Ike's Illness Raises
Incapability Question
By ED DUBBS
Who decides whether the President of the United States is incapable of performing
his duties? This question has arisen in the last several days after President Dwight D. Eisen
hower suffered a heart attack Saturday.
The Constitution provides no answer, according to Dr. Vernon Aspaturian, associate
professor of political science- “There is a constitutional vacuum in respect to a situation
like this,” he said.
The Constitution does state that the vice president shall assume the office of president
if the president is removed, if he dies, or is unable to perform his duties.
2 New Cases
House Displays
Of LA Works
Iwo glass showcases have been
placed in the lobby of Sparks
Bt'ilding to be used for displays
of archaeological objects and
other liberal arts material.
Dr. Frederick R Matson, pro
fessor of archaeology, who recent
ly returned from a year of exca
vating in the Near East, will use
one of the display cases to show
objects and pictures related to
c’ass material and to show new
developments in archaeology.
The first display will contain
stone implements and pottery
fragments from the Near East
from the year 4700 B C Woven
materials and part of a coffin
from the first dynasty tombs of
Egypt from the yeah 3000 B.C.
will also be displayed.
Ashmalean Museum of Oxford
University is sending material on
early civilization \a Europe,
which will also be put on dis
play Dr. Matson said.
Tme displays will be changed
about every two months. The first
one will be set up as soon as
locks are obtained for the cases.
The other case will contain
other liberal arts material such
as books written by faculty mem
bers, according to Ben Euwema,
dean of the Liberal Arts College.
TIM to Elect
Representatives
Town Independent Men will
elect six representatives-at-large
to the Association of Independent
Men Board of Govenors at 7:30
tonight in 203 Hetzel Union.
Nine men were nominated to
fill the six posts at a meeting last
week attended by 35 of the ap
proximately 3500 town indepen
dent men.
The nominees are Leonard
Phillips, Norman Hedding, Phillip
Levine, Joseph Janus, Raymond
David, Charles Heinly, John-
Sapper, James Goodwin, and Carl
Tamler.
Committee chairmen appointed
last week are Richard Coles, proj
ects; David Seesholtz, recreation;
William Norman, publicity; Phil
lips, social; and James Rooney,
parliamentarian.
President Robert Cole said he
hoped for a good turnout at the
elections so that those elected
would provide a good representa
tion of all the town indeperdent
men.
Institutional Engineers
To Hold Conference
The third annual meeting of
the Pennsylvania Association of
Institutional Engineers will be
held today, tomorrow and Friday
at the University.
Approximately 150 engineers in
charge of maintenance and con
struction at 62 State-owned and
operated institutions are expected
*o register today.
Young Democrats Club
Will Meet Tonight
The Young Democrats Club W'il
hold an organization meeting at
7 tonight in 217 Hetzel Union.
The meeting is open to all stu
dents.
CPA Circulation Staff
The Central Promotion Agency
circulation staff will meet at 7:30
tonight in the CPA Office in the
basement of the Hetzel Union
Building.
Circulo Espanol Meets Tonight
The Spanish club, Circulo Es
panol, will meet at 7:30 tonight
in the northwest lounge of Ather
ton Hall for election of officers.
Dr. Aspaturian said “the situa
tion is pretty clear cut" when
the president is removed or dies,
but asked: “Who is qualiifed to
determine the president incap
able?”
Supposing the president was
termed incapable of performing
his duties, the vice . president
would then be president of the
United States, but the elected
President would still be living.
Dr. Aspaturian pointed out that
it would be “almost impossible
for a vice president to ignore a
situation like this. He has had
no true function. He has had to
wait around until' the president
kicks the bucket.”
Power of Decision
“Since the vice president is
now president, he has the power
to decide when the president can
resume his office again,” he said.
This situation would pose an
other question: Would the vice
president be willing to give up
his office?
Dr. Aspaturian also pointed out
that President Eisenhower has
created the position of assistant
to the president, which is held
by Sherman Adams. The position,
he said, is more important than
the vice presidency.
’“Adams or Vice President Rich
ard M. Nixon do not have the
popularity of Mr. Eisenhower.
The real power of the Republican
party is Vested in Mr. Eisenhower
as the president and as the per
sonality,” he commented.
..Democrats Detest Nixon
He explained that "Nixon is
detested by the Democratic lead
ership" in the House and Senate.
"Thus you cannot expect the
same cooperation from the Dem
ocrats that Mr. Eisenhower has
received.”
“It’s out of the question that
President Eisenhower would run
again,” he said. This situation
“creates a free-for-all in all po
litical parties.”
“The Republicans wouldn’t have
thought of anyone else running
and the Democrats faced a hard
time getting someone to run
against President Eisenhower. He
looked like a sure winner,” Aspa
turian said.
Has Party Position
“Chief Justice Earl Warren is
the only person who could ap
proximate Mr. Eisenhower’s posi
tion in the party. He is the only
one in the party, besides Mr .-Eis
enhower, who could get Demo
cratic votes,” he commented.
However, he pointed out that
Warren’s stand on segregation
may hurt him in the South.
Aspaturian said Governor
George M. Leader has “an excel
lent opportunity as a vice prosi
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Traffic Court Hears
Two Student Cases
Traffic court had a relatively
light schedule Monday night with
only two students appearing be
fore the group.
Of the two, one drew a suspend
ed fine. The other students’s case
was dismissed.
However, a spokesman for the
court said 25 students paid traffic
fines to the campus patrol during
the first week of school without
coming before the court.
Traffic court meets at 7 p.m.
every Monday in the student gov
ernment room in the Hetzel Union
Building.
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'Old Man Winter'
Gets First Victims
Old Man Winter seems to have
laid a chilly finger on the campus
prior to his long perennial visit
here. The first of the season’s-cold
victims are beginning to report
for treatment.
Of 21 patiems in the University
hospital, 10 are suffering colds.
The dispensary, too, has been
handling an increased number of
students with colds who asked for
medicine and returned to their
rooms.
, But the number was not con
sidered unusual. People, are nor
mally susceptible to colds after a
change in their living habits, a
purse said.
Combined Program
Planned for Cattle
Show On Saturday
The animal husbandry depart
ment and the Block and Bridle
Club will present a livestock field
day with the Pennsylvania Live
stock and Allied Industries Asso
ciation Saturday.
Pennsylvanians and students
interested in livestock may at
tend.
The program will include two
judging contests—one for mem
bers of the 4-H Club and Future
Farmers of America and another
for adults; a meat putting exhibi
tion; a wool show; and a clothing
exhibition. R. C. Pollack, former
manager of the National 'Live
stock and Meat Board, will speak
at 1:30 pan. during the program.
Othe*> speakers will include
Dr. William L. Henning, State
Secretary of Agriculture and for
mer head of the Department of
Animal Husbandry; Dr Lyman.
E Jackson, dean of . the College
of Agricult ere; and Dr. Robert R.
Albrecht, director of agriculture
and home economics extension.
University heids and flocks will
be on view in their pens.
Dinner Held
For Bullinger
The faculty members of the de
partment of industrial engineer
ing held a farewell dinner for
Clarence E. Bullinger, professor
of industrial engineering, Friday
night at the Eutaw House.
Bullinger will retire this week
after 33 years of service on the
faculty. He has been head of the
department of industrial engi
neering for 25 years. Bullinger
will leave Saturday for a two
year educational assignment in
Formosa.
Dr. Clifton A. Anderson, pro
fessor of industrial engineering,
presented Bullinger with a wrist
watch from the department.
Among the guests were Dean and
Mrs. Eric A. Walker, Dean and
Mrs. Earl B. Stavely, and Dean
and Mrs. Kenneth L. Holderman,
all of the College of Engineering
and Architecture.
11l Students Earned
3.0 Spring Averages
One hundred eleven students completed the spring se
mester of 1955 with a perfect 3.0 average, Dr. Milton S. Eisen
hower, president of the University, has announced.
They are: Austin Edgington, Carole Avery, Mary Hen
ry, Joan Shierson, Lewis Hoffman, Howard Angstadt, Rich
ard Feicht, Sara Henry, Ronald Eisenhart, Raymond Stubble
bine, Francis Fochler, Geraldi
Reading, John Ream, Loa Joan,
Packard, Daniel Chaffee, Marion!
Doan, Joan Clarey, Vincent Skri-I
nak, David Overmier, John Mi-!
soda, Hal Harman, Glenda Rine.
Barbara Ehrenfeld, James An
derson, John D. Anderson, Rufus
Benton, Peter Fishburn, Marcile
Fisher, John Legory, Jane Metz,
David Van Ormer, and Harring
ton Case.
Additional honor students in
clude: Anne Moore, Edward
Wickersham, Keith Harriger, Rob
ert Jones, Richard Seylor, Lucille
Pinto, James Herlocher, Carol
Reagles, Raphael Belford, Lois
Eichenlaub, Nancy Light, Oliver
Ginther, Susan Brown, Janet Ra
mandanes, Shirley Eagley, Suz
anne Gingrich, Janet Huber,
James Foyle, Richard Moll.
Barbara Lapsley, Charles An
derson, Aloyse Cokewell, Jack
Denniston, Marlene Chase, Joseph
Hodorawis, Richard Tyndall, Con
stance Weitknecht, John Yeakel,
David Rimple, Barbara Cyganow
ski, Mathilde Goyde, PhyUs Pol
lack, Ruth Klugler, David Meck
ler, Joyce Simpson, Marian Poly
zou, Phyllis Peters, Carter Brooks
and Joann Bentley.
Robert Meyers, Elizabeth Tip
ton, Ruth Rasmussen, Lois Bach
arach, Muriel Moldawer, Walter
Cox, David Weisel, Reed Fisher,
Beverly Masters, Samuel Miller,
Fred Zimmerman, James Wolfe,
Morton Altshuler, Jeanne Bert
holf, Norma Cale, Joanne Caruso,
Howard Kaiodner, Sabel GOzin
sky, Edward Biskis, Andy Prysia
zniuk.
Charles Williams, Marjorie
Taylor, Robert Jones, Paul Gil
pin, Gertrude Malpezzi, Uri t h
Spiese, Edmund Reiss, John Al
len, Doris Coleman, Bruce Lieske,
Nancy Kishler, Leatrice Miller,
Mary Hudcovich, Norbert Szar
leta, Gayle Deßonis, Barbara Eas
ter, Cynthia Palmer, Electra Cat
sonis, and Alice Conrad.
Work Begins
On Water Tank
Construction of a *750,000 gallon
water tank in Hort Woods is in
the foundation stage' prior to
erection of the tank itself.
Walter H. Wiegand, director'Of
the physical plant, said work on
the foundation of the tank is be
ing completed and erection of the
sfeel is about to starts
The tank will be used for gen
eral water supply and fire pro
tection. _lt will- supplement the
half-million gallon tank now in
use.
The Berkebile Construction Co.
of Johnstown is preparing the
foundation. The Pittsburgh-De
moines Steel Co. of Pittsburgh
will erect the structural steel.
ihmen have a break. You
first semester girls have no try-outs. All you
have, to do is stop at Room 2 Sparks, 7 p.m.,
Wednesday the 28th just to find out what
debate is all about.
For any other females who would care to
join, meet same place, same time, only on
Thursday the 29th.
So who’s to say if we women don’t??
THE WOMEN'S DEBATE TEAM
Radio Signal
Reported OK
By Staffer
No complaint or detrimental
reports on the dormitory recep
tion of WDFM, student radio sta
tion, have been received, accord
ing to James Raleigh, chief en
gineer.
“We have received good re
ports on the reception from stu
dents in the West Dorm area,
Women’s Hall,
and McAllister Hall,’’ he said.
Atherton Hall is the only one
which has not commented favor
ably or otherwise on the recep
tion, he added.
McElwain and Simmons
Since McElwain Hall and Sim
mons Hall are serviced by the
same transmitter, he explained,
we know that McElwain' is get
ting good reception also.
The radio station broadcasts FM
signals and these have to be
changed to AM signals by trans
mitters so the programs can. be
received on small household radio
sets used inrthe dormitories.
One transmitter was in use in
Waring Hall last semester, but
the four other units were inaug
urated on Sept. 19. At that time
two minor power failures were re
ported.
One Tube Failed
A tube in the West Dorm trans
mitter failed, but it was remedied
quickly, Raleigh said.
The other power failure report
was from a student in Simmons.
This was remedied when the
plug at the wall outlet was re
versed.
The station can be found at 65
on the radio dial and broadcasts
music, news, and special events
daily from 7:15 to 10:30 p.m.
The programs, which range
from lectures to the broadcast of
dances, vary each night.
Angel Flight Correction
Angel Flight will meet at 8 to
night in 203 Willard iilstead of
the Armory, according to JOan
MacKenzie, flight publicity chair
man.
All members are to attend the
meeting or contact Miss MacKen
zie if they will be absent.
Pershing Rifles Smoker
Company B-5 Pershing Rifles
will hold a rushing smoker at 7
tonight in the Armory. The smok
er is open to freshman and sopho
more cadets in Armyj Air Force,
or Navy Reserve Officers Train
ing Corps.
It's The
WOMEN'S
DEBATE TEAM
Calling All New
Members II