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Cam us Parking
Ing will be held soon to discuss and clarify a
• 1954 state survey of parking on campus, accord
!•r H. Wiegand, physical plant director.
A meet
report of the
ing to Walt
f the report on the survey, which was made by
the State Department of High
ways in cooperation with the Fed
eral Bureau of Roads, were re- 1
ceived by the University during
the past two weeks.
The report has not been released
to the public.
George Britton, of the depart
ment's highway planning and
traffic division, said Oct. 23 at a
public meeting in the borough'
that the survey shows the campus
parking problem to be one of
distribution, rather than a lack of
spaces. _ _ _
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Injured In
Car Crash
Richard Moon, junior in busi
ness administration from Drexel
Hill. today is in satisfactory con
dition in the Infirmary follow
ing an accident early Sunday eve
ning on Route 322, 15 miles south
of State College.
Three stitches were needed to
close a cut on the top of Moon's
head. He also' Suffered an abras
ion above the left eye and bruises.
Moon was freshman class presi
dent in 1954-55.
James Moyer, sophomore in
civil engineering from Annville,
a passenger in Moon's car, suf
fered a sprained wrist. He was
treated at the Infirmary_
Skidding Causes Accident
The accident occurred when a
car operated by Johnston V.
Muthersbaugh of Lewistown skid
ded into Moon's car on a hill, ac
cording to police.
Daniel Hackett of Lewistown, a
passenger in Muthersbaugh's car,
was treated for multiple lacer
ations of the face at Centre Coun
ty Hospital in Bellefonte, thirteen
stitches were required.
Police estimated damage at
$5OO to each car.
Escapes Uninjured
_ .
David Edwards, graduate stu
dent in education from Wanamie,
escaped injury Sunday night
when his car skidded and over
turned on Route 545 near the
Starlite Drive-In.
The car, headed toward Belle
fonte, skidded off the left side of
the road and landed on its top
in a field. Edwards reported the
top was smashed but did not esti
mate damages.
Walker, Leader
Discuss Budget
President Eric A. Walker trav
eled to Harrisburg yesterday to
talk over the University's budget
request for the coming year with
Gov. George M. Leader.
- Although he has not revealed
the amount he will ask in the new
budget, Dr: Walker has - hinted
that it will be higher than last
year's budget, which was $25,194,-
000.
.lle said he did not want to
reveal the amount he is asking
this year since the figures may
be changed after talking with the
Governor.
Most of the additional money
in the budget request will be used
to• increase salaries, Dr. Walker
said.
The . only _specific figure in the
budget he has revealed is $lOO,OOO
to be used for research in the hu
manities.
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STATE COLLEGE. PA.. TUESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 4. 1956
Study
Report
Deficiency of Spaces
He said the survey discloses a
deficiency of spaces at the center
of the campus with an oversupply
at its edges.
At the forthcoming meeting, of-j
fiicals of the department will
explain the survey and answer
questions arising from the report.
The report is similar to an out
line of a survey of the borough
parking problem, which Britton
was explaining to a group of
townspeople and students Oct. 23
when he referred to the campus
report.
The borough survey, which was
also made in 1954, cited a "critical
area" of parking in the downtown
area—bounded by Atherton St.,
College Ave., Locust La., and
Highland Ave. (the alley parallel
to and between Beaver and Foster
Ayes.)
Heavy Demand
The heaviest demand for park
ing space is within this area,
which includes all but two blocks
where parking demand exceeds
the supply of spaces, according to
the borough report.
However, Britton said, a 10 per
cent traffic increase at a check
point on Route 322 to the West
since the time of the survey may
indicate an increase in the bor
ough's parking problem.
The borough report recom
mended that additional off-street
parking facilities, preferrably pri
vately owned and operated,
should be constructed to help
solve the town's parking prob
lem.
Advisory Board Posts
Open for Applicants
Applications for membership on
the Freshman and Sophomore
Class Advisory Boards will be ac
cepted at the Hetzel Union desk
from noon today until 5 p.m. Fri
day.
Students should submit a letter
of application stating their activi
ties and reasons for wanting to be
a member of the board. Sopho
mores should include their All-
University average.
Court Rules
No Basis to
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3
(fl') The Supreme Court
today stood by its ruling
that local opposition to ra
cial integration in public
schools cannot be made the
basis for delaying it.
It did so by rejecting a plea
by the school board of Mans
field, Tex., for more time "to
solve its problems.and end seg
regation" in the high school
there.
Rioting occurred at the open
ing of the school term last
September when. three Ne
groes, acting under the, court
order, sought admission. The
appearance of Texas Rangers
ended the' disturbance, and at-
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
Self-Analysis
Conducted
By Cabinet
At a self evaluation meeting of
All-University Cabinet Sunday
night the group decided that Cabi
net debate could be made more
effective by outside study and
preparation on the part of the
members. .
The evaluation meeting was
called because ,of the apparent
weak discussion and waste of
time that has been present when
Cabinet, during the past several
weeks, haggled over the Supreme
Court.
Don't Read Agenda
One of the biggest problems of
Cabinet, one member said, is that
most of the members don't know
what they're talking about. He
said that "it is obvious that some
people haven't even read their
agenda."
All Cabinet committee reports
should be. thorough and concrete
before being presented on the
floor, another member said. All
reports, he said, should be ready
on the agenda for Cabinet mem
bers to study.
Outlines Future Discussions
Robert Bahrenburg, All-Uni
versity president, explained that
one reason for the confusion
Thursday night when Lion party
presented its Supreme Court plan
was that "it was thrown at Cabi
net all at once and it was pretty
hard to make a decision."
Bahrenburg outlined the events
that will probably be on the
agenda during the next few
months. They include compensa
tions, revision of the Elections
Code, exemption of finals for
eighth semester students with A
and B averages, parking, Univer
sity bookstore, National Student
Association, and air conditioning
in downtown theaters.
Snowball Fights
Usher in Winter
Snowballing was the thing on
campus Sunday night after Old
Man Weather covered the ground
with winter flakes during the af
ternoon.
In the biggest incident, several
hundred Nittany - Pollock resi
dents answered a challenge' and
headed for the West Hall area.
Snowballs cluttered the air for
about 15 or 20 minutes.
Other battles reportedly took
place elsewhere on campus and
around Fraternity Row.
No one was reported injured.
Spring Week Committee
Applications Available
Applications are available for
Spring Week Committees starting
today at the Hetzel Union desk.
They must be returned by Mon
day. Applicants have been asked
to specify their choice of corn
mittees.
Local Opposition
Delay Integration
torneys for the Negroes an
nounced they were abandon
ing, for the present, efforts to
enroll Negro pupils.
Court Decision Appealed
The school board appealed
from a decision by the
Court of Appeals in New Or
leans ordering it to proceed
with integration in the high
school "completely uninflu
enced by private and public
opinion as to the desirability
of desegregation in the corn
munity." -
The appellate court said the
only reason given by the board
for refusing to admit Negroes
to the school "was its conces
sion to public opinion."
The Mansfield case is the
first,. in which local sentiment
has . figured importantly. to
Tottrgiatt
$2OOO Total Seen
For APhiO Drive
• Contributions to the Hungarian Relief drive are expected
to reach approximately $2OOO when complete totals are in
today,
- Clothing donations, which Glen Elder, Alpha Phi Omega
president, said were "overwhelming" amounting to about
five truckloads.
The record marathon held from
10 p.m.-Friday until 2 a.m. Satur
day on WMAJ was termed "very
successful" - by Elder. Proceeds
from the marathon will total ap
proximately $lOOO when all
money is in, Elder said.
McKee Highest Contributor
McKee Hall, donating $lO5. was
the highest independent group
contributing to the marathon.
Theta Xi, donating $75, waS the
highest fraternity.
Receipts from Red• Flag Day,
the parking meter campaign for
relief - drive funds, were about
$3OO. Elder said several drivers
stopped on College Ave. and
handed $lO bills to members of
APhiO who were stationed along
the street to collect parking meter
donations.
Many drivers, he said, donated
money but didn't even park on
College Ave.
The Associated Services office
received approximately $5OO in
connection with Austerity Day
which was held last Thursday.
Three Purposes for Money
The money received by the ser
vice fraternity will be used for
three ,purposes.
A portion of it will be donated
to the Red Cross in the State Col
lege area to help it meet its quota
for the national Red Cross drive
for• Hungarian relief. The local
Red Cross aided Alpha Phi Ome
ga in its drive.
Part of the money will be used
by the State College Friends to
transport the clothes collected by
APhiO to Philadelphia for over
seas shipment.
CARE to Handle Money
The remainder of the money
is going to be sent through CARE
to Hungary for relief work.
All clothing collected during
the drive is in the State College
!Borough Hall. Glen Elder has
asked for volunteers to come to
!the borough hall to help pack and
sort clothes. He said a great deal
lof help will be needed to have
the clothing ready to ship to Phil
adelphia by • Saturday, the esti
mated shipping date.
Women of the State College
'Friends Meeting will be in the
hall this week to direct the pack
ing process. Volunteers ars asked
to come to the borough hall any
;day this week.
One of the final donations of
the drive was a sports jacket pre
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sented to Elder by Louis Arm-
I strong.
reach the Supreme Court since
its ruling in May 1954 that
public school segregation is
unconstitutional.
States Court's Stand
Chief Justice Warren, in the
high court's implementing de
cision a year later, commented:
.. it should go without say
ing that the vitality of these
constitutional principles can
not be allowed to yield simply
because of disagreement with
them."
While the Supreme Court
made no comment in throwing
out the Mansfield board's ap
peal, the fact that it let the
decision of the court of appeals
stand undisturbed provides
guidance to all lower federal
courts whenever .the question
Of local sentiment becomes an
issue.
By LYNN WARD
Poisoning
Of Trout
Questioned
•The State Fish Commission is
investigating to determine whe—
ther ammonia that killed from
175.000 to 200.000 trout in the
State fish hatchery and Spring
Creek between State College and
Bellefonte during the weekend
may have escaped from the Uni
versity's laboratories or sewage
system.
T. B. Kneen, head of the utili
ties division at the University,
said samples of sewage were
picked up at eight points on the
campus Saturday and were
turned over to the State Depart
ment of Health for analyzing.
Rink Uses Ammonia
He said the ice skating rink is a
big user of ammonia but that:the
rink's facilities are not connected
with the - University's sewage sys
tem but drain into a sump.
William Voigt, executive direc
tor of the Fish Commission, said
that early investigation indicated
that - the pollution which killed
the trout entered Spring Creek
and the hatchery from Thomp-,
son's Run, which is near the Uni
versity.
Use Geiger Counter
The investigators, thinking that
refuse may have escaped from
the University's nuclear reactor
and found its way into the stream,
tested dead trout with a geiger
counter, but obtained negative re
sults.
They said they will not know
for several days the source of the
ammomnia.
Fair Weather
Puzzles Lion
A notably confused Nittany
Lion may be seen taking a stroll
in his shorts this morning.
When questioned concerning to
day's continued clear and warm
weather, the Lion
philosophically
mused, "Variety
is the spice of
life, I guess."
Yesterday's low
was 31 and the
high, 45. No cold
air is forecast to
move into the re
gion today and it
will probably be
slightly warmer
than yesterday.
The low last night was forecast
as 45-50 and a high of 55-60 is
expected today.
Tomorrow is predicted to con
fuse the Lion even more by bring
ing the return of winter with icy
blasts that are now moving along
the Canadian border.
Borough Arrests
Include 5 Students
Five students were arrested by
State College police for traffic
violations from Nov. 13 to 28. -
William Wertman was arrested
for driving too fast for conditions,
and Robert Avrill, Robert Gell
man, and Wendell Lowry were
arrested for driving through stop
signs.
James Gehris was arrested for
reckless operation.
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