Elaitg VOL. 57. No. 146 O'Nei Parti : 1, freshman in psychology a, was elected Lion Party 1.1 Sunday night at a meeting at John Godayte, retiring called "one of the most dis . ns of a losing faction I've ' e. 1 William O'Nef from Downingto clique chairman that ended in clique chairman, graceful exhibiti ever seen in my 1 ' O'Neill defeated Fred Ochroch, sophomore in bus ness adminis tration from Philai'elphia. After the votes were counted and the results o the balloting announced, Byron aVan, former clique chairman, ho nominated Ochroch, requested a standing vote, saying the secret ballot could not have been conclusive. Storms of Protests Godayte's denial of the request brought a storm of protest from LaVan and his supporters. After James Skok, junior in arts and letters from Port Alle gheny, was elected vice clique chairman, and Phyllis Anderson, freshman in arts and letters from Philadelphia, secretary, L aVan renewed his protests. Pressed with a parliamentary decision, Godayte then appointed William Kling party parliamen tarian. Kling promptly told LaVan: "Up until now you have been ri diculous; don't become assinine." Cites Robert's Rules Kling said the protests could not be honored because they were technically incorrect when first registered and could not be -re newed, according to Robert's Rules of Order. On a demand from LaVan, Peter Fishburn, chairman of the All-University Elections Commit tee, announced the breakdown of the 201 eligible voters-101 for O'Neill, 97 for Ochroch and 3 ab stentions. LaVan then said members of his group had counted the num ber of persons in the room and had gotten a different number. He did not disclose the results of his count, but said.he believed his candidate had enough support to win easily. 'Notebook Paper' LaVan also said the election was illegal because only one member of the Elections Commit tee was present and because "notebook paper" was used in stead of official ballots. Godayte countered that the election was held under the proper existing rules and the re sults notarized by a member of the committee. Before the elections; an amend ment to the Lion Party constitu tion was unanimously passed to lower the minimum semester standing for clique chairman can didates from fourth to second. The amendment enabled O'Neill to run. • Engineei to Go On SaleTpday "An Engineer Ve' sus War" is the featured article in the Penn 1 State Engineer, w ich goes on, sale today at the etzel Union desk and at the Co er Room. The article is a hapter of a book by Howard . Kurtz Jr., Class of '29, which will be pub lished soon. Kurtz is a senior sociate of a New York City man gerr.ent con sulting firm. He eceived . the World' Brotherhoot Award in 1956 for a previoupaper: The-article is also reviewed in the Engineer by Merritt A. Wil liamson, dean of the College .of Engineering. Harry Overstreet, professor emeritus .f philo - sophy at the City College of New York; Everett Clinchy, pre-ident of-the National Conference of Christans and Jews; and Q .cy- Wright, doctor of philosoph at the Uni versity of Chicago. - FOR A BETTER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE. PA.. TUESDAY MORNING. MAY 21. 1957 FIVE CENTS Elected Lion Chairman; Criticized on Finances Civil Rights Predicted 'Not Likely' WASHINGTON, May 20 (4)— Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey (D.- Minn.), an outspoken supporter of civil rights legislation, said to night Congress is not likely to enact it before this year's ad journment. This morning the legislation, made its first progress in the Sen ate Judiciary- Committee in two months, but it remained highly uncertain when it might make more. The committee rejected on a 8-4 vote a Southern proposal to knock out key parts of the bill the administration, with some Democratic support, has been urging on Congress. Humphrey gave his estimate during a radio interview Mutual- Reporters Roundup. He ' was asked "who is responsible for the delay and reluctance of the Dem ocratic-controlled Congress to act on civil rights?" Humphrey said it was a "bipar tisan sin," and went on to predict that before this Congress "com pletes its work—though not nec essarily this year," it will make "a substantial advance in the civil rights field." It was some sort of a surprise that the committee took any ac tion today. This was the first voting test of strength record ed in the committee since a sub committee approved the bill 4-2 on March 19. Sen. Sam J. Ervin's proposal aimed at dropping provisions which would: Create a 'special - division in the Justice Department to enforce civil - rights laws; Create a special commission with power to examine complaints of violation of civil rights; and Set up a system permitting in junction suits to protect a vari ety of civil rights. Walker Views Wood Proposal As Insufficient for Expansion President Eric •A. Walker said Saturday that if the Gen eral. 'Assembly passes the, Wood bill, calling for $33,849,- 000 for the University for the biennium, the new budget would still be a "haidship." However, he said he hoped the bill would allow the University to make "arleast a start toward obtaining adequate salaries for our staff, faculty and employes." Walker made his remarks dur ing an address to the Faculty Wo men's Club Luncheon Saturday afternoon. He said the bill,' now before the House, would. permit the Uni versity to accept only a few more students and to undertake no new projects. Although the - "hirdship" bud- Tottegiatt Herbert Levin, Campus party clique chair man, blasted methods used by political par-i ties to obtain campaign funds Sunday at a 1 party steering committee meeting and sug gested the funds should come from All-Uni versity Cabinet. He called the present financial system "quite poor." Levin said! money for political campaigns i should come not from the parties, but should be appropriated _by All-University Cabinet. In the present system, candi dates for offices, clique commit tee chairmen and steering com mittee members are assessed a certain amount. These funds are used . to pay campaign expenses, which are lirriited by the Elec tions Code to $4OO for spring elections and $l5O for fall elec tions. Members of the steering com mittee said candidates should not be required to pay in order to run. However, they said taxes on the committee members should be confirmed. Levin said perhaps a qualifie• student could not afford the as sessment and therefore would not run for office. Present Procedure Is 'Poor" He also suggested that funds' allotted for campaigns be cutl changing the entire procedure from poster campaigns to the use of "bandwagon techniques." Many of the committee mem bers said increased personal ap pearances by candidates would have more effect during the cam ' paign than contributing match books, blotters and other items. Levin said he would take no action at present on changing the financial operation of the party. He said the topic will be discussed at Student Encampment. In other business, Peter Fish burn, Elections Committee chair ,man, told the steering committee that his group may be given power to vote; dock, fine or set up some other system of penaliza tion for violations of the Elec tions Code. Penalization Plan Sought Elections Committee is now ob taining, through ,the National Student Association, information on methods used in other schools for penalization. Fishburn said the Elections Code will be gone over at En campment and possibly revised. Application forms for students interested in committee work or committee chairmanships are now available at 'the Hetzel Union desk. Next fall's steering com mittee will be chosen from ap plicants. by the party executive committee. get is lower than the $38.5 million by Walker when he found that figure Walker originally request- Leader would not approve his re-, ed, the bill's sponsor, Norman quest for $3B million. Wood (R.-Lancaster), said Friday The Appropriations Committee that it probably would not be asked Walker where he could cut passed. -Wood said that the leg-the s3smillion. figure, and he islature would probably pass thetreportedly replied that the bill original $27.7 million figure rec- could best be cut in the allotment ommended in Gov. George M. of new projects, totaling $1,280,- Leader's budget. 1000. Followed 'Disaster Budget' I The Hays bill would restore The Wood Bill was introduced this $1,280,000 new projects ap before the legislature after Gov.lpropriation to Sen. Wood's re- Leader recommended his s27.7lquest for $33.8 million. million "disaster" budget for thel Without the money, to under- University." 'take new projects, Walker indi- This recommendation fell "farcated, the University would face short" of the $38.5 million figure' a serious problem. Walker had requested for the Uni- Enrollment Will Double versity for the biennium. The .University is faced with Another bill before the House, the prospect of a doubled enroll sponsored by Sen. Jo Hays (D.- ment within the next 18 years , Centre-Clearfield), calls for ahe said. This, Walker explained, $35,129,000 budget for the Univer- would necessitate erection of al sity. This figure was requested (Continued on page eight) 1 Walker Considers Coed CD Courses President Eric A. Walker is considering a plan to re quire coeds to take two years of civil defense training, in cluding instruction in first aid and evacuation procedures. He presented the plan to the Home Economics College faculty - yesterday for their future consideration and comments. He said he believes the plan "has merit." Coeds would probably receive the same credits for the courses as men get for the compulsory 2-year military science program, he said. Dr. Walker said the plan was suggested to-him some time ago by a male student—a freshman in psychology. Would Include First Aid Under the program, he said, co eds would receive training in any field that would help the com monwealth in time of emergency. This would include the first aid and evacuation procedures in struction. • Dr. Walker also explained the financial workings of the Uni versity. He said the University must "administer money and not spend it." To explain what he meant, Dr. Walker said the financial system must work right on the margin— never allowed to make a profit and unable to stand a loss. He said this is especially felt in food service and housing. Since neither is permitted 10 make a profit, he said, no sinking fund can be built up to cushion losses. Construction is Problem - A big problem in - finances, Dr. Walker sari. is dormitory con-I struction. General State Author- , ity funds are not available for them, so that mortgages—which must be repaid—are the only way, he said. These loans are repaid with the income from students' houlsing, and food fees, he said. Dr. Walker said that students' tuition fees pay only 20 per cent of their instructional cost. In ef fect, he said, students are receiv ing yearly a $770 scholarship I from the state and federal govern ments. • Tuition is 75% of Fees And only 75 per cent of their fees go towards tuition, Dr. Walk er said. He said the rest goes to pay the extracurricular activities —Collegian, LaVie, student gov ernment, Blue Band, etc. • Since students receive such large benefits from the govern ment, Dr. Walker said, alumni of a land-grant school should feel more obligated to their alma ma ters than alumni of private insti tutions. He said, however, that this is not the case traditionally. Pitt Dean to Give Last Grad Lecture Dr. Max A. Lauffer, dean of the Division of the Natural Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, will give the final address in the Graduate Lecture Series at 8 to night 'in 10 Sparks. . One of the world's foremost re search scientists in the field of virology, Dr. Lauffer will speak on "Horizons in Virus Research." Seniors To Ballot For Gifts, Honors Editorial on Page Four Seniors will begin voting for one of five suggestions for class gifts and for senior honors when they pick up their copies of LaVie today. Seniors in the Colleges of Lib eral Arts, Business Administra lion and Engineering and Archi tecture may obtain their copies lof LaVie from 8 to 11:45 a.m. and. from 1 to 4:45 p.m. in the Hetzel Union cardroom. Gift Suggestions Listed Gift suggestions include funds for the Helen Eakin Eisenhower Chapel, funds for the proposed Stone Valley Recreation Area, a book collection for the Fred Lew is Pattee Library, self-service photo-copy machines for the Li brary and funds for the projected School of the Arts building. On the same ballot Seniors will vote for six women and five men to receive class honors at Bacca laureate-Class Night June 7 in Schwab Auditorium. Places for two write-in votes are also pro vided on the ballot.- Five Honors for Men The men's honors and the qual ifications are class donor, present awards to the other men; spoon man, student leader, scholarship and honor; barrel man, the top athlete; cane man, a popular leader with all-around qualifica tions; and pipe orator, the class joker who will deliver the class oration. The women's honors and qual ifications are class donor, pre sents awards to other women; bow girl, scholarship and student leader; slipper and fan girls, at tractive, popular and personality, class poet, student leader, origi nality, ability to write: and mir ror girl, le a de r, humorist and writes and delivers mirror ora tion. Forty Hopefuls Named The forty candidates for the honors are Marjorie Blank. Eliza beth Caton, M. Susan Fleming, Ann Forster, Margaret Forster, Jo Fulton, Claire Ganim, Judith Hance, Virginia Hance, B. Susan Hill. Elizabeth Ives. Dolores Jones, ;Patricia Jones, Lee Ann Leaphart, Suzanne Loux, Julie Maybury, Sheila Nearing, Barbara Nicholls, Rebecca Zahrn, Daisy Zimmer man. David Adams, Robert Bahren (Continued on page eight) Clouds Spoil Lion's Plans The Nittany Lion loudly pro claimed his anger against the University Weather Station this morning. as once again his plans were foiled by their nrediction. With the meteorologists calling for cloudy and cool weather to day, the Lion's photo plans are not going to work very well, since he only has a brownie camera. After checking the photography exhibit in the HUB yesterday. he decided that the pictures were all good, but that he had better make the collection complete with some exquisite photos done by himself. _ _ He thought this would provide a good opportunity for him to reprieve himself from the bad results of his last photography venture, in which a whole day's camera work produced nothing but 27 pictures of a rather cyni cal lion's eyeball.
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