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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.
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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.'
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Science Group
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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-
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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. McCoy, dean of.the
College of Physical Education,
will speak, at the Plant Science
Club meeting 7:30 p.m. May 14 in
111- Tyson.
McCoy will speak on “The Evo
lution and Present Status of
Grants-in-Aid for Athletes.”
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FRIDAY. MAY 3. 1957
Judge
Cattle
80 to
Dairy
In Contest
Approximately 80 students, will
participate in the annual dairy
cattle judging contest from 9 a.m.
till noon tomorrow in the dairy
barns.
The students will judge 10
classes of cattle including the five
major dairy breeds—Guernsey,
Jersey, Holstein, Ayrshire and
Brown Swiss. The'cattle to ba
judged are owned by the Uni
versity.
Competition in 2 Classes
' The competition will be divided
into two classes, amateur and
professional. The amateur class
includes students who have not
taken a dairy judging course.
They will not be required to give
the reasons for placing the ani
mals which they judge.
The professional class includes
students who have taken a course
in dairy judging. They will be
required to give reasons for plac
ing five of the 10 classes that
they judge to the official judges
at 1 p.m. in 201 Dairy.
Two Will Judge
The official judges for the
event are Delmar Young, dairy
extension specialist from the
University of Delaware, and Har
ry Roth, fieldman for the West
ern Pennsylvania Artificial
Breeding Cooperate.
Transportation will be pro
vided from the Dairy Building to
the dairy barns between 8 and
9 a.m. for students wishing to at
tend the contest.
An entry fee of 50 cents will
be charged. The proceeds will ba
used to help pay for the awards
which will be presented May 11
at the annual awards banquet.
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