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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
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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:
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Yule Recess Extended
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—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
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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.
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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
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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.
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