Close Vote on Change 5
By BOG BEIDLER
That the vote on the pro
posed name change which
will -face State College vot
ers on Nov. 2 will be close
was indicated by the results
of a Daily Collegian poll
completed yesterday.
500 Voters
The poll, conducted by the
Collegian through phone calls
to Borough voters,' showed
that of the 485 State College
voters who were contacted,
145 favored the change to
Mt. Nitfany, 75 favore'd a
change but did not like Mt.
Nittany, 239 opposed any
name change, and 29 were
still undecided as to how they
will vote.
Today's Weather-
Fair and
Warmer
VOL. 55, No. 26
Senate Group OK's
Student Appointment
Six student appointments to joint student-faculty commit
tees were approved yesterday by the Senate committee on
student affairs.
Joyce Shusman, seventh semester education major, and
Earl Seely, fifth senjester electrical engineering major, were
named to the academic honesty committee. They will work
with three faculty committee members on the academic dis-
AIM Group
Will Probe
Dorm Food
An Association of Independent
Men committee was appointed last
night, at the suggestion of James
W. Dean, assistant to the dean of
men in charge of independent af
fairs, to investigate “food service
qualities” in the men’s dormitor
ies.
Robert Dennis, AIM president,
acting on Dean’s suggestion, ap
pointed Carl Watson and Robert
Strudevant co-chairmen of the
foods services committee.
In Other actions taken at the
AIM meeting last night, a commit
tee of five was appointed to pub
lish an AIM orientation handbook
for new students and a committee
of three was appointed to study
improvement’s -in the annual
homecoming Autumn Ball.
Leonard Richards’ elec tio n s
committee report asked that the
tally sheets be accepted for all
AIM elections. Both the resolu
tion and the report were accepted.
Richards also stated that 80 per
cent of Nittany residents voted in
the dormitory elections.
A motion to consider inviting
National Independent Students
Association' to hold its annual
meeting at the University was re
committed to the NISA commit
tee for further investigation.
Dennis made nine additional ap
pointments. Leonard Richards was
appointed’to the World Universi
ty Service Board, Thomas Bin
ford was appointed to the United
Christian Association Marriage
Counseling Board, and James Mc-
Dowell was appoined to the joint
AIM-Leonides social committee.
Forrest Crawford' was. appoint
ed chairman of a, committee to
investigate the revival of the “In
dependent,” AlM’s news paper,
which ceased publication last
year, and Leonard Richards was
appointed to the constitution com
mittee. Bruce Lieske was made
chairman of a committee to inves
tigate a proposed Nittany-Pollock
merger, Others on. the committee
are Thomas Kidd, Crawford, Wil
liam R.. Johnson, and Richards.
If the poll is any indication
of the feeling of nearly. 500
voters, the final outcome will
possibly be decided by those
State College 'voters who have
THE RESULTS
In "favor of Mi. Niiiany 145
In favor of Stale College 239
In favor of a change but not
Mt. Nittany
Undecided
not made up their minds or
by those who want a name
change but dp riot like Mt. Nit
tany. ,
According to the poll, the
difference between the num
ber of voters opposed to any
name change and the number
favoring the change to Mt. Nit
tany is less than those voters
who have not taken a definite
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STATE COLLEGE, PA.. THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 21. 1954
cipline proposals approved by All-
University Cabinet last week.
Miss Shusman, chairman of Ju
dicial, was chairman of the en
campment committee on academic
discipline which prepared the pro
posals.
Academic Discipline
The proposed academic disci
pline system stipulates uniform
penalties for examination cheat
ing. The plan must be approved
by the Senate before it becomes
effective.
Joan Shierson, seventh semester
arts and letters major, and Alan
Pomeroy, seventh semester in
dustrial engineering major, were
named to the organization control
committee. The committee regu
lates campus organizations in
such matters as establishment of
new chapters of national fraterni
ties and sororities.
Faith Gallagher, seventh semes
ter .arts and letters major, arid
George Bairey, seventh semester
journalism major, were named to
the. student-university relations
committee.
Arnelle Appoints
The appointees were named by
All-University President Jesse
Arnelle at cabinet Thursday
night. However, Senate approval
was required.
Also at last week’s meeting Ar
nelle appointed Frederick Cuyler,
seventh semester business admin
istration major, vice chairman of
Traffic Court.
. Five persons were named to a
committee to investigate the pos
sibility of holding the National
Student Association Congress on
(Continued on page, eight)
Nine Communists Are Arrested
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Oct.
20 (JP) —Nine Communist leaders
were arrested today in a predawn
roundup by FBI agents on charges
of plotting forcible overthrow of
the government. The Reds indig
nantly cried “foul.”
Another Puerto Rican Commu
nist leader was seized simultan
eously in New York. The group
apprehented here included Juan
Santos-Rivera, a Moscow-trained
Communist, member of the party
since 1932 and its former Presi
dent.
The FBI expressed belief the
arrests would cripple the party
apparatus in this island which got
commonwealth status in 1952 af
ter more than a half century as a
U.S. territory.
Santos-Rivera, .51, called, the ar-
stand for or against the pro
posed name.
98 Undecided
The difference between the
two definite sides in the poll
is. 94, while there are 98 voters
who are either undecided or
who want a change but not
Mt. Nittany.
In looking back at two polls
conducted among State College
residents when the name
change idea was still in its in
fancy, one notices an apparent
change in attitude of many
borough residents.
A survey conducted by the
Centre Daily Times last
January, involving 450 resi
dents, revealed that Z 47 bal
lots, or over one-third of
those contacted, opposed any
change, while 103 desired a
name change.
Daily
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
Cabinet
Holiday
night’s meeting.
John Speer, All-University vice president will present the matter to cabinet. Speer
said last night the holiday proposal will be brought up as a matter for discussion.
He said if cabinet deems a holiday desirable, a motion will be placed on the floor
to decide whether the holiday should be granted for the Penn or Pitt game.
I Battle All the Way
Engle Tells Rally
“It’ll be a battle all the way” predicted Charles “Rip”
Engle, head football coach, speaking before the football pep
rally last night in front of Recreation Hall.
About 600 students turned up for the rally, the smallest
Blue Key Applications
Due at SU Desk Today
Deadline for applications 'for
membership in Blue Key, junior
men’s hat society, to be submitted
to Robert McMillan, president,
or to the Student Union desk in
Old Main, is 5 p.m. today.
Fourth and fifth semester men
may apply by submitting a letter
listing campus activities, All-Uni
versity average, and general
qualifications.
Council Nominations
To Close Tomorrow
Today and tomorrow are the
final days freshmen may nomi
nate themselves for positions
on their college student coun
cils.
Seats are open for freshmen
on all councils except the Ag
riculture Student Council.
rests vicious. He told reporters
the party never advocated over
throwing the government by
force.
Others charged “an open viola
tion of the constitutional rights of
Puerto Ricans.” They' insisted
their legal rights had been
trampled upon. They contended
the Smith Act, under which they
were held, lost its legal status
here wheri Puerto Rico became a
commonwealth. “
There were no reports of vio
lence in connection with the ar
rests, announced here and by Jus
tice' Department officials in Wash
ington. The, nine seized here were
arraigned before Federal Commis
sioner Ramon Julia.
They were charged with “con
spiring. with each- other to com-
All-University Cabinet will consider the possibility of a football half-holiday at to-
By MARNIE SCHENCK
In a second poll, conducted
by University psychology stu
dents, . results showed that
seventy-five per cent of those
contacted were against a name
change and 17.2 per cent indi
cated that they wanted a new
borough name. Eleven per cent
were undecided.
Although all three polls
cover only a segment of bor
ough voters, the differences
in the results indicate a shift
in voters' opinions.
In objecting to the change,
many of the voters who were
contacted expressed a senti
mental attachment to State
College and for this reason op
posed Mt. Nittany.
Another objection was the
belief that it would cause a
great deal of trouble for men
who have built their business
(CuUpyiatt
attendance thus far this year.
Engle urged the students to con
tinue the support of the team they
had given before the defeat last
week. No one could have felt
worse than the players and the
coaches after losing last week, he
said.
The game could have gone
either way; it was all in the
breaks, Engle explained. It was
also the same. in Illinois, only
there the breaks “came our way”
instead of the other, he added.
“I don’t know if we have enough
to win this week or not,” Engle
said. “Physically we are at our
worst, but the team’s morale is
the best it has been all season.”
Samuel Wolcott, third semester
arts and letters major, acted as
master of ceremonies. One spec
tator remarked that he should
write for Froth.
The cheerleading squad and the
Penn State Blue Band introduced
a new fight cheer.
mit offenses against the United
States, in advocating and teaching
the necessity of overthrowing and
destroying the government of the
United States in Puerto Rico and
the government, of Puerto Rico by
force and violence.”
They filed no plea at the ar
raignment. The commissioner fix
ed bond in each case at $25,000
and set a hearing for Nov. 9. Af
ter the arraignment, the Red lead
ers were jailed.
Their attorney, Santos Amadeo,
told newsmen he will seek a writ
of habeas corpus this week. He
said he will contend the Smith
Act applies only to the United
States and its territories and no
longer applies to Puerto Rico, con
stitutionally a commonwealth as
sociated with the United States.
to Discuss
Proposal
een
around the name of State Col
lege,
Confusion Cited
In favoring the name
change, many of the voters
contacted pointed out the
confusion existing between
State College and the Univer
sity. An example which was
cited several times was the
mix-up the McCloskey trip
lets encountered on the Herb
Shriner television show.
Another major objection to
the change was not in the name
itself, but in the way in which
it was chosen. Others felt that
State College voters should
have more than one _ name to
vote on in the elections. An
other outstanding objection was
that the name of Mt. Nittany
gave the opinion of a rural
community.
All-University
Constitution
See Page 4
If cabinet approves a holiday,
it will then go to the council of
administration for final approval.
The academic policies commit
tee will ask cabinet to recommend
to the University Senate that a
minimum study period of one day
be provided between the end of
classes and the beginning of final
examinations.
The resolution will be intro
duced by Patricia Ellis, commit
tee chairman. The committee will
AGENDA
Ron can
Minutes of the previous meeting
Reports of officers
Adoption of agenda
Reports of the committees;
1. Cultural and social aspects
—Kirk Garber
2. Customs report Hugh
Cline -
3. C am p u s-community gov
ernment—Thomas Kidd
4. Academic policies—Patricia
Ellis
Old business:
Constitutional amendments— r
Benjamin Sinclair, Richard
Favro
New business:
Half holiday—John Speer
Announcements
Adjournment
All-University Cabinet meet
ings are open to the public.
Meetings are held at 8 p.m. each
Thursday in the board room at
the rear of the Old Main lounge.
also recommend that a course on
international understanding be
required of all students.
Educational Policies
The committee will also recom
mend that cabinet establish a
standing student educational poli
cies committee which would work
in conjunction with the Senate
committee on educational policies.
A system of comprehensive fac
ulty evaluation sheets to be pre
pared by college student counfils
in cooperation with the deans of
the colleges will also be recom
mended by Miss Ellis’ committee.
Cabinet will hear for the sec
ond time amendments to its con
stitution proposed last week by
Richard Favro, president of the
Business Student Council, and
Benjamin Sinclair, chairman of
the Board of Dramatics and For
ensics.
Favro’s amendment would re
quire that appointments of com
mittee chairmen and persons re
ceiving compensation be approved
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