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VOL. 59. No. 98
Ike Sees Probability
Of 24-Hour Air Alert
May Be Result
Of Berlin Crisis
WASHINGTON (.IP)—Presi
dent Eisenhower said yester
day a constant air alert 9 , by
American bombers is a prob
ability if conditions keep de
veloping along present lines.
The United States never has
maintained such an around-the
clock alert, although the Stra
tegic Air Command would like to.
SAC does have some jet bombers
aloft at all times, but the Air
Force says they are on training
missions.
Without spellig out the exact
conditions, Eise hower told a
news conference the time proba
bly will come for . a 24-hour air
alert "If this situation develops
along the lines that it appears to
be going." He may have been re
_ferring to the tension over Ber
lin as well as to the' possibility
of Soviet missile attacks.
At the moment, SAC forces are
kept on a ground alert, ready to
hop off on 15-minute notice. As
of now ; Eisenhower said, this
type of alert "is a good one, and
certainly satisfactory."
Furtherrnore, the chief execu
tive frowned on the idea of any
general mobilization - of, U.S .
and North Atlantic Treaty Or
ganization military forces to
she* The Soviet Union the
West is determined to maintain
access to Berlin.
Keeping the country in a state
of absolute readiness for war, he
said, would mean diverting ma
terials and other resources from
a free economy into what would
become a garrison state.
"This is, to my mind, not only
futile; this would be the most
disastrous thing we could do,"
Eisenhower said.
What Eisenhower seemed to
be implying, if not, saying so
outright, lifts that his adminis
tration is satisfied with present
defense and military policies
but will be ready to take strong
er steps if conditions dictate the
need.
This was apparent also in the
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Snow and Wind
Forecast for Today
A highly complex weather
pattern has made the weather
forecast for the next .thirty hours
problematic.
An intense storm system is
moving on an erratic course
across the
,Gulf, states. The Wea
ther Bureau expects the - future
Movement of this" storm to be
towards the northeast which will
result -in rain and rather mild
temperatures this afternoon, to
night and tomorrow:
However, a strong possibility
exists that the cold air in Canada
will be forceful enough to keep
the storm's path south of Penn
sylvania. This will cause strong
winds and a heavy snowstorm
with temperatures remaining near
freezing.
--The general forecast is -for in
creasing cloudiness this morning
followed by snow and increasing
northeast winds this afternoon
and -tonight: The snow will grad
ually end tomorrow morning and
be followed by strong winds and
a change to colder weather late
tomorrow. .
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STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 5. 1959
—Collegian Photo by MAY Scberr
COMMEDIA DEL ARTE, the comic scene from the new Players'
production, Theatre Omnibus, features Mary Minlciewich and
Gardner Tillson. The play opens in Center Stage tomorrow and
will run for 3 weekends.
Spring Enrollment
Now Totals 18,974
The UniverSity enrollment for the spring semester totals
18,974 full-time students both on and off the main campus,
The total, although 895 students less than the all-time high
enrollment figure in the fall, shows a sharp increase over a
year ago when F .18,029 students were enrolled.
Enrollment on campus totals,
13,848 students and 5126 students
are enrolled in off-campus cen
ters and at Mont Alto. The under
graduate enrollment on campus is
11,587 students and the graduate
students number 1902. Part-time
students total 359.
Men studentS outnumber the
women students on campus, 8368
to 3291
The final regisirafion figures
show that there are, 658 full
time graduate students on cam
pus and 1244 part-time graduate
students.
Off-campus enrollment figdres
show 3201 full-time undergrad
uates, 141 part-time students and
1784 part-time .extension class
students.
A breakdown of campus enroll
ment shows the freshman class
is the largest with 3086 students
259 students less 'than the fall
semester enrollments. The class is ,
composed of 2075 men and 10111.
women students.
Sophomore class enrollments
total '2919-2025 men -and 894
women students. • The junior
class has 2997 students-2202
-men and 795 women students.
The senior class totals 2530 stu
dents-2204 men and 508 women
'students.
A further division' by colleges
shows 2408 students enrolled in
'Sherwood to Present
Five Priestly Lectures
The University's 1959 Priestley
lecturer, Dr. Thomas K. Sherwood,
will present the five - lectures of
the 33rd annual - Priestley series
during the week of April 31.
Dr. SherwOod, -professor of
chetnical engineering at th e
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology, will lecture on —"Mass
Transfer Between Phases."
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
the Engineering and Architecture
College, 1926 students, in Educa
tion College, 1902 students in thel
Graduate School, 1561 students in
the Liberal Arts College, 1423
students in the Business Admin
istration College, 1128 students in
the Agriculture College, 991 stu
dents in the Division of Counsel
ing, 763 students in the Chemistry
and Physics College, 610 students
in the Home Economics College,
531 students in the Mineral In
dustries College and 284 students
in the Physical Education and
Athletics College.
Legislators Support Budget Increase
By BILL JAFFE
Two more state assembly
men have voiced support for
the , University's contention
that it deserves a greater per
centage of increase in state
appropriations.'
House Democratic Floor Leader
Stephen McCann and Rep. Eugene
Fulmer (Rep.-Centre) told The
Daily Collegian by phone yester
day that the University falls into
a different classification than do
the state's other three major uni
versities.
Senate Republican Floor Leader
James S. Berger and Sen. Jo Hays,
(Dem.-Centre) voiced the same
opinion Tuesday.
Gov. David L. Lawrence
recommended the same percent•
age of an increase for the Uni
versity u he did for the Uni
versities of Pittsburgh and ,
Pennsylvania-and Temple Uni
versity in his budget message
Monday.
McCann said the University is
Evian
Cabinet Will Hear
Plan's Constitution
By CATHY FLECK
All-University Cabinet tonight will air the constitution
lich will be the instrument of the tentatively approved
rganized student government.
Cabinet will meet at 7 p.m. in 203 Hetzel Union.
)aniel Thalimer, chairman of
Cabinet Committee on Stuv
I Government Reorganization,l
present the constitution)
l
tyvn up by his committee for'
approval of Cabinet. It-must
approved at three consecutive
nnet meetings to be put into'
!ct this spring.
'he constitution has complete
revised the present combined
Two Councils opposed, see
tge 5:
!cutive-legislative student govH
iment system into three sepa
‘ branches, executive, legisla
and judicial.
,ach of these branches will be
, orded separate powers and
ies. A check and balance sys
i will operate thus preventing
irpation.of complete power by
iy one branch.
If Cabinet approves the consti
tution:
The legislative powers will
be vested in a 50-member as
sembly directly elected accord
ing to classes. Freshmen, sopho
mores, juniors and seniors will
be represented on a pro-rated
scale of 8, 11, 14 and 17 repre
sentatives respectively for a
term of one year.
The All-University vice presi
dent will preside over the assem
bly but will vote only to make
or break a tie, while the All-
University president will he an
ex-officio non-voting member of
the body.
A 2.2 All-University - average
has been set as the minimum to
run for the assembly. No person
can hold elective and appointive
,offices concurrently in any two of
the branches.
A majority vote of the assem
bly will be necessary for the
passage of any legislation which
then must be signed by the All-
University president. If legis
lation is not signed within one
week it will become effective
without the president's signa
-1 lure.
The assembly, which will meet
at least twice a month, can not
pass legislation which is exclu
sively within the scope of another
student organiation. The assembly
is also given power to make any
recommendation on behalf of the
student body. concerning student
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the official state university and
in every respect is the responsi
bility of the State. "It certainly
does have every right for addi
tional considerations for its ap
propriation request of $44 mil
-1 lion," he said.
The House majority leader
I said he would support an in
crease in the appropriation if
the budget was balanced. Law
rence told President Eric A.
Walker last week that he would
only approve of an increase
over the budget request of 134
million if the Stale budget was
balanced,
Lawrence cut the University
budget request by $lO million in
his budget message to the State
Legislature.
"First we must approve a tax
program to -raise the revenue,
and then we dill consider the
appropriation requests," McCann
said. The legislature will probably
start to consider the appropriation
requests sometime in late March
or early April.
McCann said he had met with
the University's representative
in Harrisburg. C. S. Wyand.
Details
Could Snag
See Page 4
Bellefonte
Accused Of
Negligence
Bellefonte Borough was charged
with negligence yesterday in con
nection with the death of 5-year
old Terry Boal, who was caught
in a swirling stream of water
while attempting to cross a Belle
fonte street and swept into
storm sewer Feb. 10.
A notice sent by registered
mail from the Altoona law firm
of Jubelirer and Jubelirer, stated;
"You are notified that on the
tenth day of February, 1959,
Terry Allan Boal, a minor child
met death as the result of being
swept down a sewer inlet at the
corner of Bishop St. and Ridge
St. That said death and resultant
damages to Harry D. foal, indi
vidually, father of 'the deceased
minor and Harry D. Boal, admin
istrator of the estate of Terry
Allan - Boal, was caused by fhe
negligence of the Borough of
Bellefonte in permitting this sew
er inlet to exist in its condition
on the aforesaid date,"
Following the disappearance of
the boy on Feb., 10, an extensive
search for his body began, with
firemen, borough officials, Boy
Scouts and townspeople partici
pating. The body was found two
days later on a muddy little is
land in Bald Eagle Creek by Lee
Fetzer Jr. of Bellefonte, one df
a 3-man party combing the creek
in motorboats. The island was on
the property of Nevin Pighetti,
2 1 /z miles northeast of Milesburg,
near Curtin.
Dance Club to Present
Nikolais in White Hall
The WRA Dance Club will pre
sent Alwin Nikolais, choreogra
pher of "Kaleidoscope," March
12 at 7 p.m. in White Hall.
Tickets are available today and
Tuesday, March 10 from 3 to
4 p.m. in White Hall. Only those
people who wish to participate in
'the master dance lessons will
need a ticket.
vice president for developMent,
and said that Wyand was not
happy over the $lO million cut.
Other institutional presidents
have also expressed disappoint
ment in their allocations, he
said.
Fulmer said he heard very
little comment on the Univer
sity's appropriation request. But,
he said, he would be willing to
support any University action
when a definite plan of action is
formulated by the University.
"Sufficient funds should be pro
vided the University to carry out
its needs as the state institution,"
Fulmer said. The University has
an obligation to the people of the
Commonwealth to provide an edu
cational program for its residents
and its position is much differ
ert from other private endowed
universities.
Walker has indicated that he
will carry the University's fight
for more money to the legislature.
Lawrence recommended $34 mil
lion—a $4.6 million increase over
the last biennium appropriation
but $lO million short of the $44
million request. -
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