Today's Weather: Cloudy and Windy' VOL. 56. No. 87 Fraternity Fire Threat Found Slight A check of six fraternities by a volunteer team from the Alpha Fire Company Monday night revealed no major fire hazards. The fraternities Alpha Zeta, Sigma Nu, Sigma Chi, Phi Delta Theta, and Beta Theta Pi each reported firemen conducted a thorough inspection from base ment to attic. Time reqtkired for the check ranged from 15 to 30 minutes. Recommendations Made Two fraternities reported fire men made minor suggestions for added fire protection. A Beta The ta Pi spokesman said firemen found one case of an overloaded circuit and a Sigma Nu spokesman said firemen recommended an ad ditional fire escape - be built for the fraternity's community sleep ing room. Fire marshal Bruce Holman re ported two other teams of volun teer firemen virtually completed a check of the State College busi ness area Monday night. He said firemen discovered relatively few fire hazards. Holman said he hoped to com plete inspection of the largest block of fraternities in an inspec tion Saturday. Private Homes Last Should firemen complete in spection of fraternities Saturday, inspection of private homes will follow Monday night. Fire chief Tom Sauers said co operation by fraternities and busi nesses has continued to be good. Last Monday night at a meeting of the Borough Council Holman was authorized to check with the Pennsylvania Department of Lab or and Industry as to the powers of a borough fire marshal. Two Employes' Cars Collide Two University employes were involved in a two-car collision at noon yesterday at Shortlidge and Pollock roads. Police said a car driven by Mrs. Pauline M. Fisher, 625 Walnut street, collided with an auto driv en by Louis W. Wasser, Woodside Trailer Park. Patrolman Edward D. James of the Campus Patrol signaled Was ser through the intersection and had signaled against Mrs. Fisher, police said. Both entered the in tersection at the safne time. Damage to Wasser's car was es timated at less than $lOO. There was no damage to Mrs. Fisher's car. Seely, Beard Announce Semester Office Hours All-University President Earl Seely and All-University Secre tary-Treasurer Philip Beard have announced office hours for the present semester. Seely may be contacted in 203 Hetzel Union from 3 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, from 1 to 2 p.m. on Wed nesday, and from 1 to 5 p.m. on Thursday. Beard may be contacted in 203 Hetzel Union from 1 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday and from 1 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday and Friday. Due to a near-capacity class schedule, All-University Vice President Robert Sturdevant will not be available for definite office hours. • Collegian Circulation The intermediate and junior boards of The Daily Collegian circulation staff will meet at 6:30 tonight in the Collegian office. t tlA 7: 4) , \ 4° >" 4 6 i3ai . t g „: - . , ~,-,,, , cr, o u 1 1 ........lt ~.... 'Jests '— STATE COLLEGE. PA.. WEDNESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 22. 1956 Shaping Up —Dave Bavar photo • A WORKMAN MIXES mortar in the club room of the Del ta Sigma Phi fraternity house. The club room was damaged by a $50,000 fire Dec. 11. Sprinkler systems have been in stalled at strategic points in the house to help prevent any repetition of the fire. Irving Boerlin, house adviser, said repairs will be completed by the deadline of April I. Waring to Appear On Sullivan Show Fred Waring's 11 tons of scenery, costuming, and lights, 70-song repertoire, and 43-person cast will continue on to New York City and the Ed Sullivan television show after the performance at the University Friday night. Waring and his glee club evil 8 to 9 p.m. Sunday. The versatile production "Hear! Hear!" to be presented at 8:30 p.m. Friday in Recreation Hall is a sur vey of American music from spir ituals to "pop." Waring opened the show with a limited four-week run in the Zig- General admission seats on both the floor and the balcony of Recreation Hall are still. available at the Recreation Hall ticket office or the Helsel Union desk. The price is $l.lO. A few single reserved seats at $2.20 are still available at the ticket office. field theatre in New York. After this run he played by request five straight performances at a conven tion in Atlantic City. From there he went on tour through the Mid west, which was completed in January. During the past two weeks, the six month tour took Waring and his Pennsylvanians to Miami, Fla., Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, Huntington, W. Va., Columbus, (Continued on page eight) _ _ House Passes State Tax Program HARRISBURG. Feb. 21 VP)—A 360 million dollar bipartisan in come-sales tax c o prOmise squeaked through the House to day. The outcome remained in doubt right up to the final roll call. As it turned out, the touch-and go balloting saw Republicans pro vide 12 votes to aid Democrats pass the 2 per cent personal net income tax. 110-88. The minimum needed to pass a bill i 5,106. And Democrats gave the GOP a helping hand of 44 votes in ap proving a 2 per cent sales tax on selected subjects, principally luxuries and durable goods, 122- 72. A two per cent gross receipts levy on sales of meals and drinks in restaurants, taprooms•and clubs and on lodging by hotels and mo FOR A BETTER PENN STATE appear on Sullivan's show from Froth Celebrates Washington's Day With 'Old' Jokes Frothy has brought his leap year issue out on Washington's birthday so that he might read again the jokes that were told around the campfires at Valley Forge. Froth is making an attempt to increase sales by offering free coffee and a date with the Froth girl of the month to everyone who has their copy of Froth stamped by Frothy. Frothy will be running around campus all morning with a rubber stamp in his hand. This month's Froth girl is Mary Lou Rank, eighth semester edu cation major from State College. Students may buy Froth at the Hetzel Union Building, War ing Hall, the Bulletin Board on the Mall, or the Cornea Room. tels was saved from defeat by a last-minute maneuver. Fifteen lawmakers from both sides of the aisle changed their votes from no to yes when it ap peared that this sales-type - tax bill would fall. The final roll call on it was 108-90. The entire package went to the Republican-controlled Senate where its future .is in doubt. Three separate tax plans—the classified income tax, manufac turers' excise levy and a 3 per cent sales tax—already have been knocked down in the upper branch during t h e Common wealth's 14-month tax deadlock. The heartbreak of two weeks ago was transformed into a per sonal triumph for Rep. Albert S. Readinger, House Democratic floor leader, who worked day and rgiatt Poll Shows TV Liked by Students The attitude of students completing the televised courses last semester was that 53 per Lent enjoyed it, 10 per cent were indifferent, and 37 per cent did not, according to a progress report released this week by t gram. 'Students participating in questionnaire with three possibili ties: (I) disliked it somewhat or disliked it intensely; (2) had no particular feelings about it; (3) en joyed it somewhat or enjoyed it very much. In Air Science 3, 73 per cent "enjoyed it," 15 per cent "had no feelings," and 12 per cent "dis liked it." Thirty-six per cent of the Com merce 30 students "enjoyed it," eight per cent "had no feelings," and 56 per cent "disliked it." In Music 5, 65 per cent "enjoyed it," 12 per cent "had no feelings," and 23 per cent "disliked it." In no instance did the number of students who enjoyed it fall below 35 per cent. and those who disliked it, above 5$ per cept. Interpretation of the question answers is somewhat difficult because the student reactions involve a mixture of attitudes toward the course and instructor as well as the 'television med ium, according to L. P. Green hill, associate director of the ex periment. The results of the fall semester television classes also indicated no significant difference in achieve ment in an y course. This was proved by the comparson of test scores by students in the television room, origination room, and rota tion of these two. After a rotation experiment in Chemistry 1, students were given a choice of television or origina tion room. Out of 312 students, 104 chose the television room, Reasons for preferring TV were: I. See and hear better. 2. Fewer distractions. 2. Attention directed by TV cameras. 4. More comfortable room conditions in small TV rooms. Reasons given for remaining in the large auditorium were: 1. Color in experiments con sidered important. 2. Olfactory cues considered itn portant. 3. The blackboard was visible for longer periods, even after the instructor had progressed to a new topic. 4. Vague feeling that it was bet ter to stay in auditorium. . In Economics 2. most students preferred two 50-minute lec tures followed by one full period of discussion and problem solv ing. This method was compared to a 40-minute lecture, followed by 10-minute question period led by a graduate assistant. Voluntary versus optional at tendance In the television rooms was studied over 18 class periods (Continued on page eight) night to line up_ enough support for the tax package. - "I'm happy the program passed with all the votes from sides," he said smilingly. "I think it's the best program we can get at this session." On Feb. 9 House Republicans withdrew their support from the' tax package on grounds Readinger: failed to obtain Gov. George M. Leader's promise that he would actually sign the package. Readinger shelved the package after the governor refused to, make such a pledge. The gover nor reversed himself next day and; Readinger started work anew. Rep. Charles C. Smith, House Republican floor leader, said the package lost its bipartisan nature, when Leader first refused to say' he would sign it. By JUDY HARICISON Instructional Research Pro- eievision sections answered a Fraternity Practices Questioned The Philadelphia Inquirer yes terday devoted an editorial and half of page three to fraternity hazing. The issue was spotlighted when Thomas Clark, freshman at Mass achusetts Institute of Technology, was found at the bottom of a reservoir Saturday. Clark had been taken into the 'country a week earlier and let out. He was told to return to the campus but never made it back. In the dark, he evidently mistook the reservoir for a field. tried to cross, and fell in. The editorial said "Most peo ple, including those who have gone through the same process, fail to see what purpose is served by beating students with wooden paddles, forcing them to make fools of themselves in pub lic places, and other routine ele ments of hazing.". Hazing should be eliminated. the editorial said, not only at but in all schools and col leges. The Inquirer article said haz [in.cso has "caught on" among high school youngsters and even has penetrated the elementary schools. Students ale often beaten. sub jected to weird practical jokes and even permit themselves to be tarred and feathered urinr to ini tiation. the Inquirer said. The majority of the article 14-l -ed nine case histories of hazing incidents where students had been involved in serious injur ies and sometimes death. Included with the story were three pictures of hazing proced ures. One of these showed a Cal ifornia student who tad fallen 300 feet down a cliff while hazing freshmen. Overcast Skies, Winds Predicted for Today The weather prediction for to day is mostly cloudy with mod erate wind and snow flurries this morning, according to the students in the department of meteorology. The expected high is 30 and a low of 15 is forecast. There was a trace of precipita tion yesterday. The maximum temperature was 26 and the low was 20. CPA to Take Charge Of Mall Bulletin Board The Central Promotion Agency has taken over the management of the bulletin board on the mall. The Daily Collegian wa s formerly in charge of the bulletin board. Persons wishing to place posters and notices on the board may turn them into the Hetzel Union desk by 4 p.m. on the day they want them in. The maximum size for signs is 8 by 11 inches. That Community Living Plan See Page 4 FIVE CENTS Hazing Blasted Cases Listed
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