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VOL. 56, No. 78
Probation Suggested
For Four Students
Two recommendations of Tribunal made Tuesday will be
acted upon by the subcommittee on discipline of the Senate
Committee on Student Affairs when it meets tomorrow at
10 a.m.
Tribunal recommended office probation in the case of
four members of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity who removed a
Firemen
To . Inspect
Dwellings
Nine volunteer teams of Alpha
Fire Company will conduct an
investigation. of State College
homes and business places in an
effort to reduce the number of
possible fire hazards in the
bor
ough.
The plan calls foe an investi
gation team composed of seven
or eight' firemen to visit each
property armed with a question
naire and flashlights to make a
thorough investigation.
Fire Chief Tom .patiers said
Tuesday he Was hopeful . the in
vestigation will begin within a
week. .
'Firemen will.point out danger
points to owners and make recom
mendations for improvement.
Questionnaires ' will be 'com
pleted and sent to fire marthall,
Bruce Holman. Hazards will .be
checked from time to time ,by
Holman.
Plans for the investigation were
touched off when Town Independ
ent Men president Robert Cole
notified the Chamber , of Com
merce in November of complaints
town students had made to him
of existing fire hazards in room
ing houses.
Final action for a definite in
vestigation was approved Monday
evening at a meeting of the bor
ough council at which Cole ques
tioned the council on its progress.
Clile was appointed by All-
University Cabinet last fall to in
vestigate the. housing conditions
of town students.
lie said at least 25 students
complained of fire hazards in
town rooming houses. One stu
dent told Cole that three of his
friends moved from the.• rooming
house at which the student lives
because the danger of fire was
"imminent: '
Complaints listed by town stu
'dents include: faulty wiring,
crowded conditions, dirty houses,
and lack of fire escapes. ,
A special list of six rooming
houses where fire hazards were
(Continued on page eight)
Lantern Sales High;
Few Copies Available
Lantern sales were so high
yesterday, Jacqueline Hudgins,
editor, said that a general sales
campaign will not be conducted
today as originally planned. Cop
ies will be available at the Het
zel Union desk 'for 25 cents.'
The magazine has appeared bi
annually since its founding two
years ago, the editor said, and if
the Liberal Arts Student Coun
cil agrees to appropriate mor e
money the staff Will begin im
mediately to gather material for
a spring issue.
Collegian Business Staff
The senior board of the Daily
Collegiari business staff will meet
at 8 tonight in "the Collegian of-
Collegian to ,List _
Employment, Interview
Infoimation* on: companies
.giving job interviews -on cam:,
Pus to graduating Seniors,will
appear `ieguytily on page flea
''of the Daily Collegian
i .ning today.
Batig Gull
STATE COLLEGE. PA.. THURSDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 9, 1956
chair, a rug - and a shovel, and
atempted to remove an eight-day
clock from Phi Kappa Tau fra
ernity the morning of Feb. 1.
The Office of the Dean of Men
did not approve or disapprove the
recommendation, but referred to
the Senate. subcommittee where
the views of both Tribunal and
the Office will be presented for
the consideration of the other
members.
The case of Donald L. Hawke,
senior in business administration
from Easton, who admitted si
phoning gas from a car in a gar
age •near his residence the morn
ing of Jan. 23, may result in either
disciplinary probation or suspen
sion from the University, depend
ing upon the decision of the sub
committee.
Each of the four, Hugh Browne,
senior in business administration
from Nutley, N.J.; John Cone, sen-1
for in, labor management from
Pittsburgh; Adrian Eschallier, sen
for in. arts and letters from Upper
Darby; and Robert Elmes, senior
in business administration from
Beaver Falls, was fined $5O plus
$11.50. costs by Squire Guy G.
Mills at a hearing last Wednesday.
Browne cut his hand when he
slipped_on an icy pavement and
broke whiskey bottle he was
•
carrying. - •
Borough police were called to
Phi Kappa. Tau at 2 a.m. Feb. 1
to investigate a complaint of theft.
Police reported that they followed
a trail of blood 'directly to the
PI Kappa Phi house, through the
main floor, and out of the house
again.
Browne was identified when a
call was made to the infirmary,
police said. A call by police to
Pi Kappa Phi stating that one of
the four had been identified re
sulted in the other three appear
(Continued on page eight)
Encampment
Reunion Set
Student leaders attending last
September's Student Encamp
ment will meet at 7:30 tonight in
the dining rooms of the . Hetzel
Union Building.
The purpose of the meeting is
to discuss future Encampments
and to have each committee to
look into what have become of its
recommendations, according to
Peter Kiefer, Encampment direc
tor.
This will be the first meeting
of the Encampment Committees
since they met at the .Mont *Alto
Forest School last year.
All committee reports -h av e
been reviewed and accepted by
All-University Cabinet..
Cabinet will not meet tonight
since all members were at En
campn.ent.
Ike's Decision Expected in March
WASHINGTON,Teb. 8 (VP)
—President Eisenhower told
a news conference today he
ought to have by March 1 the
infOrmation needed for reach=
ing the. big decision about a
second term.
While he offered no definite
Promises, many - ,_reporteri got .a
distinct impression his announce. :
'pent will come by the end of the
Month or soon afeerward,t
`, , ,The President said the an
nouncement probably would be
mane'-at' a nevits' onferenee: That
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
New EE Television
5 Classes Added
The closed-circuit television program has expanded with the addition of a new sys
tem in the Enctrical Engineering building and five additional televised courses.
The expert went is now aimed in the direction of adapting television to the course,
aiding in demonstration instruction, and making the most effective use of teaching as
sistants.
Five courses are now be,
IFC Tentative
Pledging Date
Set for Feb. 25
Interfraternity Council has set
Feb. 25 as the tentative legal date
for pledging.
No student may, be pledged be
fore the official date since fall
semester All-University averages
must be checked.
' According to Robeit Bullock,
IFC president, the date must be
approved by the Association of
Inter-Fraternity Counselors before
it becomes legal. The IFC is sche
duled to meet Tuesday night.
IFC regulations require every
pledge to be registered in the dean
of men's office. To be eligible for
pledging, a man must -have a 2.00
All-University average under the
new system, or a 2.0 average for
the semester preceding pledging.
Registration cards may be ob
tained in 109 Old Main. In addi
tion to the registration cards,
houses . must pay $2 for each
pledge registered in the dean of
men's office.
Miller, Duraney
Return Following
Tragic Cabin Fire
Theodore Miller, sophomore in
agricultural education from
Washington, Pa., and Joseph Du
raney, sophomore in electrical en
gineering from Brownfield, re
turned to State College at neon
yesterday following their escape
from the cabin fire in which
Charles Keithline Jr. was fatally
injured.
-Duraney went to Shickshinny
to attend the funeral. Miller is
resting at Delta Chi under a doc
tor's care. Walter Majka, sopho
more in civil engineering from
Binghamton, N.Y., is not expect
ed to return to the University.
' Eric Proudfoot, sophomore in
applied arts from Oil City, suf
fered second degree burns on the
face and third degree burns on
his hands, requiring skin grafts.
Proudfuot is expected to be in
Brightlook Hospital, St. Johns
bury, Vt. for about six weeks.
Senate to Hear Report
On Courses of Study
The University Senate today
will hear a report from the Com
mittee on Courses of Study and a
recommendation on Senate reg
ulation P-2, which deals with re
porting below grades at mid-se
mester,
The meeting will be at 4:10 p.m
in 121 Sparks.
pointed toward Feb. 29 or March
7 as possible dates. Ordinarily,
those would be conference days.
Probably the chief executive
said the announcement also will
require a longer explanation than
he would give at a news confer
ence. That might- mean a . TV
radio appearance. -
As usual, Eisenhower gave no
conclusive indication that he is
inclined one way or the other at
the moment.
He did say that if he decides'
against :seeking re-election and
Chief " , Justice Earl--Warren wants
to try for the Republican presi
dential nomination, "He would
haVe. no opposition from- me; of
roinn
ng taught without any class in
to provide equal advantage for all
students. Small visual aids, such
as pictures or postcards that can
not be used in a classroom, can be
enlarged on a television screen.
Televison is being used for bet
ter utilization of large classrooms.
Six sets are staggered along the
sides of a classroom to aid the in
struction with visual material. In
this way, students in the rear of
the room can see as well as those
in the front. Classes in education,
chemistry, and electrical engineer
ing use this method for demon
strations."
New System Simpler
The TV systems in Osmond
Laboratory and EE are simpler
than the Sparks system, and in
volve only one camera. In Sparks
the picture. is not sent to other'
rooms, but is used to accommo
date more students in one room,]
as demonstrations may be seen
clearly by students. I
These advances in the television
experiment will help provide for!
an increase in enrollment, and en
able the best instructors tb meet
more students. The instructors ]
will lecture on television, and
teaching assistants will lead dis
cussion and problem work during
recitation periods.
There are 36 hours of televised
classes a week this semester.
These are-primarily introductory
courses, where enrollment is large.
Courses Televised
The -new courses televised this
year are Accounting I, Economics
2, Political Science 3, Sociology I,
and EE 8. Others are Speech 200,
Psychology 2, Commerce 30, Mu
sic- 5, Education I, Air Science 4,
and Chemistry 2. -
A high quality sound system
has been added to the system in
Sparks. This was installed for
Music 5, but will be used for other
classes.
The television program is being
financed by the Ford Foundation's
Fund for the Advancement of
Education.
Queen Entries Due
By Noon Saturday-
Freshmen may be entered in the
freshman queen contest until noon
Saturday at the Hetzel Union
desk.
A picture of the candidate, her
name, and campus address are en
trance requirements.
The queen will be crowned dur
ing intermission of the Frosh Hop,
annual dance to be held Feb. 25
in the Hetzel 'Union ballroom.
Wernstedt to Speak
Dr. Frederick L. -Wernstedt, as
sistant professor of geography,
will speak on field research in
the Philippines during the Min
eral Industry's Colloquium at 4:10
p.m., tomorrow in the Mineral
Science Auditorium.
that, I assure you." Yet he made
it rather . clear he wouldn't tap
Warren on the shoulder and tell
the chief justice he wants him
in the White House.
As for his youngest brother,
Milton president of Pennsylvania
State University, . who also has
been mentioned as a GOP presi
dential,possibility, the chief ex
ecutive said: "If he has any politi
cal ambition, it is unknown to
me."
• Eisenhower -was asked how he
felt concerning his Sept. 24 heart
attack. He answered that there
are times when he feels "more
tired than, I think; I would have
in the past, but that may be also
'just advancing years." •
Cabinet Goes
To Sleep
See Page' 4
System,
to Plan
the origination room, in order
Senator
To Speak
At Banquet
Sen. Styles Bridges (R.-N.H.)
will be the main speaker at the
Lincoln Day Dinner sponsored by
the Young Republicans Club 6:30
p.m. Tuesday in the Nittany Lion.
Inn.
Sen. Bridges' topic is entitled,
"The Republican Party in the Fu
ture." Sen. Bridges was unani
mously elected chairman of the
Senate Republican Policy Com
mittee. He also has served two
terms as president pro tempore
of the Senate, and' is the ranking
minority member of the Senate
Appropriations Committee.
Sen. Bridges was first elected
tO the Senate in 1934. In 1952, he
tecdived the largest majority vote
accorded to any candidate in the
history of New Hampshire.
While at the University, Sen.
Bridges will tour the campus. in
spect the Atomic Reactor. as well
as new reactor facilities of the
Bendix. Co., in Philipsburg. His
trip to the University was ar
ranged by Congressman James E.
Van Zandt of the 20th Congres
sional District which includes
State College. Congressman Van
Zandt is a member of the Joint
Atomic Energy Commission and
House committees including Vet
erans' Affairs and Military Af
fairs.
4en. Bridges is being accom
panied on his trip by members of
the Atomic Energy Commission
who will be introduced at the
dinner.
H. L. Stuart, Republican county
chairman, will serve as toast
master. Tickets for the event,
open to the public, are $3. They
may be obtained from David
Scott, AD 7-3468, or Carl Saper
stein, AD 7-7732.
Other offiicals attending the
dinner include two county corn
missioners and the State College
Borough Council.
A tentative coffee hour is being
planned in honor of Sen. Bridges
for Tuesday afternoon.
Rumors of Prexy
Running Quenched
After rumors fr,rn all areas of
the press that Dr. Milton S. Eis
enhower, president of the Uni
versity, may be the dark horse
i this year's- presidential race,
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
said at his news conference yes
terday he knows of no political
ambitions of his brother.
Dr. Eisenhower, who has made
frequent visits to Washington
since his brother became presi
dent, is known as one of the
President's closest advisers.
Asked if Dr. Eisenhower has
any political aspirations, the chief
executive said: "If he has any
political ambition, it is unknown
to me."
Posts Are• Available
On AIM Committee
Letters of application are cur
rently being accepted at the Het
zel Union .desk for the Associa
tion of Independent Me n Car
Screening Committee.
Students who wish to - keep cars
on campus this semester- should
'fill• out the applications and re
turn them to the ,HUB desk. All
students who _return 'applications
will be given an interview by the
{Screening -Committee..
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