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VOL. 59, No. 132
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By JEFF P
A lovely coed .n a white taf
feta strapless ,;own with a
sequined bodice, followed her
four maids of honor down a
white carpet in Recreation
Hall last night on her way to
her coronation as Miss Penn
State of 1959.
Marjorie "Jody" Miller, junior
in elementary education from
Bryn Mawr, had just been told
she had been chosen to represent
the 14,000 students of Penn State.
Carrying a bouquet of red roses,
wearing the cape designating her
new position she walked the
length of the floor and went up
the ramp to the stage.
She was crowned by Mrs.
Eric A. Walker, wife of the
president.
Miss Miller was asked if she
would appear at the Senior Ball
tomorrow night. She said she
couldn't say for sure. It all de
pends on her boyfriend who is
coming up for the weekend.
Lightly the rhinestone tierra
sat on her head as she smiled
for press and amateur photog
raphers. For 15 minutes she posed
and smiled, turned her head one
way and another, until she had
satisfied her last fan.
Meanwhile, the area around
the stage was crowded with' her
sorority sisters from Kappa
Kappa Gamma. She waved to
one and gave an extra smile to
another.
Before her name had even been
mentioned a cheer went up from
her friends in the audience. As
soon as the four maids of honor
could be seen, the suspense end
ed.
But, that suspense had been
hanging around the five women
for almost two weeks since they
were chosen as the finalists.
Miss Miller was told she
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Seniors to Vote Monday
To Determine Class Gift
Seniors will soon be able to indicate their preference for
this year's clas gift. i
Each senio will receive a postcard and an information'l
sheet through he mail on May 4. Seniors will mark the post
card,indicatin first and second choice, and return it. A space
will be provide on the card for
additional sugg stions
The result o i this ballot will
be the final choice for the class
gift unless so any other sug
gestions are relived that another
ballot is necess ry.
Suggestions for the gift in
clude:
o A collection of books by con
temporary American writers for
the Pattee Library. The Univer
sity has no such collection at the
present. The gift would be named
"Class of 1959 Pattee Collection
of Contemporary American Liter
ature" and \you d be commemor
ated by a plaq e in the lobby of
the library.
.tudies Collection
ibrary containing
•A religious
for the Pattee
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—Collegian Photo by Marty Scharr
DISPLAY OF GOLD—(I-r) Shirley Pitman, Queen of Hearts; Dick Hinkel, He-Man; Jody Miller,
Miss Penn State; Diane Moss and Bill Walton— all members of Kappa Kappa Gamma and Alpha
Sigma Phi.
Western Foreign Ministers
Hit Geneva Strategy Snag
PARIS (IP)—Western foreign ministers were reported to have hit a minor snag on mili
tary security but reached large areas of agreement yesterday in the opening sessions of a
meeting to unify their positions for Geneva talks with the Soviet Union.
"We covered more ground than we expected," said a spokesman for U.S. Secretary of
State Christian A. Herter. "Everything went smoothly. No major differences developed."
Foreign ministers of the United
States, Britain, France and West
Germany are taking part in the
consultations in the French For
eign Ministry preparatory to the
East-West foreign ministers con
'such works as copies of the Dead,
Sea Scrolls and histories of on- {
ental religions. This gift wouldl
start a collection which would bel
of value to an increasing number
of students of religion.
oA. set of reference books for
each residence hall unit. The li
brary staff has prepared a list
which would cost about $BOO per
unit. Students would have access
to materials without the neces
sity of going to the library or
complying with its schedule.
A .representative of the class
will visit each senior between
May 11 and 17. At this time sen
iors may contribute $1 or more to
the class gift fund and pay their
$2 fee to join -the Alumni Asso
ciation.
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 30. 1959
ference opening at Geneva May
11.
The ministers hung a secrecy I must be worked out.
tag on the opening sessions. But 1 By and large, all four delega
official spokesmen and talka- tions represented themselves as
live participants let out a few pleased with the way things went,
things to newsmen.
t
The American spokesman said
the ministers had agreed to re-,
call the group of experts who had!
drafted proposals for the Geneva i
conference.
These experts, he said, wilt
"draw up some new languages for!
some sections of their over-all!
report."
The British have been des
cribed as wanting to plug for a
troop reduction, or freeze, in
Europe. Tho Germans opposed
that project for a long time, but
now say they are agreed to a
Second Semester Coeds
Get Upper Class Hours
Second semester freshman
women will get upperclass
hours starting tonight.
Women's Student Go v ern
ment Association Judicial an
nounced last night that all co
eds except first semester fresh
men-receive 2 a.m. permissions
tomorrow and 1 a,m. permis
sions Saturday for Senior Ball
Weekend. The 2 a.m. and 1 a.m.
permissions may not be inter
changed. First semester fresh
men receive interchangeable
midnight and 1 a.m. permis
sions for Friday and Saturday
night.
Evian
Win Trophy
hoop cut under certain con
ditions. These conditions still
CD Siren Fire Alarms
May Mislead Students
Frank Trachtman, chairman of the SGA Disaster Plan
ning Committee, warned the Assembly Tuesday night that
Alpha Fire Company's use of the Civil Defense sirens for fire
alarm purposes could mislead students in the event of a
real atomic attack. .
The sirens, which are currently
being used as fire alarms, were
originally intended for Civil De
fense use only, Trachtman said.
Since the siren is used so
often for fires, there would be
a great deal of confusion in an
attack, he added, and students
might not be able to tell the
regular fire alarm from the 3-
minute CD alert.
He pointed out that civilians
have only 20 minutes "to prepare,
I for their own survival" after an'
'alert is given. He gave an ex
ample showing how an alert could
easily and fatally be mistaken for
la fire. He urged the cooperation
l of the University in eliminating
!this situation.
I Also at Tuesday's Assembly
Take Two
First Places,
One Second
By JEFF POLLACK
Kappa Kappa Gamma soror
ity and Alpha Sigma Phi fra
ternity won the 1959 Spring
Week trophy last night with
two first places and a second
in individual competition.
The winning group took first
place in the Olympics—combined
He-Man and Queen of Hearts con
tests—first place in the Middle
Ages carnival division and second
in their division in the float par
ade.
They also received points
toward the trophy as sponsors
of the winner in the Miss Penn
State Contest, Miss Marjorie Mil
ler.
Second for the all-around
trophy was Mac Allister Hall
and Theta Chi. They took a sec
ond in the Greek and Roman
category in the float parade and
in the carnival.
Delta Delta Delta sorority and
Phi Delta Theta fraternity took
third place in the complete
competition. They had a first in
the 20th century division of the
carnival and tied for third in the
Olympics.
Fourth place went to Delta
Gamma sorority and Sigma Nu
fraternity with a first in the Mid
dle Ages division of the float par
ade and second in the Olympics.
They also received points for hay
.ing a finalist in the Miss Penn
State contest.
Alpha Delta Pi sorority and
Acacia fraternity captured fifth
place in the All-around compe
tition with a first in the Greek
and Roman division of the carn
ival.
Mark DuMars, Delta Sigma
Phi, won the individual He-Man
championship. DuMars scored a
first in the hop, skip and jump
with a high of 35 feet, one inch.
, DuMars ale() scored a second in
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By CAROL BLAKESLEE
meeting, nominations were open
ed for the seven positions on the
Rules Committee and for the As
sembly president pro tempore.
Nominated for the Rules Com
mittee were Millie Moyer (Cam
pus-Jr.), Mary Ann Ellis
(Campus-Soph,), Peter Luckie
(Campus-Sr.), Ellen Burke
(Campus-Sr.), Walter Darran
(Campus-Jr.), Howard Byers
(University-Sr.), Mary Ganter
(University-Sr.), Janet Moore
(Campus-Sr.) and David Kiser
(University-Jr.)
Theodore Haller (Campus-Sr.),
was the only nominee for presi
dent pro tempore.
Nominations for both posts will
be reopened at the Assembly's
meeting next week.
Basic
Changes
See Page 4
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