Lion's .i:Paws Cabinet Dissension, Kirschner...Charges Richard. Kirschner, former Lion Party clique chairman and ex-president of the Liberal Arts Student Council, .last night accused Lion's Paw of creating dissension on All-Uni versity Cabinet during the past year. • Kirschner made • his charges under personal - privilege at the conclusion of' last night's 'cabinet meeting. - .Kirschner said members of the new cabinet; should try to learn the functions of Lion's Paw. "You owe it to yourselves," he. said, "to get an explanation of the functions of the group." Groups Not Consulted Although students supposedly have cross-representation on cab inet, during• the past year cabinet [ representatives for some groups, such as Interfraternity Council and the Association of Independ ent 'Men, did not obtain their groups' opinion before voting at cabinet, Kirschner said. Instead, the decision on matters coming before cabinet have been predetermined at the Sunday night meetings of the 14 members of Lion's Paw, he said. For example, Kirschner cited the case of the proposed amend ment which called for two read ings of committee appointments in cabinet before final approval. The amendment, he said, was de- Lawrence Named Top Senior Indie Robert Lawrence, eighth semes-. ter pre-medical major, has been chosen outstanding independent senior of the year by Frank J. Simes, dean of men; George L. Donovan, manager of associated students activitis; and Thomas Scho t t, retired Interfraternity Council president. Lawrence, who was chosen from 18 independent senior nominees, will be awarded an engraved plaque at a Penn. State Club ban- quet Wednesday night. The Penn State Club spon- sored the award. Judges picked Lawrence on the . basis of his ac- tivities University. He is president of Al- p - ha Epsilon Del- Ro b ed -1,,„,„,„ ta, -p r e-medical honorary society; Eastern Inter collegiate side horse champion; and national intercollegiate side horse champion. Lawrence is also a member of Druids and Parini Nous hat • so cieties, Tribunal, Chemistry 'and Physics Student Council, and the gymnastic team. He has a 2.2 All- University average. Other candidates for the award, who. were nominated by various independent . organizations, were as -follows: Peter Betley, Richard Brady, Chester Cherwinski, Mark Christ, George D v or o znia k, Charles Ferguson, Alvin Good man, Lewis Goslin, Lawrence Gregor, Harry Hazelhurst, Thomas Inter, Andrew Jaros, William Jost, Donald Lambert, Lavier Procopio, Robert Soloman, and Joe Somers. 140 Pledged To Give Blood One hundred and "fortypledges have been received by the ideal chapter of the American Re d Cross for the blood drive which begins Tuesday at the American Legion Home, S. Pugh street. The Johnstown Red Cross bloodmobile unit will be 'at the Legion home from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Red Cross officials have an nounced that . University students may walk in Tuesday afternoon to donate blood, but it_would be better if they called the Red Cross office at 3162 for an ap pointment. Persons may also reg ister with members of the Jay- Cees. A total of 200 donors has been set as the goal for the blood drive. MI College Picnic The students and faculty of the Mineral Industries College will hold a picnic at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rayon Park. Mineral Industries students and their guests may attend the pic nic. Anyone desiring transporta tion should sign the list in the Dean's office. TODAY'S WEATHER CLOUDY COOL Causes feated by nine votes. Seven of the voters were those of Lion's Paw members. Two Factions "The tip u b le is," Kirschner went on, "is that there are two factions on cabinet—one, the or dinary toes and Janes, and the other, members of Lion's Paw." Kirschner said 12 new members of Lion's. Paw have been tapped, but their names have not been revealed. He felt the other cabinet members should know who they are.; New Lion's Paw members, announced by Kirschner, are Jesse Arnelle, Donald Balthaser, - John Carpenter, Robert Dennis, Robert Homan, Thoinas Kidd, Diehl Mc- Kalip, Ronald Safier, Allan Schnierov, Ells Worth Smith, Rob ert Smoot, and John Speer. Kirschner said he understood Dennis is chairman of the new Lion's Paw organization. Creates Dissension "Lion's Paw," Kirschner said, "claims to be a senior men's, hon orary group, working for the good of Penn State." "However,' he continued, "I believe any group working toward such an aim should be willing to reveal what it's all about." Kirschner said it was his personal opinion that Lion's Paw does not do enough good to offset the dissension it creates." Kirschner said he had been of fered a bribe when he was Lion Party clique chairman to throw the All-University elections in favor of the State Party in the 1953 spring elections. He said he (Continued on page eight) SU Directory Deadline Tomorrow is the last-day names of newly elected officers of clubs, social fraternities, honoraries, and other groups may be turned into the Student Union desk in Old Main in order to be included in the Student Union Directory. McCarthy Won't Boycott TV Hearing WASHINGTON, May 20 (10 Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R-Wis) said tonight he will be on hand Monday when the Senate Investi gations subcommittee resumes its televised hearing on his row with Army officials. "I will be there," McCarthy said. But he added that he could "make no promises" as to other steps he might take in protest against a presidential secrecy or der which, the senator contends, "stacks the deck" against him. There had been speculation that McCarthy might boycott the hear ing in view of President Eisen hower's refusal to modify an or der forbidding White House aides and other high officials to testify about. a Jan. 21 meeting in which they diScussed .the Army's troub les with McCarthy and assistants. - - Secrptar.r_Of theALlTay,tevens llas"staL6W-thai)ii'dbi not act on at lr Dalin VOL. 54, No. 143 STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING,' MAY 21, 1954 FIVE CENTS Cabinet Approves Traffic Proposals All-University Cabinet last night approved seven amendments to the Traffic Court constitution, calling for an increase in membership of the court and bringing graduate studeAts under the jurisdiction of the court. , - Beginning with the 1954 fall term, all graduate student violations will be handled b traffic court and the same fines that are applied to undergraduates will be used in Morse to Discuss Political Parties Senator Wayne Morse, Independent from Oregon, will speak in the last Community Forum at 8 tonight in Schwab Auditorium. Senator Morse, a former Republican who resigned from the party in 1952, will speak on "Needed: A Realignment of Political Parties." Tickets will be sold from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the Student Union desk in Old Main.. Less than 200 single reserved seats at $1.50 apiece are available. Sen. Morse will arrive in State College late this afternoon and will leave soon after the speech. There will be no coffee hour after the program, Kent Forster, pro gram chairman, has announced. Urges Liberals to Unite R. Wallace Brewster, professor of political science, will introduce the speaker. Members of Scrolls, senior women's hat society, will usher. Since his resignation from the Republican party, Morse has urged the union of the liberal wings in both major parties, pre dicting that by 1964 such a third party could elect the President. The utility of a two party sys tem in a democracy, he says, is to provide the voters with a choice of political and economic philosophy, and since both parties are dominated by the conserva tion coalition, this choice is not provided. "One independent fighting in the Senate cannot do a great deal toward bringing about a very much needed realignment of pol itical forces in America but he can symbolize the need," Morse said in his "Declaration of Inde pendence" printed in the New Republic magazine. ' Third Party Senators There have been few third party senators. George W. Norris of In diana, the last, served 12 years in the Senate and had the per sonal endorsement of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Morse was re-elected as the Re publican senator from Oregon in 1950. After he quit the party and campaigned for Adlai Stevenson in 1952, there was some question where he should sit in the Senate (Continued on page eight) orders from any higher-ups, but on his own responsibility in bring ing the charges. Late today Sen. Karl E. Mundt (R-SD), acting chairman of the subcommittee, said Stevens would be called back to the witness stand Monday and invited to re peat this statement' under oath. McCarthy's pledge to be on hand when the hearings reopen Monday does not prevent him and his aides from walking out later. What would happen if they did walk out is unknown. The sub committee has power to issue sub poenas for McCarthy's assistants and, in the opinion of at least some authorities, for the senator himself. In talking to reporters tonight, McCarthy noted that Eisenhower told his news conference yester day he wants all the facts brought out in the hearing. But, McCarthy said, the President's refusal-to 'te scind or change the order makes FOR A BETTER PENN STATE Ey ANN LEH Campus Station To Play Musk During Finals Campus Station WDFM will conclude this year's broadcasts with a presentation of musical programs during final examina tion week, Theodore Bair, station manager, announced yesterday. Regular WDFM broadcasts will end May 31, and the exam music series will begin June 1 during the station's regular broadcast hours. The light musical pro grams, designed for students who like to listen to music while study ing, will be concluded June 6. WDFM department heads will meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday in 304 Sparks to plan , the exam series and draw up a program schedule for September. They will return Sept. 13 - for a special meeting, and students interested in work ing on the station may return Sept. 14 for a general staff meet ing. Station WDFM will begin broadcasting Sept. 21, the first day of classes. Students may sign up by noon today in 307 Sparks if they wish to attend the WDFM picnic Sun day' at Greenwood Furn a c e. Transportation_ will be furnished, and cost of the picnic will be $1 per person. Graduation Invitations Invitations and announcements for graduation are available at the Student Union desk in Old Main for seniors who have placed orders for them. Seniors must present receipts in order to ob tain them. it impossible to get all the facts. A reporter asked McCarthy whether, in view of the row, the senator still intends to make a lot of speeches for the Republicans in this year's congressional cam paigns. He said he plans to do much campaigning for the GOP. Many Republican aspirants, he said, will be pitted against Democrats who would make the late Franklin D. Roosevelt "look like a conserva tive." Chairman Mundt said the in vestigators have every expecta tion the inveitigation now will be continued without any length de lays such as the one this week. Mundt said Stevens will be re called to._testify on one matter only—the question of responsi bility for the Army's charge that McCarthy and aides • sought by improper means to get favored 'treatment for a former subcom mittee aide, Pvt. G. David Schine. (tiiiirgia# graduate student cases. Previously graduate students who committed traffic violations were subject to reprimand or dis ciplinary action from the dean of the college in which they were enrolled, but no fines were im posed. • The court membership will be increased to nine, with one of the members being a graduate student. According to the traffic A story on the new system for disciplining faculty mem bers, graduate students, and staff members who violate campus traffic and parking reg ulations, appears on page two of today's issue. court recommendation, the grad uate student representative will be compensated by the Graduate School Council. Under the new system, the traf fic court will be composed of two sophomores, four juniors, two seniors, and a graduate student. One of the senior members .will serve as chairman, and the other will serve as vice chairman. The membership will be divided equally between fraternity and independent men. The vice president of the court will receive $5O compensation. All traffic fines will be payable at the Office of the Bursar in Wil lard Hall. At present fines may be paid either at the dean of men's office, at the Canipus Pa trol office, or to the ccurt. Dean of Men Frank J. Simes said that arrangements for fine collection by the bursar had not yet been completed. All-University secretary - treas urer Robert Homan said that if Cabinet approved the recommen dation, the Bursar would accept the procedure for next fall's fin ing. A new system of fines pre viously approved calls for a $1 fine for the first violation, a $3 for the second fine, and a $5 fine and traffic probation for the third violation. . After a fourth violation, a stu dent will receive a $lO fine and have his campus driving privi leges suspended for 60 days. The proposals adopted by Cab inet also call for alloting 50 per cent of the. fines collected to a fund for the construction of stu dent parking areas. Mark Wein er, Traffic 'Court chairman who read the court report, said that the physical plant department hopes to construct from 300 to 500 parking lots for additional student cars. The Board of Trustees passed a plan whereby faculty and staff members, not previously fined, will be subject to fines for viola tors. The money from these viola tions also will be collected by the Bursar and will be used to con struct additional parking areas. Traffic Violations Decrease Markedly Traffic violations have de creased markedly this semes ter due to stronger enforcement of regulations, according to Captain Philip A. Mark of the campus patrol. This is true of violations by staff members as well as those by students, Mark said. Stu dent offenders are being sent to Traffic Court at a rate of about 8 to 10 per day, and staff offenders number about 5 or 6 a day. Graduate students are not included in these figures. Mark said.
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