Weather— Colder With More Snow VOL. 54, No. 62 Peace On Earth ning lawn display erected by pi fraternity, in front of Old Main. The fraternity won the contest sponsored by the Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils for the best display plans. The display is financed by the University. Inquiring Reporter Stud*nts Consider Satur ay Classes • What do you think of Saturday classes? The 'opinions of 12 students interviewed this week by the inquiring reporter varied considerably. Some were in favor; some were deadly opposed to the idea, and a feW chose the middle ground. Those opposed seemed to think that the need for Saturday classes had not been sufficiently explained. Of course it would be absurd to claim that the opinions of a handful of students fairly reflect the viewpoints of more than 11,- 000 students at the University. Here is what the interviewees had to say: Elaine Rothstein, fifth semester psychology major: "I think the problem of classroom space could have been worked out in some other way. If I don't schedule Saturday classes, my hours will be concentrated in three days." Ronald Lench, seventh semes ter arts and letter s major: "I wouldn't mind Saturday classes if I were convinced they are nec essary. Possibly 'greater utiliza tion of classrooms', is a valid rea son, but' I don't see what 'further ance of the academic program' and 'maintaining the university atmosphere' have to do with it." Andrew Stavres, fifth semester hotel administration major: "I like to go home on weekends. I don't understand just what is being accomplished by leaving Tuesday and Thursday afternoons for labs. Lecture rooms can't be used for laboratory classes and only one section can use a lab at one time, so some labs have to be scheduled (Continued on page eight) Christmas Sing To Be Held At 8 Tonight The annual Christmas Car o 1 sing, sponsored by the Penn State Christian Association and "the De partment of Music, will be held at 8 tonight in front of Old Main. A trumpet echo of "S ile n t Night' will accompany a candle light procession by the Chapel Choir. The Choir will sing "A Child Is Born in Bethlehem," (Bach) and "From Heaven High" and "God's Infant Son" (Praetor ius). They will be accompanied by a : brass ensemble composed of members of the. Blue Band. The program will last about half an hour. Adrian 0. Morse, University provost, will speak and the Rev. Luther H. Harshbar ger, University chaplain; will off er invocation ani. benediction. Hummel Fishburn, professor of music and music education, will direct the singing of familiar Christmas carols and lead the brass ensemble in "0 Holy Night." The traditional reading of Dick en's "Christmas Carol" which was to precede the carol sing has been canceled, the D e p art me n t of Speech announced yesterday. Tribunal Counselor Forms Available Application forms for students who wish to, become Tribunal counselors are now available at the Student Union desk in Old Main, or from any Tribunal.mem ber, Thomas Farrell, Tribunal chairman, has announced. Counselors will act only in an advisory capacity unless a stu dent requests a formal' hearing, Farrell said. In that case, the counselor may act in the student's defense, he said. Deadline for submitting appli cations is noon tomorrow at- the Student Union desk. AISA: Attempt atilt gg i att At Education— See Page 4 'TTER PENN STATE By TAMMIE BLOOM NATO Votes Support for I ig 3 PARIS, Dec. 16 (A))—The 14 na tions of the North,Atlantic Treaty Organization Council voted sup port of the Big Three today in their •coming ' effort in Berlin to talk into a better frame of mind. But, as if they didn't believe it could be done, they voted contin= ued long range rearmament, with special emphasis on nuclear and other new weapons the Ameri cans haVe promised to try to share with them. The council indorsed the in itiative taken by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. in placing before the United - Nations Dec. 8 his atomic pool plan—"proposals for developing and expediting the peaceful use of atomic energy and bringing together the powers prin cipally involved in order to seek a solution to the problem of atomic armaments." As it has in • previous sessions, STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 17, 1953 FOR A BE Rec Hall Seat Min Will Begin Jan. 6 The Recreation Hall ticket exchange plan, approved by All-College Cabinet in April, will go into effect Jan. 6 for the remaining ten home indoor sport dates, Harold R. Gil bert, assistant director of athletics, announced yesterday. The ticket exchange plan. is designed to admit faculty members, alumni, and towns people to indoor athletic events in Recreation Hall. The plan has two main provisions, ac cording to All-College President Richard Lemyre. They are: Dormitory Releases Due Jan. 4 Requests for release from dorm itory contracts in the Nittany and Pollock housing areas will be accepted until 5 p.m. Jan. 4, Otto Mueller, director of housing, has announced. Mueller's action extends th e deadline one day, from Jan. 3. Mueller explained this was done because the third falls on a Sun day and is the day before stu dents are scheduled to resume classes after the Christmas recess. James W. Dean. assistant to the dean of men- in charge of fraternity affair, has set today as the deadline for men who wish housing on campus dur ing the vacation to register at his office. The men will prob ably be housed in one of the cottages at a cost of 75 cents per night, he said. He pointed out that students are also allowed to mail release requests to the University while they are home for the holidays. They should be sent to Kearn Hall, Nittany 20, care of the Uni versity. Only upperclassmen are eligi ble to apply for releases as fresh men must complete their year's residence in - the dormitories, Mueller said. Students moving to the West Dorms from the Nit tany-Pollock area do not require releases, he said, since they are moved on a priority basis and do not leave the University dormi tory system. The reason for setting the orig inal date was that Jan. 3 fell one month before the beginning of Spring semester registration, he explained, and it is the depart ment's policy to set the deadline one month prior to the new se mester. Campus .dormitories will close at 5 p.m. Saturday. The last meal will be served at noon Saturday. Timetables on Sale Timetables for the spring semester axe still on sale in the basement. of Willard Hall for 20 cents. the council voted suppOrt for the proposed six-nation European De fense Community army. "Within the developing frame work of the Atlantic community," the council said, "the institution of the European Defense Commu nity, including a German contrib ution, remains an essential objec tive for the reinforcement of the defensive strength of the alliance." French F or e i g n Minister Georges Bidault, the current coun cil chairman, concluded the three day conference by , declining to answer publicly the shock treat ment statements by John Foster Dulles by which, authoritative sources said, the U.S. secretary of state tried to shake the French into action on the army plan. In 'its final communique, the council declared it "welcomed the steps taken by the governments of France, the United Kingdom (1) Students will have the op portunity to exchange the cou pons from their athletic books for admission tickets for athletic events in Recreation 'Hall. This exchange may take place at any time beginning three days before the event and until the event oc curs. (2) On the day of the event. tickets will be sold to faculty members, alumni, and townspeo ple. The number of tickets that will be sold on the day of the event will depend on the number of tickets that have been exchanged by students, Gilbert said: The number of tickets exchanged by the students plus the number 03 tickets sold will not exceed the 6000 seating capacity of Recrea tion Hall, he said. Students will -be able to ex change their athletic book cou pons at the Athletic Association office in Old Main. Wants "Rough Idea" Students will still be permitted to exchange coupons for tickets on the day of the event, Gilbert said. What the athletic associa tion wants, he said, is a "rough idea" of how many students are planning to attend the event, and thereby determine how many tickets can be sold to the general public. Students will be issued differ ent colored tick e ts from those sold to the public, Gilbert said, to prevent selling of the students tickets. Tickets sold to the pub lic will be 90 cents for a single event and' $l.BO for a double event program. Will Admit Students The . plan has been set up to admit all students who wish to attend the event, and, at the same time, accommodate a maximum number of faculty members, al umni, and townspeople, Gilbert said. Student exchange dates for the Syracuse basketball game Jan. 6 will be Jan. 2,4, and 5. It will be the first time the general public will be ,admitted to Recreation Hall for intercollegiate athletic events since 1947. PUblic ticket sale was discontinued then because of the increased student body. Pre-law - Group Elects 3 New officers of Pi Lambda Sig ma, national pre-law honor fra ternity, are Leslie Handler, pres ident; John Ellers, vice president; and Theodore Struk, secretary treasurer. and the United States in their recent exchanges of notes with the Soviet government to bring about an early meeting of the Big Four foreign ministers in Berlin." "The council concluded that there had been no evidence of any change in ultimate Soviet ob jectives and that it remained a principal Soviet aim to bring about the disintegration of the At lantic alliance," the -communique said. It was the stormiest session the council ever had. What originally promised to be a placid business session blossomed into fireworks when Dulles told a news confer ence Monday the United States favored creation of the EDC as a means of stopping further' fight ing, especially between. France and Germany, and if European nations decide to commit suicide "they may have to commit it alone." 34. Students Face Action By Dean Action aaainst men in two Nit tany-P 0110 c k dormitories has been taken by the Dean of Men's office after residents engaged in eer parties Saturday night. Harold W. Perkins,. assistant dean of men, said yesterday he had referred action against 34 members of Nittany Dormitory 43 to the Association of Independ ent Men's Judicial Board of Re view. No damage was reported in the dormitory. John Ball, chairman of th e board of review, said the men will be tried as a group Jan. 5 with dormitory officers as repre sentatives. Other dormitory mem bers may appear before the board if they wish, Ball said. ,The dormitory purchased the alcoholic beverages with the $17.- 50 it received as first ptize in the Association of Independent Men's Christmas display contest, James W. Dean, assistant to the dean of men in charge, of independent af fairs, said. One student has been put on office probation -by the. Dean of Men's office, Dean said, for a sim ilar party in Pollock Dorm ,14. He received a laceration on the left wrist during the party, Dean said. Members of the dormitory will be assessed for damage to the dormi tory done during the party, he added. Dean reminded dormitory res idents that drinking is prohibited in campus buildings, including dormitories. Any violation this week will be reported by resi dent counselors to the Dean of Men's office, he said. 14 to Be Initiated By. EE Honorary Eta Kappa Nu, electrical' engi neering honorary, will initiate 14 men tonight. A banquet at the Hotel State College will follow the ceremony. Alton B. Zerby, executive secre tary. of the Eta Kappa Nu asso ciation, will speak. The men are William Kilmer, Frank Kilmer, Ernest Pollard, William Campbell, John Holland, Robert Montgomery, Richard Feicht, Richard Brown, Jain e s Berish, Robert Shamu, William Ross, Richard Craine, Geo r g e Ebbert, and lildward Baldwin. FIVE CENTS
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