ina-.Hucsidie PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE is demonstrated by Young Republi can Benjamin Sinclair and Robert Xurti, left, and Young Demo crats Lois Hummel and William Appleton, right. The young politicos debated the Eisenhower economic program _last night, Lee Corter, assistant professor of political science, center, was on hand to'insure domestic peace and tranquility. Cabinet to Hear Re • ort on NS Ail-UniVersity Cabinet will hear a report tonight from Robert Dennis, president of the Association of Independent Men, stating that it is not feasible at this time to invite the National Student Association to hold•its Eighth National Con- inners of WD Contest Announced Winners d the annual Christ mas window decorating contest sponsored by the West Dormitory Council were announced by Jer ome Shaheen, contest chairman, at a meeting of the council Mon day night. First prize of $l5 was awarded to the , fourth floor in Hamilton Hall-for their unit project, which included- seven windows. A $lO second prize went to Roger Levin, first semester petro leum- and natural gas engineer ing student. - In addition, there were five prizes of $5 each awarded to Don na Mannella, first semester edu cation major; Helen Crawford, first semester home economics major; Demetrius Mozeliak, first semester electrical engineering major; Alvin Barth, first semester chemical engineering major; and to the second floor McKee Hall for their group project... The council received word from the Housing department in reply to the council's request , for additional laundry facilities and for first aid kits. In a. letter to the council,. Otto E. Mueller, di rectOt of housing, stated that the installation - of more washers would overload the electrical ap paratus now in use at the uni versity. Distribution of first aid kits to dormitory units will be withheld until it is decided who will . pay for them. A mixed dinner sponsored by the- . council's social committee will be held in Hamilton Hall with coeds from. Thompson Hall tomorrow. In , other discussion the council representatives agreed that they, as dormitory unit presidents, should assurne more responsi bility for keeping order in the dining halls. TODAY'S WEATHER: RAIN AGAIN gress on campus. Dennis gave several reasons why he thinks it is not possible to have the convention at the University. He said that NSA re- AGENDA Reports of the committees: 1. Swedish gymnasts— Hugh • Cline '2. United Nations trip— . Mildred IvlcCowan I - Old business: 1. NSA report—Robert Dennis New business Appointments Announcements Adjournment Students may attend the meet ing of All-University Cabinet at 8:30 tonight in the board room of the second- floor lounge in Old Main. The meeting time has been changed from 8 p.m. Thursdays. when Cabinet ordin arily , meets. quested a 24-hour-a-day office or secretarial service. It also re quested that the meal service rate be based/On two instead of...three meals and that fees for using buildings overtime be reduced. Dennis 'said the University is not able to grant there requests. He gave a personal reason for not inviting the NSA to hold their congress here.. "I do not feel," he said,- "that the student govern ment and student body are suffi ciently* enthusiastic about having the convention here." He ex plained that if the University is going, to invite the congress, it must be prepared to do it prop erly.. He said that it is not worth doing half-heartedly. Dennis said he' hopes that it will .be possible sometime in the future to invite the congress toeet here. UMT Tentative ':Plans' esfist.- d WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (il 3 ) The administration's long-awaited military training program is de signed to give young men a good deal of choice in when and how they will serve, officials said to day: • Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson is scheduled to give details next Friday of the proposed man power plan, to be submitted to the next Congress. Some aspects of the frequently revised program came into the open at the Pentagon today, how ever,. after President Eisenhower's meeting .at the White House with congressional leaders. The plan, it was learned, will include' a considerably watered down version of previous Univer sal Military -Training proposals. If approved by Congress it would Titr - - il'attg VOL. 55, No. 61 STATE COLLEGE, PA.. WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1954 FIVE CENTS Sorority H • using Plans Consi •er d A committee-of-three, appointed by the women's fraternity counselors, is considering plans and ideas for the possibility of constructing sorority houses, a University official said yesterday. The official emphasized there has been no report or p The committee met last Prof Testifies At Trial Of Youth . Dr. Mary L. Willard, professor of chemistry, appeared in Centre County Court yesterday to testi at the murder trial• of two youths who have been charged with killing Michael J. Simcisko, a miner who was found slain near Clarence in September. Dr. Willard explained tests she had run on pumpkin ball shells which another witness, Tom Rog ers, had testified were taken from his cabin near Simcisko's th e night of the killing. Two youths, John Salvanish and Leonard Chambers of Clar ance are on trial at Bellefonte for the killing of Simcisko. Judge Ivan B. Walker began his charge to the jury at 4:10 p.m. yesterday after defense attorney. Musser Gettig and District Attorney At torney John Miller had Made their final arguments to the jury of eight men and four women. In her testimony, Dr. Willard said the pumpkin ball found in the body and the wadding frcim the shell were similar to another 12-gauge that Rogers had provid ed for her investigation. Dr. Willard also said she found blood on a 41-inch club which the youths said in a written con fession they struck Simcisko with after shooting hith. Dr. Willard said there was a great smattering of blood on the club, but she de clined to say 'that it was human blood. Engineer Features 2 Student Articles The Penn State Engineer, on sale today, will contain two spe cial features by students. Research on Taconite will be explained in an article by Ellis Donsky, seventh semester geology and mineralogy major. There is also an article, "Nuclear Energy," by Robert Shamu, seventh semes ter electrical engineering major. Meredith Miller, third semester education major, is the "Engineer girl of the month." The magazine will be on sale at the Corner Room and at :the Student Union desk in Old. Main. be universal in the sense that all qualified young men could look forward to some form of military training or actual military duty. Unlike previous schemes, how ever, youths approaching 18 would be given considerable choice in deciding, whether to "volunteer" to take about six months of mili tary training, or to wait until they are drafted for the minimum 24 months of regular military service. . Wilson has said previously the short-term trai n i n g program would take in about 100,000 young men annually. Although the short term trainees would thus escape the draft under normal circum stances, there would be these drawbacks: . 1. They would be paid only $3O a month, while the lowest rank of drafted soldier. now gets .$7B FOR A BETTER PENN STATE By B.OG BEIDLER that plans are in a stage of preliminary discussion and that ans submitted to University officials or trustees. ight to discuss plans and information they have obtained. A survey was taken by, the committee on the costs of con struction and maintenance of sor ority houses at other schools and was turned over to the Univer sity, Mrs. Edith Anderson, a mem ber of the committee, said yester-. day. The report was returned to the group, she said, and will be used in the committee's final re port. Studies Conducted The University also has con ducted studies on the matter, the University official revealed, and these findings have been turned over to the committee for further study. . The next logical step, the spokes man stated, would be for -sorori ties and the committee to make a formal request to University of ficials and trustees. It would then become a matter of official con sideration, he said. lylrs. AnderSon said the commit tee gathered its survey informa tion from the University of In diana, Southern Methodist Uni versity, University of Maryland, and Hanover College. She said it gathered information on the costs of construction and maintenance of sorority houses, and looked for ideas that could be put into use at the University. Mrs. Anderson said the corn mitee would work with women's fraternity counselors on the re port and then make its recom mendations. Committee Members Members of the committee are Mrs. Robert G. Bernreuter, chair man; Mrs. Anderson, secretary in the Division of Intermediate Reg istration; and Mrs. George L. Leff ler, adviser to Panhellenic Coun cil. The committee grew out of ' a statement by. President Milton S. Eisenhower at a meeting of wo men's, fraternity counselors last spring that he would endorse a plan to , build sorority houses in quadrangle form at the University as a future - housing program. He said nothing will be done about the plan until the studies designed to estimate the size of the campus population were com pleted. He said it is expected the studies will , predict a large in crease in enrollment, especially of women students. In that event, he said, new women's dorms will have to be built. Under the plan endorsed by the President, sororities might be quartered in a row house arrange ment of buildings constructed in a quadrangle and' containing a number of sorority units. with an automatic raise to $83.20 after four months. • 2. The short term trainee would not qualify for veteran benefits. 3. The short term man would have his total period of obligated military service in the future ex tended to nine years. The draftee's obligated service now extends six years beyond his two years of active duty. loophole in existing reserve ser- Wilson also will seek to plug a vice laws to provide some,forin of compulsion for most six-month trainees to continue supervised military training in organized re serve units .or in the National ' Guard. Wilson says the easiest way would be to make short term trainees , liable to the draft if they fail to continue, active in reserve organizations. .niltr.,fittli Safe Driving - Day Observed Across Nation Today is Safe Driving Day across the nation. The purpose of the day, reports the Associated Press, is to make a big reduction in traffic acci dents—and, if poSsible, to elim inate them entirely for a 24-hour period. According to Amos E. Neyhart, head of the Institute of Public Safety at the University, one ninth of the annual traffic fatali ties occur in December. Neyhart, a pioneer in driver education, offers these suggestions for safe driving: 1. Adopt a positive, courteous attitude toward other motorists and pedestrians. 2. Dim headlights as a matter of courtesy as well as protection. 3. Obey all traffic rules and reg ulations. 4. Operate at a safe, reduced speed for conditions—and below the established lim i t in bad weather. 5. Follow other vehicles at a safe distance. 6. Check and equalize brakes to prevent hazardous skids. . 8. Use chains for better trac tion on ice and snow. 9. Carry a bag of sand or cin ders in the car trunk. 10. Open side vents to help minimize windshield fogging. 11. Don't drive if you drink. Junior !Vass To Consider Exec Committee The junior class will consider the establishment of a junior class executive committee at 7:30 to night in 121 Sparks, John Thali mer, class president, has an nounced. A report on the Junior Prom will also be given. The executive committee will consist of 11 juniors. Thalimer will be chairman. Also on the com mittee will be the other two class officers. Included will be one member each from Panhellenic Council and Leonides, two members each from Interfraternity Council and the Associatjn of Independent Men, and two general members. Applicants for the committee will be interviewed by the Cabinet Personnel Interviewing Commit tee. The committee's purpose will be to gain a better idea of class opin ion on problems arising within the class. VVVVVCVVC - tCtVVCIMI•. -'. - -..... 1 0 . ; 0 . , 3 MORE „v v Shopping Days : g - till Christmas 1 in State College mf
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers