AM Station Recommended Grilr Daily VOL. 56. No. 144 STATE COLLEGE. PA.. FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 18. 1956 FIVE CENTS Enrollment of 12,500 Expected for Next Fall An enrollment of approximately 12,500 students is anticipated for the fall semester, according to C. 0. Williams, dean of admissions. Williams said that 200 or 300 more than this figure might cause some crowding, and the University might feel that it should take more than the 12,500 they have expected to enroll. He explained that the n crease of 34 per cent over those received at this time last year. He added that the University was riot required to take any quota of students, but they tried to take as many as possible. If the 12,500 figure is maintained the fresh man•class will contain 2000 men and 650 women. Estimated Transfer Students Williams said that estimates had been set up regarding the number of students who would be transferring from other col leges and from centers of the Uni versity. From other colleges 400 men aml 125 women are expected to transfer to the University, and from its centers 550 men and 200 women are expected. More freshman students are ac cepted than there is space for, Williams said, to allow for the large number that would change their college choice over the sum mer. Cancellations Are Expected Speaking of students attending the University, the dean cited a retentition study made earlier in the year, which has shown that approximately 20 per cent of the men and 15 per cent of the women enrolled in the fall semester of one year will not return a year 3ater. OVerall retention has been ris ing due to more careful screen ing of freshmen, he said, and this might mean that the University would not lose as many students this year. Last year the University re tained 76 per cent of its students as compared to the 72 of the pre vious year. 1960 Enrollment May Reach 17.000 Of the trend toward a larger enrollment in the future, Wililams said, the admissions office had predicted they would take 15,000 students in 1960, but looking over the number of applications for the fall semester he felt the figure would be closer to 17,000. Temperatures Reached Record Low Yesterday Yesterday a temperature of 26 degrees was recorded, the lowest temperature ever recorded here in the month of May, according to students in the department of meteorology. Clearing and warmer weather is forecast for today, with a high of 60 and a low cf 45. Red China Recognition Feared WASHINGTON, May 17 (/?) —United States officials today began looking into the possi bility that other nations in the nine-member Arab League may follow Egypt's lead in recognizing Red China. • They fear this will happen and they presumably intend to bring diplomatic pressures to prevent it if possible. The Egyptian decision to estab lish formal diplomatic relations with the Communist regime at Peiping was announced yesterday without any advance notice to Washington. The State Department refrained from open criticism of the action —especially since Allied coun tries like Britain have recognized the Chinese Reds far several FOR A RETTER PENN STATE umber of freshman applications received to date was an in- 750 Male Students 'Parade' on Campus In utter disappointment due to the cancellation of the Armed Forces Day parade, approximately 750 Reserve Officer Training Corps members satisfied their desire to march, per forming for Thompson Hall coeds in the West Dorm quad rangle last night. The Armed Forces Day parade was permanently can celled yesterday afternoon be cause of rain. Relieved paraders promptly hung up their ROTC uniforms. At 5:45 p.m., a prankster, in personating Col. Richard F. Reidy, commander of the Army ROTC, telephoned WMAJ that the par ade would be held in spite of rain. Announcer Steven Fishbein repeatedly announced the change in plans over the air from 5:30 to 6:00 p.m. Many ROTC mem bers donned their uniforms. Declared Cancelled' 11 to Receive Senior Honors On Class Night Five men and six women will be presented senior class honors at the annual senior class night exercises which will be held June 8 in Schwab Auditorium. The honors include a male and female class donor, spoon man, barrel man, cane man, pipe man, bow girl, slipper girl, fan girl, class poet, and mirror girl. Seniors Voted for Students Seniors voted for the students who will receive the honors from a list of 21 women and 23 men when they obtained their copies of LaVie. Voting was held Tues day, Wednesday, and yesterday. Seniors also voted for their choice of a senior class gift at that time. The award winners will be an nounced at the class night cere monies. The nominees were se lected by the senior class night committee, headed by Walter Cron, in conjunction with the Senior Class Advisory Board. 21 Eligible Women Women eligible for the awards included Carolyn Cunningham, Patricia Farrell, Judith Pendle ton, Ann Lederman, Sally Mc- Knight, Joanne Caruso, Patricia Douthett, Sylvia Fish, Pauline Paulekas, Constance Anderson, Marilyn Fischer, Judith Sedor, Martha McDonald, Janet Feaster, Mary Buchanan, Ruth Kronenwet ter, Joan Zeigler, Delite Hoops, (Continued on page two) years. Nevertheless, there was a feeling in the department that the Egyptian action considerably tightens that country's ties with the Communist bloc and will make future Egyptian-American relations possibly more difficult. Problems of United States re lations with Egypt are now under consideration in the National Se curity Council. There were re ports that they were discussed to day at a meeting of the Council over which President Dwight D. Eisenhower presided. Diplomatic Consultation This afternoon Egyptian Am bassador Ahmed Hussein spent an hour of consultation with Secre tary of State John Foster Dulles on what he told reporters were matters of "common interest" to both countries.- Hussein said he made the ap pointment with Dulles several Tollrgiatt By JANE KLEIN At 6 p.m. Col. Reidy called the station and declared the parade officially cancelled. But 200 West Dorm students were disturbed to the point of distraction by the change. They marched down the Mall to the beat of an absconded Blue Band drum, and after con g regating in front of the WMAJ station, began screaming, "We want Fishbein." When Fishbein didn't appear, the group returned to the campus and headed for the Nittany-Pol lock area. With membership now exceed ing 500, the paraders were halted by warnings from Frank J. Simes, dean of men, and Lash Howes, president of the Association of Independent Men, in front of the Mall bulletin board. 'Things Quieted Down They disbanded and excitement subsided temporarily. In fifteen minutes, the campus peace again was broken. Fire alarms shrieked in the West Halls dorm area, and over 1000 shout ing male students cast longing glances at the facade of Thomp son Hall, with bolted doors pre (Continued on page five) days ago—before the Red China recognition announcement be cause he was about to go home to Cairo for consultations and he wanted information on the latest American thinking on various problems. Receives No Advance He said that he had not had ad vance notice of his government's recognition of Communist China. American officials also reported that U.S. Ambassador Henry By roade had been given no advance word. The action did not create sur prise here, however. For some weeks, as Egypt's commercial re lations with Red China developed, Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser re fused in conversation with By roade to rule out the possibility. Of the 76 members in the United Nations about 25 have so far granted recognition to Red China. Cabinet Passes Motion To Apply for License All-University Cabinet last night unanimously passed a motion to recommend that the University apply for a license for the 'installation of a non-commercial student AM radio station. The motion read: "The All-University Cabinet recom mends to the President of the University and to the Board of Trustees that they. if it be deemed feasible, carefully con sider the obtaining of a license for the operation of a 100-watt student AM station financing the cost of licensing, erecting, and putting into operation the same from funds formerly allocated for a student press, not to exceed $21,000. Leonard Richards, All-University secretary-treasurer, placed the motion on the floor of Cabinet although it had not been scheduled in the Cabinet agenda. Jerome Radosh, alternate for Lash Howes, president of the Association of Independent Men, explained to Cabinet that the Federal Communications Commission has regular tory requirements for all radio stations. Regulations are more limiting for AM stations, he said. According to FCC regulations an AM station of 250 watts or more must broadcast three quarters of its allotted time. Stations may be licensed for daylight, night time, or both. Radosh said that, according to FCC rules, a station of 100 watts would not be required to broad cast any specified number of hours, but could operate on a part time basis. The number of hours would have to be scheduled on a regular basis, however, Ra dosh explained. Robert Martz, chairman of the Board of Dramatics and Foren sics, asked whether the plan would include the continuation of WDFM, the present FM campus radio station. 'Continued if Feasible' Radosh said that WDFM would be continued if it seemed feasible considering the expense of main tenance and operation and if the station would be considered a ne cessity. George L. Donovan, director of associated student activities, said "WDFM is speaking into a dead mike." He added that coverage by an AM station would leave lit tle need for an FM station. 'Transponders Illegal' Radosh also stated that trans ponders and like equipment have recently been declared illegal by the FCC. Therefore, the Univer sity will never have an FM con version system in effect, he said. The University has been at tempting to install transponders in dormitories since the spring semester of 1954. It has not been completely successful in setting up the transponder system. The transponders are installed to con vert the FM signals to AM through the power supply so that students may pick up WDFM on their AM radios. Samuel Walcott, Cabinet par liamentarian, asked if the plan in cludes the present WDFM facili ties and staff and the system of coordination with the speech de partment. _ Would Be Continued Radosh said that the present plan allows for continuing the present setup used by WDFM. Walcott asked if the transmitter used by WDFM could be convert ed to AM, saving the University some initial expense. Radosh said this could be feasible, and might save some cost. However, he said, it would be impossible to decide until the actual conversion is made. Radosh said the plan allows for the changing of transmitters, but is not planned to be a large scale operation. He said the basic dif ference will come in students' ability to hear the University ra dio station on AM sets_ The plan, according to Radosh, allows for the maintenance (ax penses to be taken from the stu dent fee subsidy. WDFM is at pre sent financed by _student fees, 25 cents each semester from each stu dent. Fees to Cost $lOOO In discussing costs Richards stated that engineering and legal fees for the application of the li cense would cost about $lOOO. This would include an engineer ing survey and the services of a lawyer. According to the plan $15,000 would be used for the initial con struction and equipment, and $5OOO would be set aside for future expansion costs. The student press fund, amount ing to $25,000, was donated to the University by the classes of 1949, 1950, and 1951. The three classes combined their class gifts for a fund for a student press. - Student Press Set Up The student press would be set uo s. that publications at the University would be printed at the University on its own press rather than at printing and pub lishing companies as it is done at present. Publications such as The Daily Collegian, Froth, and other campus magazines and papers would have been printed on the student press if it had been set up. It was later termed unfeasible to buy or use a student press at the University, so the three class gifts have remained in the form of United States Government bonds, The Board of Trustees must ap prove the spending of any class gift money. Before the student press fund could be used for an AM station the board would have to approve the expenditure. 20 Colleges Have AM Radosh said that files for the Cabinet Radio Committee show that at least 20 other colleges have AM radio stations and have had them for a number of years. He said that the committee's feeling was that the University is behind other schools of corn parable size in broadcasting fa cilities. He said it also felt that there should be increased com munications on campus, that a radio station would broaden the educational horizons for the stu dents by bringing news, special events, and culture to the ears of the students. ninds Slop New Station A student FM radio station has not been brought to the Univer sity yet because of a lack of ade quate funds, Radosh said. Suggestions by the radio com mittee were based on detailed in formation from about 20 colleges and universities which at present are operating radio stations. Committee members consulted representatives from the FCC. Journalism Society Taps Ten Coeds Theta Sigma Phi, national worn eris journalism honorary society, tapped ten new members at 6:45 a.m. today. The tappees, along with the old members, attended a breakfast at 7:15 this morning in the Alpha Chi Omega suite. To be eligible for membership in Theta Sig coeds must be en rolled in the School of Journalism or the department of home eco nomics journalism and have a 2.5 All-University average as well as a 3.0 journalism average. Coeds must also be active in journalism activities to be eligible. Tappees include Pauline Metza, Mary Dorman, Lillian Wright, Joan Creitz, Alberta Hoffman, Thelma Grossholtz, Claire •Mur ray, Anita .Lynch. Nancy Sho walter, and Evelyn Onsa.
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