Today's F recast: Clear, W High a rmer; 82 VOL. 58, No. 12 Plan Save Phi New May Pita iposal to retain : Phi fraternity e n made—this for private the adjoining lacing the origi for rental of the College Parking Another pr, the Pi Lambd house has b one to provid operation of parking lot, re nal plan callin!. lot by the Stat Authority. Perry H. Ge zel, owner of the property, told tl e parking author ny that he w uld furnish tran sient parking facilities on the Pugh Street lo for 75 to 80 cars at his own ex nse for an origi nal period of 1 years. The agree ment would gve the authority the right to extend the time for a further period of years, with the details to be arranged at a later time. . Gentzel expressed the view that if. after a reasonable trial period, it wail found that all of the transcient'spaces would not be needed, he would like to utilize them for monthly park ing. Gentzel said he had two main reasons for not wanting to sell the property: First, he estimates that he has approximately 40 to 50 apartment tenants in the area for whom he would haveto find off-street parking facilities, should the press ent lot be sold. Second. he terms the lot the center of his holdings in the South Pugh Street area and that plans have already been made to install a central heat ing plan undei the lot. He add ed that tunnels to the other properties have already been completed. The original plan was for Gent zel to operate the parking lot for five years, as an alternative, for the authority WI rent the property at $350 a month. This plan was re jected by the authority as being too expensive and not definite enough. The authority, in answer to the second plan, felt the proposal had "its merits" and appointed a com mittee to meet further with Gent zel to iron out some details con cerning a more concrete pro posal. First, the authority expressed concern over the time eldment involved and wanted the factor of the proposed extension after the initial 10-year agreement to be investigated. • A more complete description of the number of spaces and the in dividual size of the spaces was also desired. The authority ques tioned who was to accomplish the installation of the meters and any other renovations necessary on the site. Prato Named Head Of Journ Group Loilis Prato, junior in journal ism from rndiana, has been elect ed president of Sigma Delta Chi, men's professional journalism so ciety. Matthew Mathews, junior in journalism from Wyano, was elected vice president. William Jaffe, sophomore in journalism from Philipsburg, was elected sec retary and Robert Thompson, jun ior in journalism from Paoli, was elected treasurer. Blackadar Will Speak Dr. A. K. Blackadar, associate professor of meteorology, will lecture on "Artificial Earth Satel lite Orbits" at 7:30 tonight in 111 Boucke. The 'lecture is sponsored by Alpha Nu, honorary astronomy society, Applications for Handbook Students interested in working on the Student Handbook may op ply today at the Hetzel Union Desk. v iii. 11z- O r 1r 4 zi t „..4';''.;, c o i ants`:" —Daily Collegian photo by Ron Miller A JOURNALISM CLASS taught by Robert M. Pockrass, associate professor of journalism, takes advantage of the spring weather and meets under a tree. As the weather grows warmer more and more classes are held outside, at least if the students get their way. —Daily Collegian photo by Marty Scherr COEDS SOAK UP SUN as they sprawl on the lawn near Atherton. Other coed sunbathers could be found yesterday on the sun decks of McElwain and. Simmons, the golf course and in dormitory courtyards. Bermudas Blossom in Sun; Higher - Temperatures Seen Judging from the outbreak of bermuda shorts and sun bathers on campus it appears that spring has finally sprung, to use an old cliche; but fellow students, be ware of Penn State weather. Although the weatherman sees no snow in the near future, any long-time , resident of the Nittany Valley knows that spring merely Blasts Congressional Foes Pentagon Reorganization Ike Of WASHINGTON (IP)—Presi dent Eisenhower told the na tion Thursday congressional critics are besieging his mili tary reorganization plan with nonsense, untruth and misrepre sentation. The whole purpose of the plan, he said, is "safety with solvency" and "the country is entitled to both." Launching the battle he has promised for his plan, Eisen• bower addresied a luncheon of the American Society of News paper Editors and the Interna tional Press Institute. _The FOR A BETTER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE. PA.. FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 18, 1958 heralds the beginning of the mon soon season. But until the 40 days of rain, coeds are soaking up the sun in the dormitory courtyards, conver tibles- are blooming and even profs are getting in the act by holding class outdoors. More of the same fine weather is predicted today with a high of 75-82. speech was broadcast nationally by television and radio. ' Eisenhower repeatedly empha sized the negative. He said his de fense reorganization program will create no monstrous, Prussian type military command. That was a direct comeback at Chairman Carl Vinson (D.-Ga.) of the House Armed Services Committee. • Eisenhower said, too, the plan will create no czar to "overwhelm our liberty," no threat to Con gress' purse string power, "no 40- billion-dollar blank check," no swallowing up of the traditional services." On the positive side, the chief executive said the program will Stop unworthy and costly bick ering among the services and establish unified combat com- egiatt Referendum Given OK on Ist Reading The referendum amendment to the Student Government Association constitution passed its first All-University Cabi net reading last night, despite unsuccessful attempts to raise the quotas for petitioning and voting called for in the pro posal. The amendment will have more Cabinet meetings before it can be passed and become part of the constitution. The amendment provides that a petition signed by three per cent of the student body could call for a student vote on any issue which had already been voted on by Cabinet. If 20 per cent of the student body voted in the special election, the majority decision would bind Cabinet's vote on the issue, and could be overruled only by a three-fourths vote of Cabi net. Two attempts to amend the proposal= were defeated. The first would have raised the percentage of students needed to vote in the election to 30 per cent, in order to make the vote binding. Ellen Donovan, president of the Woman's Student Government Association, speaking against the amendment, said since the ballot might concern only a specific is sue, it might only be of interest to a specific group. She said that inAhis case it might be impossible to get 30 per cent of the polls on the issue. The second defeated amendment asked that the per cent of students needed to sign a petition be raised from three to 10. John Rhodes, acting parliamen tarian and former All-University vice president, spoke strongly against the (referendum amend ment, calling it "very much out of order." Rhodes said that Cabi net "could be overridden by a small minority" if the amendment were passed. "The students picked Cabinet members as their representa tives," Rhodes said, "because they are more familiar with student af fairs, and can decide for them." He said if the amendment were passed, "an emotional wave" could carry through campus and eventually override a Cabinet de cision. Tribunal Applications Available at HUB Desk Applications for Tribunal may be obtained now at the Hetzel Union desk. To apply for Tribunal, a stu dent must be fourth or fifth se mester and have an -All-Univer sity average ol at least 2.3. All applications must be re turned to the HUB desk by noon Friday. mand and strategic planning. To cling to the idea of waging war by separate ground, sea and air forces, the former general said, would - put the country in deadly peril. "I am quite sure," Eisen hower went on, "that the Amer ican people feel it is far more important to be able to hit the target than it is to haggle over who makes a weapon or who pulls a trigger." He u r ge d Congress to accept and apply the facts of modern military life, to sweep away the legal fog he said envelopes the authority of the secretary of de fense. One by one, the chief executive reviewed and upheld the major (Continued on page five) Cabinet's _ Ca lumnists See Page 6 to be read and approved at two 230 Students Donate To Bloodmobile The Red Cross collected 230 pints of blood on Thursday. A total of 271 donated blood, but 41 were rejected because of medical reasons. The appeal for donations for William Shaw, a 1957 graduate who is suffering from internal hemorrhaging, was answered by 35 students. Shaw, who was in jured in a soccer game here, is a patient at Bryn Mawr Hospital. Of the 195 students who signed up to donate, 55 did nQt appear. A total of 131 people came who were unscheduled, and 144 were first-time donors. The blood drive was sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega, men's na tional service fraternity, and Gamma Sigma Sigma, women's national service sorority. Delta Delta Delta and Kappa Kappa Gamma sororities were hostesses, serving coffee, orange juice and cookies to the donors. The blood which will go to the Johnstown center to supplement its climihishing blood supply will be used within Centre County in three weeks. Snarf Balloting Deadline Set Students may nominate their candidates for the "Professor Snarf of Pent — J. - State" today in the office of their college or at the Hetzel Union desk. Engineering students may vote in the Electrical Engineering Building. The contest is a part of a drive to raise funds for the World Uni versity Service. Students' candidates should be theit' idea of "Penn State's most lovable profs." Pictures of the finalists will ap pear next week at a penny voting booth on the Mall. Proceeds from the contest will aid university stu dents throughout the world. Thomas Plans July Retirement Gilbert D. Thomas, associate professor of industrial engineer ing, will retire July 1 after more than 30 years on the faculty. Thomas was graduated from the University with a bachelor of sci ence degree in industrial engi neering. Prior to his appointment to the faculty in 1927, he held positions with Western — Electric Co., Equit able Life Insurance Co. of lowa and the Independence Bureau, all in Philadelphia, and with_ the Diehl Manufacturing Co., Eliza bethport, N.Y. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi, engineering honor society; American Society for Engineering Education; and the American Management Association. WRA to Present Aquacade The synchronized swimming group of the Women's Recreation Association will present an aqua cade at 8 tonight and tomorrow night in the White Building pool. FIVE CENTS
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