •was
won by Marvel Hiensohn and
Robert Schuette, while Donald
Averbach and Arthur Braurer
placed second and four other
pairs tied for third place..
The scores of both nights will
be totaled, with the top four pairs
to compete in a further qualifying
ruond later in the month.
The National Intercollegiate
Tournament will be held in. CU
cago in April.