Long Range Missile
Sub Fleet Buildup
Urged by McElroy
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (IP)—lmmediate development of
a'submarine fleet capable of firing long range missiles from
beneath the ocean was urged on Congress today by Secretary
of Defense Neil McElroy.
He appeared before the House Defense Appropriations ,
subcommittee in support of Presi
dent Eisenhower's emergency re
quest for $1,260,000,000 in new de
fense funds.
The meeting was held behind j
closed doors but McElroy was re-I
ported to have proposed that 296
million dollars a the money be
invested in the first three mis-1
I sile launching subs.
"A prompt start on these three
ships," he is reported to have
said, "is essential to bring them
into proper phasing with the mis
sile which recent developments
indicate can be operational ap
preciably earlier than originally
' planned.'
It has been indicated from
the Pentagon that the subma
rines will have atomic engines
and will use the Navy's Polaris
missile, which has a 1,500-mile
range. The Polaris is expected
to be ready by 1960 or earlier
While subcommittee members
declined to disclose details of the
defense chiefs testimony, they
did say he made a "favorable"
impression.
He is understood to have told
the congressmen missile prograrns
must be accelerated but that "on
the whole our military position is
sound."
Group Sets
March 25-27
For Voting
The All-University Edectioasl
Committee will propose March
25, 26 'and 27 to Cabinet tonight
rirl
as. the dates fo spring elections
of All-Tiniversit and junior and
senior class offi ers.
- Other dates to be recommended
are—March 2 for preliminary
clique nominati ns of candidates,
March 9 for fi al nominations,
and March 17 f r the beginning
of the campaign .
Elections Co mittee chairman
Peter Fishburn said the days
were set as late in the semester
as possible in order to give politi
cal parties mord time and a bet •
ter chance to get into operation
before the elections. ,
He-declined to say whether tr?.
refeired to political groups now
In the nrocess of being organized,
as well as to Campus and Lion
parties.
-"If there are four parties spon
soring candidates in the spring
elections it will probably be quit.
interesting," Fishburn said. "T
wouldn't want to- comment on
how workable a 4-party system
would be, but it ig quite possible
for such a system to exist."
He said; "It's doubtful whether
three or four parties could be
maintained over- an extended
period of time at an equal level
of importance."
`:There probably would be .a
certain amount of confusion,"
Fishburn said. "Perhaps morn
people world be needed on Ele?.-
tions Committee." -
3 Campuses Given
By Judicial Board
The Women's Student Govern
ment Association Judicial Board
has issued three lenient weekend
campuses.
The campuses were issued for
failure to sign out for vacation
without notifying the hostess,
taking an additional special per
mission and returning from va
cation earlier than signed out
to return but .after 1 a.m.
The board also issued 11 one
o'clock removals and 47 black
marks.
Student Given Office Pro
For Intoxicated Driving
A student who was placed on two year's probation for
driving under the influence of alcohol by Centre County
Court Tuesday has been placed on office probation by the
University.
The dean of men's office yesterday. accepted a Tribunal
recommendation for Herbert
Bush 'Jr., sophomorq in mechan
ical engineering from Reading.
Tribunal recommended probation!
until June after hearing the case!
Tuesday night.
In addition to probation sen
fence by county court, Judge R.
:Paul. Campbell ordered Bush to
par a $lOO - fine and $44.50 -in
costs. The judge also suspend
- ed.ihe student's - driving license
for a year and ordered him to
obtain a sponsor and report at
least once a month to Paul
Zimmerman. county probation
and -parole officer.. - -
-Bush was arrested by State
College police early' Dec. 20 af
ter hehad been to a cocktail'
- -
party - in Klinger Heights. -
Police said Bush, driving west
on College Avenue, sideswiped a
police cruiser parked near the,
He forecast a Defense Depart
ment -budget calling for new
appropriations of "a little over"
-$39.100.000.000 for the fiscal 12
months starting July 1. This
does not include the $1,260,000-
000 extra Eisenhower is asking
for now, although some cf the
spending will go over into fis
cal 1959.
The new budget, McElroy told
the subcommittee, provides for
direct obligations of about 41 bil
lion and expenditures during the
year of approximately $39,800,-
000,000.
Jan. Graduating Seniors
May Get Caps, Gowns
January graduates may pick up
their caps and gowns Jan. 23, 24,
25 and 26, until the time of grad
tiation, at the Athletic Store.
The caps and gowns are to be
returned immediately after grad
uation.
Wrestling Match Tickets
Tickets for the wrestling match
at Lehigh University, Allentown,
Saturday will be on sale until
4:30 p.m. today at the ticket of
fice in Recreation Hall.
main campus gate. Police fol
lowed Bush and arrested him
after he reportedly went through
a red light at Atherton• Street.
He was confined to the borough
jail overnight.
Bush was ordered by Justice
of the Peace Guy B. Mills to
pay fines of 525 for careless
and, reckless driving' and SS
plus $5 costs for failing to obey
the traffic light. Bush was
bound over for county court on
$2OO bail: He also paid $17.50
for damage to the police cruis
er after , the court - sentence.
-Bush.told-Tribunal he felt cap
able of driving after leaving the
party in Klinger Heights. He said
he did not know he . sideswiped
the police - car. He said he was
playing -his car • radio and this
may have caused him not to hear
the crash.
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VOL. 58. No. 73 STATE COLLEGE. PA.. THURSDAY MORNING. JANUARY 9. 1958 FIVE CENTS
Cabinet to Discuss
Veterans Phys-Ed
A recommendation that the basic men's physical education program be made elective
for veterans will be brought before All-University Cabinet at its meeting at 7 tonight in
203 Hetzel Union.
The proposal, a plank in the platforms of both Lion and Campus parties in last spring's
elections, will be made by Joseph Boehret, All-University secretary-treasurer, who ran
'on Campus' slate.
' Boehret will ask Cabinet to
request the Senate Committee on
Academic Standards to :.turfy the
recommendation and present it
and the results of the study to the
University Senate during the
1937-58 academic year.
The Cabinet committee on
student welfare will present a
report and recommendations on
the proposed student insurance
program at tonight's meeting.
, Copies of the report will be
available to Cabinet members
at 9 a.m. today at the HUB
desk.
Discussion on the Liberal Arta
Student Council's ROTC-CD rec
ommendations was not placed on
th s week's agenda.
Robert Steele. All-University
president. said LA Council Presi
dent Robert Nurock has request
ed that the council be given time
to make changes in the report
before it is further considered
by Cabinet.
John Yeosock. chairman of
the committee on town affairs
' will report on action taken by
the committee, which investi
' gated problems concerning stu
dents and townspeople.
t The committee studied till: pos
sibility of having a traffic police
man stationed at the intersection
—nails Collegian photo by Marty Schrrr of Pugh Street and College Ave--
REGISTRATION SWlTCH—Carolyn Rothert (center) of Altoona nue between the hours of 11:43
smiles at her benefit from the revision of the registration schedule. ,a m. and 12:30 p.m. Monday
'through Friday when the Uni-
Taking their misfortune good-naturedly are Mary Ellen O'Brien versit:y is in session. The follow
(left) of Ardmore and Barbara Moore of Altoona. The three are in conclusion was reached:
freshmen in education. (Editorial on Page 4)
Senate Group to Air
Spring Week Listing
. A new 3-day Spring Week schedule will be submitted for
approval to the Senate Comm.
The committee also will
Blue and White and Universi
be referred to the Subcommit
for study and recommendations.
In tht new Spring Week sched
[ tile, the float parade, replacing
;the Mad-Hatters contest, and the
He-Man contest will be held
Monday night. The Carnival will
be held Tuesday night and tht.
I coronation of Miss Penn State ani
the awards program, Thursday
night.
In case of rain Monday or
Tuesday nights, the events will
be held Wednesday.
The new schedule was drawn
up by the Spring Week committee
to replace the 4-day schedule the
Senate Committee rejected De.
,19.
The activities were restricted
to three days because committee
members thought that too much
time is taken from studying, pro
fessors hesitate to schedule blue
books or give assignments and
students lose interest in Spring
Week when it is extended over
four days, according to James
Ii-
I micro, Spring Week chairman.
The, original plan rejected by
the Senate committee provided
for. the coronation on Monday
night, the carnival Tuesday, the
float parade and He-Man con
test Wednesday and the award*
program Thursday.
Jiniirro said all the tradition'
events have been included in the
new three-day schedule with the
substitution of -a float parade for,
the Mad-Hatters contest. He said
this substitution was made be
cause of the reported. lack•of in
terest shown last- year and this
year in the Mad Hatters contest
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
"It appears that the usual bick
ering is going on between the
town and the University. The
!town wants the traffic controlled,
jbut doesn't desire to pay. Both
!claim they are undermanned.
i Legally. the University is not re
isponsible for the - Crowds it cre
ates, as the town would like to
.believe . ."
The committee also studied
the possibility of having bor.
ough banks cash checks in
ittee on Student Affairs today. larger amounts than $lO for
students, . The report stales:
eceive the applications of the udents
' . .we would suggest that the
ty political parties. These will question of the University's Bur
ee on Regulations and Control sar's Office giving us a check
cashing service be investigated."
Senior Gift Suggestions
Include 3 from Last Year
Three of last year's suggestions for the senior class gift
are among the five suggestions on this year's ballot for
January graduates.
The suggestions are: curtains and drapes for Schwab
Auditorium; benches for campus walks; photostat machines
and books for the library; funds for the AM station; funds for
Stone Valley Area.
uates.
The last three suggestions were; Some of the discarded sugges
on last year's ballot. itions were tubas for the Blue
Elizabeth Marvin, chairman of Band, an elaborate lighting
the committee, said she was disitern for Schwab. Auditorium, a
appointed in the number of sug- University book store, payment
gestions received. She said only !of the debt on the Iletzel Union
five suggestions were in the sub Building, a recreation cabin at
gestion box, but committee mem ;Beaver Dam, a grand piano for
bers talked with a number of stu ,Schwab Auditorium and furnish
dents and faculfr i members who:ings for the Helen Eakin Eisen
gave further ideas. bower Memorial Chapel.
To give those January graduates? Most of these items were dis
who did not make a suggestion carded because the committee felt
during the last week another-on-,they were either unfeasible Jr
.portunity to do so, there will be a they were directed to a specific
blank space on the ballot. These;section of the University.
new suggestions will be consid Members of the committee are
;eyed when the ballot for June Jack Halpern, business adminis
!graduates is compiled. tration major from Altoona; Ber
-1 January graduates will voce nard Appelbaum, arts and letters
next week when they pick ep major -from Philadelphia; Isabel
;their caps and gowns. One or tn.'', Barnes. bacteriology major from
!suggestions with the highest num-:State College; and Richard Zeller,
ber of votes will automatically
,industrial engineering major from
jgo on the ballot for June grad-! Norristown.