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VOL. 56. No. 99
Committee
Votes pown
Lion Plank
A controversial Lion party
plank concerning a proposal
to establish a no -profit, stu
dent-run book st+re was un
animously strick:n from the
party's platform .st night by
All-University El ctions Com
mittee.
Following the d• ision, Robert
Spadaro, Lion part clique chair
man, said that shotild the party's
advisory board see fit, he would
assume the responsibility of pre
senting the plank before the stu
dent body as a part of the Lion
party platform.
After one and one-half hours of
debate between Lion party clique
members and representatives of
the Book Exchange, the Commit
tee, in private, voted to remove
the plank because it concerned a
matter which would "initiate a
problem to the student body rath
er than offer a solution to one
which already exitsed."
'No Suitable Reply'
Following the Committee's de
cision, Spadaro said, "As I stated
in yesterday's Daily Collegian, I
expected a suitable reply from
the Book Exchange officials. Af
ter extensive debate tonight I
feel that the answer is still not
forthcoming. The purpose of a
political party is to answer the
needs of the people it represents.
I believe that this plank is feas
ible and more important—neces
sary.
"This being the case, all pos
sible criticism of this particular
plank shall be stricken out in or
der to meet the pressure which
occur when a controversial issue,
despite its feasibility, is brought
up by an evaluation of these pres
sures. I shall submit this plank
once again to the Lion party ad
visory board. If the board again
feels that this plank is a valid
issue, as clique chairman, despite
Elections Committee violations
and various pressures, I shall as
sume the responsibility of run
ning it."
May Violate Code
Should Spadaro follow through
with his statement, a violation of
the All-University Elections Code
may take place.
Article II Section 7 of the Code
states: "The Elections Commit
tee reserves the right to act upon
any campaign method which it
considers to be a violation of the
spirit of the. Election Code." The
penalty for such a violation, since
it would involve the entire Lion
party, is a fine •of not more than
$25 and, should the Elections
Committee see fit, a forfeit of
not less than 10 and not more
than 100 votes • on each of the
nine party candidates,
Renworthy's Not. Read
At the outset of last night's
meeting, Paul Hood,' chairman of
the Book Exchange board of con
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Senate
WASHINGTON, March 8 (W)—
The Senate today defeated a Dem
ozratie drive to have cotton, corn
and peanut crops supported at' 90
per cent of parity. It 'was a major
victory for President Dwight D.
Eisenhower.
The vote on this key section of
the election-year farm bill was
54-41.
All 95 members of the Senate
(there is one vacancy) were on
hand for the test. Sen. Millikin
(R-Colo), who has been ill for
several weeks, showed up in a
wheelchair to vote with the ad
miniitration forces.
Eisenhower and Secretary of
Agriculture Ezra T. Benson want
Congress to retain the flexible
system of farm price supports
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Dishonesty
Review
Players Present
'Thirteen Clocks'
Any children going to see "The Thirteen Clocks," as pre=
sented last night by Players, may be amused and entertained,
but they probably won't be fascinated, or enchanted, or spell-
bound
The children's theater play, adopted from a short story
by James Thurber, has been writ- 1
ten for children in particular and'
as adopted by several dramatists,'
including dramatics instructor'
Cameron D. Iseman, has proven'
a success many times.
But Players has taken a beauti
ful fairy tale and moulded it into
a dull, humorless tale that lost
much of the life, character, and
sparkle inherent in it.
Robert Kokat, as Golux, the
bouncy little man with magical
powers, and Derek Swire, as
Xingu or Zorn, the dashing, good
hero of the play, are on stage'
much of the time and should up-I
hold the dashing and enchanting'
theme of the tale.
Kokat Captures Role's Essence
Kokat captures much of the es
sence of the role as he twirls,
and jumps, portraying an odd
elf-like man who befriends Swire,
a prince from another land mas
querading as a troubador. Kokat
seems to get a "kick" from his
actions and so imparts much of it
to the audience.
However, Sw ire is superbly
miscast. He looks more like an
unsure youth than a heroic prince
in search of great deeds and
beautiful women. Fautering and
speaking in almost a deadpan, he
strolls through his role much like
a nine-year old boy.
Fuller Meaning Portrayed
Joseph Conaway as the Duke,
evil and hideous owner of the
dark and dreary castle where he
is holding the beautiful Saralinda,
his false "niece" prisoner, per
haps lends himself to a fuller
feeling for his role than any one
else. Evil he seems, with his eye
patch and leering face. He should
get plaudits.
The play was directed by Rob
ert D. Reifsnyder, professor of
dramatics, who imparted to the
play a hesitateness and slowness
which often made the audience
laugh at parts that weren't sup
posed to be humorous.
Minor Parts Show Vitality
More credit for amusing and
likeable performances can be of
fered to those who had the minor
parts, who looked and acted their
roles with a vitality lost to the
"stars."
The first scene in an inn where
Swire learns of the sad Sara
linda's predicament is the - best.
Innkeeper Walter Vail, traveller
Mark Wallace, and Sandra Grot
sky, the Woman, gave the play
a beginning boost which didn't do
(Continued on_page eight)
Stops Farm Bill
established in 1954. This permits I jected '9O per cent supports "you
the government to support basic tear the very guts out of this bill
crops at from 70 to 90 per cent as far as any benefit to the indi
of • parity, according to supply vidual farmers goes."
conditions. Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey (D.-
Murray Snyd e r, presidential Minn.) said Benson had been lob
preSs aide, described President bying the Senate for the adminis-
Eisenhower as "delighted" by the tration's flexible support system.
Senate vote. Secretary of Agri- He accused him of offering "spe
culture Benson said he wished .1.1 cial deals" on cotton, corn and
"commend the Senat6 highly." 'other farm products, and said:
With the question decided for "I charge he is guilty of un
three of the basic crops, the Sen- principled actions."
ate was • expected to act quickly Forty-one Republicans and 13
on similar moves to knock out Democrats voted for the arnmd
high, rigid supports for wheat, ment by Sen. Clinton P. Ander
rice and dairy products written n (D.-NM.) to knock highly
into the farm bill by the Demo- pegged price supports for cotton,
cratic-contrcolled Agri culture corn and peanuts out of the omni-
Committee, . bus bill.
Just before the vote was taken, Thirty-five Democrats and six
Sen. Robert S. Kerr (D.-Okla.) Republicans opposed the amend=
told the' - senators that if they re- meat,
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
STATE COLLEGE. PA., FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 9. 1956
By TED SERRILL
30 Students
Take Grad
Medical Plan
More than thirty graduate stu
dents have submitted applica
tions to the Blue Cross and Blue
Shield insurance plan with bene
fits becoming effective April 1.
The plan is direct pay and non
group, and was available to all
graduate students enrolled at the
University. A special rate plan
was sought, but was unable to be
established because of the diffi
culty of appointing a person to
coordinate the plan on campus.
Blue Cross, sponsored by the
hospitals, is the non-profit plan
for hospital care which provides
services, most of which are with
' out charge to Blue Cross patients.
Blue Shield, the doctors' plan,
is a non-profit community ser
vice endorsed by the Medical So
ciety of the State of Pennsylvania
which provides benefits in the
'form of medical and surgical ser
vices.
Literature and application
forms explaining the medical
health service were distributed to
all graduate students.
The plan was brought about by
the concern of several graduate
students who have faculty assis
tantships but are not able to
benefit from the Blue Cross and
Blue Shield programs set up for
University employees.
Although programs are still on
a proposed basis, present plaits
call for the system by which indi
viduals wishing to take part in
the programs will be billed at the
direct payment rate. If an affilia
tion with a group is obtained
later, those taking part in the
programs will be entitled to the
group rates, which are lower.
Snow Turning to Rain
Predicted for Today
Snow, turning to rain. and mod
erately windy with a possibility
of clearing in the afternoon is
forecast for today by students in
the department of meteorology.
-The expected high today is 40
degrees.
Rules OK'd
Senate Adds Three
New Rules to Code
The University Senate yesterday added three new rules
on the handling of academic dishonesty cases to the Senate
Regulations for Undergraduate Students.
They became effective immediately.
The most important of the new rules requires any inci
dent of academic dishonesty to be reported to a student's dean
and referred to a committee on academic discipline in his
college.
After hearing the evidence, the committee would decide
on the student's guilt and fix a,
penalty. Any action taken would
,Greek Week
be reported to the student's in
structor and the dean of his col- 1
lege. •
The committee of each college ll ' Prolects Set
would' be compoSed 44. three fac-1
ulty members and two students,lßy Committee
appointed every year by the dean.
One of the faculty members will Twenty-four projects have been
be chairman. :lined up for Greek Week, the pro-
This rule would clear up three ijects committee reported Wednes
issues that have been troubling day to committee chairmen.
facu 1 t y and administration l George Smith, project commit
members. It would assure the tee chairman, said the committee
instructor that any incident he ( planned the projects with mem
reported would be acted upon; lbers of the borough Chamber of
that the faculty and students iCommerce. Additional projects
of each college have a greater I will be studied later.
part in these procedures. includ- I Work on the projects, to be
ing the fixing of penalties, and done by members of fraternities
that the instructor concerned is and sororities,•will begin at 12:30
notified of the action taken. 'p.m. on April 14. Participating
The three new rules, as well as, groups will be asked to furnish
a recommendation for the crea-i transportation if possible.
tion of a new Senate subcommit- The committee on exchange
tee—the subcommittee on aca- dinners sent out cards last week
demic discipline—were contained; requesting the number of per
in a report on academic honesty Isons from each group that will
procedures by the Senate Corn-
,participate. Only half the cards
mittee on Student Affairs. Thad been returned by Tuesday,
A second new rule allows al the committee said.
[ student found guilty of dishon-1 The outstanding pledge ban
esty by one of the college com-.quet will be held April 12 in the
mittees on academic discipline to Hetzel Union 'ballroom and the
appeal the decision to the sub-
,IFC-Panhel banquet will be April
committee on discipline of the 16 at the Nittany Lion Inn.
Senate Committee on Student Af-1 The committee chairmen will
fairs. meet again at '7:30 p.m. Wednes-
An appeal must be made with-iday in 212 HUB.
in 48 hours of the college commit-) day --
tee's decision. Then the discipline
committee would review or re-i
I hear the case as to evidence, guilt,!
,and penalty.
The Senate Committee onimusic for the sophomore Heel
Student Affairs believes an ap- land Tie Dance to be held from
peal procedure advisable since :9 p.m. to midnight tomorrow in
there are 10 college committees ;the Hetzel Union ballroom.
and they will be hearing cases I Tickets are free to sophomores
(Continued on page eight) 'and may be obtained at the HUB.
Hell Week Practices
Change Over Years
The proposed Interfraternity Council "Hell Week" code
may bring to an end over 50 years of criticism and complaints
from outsiders who frown upon the various hazing practices
afforded to fraternity pledges.
' The path of the fraternity pledge was a stormy one even
in the early 1900's, when the practice of taking a pledge out
in the woods during Hell Week,
and losing him was a common oc—
currence, according to John H.
Frizzel, professor of public
speech at the University from
1902 to 1918.
Most of the fraternities em
ployed the paddling system dur
ing the '2o's, according to Harold
R. (Ike) Gilbert, assistant director
of athletics, and a member of
Sigma Nu fraternity. Paddling
was very vicious during the en
tire pledging period, and espe
cially during Hell Week, he said.
There was no interference with
the educational program, how
ever. Pledges did not miss classes
because of pledge trips or lack of
sleep, he said.
Hell Week 'Embarrassing•
In 1930, when Hell Week was
becoming embarrassing to the
point of disgrace, and "not be
coming to persons of mature age,"
according to James Coogan, as-
,Tri-Tones Will Play
'At Heel and Tie Dance
The Tri-Tones will furnish
By ROG ALEXANDER
sistant director of public informa
tion, and, at that time, editor of
The Daily Collegian. He launched
a campaign against vicious Hell
Week practices.
As 2 result of the crusade, the
presidents of 27 fraternities
banned paddling. By March, 1931,
16 fraternities had banned Hell
Week practices entirely. Pre-ini
tiation practices were on their
way out at this time, so it seemed.
Vets Start Again
Immediately after World War
If, many returning combat hard
ened veterans began the surge
towards brutal Hell Week prac
tices again. Paddling was re-in
stituted, and a severe strain, both
mental and physical, was placed
upon the pledge. Hell Week lasted
anywhere from four days to three
weeks.
By 1948. however morn• mature
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FIVE CENTS