f Ideas Narrowed to 8 Seni rs Will Vote ix Selections Suggestio by the Senior .! Pions to be co 1 boxes for the senior class gift opened last night Advisory Board revealed eight possible sugges sidered by the board. itions are money for the Beaver Dam Recrea ,rary book collection, a women's recreation area and McElwain dormitories, air facilities for tation WDFM, hymn books for the Helen Eakin 4emorial Chapel, a world relief fund, stained for the Chapel, and equipment for the new wing of the University Hospital. Six of the eight suggestions will be placed on the final ballot on which graduating seniors will vote when they pick up their La- Vies in June. Some of the sug gestions will have to be investi gated by the Advisory Board be cause they may not be feasible. The suggestion for money toward the Beaver Darn pro ject would be in conjunction with -AU-University Cabinet's gift of $5OOO toward the recrea tion area. The suggestion for a book col lection for the Pattee library in cluded two possibiities. Either a collection of famous writings, or books which would be helpful in class assignments. One suggestion of a women's recreation area near Simmons and McElwain asked specifically for tennis courts. The suggestion 1 added that present University tennis courts are not adequate, and that additional courts are needed. The board decided to in 'vestigate the possibility of this suggestion; but because of the building of new women's dormi tories in that area, it would be doubtful that such a plan could be executed, the board said. Investigation will also have to be made, the board decided, on the suggestion asking for AM facilities for campus radio station WDFM. A world relief fund would be an elaboration on CARE relief. Joseph Stueur, member of the board, said that such a program 'would be an "unselfish" gift do ,nated by the senior class and could be made to include dona tions to stricken areas—abroad as well as at home. Stained glass windows and hymn books for the Chapel would be an extension of the - senior gift donated last year which pro vided for furnishings _for the chapel. If this suggestion were adopted it would make 'the fourth straight year _that the senior class gift was donated to - the chapel. • Medical equipment for the infirmary would be placed in the new wing. It would be chosen by the University hos pital staff, the board said. Approximately $9500 has been set aside for the senior class gift. This is a total amount taken from student fees and accumulated from _the tuition over eight se-' mesters. The sugge Lion Area, a li near Simmon• campus radio Eisenhower glass windows He- en Set For 1 t Test On Sunday Preliminaries for the He- Man contest will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Beaver Field. The deadline for entrants in the contest has been extended until 5 p.m. tomorrow. Appli cations may be secured at the Hetzel Union desk. There is no entrance fee but a donation . for the Olympic Fund from each con testant has been requested. Twenty-eight persons have en tered the contest as of last night, according to Don Bostock, chair man of the He-Man Committee. Contestants will be required to take part in three events. They will be the 100-yard dash, a base ball throw, and the bench press. The baseball throw will be for accuracy and distance. The bench press will include weight lifting. Members of the contest com mittee will be - judges for the pre liminaries. Other judges will be selected for the finals to be held at 6:30p.m., May 2, at Beaver Field. In case of rain the finals will be held in Schwab Auditor ium. Ten students will be selected from the preliminaries for the finals. Each will receive a medal, and the winner of the He-Man Contest will receive a trophy. A point system will be used for judging the preliminaries. • The ten men - with the greatest number of points will be selected for the finals. If two men tie for 10th place then 11 men will par ticipate in the finals: - The finals' will include a phy sique contest as well as several other activities. Participation of the groups sponsoring the entrant will also be counted toward the winner of the contest. Contestants for He-Man must be undergraduate students at the University. No former winner .of the Contest may compete. Witmer By BARBARA BUDNICK Charles Witiner was selected the Ugliest Man on campus last night when final judging brought the Ugly Man contest to a close. Witmer, sponsored by Lambda Chi Alpha and Delta Delta Delta, was 'picked the winner on the basis of four qualifications: par ade participation, individual cam paigns,* it and originality. This is the third straight year that Lambda Chi has won the contest. The total proceeds collected from the Ugly -Man contest were $862.. One hundred dollars of this will go into Alpha Phi Omega community projects, , $332 will be donated to Campus Chest, and $332 to the Beaver Dam Recrea tion Area. Five judges selected the winner out of seven finalists who pre sented skits before the judges in the Hetzel Union ballroom. Sec ond place 'winner was Kenneth Lesight, sponsored by Tau Kappa Is Ugly Man Charles Witmer Winner and his key Epsilon and Gamma Phi Beta. Other finalists were Walter Tile Elatig VOL. 56. No. 124 STATE COLLEGE. PA.. FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 20. 1956 FIVE CENTS Cabinet Approves For Beaver Dam All-University Cabinet last night gave final approval to a motion to release $5OOO from the Cabinet funds for the proposed Beaver Dam recreational area. The vote was 20 to 3. Cabinet also defeated a motion to allocate $2359.70 for the purchase of a piano and bench to be given to the University for use in Recreation Hall. The motion, also up for final action, was defeated 21-2. The $5OOO, which is to be released through the office of Associated Student Activities at such time as a proper administrative committee is set up, will go towards the $13,000 Student Suspended For Tipsy Driving The Senate Committee on Student Affairs subcommittee on discipline yesterday overrode a Tribunal recommendation of disciplinary probation and suspended Thomas Emerick, senior in business administration from Johnstown. Emerick had appeared before Tribunal Tuesday night after he was caught by State Col lege police Feb. 14 driving a car under the influence of alcohol. Tribunal did not hear the case until Tuesday because he was not tried in court until April 2. Tribunal heard . Emerick deny many of the charges made against him by police. During the sub-' committee meeting yesterday, patrolman Ralph M. Farmer veri fied the police charges, The circumstantial evidence re porrfrom the dean of men's office said borough 'police had seen Emerick at 12:25 a.m. Feb. 14 driving west on Calder alley at a "high rate of speed." The police said he crossed S. Frazier street without hesitating or stopping. According to the report, Emer ick would have killed anyone who might have stepped off the curb or would have caused a ser ious accident had anyone been driving north on Frazier street_ Emerick then proceeded to cross S. Burrowes street, Atherton street, and Barnard street with out coming to a complete stop. Police stopped Emerick halfway to Gill street. Police said they noticed a heavy' odor of alcohol in the car. Emer ick was able to walk a straight line fairly well, they said, but nearly fell turning around. After taking Emerick to Borough Hall, the police found he was unable to (Continued on page eight) Cook, Phi Kappa Sigma and Pi Beta Phi; John Hamilton, Alpha Tau Omega and independent girls; Lawrence Gershman, Pi Lambda Phi and Sigma Delta Tau; Eu gene Gyder, Triangle; and Wil liam Moyer, Delta Upsilon and Zeta Tau Alpha. Witmer accepted the trophy and Ugly Man key from Paul Johns ton, chairman of the Ugly Man contest. Skits presented before the judges each portrayed why the particular finalist was the "ugliest man." Lambda Chi and Tri Delt built their skit around "The Last Mile" with Witmer as the con demned convict. He pleads with the prosecutor saying he is inno cent, but is sentenced to the e'.ec tric chair. The "juice" is turned on (the "juice" being a few sparklers shooting sparks in back of the chair) and the Ugly Man dies. All participants in the skit ap peared in striped prison suites. The theme for the TKE and Gamma Phi skit was "The Hunch back of Notre Dame" with ugly man Kenneth Lesight as the fa mous hunchback. FOR A BETTER PENN STATE High School Grads In 20 Cities to Get Vocation Tests Testing of high school graduates matriculated for the fall semes ter will be done in 20 cities throughout the state, according to a schedule released by the Student Advisory Service. The program, which is optional at a $17.50 fee, has been made available •this year for the first time. It will take the place of most of the Orientation Week testing. It is expected to help eliminate student failures which often re sult from deficiencies not correct ed before students enroll, or from problems that result from enroll ment in a curriculum not com patible with the students' inter ests, according to Dr. Robert G. Bernreuter, director of the Stu dent Advisory Service. The counseling program will begin May 21 and continue Mon dl ys through Fridays until August 31. House Appropriates Soil Bank Funds WASHINGTON, April 19 ('P)—The House Appropriations Committee voted $1,200,000,000 for a soil bank program today, but Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T. Benson said he had no authority to spend the money. "We cannot put the soil bank program into operation without new legislation," Benson insisted during an appear ance before the Senate Agricul ture Committee Action in 'the Appropriation Committee came with a rush and was described by Chairman Clar ence Cannon (D-Mo.) as an at tempt to "take' the farm ques tion out of politics!' Latest Farm Move It was the latest move in a con fused struggle over farm relief program in this important elec tion year. While the Appropriations Com mittee voted 36-7 in favor of the big fund for "acreage reserve and soil conservation payments," its bill contained no authority to make the advance payments pro posed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Explanation Not Given It was not immediately ex plained how the committee ex pected the Agriculture Depart ment to put the program into Tottrgiatt $5OOO Project necessary to complete the first step in the project. Bathing Facilities Possible The money would be used to drain and clear Beaver Dam of obstructions, repair the dam, and construct a beach and other bath ing facilities. When completed, the project would consist of an artificial lake covering 20 acres, a central building which will ac commodate 200 persons in its din ing halls, and four units of cabins and tents for campers. Philip Beard, former All-Uni versity secretary-treasurer and chairman of the Inter-Class Fi nance Board, said at last week's Cabinet meeting that the com bined gifts of the three classes might be used for the project. The combined gifts total $25,000. Several Express Doubt Before the motion was voted upon last night, several Cabinet members expressed doubt that the project would gain due in terest from the student body and that Cabinet would be donating a large sum of money to some thing which might oossibly fade. However, it was pointed out that it Cabinet got the ball roll ing, the $5OOO would provide an incentive, inviting the student body to become interested. Dean of Women Pearl 0. Wes ton cited an -example to further back the belief that interest with in the student body would pick up by pointing out that several years ago Women's Student Govern ment Association presented $2OOO which was to go toward a student union building. She said that the $2OOO snowballed into the pre sent Hetzel Union building by creating initial interest. Beard also pointed out that there is a very good possibility (Continued on page eight) operation on a broad scale this year, since many Southern crops have already been planted and seed in g is under way in the North. Presumably many farmers would have to plow up some of their plantings in order to bene fit. Cannon said the money ap proved by his committee would be made available during this calendar year and could be spent by the President "in any way he sees fit" under existing farm law. Benson Disagrees This was not Benson's view in a discussion of the problem with Chairman Allen J. Ellender (I)- La.) of the Senate Agriculture Committee. Benson denied Ellen der's contention that the soil bank could be started under ex isting law and that only the money was needed to get it un der way.
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