Today's Weather: Cold and Fair VOL. 56. No. 92 Luther Asks Action On Compensations Rudolph Lutter, former candidate for All-University president, renewed his attempts to oust student government compensations yesterday when he called on the Supreme Court to examine the constitutionality of the compensations which were voted in by Cabinet last week. In a letter addressed to the chairman of the Supreme 4 Register To Rush Informally Registration for informal rush ing began Monday but only four women have signed up. In order to be eligible upperclass women must have a 2.0 All-University av erage. Second semester freshmen are required to have a 2.3 All- University average and first se mester women are ineligible to rush. The informal rush period begins next Monday and lasts all semes ter. Women must register in the dean of women's office in 105 Old Main before 5 p.m. on March 19, according to Mrs. R. Mae Shultz, adviser to Panhellenic Council. During informal rushing sorori ties invite rushees to a series of Coke dates. The invitations are written to the women directly and they reply in writing directly to the sorority. This system differs from formal rushing. The dean of women's of fice and Panhellenic post office will not be used as clearing houses between - sororities and rushees. Rushees may receive a bid any time after the firSt week of in formal rushing. The bid is sent by the sorority to the dean of women's office where it is stamped with the official Panhel seal. The bid is mailed to the coed and she is given one week to reply. The rushee sends her reply to the sor ority through the Dean of Wo men's office. Greek Week Group To Begin Planning Spring Activities The newly-appointed committee chairmen for Greek Week will meet today's with the general chairman, Edmond Kramer, to start organizing for the Spring af fair. The chairmen will meet at 7:30 tonight in 212 Hetzel Union. Twelve committee chairmen have been appointed; the remain der are to be named within the next several days, Kramer said. • Appointed are Martha Michener and George Remmey, exchange dinner; Marilyn Fischer and Dav id Friedenberg, banquet; David Richards, publicity; Pauline Paul ekas, co-chairman; William Mills, sing; Ann Greene and George Smith, projects; George Buckhout and Robert Gellman ' supervisory; and Katharine Dickson, secretary treasurer. University Alum Dies in Jet Crash Lt. William H. Johnson, a grad uate of the class of 1954, died last week on his 24th birthday, when his jet training plane crashed in to a mountain in southern Cali fornia. The wreckage of the plane was not discovered by the Air Force until late Friday. Bad weather conditions had hampered the week long search for the missing plane. Lt. Johnson was scheduled to be graduated as a jet pilot next week. He graduated with honors from the University in 1954 as a member of the Air Force Re serve. Lt. Johnson was married to Virginia J. Coskery, a graduate of the class of 1955, on Dec. 30, 1955. ~,,_,...,._,,,: i 1 110 4 zi t o 0 1 ).p.,\)-- - -:, ro r _..,,, •Ziaisil.-:'' STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 29. 1956 Court, Lutter said that the appro priation of $lB5O in compensa tions conflicts with the spirit and the Preamble of th e Student Government Association Consti tution which states that its pur pose for establishment is "—to promote the welfare of the stu dent body and the University as whole—." Lutter spoke against compen sations at last Thursday night's Cabinet meeting but to no avail as Cabinet passed compensations, 14-9. Lutter Stressed Pressure At that time Lutter stressed his opinion that the All-Univer sity president, under the present set-up, came under too much pressure as the individual who could appoint students who would receive a total of $5OO in compen sations. In his letter Lutter listed this as the first of four ways in which the $lB5O appropriation violated the general welfare of the stu dent body. Second on the list was th e charge that it is against the tra dition of the University student government and the United States government for a governing body to award itself an increase in compensation because of the "ob vious corrupting tendency of such a power." Would Set Bad Precedent Lutter went on to say that if compensations are permitted to stand they would build up an in vidious precedent which would allow fiiture student leaders to channel funds to themselves by creating "scholarships" with the funds collected from each Uni versity student for student gov ernment activites. Lutter also contended that the appropriation Aiiolated the wel fare of the stuent body and the University because it has made a pronounced contribution .to ward the "questioning of th e aims of student leaders" and the value of student government, by the University student leading to his disapproval of student gov ernment and a resultant growth in apathy. He urged that all payments of compensation awarded under last week's Cabinet decision be barred 'until the constitutionality of the appropriation is examined. Ike May Break At Conference WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (/P) —Speculation concerning the lsecond term question reached a fever pitch tonight as Presi dent Eisenhower scheduled a news conference for 10:30 a.m., tomorrow. There was widespread expecta tion that Eisenhower would use it as the setting for his announce ment on whether he will seek an other four years in the White House. Presidential Press Secretary James C. Hagerty denied tonight a radio commentator's report that Eisenhower had already sent word FOR A BETTER PENN STATE Dorm Construction Planned for March Construction on the new women's dormitories to be built along E. College avenue be hind Simmons Hall is expected to begin by late March. Walter H. Wiegand, Physical Plant director, said yesterday that the actual date for workmen to start depends largely on weather conditions. Wiegand and other Physical Plant officials held a job conference yesterday afternoon with contractors for the dormitories. The project, which will consist of four dormitories and a dining center, is expected to be completed by fall, 1957. The dorms, which will ha‘ Men Beware! Predatory Coeds On Loose Today Today is the coeds' day. It's the day that makes this year Leap Year. It is also the day that adds an other day to this year and a day that comes but about once every four years. It is the day that a 20-year-old person could be celebrating his fifth birthday, as well as the day that allows the spring semesttx to end June 6 and not June 7. It is also the• day that allows finals to begin May 26 and not May 27, as well as the day that postpones Spring recess, July Fourth, and Christmas. Today is Feb. 29. Auto Collision Injures Student A University student suffered a broken nose and minor injuries in a weekend auto collision near Reading. Geraldine D'Alio, senior in home economics from Schuylkill Haven, was riding with her par ents when the car collided with an auto attempting to make a left turn. The accident occurred at 6:45 p.m. Saturday, three miles west of Reading on Route 22. Miss D'Alio was admitted to Reading's St. Joseph's Hospital with a broken nose, a slight con cussion, cuts to'the head and face, and body bruises. She has been reported to be improving. IFC Finei Fraternity Alpha Chi Sigma, not Alpha Sigma Phi, was fined by Inter fraternity Council Board of Con trol for not having men on door duty as was reported to the Daily Collegian Saturday. to' Republican leaders throughout the Country that he plans to an nounce his willingness to serve for another term. Hagerty said: "This is just another one of those stories. I suppose there will be a million of them before the night is over. "No word, one way or the oth er, has been relayed to Republi can leaders—or to anyone. Nor has any statement, one way or the other, been circulated." Hagerty added to an inquiring reporter _that he hoped the state ment he had just made would "take care of all your queries." He asked the reporter to in clude that lagt remark, so he wouldn't be kept awake all night commenting on similar reports. The report about Eisenhower's rglart 1 t f• 1014 , 11 .• 11 t•* It _E. CoII•_• avenue, extending from Short lidge road to Eastview terrace. Each of the four buildings will consist of two complete residence units, and a central dining .hall with four dining rooms. All buildings will be of red brick with limestone trim, resembling the combination used in the Het zel Union Building. The dorms will have four main floors, while the dining center will have two floors. Cl= Each of the eight units will be approximately 160 feet long and 40 feet wide. The over-all length of each building will be 315 feet. The two living units in each building will be separated by glass-enclosed stairwells. Two sorority lounges will be housed on the main floor of each unit, which will make eight loun ges available for sororities to rent. These will be about the size of four student rooms and will in clude a kitchenette and storage space adjoining the lounge. 8 Hostess Suites Each of the eight living units will have a suite for the hostess. The suites will include a living room, bedroom, bath, and kitchen ette. On the first level of each build ing will be facilities for washing, drying, ironing, and storage, Almost all of the student rooms will be double rooms, each about 12 by 16 feet. The general contractor is John McShain, Inc. Other contracts are held by Hughes Corp., plumbing; Lehigh Engineering Co., heatingi and Rigg-Dittler and Co., electri cal. ÜBA Sets Friday As Closing Day The Used Book Agency will re main open from 1 to 5 p.m. today through Friday since there are re funds and approximately 200 books to be returned. The agency will not be open after Friday. Books or refunds will not be available after - that time, according to John Knaff, ÜBA manager. The I.JBA is now located in the Book Exchange on the ground floor of the Hetzel 'Union building. Silence Today willingness to run came from ABC commentator William Win ter in San Francisco. He said in a West Coast broadcast that he had definite information that Eisen hower would seek another term as president "if drafted." Winter said he had access to an advance paraphrase of the an nouncement the President would make. "The President will indicate," Winter said, "that while he be lieves no man is indispensible, he would be happy to serve if the people want him." Winter said the President's statement would review his past White House record, his physical condition and would contain a new doctor's report which finds him "in better condition than ever." Sell Papers In the HUB See Page 4 Snack Bar Committee Created Nittany Council Monday night set up a committee to investigate th e possibilities of starting a year-round snack bar at the ice skating rink. Ralph Volpe, freshman in arts and letters from Lansdale, was named committee chairman with Morgan Lewis, junior in usychol ;ogy from Wilkes-Barre, and Ger r aid Carlson, freshman in business administration from Connellsville, las his assistants. The committee will make its first report at the Inext council meeting. Council voted to pay one-quar ter. of the expenses for a dance which it will sponsor jointly with Pollock Council and TIM, March 17 in the Heizel Union building. The food committee announced that it would take all complaints from Nittany residents directly to the supej,visor of the Nittany Halls. President George Mueller said he would take the problem of the broken dryers in the Pollock Un ion building to the Association of Independent Men executive meet ing on the request of council. Several cases of the dryers fail ing to work after money was put into them were reported. Mueller announced that the bluebook file for East Hall resi dents would be available for use from 7-9 pm. Wednesday in Dorm 20. Council discussed plans for the creation of a softball and volley ball league for East area resi dents, but postponed final date on the matter to a later date. Chapel to Open In September With the first two units of the Helen Eakin Eisenhower Chapel near completion, the religious cen ter is expected to be open in Sep tember. The units now under construc tion include the small meditation chapel and the religious orogsam center. A large chapel with a seat ing capacity of nearly 2000 will be built later. Funds for the work that is now underway have come from contri butions from alumni and friends of the University. _ . The main chapel building is es timated to cost $2.500,000. It will he financed by private contribu tions. The Penn State Alumni Fund for 1956 will list it as one of its major goals. Fair, Continued Cold Predicted for Today The forecast for today, accord ing to the students in the depart ment of meteorology, is fair and continued cold. No snow is pre dicted. The predicted high is 30-35 degrees and the low will be 15-20. The maximum yesterday was 30 while the low was 19. The pre cipitation was .17 inches. FIVE CENT
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