Cabinet Defeats Paw' Motion
VOL. 54. No. 148 . STATE COLLEGE. PA., FRIDAY MORNING. MAY 28. 1954 FIVE CENTS
395 Seniors Elect
Chancel Furnishing
- Furnishings for the chancel of the proposed meditation chapel was voted on by 395
of over 1100 seniors in the recent contest, to receive the $lO,OOO class gift, according to Car
olyn Pelczar, chairman of the class gift committee. President Milton S. Eisenhower will
receive the senior class gift in behalf of the University.
Also voted on by the seniors were the senior class honors. Richard Lemyre, .Gerald
Maurey, David Arnold, Thomas Schott, and Robert Carruthers were named as the five out
standing men, and Nancy White,
Marilyn Buzby,- Peggy Crooks,
Jane Mason, Carolyn Pelczar, and
Ruth Israel will receive the hon T
ors for women,
The chancel furnishings was
one of five suggestions given for
the class gift. The other sugges
tipns and number of votes' re T
ceived were: a bandstand and
public address system for the ball
room of the new Student Union
Building; furnishings for the body
of the meditation chapel, 179;: a
fund to begin a museum for the
University or for the state, 121;
and paintings for display in the
Student Union Building, 84.
About 10 per cent of the ballots
were disqualified because none of
the suggestions were marked. -
Richard Lemyre received the
highest number of votes among
the men, and will be the class
donor on Class Night. Gerald
Maurey was named the pipe ora
tor, David Arnold was named bar
rel man, Thomas Schott was desig
nated as cane man, and Robert
Carruthers was selected as spoon
man.
Nancy White, who received the
highest number of votes among
the women will be the class don
or. Marilyn Buzby was selected
as. class poet, Peggy Crooks was
•named mirror girl, Jane Mason
was designated bow girl, Carolyn
Pelczar was named fan girl, and
Ruth Israel was selected as slip
per girl. The awards will be given
on Class Night. The program will
be held at 7:30 p.m. June 6 in
Recreation Hall.
A number of ballots were dis
qualified because both men and
women were named on the same
ballot.
.Also participating in Class
Night will be Robert Euwema,
valedictorian, and Martha Rich
ards, salutatorian. The Ralph
Dorn Hetzel Memorial award and
the Paul, Smith* memorial award
will also be presented. Theodore
Mortensen will receive the Paul
Smith memorial award as'the out
standing male senior in physical
education.
Lyon Denies Wade
Sent Resignation
In answer to Charles Gibbs’
statement concerning the alleged
letter of resignation which Lewis
Wade wrote in yesterday’s Col
legian, John Lyon, assistant clique
chairman of the State Party, said
yesterday that he never received
a letter from Lewis Wade stating
that: Wade wanted' to resign his.
candidacy for All-University pres
ident.
Lyons went on to say that “Ken
White had no part in the events
which followed. Ken White did
not persuade Wade to stay, in the
party, Lew Goslin, Rae Della-
Donne, and. myself convinced him
that 'he should not resign.”
TODAY'S
WEATHER
CLOUDY
WITH
SHOWERS^
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
By SALLY SYKES
ffß a F
Honesty
Accepted
All-University Cabinet accepted a progress "report of the sub
committee on academic honesty last night for a two-point plan sug
gesting recommendations for approval by the Senate Committee on
student affairs. Robert Carruthers, student member of the sub
committee. which investigated the problem, made .the report.
The following proposals were
made by the committee for ac
ceptance by Cabinet, and approval
by Senate: that each College dean
appoint two additional faculty
and two students to a committee
chaired by the. present College
representative on the Senate dis
ciplinary committee; and this
committee act as the disciplinary
court for all first offenses of dis
honesty.
Also under the first recom
mendation, the committee asked
that second offenses be handled
as at the present time by the cen
tral disciplinary committee.
A second recommendation asked
that first offenders be subject to
remedial service penalties.
Carruthers also suggested that
a joint committee be formed, and
uniform teaching procedures be
used to minimize the opportunity
for dishonesty on examinations
by students. This included such
conditions as numbering'all seats
in examination rooms, use of an
alternate seating plan or furnish
ing alternate test sheets, proctors
never leaving the room, and no
discussion between students and
proctors, or between students un
til exams are collected.
“This is a two-way proposition,”
Carruthers said. He advised the
faculty be thoroughly informed
of all “honesty” procedures and
requirements for their whole
hearted. cooperation. “Students,”
Carruthers said,' “should be .en-
Cohn Contradicts
Stevens, Adams
WASHINGTON, May 27 {&)—
Roy M. Cohn contradicted under
oath today the sworn testimony of
Secretary of the Army Robert T.
Stevens and Army Counsel John
G. Adams on six major points.
Cohn, chief counsel to the Mc-
Carthy investigating subcommit
tee and top aide to Sen. Joseph
R. McCarthy (R-Wis), flatly ac
cused Adams of “blackmail,”- and
said the Army lawyer admitted
he would “stop at nothing” to kill
an investigation of alleged Com
munist infiltration in the Army.
' The McCarthy aide’s most ser
ious charge was that Stevens on
one occasion—and Adams three
different times—tried to “take the
heat off” the Aidny by proposing
investigations of the Navy and
Air Force.
The intense, 27-year-old Cohn
Proposal
by Cabinet
By ROY WILLIAMS
couraged to report to their Deans
—as well as the faculty—infrac
tions of these basic requirements.”
George Richards, chairman of
Spring Week, presented an
eleven-point recommendation pro
gram to Cabinet for next year’s
operation of Spring Week. Among
the eleven points, Richards asked
that $5OO be alloted for buying
such permanent equipment as
spotlights for the Spring Week
committee. He also asked that
the He-Man Contest be dropped
or action taken to “brighten” the
event. Jesse Arnelle, All-Univer
sity President,, announced that
William Brill, sixth semester busi
ness administration student, has
been appointed Spring Week
chairman next year.
A report on conditions of town
housing was . presented by Mar
shall Donley, one of the six mem
bers of the committee. He. said
little had been accomplished, and
asked cabinet to appoint another
committee to investigate the prob
lem next semester.
SU Directory Deadline
The names of newly elected of
ficers of honoraries, social frater
nities, and other groups which
have not already been turned in,
may be submitted to the Student
Union desk in Old Main until
Tuesday. These names are neces
sary for groups to be included
in the Student Union Directory.
testified Adams offered to supply
material for an investigation of
the other services—including the
location of an Air Force base
where there was “a large num
ber of sexual deviates.”
. Both Stevens and Adams cate
gorically denied they did or ever
would try to divert the inquiry to
the Air Force or Navy. The rec
ord of the televised hearing is go
ing to the Justice Department and
could form the basis for perjury
action against one or more wit
nesses where there is a major con
flict of testimony.
Sen. John L. McClellan (D-
Ark) said McCarthy might well
be “guilty of a crime” in accept
ing secret FBI data from an
Army intelligence officer. Mc-
Carthy defended his action and
said anybody who wants to in
dict him “can go right ahead.”
Cohn also denied the testimony
of. Adams and or. Stevens on five
major points:
Sinclair Asks Charter
Lift Unless Politics End
All-University Cabinet last night defeated by a vote of
21 to 0, with three abstentions, a motion made by Charles
Larson, president of Mineral Industries Student Council,
that "unless the organization known as Lion's Paw imme
diately ceases its political activity, All-University Cabinet
take the proper steps towards securing a revocation of
Lion's Paw charter."
Larson spoke for Benjamin Sinclair, who rose ic a point
of personal privilege io ask if someone on Cabinet would
make ihe motion for him.
Sinclair said ihe purpose of ilie motion was "only a ■ve
hicle 3o get the discussion on the floor of Cabinet.'"
He added that the vote of Cabinet on the matter was
of no personal consequence to him.
By ANN LEH
The issue of Lion’s Paw, which has jarred, campus for the
past week, came to a head at the All-University Cabinet
meeting last night.
As the meeting was about to be adjourned, Benjamin Sin
clair, former Lion Party clique chairman, under a point of
personal privilege, proposed a motion that “unless Lion’s Paw
immediately ceases its political activities, Cabinet should take
steps to revoke its charter.”
In p. point of clarification, Dean
of Men Frank J. Simes said that
cabinet could not revoke Lion’s
Paw’s charter, but that such ac
tion would have to be taken by
the Senate committee on student
affairs.
Asks Revocation
Sinclair said that he meant that
cabinet should simply take “steps
toward” revocation, such as pass
ing a resolution recommending
that. Senate should revoke the
charter.
Sinclair said he was not trying
“to get back” at Paw for abuses
against him, but he spoke on a
series of abuses against him be
ginning last fall, which he implied
were instigated by Lion’s Paw.
Arnelle Answers
Jesse Arnelle, All-University
president, attacked charges Sin
clair had made at the end of the
talks supporting Sinclair’s mo
tion. Arnelle said he felt that
there had been implications made
that he had been influenced by
Lion’s Paw in making appoint
ments, particularly encampment
appointments.
Arnelle said he had ' been in
fluenced by no one, neither Lion’s
Paw or .Sinclair, and if anyone
ever -had any such charges to
make, he should bring his views
before Cabinet, with proof to
back them up.
Sinclair charged Paw was re
sponsible for attempts to have
him defeated in the Lion party
clique elections last fall. Sinclair
had been appointed clique chair
man by Watson Leese, but, after
some discussion on his appoint
ment, decided to call a clique elec
tion.
Sinclair said he “took necessary
steps” to insure his election as
clique chairman, such as organ
izing freshmen, but felt that his
methods were valid since his op
ponents “were doing the same
thing.”
Kirschner Mentioned
He charged that Lion’s Paw was
behind the meeting and cited
Richard Crafton, a member of
Paw, as the man who had chaired
the . meeting. Throughout the
meeting, Sinclair said, David Ar
nold, .-also a member of Lion’s
Paw, kept asking him “Why don’t
you call Kirschner.” (Richard
Kirschner, former Lion Party
clique chairman, made the char
ges against Lion’s Paw at last
week’s Cabinet.)
Sinclair said that prior to the
•meeting, he had been summoned
to Tribunal, of which he was a
member, by Thomas Farrell, Tri
bunal chairman. Sinclair said that
Farrell expressed the desire to
impeach one of the Tribunal mem
bers (Sinclair) for “conduct detri
mental to the University.” How
ever, Sinclair said Tribunal re
fused to carry out any impeach
ment action.
Sinclair said that after at
tempts to have him removed as
clique chairman failed, he was in
formed that State Party was to
win the fall class elections “to
keep the balance between the two
parties.”
However, Sinclair said, he was]
gratified to find that the election!
BULLETIN
results were split, with each party
winning three posts.
Sinclair said that “everything
died for a while” until he began
getting phone calls, proposing Ro
bert Smoot be nominated for the
All-University presidency.
Sinclair said that he felt Smoot
was not the man for the job since
Smoot “had been going along
with” Lion’s Paw.
In addition, Sinclair said, My
ron Enelow informed him that
Enelow would see that Sinclair
had all the necessary campaign
workers he needed, if Lion Party
would “lose” the junior class elec
tions.
Sinclair said he was informed
that Jesse Amelle, All-University
President, should not be a candi
date for any office because he
wasn’t qualified for the job.
'Clean-Up' Meeting
But, Sinclair said, Arnelle was
nominated, “and the fun really
began.” Sinclair referred to the
“Clean Up Campus Politics meet
ing,” and charged that although
it was called by Charles Gibbs,
Donald Herbein, and James Dun
lap, he. had “on good authority”
that the meeting was instigated
by Enelow.
Sinclair said posters for the
meeting were drawn on Campus
Chest stationery. Richard Gibbs,
Campus Chest chairman, and
Enelow, business manager of the
drive, are Lion’s Paw members.
Sinclair said he felt the present
situation on campus was “ter
rible.”
Promises Stifle Opinion
He said students were afraid to
voice an opinion against Paw be
cause of the appointment promises
Paw can make. «
John Lyon, State party vice
clique chairman, said he, with
Rae Delle Donne and Louis Gos
lin, had talked to Lewis Wade,
State party presidential candi
date, and had persuaded Wade to
run after he had been pressured
to resign from his candidacy.
Lyon charged, however, that
since Wade had been selected by
the party, he could see no reason
for “outside group action.”
Outside Action
Lyon said his reasons for be
lieving outside group action was
taking place stemmed from an
elections committee meeting. At
the meeting, Lyon said, Charles
Obertance, Edwin Kohn, and John
Fink asked what would be done if
a candidate would resign from his
candidacy.
Lyon said that at this time there
had been no resignation and that
there had been none in the past
to cause such a question.
Goslin, who spoke following
Lyon, attacked the basis on which
encampment appointments were
made. Goslin cited a statement in
the Daily Collegian, made by Al
lan Schneirov, encampment com
mittee chairman;, that encamp
ment invitations had been issued
after consultation with “various
student leaders.”
“Who were these leaders,” Gos
lin asked, “Lion’s Paw?”
Sinclair urged cabinet to accept
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