Senate Committee
Revokes Sigma Nu's
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ociat Privileges
Social privileges of Sigma Nu fraternity have been suspended
for the Spring semester and the organization will be on probation
for the Falk semester. “
The action, taken Jan. 28 by the Senate committee on student
affairs, came as the result of a violation of Rule W-4 of the Senate
Forum Talk
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Erwin D. Canham, editor of the
Christian Science -Monitor, will
address the State College Com
munity Forum at 8 p.m. Feb. .18,
in Schwab Auditorium. The talk
was originally. scheduled for
Thursday, but was postponed due
to difficulty in scheduling Sch
wab, Dr. Kent Forster, program
chairman said yesterday.
Canham, the third speaker in
the current forum series, will be
introduced by President Milton S.
Eisenhower. His topic is as yet un
announced. A coffee hour, open to
the public, will be held following
the speech.
Canham began his newspaper
career as a reporter on the Chris
tian Science Monitor in 1925. He,
covered the annual sessions of the
League of Nations Assembly in
1926, and 1928. He became head
of the Washington bureau of the
Monitor in 1932. In ,1939 he was
named general news editor and
managing editor in 1941.
In 1945, he was made editor.
Canham. has also been a delegate
to the United Nations General As
sembly and was United States
delegate to the UN conference on
freedom of information in 1948..
He received his A.B. at Bates
College and was a Rhodes Scholar
at Oxford University, England,
in 1936, -where he received his
B.A. and M.A. the same year.
Canham is a member of Phi
Beta Kappa and the Gridiron
Club.
Board Waives
Frosh Customs
First semester freshmen will
not go through a customs period
this semester, according, to Joyce
Shusman, co-chairman of the joint
Freshman Customs Board.
Miss Shusman said customs will
not be in effect because there are
no first semester freshman wo
men on campus.
Proposed revisions to the cus
toms regulations are being con
sidered by All-University Cabinet.
If approved, they will go into ef
fect in the fall.
5 O'clock Theater
Will Open Today
“If At First,” a one-act comedy
written by Barbara Simonds, sixth,
semester arts and letters major,
will begin the series of Five
O’clock Theater productions at
5 p.m. today in the Little Theater
in Old Main.
, The series ,of the annual spring
semester productions is sponsored
by the Division of Dramatics. The
first play is a product of the ex
perimental laboratory theater
which produces one-act plays
usually written by students..
The plays are open to the pub
lic free of charge. -
Candidates to Meet
Students interested in learning
control operating for Station
WDFM. will meet at 7 tonight in
312 Sparks.
TODAY'S
WEATHER
WINDY
WITH
FLURRIES
regulations for undergraduate
students. This provides that"'alco
holic beverages shall not be
served at any social function in
which students are participating.
An investigation was conducted
by the committee after two girls
were observed returning to their
dormitory from Sigma Nu under
the influence of intoxicating
drinks'. - -
O. Edward Pollock, assistant to
the dean of men in charge of frat
ernity affairs, explained that with
the removal of social privileges
no women are allowed to be enter
tained at the fraternity. He added,
however, that the organized rush
ing program of the group may
continue.
During the Fall semester, Pol
lock said, the fraternity will be
permitted to resume its normal
social functions but that extreme
caution must be used in carrying
out University and Interfraternity
Council rules to the letter. He
pointed out the semester of pro
bation will be a period of “good
behavior,” and the, social chair
man of the house will be expected
to work very closely with. the
Dean of Men’s office.
Pollock said the Senate commit
tee has decided against fines in
this case and, any future ones and
will let the IFC, handle this form
of punishment since it is in its
power.
The penalty was the second of
the school ‘ year for. Sigma Nu
which had its social privileges re
moved for three weeks and was
fined $5O last semester. The last
penalty was also for violation of
Rule W-4. The violation was dis
covered when an accident involv
ing several members of the frat
ernity was investigated.
Men Debaters
To Compete
At Dickenson
The men’s debate team will op
pose Dickenson and Gettysburg
Colleges tomorrow in a triangular
forensic debate at Dickenson.
The topic for the debate will be
Resolved: that the United States
should adopt a policy of free trade.
Representing the University will
be Carl Saperstein and Sidney
Goldblatt on the affirmative and
Nicholas Stamateris and Gilbert
Offenhartz on the negative.
The second half of the annual
debate with Mount Mercy College
was held yesterday, according to
Benjamin Sinclair, sixth semester
arts and letters major.
The question for the debate was
Resolved: that the continual
movement of- women from the
home into industries and profes
sions does more' harm than good.
James Dunlap and Irvin Weiner
debated the affirmative.
Communist Forces
Near Laos Capital
LUANG PRABANG, Laos, Feb.
8 (./P)—Advance columns of the
Communist-led Vietminh today
were hammering at the outlying
defenses of Luang Prabang. The
French Command warned that
the battle for. the city, royal seat
of Laos, was imminent.
The French, estimating that the
bulk of the rebels were only a
few days’ march from the city,
said they had completed their
major defenses against the ex
pected onslaught.
Earlier today, the leading rebel
columns had been reported with
in 37% miles of Luang Prabang:
Vietminh’s crack Division 308,
cutting across northern Indochina
toward the Thailand border, is.
heading toward this pity of about
142,000 where Laos’ aging King
Sisavang Vong has his royal pal
ace.
VOL 54. No. 75 STATE COLLEGE. PA., TUESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 9. 1954 FIVE CENTS
Enrollment Totals
Total registration for the spring semester has reached 10,573 students, according to figures re
leased yesterday by C. O. Williams, dean of admissions and registrar.
' The final total of 7,886 men and 2,687 women should match or surpass last spring’s enrollment of
10,781 wlien final registration figures are compiled, Williams said. _
The new system of paying fees in advance has resulted in fewer late registrants, he said.
In addition to the 400 new stu
dents admitted, the total enroll
ment includes 75 students who
have been readmitted.
120 New Frosh , ~
A, total of 120 freshmen men
are among the new students on
campus. Ninety-five men and 45
women have transferred from
Penn State centers. Transfer stu
dents from other colleges and uni
versities total approximately 100
men and 50 women.
. More than 130 freshmen have
Been admitted for the spring se
mester to Penn State centers at
Altoona, Dußois, Erie, Hazelton,
Ogontz, and Pottsville, Williams
said.
72 O f clocks
For Spring
Women students will have regular 10 o’clock permissions for
Spring Carnival May 12 and 13, Harold S. Brunner, chairman of the
Senate committee on student affairs, said yesterday.
Brunner said the committee believed that consideration of Wo
men’s Student Government Association’s.petition for two 12 o’clocks
was “not in order” because the committee did not anticipate a re-
quest for late hours when it ap
proved Spring Week plans in No
vember. The petition was submit
ted' to the committee ‘‘an. 28.
Upperclass women may take
special 11 o’clock permissions for
the carnival as part of the quota
of late permissions granted to
them each semester, he said.
During each semester sopho
more women are entitled to four
11 o’clock permissions, junior wo
men to six, and seventh semester
women to eight. Eighth semester
women, have 11 o’clock permis
sions nightly.
Brunner • also said the commit
tee felt that Spring Week is an
other study week and not a holi
day. The heavy schedule of ac
tivties during the week has had
a disrupting effect upon classes
and studying in the past, he said.
Nancy D. White, president of
WSGA, said the group had been
notified of the committee’s deci
sion.
.George Richards, Spring Week
chairman, said the carnival booths
will remain open as long as the
women’s hours permit. If it is
necessary to close the carnival by
10 p.m., Richards said, the pro
ceeds of the carnival will be les
sened considerably.
Women received 12 o’clock per
missions for the 1953 carnival.
The late hours were approved by
the committee on May 7 last
spring.
Lions to Meet Ohio State
Penn-State and Ohio State have
agreed to meet on the gridiron in
1956. This will renew football re
lations for the first time since
1912.
World at a Glance
Nine Are Indicted,
Brownell Reveals
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 UP)
Atty. Gen. Herbert Brownell to
day announced the indictment of
former'Rep. Joseph E. Casey ID-
Mass.) and Aristotle S. Onassis,
fabulously wealthy “King of Mon
te Carlo,” along with seven others
on charges' of conspiring to de
fraud the government.
' The indictment, kept secret
since last October,. is based oh
allegations that corporations con
trolled by Onassis bought U. S.
surplus ships after World War II
by falsely claiming that the com
panies were owned by American
citizens. The law authorizes such
sales only to American citizens.
The 47-year-old Onassis, whose
rags-to-riches career led to a for
tune estimated at more than 300
million dollars, voluntarily sur
rendered in U.S. District Court
this morning.
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
(Editorial on .page 4)
By TAMMIE BLOOM
Milholland Is
Trustee Head
For Bth Term
James Milholland of Pittsburgh
was re-elected to his eighth term
as president of the Board of
Trustees of the University in Jan
uary at the board’s annual meet
ing in Harrisburg.
Other officers also re-elected to
one year terms are George H.
Deike of Pittsburgh, vice presi
dent; Samuel K. Hostetter, comp
troller. of the University, treas
urer; and President Milton S.
Eisenhower, secretary.
C. S. Wyand, executive assist
ant to the President of the Uni
versity, was elected to succeed
Adrian O. Morse, University pro
vost, as assistant secretary of the
board.
Members renamed to the ex
ecutive • committee are Kenzie S.
Bagshaw, Hollidaysburg; Deike;
Howard J. Rowland, New Castle;
George W. Slocum, Milton; and
Edgar C. Weichel, Scranton.
475 Get Degrees ;
Diplomas Delayed
The first graduates since the
University had its name changed
got their degrees on Jan. 27—but
they’ll have to wait for their di
plomas.
New plates will have to be made
to print the new name on the
diplomas. President Milton S.
Eisenhower explained.
He said the diplomas will be
mailed to the 475 graduates later.
Big Four to View
Treaty for Austria
BERLIN, Feb. 8 (/P)—' The Big
Four Foreign Ministers agreed to
night to sidetrack the deadlocked
Germ an reunification question
and move on to the Austrian in
dependence treaty “not later”
than Friday.
A terse four-power communique
said the four ministers “discussed
matters arising on Item 1 of the I
agenda.” This was the Soviet bid!
for a springtime Big Five confer-1
ence including Red China, and
rival. Soviet and French resolu
tions for a world disarmament
conference.
It also said: “They (the min
isters) further discussed also by
previous-■agreement the question
of procedure for opening the dis
cussion by the conference of Item
3 (Austrian independence treaty)
of the agenda.
Denied
Week
4b
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Registration Improved
Registration for the spring se
mester showed considerable im
provement over past years, Harry
A. Sperber, assistant scheduling
officer, has reported. He attrib
uted the increased efficiency to
the extra two hour period allotted
for juniors and seniors Thursday
morning and the new method of
numbering registration cards.
Fewer students attempted to
register illegally, Williams said.
However, approximately 25. stu
dents were caught attempting to
enter Recreation Hall, by falsify
ing their semester classifications.
These students were compelled to
forego their regular period for
registration and register Saturday
morning.
New Fee Plan Approved
David C. Hogan, University Bur
sar, expressed approval of the
new system of paying 7 fees prior
to registration instead of three
weeks after the semester starts.
Adopted last semester, the new
system facilitates early payment
of fees by allowing students to
make payments in advance by
mail or in person at the Bursar’s
office.
More than 7000 students paid
fees before Feb. 2, Hogan said,
and the remainder were handled
with little difficulty immediately
prior to registration.
'Bloomer "Girl 1
Tryouts Tonight
Final preliminary tryouts, for
Thespians’ production “Bloomer
Girl” will be held at 7 tonight ic
409 Old Main, Moylan Mills, gen
eral director, has announced.
Final callbacks for dancers will
also be held tonight. Final call
backs for actors and singing leads
will be posted on the front and
back bulletin boards tomorrow
morning in Schwab. Callbacks
will be held at 7 p.m. tomorrow in
Schwab.
Non-singing actors will have
final callbacks at 7 p.m. Thursday
in 121 Sparks. Final callbacks' for
glee singers will be held at 8 p.m.
Thursday in Schwab.
Collegian Candidates
Will Meet Feb. 17
Editorial staff candidates for
the Daily Collegian and old can
didates may attend the first can
didates’ meeting of the semester
at 7 p.m. Feb. 17 in 1 Carnegie.
'Who's in the News'
Copies Are Available
Copies of “Who's in the News
at Penn State" are now avail
able at the Student Union desk
in .Old Main for students whose
names appear in the booklet,
Charles Obertance, president of
Sigma Delta Chi, men's na
tional journalistic fraternity,
announced yesterday.