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VOL. 55. No. 4
Police Seek
Information
In Murder
State Police at the Rockview
barracks said yesterday the in
vestigation into the killing of
Rachel Taylor,, home economics
freshman" at the University, 14%
years ago would definitely be
continued.
No further details were given,
however.
Centre County District Attor
ney John R. Miller said he would
take no further steps in the case
unless an investigation turned up
new evidence.
“I am interested in seeing the
case closed,” Miller said, “but I
want to make sure it .is the right
man.”
The latest development in the
case was a confession by Jack
Ray, life-term convict at McAlis
ter Penitentary, McAlister, Okla.
Ray said he killed Miss Taylor
because she came into possession
of a letter involving. him in a
campus dope ring.
He later retracted the confes
sion, admitting he' had made up
the story hoping authorities would
find it plausible enough to give
him a lie-detector test.
Ray said he hoped such a test
would prove he was innocent of
the Taylor murder, and also
show he is innocent of another
murder for which he is now serv
ing time.
Fink Resigns Post
As Clique Leader
John Fink iias resigned as State
Party clique chairman and named
John McMeekin, 'fifth semester
accounting major, as temporary
clique chairman. \
Fink, a seventh semester, elec
trical engineering major, said, yes
terday he resigned “for. no rea
son at all.”
“I am a senior now and leaving
politics and all campus activities,”
he said. Fink was elected to his
post last spring.
McMeekin has tentatively
scheduled a clique -meeting for
Sunday night. The exact time and
place will be announced, later, he
said.
West Plans to Fight
UN-Red China Issue
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., Sept. 20 (/P) —U. S. sources said to
night the West is ready with a strong counterattack to meet ex
pected demands of the Soviet bloc and India for admission of Red
China to the U.N.
The West drew its line tighter as the Eighth General Assembly
wound up in a two-minute session
and the delegates prepared for
the Ninth Assembly, convening at
3 p.m. tomorrow.
Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles will be on hand to speak
for the United States if and when
Deputy Foreign Minister
Andrei Y. Vishinsky brings up
the . Red Chinese issue, American
delegation members said
tt ready for this fight,
U-S. Delegate Henry Cabot Lodge,
Jr. charged yesterday that Com
munist China carried out 39 “war
-11 j a , cts of Piracy” against ships
and planes of seven nations.
Vishinsky kept quiet about his
plans. He conferred in a hallway
with . delegates from Czechoslo
vakia and-Poland. As he left he
was- asked if he would raise the
question of admission of- Red Chi
na _ tomorrow.. Vishinsky . smiled
and said, “I don’t know.”
Western delegates said the pro
cedure would follow that adopted
■last year. If Vishinsky does the
x P e cted and .makes, a . fight for
■Ksd China, Dulles or .some, other'
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Hail, Frosh
—Photo by Dinardo
SPIRIT WAS the theme as freshmen came through their first
day of customs with flying colors—and a few 'button frosh' and
'curtsy frosh' intermingled. Freshmen have remarked on the
laxity in upperclassmen's enforcement.
-Frosh Disappointed
Upperclassmen Fall
To Back Customs
' Complaints, rather than songs and cheers, were heard from
many of the freshmen yesterday as upperclassmen put freshmen
through the first day of traditional customs rituals.
The major complaint of most freshmen was that customs was
not being enforced enough. “Upperclassmen don’t seem to be taking
Home Ec Student"
Hurt in Accident
Patricia Ann Smith, fifth se
mester • home economics major,
was treated at the Centre County
Hospital for a laceration of the
forehead received at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday in an auto accident at
Dale’s Summit.
She was a passenger in a car
operated by Maurice D. Robin
son, Clearfield, which collided
with a car operated by Peter"D.
Huey, Unionville. Police said
damage was approximately $5OO.
• member of the bloc will propose
that the question be postponed
until the end of the year. This
technically would take care of
the Ninth Assembly, ' which is
scheduled to adjourn Dec. 7.
The British, who have been un
der increasing pressure from Red
China to show that they have
really accorded Peiping recogni
tion by voting for them here, will
go along with the American reso
lution for postponement, as they
did last year. With that issue out
of the way, the Assembly will get
Prince Wan Waithayakon, for
eign minister of Thailand, with
drew unexpectedly today from
the race for president of the Ninth
Assembly. This left Eelco N. Van
Kleffens, former foreign minister
of the Netherlands and a dele
gate to the first meetings of the
U.N., . alone •in the race. He is
slated to be elected at tomorrow’s
session.
Mrs. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit of
India closed the eighth Assembly
with the customary minute- of si
lence. I
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 21. 1954
By MARY BOLICH
a great interest in freshmen cus
toms,” one frosh said. ,
Despite this complaint great
crowds of blue dinks were seen
throughout the day gathered
around the bulletin board at Car
negie or in front of Schwab Audi
torium.
The unfriendliness of upper
classmen was also brought out by
the freshmen. “Upperclassmen
don’t say hello to you when you
speak to them on the diagonal,
or “Hello”, walks in front of Old
Main,” one freshman woman said.
Freshman women complained
that the sophomore women seem
to be too interested in sorority
rushing to enforce customs.
“About all they do is say ‘Curtsy
Frosh’ ”, one girl said. “The girls
that do stop us,” she said, “are
very polite. They ask us if we
would like to curtsy for them and
then thank us when we do.”
No violations of customs were
reported yesterday to Freshman
Customs Board by upperclassmen.
The board will meet tonight to
hear any violations reported to
day. Students can also appear be
fore the board for exemptions
from customs.
Students over 21 who appeared
before the board for
from customs may pick up their
exemption cards at the Student
Union desk in Old Main any time ■
today.
! 1
Collegian Issues Call
For Staff Candidates
Students interested in work
ing on the editorial, business or
photography staffs of the Daily
Collegian will meet tonight.
Editorial st af f candidates
will meet at 7 p.m. in 1 Car
negie Hall. Business staff can
didates will meet at 7 p.m. in
105 Willard Hall. Candidates
for the photography staff will
meet in the Collegian office, 8
Carnegie Hall.
Students need not be journ
alism majors to join the edi
torial or business staffs. Exper
ience in photography is useful,
but not essential, to become a
staff photographer. Other staff
photographers will meet at the
same time.
11,685 Register;
Second Highest
At University
With 11,685 students registered at the University asof
noon Saturday and 300 more expected to register, the incom
plete enrollment ,is the second highest figure in the history
of the University. "V
C. O. Williams, dean of admissions and registrar, an
nounced that the incomplete total of 11,685 students already
exceeds the 1953 total of 11,529.
The 300 expected to complete
registration within the next two
weeks will b'e late registrants,
student teachers, and regular
teachers.
Largest Enrollment in 1949
The largest enrollment at the
University was 14,732 in 1949,
with 11,553 in 1951 holding sec
ond place until this semester. The
third highest enrollment was
11,539 in 1952.
As of noon Saturday, 7981 men
and 2638 women were registered
as regular students. Part-time
students number 681 men and
268 women, with 87 men and 40
women still undesignated.
The enrollment for University
centers has not as yet, been tabu
lated.
Williams Pleased
Williams said he was very
pleased with the way the new al
phabetical registration system
worked out. There were fewer
complaints than ever before. He
said he was also glad to hear
that two other by-products came
out of the new system. There
were fewer late registrants so far,
and fewer drop-adds filed on the
first day of classes.
Drop-adds may be filed by ap
plying in the basement of Willard.
A student may add a course with
his adviser’s approval within the
first two weeks of classes. Courses
may be dropped within the first
four .weeks of classes with ad
viser’s approval. A $2 charge is
made for dropping and adding
courses unless a change is found
necessary by the University. At
such time,-there is no charge.
Classes Scare Frosh
The first day of classes saw
scared freshmen arising at 6:30
a.m. on a dreary morning to be
able to go through customs and
still be on time for their 8 a.m.
classes. Even though they got lost
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130 at Encampment
Discuss Government
By HOG BEIDLER
(This is the first in a series of eight articles)
Approximately 130 students, faculty and administration members,
and townspeople gathered together at the Mont Alto Center for three
days to discuss and recommend possible solutions to the problems
which affect every student at the University.
The encampment, originated three years ago by President Milton
S. Eisenhower, brings together this combined group, to informally
discuss mutual problems and to
recommend solutions which will
be referred to the proper authori
tative body.
Covered Eight Phases
The encampment discussion
groups covered eight phases of
student activities. This first arti
cle will present and discuss recom
mendations which arose from the
committee discussing ways of
“Making Student Government
More Effective.”
Recommendations covered the
following fields: leadership train
ing, student compensations, the
radio station, college councils, the
secretariat of the All-University
Cabinet, and cabinet reorganiza
tion.
Under leadership training, the
committee proposed that a plan
ning committee be created to de
velop further the Student Lead
ership Training Program. The
group suggested that this com
mittee be made up of faculty
members and representatives from I
Mediators
To Discuss
Procedures
The three man grievance pane!,
originated in August, to arbitrate
differences which may arise be
tween employees union.. and. the
University, will .meet in Boston
Friday and Saturday to discuss
procedures. •
It was emphasized that the
meeting will be purely explora
tory.
The panel, requested by the
union local following the-presen
tation of a list of grievances to
the University, is composed of
Eric A. Walker, dean of the-Col
lege of Engineering and Archi
tecture, representing the Univer
sity; Sidney Handler, Harrisburg
attorney, chosen ,by the union;
and Saul Wallen, special lecturer
at Harvard and president of the
National Academy of Arbitrators.
Wallen was chosen by the other
two members of- the group to
serve as a neutral member..
The panel, which will consider
items protesting a general. lack
of union recognition by the Uni
versity, was requested by Local.
67, State, County, and Municipal
Employees, through its president,
Kenneth Dixon.
Dixon said the reason for the
request was the University’s
“lack of consideration for dis
cussions, and a general attitude
of not recognizing the union.”
The union includes all service
employees at the University, such
as dining hall. workers, physical
plant employees, maids, and jani
tors.
all large student government
groups.
Feel Program Inadequate
This proposal grew out of the
i general feeling of the committee
: that the leadership training’ pro
gram, which was under the di
rection of the National Student
Association last year, was inade
quate to the students’ needs. Stu
dent interest in last years’ pro
gram fell off when it was still in
its infancy and the committee felt
that a more effective and educa
tional system could be established.
After discussing student com
pensations, the encampment com
mitted felt that it was not quali
fied to make any definite recom
mendations concerning the sys
-I?™* Instead, the group proposed
that Cabinet appoint a committee
to carefully study the compensa
te®ll system and recommend
changes which seemed necessary.
The group felt that several stu-
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