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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
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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.