wt , A V (age Weather— _ . - . Sunny and r . Warm Ocilt Eitti VOL. 54, No. 22 415 Donate Blood In Three-Day Drive Four hundred fifteen pints of blood were donated by students in the three-day campus blood drive, according to Jack Huber, liaison representative of the State College Red Cross unit. Donations yesterday reached 124 pints, the least blood donated in the three days that the Johnstown Red Cross Bloodmobile was West Dorm Dating Code "-Interpreted A clarification of the West Dormitory code for chaperoned dating has been made by West Dorm Council President, Ross Clark. "Although we've had nothing reported requiring ac tion by council, we believe that men in West Dorm living units are un der the wrong impression con cerning the code," Clark said. According to the code, women guests may be entertained in the presence of chaperones in Mc- Kee, Hamilton, and Irvin Hall and the recreation rooms on level "A" of McKee and Hamilton Halls during the regular semesters, ex cept during the vacation periods No women, however, will be permitted in the rooms of men living in the unit areas at any time. Women guests will not be al lowed in any area of the, dormi tories other than those specifically mentioned in the code. Women guests 'must enter and leave by the entrance adjacent to the lounges mentioned. All women guests must leave lounges and recreation rooms by 1 a.m. Friday and Saturdays. Sun day nights women guests must leave by 10 'p.m. Women may not enter these places before 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, and 7 p.m. Fridays. The code is only in effect on Fri days, Saturdays, and Sundays, during the hours noted, and not on other days. Violations will be referred to the executive committee of the West Dorm Council. It will con sist of the resident counselor ad viser and officers of the council. Proper action will be recom mended to the student welfare committee. ' - Froth on Safe Today The Pennsylvania Week issue of Froth will be on sale today at the Student Union desk in Old Main. Ike Of Says Completion Farm Plan Near KANSAS CITY, Oct. 15 (W)—President Eisenhower told the na tion's farmers and consumers tonight the'administration's effort to hammer out a solidly based comprehensive farm program is entering its final phase. Eisenhower promised "the price support principle" will be con , tinued—though possibly in a "rad ically" revised form, And he announced he has called a White House meeting of his 18- member Agricultural Advisory Commission with Secretary of Ag riculture Benson Oct. 24 "to launch the final phase" of chart ing a new farm program. The President's speech was pre pared for a nationally broadcast and televised appearance before the Future Farmers of America, meeting in the heart of America's food .producing region at a time of drought in many areas and fall ing farm prices in . others. • 4 Point Outline Giving what he described as "a sketchy outline" of • what his a dministration is doing and may do\ in the future to meet these problems, while protecting the consumer of farm products. Eis enhower said: 1 . The federal government will By BEV DICKINSON stationed at Temporary Union Building. Tuesday donors ex ceeded the daily goal of 150 pints by six, and donations on Wed nesday totaled 135 pints. Few Unkepl Pledges The quota previously set for the blood drive was an pints, and although the total • donations missed that go al by 85 pints, members of the Red Cross unit stated that they were "more than pleased" by student response to the ,drive. During November last year 253 pints of blood were collected dur- ing the two-day drive. The quota for the drive was 300 pints. In the 1951 four-day campus blood drive, 768 donors out of 915 who had signed pledge cards kept their appointments to give blood. Very few of the 395 students who turned in pledge cards by the Monday deadline failed to keep their appointments, Huber said. He added that the number of students who did not keep their pledge was surprisingly small compared to past years. 26 Coeds Help Because of the numerous walk ins who .took advantage of the openings available to students who had not previously signed pledge cards,. the Red Cross unit was "kept busy," said Charles W. Stoddart, chairrhan of the blood program. He added that . the blood drive was "very successful" in the minds of the Red _ Cross unit. Marie Wagner, chairman of the campus Red Cross - unit, stated that smoothness of the drive was in part caused by the efforts of the 26 coeds who served on the canteen committee. They were Joanne Carusci, Janet Fiesam, Dawn Anthony, Edith Kriebel, Evanne Zimmer, Lorraine Cabas co, Gertrude Litz, Nancy Marsh, May Shylock, Kathleen Greytok, Audrey Brown, Constance Ander son, Polly Ann Graham, Doris Scheck, Judith Ross, Nancy Bird, Barbara Tuma, Ruth Eshelman, Rosemary Bishop, Doris Swingle, Sylvia Crum, Ann Hafer, .Roberta Jones, Betsy Gruneck, Betty Bu chanan, and Kay Bruninerd. The blood donated by the stu dents during the campus drive will be sent to Korea, used in civ ilian hospitals And made into plasma for the use of the armed forces. continue "as long as necessary" to aid . the drought stricken states, with who s e governors he will meet here tomorrow. 2. He will recommend farm law changes to Congress early next year. 3. Secretary of Agriculture and Congress already ha v e "vigor ously attacked" the problems of farmers caught in an "economic grinding machine." 4. The basic farm problem is over-production. Price Support Needed In his speech to the Future Farmers, holding their Silver An niversary convention, Eisenhower said existing price control laws could be extended •as written, or modified somewhat, or revised "radically in favor of a new pro gram" after they expire at the end of next year. FOR A BETTER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 16, 1953 Cabinet Proposes Pitt Half-Holiday Cabinet Tables Spring Week Holiday Plan A recommendation that spring recess be shortened one day and a one-day holiday be granted for Spring Week Carnival was tabled last night by All-College Cabinet. George Richards, Spring Week chairman, asked cabinet approval of the recommendation that class es be resumed at 1:10 p.m. April 20 instead of 1:10 p.m. April 21, and that May 12 be declared a holiday for the carnival. Th e measure was tabled with the con sideration that it be brought up in two weeks, after cabinet mem bers discuss the suggestion with groups they represent. Perkins Named Adviser If approved, the measure will require approval by the Council of Administration. Richard's recommendation that Harold W. Perkins, assistant dean of men, be named Spring Week adviser, was passed. Cabinet also approved the suggested eight member screening committee for the .week. Members will include the All-College, officers presi dent, vice president, and secre- tary-treasurer--and presidents of Interfraternity Council, Associa tion of Indepndenent Men, Leoni des, Panhellenic Council,. an d Women's Student Government As sociation. WSGA President Added The screening committee will review in advance all entries in the carnival and parade. It will be empowered to give one offi cial warning to any group it feels is not conducting itself properly and then close or prevent partici pation of the entry if the warning fails to pr odu c e satisfactory changes. The. Senate Committee on Stu dent Affairs previously approved the proposed faculty adviser and a seven-member screening com mittee. The WSGA President was added to the list of members be fore-the proposal was presented to cabinet. In other action by cabinet, two resolutions of the encampment committee on academic honesty presented by Robert Carruthers, committee chairman, were adopt ed. The first resolution provided for formation of a permanent com mittee to impleMent an honesty program. Members will include the Senate subcommittee on aca- demic honesty, the encampment committee, and any individual needed to make the group repre sentative. All-College President Richard Lemyre appointed Carruthers chairman of the permanent com- mittee The second resolution resolved hat immediate action be taken in regard to teaching procedure affecting dishonesty and establish- ing a system of , corrective meas ures on a graduated scale against individuals involved in academic dishonest Revenge Theme To Pace Rally A revenge theme will be pre ,sent in the air at 7 tonight at a pep rally sponsored by Mortar Board and Skull and Bones. Syracuse trimmed the Lions last year; 25-7, and kept them' from possible Bowl bids. Both the Blue Band and cheer leaders will be present at the rally tonight. Team members will speak. By TAMMIE BLOOM 4fr ig The Faculty ta And Education— See Page 4 Approval Given Charter Of Cabinet Secretariat All-College Cabinet recommended last night that a half holiday be granted students for the football game with Pitts burgh, Nov. 21. Cabinet also approved the charter for the Cabinet Sec retariat which will replace Cabinet Projects Council. Approval of the recommendation by the Council of Ad ministration is necessary before the holiday will become official. Under the proposal no Saturday morning classes would be held the day of the game. The proposal for the half-holi day was originally presented at a meeting of cabinet. last week, but was tabled. Members felt it would be improper at that time to grant such a holiday after Cabinet had expressed discontent with the Penn game weekend conduct. Secretariat Positions Listed Richard Kirschner, president of the Liberal Arts Student Council, attempted to amend the proposal to warn students that misconduct at Pittsburgh would mean the end of the half-holiday. Robert Smoot, substituting for Junior Class President Joseph Barnett, reminded Kirschner that "the 1954-55 and 1955-56 calendara, as approved by the College Senate do not schedule a half-holiday. Under the secretariat charter, the All-College vice president will serve as executive secretary. The executive secretary will appoint the assistant to the executive sec retary, and supervisors of sec retariat bureaus. Secretaries of the bureaus - will be appointed by bureau supervisors. Under present plans, bureaus will be set up for National Stu dent Association, surveys, public relations and information, and administrative assistant commit tees. Bureau Supervisor's Duties The executive secretary will assign projects to proper bureaus and assign members of the staff to the bureaus. The assistant to the executive secretary will main tain secretariat membership rolls and administer clerical work of the secretariat. The bureau supervisor will ad minister and execute projects as (Continued on page eight) 5 Homecoming Queen Finalists Selected Five finalists for the 1953 Thespian Homecoming Queen have been selected, according to Alex Gregal and Jane Larpenteur, co-chairmen of the .Thespian Homecoming Queen Contest committee. Those chosen are Nancy Hagy, Juliana Fees; Louise Justin, Jane Mason, and Joan Ziegler. The five finalists were selected from 94 entries by Ray Fortunato, director of Thespians, Ridge Riley, alumni secretary, Louis Bell, di rector of public information, and Frank Morriss, director of per ional services, The Homecoming Queen will be crowned at the first Thespian show, "Let's Face It," on Thurs day, after being selected from the finalists by the College football team. B e f ore the Penn State- Texas Christian game Oct. 24, she will be introduced at the Alumni Luncheon. Miss Hagy, a seventh semester elementary education major, is being sponsored by Kappa Alpha Theta. Phi Delta Theta is the sponsor Of Miss Fees who is a seventh se mester education major. A fifth semester pre-medical major, Miss Justin is sponsored by Kappa Kappa Gamma. Jane Mason is sponsored by By - PHIL. AUSTIN 'Tomorrow Set as End Of Customs By PEGGY McCLAIN Freshman customs will end to- I morrow during half-time at the Penn State-Syracuse foot b a 11 game, Freshman Joint Customs Board announced last night. A special program designating the official end of customs will be given by the Blue Band, Hummel Fishburn, head of the music de partment, said. According to the board, fresh men must wear dinks to the game tomorrow. Blue Key, junior men's hat society, will enforce this reg ulation at the gates to Beaver Field. List Four Points The board last night expressed extreme dissatisfaction with this year's custom program. They said failure was due to four factors: 1. Freshmen are not interested in customs regulations. This was illustrated by the large number of violations. 2. Upperclassmen are not inter ested in customs. This was shown by lax enforcement. '3. Hat societies were, at times, crude in their means of enforce ment. 4. Customs were enforced main ly by student leaders and not the majority of students. Possible revision in the cus toms program will be studied by the board this year for recommen dation to Cabinet in the spring. (Continued on page eight) Tau Kappa Epsilon. She is a sev enth semester student majoring in home economics. Sigma Chi is sponsoring Joan Ziegler, a third semester elemen tary education major. Persons who have submitted photographs for the contest may pick them up at the Student Un ion desk in Old Main as soon as possible, according to George Donovan,' Student Union director. Independent Newsletter IFeatures AIM Survey The second issue of The Inde pendent newsletter, published by the Association of Independent Men and Leonides, will be dis tributed today. Featured in today's issue is a survey of opinion on the proposed 'change in organization of the As sociation of Independent Men. UMAJM-ik.tA
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