Have You Given To Campus Chest? $1 Will Do OL. 57. No. 48 Lion Party Wins 5 of 6 Posts FL Protest Submitted On Election No complaints or contests were filed by either Lion or Campus parties with the All- University Elections commit tee last night. T.he committee met immediate ly after the polls closed last night for the freshman and sophomore class elections. The only discrepancy to proce dure occurred when Thomas Hol ]ander, Campus party clique chair man, failed .to submit a campaign expense statement as required by the elections code. However, the committee voted to accept a statement signed by the clique chairman and treasurer of Campus party swearing that the party did not spend more than $l5O on its campaign. This is the maximum sum permitted under the elections code. LaVan OK's Statement Byron LaVan said the Lion Party had no objections to the sworn statement in lieu of the statement of expenses, since the Campus party agreed to turn in its expense statement this morn ing. The Campus party was given until today to hand in a state ment of its campaign expenses. The Lion party spent $122.61 on its campaign, according to the expense statement turned' in to the Elections Committee by La- Van. Expenditures Listed The expense statement listed these expenditures: 1500 posters, $5O; 1200 table-tent advertise ments and 600 match booklets, $10.61; 5000 'copies. of the plat form, $25; paint supplies, $10.50; rent of Hetzel Union Ballroom, $10; and radio advertising, $16.50. William Johnson, Elections Committee chairman, told the parties they have seven days in which to submit suggestions to the Elections Committee if they want any alterations to the elec tions code. or elections procedure. Lion Predicts Cold Weather The Nittany Lion took a long drag on his cigarette and flicked it under his limestone paw. He l watched the smoky ' drifted past his bushy eyebrows. "The last nice day before a wicked week end," he said thoughtfully, as he strolled back into his den. The weather man agreed with the Lion. Today's forecast calls for continued warm - and breezy weather, with a high of about 65. There is a possibility of showers sometime during the day. But a cold front, due in the area tomorrow,l should bring wintry -weather Ifor the weekend. Tickets in End Section Available for Pitt Game End zone tickets for, the final game of the season against Pitt, Nov. 24, are stil available at the ticket window, 248 Recreation Hall, The seats cos , $2. Tickets for the home closer with North Carolina State tomorrow *re also availa de. The cost is $3.50 each . . ...._ 4 . ..:-_-;27t • '., . -.1.0.6.---t STATE COLLEGE. PA.. FRIDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 16. 1956 George Smith Freshman President Sopko, Smith Score Presidential Wins Sophomore John Sopko and freshman George Smith, Lion party candidates, won the presidential races for their classes last night. - A total of 2007 students voted, 25.1 per cent of the sophomore class and 41.8 per cent of the freshman class. The percentage of students voting in the sophomore class is the same as it was last year while .7 per cent more students voted in the freshman class this year than they did last year. Frosh Class By CAROLE GIBSON Lion party won two of the three freshman class offices, dropping only the secretary-treasurer post to Campus party. The secretary-treasurer race was the closest race with Marjorie Miller winning over Gail Schultz by 133 votes. The vote was 680 to 547. John Arnold won the freshman class vice presidency with 750 votes to draw the highest number of votes cast in the class." He had a margin of - 265 votes over his running opponent, Mack Johnson, who received 494 votes. Smith had a margin of 139 votes over Neifert drawing 698 votes as compared to Neifert's 559. On hearing that he won, Smith said: "I'm very honored to have been elected as the president of the class of 1960. I'll do my best to perform the 'duties and fulfill the obligations of my office. I'd like to thank the Lion party and those that supported me for mak ing my victory possible." "I congratulate the new presi (Continued on page five) Yule Extension in Hands of Senate By JIM KOPP Chances for a longer Christ- Imas recess are now apparent- Fly in the hands of the Uni versity Senate, which is scheduled to meet Dec. 4. The Senate's Calendar Commit tee has been studying the possi bility of a longer recess as have student government groups. All-University President Robert Bahrenburg has said he, will ask permission to go before the Sen ate to ask for a one-day extension —from Jan. 1 to Jan. 2. His main talking point, he has said, will be the dangers for some students in traveling back to the Univer sity on New Year's Day. -After much criticism from the student body that student govern ment has done little more than talk about getting an extension FOR A BETTER PENN STATE John Sooko Sophomore President Soph Class By GINNY PHILIPS Lion party swept the soph6- more class elections, which was a complete reversal from last spring's elections when Campus party took all of the sophomore offices. John Sopko defeated John Yeo sock for class president by 119 votes. Sopko received 433 tallies and Yeosock 314. Lion vice presidential candidate Charles Welsh received the great est number of votes cast in the sophomore elections. - He defeated his opponent, William Strieder, by 218, .receiving 483 tallies to Strieder's 265. The closest race of the sopho more class was between Lion secretary-treasurer candidate Eli nor Wessel and Campus party candidate Valentina Kopach. 'Miss Wessel defeated her op ponent by 40 votes. Miss Wessel received 392 votes and Miss Ko pach, 352 votes. Sopko, when told of his victory, said: "I would like to express my (Continued on page five) of the recess, an All-University, Cabinet spokesman revealed last night that it has been busy for Bahrenburg Will Seek Parental Statements All-University President Rob ert Bahrenburg said last night that he will ask the students attending the pep rally tonight to get him statements from their parents objecting to the length of the Christmas recess. He said he will ask the stu dents to obtain them over the Thanksgiving vacation. The pep rally is scheduled for 7:30 tonight in front of Recrea tion Hall. the past three weeks gathering data to support the requested ex tension_ Lash Howes, president of the Association of Independent Men, Tolirgiatt Miller Wins Sole Campus Office; Voting Very Light Lion party, considered the underdog, pulled a surprise last night by winning five of the six freshman and sopho more offices. Campus party won only the freshman secretary-treas urer post. John Sopko was elected president of the sophomore class; Charles Welsh, vice presi dent; and Elinor Wessel, secre tary-treasurer. Freshman class officers are George Smith, president; John P. Arnold. vice president; and Marjorie Miller, secretary-treas urer. Sopko Wins Sopko, sophomore in electrical engineering from Aliquippa, de feated John Yeosock, sophomore in industrial engineering from Wilkes-Barre, by a margin of 119 votes for the sophomore class presidency. The vote was 433 to 314. George Smith, freshman in agri cultural engineering from Phila delphia, defeated for freshman class president John Neifert, Election Summary Sophomore Class President V 4144.0 Margin Jahn SoPke (L) 433 119 John Yetmgonk (C) 314 --- Vice President Charles Welsh (L) William Strieder IC) Secretary-Treasurer Elinor Wessel (L) :w4 44 Valentina Kopseh (C) 3,t2 --- Freshman Class President Goers* Smith (L) 11141 139 Jobn Neifert 1C) 3t9 ___ Vice President John P. Arnold a.) Mack Johnson IC) Secretary-Treasurer Marjocie:Mliller(C) 4).0 lei Gail Schultz (L) b 74 freshman in electrical engineering from Drexel Hill, by 89 votes, 698 to 559. 15 Percent Margin In a near repeat of last fall's class elections, an approximate 15 per cent vote margin separated the sophomore and freshman votes. In the freshman election 1259 out of a total of 3050 freshmen voted—a percentage of 41.8 per cent. This is .7 per cent above last fall's 41.4 per cent when 1162 freshman out of 2830 cast their ballots. Seven hundred forty-eight sophomores out of an eligible 2977 voted in the election. This was a percentage of 25.1 and exactly the same percentage, 25.1 per cent, as last fall when 734 out of 2919 sophomores voted. Paper Ballots Used These figures show that more freshmen - and sophomores-2007 —voted yesterday than the 1936 (Continued on page eight) has contacted the National Safety Council and is seeking a predic tion of traffic fatalities for the dates on which the recess is sched uled to start and end. With these predicted figures he expects to show that the present dates on which students will have to travel are more dangerous than those in the extended recess. In conjunction with Howes' query, William Clark, All-Univer sity vice. president, has scanned the IBM records of the University to determine the number of stu dents living at varying distances from the University. He has divided the State into districts, marking off each dis trict by measuring outward from State College with concentric cir cles at 50 mile intervals. He is now attempting to de termine the number of students living within each interval. By (Continued on page eight) By JUDY HARKISON USSR Asks Egypt-Israel Line Police LONDON. Friday, Nov. 16 (ill— The Soviet Unit:in now has joined Egypt in demanding that the UN Mideast police force be posted on the Egyptian-Israeli frontier and not on the Suez Canal. The French quickly branded the Soviet maneuver today as a de vice to hamper the peace mission of Secretary General Dag Ham marsh jold. To Stay in Canal Zone The French and British have vowed repeatedly they will keep their forces in the Suez Canal zone until a satisfactory inter national force replaces the m. Egypt insists they must go at once and leave Egypt again in sole control of the canal. Diplomatic sources in Moscow. London and Paris took parallel views that it was a scheme that might stall the delicate and inse curely based UN effort to pacify the Middle East. 483 218 265 Swift Change in Everds 759 265 4,4 - This chain of events was a swift change from the midweek series of reports that Russia might be asked to pour Soviet "volun teers" into Egypt. Those reports were discounted and the Soviets maneuvers took a seemingly mild er tack overnight after UN forces actually were in Egypt. The first lightly armed units of the international force--92 Danes and Norwegians—arrived Thurs day in the Canal zone. In Beirut. leaders of eight Arab nations announced they would consider use of force unless the British. French and Israeli troops , leave Egypt. Final Home Rally Set for Tonight The last home game pep rally of the .year will be held at 7:30 tonight in front of Recreation Hall. Halfbacks Billy Kane and Ray Alberigi and guard Sam Valen tine are expected to speak. Also scheduled is a skit by Al fred Klimcke, the Nittany Lion, and William Landis. ninth semes ter student in aeronautical en gineering from Shanksville. The name of the winner of a raffle sponsored by Theta Sigma Phi. women's journalism society, will be drawn.. The winner will receive: a cret.vneck sweater set. January Graduates To Order Gowns Seniors and graduate students who graduate in January must order their caps and gowns from Nov. 26 to Dec 1 at the Athletic Store. A $5 deposit must — be made and seniors must give their hat size when ordering. Invitations and announcements may be ordered at the Hetzel Union desk. Orders will not be taken after Dec 1. Spring Semester Timetables The spring semester timetables are now on sale in the basement of Willard Hall. The price is 25 cents. Christmas Extension See Page 4 FIVE CENTS
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