IFC OK's Deferred Rushing
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VOL. 58. No. 92 STATE COLLEGE. PA.. TUESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 25. 1958 FIVE CENTS
Lion Party Bows Out;
University Gets Charter
' Lion Party bowed out of the spring elec
tions campaign yesterday after the Senate
Subcommittee on Organizational Control
denied a petition to change the name to
Victory Party.
Clique Chairman David West called the
party’s future uncertain and de-!
nied "extravagant rumors of a
conspiracy between Lion and I
University parties.” |
West said a number of factors
combined to make “no room for
three parties in the spring elec
tions.”
He named these factors as
"confusion caused by the aboli
tion of the rotation system, peti
tioning for recognition by third
parlies, and purposed revision
of the Ail-University Elections
Code, plus the rumored meet
ings of the 'Mystic 15' which
seems to have now grown to
"Nineteen Plus One'."
The rotation system for elect
ing All-University and class offi
cers was dropped from the Elec
tions Code Thursday by All-Uni
versity Cabinet, which also de
feated - a proposed code amend
ment dealing with party registra
tion. The All-University Elections
Committee is also working on a
penalization clause for the spring
elections. -
The “Mystic 15” refers to a
group of junior men rumored to
have met to split up political
spoils among themselves.
: The petition to change the
party's name, signed by West
and Phyllis Anderson, clique
secretary, was denied by the
■ subcommittee on Thursday.
Subcommittee members said
the move apparently was "a sud
den, unpremeditated decision of
the clique leader which didn't ap
pear to have the support of the
party or the steering committee.
West admitted the name change
was not approved at any official
party meeting but said, “Appro
val came from what would have
been' the steering committee if
the continued existence of the
party had been assured and the
appointments could have been
made.”
William O'Neill, who resigned
as Lion Party clique chairman
Feb. 9 and appoinied West as
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A FIRE in a manhole across the street from Willard was caused
- by accumulated, melting snow which shorted with a high voltage
wir& i
Daily (Eullrgian
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
Debate Team
Places 2nd
In Tourney
The men’s debate team placed
second in a field of approximately
20 in the Mount Mercy tourna
ment in Pittsburgh this weekend
with a team record of seven wins
and one defeat.
The women’s team won four
and lost four at the tournament.
The men's affirmative team
won all four of its contests, de
feating St. Vincent’s College, Uni
versity of West Virginia, Kings
College and Georgetown Univer
sity.
The affirmative team consisted
of Peter Galie and Arthur Ichter.
The men’s negative team won
three and lost one of its debates.
It defeated Mount Mercy College,
Kent State University and Car
negie Institute of Technology. It
lost to Duquesne University.
The negative team consisted of
Alan Elms and Robert Adams.
The women’s affirmative team,
consisting of Sandra Grotsky and
Carol Reed, won three and lost
one debate. It defeated Grove
City College, Xavier College and
Westminster College. It lost to
the University of Pittsburgh men.
The negative team, consisting
of Arlene D’Onofrio and Susan
Whittington won one and lost
three matches. It defeated Gen
eva College and lost to the U.S.
Naval Academy, Georgetown
School of Foreign Service and the
University of Cincinnati.
—Dally Collegian photo bj Bon Miller
The Senate Subcommittee on Organiza
tional Control approved University party’s!
constitution, but Party Chairman John!
D’Angelo last night said he will seek the re-!
peal of one article added to the constitution i
before is was approved.
" The article states:
I “Any member of the party
,'shaU not be obligated to take any
pledge or oath against joining or
participating in any other extra
curricular activity.”
The original constitution pre
sented to the subcommittee for
approval did not contain the
article. D'Angelo said he added
if at the request of Ross Leh
man. chairman of the subcom
mittee and assistant executive
l secretary of the Alumni Asso
• ciation.
During the organization of
University party,” D’Angelo said,
“there was a rumor circulating
that I had made every party
member sign a pledge not to join
a secret society of senior men. I
think that is the reason I was
asked to include this article in
the constitution."
Although D’Angelo declined to
mention the society by name, he
Campus party registered 350
students Sunday night at its
first mass meeting of the se
mester.
The parly will elect all junior
and senior class clique officers
and sophomore class chairman
and treasurer next Sunday and
will hold preliminary nomina
tions for the party's spring cam
paign.
obviously was referring to Lion’s
Paw.
‘I didnt put the clause in byi
accident,” D’Angelo added. “It!
was my understanding that I
would have to do so before the
subcommittee would approve the
constitution.”
But Lehman, an alumnus of
Lion's Paw, said last night that
D'Angelo was mistaken in be
lieving that he had to add the
article. Lehman said the only
specification made by the sub
committees was that the consti
tution should not include a
clause restricting party mem
bers from participalion in olher
activities.
“We’ve had this procedure for
many, many years,” he said. Leh
man was asked if the procedure
was aimed at protecting Lion’s
Paw. His reply: “No, this is.far
broader than a group like Lion’s
Paw. It concerns every group on
campus.”
D’Angelo said, “I had no ob
jections to adding the article.
Since I never had any intentions
of requiring the signing of any
[sort of oath, the article really
! makes no difference to the party’s
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TV Will Be Theme for Spring Week
The Soring Week Commit-' mural field at the south end of •
. , * , , ~ the golf course in order to take ,
tee chose television as the- advantage of the permanent :
general theme for Spring: lighting system and eliminate .
or> . , ,< possible power failures. ■
Week, April 28 to May 1, and; James Jimirro , chairman of the !
voted to ask All-University Spring Week Committee, said al-
Cabinet for a “nn ctrinos at- thou S h , s P rin g Week is usually;
caDinei lor a no strings at-financially independent, last year!
tached” S2OOO appropriation to it suffered a loss. The balance',
_ ;from June 1956 was $l4OO while!
cover expenses. 'only S4OO from June 1957 is avail-!
Three group categories—panel able this year,
and quiz shows, police and detec-! The Interclass Budget Commit-'
tive stories and westerns—were! tee, which turned down a request!
chosen Sunday night for the Car- for funds last year, unanimously
nival and float parade, April 28 approved the $2OOO request Thurs
and 29. Iday.
The committee also decided t Representatives from the
to move the Carnival site from j Inlerdass Budget Committee
the golf course to the new inira- 1 end the Spring Week Commit-
System Would Allow
7 Weeks of Rushing
The Interfraternitv Council last night approved a deferred
| rushing plan that will not allow first-semester freshmen on
. fraternity premises except during open houses.
The council approved the plan by a surprise 36-13 roll-call
vote.
The new plan will allow at least seven weeks of rushing
after the start of the second se-j
mester for freshmen. The formal; I I • _ •
pledging date will be moved to; I I X K I* I I W
later in the year. UlfltUlll
Under the new plan, *
will begin the first day of classeslTT _ -C I— w _
for second-semester men. The for-i I Q ■lllfl |P
mal pledging date would be som | BW
time between the sever „ and 1 kl» •«
s ,h o,»»i |rg Missiles
The new plan calls for two!
open houses in the first semester.! WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (/?)
The open houses will last a maxi-;The United States and Britain dis
mum of four hours- ; closed today U.S. atomic missiles
The accepted system was 'will be based in England, with
drawn up by a rushing eral- ithe understanding that a joint
uation committee headed by i decision would be necessary to
Robert Juh-slirer. ipull the trigger.
In introducing the plan. Jube-j A five-year agreement effective
lirer said under the present sys- as of Feb. 22 was made public,
tern the cost of rushing freshmen; ft climaxed 11 months of U.S.-
tvho do not make the required 2.2|British negotiations flowing from
average is very high. Under thejan accord reached by President
new plan, houses will be able toiEisenhower and British Prims
rush only those who have an Minister Macmillan at Bermuda
average, Jubelirer said. last March 22.
j A new enforcement agency. The pact is the prototype of
separate from the IFC Board of others the United States hopes to
Control, will be set up to handled sign with France, Italy. Greece,
enforcement of the plan. j Turkey and any other interested
Freshman violators of the ‘members of the North Atlantic
system wUI lose rushing priy- (Treaty Organization,
ileges for one year. A fraternity Eisenhowei 1 and other NATO
violator will be placed on social ; government chiefs voted at Paris
probation for a semester under (two months ago that NATO
the new plan. (should have intermediate range
During discussion of the plan, a 1 atomic missiles based in Europe,
i motion was defeated by a voice! seCL >rity reasons, some de
vote to forbid second semester! tails the U.S.-British agreement
freshmen who did not make a 2 2 were suppressed. These covered
average from rushing until after* such questions as how many mis
the formal pledging date. i sile ? and how man y metl would
The new plan will also cut down be involved. •
on the freshman drinking prob- however. d has been reported
lem. Since no freshmen are al- 1 Thors, *he L-S- Air Force
lowed in a fraternity for the first ‘ntermedia.e range ballistic mis
semester, enforcement of the l^ e ’ WII j 6 sem -o Royal Air
frosh drinking ban would only bef or f sq . uadr v ons , at s, , t . es * n Sc,ot
a nrnhiom ri.7rin<r n,., land, and m East Anglia, Lincoln
misSTbis/iis. “ “»
rnnri^lf 3 President of th.ej Britain will provide the bases
un^verl’itvllS “ he - on ! y 'under RAF control. The nuclear
.university comparable m size to .■ j •
;Penn State that has a deferred (Continued on page eight)
jrushing plan.
I Leonard Sichel, council vice
president, said, however, that itiVl/OflTI WffOtflfif
seemed the main fault of the Cor-j 9 9 *** 9 9
Inell system is its strict rules.! li f | •
[Pointing out a situation for this./YlCfy LUFG LlOtl
! University under the Cornell plan,l /_
Sichel said a fraternity man! Anxious friends of the Nittany
could not even talk to a fresh-|Lion are hoping the warm mild
man while walking down the Mall, weather will encourage the miss
i The new plan will be more gen- ! ing Lion to leave his remote
;eral, Siehel said- mountain tavern and return again
| to his now sog-
Manufacturers Group g ? T den - .Lr
i. u ... „ _ Unconfirmed **
• O Hear Walker Speak jsources have re-
President Eric A. Walker wilinorted that he
address the Pennsylvania Manu-'w as last seen
facturer’s Association annua i;still holding his
meeting tonight at the Bellevue-'own in a drink-
Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia. iing bout with a
His speech will deal with the'rollicking bear,
crisis in higher education and isjHowever, friends
titled “Jimmy Needs the Shoes.”, are h o p i n g for
■in a < ~iT~l im — Ithe best and are
jUBA to Return Money jnow brewing
! Students may pick up their: pots of steaming black coffee for
i money for books sold through .the;his return.
Used Book Agency from 1 to 4! Today's forecast is for partly
,p.m. today through Friday in the ; cloudy, warm weather with an
‘Book Exchange. expected high of 45 to 50.
lee ai Thursday's Cabinel meet*
mg will present the budget and
recommend the S2OOO appro*
prialion be spent as the Spring
Week committee sees fit.
In other years the float parade
coronation of Miss Penn" State
kicked off the Spring Week events
but this yiar the float parade and
he-man contest on April 28 will
start the celebration.
The coronation of Miss Penn
! Slafe and Awards Night will
be combined to avoid expensive
; duplication -in obtaining Rec
reation Hall for two separate
events.
Although television has been
picked as a general theme, the
committee is still trying to come
'up with a catchy title.