5 Senior Gift Ideas Ch
The Senior Class gift Com
mittee last night decided the
five final gift suggestions to be
voted on by the senior class.
Suggestions are furnishings for
the All Faith Chapel, a recrea
tion lodge for students ; a cen
tennial monument, social tele
vision. and library books.
Seniors will vote for one of
the five final selections when
they receive their copies of La-
Vie. LaVie will definitely be
available before graduation,
George L. Donovian, director of
associated student activities,
said yesterday. However, no
date for their arrival has been
set yet. Seniors to receive the
senior class honors at Class
Night ceremonies will also be
voted on at that time.
Today's Weather:
Cloudy and
Cooler
VOL. 55. No. 143
Cabinet Approves
Penn State Series
All-University Cabinet last night approved a new music
cultural series, to be called the Penn State Series. The pro
gram will be instituted on campus next semester in place of
the defunct Community Forum.
The series will be supported by a student fee of fifty cents
a semester.
The motion will next go before
ber, chairman of the Cultural
Committee, assured doubtful Cab
inet members the plan' definitely
would be considered by that
body.
Earlier, Barry Mills, former edi
tor of the Engineering Newslet
ter, suggested to Cabinet that one
dollar a year needed to support
the series be taken from the Ath
letic Association fees of $lB a
year, which every student is re
quired to pay.
Mills said a conflict between
the Athletic Association and the
cultural program of the Univer
sity could be at least partially
appeased by removing one dollar
from the spring Athletic Associa
tion book. Each student pays $9
for his AA bdok.
He said that not nearly as many
students go to the spring sports
events as to the football games
in the fall. Therefore, he claimed,
a dollar wouldn’t be missed as
one from the fall book would be.
Garber commented on a ques
tion from a Cabinet member on
the seating capacity problem that
might occur if a proposed per
former should draw an exception
ally large crowd of students,
townspeople and faculty.
Garber said that two perform
ances might be held in such an
instance if the situation warran
ted it. 'Hf said the Unversity
might consider subsidation of the
series which would lessen bud
get problems involved in a dou
ble program. However, Garber
said, the University has not been
approached on the matter.
The motion must be approved
by Cabinet at the next meeting
before the plan can be put into
effect. Garber said that much
work would have to be done to
fully present the series to Uni
versity students.
Men's Debate
Names Eight
Class Winners
Two winners in each academic
class were chosen in the Men’s
Debate Team intersquad debate
contest Wednesday night.
The senior class winners were
John E. Boyd, education major
from Pine Grove Mills, first place;
and Jerry Donovan, labor-man
agement major from Bellefonte,
second.
Sidney Blecker, arts and letters
major from Reading, won first
place >in the junior class; and
Edwin Van Deusen, arts and let
ters major from Chester, won sec
ond place.'
The sophomore class first place
winner was George Haines, edu
cation major from Nottingham;
and David Scotj, agriculture edu
cation major from Chatham, N.J.,
second place.
Thomas Hollander, arts and
letters major from Washington,
D.C., won first place in the fresh
man class division, while Robert
Nurock, arts and letters major
from Elkins Park, won second
place.
The contest was open to mem
bers of the debate team who had
not competed in more than 10
debates.
The debate topic was the na
tional debate topic for this year
Resolved: That the United States
should extend diplomatic recog
nition to the Comtnunist Govern
ment of China.
Keys were awarded to the win
ners.
Banner Honored
At LaVie Banquet
Franklin C. Banner, professor
and head of the department of
journalism, was honored at the
LaVie banquet Wednesday night.
David C. Carvey, retiring editor
of LaVie, presented Banner with
a scroll, expressing appreciation
for his more than 20 years of
service on the LaVie Board of
Directors.
Banner, who will retire on June
30 as head of the department of
journalism but will continue to
teach for an additional year, had
submitted his resignation as a
member of the LaVie Board.
Furnishings for the All Faith
Chapel wil linclude either fur
nishings for the social lounge
in the wing, or furnishings
(pews or hym n " 1s) for the
chapel itself. The social lounges
are in the section of the chap
el which connects the medita
tion chapel and the main chap
el. The decision on whether to
furnish one of the two lounges
or fhe chapel will be made at a
later date after consultation
with Luther Harshbarger, Uni
versity Chaplain.
■The committee felt that a
recreational lodge, to be used
for any off campus recreational
activities, would be used by *
most students and student
groups. Certain University
groups have off campus cabins
By TED SERRILL
Senators Hit Inadequate Civil Defense
WASHINGTON, May 19 (#)—
President Eisenhower was urged
by the Senate Armed Services
Committee today to “assume per
sonal responsibility” in develop
ing a d e q u a t e Civil Defense
against ah H-bomb attack.
The committee endorsed in exec
utive session a subcommittee re
port declaring this country is un
prepared now and recommending
that the federal government give
immediate attention to the prob
lem of evacuating target areas and
providing food and medicine for
those who might be forced to flee.
The subcommittee report also
culled for clarification of what
responsibilities if any the military
services should assume in Civil
at present, but the demand for
their use is more than they can
accommodate. The University
had a recreational lodge which
burned several years ago. The
gift would be given to rebuild
this or to build a new lodge.
Members of the committee
suggested that it would be ap
propriate to commemorate the
centennial year with a monu
ment. Several suggestions were
made concerning the design or
place. Possible places mention
ed were on the Mall and in
front of the Hetiel Union
Building. Possible designs will
be discussed with members of
the art department.
Social television was suggest
ed as a means of acquainting
more students with activities
UatlgQ
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
STATE COLLEGE. PA., FRIDAY MORNING. MAY 20', 1955
Freshman Cars Prohibited
Freshman students will not be permitted to have automobiles on campus or in the bor
ough beginning next semester, the Council of Administration announced yesterday.
The Council, which passed the recommendation by unanimous vote, explained that
the new no-car rule will help alleviate the growing parking and traffic problem at the
University and at the same time help improve the scholarship of first-year students..
Encampment Methods Scored
By Sinclair at Cabinet Meeting
Benjamin Sinclair, president of the board of dramatics and
forensics, at last night’s All-Universtiy Cabinet meeting objected
vigorously to the Student Encampment Committee’s report that only
40 per cent of the students chosen to attend Encampment in the
fall will be invited by position. ;
Cabinet also heard Frank J.
Simes, dean of men, explain Tri
bunal’s right to punish any stu
dent who commits an act “detri
mental to the name of the Uni
versity.”
Peter Kiefer, chairman of the
Encampment Committee, reported
At Daily Collegian press time
last night. Cabinet was still in
session. However, later in the
evening. Cabinet changed the
procedure for selecting students
for Encampment. Under the new
provision, effective next year,
from 78 to 82 per cent of the
students must be chosen by
position.
that approximately half of the
Encampment delegates next fall
will be interviewees who were
selected yesterday and Wednes
day by the student members of
the committee.
Sinclair asked why 80 per cent
of the delegates had not been
selected by position, the remaind
er by interviews, as was stipulated
by Cabinet.
Kiefer replied that the com
mittee may select “not more
than” 80 per cent but it need
not necessarily choose that am
ount. Phillip Beard, All-Univer
sity secretary-treasurer, consulted
the record and found it read that
Defense, saying:
“Even though Civil Defense is
not considered a direct part of
military activity, it might have a
crucial effect on military opera
tions should war occur.
“An H-bomb attack, if success
ful, would cause this country, for
the first time, to have to wage
war with a ‘broken back’ in terms
of population and. resources.
“Without sufficient advance
preparations and an understand
ing by the people as to the pro
tective measures they should take,
an initial thermonuclear attack
might cause such loss in disloca
tion of lives and resources that the
country would not recover suf
ficiently to support a continued
military effort/’
on campus. Events in Recrea
tion Hall, Schwab Auditorium,
Little Theater, HUB, and other
points of activity would be tele
vised. Sets would be placed in
a few key points on campus to
make these activities available
to more students. Social tele
vision would be operated as an
extension of educational tele
vision, now being sponsored by
the psychology department.
The purpose of contributing
books to Pattee Library is to
extend the research facilities of
the University. Professors in
several courses have complain
ed of the inadequate facilities
of research material in their
field. A committee would be
appointed to investigate the
needs and decide what books to
(Enlleguut
Editorial on page four
By RON LEIK
the delegates to be selected by
position are “not to exceed” 80
per cent.
Earl Seely, All-University pres
ident, ruled that to be the inter
pretation which will apply be
cause it is too late to change the
procedure this year.
Sinclair yielded to Seely’s rul
ing but forcefully asserted that
he will make a motion at the
next meeting to prevent a repeat
ed occurrence.
It was pointed out that many
students who were interviewed
would have been selected by posi
tion. Benjamin insisted tlqat Cab
inet’s intention in setting up the
procedure was to indicate a speci
fic ratio.
This was done, Benjamin said,
to discourage patronage. Many
years, he continued, a lot of peo
ple attended Encampment who
had no business there.
Kiefer reported that the fourth
annual Student Encampment will
be held from Sept. 7 to Sept. 10
at Mont Alto Center.
Workshop discussion groups
will include topics on student
government, academic policies,
communications (student publi
cations), student
and their functions, student re
lationships to the town and the
University, recreational and so
cial program, cultural aspects, and
(Continued on page eight)
The report, was drafted by a
Civil Defense subcommittee head
ed by Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-
Tenn) which has been holding
hearings on the problem. Testi
mony by federal, state and local
officials developed these points,
the subcommittee said:
Russian development of atomic
weapons and heavy jet bombers
is making this country increasing
ly vulnerable to “the horrors of
an H-bomb attack;”
Evacuation of target areas is
the only alternative in case of at
tack and there are no adequate
plans for evacuating or mass feed
ing the dispersed populations.
Millions of lives could be lost
due to inability to evacuate the
cities and oare for the refugees.
osen
be chosen for the library.
The seni >r class has $9500 to
appropriate for the class gift.
The gift commitee will do fur
ther investigation concerning
the exact costs and possible ex
tents of the five gift sugges
tions. ..
Members of the gift commit
tee are Faith Gallagher, chair
man, eighth semester arts and
letters major from Athens,, Ce
leste McDermott, eighth semes
ter education major from
Wayne, Norma Reck, eighth
semester education major from
Washington, Pa., Gail Smith,
eighth semester journalism ma
jor from Pittsburgh, and Don
Bell, eighth semester physical
education major rfom Roches
ter, N.Y.
Is Suspension
the Answer?
See Page 4
Parents of those students plan
ning to enter the University as
freshmen in September will be
notified of the action, the Council
said.
All-University Cabinet earlier
this semester defeated the recom
mendation to deprive freshmen
the right to have cars while at
the University. The issue was hot
ly debated.
Cabinet’s main contention was
that the recommendation would
cut down veterans’ enrollment.
Approximately 400 veterans were
enrolled as freshmen in the fall.
Administrative officials sup
ported the recommendation on
one ground that the students who
live closest to their classrooms,
the freshmen, have their cars
nearest to the classroom build
ings.
706 Frosh Cars
Campus Patrol officials said
that freshman students have
about 706 cars either on campus
or in the borough. Approximately
5000 students have cars, they said,
and of these 2182 are registered
and have been granted permits
for parking on campus. About
1400 are registered but are in
eligible for permits, and the re
mainder are unregistered.
The University this year has
issued parking permits for 4952
cars to students, faculty, and em
ployees. More than 6000 persons
have been parking in the 3009
available spaces. This has caused
an. extremely difficult traffic and
parking problem, the Council
pointed out, which will be alle
viated at least temporarily by
the no-car rule for freshmen.
No Women's Cars
Except for eighth semester stu
dents and those given temporary
approval, women students are not
permitted to have cars. Special
consideration is given the physi
cally handicapped and other “dis
tress” cases. The same rule is ex
pected to apply to new freshmen.
Before passing the freshman
no-car rule. Council considered
other solutions to the parking
problem, including the construc
tion of a dead-storage area at
some location on the niversity
farms. This was abandoned when
officials learned that each park
ing space would cost at least $5O
and 24-hour patrol service and
upkeep would add an annual cost
of $l5 per car.
Council indicated it will con
tinue to study the problem. One
of the suggestions it will consider
is that all parking on campus be
placed on a fee basis.
Clear, Cool Weather
Clear skies and cooler tem
peratures are expected for today
according to the department met
eorology. High afternoon temp
eratures are predicted to be S 9
to 65.
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