SAM, PhiKap Win Ist Place 01tr fElatig VOL. 58. No. 135 STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1958 FIVE CENTS Miss Goes Ginger Ottinger was crowned Miss Penn State of 1958 last night in Recreation Hall before a crowd of 1700. James JiMirro, Spring Week chairman, crowned Miss Ottinger, junick in arts and letters from Norwood, who was sponSored by Alpha Omicron Pi and Chi Phi. Calendar RevisiOns Rejected The University Senate yester day refused to accept two plans for changing the University cal endar and called for the problem to be recommitted to the Com mittee on Calendar. Lawrence E.`Dennis, vice presi dent for academic affairs, urged Senate members to help the com-I mittee with data and suggestions and stressed the importance of having the problem worked out before the University submits its next biennium budget in October. Absence of an accepted and worked-out calendar revision, Dennis said, "will weaken the case we're going to put before" the legislature" when the new budget request is made. The first of the two proposed revisions was submitted by the calendar committee and called for two terms, each of 15 weeks of classes, irrespective of registra tion and examinations, plus a third term during the summer of about 10 weeks of classes. All three terms would be ad ministered alike under this pro posal and the present summer sessions would be continued in coordination with the new calen dar. The other plan, proposed from the floor as an alternative, calls for two semesters, each about a week shorter in length than what the committee proposed. In addition, it calls for two sum mer terms of about eight weeks each. One advantage of this last plan, a 'Senator said, would be that students could hold jobs for part of the summer. The committee, in Its report, concluded that a trimester sys tem, which has become synony mous with calendar revision as far as students are concerned, is "the least desirable of the three calendar plans considered." • Leader Says: University Budget Certain to Increase Gov. George M. Leader,said last night it is "almost cer tain" the University will receive an increase in its next budget. (The next request for a budget will be submitted in October.) "With the expansion and growth of the University and its activities," Leader said - in an interview, "more funds can and must be made available." Referring to the last budget, which showed an increase of "$2 or $3 million," Leader said, "I'm sure Dr. Walker could have used much more." Leader said he hoped suc ceeding legislatures will deal "very realistically" with the states college and university growth. "We must recognize that there are /19,000 students in higher FOR A BETTER PENN STATE Penn State Title to Ginger Ottinger See Picture, Page 5 Runners-up were Annette Ag ner, sponsored by Chi Omega and Alpha Sigma Phi; Ellen Donovan, sponsored by Kappa Kappa Gam ma and Sigma Nu; Sybil Kersh, sponsored by Kappa Alpha Theta and Sigma Alpha Epsilon; and Dorothy Lentz, sponsored by Al pha Zeta. Finalists were interviewed on stage by Stewart Kahan, master of ceremonies, and then walked down The runway in front of the judges seated in the audi ence. Judges were Mr. and Mrs. Lu ther Kepler, Mr. and Mrs. William Coleman, and Mrs. Robert Breon. The audience waited tensely for the judges' decision while the Phi Mu Alpha Dance Band played a medley of four numbers. Then all the 32 contestants in the Miss Penn State contest wearing pastel ballerina gowns formed an honor guard in the main aisle. Miss ()flinger, wearing a full length pale green net gown with the traditional deep blue robe trimmed with fur, was escorted to the stage, preceded by the four other finalists. She carried a bouquet of red roses, donated by a local florist. Miss Ottinger will receive over 28 gifts of clothes, jewelry and other items donated by national manufacturers and local mer- I chants. Gifts and donators are: s k ir t and blouse, Bobbie Brooks; suit, Buddy Bates; shoes, Mannequin and American Girl; bermudas and slacks, Jack Winter; three dresses, Sue Brett; three pairs of gloves, Dawnelle; scarf, Glentex; cos metic treasure chest, Max Factor; cashmere sweater, Dalton; blouse, Judy Bond. Jewelry case, Blair Shop; even ing purse, Simon's; perfume, Charles Shop; shirt, Jack Harp er's; belt, Kalin's Men's Shop; blouse and skirt, Kalin's Women's Shop; novel, Pennsylvania Book Store; stuffed animal, Metzger's; pajamas, Schlow's; toilet water, Penn-Whelan Drugs; writing pap er, Grigg's Pharmacy; gloves, Smart Shop; record, ,Harmony Shop; bouquet, Bill , McMullen; necklace, Ethel Meserve; pen and pencil, Rea & Buick; necklace, Mary Leitzinger. education in the state now and by 1970 it is estimated there will be some 242,000," he added. Leader also said he believes the University should be able to fi nance classroom and laboratory construction the same way it can now finance dormitory building. He said he wholeheartedly backs a bill by Sen. Joseph S. Clark calling for the federal government to provide financ ing for classrooms and labors- (Continued on page two) Totirgiatt Ginger °flinger Miss Penn State of 1958 Big Weekend Brings Bliss, Some Sadness By Marie Russo Spring weekend is here—when seniors have their last blast and celebrate TGIF from now till the end of the semester. In Philadelphia and Pittsburgh railroad stations, imports are anxiously awaiting Lewistown bound trains while solicitous Freshman women's hours were moved up to sophomore hours last night and will be in effect this weekend, the Womon's Student Government Associa tion has announced. mothers try to smile. "I hope you and what's-his-name have a nice time, dear," a mother says in a strained voice. In the women's residence halls, coeds are madly ironing yards and yards of filmy stuff while their roommates are try in g- to make Roman togas out of resi dence hall sheets. The dark cloud of the weekend seems to be that old so and so professor who is giving his blue book (that counts one third) at 8 a.m. Saturday. Of course this means that all students in his class will stay home Friday night, ignoring the gay frivolity about ,(Continued on page eight) Review Players" Tonight at 8:30' Scores Hit By DAVE FINEMAN Collegian Drama Critic Players' "Tonight at 8:30," a production of three one-act plays by ,Noel Coward, which opened last weekend,' will re open at Centre Stage for to night and tomorrow and will run for three more weeks. ."Hands Across the Sea"—stra tegically placed last in the "To night at 8:30" trio which opened at Centre Stage last weekend— is a hilarious piece and wonder fully done by Director Robert D. Reifsneider's excellent cast. The finest performance we believed to be that of Patricia Paladino as Lady Maureen Gil pin—known to her friends as Piggie in "Hands Across the Sea," Flitting about, bringing together the confusing, scat He-Men, Carnival, Floats Announced The Axidentals, featured vocal group at Awards Night, built up suspense by slowly tearing open the results sealed in envelopes and faking laryngitis before they finally pre sented the overall Spring Week trophy to Sigma Alpha Mu and Phi Kappa. The two fraternities working as a group ammased more points than any other group in Spring _ Week events Twenty-six trophies and four medals valued at $B5O were pre sented by the Axidentals at Awards Night last night in Rec reation Hall. He-Man winner was Benjamin' Amato, sponsored by Alpha Phi' Delta. Runners-up who each re ceived a medal were Francis Pa lone, sponsored by Theta Chi; Chester Piotrowski, sponsored by , Sigma Phi Epsilon; Frank LoM bard°, sponsored by Tau Kappa Epsilon; and Raymond Pathos, sponsored by Theta Delta Chi. The Queen of Hearts trophy was awarded to Diane Priestly and Phyllis Briesch, members of Phi Mu. The trophy for first place in the panel and quiz show cate gory in the Float Parade went to Sigma Alpha Mu and Phi Kappa. AIM and Leonides took second and Beaver House and Pyrose third. In the police and detective float category Theta Xi and Sigma Sigma Sigma received first hon ors. Delta Upsilon and Alpha Gamma Delta were second and —Photo by John Zerby First Place Trophy .. . to be awarded to Spring Week winner Acacia and Delta Zeta received the third place trophy. The winners of the western float category were Delta Sigma Phi and Alpha Xi Delta. Second place went to Sigma Alpha Epsi lon and Kappa Alpha Theta. Sig ma Phi Epsilon and Mac Allister Hall float took third place. In the Carnival, first place trophies in each of the three television categories were won by the Phi Delta Theta and Delta Delta Delta, police and detective show: Alpha Gamma (Continued from page one) tered conversations taking place on stage, adding to the confu sion by her case of mistaken identity—all done with an amazing sense of timing, made her extremely amusing. Robert Shiarella, as her hus band, was very enjoyable. He was apparently amused by his effer vescent wife, yet was not above being a little nutty himself. The first of the three plays— " Red Peppers"—is a light-hearted comedy about some very funny characters right off the old British vaudeville stage. Richard Mazza and Susan Mort were riotous as George and Lily Pepper, an easy to-anger husband-and-wife vaude ville team who fight between themselves constantly but are just as quick to turn their cockney wrath upon all corners. Their little song-and-dance By BONNIE JONES Dulles Seeks Mutual OK With Soviets WASHINGTON (/P) The United States offered yesterday to consider cutting down its H-bomb flights in the arctic if the Soviet Union accepts the U.S. North Pole inspection plan. Secretary of State John F. Dul les made the proposal at a news conference. He emphasized that Soviet acceptance or rejection will affect the question of whether President Eisenhower goes to a summit conference. Dulles disclosed new approaches to the Soviets in an effort to sell them on the polar proposal. If accepted, he said, the proposal could mark a turning point in the cold war and possiblp bring fur ther disarmament agreements. While Dulles' news conference dealt mostly with this issue, he also said: •The United States hopes to have normal friendly relations with the United Arab Republic-- that 'U.S. release of $26 million in foreign Egyptian assets was al most automatic when President Nasser reached agreement on compensating former owners of the Suez Canal. •President Eisenhower has not yet decided whether to suspend nuclear tests after this summer's series in the Pacific, but the ques tion is being closely studied. Lion Foresees Wet Weekend The Lion donned his raincoat over his new bermuda-shorts tux edo as he prepared for the usual big weekend rains. He left his den this morning all set to end Spring Week at Senior B a 11 to night. He carried the usual big dance equipment binoculars (to se e the orches tra), stilts (to ele vate h i m above the crowd), pogo stick (to make his way around the dance floor) and smelling salts (to revive his date when the crowd becomes too much for her. He plans on having a wonderful time. Today's weather calls for scat tered showers with a high of 80 degrees. act alone was well worth the 20 plugged nick el $ it would have cost us to get in if we had paid our own way. The middle play—" Still Life" —was a drama, but not a very interesting one. The theme of should - we - or - shouldn't-we-as married-people-be-other-peoples'- lovers is well-worn and fails to hold the attention for periods of longer than two minutes' dura tion. Bruce Taylor, as Alec Harvey, and June Miller, as Laura Jesson, both do fine jobs in the play, however, so perhaps there is 'something better to be said for that half-hour's part of an even ing. Marilyn Roberts, as Myrtle Bs got, and Fred Mayers, as Gilbert, provided some most amusing breaks in "Still Life," too.
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