Today's Weather: Cloudy and Breezy 1 VOL• 56. No. 123 AIM Board Elects Howes and Seyler To Top Positions Lash Howes, junior in arts and letters from Philadel phia, was elected the new president of the Association of In dependent Men last night. The remaining three new officers elected by the Board of Governors were uncontested. They are Robert Seyler, fresh man in business administration from Allentown, vice presi- Lash Howes New AIM President Senate Group, IFC Member To Discuss Pro The Senate Committee on Stu dent Affairs yesterday approved a - written request to hear a repre sentative of the Interfraternity Council at its regularly-scheduled meeting Wednesday morning. Either Robert Bullock, lEC president, or Daniel Land, presi dent-elect who will be installed at the Council's meeting Monday night, will appear before the Committee to discuss further the Committee's action to place three fraternities on social probation for the remainder of the semester. Fall Below 2.0 Average The Committee placed Delta Tau Delta, Pi Kappa Phi, and Lambda Phi on probation Mon day for falling below an All- Uni versity 2.0 average the past sem ester. The Committee said its reason for making the move was "not particularty because the three fraternities were at the bottom of the list among University fra ternities, but because they fell below the average required for graduation from ,the University. The Committee also approved applications from three honorary societies. Similar to Alpha Phi Omega The three groups applying were Gamma Sigma, women's service fraternity which is similar to Alpha Phi Omega, national men's service fraternity; Delta Phi Al pha, national German honorary, and Sigma Tau Delta, national English honorary. Margaret Nichols, junior in arts and letters from Scranton is pres ident of Gamma Sigma; Francis Fochler, sophomore in. pre-medi cine from Altoona is president of Delta Phi Alpha, and James Par miter, senior in arts and letters from' McKeesport, is president of Sigma Tau Delta. Weatherman Predicts Cloudy, Cold for Today Partly cloudy, breezy, - and quite cool is the weather forecast-for today, according to students in the department of meteorology. The -expected -high is 48 de grees, and the predicted low is 35. Yesterday's high was 43, while the low was 35. iik: 374,, il C../ • .. ,0, 1 :5..5. ori r 8 a .,1,,.A,,, (f, *., ',..111.5.25% STATE COLLEGE. PA.. THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL 19. 1956 dent; David Faust, sophomore in education from Barnesville, secre tary, and Norman Hedding, junior in business administration from Pittsburgh, treasurer. Howes won the presidency by a vote of 18-12 from Benjamin Winslow, junior in psychology from Patton. Retiring And- Liesk e, presi- dent; Nelson Sei del, vice presi dent; Leonard Richards, secre tary, and Harry Martini,- treasur er. The new offi cers were sworn into office after the election by John McCabe, retiring cha i r man of the AIM. Robert seyier Judicial Board of Review. James Tipton, junior in pre medicine from Hollidaysburg, of ficially withdrew from thd run ning for the presidency before the election, Tip to n, nominated for the post last week, had told members of Town Independ ent Men Tues day about his in tention to with draw and throw his support be hind Howes. Other events at the Board of Governors rneet- ing last night included the reading of a letter, by Ohio ,State University's as-' sistant dean of men, M. W. Over-' holt,_ concerning that university's community living program. Winslow, chairman of AlM's community liv in g committer quoted the der as saying 0 h State has for ti past four yea l had a type community ling program. Five building with 250 wome and six dormi tones with 4( men are in opei ation at 0 h State. The stu- Norman Reading dents share recreation facilities, and dining halls as well as con duct joint social programs. Dean Overholt wrote that Ohio (Continued on page seven) Cease-Fire Pact Expected JERUSALEM, April 18 (IP) —UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold is expected to announce a new Egyptian-Is raeli cease-fire guarantee be fore morning. A usually reliable political source told a reporter tonight Hammarskjold would issue a com munique finalizing a fundamental no-shooting agreement for the ar mistice demarcation line between the two countries. Hammarskjold, on a Middle East peace mission for the Se curity Council, conferred privately for a second day with Israeli Premier David Ben-Gurion and others here. An official spokesman said the FOR A BETTER PENN STATE Seniors Suspended On Burglary Count Two seniors were suspended froM the University yesterday for their April 5 bur glary of fly-tying articles from the training room at Beaver Field. The Senate Committee on Student Affairs subcommittee on discipline upheld a Tri bunal recommendation of suspension after Tribunal heard the case Tuesday night. The students, Grey 011iver, senior in forestry from Concordville, and Robert Wenner, senior in forestry from Allentown, will be eligible to apply for readmission after the fall 'Ugly' Horse Browses in Yard; Excites Neighbor State College Police discovered yesterday that it isn't too unusual for a fraternity to have a horse in its yard. They were called to Pi Sigma Upsilon fraternity to find out just what the fraternity was doing with a horse, A complaint came from a near by resident who apparently thought it was strange for the fraternity have a horse there overnight. But the police didn't. It seemed that the fraternity used the horse to boost its entry in Monday's Ugly Man parade. The parade over, the horse was tethered at the fraternity. Police agreed the horse was doing nobody harm but advised that the horse may be better off back from where it came. The entry in the police regis ter read simply: "7:15 p.m.. Rec'd complaint, that there was a horse at 139 McAllister Street." Panhel Installs Nicholls, Antes Barbara Nicholls, Alpha Gam ma Delta, and Grace Antes, Pi Beta Phi, have been installed as president and vice president of Panhellenic Council at a banquet in the Hetzel Union Building. Other officers installed were Roberta Lerch, Chi Omega, re cording secretary; Dania Dutko, Phi Mu, corresponding secretary; and Nancy Showalter, Alpha Xi Delta, treasurer. The old officers and the two members from each sorority who had been Panhel representatives this year attended the banquet Selective Service Test Scheduled for Today • The Selective Service Col lege Qualification test will be given from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today in 121 Sparks. Class excuses for the test will be given out during the test. atmosphere was "very, very sat isfactory." Hammarskjold announced last Thursday that Ben-Gurion and, Egyptian Premier Gamal Abdell Nasser had written him that their forces would refrain from all war like acts along the border line except in self-defense. Hammar skjold then undertook to get con firrnation that they had issued the necessary orders to those forces. That border was quiet today. But an Israeli army spokesman said the water pipeline on Lahav settlement, in the southern Jude an Hills near the Jordan border, was blown up in three places early Wednesday morning. Hammarskjold's mission, under way since April 6, aims to bolster the 1949 armistice agreements of Israel with Egypt, Jordan, Leba non and Syria_ He left New York two days after unanimous approv otirgiatt semester 1957. The Senate subcommittee is the third judicial body to penalize the students. Found Guilty Monday On Monday, the students were found guilty of burglary by Judge Ivan Walker of Centre County Court. They were given suspended sentences, placed on two-year probation, and required to pay costs of $20.50 apiece. In addition, 011iver was found guil ty of assault and battery and fined $lOO. Later in the week, 011iver, for mer president of Delta Upsilon social fraternity, was suspended by the house pending a complete review of the happenings. Pi Kappa Phi social fraternity is in 'the process of bringing suspen sion proceedings against Wenner. The students told Tribunal they had been drinking the night of April 4, and on the way back to their respective fraternities, de cided to do something different for excitement. Entered Boiler Room After 011iver changed clothes, they went to the team room under the Beaver Field stands and broke into the boiler room by cutting the screen and breaking the win dow. Finding they were in the wrong room, the pair told Tribunal they used the same procedure to break into .the fly-tying classroom. Af ter taking fly-tying articles from the room, Wenner went outside and waited for 011iver to lock the door from the inside and climb out the window. As 011iver climbed out the win dow, they were discovered by Campus Patrolman Fred N. Hite. Wenner ran, but Hite caught 01- liver. A fight followed during which 011iver hit Hite in the face, and escaped over the fence. 011iver Admits Crime Campus Patrol investigated and confronted 011iver at his house April 10. 011iver admitted the crime and told of Wenner's part_ 011iver told Tribunal they were in a "happy-go-lucky mood," and had "much too much to drink." The students said they had no use for the $4O worth of stolen articles. When asked why he had hit Hite, Oliver answered that he was very scared. The subcommittee on discipline (Continued on page four) al of a Security Council resolu tion providing for it. A Soviet Foreign Ministry state ment promising help in UN ef forts to get lasting peace in Pales tine brought reaction today in Washington, London and the Mid dle East. The White House said President Eisenhower welcomed it. British Foreign Secretary Sel wyn Lloyd told the House of Com mons in London he welcomed the statement too. But the Washington and Lon don declarations were both quali fied. Murry Snyder, assistant press secretary, read newsmen a state ment saying the President wel comed the Soviet communique "if it demonstrates a real desire and determination on the part of the Soviet Union to back the United Nations effort." Best of Uglies? See Page 4 Blood Drive Goal Set At 500 Pints A goal of 500 pints of blood has been set for the Red Cross blood drive, which will be conducted in the Hetzel Union card room from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. Red Cross workers from Johns town will set up headquarters in the card room. Doctors from the University Hospital will also as sist. Students over 21 years of age, or those under 21 with parental consent, have been urged to help in the blood campaign. All wish ing to give blood will be evam ined before hand for any signs of blood infections. Temperature and pulse rate of each prospected don or will.be taken. The process examination, blood, and resting afterwards —is expected to take one hour. Coffee and donuts will be served during the rest period, ac cording to Mary Mergott, junior in arts and letters from Boston. Mass., chairman in charge of the campus blood drive. Phi Delta Theta fraternity has offered to recruit students for the drive. The campus drive is con ducted twice a year. The last one, held in November, was termed a success. Senior Ideas For Gift Due Today is the deadline for sub mitting suggestions for the sen ior class gift. Seniors who want to submit suggestions may put them in '_poxes at the main desk in Hamilton Hall, the Hetzel Union desk, and in Grange, Mc- Elwain and Simmons dormitories. The suggestion boxes will be colleeted_tomorrow by members of the Senior Class A dv isor y Board. Leading suggestions will be placed on a ballot. Graduating seniors will vote when they pick up LaVies in June. Groups wishing to publicize suggestions for the gift may ad vertise anywhere on campus. However, advertisements must be taken out of the Hetzel Union Building one week prior . to the time seniors vote on the gift. Student's Parked Car Struck by Automobile A student's parked car was struck by an auto driven by Juliet R. Light, 426 S. Allen street, at 10:15 p.m. Monday in the 300 block of Gill street. The car, belonging to Frank Kreps, senior in business adminis tration from State College, was struck on the left side, causing an estimated 5300 damage. Damage to Miss Light's car was estimated at $2OO. =l= Tribunal applications are avail able at the Hetzel Union desk for sophomore and junior men with at leasf a 2.3 All-University aver age. Applications are due by 5 p.m. Monday at the HUB desk. FIVE CENTS
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