C*binet Backs Compulsory ROTC
I Ref use s to Endorse
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1 The fight for voluntary ROTC died last night as far as
FIVE CENTS
All-University Cabinet is concerned, killed by a vote of 13 to 6
after three weeks of debate.
1 Discussion of citizenship training and civil defense was
.postponed until the next Cabinet meeting.
Time-worn after postponments and intervening vaca
tions. the debate sank to an anti-,
climax last night. Both sides held
their original points, both main
taining that the national defense .S. Defense
would be better served by volun
tary and compulsory programs re-,
an Meets
Robert Nurock, Liberal Arts
Student Council president and the
• most outspoken of those favoring NATO 0 ,
voluntary ROTC, told Cabinet
May
members he felt that the suzges
ion for voluntary ROTC is "a
positive one better for Penn PARIS. Dec. 19 i.-Pl—The NATO
State." conference adopted a nuclear age
He said the military benefits
defense startegy of U.S. design
of ROTC would be available to
today to meet the Soviet menace.
fewer but better cadets and
denied the assumption that bet- The 15-nation Atlantic Alliance
ter officers could be gotten with
also offered in a v:iiidup commu
more students to select from.
nique to meet the Russians on the
He held that the applicants for
advanced courses from a volun- foreign minister level to discuss
Lary basic program would have disarmament, an is s e now
received better training and thus
be better qualified. stalled in the United Nations.
Nurock held up the Defense British sources suggested later
Department as being indifferent that other issues also might he
discussed.
VOL. 58. No. 68
STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20. 1957
‘4.7 o Wic,
Wet Roads Predicted
For Homeward Trek
State police have predicted
students will-have wet but not
icy traveling conditions for
their trip honie,fpr the Christ
mas vacation.
. Trooper Leonard J. Wash
kewicz of the Rockview state
police sub-station said practically
all' highways will be wet for the
trek- ome but none should be icy.
• However; students were warned
to "take it easy" on the wet high
ways since many are slippery just
by being wet.
Washkewicz said there are no
detours in the region to delay
the students. He said there are
no new detours in the state that
'were not up over Thanksgiving.
The vacation ‘4lll officially be
gin at 11:50 a.m. tomorrow. Since
no vacation extension has been
granted, classes will be resumed
as now
,scheduled .at 8 a.m. Fri
day, Jan. 3.
Today's issue of -The Daily Col-
Glenn Notes
Flu Increase
Dr. Herbert R. Glenn, director
of the health center, said • yester
day the infirmary has seen an
increase in the number of flu
cases in the past feW days.
He said the number of cases is
still low, but he recommended
that students have flu shots as
soon as possible, either at the in
firmary or at home. Students who
have had one shot have been
urged to get another.
Glenn said the .ILS,Public
Health Service has predicted that
the Asiatic flu will hit the hardest
in January.
-
• He said the infirmary - has made
no special plans or arrangements
in anticipation of a January in
crease, but the 'firmary can in
crease its' capaci at a moment's I
notice. The norm- capacity of the
infirmary is 60.
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
• -vrA' - I
I, s • . 1 ,
f
,
• resident Eisenhower hailed
~ . ,, te the decisions as bringing the
so ideal of neece a little closer as
N ,,, be boarded the presidential
No plane Columbine PI for the
No
No . overnight journey to Washing-
No. ton. There he will report to the
N° o ' American neon!. Monday over
y,„ radio and TV at 8:30 p.m. EST.
No: Secretary of State John -F.
No i
No Dulles called a strategy of victory
No:the nians to gird NATO nations
Y l , r e:, in Eurone with U.S. 1.500 mile
sio,range missiles and nuclear arms,
:sloi.vhile keeping open the door for
y~-talks with Moscow.
,Voi The results of the fo u r day
Zmeeting of government heads
Yestwere interpreted by diplomats as
No!a victory for both those who
--- ,_ l9 !wanted NATO to stress negotia
;Lions, and those who wanted to
^ — .concentrate on military defenses.
to the voluntary-versus-compul- West (1 arm a n Chancellor
its, Konrad Adenauer, advocate of
sory question, since, he said,
legian will be the last published 29, and on New Year's Day. The, modified has been "qualified and trying all means of reaching ~
ntil Saturday morning, Jan. 4.:regular schedule of 7:50 a.m. to -".. ; agreement with the Kremlin,
here will also be an issue pub-. 10 p.m. will be resumed Jan. 3.; James natl, president of the ; said he was delighted with the
lished Monday, Jan. 6. The Col- 1
i The Hetzel Union Building will Interfratenaity Council t R an co d Tc a : results of the conference.
legian will publish daily untili observe the following schedule:, suPdP°rter of
re c v o i m ony o cited fig- ! Adenauer's position for . nego
' tiation was backed hy Prime Min-
Saturday, Jan. 11 which will be,B a.m. to 8 p.m., Dec. 21 to 23;
that
:8 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Dec. 24; closedister Macmillan of Britain. Pre
the last issue of the semester. sai d
are misleading p which at
tempted to show that Minna
mier Fe I i v. Gaillard of France,
from Christmas day until Dec. 29;
University offices will be closed
Premier Einar Gerhardsen of
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dec. 30 and 31; sota's n 4 ficer production im
from 5 p.m. next
and closed Jan. 1. The regular proved under a voluntary pro-
Norway and other European lead-
Tuesday until 8
schedule will be resumed Jan. 2. ' g r '"" • 1
a.m. Dec. 30 and ' He admitted that 7.8 per cent are
also on New The Lion's Den will close to- !of the student body in 1930-34-- The final communique called
Year's Day, day and reopen at 7:15 a.m.. under a compulsory program—for fill! speed ahead in equipping.
The Pattee Li- Jan. 2. The Terrace Room will :received commissions and that 9.9 NA T 0 with nuclear stockpiles
close at noon Dec. 24 and re-
brary will close ,per cent received commissions un- : and intermediate range ballistic
at noon tomor- open at noon. Jan. 2. der a voluntary program in 1950-'missiles. The step was called riec
ow• and during The - Helen Eakin Eisenhower 54. But, he said, the figure of 7.Bessary because the Communist
the rest of the (Chapel program center will be per cent applies to a period when . rulers had given clear warning
vacation will be I closed from noon tomorrow until, the attitude was, "In order to be they intended to rule the world
open from 9 a.m. !Jan. 2. However, the Meditation!a proper citizen one had to be a by _force of subversion.
to 5 p.-rn. except Chapel and Roman Catholic Chap-'peace-loving citizen." i The U.S. weapons are expect
it will be closed .el will be open daily from 9 a.m. Therefore, he said, the figures.
ed to begin moving to NATO
all day Dec. 22, from Dec. 25 to: to 6 p.m. during the vacation. (Continued on page twelve) i nations within ayear or 18
1 months. Base sites will be nego
tiated. This leaves such reluc
tantl nations as Norway and
' Denmark free to refuse the mis
siles.
—Daily Collegian photos by Joe Patton and George Harrison
Spring
Hours
At the request of Norway,
!backed by the Danes, the confer
fence emphasized that NATO was
.!so arming only because the So-
By LYNN WARD 1 assignments during this period. !shown in the contest last year
viet Union forced it to.
_
The Senate Committee on: •Students lose interest in and this year, Jimirro said.
Spring Week when it is extend- One concession to the Spring Teachers' Tests to Be Given
Student Affairs cut one day off: ed over four days. Week schedule made by the com-1 National Teacher Examinations
1 mittee was the extension of tarn!-- will be given Feb. 15, at the Llni
the proposed Spring Week , Dean of Men Frank J. Sillies
lsaid, "Last year they had to beat val until midnight. Formerly the, vers i t
schedule yesterday, restricting the drums to get people interested!carnival ran from 6:30 to 11 p m..- y "
- iscgtivoinm
the "week's" activities to three in events at the end of the week.", Dean Simes said all coeds will:r me mm ,
days. James Jimirro, Spring Week ,lchairman said the committee will ;carnival
- !receive late permissions for they
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While cutting the length of try to include all five events ini -The extra hour was added to ,Y"
....ONLY ,c, ,, d`` ‘
time, the committee4pproved all the three days, as there was no, f carnival to give people more s.
time to see the shows and all sk , i' ' ''
the events--coronation of Miss limit set by the Senate committee
Penn State, Carnival, He - Manion the events in the three da- the work that goes into carnival le
contest, awards night and the sub-!schedule. i' according to Jimmiro. .ri „ . . ‘ _ '6l 4
stitution of a float parade for, T., said ,"I
_, , ..„ ; Plans for Senior Ball to be held li = . ::--es*-- ,
the Mad-Hatters contest. 1 "e Sa4": L Uen'i think us on the Friday night of spring
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', going to matter and in the end , - -
The reasons given for re- : we'll have a fuller, better 'and t Week were not changed.
. - -I
tricting, the activities to three: more concentrated Spring
I f C` , „.olo‘
;committee said
will work up a new iv
days were:- 1 Week." !schedule for the three days and:w 1 , / fi%...
tilt takes too much time 1 '
The request for a float parade:present it to the Senate Corn-1
from studying. 'to be held in place of the Mad-`mittee on Student Affairs for ap- v
•Professors are afraid to !Hatters contest was made becaus&proval sometime after the Christ-,W
-schedlue blue books or give of the reported lack of interestlmas vacation. Is
Week Cut One Day;
for Carnival Extended
ROLL CALL VOTE
For Voluntary ROTC
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Sellers
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Freshman Class
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Paynter
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Moran
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Dubba
Fridy
Johnston
Drumm
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