Weather Forecast: Cloudy, Colder, Snow at Night VOL. 60. No. 42 Parties Make Cross-Charges By SUSIE LINKROUM and JEFF POLLACK Student government elec-' tions campaigning took an un expected turn yesterday as the two parties traded charges - of violation o fthe Elections Code. In a hearing before the Elec tions Committee chairmen, Frank Pearson, University Party clique chairman, filed a formal protest against Campus Party for cam paigning before th starting time. Campus then clia versity stickers placed in various campus violated th policy on use of pro Pearson charged campaign posters w' residence halls at day, eight hours bel scheduled by the c John Brandt, 4easurer ancl spokesman for Campus Party ad mitted that the posters were put up early—sometime after mid night. However, he claimed he was not informed until 11:30 p.m.] Sunday that the campaign did not, begin until 8 a.m. Monday. Brandt said he tried to contact' party workers to hart posting of the cam oaign material. He said Parties Present Views; Campaign Planks Debated The SGA election campaigns took to the airwaves last night as representatives of both parties defended their planks and questioned their oppon ents The candidates presented and explained their planks on Forum of the Air, over WDFM and WMAJ. Representing Campus Party were Mane Alexander, sophomore presidential candidate; Larry Garlock, freshman presi dential candidate; Carole Cin, candidate for senior assembly seat; Maril:'n West, candidate for junior assembly seat. ilrepresenting University Par ty: Mark Sandstrom, sophomore presidential candidate; Robert Carson, freshman presidential SGA Will Receive ROTC Issue Tonight The ever controversial question of. compulsory ROTC will begin a 3-week stint at the SGA Assembly tonight. Walt Darran (C.-Jr.) said that tonight each Assembly mem ber will be given a copy of the recommendations passed by last year's All-University Cabinet to study. Debate will begin at next week's meeting, and a vote will be taken the following week, he said. The Assembly will meet at 7:30 tonight in 215 Hetzel Union Build ing. Darren said the recommenda tions on ROTC have not been discussed as yet by the Univer sity Senate. "If the full Assem bly gives its stamp of approval to the report," he said, "it will carry added weight with the administration." Darran said the v e will be delayed so that the fu Assembly can discuss the issue . rid also to give present Assembl .. members the chance to study this "compli cated" issue. Darran explained t at one of the purposes in bringin • up ROTC he was unable to reach the peo ple in time. Robert Umstead, co-chairman of the Elections Committee, said Stanley Foster, former chairman, told him Campus Party had been informed of the entire election schedule. Umstead and Sharon Hoffman, the other co-chairman, issued a formal censure of Campus Party for the violation. The decision was based upon the following facts: •At feast one party official was informed of the election time table. e designated • The schedule was published in The Daily Collegian. •Copies of the schedule were distributed to the SGA Assembly., ollowing the conclusion of tes timony on the charge brought by University Party, Brandt counter charged University with missuse of campus property. Brandt said University stick ers, "the lick-'em-and-stick-'em type." were used in violation of the University's policy. He said Otto E. Mueller, director or hous ing, told him the stickers were "highly illegal." Umstead said that the use of stickers did not violate the Elec tions Code, but the University may frown upon it. He deferred a decision on the du rge until University authorities can he con tacted for their opinion on the matter. ged that Uni which were buildings on e University's Iperty. ithat Campus ere placed in idnight Sun ore the time vmmittee. candidate; Steven OIL candidate for senior assembly seep and Constance Adler, candidate for junior assembly seat. In answer to a question by moderator Vincent Marino, both parties said they had investigated the background pertaining to each plank. Sandstrom (U) said his party had contacted a member of Food Service about the practicality of Campus Party's plank. He said they would have to install cash registers and redesign the din ing halls and kitchens in order to put the plan into effect. In defending the plank, Gar lock (C) said They had inves tigated these factors and a sys tem could be devised where meal tickets could be punched to show when a student ate in (Continued on page five) again is to "get something done with last year's recommenda tions," rather than formulate a complete new plan. Last year's report from the All-University Cabinet ROTC Study Committee was a good one. Darren said. The recom mendations call for, among oth er things, a one-year compulsory ROTC program and asks the University to give "serious con sideration" to abolishing com pulsory ROTC altogether in the future. Darran said he is planning to study further the discussions which came out of the Cabinet meetings during the past two years at which ROTC was dis- (Continued on page 8) STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 12, 1959 Low Budget Dims Expansion Hopes Hopes for increased faculty salaries and further expansion dimmed for the Univer sity today after its low $34.2 million state appropriation passed its toughest test. The University's request for $43.9 million to increase faculty salaries and provide for additional enrollment of 5000 students and expansion was cut by Gov. David L. Law rence's budget last spring. • The $34.2 million for the University is part of a general appropriations bill which became stalled this year because the House refused to go along with Senate amendments to the Nittany Coun For Initiating Nittany Council voted last night to initiate "Project Joey," a special Christmas Party for some 40 to 50 or phans of the area. A tentative date has been set for Dec. 13. According to preliminary plans, th e Nittany Union Building (NUB), which is one half of the present dining hall, will be decor ated elaborately for the party. The party will begin at noon, The orphan guests will be pre sented with Christmas presents. For about two hours after the party, each Nittany unit will en tertain two orphans in the in dividual halls. Members of the units will take part in these par ties. Funds foi• the project will come from pledges contributed by in dividual hall members. Unit pres- Colder Weather Expected Today Wintefy weather, which may include the season's first snow fall is expected during the next' three days. Colder temperatures and cloudy, skies are due today, Readings will remain in the 40's all day with a trend toward lower tempera tures during the afternoon. A storm system now in the mid-section of the nation threat ens to bring one or two inches of wet snow to this area tonight. The snow will change to rain late tonight as a little warmer weath er moves into this region. The rain will change back to snow flurries tomorrow with tem peratures in the 30's all day. FOR A BETTER PENN STATE —Collegian Photo by Bwer LAST AMONG THE GlANTS—Workman demolish the Rick last o of the old Pollock dorms to make way for the last phases of con struction on the new Pollock Circle project. The project is slated for completion next year. By NICKI WOLFORD it Sets Plans Project Joey' idents will be in charge of collect ing the pledged money. At last night's meeting two AIM representatives-at-large from the Nittany area were elected. They are Michael Rech and William Tanski, both freshmen. Tentative plans were also made for a bluebook dance. Admission to this dance will be used blue books instead of money, to build up the Nittany bluebook file. President Orders Aides To Find Steel Solution WASHINGTON M—President Eisenhower, trying to head off renewal of the crippling steel strike this winter, recalled his fact finders yesterday and ordered them to help find a peace formula. The three-man fact-finding panel was instructed to cooperate with the Federal Medi- ation and Conciliation Service. It ion members on whether to accept appeared the groups would get!that final management offer. going in about two weeks. If the offer is rejected, the un- In reconvening his fact-finding ion is free to strike at the end of panel—created last month as a l the 80-day "cooling-off" period preliminary to court action in thelwithout government intervention. steel dispute Eisenhower fold In related developments: (lowed procedure set forth underl •Secretary of Labor James the Taft-Hartley law. I Mitchell said all America expects The Taft-Hartley law providesithe United Steelworkers Union that fact-finding boards shall re-land the steel producers to settle port to the President 60 days aft-;their differences and sign a con er a strike has been ended by in-'tract without a renewed strike in junction. January. Until stopped by court . . If the dispute has not been set-lorder last Saturday, the strike tied by the end of the 60 days,,:had lasted 116 days. the panel is obliged to report to! eAFL-ClO President George the President the final offer made Meany urged his federation's 13 1 / 2 by the companies to the union. million members to keep up con- After this report, the National tributions to support the Steel- Labor Relations Board is given workers Union "until the hour the 15 days to take a vote among un- strike is settled." Improve Elections Code See Page 4 A 6-member House-Senate Con ference Committee was appoint( to resolve the issue. The commit 'tee compromises did not affict 'the University appropriation pro posed by Lawrence and it passed unscathed. The bill now must be returned to both houses for approval and be signed by Governor Law ; rence to become official. The University is now operating on a "zero budget" which means all operations axe being carried on at the 1957-59 budget level, Jame; H. Coogan. director of pub lic information, said. During this period the Univer sity received $29.7 million. Coogan said, "Virtually all new programs are being held in abey ance" until the approm iation be comes official. Under the "zero budget," the University is operat ing on regular income. So far this year, it has been ' able to meet its obligation with out borrowing with income from fees, room rentals and board payments. The increased tuition is expected to bring in $8 mil ' lion in the next biennium leav ing the budget $5 million short of its goal. There will be no new programs or adjustments in faculty and staff salaries until the appropira tion is passed. Then the budget will be re-examined and "the suit will be cut to fit the cloth," Coogan said. The current construction will not be affected by the less than hoped for appropriation because ,all funds for it come from the ! General State Authority which is financed by bond issues eventual ly paid off by student rent. Maintenance of the buildings would possibly be affected by the reduced appropriation, Coog an said. President Eric A. Walker went before the House Appropria tion Committee last spring to make a final plea for the $43.9 (Continued on page 8) FIVE CENTS
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