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VOL. 59, No. 52
et Decides On
Cabi
Close
Of Voluntary ROTC
The renewed voluntary vs. compulsory ROTC question
will be the object of a comprehensive study by All-University
Cabinet.
Unanimously passing a motion last night by Robert
Franklin, editor s of The Daily Collegian, Cabinet sent the
issue to committee because it felt
there was not enough information
to make a decision immediately.
Last year under the presidency
of Robert Steele, Cabinet defeat
ed a motion after weeks of hot
debate to oppose a compulsory
program
Donald Zepp, Chemistry-Phys-
Ice Student Council president,
brought up the ROTC question
in a motion that Cabinet go on
record as being opposed to com
pulsory ROTC.
The chem-phys council voted
against compulsory ROTC earlier
this week.
Zepp said that in approving a
proposal this semester from Stu
dent Encampment, it was recom
mended that the Inter-College
Council Board , "investigate and
seek to improve or abolish Cours
es which are not sufficiently chal
lenging to the average student."
"This would include ROTC be
cause I personally feel that it is
not sufficiently challenging," he
said.
• Zepp said he brought it before
Cabinet because ROTC is not in
any college and thus does not
come under ICCB jurisdiction.
However, in presenting his
motion, Franklin said there
were many questions left un
answered in last year's Cabinet
battle and they are still un
answered.
Franklin listed the following
questions which he felt were un
answered and which received sol
id backing from the rest of Cab
inet:
Gls it feasible to ask for vol
untary ROTC?
•If so, what procedure would
be followed?
•What is the opinion of fac
ulty and administration members?
•What is the opinion_ of the
Board of Trustees?
•How strong is student opinion
on the subject?
*What are the opinions of stu
dents and faculty and administra
tive members of other universi
ties?
*What would be the effect of
this on money coming from Wash
ington and Hariisburg?
•What would the effect be on
the University building program,
especially on the Wagner Build-
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USSR Defies Berlin Occupation Pact
BERLIN VP) The Soviet
Union took the first step yes
terday to fold up four-power
occupation of this former Ger
man capitol, thus defying
Western determination to hold
on in West Berlin.
Soviet Ambassador Andre Smir
nov called on Chancellor Konrad
Adenauar in Bon and served no
tice
_of "steps w ich the Soviet
government inter cis to take to
realize the liquida ion of the occu
pation status of
After K.hrushc ev's unexpect
ed declaration, the United
States lost no l'.• a in rallying
the West for, a f m stand.
Presient Eisen over declared
that an attack uptn Berlin would
be regarded as attack upon
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O a ,
Investigation
By DENNY MALICK
Kahle, Clagett
In University's
By JANET DURSTINE
- New Sophomore President
Donald Clagett an d new
Freshman President Jay Kahle
lied University party to a near
sweep of four out of six offices
in the fall elections.
Clagett had 543 votes to Keith
Carlson's 521. Kahle won 906 votes
to Herbert Goldstein's 877.
Campus party took only two of
fices, freshman class vice presi
dent and secretary. James Terry,
vice presidential candidate, had
1031 votes to Eliott Fuhrman's
753, and Robin Brooks, candidate
for secretary, 937 votes to Mar
jorie Ganter's 845.
George Benifrem won 580
votes to Nick Freeman's 490,
and Marilyn Barndt had 559
votes to Rhoberta Engelbrink's
507.
About 44 per cent or 1784 of
the combined freshman and soph
omore enrollment of 6533 voted.
About 53 per cent or 1784 fresh
man out of a class of 3355 cast bal
lots, and about 34 per cent of 1070
out of a sophomore class of 3178
cast ballots.
The new sophomore class presi
dent said:
"I want to thank the whole
sophomore class. I'm grateful for
the opportunity to meet a great
many Of them and for the oppor
tunity they have now given me
to really represent them."
Clagett's opponent said:
"I know that he will do a very
capable iob as president of our
class. His past record -in both
activities and scholarship proves
his capabilities as a leader."
"I would like to extend my
sincerest appreciation to the fresh
man class for their faith in me,"
said the new freshman class pres
ident. I will work to the utmost
of my ability to be your class
president. I accent this resnonsi
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the territories of the United
States.
Atlantic Pact legislators in Par
is urged the Western Big Three
to resist Soviet efforts to force
recognition of -East Germany by
ending the 13-year-old Berlin oc
cupation -agreement.
Details of the suitrise Smir
nov-Adeneuer meeting were
secret, but the Soviet Union al
ready has disclosed how it pro
poses to put the squeeze on the
Americans, British and French
in West Berlin.
It intends to turn over to the
East German Communists control
of all Western Allied air: road
and rail routes to isolated Berlin,
110 miles behind the Iron Cur
tain.
This means
_the Allies would
have little choice—barring use of
force or an airlift—but to negoti
ate with an East German regime
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 21. 1958
Cabinet Approves
HUB TIM Lounge
All-University Cabinet last night voted to include a lounge for town independent men
and - women in the proposed Hetzel Union Building expansion plans.
Cabinet voted 18-5 to include the lounge for town independent students in Cabinet's
HUB Expansion Committee's report. The Town Independent Men will pay for tlite use of
the lounge.
Edward Frymoyer, Association of Independent Men pi
lounge to the building's expansion plans, but the motion w
Campus Breaks
Elections Rules
The elections stood still for an hour-and-a-half last night
while Campus party had to answer for two infractions of the
Elections Code.
The party was absolved of
its regulations too vague to
Cool, Sunny Weather
The weather forecast for to
day and tomorrow is sunny and
cool. High temperature for to
day is expected to be 52 degrees.
Tonight will be fair and cold
with a low of 30 degrees.
they refuse to recognize, in order
to keep supply lines open to their
10,000 troops. Western officials
believe the Soviet action will pro
voke the gravest East-West 'crisis
over Berlin since the 1948-49
blockade.
West Berlin's Mayor Willy
Brandt told his 2100,000 citi
zens to stand fast before com
ing hardships. Brandt declared
the United States, Britain and
France had pledged without
reservation to defend the city.
The crisis-tested West Berlin
ers braced for anything from an
acute war of nerves to another
blockade.
How soon the Soviet move may
come is uncertain. A dispatch
from Moscow said the Big Three's
embassies there had 'not y - et re
ceived any communication from
the Kremlin on changing the stat
us of West Berlin.
Win Top Posts
Near Sweep
JAY KAHLE - DONALD CLAGETT
New freshman and sophomore class presidents
By CATHY FLECIt
rgiatt
By BILL JAFFE
er Elections Committee found
lace blame for infractions by
Party Chairman James ,Elliott
and defeated freshman class pres
idential candidate Herbert Gold
stein.
Goldstein distributed cards
saying "Vote for Corky Goldstein,
Campus Choice" during cam
paigning, and the expense in
curred in printing these cards
was not included in the party's
financial report.
Elliott also failed to include
the bill for candidates' pOster
pictures in his estimate.
. Excluding these two items, the
party bill amounted to $148.02.
The elections Code stipulates that
no more than $l5O may be spent
by a political party for publicity
purposes in the fall elections.
In the event that an excess of
this amount is spent, the code
further states that the maximum
penalty, disqualification of all six
candidates, will be given by the
committee.
If the case is dismissed the op-.
posing party may appeal to All-!
University Cabinet.
Howard Byers, University
party clique chairman, said
that he would not appeal this
case, because "I don't feel it is
right to accept a victory that
is not the will of the students.
It would be a shallow victory."
• Goldstein said he was aware
that his posters were considered
a part of campaign material even
if they did not effect the party
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•sident, moved to add a TIM
s amended by Ellen Donovan,
Women's Student Government
Association president, so it would
be a lounge for both,men and wo
men.
The HUB Expansion Commit
tee report was accepted as recom
mended, with the exception of
the deletion of four rooms which
were proposed for artcraft work
shops.
Cabinet also changed the re
quest for doubling the size and
storage area for use by the Book
Exchange to read "provide suf
ficient space for the BX in the
HUB." A recommendation to add
a counter to sell a limited line of
toilet articles was defeated.
The entire expansion report
calls for the addition of 30 ad
ditional rooms and the doubling
in size of the Present ballroom,
cafeteria and Lion's Den to ful
fill the needs of the 1970 stu
dent body.
The report, presented by chair
man Glen Thornburg, considered
an anticipated enrollment of 22,-
125 students in 1970 but did not
consider the cost involved nor the
architectural plans which would
be needed for the addition to the
present building.
Debate over the inclusion of a
Town Independent Students'
lounge in the HUB centered about
the needs for a specific lounge for
a specific - group. Under present
HUB regulations, any group can
reserve the use of a lounge or
room.
f.fr
Frymoyer and Frank Pearson,
chairman of the proposed Club
TIM project, presented the views
of the independent men students,
The stressed the need for a
feeling of security and a place
they could call their "home."
The lounge would provide the
students with a much needed
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'Nittanv Lion'
Can't Find Way
In Local Woods
The king of beasts got lost in
his own forest last evening.
Jack Behler, junior in psychol
ogy who plays the Nittany Lion,
lost his way in the wools while
hunting with Hubert and Harold
Swartzwelder about five miles
from the Civil Engineering Camp
in Huntingdon County.
The hunters split up yesterday
at 4 p.m., and Behler did not re
turn to the car at the appointed
time.
When he discovered he was lost,
;the "Lion" was on top of a moun
tain with cliffs on the side toward
the car. He had to travel in the
'opposite direction on a dirt road.
After running and walking in
; the cold darkness, Behler stum
bled upon a farmer, who drove
him around until he found his
'own car and the Swartzwelder
• 1 brothers, who were huddled over
;fires. They could not get into,
I Behler's locked car.
Huber t Swartzwelder had
phoned Behlees and his frater
nity, Theta Xi, and 15 brothers
; had driven to search for the miss
! ing "Lion."
1 When the hunters pulled their
car out of the side road, they
iaccidently passed the searchers'
I car. The Theta brothers and
pledges had been looking for the
hunters' car for some time.
ROTC
Question
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