PAGE TV/O Senate Proposes Upping Of English Requirements A motion which—if put into effect—would require that a student be dropped if he fails to pass English Composition 5 with a grade of “C” or better before his fifth semes ter was presented to the University Senate yesterday. j The motion was tabled, but there will be further discussion and possibly a vote on the measure at a special meeting of the Senate on May 23. The motion would also all but eliminate English Composition 0, since it would bar Typed Note Helps Find Stolen Items A typewritten note left in the Mineral Industries Building led to the discovery of two human skulls and a mounted skeleton of a cat which were stolen from display cases last weekend. The note said that the speci mens, together valued at $lBO, could be found in the first floor men's room of the building. A janitor found the note and re covered the specimens. Janitor Saw Someone The janitor said that at approx imately 9:30 p.m. Wednesday he saw someone near the Mineral Industries office but he was not sure it was the person who left the note. The janitor discovered the note shortly afterwards. David Snell, curator of the Mineral Industries Museum, yes terday said an attempt is still being made to locate the person who stole the specimens. Taken From Case The skulls and skeleton, part of the geology’ exhibit on the first floor of Mineral Industries Build ing, were taken from the display case between 7 pm. Saturday and 3 a.m. Sunday. Mineral industries officials are also planning to investigate a possible theft from the summer camp located in Stone Valley. Last weekend a caretaker dis covered a broken window and forced lock on one of the camp buildings. Astronomers Will Hear Talks on Planet Mars Alpha Nu, astronomical society, will hear several talks based on recent observations of the planet Mars at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in 214 Hetzel Union. The talks will be concerned ! with the physical features, pos- ! sible volcanic activity, radio dis turbances and possible life forms on the planet. University In Eastern Members of both the men's and women’s debate teams left the University yesterday to participate in the Eastern Forensic Asso ciation’s annual tournament at New York University. The tournament will draw teams from 30 eastern colleges and universities. Each team will debate the national debate topic “Re-i solved: That the U. S. should discontinue direct economic aid toj foreign countries" for six rounds. The winning school will re ceive a trophy. Certificates of achievement will be presented to all schools that win eight rounds. The affirmative speakers for the women’s team are Ellen Don ovan, sophomore in arts and let ters from Emporium, and Vicki O’Donnell, sophomore in arts and letters from Irwin. The negative speakers are San dra Grotsky, sophomore in educa tion from Glen Lyon, and Mary Ann Gemmill. sophomore in edu cation from New Cumberland. HtiiimiiimiiiiiiiiuiiiiuimitiiumiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiutiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiKj | Come See . |j | "The Teahouse of the August Moon" | = or Players Production jjjjj | Schwab B.*oo p.m. May 9,10,11 |j | TICKETS AT HUB DESK -60 c Thun.; $1.25 Fri., Sat §j TiiiiimiiiiiiiiiittiiiiiitmiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiimiiiiiiimiiimiiiiiiiiT; 1 from admission any applicant who is not deemed competent to enter English Composition 1. This means that students would not be admitted who, under the present system, are placed in Eng lish Composition 0. i A comment from the floor showed that such English-defic ient students make up 25 per cent !of freshman classes. C. O. Williams, Dean of Ad-j missions and secretary of the Sen ate, said that since every fresh-' man class is made up of the best, students applying to the Univers-j ity, this provision would mean! that the freshman classes would have to be either 25 per cent] smaller or lower in quality. j If the motion becomes a regu-i lation, it will become effective; with respect to admission ofi freshmen in the spring of 1958 and in the fall of 1957 with re spect to requirements of a “C” or better in English Composition 5. The requirements for a “C” or better in English Composition 5 would affect about 29 ’ per cent of the students, according to a! report by Dr. Robert G. Bern-! reuter, professor of psychology,] made at yesterday's meeting. ] The Senate failed to take action on a proposed general education' requirement of competence in quantitative thinking. | In failing again to bring this matter from the table, the Sen ate required, in effect, that it be brought in anew via committee. 10 to Be Initiated Into Journ Society Sigma Delta Chi, men’s pro fessional journalism society, will initiate three professional jour nalists and seven journalism stu dents Sunday at Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. The three professional journal ists are Ed Koterba, an indepen dent Washington, D.C. columnist. Clair R. McCollough. president of stations WGAL and WGAL-TV in Lancaster and Wallace Abel, assistant professor of journalism. Students who will be initiated are Matthew Podbesek, Louis Prato, Ralph Manna, Michael Maxwell, Robert Franklin, David Fineman and Richard Moody. A smoker and coffee hour will follow the initiation. Teams to Debate Forensic Tourney Miss Grotsky and Miss O’Don-.* nell are also entered in an ora-1 tion contest Miss Donovan and! Miss Gemmill will compete inj the extemporaneous speaking: contest ! The affirmative speakers for, the men’s debate team are Jay] Felstein, sophomore in arts and ; letters from Elizabeth, and Robert , Neff, junior in zoology and en-’ tomology from Pottstown. The negative speakers are Ger ald Bogus, sophomore in arts and, letters from Brownville, and Ro-' bert Adams, junior in business, administration from Johnstown.' THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA Science Group jElecfs Rodgers Dairy Queen Beverly Rodgers, sophomore in 'physical education from Pitts | burgh, sponsored by Alpha Gam ma Delta, was elected by the Dairy Science Club last night to reign as Dairy Queen. Miss Rodgers will be crowned with a headpiece of red roses and wiU receive a bouquet of red roses to open the afternoon events of the 32d annual Dairy Exposi tion. Will Receive Trophy Following the exposition, she will attend the awards banquet where she will receive an en graved trophy. The five finalists received gifts of perfume at the meeting. They are Blanche Kurtz, jun ior in education from Broomall, sponsored by Delta Delta Delta; Marilyn Painter, sophomore in j animal husbandry from Pitts burgh. sponsored by Alpha Omi cron PL Barbara Stone, freshman in journalism from Wheling, W. Va., sponsored by Alpha Epsilon Phi; and Charmaine Washko, sopho more in-education from Easton, sponsored by Alpha Xi Delta. Ralph Forsht, sophomore in dairy science from Duncansville, [was chairman of the queen con- WMAJ 1450 VVIVIAIJ Gn Your Dial 8:30 Sifirn On 6:32 - - Morning Show 8:30 Morning Devotions 8:45 - - - - .- - Morning Show 9:00 - . Robert Burleigh 10:00 - - Cecil Brown 10:15 - Clftsslc&l Uterlnd» tl :00 - . - . 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World New* Friday Night Cabinet OK's Suggestions On 'Date Night' Traffic All-University Cabinet last night accepted a parking and traffic report recommending to make Shortlidge R6ad one way going north from 12:30 to 1:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights, The report was presented by Sophomore Class President John Sopko as the result of a, ’ survey conducted by the Sopho more Class Advisory Board. One of the problems considered by the board was the traffic jams and confusion created on “date nights” in Grange parking lot and on Shortlidge. A second recommendation con cerning this problem would allow the lot’s present opening to Short lidge to be used only as an en trance at the specified times. Cars leaving the lot would be required to use an exit which would be opened out to Pollock Road. One-Way Traffic With one entrance and one exit one-way traffic would be insti tuted in 'and out of the lot. This would alleviate the bottleneck caused by cars leaving and en tering Shortlidge at the present point which serves both as an entrance and an exit. Opposing the suggestion to make Shortlidge one-way were Robert Martz, chairman of the board of dramatics and forensics, and Robert Stroup, president of Engineering and Architecture Student Council. They said a bottleneck at the intersection of Shortlidge and College Avenue result. A motion to amend the report by eliminating the one-way propo sal was defeated. Peripheral Parking Space In its survey the board also studied the use made of the park ing space in the peripheral park ing lots. It was determined that about 22% of the spaces were not in use on the days the lots were checked. However, the University’s plans for • construction will involve or eliminate many of the peripheral areas which presently have avail able space. (Continued on page five) McCoy to Address Club Ernest B. 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