Academic Honesty Plan 5 Exi A plan to create student faculty committees to hear cases of academic dishones ty has been approved by the Council of Administration, Wilmer E. Kenworthy, di rector of student affairs, an nounced yesterday. The plan goes into effect im mediately. Under the plan, committees will be appointed in each of the nine colleges to hear cases of three types of cheating: 1. presumably unpremeditated, 2. premeditated, and 3. coopera tive, premeditated cheating, in. volving collusion. Penalties for Today's Weather: Cloudy with Showers VOL. 55. No. 135 Patton Named Miss Penn State 4 Winners Named In 'Week' Parade Sigma Pi and Gamma Phi Beta, Pi Kappa Alpha and Sig ma Sigma Sigma, Sigma Chi and Zeta Tau Alpha, and Delta Sigma Phi and Delta Delta Delta took first place in the four classifications of the Spring Week parade last night. r The four groups were chosen as winners of the Farmer’s High School, Agricultural Col lege, Pennsylvania State College, and Pennsylvania State Univer sity. Wiiiners were selected from a possible 30 points on* the basis of originality, adherence to theme, arid good taste, William Rich mond, parade chairman, said. “‘Class in Weed Breeding,” the theme of the float by Sigma Pi and Gamma Phi Beta, took first place in the Farmer’s High School class with 27 points. Second and third place went to Chi Phi and Pi Beta Phi, .25 points, and Sigma Nu and AlphaXi Delta, 23 points. Judges of this classification were Joseph F. O’Brien, profes sor of public speaking; George S. Zoretich, instructor of fine arts; and Kelly Yijaton, associate pro fessor of dramatics. PiKA, Sigma Sigma Sigma Win In the Agricultural College ca tegory, Pi Kappa Alpha and Sig ma Sigma Sigma won top honors with 28, points for “Uncovering Knowledge.” Delta Tau Delta and Alpha Sigma Phi with 27 points, rind Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Delta Gamma with 24 points were Vincent, assistant pro fessor or ,economics; George H. Warher, of accounting; and Robert A. Graham, Graham and Son, judged the Agricultural College" division. PSC Category Sigma Chi and Zeta Tau Alpha took first place in the Pennsyl vania State College category with "Twin Foundings,” collecting 29 points. Second and third places went to Delta Chi and Kappa Del ta, 28 points, and Theta Chi and Phi Mu, 27 points. This category was judged by Jack Harper, Harpers Mens Store; S. H. Frost, instructor in fine arts; and Streighton A. Watts, graduate assistant in political science. In the Pennsylvania State Uni versity division, Delta Sigma Phi and Delta Delta Delta’s ‘Exchange Service” won first with 28 points. Phi Kappa Tau and Thompson (Contimied on page sixteen) Cheerleading Tryouts Cheerleading tryouts will continue at 6:30 tonight in front of Old Main. Finals will be held next week. Candidates should be second semester freshmen and have a 141 All-University average. bach of the three offenses have been prescribed. The plan, which came out of the 1963 and 1954 Student En campments and was recom mended by All-University Cab inet, was approved last week by the Council of Administra tion. It had been recommended by the Senate Committee on Student Affairs. For the first type of of fense, unpremeditated cheat ing, the prescribed penalty will be sending probationary memorandum to the office of the dean of the offendor's col lege, his adviser, the dean of men or women, and sending notification of the action to the lattg By JUJDY HARKISON Picture on Page Two Four Awprded Agricultural Scholarships Winners of four agriculture scholarships and awards have been announced by Dr. Russell B. Dickerson, director of resident instruction. James Holter, sixth semester dairy science major, won the $5OO Ralston-Purina Foundation schol arship. The scholarship, awarded on the basis of leadership, scholar ship, character, and need, will be ah annual award. , , John Thornton, fifth semester general agriculture major, won a $lOO scholarship from radio sta tion KDKA, Pittsburgh. The scholarship entitles him to com pete for a summer job with the station against similar winners from Ohio State University and the University of West Virginia. Paul Hill, fourth semester agri culture "engineering major, won the Northeast regional $250 Sears Roebuck Foundation award. Robert. Grubb, sixth semester agronomy major, won the Penn State Danforth Foundation award which includes several weeks, studying research work in the mid-west and to attend a summer camp in Michigan. Nationwide Polio Shots Postponed WASHINGTON, May 9 (#)— The nationwide polio vaccination program marked time today while the government set up machinery for quick stage-by-stage release of “frozen” vaccine. In nearly every area where in oculation of school children was scheduled today, authorities or dered a postponement in compli ance withwesterday’s-’strong rec ommendation 1 * from the head of the U.S. Public Health Service, Dr. Leonard A. Scheele. Michigan Chief Holdout Michigan was the chief hold out. Inoculations went ahead there with the blessing of State Health Commissioner Albert Hteustis. Dr. Heustis said he saw nothing in Scheele's announce ment to cast a doubt on the safe ty of Michigan’s vaccine supply. cheating included asking an other student for information, giving another student infor mation either verbally or by showing him the answers, or looking at a notebook or text book during the exam. ' Premeditated cheating will draw disciplinary probation for a least a year. It may be petitioned off after one year. The offender’s parents will be notified of .the action. Disciplinary probation ban the student from holding an office in any activity and from representing the Uni versity in any way, such as an athletic team or the de bate team. The action is placed on the student's rec ords. FOR A BETTER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1955 Crowned Miss Penn State Senate OK's Grant Increase University Senate Thursday approved an increase in the John W. White fellowship from $5OO to $6OO. Alexander Simkovich, eighth semester meteorology ma jor, this year’s winner, will re ceive the increase. Sidney Goldblatt, eighth, semes ter pre-medical major, was award ed the John W. White fellowship due to the default of Samuel Smith, eighth semester agricul tural bio-chemistry major. Smith was recently awarded the $l5OO Alpha Zeta fellowship with the condition that it be the only fel lowship held for 1955-56. The Senate approved the admis sions requirements for a two-year metals technology curriculum in the College of Mineral Industries, as set up by its Committee on Admissions. Various course and curriculum changes were also approved. Individual lots of vaccine will be cleared for immediate use as soon as the. inspectors okay them and telephone their reports to Scheele, who said he hoped the first lots can be released late this week. In other developments: 1. Chairman Warren G. Mag nuson (D-Wash.), of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee said an investigation will be start ed early next week into what he called "muddled confusion” sur rounding the vaccine. Magnuson said at Vancouver, B.C. where he is attending a trade convention, that further safeguards in distri bution, inspection and adminis tration of the vaccine are needed. Salk Makes Statement 2. Dr. Jonas E. Salk, developer of the vaccine, said at Pittsburgh the Public Health Service’s action ample* at, premeditated cheating are possession or use of crib notes or other prepared material during an exam. An other example is plagiarising in preparing themes or reports. Cooperative premeditated cheating involving collusion will bring suspension for the remainder of the semester or for the next semester. Sending a substitute to take an exam, serving as a substi tute, or stealing or receiving an exam that is to be given are examples of the third type of cheating. Second offenses of either of the first two types of offenses will draw the next higher pen alty in the scale. Thus a second offense of (EoUrniatt Miss Pennsylvania Crowns 1955 Queen By NANCY SHOWALTER Picture on Page Three Barbara Patton, eighth semester education major, wao crowned Miss Penn State by Barbara Sue Nager, “Miss Penn sylvania of 1955,” before an estimated 2500 at coronation cere monies last night in Recreation Hall. WDFM Names New Personnel For Next Year Campus radio station WDFM announced its new personnel for next year last Tuesday. Morton Slakoff,'seventh semes ter arts and letters major, was ap pointed station manager; Sandra Greenspun, sixth semester arts and letters major, program direc tor; Eleanor Moran, fourth semes ter arts and letters major, assis tant program director; James Mar tin, sixth semester physics major, chief announcer; John Thornton, fifth semester general agriculture major, continuity director; and Lee Ann Leaphart, fourth semes ter home economics major, traffic manager. George Mastroianni, fifth semes ter arts and letters major, was ap pointed news director; Charles Folkers, sixth semester business administration major, special events director; Rosemary White, sixth semester arts and letters ma jor, office manager; Jane Berg doll, sixth semester arts and let ters major, record librarian; James G. Miller, sixth semester music education major, music di rector; Bruce Geisinger, sixth se mester business administration major, business manager; Elaine (Continued on page sixteen) “expresses its desire to do all in its power to assure the continuous flow of safe and effective vac cine.” Salk said the safety of the vaccine itself has been proved be yond question. But he said the Public Health Service “has the ultimate responsibility in matters of this kind that have gone beyond the research stage.” 51 Contract Polio 3. The number of reported polio cases among the estimated five million children who have been vaccinated remained at 51. All but a few of the victims received vac cine made by Cuter Laboratories in California. 4. The White House said Presi dent Eisenhower is being kept in formed of developments but has not yet received the detailed re port which Welfare Secretary Hobby is preparing for him. unpremeditated cheating will result in the penalty for the next higher offense ■discl plinary probation. The penalty for a second of fense of the highest type of cheating—cooperative, premed itated cheating, involving col lusion—will be expulsion from the University. A third offense of premedi tated cheating or a fourth of fense of unpremeditated cheat ing will also result in expul sion. This is the first time that of fenses and penalties for aca demic dishonesty have ben cat egorized and put into a uni form code. Previously, disciplinary ac (Continued on page sixteen) Assembly Lines See Page 4 Miss Patton was selected from five finalists, all senior women, who were Faith Gallagher, Joan Hunter, Louise Justin, and Gail Smith. She was sponsored by Pi Kappa Phi and Atherton Hall and is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Her hobbies are singing, sewing, and sports, and she is a member of Chapel Choir and Thespians. • Judges The finalists were judged by Miss Nager, Sherwood Reeder, president of the Pennsylvania Economy League, Inc., and his wife, and A. G. “Red” Duvall, former tackle on the University football team. Duvall was not announced as a judge until last night at the cere monies. . The cerfemonies began with the introduction of the judges. Reeder gave the best definition of beauty as: “the most beautiful object in the world is a beautiful woman.” Studied Figures Duvall sent the audience into an uproar when he announced that he had studied accounting while in college and as everyone could see. was still studying fi gures. Each of the finalists was intro duced by George Mastroianni, master of ceremonies and music was provided for the ceremonies by Lyn Christy and the Campus seers. Miss Patton was awarded a gold loving cup by the coronation com mittee and will receive 110 points toward the Spring Week trophy. The finalists we r e awarded 60 points. Presented Crown All entrants in the contest formed a double line while Miss Patton preceded by the four fin alists attendants, walked down the aisle to her throne. She wore a blue velvet and fur robe over a blue gown, and was officially made Miss Penn State when Miss Nager presented her with the crown. She will receive gifts from 45 borough merchants which include (Continued on page sixteen) Carnival Permissions Names of women who need special 12 p.m. permissions for carnival Wednesday and Thurs day night must be turned in by 5 p.m. today at the Hetsel Union desk by each organisa tion, according to Ross Clark, carnival chairman. FIVE CENTS
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