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VOL. 56. No. 137
Strike Would
Force
A University fact-finding committee told Hetzel Union
Building cafeteria and Lion's Den student employees yester
day if they went on strike, as they have threatened to do,
the University would be compelled to fire them.
The committee met to study a petition presented to Food
Service Thursday asking for a 15-cent-an-hour wage increase
65 Students
Prepare for
Dairy Show
With only three days remain
ing before the 31st annual Dairy
Exposition in the livestock pavil
lion, the 65 student participants
are busily grooming and train
ing their entries.
The University-owned animals
will be judged on their response
to commands and their general
fitness and cleanliness.
Dr. Gordon M. Cairns, dean of
the College of Agriculture at the
University of Maryland will judge
this year's show. Eugene Hard
ing, graduate of the* University
and former manager of the ex
position will also aid in the judg
ing.
Calf-Catching Contest
The program for the show in
cludes a coed-calf-catching con
test. Another highlight will be
a raffle of dairy products.
Former Apple Queen and now
Dairy Queen, Martha McDonald,
senior in home economics from
Shippensburg will preside over
the show and present ribbons to
the champions.
Dedicated to Guest
This year's show is being dedi
cated to Robert H. Rumler, ex
ecutive secretary of the Holstein-
Friesian Association of America.
Mr. Rumler will be guest of hon
or during the program.
The show will begin at noon
with the showing of the Brown
Swiss and Ayrshire classes. At
1:15 p.m. the Dairy Queen will
be officially crowned. The re
mainder of the afternoon will be
occupied with the showing of
Holsteins, Jerseys, and Guernseys.
The show will close with the
awards banquet to be held at 6:15
p.m. in the Lutheran Student Cen
ter.
Forecast for Today
To Be Clear, Warmer
Today is forecast to be clear
and warmer in the morning and
cloudy with a chance of showers
in the afternoon.
The high today will be 64 and
the low will be 45. The high yes
terday was 59 and the low was 34.
Wilson Strikes at 'Fear Mongers'
WASHINGTON, May 8 (if')
—Secretary of Defense
Charles E. Wilson struck out
today at critics he called "fear
mongers," and denied that
Russia is "far outstripping the
United States in terms of air
power."
Wilson told a Senate Appropria
tions subcommittee that the Pen
tagon has ordered an increase in
production schedules for the 852
intercontinental jet bomber. He
said, too, that total defense spend
ing in the next fiscal year will
amount to "nearly 100 million
dollars per day." The total: About
36 billion dollars.
Wilson stressed that there has
been "no change in the inter
national situation which would
require us to increase our forces
over-all or make it possible for
us at this time to reduce our
gh t T o ll
Es •
Firings
By LARRY JACOBSON
nd monetary salaries. The peti
tion said that if the requests were
not met by this Thursday. student
employees in the cafeteria and
Lion's Den would go on strike.
Louis H. Bell, director of pub
lic information, said yesterday
the committee was not threaten
ing the students, but would mere
ly be obeying a state law.
The law states, Bell said, any
employee of a state agency who
strikes automatically loses his job.
The student employees were clas
sified as employees of a state!
agency by Roy Wilkinson, Jr., le- 1
gal counsel for the University.
Students Might Make Mistake
The committee wanted to keep
the students from "making a mis
take," Bell said. Not only would
they be fired, he added, but if
rehired, the law says they could
not be granted a pay increase for
three years over the pay received
prior to being fired.
Bell said Eric A. Walker, dean
l of the College of Engineering and
Architecture and a member of the
committee, will take the informa
tion presented at the meeting, ex
plore what can be done to solve
the problem, and make a recom
mendation to the committee.
Other members of the commit
tee were Wilkinson and Ray T.
Fortunato, director of employee
relations. Representing student
employees were Emil Haas, jun
ior in journalism from Pottsville;
Thomas J. Smith, junior in journ
alism from Philadelphia, and Ron
ald Henderson, junior in agricul
tural education from Clairsville.
Haas Quits Job
Haas told The Daily Collegian
last night he was quitting his job
in the HUB. There are a few other
student employees, he said, who
are also thinking of quitting.
The petition, which was pre
sented to Miss Jean McFadden,
Food Service manager, urged a
wage increase, saying that wages
paid student employees are "far
below the national minimum
wage" and lower than wages paid
to non-student employees. Stu
dents receive 85 cents an hour.
Haas said most students receive
over a dollar an hour.
In requesting monetary pay
ment, the petition said present
payment in meal tickets usable
only in the cafeteria, makes stu
dent employees "captive consum
ers" of one product. In addition,
the petition said, meal ticket pay
ment denies employees the privi
lege of using wages as they see
,fit.
forces."
In the case of the 852, however,
he said an increase in production
goals has been ordered.
Wilson testified that produc
tion schedules for the eight-jet
852 have been raised to 20 a
month, compared with the old
goal of 17. Actual output now is
far below both goals—three a
month.
Without being specific, Wilson
said he expected the 20-a-month
rate would be reached "substan
tially earlier than originally plan
ned" because "production experi
ence has been so favorable."
He said he was prompted to re
veal these figures, though he
would have preferred to keep
them secret, "because of the con
fusion and doubt that have aris
en on this matter ..."
"I believe it is desirable to set
the record straight," he said.
Wilson was flanked by the sec
retaries of the Army, Navy and
Air Force and by the joint chiefs
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
STATE COLLEGE. PA.. WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 9. 1956
Senior
Selects
The Senior Class Advisory Board last night selected six class gift suggestions which
will be voted upon by graduating seniors when they pick up their copies of LaN'ie next
week.
The suggestions include money for a cabin in the Beaver Dam Recreation Area,
a book collection for the Fred Lewis Pattee Library, a women's recreation area near Sim
mons and McElwain dormitories, furnishings for the Helen Eakin Eisenhower Memorial
Chapel, an art collection for use in the Hetzeljnion Building, and an ambulance for the Uni
versity Hospital.
Class Gift Appropriation
Between $9OOO and $lO,OOO has'
been set aside for the senior class
gift. This figure is the total
amount taken from student fees
and accumulated from the tuition
for eight semesters.
The suggestions were taken
from a list of eight ideas pre- 1
sented to the board from sugges
tion boxes that were placed
around campus several weeks
ago. Any student, faculty mem
ber, or townsperson was permit
ted to submit suggestions.
The other suggestions that were
omitted from the final ballot were
AM air facilities for campus ra-1
dio station WDFM, a world relief
fund, and a classical record col
lection for the HUB.
Ambulance for Hospital
The ambulance suggestion re
places the original idea for equip
ment for the new wings of the
University Hospital. Dr. Herbert
R. Glenn, director of the Univer
sity Health Service, told commit
tee members that no equipment
I was needed in the new wings as
arrangements have already been
made for it. He said the Hospital
did need an ambulance, however,
WH Council
Vetoes Plan
To Admit Coeds
West Halls Council turned
thumbs down last night to a pro
posal to have women sit on the
council.
This was one of three proposed
changes to the council's constitu
tion which were voted down last
night. One amendment, which
called for separation of West Halls
social committee funds from coun
cil money, was approved.
Thalimer Installed as Head
Daniel , Thalimer, freshman in
chemical engineering from Pitts
burgh, who was installed last
night as the new council presi
dent, had suggested the women be
invited to sit on the council to
discuss problems of mutual in
terest.
One of the other proposed con
stitutional amendments, which
was vetoed by an 8-5 vote, would
have permitted nominations for
dormitory unit presidents from
the floor. Candidates are now re
quired to obtain a petition with
ten signatures in order to be nom
inated.
Member Voices Objection
A council •member objected to
the amendment since, he said, the
elections would deteriorate to
"popularity contests."
In other business, retiring pres
ident John Carlson, senior in pre
medicine from Wilcox, gave his
final report. His recommendations
included discontinuing the hiring
of expensive orchestras for dan
ces.
Thalimer was sworn into office
by Thomas Binford, sopohomore
in engineering science fr o m
Thomasville, who acted as the
Association of Independent Men's
representative.
Driving Course Offered
A driving course will be offered
to University students attending
the Main Summer Session.
Students may receive further
information by calling the Insti
tue of Public Safety at Extension
2546. A fee of $4, payable when
the course opens, will be charged.
of staff as he discussed the mili
tary budget for the bookkeeping
year that begins July 1.
The House Appropriations Com
mittee last week approved $33,-
635,066,000 in new funds for the
Defense Department. The money
bill is to go before the full House
later this week.
Chairman Dennis D. Chavez
(D-N.M.) of the Senate group
asked Wilson to comment on var
ious reports on "how far behind
we are in technical knowledge to
some other country."
"You are talking about the fear
mongers now," Wilson said. He
added that his statement to the
.subcommittee was, in part at least,
a reply to such charges.
The secretary then noted criti
cism of the 852 program in cur
rent hearings of a Senate Armed
Services subcommittee.
Wilson said the Air Force has
had "less difficulty with the 852
in its early phases than with any
other airplane in recent Years."
rgiatt
Advisory Board
6 Gift Suggestions
By ANNE FRIEDBERG
and estimated the cost between
$7OOO and $3OOO.
The Board said that if the
money were given for a cabin in
the Beaver Recreation Area, it
would not cover the entire cost
of such a program. The gift would
be in conjunction with All-Uni
versity Cabinet's gift of $5OOO as
well as donations from several
other groups.
Library Book Collection
The book collection for the Pat
tee library would include either
a collection of famous writings.
or books which would be helpful
in class assignments.
Board members stated that the
recreation area near Simmons and
McElwain would probably not be
restricted solely to use by women
students. The suggestion specifi
cally includes tennis courts, with
I (Continued on page eight)
TV Classes Begin
'Mike' Questioning
Students in two televised classes yesterday morning had
the first opportunity to question their instructors as the new
talk-back microphone system went into operation.
Dr. Walter Coutu, professor of sociology, and Elmer C.
Wareham, instructor in music, experimented with the system
in Sociology 1 and Music 5 and both termed the tryouts
successful.
"The talk-back questioning will Leslie R. Greenhill,- associate
be put to test a frequent com-director, of the television project,
plaint of students," Dr. Coutu'said that if the system works sat
said. "Now they have the chance,lisfactorily within the next two
we'll see how they do it." weeks, the remaining viewing
Wareham said he thinks stu- rooms will be wired.
dents are self-conscious because( System Termed Effective
of the microphone, although three "In terms of mechanics the sys
questions were asked in his sec-;tern seemed to be quite effective,'
tions. "This may be a temporary:he said, "but it is too early to ob
drawback, however; it will prob-:serve student attitude. The micro
ably have greater use when the phones will be available to any
students become accustomed to'other classes wishing to try it."
it," he added. I The talk-back system was espe-
Two Rooms Equipped cially designed and built for the
Only two viewing rooms. 2 and:University s experiment by James
19 Sparks, have been equipped;Raleigh, junior in engineering
with microphones so that if me-:science from State College, and
chanical difficulties arise, they ,a student engineer working on the
may be overcome before the sys-'project.
tern is extended to the five ?therl The viewing room equipment.
rooms. (Continued on page five)
Stoddard Lauds
TV Experiment
At University
The University is doing some
"wonderful pioneering" in tele
vised classes, and will be in front
of all other schools if television
develops into an educational use.
according to Dr. Alexander J.
Stoddard, consultant for the Ford
Foundation's Fund for the Ad
vancement of Education.
Stoddard visited the University
last week to evaluate the tele
vision project which is financed
by the fund for the Advancement
of Education, a division of the
foundation.
Studying Three Problems
He is studying three present
problems—the teacher shot tage,
efficient utilization of school
buildings, and the use of televis
ion in education.
"Television is a powerful me
dium of communication, and the
Ford Foundation wants to sup
port attempts to find out what
can be done." Stoddard said. "Alt
campuses are short of building
and spaces, and r,erhaps TV can
help by utilizing space more ef
fectively."
The University's experiment "is
using all types of devices to en
rich the work, and multiplying
the effectiveness of a class to
large numbers of students," he
said,
Shortage of Instructors
Stoddard emphasized that
schools today are faced with a
great shortage of instructors.
"Television won't displace them,"
he said. "but colleges and univer
sities will nut be able to get
enough to follow procedures used
in the past."
Ampex, a newl y-developed
audio-visual recording, can re
produce sound and picture at the
(Continued on page five)
By JUDY HARKISON
Dancing With
Dollar Signs
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