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VOL. 57. No. 7i2
Student Injured in Accident
—Daily Collegian Photo by Joe Patton
ERNEST MONTESANTI, freshman in physical education from Temple City, Calif., receives emer
gency treatment.from .a physician while comforted by a friend, Jay Werner, freshman in physical
education from Philadelphia. after an accident Saturday night on Curtin Road behind the Fred
Lewis Palley Library. Monlesanti, a gymnast, suffered a compound fracture of the left leg. Another
picture on page two.
Gymnast in Hospital
With Leg Fracture
Ernest Montesanti, freshman in physical education from
Temple City, Calif., whose left leg was fractured in an auto
accident Saturday near the Pattee Library, will have his leg
re-set today in Centre County Hospital in Bellefonte.
Montesanti, a freshman gymnast, competed in Olympic
tryouts and won the California state collegiate championship
for collective gymnasts.
Left Leg Fractured
He suffered a compound frac
ture of the left leg and bruises
and brush burns of the face when
he was thrown from a motorcycle
driven by Jay Werner, freshman
gymnast in physical education
from Philadelphia.
The accident occurred when
Mrs. Eva Burke of State College,
driving east on Curtin Rd., at
tempted to make a left turn. Wer
ner, who said the headlight on
his motorcycle was not working,
was traveling west on Curtin Rd.
As Werner swerved the motor
cycle to avoid hitting the Burke
vehicle, Montesanti was thrown
off. He hit the Burke vehicle and
the impact threw him against a
parked car owned by Bruce Pell
nitz, sophomore in education from
Nutley, N.J.
Taken to Hospital
Montesanti was taken to the
University Hospital by the Cam
.pus Patrol and was later removed
to Centre County Hospital by the
State College Community Ambul
ance.
He said he will withdraw from
The University to recuperate at
his California home but that he
hopes to re-enter the University
in.the fall if he is rble to partici
pate in gymnastics.
Doctors have not announced
whether Montesanti will again
be able to participle in sports.
Lantern to Remain
On Sale Today
Three hundred remaining issues
of Lantern, the University liter
ary magazine, will remain on sale
today.
Approximately 500 copies were
sold yesterday.
Robert Nurock, business mana
ger, called the sale good consider
ing the bad weather and snow.
The publication will continue
on rate at the West Dorms, the
HetzPl Union. Building, the Cor
ner Roosn. and at the bulletin
board on the Mall. The price is
STATE COLLEGE. PA:. TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 8. 1957
State Authority
Evaluates Fish
The state Fish - Commission to
day placed a $74,441 price tag on
damages caused last month in a
Centre County stream pollution
accident which killed almost 150,-
1000 trout, according to an Asso
dated Press report.
At the same time the commis
sion said it was "uncertain" whe
ther it will be reimbursed for the
loss. The University took full re
sponsibility for the pollution.
".Still to be determined, how
ever, is whether the Fish Com
mission will be reimbursed,"
Stanley Smith, commission presi
dent, said.
In other action, the commission
adopted unanimously a proposal
for legislation to boost the fishing
license fee from $2.50 to $5.
599 Students to Graduate January 27
,Five hundred ninety-nine
students will be graduated in
the d u a 1 baccalaureate-com-
Imencement ceremonies at 2
I p.m. Jan. 27 in Recreation
Hall.
Four hundred twenty-eight will
receive bachelor degrees, 5 asso
ciate degrees, and 166 advanced
degrees. Of the advanced degrees,
118 will be master and 48 doctor
of philosophy degrees.
The doors will open at 1 p.m.
and those graduating must be in
their seats by 1:40 p.m. They may
bring as many guests as they
wish. For that reason guests will
not need tickets.
No Seating Problem
Officials in charge of the com
mencement program say they ex
pect o seating problem, since
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
January Grads
To Help Select
Gift of Class
January graduates of the Uni
versity will again have the oppor
tunity this year to take part in
selecting the senior class gift. Ap
proximately $9500 to $lO,OOO will
be alloted for the gift.
Gift selection boxes will be
placed at five locations on cam
pus at noon today and will be
left there until noon Saturday.
These include the Hetzel Union
desk, West Hall, Simmons, Mc-
Elwain and Grange dormitories.
Open To All Seniors
The suggestion boxes are open
to any member of the senior class,
but because the program was
planned especially for January
graduates, they are encouraged
to submit their suggestions.
The boxes will be collected by
members of the Senior Class Ad
visory Board, who will compose
a ballot of the leading suggestions.
January Grads Inclu'ded
Before last year, January grad
pates never - had a hand in the
selection of their crass gift. Last
year's advisory board decided to
include the January graduates in
the gift suggestion program in or
der to give them more of a share
in the activities of their class and
to bring more unity to the two
graduation classes.
Last year's senior class pre
sented $9500 to the University for
an ambulance for the University
(Continued on page eight)
there will be six seats for every Diplomas will be handed out
graduate. simultaneously to the students by
Students who are graduz•ting ! the deans of the nine colleges,
may obtain a copy of detailed in- who will be at nine identified ta
structions for the ceremonies on;bles at the front of the building.
or later than Jan. 16 in the office I Programs will be lying on the
of the dean of their college. seats before the graduates enter.
The Athletic Store on CollegelOn the programs the students will
Ave. will be open at 7:45 a.m. on find their names next to a num-
Sunday the day of graduation so ber. The same number will be on
that students may obtain their ithe envelopes containing the di
caps and gowns when they return plomas.
to State College. Procedure Described
Those who remain in State Col
lege between the end of final ex
aminations and graduation may
obtain their caps and gowns at
the Athletic Store three days be
fore graduation.
No Procession
There will be no procession in
the graduation ceremonies. Those
graduating will enter Recreation
Hall and seat themselves at ran
dom between 1 p.m. and. 1:40 p.m.
Dulles Urges OK
Of Mid-East Plan
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 k.4 3 )—Secretary of State John Fos
ter Dulles said today the consequences would be "quite disas
trous" if Congress should not go along with President Dwight
D. Eisenhower's proposals for averting aggression in the Mid
dle East.
Dulles made the statement
before the House Foreign Affairs
Committee, as it opened hearings
on Eisenhower's request for ad
vance authority to use U.S. mili
tary forces if necessary to block
Communist aggression.
Solon' Backing Urged
"The consequences in the area
of a refusal, of a prolonged delay
or a sharp diivsion," Dulles said,
"would be quite disastrous."
Dulles said Congress can do its
utmost "for peace and freedom"
only by quickly approving Eisen
hower's program for the Middle
East.. -
As if in response, Chairman
Thomas S. Gordon (D-Ill.) of the
committee announced a speedup.
He predicted floor action in the
House by two weeks from today.
In the Senate arrangements
were made for hearings late this
week or early next week.
Hearing to Continue
Dulles testified before a jam
packed hearing. Tomorrow the
doors will be closed when he re
turns for further testimony along
with Adm. Arthur W. Radford.
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff.
Gordon said former Secretary
of State Dean Acheson would tes
tify Thursday.
He added that former Presi
dent Truman declined an invita
tion to testify because of illness
of his wife and former President
Hoover, not in the best of health
himself, also passed up an invita
tion.
King Saud to Visit
In another Middle East develop
ment, the White House announced
that King Saud of Saudi Arabia
will come here as a guest of the
government from Jan. 30 through
Feb. 1.
While here, the White House
said, the King and President Ei
senhower are expected to discuss
Middle Eastern problems "of mu
tual• interest."
. Dulles read a prepared state
ment which, in effect, told the
committee that Congress had no
choice in the interests of national
unity but tp vote overwhelming
endorsement of Eisenhower's mil
itary-economic formula for block
ing Communist expansion in the
Middle East.
Group to Hear Howell
Dr. Benjamin F. Howell, head
of the Department of Geophysics.
will speak to the American Met
eorological Society at 7 tonight
in 203 Willard. His topic will be
"The Origin of the Earth."
As each graduate steps up to
the dean of his college he will call
out this number and the dean will
hand him his diploma, calling out
'the student's name as a check to
insure that he gets the right di
ploma.
At the time indicated on the
program all the graduates will
leave their seats and come for
ward in any order for their di
plomas.
Under the
Lion's Paw
See Page 4
during 41•: hours of testimony
Vandalism
In Rec Hall
Brings Ban
Vandalism on the floors and in
the rooms of Recreation Hall to
day brought the announcement
from the University that use of
the building by youths of the
community no longer will be per
mitted except at public or adver
tised events.
The latest escapade came Fri
day night when the expensive
wall mat covers which surround
the wrestling mats were slashed
with knives. The face was also
knocked off a valuable thermo
state at the same time.
Other Damages
Previously, one outside light
and three or four windows had
been broken, toilet fixtures had
been misused, and a great variety
of other damage was done in rest
rooms and other facilities of this
building.
Damage of this nature over the
months has mounted to hundreds
of dollars.
Youths Caught
G. N. Thiel, professor of physi
cal education, in charge of the
building, said teen-age youths had
been caught in several instances_
He served warning, however, that
leniency no longer would be
shown in these circumstances.
Thiel pointed out that the Uni
versity has had a long-time policy
barring youths from the building,
but that the youngsters have
never been denied a legitimate
request for use of the building at
organized events. such as during
the Christmas holidays.
Lion Prepares
'For Snowballs
The Nittany Lion was seen
busily building a hute snow fort
ress in front of his den early this
morning, expecting the continu
ing snow to bring on renewed af
tacks by the snowball-firing stu
dents of the West • 4 ,
Halls area. . . •
The campus had *
a reported Ivi in
ches of snowfall
since Sunday
giving the Lion
plenty of mater
ial from which
to gather a large
arsenal of snow
balls in anticipa
tion of the bat
tle.
There is little chance of his for
tress melting before the wars as
it is expected to be colder today
with a high temperature of 33-36
degrees.
Walker Continues
Suspension Study
President Eric A. Walker is con
tinuing his investigation into the
!suspension of a University pro-
lessor, who is charged with writ
ing anonymous letters containing
1"d er oga t or y and defamatory"
Istatements about the University's
athletic program.
The president is interviewing
!persons familiar with the sus
pended professor and the Univer
sity's athletic program before he
comes to a decision on the sus
!psaiension
d , a University spokesspokesman!.
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