Today's Fore ! cast: Warmer, Showers VOL. 59. No. 81 IFC Diploi For S The Interfraternity Council voted last night to request the University to withhold diplomas of graduating seniors who owe debts to individual fraternities. By a 50-3 majority, the IFC voted to ask for the with holding of the diplomas only upon the request of the individ ual fraternities. The group also stipulated that the request be granted only upon the presenta tion of evidence that the fraternity has made every reasonable effort to collect the bill. Hart Langer,' chairman of a committee studying the problem, made the recommendation after his group had received replies from 42 fraternities, regarding the prevalence of the problem. Thirty five fraternities reported the problem does exist, 32 favored the withholding of diplomas and 10 were opposed to the plan. "The plan would be used only when individual fraterni ties need it," Langer said, and the University would have no control over the fraternity's fi nances. O. Edward Pollock, as sistant to the dean of men in charge of fraternity affairs, favored the plan but added that the fraternities should make every effort possible to collect the debts. The IFC request will be sent to a University administration committee for final action. The IFC approved a request of the IFC Executive Committee that they be given the power to screen and hire a secretary part-time for the Fraternity Affairs Office. The secretarial post would replace the IFC executive vice president posi tion. David Morrow resigned his position as executive vice presi dent and said the present Fra ternity Affairs Office is an in efficient phase of the IFC. He favored the new plan. At the present, the FAO is being reorganized under the leadership of Richard Christian, IFC secretary-treasurer, and of fice hours will be held. A part time secretary will make the office a fraternity service as well as provide a more efficient means for maintaining an or ganisation, Christian said. The IFC took no action on the request of the Edward Vantine Co. to become the official IFC •photographers. Vantine proposed that the IFC would receive a per centage of the charges as com (Continued on page eight) Ike Unveils School Plan: Gives Dulles Sick Leave WASHINGTON (JP) The Eis e n hower administration yesterday formally unveiled a 5-year program of federal school aid, aimed at helping to provide $5 billion worth of facilities. The program was presented by Arthur S. Flemming, secretary of health, education and welfare.' 'The secretary told a news conference that under the new bill, school districts urgently in need-of schools could get fed eral aid amounting to half the cost of bonds and interest in curred to build schools. Colleges and universities could get federal help in debt retire ment with the government agree ing to pay 25 per cent of the prin cipal of long-term bonds issued by institutions to finance housing, academic or other educational facilities. (Halt r ill Request nior Debtors By BILL JAFFE —Collegian Photo by Bob Thompson "HOLD IT THERE while we get these seats in,” sport officials had to caution students at Saturday’s gymnastics meet. The crowds were' so large that those who weren’t turned away had to wait while bleachers, even bridge chairs, were set up for them. Vega, Pace Penn State almost “fell” out of the gymnastic picture Saturday afternoon, but the Army specialists couldn’t outperform them in the end. The Lions won the Recreation Hall battle before a standing room crowd of 6200, 53^-42 J /a- Tom Maloney’s 18 specialists waited for Penn State to b WASHINGTON (JP) — Presi dent Eisenhower gave Secre tary of State John Foster Dulles “a few weeks” leave of absence last night to un dergo a hernia operation and to recover from an old intesti nal ailment.' Immediately there was specula tion as to whether Dulles would return to his post as top ranking cabinet officer and foreign policy administrator. His illness cast a pall on the whole western posture being worked out to meet Russia’s new threats and demands on Germany. Dulles, who will be 71 on Feb. 25, insisted he would be back. Dulles said his duties in the meantime could be handled by undersecretary,Christian Herter or undersecretary C. Douglas Dillon. FOR A BETTER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE. PA.. TUESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 10. 1959 First 3-Year Course Established by Ml The College of Mineral Industries has established the University's first complete curriculum for accelerating students who wish to graduate in three years. The program, which will go into effect in June, is geared for high school graduates just planning to enter the University. CunninghamNeuhauser Gym Squad to Victory complete routines. The strategy almost paid off. The Cadets took a 21-11 advantage after the first two events before Captain Ar mando Vega and company went into action. Captain Vega scored 16 points with firsts on the parallel bars and flying rings and second to his chief lieutenant, Lee Cun ningham, on the high bar. Cun ningham had 12 points. The second triple-threat lieutenant. Jay Werner, got into the act with eight points—second on the parallels and fourth on the high bar and rings. Things looked dismal for the home crowd in the beginning as Eastern tumbling champ Dave Dulaney was "outscored” for the first time this-year. Dulaney re ceived a 258—his lowest score of Collegian to Welcome News Staff Candidates The Daily Collegian will hold an open house from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. tomorrow for stu dents interested in joining the news staff of the paper. The open house will be held in the Collegian city room, in the basement of Carnegie Building. Refreshments will be served. Assistant Dean John D. Ridge, of the College of Mineral Industries, said yesterday that because of the tight sched uling required, uppei classmen and even freshmen could not gam much by enrolling m the pro gram. By MATT MATHEWS Associate Sports Editor (Continued on page six) rgiatt By DENNY MALICK eak and win with easy but Library, Salaries Cited As Expansion Problems _ First of a Series Dr. Eric A. Walker has cited library expansion and in creases in faculty salary as two of the most pressing problems accompanying the growing student enrollment. In his “State of the University” report addressed to the people of the Commonwealth, 1 of an adequately equipped li brary to a great university. The report stated that although progress has been .made in en larging the library collection, in tcreasin'g the staff, and providing I greater space, much still remains to be done in this field. According to Walker, a library collection must fulfill both the curricular and extracurricular needs of the undergraduate stu dent body as well as serve as a research center for the faculty and graduate students. Walker also said that further increases in salary for instruc tors will be necessary lo keep the University competitive with "We have many courses lhai are taught in fall-spring se quences," he explained, "so lhat, unless a student starts out in the program he will gain very little." 1 The program will enable high school graduates to enroll either in the summer just after he leaves high school or the following fall. Only one of the college’s 11 curriculums metallurgy will not be available to students stall ing at either time. “This is the curriculum with the highest number of required credits in the college and it couldn’t be arranged for both times," Ridge said. The aacceler ated metallurgy program may only be started in the summer. The summer phase of the pro gram will be operated as part of the new six-weeks summer sessions to be started in June. Ridge emphasized that the ac celerated program would require students to stay in it all the way through to receive the benefits. “If a student has to take a sum mer off to work, the acceleration wonh help," he'said. “We’ve tried to find some way to allow one free summer, but it just won't work out.” As the summer session pro gram grows, this problem may be because more courses will be given in the summer al that time. Because of the scheduling dif ficulties. a student in the acceler ated program will not be able to be in any advanced Reserved Of ficers Training Corps program. Ridge said that some publicity has been circulated about the new program but it is too early to know how many will enroll. ! He does not expect any large enrollment in it until such a time when enrolling in the summer may be the only assurance a high school graduate has of being ac -1 cepted that September. By C Vf, ” ’ Walker stressed the importance other institutions, industries and government in order to assure a continuing improvement, in the professional quality of the faculty. Salary increases will be neces sary to meet the increasing stu dent enrollment because of the keen competition for qualified instructors among the universi ties. The report stated that the University, to help curb this com petition in the, past, has adjusted salaries and given merit raises to bring the faculty income more into line with salary scales at (Continued on page three) IFC Errors See Page 4 FIVE CENTS
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