WEDNESDAY. MAY 23. 1956 Students Favor Ike's Re-Election Seventy-eight percent of students polled at . the Universi said they would like to see President Dwight D. Eisenhow in the White House for another four years A breakdown of the survey shows Eisenhower, 78 per cent Adlai Stevenson. 15 per cent Estes Kefauver, 4 per cent The poll, conducted by po Social Science Research Team Elects Eight Eight faculty members have been elected to the executive committee and governing board of the Social Science Research Center of the University. Dr. Philip S. Klein, professor - of American history; Dr. E. Wil lard Miller, professor and head of the department of geography; and Dr. Ruth C. Silva, associate i professor of political scie ce, were elected to the governi g board, while Dr. Macklin E. J hn, pro fessor of rural sociology nd head of the department of ag icultural economics and rural sociology, and Dr. Lester P. Guest, professor of psychology, were re-elected to the board. Executive Group Named Named to the executive com mittee were Dr. Jessie Bernard, professor of sociology• Dr. How ard A. Cutler. associate professor and head of the department of economics; Dr. Alfred C. Pundt, professor of European history; Dr. Guest and Dr. John. Dr. John was named chairman of the board for the year. suc ceeding Dr. Guest, who will be come vice chairman. New Members Announced - New faculty and administrative members admitted to the Center are Dr. Lyman C. Hunt Jr., Sam uel P. Bayard, Lawrence E. Den nis, Dr. Edgar B. Hale, Dr. Ches ter T. McNerney, Dr. Abram W. VanderMeer, Allen E. Wierman, Dr. Guido H. Stempel 111, and Frederick C. Fliegel. THE MUSIC ROOM SUGGESTS- * A Columbia 3-Speed Phonograph -- Plus THE MUSIC 203 E. Beaver Ave. itical science students,, showed that 55 per cent of the Eisenhow er backers chose him on the mer its of foreign and domestic pol icies, while 35 per cent lauded him for his personal traits. Personal traits figured much more strongly as the basis for which students voted for Steven son or Kefauver, the poll showed. Of the students polled whose parents are both registered Re publican, 93.3 per cent favored the Republican par ty them selves. The story was a little different on the Democratic side as only 50 per cent of those polled whose parents favored the Democratic party voted the same as their' parents. Students whose parents ar e white-collar workers, profession al, and businessmen favored Eis enhower much more heavily than did those whose parents are blue collar workers or farmers. This worked in reverse for the Demo cratic party, the strongest sup port coming from the students whose parents are blue -collar workers and farmers. Students participating in the poll were selected on the basis of quotas from each of the nine colleges and the graduate school and by sex. The poll, part of the political science 427 course on public opin ions and propaganda was con ducted by Jack Moran, senior in sociology from Scranton; Rudy Lutter, senior in sociology from Philadelphia; Richard Clapp e r, senior in arts and letters from Schellenburg; and Donald Dow den, senior in journalism from Ridley Park. The students warned that the poll should not be taken as a cross-section of t h e country since it represents only a small section of the country. They also said "things" might hap -----111114,1 OP: ILP Regular Price Graduation Special ... $24.95 * A 12" Mood Music LP FREE HI -FI SPECIAL * Columbia 360 Table Model Regular Price $149.95 Graduation Special ... $99.95 * Columbia 360 Floor Model Regular Price $179.95 Graduation Special .. $139.95 Complete Picture Framing facilities— Fraternity Pictures, Diplomas, Shingles and all other types of framing. Fast Service THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA $29.95 (Contains Diamond Needle) ROOM Rocket Society Petition Studied The Senate Committee on Stu dent Affairs last week referred a petition for the establishment of a local - American Rocket So ciety chapter to the subcommit tee on organization control. The petition said that the so ciety is composed of engineers and scientists devoted to the develop ment and application of the prin ciple of jet propulsion as applied to rockets and aircraft. The subcommittee will fnvesti gate the proposed chapter and then make a recommendation to the Committee, Wilmer E. Ken worthy, director of student affairs, said yesterday. The majority of tin committee meeting was spent preparing its annual report for presentation to the University Senate, Kenworthy said. - West Halls Council (Continued from page two) day dress rule for dining halls be abolished unless it is better enforced. A complaint that the Juke box in Waring Hall was interfering with studies of students living in that area was presented to the Council, but no action was taken since the Council ruled that it had no authority in the matter. The Council appointed Paul Reber, senior in horticulture from Towanda, temporary treasurer, and Lawrence Spece, freshman in chemical engineering from Honey Brook, social chairman. Book Drive— (Continued from page one) provided for them in the main lounge of their residence. Places also will be maintained for the collection of outdated text books at the Waring Hall Student Union desk and at the Nittany Post Office for men in Nittany and Pollock dormitories. After they have been collected, the books will be brought to the Hetzel Union cardroom where they will be packaged and pre pared for shipment. Alpha Phi Omega members as sisting in the drive will meet at 6:30 tonight in the HUB cardroom. pen between now and the No vember elections. Save $5O Save $4O Phone AD 7-2311 200 1955 Graduates Given New Degree A new degree created in the fall of 1955 to fill the vast need for people on the technical or engineering assistant level was awarded to over 200 students for the first time last June. Since there is such a heavy demand for admission to the main campus by students enrolled- in the four-year program the associate degree course is only offered at the 11 University cen ters During the current year 1121 stu dents are enrolled in the program, and according to Thomas Ham monds, general extenston editor, the centers are no w receiving more applications for the program than they can accept. Courses Available Courses available are drafting and design technology, electrical technology, secretarial science. accounting, metals technology, and agriculture. Not all of the curriculums are offered at every center. They are only offered where a survey of MISS JO ANN ROBERTS Besides Miss Roberts the following people will be eligible for our "Bermuda trip." Pat Dickenson, Judy and -Virginia Hance, Claire Gamin, Pat Sherman, Lynn Kinneir, Mary Lou Rank, Adela Molodo van, Carole Schmitzer, Joan Kreider, Kitty Dickson, Margaret Nichols, Sally Williams, Betty Gishner, Dottie Kellett, Jean Hartley, Bunny Schenk, Shirley Stern, Suzie - Bate, Arlene Zimmerman, Anny Reis, Gillian Hamer, Judy Tame, Rose Mary Arentz, Yvonne Switchen, Steffie Barad, Rena Corn, Barb Klineburger, Esther Olgin. The Collegian staff will place these names in a box and the winner will be selected by a blindfolded staffer either Wednesday or Thursday evening at 6:45 p.m. (this week). Winner will be phoned immediately and announced in Col legian the following day. For the many people who've been asking for extra copies of fraternity and sorority composites, we now have some available from each of the 24 fraternity composites we made this year. Many have slight irregularities, so first come first served. One dollar and fifty cents each. For the most strikingly unusual of wedding gifts, give her a custom made leather album to house her wedding can dids. We have them in four different colors. Expensive but absolutely beautiful. bill coleman's lion studio local industries and high school graduates has shown there is a need for such course of study. To qualify for the program one must be a high school graduate, and some of the courses of study also have a few special require ments such as a strong back ground in mathematics. Job Offers The average Tune graduate of the program had four or five job offers and received a starting salary of $4OOO a year_ Hammond said that practically every mem ber of the class had one job offer. The student interviews wit h company representatives are ar ranged through th e University placement service. 136 E. College Ave. PAGE FIVE al.' doe?
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