VOL. 58. No. 76 STATE COLLEGE. PA.. MONDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 3. 1958 FIVE CENTS Early Launching Seen For Second 'Explorer' WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (IP) —American scientists pointed today toward an early at tempt to launch a second made-in-U.S.A. earth satellite, even as they began collecting scien tific dividends from the free world's first baby moon. The Army's Explorer satellite, settled solidly in an orbit that takes every 114 minutes, ,was doing its workaday job of transmitting coded report on cosmic rays, meteorites and temperatures encountered in its flight through space. This data, to be shared with scientists of the world, will con tinue to flow. from the explorer as long as its two battery-powered transmitters keep operating. One battery is expected to last about two weeks and the other about two months. The satellite itself will stay aloft from two to 10 years, ac-, cording to Maj. Gen. John MI Medaris, head of the -Army's mis sile' test program. Medaris and the rocket experts' who work with him at the Red- 1 stone Arsenal, Huntsville, Ala.,, have already made preparations for a second satellite launching. They even have picked a firing date, but they're keeping it sec ret. Wernher von Braun, chief civil ian scientist at Redstone, told a news conference here yesterday that a second Army launching could come anytime. He said a Jupiter-C rocket, like the one that lofted Explorer, has already been prepared and will be fired some time between now and April. The Navy's satellite-carrying Vanguard rocket also was ready for another try at putting a baby moon into orbit. The, spectacular on-the-ground explosion of a Van guard on Dec. 6 tarnished Ameri can prestige, already suffering from comparison with Soviet suc cesses in space. The Army's successful satellite launching late Friday night re stored some of the luster but did not diminish the Navy's determ ination to get its own moon off the ground. A Vanguard rocket is standing by at Cape Canaveral, Fla., a few yards from the Explorer launching pad, and a firing at tempt is expected any day now. Explorer, a pencil-shaped shaft six feet long, weighs 30.8 pounds. It is traveling at a speed of 18,000 miles an hour in an egg-shaped orbit that ranges from 200 to 1700 miles in altitude. Soph Killed in Crash; Student Toll Hits 7 The student death toll since the start of last semester was raised to seven Jan. 23 when a sophomore was killed in an auto 0.-ash near his home at Deposit, N.Y., following examina tions. Freeman Conrad, 19, sophomore in electric — al engineering, Was killed when his car left the highway on - a curve, traveled about 50 yards, climbed an em bankment and overturned. Conrad suffered chest and in ternal injuries, He also suffered fartial freezing' of the_ legs_ and eet since , he was found until about 20 minutes after the acci dent. = -A Simmons Hall hostess and a retired professor both died Jan. 11. - Mrs. Hazel F. Keen, 65, died The number of students. killed •in highway and other accidents "Arum Sep- Umber is: The ~ num- ber was 2 at au time lad year. _); i l i , A ~'~ o ..., ..." -1);:ir 4. (1 416 : 1 1 4 at ~,,,,,7. g 4 iltarttatt ~„,. FOR A BETTER PENN STATE s ~ -- —Daily Collegian Photo by George Harrison TRAIN WRECK involving 23 freight cars on the Pennsylvania Railroad below Skytop near Unionville caused the wreck of trailer truck and tied up traffic on route 220 for many hours on Friday. The train pile-up occured at 2 a.m. Friday causing box cars to roll in all directioni. Poli Sci Students May Study in Paris Students interested in political science will be given an opportunity for summer study in Paris under a program which will be offered next summer by the Department of Political Science in cooperation with the University of Paris. A 3-credit course, "Foreign Study in Government," will be offered American undergraduate and graduate students in a program which also will include, ,visits to the headquarters of var-' l ious international organizations in Europe. The program will begin ;July 5 and end Aug. 15. The resi dential course period is from July 6 to Aug. 3. "French Government and Poli tics" will be the topic of the first week of study. "The European, [ Community" will be discussed; Iduring the second week. The field trip, which will include scheduled visits to the International Labor, Organizations in Geneva, Council! of Europe in Strasbourg, and thei European Community for Coall and Steel in Luxembourg, is set By ED DUBBS for the third week. The final Collegian Editor week's theme will be "Special( Those rumors that final examinations were out and float andnh Political. Social, Economic Educational Problems." in g about fraternities are believed to be mainly just that— , From the, end of the course un- rumors. til Aug. 15 the students will havel. At least no University official or faculty member is known 12 days to travel where they; please before flying back to the, to have been able to prove that any finals were out. However, United States from Amsterdam or London. They will leave New some are believed to have doubts on just how safe their finals York by airplane July 5 at the l ,were. start of the summer program. And at least one professor didn't; more prevalent last semester Classes will be held at the Foy-take any chances. He changed his than they have been in the last er des Lyceennes where the stu-:examination the night before it; four or five years. dents will live. Each week, four t was scheduled to be given. t Simes said his office, working morning lectures will be given byl Another faculty member re- through a student, "came close' faculty members of the College; portedly listened to the cries .to purchasing a final. He said the European des Sciences Sociales et: of a student that the final exam- ,deal fell through at the last MG- Economiques of the University of; ination was out. After hearing ment. Paris, Dr. R. Wallace Brewster.; the story, t h e professor non- Dr. Lawrence E. Fouraker, as professor of political science at chalantly fold the student he non- 1 professor of economics, Penn. State and director of the; hadn't prepared the final as yeL ;who taught a large lecture session summer study program, will con-; Rumors that finals were out!of Economics 14 last semester. duct two afternoon seminars. started several days before the' prepared a second final the night Field trips planned for the Paris examination period began. They before his examination was sched area include-visits to SHAPE and:soon picked up momentum. tilled to be given. NATO headquarters, the Frencht Judging from the rumors. prac-; Fouraker had students take National Assembly, the French!tically every final in the College, both finals, but graded only the Council of State, the Paris Town!of Business Administration was' one prepared the night before Hall, the University. of Paris and out. Other prevalent rumors had', the examination. "I'm sure that French schools, industries and' the Psychology 2 and Sociology 1t one wasn't out," Fouraker said. museums. :finals out. f Dr. Clarence R. Carpenter, pro- The total cost, exclusive of the , Dean of Men Frank J. Simes Ifessor and head of the Depart- Aug. 3-15 free period, but includ-t —whose office attempted but ;went of Psychology, said he "could lag trans-Atlantic air flights. is; failed to obtain copies of exam- not possibly see how" the Psy (Ccmtinued on page two) 1 inations—said the rumors were (Continued on page three) 9th Artists'-Program Given Leonard de Paur presented the de Paur Gala as the ninth pro gram in the Artists' Series last night at Recreation Hall. suddenly in her suite in the res idence halL Leland S. Rhodes, 68, profes- 1 sor emeritus of civil engineering, died suddenly during a dinner at the University Club. He re tired in 1955 after 36 years at the University. James J. Burns, senior in hotel administration from Altoona, has beet released from the Centre County Hospital, Bellefonte; af ter having his right eye removed as a result of an auto crash. Burns was driver of a car in which Jack Welsh, junior in for estry from New Castle, was State police said an inquest will be held soon to determine details of the accident and pos sible charges. Walter P. Dennis, 71, father of Lawrence E. Dennis, vice presi dent of academic affairs, died Jan:: 11 of a heart attack at Ma son City, lowa. it around the earth radio signals that • ti- . , I • . 700 Ask Coverage in insurance Plan OK'd by Cabinet Nearly '7OO students have enrolled in a voluntary health insurance program which went into operation Jan. 29 after being approved by All-University Cabinet. Cabinet received permission from the University admin istration to offer the program to students. according to Robert Steele, All-University president.. Enrollment forms and informs-' tion on the program will be avail-: I st Course able at the Hetel Union desk until: Feb. 9. Students who sign up arel covered until Sept. 10. After Sept- . 10 the plan will be offered on aI n Missiles yearly basis. The plan. underwritten by the Continental Casualty Co.. cov ers students 24 hours a day at S Offered home, at school or while travel- ing, including during vacation Work in the mechanics of mis 'siles will be offered by the De wives,husbands, and children also are partment of Engineering Me , 'han. eligible for benefits. at extra ics for the first time during the cost, ,spring semester.. During the mid-semester vaca-; The instruction will be includ ,tion parents of all University stu- ed in the course, Engineering dents received information on the,Mechanics 404, Research in En program and enrollment forms.lgineering Mechanics. !About 500 replies have been According to Dr. Joseph Marin, ceived. Information desks were' professor and head of the depart 'm'aintained in Waring Hall and.ment, the work is being given the HUB last week and about 175 to help meet the current need 'students signed up there. for increased numbers of engi- I The insurance program includes neers trained in missiles work three plans. Plan I costs $lO. brought about by the accelerated der it, the insuring company will'United States defense efforts. !pay full accident costs up to $lOOOl Dr. George U. Dime!, professor and 80 per cent of all expenses. of engineering mechanics, will over that to a maximum of s7soo)teach the course. Dr. Oppel served The company also will pay; as a consultant on missiles for the 'specified sickness benefits up to,German government during World $1165. When any of the maximum: War II and during this period also sickness allocations have been! was in charge of a laboratory used up. the student, by payingt which conducted. experimental the next $lOO, will be compen-:studies on missile developments, sated for 80 per cent of his re- 1 Course topics will include triaining expenses up to $7500. !"Modern Missiles," "Fundamen- Plan I has been the most in tals of the Mechanics of Missiles," demand, with about 95 per cent '"Mechanics of Top Performance of the insured students request- lin Flight Velocity and Mass Ra ing it. tios," "Mechanics of Short Range Under Plan 11, the company;and Long Range Missiles. Sates ' will pay 80 per cent of a accident',lites, Orbital Bases and their and sickness expenses up to s7soo,.Reachibility," "Guidance of Mis ',with the insured paying the firstisiles." ;$5OO of the expenses. This plan! "Influence of Design on Static casts $3.25 and was designed foriand Dynamic Characteristics of students already covered by a' Missiles and on Strength of Struc .base family plan.- =tura! Parts." "High and Low Tern- Plan 111 costs $B. The only dif-.perature Properties of Mmile ference between this plan and:Metals and Ceramics," "Theoret !Plan I is that under Plan III!ical Requirements and Practical there is no provision for covtragelProcedure for Testing Static and 'for accident expenses over slooo!Dynamic Behavior of Missiles and !nor for allocated sickness ex—for Approving Material Properties penses over $1165. ;Prior to Launching by Aid of The program now in effect was Static and Dynamic Testing De ;chosen by Cabinet from several!vices," "Measurement and Con ,recommended by the student in-' trot of Dynamic Properties of 'surance subcommittee of the stu- Missiles and of the Behavior of dent welfare committee. Subcom- the Materials under Flight Con mittee members are Louis Won- ditions," and "Superior Mi-siles deny and Edwin Henrie. 'Development." ;Rumors on Exams Believed Just That
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