Collegian Drama Reviews— See Page 4 VOL. 53, No. 127 Spring 'Mai .age luctay _xpo, _net by Morgan Doolittle, of the Automatic Voting Machine Corp., to Ronald Thorpe, All-College elections committee chairman. Polls open at 8 a.m. today. Mechanical Voting Procedure Outlined Procedure for using the voting machines in All-College elections today and tomorrow was outlined last night by Morgan Doolittle, representative of the Automatic Voting Machine Corp., which 'is 'supplying five machines for the elections. Student voters will first have their names checked off a master roster of' students - by elections committee workers. 'Matriculation Court to Study Excuse Validity Tribunal plans to investigate thoroughly the validity of some cases presented by violators in the future, acting Chairman Edward Brenner anounced last night. The action is necessary due to the questionable excuses presen ted recently by _some - offenders, it was announced. In addition, students who: con tinually harbor an unhealthy at titude :upon appearing before the court can be subject to disciplin ary action by the dean of men, Brenner said. A previous second offender, who had stated he would refuse to pay his fine, appeared. The stu dent had been fined $3, but at the time he expressed his disa greement of the present campus parking system, especially the re stricted parking plan in effect. He is going to appeal his case before All-College Cabinet, an d Tri bunal has anounced that it plans to investigate some of the alleged flaWs the current system. Blue Key Application Deadline Tomorrow Blue Key, junior men's hat so ciety, has extended the deadline for applications until 5 p.m. to morrow, Edwin Kohn, president, has announced. Letters of application must con tain the name, curriculum, ad dress, and a list of activities of the applicant and must be turned in at the Student Union desk in Old Main. Only fourth semester men with at least a 1.0 All-College av erage are eligible. TODAY'S WEATHER FAIR WARMER . . j . at ......, _,. ... . ~.,.• , ... $ C s A .. Gilt g --,,- 1 Trat cards must be shown in order to vote. Voters will then be handed a slip of paper indicating their class ' and sex, which they, in turn, will hand to an assistant at the voting machines. The machine will then be ad justed so that the voter may cast his ballot only for All-College candidates, officers of his class, and, in .the case of men voters, Athletic Association officers. The voter will then move the large red handle in the machine to:, his right. This closes the cur tains. Next step is to turn down a voting lever over the name of each candidate for who m the student wishes to vote. If the voter finds he has made a mistake, he' is free to lift the voting lever and recast his bal -1 lot. The voter then moves the red handle to his left. This opens the curtains. At this point, too, the vote is registered. The voter can no longer change his ballot. Fair and warmer weather is expected to greet early morning voters. Polls, located in the sec ond floor lounge in Old Main, Will open at -8 a.m. and close 5 p.m. both today and tomorrow. Elections committee Chairman I Ronald Thorpe , said last night the committee anticipates a 50 per cent turnout. Interest in voting machines may result in the in creased turnout, he declared. Results of the election will be announced shortly after the polls close. The elections committee will meet immediately after the polls close in 204 Old Main to hear complaints, if there are any, from clique chairinen. Thorpe said he anticipates no complaints. Results recorded by the five vot ing machines will then be .tallied and made public. Student Injured George Fitting, fourth semester chemistry major, was treated last night at the Centre County Hos pital in Bellefonte for lacerations of the fOot inflicted when a rocket exploded. '.Talent Show Tryouts Tryouts for the freshman class talent show to be given :• May 1 will be held at 7 tonight •in the Temporary Union Building, •ad cording •to Albert - Jordan, chair man. STATE COLLEGE, PA.,' WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 22, 1953 The big, moment for campus politicians has arrived at last. Today and tomorrow Penn State students will go to the polls to cast, their ballots for some of the leaders in next year's student government. Among those leaders are the All-College president, vice president, and secretary treasurer, the presidents of the senior and junior classes, and the president of the Athletic Association. But more than offices are at stake. Student government at Penn State spends some $12,000 of student money a year, and the candi dates who are elected as a result of the voting today and tomorrow will be, in a large degree, determining factors in whether the students get their money's worth. In the past few All-College elections, about 40 per cent of stu dents eligible to vote did so. Last year's , 44.3 per cent was a record vote. While a record vote is alWays something of which to be proud, one wonders just what that other 55.7 per cent of the students last year were thinking, if anything. This year another record vote is being predicted, due partly to the use of voting machines, the novelty of whiCh is expected to draw a good many students to the- polls. In addition, both parties have conducted energetic campaigns. They have designed platforms with practical and useful planks. Both parties have some good candidates. We have no intention of editorially picking who we feel to be the best candidates. We feel the students are capable of doing this themselves. We do, however, urge all students who are eligible to go over to the Old Main lounge between now and when the polls close to make their choices between the candidates. And we urge them to make this, choice intelligently. • It is perfectly obvious that in a school the size of Penn State, neither party has a monopoly on the best candidates. Too often, however, students make their choices solely on the basis of the party affiliation of candidates. Sometimes they make their choices on the basis of which fraternity or sorority the candidate is a member. We do not call this "voting wisely."_ Both parties planned their campaigns so their candidates could meet "the greatest number of students possible. They have distri buted posters outlining• their platforms. -The platform issues have been discussed in the Daily Collegian several times. These, plus the ability, willingness, and desire to work for student government that the candidates have shown in the past, are the things on which voters should base their choices when they go to the polls. In order to be effective in its dealings with the administration' and others, student government must show that it .has the student body behind it. A large turnout at the polls today and tomorrow will be one indication to this effect. It will also tend to make All- College Cabinet more representative of the student body. It is for these reasons that we urge a large and intelligent ballot The only really intelligent ballot is a split one. Warfield to Sing Classics, S ' 't - I A group_ of selections ranging froM sea, chanties and spirituals to the works of Brahms and Han del will be presented at 8:30 tonight by William Warfield, bari tone, at the final program of the current Community Concert series in Schwab Auditorium. The concert is open only to members of the Community Con cert Association and admission is by season ticket only. Opening the . program Warfield will sing three , selections by George Frederick Handel. They are "Why Do the . Nations" from "The Messiah," "Where'er Ye Walk" from "S ein e 1 e," and "Thanks Be to . Thee" from "Israel in Egypt." Four works by Johannes Brahms will be included: "Die Mainacht," "Botschaft,', "In Waldeseinsam keit," and "Vergebliche,s Stand chen." Two arias, "Avant de Quit ter Ces Lieux" from "Faust" (Charles Gounod) and "Eri Tu" from "Un Ballo, in Maschera" (Guiseppe Verdi), will complete the first * portion of the • program. • Following intermission th e mood of the program will change as Warfield turns to sea chanties and spirituals. He will sing five chanties arranged by 'C elius Dougherty, "Rio Grande," "Blow Ye Wind," "Across *the Western Ocean," "Oh • Shenandoah," and "Mobile ,Bay." - To 'cline. the' program Warfield will offer four .spirituals, "City Called Heaven" and "Ride On, King Jesus" - both arranged by Hall Johnson, "Oh Didn't It Rain" arranged- . by-Harry. Burleigh, and FOR A BETTER PENN STATE ors • Begi Vote and Vote Intelligently EDITORIAL . . . William Warfie ld T 6 close concerts "Dis Old Hammer" arranged by John. W. Work. Warfield 'is •on - leave from -his role of Porgy-in "Porgy and -Bess" to make this concert tour. He- is accompanied by pianist Dr. - Otto Herz,. associate director of the New York College of Music, who has played for all of Warfield;s important recitals. A music- scholarship enabled Warfield to enroll in' the Eastman School of. Music and obtain a college degree from the University ,Of .Rochester. (Coittinued on page eight) Fee Consolidation— See Page 4 Today Students Need Matric Cards To Cast Ballot Voting in the spring elec tions, _today and tomorrow, will start at 8:30 am. today in the second floor lounge of Old Main arid will continue until 5:30 p.m. According to the .All-Col lege elections code, all under graduate students may vote for the All-College offices. Fourth and fifth semester students in addition may vote for junior class officers, and sixth and seventh semester students may vote for senior class officers. Men under graduate students may vote for Athletic Association officers. - Students must present matricu lation cards at the polls before being permitted to cast their bal lot. The code specifies further, "any student found voting more than once or voting for another person will be subject to , Tri bunal and sever e disciplinary action." Senior Class Candidates Candidates for All-College of fices are: president, Robert Car ruthers (Lion) and Richard Le rnyre (State); vice president, Ed ward Haag (Lion) -and William Shifflett (State); and secretary treasurer, David Arnold (Lion) and Temple Reynolds (State). Candidates for senior class of fices are: president, Richard Craf ton (Lion) and Henry Windsor (State); vice president, Fur y Feraco (Lion) and Walt Back (State); and secretary-treasurer, Betsy Siegler (Lion) and Carolyn Pelczar (State). Candidates for junior class of fices . are: president, Joseph Bar nett (Lion) and John Carey (State); vice president, Jesse Ar-; nelle (Lion) and Benjamin Sin clair (State); and secretary-treas urer, Katherine Reynolds (Lion) and Joan Shierson (State). Lemyre States Stand Candidates for Athletic Asso ciation offices are: president, Ger ald Maurey, Keith Vesling, and John Sherry; and secretary-treas urer, Adam Kois and Hubert Klein. The. AA presidential can didate receiving the second high est number of votes will win the vice presidency. AA office can didates do not run under the auspices of any political party. In a telephone interview yes terday with Lemyre, a Daily Col legian reporter received an an swer to a question that puzzled voters. Lemyre said that if he is ' elected All-College president, he plans •to continue wrestling. Le myre said he handled the junior class presidency this year with out trouble and said he feels he will be all right with the aid of Christmas and semester vacations. He said also he will stress wrest ling only during the last few weeks of the season before tour neys. ' High Vote Expected The Daily Collegian also tried to get statements and opinions from the six presidential candi dates concerning general affairs on campus and the party plat forms. However, before the inter views could be completed, a party chairman started prompting his (Continued on page eight) English Usage Exam Hour, Room Changed Students previously sched uled to take the English Usage Test at 9 p.m. Friday are to report at 7 p.m. Friday in 10 Sparks, Dr. John S. Bowman, head of the English Composi tion department, has announc ed. 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