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AIM Governs
6000 Indies
The Association of Independent Men provides direct rep
resentation in student government fur approximately 6000
independent male students on campus.
Incoming, freshmen automatically are members of the
association and remain an 'lndic" throughout their college
careers unless they join a social fraternity.
AIM functions at four different but interrelated unit lev
els. They are West Halls Council, Nittany Council, Pollock
Council, and Town Independent Men which represents upper
,clansmen living in State College.'
Individual dormitories in Nittany
and Pollock and dormitory units
in West Halls will elect officers
who will represent them at coun
cil meetings.
Each council functions separately
and meets in its own dormitory.
Tllll meets in the Hetzel Union
I3uilding.
Lash Howes
AIM PreAtiela
'act any legislation, resolutions, n
,commendations, or appointments
Employees to Get :that concern the Association of ,
dependent Men or two or morel
$1,350,000 Increase : councils thereof:'
Officers Named
University faculty, tech nica I, t i Officers of AIM are Lash Howes,
clerical, an d service employees‘,senior in arts and letters from;
will receive salary and wage In-Thiladelphia, president; Roberti
creases amounting to 51.350.000 a : Sel/ler, sophomore in business ad-I
year w i t h t h e approva l o f t h c• nunistration from Allentown. vice:
1956-57 biennium appropriation :preisdent: and Norman Hedging,'
for $25,194.000. (senior in business administration;
'Mile the one-year delay i n 1 from Pittsburgh, treasurer. The/
enactment poses many problems
iposition of secretary will be fine&
President Milton S. Easenhowe;/at the first meeting of AIM.
explains that the original allot-I Howes said one of the most im-1
,portant projects pursued the corn-!
merit of 51.350.000 a year for sal
ing year will be the continuancei
ary and wage increases will stand
:of work on community living. Com-i
despite the pressure for o.t he r
needs. Imunity living is a program to pro-,
The budget also provides $994,-
vide joint dining and social facili-;
000 for new research, instruction
:ties for men and women.
al, and related projects, and thisi The program calls for the con-,
figure too is expected to remain<struction of men's and women's
intact, idormitories in the same area. AIM'
last semester made the community i
living committee and standing com
mittee. The group is investigating
community living at other colleges
and universities.
_Will Discuss Problems
Any "Indie" having a problem'
concerning student government
may bring it to the AIM-Leonides
Office in 203 Hetzel Union, Students
having any suggestions for the im
provement of AIM may leave them
at the office.
AIM is member of the National
Independent Student Association, a
!nation-wide organization of colleges
'and universities which discusses
'student problems.
AIM is planning to hold a re
gional convention of NISA at the
University this year and will send
delegates to the national convention
to be held in Illinois.
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ALM Board Rules
The AIM Board of Governors,
the ruling body of AIM. is com
prised of the officers of AIM and
of the three councils and TIM and
by additional representatves at
large. Representatives at large are
selected on the basis of one for
each 500 students living in the coun
cil area.
The board, according to the AIM
constitution, has "the power to en-
"11l even get you
candy from the
Candy Caner
I'll bet she says yes now.
Everyone knows that the
Candy Cane has the most de
licious candy around. You can
find everything there from
pistachio nuts and lollypops to
hand made chocolates and
caviar. And we're not expens
ive, we just look that way.
P.S. Going to a movie. Treat
your date to the best. Take
along a 1 - 4 -lb. of our hand
made chocolates.
CANDY CANE
Between the Movies
AIM Holds
2 Big Dances ,
During Year
The Autumn and Spring Balls
are the major social functions
planned by the Association of In
dependent Men for the coming
year.
The Autumn Ball will be held
Oct. 13 during Homecoming
Weekend. The Spring Ball will be
held the second week in April.
Both dances will be in the Hetzel
Union ballroom.
AIM and Interfraternity Coun
cil will co-sponsor the annual
Gridiron Ball to be held Oct. 14,
during Homecoming Weekend.
Within AIM, West Halls. Nittany,
and Pollock Councils and Town
Independent Men also sponsor
dances.
Band Now Exists
Last year an 18-piece AIM dance'
band was formed. The group per
formed at two independent stu
dent dances held in the HUB
Ballroom last year and was well
received. The band will perform
at all AIM sponsored dances for
the coming year.
ALM and Leonides, women's in
dep.•r.dent organization, have a
tr'xed chorus which last year
sar,'• at several functions. Fresh
met, interested in joining may
contact the AIM or Leonides of
ice.
Fishfry Among Events
One of the most popular social
events sponsored each year is the
fishfry. Other activities partici
pated in by AIM include campus
chest, orientation week program
and community chest concert.
AIM sponsors an intramural
sports program both within the
organization and within individ
ual councils.
AIM Unit Airs
Conduct Cases
The Association of Independent
Men Judicial Board of Review is,
one of three student courts for:
undergraduate men which hear.
cases involving dormitory men.
The board is composed of eight
members and a chairman appoint
ed by AIM.
Dormitory students accused of
conduct detrimental to the good
name of the University and/or
for conduct unbecoming a student
of the University receive a pre
liminary hearing at the office of
Harold W. Perkins, assistant dean
of men.
If charges are found to be justi
fied and of a serious natured, the
case is referred to the AIM board
for a ruling.
The board makes a 'recommen
dations ranging from disciplinary
probation to suspension if the
student is found guilty. The
board's recommendation is sent
to the dean of men's office where
a final decision is made.
2 Seniors Place
In Sports Car Run
Two University seniors in busi
ness administration placed third
in one of the events at the Sports
Car Club of America competition
Sept. 8.
The two-man driving team of
Charles Kurtz of Clearfield and
Joachim Kammer of Pittsburgh
drove their 1956 MG/A to a third
place victory in the 4-hour endur
ance race at Elkhart, Wis.
The team rounded the 4-mile
course 65 times in the 4-hour pe
riod.
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Ike Pays Visit
PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER leaves the Helen Eakin
Eisenhower All-Faith Chapel Sunday morning with University
Chaplain Luther H. Harshbarger after attending private family
Council Sets Pattern
For Pollock Dorm Life
Pollock Council is the governing body for the Pollock Circle
dormitory area. The president and vice president of each housing
unit is a voting member of the council. Officers must be undergrad
uate students living in the area. Graduate students have no vote,
The Council president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer
are elected at the end of the spring semester. At present they are
Joseph Tomei, junior in electrical
engineering from Mclntyre, pres
ident; Lynn Scheirer, sophomore /
in chemical engineering from,
Reading, vice president; Harvey',
Bomberger, senior in vocational/
industrial education from Meyers
town,,
secretary; Jerome Lyman,'
sophomore in home economics
from Moscow, treasurer; and John
Dennes, senior in chemical engi
neering from Stroudsburg, tem
porary representative at large
Two Major Committees Exist
Serving the Council are two ma
jor committees: the Social Com
mittee, headed by Clyde Young,
senior in arts and letters from
West Elizabeth, which arranges
all social function; the Welfare
Committee, headed by Gene Bish
op, senior in electrical engineer
ing from Greensburg, which is set
up to handle property damages.
The Council president automat
ically resigns as president of his
dormitory. Officers of his unit
move up in the sequence of offi
cers and an election is held to fill
the vacated office.
Serve on AIM Board
Officers elected from the Coun
cil and representatives at large
serve on the AIM Board of Go
vernors. Each housing area elects
one representative for every 500
Iresidents.
Pollock Council has no judicial
COLLEGIAN BUSINESS STAFF
SENIOR BOARD
Meeting Sunday, Sept. 16
Collegian Office 7 P.M.
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 12. 1954
Journalism School
Offers New Course
Journalism 3, Current News and
Editorial Opinion, intended pri
marily fo r non-journalism stu
dents, is being offered for the first
time this semester.
The co u rs e, offered by the
school of Journalism will be
taught by Ira Cole, the director
of the school of Journalism. Pre
requisites: English Composition 2
or 5.
This course will aim at giving
the student an understanding of
the processes and the social sig
nificance of mass communications
in a democracy from the stand
point of the consumer rather than
that of the practitioner of journal
ism.
body for violations of University
regulations. Any case concerning
disciplinary action of Independents
is referred to the AIM Judicial
Board of Review.
Residents of Pollock Circle may
attend open meetings and present
matters pertaining to student wel
fare. Council must take action at
the next meeting after such a pre
sentation is made. Freshmen are
invited to join in the meetings.