Weather- Fair and Milder -VOL. 54, No. 82 Ike Wants Veil Lifted On A-Bomb WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (JP) — President Dwight D. Eisenhower, reporting “mighty increases” in America’s atomic strength, asked Congress today for authority to lift aii eight-year secrecy veil so that U.S - .. allies can be told how to use atomic weapons on the battle field. The President, in a special 3700- word message, also proposed to end the government’s present monopoly over the peacetime use of atomic energy for industrial purposes—with safeguards against the growth of private monopolies. U.S. industry, he said, “should be encouraged ... to assume a substantially more significant role” in the development of atomic power. Declaring that secrecy restric tions of the 1946 atomic security law have been outmoded by the realities of 1954, Eisenhower re quested numerous changes “for the purpose of strengthening tjjie defense and economy of the Unit ed States and of the free world.” The President’s proposals, which he described as being of “the ut most importance to the nation’s defense and welfare,” .seemed likely to stir debate bn Capitol Hill where some. Congress mem bers have expressed misgivings about disclosing U.S. atomic sec rets even to this country’s oldest and closest allies. Sen. Burt Hickenlooper (R -lowa), vice chairman of the Sen ate-House atomic committee, said Eisenhower’s message warranted “serious attention,” and he pre dicted: “I think Congress will ap prove proper legislation, properly safeguarded.” Sen. William F. Knowland of California, the Senate Republican leader, said he is confident the Senate-House committee will give “high priority” to the President’s requests. Eisenhower briefly mentioned his atomic proposals at his after noon news conference. He said he would like to see Congress take action at this session, but de clined to say how urgent he re gards the matter. Dean Outlines illegal Activities In Dorm Areas A list of illegal activities in the West Dorm and Nittany-Pollock areas has been outlined by James W. Dean, assistant to the dean of men in charge of independent af fairs, and Ross Clark, president of the West Dorm Council. Students violating this warning will be referred to the Associa tion of Independent Men’s Judi cial Board of Review, Clark said. According to Dean, students cannot use the upper court be tween Watts, Irvin, and Jordan Halls; the lower court of the quad rangle between Hamilton and Thompson Halls; and the Nittany- Pollock dormitory area for ath letic activities. Clark warned students against hanging out dormitory windows, placing radios in windoXvs in or der to play into the courtyard, and having loudspeakers in win dows are illegal. Dean said the field in front of Hamilton Hall and regular ath letic areas in the immediate areas of Nittany and Pollock can be used as approved recreation sites. Use of these areas will limit the danger of injury to other stu dents and would prevent physical damage to Ufiiversity property, be said. Cabinet Canceled All-College Cabinet will not meet this week , BaUy 0 orau 11:15's Granted for 'Week' Lots'a Talent —Photo by Dinardo MASTER OF CEREMONIES Seymour Lazarus for the annual Talent Show, sponsored by the Penn State Club, goes over the list of talent with club president Frank Hitchcock last night. Ten acts will be presented at the show, tomorrow night in Schwab Auditorium. Opening Tomorrow Annual Talent Show Features Ten Acts The 1954 All-University Talent Show, sponsored by the Penn State Club, will present its 14th annual performance tomorrow night in Schwab featuring ten acts and a guest appearance of last year’s winner, tenor Michael Belgio. Belgio, an eighth semester education major, will sing “Septem- ber Song.” He will not be in com petition with the other acts. “The Four Frosh”-—Thomas Monito, second semester music ed ucation major; Thomas Zimmer man, second semester aeronauti cal engineering major; Ignatius Hokaj, second semester arts and letters major; and Joseph Smayda, second semester business admin istration major—will offer their version of “Because of You” and “Mosquito.” Another quartet, “The Four Taus,” will sing “Leave it to the Girls,” “Dinah,” “Evaline,” “Flam [in Mamie,” and “Margie.” The “T a u s,” a barbershop harmony group, are Richard, Mercer; sixth semester business administration major; Bruce Coble, sixth semester (Continued on page eight) Plans for Promotion Agency Started By ROGER BEIDLER Plans for the formulation of a Central Promotion Agency, to combine the promotion staffs of the various campus activities into one central agency, have been drawn up under the authorization of the All-College Cabinet, accord ing to Myron Enelow. one of the promoters of the organization. The CPA, which will operate on a non-profit basis, “hopes to help organizations which have no for mal promotion staffs and those who feel they could use the ser vices of such an organization,” Enelow stated. The first organizational meet ing of the Central Promotion Agency will be at 7 tonight in, 2 Carnegie. Freshmen, sophomores, and jun iors who are interested in such work are asked tj come. Seniors are not eligible for participation. Juniors will form the senior di rectorate with sophomores and freshmen making up the junior •and senior boards. FOR A BETTER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE. PA.. THURSDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 18. 1954 Fink Appoints White To Stafje Party Post Kenneth White, former State Party clique chairman* was ap pointed chairman of the advisory board of the party yesterday by John Fink, new clique chairman. White will take over his new duties immediately. He succeeds Myron Enelow. Fraternity Preference Lists Still Available Fraternity preference lists are still available in. the Dean of Men’s office. Approximately one half of the fraternities have picked up lists, a member of the office staff said yesterday. The organization, as provided for in the original plans, will be made up of administration and production staffs. The administra tive group will contain the direc tor, who is the overall. coordina tor; the business manager, who re views all accounts and handles costs, and the account executives, one solicitor for each set of clients. The production staff will be made up of the design director, who will do the art work; pro duction director, who puts proofs in their finished forms; news di rector, who will be a member of Collegian; and the distribution di rector, who will be in charge of delivering the advertising. Work ers on the junior and senior boards are also included in this depart ment. The CPA will handle the entire promotions campaign of an organ ization, according to that group’s wishes. At no time will it assume dictatorial powers in promotion matters. In Handling a client’s account, the account - executive,. business Tjjratt Plan Requested For Clean-up Hours Women students yesterday were granted 11:15 permis sions for Spring Carnival May 12 and 13 by the Senate com mittee on student affairs. The committee also recommended that Women’s Student Government Association devise and submit a plan permitting women on carnival clean-up committees to take later per missions the final night of the carnival. May 13. The plan would be subject to the approval of the committee. In other action the committee authorized Sigma Phi Sigma, lo cal social fraternity, to petition for affiliation with Theta Delta Chi national fraternity. It also granted charters to the Circle K Club, student' Kiwanis organization, and the Penn State Outing Club was formed through a merger of the former Outing Club with the Nittany Valley Ski Club The decision to grant. 11:15 per missions came after letters from George Richards, Spring Week chairman, and Nancy D. White, WSGA president, were read. Rich ards’ letter asked reconsideration of the problerii in general and Miss White’s letter asked for 11:15 permissions May 12 and 12 o’clock permissions May 13. Both Richards and Miss White were present at the meeting. The committee refused pre viously to considr WSGA’s peti tion for 12 o’clock permissions both nights because the request was not, presented in November when Spring Week plans were approved. No action was taken on Rich ards’ suggestion that a committee be set up to determine the effects of Spring Week upon the aca demic program. Richards said yesterday he be lieved the decision on hours was a “fair compromise” although he would have been better satisfied with 12 o’clocks. The carnival will be able to maintain operation un til nearly 11p.m., he said. Myron Enelow, Spring Week business manager, said he believed the decision would seriously ham per returns from the carnival, which will be given to the Stu dent Scholarship Fund. The hours between 9:30 and 11:30 p.m. showed the greatest number of ticket sales last year, Enelow said. By forcing booths to close around 10:30 p.m. an hour of valuable time will be lost each night, he said. Women received 12 o’clock per missions for both nights of the carnival last spring. The special hours were granted by the com mittee May 7. manager, and design director will first c.ontact the business director of the organization to discuss a budget and promotion. These three will then take it back to the CPA board of administration. There they will draw up a schedule to meet the budget, the specifica tions, the mood and the desires of the client. The design director and others on the administration b.oard will submit sketches of media deemed advisable by the CPA and appropriate to the situation. The material will then be put into a semi-finished form by the production staff and enclosed in a folio with a suitable contract. The folio will be turned, over to the client for his consideration. Upon the approval of the client, or upon consideration of the de sired changes., and depositing of the clients funds in the CPA ac count, the CPA will finish the material, place ads, release ads and news, and in general carry out the suggested program accord ing to the schedule and in view of the contract. 1 By TAMMIE BLOOM Third Forum To Be Held Tonight The third State College Com munity Forum audience of the 1953-54 season will hear Erwin D. Canham, editor of the Christian Science Monitor, speak on “Our Chances for Peace” at 8 p.m. to night in Schwab Auditorium. President. Milton S. Eisenhow er will introduce Canham. A pub lic coffee hour will follow the speech, Kent Forster, program chairman of the Forum, has an nounced. Canham entered the newspaper profession in 1925 as a reporter for the Monitor. His exposure to international affairs came with covering the League of Nations Assembly from 1926 to 1928. Af ter serving as correspondent to Geneva, Switzerland, Canham subsequently became head of the Monitor’s Washington bureau, general news editor, and manag ing editor. Among his news beats were the London Economic Con ference and the Far East. Canham received his B.A. de gree at Bates College, for which he has served as trustee, and his M.A. at, Oxford University. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Del ta Sigma Phi, the Gridiron Club, and the National Press Overseas’ Writers. . Sigma Delta Chi, men’s profes sional journalistic fraternity, will sponsor a dinner in honor of the speaker tonight in the Corner Room. Guests will include Forster, Eisenhower, and Lawrence E. Dennis, administrative assistant, Charles Obertanee, Sigma Delta Chi president, announced. WDFM to Test FM Transponder The transponder installed in the West Dorms area Saturday afternoon by Station WDFM, is scheduled to be in continuous operation tonight during the station’s regular broadcasting hours, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. The engineering staff of the station has asked students liv ing in the West Dorm area to tune in the station on AM ra dios sometime during this period and listen for the signal. Students have been asked to comment on the reception by telephoning extension 2409 or sending a postcard to WDFM, Sparks Building. Students may pick up the station at about 700 on their dials. David R. Mackey, gen eral manager of the station, said yesterday that the purpose of the test is to get student re action on the reception in each of the six dorms in the area. When testing is complete in the West Dorm area, the trans ponder will be moved to other dormitory units for testing there. When final testing is complete, specifications for the transponder will be drawn up and submitted to a commercial manufacturer for production. WDFM Transponders See Page 4 FIVE CENTS
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