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VOL. 55, No. 50
cobiiiet Turns Down
'Who's Who' S4ooit
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All University. Cabinet last night withdrew its participation in
"Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Univer
•sities", a book published to give recognition to students.
At a special meeting, -Cabinet members voted 17 to three
to withdraw support from JWs", book because it was felt that
the good. name of the University
would . not be furthered by par
ticipating. -
Robert Homan, All-University
secretary-treasurer, read a reply
to his letter sent to H. Pettus Ran
dall, editor of the book.
The reply stated that the book
was first published for the 1934-
35 school year, and was fo'unded
by the present editor.
There is no cost to the student
selected to have his name in the
book, but there is a cost (not
stated) to anyone who wishes to
have a book.
The letter also stated, that no
criteria has been set up by the
publication for judgment of the
nominees because' there are, so
many different types of schools
participating in the program that
it would be impossible to arrive
at a group of criteria that would
be satisfactory to most of the, par
ticipants.
•
In answer to Homan's questions
of where the profits: of the pub-'
lication go, the letter stated 'that
all income from sale of the books
goes to the organization- No fur
ther explanation was given.
Homan asked in his letter if
any of the Ivy League or Big Ten
Schools asked to participate. The
answer was that possibly some
of these schools are participants.
Homan told Cabinet that he
checked and could not find any
of these schools that are partici
pating in the book.
Bryon Fielding, a spectator at
the meeting, said, after hearing
the letter, that he thinks "Who's
Who Among Students in Ameri
can Colleges and. Universities" is
one of the "biggest mail order
rackets" there is, and he said he
cannot understand why the Post
Office or the Better Business Bur
eau has not investigated the or
ganization.
Diehl McKalip, chairman of the
Board of Publications, also, said
that he does not think partici
pating in the book will in any
way promote the good name of
the University. McKalip made the
motion to withdraw participation
from the book.
2 Councils.
To Pisdiss
Food Lines
Nittany and ' Pollock Councils
have been asked to consider the
problem of food line cutting in
that area and to determine the
necessity of seeking disciplinary
aid from the Dean of Men's office.'
Dean of Men Frank J. Simes
yesterday said that in a confer
ence with the council presidents
and Association of Independent
Men President - Robert Dennis it
was suggested that the councils
consider and discuss the problem.
The dean said that if the coun
cils feel action is necessary they
have been asked to pass resolu
tions asking for dean's office
help. These resolutions, he ex
plained, would have the resident
dormitory counselors take the
names of Students who cut into
food lines. The counselors would
report the names to the dean's
office for, further action.
Pollock Circle residents have
complained about long food lines
in that area to Pollock Council
and the AIM board of governors.
The problem in that area reached
a serious height the night of the
dining hall Thanksgiving dinner.
A 'fist fight broke out when one
student attempted to cut into line
out of turn
Requests that an additional food
line be opened in that area were
presented to food service. How
ever; representatives of food ser
vice told the AIM board that ex
cessive 'cost and no need after the
end of this semester made an addi
tional line unfeasible.
Eng Council to Meet Tonight
Engineering Student Council
will meet' at 7 tonight in 107 Main
Engineering.
Molotov Proposes
Eastern 'Blockade
MOSCOW, Nov. 29 (IP)—Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav M.
Molotov called today for a formal Eastern military bloc including
East Germany to‘ counter the System of alliance the West is build
ing up.
Molotov addressed the opening session of the Communists' Euro
pean Collective Security Confer
ence in the white marble hall of
the Spiridonovka Palace. Soviet
officials had invited 25 countries,
but the Western powers turned
down the bid,
The Soviet foreign minister be
gan his keynote speech by declar
ing recent events and the possibly
imminent ratification of the Paris
agreements to rearm West Ger
many have led to a "perilous
course, dangerous for peace" in
Europe. •
He called on the countries •rep
resented at the Moscow confer
ence to "consolidate their forces
and considerably strengthen-them
in case the Paris agreements are
ratified," adding:
"It is necessary that we-.duly
carry out the preparation of: such
defense - measures as will strength
en our defenses, in accordance
with the needs of the present
Moment. I
"This demands of the states
taking -part in this • conference
that they take measures in the
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forces and
.thelr commands and
that they take such measures as
are necessary to protect the peace
ful labor of their peoples and to
protect their frontiers."
Molotov urged the Western
powers to abandon their course
and agree:
"1. By all means prevent a
revival of German militarism
which unleashed the first and
second world wars and at last
get down to the business of set
tling•the German question on the
basis -of, an agreement between
the four powers Russia, Britain,
France and the United States
which have the main responsi
bility for insuring the peace . and
security of Europe.
"2. Create a system of collective
security in Europe with .the par
ticipation of all states 'interested
in the preservation of peace and
security, irrespective of their so
cial systems, arid also discuss
existing' Soviet proposals as well
as those which might be present
ed :by -other maul:ries."
FOR l'A- BETTER PENN STATE
STATE COLLEGE PA., TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 30, 1954
Past Office Name: .
Trusti7:es Poll r' .4.
-S - 300
• (Additional story on page four)
Over 4300 questionnaires have been sent to faculty and staff members, the Alumni
Council, and All-University Cabinet by the •Board of Trustees in an effort to sound out
opinion on the name of the post office which may be established at the University.
The results of this poll will be presented to the executive board when it meets here Fri
day to decide on the desirability of establishing a campus sub-station.
Louis H. Bell; director of public information, emphasized that the results of the poll
will be used only as a suggestion to the board. He added that the final decision on the name
of the sub-station rests with the board, regardless of the poll results.
Cloetingh,
Drama Prof,
Dies Friday
Arthur Charles Cloetingh, pro
fessor and director of dramatics,
died at 3 p.m. Friday. Funeral
services were held yesterday
afternoon. Mr. Cloetingh would
have been 64 on Dec. 26.
Since 1919, Mr. Cloetingh head
ed the dramatics program at the
University. He was one of the
founders of the Penn State Play
ers in 1920.
Before coming to the Univer
sity, Mr. Cloetingh taught at
Adrian College, Adrian; Mich.,
and at the Mt. Vernon High
School, Mt. Vernon, Ohio. He was
a graduate of Hope College, Hol
land, Mich., and received his MA
degree from the University of
North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D.
In 1949 he visited Europe under
a Rockefeller grant. Abroad, Mr.
Cloetingh conducted research in
the theatre.
LaSt year Mr. Cloetingh was
elected national director of the
American National Theatre and
Academy.
He is survived by his wife,
Esther Holmes, whom he married
Aug. 9, 1930; one son, A. Keppel
Cloetingh, Haddonfield, N.J.; and
one daughter, Mrs. William C.
Smith, Mt. Prospect, 111.
Players' Magie
Hits Green Room
Black magic? Not quite, al
though some left-over chemicals
from Players' "Bell, Book and
Candle" had two students mulling
over the problem of modern witch
ery. .
John Thomas, third semester
student, was juggling a few chem
icals, including potassium nitrate,
in the Green Room in Schwab
last Tuesday when the di-eaded
voodoo curse struck him in the
form of an explosion. The other
casualty was John Valentine, a
seventh semester arts and letters
major, • who, along with Thomas,
received minor cuts.
Could this be any indication of
what Players may do with left
over corn • from "The Corn Is
GriaenZ"
Arthur C. Cloetingh
Dies at 63
tan
Approximately 2000 replies
have been received from the ques
tionnaires, but the results have
not been tabulated as yet.
Taking of the poll is in line
with a statement issued by the
Board of Trustees in October, be
fore the borough name change was
voted down in the Nov. 2 elec
tions.
Trustee Statement
The statement says in part:
"The University has discussed
the possibility of establishing a
post office on campus. If the es
tablishment of a campus post of
fice should become desirable, the
University would seek the advice
and suggestions of townspeople
in selecting a name for it."
The statement went on to im
ply that the post office would not
be considered if the name of the
borough were changed.
The following names appeared
on the questionnaire which was
sent out to the faculty: Atherton,
Centre Hills, Keystone, Mt. Nit
tany, University Center, Univer
sity Heights, and University Park.
There was also a space for write
in suggestions.
University Compiles Names
The names were compiled by
the University from a list of
names suggested during the bor
ough name-change controversy.
They weie included on the ques
tionnaire as examples of the type
which might be suitable.
The replies must be submitted
to the President's office by 5 p.m.
Wednesday.
A similar ballot was printed by
the Centre Daily Times last week
to get opinions from borough
residents. These ballots will also
be considered by the trustees.
Collegian Poll
A ballot to sound out student
opinion also appears on page eight
of today's Daily Collegian. It was
decided to sample student opinion
after an informal meeting of All-
University Cabinet last night.
At the meeting, Diehl McKalip,
Collegian editor, said a poll by
telephone would be impossible un
less the President's office would
be willing to extend the Wednes
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Editorial on page 4
Over 400 solicitors will begin calling on students tomor
row for money to support the 15 local and national welfare
organizations included in this year's Campus Chest Drive.
The goal for the campaign, which is to continue through Fri
day, is $7250, according to Ellsworth Smith, general chairman.
A tentative goal of $1 per stu
dent has been set by the solicita
tions committee, John Robinson,
committee chairman, said.
Organizations helping in the
chest solicitations are th Univer-
Campus Chest solicitors will
hold a rally at 7:30 tonight in
the Temporary Union Building
to make last-minute plans for
the three-day drive which be
gins tomorrow.
sity Christian Association, Inter--
fraternity Council, Panhellenic
Council, Leonides, Association of
Independent Men, Alpha Phi
Omega, national service fraternity,
Blue Key and Androcles, both
NSA
Opposition
See Page 4
Group Cites
Macßae on
Oath Stand
, Wendell S. Macßae, publica
tions production manager in the
Department of Public Informa
tion, has been cited for demon
strating 'belief in the principals
of freedom and equality in edu
cation."
The public citation was made
by the American Civil Liberties
Union's academic freedom com
mittee.
Also cited by the committee
was George D. Stoddard, former
president ,of the University of Il
linois, and a graduate of the Uni
versity, and several other individ
uals and groups in education.
Macßae was the central figure
in a dispute about the 1951 Penn
sylvania Loyalty Act, commonly
called the Pechan Act, requiring
state employes to sign a loyalty
oath to the state and federal-gov
ernments.
Refused to Sign Oath
He refused to sign the oath in
August, 1952, saying he could
prove his loyalty by his Marine
Oath and other documents and
that the loyalty_ questionnaire was
a "useless 'gesture." The Univer
sity then dismissed him when the
Loyalty Review Board refused to
certify him as loyal because of a
lack of evidence.
Following Macßae's dismissal,
a group of University f a cult y
members, sympathetic to his ideas,
formed a committee to attempt to
reinstate Macßae to his office.
Eventually President Milton S.
Eisenhower appointed Philadel
phia attorney Earl G. Harrison,
former dean of the University of
Pennsylvania Law School, to de
cide Macßae's loyalty. Harrison,
following interviews with Mac-
Rae and other persons, submitted
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junior men's hat societies.
Eight of the organizations which
will receive 57 per cent of the
funds collected by the chest are
local.
Thirty-five per cent of the to
tal amount collected will be di
vided among three student reli
gious groups according to the per
centages indicated by the religious
preference cards filled out at reg
istration. They are the University
Christian Association, the New
man Club, and the Hillel Foun
dation.
The seven national organiza
tions which will be given 38 per
cent of the Chest funds are United
(.Continued ou page eight)
FIVE CENTS