PAGE TWO . , I.: ',.. .:,.. . s . .., ii- ' e; a , '' . ''.. ~ • ..( , ~ :,....i . -' . ta ‘• ~..„ . „ ~.„..,• „.,. No On Action Taken Recommendation A recommendation to require high school students in the tower three-fifths of their high school classes to take entrance examinations was presented to the University Senate yester day. No action was taken on the recommendation which was part of a report on the select 59 Juniors Promoted Sy LaVie The senior board of the 1955 LaVie has announced the promo tion of 59 juniors to the junior board. They are: Hester Anskis, Paul Beane, Joe Beau-Seigneur, Sidney Blecker, Joan Carter, Lois Cowden, Renna Susan Brown, Shirley Calkins, Jean Carter, Lois Cowden, Renna Cramer, James Culbertson, Carol Durbin; Barbara Easter, Barbara Edgington, Robert Eisenhuth, Margaret Fisher. Marilyn Githens, Kathleen Greytok, Betsy Gruneck, Diane Hallock, Charles Henry, Sara Henry, Sarah Higgon, Barbara Hough, Patricia Kildee, Carole Krause, Barbara Larpenteur, Mary Lathrop, Norman Lebovits, Bar bara Lightner, Katherine Low ery, Eileen Marcolina. Nancy Marsh, Patricia Mc- Lauchlin, Lillian Melko, Nancy Norling, Pauline Paulekas, Janet Ramandanes, Elizabeth Rodgers, Julianne Roess, Frederick Romig, Rosen, Herbert Rosenberg, Carlene Samuels, Nancy Schade, Judith Sedor, Joyce Simpson, Mary Stahl, Ronald Stone. James Tate, Ronald Walker, Benjamin Witmer, Jack A. Wil liams, Roy Williams, Jean Yemm, Donald Ziegler, Joan Ziegler, and Leitha Zimmerman. The new junior board will meet at 7 p.m. Sunday in 405 Old Main. 'Corn Is Green' To Play Tonight Players' production of Emlyn Williams' "The Corn Is Green" will be presented for the fourth time at 8 tonight at Center Stage in the Temporary Union Build ing. Elizabeth Ives and Edwin Grove have the leading roles in th e drama of life in a Welsh mining town. Tickets are available at the Student Union desk in Old Main or at the door for $l. Simes Cites Factors (Continued from page one) in a two-room suite, were re sponsible for supervising an en tire floor. Now, however, each counselor lives in a single room near the group for which he alone is responsible. The problem with the former system, Simes explained, was that the divided responsibility would often lead one counselor to assume the other was re sponsible for a misconduct out break. The living rooms of the suites formerly used by counselors now are used as study rooms and the bedrooms are used as single rooms for students. Pollock Counseling The residence hall counselor system in the Pollock area also was improved this year, the dean said. With the exception of one Pollock dorm used ex clusively for graduate students, there now is a resident coun selor in each Pollock dorm. In the Nittany area, however, there is only one counselor for every two cloini . tories, he said. This situation, he said, is neces on of freshmen for admission to the University. The report was presented by the freshman selec tions subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Educational Policy. Other committees are studying the problem, according to Harold K. Schilling, chairman of the edu cational policy committee. He said the subcommittee's report would not be adequate unless the find ings of these other committees are added to it. Schilling said the report would be brought up for action lager. On the basis of results obtained from investigation at the Univer sity and at other schools; the sub committee made six recommenda tions. 1. The subcommittee recom mended that the University con tinue its policy of admitting, without examination, students who rank in the first and second fifths of their high school classes. .This proposal was based on findings which showed that 'less than 10 per cent of the students who ranked in the first fifth of their high school class had any scholastic difficulties at the Uni versity. Less than 30 per cent of the students who ranked in the second fifth had difficulties. The group also found that over 80 per cent of the upper-fifth stu dents registered as sophomores. The percentage in the lower three fifths who registered as sopho mores was only slightly over 50 per cent. 2. Based on these same find ings, the subcommittee ?recom mended that students ranking.' in the lower three-fifths of their high school classes be required to take entrance examinations before admission. 3. The group further proposed , that the dean of admissions in vestigate ways in which the ap titude tests of the College En trance Board and the American Council of Educational Exami nations may be applied in ad ministering entrance examina tions for students ranking in the lower three-fifths of their high school classes. These tests would be a test of the student's achievement and ability, according to the group's findings, and would be instru mental in determining the stu dent's fitness for college. 4. To support this recommen dation, the group further pro:. (Continued on page eight) sary because of the unequal size of units in the various dormitory areas. In Pollock, each counselor is responsible for the 60 men in his dorm. In the West Dorms, the ratio is one counselor for from 60 to 80 men Nittany Dorm Houses 40 Each dorm in Nittany houses about 40 men, so that doubling up is necessary to give each counselor an approximately equal load. Better counselor orientation this year is another factor af fecting the discipline situation. Simes said that the counselor training program this year was developed to the point where counselors were "made cogni zant of their duties and respon sibilities." AIM Handles Discipline Whereas in the past the dean of men's office handled a large proportion of student disciplin ary cases, this year the office refers the cases to the Asso ciation of Independent Men's Judicial Board of Review as soon as they are reported. The board hears the cases an d recommends penalties. When the cases involve disci- THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PE-NNSYtVANTA Constitutional Revisions Approved The Lion party constitutional revisions committee has approved a new constitution which will be presented to the party's steering committee for approval Sunday afternoon, according to Carl Sap erstein, Libn party vice-clique chairman. Saperstein is also a member of the revisions committee. Saperstein would not comment on the content of the constitution, except to say that "substantial changes" have been made. The revisions committee ap proved the constitution at a meet ing Tuesday night, Sa.perstein said. Gordon Pogal, Lion party clique chairman, could not pe reached for comment last night. At the time the Senate sub committee on organization con trol ordered the parties to revise their constitutions, it was reported that eight specfic revisions were recommended. The parties have until Jan. 13 —Thursday—to present their re vised constitutions to the .übcom mittee. If the constitutions are found acceptable at that time, the subcoinmittee will report to the Senate Committee on Student Af fairs which must charter the po litical parties. The Senate move to charter the parties came last month after All- University Cabinet decided it did not have the power to do so. A review of the constitutions by Cabinet was asked in the perma nent elections code adopted early this fall. Decides Voting- (Continued from page' one) of parties. He said since Cabinet decided that the University Sen ate subcommittee on organization control had the power to charter the parties, the articles in the Elections Code giving Cabinet that I power would have to be changed. The first article changed had I said that upon the adoption of a new Constitution, the group must file a copy of the constitution with All-University Cabinet. This was changed to read "the group must submit a copy of the constitution to the University Senate subcom mittee on organization control." The second amended article, concerning the recognition of po litical parties, will now read "Any political party must be chartered by the University Senate Sub committee on Organization Con trol." Cabinet approved both amend : - merits at Famous' request. plinary action which would be indicated on a student's perm anent transcript, the cases and recommended penalties are re viewed by the Senate disciplin ary subcommittee. The dean said the AIM Board "is doing a tremendous job" in handling disciplinary action. Housemothers Satisfactory Simes, who had previously expressed g r eat satisfaction with the manner in which the housemother system is work ing, reitterated the same thought yesterday. However, he said, IFC also is responsible for the improve ment in fraternity conduct. IFC Leadership Good "The leadership from IFC has been excellent this year," he said. "There is an all-around great er responsibility on the part of student government to police its own students," he said. Last year there was a rash of serious discipline cases on the• part of both fraternities and residence halls. Discipline cases this year have decreased both in number and seriousness of the offense AIM Judicial Asks Probations for Six The Association of Independent' Men's Judicial Board of Review last night recommended to the dean of men's office penalties of office and board probation for six students involved in either the buying or consuming of drinks in 'University dormitories. Nine other students, all first semester, freshmen from Jordan Hall, received recommendations of judicial probation by the board for being involved in some "horse play" on one of the dotmitory floors. Three of the students received official probation •recommenda tions for drinking beer in Pollock Dormitory 1. It was brought out at the board's session that a fifth semester student, admitting to being over 21, had bought the beer arid had taken it intd the dormitory where two of them, first and third semester students, were discovered drinking. Original Instigator The fifth semester student later claimed that he was the original instigator of the incident. The board also recommended that this student receive, along with office probation, a further penalty of board probation until the end of the spring semester. Board probation involves the requiring of the student to attend all meetings of Judicial Board for that period of time. Office probation requires stu dents to report to the dean of men's office at certain set inter vals for informal discussions. Three other students, all first semester, received recommenda tions of office probation for bring ing beer into their dormitory, Nittany 28. One of the three who claimed he hadn't yet drunk any thing before being discovered by his counselor was penalized for his hand in having bought the drinks. Nine freshmen from the second, third and fourth floors of Jordan Hall were given recommendations of judicial probation by the board for gathering together during a "study break" between 10:30 and 11 p.m., December 13, with intent of "horseplay." Speak Before Board Speaking before the board, the students said that they had been planning to jam the door of two students of the fourth floor by inserting a pencil between the door and the molding and attach ing a wire from the door to an other neighboring one. Before any proceedings had be gun, one of the residence hall counselors, attracted by the noise, arrived, so they demonstrated the technique of jamming a door to him, rather than performing the act. At this point the group was broken up by the emergence of another student and his roommate from one of the rooms under dis cussion. This student broke up the gathering with a knife, rip ping the sweater and shirt of one and slightly nicking another. The Discipline Committee of the Senate Committee of Student Affairs was reported to have re quested the student to withdraw from the University. Thursam Named Head Of Poultry Club Charles Thursam, fifth semes te_ poultry husbandry major, was elected president of the Poultry Club last evening. , Other officers elected were: Thomas Zeigler, vice president; Aaron Denlinger, secretary; and David Mellor, treasurer. All are fifth semester pOultry husbandry majors. , 01 1 ;11L. and welcome back all students. We hope you had an enjoyable holiday. Continue to enjoy yourself by coming to Barnard Tea Room for one of their delicious home-cooked - meals, a ~.~~; -. c':: ~y -~~'. Barnard Tea Room 110 S. Barnard Ph. AD 8-8311 (1 block west of Atherton) FRIDAY. JANUARY 7, 1955 June Grads Have ROTC Time Option Advanced Army Reserve -Offi cers Training Corps students who will be graduated in June may not be called into active service for two years, Col. Lucien E. ROl due, professor of military science ',nd tactics, announced yesterday. Graduates w ill be commis sioned between May 1 and • Sept. 30 althoug,h some of them may not be callfd to active duty until June 30. 1957. However, some will mater active duty as early as July 1. Engineering and signal corps •Traduntes probably will be called firs+. Capt. W. M. Haller, assistant nrof , zssor of military science and tactics, said, because vacancies now exist in training schools. All advanced Army ROTC graduates are required , to attend school for a three-month training neriod prior to assuming their duties on a military post, he said. The quota for the particular training , school determines the number of commissioned . officers called for service. Graduates in artillery, infan try and amor corps also probably will receive early calls to duty, Captain Haller said. June graduates will be asked to state the month and year they would like their active duty to begin. Individual preferences will be considered, Bolduc said, so far as quotas for each branch permit. Under existing directives Army graduates of the Advanced ROTC program still will be required to serve two years. The effect of the newly announced policy is merely to delay entry into active duty. Party Reports-- (Continued from page one) fine payable by the party for via tions. "This would be hitting the party directly instead of the indi vidual," he said. Under another proposal, made by Henry Simm, committee mem ber, parties would be given a monetary penalty if they were found to be guilty of a violation, but if an individual was found guilty of a violation votes would be docked. A penalty system will be worked Cut at a later meeting, Famous said. The committee also - discussed the possibility of issuing clique registration cards to clique mem bers instead of keeping a record by a list. This would greatly sim plify the regisration procedure, Famous said. • Temperature Decline The mercury will drop to ap proximately 35 degrees today, five degrees lower than yesterday's high of 40, the University weather station reported. Welcome '55
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