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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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265
Swift Change in Everds
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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
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