Todeii's Forecasts
Colder with
More Snow
VOL. 58, No. 81
New Press
Will Publish
First Book
The University will enter
the book-publishing field in a
few weeks with the publica
tion of a Civil War biography
by English composition pro
fessor Edward J. Nichols—the
first book to come off the new
University Press.
The biography, titled "Toward
Gettysburg," will be the first book
to be printed with the assistance
of the University and with its
imprint.
Nichol's work is a scholarly
biography of Civil War General
John Fulton Reynolds. whose
decision to fight Lee at Gettys
burg turned the tide of the war.
The .Reynolds' biography is ac
tually the second product of the
new press, although it is the first
book. A shorter work had been
printed previously.
The purpose of the press is to
prosvide faculty and staff mem
ber's opportunity to publish schol
arly and other useful works with
the assistance of the University.
• There ar e no regulations
which prohibit a good book'i
being published regardless of
the category, according to the
press committee, although its
members_ would prefer not to
publish - textbooks.
The Reynolds' biography, which
is Nichols' third book and first
non-fictional' work, has been five
years in the making, according to
the author. It follows Reynolds
from the time he was a 13-year
old schoolboy until his death in
the battle of Gettysburg.
• -' The• University Press Com-
mittee says the press is par
ticularly interested in receiv
ing manuscripts "the publica
tion of whiCh are wholly or
largely financed by recognized
foundations or other organiza
tions, principally those of
- . .
educational purpose."
To, date, the press has received
more than 40 manuscripts and the
committee has invited- authors to
submit manuscripts for publica
tion.
WH Council to Plan Dance
• The West Halls Council will
meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the
Waring lounge to plan a dance
to - be held Feb. 15.
13 Plan to Petition
For TEP Colony
A group of 13 students will petition the University with
in a few days to become a local chapter of .Tau Epsilon Phi
fraternity, one of the newly-elected officers of the group said
last night.
John Segal, vice presiden
- received- permission •from• the na
.tional fraternity to establish a lo
cal chapter of Tau Epsilon Phi on
-the campus.
I Permission from the office of
the dean 'of men, Segal said, will
remove the last obstacle -in the
forming of the new fraternity.
Segal said if the group receives
recognition: from the office of the
dean in order to establish a local,
the members will be considered
a colony of Tau Epsilon Phi.
The secretary of the national
fraternity' was in State College
Thursday and yesterday. tic
-cording to Segal, making ar
rangements for the new chap
ter. Segal said the secretary
talked f 6 .0. Edward Pollock,
assistant to the dean of men - in
charge.. of fraternity affairs,
during his visit.
- He said if the grotip received
OffiCiAl recognition. they, would
Thr T o tt rg i att
as:
STATE COLLEGE. PA.. SATURDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 8. 1958
President Eric A. Walker has challenged Student En
campment to turn its attention more to the future than to
the present to maintain a sense of student unity and re
sponsibility in the face of increased enrollments.
Student Encampment is an informal gathering of 120
student leaders and faculty and
administration members held to
discuss University problems and 4-Inch Snow /
possible ways to solve them. The,
conference takes place at the c ol d Wind Due
Mont Alto Forestry School dur
ing the three days before the fall'
semester orientation week.
Walker spoke to the 1957 En- , Over Weekend
campment participants at a re-.
union Thursday night. This weekend marks the third
Other reunion speakers praised consecutive weekend that Centre
results of the 1957 Encampment ;County has received a blanket of
Dr. Robert G. Bernreuter, speci al ,snow, expected this time to reach
assistant to the president on stu-;
dent affairs, told the participants.; four inches and bring the amount
"You haws more firsts to your , on the ground to eight inches.
credit than any other Encamp-: Police have urged drivers to
meat." - stay off the road.
All-University President Rub-i Later today temperatures are
ert Steele said practically all the expected to drop, and cold, blus
work done by student govern- tery winds and
merit this year was a result of, snow flurr i e
Encamprrient. He cited the volun-: wi I I mals e i,
tary student insurance program as;brisk for Satur
an example. - day night dates.
The seven Encampment Work.' The Nit t 3 n
shops reported to the other dele-:L io n was see:
By DICK DRAYNE , ,gates that many, of the recom- grumbling as hi
Editorial on Page 4 mendations are now in the hands put snow chain:
The recent controversial proposal on the IFC-Panhellenic: of Cabinet or Senate commit- on his bicycle ti tees. ;make his on I
-sing—to bar the winners from competition the following.
Some workshops made add; _ Saturday eta;
year—will face possible revision when it comes up again tional recommendations at the t on the th i r
!reunion.. The Academic Atmos-, floor of Spark:
beforeJhe Interfraternity Council Monday night. ;phere group concluded that def-. The Lion .:f•r-
Anothr. problem, and perhaps a more pressing one, may tnite steps must be taken by th e , iciuslv thought of cutting but de
also! hit the council meeting in-;students toward improvin g stand-,cided he needed the exercise (and
academic ands of
i honesty.
formally if council members elect;!besides. the professor takes at
to• Walker told the workshop he tendance).
discuss results of the new 2.2•
'would "land with both feet" if a:He was very glad that the State
pledging average.
istudent could bring proof that College salting trucks had gone
Although the pledging average any final examination was in cir- out yesterday morning to prepare
question Is not scheduled for del ( Continued
bate, IFC president James Hart, on page four) for' the snow.
. The State Department of High
complaints from _the floor about
; . ways began aching roads Thurs.
the average requirement. :Sym Meet Tickets day and continued yesterday to
The sing proposal, tabled at the insure safe -road conditions
.• •
last meeting, asks that the win-i l viii Go on Sale ;throughout the area.
ners of each year's competition be. - I The temperature dropped to 20
eliminated from competition the' during the night. The expected
following year, but be asked to high today is 24-28.
participate in -an honorary ca- 1
pacity. ;
The Panhellenic Council, how
ever, took a reverse position on'
the question Tuesday night, back-!
ing with an almost unanimous:
straw vote a proposal to allow;
the contest winners to use their,
own discretion whether to enter
the next year's competition. The
'vote was in preference to a plan
similar to the one presented to
IFC.
—Daily Collegian photo by Bob Thom peon
SPLOSH!—The beautiful, heavy white second blanket of snow
which spread itself over the broad areas of the campus yesterday
became an unbeautiful, heavy black canal along streets, catching
Unprepared. students—up to the ankles.
IFC to Discuss Ban
On Winners of Sing
Mundt to Speak
About Labor
U.S. Sen. Karl Mundt (R.-S.D.).
a member of the McClellan Labor
Racket eering Committee, will
speak on "Abuses and Corruption
in the Labor Movement Today,"
at a 6:45 p.m. dinner Monday at
the Nittany Lion Inn.
The occasion is the annual Lin
coln Day Dinner for the Young
Republi cans and Republican
Committee of Centre County.
- Persons interested in attending
the dinner may obtain tickets by
contacting Lawrence Roush AD 8-
5051 ext. 783 or David Scott, AD
8-0325:
of the group, said they have
be on probation for a minimum
'of a year, as a local fraternity.
After the probation period is end
ed, he said, the national would
'raise the status from a colony to
a chapter.
-There was an attempt by the
national to establish a chapter
'of the fraternity on campus
about two years ago, Segal said.
but the attempt failed. The idea
for- the present move for a local
chapter began last summer. he
said.
Twelve members are required
before a group can petition the
University to become a fraternity.
he said.
Segal said the fraternity would
be nen-sectarian, and as yet 'itas
no definite plans for a chapter
house. "However, a house is he-
Ing considered," he said. "We def
initely have possibilities" of ob
' }wining a house. -
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
Because of the Panhel move,
Hart said last night, "I imagine,:
a different proposal will be insti- i
tuted."
The question of the new pledg-,
ing requirement could cause con-!
siderable debate if it is broached!
at the council meeting. There is
rumored to be considerable dis-:
satisfaction about the results of
the new rule among some fra-'
ternities. .
The regulation, which raises
the minimum - average for pledg
ing from 2 to 2.2, faced its first
real test during the past semester.
The regulation has been in ef
fect since last spring, but since
most rushing is concentrated in
the fall semester, the fall semes
ter average has become more im
portant to fraternities.
However, official figures on the
number of prospective pledges
who failed to make the required
average will probably not be
available until next month.
Collegian Plans Party
For New Candidates
A coke party will be held
at 1:30 p.m. today for persons
interested in becoming candi
dates for The Daily Collegian
news and sports staff.
Anyone may -attend. Candi
dates need not be journalism
majors.
Encampment Told
To Look Ahead
j Tickets for the Eastern Inter
collegiate Gymnastic Champion
ships will go on sale at 8 a.m.
Monday in 249 Recreation Hall.
The Eastern gymnastic cham- Froth Circulation Staff
pionships will be held March 7
To Discuss Promotions
iand 8 in Recreation Hall. Re-;
',served seat tickets in the balcony; The Froth circulation staff will
:r.:11 cost 51. General admission meet at 6:15 p.m. Monday in the
[price is 50 cents. All tickets will Hetzel Union auditorium.
ibe good for both sessions. Promotions will be discussed.
Atlas Blows Uo
After Taking Off
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.. Feb. 7 (Th An Air Force
Atlas made a beautiful take-off in a test firing today, flew
normally until its engines cut off—and then about a minute
later it blew up while in a ballistic coasting flight.
The Air Force emphasized in an announcement later
that the huge intercontinental,!
ballistic missile was not pur- , It was explained that, with the
posely destroyed, but destroyed huge missile virtually empty of
itself. ,fuel, the safety officer had as-
Air Force officers said it was;
unknown how the self-destruction'
came about.
Normally. after a rocket's en-:and therefore considered the mis
gines have stopped, there is little site no langer an operating brob
danger of an explosion.
However. on comparatively f The Atlas is a 5.000-mile.
short test flights of a missile ranae weapon designed to fly
designed for great range, there ; 10.000 miles an hour with a
usually is a supply of fuel still ! nuclear warhead.
aboard after the valves are r Reporters and photographers
closed. It may have been that were admitted to the missile test
this fuel in some way ignited. center to witness the firing from
itself. the closest available viewpoint,
_ _
So impressively smooth was the
missile launching and powered
flight phase that the Air Force;
range safety officer the mani
whose duty it is to order any;
misille that gets out of control to:
destroy itself—had left his operi
ating console. .
Can the Winners
Sing?
See Page 4
sumed it was on its coasting
flieht, like a bullet, to its target.
He knew it was on its course
a rooftop 2 6 miles away. This
was the came vantage point from
which they Were permitted to
watch and photograph the Jan. 31
launching of the Explorer satel
lite and the Feb. 5 launching and
subsequent breakup of the Van
guard satellite vehicle.
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