to Committee, net, Give OK Sen Cabi To ervice Revue Plans for an indoor music festival, in the form of an All- Service Revue to be presented the Thursday of Spring Week, became official yesterday' with approval from two sources. The plan, which would bring nationally-known enter tainers in the armed forces to the campus, was approved yesterday by the Senate Committee on Student Affairs and last night by AU-University Cab inet. Cabinet's approval came after Robert Krakoff, Spring Week chairman, reported the Senate group's action and revealed de tails of the festival plans. Set for May 2 Krakoff told Cabinet that the show would probably be present ed from 8 to 11 p.m. May 2 in Recreation Hall. The proceeds from the festival will go to na tional charities and to the Penn State Student Scholarship Fund. Krakoff said he hopes to get a 'nationally-known master-of-cere monies on a charity basis to lead ] the entertainers, who will come from various branches of the armed forces. If such a master of ceremonies is not available, he said, the Army show will provide one. Walker Will Participate In Inaugural President Eric A. Walker will participate in the academic pro cession at the inauguration of Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower as the eighth president of the Johns Hopkins University and will be seated on the stage with Dr. Eisenhower during the ceremony. The program will be held at 11 a.m. today in Shriver Hall, the new auditorium•at Johns Hopkins. .... Others from r the University who will attend the program as guests will be Mrs. Walker; Lawrence E. Dennis, vice president for aca demic affairs, and Mrs. Dennis; and Wilmer E. Kenworthy, execu tive assistant to the President, and Mrs. Kenworthy. 81st Commemorp.tion Day The ceremony will be held as a part of the 81st annual Commem oration Day program. Past presi dents of Johns Hopkins also have been installed on Commemoration Day. Carlyle Barton, Baltimore attor ney, as president of the Board of Trustees, will proclaim the official authority of Dr. Eisenhower, after which Dr. Eisenhower will deliver his inaugural address. The . pro gram also includes five short ad dresses of welcome by representa tives of students, graduate stu dents, alumni, faculty and other Maryland residents. ABC to Broadcast The inaugural address will be broadcast at 8 tonight 'by the American Broadcasting Co. on a nation-wide network. Dr. Lowell Emsor, president of Western Maryland College, will speak for the Maryland colleges and universities. Also included on the program will be the presenta tion of the honorary degree of doctor of laws to. Dr. Lowell J. Reed, the retiring president. Israel Denies Ike Appeal For Speedy Withdrawal JERUSALEM, Israeeli Sector, Feb. 21 (W)—lsrael re fused tonight to bow. to President Dwight D. Eisenhower's appeal to withdraw immediately behind the armistice lines. But Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion insisted the door is still open for negotiations. Addressing Parliament after a critical Cabinet meeting, Ben-Gurion declared anew that Israel must have guarantees of freedom of navigation in the Gulf of -Aqaba plus security against raids from the Gaza Strip. "No matter what may happen, Israel will not4ubmit to restora tion of the stat quo in the strip," he said. Before last October's in vasion Egypt controlled the strip, formerly a part of Palestine, un der the 1949 armistice terms. Further Negotialions Ben-Gurion said Israel is seek ing further negotiations to reach an understanding with the United Nations and with the United States. Ambassador Abba Eban, return ing tomorrow to Washington, will convey the Israeli government's position. He had been summoned home. to give a first-hand report to Ben-Gurion and the Cabinet, which met again tonight after the 23 Sororities Ribbon 236 Coeds Expenses About $l5OO He described the show's ex penses as limited to paying for the cast's lodgings Thursday night, tickets, and whatever light ing would be necessary for the festival. He estimated that these expenses should amount to about $l5OO, which would not necessi tate a Cabinet loan. Some of the entertainers would possibly be housed overnight in the Nittany and Pollock dormi tories. Krakoff said Daniel Land, Interfraternity Council president, had suggested the possibility of housing some of them in fraterni ties. Krakoff said he hoped the pro ceeds would be divided among several national charities, with equal shares goink, to each char ity and the scholarship fund. Replaces Axed Plan The indoor - musical event re places a proposed outdoor festival which was approved by Cabinet but axed by the Senate commit tee. Committee members said they believed the outdoor plan was too much of an extravaganza. In other business, Cabinet heard a progress report from Richard Davis, chairman of the Committee on Town Affairs. The report cited an inspection of downtown student living facili ties for fire hazards which has not as yet been completed. It also dealt with downtown traffic situations and with pro posals to air condition movie theaters. prime minister addressed Parlia meet. Night Cabinet Session President Izhak Ben-Zvi, arm chief, Major General Moshe Day an and Eban also attended the night Cabinet session called to spell out Eban's instructions. Par liament will debate Ben-Gurion's statement tomorrow. President Eisenhower last night called on Israel to meet UN de mands that Israel withdraw from Gaza and from the Sharm el Sheikh area overlooking the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba. He in effect held over Israel the threat of U.S. backing for puni tive sanctions by the United Na tions. Today in Washington, Eisenhow er appealed to American Jewish leaders to use their influence with (Continued on page three) ~,, i i: .-- V, \ 13 'il \ .of , 6 . aitg ( ,) (g, n it rotatt -`• 1855 Y Thr VOL. 57. No. 89 STATE COLLEGE. PA., FRIDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 22. 1957 FIVE CENTS Broadway To Campus Broadway comes to the University at 8 tonight when the premiere of the fantastic comedy, "One's a Crowd" by Eugene Raskin, opens at Center Stage. Tonight's performance will be given to an invited audience which will include mem bers of the New Dramatists from New York. Following the play, a private reception will be held in the Hetzel Union Building with Raskin as guest of honor. —Daily Collegian Photo by Georg* Harrison SANDRA GOLDMAN toys curiously with the Atom Splitter held by its inventor, Mr. James, portrayed by Harry Jones in the comedy. "One's a Crowd," which opens at B tonight at Center Stage. Lion Predicts Cold Weather The warm sunlight which shone / on the campus yesterday after- 1 noon filled the Nittany Lion with the spirit of his lost youth. The Lion had the urge to do, something vigorous, something in, the beautiful out doors. He wanted to walk outside his den, and feel the cool breeze blow through his mane, and maybe climb a mountain or take a brisk hike through the woods. The Lion went to the back of his den and lay down until the urge went away and he was himself again. Then, he closed his eyes and peacefully, dozed off. The spring -like weather is not, likely to continue, according to, the weather forecast. Today should be cloudy and colder, with a chance of light snow. High is predicted at between 28 and 30. State Fixes 853 Men As April Draft Call The state Selective Service headquarters yesterday fixed 853 as the number of Pennsylvania men to be called for the April draft. All of the draftees will be 22 years old or more as part of the national call of 13,000 men, ac cording to the Associated Press. Campus Party Will Meet Campus party will hold its first• clique meeting at 7 p.m. Sunday in 10 Sparks to explain nomina tion procedures for the elections. to be held March 19, 20 and 21. I FOR A BETTER PENN STATE Tickets Still Available For Jazz Club Show Tickets are still available at the Hetzel Union desk for a Jazz Revue by famous eastern groups at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Recreation Hall. Tickets are priced at $1.75. Club membership will be avail able at the door, enabling stu dents to get reduced rates. Head lining the show are The Gerry Mulligan Quartet and vo calist Chris Conner. 3 Minors Receive Pro For Purchasing Beer The dean of men's office has approved Tribunal's recom- Imendation of office probation Tuesday night for the three freshmen apprehended by a State College patrolman Feb. 13 with six quarts of beer purchased from a downtown estab lishment. The office probation will extend until June and will include letters to each of the three students' parents as well as peri odic visits to the dean of men's office. The students were apprehended at approximately 9:45 p.m., Feb. 13 when a State College patrol man observed them at the rear of Rea and Derick's drug store acting in a suspicious manner. Caught With Bottles Upon investigation, he dis covered that each student was carrying a bag containing two quarts of beer which they ad mitted was purchased at the bottle room of a State College establish ment. Patrick Dowling, freshman in electrical engineering from King ston, admitted purchasing the other two waited outside. No Identification Required Dowling also admitted being a minor and said that no idenifica- Comes Tonight A story about the play, includ ing pictures of the various scenes, will appear in the May issue of Theatre Arts Magazine. In connection with the premiere. an exhibit, "The Theatre through the Arts' will officially open to night the HUB art gallery. Guests will have an opportunity to view the exhibit during the reception. Raskin's play was selected by Robert Reifsneider, director of the production and associate pro fessor of theatre arts, from scripts made available by the New Dramatists, an organization spon sored by the Dramatics Guild. New Dra.malists Members of the New Drama tists include George Hamlin, Ro ger Stevens, Howard Lindsay, Maxwell Anderson, Robert An derson, Russell Crouse, Oscar Hammerstein 11, Moss Hart, Jo seph Kramm, Henry Morgenthau 111, Michaela O'Harra, Elmer Rice, Richard Rodgers and John Whar ton. Raskin, an associate professor of architecture at Columbia Uni versity, is also director - of the ad visory board of the New Drama tists. This is the fourth of Raskin's plays to be produced. Others are "Arcata." "The Last Island" and "Onward Viking." "One's a Crowd" is the story of Stephan James, a well-known foreign correspondent, who ar rives home from overseas to find his wife, Ruth, ready to depart on an expedition to New Guinea to do research in polygamy. Cast Members To add to his problems, Ste phan's inventor father arrives for a visit with his new creation, a portable atom splitter, which com plicates Stephan's life even fur ther by separating him into his four different personalities. Included in the cast are Robert Shiarella, sophomore in arts and letters from New Kensington, (Continued from page five) tion was requested by the agent. He also added that he had no identification with him to claim he was 21 had it been requested. The borough fined Dowling the minimum of $25 and $9 costs for purchasing the beer as a minor. The patrolman asked for special consideration for Dowling because of his cooperation and courtesy throughout the investigation and hearing. Live in Nit.tany Dorm All three freshmen live in the Xittany area and were planning to take the beer back to their residence halls even though they knew drinking was not permitted in the units. The students said they had never before done any drinking in their residence halls or any State College establish ments. (Story on Page 2)
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