aitg VOL. 57. No. 101 LL~~ The Interf code and on the at 7:30 p.m. Mon The propos and semester and A vote on the and on acceptance constitution was ~ Monday night's IFC tion was delayed t presidents a chanc l the measures with t Hart Suggests ' evisions The two revisions o the rushing code were suggest:4 by James Hart, chairman of the rushing scholarship evaluati I n committee. If the first revis on were ap proved at Monday ight's meet-, ing, no first-sem • ter student' would be eligible foi rushing. Of-' ficial rushing for second-semester students would be in the first day of the spring semester. The pledging date woul be set nine academic weeks after rushing be gan. If a student were in his second semester in the fall, he would have to go through the same pro gram and wait nine academic weeks until he could be pledged. Upperclassmen Rushing Rushing for upperclassmen would remain the same as it is now, and they could be pledged at any time during the fall or spring semester. The second revision to the code would increase minimum re quired averages for pledging. The change would require freshman men to obtain a 2.2 average their first semester. Upperclassinen would be re quired to have a 2.0 All-University average or a 2.2 average the se mester before •they were pledged. No man would be eligible for initiation until he had obtained a semester or All-Univers:4y aver age of 2.0. .As it is now, a 2.0 All-Univers ity or semester average is all that is required for pledging a man. The constitution for the IFCPA was drawn up by the IFC execu tive committee to replace the Fra t ernity Marketing Association which will discontinue operations soon. IFCPA To Be Non-Profit The constitution to the IFCPA states that it will be a non-profit organization responsible to IFC. Membership in the association is voluntary. The association will be governed (Continued on page five) Florida High Court Bars Negro from Law School TALLAHASSEE, Fla., March 8 {W)—The Florida Supreme Court today threw up a states rights barrier to block imme diate entrance of a Negro to the all-white University of Florida Law School. The state tribunal took the action despite a year-old rul ing from the U.S. S upr eme Court that he be admitted promptly. Relying on the f`compellirig duty" of the state to maintain the public . peade and prevent vio lence, the Florida court in a 5-2 decision denied the petition of Virgil D. Hawkins for an imme diate order requiring' his admis sion. Trying for Eight Years Hawkins, a 49-year- ld instruc tor at Bethune-Coo an College, has been trying for right years to gain admittance to the univer sity. Hawkins' attortey, Horace E. Hill of Daytona Beach, de clined to comment until he had examined the opinion. Hawkins also declined comment. Thurgood Marshal 1, special counsel for the National Associa tion for the Advancement of Co] ored People, - said in New York 9f Virgil Hawkins requests ou assistance we shall continue oui FOR A BETTER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE. PA.. SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH 9. 1957 FIVE CENTS xpected to Vote ush Code, IFCPA ternity Council is expected to vote on two revisions to its rushing 'urchasing Association Constitution at a special meeting of the council ay in 219 Electrical Engineering. d revision to the rushing code would defer freshman rushing until sec . aise minimum pledging averages for freshman and .upperclassmen. o provisions f the IFCPA , ostponed at Ten Groups meeting. Ae . give house - to discuss eir members. To Present Jazz Fest Ten student music groups will offer their talents at a jazz con cert at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Schwab Auditorium for the benefit of the Hungarian Student Assistance Fund. The performance, "Stompin' at State," will be sponsored by radio station 'national and Alpha Phi Omega, national service fratern ity. Tickets are on sale for 50 cents at the Hetzel Union desk, and may be obtained at the door to morrow. Masters of ceremony will be Richard Christian and Robert Zimmerman. Performing in the concert will be the Tony Williams Quartet, the Midnighters, the Don Kr ebbs Quintet, the Austin Wells Trio, Rod Perry, the Don Early Quintet. The Continentals, the Chi Phi Barbershop Quartet, the Don Smaltz 'Quintet and the Phi Mu Alpha_ symphonium. 20-Minute Performances Each group will do a 20-minute stand. A "sneak preyiew"_ from Guys and Dolls, a musical to be given this semester' by Thespians, will be included in the show. The drive for the Hungarian students will continue until the end of March. More than $lOOO has been contributed toward the $3lOO goal. The donations received to date include a $lO check presented by the students of Milton High School. Outing Club Plans Hike The Outing Club will hold a hiking and wood-chopping party Sunday at the Ski Cabin. Cars will be provided at 2 p.m. Sunday behind Old Main. If the weather permits, skiing and skat ing are scheduled. efforts to secure his prompt ad mission to the University of Flor ida Law School." The majority opinion, written by Justice B. K. Roberts, recog nized the duty of the state court to compel Hawkins' admission "if it is feasible to do so at this time." Majority Sees Violence But the majority said it was convinced that violence would break out in university communi ties and a critical disruption of the university system would oc :ur if Negroes were permitted to inter white schools now. In a dissenting opinion, Justice El. Harris Drew said he had taken oath to uphold the federal Con •titution and that the U.S. Su preme Court had been long estab ished as the "final interpreter." The other dissenter was Justice .41wyn Thomas. I ' Tollrgiatt Two Will MC Up and Over . . • • 4 , 4 - . 4 law- - t „ 16..0% C THE RECENT sally weather has caused many tudents to hop, skip and jump their way to and from classes like this unidentified coed, caught in a "puddle hurdle" by a Collegian photographer. Snow Flurries Will Con tinue The Nittany Lion is still re joicing over the abject failure of the weather forecasters to make a correct prediction since his dis missal from the post. This morning he held a copy of yesterday's weather story in his hand, and was 4. . showing it to a ° . ° few companion= - around the den. "Continue cloudiness," h quoted. "I sui pose those an clouds whicl were falling a: over the camp yesterday, a n hanging on tref and turning tit,. streets into a slushy mess. Today they will probably concede it, might snow." Today's forecast, in deference to the Lion, calls for snow flurries and cool temperatures. High should be between 30 and 35, with a low of 20 degrees tonight. NSA Correction ► All-University . Cabinet did not' vote to -drop membership in the. National Student Association as] was incorrectly reported in yes terday's Daily Collegian. Cabinet, needing only a major ity vote to approve NSA, did so by a 12-8-4 vote. All-University President Robert Bahrenburg's veto dropped the University from NSA. Spring Week Entrants Any group wishing to enter Spring Week and which has not been contacted by the Spring Week Committee may call Robert Krakoff, chairman of the com mittee, at Beta Sigma Rho frat ernity. Exemption Issue Heard by Senate A recommendation to allow instructors to exempt eighth semester students with course grades of "B" or acove from taking final examinations was presented before the Univer sity Senate Thursday. Discussion on the recommendation was pcstponed until the April meeting. The plan was presented by Dr. Wallace E. White, professor of wood technology. Students during the past few months have been boosting the plan but hit an obstacle Feb. 5 when it was turned down by the Senate Academic Stand ards Committee, Since 1942 student government bodies have been presenting exam exemption plans to the Sen ate and they have never been approved. The repor was presented to the committee by Joseph Hartnett, senior class president, who com piled it from data collected by himself and his senior class ad visory board. It represented more than a semester's work and in cluded statements from 30 faculty and administrative members, with 23 favoring the plan and 7 against. Many of the persons favoring the plan were top administra tive officials, Hartnett said. All-University Cabinet unani mously approved the plan Dec. 14. At that time Hartnett outlined three principal purposes of ex empting eighth-semester students from exams. They are: •To motivate seniors to study during their.last semester and avoid "one of the greatest lags." •To give honor students a re ward since they have already proved themselves. •To expedite the final grading process. Most seniors by exam time will have a job or will have been accepted by graduate school, therefore final exams would prob ably make little difference. When presenting the report to the Senate committee, Hartnett explained that the plan would not require instructors to exempt the students, but "encourage" them and that the plan takes into con sideration specific courses where an exemption might not be feas ible. He also said the plan would not require seniors to be exempt if they wished to take the final to better their grade. Hartnett said the committee took no vote althongt. he re quested one. He said the chair man of the committer. Harold K. Schilling. dean of the Grad uate School, told him the com mittee was against the plan and that it had discussed the plan at a previous meeting. The reasons given by the com mittee for refusing to put the plan before Senate, Hartnett said, were that it would require a change in (Continued on page eight) Political Parties to Name Slates Tomorrow Night Both Lion and Campus Parties will wind up nomination and •election of candidates for the March 19, 20 and 21 elec tions at the final clique meetings at 7 p.m. tomorrow. Lion Party will meet in 121 Sparks and Campus Party in 10 Sparks. • James Schry, junior in industrial engineering from Johnstown was named as a candi date last Sunday for All-Univers ity President. His was the only name presented for any of the nine posts within Lion Party. Robert Steele. junior in arts and letters from State College and David Tressler. junior in education from South Connells vile were named as Campus Party candidates for All-Uni versity President. Also, John Rhodes, junior in arts and letters from Falls Church, Va., was named as a candidate for the All-University vice presi dential nomination. In order to b . :. able to vote, stu dents must have registered for party membership at one of two previous clique meetings. They must bring their party card and matriculation card to the meeting tomorrow night, according to Wil liam Johnson, Elections Commit tee Chairman. One Student Suspended; 2 Given Pro The Senate Subcommittee on Discipline yesterday suspended one student frcm the University and placed two on disciplinary probation for removing a battery from a parked car just outside of State College. Tribunal had recommended of fice probation for the three stu dents. Harold W. Perkins, assis tant dean of men. said that the subcommittee considered more in formation than was brought be fore Tribunal earlier this week. Junior Suspend ed Andrew Jazwinski, junior in business administration from Wilkes-Barre, was suspended by the Senate group. Perkins said that information on Jazwinski's previous misuse of his automobile was introduced before the com mittee and this added to the weight of the disciplinary "action. Donald Stitzel, freshman in elec trical engineering from New Cum berland, and Spiridon Theophano, senior in business administration, were the other students involved in the incident. The disciplinary probation will be in force for the remainder of the semester. Students Plead Guilty The three students admitted before State Police that they took the battery from the car to be placed in Jazwinski's automobile. While investigating the inci dent State Police found a small identification license tag from a key ring near the car and traced the tag to Stitzel. The three were arraigned be fore a Bellefonte justice of the peace and a charge of larceny was dropped. The students were released upon making restitution and payment of costs which amounted to $5. Engineer Circulation Staff The Coed Circulation Staff of (the Engineer will meet at 7 p.m. Ito. orrow in 209 Hetzel Union. Nominees for the positions of All-University President. AU- University secretary-treasurer and Senior Class president must be fraternity men. Nominees for the positions of AU-University vice president. Senior Class vice president and Junior Class pres ident must be independent men. Campus Party will also hold nominations and elections for the positions of class clique officers which were not filled at the clique meeting last Sunday. The open positions are Senior Class clique chairman, vice chairman an d treasurer and Junior Class clique chairman and treasurer, Both parties will hold steering committee meetings at 2 p.m. to morrow. Lion Party will meet in 217 Willard and Campus Party in 216 Hetzel Union. Some of the candidates for the Lion Party (Continued on page eight),
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