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VOL. 54, No. 92 STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 4, 19.54 FIVE CENTS
Spring Elections
To Cabinet for
The spring elections code will be presented to All-University Cabinet for final approval at 8 to
night in 201 Old Main.
The code will' be part of the elections committee report to be given by Edwin Kohn, committee
chairman.
The code will not contain the complete highly-controversial fraternity-independent rotation pro
vision that was approved by the elections committee Feb. 23. Instead, the code will contain a modi-
Parties Give
Approval
To Code
Lion and State parties reported
yesterday that they are satisfied
with the provisions of the spring
elections code.
The code was approved by the
elections committee Tuesday. It
will be submitted to All-Univer
sity Cabinet for final sanction
tonight.
Benjamin Sinclair, Lion Party
clique chairman, and John Fink,
State Party clique chairman, said
yesterday in separate statements
that their parties are pleased with
provisions of the code. They said
that neither party will oppose
cabinet approval of the code.
It is a reversal of the stand the
parties took eight days ago when
they issued a concurrent state
ment - that said < they would defy
the "rotation edict" of the spring
code. The joint statement was is
sued after the elections committee
approved a fraternity-independent
rotation provision to the code that
covered the All-University offices.
The elections committee Tues
day revised the controversial pro
vision of the code. The parties
then , reported that they "were
happy" with the code and its new
provisions.
The rotation system . of the new
provision applied only to the of
fice of All-University president,
thereby giving the parties a free
hand concerning the offices of
All-University vice president and
secretary-treasurer.
Court Levies
$77 in Fines
For Violations
Seventy-seven dollars in fines
against student traffic violators
was levied by Traffic Court Tues
day night.
The court collected $2l. The re
mainder will be paid by the stu
dents later to the Dean of Men's
office.
Thirty-two cases were sched
uled to appear before the court,
but only twenty-two persons ap
peared.
Three persons were referred to
the Dean of Men's office .with the
recommendation that their cars
be sent home. Because of exten
uating circumstances, eight per
sons were sent to the Dean of
Men's office.
They will probably receive a
Traffic Court probation. Terms of
this probation provide that the
student will be distiplined in case
of future violations.
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fied rotation provision that was
approved by the committee Tues
day.
The modfied provision said that
the office of All-University presi
dent will rotate yearly between
a fraternity man and an indepen
dent. It provided that this year's
president will be an independent
man.
The new code also kept in a pro
vision that stipulated a fraternity
man could not oppose an-indepen
dent man in any election. The pro
vision was approved by the com
mittee Feb. 23.
Roll call
Minutes of the previous meeting
Reports of officers
Adoption of agenda
Reports of committees:
1. Red Cross committee
2. Electioni committee
Old Business:
1. Encampment committee 0211
cultural aspects
2. Encampment committee on
town. housing
3. Amendment on custom ap
peal
4. Amendment on appointments
New business
Announcements
Adjournment.
The original provisfon called for
a rotation system that would in
volve three All-University offices.
According to the first provision,
the next All-University president
would be an independent man, the
vice' president a fraternity man,
and the secretary-treasurer an in
dependent man.
The difference between the
original rotation provision and the
final provision is that the final
provision does not include the ro
tation of offices of All-University
vice president and secretary-treas
urer. The provision does not apply
to senior and junior class elec
tions.
In other bushiess, cabinet will
hear for the final time an amend
ment on appointments report. The
amendment would make all ap
pointments by All-University pres
ident subject to the approval of
cabinet at two consecutive meet
ings at least one week apart.
In the , past, appointments have
been made by All-University pres
ident. Members of cabinet may be
unfamiliar with the appointees,
the report said.
Grand Jury
WASHINGTON, March 3 (M
A federal grand jury acted with
near-record speed today in indict
ing four Puerto Rican fanatics ac
cused of
i wounding five Congress
members in Monday's bull e t
spraying burst of violence in the
House of Representatives.,
The jury was reported to have
voted almost immediately after
U.S. Attorney Leo A. Rover com
pleted presenting th e govern
ment's case in one hour and 45
minutes.
Rover told newsmen the grav
ity of the crime warranted the
speedy action. Only six witnesses
were used.
The assailants, including th e
self-styled ringleader, Mrs. Lo
lita Lebron, 34, were charged
with assault with intent to kill
Tottrffian
Code to Go
Final Decision
AGENDA
AIM Board
Hits Motion
On Housing
A move which would help bring
the town housing report before
All-University Cabinet was voted
down by the Association of In
dependent Men's Board of Gover
nors last night.
The town housing report was
tabled by Cabinet at its meeting
last week. The defeated motion
before AIM called for the associ
ation's president to help in efforts
to remove the report from the
table.
The board defeated the motion,
presented by Chester Cherwinski,
Town Council president, as an
amendment to a motion by Rob
ert Schoner, Town Council treas
urer, by a 10-7 vote..Schoner - has
asked that "any independent rep
resentative to cabinet shou
make it - a point to see that any
independent is recognized at cab
inet to speak on a report or a
motion.
Schoner was not able to speak
on a town housing. report, pre
sented by Leonard Goodman,
eighth semester arts and letters
major, last Thursday, when Da
vid Arnold, All-University secre
tary-treasurer, moved at the be
ginning of Cabinet's discussion to
table the report for further study.
Joe Somers, president of AIM,
said he could not have obtained
permission for Schoner to speak
because a motion to table is non
debatable.
After the amendment was de
feated, Schoner angrily withdrew
his motion from the floor. The
boazd also defeated, 11-10, a mo
tion, proposed by Duane Holm,
former Pollock Council vice pres
ident, to postpone action on
Schoner's motion:
Thomas Kidd, acting parliamen
tarian, pointed out that if Schon
er's motion were adopted, James
Musser, freshman class president,
and Richard Crafton, senior class
president, who are also inde
pendents, would have to comply
with the motion.
It would be wise for the presi
dent to follow the motion as
stated, Kidd said.
Indicts Puerto Ricans
and - assault with a dangerous
weapon.
Rover said the defendants will
be arraigned Friday. They will be
called upon then to enter pleas of
innocent or guilty.
Police said three . of the alleged
gun wielders, including Mrs. Le
bron, have confessed, but a
fourth, Irving Flores Rodriguez,
28, has refused to talk.
Rodriguez was seized at a bus
station shortly after the shooting
in which the fanatics, shouting
"Free Puerto Rico!" and waving
the flag of their island common
wealth, blazed away with Luger
style automatic pistols at some
250 lawmakers on the House floor.
It was apparently in a move to
pin down Rodriguez as one of
the gunmen that federal attor
neys presented Rep. Paul W.
Senate to Get
Recommendation
n Datin Code
The UniverSity senate today will receive recommenda
tions for the revision of the Interfraternity Council dating
code.
These recommendations, if approved, would mean:
1. Rules W-4 and W-5 (prohibiting the serving of alcoholic
beverages at social functions) would be revised.
2. The unchaperoned dating code now in effect would be
revoked and chaperones would be necessary, with a few ex
ceptions, at fraternity social func
tions
3. The employment of either
part-time or full-time housemoth
ers by fraternities would be en
couraged.
The recommendations were ap
proved yesterday by the Senate
committee on student affairs. If
passed by the Senate, the new
code will go into effect in Sep
tember, 1954. The Senate would
determine exact wording of the
'new rules.
The Senate committee, in a
statement released yesterday by
Chairman Henry S. Brunner, said
the University "does not wish to
impose needless restrictions on its
students, but its responsibilities to
all the people of the Common
wealth are such, and its experi
ence has been of such a nature,
that the need for a straightfor
ward statement of policy and cer
tain clearly-understood regula
tions already has been demon
strated.
Purpose Cited
"Their constructive ' purpose,"
the statement continued, "is to
contribute to,a wholesome com
munity environment which will
yield both'enjiVable social activ
ity and high standards of indi
vidual and grciup conduct."
The statement said an experi
ment in allowing almost unlimit
ed unchaperoned dating in fra
ternities, in effect since 1947, has
developed . into a social patterr•
which "cannot be considered sat
isfactory with respect to stand
ards of either individual or group
conduct."
IFC's Stand
The Senate regulation (Rule W
-4) prohibiting alcoholic beverages
at social functions is not being
observed by most fraternities, the
committee said.
"Under the Unchaperoned Dat
ing Code the IFC agreed to pro
hibit the use of alcoholic bever
ages when women guests were
present," the statement said. "It
(the IFC) has not attempted to
do so, and according to its own
declaration does not plan to do
so."
Conditions Set
According to the committee's
proposed revisions, women guests
may be entertained in fraternity
houses under the following con
ditions:
1. Fraternities which have and
enforce rules prohibiting the use
of alcoholic beverages in th e
house and on the grounds at all
times may have women guests
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Shafer (R-Mich) as a principal
witness.
Shafer told newsmen earlier he
could identify all four of the
Puerto Ricans as naving joined
in the gunfire. He said he had
identified Rodriguez from a pho
tograph and knew he was one of
the four he saw firing in the spec
tators' gallery because of a "zoot
suit" the Puerto Rican was wear
ing.
All four defendants, now held
in $lOO,OOO bail each, face a pos
sible maximum sentence of 75
years in prison.
Physicians said all the wounded
House members were improving.
Rep. Alvin M. Bentley (R-Mich),
the most seriously injured, was
taken off the critical list, but doc
tors said there was still danger of
complications developing fr o m
his internal inkiriPs.
By TAMMIE BLOOM
Fraternities
eet, Probe
Dating Code
Fraternity presidents met at 11
p.m. last night at Beta Theta Pi
fraternity to discuss the situation
created by the Senate committee
on student affair's planned revi
sion of the dating code to go into
effect September 1.
To make room for the special
meeting, the scheduled meeting
of the Interfraternity Council was
postponed. Pr e s i d e n t Thomas
Schott said the council meeting
would probably be held Wednes
day.
Schott, however, did announce
at the president's meeting that
nominations are now open for
men interested in being candi
dates for next year's IFC offices.
The posts vacant will be presi
dent, vice president, and secre
tary-treasurer.
Men interested in running for
the posts should give their names
to him, Schott said in explaining
that the IFC uses a system of self
)mination. He said the candidates
will probably be asked to appear
before the next meeting of IFC.
Schott did not say what course
the IFC would take with the dat
ing code issue but that several
possibilities had already been
considered. He feels the IFC and
the University administration can
work out a satisfactory solution.
The talk on subsidies to frat
ernities housing athletes that was
to be given last night will also
be carried over until the meeting
next week, Schott said. The speak
er is Ralph R. Ricker, instructor of
physical education and special as
sistant to the dean of the College
of Physical Education and Ath
letics..
50 Register
For Cabinet
Training Series
Fifty students registered last
night for the six week leadership
training course sponsored by All-
University Cabinet. Registration
will continue until Monday noon
at the Student Union desk in Old
Main.
Charles McClintock, program
chairman, has announced the cost
for the course has been reduced
from $1.75 to $1.25 because the
program committee has been able
to obtain a reduction in the cost
of text materials.
McClintock also announced that
the first speaker in the course will
be J. F. Obrien, professor of pub
lic speaking. Obrien will address
the group on the subject "Parlia
mentary Procedure" at 7 p.m.
Tuesday in 110 Electrical Engi
neering.
Other topics to be covered in
the course are the responsibility
of leadership, organization of
Penn State student government,
reports, records, correspondence,
publicity and public relations,
delegating responsibility, working
with advisors, and program con
tent.