VOL. 56. No. 10 STATE COLLEGE. PA.. WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 28. 1955 FIVE CENTS
Sororities Ribbon 278 Coeds;
Zeta Tau Alpha First with 22
Ribboning of 278 women took place at 7 p.m. last night by 22 sororities- Formal bids
were distributed after 5 p.m. yesterday. Four hundred twenty-eight women had originally
registered for rushing according to statistics from the dean of women’s office.
Zeta Tau Alpha' took the highest number of pledges, 22, with Chi Omega, Delta
Delta Delta and Delta Gamma tied for second with 18 pledges each.
Following the ribboning sisters and ribbonees thronged into downtown restaurants
talking and singing for an evening-long celebration. Some sorority members had been
downtown since 9 a.m. yesterday morning reserving booths for this annual part of rushing.
Two FrosK
Report Cars
In Borough
Two freshman men who had
automobiles housed in State Col
lege garages were given until this
weekehd to remove them from
the area. Freshman cars are ban
ned in the borough and on cam
pus.
Dean of Men Frank J. Simes
said that the students did not re
ceive the penalty of suspension,
the punishment allotted for vi
olators of the car ban, because
they reported themselves.
Face Suspension
Freshmen discovered with cars
in borough garages by University
officials are still subject to sus
pension, according to Simes.
The ban on freshman cars was
passed last spring by the Council
of Administration as a partial so
lution to the lack of parking fa
cilities on campus' and in the bor-
Jirst-time ia the
Klstory r of the University such a
ban kas been in effect.
Frosh 'Vet' Cars
The Association of Independent
Men projects comittee is. now
studying the possibility of allow
ing freshman veterans to have
their cars on campus. The com
mittee has not yet made a report
on its findings.
Freshman students may be au
thorized to keep their cars on
campus if they claim exemption
because, of physical handicaps* or
daily- commuting between cam
pus and home. Freshmen must
apply for exemption at the dean
of men’s or women’s offices.
Cbmmittee to Rule
On Rush Violation
The Panhellenic judicial com
mittee will meet at IT p.m. today
to discuss' a rushing code viola
tion, Jodnne Caruso, Panhellenic
president and chairman of the ju
dicial committee, has announced.
The violation occurred .when a
rushee was issued a verbal in
vitation to a coffee hour by a
sorority member rather than
through the Panhellenic post of
fice.
The judicial committee, which
is comprised of the officers of
council, a representative from the
deans office, a stray Greek (a sor
ority member whose sorority has
no chapter at the University) and
the Panhellenic rushing- chair
man, is expected to hand down
a decision today.
WSGA Senate to Meet
Women’s Student Government
Association Senate will meet at
6:30 tonight in 217 Hetzel Union,
Carolyn Cunningham, president,
announced.
The group will appoint a chair
man for Senate elections and will
discuss the Freshman Tea.
Cabinet Agendas
All-University Cabinet mem
ben may pick up their reports
and agendas this morning at
the Hetsel Union desk. Cabi
net will meet at 7 pun. tomor
row.
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
Alpha Chi Omega, scarlet and
olive green, ribboned; Nancy
Ash, Barbara Budnick, Joan Bou
cher, Jean Dahl, Sara Donahue,
Marjorie Duld, Marsha Irwin,
Carolyn Johnson, Margaret King,
Barbara Kinnier, Mary Kreider,
Joyce McCloskey, Patricia Moran,
Jean Poole, Harriet Scholes, Dor
othy Thompson, Eleanore Wood
ward.
Alpha Epsilon Phi. green and
white: Betty Lou Adelson, Carole
Babis, Norma Baldinger, Aleen
Bress, Georgia Cohen, Donna
Garson, Bette Gichner, Helen
Isaacman, Sharon Iskow, Mimi
Lyon, Beverly Minker, Harriet
Perl, Sally Rosenfield, Phyllis
Rubinstein, Ellen Steinberg, Shei
la Strauss.
Alpha Gamma Delia, red, buff
and green: Jananne Andrews,
Eleanor Balderston,' Florence
Ford, Joyce Frank, Lenore Ham
ilton, Priscilla Kenner, Gail Klep
pinger, Kersti Lond, Barbara Lu
mens, Ellen Lynch, Joan Maraz
zacco, Eileen Moffa, Geraldine
Morris, Elsie Nelson, Joyce Rich
ards, Barbara Rodgers, Dianne
Schreckengast.
Alpha Kappa Alpha, pink and
greenj_ Arlene Roebuck, Grace
Smith and Mafjorie Washington.
Alpha Omicron Pi, cardinal:
Marjorie Hoffman, Carol Jones,
Rosemary Keating, Mary Klees,
.Nancy Lesko, Nancy SiftarjHPas
tricia Stefmer, Lynne TVler, Jo
anne Yergey.
Alpha Xi Delia, double blue
and gold: Joan Bastian, Norma
Frankenfield, Joan Kass i n g,
Francisca Meyer, Nancy Siiowal
ter, Mary Ann Wagner.
.Beta Sigma Omioron. ruby and
pink: Elaine Alexander, Janice
Clawson, Patricia Connor, Glenna
Gilger, Sally Kilmer, Marilyn
Marshman .Virginia Mensch;
Juanita Quarles, Dianne Reeves,
Loiiise Schmoyer, Edith Shear
man, ■ Mona Sweet, Elizabeth
Trezise.
Chi Omega, ca rdinal and straw:
Rebecca Bowers, Edna Bright,
Rita Brown, Sylvia Dori, Phoebe
Ehglish, Martha Fritzsche, Mar
garet Gray, Joyce Herbst, Nancy
Johnson, -Ann McKnight, Verna
Mather, Mary Mertz, Carol Pal
mer, Joyce Pfeiffer, Gail Rolle,
Frances Spatafore, Maria Turo,
Sara Wagner.
Delta Della Della. . silver blue
and gold: Judith Armstrong, Ann
Beckley, Carol Davidson, Alice
Eberle, Marilyn Elias, Maureen
Funk, Gail Hazen, Carol Keplin
ger, Blanche Kurtz, Patricia Lum
bard, Dorothy Mawson, Nancy
May,. Sondra Peters, Shiriee j
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Eisenhower Reported Progressing
DENVER, Sept. 27 (JP)—
President Dwight D- Eisen
hower made continuing, en
couraging progress along the
road to recovery today amid
a growing belief he will retire
to the role of “elder statesman”
at the end of his present term.
His condition was so improved
that he spent several hours out
of the oxygen tent this morning
after a long, restful night’s sleep,
and doctors and family found
him “comfortable and cheerful.”
Prayers 'Helped' President
Meanwhile, Mrs. Eisenhower,
speaking through press secretary
James C. Hagerty, voiced her
deep gratitude and that of her
family to those “who have
prayed and are praying for the
recovery of the President.” She
(Eollwjtatt
No Series'
Slated for
Semester
The new Penn State Series of
musical and cultural programs,
proposed last spring to replace
the defunct Community Forum,
will not be held this semester.
The Forum, which presented
four or five talks by personali
ties from outside the campus, was
discontinued last semester be
cause of poor attendance at the
lectures.
Lawrence Adler, president of
the Liberal Arts Student Council,
has- reported that the question of
inaugurating a similar series of
programs will be brought up be
fore All-University Cabinet with
in the next few weeks.
Adler was chairman of the Cul
tural Aspects Committee at Stu
dent Encampment which dis
cussed the problem of replacing
the Forum with a “lighter” type
of series containing more appeal
to students.
Cabinet approved the forma
■ti*tt"Of-a new series, 1 divided’be
tween musical and cultural pro
grams, at its final meeting last
semester.
Cabinet’s legislation provided
for the allocation of $12,000 to
the Associated Student Fund to
finance the Series. It was not de
cided from what source the sum
should come. In previous discus
sion, Cabinet heard a plan
whereby students would be as
sessed fees to support the Series.
Feasibility of the Series" was
one of the topics discussed by the
Cultural Aspects Committee, Ad
ler said. Nothing along this line
was started this he
said, because of the lack of time
in which to do so and the “tre
mendous student apathy.”
Originally, Cabinet had provid
ed for the financing of the Series
by a student fee of fifty cents a
semester.
Light Showers Seen
Today’s weather forecast calls
for continued cloudy skies and
cool temperatures, with the high
ranging from 50 to 60 degrees.
There is a slight -possibility of
i'ght showers -beginning in the
afternoon.
Yesterday’s high temperature
was 63 degrees.
said these prayers “have helped
the President” and sustained
her.
A 3:45 p.m. (MST) bulletin said
Eisenhower’s progress was satis
factory “throughout the day.” It
disclosed he spent all but four
hours outside his oxygen tent.
He rested under the tent for
two hours in the morning and
slept under it for two hours in
the afternoon.
Subjection 'Unthinkable*
Personal friends said privately
it would be “unthinkable” to sub
ject him to the burdens of a 1956
political campaign -and another
four years in the White House.
At the same' time they ruled
out the possibility that, he would
even consider resigning before
the expiration of his present term
in the absence of any complica
tions that would block the “com
plete recovery” for which his
Freshmen Suffer Lightly
On Joint Customs Day
Freshmen suffered lightly through the second Joint Cus
toms Day yesterday while upperclass apathy showed a
marked ebb. Few groups congregated on the Mall in front of
Schwab Auditorium to sing or cheer.
During the ten minute break between classes, however,
students did pause at the bulletin board in front of Carnegie
Hall. But they did little more than watch the frosh pass.
Upperclassmen frequently stopped one or two freshmen to
ask questions or hear handbook recitations.
Over 50 violations have been
turned in this week by upper
classmen, Herbert Black and Mar
garet Boyd, co-chairmen of the
Joint Freshman Customs Board,
said yesterday.
Fifteen Violators
Fifteen violators appeared be
fcre the. Board Friday and Mon
day, and have been given penal
ties in connection with the cen
tennial theme, “Penn State
Through the Next 100 Years.”
The minimum penalty is to
write a 300-word paper on the
“Value of Customs at Penn State.”
Most of the violators, however,
are instructed to wear a large
sandwich-board sign stating the
violation.
There were no violations hand
ed in until Monday of this v/eek.
Some upperclassmen claim that
they don’t want to submit the
names because they wouldn’t
want anyone to do it to them. Ap
pearing before the Customs
Board does not mean a stiff pun
ishment, but rather a penalty
taken in fun.
Boon to Lagging Week
Enforcement on Joint Customs
df ys does provide a boon to the
otherwise lagging week. Last
week the program started out
successfully, and was topped on
Thursday with the spirit and in
terest of Joint Customs.
Today the regular customs
rules go into effect once again.
The two week period will end at
noon Saturday.
The Joint Customs Board will
meet at 7 tonight in 212 He*zel
Union. Violators will be sum
moned to appear by the Board
members' prior to that time. "
Handbooks and signs will not
be used after Saturday, but all
freshmen must wear dinks to the
Navy-Penn State football game at
Beaver Field Oct. 15.
Changes Due
For Directory
• Students have been advised by
Woodrow W.' Bierly, news assist
ant of Public Information, to
make changes in address or tele
phone numbers for the student
directory as' soon as possible at
the registration office, basement
of Willard Hall.
It is too late for students whose
names begin with A or B to make
changes, Bierly said, as perma
nent type settings for these stu
dent’s names have been made.
Student directories will be
placed on sale early in Novem
ber, Bierly said. Temporary direc
tories were issued to campus and
student offices last week.
Directories list the name, local
and home addresses, phone num
bers, semester and curriculums
of all students.
physicians are hoping.
White House press secretary
Hagerty told a news conference
at which he released the noon
bulletin that the question of whe
ther the President can delegate
authority may not have to be an
swered.
No Signatures Required
At the present time, he said,
there has been nothing reaching
the Colorado vacation headquar
ters which has required his sig
nature and that the usual volume
of White House correspondence
is being handled by members of
his staff, here and at Washing
ton.
Such matters as the budget for
the next fiscal year, the foreign
program, the economic and state
of-the-union messages are in pro
cess of preparation in Washing
ton, Hagerty said, and normally
would not require 'presidential
review before December.
Mitchell
To Talk at
Career Day
James P. Mitchell, United
States Secretary of Labor,
will be guest speakgr at the
annual College of Business
Administration Career Day,
Nov. 1. The announcement
was made by Business Adminis
tration Student Council Presi
dent James Ginsburg at a coun
cil meeting last night.
Mitchell’s speech, scheduled for
Schwab Auditorium, will con
clude a day-long series of panel
discussions pertaining to various
fields of business. A limited num
ber of seats will be available to
the public, Ginsberg said.
Bunche Previous Speaker
Last year’s Career Day speak
er was Ralph J. Bunche, director
of the trusteeship department of
the United Nations.
The panel discussions will be
divided into sections, each deal
ing with a certain phase of busi
ness. Panels will be composed of
representatives from various busi
ness fields.
Panel discussions will be open
to business administration stu
dents. Students may attend any
panel of their choice.
Career Day is designed to give
students the chance to explore the
opportunities in major fields of
business and to learn character
qualities and education essentials
necessary for success in the busi
ness world.
The Business Administration
Student Council also set up two
committees within the college.
Pre-registration a Possibility
The council established a com
mittee to look into the idea of pre
registration for business students
scheduling business courses.
Houston Elam was named chair
man of the committee.
Another committee was estab
lished to co-ordinate the meetings
and functions of the nine clubs in
the College of Business Adminis
tration. The committee will be
composed of the nine club presi
dents.
Juniors Will Hold
Meeting in HUB
The junior class will hold an
organizational meeting at 7 to
night in 216 Hetzel Union. Any
interested junior may attend.
Robert Bahrenburg, junior class
president, urged any juniors in
terested in working on junior
class committees to attend.
A proposed junior advisory
committee may be appointed at
the meeting. The advisory com
mittee will be composed of jun
iors from the dormitories, frat
ernities, and various activities. It
will serve • as a public opinion
sounding board for the junior
class.
AIM Judicial to Meet
The Association of Independent
Men Judicial Board of Review
will meet at 8 tonight in 109 Old
Main, acco’ding to David Sulli
van, board chairman.
Collegian Issues Call
For Staff Candidates
Candidates for the editorial
staff of the Daily Collegian
will meet at 7 tonight in 1 Car
negie.
Students interested in join
ing the Collegian staff need
not be journalism majors.