Stye Sattg@QloU Weather Fore* Cloudy, Mild VOL. 60. No. 55 _ —Collegian Photo by Wallace Mateer SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL PLAYERS PRESENT a scene from the second act of the Tempest given by Arnold Moss In Schwab Auditorium. The play will be given again this afternoon. Assembly Approves 93 Interim Actions The full membership of the SGA Assembly put its stamp of approval on almost 100 actions taken by the interim as sembly in its three months of operation. There was no discussion on any of the issues and questions were raised on only three of the 93 actions. It took the assembly less than 10 minutes to approve all of them. . Senate Group Mtiy Assume OBOC Function The Senate Committee on Stu dent Affairs will take over the duties of the. Organization Board of Control if vacancies in that body are not filled shortly, SGA President Leonard Julius said. Julius emphasized that the board is open to presidents of any organization other than so cial fraternities and sororities, who have an All-University aver age of at least 2.40. The Organization Board of Con trol, a division of the Judicial Branch of the Student Govern ment Association, is responsible for reviewing charter obligations of all- organizations chartered by the Senate committee. The aboard is also empowered to hear cases against these or ganizations, when the organiza tion is not properly fulfilling its purpose. I- Review —— Players Bring Ibsen Drama to Life By JEFF POLLACK Slowly, deliberately, but ab sorbingly, a fine Players’ cast last night went about the busi ness of bringing a power crazed fallen financier to life. Henrik Ibsen has woven his tale of “John Gabriel Borkman” as tightly as any of his other plays and led by Cameron D. Ise man in the title role the produc tion makes moving entertain ment. Janice Champagne, as Miss Ella Rentheim, one of the three women fighting for Borkman’s son Erhart. and Patricia Thomp son, as Mrs. Borkman, fighting to keep the son she) once lost, give Iseman excellent support. Bitterly, Miss Thompson STATE COLLEGE, PA.. SATURDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 5, 1959 Assemblymen asked what fur ther action had been taken re garding parking meters on cam pus, the Student Town Housing Committee and the idea of a comprehensive exam to be taken at the end of a student’s college studies. Senior Class President Theo dore Haller who was asked to study the possibility of having parking meters on campus, told the assembly he had talked with Stanley H. Campbell, director of special business projects, about the idea. Campbell felt that nothing more should be done until other problems were ironed out, Hal ler said. The Town Independent Men have taken over the duties of the Student Town Housing Safe ty Committee, assemblymen were told, and the idea of a comprehensive exam is still being studied by the Senate Committee oij Academic Af fairs. In another action, nominations for Rules Committee were opened. Nominations will be reopened next week and seven assembly (Continued on page two) struggles to keep Erhart (Rich ard Mazza) on the path of his "mission"—returning the Bork man name to its once lofty heights. She sees her sister, Ella Rentheim, as a major foe. But, as both women get set for this battle—the second for the love of a Borkman—a third con testant enters the scene. She is the young and lovely Mrs. Wilton. Played by Clairenell Clemons, she is sly in capturing the young man’s affections and taking him away from the other women and his father. Powerful in places, the pro ductions has lags, but these are quickly taken up by the per formers, the lighting and the sets. Bach's music sets a somber mood throughout the play. David' Raher as Borkman’s friend is a pleasant character, FOR A BETTER PENN STATE Ike-Gronchi Talks Open Foreign Tour ROME (/P ) —President Eisenhower held the first talks of his 11-nation friendship and good-will mission with President Giovanni Gronchi last night after a rain-washed wel come that kept the crowds at home. Today he planned longer and more serious talks with Premier Antonio Segni, for whom he has set aside five hours during his stay in the Roman capital. Cadets Choose Miller Queen Of Mil Ball Saluting, marching and Nike missiles were forgotten last night when more than 1000 ROTC ca dets and civilians concentrated on their dates and dancing at the annual Military Ball in Recrea tion Hall. Warren Covington and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra pro vided the music for the ball which was climaxed by the grand march and the crowning of the queen. Maxine Miller, sophomore in secondary education from Sayre, was named Mil Ball Queen. Recreation Hall was trans formed into a red, white and blue decorated ballroom for the dance. On the wall across from the en trance there was an enormous white eagle on a blue background. Red oblong lanterns suspended from a blue and white ceiling provided the light. William King was in charge of the coronation ceremony. Cloudy Weather To Return Today Mild temperatures are in pros pect for today, but cloudy skies will keep the weather from being as pleasant as yesterday’s The tempera ture rose rapid ly yesterday, un der sunny skies, to an afternoon [high of 53 de crees Today is ex pected to be mostly cloudy and mild with a high temperature of 50 degrees. A few showers may begin by late in the day and they should continue tonight. The low tonight will 40 degrees. The rain will end tomorrow morning and skies should begin clearing during the afternoon. The high should be 46 degrees. Senior Coed Promoted Zandy Slosson, senior in jour nalism from Williams ville, N.Y., has been promoted to the Board of Editors of The Daily Collegian. well presented. He is a likeable guy and like Bprkman himself at the end—a pitiful one. _ Mazza also keeps Ibsen’s play tight as he flits convincingly from woman to woman until he makes his decision to go away with Mrs. Wilton. Under the direction of War ren S. Smith, the’ cast moves cautiously through the trials Ibsen has set up for it. For all Borkman's emotional attraction, he remains an awesome char acter. It is Iseman, Miss Champagne! and Miss Thompson, however, who keep the production moving slowly and powerfully toward its dramatic conclusion. The Players’ production will be presented tonight and Friday and Saturday for three more weekends at Center Stage. . cgtatt The meeting with Gronchi was in the 1400-room Quinnal Palace on one of Rome’s seven ancient hills where the American Presi dent occupies the imperial suite. Most of the cheers and excite ment were taken out of the Presi dent’s arrival on the first leg of his 22.000 mile tour by drizzle and showers that kept away the crowds. The rain squalls kept the presidential jet plane circling over Ciampino Airport for 26 minutes. Then it made a smooth landing—to the relief of offi cials on hand for the official welcome to Italy, first of 11 countries on Eisenhower's mis- sion. Mostly the citizens of Rome, who hate foul weather, stayed close to television sets and radios for the welcome. - The President brought them a message of “peace and friendship! —in freedom,” and said this is! the message he also will take to! the other 10 countries he will I visit. He said he hopes this mes-| sage will get through “in every! country where communications! are allowed freely.” Eisenhower had" his first talk— 1 of less than an hour—last night with Gronchi. Gronchi'was accompanied by ministration rather than a senate Foreign Minister Giuseppe Pel- committee. la, Manlio Borsio. the Italian The report, given by committee ambassador to the. United States chairman John M. Anderson, also and several Foreign Ministry recommended that the sub-com officials. With Eisenhower were rnittee on health and recreation his son, Maj. John Eisenhower, abolished because it is “pres- Undersecreiary of Stale Robert ently unnecessary ” L M j",Sj D “zStb«h b ‘”’' 1“ <>* Sena., by Rome, Usually sunny, was hav-/ rom * our ™embeis to frve. ing a fourth straight day of rain! At the last Senate meeting, as the President arrived. .Donald V. Josephson, chairman of The President stepped briskly!the Senate Committee on Corn down a ramp decorated with'mittees, said increasing this com- American and Italian flags. He|rnittee would give the faculty shook hands with Gronchi andjequal representation with the nl other representatives of the Chris-.umni on the Athletic Advisory tian Democratic government. !Board. . Views on NDEA Effectiveness of Oath Reviewed by Faculty How effective is the loyalty oath? How democratic is it? These and other questions concerning the loyalty oath connected with the loans given to college students through the National Defense Education Act were answered by sev- eral members of the administra tion and faculty. George N. Leetch, head of the placement service and scholar ships, said he was against thei oath on the basis of democratic j principles. But he also feels that education for as many people as! possible is also a vital part of American democracy. He said that the oath is not "important enough to do any harm to people, who sign it." If the University was to turn down the loans because of the oath, several promising students would ‘be unable to secure an education because of the lack of finances, he said. Frank J. Simes, dean of men, said that he does not object to people taking loyalty oaths. In this case though, “my only ob jection is that college students [are being discriminated against.” Committee Changes jPostponed Action on a proposal to abol- ish senate subcommittees on university-student, r e 1 a tions and social affairs was post- poned until next month by the University Senate Thursday. he proposal came out in a re port of the Senate Committee on Rules. The report asked that the subcommittee on university-stu dent relations be .abolished be cause it was “largely inoperative” jand part of its functions had been ; taken over by the Student Gov iernment Association. ! The committee asked that the isub-eommiltee on social affairs Ibe eliminated because its func tion was largely administrative and should be handled by the ad- By SUE LINKROUM Simes said that he did not like the implication that college stu dents may be subversive. Dr. R. Wallace Brewster, pro fessor of political science, feels that the oath is not befitting [democratic principles. He said it is unnecessary. “Many of our finest candidates for the fields of science, government, philosophy, etc., won’t take the oath, and are being deprived of an education,” he said.. Brewster also feels that loy ally must be earned by the government, and not enforced. Dr. Henry W. Johnstone, asso ciate professor of philosophy, feels that the oath discriminates against certain people, namely college students. He said that loy alty oaths are largely ineffective —that merely signing the oath does not mean a person is not subversive. Individual Responsibility See Page 4 FIVE CENTS
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