Today's Weather— Cold and Snow VOL. 55, No. 75 General Extension And Players Group Will Share T U B -General Extension and The Penn State Players will share the use of the Temporary Union Building following the open ing of the Hetzel Union Building, Adrian 0. Morse, Provost, announced yesterq.ay. The Players will have the use of the TUB Friday and Saturday nights as recommended by the students at encamp ment. The TUB, however, will be New Town Constitution Wins Praise Association of Independent Men President Robert Dennis yester day expressed great satisfaction with the town meeting provision of the proposed new constitution for, town independent men. Town Council Monday night un animously - approved the first reading of the- new . constitution which would make b.ll - town -inde= pendents members of the body and change its name to Town In dependent Men. "Good Idea" "I have not been able to see a copy of the new constitution yet, but generally I think it's a very good idea,". Dennis said. He said that he felt the town meeting system would be a vast improvement over tie present Town Council set-up which calls for council members to be elected from each of i2B wards. Majority Vote Under the proposed constitution delegates at large to the Associ ation of Independent Men's Board of Governors .would be elected by a maiority vote of TIM, following the "election of the council offi cers. At present the delegates at large .are elected by Town Coun cil. Dennis said the change in selec tion of delegates would probably necessitate a change in the pres ent AIM constitution. However, the. AIM constitution is presently being revised and, according to Dennis, will be presented to the board early next month. Town Council must approve the constitution a second time be fore it becomes effective. Arnelle's High Scoring Featured in Magazine Jesse Arnelle, Nittany Lion basketball co-captain, is featured as one of the two outstanding centers in Air Force Reserve Of ficer. Training in the January is sue of "The Reservist." According to the AFROTC of ficial 'publication, Arnelle was •cho.sen on the basis of last sea son's scoring record. His single season average for 1953-54 was 21.1 points per_ game. Red Forces Bomb :Yikiap?.,;shanhlitlid TAIPEH, Formosa, Jan. 19 (1P) Chinese Red forces in vaded Yikiangshan Island yes terday behin (fa curtain of bombs and naval fire, placing the vital Tachens eight miles to the south in great peril. The Defense Department in Washington said it received official word the island had fallen. Fears rose that the Tachens, 200 ,miles north of Formosa, would be next on the Red time table as .the• Peiping radio trumpeted that tiny Yikiangshan was "liberated" 'in less than two hours of -fighting. The-Defense Ministry, however, insisted-the garrison still :was put- O r 1 r i tit ag* (ejrti I\ -4 1A t -) 1 6 I I lass 4'-"V under the jurisdiction of General Extension which will use it as a meeting place for off-campus groups. The decision, Morse said, was made by President Milton S. Eis enhower who acted on recommen dations offered by a committee composed of C. S. Wyand, execu tive assistant to the President, W. H. Wiegand, director of the de partment of the physical plant, and Morse, chairman. The deci sion must be approved by the Board of Trustees before it can become effective. Morse .said: that _a._ .building. that, could be used - 12 - months of the year by off-campus groups has been needed for some time. Previous to this fall, arena-type plays were presented by the Play ers at Center Stage, Woodman Hall on Hamilton avenue, which was unavailable this year. The late ArthUr C. Cloetingh, who was - professor of dramatics, said that the use of the TUB would force Players to make im provements on their arena type productions and' it would put the theatre in an area easily reached by most people. Another advan tage of the .TUB was its larger seating capacity. The shows are presented in the center of the TUB floor and not on the permanent stage. The seats are arranged circularly around the stage area. This semester, Players have presented two arena productions in the building. "Bell, Book, and Candle" and "The Corn is Green." Two more productions are scheduled for next semester. Driving Warning Issued by Court Traffic Court gave warning Monday that campus traffic rules will be strictly enforced by the Campus Patrol during the semes ter examination period. At the court's meeting, six vi olators were found guilty of rule infringement and were ordered to pay a total of $l6 in firres. , One student was charged with second and third infractions and was directed to pay $8 and an other was fined $3 for a second violation. ting up resistance late last night and claimed the invaders suffered heavy losses. The ministry said the thin line of guerrilla defenders of Yikiang shan, a rocky island of little more than three square miles, sank six motorized junks and one gunboat of the invasion fleet and damaged another gunboat. It added that ground fire shot down two Rus sian-made planes. Throughout the day, Nationalist warplanes from Formosa flew ov er the area harassing the invasion fleet. The air force claimed two Red warships were damaged in dive bombing attacks. Anxious watchers .in the Ta chens, which 'screen the northern invasion approaches to Formosa, saw great fires blaze on the tiny island. STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 19, 1955 Third Party to Be In Spring Elections A new third party, the third one this semester, made its appearance on the campus scene last night, when John McMeekin, former vice clique chairman of State party offi cially announced the birth of the Campus party: The announcement ended several weeks of speculation among the student body as to who was behind the rumored third party. At the same time he announced the Campus party, McMeekin officially resigned his State party post. 2 Students Disciplined By Senate One student was suspended from the University and another was placed on'disciplinary pro bation by the University Senate subcommittee on discipline yes terday for planning to siphon gasoline from trucks parked in the lot between the Forestry building and the Stock Judging Pavilions Jan. 11. The two students admitted that they planned to siphon the gaso line. They were stopped when campus patrolmen appearee. in the lot while investigating an-, other disturbance. The next day, while still investigating the or iginal incident, Captain Philip A. Mark, head of the Campus-Patrol, visited one of the students and was told of the gasoline siphoning plan. ; One student, who previously was suspended from the TJniver sity in April and readmitted in September on probation, will . be suspended indefinitely at the end of the semester. Readmission will be considered only under extra ordinary circumstances, the sub committee stated. The other student will be placed on disciplinary probation at the end of the semester if he remains in school. If he is dropped under the 50 per cent rule (of courses failed) next semester, he will be placed on disciplinary - probation for one year ,if he returns during a later semester. Forster Presents Paper To History Assoc4ltion Dr. Kent Forster, professor of history, presented a paper before the recent meetings of the Ameri can Historical Association in New York City. Dr. Forster's topic was "Sta bility Versus Instability in French Society Before 1914." He said thz instability that characterizes France today , has nc,t been a steady and continued growth since the defeat by Prussia in 1870. The chief value of Yikiangshan is as a stepping stone to the Ta chens, whi c h are within easy reach of long-range guns. There were reports the Reds already were lobbing shells . .nto the Ta chens. In the tense atmosphere, Presi dent Chiang Kai-shek scheduled conferences with his top military leaders. The feeling persisted in unofficial quarters that the Reds might strike at the Tachens at any time. In Washington, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles appeared to rule out the possibility that the US: Seventh Fleet, . which guards Formosa 'from invasion, would become involved. He said that neither Yikiangshan nor the Tachens were vital to the defense of Formosa. FOR A BETTER PENN STATE McMeekin outlined thr 1. To propose and prom rgiatt By DON SHOEMAKER Editorial on Page - Four •e purposes of the new party: ite participation in student go 2. To proVide student leaders to fill positions of responsibility in student government. 3. To provide all students with a democratic opportunity for rep resentation in student govern ment. McMeekin justified the exis tence of his party on the need for More democratic student govern ment. We of the Campus party feel that student opinion has voiced a need • for a more democratic po litical system on campus and we - believe that by= fulfilling our pur poses we can satisfy this need," McMeekin said. First Clique Meeting The first clique meeting of the new party will be held- Feb. 13, in 10 Sparks. At that meeting, clique officers will be elected. Until then, all official business of the party will be handled by a board_ of. 10 members, chaired by McMeekin. - McMeekin declined" to name the 10 members of that board 'last night, saying he had been com mitted to withhold release of the names until after the party has received a charter from the Uni versity Senate. McMeekip said he intends to present a copy .of his constitution to Ross B. Lehman, chairman of the Senate Committee on Student Affairs subcommittee on organi zation control, by Friday. Constitution to Senate The constitution will be pre sented to the party for approval at -the first clique meeting, pro vided it is accepted by Senate, McMeekin said. The constitution was drawn up by the 10-member board. McMeekin said he will defi itely run • a full slate of candidates in the spring elections, but de (Continued on page eight) Registration Plans Remain Unchanged Spring Semester registration procedure through Recreation Hall will be the same as that used last semester, registration officers announced. Registration will be from Feb. 2-5. The alphabetical listings pr strictly observed in admitting stt to the alphabetical schedule will be made, and no student will be permitted to register early. All students, regardless of class standing, whose last names begin with Fas-McD will register Wednesday, Feb. 2. Those whose last names begin with McE-Urb will register on Thursday, Feb. 3, and those whose names begin with Urc-Far will register . Friday, Feb. 4. Special students and college em ployees must register Feb. 5. Students should report to their advisers at least 24 hours before they are scheduled to report to Rec Hall. At this time students will pick up their registration envelopes and fill out forms con tained in this envelope. A trial schedule should be made and kept up to date while being pro cessed through registration, be cause students receive no other listing - of their courses. Students will enter Rec Hall Third Party See Page 4 ernment Cabinet Oath kdministered To Profs The oath of office was admin istered yesterday to two Univer sity professors who will serve in Governor George M. Leader's cabinet. ,Dr. William L. Henning, head of the department of dairy hus bandry, was sworn in as Secretary of Agriculture, and Maurice. K. Goddard, director of the School of Forestry, was installed as Sec retary of Forests and Waters. The new cabinet members will assume their government posts immediately. They have been granted indefinite leaves -of ab sence from the University. Also participating in the inaug ural ceremonies were five politi cal science professors from the University who were part of a special advisory committee to as sist in the orderly and- construc tive changeover to the new ad ministration yesterday. - The five are Dr. Harold F. Al. derfer, Dr. R. Wallace Brewster, Dr. M. Nelson McGeary, Dr. Elton Atwater, and Dr. Charles F. Lee. Decker. Scattered Snow Flurries To Continue This Week The weather will continue part ly cloudy and cold with scattered snow flurries for the next few days, the University weather sta tion has reported. High today will be between 28 and 30. The low tonight is a pre dicted 15 to 20. nted on the timetables will be dents to Rec Hall. No exceptions from the north exit, opposite the Nittany Lion Inn. Admittance will be made only at the time desig nated on the registration enve lope. A matriculation card, bursar's receipt for fees, and an official registration form (card No. 2 from the envelope) with advisor's sig nature are required for admission to Rec Hall. The bursar's receipt is obtain able upon the payment of the registration fees which may be done anytime prior to registra tion in the basement of Willard. Students who have lost their matriculation cards must report to 109 Willard where a temporary card will be issued. A $1 fee will be charged. Before last semester students registered alphabetically accord ing to their class standing with juniors and seniors registering first. FIVE CENTS
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