PAGE TWO Dennis Relates rogram Plans Who says you have to be on the "inside" to get anywhere in cam pus politics, asked Robert Dennis, president of the Association of In dependent Men, in an interview concerning his plans' for AIM policy next year. Dennis, who has never before held any office in any organization —in. fact a year ago he wasn't even on campus—today heads a vast organization whi c h repre sents 4800 independent men. His plans for AIM reflect his own advance in student govern ment. He hopes to encourage more independent men who haven't be fore taken part in student govern ment to do so, so that the quality of student leaders will be im prcived. Chapel Plan May Go To Trustees Approval of the architectural sketch for the All-Faith chapel, action on a recommendation con cerning faculty traffic violations, and consideration of plans for the building of four home-manage ment houses are matters which may come before the executives committee of the Board of Trus tees at its regular meeting 4here Friday evening. No official agenda is released for the meetings. The committee must approve the architectural sketch of the chapel before actual drafting of the plans can begin. No Commitment As yet, the administration has made no - commitment on whether the chapel will be built in Geor gian or contemporary style. Final decision on the matter must be made by the trustees. Another possible topic for dis cussion is a recommendation from a committee of the Council of the Administration concerning facul ty and staff traffic violation. No Statement Available No statement on what is in cluded in the recommendations will be available until they have been acted upon by the Board of Trustees. The recommendations were made because students have complained they are fined for vi olations while faculty and staff members are given warnings by the dean of their college for .the same violations. Plans for four home-manage ment houses must also be approv ed by the trustees. The trustees ordered the University architect to proceed with plans for the units at their last meeting. The buildings will be construct ed on the lot north of East Col lege avenue, formerly occupied by trailers. Three buildings will be con structed. Two will be one-story each and. the third will be a two story building with two units, each having two floors. La Vie-- (Continued from page one) tion and also for the organiza tions. Activities are printed in reddish-brown ink, while blue green is also used for the ath letics section. Work of Art Editor The four main dividers for the 1954 book employ these colors in a patter surrounding a monochro matic water color brush drawing in black black on a yellow-tint block. They were the work of Jul iana Fees, art editor and eighth semester Education major, and Robert Breading, sixth semester architecture major, who has been named art editor for the 1955 La- Vie. The new campus gate at Pol lock and Atherton road, done in water color by Breading, is- the subject for the title page of the book. A sketch of the capitol building in Harrisburg, done in the same technique by Breading, also is used in the book. The Pennsylvania state tree is hemlock.. Center Stage Next to Last Weekend Players "PICK UP STICKS" Students to Get Break He's already well on his way toward this policy with his deci sion to all o w any independent With at least a 1 All University average a chance to serve on the AIM Judicial Board of Review, a group which passes on all- inde pendent disciplinary cases, sub ject to overrule by the Dean of Men's office. The decision was passed by the AIM Board of Governors Tuesday night, and goes into effect imme diately, with application sheets for the eight positions to be found at the Student Union Desk in Old Main. Says Dennis, "this will giye all independents who haven't had a chance before to serve in student government." The University leadership train ing program for undergraduates, begun this year, will be another point in his next year's AIM pro gram to interest independents . in student government, Dennis, a four veteran of the Navy said. Wants to 'Talk' AIM "Also I hope to have members of AIM on campus during orien tation week programs to "talk up AIM" to the freshmen and in terest them in the organization," he said. "A brave outside show doesn't matter in an organization," Den nis said, "real strength must come from within." In accord with this, the new AIM president, who has a 2.7 All University average in pre-law, plans to strengthen AIM from the bottom up, he said. That may mean alloting more money to the individual dormitories for in creased social and recreation ac tivities on the dormitory level, but he isn't worried. he said. AlM's Large Budget "AIM has one of the largest budgets on campus, he said, and I- can't se why we should hesitate to spend money on worthwhile things, though I want to empha size I've no intention of becoming a spendthrift." Dennis said he hopes to increase AlM's social prestige, and one step toward that goal he felt was obtaining Homecoming Weekend for AlM's big dance of the year, the Autumn Ball. Dink Debut, a dance which gives freshmen a chance to meet one another early in the year, will again be spon sored by AIM, in view of its suc cess last semester, Dennis said. He hopes to revive the Indepen dent News Letter, by more news and less features policy. He views student leader compensation as unnecessary. Though the Board of Governors Tuesday night voted him $lOO for the coming year, he said he intends to turn the check back at the end of the semester. His decisions must be approved by the board of governors to be come law, hence all of his plans and hopes for AIM during the next year may not materialize. Being leader of such a large or ganization as AIM requires a strong personality, says Dennis. "I only hope my personality proves strong enough." original musical revue THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA 'Blossoms To Decorate Senior Ball Blossom Time, complete with artificial blossoms, trees, an d overhanging boughs, is the theme of the Senior Ball, which will be held tomorrow from 9 p.m. t o 1 a.m. in Recreation Hall. Decorating will be done by the G. A. Traham Company of New York which has decorated for 'all of Penn State's major dances in the last 20 years. The theme chos en by the Senior Ball committee is one of a variety offered by the company. After the Committee has selected a theme, the company takes complete charge of decor ating. Material Flameproofed Workers start on Rec Hall at noon Thursday and sometimes do not finish until half an hour be fore the dance Friday night. The material used for decorations is flameproofed, in accordance with state laws. Tickets, priced at $4, will go on sale tomorrow at the Student Union desk in Old Main, and an unlimited number will be sold. Tickets may also be obtained at the door. The price of tickets for major dances has not increased since 1931, despite the increase in cost of decorations and orchestras. Dance Programs Programs for the dance will have black and red shiny covers with red cords. Richard Hayman and his or chestra will play. Hayman is be coming popular with his art on a harmonica. Most people have attempted playing one at ore time or another, but few are as success ful as he has been. The dance tomorrow night is an annual tradition with seniors and will be the last . major dance of the academic year. Baker Will Head Management Club David Baker, sixth semester business administration major, has been elected president of the recently organized Penn State Management Club at the club's first meeting. Other officers are Joseph Cap tain, vice president, and David Bromley, secretary-treasurer. Carnival— (Continued from page one) front of the stations which had sold an approximate total of 30,- 000 tickets by the middle of the evening, according to Myron Ene low, Spring Week business man ager. In spite of some rain and a power failure, booths remained active throughout the evening. Coeds wore heavy coats between shows to protect themselves from the cold weather, which is pre dicted to continue today accom panied by scattered light showers. The power failure was caused by an overloading of the circuits, according to electricians stationed on the Carnival grounds. Attempts will be made to guard against further power failure, according to Richard Grossman, Carnival co chairman. 5:. x NG ` ) L IVAI Spring Week Dance FOUR THOMPSON HALL women, the WizardetteS, dance in front of their booth at the sixth annual Spring Carnival in the Windcrest area last night. The booth is sponsored by Kappa Delta Rho and Thompson Hall. Town Name Change Is Old Controversy State College residents have taken no action on the suggestion that the town's name be changed. And no wonder; the name has al ready been changed three times. Earliest mention of the town on maps was "near Boalsburg", and mail came to "Farm School, Boalsburg." For, 40 years it was offi cially a town without a name. Let ters were postmarked "Farmers High School" until 1862 when the school changed its name, and let ters came to the "Agricultural College." In 1874 the Agricultural College became Pennsylvania State Col lege and the issue of the town's name came .up again. "Irvin," ".Nittany," and "McAllister" were considered but the majority de cided to continue calling the town after the school. In 1896 the town was incorporated as the Borough of State College. It was its first official, name According to a poll conducted by the• Centre Daily Times, the majority of residents voted against continuing the tradition of renaming the town when the school changes its name. Other residents insist this is only sentimentality and that since the school's name isn't likely to change any more the town ought t ochange one more time. And the "great debate" goes on. Foreign Students Exam Competitive examinations for the position of Foreign Service Officer have been announced by the Department of State. Writ ten examinations for Pennsylvan ians will be held September 13- 16 in Philadelphia. The closing ' date for applying to take the examination is July 1 Applications are available in the Department of Political Sci ence office, 119 Sparks. in the Fun at the CARNIVAL 6 to 91 P.M. 'Twc' Finalists Are Announced Six finalists have been an nounced in the "Mr. Formal" con test, sponsored by a tuxedo man ufacturer. Finalists are Jay Gould, spon sored by Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Otto Schumann, sponsored by Pi Kappa Alpha and Thompson - Hall; William Curry, sponsored by Theta Xi and Kappa Delta; Ray Cluaser, sponsored by Pi Kappa Phi and Phi Mu; William Shields, sponsored by Sigma Phi Epsilon; and Lawrence Huntsman, spon sored by Phi Kappa Psi and Freshmen Women. Penn State's "Mr. Formal" will be selected from the finalists by popular vote tonight at a special Carnival booth. He will win a complete summer formal outfit, a lighter, a cuff link and tie clasp set, and a pipe. The finalists were chosen from photographs submitted by campus groups entering Spring Carnival by merchants Joseph Hur, Jack Harper, and Arnold Kalin. ' T IGHT Is Your Last Chance to Join TfIURSDAY, MAY 13, 1954 don't underestimate the versatility of a Spudnut
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