PAGE TWO 2 Are Named For AIM Post Names of two prospective candidates for the presidency of the Association of Independent Men have been received, Richard Rig ling, AIM elections committee chairman, reported yesterday. They are James McDowell, sixth semester mechanical engineer ing major and Robert Dennis, six. Speaking Competition Set for May The annual John Henry Frizzell Extempore Speaking Conte s t, sponsored by the Department of Speech, will be held during May, according to Clayton H. Schug, associate professor of speech and contest chairman. Registration for the contest will take place at 7 p.m. Monday in 124 Sparks. Eliminations will be held at 7 p.m. May 6 in rooms to be assigned and finals at 7 p.m. May 17 in 121 Sparks. To be eligible for participation in the contest, each entrant must register in person at the meeting Monday night, Schug stat e d. Contestants may select topics from lists to be provided at the meeting or may submit topics of their own choice, subject to ap proval of the committee. Debate squad members may not use debate topics or other foren sic contest topics in either the eliminations or the finals, accord ing to contest rules. All under graduates, except previous prize winners of the contest, are eligi ble to compete. First place winner will be awarded the Pennsylvania State University prize of $5O. Second place winner will receive the For ensic Council prize of $25. Both winners will be awarded the John Henry Frizzell award of merit in extempore speaking. • The contest has been conducted annually for nearly 75 years and is probably the oldest college speaking contest of its kind in the country, according to Schug. Since the retirement of Frizzell, first head of th e Department ,of Speech, in 1946, it has been held officially in his honor. Nittany Council Amendments Given Reading Nittany Council Monday night unanimously approved first read ing amendments to the council's constitution. Th e amendments. which were read by William John son, second semester chemistry major, will be referred to the dorms before final approval is passed at the council's next meet ing. According to a new amendment, "Officers shall be chosen by plur ality vote to serve for one year or until their successors are chos en." Any Nittany dorm resident can be elected to a council office. Other amendments eliminated a few recreation sub-committees and added some social sub-com mittees. Robert Dennis. sixth semester arts and letters major, candidate for Association of Independent Men presidency, addressing th e council said that closer coopera tion between students and resi dent dorm councilors would strengthen AIM. To increase the Locial program money must be sent down to the dorm level, Den nis said. Caps, Gowns Deadline Is Today for 2 Colleges Tod'ay is the last day for graduating seniors in liberal arts and business administra tion to order caps and gowns at the Athletic Store. A $5 de posit is required when order ing caps and gowns. Graduating seniors in home economics and mineral indus tries may place orders tomor row through Saturday. Invita tions and announcements may be ordered according to the same schedule at the Student Union d - N-I; in Old Main. h semester arts and letters major. Rigling. said no nominations had been received for vice president, secretary, or treasurer. The names received so far are not official nominations, however. The AIM elections committee had asked that anyone who expected to be nominated from the floor of the AIM Board of Governors sub mit hit name to the Student Union desk, so his All-University aver age could be checked in the Dean of Men's office. To be eligible for office, a candidate must have at least a 1.0 All-Universty average. Nominations from Floor Official nominations will be made from' the floor of the Board of Governors at the elections to be held at 7:30 tonight in 103 Wil lard. Anyone who wishes to be nom inated, who did not submit his name to the Student Union desk, should bring a copy of his tran script to tonight's meeting, Rig ling said.. Any independent man is eligible for office providing he has at least a 1 All-University average. How ever, a nominee for AIM presi dent must be a fifth or sixth se mester student at the time of his nomination. Nominees for other offices must have at least two semesters to re main in school .at the time of their nomination. Election by Majority Vote Election will be by a majority of the voting members of the Board of Governors. Balloting will be by secret presidential ballot. A defeated candidate for an office may be renominated to a lower office. Rigling will chair the elec tions meeting. Court Levies $3l in Student Fines Traffic Court last night levied $3l in fines against student traf fic violators. Twenty-four dollars was collected by the court, while $7 is to be paid to the Dean of Men's office within 48 hours. Of the 18 students scheduled for hearings, two did not appear. Three students received general recommendations to see the dean of men. One student received a recommendation to the dean of men that his car be sent home. There were no suspended fines. Debaters to For Eastern Four members of the women's debate team will leave this morn ing for the Eastern Forensics Association annual "Sweepstakes" Tournament at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, King's Point, Long Island. They are Agnes Porter, eighth semester arts and letters major, and Nancy Silverman, fourth se mester education major, who will debate affirmatively; and Claire Krieger, fourth semester business administration major, and Ann Leh, fourth semester journalism major, who will support the nega tive The debaters will be accom panied by the team coach, Clayton H. Schug, associate professor of public speaking. Schug was re cently elected vice president of the Eastern Forensics Association. Teams from 38 eastern colleges and universities will debate 12 rounds on the national inter collegiate debate topic for this year, "Resolved: that the United States should adopt • a policy of free trade." In addition to the debates, ex tempore and public speaking con tests will be held. Miss Porter and Miss Leh will compete in the ex tempore contest, and Miss Silver man and Miss Kreiger will take part in the public speaking event. The tournament is conducted on a "sweepstakes" basis, with the points teams accumulate in the speaking contests and in the de- THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANYA Coed Dining Infeasible, Says Reeve Miss Pulma C. Reeve, food supervisor in the West Dorm area; told the West Dorm Council Mon day night that permanent coed dining is not feasible. Miss Reeve explained that male students get approximately 5 per cent more food than women stu dents, because of their larger ap petites. Women have the differ ence made up in the form of extra service, such as waiters. Miss Reeve said there is a good possibility for coed dining at week end breakfasts, but daily coed dining is infeasible, because there would be a need for hostesses in the dining halls. When asked about decentralized dining, Miss Reeve said the idea was gobd, but students who wished to change dining halls during the year would make it impossible. Miss Reeve gaid she was un aware that students were not al lowed to bring milk purchased outside the dining hall into the dining halls. The West Dorm Council ban quet will be held at 6:30 p.m. May 5 at the Eutaw House. Stanley Juras presented a five point proposal to clarify require ments for West Dorm Council presidency. The proposal, which was passed unanimously, requires the president to be an independ ent with a 1.0 All-University average and a West Dorm resi dent for the following year. Three other points mentioned in the proposal are voting by secret bal lot, and limiting the time of l i nomination and acceptance, speeches to two and three min utes, respectively. Food Service has asked that students do not exchange meal tickets to eat in different dining halls during coed dining. Stanley Juras was appointed chairman of the constitutional re- Vision committee. Richard Rigling and David Edwards were named to serve on the committee. 8-Week Students To Pick Rooms Coeds who will be eight-week students this fall and wish rooms may draw numbers to day in the Dean of Women's office, according to Mrs. Cor delia L. Hibbs, assistant to the dean of women in charge of housing. Numbers may be drawn from 8 a.m. until noon and from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Roommates may use the smaller of the two numbers drawn, but a student must have a number to choose a room. Mrs. Hibbs said. bates totaled to determine the tournament winner. Last year the women's team tied for the tournament cham pionship with Dartmouth College. The team played host to nine members of the Juniata College debate team Monday night. Two practice rounds of debate on the national intercollegiate topic were held. Following the debates, the Penn State team entertained the Juniata debaters at the Corner Room. " This Weekend at Center Stage , PICK UP STICKS PLAYERS' MUSICAL REVUE Tickets at Student Union Leave Tourney Recognition Planned For. Freshmen Men A plan to honor outstanding freshman men has been adopted as the sophomore class project for this year, Hugh Kline, sophomore class president has announced. The following committee of sophomores has been organized to select these men: Rudolph Lutler, chairman, Janet McKee, James Parmiter. Bernard Baymiller, and Charlotte Fink. Each committee member will ask about six cam pus organizations to recommend outstanding freshmen. Their re ports will be compiled and judged by a point system. Requirements The freshmen will be judged on extra-curricular activities, schol astic average, and participation in sports. The number honored will depend upon the number of men who , fulfill the committee's re quirements. The first committee meeting was herd last night. The members re ceived lists of the organizations to contact as the first step in the project. Another meeting will be held this weekend to determine the groups progress. It will probably be three or• four weeks before the committee has completed its list of outstanding freshman men. First Recognition Although Cwens honors fresh men women, this is the first group to recognize outstanding fresh man men. The sophomore commit tee recommended that the men who are honored should receive extra points towards joining a hat society in their junior year. After this initial step, the group will establish a certain standard of points for campus activities and offices held in these groups. "We would like to have this project continued in the future by sophomore classes or by a commit tee set up by cabinet," Lutler said. He originated the idea of honor ing freshman men. "There is a real need for citing outstanding freshman men on this campus, he said. 700 Get X-rays During First Day Of Free Service Approximately 700 students, faculty, and staff members re ceived free chest X-rays yester day in the first day of X-raying by the mobile unit of the State Bur eau of Tuberculosis Control. The X-ray unit will continue to operate today and tomorrow in front of the University Hospital. The unit will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. According to Herbert R. Glenn, director , of the University Health Service, medical surveys show that tuberculosis among teachers is high compared to the rest of the population. Everyone should have a chest X-ray taken once a year, Glenn said. X-ray plates also indicate early cancer and heart disease. W.Ept4ESDAY, APRIL 28, P 764 By MARGIE BLANK Lessig Elected To Presidency Of Ed Council Sally Lessig, - sixth semester ed ucation major, was elected presi dent of the education s t u dent council -last night. Carol Durbin, fourth semester education major, was elected vice president, and Susanna Wescott, sixth semester education major, secretary-treasurer. The council decided to change the name of the big-little-sister, big-little-brother program to the Pre-College Contact Pr o g r am. Any student in the education col lege who is not student teaching during the first eight weeks of next fall and is interested in the freshman councilling pr o gr am may contact Diane Edelman, 169 Atherton. Nomination blanks for the out standing senior in the education college can be obtained at the Student 'Union desk in Old Main and in 109 Burrowes until May 6. Any student or faculty member in the education college may nom inate an outstanding senior. Nominations should be based on the senior's scholastic showing, extra-curricular activities, profes sional promise, and personal qual ities. The recipient of the award will receive an engraved cup and have his or her name on the accumula tive plaque in the entrance hall of Burrows. The outstanding senior will be chosen on May 11 at a meeting between the old and new council members at Beta Theta Pi. The business meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. and a social meeting will follow. The outstanding sen ior will be chosen by the old coun cil members. Children to Get First Polio Shots Tomorrow more than 1000 Cen tre County children will receive their fist dose of. polio vaccine. The shots will be given to all sec ond grade pupils in the county at clinics set up at 18 county schools. The program was, approvedthis weekend by the advisory commit tee of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis in Washington. After the initial shots tomor row, the students will receive an other shot next week and a boos ter shot sometime in the middle of May. 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