Today's For cash Shower,' and War ; VOL. 57. No. 120 Senat Unit To Re eive Exam Plan The University Senate yes terday failed to take action on a final examination exemp tion proposal and instead re ferred it to the Senate sub committee on the superior stu dent. This is the third time that Dr. Wallace E. White, professor of wood technology, presented a modification of the Senate ruling and twice it has gone no further than - the Senate stibcommittee on the superior student. Dr, White's propiisal would al low an instructor to exempt, if he wishes, any student with a "B" or better average from the final examination. Debate Delayed Dr. Ruth Ayres, professor of clothing and textiles, and a mem ber of the subcommittee, asked Senate to delay discussion until a report of the subcommittee 'goes before Senate. The subcommittee on the su perior student has been working on a general report during the past few years, which includes a study of exam exemption. Dr. Ayres said that there has been considerable controversy ov er the issue within the subcom mittee. The presentation of this report was tentatively set for the meet ing May 2.. Dr. White said that he hopes both reports "can be integrated" and a reasonable decision can be reached. Proposal Tabled A former member of the Sen ate representing the College ' of Agriculture. Dr. White presented the recommendation at the March meeting but discussion was -post poned because of lack of time. The pr op osa 1, if approved, would amend Senate rule 0-2 in the 1956-57 edition of the Senate Regulations for Undergraduate Students. This rule, permissive but not mandatory, now reads: "No student shall• be exempt (Continued on page twelve) Chem Phys College Leads In Council Vote Tournout , Students in the College . of Chemistry and Physics, took top voting honors in the college council elections ending yesterday with a 44 per cent turnout. Noting officials reported student turnouts ranging from "rrtuch improved over last year" and "more than expected" to "very slow." The Engineering and Architec ture Student Council election, with about 11 13 per cent turnout, remained in the low spot it hit last year. The Business Administration Student Council elections turnout was reported considerably imH Proved over last year. The Liberal Arts an d Education turnouts ' dropped somewhat, according to council officials. The Home Economics Student Council completed elections on Wednesday, with•a total of 51 per cent of 'the home economics stu dents voting. The Agriculture and Physical Education Student Coun cil members are chosen at a dif ferent time. Business Arimirlufration Fleeted to ill 6 sophomore seats on' the Business Administration .Student Council Were Lewis Herman, Richard Lloyd, Vin cent Marino, Michael Roeberg and Lonnie Well A tie between Walter Lloyd and Alan Fair will be broken at the - conncil's next' meeting. Elected to junior seats were Eugene Curry. Theodore Wexler. Emmanuel Green berg. Alan Lipner. Janwe,Minater. Samuel idoyeri Morris , Moviovicit. - and Janet - Ours: • - 4 07 -,,,.. -CI r EllaiTH .;'... 7 ''.l7S.^‘).-4 ' -.. 4 „., C) , • Jae6 . 2 .' ------ Yule Recess Extended V;:TRMW=M;tOII:=MMM=;=II —Daily Collegian Photo by Eleanor Strauss A touch of spring and winter with daffodils in the snow. Study Continues on Feasibility Of Establishing AM Station The University is contin uing its study to determine whether an AM radio sta- -. tion should be established on Campus before officially submitted a frequency ap 'plication' to the Federal Com munications Commission. Information is being gath ered to determine the need, •means of financial support, programming possibilities, and other details .that constitute necessary preparation for the complete consideration of the matter, a University spokes man said.yesterday. ' Radio and electronics experts who conducted field tests to determine the availability of an AM frequency presented a - report in February ' that is "largely favorable" from an to senior sate, James Franklin, Jack Hal pern, William Nelson, Leslie Phillabaum and Boy Rossman. Chemistry and Physics Elected to Chemistry and Physics Stu dent Council sophomore Seats, by curricu lum, were Diane Priestly, chemistry, and Batbara Troman, chemical engineering; Junior seats, Esther Prase!, chemistry': Barry White, chemical engineering, and Irving Klein. pre•medicins Elected at-large to senior seats were Bruce Bartholomew and Nancy Costerlin. Anthony Flannery and- Thomas Wellington were tied for the third senior seats. The council has not decided the method for breaking the tie. Education Elected to sophomore seats on the Edu cation Student Council were Pamella Alex ander, Ellen Butterworth, Joyce Levenson. Dorothy Newman. Elaine Wander, Sally Selfarth and Janet 'Thompson. Elected to junior seats were Nancy Greninger, Frances Friffin. Sandra Grot sky. Audrey Jersum. Jean Kissick. Florence Moran and Gary Young; to senior sesta, Barbara - Cox, David Faust; Joyce Fuller ton, Carol Lynn. Jones, Lynn Kinnier, Nancy Sonea and David Treader. 'Engineering and Architecture They may - be ordered at the Two ties were recorded in the Athletic Store. voting for the Engineering and Students are required to give Architecture Student Counci 1. their hat sizes and must leave a (Continued virlagedwir) 4,V. deposit., t 4 . 4 "'" •* " FOR A BETTER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE. PA.. FRiDAY MORNING. APRIL 5. 1957 engineering viewpoint. The analysis, which was sub mitted by Jansky & Bailey, en gineering sp e ci al is t s from Washington, D.C., showed that a 1400 kilocycle station in State College could operate "with no interference" to any existing station in this area. There would be a slight amount of interference to The proposed State College opera tion from the Williamsport area, the report added. From the engineering view point, it appears there might also be some competition for part of the same audiences from the Johnstown and Har risburg stations, a spokesman said. He pointed out that other considerations which must be made are concerned with the nature of a student station, which - would operate on a Lion Expects Snow to Melt Yesterday's heavy snowfall caught the Lion completely un aware. He had been planning an out door rally for last night outside] the den. The rally was aimed at promoting a "We-Need-More-Li ons-in-High-Places" campaign. The Lion sef to have melt ed in his attei to bring .himsi to power on ca pus. Military-r neuvers, at h. pitch last we i have all b ceased, and 1 proposed p 1 for seizure Old Main 7 been dropped. University officials are now on, the watch for propaganda, fear- 1 ring possible infiltration attempts on the part of the Lion. Today's forecast calls for show ers and warmer temperatures. The high should be between 55 land 60. Cap, Gown Orders Duo Today is the deadline for caps and gowns orders from seniors in the College of Xducation. r#ittli night-time basis and only part time throughout the year. President Eric A. Walker explained at Student Encamp ment in September that even if a frequency is found. the field is so crowded that the FCC may not allow a student station to be established since it would broadcast only part time. The frequency sear c h was begun in early October by the consulting radio engineers, An AM station was recom mended by All-University Cab inet last spring. Since station WDFM was first broadcast in 1953 on an FM band, students living on campus have been un able to receive it with regular AM radios. WMAJ, the State College AM station, has been the only strong station on cam pus radio dials. Britain Announces Slash In Armed Forces Budget • LONDON, April 4,(/P)—Hard-put Britain today anonunced a revolutionary five-year defense plan that will nearly halve its armed forces, and place the nation's security under the umbrella of American nuclear power. A policy declaration in a forth the Macmillan governor cepts for reorganizing the coun try's air, land and sea forces to the needs of the atomic age and Britain's ability to meet the costs. Defense Spending Cut The program provides for cut ting back defense spending by more than 560 million dollars—or nearly an eighth of the whole de fense budget—in the next fiscal year ending March 1958. Within five years the armed forces will i be cut from 680,000 to 375,000 men. It also calls for reducing Brit ain's garrisons around the globe, a complete withdrawal from South Korea and the ending of the draft in 1960 when the next general election normally would fall due. The British have a sin gle battalion in Korea. Nuclear Protection In starkly realistic terms the; White Paper recognized "there is at present no means of providing adequate protection" for Britons against* a -nuclear. attack. , Even if - Hardworking Thespians See Page 4 Senate Adds Extra Half-Day By JUDY HARXISON An extra half-day was add ed to the 1957 Christmas vaca tion yesterday when the Uni versity Senate approved a change in the calendar. The recess will now end at 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3 instead of 1:10 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2. Class es scheduled for Thursday after noon will be cancelled. Christmas vacation will begin at 11:50 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, thus allowing a recess of twelve and one-half days. Dales Similar Before the revision, the dates of the forthcoming vacation were similar to those of last Christman, when, after student protest, Pres ident Eric A. Walker lengthened the recess to 8 a.m. Jan. 3. The extension for the 1956 Christmas vacation was made last November after student leaders pointed out, among other objec tions to the shortened recess, that the original vacation period would make it necessary for many stu dents to return to campus on New Year's Day, thus creating what they felt to be a traffic hazard. Recess Shortened A University spokesman said at that time that the Christmas re cess was shortened to help solve a mid-semester congestion in late January that has brought com plaints from students, parents, faculty members and draft boards throughout the state. "At the close of the first se mester," the spokesman said, "there has occurred year after year an almost hopelessly con gested period in which many things must be done—scheduling classes, giving examinations, marking examinations, computing grades, turning in grades for grad uation, counseling and many more. "This midyear confusion," the spokesman continued, "annually has caused students who failed courses without knowing it to reg ister, buy books and enter into rental commitments needlessly." The Senate had previously cut four days from the 1957 vacation. ong-awaited White Paper set ent's radically advanced con- only a dozen enemy bombers get through Britain's air defenses—as would seem "inevitable" —they could inflict "widespread devas tation," the document stated. It added: "The defense of Bri tain is possible only as part of the collective defense of the free world_ This conception of collec tive defense is the basis of the North Atlantic, Southeast Asia and Baghdad alliances. The free world is today mainly dependent for its 'protection upon the nu clear capacity of the United States." Only Safeguard Pending international agree ment on disarmament, "the only existing safeguard against major aggression is the power to threat en retaliation with nuclear wea lpons," the declaration went on. Accordingly Britain has decided to recast all its-old strategicadeas. FIVE CENTS
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