New AIM Plan
Hits Opposition
Opposition to the proposed reorganization of the Association of
Independent Men was voiced last night at an informal meeting of the
AIM Board of Governors. There was no quorum at the meeting.
In a letter read to the group by Chester Cherwinski, 'president
of Town Council, from Francis Mears, vice president, the authority
of the AIM president to appoint a
reorganization committee when
all members of AIM had not been
elected was questioned.
Futher, the letter stated that
the president did not • have the
authority to present a reorganiza
tion plan to the dean of men
when the plan was not the work
of the group.
Kappa Sig Fined,
Social Privileges
Are Sitspended
The Senate
.committee on stu
dent affairs voted yesterday to
suspend the social privileges and
levy a $5O fine on Kappa Sigma,
according to Henry S. Brunner,
committee chairman.
The suspension will be in ef
fect from Nov. 30 to Dec. 19.
. The senate committee action
stems from a party held by the
fraternity May 16 at which alco
holic beverages w're served. This
is , a violation of section W-4 of
the Senate Regulations for Un
dergraduate Students and states:
Alcoholic beverages shall not be
served at any social function in
which students are participating.
. According to Wilmer E. Ken
worthy, director of student af
fairs and secretary of the com
mittee, action was not taken last
semester because the violation
occurred shortly before the end
of the spring semester and did
not allow the Interfraternity
Council Board of Control and'the
Senate committee time to act on
the matter.
The IFC Board of Control,
which recommended the penalty,
to the committee, consists of the
elected officers of the IFC, two
members of the IFC executive
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Arrest Made
In Car Thefts
Theft of a car belonging to Nick
Thiel, varsity lacrosse coach, is
one of the charges to be filed
against a 29-year-old laborer
being held in the Bellefonte coun
ty jail pending booking on burg
lary and larceny charges.
Nevin Auman, of Spring Mills,
faces char ges of burglarizing
Spring Mills homes and stealing
four cars last week in Bellefonte
and the borough, John R. Juba,
borough chief of police, said yes
terday.
Auman was arrested Tuesday'
and will be booked on the burg
lary count first, Juba said. Au
man had abandoned the stolen
cars.
Eisenhower Defends
Secretary Benson
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (2?)—President Eisenhower rose warily
to the defense of his under-fire secretary of agriculture today.
Sun-tanned and high spirited after his recent swing through the
Middle West and down to the Mexican border, the President said
he brought back the impression some politicians are more worked
up over farm problems than are
the farmers and cattlemen them
selves.
Meeting with newsmen for the
first time since his return from
Texas. Eisenhower also declared
he is not, going to campaign for
the Republicans in any district or
any state in next year's congres
sional election.
And, fresh from a breakfast
with captured-and-released Mai.
Gen. William F. Dean, the Presi
dent shook his head over Com
munist brainwashing techniques
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Speaking before a sparse crowd
of 20 AIM representatives, count
ing the chairman, Cherwinski,
quoting the letter,; stated that if
the action taken was undemo
cratic, it would be sufficient
grounds for impeachment.
Difficulties had been, encoun
tered in the election of town rep
resentatives, Cherwinski said. The
main difficulty was that four men
had the job of searching through
the temporary student directory
for town men and mailing post
cards to them about the Town
Council procedure election, he
said.
For this reason, he added, the
town area is not represented on
the AIM Board of Governors to
the fullest extent now.
No Action Taken
Nor have members-at-large
been appointed to the Board of
Governors, he said. There is also
the question whether or not re
organization is needed at all, he
stated, or just a revision of the
present organization under the
present constitution.
No action on any proposal, was
taken with the absence of the
quorum to conduct business. Over
90 men had been asked to attend
the meeting by the president of
AIM, Joe Somers.
A straw vote was taken on the
proposal that representatives be
sent to the National Independent
Student Association conference
which will be held this weekend
at Ohio University in Athens, 0.
The group' favored the proposal.
Club Will Sponsor
Model UN Council
A' model United Nations Se
curity Council, sponsored by the
International Relations Club will
be held Oct. 29 and 30 in Ather
ton lounge.
Students from eleven, colleges,
including Penn State, will repre
sent member countries of the Se
curity Council. The Korean ques
tion will be the general subject
for the three sessions.
All sessions will be open to the
public.
and said he wondered sometimes
why• so few American soldiers
fell—temporarily, at leas t—for
the Red propaganda line.
The farm problem was fore
most at today's news conference.
Joseph A. Fox of the Washington
Star asked the big question: "It's
been suggested by Senator Young
(R-N.D.) that Agriculture Secre
tary Benson should resign. Did
the President care to comment?"
At first Eisenhower gave the
questioner one of those that-cer
tainly-was-a-mean-curve look s.
Then he grinned. Then, deadly
serious, he gave his answer—that
he for one is not going to be criti
cal of Benson for failing to find
a miraculous one-shot cure for
all the evils that beset the farmer.
Benson, said the President
warmly, is a man dedicated to
America and to giving all Ameri
cans—f ar me r s 'and consumers
alike—a fair break.
Eisenhower added that it's the
President's responsibility to pick
his top advisers, apparently mean- '
ing he could do without such
volunteered service as Young';.
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Hat Council Asks
For Brief Customs
15 Juniors to Pick
5 Queen Finalists
Fifteen outstanding juniors have been chosen to select five
Junior Prom Queen finalists, Patricia Ellis, coronation - chairman,
announced yesterday.
Members of the selections committee were named by Frank J.
Sixties, dean of men; Pearl 0. Weston, dean of women; Richard
3d Forest Fire
In Four Days
Is Extinguished
The third' forest fire in four
days in the California Hollow
district along the Philipsburg
highway was extinguished yes
terday afternoon, Richard Bailey,
towerman at Tussey Mountain,
has reported.
Bailey said the fires are the
result of the excessive dryness
during the past few weeks:..
Most of the fires are not' the
result of natural causes, he, said.
Many start along the highway
where motorists drop lighted cig
arettes, he explained. Fires are
burning now along the railroads
as the result of sparks from steam
locomotives.
• Bailey did not have an estimate
of the damage of yesterday's Cali
fornia district fire. However, he
said the fire on Sunday burned
about 50 acres and the one Tues
day, about 100.
The largest fire Bailey report
ed .consumed 200 acres of timber
land near Clearfield on Tuesday.
Several minor blazes have •been.
reported in the Rothrock district,
from Potter's Mill to Tyrone and
from Bald Eagle to Robertsdale,
he said.
Concert Campaign '
Reaches Quota -
Campaigning for the Commu
nity Concert Association ended
yesterday when the membership
quota was reached.
Dr. Fred R. Matson, chairman,
said the quota was reached after
less than two days of soliciting.
The drive would have con
tinued until Saturday. Matson
said iri past years the quota has
been reached by Friday of the
campaigning week.
The membership quota is based
on the seating capacity in Schwab
Auditorium where concerts are
held.
Officers Elected
By Pollock Council
Joseph F er k o, first semester
mechanical engineering major,
was elected president of Pollock
Council Tuesday night.
I Other officers are Duane Holm,
vice president; Gerald Rosenberg,
secretary; and Forrest Crawford,
treasurer. Carl Polley was named
representative-at-large to the As
sociation -of Independent Men
Board .of Governors.
Richard Harnel, resident COll.ll
- is adviser to the council.
Hot Societies Sponsor
Pell Rally Tomorrow
Blue Key, junior men's hat
society, and Covens, sophomore
women's hat society, will spon
sor a pre-game pep rally' at
7:30 p.m. tomorrow in front or
Old Main.
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
Lemyre, All-College president;
and Joseph Barnett, junior -class
president.
Juniors named are Jesse Ar
nelle, Carole Avery, Joseph Bar
nett, Alec Beliasov, John Car
penter, Jan Cronstedt, Baylee
Friedman, Leonard Goodman,
Gail Green, Robert Homan, Thom
as Kidd, Robert Smott, John
Speer, Maud Strawn and Nancy
Ward.
Class Votes Nov. 2-5
The committee will interview
prom queen entries Oct. 29 and
select five finalists. Finalists will
be introduced at the Junior Week
talent show Nov. 4 and at the pep
rally Nov. 5 preceding the Ford
ham football game.
Balloting by members of the
junior class will take place Nov.
2-5 at the Student Union desk.
Fifth and sixth semester students
may vote by presenting their ma
triculation cards.
Groups Submit Entries
The queen will be announced
at the Junior Prom Nov. 6 in Rec
reation Ran. Barnett will crown
the queen and present an en
graved trophy and bracelet on
behalf of the junior class.
She will also receive 'gloves
donated by Schlow's, an evening
purse by Simon's, candy by the
Candy Cane and pearls by the
Blair Shop. She and her court
will pass through an honor guard
formed by Androcles, Blue Key
and :Druids, junior men's hat so
cieties.
Entries for the contest may be
submitted by any campus organ
ization or group of individuals.
Photographs should be 5 by 7 or
8 by 10 inches with the candi
date's name and address and spon
sor's name placed on the back
of each picture. Any junior wom
an is eligible.
IFC Votes Against
Spring Week Plan
The Interfraternity Council last night voted against the pro
posed one day vacation for the Spring Carnival.
Under the proposal, Easter vacation would be shortened by one
day. This day would then be taken Wednesday of Spring Week in
order to allow participating groups more time to prepare their carni
val booths and to cut down on
the amountof class cutting which
has preceded the Carnival the las
two years
Cabinet has tabled the proposal
until student opinion on the pro
posal can be determined.
Merice Nelles, chairman of the
IFC workshop to be held Nov. 11-
13, -announced the following dis
cussion chairmen: House presi
dents, John Note; public relations,
Robert Bibbs; social chairmen,
Burritt Haag; scholarship, Louis
Martini; rushing, John Spe e r;
pledge, masters, George Richards;
treasurers, Carl -Nurick; alumni
relations, Robert Evans; and
house managers, Charles Signor
irio.
Thomas Schott, president of the
council announced that mimeo
graphed copies of .the lawn dis
play*.contest rules will be distrib
uted to all• fraternities tod a y.
Schott ajso announced that the
president of the winning house in
the contest will al tend the Alum=
in Association banquet at 11:30
Saturday in Recreation Hall.
' •
Group Suggests
Customs End
After .l Weeks
By PEGGY McCLAIN
An approximate two week cub
toms period was one of five rec
ommendations made for Fresh
man Joint Customs Board last
night by Hat Societies Council.
According to the recommenda
tion, next year's custom period
will end at the first home football
game if that game is scheduled
during the first two weeks of the
fall semester.
The council also recommended
that:
1. Blue and white clinks replace
the green dinks worn this year,
and colored bow ties be worn
instead of the standard black
ones.
2. Dating restrictions be re
moved from the customs program.
3. Customs be jointly enforced
every day of the customs period.
4. Name cards be given to frosh
at the beginning of Orientation
Week and be worn during Orien
tation Week as well as during the
customs period.
This is to enable freshmen to
become acquainted with each
other before the customs period
officially begins.
The council suggested that dor
mitory counselors work with the
men's hat societies next year in
customs enforcement.
Further recommendations will
be made at the council's next
meeting and be given to customs
board later this year.
Myron Enelow, seventh semes
ter arts and letters major, sug
gested that freshmen be sent to
a three day encampment in the
fall, before coming on campus,
and be taught school songs and
cheers and campus traditions
there.
He said that such a project
would require much preparation
and research on available off-
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Schott urged fraternities to sup
port the Gridiron dance to be held
in Pittsburgh following the Penn
State-University of Pittsburgh
football game Nov. 21.
The dance, sponsored by the
Penn State Lions of Allegheny
County, will be held frbm 9 p.m.
to 1 a.m. in the ballroom of the
Hotel Schenley. Benny Benack
will play for the informal dance.
0. Edward Pollock, assistant
dean of men in charge of fraterni
ty affairs, reminded council mem
bers that all approved fraternity
social affairs must be registered
with the Dean of Men and Dean
of Women at least one week in
advance of the event. He especial
ly emphasized the necessity of
registering all events during the
coming Junior Prom weekend.
Speech Association Talk
Harold J. O'Brien, assistant pro
fessor of speech, discus s e d
"Speech in Industry" before' the
oratory section of the Pennsyl
vania Speech Association at a
weekend meeting in Altoona.