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Freshman, Sophomore Candidates,
Clique Officers Elected by Parties
Sdiravesand,
Law to Head
State Ticket
Arthur Schravesand, first se
mester mechanical engineering
major, was named freshman class
presidential candidate, and Clin 7
ton Law, third semester business
administration major, sophomore
presidential candidate by State
Party Sunday night.
Other freshman class nominees
are John Spangler, first semester
aeronautics major, vice president,
and Gail Smith, first semester
psychology major, secretary-treas
urer.
Sophomore class candidates will
be George Haines, third semester
education major, vice president,
and Kaye Buterbaugh, third se
mester business administration
major, secretary-treasurer.
Freshman clique officers elect
ed Sunday are the same as those
named last week. They are Don
ald Tressler, chairman; James
Robson, vice chairman; Beverly
Dunbar, secretarial; and Lester
Phillabaum, treasurer.
Since, there were no candidates
for the office of secretariat, clique
chairman Rae DelleDonne named
Phyllis Hodges to the post. Miss
Hodges received the second high
est number of votes in the con
test for freshman clique secretary.
Sophomore class clique officers
named were' Robert Heck, chair
man; Jed - Klingensmith, vice
chairman; Grace DeMartino, sec
retary; Patricia Jones, secretariat;
and Lois Korona, treasurer.
Although sophomore elections
were held last week, the results
were not tabulated after the fresh
men election was questioned.
Schravesand won the fresh
man presidential nomination af
ter defeating James Kistler in a
run-off election. Schravesand and
Kistler received the highest num
ber of votes on the first ballot.
Other nominees were Thomas
Kessinger and Darryl Wright.
Benjamin Williams, who had been
nominated the previous week,
withdrew from the race Sunday
Spangler defeated David Walk
er for the freshman vice presi
dential candidacy. John Howe and
Donald Nair, both nominated
Sunday night, declined.
Joan Canon lost to Miss Smith
in the race for the secretary
treasurer nomination. Carol Gin
na declined nomination.
Lpw’s opponent for the sopho
more presidential nomination was
Michael Enyedy. Haines, the vice
presidential candidate was unop
posed, after John Heinze with
drew.
In the election to determine the
majority for the sophomore class
secretary-treasurer nomination,
Miss Buterbaugh defeated Joan
Fulton. Other contestants in the
preliminary election were Su
zanne Scholl and Jane Wick
heiser.
Seven platform planks were
suggested from the floor. They
included revision of the football
game seating plan; better distri
bution of bluebook scheduling to
prevent conflict with “big” week
ends; a revised marking system
to eliminate bar grades; double
food lines to facilitate serving in
the East Dorm area; a permanent
football half-holiday; elimination
of Saturday classes before final
examinations; and improved dorm
area parking arrangements.
Miss DelleDonne said these sug
gestions would be considered by
the platform committee when
working out it final program. She
said ward workers have been
visiting all freshman and sopho
more dorms to hear platform sug
gestions.
JUNIOR CLASS
Talent Sli.ow
TRYOUTS
TONIGHT - 405 Old Mam
blood Donors
Pledge Forms
Due Thursday
-Pledge forms for students who
wish to donate blood during the
two-day visit of the Jqhnstown
Bloodmobile Nov. 10 and 11 must
be tyrped in by Thursday.
The forms are available at the
Student Union desk ip Old Main
and Waring Hall for those who
have not received them. Students
under 21 wishing to donate blood
must also haye a release form
signed by their parents.
Containers for the completed
forms have beep placed jat the
t\yo student union desks, ip lh e
Temporary Union Building, and
in women’s residence halls.
Students must indicate their
free hours on the forms. A twb
hour period is necessary t° allow
time for proper processing.
Donors will be notified by n»gil
of the hour they will debate.
The Bloodmobile will be at the
TUB between the hours of 10 a.m.
and 4 j>.m. during the two-day
driye. The quota for the drive is
300 pipts.
Statewide CD Drill
Held Early Lspst Night
A statewide civil defense test
was held at 8 Jast evening. State
officials had previously an
nounced a test, but did not reveal
the exact time.
Occupants of business and pro
fessional offices had been asked
to pull window blinds and cur
tains.
The purpose of the test was to
show that drawn blinds and cur
tains provide at least a limited
protection from flying pieces of
glass, and also help control “sky
glow”—the nighttime glare from
ground light which the enemy
aircraft may use as an aid in navi
gation.
Sparrows and the like form the
largest family of birds ip the
world. ' ■
Egyptian Education Increasing
While Literacy Declines
By DOTTIE BENNETT
Egyptians are increasing
their standards of education
and lowering their literacy
rate, Kaher El Haoid, engineer
ing professor on leave from the
University of Cairo, told the
Egypt student program yester
day afternoon in a panel dis
cussion on the problems facing
Egypt.
El Haoid said that since com
pulsory education went into
effect five years ago, many
more people have been able to
attend schools, and two new
universities have been found
ed.
Previously, 80 per cent of
Egypt’s population was illite
rate, and the schools Were sup
ported by high fees collected
from wealthy people. These
were also the Only people who
could attend them.
Ruth Silva, assistant profes-.
sor of political science, who
has been in-Egypt as a part of '
the Fulbright teacher exchange '
program, commented on El
Haoid’s statement. She said >
that the idea of universal edu
cation is, however, still only
TWg EfeltT STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Moon, Wolcott
Elected to Top
Lion Offices
Clique officers and freshman
and sophomore class candidates
Were elected by the Lion Party
night.
Richard ; Moon, first semester
arts and" letters major, was elected
Uiqn candidate for freshman class
president. He was opposed by
John Itobb.
George Wills, first semester
dairy husbandry major, was elect
ed candidate for freshman class
vice president. Also nominated for
the position were Robert Shan
non, Charles Willard, and William
Wimer.
Barbara Kinner, first semester
education major, wop the election
for candidate for secretary-treas
urer of the freshman class. Oppos
ing her were Elizabeth Savidge,
Ruth Swjtken, Elaine Chaitt, and
Joan MacKenzie.
Sgmuel Wolcott, third semester
arts end letters major, will be the
Lion candidate for the sophomore
class presidency. He was opposed
by John Kirsch, Adolph Seiden
sticker, Robert Gellman, and Egb
ert Seegal.
A majority vote was necessary
betweep Wolcott and Gellman and
e recount vote was also made.
Theodore Simon, third semes
ter pre-medical major, ran unop
posed as the Lion candidate for
sophomore class vice president.
Martha Fleming, third semester
home economics major, won the
nomination for secretary-treasur
er of the sophomore class. Also
nominated were Suzanne Loux
and Anna Hoffman.
A majority ballot was neces
sary between Fleming and Loux
for the secretary-treasurer nom
ination.
Lion Party clique officers elect
ed Sunday night are as follows:
Senior Class: chairman, Sidney
Goldblatt; vice chairman for men,
Kgye Vinson; vice chairman fof
Womep, Emmalyn Schwing; secre
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theory, and that there are too
many children for the schools
to accommodate. She added
that many children are not al
lowed tb go to schools because
they are economically valuable
to their families-
Silva, who was also a mem
ber of the panel spoke oh the
differences between rural and
urban Egypt.
Zakaria Sabry, graduate in
biological chemistry ■ from
Egypt, said that-the Egyptian
villages are similar to those in
the time of Christ, but the peo
ple of the lower classes living
in them are, in his opinion,
happier than the wealthy who
live in the cities. He added
that they have their,-own way
of enjoying life, which cannot
be understood by those who
are not accustomed to it.
Sabry, in discussing diet,
stressed the fact that there is
not. ehough home economics
edticat}Oh;.,'in Egypt, as- there is
only'ohe'college y/hich; teaches
home- economics. He added
that a lack of iron in the diet
was evident from .the number
of people in hospitals who are
suffering from anemia.
Pkayers
Nov. 5, 9:45 p.m.
Seh«db Auditorium Nov. 6, 7, 8:00 p.m.
Mr. Roberts
Reactor Construction
Nears Completion
Work on the nuclear reactor is progressing on schedule,
Walter H. Wiegand, director of the physical' plant, said yes
terday.
Workmen are now closing in the tower section of the
building with steel and the tower is expected to be completed
by, the end of the month.
Outside brickwork on the build
ing is also nearing completion,
Wiegand said.
While work- on the reactor
building may be complete by the
end of the year, Wiegand said,
more time may be necessary to
install the reactor unit itself.'
L-Shaped Structure
The reactor, located east of the
Nittany dormitory area, will be an
L-shaped structure with a 62-by
-34 foot main room and an ad
joining wing 26-by-41 feet. The
main room, of steel frame con
struction, will house a pool of
water 24 feet deep. The reactor
unit will be suspended into the
pool from a moveable bridge.
The pool will serve to cool the
reactor and provide a shield from
radiation. The reactor must be
kept under water-at all times,-as
it will produce gamma rays even
when it is not in operation.
The unit adjoining the main
room will be a two-story brick
building which will house office
and shop facilities.
4 Types of Work
When the reactor is complete,
four types of research and work
in atomic engineering will be pos
sible at the University.
It will provide facilities for in
vestigating neutron distribution,
reactor kenetics, and other re
lated characteristics of .the atom.
The Atomic Energy Commission
allocated the enriched uranium to
fuel the reactor last January. It is
expected that the reactor will be
operated on a classified basis
when it is complete.
The only reactor now function
ing on a college campus is the ten
kilowatt “water boiler” at North
Carolina State College.
Players* Workshop
, Players’ sound workshop will
meet at 7 tonight in the Schwab
Auditorium, basement.
Commenting on the agree
ment by which British troops
will leave the Suez Canal Zone,
El Hhoid said that the Egyp
tians had grown very tired of
occuption, and were inclined
to feel that the United States
rather than the United Nations
was responsible for their at
taining their freedom, after 70
years of occupation.
He stated that Egypt joined,
the United Nations in the be
ginning to achieve their inde
pendence, and now that they
have it, they want to remain in
it to help with world wide af
fairs.
Egypt is also learning to im
prove her natural resources,
El Haoid said, and is now try
ing to develop a system of ir
rigation which will be similar
to the Tennessee Valley Au
thority. He added that this
Vrould not be enough to raise
the standard of living of the
people too much, so they are
also trying to learn to live
from the desert.
Faiha Ibrahim, a home eco
nomics student from Egypt
spoke on family life and show
ed a typical Egyptian costume.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, IPS4
Picture on Page One
Two Frosh
Get Office
Probation
Two first semester men, resid
ing on the third floor of Hamilton
Hall, received recommendations
of office probation by the Associa
tion of Independent Men’s Judi
cial Board of Review Thursday
night.
The two admitted breaking a
water pipe in one of the floor
showers on the night of Oct. 14.
At the time,- the students were
involved in a water battle be
tween two other third floor'resi
dents.
In attempting to twist the
shower pipe sideways so that they
could spray the water'more ‘ di
rectly, the men snapped the pipe
within the wall. They immediately
shut off the water after the break
and notified their floor counselor.
The Department of Housing re
ported that the water had soaked
through the walls leaving notice
able stains on first, second and
third floor walls. Damage to the
pipe was set at $6.
The board recommended to the
dean of men’s office that the stu
dents receive office probation and
be required to pay all expenses
incurred in breaking the pipe.
Office probation involves re
cording o.f - the offense by the
AIM Judicial Board of Review
arid the required reporting of the
students to the dean of men’s of
fice at set intervals.
Students may appeal the board’s
decision to the dean of men’s of
fice within five days of the rec
ommendation.
When vandals broke off show
er heads in, two 'lavatories in A
and B levels in Hamilton Hall
last Dec. 8, causing more than
$lOOO damage and badly flood
ing a student’s room, a new policy
regarding the repair of damaged
lavatories was inaugurated.
Any lavatory which is badly
damaged will be closed until re
pairs are completed, Otto W.
Mueller, director of the Depart
ment of Housing, announced after
the incident.
Dairy Science Club
Four Dairy Science Club mem
bers have been elected Agricul
ture Student Council representa
tives for the club.
They are Darwin Braund; fifth
semester, James Brosius, first se
mester, Norman Schue,. third se
mester, and Robert Rugaber, sev
enth semester and Club president.
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