Weather— Cloudy. and Warm VOL. 54, No. 145 lass Night P Robert Euwema Va/edictorian Euwema, Richards Get Class Honors Robert Euwema, eighth semester physics major, has been named valedictorian and Martha Richards, eighth semester education ma jor, has been named salutatorian for the class of 1954, Richard Craf ton, senior class president, announced yesterday. They will take part in the Class Night program to be held at 7:30 p.m. June 6 in Recreation Hall. Kulynych Cited For Eng Award George Kulynych, president of the Engineering Student Coun cil, has been named.to receive the annual Penn State Engineer award. The $5O award is presented each year to an outstanding junior en gineering student on the basis of scholarship, participation in cam pus activities, and the need of the student. , Kulynych, a sixth semester me chanical engineering major, is president of Tau Beta Pi, national engineering honorary "society. He is a member of Phi Eta Sigma, freshman men's honorary society; Pi Tau Sigma, mechapical engi neering honorary society; and Phi Kappa Phi, general scholar ship honorary society. He has a seat on All-University Cabinet, and on the Honor Society Council. His All-University av erage is 2.66. Wiener Announces New Traffic Penalty Students scheduled to appear at Traffic Court tonight, who fail to appear will forfeit the right of appeal, and will have to pay fines at the Dean of Men's office with in 24 hours of notification, Mark Wiener, Traffic Court chairman, has announced. Students who have already re ceived notices must report to the Dean of Men's office by Friday, or their cases will be decided without the right of appeal, Wien er said. Retired Professor Dies Joseph F. Knapper, retired as sociate professor of chemistry in extension at the University, died May 4 in the Reading hospital. He was 66 years of age and had been appointed to the faculty in 1942. He retired July 1, 1952. Students May Buy Timetables in August Complete timetables may be obtained in August by students 'who send 25 cents to 't h e Scheduling office, 4 Willard. Timetables will also be on sale in September for 20 cents. Students may see timetables with courses, sections, an d hours in the Pattee Library, in structors' offices, counselors' .and—hostesses' rooms, and in the basement of Willard Hall. . . . . ••••• , . ' r' • .._. ....-•. 4 Toll • ••••t;.'.3:)*•- • - ..• Or, zit • Ti lt B at t g ( ~......... ~. • ~..,...sestS rticipants Martha Richards Salutatorian Euwema completed seven se mesters with a 2.93 All-University average. He is also the recipient of the John W. White medal, to be presented at commencement exercises, June 7. Also on the Class Night pro gram is the presentation of :the Ralph Dorn Hetzel Memorial award. The winner of this award will be selected this week by a committee composed of Mildred A. Lucey, chairman of the Sen ate committee on scholarships and awards; Frank J. Simes, dean of men; Pearl 0. Weston, dean of women; George 'L. Donovan, man ager of associated student activi ties;• and Wilmer E. Kenworthy, director of student affairs. The Hetzel award is presented each year to, an outstanding sen ior in scholarship and activities. Also, the Paul Smith memorial award will be presented to- Theo dore Mortensen, eighth semester physical education major. , The award is presented each year to an outstanding male senior in physical 'education, as selected by the physical education student council. Eleven seniors will also receive class honors. The awards are pre sented each year to honor out standing seniors. Awards to be given to outstanding men include spoon man, cane man, pipe ora tor, and class donor. Awards for outstanding women include bow girl, slipper girl, fan girl, mirror girl, class donor, and class poet. Thirty-eight senior, 19 men I'Continued on, page eight) Supreme Court Backs Negro Appeals WASHINGTON, May 24 (1?) Negroes won new victories before the Supreme Court today_ on ap peals involving racial segregation in colleges, public housing, mu nicipal golf courses and a - city owned theater. In none of the cases did the high court actually rule out seg regation, as it did in last week's historic decision which held un constitutional any system of Sep arate public grade and high schools for whites and Negroes. However, in three of the six cases ruled on today, the tribunal ordered the lower courts to re consider their decisions "in the light of" last Monday's ruling and "conditions that now prevail." These three cases involved the admission of Negroes to the Uni versity. of -Florida • and Louisiana FOR A. BETTER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 25. 1954 Fraternities Look For Housemothers Approximately three-fourths of the University fraternities have applied for or ex pressed a desire to employ full or part-time housemothers for the fall semester, 0; Edward Pollock, assistant to the dean of men for fraternity, affairs, said yesterday. Pollock said there is an abundance of applications for jobs for full or part-time house mothers. There have been approximately three to six applications per day. The majority of Anderson To Address Graduates Harrison Roy Anderson, pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon to graduat ing seniors. Services will be held 11 a.m. June 6 in Recreation Hall. The services will be open to the. pub lic, as well as to graduating sen iors and their families. Anderson was born in Manhat ten, Kansas, and was graduated from Kansas State College as a sanitary engineer at the age of 18. He worked as an engineer on the Los Angeles Aqueduct, and when the project was completed, entered McCormick Seminary. In 1917, he was ordained by the Presbytery of Topeka, Kan., and accepted the ministry of the First Presbyterian Church of Ellsworth, Kan. His ministry there was inter rupted by World War I. He en tered the service as a chaplain and served in France with the 103 Di vision. After the war, he served with the First Church of- Wichita, Kan., and in 1928 went to Chicago, where, he was associated with John T. Stone at the Fourth Pres byterian Church. He succeeded Stone on his retirement in 1930, and has served as pastor since then. In 1951, Anderson was elected for a one-year term as moderator of the 163d"General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., -the highest honorary of fice in the church. '5 O'Clock° to Give 'Time and the Sea' "'time and the Sea" by Walter Vail, will be presented by the Five O'Clock Theater today in the Little Theater in the base in the Little Theater in the, base ment of Old Main. There is no ad mission charge. William Wohlhieter will direct the play. The cast includes Carl Held, Ruth Fitz, John Krug, and John Thomas. . State University, and to a city owned Louisville, Ky., amphi theater. In the other three segregation cases acted on today the court, by denying hearings, in effect let stand lower court decisions which: ' 1. Banned segregation in low rent housing projects in San Fran cisco City and County. 2. Banned segregation at Hard in Junior College of Wichita Falls, Tex. This decision was based on the "separate but equal" doctrine which last week's decision knock ed out. The U.S. Circuit Court in New Orleans said six Negroes who sought to enroll in the all white school should be admitted "because it would be more costly and less convenient for them to attend distant Negro schools. 3. Ordered the city of Houston, ggian the applicants desire full-time positions, he said, but there are more applicants for each type of job than was expected. - The majority of the fraternities have takn action to employ housemothers by referring to the applications in the Dean of Men's office, he stated. Several have interviewed eligible women for the jobs on their own, he said. Few to Use Chaperone System Pollock said that several fra ternities that want to employ full or part-time housemothers as yet have taken no •action to do so. He advises them to secure one before the end of the semester to avoid confusion when the rule goes into effect next semester. He also revealed that very few houses have elected to use the chaperone system. Under the new dating code that goes into effect Sept. 1, fraterni ties must have housemothers or chaperones in the house anytime coeds are present. Fraternities, with the exception of those employing full-time housemothers must register one week in advance for chaperoned Friday and Saturday night dating. Holds Groups Responsible The code prohibits possession or use of alcoholic beverages on Uni versity property, and holds stu dent organizations responsible for good conduct and observance: of the law under all University related off-campus situations. Or ganizations must obey all local, state, and federal laws governing alcoholic beverages. Chaperoned dating may take place in fraternity houses until 8 p.m. Monday through Thurs day, and until one Friday and Saturday nights. On Sundays, chaperoned dating is permitted until 10 p.m. without registering the event with the dean of men and dean of women. Must be Approved . Housemothers and chaperones must be approved by the dean of men's office. According to the code, approved classifications for chaperones include chapter alum ni of at least ten year's standing, members of the University faculty or staff, fraternity advisers, par ents of chapter members, and an "Approved Dean's List" to cover people not included in the other categories. Two approved chaperones are required for each event. When two couples are chaperones, one of the couples must be from an approved classification and may invite a second couple who does not necessarily meet the qualifi cations. Tex.,. to permit Negroes to use municipal golf courses on a seg regated basis. This appeal by the city has been before the high court since June, 1952. The justices made no comment or. any of the three cases. - The question of just how far the school decision extended into oth er fields of racial segregation was not made clear by Chief Justice Warren's opinion last week. -To day's action on the cases involv ing Louisiana State University, the University of Florida and Lou isville amphitheater put the prob lem in the laps of the lower courts at least for the present. The decisions, on top of last Monday's opinion, gave a clear in dication that the high court be lieves the unconstitutionality of segregation extends beyond the school issue. WSGA Senate— See Page 4 122 Receive Encampment Invitations Invitations to the 1954 Student Encampment have been sent to 90 students, approximately 30 fac ulty members, and two towns people, Allan Schnierov, encamp ment chairman, said yesterday. The encampment will be held from noon Sept. 8 to noon Sept. 11 at the Foresty School at Mont Alto. Chairmen of the eight encamp ' ment committees are John Speer, making student government ef fective; Robert Homan, nominat ing and election' systems; Thomas Kidd, campus community govern ment; Joyce Shusman, academic honesty and Judicial; Patricia El lis, academic policy; Ellsworth Smith, Campus Chest and World University Service; Kirk Garber, social and cultural aspects; and Diehl McKaiip, centennial. Schnierov said students invited to encampment were selected af ter he consulted with various stu dent leaders. He said a list of about 130 names was drawn up from their suggestions and the list was then cut down to the required number by himself and Jesse Ar nelle, All-University president. "There was no set criteria or point system used," he said. "We did our best to chose those who were most worthy and would con tribute the most. Blue Band Elects Black New Head George Black, fifth semester music education major, has been elected president of the Penn State Blue Band for 1954-55. Black, a former Blue Band drum major, also served as a drum major and enlisted band leader in the U.S. Army. Other, officers are Neil Andre, manager; Alexander Zerban, as sistant manager; Roger Staub, sec retary-treasurer• Robert done s, librarian; and Stanley Michalski, assistant librarian. Rathskeller Inspected By State Liquor Board Officers of the Liquor 'Control Board inspected the Rathskeller on Pugh street Friday, it was re ported by Patrolman W. W. Lucas. The officers were said to have been checking for law infractions such as serving drinks to minors. The liquor control officers, how ever, reported that no law viola tions were found. Town Blood. Drive To Begin Today Walk-in blood donations will be accepted from 1 to 4 p.m. to day in the town blood drive which begins today at 10 a.m. at the American Legion Home, S. Pugh street. One hundred and forty-five pledges have been received by the local chapter of the Amer ican Red Cross. This number includes town residents and students. The Johnstown Red Cross bloodmobile unit will assist in the drive. FIVE CENTS
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