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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--
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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—
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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
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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