New SU Worth the Cost— See Page 4 VOL. 53, No. 60 committee To Change Retirements The C hest e r man committee, which recently cited the College for "detrimental" and "expensive" construction, has called for the re vamping of the entire state em ployees' and teachers' retirement program The "little Hoover" group gave five suggestions for overhauling the 'retirement system which it says would save the state five million dollars a year. The five-fold economy p 1 an calls for administrative reorgan iation of the retirement system, including the establishment of an investment council, patterned af ter New Jersey's council. This group,. according to the Chester man committee, would aid retire ment boards in obtaining the best possible investment of state funds. The committee, named after its head, Francis J. Chesterman of PhiladelAia, filed this report as the third part of its first report on state education. This is the first of 30 reports planned by the group, which was named by Gov. John S. Fine early this year. The group is officially known as the State Government Survey Committee. • Rushing List Now Available For Fraternities A rushing list of new students interested in fraternity affiliation is now available to Penn 'Stare fraternities. Two of the 16 page lists are available in the Dean of Men's office, 109 Old Main, for each frat ernity. The lists include the home address, local address, curriculum and other information of interest to fraternities, especially rushing chairmen. The list has been prepared from a survey conducted by the Inter, fraternity Council general rush ing committee and the Office of the Dean of Men. • An additional list naming those who have indicated a preference for a fraternity will be available to each of the fraternities con cerned. Only about 30 of these are ready; the others are in the process of being prepared. A letter from Thomas Schoot, IFC general rushing chairman, an nouncing that these lists are ready, is being mailed to fraternities. These letters note that prefer ences given by these new students are possibly forced, premature, and, in many cases, may not have been the result of thought and selection. 2 Guild Shows On Air Tonight Ralr h W. McComb, College librarian, will be the guest on "Spotlj ght on State," a 15-minute Radio Guild program to be broad cast at 9:30 tonight on WMAJ. Sidney Archer will interview McComb. Director is John Citron. Another Guild show, "Call Card," to be heard at 9:45 tonight, will feature Gordon Greer, who will read "Salesmanship," a short story by Mary Ellen Chase. Jay Murphy" will direct the program. Others in the cast- are Sally Lowry, Madeleine Sharp, James Bloxham, and Prank Hut chinson. - 4161 , 49 Drinking •Battg Tottrigtatt Crackdowtt-- See Page 4 Drinking 'Crackdown' Now Seen Less Likely Lambda Chi Social Privileges Social privileges of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity were sus pended Tuesday until Feb. 1, 1953, by action of the Senate com mittee on student affairs for violation of the College drinking code. Senate Rule W-4 states that "alcoholic beverages shall not be served at any social function in which students participate." Lambda Chi's violation occurred Nov. 15, junior class houseparty weekend. Disorderly Conduct Wilmer E. Kenworthy, director of student affairs, said yesterday this action is not a part of the recent talk on a "crackdown" on drinking. He said, rather, it is a normal procedure on the. rule, and action would have been taken Dec. 2 when the committee met except that the fraternity's ad viser, S. I. Auker, was not avail able to appear before it. Violation of the rule was brought to the attention of the committee through the resulting disorderly conduct of guests at the fraternity. College officials explained yes terday that it' was a problem of students' returning to the dormi tory intoxicated. When the stu ! dents were questioned they said they had received alcohol at the qmbda bj4loyse.-9fficers of the house" were callea to 'the 'Dean of Men's office, where they ad mitted alcoholic beverages were served in the house Nov. 15. Considered by IFC The penalty, • Kenworthy said, is a result of -the serving of alco holic beverages at a social. func tion 'involving students. The case was considered by the Interfraternity Council Board of Control; which did not • recom mend any disciplinary action. It was then brought before the student affairs committee under Rule W-4 which further states that "if a violation of this rule is reported, the case shall be heard by the committee on stu dent affairs and proper action taken. Notice of such action shall be given by the director of student affairs"'= • - Richard Parson s, fraternity president; George Eden, vice pres ident; and Auker, apßepred before the committee during aonsidera tion of the case. Members of the committee include the All-Col lege president, four faculty mem bers, dean of men, dean of wom en, chairman o f the graduate committee on student affairs, and director of student affairs. Cabinet to Hear Proposal For Disciplinary Revision A proposal that All-College Cabinet committee be set up to in vestigate the possibility of revising the present judicial and dis ciplinary system of the College will be presented tonight to cabinet by Interfraternity Council President Arthur Rosfeld. Rosfeld will ask that the committee try to "streamline" the present setups to remove much of the existing overlapping or short- comings of powers and to clearly define these limits of power. The committee should also investigate the possibility of setting up more uniform codes, he added. Rosfeld cited Tribunal, men's judiciary body, as one example where the supposed College su preme court does . nothing but hear traffic violators. Indications 'are that the pro posal to establish the committee stems from the recent suspension bf student for dishonesty in an examination. This action was tak en by the Senate sub-committee on discipline. _ All-Collegeltesidentlobit Lau- STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11, 1952 The board as set up in the amendment, _would review disci plinary cases against independent men and groups. The board would then make recommendations to the dean of men's office. The judicial board would con sist of a chairman and two mem bers from each of the four AIM councils—Town, Nittany, Pollock, and West Dorm. Members are to be appointed in the spring semes ter after the members of the AIM Board of Governors have been elected for . the following year. The chairman of the board would be selected by the execu tive committee of the Board of Governors and would be subject to the approval of the board mem bers. The b o a r d, according to the amendment, would set its own rules of procedure except that any hearing must be open or closed according to the wishes of the student involved, bach will announce the winner of the lawn display contest. Plans for displays for • the lawn in front of Old Main, submitted by Pi Gamma Alpha, national architec tural fraternity, have been judged by the Cabinet executive commit tee. The three best displays will receive prizes totaling $25. Other reports ' will •include a financial report .of Junior Class Week. A more detailed report will follow the Christmas holiday, Richard Lemyre, junior class pres ident, has announced. Enrollment committee progress and a report (Continued. on page eight) FOR A. BETTER PENN STATE Loses Council Passes AIM Review Board Plan The Town Council of the Asso ciation of Independent Men last I night approved. the- proposed amendment to the AIM constitu tion establishing the AIM Judicial Board of Review. -The Town Council was the sec ond of the four AIM councils to pass the amendment after it was approved by the AIM Board of Governors last Wednesday. Three of the four councils must pass the amendment before it becomes ef fective. Prexy to Speak Today President Milton S. Eisen hower w i 11 speak to faculty members at a meeting at 4:10 p.m. today in Schwab Aud itorium. Immediate administrative "crackdown" on fraternity drinking appeared less likely yesterday as moves by the dean of men's office and Interfraternity Council were brought' to light. IFC President Arthur Rosfeld met briefly with Dean of Men Frank J, Simes yesterday afternoon. After the meeting Rosfeld issued the following statement: "I was pleased to learn that the- dean's office has no intention of any drastic change in policy." Rosfeld met with fraternity presidents last night to discuss the drinking problem. The same group, the presidents of all College fraternities, have been invited to a meeting Monday night by Dean Simes. Reports from the. Dean of Men's office indicate that ,Simes will in form the presidents of College and state rules concerning drink ing at the meeting. Simes said yesterday he would continue his policy of silence and make no comment on the drinking situation. Earlier indi cations were that a statement would be forthcoming from the dean. Rosfeld had said Tuesday the IFC would stand by the fraternity system as it is operating today. He also stated that IFC had tried to maintain good public relations with the administration and others during the semester, but that if a "crackdown" occurred, it would seem that this work had failed. During the drinking contro versy, numerous persons pointed out that there - was no question of the College changing its rules con cerning drinking. The only policy change which could possibly come would be a change in enforcement intensity or methods. The College drinking rule— the much discussed rule W-4 states that "alcoholic beverages shall not be served at any social function in which students are participating." W-4 also requires that violations be reported to the committee on student affairs and "proper ac tion" taken. Students and others who spoke with Simes yesterday said the dean indicated that he intended no "crackdown" or other action indicating a change in any rules concerning drinking in fraterni ties. The dean will express his views 'on the problem more fully at the fraternity presidents' meet ing Monday. Evidence of intentions for a crackdown" on fraternit y drinking stemmed from the dis cussions of the problem at a meeting of the Associalion,,of Fraternity Counselor s held Monday night. At this meeting, the counselors and Simes indicated desires for action on the drinking problem. Young GOPs To Hold Panel The Penn State Young Repub lican Club will sponsor an open faculty discussion-debate at 7:30 tonight in Atherton Hall lounge. The topic will be "Will . We Take It Away?" The panel will be composed of four members of the College fac ulty: Dr. Lawrence E. .Fouraker, assistant professor of economics; Dr. Philip S. Klein, professor of history; Dr. Robert K. Murray, assistant professor of history; and Dr. Edward W. Proctor, assistant professor of economics. Dr. Leon, J. Quinto, assistant professor of economics an d adviser to the Young Republicans, will moder ate., Veterans' Book Refund The second regular semester book refund for veterans enrolled under Public Laws 346 and 16 will be made at the Office of the Basar .Um:lorrolar. (Editorial on Page Four) Talent Show To Be Held On Tuesday The third annual 'Splintervilie Review," talent show for men of the Nittany-Pollock area, will be held at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday in the TUB. The show, sponsored b the Barons, social organization o y f the Nittany-Pollock area, will include a tap-dance routine, magic act, clarinet solos, and impersonations. One of the most original of the acts will be a Schuhplattler, or German folk dance, performed by members of Circle and Square. This dance is a humorous por trayal of men trying to steal a kiss from their female partners but always meeting with stubborn resistance—until the end. Randolph Wertz, third semester student in bacteriology, will act as master of ceremonies. Werta is a former announcer for .radio station WISR in Butler. As an added attraction, a spe cial display of fluorescent cloth and minerals will be set up in Om lobby of the TUB. The show is open to the public and no admission will be charged, Henry Pitt, chairman of the re view, has announced. Last year donations were taken for the Barons Christmas party for Wind crest children. This party will not be held this year, Pitt said. A dress rehearsal for all mem bers of the review will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the TUB. Freezing Plan For Duck Pond is Discussed The Physical Education Student Council discussed the possibility of freezing the duck pond, located on the Bellefonte road, for winter ice skating, at a meeting of the council held Monday night. Due to warm spring waters which flow into the pond, it was pointed out that getting suitable ice would be a problem. There is, however, an aqueduct through which this spring water could be directed, which would make it by pass the duck pond. If this latter method could be carried out, suit able ice could be formed and used for ice skating. Another plan to form an ice rink was brought up. It consists of a special freezing apparatus which, aided by plastic piping and a pump, would be able to freeze over any suitable area. Cost of the apparatus was estimated at $40,000, which was called rela tively inexpensive for such a task. Ort4 Wltel *Ci SOW SHOPPING DAYS TO Cll 11115,TMAS. FIVE CENTS
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