Committee Cancels Community Forum For Coming Year The Community Forum will suspend operations for next year, Mary Jane Wyland, president, announced yesterday. The action was taken at the spring meeting of the Forum committee, following a report of the subcommittee on recom mendations. In its report, the subcommittee cited five reasons for its Moorhead Is Elected To Head AA Douglas Moorhead, sixth semes ter horticulture major, was elect ed president of the Athletic As sociation yesterday by a scant four vote margin over Robert Hoffman, sixth semester journal ism major. Hoffman automatically becomes AA vice president. lan Springer, fifth semester physical education major, was the only nominee for secretary. Only 425 men cast ballots in the revote. The totals were: Moor head, 149; Hoffman, 145; and Wil liam Straub ? sixth semester agri culture engineering major, 131. The revote was called beeause women reportedly voted in the first election, held last month. According to the AA constitution, pnly men may vote for AA of fices. Results of the first election showed .only 30 votes separating the first two presidential condi dat e s. Ronald Weidenhammer, outgoing AA president ? also • re ported the third candidate was not far behind. Complete results of the first election were not re leased, however: ' The reason some women voted in the first election was because the equipment necessary to' jam the voting machines to restrict the voting was not available, ac cording to Ernest Famous, All- University Elections Committee chairman. Printed ballots were used in the revote. In a statement last night, Moor head said, "I would like to thank all the students who voted for me, in so doing, showing their confidence in my abilities. I only hope I can do as good a job as Ron Weidenhammer did this year. I congratulate Bob Hoffman on beihg elected vice president, and Also Bill Straub on running, for be too could have done a good job." Bus Ad Council to Elect Next Year's Officers The Business Administration Student Council will elect offi cers at 8 p.m. tomorrow in 203 Hetzel Union. Self-nominations for next year's Council will be held from Wed nesday noon to Saturday noon. Business administration students with a 1.2 All-University average may obtain nomination blanks to morrow through Saturday in 106 Sparks. There are openings for five seniors, eight juniors, and six sophomores. Spring Week Parade r The route of the Spring Week parade, organizations approved for the parade, and general pa rade information were announced by the Spring Week committee Sunday night. The parade will be at 6 p.m. May 9 and will form on Nittany and Fairmount avenues where they intersect at S. Allen street. From there the parade will go TODAY'S WEATHER: CLOUDY AND WARM recommendation: 1. Despite a financially success ful 1953-54 season, there has been a general decline in ticket sales over the past several years. 2. Insufficient funds are avail able to undertake such a program for next year. 3. Entertainment numbers such as Charles Laughton seem to be most popular and such programs were not the original purpose of the -.Forum 4. Other programs compete for the support of the same limited segment of the community. 5. A poll conducted a year ago by Dr. Lester Guest, professor of psychology, showed that while Forum is widely known, it does not have wide support of the com munity. Unofficial figures for this year show that Forum lost approxi mately $l5OO. Sales from series and single tickets netted $2186, while expenses totaled approxi mately $3700. The deficit will be paid from a $2164 reserve fund. Last year, the Forum showed an $BOO profit. The subcommittee also offered two suggestions for the improve ment of the Forum series: 1. An expansion of Forum by including music and drama as well as the traditional lecture series. Such a program, the committee felt, would involve a combined program with the Community Concert series. 2. Undertaking the forum pro gram as part of a joint student faculty program. Such a proposal was advanced at the 1954 Student Encampment. It recommended that an assessment for Commun ity Forum be included in the stu dent fee. The proposal was de feated by All-University Cabinet. Miss Wylan said there were no immediate plans for reviving the Forum series. History Roundtable Meeting The History Roundtable which was schedulEd to Thieet in the Het zel Union Building tonight, will meet at 7:45 p.m. in the recreation lounge of McKee Hall. Prexy to Take Florida Vacation President Milton S. Eisen hower, who has been recuper ating from an attack of virus pneumonia since March 31, was expected to leave by plane this morning for a 10-day vacation in Florida. He will be accompanied by Wilmer E. Henworthy, director of student affairs. President Eisenhower was stricken in Washington, D.C., while making a speaking tour on behalf of the University's Centennial. Alumni Fund drive. down S. Allen street, turning right and proceeding up College avenue. It will continue up Col lege avenue turning left on Short lidge road. At Pollock road the parade will turn left and go across campus to the intersection of Pollock road and Burrowes street. After going right on Burrowes street and parade will disband near Recreation Hall. The committee set up the fol lowing standards to be followed by each organization entering the parade. Those which do not com ply will be expelled from the parade, Harry. Mcßurney, pub licity chairman, said. 1. Each unit will be expected to meet generally accepted stand ards of good taste in theme and attire by adhering to the plans approved on the initial applica tion blank. 2. A car, jeep, station wagon, Tilt 'EMIR VOL. 55. No. 120 STATE COLLEGE. PA., TUESbAY MORNING, APRIL 19, 1955 FIVE CENTS Indoor Graduation Is Alternate Plan -- - An alternate, indoor - commencement plan in the event of "extreme" weather con ditions, was announced yesterday by Wilmer E. 4enworthy, director of student affairs. Original commencement plans released April 4 did not provide for an indoor ceremony in the event of "extreme" weather conditions, but for a broadcast of the basic graduation program from a closed location. However, it remains the intention of the University, Kenworthy emphasized, to have the ceremony on Beaver Field with .each graduate receiving six tickets. Only "extreme" and not "incle ment" weather conditions will be cause for switching the ceremon ies to Recreation Hall, Kenworthy said. If necessary, he said, the outdoor ceremony will be post poned from hour to hour in order to have suitable conditions. A decision to switch to the in door site would be made by the Commencement committee and probably the secret service at taches to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Kenworthy said. The alternate plan was made possible. Kentworthy said, by mak ing several adjustments in the normal physical setup, but with no changes in the customary Commencement program. Under the indoor plan, he said, the entire class would attend, and would have two guest tickets each. If any graduate did not wish to leave his guests or to choose two of them for the indoor ceremony, he would be excused and could listen by radio with his guests. Donald Balthaser, senior class president, indicated that on the basis of further consideration, an indoor ceremony seemed more satisfactory and that he had ad vised Kenworthy he felt such a plan should be used. The main changes that have made an indoor ceremony pos sible, if needed, Kenworthy said, are the rental of 1000 chairs from a Philadelphia concern, minimum spacing of chairs, maximum use of bleachers, less desirable but adequate provisions for press, radio, cameramen, and television, University to the outdoor cere mony only, and the conviction restriction of special guests of the that most members of the class would be willing to attend an in door ceremony and would choose their parents, or husbands and wives to be their guests. Grange Parking Lot Will Be Expanded Editorial on page four Construction to expand Grange parking lot to hold 77 more cars will begin this spring, Walter H. Wiegand, director of Physical Plant, said yesterday. Another row of parking spaces will be added to the lot in front of Grange dormitory and a row by the Temporary classroom build ing. The parking lot now accommodates approximately 200 cars Wiegand said this plan will help take care of the traffic jam on Shortlidge road Friday and Saturday nights. He also said that making Shortlidge road one way would not help solve the problem, but merely add more problems to the traffic situation. All-University Cabinet passed a recommendation suggesting that Shortlidge road be made one-way from midnight to 1:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights. Wiegand said that it is too con fusing to 'make a road one-way part of the time and two-way other times. He also felt that stu dents would not obey the one way regulations because they now pa r k where there are n 9 parking signs. "The fastest way to move traf fic is two-ways," Wiegand said, "and by making the road one way would just allow students to park on both sides of the road. "Parking on both sides would allow about 20 to 30 more stu dents to be able to park in front of the dormitories. But there are plenty of parking spaces avail able," he said. Wiegand said that 100 spaces were available behind Simmons and McElwain, and over 200 by the Jordan Fertility plots. "Students who now park in front of the no parking signs by Atherton dormitory and 'double park will not pay attention to one way signs," Wiegand said. Wiegand said that the Physical Plant had tried making Short lidge road one-way about two years ago, but that it had not been successful. He explained the only way that such a plan could be made to work was to have patrolmen on duty. "When we tried this," Wiegand said, "the patrolmen nearly got killed." Plans Set or horses may be used to pull a float. 3. No more than $2O may be spent by any unit participating in the parade. 4. Units must enter one of the four categories to which they were assigned. 5. If a float is not at its as signed station at the appropriate time 25 points will be deducted from entrance points. 6. Any hindrances or detrac tions to other floats is prohibited. 7. Each unit must be preceded by a banner at least three feet by three feet telling what organ izations are in the unit to aid the judges. Twenty-seven groups were ap proved by the committee Sunday night for entrance in the parade. . Those approved in the Farmer's • aligh School division are Alpha Zeta, Phi Sig ma Kappa and Independent Women, Delta (Continued on page three) FOR A BETTER PENN STATE Blood Drive Set For April 26, 27; Quota Is 300 Pints A goal of 300 pints has been set for the spring semester blood drive program sponsored by the' Red Cross campus unit. The drive will be held April 26 and 27 in the Hetzel Union Building. Pledge forms have been dis tributed to sororities and frater nities, and representatives must turn these in today to either Jean Yemm or James Culbertson, co chairmen of the drive. A five donor minimum has been asked from each fraternity and at least three donors have been asked from each sorority. Pledge forms can also be ob tained at the Student Union desks in the HUB and in Waring Hall. Containers will be placed in the women's dormitories and in all West Dormitories for the return of these forms. Walk-in donors will also be permitted. Students who have given blood at the University have free blood accessible to them whenever needed at any hospital in the country which supports a Red Cross blood program. Coeds interested in being host esses for the second day of the drive, April 27, may contact Miss Yemm at 263 McElwain. Einstein, 76, After 4-Day PRINCETON, N.J., April 18 (IP)—Dr. Albert Einstein, the gentle, wispy -haired physicist whose studies lifted him to the summit of the scientific world, died early today at the age of 76. The author of the theory of relativity and leader in the fields of nuclear fission an d electronics died at .1:15 a.m. (EST) in Prince ti • It "ital. Albert Einstein Dies at 76 greatest scientists was due to a rupture of the aorta, the main artery of the body, and harden ing of the arteries. Tottrgiatt Dies Illness Einstein, who had been in poor health for the past year, became ill Wednesday, but oppocad sur gery as his condition worsened. He was hospitalized Friday. Muttering in German, Einstein "quietly gave two deep breaths and expired," his physician said. The messages poured in to the gray, clapboard house, in which the little, unpretentious mathe matical genius loved to think of as hi - . haven from the outside world. The family declined to reveal funeral arrangements, k,e e p i n g both the time and place secret. One of Einstein's last contribu tions to science came in 1950 when he published the unified field the ory, a monumental mathematical treatise that stirred thinkers as few works before it have done. It was described as daring and provocative because it sought to describe under one cover all the forces of the universe in a set of (Continued on page thr4e)
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