Today's Weather: Cooler With Rain• VOL. 56, No. 121 2 Seniors Receive Suspended Sentences The two students charged with the April 5 burglary at Beaver Field were given suspended sentences and two-year probation periods, and one, also charged with assault and battery, was fined $lOO and ordered to pay costs, yesterday in Centre County i court. Grey 011iver,Isenior, in forestry from Concordville, and 'Robert Wenner, senior in forestry from Allentown, pleaded guilty to the charges before Judge Ivan Walker. ' The two will go before Tri bunal tonight for a hearing, ac cording to Harold W. Perkins, , assistant dean of men. Besides the decisions, Judge Walker reprimanded the two stu dents at long length on their ac tions and expressed surprise that Campus Patrol does not carry guns or clubs for protection. "Llon't the campus police carry any kind of clubs?" the court asked Oliver, aged 22, and Wen ner, aged 21, who were charged with breaking and entering the training room under the stands of Beaver Field. "They are going to have to arm themselves, at least with billies, if they are going to have cases like yours," the court said. 011iver's assault and battery charge came about because he was involved in a skirmish with Campus Patrolman Fred N. Hite, who apprehended him as he crawled out of the window,' ac cording to State Police, who made the training-room arrest after a joint investigation with Campus Patrol. Police said Oliver slugged Hite in the face with his fist. It was' reported that he suffered cuts of the lip and cheek and that a par tial plate was broken. The two were charged with stealing fly-tying articles from the training room, where a phy sical education class in fly-tying is given. The articles were valued at $4O, police said. State College Police Chief John R. Juba said 011iver and Wenner "were drinking and wanted a lit tle excitement." State Police made the arrest after questioning members of the physical education class. 011iver is enrolled in the class and failed to appear for questioning. After the skirmish with Hite, who was knocked unconscious, both fled the scene, Werner tak ing the stolen articles to the rear of a hciuse on Ridge avenue, ac cording to police. The articles were recovered. Accide Hospit 2 Fres Two freshmen were admitted to the University Hospital after suffering injuries in an auto ac cident at 5:30 a.m. yesterday on Creek 45, just west of Spruce Creek in Centre. County. The students and their injur ies are Melvin Hertzler, education ma jor from near Elizabethtown, multiple cuts of the face. His condition is listed as "f airly good." William .7. Murray, mechanical engineering major from New Sal em, cut of the lower lip and three teeth loosened. His condition is listed as "good." Car Skids on Wet Road State Police at Pleasant Gap said the students were returning to .the University when the car in which they were riding skid ded on the wet highway and col lided into several guard posts. • Murray was driving the car at the time of the collision. The car is owned by Hertzler, police said. Details Unavailable Exact details of the accident were not available's - ince the State Police have not completed their investigation. Police fro in the Pleasant Gap sub-station question ed the students at the University Hospital yesterday afternoon. . A check of State Police at the Rockview barracks the Pleasant Gap sub-station and the Hunting don sub-station revealed that none of the three nearby State Police installations investigated the accident at the scene. Edgerton to Resign June 30 to Accept Post at Columbia Dr. William B. Edgerton, as sistant professor of Russian, will resign June 30 to accept a posi tion at Columbia University. Dr. Edgerton has been named assistant professor of Slavic lan guages and will serve on the grad uate faculty in the department of Slavic languages at Columbia. Dr. Edgerton was named to the University faculty in 1950 and in 3954-55 he was granted leave - to serve on the faculty of the Uni versity of Michigan. . Last summer, Dr. Edgerton spent two months in Russia, the first month on a goodwill mission sponsored by the American Friends • Service Committee and the second month doing research for a study of the 19th century Russian writer, Nikolai Leskov. Clouds, Scattered Rain Predicted for 'today Todays weather will be partly cloudy, with light intermittent rain lasting all day, according to students in the department of meteorology. The high will be about - 42 de grees with a low of 36 degrees. Xesterdays'-high -was-47.- The low was-3S. lizes men knocked unconscious as he at- Town Independent Men will tempted to apprehend Grey 01li ihold a first vote on a proposed ver, senior in forestry from Con -,board of town students at 7:30 cordville, as he was climbing' tonight in 217 Hetzel Union. from the window of the training! The board, which was sug room under the stadium stands.igested two weeks ago by Robert This was one day after Wiegand,Cole, TIM president, must be ap sent the note ordering the dis -) proved at two consecutive meet arming to the patrol. Dixon said. ings to become law. 1 It was reported that Hite suf- The suggested amendment to fered cuts to the lip and cheek, the TIM constitution to provide and that a part i a 1 plate was ;for the establishment of the broken. 011iver, along with Ro iboard, will be introduced by Ray bert Wenner, senior in forestrY!mond David and Lash Howes, from Allentown, pleaded guilty !representatives at large to the ,to breaking and entering yester - lAssociation of Independent Men's I 'day in Centre County Court and,Board of Governors. , was given a suspended sentence' Cole said Emerio Matos, also 'and a two-year probation period.;representative at large to the 1011iver also pleaded guilty to thelAIM board, will oppose the assault and battery charge and t amendment. !was fined $lOO and ordered to pay The board, if approved, will !costs. conduct all regular business for Says Action Hurts Claim i TIM. It would be composed of Dixon contends the University'the four officers of TIM, the sev disarmed the patrol to minimize: en TIM representatives at large the union's claim that the patrol; to the AIM Board, and seven 'lobs "involved considerable dart-'other town independents elected I ger." by town ballot. 1 In a statement released to the An amendment for the estal>. !several state newspapers lastilishment of town balloting will 'week, Dixon mid: "To assign un- l also receive a first vote. If ap armed men to . . . duties is ex- i proved town students may vote tremely unwise and improvident,lfor the - seven additional board and especially when motivated by I members at one of several ballot an attempt to discredit the union's boxes placed in town stores. argument that the arming of cam-I Candidates for AIM offices will pus patrol was some indication of speak at tonight's meeting. Cole the inherent danger in the job'said TIM will hear at least two of the patrolman.' speakers and probably more. 'Sorry' He Used Press Dixon told The Daily Collegian, Robey Named yesterday that he was "sorry"; that he had to go to the press in! ' order "to get our grievancesi'lndie Queen ' worked out." "I think the press should be Penelope Robey, freshman in fully informed about these things, arts and letters from Smethport, because it is the University's re - :was crowned "Indic Sweetheart" sponsibility to the public to re - last Friday night at the Spring 1 port these th i ngs," Dixon said. Ball, sponsored by Leonides and (continued on page twelve) !the Association of Independent iMen. Eisenhower Urges Congress to Enact The queen was crowned by Le . Leonard Richards, master of cere !monies, who presented her with a trophy. The were Joan finalists in the con e test we o reJoan MacKenzie, sopho- Pay - ins i Advance Soil Bank Program' more in ns arts and letters from Ladowne; Bonnie Cole, junior tin education from Havertown; "Thus immediately after July 1,1 promise farm bill "regardless of and Dorothea Darlington, sopho -1956," Eisenhower said, "farmers, political pressure"—two addition - more in business administration who agree to participate in eitherl al measures besides the program, from Darling. the acreage reserve on conserva-!he outlined in his veto message' tion reserve phases of the soillearlier. ) bank program will be eligible fort Plans Use of Surplus payment.' First he said he would shortly, The farmers, under this sys- ask Congress for larger authoriza-1 tern, would get the remainder ofl tion to continue the "successful' their money on compliance with movement of farm surpluses into the contract terms. constructive uses overseas." This, Points Out Value he said, will further bolster do-, "If farmers generally partici-imestic markets. ! pate in the soil bank program," Second, he called on Congress! Eisenhower said, "payments could to puss "promptly" the far mi add up to as much as an addition- credit legislation he already has , al 500 million dollars to them this recommended. This program, hey crop year. And of course as the said, would be of special help in. program overcame the surplus enabling young farmers in parJ problem, th e greater benefits ticular to buy land, stock and im-1 would be found in the increased plements. market prices for farm products." Eisenhower spoke fr o m the; Eisenhower also proposed in his White House broadcast room. Hel zadio-TV speeclin which he said, said his talk was• aimed mainly atl ihe felt compelled to veto the com-1 the "farm folks" of America. Prexy Speaks for Ike Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower, pres ident of the University, delivered an address to the Pan-American Union Saturday in Washington, D.C. for his brother, President Dwight D. Eisenhower and will probably" remain in the nation's capital until the end of the week. WASHINGTON, April 16 (FP) —President Dwight D. Eisen hower tonight urged Congress to enact swiftly a new pay ment-in-advace soil bank pro gram which 'could give par ticipating farmers an extra 500 million dollars in this crop year. The President offered this pro posal in a prepared radio-TV 'broadcast explaining and defend ing his veto of the Democratic sponsored farm bill. Eisenhower said that "by a simple provision," in the proposed soil bank system Congress can authorize the gov ernment to begin making pay ments up to 50 per cent as-soon as - a - farmer' signs' a contract to take part. • ...„....4,,,, i ifr• 4 , 1. -..... 4 '.::: at (..,...„.... .... ~...: ' , Ass** ). STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 17, 1956 FOR A BETTER PENN STATE Patrolmen Demand Return of Pistols Campus Patrol, spurred by the assault on a patrolman in the April 5 burglary at Bea ver Field and the desire for higher wages, is demanding the return of its service pistols, which were taken from them April 4. Kenneth H. Dixon, president of the University Employes Local 417, has lodged a pro test against the new ruling which allows only deputized commissioned officers of Campus Patrol to carry side arms. Walter H. Wiegand, director of Physical Plant, which directs the work of the patrol, sent a letter to Patrol Capt. Phillip A. Mark on April 4 telling him of the new ruling and asking if he would like nightclubs for the patrol. Wiegand announced last week, according to the Centre Daily Times, that! patrolmen will begin carrying; I T I m nightsticks and blackjacks. AP Carries Story to Ask The Pittsburgh Press carried a page-one story in its Sunday edi-i For Ist Vote tion on the complaint lodged by Dixon. At least one wire service, the Associated Press, carried the story, which tied the demands up, with the Beaver Field burglary., n Board Patrolman Fred N. Hite wasj Rev. Hanson To Speak At Banquet The Reverend Henry W. A. Hanson, retired president of Get tysburg College, will address fra ternity men and women at 5:45 tc morrow night at the Interfrater nity Council-Panhellenic Council banquet which will bring Greek Week to a close. Rev. Hanson holds B.A. an d M.A. degrees from Roanoke Col lege and a B.D. degree from the Lutheran Theological Seminary. He received L.L.D. degrees from Bucknell University, Lafayette, and Wittenberg Colleges. He was ordained a Lutheran (Continued on page twelve) Tottrgiatt Beaver Dam And the Students See Page 4 FIVE CENTS IFC Sing Results To Be Given at Banquet The results of the Interfra ternity Counci 1-Panhellenic Council Sing finals, held Sun day night in Schwab, will be released Wednesday night at the IFC-Panhel banquet which will close out Greek Week. The results hare been re leased immediately after the Sing in past years, but they were withheld This year at the request of Edmund Krame Greek' Week chairman.
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