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Seni
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Get OK
May
Many top administrative of
ficials and faculty members
have expressed tentative ap
proval of final examination
exemptions for eighth semes
ter seniors, according to re
ports heard last night by members
of the Senior Class Advisory
Board.
Edward Redfield, chairman of
the advisory board, told members
that the next step in getting Uni
versity apprekval will be to pre
sent a report to the University
Senate through one of its com
mittees. This will take approxi
mately two to three months, he
said.
Advantages Listed
One of the advantages of finals
exemptions would be to give in
centive to students to keep their
grades high throughout the se
mester, thus reducing what has
been termed the "senior slump."
Another advantage is that it
would reward high average stu
dents for their good work.
One official felt that final ex
ams for eighth semester students
will have little value in determin
ing the student's ability after four
years of work. No exam in one
course • can be comprehensive
enough to determine what a stu
dent has learned in four years,
he said.
Faculty Opinion
From_the faculty point of view,
several people interviewed said
that exemption of finals would
give professors more time to turn
in grades.
Curtin Schafer, senior in busi
ness administration, said the out
look for senior exemptions looks
good since most persons inter
viewed gave their own personal
opinions without consulting oth
ers.
'itt Students Paint
Lion Shrine Again
The Nittany Lion had a new
paint job Sunday morning—a gold
head .and blue body.
It was the-third time since the
week' before 'the Pitt-Penn State
game that the Lion has been
painted.
Blue and gold are the colors of
the University of Pittsburgh. An
article in• the Pittsburgh. Post-
Gazette yesterday reported 10
Pitt' students boasted they had
painted the Lion.
The students said• it was re:
venge for the 7-7 tie between Pitt
and State Thanksgiving weekend.
Grant Given University
By Air Force Center
A research grant of $8,535 has
been received by the University
from the Air Force Cambridge
Research Center.
The grant will be used by the
Department of Meteorology for a
study of vertical motions in the
stratosphere and their relation to
atmospheric ozone. Dr. Hans Pan
ofsky, professor of meteorology,
will direct the study.
STATE COLLEGE. PA.. TUESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 11. 1956
1K Kills 'lOO% FMK Amendment
Lion Skates,
Waits Winter
Taking a few turns on the Uni
versity's ice skating rink this
morning, the Nittany Lion ex
pressed his thankfulness that
the ice was artificially frozen.
The Lion re
marked that with •
I the weather
we've been hav-
ing it would be wt.
January before is
Old- Man Winter
could freeze the
stuff.
Today's f o r e
cast predicted no
change in that ,g 4:
general trend ex- •
cept that it will
probably be slightly warmer with
a predicted high of about 40 de
grees.
_
Showers are expected later this
evening turning to snow flurries
if it becomes cold enough.
Last night's low was predicted
to be between 18 and 20.
Eng Publication
Goes on Sale
The December issue of the En
gineer will go on sale today and
tomorrow.
Copies will be available at the
Hetzel Union desk, the Corner
Room, and the Bulletin Board on
the Mall. The price is 25 cents.
Katherine Dickson, junior in
education from Brookline, Mass.,
is the Engineer Girl of the
Month. -
Articles include a photo story
of how some campus notables
gain a few pleasure hours; and
an article discussing the revolu
tionary force-piston engines for
the automobiles of the future.
'Blood Wedding' Tickets
Available in Green Room
Tickets for the thesis produc
tion "Blood Wedding" by Federico
Garcia Lorcas, are available in
the Green Room of Schwab Audi
torium, free.
The Spanish tragedy. directed
by Virginia Gore, graduate stu
dent in theatre arts from Burling
ton, lowa, will begin a three-day
run at 8 tonight in the Little
Theatre in Old Main.
Fish Death Probe Fails
William Voigt, executive di
rector of the State Fish Commis
sion, yesterday said the investiga
tion of the death of 175,000 to
200,000 trout in Spring Creek last
week has failed to turn up new
information.
He said last week that the in
vestigation would be continued
indefinitely.
India's Minister Urges
Direct Moscow Talks
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., ,ler and Nazi Germany- in World the Hungarian people.
Dec. 10 (M—lndia urged to- War 11. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister
Menon refused to go along with Vassily V. Kuznetsov answered
day ' that Secretary General Lodge and a 17-country resolution Lodge with a demand that the
Dag Hammarskjold be sent to proposing
ghe
condemnation
oflUiited States condemned for the
nuleaccepted ateglynetingteiungarian
Moscow if necessary by the other sections of the proposal delrebellion. He repeated the Soviet
UN Assembly for direct nego- manding the withdrawal of the contention that the Soviet forces
Soviet troops from Hungary and a were in Hungary by agreement
tiations with the Soviet Union on halt on Moscow's intervention in under the Warsaw Pact and at the
withdrawal of Soviet forces from Hungary. invitation of the Hungarian gov-
Hungary. In counterproposals. Me n o n'ernment.
called on Hammarskjold to open
V. K. Krishna Menon, India's Calls Resolution Shameful
talks at the UN with representa
, roving Cabinet minister, startled tives of Hungary and the Soviet Speaking angrily, he said an
the UN Assembly with his pro- Union on the Hungarian case. !Assembly resolution, calling on
posal as U.S. Chief Delegate Hen- Urges Moscow Talks 'Hungary to admit observers by
ry Cabot Lodge Jr. and other del- If these .do not bring action, last Dec- 7 , was an "ultimatum"
egates demanded the .Assembly Menon - proposed that Hammar- which no self-respecting govern
condemn the SoViet Union for skjold consider going to Moscow inent would accept.
what .Lodge called its "brutali- for talks designed to bring about Kuznetsov said the 17-country
ties" against the, Hungarian peo- the withdrawal of foreign troops resolution was "shameful" and
,
ple.from Hungary, a cessation of So-ishould be withdrawn. He said the
Lodge compared Soviet actions viet intervention in that country.lUN should not be used as a tool
in Hungary to those of Adolf Hit- and recognition of the rights of of the United States.
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
A $25.000 FLEE of unknown origin Saturday night destroyed the
barn and killed 15 cattle at the Edward O'Keefe farm, near
Boalsburg.
Boalsburg Barn Demolished
In Freak $25,000 Fire
A barn near Boalsbarg which shot flames so high in
the air Saturday night that many students rushed to the
scene is still smoldering today.
Fire completely destroyed a barn on the Edward O'Keefe
farm on the Boalsburg-Shing
were 15 cattle, a $3600 combine, a
grain drill, a wagon, a milkhouse
and a machine shed. Damage was
estimated at $25,000.
Sky Reddened
Students and other area resi- 1
dents were attracted by the hay
fed flames which reddened the
sky and were seen easily from
State College.
Police faced a traffic problem
as viewers and fire trucks raced
down the narrow Boalsburg- 1
Shingletown road to reach the
fire. Several students parked cars
on the road and walked back one
half mile to the blaze.
O'Keefe- said he checked the
barn about 8:45 p.m. before he
and his wife retired. They were
awakened approximately an hour
later by the sound of a neighbor's
car horn.
Thomas 'shier and his wife had
seen the blaze from the road. IshH
ler ran to a machine shed near
the barn and removed a tractor
ottrgiatt
etown road. Lost in the fire
and car. His wife telephoned fire
men.
Firemen from Boalsburg and
State College saved a chicken
house near the barn but were too
late to save the 68-by-85 struc
ture, one of the oldest in the area.
It was built without nails.
O'Keefe said he replaced wiring
in the barn a year ago, shortly
after he bought the 168-acre farm.
He said he thought the fire
started on the second floor of the
barn but was unable to explain
it origin.
O'Keefe said he had insurance
on the barn but that it would not
cover the entire loss.
Well Unavailable .
Firemen were unable to reach
a well near the barn and a 100-
foot cistern near the house was
too distant for the fire hose. They
used water from booster tanks.
Firemen returned to the scene
yesterday to check sparks blow
ing toward the house.
Coed
Athletiics
See Page 3
Defeated 20-32;
Council Passes
2 Other Plans c'
The Interfraternity_ Coun
cil defeated the "100 per cent
Fraternity Marketing Associ
ation" constitutional amend
ment at a stormy session last
night, but moved to study
future possibilities for FMA and
i to take over the organization if it
decides to dissolve.
The amendment, which would
have made all IFC members auto
matic members of the association
and which called for a review of
the FAIA constitution, was de
feated 20-32. with one abstention.
A two-thirds vote was needed for
passage.
Following probably the most
spirited debate the council has
seen all year, two motions were
passed in the amendment's place.
One empowering President Daniel
Land to absorb FNMA into IFC
should the association decide to
dissolve was passed unanimously.
Committee Established
The other motion, passed 28-
23-2, called for a committee to dis
cuss with the University prospects
for tentative financial support of
the joint-buying program; to con
duct studying and screening with
the object of finding an official
manager for the program; and to
contact large companies concern
ing discounts which might be
offered through the program. -
Under the motion, the commit
tee must report before the end of
the academic year and must in
clude recommendations in its re
port.
Debate Follows Vote
The most violent debate on the
issue came after the amendment
was defeated. David Hamrick, a
member of the FMA Board of
Trustees wh o presented the
amendment Nov. 20, condemned
what he called the council's move
to defeat, then revive a full-par
ticipation FMA.
Referring to the committee te,
investigate future possibilities for
the joint-buying program, he saidt
"It's the most ridiculous thing I
ever heard of .. . you can't start
tonight and expect results tomor.
row ... you have to look forward
at least -a year." A committee ap
pointed now could not possibly
do in a few months what a group
of experienced men has been
working for four years to do, he
said.
Opposes Arriendment
Joseph Hartnett, of Sigma Pi.
was first to argue against the
amendment. He said that a ware
house would be needed to bring
sufficient quantities of food into
the area, and that to rent or build
one in the near future would be
impractical. He also said IFC
should not force fraternities to
join FMA. This argument was
used by most of the speakers
against the amendment.
Hartnett also said he had con
sulted a lawyer in the borough
who had said he did not believe
the amendment was legal under
state law.
Town Stores Start
Yule Late Hours
State College stores began their
annual Christmas shopping hours
yesterday.
W. E. Drake, chairman of the
retail affairs committee of the
State College Area Chamber of
Commerce, said stores will re
main open until 9 p.m. Monday
through Saturday each week until
Christmas.
Stores will close at 5 p.m.
Christmas Eve.
Collegian Candidates to Meet
The candidates for the Collegiaa
editorial staff will meet at 7 to
night in 111 Carnegie.
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