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VOL. 53, No. 56
Senate Vetoes Vets'
Phys Ed Exemption
The College Senate yesterday disapproved the All-College Cabi
net request that compulsory physical, education be dropped as an
academic requirement for •Korean veterans.
The requirement of physical education for Korean veterans was
described as a necessity by Prof. Lawrence Perez, clpirman of the
College Senate committee on aca
demic standards.
In other action taken, H. K.
Wilson, director of the Division of
Inter mediate Registration, was
made a member of the Senate,
and a new curriculum in applied
arts was established in the De
partment of Architecture, of the
School of Engineering.
McCoy Sends Letter
18 Simmons
Coeds Sick
In 2 Days
About 18 coeds from Simmons
Hall and two from Grange Dorm
itory have reported to the College
Health Service since Wednesday
r morning with upset stomachS, Dr.
R. Glenn, Health Service director,
said last night.
Rumors 'circulated about cam-
pus yesterday that the coeds had
been affected by ptomaine poison
ing, but Dr. Glenn said these ru
t. mors were false and there is no
need fol. alarm about what the
called a "mild affair." Dr. Glenn
said it is not possible to determine
the cause, adding "there is no
such thing as ptomaine poison
ing.",
Such illnesses occur, Dr. Glenn
explained, when large bodies of
people are being fed. He . said
"probably something they have
I ingested has upset them, but we
don't know:"
Some students with the illness
were not admitted to the Infirm
' ary yesterday because they had no
fever and were not ill enough to
be admitted, Dr. Glenn said.
Those students were instructed to
rest and avoid taking food. Dr.
Glenn said such illnesses, which
he called gastro-enteritis, last less
, than 24 hours when treated.
Although the condition is ab-
normal, he continued, no one can
analyze or prevent it. According
to Dr. Glenn, College authorities
' have been informed and all pre
cautions taken.
Dr. Glenn was anxious to make
it clear the affair is nowhere close
to serious. He said he was not
prepared to make a statement as
to the cause of the illness because
he has no proof to back his state
' Ment.
Newly Formed
Projects Group
Names Head
T h e All-College Cabinet Ad
ministration Council has elected
Ilene McKenzie as its chairman.
The newly formed council is a
i standing committee of Cabinet
Projects Council.
The purpose of the council is
to assist cabinet, the All-College
president, a n d ' various cabinet
committees in their work, to con
duct interviews f o r appointive
_ cabinet positions, and to help with
• the secretarial work of cabinet.
The first two projects to be
undertaken by the council will
r ipe rating town housing for stu
dents and investigating the possi
bilities of obtaining town doctors
for dormitory sick calls.
Charter members of the group
are Myron Enelow, Nina Finkle,
Lorraine Gladus, Norman Levin,
Ilene McKenzie, Iris Rodgin, Lila
t Spinner, and Dorothy Swanson.
WEATHER WEATHER
r •
CLOUDY
r. AND
WARMER
The- f o u r - year curriculum in
applied arts will lead to a Bache
lor of Arts degree in applied arts.
The co u r s e includes the basic
principle of design and its appli
cation in industrial production,
advertising, an d merchandising.
The curriculum must still be ap
proved by the Board of Trustees.
-Before the physical education
proposal was presented to th e
Senate, Ernest B. McCoy, dean of
the School of Physical Education
and Athletics, opposed dropping
the requirement for physical edu
cation for Korean veterans in a
letter to Richard Rostmeyer, All-
College secretary-treasurer.
Not Unanimous Vote
McCoy said the purpose of the
College physical education pro
gram is principally educational,
while that of the armed services
is body building. Other reasons
cited by McCoy were that no sub
stitute has been endorsed by the
Department of the Army, that no
other college grants this exemp
tion, and that many veterans
elected the courses after World
War II although not required to
do so.
Although no information is
available on the Senate vote, Mrs.
Alice Royer, a secretary to the
Senate, indicated that the deci
sion to uphOld the :present phy
sical education requirements was
not unanimous.
Choir to Give
sth Christmas
Music Service
The Chapel Choir will present
its fifth annual Candlelight Serv
ice of traditional Christmas music
at 10:55 p.m. Dec. 13 and again at
the regular Chapel hour, 10:55
a.m. Dec. 14 in Schwab Auditof
ium. . _
.In addition to Christmas music
by the choir, under the direction
of Willa C. Taylor, professor of
music education, the program will
include offerings ,by George E.
Ceiga, College organist, and a
brass choir composed of members
of the Blue Band.
• Doors of Schwab will be open
30 minutes before each perform
ance.
The Christmas season also will
be celebrated at the German
Christmas program at 8 p.m. Dec.
16 in Schwab, and the Christmas
Service and Carol Sing at 8:30
p.m. Dec. 18 on the steps of Old
Main.
16 Debaters to Compete
In Annual Novice Meet
Sixteen members of the College debate teams will leave today
to compete in the annual Novice' Debate Tournament at Temple
University this weekend.
The women's
.debate squad canceled plans to participate in the
Allegheny College Debate tournament this weekend in Meadville -.
Marian Ungar, manager of the
women's team, made the an
nouncement late last night. She
blamed dangerous traveling con
ditions due to snow and ice in
western Pennsylvania for the
change in schedule. As a result
two women's teams will go to
Temple.
Both the men's and women's
squad will debate the national in--
FOR A Eta - It.R PENN STATE
STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 5, 1952
College Expansion
Called Detrimental
Trustees May Hear
Letter on Macßae
A letter from Earl G. Harrison, Philadelphia attorney who was
named as an investigating authority in the reopening of the Wendell
S. Macßae case, may be presented tonight to the Board of Trustees,
according to Wilmer E. Kenworthy, director of student affairs.
Macßae, former publications manager, was dismissed Aug. 28
when the College Loyalty Review Board stated it lacked the neces
sary evidence to certify him as
loyal. He applied Nov. 15 for re
instatement as publications man
ager in the department of public
information.
Before his dismissal, Macßae
refused to sign a _ questionaire
circulated by the College to ful
fill the requirements of the Penn
sylvania Loyalty Act. He substi
tuted instead his Marine Oath,
taken , when he entered the serv
ice in 1917.
The reinstatement application
is a result of approval by the
College administration of on e
part of the special loyalty investi
gating committee's repor t. It
called for a reinvestigation of
Macßae's case if he applied for
reinstatement.
State Sen. Albert R. Pechan
(R-Armstrong), sponsor of the
state's loyalty oath law, objected
to the naming of Harrison as
investigating authority in the
Macßae case. Harrison, was named
by President Milton S. Eisen
hower.
Pechan said Harrison, the for
mer University of Pennsylvania
Law School dean, "was one of
the most vehement objectors to
the measure" when . it was before
the 1951 session of the 'legislature.
tercollegiate topic—R esolved:
That th e Congress of the U.S.
should enact a compulsory fair
employment practices law.
The men's debate squad will
also send two teams. Debating
affirmatively on team "A" will
be Meyer Bushman and Louis
Martini. Upholding the negative
(Continued on page eight) '
Prexy Will Continue Job
Despite National Position
President Milton S: Eisen
hower said yesterday his work
on the committee for studying
reorganization of the executive
branch of the Government will
not interfere with his duties at
the College.
The President said he expects
to work on the committee dur
ing weekends. He was named to
the committee last week by his
brother, President-elect Dwight
D. Eisenhower.
The work of the committee
has already, started, he s a i d.
Other members of the commit
tee are Nelson A. Rockefeller,
chairman and former assistant
secretary of state and coordina
tor of inter-American affairs, and
Dr. Arthur S. Fleming, president
of Ohio Wesleyan University.
Bernard - L. Gladieux, who is
associated with the Ford Foun
dation, will be an adviser to the
group.
The committee will study the
citizen committee report for the
Hoover Report on improving the'
efficiency of the 'executive de
partment of the Government.
The committee will also review
the repor t s on independent
studies of the executive depart
ment. The report of the Rocke
feller committee will be used as
a personal report to the Presi
dent.
One of the independent studies
is being conducted by Temple
University. Dr. Robert L. John
son, president of Temple, has
offered the study when it is com
pleted for use by the Eisenhower
Administration.
Snow Fights,
Mob Vandalism
Hit by Simes.
Students taking part in snow
ball fights, unauthorized mass
demongtrations, and mob vanda
lism will be subject to College dis
ciplinary action, Dean of Men
Frank J. Simes said yesterday.
Simes said: "In some recent cas
es of activities of this nature, par
ticipants have been identified and
will be disciplined. Every effort
will be made to identify anyone
so involved in the future."
Incidents such as snowball
fights, unauthorized mass dem
onstrations, and vapdalism are
damaging to the general welfare
and reputation of the College, he
said.
Simes said he realized that
some student activities this year
were started in "a spirit of fun"
but ended in the "violation of
other individuals' rights and des
truction of property." The dean
of men said he was primarily con
cerned with the indiscriminate
choosing of targets for snowballs.
Campus Chest
Totals $7400
The total for the Campus Chest
has been raised to $7400, accord
ing to Joseph Haines, solicitations
chairman.
Student contributions account
for $5900 of the total; faculty-ad
ministration contributions total
$l5OO.
Tabulation of student and fac
ulty - administration donations is
still in progress,' Haines said.
The goal for the drive is $l2,-
000. The drive ended Nov. 22 - after
haying been extended from Nov.
18. No further extension is ex
pected, Haines said.
Scholarship Fund
Needs Help—
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Group Terms
Expenditures
Unnecessary
Expansion at the College
was called "expensive" and
"detrimental" in a report of
a special survey' committee of
the state government released
yesterday.
According to the Associated
Press, the committee, headed by
Francis J. Chesterman of Phila
delphia, cited the College as an
example of unnecessary expendi
tures in construction of new build
ings and renovations. The report
said more than 10 million dollars
has been spent by the General
State Authority alone for con
struction at the College.
President Milton S. Eisenhower
would. make no comment on the
charges when contacted yesterday.
State Aids Three Universities
The committee report also said
the need for students at the Col
lege to live away from home, and
thereby incur greater expenses,
was an example of unnecessary
expenditures. The report suggest
ed more attention might be given
to further assisting state-aided
colleges located in large metro
politan areas where many stu
dents commute.
Present state-aided institutions
include the University of Penn
sylvania, Temple University, and
the University of Pittsburgh.
In the report, expansion at the
College was described as "expen
siire to the state and detrimental
to the state's privately supported
liberal arts colleges. The report
also said: "The state should create
additional opportunities for high
er education through cooperation
with private universities and col
leges throughout the state as has
been done successfully and eco
nomically in other states such as
New York and New Jersey."
Study is One of 30
The seven-man commi t t e e,
known popularly as the Chester
man committee, said education
costs in the state could be reduced
by "many millions of dollars."
And this reduction could be
accomplished without the slightest
impairment of education values,
the committee said.
The committee surveying pub
lic education as one of 30 studies
undertaken since last March with
a view to recommending means
of promoting efficiency and econ
omy in the state's government.
The committee, although citing
Penn State as an example, blasted
deeply at the state Department of
Public Instruction, saying that it
was "outmoded and confused."
' The committee gave a six-fold
list of suggestions for bettering
the operation of the department.
Required Teaching Urged
State teachers' colleges received
fire from the Chesterman com
mittee, which suggested that half
of these schools could be closed
if enrollment in them was limited
to prospective tea che r s. This
would save the state 5 million
(Continued on page eight)
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