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Polio ;Shots
To Bet Sold
dents
To St
...Ho injections
to students by
Health Service,
Health Service
Preventive
will be offere
the Universit
according to
spokesman.
will be offered
per injection and
nuary.
er 21 years will
permission to re
lation.
•ns Needed
• The injectio
at a cost of $1
will begin in J
Students un
need parental
ceive the inoc
Peintiss'
He said that parents or guard
ians of "studen s will be required
to mail to the University Health
Service permi•sion for their son
or daughter to ake the injections.,
Dr. Herbert-R. Glenn, director
of the Health ervice, pointed out
that inasmuch as some eight
months are involved in complet
ing the total series of three in
jections, in most instances time
will permit only two inoculations
by the Health Service.
The third may have to be ad
ministered during., the summer
by the family physician.
Stale Provides Serum
He said this condition would
apply only during the current se
mester. Thereafter time will per
mit the Health Service to give all
three injections.
The serum used, Salk vaccine,
will be made available through
the State Department of Health
and _commercial purchases.
In discussing the opportunities
of such a program, a spokesman
from Health Service said "every
student should take advantage of
this opportunity:
Police Conduct
Arson Probe
State Police have begun an
arson investigation into a $25,000
fire which Friday night destroyed
a barn on the Milo Wilson farm,
near Pleasant Gap.
The investigation is being made
at the request of the Wilson
family. They pointed out that the
barn had fire-safe wiring and that
firemen could offer no explana
tion for the .origin of the blaze.
The investigation is being con
ducted under the direction of Sgt.
George A. Wilson of the arson de
tail of the State - Police at Hol
lidaysburg.
Tom Sauers, fire chief of the
Alpha Fire Department of State
College, said previously he was
satisfied that coincidence ex
pl9ined the Wilson fire and a
similar fire Dec. 8 which des
troyed a barn on the Edward
O'Keefe farm.
Chiapetta to Speak
i l l
Dr. Michael Chiappetta, assist
ant professor of education, will
address the embers of Alpha
Lambda Delta freshman women's
scholastic soci ty, at 7 tonight in
the northeast Atherton lounge.
Freshman vkromen may attend.
STATE COLLEGE. PA.. THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1956
University Trees
Prove Popular
The University sold 202 Christmas trees and 1300 pounds
of evergreen boughs for use as decorations in dormitories,
offices, and fraternity houses this year.
H. Norton Cope, professor of forestry, said that some trees
also had been taken from the University forests but no check
had yet been made on the num
ber missing.
He said that people seldom
realize the worth of trees and
cited as example the fact that it
would cost the school of forestry
$75 to replace the three trees
taken from its memorial last
week.
Raps Tree Thieves
He explained that this amount
would be required to dig up trees
of the same size and move them
to the memorial site.
Cope added that he could never
understand why people stole trees
to celebrate the birth of Christ.
"Some people seem to feel that
it is a lark to go out and pick
their own tree, no matter where
it is growing," he said.
He mentioned one fraternity
that has solved this problem in a
unique way. He explained that
several years ago this group had
taken a tree from the University,
had been caught stealing the tree,
and paid its fine.
Now Use Cut Tree
"Now," he said, "they buy a
tree and arrange to have it cut
and hidden somewhere in our
forests in such a manner that it
appears to be growing. Then the
pledges are sent out to look for
their tree, and in this way, they
are still able to have their fun."
Thirty-four fraternities pur
chased approximately 55 treees
from the University this year.
The Forestry School netted
about $393.50 from its Christmas
tree and bough sales.
Cope said that the School of
Forestry did not make a profit
on its sale of trees, but that it
did manage to break even by
the time trucking and labor
charges were paid.
In order to conform to Univers
ity rules all trees sold for use
in dormitories and offices were
fireproofed. Other groups buying
trees were also permitted to bring
' - (Continued on page eight)
3 Students Appointed
To Orientation Group
Three students have been ap
pointed to the Orientation Week
Committee by Chairman Robert
Steele: .
They are: James Nagle, sopho
more in electrical engineering
from Gibsonia; Eugene Curry,
sophomore in business adminis
tration from Reading; and Peter
Hirsch, junior in business admin
istration from Reading.
Foreign Students to Celebrate
Christmas* in American Homes
Although the Christmas hol
idays are little more • than a
bus ride away for most Uni
versity students, for some
others a celebration of the
holiday_ at home is almost im
possible.
A significant number of the
University's foreign students fall
into this category. A five or six
thousand mile trip to Argentina,
for example, would be almost out
of the, question for the average
South American student.
However, for about 50 of these
students, the Office of Foreign
Student Affairs, with the cooper
ation of many families with a
true Christmas spirit, offers a
helping hand for those who wish
to enjoy an American Christmas.
The informal program develop
ed rather spontaneously two
years , ago with a few local fami-
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
Borough Police
Report Arrest
Of 8 Students
Eight students were arrested.
by State College Police from Nov.f
30 to Dec. 13 for breaking traffic
l
regulations.
Ronald Bache, senior in busi
ness administration from Phila
delphia: John Croft, senior int
music education from Altoona)
and Maurice Schleicher, sopho
more in physical education from
Walnutport, were arrested for
parking against traffic.
Vincent Paparella, senior in
civil engineering from Milanville,l
and Herbert Patterson. senior ini
aeronautical - engineering fro m.
Scarsdale, N.Y„ were arrested fort
parking . before a private . drive- 1
I way entrance.
Roy Vollmer, junior in archi-
I tecture from Wynnwood, was ar
rested for speeding. Clement Ro
miski, junior - n electrical engi
neering from Wilkes-Barre, was
l arrested for parking within 25
feet of an intersection.
Richard D. Strickler, junior in
mechanical engineering fr o m
Uniontown, was arrested for driv
ing through a stop sign.
Caroling Set
For Tonight
The University Christian As
sociation and the Department of
Music will hold their annual
Christmas carol sing from 8:30 to
9 tonight on the steps of Old
Main.
Hummel Fishbuni, professor of
music will lead several of the
carols in the group singing, ac
companied by a brass ensemble
from the Blue Band.
Dr. Albert Christ-Janer, direc
tor of the School of the Arts, will
speak following the caroling.
The Chapel Choir, under the
direction of Mrs. Willa W. Taylor,
will sing in candlelight formation
from the steps.
Following the carol sing, the
UCA and the church foundations
will sponsor a Christmas party
in the Memorial Lounge of the
Helen Eakin Eisenhower Chapel.
The party is open to all stu
dents.
lies inviting foreign students to
spend the holidays in their homes.
"Today we get so many invita
tions from people that it's impos
sible to get enough students,"
said Mrs. Rebecca Doerner, the
secretary of the office. 'Why it's
just wonderful. We get qr.: many
invitations from people in State
College alone it's impossible to
fill them all," she said.
Some Repeat Offer
One typical family is that of
the Rev. and Mrs. Clark Cochrane
of Kane, Pa., who for the last two
years have not only invited for
eign 'students to their home for
the entire Christmas vacation,
but also have had 'students for
the Thanksgiving holidays.
Another family in State Col
lege is entertaining six students
this Christmas.
The -holiday program fits in
well with the university's all
over program of trying to get the
foreign students to mix with
rgian
AIM to Investigate
Movie Air-Cooling
The Association of Independent Men Board of Governors
last night unanimously voted to appoint a committee to in
vestigate the possibilities and procedures for obtaining instal
lation of air-conditioning units by the three borough theatres.
The lack of air-conditioning in any of the three theatres
has been a bone of contention with University students for
several years.
The motion was presented by
Daniel Thalimer, West Halls
Council president.
Lash Howes, AIM president,
said that a committee to inves
tigate the matter will be appoint
ed at. the next AIM meeting Jan.
9.
In discussing the situation,
John Rhodes, AIM secretary, said
that the movies should be in
formed of the students' attitudes.
Managers Know Situation
Ross Lehman, assistant execu
tive secretary of the Alumni As
sociation, said that the need for
air-conditioning units has been
brought to the attention of the
theatre managers every year.
Speaking in favor of the pro
posal, Howes said:
"The theaters owe it to their
patrons to install air-condition
ing units. It's unheard of in this
day and age that a movie theater
should not be equipped with an
air conditioner."
Howes told the board that the
installation of air-conditioning
units would not be a money-mak
ing proposition for the people
who own the theaters. He esti
mated that it would cost each
theatre $50,000 to install an air
conditioning unit.
_ 50.000 in Patronage
The three theaters have the
equivalent of a patronage area
which includes 50,000 people,
Howes estimated. In the summer,
this figure drops to about 25,000.
This drop in patronage during
the summer months accounts for
the claim of the theatre managers
that they operate in "the red,"
during the summer.
Howes also said that final ap 7
proval 'for such a plan would
come, not from the local theater
managers, but from the national
companies, such as Warner Bros.,
who own the theaters.
In other business, AIM voted
to allot $25 for the purchase of
Christmas fruit baskets which
will be sent to six or eight fac
ulty members who are aged or
retired.
These baskets will be distrib
uted tonight by Norman Redding,
James Wambold, and Robert
Seyler.
Americans. According to Richard
C. Maloney, director of the office,
the students are encouraged to
move about to learn our tradi
tions, customs and philosophies,
that help create a better way of
life.
Christmas Informal
A more formal program was
carried out during the Thanks
giving vacation. Twenty one stu
dents were invited to spend the
holidays at the home of members
of the Pine Grove Women's Club
and the Pine Grove Rotary Club.
The Christmas program must
be held on an informal basis be
cause of its religious overtones.
Since many of the foreign stu
dents are not Christians, the holi
day season doesn't have too much
significance to them. But for
those students who want to cele
brate the holidays, there are
many people in central Pennsyl
avnia who are trying hard to
help them.
Has Witter*
Arrived?
See Page 4
Nehru, Ike
Confer On
Red China
WASHINGTON. Dec. 19 (TI--
India's Prime Minister Jawarhar
lal Nehru said today he brought
word to President Dwight D. Eis
enhower that Red China expects
the United States to take some
"favorable" action to ease Far
East tensions.
Nehru left somewhat clouded
just what the Red Chinese want.
But it seemed that, somehow, the
fate of 10 Americans being held
by them might be involved.
• Holds Press Conference
In a highlight of his five-day
Washington visit. Nehru told 300
or so reporters at a press confer
ence:
1. He plans to take up with
Red Chinese Premier Chou En
lai the question of the 10 detained
Americans.
2. He found, in his talks with
Eisenhower. that U.S. foreign pol
icy is "not as rigid as I thought."
3. He also found, as regards the
U.S. attitude toward Indian neu
trality in the cold war, that "there
is more understanding of it and
perhaps a little appreciation of
it."
Stalinism 'Dead Forever'
4. Stalinism is dead in the So
viet Union. forever. He believes
that in time Russia will be demo
cratic in the sense that the people
will run their government.
5. The United States and Rus
sia are "remarkably near each
other" on the question of dis
armament.
6. He has no "magic plan" for
settling the Middle - East prob
lem. Eut he thinks Israel and
the Arab states should "come to
gether and settle" their differ
ences, and a world court should
decide how to keep the Suez
Canal open to all shipping.
Lion Skates,
Awaits Sleet
The Nittanv Lion decided to
get in a little last-minute ice
skating this morning at the Uni
versity rink before the Christmas
holidays, but spent most of the
time sipping cokes in the shelter
because of the
unfavorable con- •
ditions outside.
Sleet is expect- 4
ed to assault the 44,1,
campus today, itt
changing to rain
tonight, with a
predicted high
temperature of \
about 40 degrees.
Still disa p- tar t
pointed over our -11",
amputated vaca
tion, the Lion told a fellow skater
that he hopes we'll have better
luck next year.
Increasing cloudiness prevailed
last night and a low of 25 degrees
was forecast. according to the Uni
versity weather station.
Cabinet Meeting Delayed
All-University Cabinet will not
meet tonight as was previously
scheduled. All-University presi
dent Robert Bahrenburg said that
the business on the agenda would
be postponed until the first meet
ing after Christmas vacation.
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