Weesther— Fair and Cooi- VOL; 54, NO. 127 Frosh to Receive? New Hours in Fall • First and second semester freshman women will have -an 11 o'clock and a 1 o'clock over weekends Starting Sept. 1954. • . • Final approval was granted by the Women's Student Govern ment Association Senate last night: The vote was unanimous in favor of 'granting the recommendation. This new hour change replaces the 10 o'clock and 1 o'clock week- Dorm Plan Will Restrict Pledges A change in the dormitory-fra ternity exchange system is now under consideration by Frank J. Simes, dean of men; Otto H. Muel ler,' director of housing; and Sani uel K. Hostetter, University comptroller, Simes said yesterday. Under. the • change being dis- . cussed, fraternities 'could no long er pledge a man living in the dorms and have him, live in the house if he had already sigied a dormitory contract, Simes said. Fraternities can do so under the preSent plan if they could -find another student to take his place in the dormitory. Simes• said that there was noth ing definite concerning' the revi sion being discussed, but said fraternities would be notified of any change before the semester is over. . Simes also said that he believed students would be notified of any change before they would be re quired to sign dormitory con tracts. He went on. to say that, men wouldn't have to register for rooms until they returned in the fall because, unless there is a sudden rush for rooms, there will be rooms available at that' time. One reason -the change is being discussed, he said, is that the plan has been put into operation few times in the past. There were only 14 exchanges made last year, Simes stated. . awyer )Alitillloao IFC Control Board Harry, Sawyer, Phi Sigma Kap pa, was .named chairman of the Interfraternity Council Board of Control last night. Sawyer and five 'members of the board were appointed by IFC President John Carpenter at the first meeting of IFC under the new officers. Other members of the board are Ellsworth Smith, Kappa Delta Rho; Alexander Ayres, Beta Theta_ Pi; William Roberts, Chi Phi; Harry Nichol, Alpha Gamma Rho; and Marshall Dawsey, Delta Upsilon.' Peer Kiefer, Lambda Chi Al pha, was appointed IFC's repre sentative to World Student Serv ice Committee, and Walter Low man, Phi Kappa Psi, chairman of the IFC. safety committee. Nixon Gives US. Policy WASHINGTON, April 28 (4?)-- Vice President Richard Nixon said today, U.S. 'foreign policy has spelled out a warning to Russia and Red China that if they march into Indochina they "run the risk that the United States would re taliate- directly against them." Nixon told the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that is what is meant by the policy set up by Secretary of State John• Foster Dulles of relying "primarily, though not exclusively, on a massive retalia tory attack, at times and places of our own choosing, in reply to any new aggression." But-Nixon assured the gather ing of some 3000 American busi ness leaders that the Eisenhower administrationwill avoid "if we can" sending U.S. troops "to fight in • Indochina or anywhere else in-the-world." . _ . end hours which will be in effect until Move-up Day when fresh then will receive sophomore hours. The - recommendation for an hour change, was approved by the Freshman Council, the Freshman Regulations Board, the WSGA Senate, and the Dean of Women's office_ _ : A committee to investigate a possible change in freshman hours was set up by Freshman Council when a request was made by freshman women for an increase in hours. Hours Previously Defeated The Dean. of Women's office said that freshmen could have an 11 o'clock and a 12 o'clock over .weekends.. This suggestion had been defeated in back years. When taken back to the living units it was also rejected this year. A survey of all the, schools in the country with an enrollment of 5,000 or over was conducted. It was fourici. that 90 per cent of the freshmen on other campuses. had better weekend hours. than Penn State freshman women. Freshman Regulations Boar d• .and, the Dean of Women's office gave as their argument the fact that freshman women are not al lowed to attend fraternity houses. Dating Code Since the new chaperon dating code will go into effect in Septem ber, the Dean of Women's office and the Freshman Regulations Board withdrew their opposition. Under the new dating code all fraternity affairs w ill be ap proved, and freshmen will be per mitted to attend. The ruling' had been that freshmen were only al lowed to attend approved frater nity parties. The recommendation which was approved is as follows, 'We rec ommend that first and second se mester freshman women receive an 11 o'clock and a 3. .o'clock in stead of the 10 o'clock and 1 o'- clock now in effect." This • rule will• go into effect in. Sept. 1954.' Lantern Issued Today The complimentary issue •of the Lantern, liberal arts' magazine, will be distributed today to stu dents in:the College of the Liberal Arts, Norma Vollmer, editor, has announced. Final Exam Conflicts • Students with three. or more examinations scheduled for the same day may file conflicts un til Tuesday at the scheduling office, basement of Willard Hall. That is the administration's ma jor aim, he said. Nixon emphasized, however, that the administration will not resort to "a policy of weakness or inconsistency" to achieve its aim. The vice president's implied warning, to Russia and Red China against direct intervention in In dochina . came against a back ground of Par East reports sug gesting that Communist China may be moving to e t end her grasp on Southeast Asia. . Dispatches from Formosa quoted the official • Chinese . Nationalist news agency, Ta Tao, as saying Red China has decided to create immediately a "Southeast Asia liberation force" of more than 50 divisions--.-including 27 from Com munist China—to counter any western alliance in the Pacific. Ta Tao.said Mao.Tse-Tung, boss FOR A BEIIER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE; PA., THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 29, 1954 D.:06-0 A.I:IA - Armed Forces Blood Drive Nets 539 Pints The Armed• Forces Blood Drive was called "very successful" by Mrs.'Benjainin Whisler, chairman of volunteer services. for th e American Red Cross: 539 1 /z pints of blood were. donated in the three-day drive. This year's drive surpassed the three-day quota of 450 pints by 89 1 / 2 pints.. Last .year 187 pints were received• during an. Air Force drive. Yesterday's donations surpass ed the daily quota' of 150 pints by 29 pints. Although 140 of the 496 people who had made appointments dur ing the three days failed to ap pear, 196 walk-in contributors helped to raise the number of do nations over the -quOta. - Of the 552 donors, 476 were from the ReServed Officers Train ing Corps units. One hundred and forty-four donors were received from the Army, 178 from the Navy, and 154 from the Air Force. Approximately 250 hours were spent by 95 staff workers at the Temporary Union Building_ dur ing the three days, Mrs. Whisler said. Ai team of five- registered nurses from Johnstown were helped by 25 volunteer nurses' from the State College area. Mem bers of Pi Beta •Phi and Delta Delta Delta sororities worked as hostesses and Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity, cam paigned. on Indochina of Red China, . and other top offi cials made the decision in confer ences at Peiping. It said the con feernces were apparently held af ter Secretary Dulles called for a ten-nation alliance to halt the spread of Communist aggression in Southeast Asia. In other developments keyed to the Indochina crisis: I. Adm. Arthur W. Radford, chairman of the joint Chiefs , of Staff, gave President Dwight D. Eisenhower an hour-long report on his trip to Paris and London to discuss the Irfdochina situation. 2.-Rep. Frederic Coudert Jr. (R.- N.Y.) drafted an amendment to a defense appropriations bill which would deny authority to Presi dent Eisenhower to send Ameri can troops to Indochina without advance approval from Congress. The • House may debate Cou dert's. proposal-tomorrow. Robert Dennis New• AIM Pre.;•ident rgiatt Prese McDowell, Crawford, Lieske, Win Posts By BILL SNYDER . Robert Dennis is the new president of the Association of -In dependent Men. Dennis, who has not previously held office in AIM, was elected to the post last night by the AIM Board of Governors, defeating James McDowell, secretary of Town Council, by a vote of . 19-9. McDowell, later was elected vice president, .defeating Edward Stoops by a vote of 16 to 11, with one abstention cast. Other officers elected were Forrest Crawford, secretary, and Bruce Lieske, treas urer. Crawford was reelected to his post. Dennis, when contacted last night for a statement, said, "I am highly pleased by this honor. I think the main thing• to do next semester is to strengthen AIM as much as possible." In his nomination acceptance speech to the board of. governors prior to the elections, Dennis said he would try to provide more re sponsibility for the dormitory levels of AIM rather than the council levels. He said -he would be in favor of more money .for social and recreational ac-, tivity at' the dormitory level. "Legislation for AIM shoul d come from the bottom up rather, than from the top down," .Dennis' told the board. Dennis' name was put in ,nom ination by Duane Holm, parlia mentarian for Pollock , Council, while - his opponent McDowell was nominated by Francis Mea r s, (Continued on page eight) Lemyre to Explain Student Insurance Richard Lemyre, former All-University president, will explain to All-University Cabinet tonight a plan for a low-rate accident and health insurance policy for University students. Lemyre said the plan, if adopted, probably would cost the student from $l5 to $lB for a-policy extending over a 12-month period. Lemyre pointed out, however, his present job of contacting a number of insurance companies was only a preliminary step. Cab inet still has to decide whether or not this plan will be beneficial to the majority of students, he said. "I have names of several com panies. that wish to participate in the proposed plan," Lemyre said, "but I wish to hold those names until cabinet definitely decides to adopt or remove the idea." "If the plan is adopted," Lemyre said, "much more work on the basic AGENDA Roll call Minutes of the previous meeting Reports of officers Adoption of agenda Reports -of committees: 1. Insurance investigation Old business: I. Encampment report on stu dent publications 2. Encathpment report of stu dent recreation New business: 1. Seating plan 2. Installation of new officers Appointments Adjournment mechanics will be necessary by a committee." The final report of the Board of Publications will be presented by David Jones, chairman. Jones will report on the nine recommenda tions of the 1953 Student Encamp ment publications workshop. Another report by Jones will concern a proposal, if adopted, to change the present seating plan in Recreation Hall to eliminate in conveniences. Gerald Maurey, former Athletic El_ - 1 . 6.-;:tecl... dent X-Ray Service To End Today; 1500 X-Rayed Today is the last day free chest X-rays will be given at the mo bile unit located in front of the University Hospital. According to Herbert R. Glenn, director of the University health service, more than 1500 students have been X-rayed in the .past two days of the service which was provided by the State Bureau of Tuberculosis Control. The X-ray unit will operate from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 to' 6 p.m. Results of the X-rays will be sent to students' homes, rather than their University ad dresses. • In.• urging graduating seniors especially to take advantage - .of the free service, Glenn- said em ployers usually require chest X ray from prospective employees, and often will accept. X-rays like those being taken by the unit. Association president, will preient a progress report on six recom mendations made at the 195 . 3 Stu dent Encampment. .IVlaurey . will discuss the progress ,and action taken on the establishment of an Outing Club, ' the construction of the ice skating rink, drinking-of alcoholic beverages on Beaver Field, smoking in Recreation Hall, co-educational swimming and rec reation, and proposals for a new field house. Two All-University officers and two class officers will be installed tonight at the first meeting of the newly elected All-University Cab inet. Jesse Arnelle, All-University president, was installed April 12 at the cabinet banquet. All-University officers —vice president John Speer, and secre tary-treasurer Robert Homan-- will be installed along with senior class president Donald Balthaser, and junior class president John Thalimer. infirmary Cases Called °MiscellanY' Ailments causing confinement of 31 students in the University Hospital were termed a "complete miscellany" by Carol H. Burt, hospital superintendent, yester day. Mrs. Burt said reasons for con finement include two fractured ankles, several head injuries, one case of measles, and colds. There is no general ailment and no indi cation of an epidemic of any thing, she said. The number of students listed in the infirmary is usually less than tine number at present. New Seating Plan See Page 4 FIVE: CENTS
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