£-=r I Site SatUf 0 (Ml VOL. 53, No. 97 Christoff Case Probe Continued by Police Questioning of. 24-year-old Jean Christoff continued yesterday in - connection with the cloth belt-strangulation of his sister, June, and in connection with six robberies in Cambria and Blair counties. June was a student at the College. The former Carnegie Institute of Technology engineering stu dent was found Monday in abandoned coal mine less than two Dunham Offered Hearing Dr. Barrows Dunham, who was suspended from Temple Univer sity Sunday, has been invited to explain his actions at an open meeting of students. About 300 students at Temple met yesterday and unanimously suggested this action. Dunham was suspended by Dr. Robert L. Johnson, Temple pres ident, Who said Dunham’s action in refusing to answer House un- American activities' committee questions necessitated his suspen sion under the Pennsylvania Loy alty law. The 300 students also asked the university to set up a faculty-stu dent committee to conduct an open hearing on Dunham’s action. They asked that the decision of the hearing be accepted by the university' as final. There has. been no indication as to who is sponsoring the stu dent meeting before which Dun ham may appear or where it will be held. Dunham disclosed today that he sent a telegram to the vice presi dent. of Temple, William Tomlin son, in which he asked that he be allowed to appear before a fac ulty committee which* would de cide his .loyalty. He. said in the telegram that : he would tell the essentials .of his political history at such a meeting. Ed Council Names Groups New co-chairmen of the Open House committee and new elec tions and publicity committees were appointed last night by the Educational Student Council. ■ Mary Gladihs and Joseph Hast ings were appointed co-chairmen of the Open House committee. The committee will look further into displays for the Education Open House May 2. _Dorothy Swanson and Char laine Schwab were appointed co chairmen of the elections com mittee. Council elections will be held April 29 and 30. Other mem bers of the committee are Harry Shank, Diane Edelman, Anne Campbell, and Joseph Hastings. The committee will begin work on publicity work for the coin ing elections. A ney publicity committee was also appointed by the Council President Marian Whiteley. Dona Eae Esterbrook was appointed head of a group to prepare a booklet for the Open House pre sentation. Film to Be Previewed A' preview of the film “Andrew Jackson”-will be shown at 4 p.m. today in 9 Pattee Library. - TODAY'S WEATHER MILDER WITH RAIN STATE COLLEGE,, PA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 4, 1953 miles from his home near Fru gality in Cambria County. He dis appeared • shortly before • his .sis ter’s body was discovered Feb. 17. Finding Christoff ended an eight state search by police: 5 Will File More Charges Under intensive questioning by state police, Christoff denied knowing anything" about his sis ter’s death. He did, however, ad mit six burglaries, three in Cam bria and three in Blair Counties. Two burglary charges by police accuse him of taking, two adding machines and some electric cord from a coal company near his home. Four more burglary charges will be filed, District Attorney Fred J. Frees said. Frees said Christoff admitted stealing a tele vision set, bicycle wheels, and power saws from several homes. Found By Father The death of his 21-year-old sister is still termed a mystery by police. It was reported earlier that strangulation could have been self-inflicted, but no official ver dict has yet been issued. The girl’s father, Paul Christoff, claims his daughter committed suicide. He said she returned from the Col lege last semester in a .highly ner vous condition. Hungry arid suffering from ex posure, the younger Christoff was found in the mine by his father and two uncles. His discovery was the: result of a tip by one uncle. Christoff said he had stayed in the mine arid had lived on beans and small game. He told police that when he left home Feb. 17, his sister was working on book keeping for their father, who is part-owner of a coal mine. He said he returned home that night but left after noticing strangers in -the house. Agriculture Honorary Forms Due Saturday Applications for membership in the Coaly Society, agriculture ac tivities honorary, must be in. the office of Vice-Dean Russell B. Dickerson by noon Saturday. Members will'be chosen on the basis of activities and achieve ments by a selections committee composed of Arthur Stone, Sa bina Wallace, and David Evans. Stateswoman to Close Forum. Begum Shaista Ikramullah will present the Oriental woman’s viewpoint on Communist aggres sion in the Middle and Far East at 8 tonight at the'' final Com munity Forum lecture in Schwab Auditorium. Single reserved seat tickets for $1.20 will be on sale until 5 p.m. at {the Student Union- desk in Old Main and from • 7 to 8 p.m. im mediately preceding the lecture. ' Speaking on “Pakistan—The New Democracy,” the woman Moslem leader will discuss the motivation behind the organiza tion of her free state and the pro gress Pakistan has made among the nations of the world. Included in her talk will be glimpses of the habits and customs of her people. Studied In London Members of the audience may personally direct their questions to the stateswoman at a coffee hour at the AHencrest .following .the lecture. A descendent of the Suhrawady family of-Bengal, the petite begum was; educated in oriental and oc cidental culture at the Loretto Convent in Calcutta. Later she at tended the University of Calcutta where she earned her B,A degree in 1933 at.'the age: of .18. -Having mastered -perfect; English,*-the be gum set out to test her. talents in the Western world, and enrolled FOR A BETTER PENN STATE Allocation Bill Reaches House A bill allocating $20.8 million to the College for maintenance and research for the next two years has been presented to the Pennsylvania House Appro priations Committee, the Asso ciated Press reported yesterday. The amount is $BO,OOO more than requested by. Gov. John S. Fine. The measure, spon sored by Reps. Preston A. Frost (R-Centre) and Earl E. Hewitt (R-Indiana), earmarks $19,685,- 000 for maintenance, supplies and services. The total is nearly $3 million more than the $17,105,000 ap propriation for the current biennium. Research appropri ations, included in the total, will remain the same as ap proved by the last two state legislatures. The research appropriations include $150,000 to the School of Agriculture for crop study, $50,000 for petroleum research, $70,000 for anthracite and bi tuminous coal research, $35,- 000 for mineral industries ’re search, and $57,000 to be used on a matching basis with in dustries for basic mineral in dustry research. Measles Cases At Infirmary On Increase A 'slight increase in the num ber of cases of the German measles was noted at the Infirm ary yesterday, Dr. . Herbert R. Glenn, Director of the College Health Service, has announced. Twenty-three patients were confined in the Infirmary late yesterday afternoon, Glenn said. A few more cases of the measles were admitted then discharged, he. said; thus the increase. . Glenn said earlier the attack of measles on the campus is normal for this time of year. He indicat ed the disease had probably spread from the borough. ■Red Cross officials in the bor ough said yesterday the number of cases in the town and Wind crest areas was less than usually expected this time of year. There are a few cases of chicken pox and measles, they said, but noth ing which they would call an epidemic. Begum Ikramullah Forum speaker at King’s-College of the University of London: She. received her doc torate in 1940 for a thesis on “The Urdu Novel and the Short Story.” Migrated To Karachi Before ; entering national poli tics, she turned her interests to the school systems of India for several years and became a mem ber of the. governing bodies of the Mtatt Rosfeid to Open Nominations For IFC Posts Interfraternity Council President Arthur Rosfeld will announce the opening of nominations for IFC officers at 7:30 tonight in 105 Forestry. Election of IFC president, vice president, and secretary treasurer will be held at the IFC meeting March 25, Rosfeld said. Nominations for the positions are made by letter submitted by the candidate addressed to Rosfeld and turned in at the Student Union desk. Deadline for these nominations is March 18 The present officers of IFC, the IFC Board of Control, and the committee chairmen will leave of fice at the IFC-Panhellenic Coun cil banquet, held during Greek Week in April. Each fraternity at the College will have one vote. • Other action slated for the meet ing tonight includes a report and recommendations of the IFC Board of Control, headed by Glenn Wiggins. The board will suggest to the council recommen dations to be given to the College Senate. The council will also hear a report by Richard Gibbs, frater nity chairman bf Greek Week. The report will cover plans made by the Greek Week committee for this year’s activities. Greek Week has been scheduled" for April 11-18. Rosfeld said he will make some comment on a motion passed by the West Dormitory Council last week in which that group said it would ask IFC members to re frain from' using the West Dorm area washing facilities. The West Dorm Council indicated it would send 'la report of this action to IFC, but Rosfeld said yesterday that no such report had been received. Young Republicans Alter Constitution Constitutional amendments con cerning eligibility for mfember ship and officers and their duties have been adopted by the Young Republican Club. t President Ivan Sinclair an nounced those going on the trip to Washington, D.C., this weekend will meet at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the corner of S. Allen street and College avenue. Plans aiding registration in the coming spring primary elections were discussed and approved. universities of Calcutta, Aligraph, Delhi, and Sind. Today she is list ed on the Pakistan Advisory Board of Education and the. Board of Studies, University of Sind. Begum Ikramullah began her political career as convenor of the All-India Moslem Women’s Federation in Delhi in 1941. News papers brought her name into political importance and in 1946 she was elected to the Constituent Assembly- of undivided India. When Pakistan was established as a separate state, she and her family joined the Moslem migra tion from Calcutta to Karachi, capital of the Moslem state. Radio Fan The begum was elected to the Pakistan Assembly and served as delegate to the United Nations. She is currently living in Ottawa, where her husband is. stationed as' ambassador to Canada. Her three daughters are attending an English school in Ottawa and hex only son is studying in England. An avid radio fan, the begum has - broadcast frequently on the Pakistan radio and over the Brit ish Broadcasting Company in Lon don. She has traveled extensively between East and West. Although this is her first official lecture tour, the.begum toured.a number of American colleges and univer sities during the summer of 1951 as guest of the State department. Earlier Election Dates Suggested— See Page 4 Thompson, Mac Rumor Discredited Rumors that men instead of women might be living in Thompson • and. McAllister halls next year were discredited yes terday when it was revealed women are immediately assigned to these dormitories on comple tion of admission procedure. This announcement came from the Dean of Women’s office. The College has already contracted with a large number of women to live in these dormitories, Dean of Women Pearl O. Weston said. She added that freshman women would be living in 'these units, to her'knowledge, and that she had not been notified otherwise. Allen C. St. Clair, director of housing, said he too had heard the rumors, but that housing was still planning to have women in Thompson Hall this fall. When asked if Pollock Circle Would be cleared of‘men, he said, “I can’t tell you anything at this time.” He added that he had heard ru mors that those living units would be cleared, but he could not vouch for them. . At a Pollock Council meeting last week, John Quigley, vice president of the council, said in a report that it would be impracti cal for housing to put new locks on dormitory room doors because that area might be cleared of meh students within three years. He said he had obtained information for this report from the depart ment of housing. Student's Fine is Suspended A student who was excused from compulsory ROTC, but not physical education, was given a suspended sentence last night by Tribunal for parking illegally in the Recreation Hall area. The •student was advised to see Dr. Glenn about a permit before he parks there again. ' Three students were given sus pended fines for parking in the visitor space in area 70 (Hort Woods). If students cannot find space in their area, they should immediately see Capt. Philip Mark of the Campus Patrol if they receive a ticket for using the visitor space, Tribunal said. Tribunal urged students who have relatives or friends visiting campus'to warn them not to park on campus, or see Captain Mark about a temporary permit if nec essary. Two other students, one already on probation, the other given pro bation, were warned that any further violation would result in sending their cars home. Practice Teachers May Order Gowns June graduates who will be practice teaching the last eight weeks of the semester may sign up at the Athletic Store before Saturday for their caps and gowns. The deposit for caps and gowns is $5. Invitations and an nouncements, costing 10 cents each, may be ordered at the Stu dent Union desk in Old Main on the same days. FIVE CENTS
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