• 0 to Receive Degrees Today Plowden Will Speak On Soviet Challenge VOL. 58. No. A For lof $lO,OOO for the establishment of a campus AM radio station was presented I sity by the senior class last night. A gift to the Unive The A station received 639 votes of a total 1555 during the balloting two weeks ago. Runner-up with 371 votes was last year's class gift designation—books for the Library. Other :ift suggestions were a donation toward the Stone Valley Recreation Area project, 299 votes; an arch-en trance for the east campus, 182 votes; and a circulating art collection, 64 votes The $lO.OOO gift and the $5OOO I reserve fund of the present WDFM station would be ade quate for the installation of AM facilities. The next step toward obtaining a campus AM station presumably would be the Uni-- versity applying to the Federal Communications Commission for a frequency assignment. AM facilities for station WDFM would allow all students and State College residents to receive s the student-produced program ming. A recent survey revealed' that a maximum 500 radios in the area reecive the WDFM signal. The station would broadcast on both AM and FM frequencies, as the' expense for maintaining both would be little greater than the cost of present operations— about $3OOO per year. This is fi nanced by the students, who pay 20 cents per semester. The $lO.OOO class gift is made possible by an accumulation of a 50-cent general damage fee charged students each semester. At the end of four years, each student has approximately a $4 share in the gift. The addition of AM facilities to the present campus station has been under way over five years. The first obstacle in obtaining the facilities was that of financing it. 150 to Receive Commissions Commissions will be awarded this morning to more than 150 seniors who have completed one of the Reserve Officers Training Corps programs. The ceremony is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. in Schwab Auditorium. Lawrence' E. Dennis, vice president for academic affairs, will speak at the program while the oaths of office will be ad ministered by Capt. John P. Roach, professol. of naval science; Col. Orin H. IVgley, Jr., profes sor of air scienc -; and Col. Arthur W. Kogstad, pr fessor of military science and tact cs. Thirty-eight seniors will be commissioned !s ensigns in the. Navy or Nav Reserve; 12 -as second lieutena is in the Marine Corps or Mari . Corps Reserve, jh including three who qualify by enrollment in t e Marine Corps Platoon Leader Course; 47 as second lieuten nts in the Air Force; and 58 s second lieuten. ants in the A -- --Special Graduation Issue -- STATE - COLLEGE, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 7, 1958 FIVE CENTS Facilities Selected . Senior Class Gift By JUDY HARKISON. '5B President Eric A. Walker said yesterday that he will not know whether the University will apply to the Federal Com munications Commission for an AM frequency until after .the July meeting of the Board of Trustees. Walker said he had received no official word as of yes terday morning on the selection of AM facilities for WDFM as the senior class gift For this reason the trustees would not act on the gift at their meetings this week, he said. The board must either accept or reject the gift. Presumably the next step to ward obtaining the station—if the trustees accept the gift— would .be the University apply ing to the FCC for a frequency. The University conducted a fre quency search at a cost of more than $lOOO last year. The re sults of the search have been termed "optimistic." The University, if it applies to the FCC for an AM frequency, would be the third applicant seek ing a frequency in this area. There is reportedly only one frequency available in this area. This means the FCC—if the Uni versity applies—may have to de cide which of the three applicants is to receive the frequency. William Ulerich, Clearfield 5 Men, 6 Women Given Class Honors Five senior men—including four varsity athletes—and six senior women received class 'honors at the Senior Night program last night in Schwab Auditorium. The seniors, selected by their class members to receive the hon ors, are: Johnny, Johnston, three-time Eastern wrestling champion and president of the Athletic Associa tion, male class donor. Les Walters, star end, spoon man. Edward Dubbs, editor of The Daily Collegian, cane man. Steve Baidy, two-letter man in baseball an d basketball, barrel * * * Trustee Decision Awaited on G ift * * * publisher and owner of WMAJ, State College station, and Milton J. Bergstein, WMAJ manager and part-time instructor in the School of Journalism, have applied for a 500-watt daytime frequency in Bellefonte. The frequency sought is 1390. Also seeking the 1390 band for a 500-watt daytime station in State College is the Suburban Broadcasting Corp. of Hyatts ville, Md. The University reportedly found a frequency at 1400. How ever, this would interfere with the 1390 band. This presumably means that only one new station could broadcast in the State Col lege area. Both the Ulerich-Bergstein and the Maryland broadcasting cor poration proposed stations would be commercial. The University station would be non-commercial. Apparently anticipating some (Continued on page four) man in bas'eball and basketball, an athlete who excelled in leader pipe man. ship and scholarship and symbol- Suzanne Smith, Women's Stud- izes the old cinder scraps that ent Government Association pres- were conducted on campus. ident, woman class'donor. The tradition behind the pipe Carolyn Johnson, president of man award is much older than Mortar Board, senior women's so- the other honors. The origin of ciety, bow girl. 1 I Karen Bixler, May Queen, fan the custom is not definitely known but it is believed to girl. have been started as a joke by Susanne Aiken Reilly, secretary some who thought it was time of WSGA, slipper girl. to "bury the hatchet" of class Lynn Kinnier, Education Stu- rivalry and smoke the 'radi i dent Council, mirror girl. _ tional peace pipe with the in- I_ Patricia Moran, Home Econom coming senior class. in- I, Student Council president, class poet. Since then the pipe man award The spoon man award, the top has been a symbol of friendship honor going to a male senior,•rec- and understanding between the ognizes . outstanding leadership graduating class and the incom and high scholastic attainment. ing senior class. University tra- The cane man award goes to the dition and customs are to be care male senior with outstandin ully guarded by the recipient of p requirements. the pipe . award dur; - (C - " .pd p Class Donor * * * More than 2500 graduates will receive degrees and hear Sir Edwin Plowden, chairman of the United Kingdom Atom ic Energy Authority, speak on the Soviet challenge to the free world at Commencement exercises today. Weather permitting, the Commencemnent exercises will be held at 10:30 a. m. in Beaver Field. In case of inclement weather, there will be two in door ceremonies in Recreation Building, at 10:30 a. m. and 2 p, Approximately 25,000 persons are expected to attend the outdoor ceremony. President Eric A. Walker will confer degrees on more than 2500 graduates, including 214 candi= dates for advance degrees. Forty seven doctorates will be awarded. Sir Edwin is scheduled to speak from the sumo Beaver Field platform upon which President Eisenhower stood three years ago and propose& in a bid for peaceful uses of atomic energy, that the United States provide money and "know how" to help other na tions obtain atomic research and power reactors. Acting in the name of the Uni versity, ,Walker will confer an The weatherman last night was taking bets that today's Commencement exercises will be held in Beaver Field. He forecast partly cloudy skies and slightly warmer tem peratures—and no rain—for to day. The expected hight is 68. State College radio station WMAJ, 1450 on the dial, will announce the change in the ceremony this morning in case the weatherman fouled up. honorary doctor of science de gree on Sir Edwin. Admiral Lewis E ,Strauss. re tiring chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commis sion, will be in the audience to hear Sir Edwin. Undergraduate members of the class total 1786, while an ad ditional 533 students who have completed two-year technical programs at one of the Centers will receive associate degrees. In case of rain, candidates from the Colleges of Agriculture, Chem istry. and Physics, Engineering and Architecture and Mineral In (Continued on page four) Bow Girl --..._ Blin Fan Girl Rslilt Mi ner Girl Kinnier F rror Girl Moran Clan Pool By ED DUBBS, '5B Plowden To Get Degree With Class Sir Edwin Plowden, chairman of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, will become the second person in "modern times" to receive an honorary degree from the University at Commencement today. The first honorary degree in modern times was given to Pres ident Dwight D. Eisenhower at the June, 1955, commencement. The President was awarded an hon orary doctor of laws degree by his brother, Dr. Milton S. Eisen hower, then president of the Uni versity and now president of Johns Hopkins University, Balti more. Mi. Sir Edwin will receive an honorary doctor of science de -1 arse from President Eric A. Walker. Several honorary degrees were conferred by the University around the turn of the century, but the exact nature of these de grees has never been agreed upon, according to a University spokes man. Sir Edwin became Great Brit ain's first chairman of the Atomic Energy Authority early in 1954. He carried with him into the position a wealth of experience in government service and_bnciness. During the Second World War, he served as a member of the Aircraft Production Min. istry, rising to' the office of chief executive by the end of the war. Afterwards, he return ed to directorship in the British (Continued on page three) 500 New Alums join Association More than 500 graduating sen iors have joined the Alumni Association as of 5 p.m. yesterday. The Alumni Association office, 104 Old Main, will be open until 4 p.m. for seniors to obtain mem berships. This is the last day special membership rates will he offered. The special rates are $2 for a one year membership and $7O for a life membership. The life mem bership may be purchased on an installment plan with $lO down. Of the 500 seniors who have joined, approximately 80 obtained life memberships. Most were pur chased on the installment plan. Ross B. Lehman, assistant ex ecutive alumni secretary, said the response to the association's drive is running ahead of previous years. He called the response •'good." - Lehman said he expects _an
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