WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 11. 1957 Screening Student Insurance: \ Engineers Shift ROTC Stand; iff Other Callmipc f d Council Vofes No Position %ViIVJ (Continued from page one) - ROTC at the University of Min- fl-. _ nesota, where compulsory ROTC fIIBBBBf was abolished in 1934. He quoted VlWII&CIB f iBvUBCBBBB the letter as saying from 1950-36 - ** the percentage of students en- By CHUCK DI ROCCO [rolled in Army ROTC has de- Second of a Series creased each year. largest universities in the state —the Uni-' The letter said Eric Sevareid, CBS radio commentator, who was ia major proponent of abolishing ■compulsory ROTC at the Univer-, sity of Minnesota, has expressed '.regrets about his action. Sevareid ;is reported to have said his ac tions showed “collegiate imma turity." ■ Stroup also said in World War ;II 90,000 ROTC officers were in ' action. He said the bulk of Re serve Officers are ROTC men and the nation depends on them. Penn, Use \ Two of th versities of Pe insylvania and Pittsburgh—have a voluntary-' ram. insurance prog Other colie Alliance, Ced; ges in the state using such a program include, ,r Crest, Drexel Institute •of Technology, | Geneva, Immaculata, Lehigh, j I • | 'Lutheran Theological Seminary,, Lycoming, Clarion State Teach-’ IV Vfl i ■vl I ,ers, Westminster and Wilkes. _ _ . __ ___ 1 According to insurance company! IJgA,— D HTr representatives, about 50 to 70, I | ITS I\ ii IV , per cent of the students usually; .* subscribe, to - such voluntary . j • group-type insurance. I mrtnillCirm 1 The University of Pittsburgh) Vvl 1111J1 vl I has offered a program of volun-j ' tary-insurance to supplement the ~ .v l ne West Halls Council went services provided by the health; on record Monday night as favor- department for the last 10 years.: .mg the Liberal Arts. Council reso- D r . h. C. Carlson, director of, lution 'which favors voluntary-student health service for men 1 ROTC. . v at-the University of Pittsburgh,: •' v-The resolution • also asks reiec- f eported that the university hasi , „„ J .been successful m having the! tion-of a Senate committee report benefits increased while main-; proposing a. 2-year ROTC-Civil'.taining the same low premium! Defense compulsory course for all; because of the participation of | men and women, would be un- tbe students. i der the College of the Liberal The essential provisions of the) Arts The reDort nroDoses t hnt programs at Pltt 30(1 at the Uni-, • ln e. re P° rt that versity of p ennsy i vania are ver y -yromen students be required to similar. take aCD course along with their The. cost to each student at physical education courses. ’ -both places range from $l5 to $l7 "" ‘The motion to favor the reso!u- P er >' ear - ‘lhe policy is in effect tion was made by Robert Gorniak.! 24 houI ? a day and 12 months a The .council vote was for 6 against and labsten-j The ben ef its of the programs ~ . include reimbursements up to against compulsory,slooo for each accident, up to ROTC, Gorniak said he doesn’lsiOOO for each illness for actual the lit.Ue good derived from; medical expenses, up to $lO per -ROTC justifies the amount of;day for hospital room and board, ; money spent on it when the Uni- a nd up to $lOO for in-patient care, .versity needs classrooms and , V,-** u u. dormitories 1 University of Pittsburgh s ;program also includes a major naSfrf me dical insurance. This covers the helped m ° r e serious cases of accident or little when they en-nj ness by 55000. tered the service,- the University 1 T . , , , cannot safely and with a true con- i Louis Wonderly, a member of science aboUsh it. i an . All-University Cabinet Com- In other business, Gorniak asked'^j.^ 6 ° n . ® b that unit presidents turn Wes t ; b : 1 , aS n f b e , c ” ,Jui „«™ S " halls donations to the Christmas|f b t * V ?i U ° ’ Present For Larry fund in to him,!!l s r “f£! lca ß r . og .!2 m at H ni ' or the West Halls office by Dec. 1 (:» r „ sit " Fr ?P al ] ind ‘? a ' jg - J ! tions of a six-month study which , ~ ‘I have helped conduct, the trend wB e Ts°u nCII • Weat Halls window decorations; definitely toward a student, vol =®cond; unfary-insurance program. $5 and third $2. Individual and. ‘V most cases-the programs ay e K ter ’ be ,have been initiated by the admin on the same basis for both. ;istration,” Wonderly said. . President Carl Smith said a Wonderly explained that most definite judging date has not yet.administrators have supported been set. >the program because they feel it According to the Department ofreiieves them of some of the Housing nothing permanent mayjmoral obligation of the welfare 'be used on the windows and the ; of the student body—a duty that decorations must be removed be-!modem educators have taken fore Christmas vacation, ! upon, themselves . Smith appointed Byers tempor ary chairman of the Food Service committee :<»g!gig»g!e(Pgigig<gtg»gigigi€igieigigtgtg^ FOR A WONDERFUL * • «-'.'l «• 'jk Thought' Q( l r t i I ■—\i X 3 Wallet X I Ring 5 Pen & Pencil n Lighter * Elec. Shaver § Jewel Box X ft X 'or Brother 'Tli* Chtrub In your 'Jowtltrs window It 'Hi# symbol of Hit 'most froasurtd Cfiristnus gifts of *ll. A -Jewelerf B. P. 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Above "The Corner" ADams 8-8779 W McLanahan's e^M^CARDS Guy Rhodes. :* member of ad vanced Air Force ROTC. said he felt most of the members of the advanced group would not have taken it if thby had not been re jquired to take basic ROTC. Edward Frymover said each (year Navy ROTC has approxi mately 10,000 applicants for 2000 jvacancies from high school sen iors wishing to enter the Navy’s 4-year program. He felt this was 'an indication that Air Force and j Army ROTC could improve their 'program to attract students as the Navy has. 'AIM Will Discuss Voting Restriction The Association of Independent Men will hear a constitutional re vision designed to forbid presi dential violation of a "directed vote” at 7 tonight in 203 Hetzel Union. If passed, the amendment would prohibit an AIM president from voting on any issue against the wishes of the AIM members. The present constitution does not pro hibit'the AIM president from vot ing contrary to an expressed AIM opinion. 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