The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, February 16, 1955, Image 2

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Panel Recommends Four
Basic Working Points
The three man grievance panel, set up to air difficulties between the University and
its labor organizations, has released four basic recommendations aimed at improving basic
working relationships at the University.
The panel felt that the question of working relationships was a basic solution to the
more than 20 specific grievances which were presented to the panel when it wad set up last
August.
The panel recommendati
1. That the University
Nittany Council
Elections Group
Is Appointed
An elections committee was ap
pointed last , night by Nittany
Council to supervise the election
of the council.
Offices to be filled by the elec
tion are: vice president, treasurer,
and social chairman. The elec
tion will be held Feb. 27.
The committee is composed of
George Haines, third semester
education major; James Martin,
sixth semester physics major;
Thomas J. Smith, fourth semes
ter student; and Francis Walls,
second semester business adminis
tration major.
A letter was read to the council
from the supervisor of utilities
concerning covering of naked
steam pipes in the Nittany area.
The estimated cost for the project
is $2400.
Council voted to approach hous
ing again concerning the problem.
The new constitution for the
Association of Independent Men
was read to the council but no
action was taken.
Fighter Pilots
Miss Classes
Three jet fighter pilots from the
Air Defense Command Squadron
at Pittsburgh, scheduled to speak
before freshman and sophomore
students of the Air Force Reserve
Officers Training Corps yester
day, could not come to the Uni
versity because of bad weather.
Leadership laboratory wa s
therefore cancelled for sophomore
students but not for freshmen
who saw a movie.
Lt. Frank Crost, Lt. Richard
Fitzgerald, and Lt. Richard Derr
were scheduled to discuss various
phases of Air Force flight train
mg and activities of the Air De
fense Command.
The three . are now tentatively
scheduled •to speak at 4 p.m. Tues
day.
'Breeze' Editor
Applications Due
Deadline for applying for edi
tor of the Ag Hill Breeze, a week
ly student publication, is 5 p.m.
today.
Students may apply by drop
ping a card with their name, ad
dress, and telephone number into
the Penn State Farmer mailbox
outside 10 Agriculture. Only fifth
and sixth semester students are
eligible,.
Interviews will be held at 7:30
tonight in 10 Agriculture. The ap
pointee will serve as editor for
the present semester.
Australian Grad Student
To Present Readings
. Alan L. McLeod, graduate stu
dent in speech and a native of
Sydney, Australia, will present
the second in the series of Wed
nesday Readings at 4:15 p.m. to
day.
The readings are held in 105
Pattee Library and are open to
the public.
McLeod will play recordings of
Australians reading their own
poetry.
Spring Week Applicants
Students who want to apply for
the Spring Week business staff
may fill in blanks at the Student
Union desk in Old Main before
Saturday noon.
Applicants will be interviewed
on Feb. 23.
TM DAILY COWMAN. STATE COLIME. PENNSYLVANIA
ons, which are not binding, Inc
neet annually with employees
discuss policy matters.
2. That the University strength
en its grievance procedure, using
the steps already established fol
lowed by arbitration by a panel
of three, the findings of which
would be final.
Under the present policy a
grievance is presented to the em
ployees' immediate supervisor. If
no solution is reached a meeting
is arranged with the person im
mediately above the supervisor.
'lf no solution is then reached
meetings are arranged with the
Dean of the Colleges and finally
the University comptroller.
3. That employee organizations
be permitted to have non-Univer
sity persons as spokesmen in the
late stages of the grievance pro
cedure. So far, it has oeen the
policy of the University to deal
only with University employees.
'Separate Procedures'
4. That the University estab
lish "separate and distinct pro
cedures" for consulting with em
ployee organizations on matters
dealing with wages, hours, and
working conditions; and handling
disputes over the interpretation
or application of these rules.
The panel said it would recom
mend "neither exclusive recogni
tion nor a dues checkoff" but sug
gested that dues collection be per
mitted on University pronerty,
"but on the employees' own time."
The panel also recommended
that all policies it endorsed
should apply, to part-time employ
ees, but not to "casual" employees.
In explaining the recommenda
tions, the panel suggested further:
Communicate Changes
That after the annual policy
meetings between the University
and employee organizations, the
University communicate an y
changes to employees organiza
tions before new policies are es
tablished.
That in the case of any dis
agreement, higher-level meetingsl
with top union officials and the
University should be held. and
that thereafter any new policy
would be affected by the Univer
sity Board of Trustees.
Arbitration Pars'
That the arbitration panel, sug
gested as part of the University's
grievance machinery, consist of
an employee representative, a
University representative, and one
chosen from a permanent "rotat
ing" group.
George Fink, president of Local
67 State, County, and Municpal
Employees (AFL), said last night
he was satisfied with the panel's
decision.
"The panel has answered some
of our questions and problems but
not all of them. However, I think
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Stamp Sales Reach
The local sale of Centennial
stamps commemorating the
University's 100th birthday
passed the 900,000 mark at the
close of second-day sales yes
terday. •
Borough Postmaster Robert J.
Miller announced that 36,000 com
memorative stamps were sold yes
terday.
Of these approximately 10,000
were sold at the Student Union
desk in Old Main and the re
mainder at the borough postal
station and the Waring Hall ptirst
office.
Workers at the Student Union
desk said they had also sold 5000
Centennial envelopes yesterday.
The envelopes are a project of
the Student Centennial Commit
tee and bear the University's seal,
a replica of Old Main, and a few
lines about the University on the
left side. On Monday 7000 stamps
and 5000 envelopes were sold at
lude:
and their representatives to
LA Council
Hears Report
On Orientation
A report on liberal arts orienta-
tion course for liberal arts stu
dents was presented to the Liberal
Arts Student Council Monday
night, by RudOlph Lutter, Council
member.
The report stated that the
course, designed to develop a
basic understanding of the phil
osophy of liberal arts, will not be
graded. To eliminate cutting in
the course, a statement must ap
pear on the student's transcript
that he has completed the course.
The course, which will meet once
a week, will vary in intensity ac
cording to the students' standing
in their high school classes.
A committee was appointed to
help in the Open House (for high
school students), to be held in
conjunction with the other col
leges of the University. Council
members appointed to the com
mittee were Robert Parry, Mary
Bolich, Nancy Fortna, Robert
Steele, and Barbara McMillan.
An amendment to the council
constitution was read. If the
amendment is passed on second
reading the time for council elec
tions will be changed to April
rather than , May, as specified in
the constitution. Elections of coun
cil off ice r s will be held on
April 25.
Seniors to Get
Career Books
Today is the first of two days
that free career books will be dis
tributed to graduating seniors by
the Central Promotion Agency.
Distribution points will be the
Student Union desk in Old Main,
the lobby of Sparks outside room
11`l, the lobby of Main Engineer
ing, and, weather permitting, the
bulletin board in front of Car
negie Hall.
Fifteen hundred copies will be
distributed. Seventy-eight indus
trial and business firms have writ
ten articles for the book intro
ducing their organizations to in
tarested seniors.
The book will be of special in
terest to seniors in the colleges of
Business Administration, Liberal
Arts, Engineering and Architec
tures, Chemistry and Physics, and
Mineral Industries. Seniors in oth
er colleges, though, may get cop
ies by signing for them at the
distribution points.
the Student Union Desk.
Diehl McKalip, committee
chairman, said the original supply
of envelopes was exhausted but a
new supply was in print and
would go on sale at the Student
Union desk at 8 a.m. this morn
ing.
McKalip said .he had been as
sured by the borough postmaster
that the stamp supply was plen
tiful. The sale of stamps and en
velopes at the Student Union desk
will continue as long as there is a
demand, he said.
McKalip reminded students they
can deposit stamped Centennial
envelopes in a box at the Student
Union desk to receive the Birth
day cancellation. He said the bor
ough postmaster has assured him
that such envelopes would be can
celled and mailed with the Feb. 22
cancellation.
Miller revealed that the Univer
sity purchased 800,000 Centennial
stamps. He said 75,000 more
stamps were sold over the counter
on Monday, the first selling day
Kennedy Is - Elected
WD Council Head
James Kennedy, eighth semester chemistry major and
former secretary of West Dorm Council, was elected president
of the council Monday night
James Rooney,. second semester aeronautical engineering
major, was elected to succeed Kennedy as secretary.
Kennedy succeeds Stanley Juras.
Nominations for the offices
were made from the 'floor, and
only council members could vote.
Nominated for the presidency
besides Kennedy were Robert Ro
berts, second semester dairy sci
ence major, and James Clokey,
second semesterphysics major.
Rooney was the only nominee for
the position of secretary.
It was announced at the meet
ing that the Student Centennial
Committee has decided to hold
exchange dinners on campus
Feb. 22
May Hold Dance
The council voted tentatively
to hold a dance in Waring Lounge
folloring the dinner. It decided
to get an orchestra or combo to
lay
p .
A committee was named to
study the possibilities of 3pening
one or two of the small West
Dorm lounges to women students
on weekends. Co-chairmen are
Richard Moon, second semester
arts and letters major, and Ed
ward Erickson, second semester
industrial engineering major.
Freshman Queen
It was announced that a queen
will be chosen for the freshman
class Centennial Dance : March 26.
Each unit in the area will be asked,
to choose a freshman coed at the
University for the title.
The units must submit a picture
of the candidate and her written
permission to the Student Union
desk in Old Main between Feb. 28
and March 11 to enable the con
testant to be eligible, it, was an
nounced. Five faculty members
will select the queen.
The proposed constitution of
the Association of Independent
Men was read. Action on the con
stitution was tabled until next
week.
The council will meet at 7 p.m.
Monday in McKee Lounge to dis
cuss the constitution.
Warmer Weather
Seen for Today
Partly cloudy and warmer tern
peratures are forecast for today
by the University, weather sta
tion,
Temperatures are expected to
reach a high of 48 degrees, six
degrees higher than yesterday's
top thermometer reading.
There is also a good possibility
that the sun will creep through
to melt most of the snow.
Last night's low was expected
to be around freezing.
Paley to Address Seminar
M. 0. Paley, an International
Business Machine employee, will
address the Electrical Engineer
ing Seminar at 4:10 p.m. today
in 110 Electrical Engineering.
Paley will speak on "A Transis
torized Calculator."
900,000
in the borough. Yesterday's sales
total brings the aggregate total to
911,000. _
The borough post office origi
nally ordered one million stamps,
Miller said. He indicated that a
further order would be placed, if
necessary. He said the borough
post office expects to continue the
sale of Centennial stamps through
the year.
Fifteenth
ALL-UNIVERSITY
TALENT SHOW
February 25
8 p.m.
Schwab Auditorium
‘ O IISAY; FEIRUANY 16. 1455
Open House
Plans Heard
By Council
The Paul Smith Memorial Tro
phy,plans for the College of
Physical Education Open House,
and the proposed new grading
system foi the University were
discussed last night by Physical
Education Student Council.
Ann Farrell, fourth semester
physical education major, and
Dean Mullen, sixth semester
physical education major were
named co-chairmen of the Paul
Smith Memorial Trophy commit
tee. The trophy, which commemo
rates Paul Smith, former outstand
ing student and athlete at the
University, is awarded each' year
to a senior in the College of Physi
cal Education on the basis of
character, scholarship, extra cur
ricular activities, and athletic
ability.
Patricia Farrell, sixth semester
physical education. major, was
named chairman of the open
house committee for the college.
Don Bell, council president and
chairman of the entire open house
program, said that the help of
every student enrolled in the
Physical Education College will
be needed to ensure the success
of the college's open house • pro
gram.
Rudolph Lu"tter, fifth semes
ter arts and letters major, who
was appointed by All-University
Cabinet to investigate the present
grading system, presented a pro
posed new grading system in
which each student would be
graded relative to his classmates.
Under the proposed system a
grade range of 0-5 would be used,
and grades given would be based
on actual percentage achieved, as
opposed to the 10 point range
now used.
Council also voted unanirriouslit
to assist in the Sunday evening
coed recreation program at Rec
reation Ha/1.
La Vie Promotes 14
To Senior Board
Fourteen juniors have been pro
muted to the senior board of La-
Vie, David Carvey, editor, an
nounced yes'uday.
Those promoted are Paul Bean,
Judith Burns, Joan Carter, Mari
lyn Githens, 'Barbara Larpenteur,
Norman Lebovits, Lillian Melko,
Ronald Walker, Ro y Williams,
Frederick Romig, Herbert Rosen
berg, Charles Henry, Shirley Cal
kins, and Ronald Stone.
The positions they will hold will
be determined at a later date, Car
vey said.
MI Council to Moot
The Centennial open house will
be discussed at Mineral Industri6B
Council meeting tonight. The
meeting will be held at 7:30 to
night in 209 Willard.
CHUCK WAGON
featuring
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French Bread
with the works
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