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;en Cuban em-
Texaco refinery
>;d Monday and
to the rebels’
ntain strongholds
iba.
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ican and se'
ployes of a
were kidnap
carried off
jungled moui
of eastern Ci
The AmericJ
Bennett of S;
and Kenneth E
111., 40.
The U.S. Em
seizure of the i
ing efforts to 1
can citizens.
ns are Charles R.
ntiago, Cuba, 35,
. Drewes of Joliet,
. iassy disclosed the
r ine yesterday dur
-1 berate the Ameri
The abductions near Santiago
were in the i ame rugged area
where 50 U.S. sailors and Marines
fin demployes pi North American
mining companies were seized
last June. All these eventually
were released singly and in groups
through efforts of American con
suls who plunged into the wilder
ness to negotiate.
The area is dominated by the
rebel brother leaders Fidel and
Raoul Castro. They have long
sought to overthrow the Batista,
government and dramatize their
battle with spectacular kidnap
ings, hit-run raids and other de
vices.
BusAdNominations
Due By Friday
Self-nominations for business
administration freshmen who
want to run for the five vacant
seats on the Business Administra
tion Student Council may be made
through Friday in 120 Boucke.
The elections will be held next
Tuesday and Wednesday in both
the Hetzel Union card room and
in the Boucke lobby.
James Meister, council presi
dent, appointed Lorna Schweitzer
and Gerald Goldberg to the elec
tions committee council.
Pitt Dean to Address
Pre-Law Group Today
W. Edward Sell, dean of the
University ,of Pittsburgh Law
School, will speak at a meeting
of Pi Lambda Sigma, pre-law
honorary society, at 4:15 p.m. to
day in 1 Sparks.
Those interested in the legal
profession are invited to attend.
Panel to Discuss
Fraternity Problems
What right does a fraternity have to choose its own
members without restrictions?
This question and many others concerning national fra
ternities will be discussed at the Interfraternity Council
Workshop-sponsored panel dis
cussion at 7 tonight in 121 Sparks.
The 5-member panel will also
discuss "How Can Fraternities
Meet the Problem of Expanding
Enrollments?"
The discussion is open to the
public. Glen T. Nygreen, dean of
men at Kent State University
and educational adviser to the
National Interfraternity Confer
ence, will be the feature panelist.
Other members of the panel will
include Robert Lynn, national
executive secretary of Pi Kappa
Alpha;. Robert Miller, executive
national’ secretary of Phi Delta
Theta; Richard Fletcher, national
executive secretary of Sigma Nu;
and Dr. Marsh White t professor of
physics at the University and
local fraternity adviser, v
The panel discussion hf the third
part of the 4-part workshop pro -J
Satin $2l (EoU
STATE COLLEGE. PA.. WEDNESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 22. 1958
—Collfsrlan Photo by Bob Thompson
MARLYNN TURKI DAUNNA DOEBLER AUDREY FINNEY
DIANNE MORROCO FAITH HORNE
One will become the 1958 Junior Prom Queen,
Junior Prom Queen
Five Finalists Chosen
Five finalists for. Junior Prom Queen were selected by the queen committee of the
Junior Advisory Board yesterday.
The juniors chosen as finalists and their sponsors are: Daunna Doebler, art education
major from Jersey Shore, Leonides; Audrey Finney, elementary education major from
Havertown, Alpha Chi Omega; Faith Horne, art education major from Lititz, Alpha Chi
Frosh in Crash
Held For Check
Edmund Hirst, freshman in
ceramics technology from Phila
delphia, was held overnight in
the University Hospital after be
ing struck by a car at about
10:30 p.m. yesterday.
Hirst, witnesses said, was
crossing the intersection of Pol
lock and Entrance Roads on his
bicycle when a car struck him
and his bike.
A hospital official said his in
juries were minor—lacerations of
the head and face.
Witnesses described the vehicle
as a light green Buick station
wagon, but the Campus Patrol
would not confirm this informa
tion nor indicate who the driver
was.
gram. Last night, 10 individual
workshops were held in fraterni
ties.
At 4 p.m. today a coffee hour
will be held for fraternity presi
dents, workshop speakers, na
tional executive Secretaries and
University administrators in the
dean of men’s office.
Tomorrow the annual work
shops banquet will be held at
5:45 p.m. at the Nittany Lion
Inn. Dean Nygreen will be the
principal speaker and the IFC
scholarship trophies for the
spring semester will be present
ed.
Nygreen, a member of Sigma
Alpha Epsilon fraternity and an
officer in the national organiza
tion, has served for a number of
years as dean of men at Kent
State University' and has been
very active in the NIC.
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
Omega; Diane Morroco, elemen
tary education major from Pitts
burgh, Gamma Phi Beta; and
Marlynn Turki, physical educa
tion major from Cannonsburg.
Finalists will receive free tick
ets to the prom and bouquets of
roses from the Junior Advisory
Board.
The queen will be picked by a
group of local merchants. They
are: Alan Crabtree, Jack Harper,
Bob Martin, Ethel Meserve and
John Storch.
The queen will be announced
at an intermission at 10:30 pm.
Vincent Marino, junior class pres
ident, will be master of cere
monies. He will present the win
ning coed with a trophy, Ralph
Marterie will crown the queen.
Tickets for the prom, which
will be held 9 p.m. to 1 p.m. Fri
day at Recreation Hall, will go
on sale that morning at the Het
zel Union desk. The cost per cou
ple is $5.
The theme of the dance is “Cin
erdella Ball.” Dress is semi-for
mal.
The semi-finalists were: Kay
Binder, Jean Bix b y, Nancy
Campbell, Duanna Doebler, Carol
Dominick, Connie Edmonds,' Au
drey Finney, Faith Horae, Susan
Keener, Nancy Kress, Diane Mor
(Continued on page live)
, Right Number!
Sorr
Student Gets Ike's Number
By DAVE FINEMAN ber—which is supposed to be
A University student had known only by top government:
T , , , , . . officials and diplomats—by chal-
Ike s number last week. lenging what he thought was a
His private one, that is. bluff of a friend.
So he called it person-to- 0 f having knowledge of the
person to Dwight Eisenhower phone number because of his
. , . ~ acquaintance with one branch
himself, Of course—to invite of the Eisenhower family.
him to become an honorary
member of his social fra
ternity.
Not only did Robert J. Thomp
son, junior in journalism from
Paoli, fail to reach Ike himself,
but the windup was a Secret
Service investigation and front
page stories in newspapers across
the. country.
Thompson got the unlisted num-
i Vi
Sunny and Warm,
Forecast Today
Today's forecast is sunny and
warm with a high of 71 this
afternoon, dropping down to a
low of 45 tonight.
It will continue to be warm
tomorrow, but cloudy, with a
high of 70. Friday will be
breezy and cooler with a temp
erature drop to a high of 58,
TIM Council to Meet at 7
The Town Independent Men
Council will meet at 7 tonight in,
203 Hetzel Union.
When Thompson got through to
the President’s private quarters al
man answered, but Thompson
didn’t hang up.
Instead, he said, “May I speak
to Dwight ’Eisenhower.”
“Well, it’s rather late,” the un
identified voice said. “Isn’t there
someone else you could speak
with?
“And, by the way, how did you
ever get this number?”
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Figures
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Fund For
Loans
Drained
Editorial on Page 4
i The $47,000 fund provided
!by the Board of Trustees for
student loans this semester is
almost exhausted.
Wilbur Wise, assistant to the
dent loans said yesterday there
dean of men who coordinates stu
is less than $5OOO remaining in
the fund.
The question of the loan fund
was raised Monday by .Mayor
Richardson Dihvorth, of Phila
delphia, who criticized students
for their reluctance to use the
loans available.
Dilworlh, a trustee, said the
University has about $lOO,OOO
in a revolving student loan
fund but only about 25 per ceni
of this is used.
However, Wise pointed out that
only $47,000 is available this se
mester and $68,000 has been bud
geted for next semester. The
fund for next semester cannot
be used until then, he said,
j But this does not mean there
iis no chance of receiving a loan
this semester.
j Wise said there possibly will
be some moro money available
for loans later this semester
| through a special allotment.
! “We are hoping the federal loan
program will come through soon,”
he said, “but this possibly won’t
come before January”
In addition to the regular loan
service, students may use the
Hetzel Fund, an emergency loan
ifund through which students may
[Obtain a maximum of $2O within
24 hours.
Wise explained this could be
usH for such things as doctor
bills or equipment needed for
a class before there is lime for
regular loan formalities.
Students may apply for loans
in the dean of men's office Stu
dents must fill out a form giving
background information and then
have an interview with Wise.
A 2 0 All-University average is
required to receive a loan alter
the first semester.
Meeting for LA Faculty
Will Be Held Tomorrow
Faculty members meeting of
the College of the Liberal Arts
will meet at 4:15 p.m. tomorrow
in 121 Sparks for the second meet
ing of the semester.
The administration has not yet
decided what business will be
1 brought before the group. Dean
ißichard C. Maloney, assistant
jdean of the college, said.
“From a friend. All I want is
to invite the President to become
an honorary member of my social
fraternity, Phi Sigma Kappa. But
1 could call back tomorrow.” •
"Yes. lhai would be best,” the
voice said. "And for God's sake,
use ibe regular While House
phone. Or better yet, why don't
you send a letter."
“All right, we’ll do th a t,”
Thompson assured him.
As it turned out, the call was
traced and when Thompson re
turned to his fraternity house for
lunch the next day, a Bell Tele
phone Co. representative was
waiting for him.
The Bell representative wanted
to know where Thompson got the
number so they could find out
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