Hutson Di Ohr Eittitg VOL. 58. No. 32 STATE COLLEGE, PA.. FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 25. 1957 FIVE CENTS NSA Dropped; Cabinet Refuses Further Study All-University Cabinet last night voted not to join the National Student Association and defeated a motion for further study of the question. In defeating the motion for further study members said they believe any future action on the question should come through student enthusiasm and be initiated by independently working students. Robert Nurock Asked NSA Study 11 'Ugly Men to Vie for Title Tonight in APhio Contest Finals By LYNN WARD Eleven students, disguised as the ugliest creatures on campus, will summon up all the gore and horror they can to compete in the Ugly Man Contest skits at 7:30 tonight in Schwab Auditorium. • - The 11 contestants - reached the final event in the Ugly Man Con test through points won yin the Ugly Man parade and penny vot ing on the Mall. - Approximately $6OO was col lectod -at the Mall voting booth over- a three-day period, accord ing to Frank Saurman, contest co-chairman. The five independent "uglies" LA Faculty Approves Student Honors Program The College of the Liberal Arts faculty yesterday ap proved the report of a committee setting up an Honors Pro gram to "provide a new academic dimension for superior students." - The committee was set up last semester in keeping with proposals made by the Middle Atlantic States accreditation report and by the Senate Com mittee on the Superior Student. The purpose- of the committee ;was to try to find a way to up grade the quality of work of su perior students because "many students feel .they are not suffi ciently challenged, that class work is not sufficiently high enough for them." Members of the committee are Dr. Deborah S. Austin, assistant professor of English literature, chairman; Dr.. Raymond D. Ay oub, associate professor of math ematics; Dr. Neal I - 'ewer, assn- elate -professor of political sci ence;,and Dr. John E Pixton, as- FOR A BETTER PENN STATE By DAVE FINEMAN t of the Liberal Arts Student Council, moved for further study of the question of NSA at the;,_....•.,.... University, saying Cabinet should set down once and for all the ROLL CALL VOTE answer to the question: "How does •Motion to drop membership in NSA fit into student government the National Student Association. •Motion to create Cabinet coni here and will it work at the Uni- mine* to further study NSA versity?" • , The vote on NSA membership was taken after the reports by four delegates sent by Cabinet to si" the NSA national Congress this summer. In its written report the dele gation recommended discontinu ance of membership for four rea sons •Disappointing past experience without a forseeable improvement -{ in this situation. •Constant criticism of NSA. •NSA's inability to meet ex pressed desires of student govern ment here. These desires—tang ible campus effects in the area ;- of student material welfare—were .I felt to be subordinate to NSA's .4 orientation to national, int e r = national and educational affairs. •Inability to justify member (Continued on page eight) and their sponsoring organiza tions are William Bennett. Nit tany Grotto; Paul Craska, Nit tany 43; David Rush. Nittany 28. David Koncsics, Nittany 23; and Charles Wilson, Hamilton Unit 4. The six fraternity finalists and spon soring organizations are George Vince, Chi Phi; Ri chard Spilka. Phi Kappa Sigma: Jack. Halpern, Phi Sigma Delta; Ronald Rainey, Pi Kappa Phi; John Whittle, Sigma Pi; and George Schmid, Tau Phi Delta. Alpha Phi Omega, men's na tional service fraternity sponsor ing . the contest, originally an inounced that five fraternities ;would- be - eligible for the final iskits. The additional group was sistant professor of history. The following report recom mendations were approved: •The immediate establishment by the Liberal Arts Planning Committee of a standing honors committee responsible for approv ing honors programs submitted by the individual departments; main taining a comparable standard of excellence in all, honors work done in- the' individual depart ments. . .The _committee will' also -be responsible - for filing - an - . annual report with Dean. Ben Euwenia (Continued on page eight) n County Hospital (initrgiatt Position Rhodes AU-U VP Yes No Roehret AU-U S-T Yes No Hart IFC Yes No Smith. S. WSGA Yes -Yea Antes Antes Panbel Yes No *,:l1 Jablonski Leonides Yee Yes Hollander Sr. Class - Yea No Sellers Jr. Class Yes No .. Sopko Soph Class No Yes Smith, G. Frosh Class Yes NO .„ Beatty AS Yes No Walker BusAd Yea Yes McDonnell Chem-Phis No Yes Poynter Ed Yes No '72 •Stroup Moran Nurock Stratton MI Ruslavage PhYsEd Yes No Dubbs Collegian Yes Yes -... Fridy Drama Yes No '-: Johnston AA Yes No Drumm WRA No Yes TOTALS 'alternate added because two fraternities, Chi Phi and Phi Kappa Sigma, tied for first plate. Contestants will be limited to six minutes for each skit. They will be judged on the basis of presentation of theme, original ity, organization, participation. quality of taste and enunciation. Judges for tonight's contest are Capt. Gordon Brighan, adviser to APhiO and assistant professor of air science; Dr. Robert S. Bru .l) a k er, , assistant professor of speech; Dr. Paul D. Holtzman, as sociate professor of speech; War ren S. Smth, associate professor of theatre arts. Robert D. Reifsneider, associate professor of theater arts; Stuart H. Frost, instructor in art; and Theodore D. Richards, assistant professor of agricultural exten sion. Clouds, Wind Predicted Today A series of growling roar s' emerged from the den of the Nit-: tany Lion. "Eureka!" he cried. "I have seen the light. There will be no - weath-' er tomorrow, nor the day after tomorrow, no r any da y after that." The lion salt he will begin a series of experi• ments to find ; replacement fo; weather. The king of tin Nittany Valle beasts did haNie a few words of wisdom to im part—his last proclamation. "To-. day's weather," he said yesterday,' "was cooler, windy and rainy." The University weather station; is confident that weather will] continue. Today's will be cloudy.l windy and cool, with a high of 50' to 55 degrees. For. ,• Drop ther NSA Study o=?= Eng-A rch Yes Yes NomeEe Yes No LA Yes Yes Yes No 21-3 9-15 MIME Pneumonia, Toxic Anemia Cause Student's Death Charles Hutson, who was a sophomore in geology and mineralogy from New Bethlehem, died in Centre County Hospital, Bellefonte, at 1:30 p.m, yesterday from pneumonia complicated by toxic anemia. Hutson had been in the Centre County Hospital since Tuesday. He was taken there from the University Health Center Stud ents the he had been since Monday evening. Donald Berilla, senior in elec-f • • trical engineering from McKeeslß Rocks, who was Hutson's room.; emain Sick mate at Sigma Tau Gamma fra-1 ternity. said Hutson became very: • ill on Monday and went to a doc- , ltor in State College. n Hospital The doctor, whose name Berilla' did not know, gave Hutson medi-: Dr. Herbert R. Glenn, director cation and told him to remain in: of the University Health Center. bed-; said campus health conditions con- But ; when Hutson took a turn ,tinue to improve with only 57 for the worse around dinner :students in the infirmary as of time that day, Berilla and sev- :yesterday afternoon. eral other members of Sigma The pressure on the dispensary. Tau Gamma fraternity took the IGlenn added, "is growing less patient to the infirmary where !every day." he was immediately put to bed. Only 88 students had box lunch- His condition became so bad:es in their rooms yesterday, corn overnight that he was transferred' pared with 11l the day before to the hospital in Bellefonte at...3nd last Thursday's high of more 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. than 700. A total of 43 had break- He was treated there by Dr. ‘ fast in their rcums yesterday. Bernice E. Durgin of Bellefonte. compared with 59 the day before. Dr. Durgin described the causei About 18 students were dis of his death as pneumonia compli-!charged from the infirmary yes ' cated by toxic anemia. She said terday afternoon. During the early toxic anemia is a condition in: part of the afternoon there had which the patient's blood loses a' been 70 students in the infirmary. good deal of its white corpuscles,! Not only are the illnesses fewer rendering the body ineffective in.in number, Glenn said, but they 1 its fight against pneumonia virus.' are much less severe. If the situ- He was given a blood transfusion:ation continues to improve, swim yesterday morning. !ming classes may be resumed on Hutson's parents. Mr. and 'Monday. Mrs. Lyle Hutson, 409 Keck Reserve Officers Training Ave.. New Bethlehem, were ;Corps common hours were sched with their son from the time he !uled to be resumed yesterday. was taken to the Centre County i Only the rain prevented their Hospital. . being held. It was expected they would ! In spite of the improvement in tike his body back to New Beth- :campus health, Glenn cautioned lehem yesterday or today. No students to observe all the neces funeral arrangements had been ,sary precautions during wet made by last night.- :weather in order to avoid a new Hutson transferred to the Uni- ; outbreak. He said dry clothing, versity this semester from Clarion!sensible eating and adequate sleep State Teachers College. He was rt are essential for the duration of member of Sigma Tau Gamma. this illness, I fraternity there and was activated' ;in the University's chapter this 1 semester. ' He would have been 19 years old Dec. 10 Club Will Present !Talk on Bromfield Dr. Monison Brown, a former Tomorrow's Game ( graduate student of the Univers : ity, will speak on novelist Louis To Be Televised i ßromfield at a meeting of the jßelles Lettres Club at 7:30 p.m. Tomorrow's Penn State-Syra- ITuesday in Simmons Lounge. cuse football game will be i Dr. Brown, who teaches at Indi broadcast over the NBC East- !ana State Teachers College, knew ern regional television hook-up. :Brpmfield petsonally. He will ii- The broadcast will begin at : lustrate his talk with pictures 1:15 with a warm-up program, !of Itflelabar experimental farm in and the game will begin at 1:30. 'Ohio. important in the growth of The broadcast can be watched Bromfield's reputation. locally over Channel 6, Johns- The meeting is open to the pub town. lie. AFL-CIO Suspends Teamsters Union WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 M—The AFL-CIO Executive Couticil today suspended the Teamsters Union until James R. Hoffa and other allegedly corrupt officials are ousted from the truckers union. The suspension was announced by AFL-CIO President George Meany who said the Team-I sters, largest AFL-CIO unit, had:headed by Sen. McClellan (D -failed to rid itself of corruption. !Ark), Meany replied with a flat Meany said the vote for sus-?"No." pension was 25-4. He declined tol Meany said the suspension ac name the dissenters. j dons means that the 11-million- However, it was learned those man teamsters organization can voting against suspending the not be accepted back in good Teamsters were council membersistanding in the parent federation John F. English, secreti,ry-treas-i unless it completely boots out urer of the Teamsters; Maurice;Teamsters President-elect James Hutcheson. Carpenters Union, R. Hoffa. president; Herman Winters, for-: Meany and the council ruled mer Bakery Workers president, l that unless the Teamsters prompt and William Doherty, Letter Car-fly consent to ousting Hoffa and riers Union president. Doherty , meet other cleanup conditions, was reported to have 10 votes incomplete expulsion of the union order to block the -required two-; from AFL-CIO ranks will be rec thirds vote for suspension by thelommended to the AFL-CIO con -29-man council. I,vention in December. Asked whether the Teamsters! Meany also said such other new had done anything at all to cor-ily elected Teamsters officials, as rect widespread corrupt condH Owen (Bert) Brennan, Detroit, Lions, as previously charged by;and John O'Rourke, New York. the AFL-CIO and the Senatef should stand a rigid Teamsters Rackets Investigating Conurrittee,Unioa investigation.
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