PAGE TWO Waring Finds Lack 'School Biindleader Fred Waring, during his visit to the University yesterday, observed that students at the University today are lacking ambition and urge when it comes to promot ing the name of the University to outsiders. This certainly was not the case 40 years ago when he was a student here, Waring said. It is not the best policy for the alumni to become critical of student behavior by relating about the good old days, he continued, but there seems to be a certain complacency among the students that is related to the improvements on the campus, such as the Hetzel Union Building. These "legacies" have been handed down to the new students at the University, Frosh Pledging Set to Begin This Morning Fraternities may o f ici I y pledge freshmen beginning at 8 a m today. Male students who have regis tered at the Interfraternity Af fair': office in 203 Ifetzel Union and w! o have a 2 00 All-Univei say aveiige or a 2.00 for last se mester are eligible Freshmen may pledge fraterni ties at the completion of their firm. semester but must do so while living in dormitories. A ruling by Interfraternity Council prohibits freshmen from living in fraternities. Upperclassmen ►nay move di rectly into fraternities provided they have not signed dormitory contracts for the siring semester. Fraternities must register each pledge with the dean of men's office and pay a $2 fee per pledge. Regiktration cards are available in 109 Old Main. Rushees may register daily except Sunday from 4 to 5 p.m. in 203 lietzel Union. IFC. President, Robert Bullock said today marks only the begin ning and not the end of formal pledging and reminded men seek ing to join fraternities that many bids are yet to be handed out. Parties— (Continued from page one) vote in the fund candidate selec tions Roger Beidler. Elections Com-j mittee chairman, yesterday em phasized the fact that last semesd ter's clique membership cards wily not be accepted, lie said each stud dent may pick up his new card at the tables located outside the' clique meeting rooms. clique Elections Com mittee will discuss election and, campaign issues at 7:15 p.m. in 9 Carnegie Monday. Eight Spelunkers Battle 'Schoolhouse' Eight spelunkers met their match when they explored Schodlhouse cave, located in southeastern West Virginia, be tween semesters, The eight spelunkers were among 14 students, including two coeds, who explored caves in the Virginia and West Vir gin►a hills after taking their! finals. All are members of the mapped. The mapping was fin- fished in 1941. hulkin Club. Nittany Grotto, University Spe- I Those exploring Schoolhouse g 'were Ruth McDuffee, George The savers found that after Deike, Herbert Duey, Herbert eight hours of rough going theylßlack, Karl Francis. Kenneth had traveled but about 2500 feetiGraves, Larry Matthews, and in the cave, which has been tab— Fisher. bed "The Mount Everest of Amer-i Others making the trip were wan caves." 'Barbara Voysey, Jack Stellmack, Mined During Civil War 'Harold Johnson, Richard Wright, Sehoolhouse.• mined for nitrate' William Baumgartel, and Frank by Confederate soldiers during Johnson. the Civil War, has a level ceiling, 3 Other Caves Explored but deep. gigantic pits on the Besides Schoolhouse, the spe junior in arts and letters fromfloor, according to Paul Fisher, !lunkers also ,y explored three other ~,,,,, thing The Reading, a member of the group."' IBrehing Clar are Grossroads, ks, and Sennit. The group found a warning The Nittany Grotto members inscribed in the wall cla y of the !left in two groups. One group cave. After the eight-hour at- left three days earlier than the tempt they realized the sign wasi other because its members had correct It said: "Abandon hope,i finished their finals. ad ye entering here." Although Fisher said the cave When the two groups met, they ( _,t into smaller groups to ex- Was "quite a hole in the ground,"lspli the rave has bees sesapistely: plore different caves. By ROG ALEXANDER Waring said. The spirit of the past graduates brought these improvements to the campus, Waring statedr They are here to inspire today's stu dents. If the present student body continues with their lackadasical ' manner, Waring asked, who is to inspire the students of the future? As an example, Waring cited the athletic program at the Uni versity. A winning team certainly inspires students to promote their their University on the outside, he said. The administration has performed miracles in bringing every conceivable sport to the campus, but to have a really win ning team, Waring said, some thing else is needed, and that is student publicity and promotion. A glance at the record book All-American athletes will show that many of them are natives of Pennsylvania, Waring said. But how many of them grad uated from Penn St at e, he queried. "Why, Jesse Arnelle came from New York, and at present the University can only boast of one "All-American" from the state," Waring said. The same situation has occur red in the schools of dramatics and music, Waring said. Almost every student at the University) knows of a person "down the; street" that exce-Ils in one of these; two arts. But the Penn State! students fail to campaign for their University, and thus the future prodigy enrolls at another col lege, lie said. The students will leave be hind the proud heritage of the University, passed on to them by previous classes, only if they drop the complacent attitude they seem to have adopted. It is up to today's students to pave the way for the students of the future. Waring said. Commenting on the housing. situation at the University, WarH ing stated that the living units are among the best in the country; Although he is a staunch support er of the fraternity system, War ing can't see why students prefer fraternities over the conveniences and modern decor of the new dormitories. The students at the University can look forward to a great (Continued on page eight) THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA Students Spirit' Spring Week Carnival Theme To Be Chosen The Spring Week Committee will meet at 2 p.m. tomorrow in 217 Hetzel Union to discuss and choose a theme for the carnival, according to Richard Seng, com mittee chairman. The group will also work on the break down of points for the four Spring Week, events. Last week, the committee voted to distribute the overall percentage of points so that 45 per cent of the points would be given for the carnival, 25 per cent for the Mad Hatter's Parade, 15 per cent for the He- Man Contest, and 15 per cent for the Miss Penn State Contest. The committee will attempt to set up a system for the delegation of points within one event at to morrow's meeting. Seng said the members of the committee will give progress re ports. A list of judges for the dif ferent events will also be dis cussed, Seng added. A discussion of the material to be included in a letter that will be sent to each organization concern ing Spring Week is planned for the meeting. If time permits, Seng said, the group will discuss the individual form letters to he sent to each or ganization dealing with each of the Spring Week events separate- Iv. NSA Deadline Set for Forms Applications for the National Student Association tours abroad are due March 15. Educational Travel, Inc., a part of NSA, offers 15 planned tours. Students may obtain copies of Travel Itinerary, an informative pamphlet, an d applications at the Hetzel Union desk. To apply for an NSA tour a student must make an initial de posit of $6O. NSA has added a Hobo tour to its former list of travels. Cover ing seven countries Holland, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, and France—the trip costs $650. All NSA tours provide complete arrangements for food, lodging, transportation, tickets, guides, and entertainment. Lewis to Present Economics Talk For Grad Ser i es Dr. Ben W. Lewis, chairman of the department of economics, Oberlin College, will present the next lecture of the Graduate School series at 7:30 p.m. Thurs day in the Mineral Sciences Aud itorium. His lecture is titled, "This Busi ness of Bigness." It is co-spon sored by the College of Business Administration. Dr. Lewis is a graduate of the University of Michigan where he received his 8.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees. He taught at the Uni ,versity of Michigan for three years before his appointment to the Oberlin faculty in 1925. Dr. Lewis, who served as a con sultant to many federal agencies, is the author of numerous books in the field of economics. Syrian Plane Crashes; 19 Dee DAMASCUS, Syria, Feb. 24 (fP) —A Syrian airways passenger plane exploded in flight about 15 miles from Aleppo today, killing all 19 persons aboard. University Could Be National Art Center The University can become the concentrated center of art in the country and win national acclaim, Albert Christ-Janer, director of the School of Fine and Applied Arts, said yester day. . It can do this because of, rather than in spite of, its geo graphical location, he said. Equally inaccessible from everywhere—the University's projected art center can turn this handicap into an advantage, Christ-Saner explained • The art center would bring to gether three departments under one roof, Christ-Janer said. It would contain a concert hall, thea tre, a small theatre, recital hall and a gallery. The gallery would act as an "ever-changing theatre for the arts." The center would give the Uni versity an opportunity to select and develop particular qualities of an art. It could commission works and pull from New York top flight artists in artistic fields to develop the arts, he added. A center for the arts has not, and cannot spring up in New York, Chicago or any other major city according to Christ-Janer. This, he said, is due to the fact that urban universities which could foster such programs are throttled by dissemination of en ergy and the confusion of aims of an educational program. Other Projects Handicapped University programs in large cities are further handicapped by "vested interests" such as profes sional interests, private interests advancing their own pet projects, and a lack of concentration of available support, he said. This all emerges as a "tremen dous confusion of voices—a mod ern Tower of Babel," Christ-Janer said. The art center idea is based on the Bauhaus experiment in Des sau, Germany which flourished from 1919 to 1928 when it was closed by Adolph Hitler. Experiment Called 'Notable' This experiment was notable not only because it was 30 years' ahead of its time, but also because it brought together on its faculty more artists of distinguished tal ent than has any other art school of our time. Its influence has spread throughout the world and is especially strong today in Eng land and the United States, Christ- Janer said. "The advantage of such an art center to the students, faculty and townspeople can be developed if we have the foresight and ingen uity backed by resources now lacking," Christ-Janer concluded. Debaters Discuss Korean War Issue The Korean War was one of the main points of contro versy as the Young Republicans and the Young Democrats debated Thursday night "The Record of the Eisenhower Administration.' The Republicans claimed President Dwight D. Eisen- hower stopped the war in Korea, which they said, was started by Democratic diplomacy. The ' Democrats retaliated by saying "the name of Eisenhower does not stop a war." "It never did and it never will. It didn't scare the Russians." Debating for the Young Repub lican Club were Carl Saperstein, senior in arts and letters from Washington, D.C., and Edward Fegert, junior in arts and letters from Milwaukee, Wis. Ralph Volpe, freshman in arts and letters from Lansdale, and William Berry, freshman• in arts and letters from Jersey Shore, debated for the young Demo cratic Club. De-segregation Praised - Saperstein opened the debate by lauding the Supreme Court decision on segregation and the establishment of the guaranteed annual wage while President Eisenhower has been in office. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 25. 1956 Prexy Cites Exchange Of Students President Milton S. Eisenhower has called the present cooperation between the United States and other nations in the exchange of students a fine example of how to overcome misconceptions between nations. Speaking before approximately 120 members of the Cosmopolitan Club Thursday, Dr. Eisenhower said that Jan Cronstedt, former University student and gymnastics star, and at present a student in Sweden, is acting as an unofficial ambassador from the United States to Sweden. This was the third time Dr. Eisenhower has spoken before the annual dinner banquet of the club, whose 'membership is open only to foreign students. The Indone sian members of the club acted as hosts. Cfonstedt, the President said, is one of many foreign students who has studied in the United States and has gone home to con tinue his studies and attempt to clear up misconceptions harbored by the home countries. Dr. Eisenhower said there will be no peace in the world unless there is first understanding be tween nations. Nittany Council to Hear Dance Plans Monday Nittany Council will discuss the possibility of joining Pollock Council and TIM in sponsoring a dance at its meeting at 7 p.m. IMonday in Nittany Dorm 20. The group . will also discuss plans for its spring athletic pro gram. The Council may :sear readings of its newly drafted Constitution if the papers are mimeographed in time for the meeting, a Coun cil spokesman said. By LIANNE CORDERO He further praised the Ad ministration for cutting the Fed eral payroll, nearly eliminating corruption in government, and balancing the budget. He said the term has been a period of unparalled prosperity. Volpe refuted Saperstein's rosy picture by saying that the Eisen hower legislation has needed Democratic support and assailing the cut in Armed Forces. "If Ike underestimated Russia, then Truman and Roosevelt com pletely overlooked them," Fegert said, answering Volpe's armed forces cut. Berry then took the debate back into history by citing the "wrongs" of Republican presi dents before the Democrats 20- year reign. He said the war in Korea was won by "p oo r, mud-slogging soldiers, net President Eisen hower." Defense Cut Hit
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