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Senior Prom Tickets
Go on Sale—Hef ti to Play
Neal Hefti will play at the Senior Prom from 9 to 1 tonight in
Recreation Hall. Tickets will be on sale at 9 a.m. today at the Hetzel
Union desk and at the door tonight. Price is $5 per couple.
Hefti, only 33 years old, is a seasoned veteran with almost 15
years of name band experience as arranger, soloist, instrumentalist,
conductor, and radio and television work. He has also done recording
work as instrumentalist, conduct
or, and arranger.
Arrangements by Hefti have
been in' Remand for several years.
He ha/ conducted recording dates
for Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra,
Eileen Barton, Frances Wayne,
and others. He has conducted the
"Toast of the Town” television
show and the “Arthur Godfrey
Show” on radio and television.
Joins Woody Herman
T rustees
May Air
New School
Creation of a school of journal
ism and bids for the construction
of the Helen Eaken Eisenhower
Memorial Chapel are expected to
be discussed by the Executive
Committee of the University’s
Board of Trustees at its meeting
tonight.
Plans for construction of new
dormitories on the campus may
also be a topic of discussion.
Selection of a head of the school
of journalism and of department
heads and the school’s overall
program are expected to be on
the agenda.
A five-man committee was ap-
Eointed by Dr. Milton S. Eisen
ower early in the fall to discuss
the possibility of establishing a
school of journalism. The Uni
versity now has a department of
journalism in the Liberal Arts col
lege.
Members of the committee are
Ben Euwema, dean of the Liberal
Arts college, chairman; Richard
C. Maloney, assistant dean of the
college; Dr. James W. Markham,
associate professor of journalism,
and Lawrence Dennis, adminis
trative assistant to the president.
The committee submitted its re
port and recommendations to
President Eisenhower early this
week.
Bids on the chapel were due
yesterday. President Dwight D.
Eisenhower will lay the corner
stone for the first unit of the chap
el, a meditation chapel, when he
visits the University to deliver
ttie commencement address on
June 11.
The chapel was dedicated at
ground-breaking ceremonies on
Feb. 22, during Centennial cele
brations.
Student Struck by Car,
Borough Police Report
A University student was in
jured when he was struck by a
car at the intersection of Ather
ton street and College avenue
Tuesday night, borough police
said yesterday.
Paul Simonetti, junior in chem
ical engineering from Altoona,
suffered possible rib and arm in
juries, and a mild case of shock.
He was examined at the scene by
a State College physician who
passed by, and was taken to the
University Hospital where he was
released.
Awards to Be Offered
By Scholarship Fund
The Penn State Student Schol
arship Fund is offering awards to
regular four year students with a
1.5 All-University average, who
have been on campus for at least
one academic year as of June
1955. Applying students are re
quired to continue part time work
to help with their education. They
must show evidence of financial
need, and good character.
Applications may be obtained
from the Hetzel Union desk and
must be returned by Thursday,
May 19.
Andrew Carnegie visited the
University November 18, 1904 to
dedicate the Library.
AIM Judicial Board
Forms Due Tomorrow
Tomorrow is the deadline for
applications for the Associa
tion of Independent Men's Ju
dicial Board of Review.
Applications are available
at the Hetsel Union desk, and
from the dormitory counselors.
Independent men with at
least a 1.0 All-University aver
age are eligible for application.
In 1944, Hefti joined the Woody
Herman orchestra and the next
year was responsible for writing
several of the most famous num
bers the band ever produced in
cluding “Caldonia,” “The Good
Earth, “Wildroot,” “Apple Hon
ey,” and “Northwest Passage.”
Hefti has achieved considerable
fame in New York through his
work with the “Arthur Godfrey
Show” as well as doing numerous
dates for himself and for other
artists.
Early this year Hefti decided
to start a band of his own that
could play anything from “swing
to ballads.” He then spent months
preparing to make a debut as an
orchestra.
Other Top Bands
Other top dance bands which
Hefti has played with are Horace
Heidt, Charlie Barnet, and Char
lie Spivak. He has recorded two
long playing albums: “Swinging
on CoTal Reef” and “Singing In
strumentals.”
The Princeton ' Nassoons, also
included in the program tonight,
will not be present due to un
avoidable circumstances.. Theta
Kappa Phi fraternity was spon
soring the band, which was sched
uled to play during intermission.
Decorations for the dance will
follow the carnival theme of
Spring Week. Colored awnings
will extend from tha. walls. Clown
figures will decorate the walls in
addition to the awnings. A blue
ceiling will have rows of colorful
banners.
Spring Week Trophies
Trophies for the Spring Week
activities 'will be presented during
intermission, about 10:30. Joseph
Barnett, chairman of Spring
Week, will present the trophies
to the winners.
Dance programs will be in blue
and gold. A couple in colonial
dress and a shield with 1955 will
decorate the cover.
Members of the dance commit
tee lire Richard Hurlbrink, chair
man, Ann Lofguist, Eleanor Mc-
Kenzie, Eleanor Gwynn, Joan
Gillette, and Richard Gordan.
The of coat checking
which was started at the Inter
fraternity Council dance will b?
used tonight also. Under this sys -
tem more checking rooms and
more attendants are used.
Refreshments wiH be served
throughout the evening.
Camera Club Meeting Tuesday
The Camera Club will meet at
7:30 p.m. Tuesday in 213 Hetzel
Union to elect officers.
Hearing Held for Four
State College police pressed
charges at a hearing yesterday
against four University students
involved in the hassle with Belle
fonte and State College police
early Wednesday morning.
Robert Hawk, senior in arts and
letters from Petrolia; Robert Lar
son, junior in business adminis
tration from State College; Ches
ter Leone, junior in business ad
ministration from Kittanning; and
John Hayes, senior in education
from Elmira, N.Y., had been fined
Wednesday night by Bellefonte
police for violations committed
while the men were still in Belle
fonte.
According to State College po
lice, Hawk pleaded guilty to char
ges of disorderly conduct and fail
ing to yield the right of way to a
patrolman. He was fined $6O and
costs for the two violations. Hawk
pleaded not guilty to the charge
of resis' arrest. He must appear
before the September session of
county court.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
AIM-Leonides
Tickets Stolen
From Booth
Between 1000 and 2000 tickets
were stolen Wednesday night
from the Association of Independ
ent Men-Leonides booth at Spring
Week Carnival, according to John
Carlson, president-elect of West
Halls Council.
Carlson said the tickets, which
were in a paper bag behind the
counter, were grabbed when the
lights went off for a few seconds
about 10 p.m.
Carlson said the thieves may
have been two high school stu
dents, who were seen in the
booth before the lights went out,
but who were missing when the
power resumed. One student was
wearing a derby, Carlson said.
Under the new system, an or
ganization receives no points for
tickets collected over the number
of 225.
Two Ag Seniors
Receive Awards
Two agriculture seniors have
been given scholarships and
awards, Dr. Russell B. Dickerson,
director of resident instruction,
has announced;
Samuel Smith, a senior in agri
cultural and biological chemistry
from Lock Haven, is the first Uni
versity winner of the National Al
pha Zeta award of $l5OO. Smith
was also one of two studehts to
receive the John W. White Fel
lowship of $6OO. The award is an
All-University selection.
Bruce Schwalm, a senior in ag
ricultural engineering from Val
ley View, was named winner of
the Evan Pugh Medal for seniors..
Last Music Recital
Set for Saturday
Students of voice, piano, and
violin in the music and music edu
cation departments will present
their final recital of the year at
4:15 p.m. Monday in 117 Car
negie.
Harryette Gerhart, sophomore
in music education from Arling
ton, Va., will sing an original
song by Carson Rothrock, junior
in education from Tyrone. She
will be accompanied on the piano
by James Madenfort, senior in
music education from State Col
lege.
Photographer's Annual
Includes 2 Professors
Dr. George Johnson, professor
of agricultural extension, and
Nora Wittman, assistant profes
sor of German, have been in
cluded in “Who’s Who in Exhi
bition Photography for 1955.”
The list is published annually
in the PSA journal which is pub
lished by the Photographic So
ciety of America.’
Both names are included in
Who’s Who in Color while John
son is also listed in Who’s Who
in Nature.
Lantern on Sale Today
Lantern, liberal arts' maga
zine. will be sold today at the
Hetsel Union desk. Price is 10
cents.
Larson, Leone, and Hayes
pleaded guilty to disorderly con
duct charges. Larson and Leone
were each fined $25 and costs;
Hayes was fined $l5 plus costs.
At a preliminary hearing, Hawk
was found guilty of drunken driv
ing; Leone and Larson, guilty of
disorderly conduct and resisting
arrest; and Hayes, guilty of dis
orderly conduct.
The incident began late Tues
day night in Bellefonte. Belle
fonte police said the four students
—passengers in Hawk’s car—were
driving recklessly through Belle
fonte streets. When police tried
to hail the car, the men refused
to stop, and drove toward State
College. The Bellefonte police
radioed ahead to State College po
lice, who intercepted the students
as they drove into the borough.
Attempts by State College po
lice to stop the car failed at first.
They forced the students’ car off
the road. As the three cars
I stopped on a by-pass near the
University to Admit
3600 Frosh in Fall
Although 6051 Pennsylvania high school students have applied
for entrance into the University for the fall semester, only 3600 will
be admitted as freshmen, Dean of Admissions C. O. Williams has
announced.
Of these, only 500 freshman Women will be enrolled on the
main campus. The quota ha& al
ready been filled, forcing 225 ex
tra freshman women to enroll at
University centers to fill a total
quota of 725, Williams said.
However, next fall's quota is
100 short of last fall's when 600
freshman women were admitted
to the main campus.
A 2000 quota of male freshmen
to be admitted to the campus next
fall has almost been filled, Wil
liams said. Students still filing
applications may enroll at the cen
ters, which will accept 875 fresh
man men.
Last Spring'* Application*
The total number of applica
tions received so far is about 700
more than the 5360 received last
spring at this time, according to
Williams.
Last week, Dean of Women
Pearl O. Weston said that there
would be no change in the en
rollment of freshman women for
the fall semester, contrary to Wil
liams’ report of a cut of 100 high
school graduates.
Williams cited two reasons why
fewer freshman women Will be
admitted. They are:
High School Standing
1. The University has been ad
mitting women with high stand
ing in their high school classes
because of limited quotas. A? a
result, the number of woman
students dropped during the year
has decreased.
2. Also because of the small
quotas, women who were not ad
mitted to the campus for the last
two yeara enrolled a{ the six cen
ters. Now they must be admitted
to the University to complete
their junior and senior years.
Williams said, he believes the
expected upsurge in University
enrollment nas begun to set in,
and he cited the admission prob
lem of women students as espec
ially critical because they are al
most entirely limited to living ih
University dormitories.-
Future Improvement ;
Thinking of future improve
ment of the problem, Williams
cited the plans which are cur
rently being drawn up for dormi
tories planned to hold 1000 wom
en. Thompson Hall, a dormitory
built for men, is helping the situ
ation by housing 432 women stu
dents, he said.
Men and women students who
applied for the main campus and
were placed at centers instead
will be given, preference in fill
ing vacancies resulting from late
cancellations. Among these stu
dehts, greater preference Will be
given to women who have ,an
older sister or brother on campus
or who are daughters of Univer
sity alumqi, Williams said.
Bock Painting in Exhibit
A painting by Walter Hock,
graduate student in art education
from Pine Grove Mills, is included
with paintings selected for ex
hibition. in the reception room of
the president’s office in Old Main.
turkey pens on east campus, Hawk
jumped from the car and started
using coarse language, police
said.
The officers warned the men
but the students jumped from the
car and a hassle ensued. However,
the police ended the scuffle, and
Pennsylvania State police were
called to help take the men to the
county jail in Bellefonte.
The students spent Wednesday
in jail, and were not released un
til after the preliminary hearing,
Bellefonte police said.
Frank J. Simes. dean of men,
said yesterday the “University
will probably take some sort of
action” in oi’der to determine whe
ther the students’ conduct was
detrimental to the name of the
University.
Harold W. Perkins, assistant
dean of men, said he will meet
with the students today and Mon
day. No action will be taken until
after the students have an oppor
tunity to present their case, he
said.
FfctOAY. MAY 13. 1Y55
Centennial
Students
Strike for
Class Cuts
The most famous student-fac
ulty disagreement in the Univer
sity’s history occurred in 1905
when the student body staged
what is known as the “great
strike.”
Cause of the'trouble was the
general feeling among the 1 men
that the rule regarding class at
tendance was too rigid.
The feeling boiled over when a
faculty notice forbade students
to use any of their six per cent
allowed absences within 24 hours
before or after vacations.
Send Petition
The upperclassmen sent in a
petition asking for a modification
of the ruling, but it was rejected
by the faculty because it sounded
more like a demand than a re
quest. The students countered by
sending an ultimatum to the ef
fect that if favorable action was
not taken, they would take inde
pendent action.
When no reply was received,
men held a mass meeting and
voted to refuse to attend classes.
Agalnihe faculty stood its ground
and refused to receive a commit
tee of students as long as they
were in revolt. A second secret
ballot among the students showed
only 17 wished to return to classes.
Committee Meets
Finally the situation was eased
when a trustee-alumni commit
tee. met with the faculty and the
student committees to arbitrate
the difficulty. They decided, if
the students would return to
classes, there would be ho retali
atory measures and their griev
ance committees could have more
ready access to the administration.
The'following morning the stu
dents, after having missed 10 days
of classes, returned to their
studies. Thfe “great strike” was
over.
Summer Sessions
Forms Are Ready
Official registration forms for
the 1955 Summer Sessions have
been distributed to the deans’
offices, according to Marion R.
Trabue, dean of summer sessions.
On-campus' students who wish
to obtain advance approval of
their programs of study for the
summer must do so before May
16. When such approval is not ob
tained) registration must be com
pleted in full on the official day
of registration for the respective
sessions in which the student
Wishes to enroll.
Students must obtain the ap
proval of their official faculty ad
viser, and graduate students must
also obtain approval from the
dean of the graduate school.
Thornton, Hill Awarded
$350 In Ag Scholarships
John Thornton, junior in gen
eral agronomy from Lemont, and
Paul Hill, sophomore in agricul
tural engineering from Spring
Mills, have been awarded schol
arships through the College of
Agriculture.
Thornton was chosen for the
$lOO KDKA scholarship from
Pittsburgh, and Hill was chosen
regional winner for the entire
northeast in the $250 Sears Roe
buck Foundation award.
Chooringleador Tryouts
Tryouts for cheorloadors will
bo hold at 6i30 p.m. Sunday,
Monday, and Tuosday in front
of Old Main. '
Second semester .
with at loast a I*o All-Univor
•lty average may try ou*»