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VOL. 58. No. 100
Cabinet to Consider
Trustees Meetings,
'Gentleman's Code'
A motion seeking open Board of Trustees meetings, tabled
at last week’s meeting, will face All-University Cabinet again
tonight.
Cabinet will meet at 7 tonight in 203 Hetzel Union.
The request to open the Trustees meetings was brought up
last week by Carroll McDonnell,
president of the Chemistry andj
Physics Student Council, who;
said the meetings should be
opened because the University is
a state institution.,/
Last week’s postponement was]
asked by Thomas Hollander, sen-j
ior class, president, who called at
tention to the “taint” which he
said could be inferred by Cabi
net's making such a request.
Hollander urged Cabinet to try
to discover why the meetings are
[closed before saying that they
[should be opened.
The AU-Universily Elections
Committee’s "gentleman's code"
recommendation also will be up
for approval at tonight's meet
ing. The new code, if approved,
would eliminate penalties for
minor infractions of the Elec
. lions Code, formerly penalized
by vote docking and fines, and
provide a penally—disqualifica
tion of candidates for major
code infractions only.
The “gentleman’s code” recom
mendation, approved by Elections
Committee last week, would de
crease the committee’s control
over politics and leave much of
the responsibility of upholding
the Elections Code with the par
ties themselves.
The recommendation would
also lake away Elections Com
mittee's power to judge cases
of code violations. The new pro
posal. provides that if the Com
mittee decides a violation of ihe
code has been committed, the
case will be taken before Cabi
net. ‘
3 Pledges
Ruled Off
AIM Board
Related Article on Page 2
Three seals on the Association!
of Independent Men Board of
Governors were declared vacant
last night by AlMrPresident John
Morgan because their holders are
fraternity social pledges.
Morgan ruled that social pledg
es are not truly independents and
therefore should not be allowed
to sit on the board. The ruling
was upheld and clarified by the
AIM judicial Board of Review
following last night’s Board of
Governors meeting.
No mention of the question was
made at the board meeting, at
which preliminary nominations
for AIM officers were made.
In their interpretation of the
ruling the judicial board de
clared:
“Any man who is a pledge reg
istered with the dean of men’s
office to a fraternity has affiliated
himself with a fraternity and
therefore is not an independent
as defined in Article I of the AIM
Constitution.
‘Therefore, such a person is
not eligible for participation in,
nor membership on, independent
governing bodies such as the
Board of Governors, area councils
or floor councils.
“Also, such a person is ineligi
ble to vote for AIM representa
tives.’’
The ruling was based on the
part of the AIM Constitution
which says, “All undergraduate
male students enrolled in the
Pennsylvania State University
who have no affiliation with a
recognized social fraternity shall
be known as independent men.”
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___ j . —Daily Colleyimn photo by John Zcrby
NAME-THAT CELEBRATION—RonaId DiFelice, sophomore in
counseling from Woodlyn, drops a suggestion for the Spring Week
theme in a box at the Hetzel Union desk. The desk also has a box
for suggestions na ning the Club HUB programs planned for spring.
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Editorial on Page 4
The re c ommendation further
provides that if the violation is
not serious enough to merit dis
qualification, the case will be dis
missed. If the case is dismissed,
it may still be appealed to Cabi
net by the complaining parties.
'Moon' Will End Tonight
The final performance of Jean
Anouilh’s “Ring ’Round the
Moon” .will be presented at 8 to
night in the Little Theatre, Old
Main.
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FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
STATE COLLEGE. PA.. THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH 6. 1958
U.S.
For
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March s^/P) —The Army lost its Explorer II satellite today,
minutes after firing it spaceward with the Jupiter-C rocket. Odds are that it didn’t go into
orbit.
Scientists guessed that the satellite’s radios have failed, or it might have crashed back
into the earth’s atmosphere.
In either case, they don’t know where it is and probably won’t be able to decide the fate
of the Explorer II for several,
Senior Gift j Pickering, head of the Jet Pro- Ike Removes
'pulsion Laboratory at the Cali-
Of PointingsgSa«S : Legal Issue
LI Cj Q ! that the satellite fired today On Disability
•“* did not function normally and ! t
A suggestion that the approxi- there is a great probability that WASHINGTON. March 5 t,P)—
mately $9OOO senior class gift be; it » not in orbit. No further in- President Eisenhower brushed
used to place permanent paint- dtia* arf’bii'tr- a ' k!e the lc S alit >’ issue today' and
ings m the Hetzel Union building, ( prelec i an( j reduced. This will informed a news conference that
new residence halls and Patteej probably take several days." Vice President Nixon would as
; Library was added to the grow- L Pickering, whose laboratory all-inclusive powers, includ«
mg list of contenders by the Sen-;staff helped build the Army’s ing authority to sitm hills in
lor CJass Gift Committee lastij U piter-C. said there was only one evL of iSdcntiS Saab
nl §ht. (report that a radio signal had been , OI pres,Jcnlial disability.
| Curtains and drapes for Schwab
[auditorium, which placed fourth
[with 14 votes on the January
graduate ballot, were reported to
be somewhat unfeasible in terms
of permanency since a new Arts
Building and auditorium are
[scheduled for someiime in the fu
ture. Further investigation and
student response will determine
whether or not this suggestion
will be placed on the June ballot.
The painting fund, according to
a committee member who inter
viewed Albert Christ-Janer, head
of the School of the Arts, would
Ibe used to buy 15 to 20- outstand-
ing student paintings at $lOO to;
IS2OO each, 6 faculty paintings and!
jl4 to 15 young American con-j
[temporary paintings at $lOO to
|s3oo each. |
j Christ-Janer said a picture fundi
would be a good idea because it!
is easier to get funds from alumni j
for projects such as Stone Valley;
!while it is more difficult to get!
money from other sources for,
books and pictures. |
The top preferences in January;
were the Stone Valley Recreation
area, books and photostat ma
chines for Pattee Library, AM fa
cilities for WDFM and benches
for the campus walks, a tie. j
Elizabeth Marvin, chairman of;
the gift committee, will meet with
George L. Donovan, acting co-i
ordinator of student affairs, to de-j
termine what suggestions are al- !
ready covered by University
funds or other sources.
Miss Marvin said that the com
mittee is still open to sugges
tions and will prepare a form let
ter requesting projects from frat-
ernities, sororities and other liv
ing groups to be presented at the
next senior class advisory board
meeting.
Lion Expects
Mild Weather
The Nittany Lion has again left
campus. When last seen he was
heading for the woods in search
of his woodland friend, the
groundhog.
Enraged over
literally being
caught short—in
her raudas and
short sleeve
shirt, the Lion
headed to his
mountain hide
away and the
warm glow of
the fire.
“When I get my
hands on that
groundhog I’ll give him the back
of my paw,” he mumbled. “Here
it is almost five weeks after he
saw his shadow and it will be a
cloudy and mild day with a high]
of 38-43.” I
Army Hunting
Explorer II
received from Explorer 11, and Eisenhower dismissed the idea
'that -was questionable. It came! fba* Nixon should lake an oath
from a station at Inyorken, Calif.' as acting president, should a
There was no immediate, com-' disability emergency arise. He
S Cent**a^Cap^'canav^rah' he and "bcon assume that
It was learned that the diffi- e are men of good f«dh. and
cully which held up the firing : we are honest men lhat are
of the satellite 18 minutes this : trying to do what is correct for
afternoon was attributed to a 1 jhe country"
“tape recorded weighing just' '* , ,
half a pound. : In the area of Peace and foreign
In checking out the little the President said Russia
recording device in the’satellite'offered to attend an East-West
before the firing, it was found it summit conference in this coun
j? , try, if Eisenhower wishes. That
It was tried several times and would be preferable, if it v
repeated its signa!s cor ' .long conference, he said, because
I tL of his constitutional duties and
Jupiter-C bliled“*ff fxJm fls official papers,
pad. rising gracefully and strong J President underlined in em
( from the Cape Canaveral Pha ic tones his position that “we
: launching site on a tail of or- ‘' v 1 ‘ n^ ver olose tne door to a
ange flame. summit session.
Today's launching seemed per-' Yet Eisenhower upheld Sec
fect and the radio signals from relar Y °f Stale Dulles' rejection
the rising four-stage Jupiter-C °f Soviet terms for an advance
rocket sounded normal as they, conference of foreign ministers,
were flashed back to the Army! He said: “It is absolutely futile
scientists in a blockhouse at the and, in my opinion, damaging, to
C a P e - attempt to hold a summit meet
fhe Jupiter-C climbed straight ing unless the agenda and the
into, an overcast Florida sky. and subjects included on it are so well
was hidden by the 5000-foot prepared as to give a genuine be
clouds just 27 seconds after it lief that real progress, if not
blasted off. In 90 seconds even the fixed agreement, but real pro
thunderous sound of the rocket gress toward easing of tensions
;was out of hearing range. can be accomplished.”
Dublin Players to Present
Matinee of O'Casey Play
The Dublin Players will present a matinee performance
of Sean O’Casey's “Juno and the Paycock” at 2:30 p.m. Sat
urday in addition to the regularly-scheduled evening per-
formance.
Josie MacAvin, company manager, said yesterday that be
cause of the demand for tickets.. ’
the company will perform twice 1 June, married in June and bore
° f ° nCe 35 ° rig,nally 'her only son in June, while her
P ,1,. _i|. husband. “Captain” Boyle strut*
S Till around the bars of the neighbor-
JSJSS “♦ lS lt f“ d hood like a paycock (peacock).
matinee only and may be picked r T. ltte , ro!es ? e ,Pn ye< L
up at the Hetzel Union desk Collie May and Jack Kelly. Both
The price for non-students will Performers began their careers at
be 51.25. Dublin s Gate Theatre.
“Juno and the Paycock" was! The Dublin Players will stage
first produced at Dublin’s world- *he play against a curtain back
famous Abbey Theatre in 1924.’ dl ?P> using no scenery. They
It brought the playwright world-, bring their own period cos
wide attention. ; fumes and use hand props. The
The play is set in 1922, the per
iod of the Irish Civil War. It con-
cerns the Boyles, a family -who, Shivaun O’Casey, the play
live in a 2-room tenement, where:wright’s daughter, will appear
[the poor old workers of Dublinjwith the Dublin Players this year
live • [for the first time. Sne is assistant
Mrs. Boyle is Juno, who got the.stage manager for the "rnuo and
'name because she was bom in l (Continued on page tiso)
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Temptation
Planted
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FIVE CENTS
Department of Theatre Arts
will supply stage furniture.