PAGE TWO Poll Reveals Opposition By Nittany Area Students To Compensations Plan By JIM SERRILL A poll conducted in the Nittany area this week by The ily Collegian has found definite opposition to the compen ions plan passed by the Nittany Council last week. Of the 24 Nit , atty presidents' polled, 16 expressed themselves as opposed to the plan. Of 24 oth er residents of the Nittany area,, one from each hall, 14 expressed' disapproval of the plan. Nine.ap proved, and one refused to com ment The principal arguments ex pressed by those in favor of the plan are the following: The duties of the persons con cerned are such that they de serve compensation; if the Ex ecutive Committee and unit presidents are paid, they will do a better job and be respect ed by the other residents; the area has an excess amount of funds; and the paying of com pensations will set an example for future councils on campus. The principal arguments ex pressed by those in disagreement of the plan are: The Executive i Committee and unit presidents were elected to hold their posts as an extracurricular activity andl not as a paying job and they un-i 'derstood this when they accepted the position; there are better things to do with the money such as improving the Nittany area;, and it is setting a bad example; for the other councils that can not afford compensations and for the whole future council system. William Rothman, president of Nittany 27, expressed the view of many unit presidents when he said: "The compensations plan was passed before we really had a chance to consider it. Now that; • I have considered the plan in all' of its aspects, I believe that I O verzea ous Actions would vote against the plan if a' revote were taken." Many of the presidents, like I • James Fowler of Nittany 36 and John laconis of Nittany 44, are .et Stern .WarnLng planning to put their $lO corn pensation into their unit tree- Student spirit, which was at an all-time high this week,'; sury or social funds rather than to accept pay for their position. j was apparently too high on several occasions Thursday night. Other presidents believe that, According to the dean of men's office, some students used the idea of compensations as a' token is a good idea but believe the spirit aura as an excuse to cause trouble. In a statement that the compensations paid to, issued to all residence halls, the dean of men's office praised the council are too high to act as a token. the student body for its spirit Steve Olesnevich, president of But on Thursday night, the Nittany 2, said that the council' should not - have voted to pay incidents occurred which went! themselves. The council should far beyond the bounds of a pep! have nut the plan into effect for i rally and became small scale dem-' next year's council, thus insuring onstrations and riots." that the motion didn't pass be-' The statement advised severe cause of personal gain involved.", action had been taken against Many Nittany residents have, students participating in these expressed the opinion that a ref-' demonstrations. "No one wants erendum vote should be taken in' to curb enthusiasm, which we the area to reveal the actual feel-: all share for this upcoming ings of the students concerning game," the statement said. compensations. "We do wish to re-emphasize' to students that actions which, Recess for Thanksgiving Tare irresponsible in nature can-! 'not be tolerated. Those disregard-' Switched to Tuesday ling requests for cooperation will' The recess for the Thhnksgiving; be disciplined severely by the holiday will begin at 9:50 p.m.lUniversity, penalties being as ' Tuesday, Nov. 24, instead of 11:50 I :sessed up to dismissal," the state a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25. ment warned. This is one of two changes that In conjunction with this, host have been made in the Univeisity esses in women's residence halls 'calendar for the fall semester. were warned last night to lock Band Show To Feature Stick Forms Stick figure formation will be used to emphasize the Penn State Blue Band's tribute to George Gershwin, the half time show at today's Penn State-Syracuse football game. The Blue Band will enter the field in a regular formation play ing the fanfare and "Thttany Lion." They will form the letters SYR U and play "Down the Field" as a salute UT Syracuse. The tribute to Gershwin will begin with the band playing "Rhapsody in Blue" in a regular formation. They will form a stair case to play "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise" The formation will switch to a stick man and the band will play "The Man I Love." The stick man will change to a stick woman while the band plays "Embraceable You" then the stick woman will begin to clap her hand and slap her thigh while the band goes into "Clap 1 Yo' Hands." The Blue Band will then form a concert shell formation to play "Summei time" They will return to regular formation to play "Strike Up the Band," and go into a "To the Winds" maneuver, where lines of the band break off in opposite directions. The line will combine into the regular for mation at the end of the field and the band will exit playing "Vic tory •' Coldest Weather Of Season Due Today will be about as cold as it ever gets for a college football game in this section of the coun try; a few : , now flurries and gusty winds I.‘ ill make the near freezing temperatures feel even colder. Today will be partly cloudy, breezy and very cold with a few •-• . . i s n o w flurries . ire ,& likely. Tempera- iti lures will climb 4 T ; f i slowly from the middle 20's this mmning to about 36 degrees this MI afternoon. • \',Vtr Clear and very ~, cold weather is , expected tonight with a low of 20 degrce anticipated. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with snow beginning in the after noon The high will be 40 degrees. DOC, MI College Enrollment Grows By JEFF POLLACK Siath of a Series While some of the colleges struggle to become known in their field the College of Mineral Industries can lei surely look for ways to spread its already well-regarded rep utation. Enrollment in the college was at a stand-AM until two years ago when it began growing, accord ing to Lawrence E. Dennis, vice president for academic affairs. Dennis said the college has one of the best known faculties— in cluding s o m e internationally known people—at the University. He said it was also the youngest. In the fall, 1954.55, the college THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA had 124 freshmen and a total of mean a decrease in their total 444 ' students ' enrolled. Sinceenrollment since this may be the 1 then it has moved to 149 fresh- i first year a loss has occurred. men this year with a total en rollment of 575. ! Dennis said many of the col-1 One department, fuel technol- i'ebe 0 s students go on to graduate ogy, has gone from one freshman workava while thereilable for MI graduates in are good jobs' student five years ago to 15 this in semester. Geology and mineral- , dustry. * * ogy has gone from 18 freshmen to 35. i The Division of Counseling, formerly the Division of Interme- Only two majors in the college diate Registration, has grown have lost any students during the', 509 in 1954-55 to 705 this 'past five years. Petroleum and' from semester. natural gas engineering has gone: I from 38 freshmen to only seven.! Under the DIR freshmen and sophomores could not be en- decrease of one, from seven' [freshmen to six, occurred between] rolled. DOC, however, accepts the years 1954-55 and the present; students from all classes and in mining engineering. now has 174 freshmen and 384 The fact that both these have I sophomores. • • fewer freshmen this year, than The sophomore represent more they did five years ago does not (Continued on page eleven) 3500 Cheer Team For Crucial Battle By ELAINE MIELE "Boy, that's what will beat 'em!"' That is what Robert A. Higgins, former Penn State coach and All-American end, had to say about the size and spirit of the crowd which attended the huge bonfire and pep rally last night. Backfield coach Frank Patrick said "our boys are ready for the assignment." The motorcade which preceded the .rally started from the Hetzel Union parking lot at 6:30 p.m. From then until the rally students paraded through the campus and town in cars of every vintage. More than 3500 students were awaiting the cheerleaders and —Collegian Photo by Rick' Bower FLYING CINDERS AND SMOKE spark up a spirited crowd of approximately 3500 who cheered around a blazing bonfire at last night's pep rally. , o date report continued, "many group residence hall doors, order all windows shut with shades drawn, and to keep coeds from yelling out of windows. Press Responsibility To Be Forum Topic What is the moral responsi bility of the press in our soci ety? Where do fredom and ra -1 ltionality converge in this re sponsibility?' These are but two of the many issues to be discussed in the first annaul Communications Forum scheduled to begin on campus to morrow. Sponsored by the School of Journalism in cooperation with the Center for Continuing Liber al Education, the forum will in clude three days of workshops, general discussion sessions, din ners and question-and-answer pe riods. The forum's general theme will be "Thr , Press: Old Freedom 'and New Responsibilities.' , This forum is a unique meet ing of members of the journal , istic profession, according to H. Eugene Goodwin, director of the School of Journalism. He said the discussion will follow the newspaper's moral obligation to the public, rather than the mechanical points of journalism as is usually the case at such convocations. The forum will be attended by some of the leading journalists in the state and nation. Herbert Brucker, editor of the Hartford SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1959 Standing-room-only football tickets will go on sale at 12:30 p.m. today at Beaver Field. Blue Band when they finally ar rived at the field next to the new football stadium. The cheerleaders, mounted on a wagon, led cheers and tried without success to talk to the crowd over the loudspeaker sys tem. Larry Buck, head cheer leader, said that the wind was blowing the sound away from the crowd. The crowd was unable to hear the speakers but this did not dampen their spirits. A large number of women students have reported that matriculation cards have been stolen from their residence halls. Reports were filed with_ the dean of man, dean of women. Campus Patrol, the registrar and with housemothers. As of late last night, there were no clues as to the dis appearance of the cards—a valu able item for today's game. University officials again re peated their earlier warning that students who have given their matriculation cards to other persons will be subject to disciplinary action. Police will assist checkers at Beaver Field and each matricu lati.m will be checked. Names of cards either not being shown by their rightful owner or tam pered with will be reported to the dean of men's or dean of women's office. Students braved the cold and muddy field to stand and cheer for over an hour. Several signs and banners told of the Nittany Lion's taste for orange juice and peeled oranges. An orange coffin was thrown into the blazing bonfire by stu dents. Following this, the Syra cuse Indian, which has been hang (Continued on page eleven) (Conn.); Courant, will address the group at the first dinner meeting at 6:30 p m. tomorrow at the Nit tany Lion Inn. Theodore Peterson, dean of the College of Journalism and Com munications at the University of Illinois, will address the general session to be held at 9 a.m. Mon day. His topic will be "Social Re sponsibility, Theory and Prac 'lice." A discussion and question ; and answer period will follow. The director of the Univer sity's Center for Continuing Liberal Education, Cyril Hager, will speak at a dinner at 6 p.m. Monday. Sevellon Brown, editor of the Providence (R. 1.) Jour nal and Bulletin, will address the forum on Tuesday morning. Sumary statements by H. Eu gene Goodwin, director of the University's school, of journalism, and Dr. Robert Iverson, assistant director of the continuing educa tion center, and an address by Forrest Seymour, editor of the Worcester (Conn.) 're I egr am- Gazette, will conclude the forum Tuesday night. A record of addresses and dis cussion will be kept throughout 'the forum to be published later. A second forum for broadcasters will be held Nov. 29, 30 and Dec.
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