Today's Weather: Cloudy and Warmer VOL. 55. No. 141 Chapel Choir, Orchestra To Give Anneal Concert The ChapeTChoir and thd Symphony Orchestra will pre sent their eighth annual Spring Concert at 8 tonight in Schwab Auditorium. • The concert, entitled “Contemporary Music of Three Faiths,” will include settings of texts from Protestant, Catho lic, and Hebrew liturgies. Unpaid Fines May Prevent Registration The students who have failed to go before Traffic Court “may not be allowed to register in the fall” unless their fines are paid, Dean of Men Frank J. Simes said yesterday. Letters were sent to approxi mately . 100 students by the dean of men’s offipe requiring them to report to the office for not pay ing heed to tickets tagged by Cam pus Patrol for traffic violations. • Of the 100 receiving letters, 32 failed to heed the warning by not reporting. They also face the pos sibility of office probation along with paying the fine. As yet, the 35 students have failed to come befo r e Traffic Court, although they had several notices to 'do so. Traffic Court is a student body which hears cases of students who feel they have been wronged in being tagged by Cam pus Paitrol. Simes appeared before All-Uni versity Cabinet May 5 requesting that some legislation be enacted to force the students to heed the summons. Simes later said that it would not be necessary for Cab inet to act on the matter since it would be handled by his office. Office probation requires stu dents to report to the dean of men’s office for informal talks- at certain times as long as the office deems it necessary. No perman ent record is placed on the stu dent’s transcripts. Eng Society Elects Kralles President The Penn State chapter of Al pha Pi Mu, National Industrial Engineering Honor Society, has elected Nicholas Kralles, presi dent; David Anderson, vice presi dent; Thomas Santarelli, record ing secretary; Theodore Horvath, corresponding secretary; Ray Clauser, treasurer; Frank Essel uhn, student council representa tive. «corge Thuering, associate pro fessor of industrial engineering faculty, will be faculty adviser. Elected into the chapter were Ray Clauser, Ivan Kahn, Freder ick MacDonald, George Maslou sky, John Bergey, Werner'Essel uhn, find Silvio Chiavacci. R. Conrad Cooper, vice presi dent in charge of industrial engi neering at the United States Steel Company, was initiated as an honorary member. Partly Cloudy Weather Forecast for Today Partly cloudy but warm wea ther is forecast for today by the University weather station. The lowest temperature expected is 38 and, the highest, 70. Cabinet Will Interview Candidates for Staffs Interviews for Cabinet Elec tions Committee, Foods Com mittee, and secretarial staff will begin at 7 tonight in the basement television room of the Hetsel Union. The Cabinet Personnel In terviewing Committee, made up of the nine college council presidents, will conduct the in terviews. ©lf? ©oil ' The opening nmnber of the program, “Antiphom for Festival and the Magnificat,” was written by George E. Ceiga, Chapel or ganist, at the request of the Choir. Three of the five “Hymns" (Bacon) and “Alleluia” (Thomp son) will conclude the first sec tion of the program. Solos by Reynolds Francis Reynolds, junior in chemical engineering from Min ersville, will sing the brief tenor solos of “Missa Brevis” (Kodaly), the first number of the second part of the program. Members of the Orchestra will accompany the Choir in. the con cluding number of the program, “Sacred Service” (Bloch). Theo dore K. Karhan, director of the Orchestra, will conduct the com bined groups .in this number which will be sung in its original Hebrew in recognition of the Ter centenary celebration of the es tablishment of the American Jewish community. Soloists for Number Soloists for this piece will be' baritone. Raymond H. Brown, as sistant professor of music, who will sing the role of Cantor; and sopranos Pearl McGee, junior in education from Altoona; and Bar bara Parros, senior in arts and letters from Bradfordwoods. The choir will be assisted in the concert by Ruth Bowman and Juanita Sherk, sopranos from State College; and the following alumhi members of the group: Suzanne Hess. Nancy Wiant, and Ruth Van Akin, altos; John Nes bitt, tenor; and John Jenkins, baritone. Free-Will Offering During the intermission a free will offering will be received. This voluntary offering is used for concert expenses that are not covered by' the University sub sidy allotted to the Choir. No seats are reserved except for parents and out-of-town guests of the performers. These seats will be held until 7:50 p.m. The doors will open at 7:30 p.m. The production details for the concert were handled by the Choir officers of the current year and the newly elected officers for next year. Hat Society Council to Meet The Hat Society Council will meet at 8 tonight on the second floor of the Hetzel Union Build ing to elect officers. Dulles Reports 'Turning Point' Events WASHINGTON, May 17 (ff)— Secretary of State John Foster Dulles declared tonight that re cent events on the world stage “may really mark a turning point in the tide of world history.” In an unprecedented broadcast from President Eisenhower’s of fice, the secretary told the Presi dent, the nation and the world of historic negotiations and events in Europe, from which he has just returned. For one'thing, Dulles said the recent agreement putting Ger many side by ‘side with France and other nations in the Western defense community has given Western civilization “a new lease on life." It was “a hard battle,” he said, because “the Soviet Union went all out with all it had” to prevent ratification of the treaties for re arming West Germany. He pictured the final approval of the pacts as the greatest dip lomatic defeat the Soviet Union has suffered in recent years. FOR A BETTER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE. PA.. WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 18. 1955 Chapel Let by The contract for construction of the first unit of the Helen Eakin Eisenhower Chapel has been awarded to R. M. Shoemaker Co., of Philadelphia, University officials announced yesterday. ' The action came following the weekend meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees. The amount of the contract was not released. Graduation Ticket Plan Announced A three-fold ticket distribution plan for faculty members who wish to attend the Centennial Commencement has bfeen outlined by University officials. The Commencement program is scheduled for 10:30 a.m., June 11, on Beaver. Field with President Dwight D. Eisenhower as the speaker. • The University will also con fer an honorary Doctor of Laws degree on the President during the Commencement ceremonies. In the event of extreme wea ther conditions the program will shift to Recreation Hall and the Beaver Field tickets will be void. The ticket system provides: 1) A quota will be set for the number of faculty members from each college for the academic pro cession, and those in the proces sion will sit in a reserved section on the field. These faculty mem bers will receive one ticket in the stands for their wives. 2) All l other faculty members may receive a total of two tickets for the stands to be used by them selves and their wives. These will be available at a time and place set by the dean of their College. These tickets will be limited to the use of the persons to whom they are issued. 3) All other members of the University staff will receive two tickets upon request at nlaces and tickets, upon 'request. The place will be announced at a later date. Nurock Resigns Posf With State Party Robert Nurock, freshman in arts and letters from Elkins Park, officially resigned as All-Univer sity vice clique chairman of State party last Wednesday. In a letter to Donald Buckbee, State party clique chairman, Nu rock said he resigned because of conflicting activities and because he wanted to devote more time to the debate team. A new vice clique chairman will be elected at the first clique meet ing next fall, Buckbee said. Dulles’ broadcast, was in the form of a personal report to the President and a group of other WASHINGTON, May 17 V P) —San. Walter F. George (D- Ga), commenting on Secretary of State Dulles' report to the nation, said tonight Dulles seemed "a bit overcautious" in hjs views on a Big Four meet ing. George, chairman of . the Sen ate Foreign Relations Commit tee. said Dulles "might well have disclosed more determina tion to approach these problems in a spirit of faith." high oficials with the radib-’TV audience listening in. Tonight’s program was the first TV broadcast ever to originate in the President’s office. The Voice of America sent the radio vexsion around the world “live” on 41 channels and will put it in to 37 languages for later trans mission. Eisenhower set an informal egtan Contract T rustees The contractor will be on cam pus today to begin work, accord ing to Walter H. Wiegand, di rector of the physical plant. The chapel will be constructed in three Units—a small meditation chapel, a 'connecting unit and the mam chapel and adjoining tower. The units will be arranged in a U-shape around a large reflecting pool. Meditation Chapel First The meditation chapel and the connecting unit which will join the main chapel and the medita tion chapel will be constructed first. They are expected to be complete by the fall semester, 1956. The main chapel and tower and the reflecting pool will be added at a later date as funds become available. Construction is being financed' by gifts and contributions. To date,, more than $250,000 has been donated. The 1954. Alumni Fund has. also pledged $134,000. Eisenhower Here President Dwight D. Eisenhower will lay-the-cornerstone in a cere mony following his commence ment address June 11. L. R. Eakin, father of the late Mrs. Eisen hower.. and L. R. Eakin, Jr., her brother, will also be present at the ceremony.- Luther H, Harshbarger, Uni versity chaplain, said yesterday plans for the ceremony are not yet complete. He did say, how ever, a recording of the ceremony, a statement of the chapel’s pur pose, and a. statement of dedica tion will be placed inside the cor nerstone. Ground Broken Feb. 22 Ground for the chapel, located north of Pattee Library in Hort Woods, was broken on Feb. 22 as part of the. ceremonies opening the centennial year. The small meditation chapel will be approximately 32 feet wide and 64 feet long, while the connecting unit between the two chapels will be 168 feet long and 30 feet wide. The meditation chapel will be used for small religious services, devotions and weddings. The sanctuary will be designed for use by all faiths. The main floor of the small chapel will seat 140 people. The balcony will seat 40 additional people, including a choir. Adjoining the chapel will be a small Roman Catholic meditation chapel with seats for 25 people. (Continued on page eight) tone in introducing the secretary. “Foster,” he said, “It’s good to have you here ...” Then he said he hoped the sec retary would touch, on “prospects for real progx-ess in our incessant search for peace.” He went on to say he and Dulles long were agreed they would wait “uhtil we had some confidence” in the word of the Russians be fore undertaking Big Four talks. Now, the President said, recent events such as the agreement on Austrian independence raises the hope that this country “might de velop with the Soviets a new re lationship” which could brighten hopes for peace. Dulles said the last week had been “so crowded with events I hardly know where to start.” Eisenhower suggested he go back to two years ago, when he said the belief and conviction de veloped that only through co operative strength could the free world face up to “the Communist dictatorship. (Continued from page three) Slicks Hit Panic Button See Page 4 HEc Houses Construction To Begin Construction on three home management houses is expected to start in a week to 10 days, Wal ter H. Wiegand, director of the physical plant, said yesterday. Berkebile Brothers of Johns town has been awarded the con tract for construction of the buildings, Wiegand said. They will be located east of Eastview Terrace, near the junction of East College avenue and the East En trance drive. They are ■ to replace the three cottages oh campus and one house in the borough now used as .home management houses. Two of the new buildings : will be ranch-type , structures, and the third will be a two-story building with two units,, each serving., as a separate house. The two.' ranch-type buildings will be L-shaped, wi. t h living quarters in one wing and. sleep ing rooms in the other. In the two story building, living quarters will be on the ground floor, with-sleep ing quarters on the second story. The sleeping quarters will be double rooms; The buildings also will have basements which will contain work rooms and recreation areas. Each of the units Will house eight girls, a directoress, and a baby ° The houses will be of frame con struction, with a brick and. wood exterior, and slate roofs. Trophy Awarded To Ag Ed Senior John Harris, senior in agricul ture education from Doylestown, has been awarded the first Clyde N. Hall Memorial trophy. The trophy is being given to the outstanding member of the dairy cattle judging team by the Pennsylvania Association of Arti ficial Breeding Cooperatives ; in memory of Hall, an associate pro fessor in dairy husbandry, who died last fall. Harris tied for second in the na tional individual collegiate dairy judging contest, and was sixth in the Eastern States individual col legiate daii-y iudging contest. Bierly Elected President Of LaVie Directors Woodrow W. Bierly news as sistant of the department of pub lic information, was re-elected president of the LaVie Board cf Dnectors Thursday. Other officers are Robert Mc- Millan, senior cb'ss president, vice president; and Paul Beana, man aging editor of the yearbook, sec retary. Cabinet Will Hold Banquet Tomorrow All-University Cabinet will hold its annual banquet at 6 pan. tomorrow in the Union Building, Ea-1 Soliy, All- Univarsity president, said yes terday. It will not be d-layod until next woek as was erron eously reported in yesterday's Collegian. Cabinet will hold its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. in 203 Hetsel Union. FIVE CENT!
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