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VOL. 60, No. 89 STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25. 1960 FIVE CENTS
AIM Opposes Ruling
On Transfer Housing
By JANET DURSTINE
Independent Men Board of Governors went on record last night
iversity ruling that men transfer students be required to live in the
?ir first year at the University.
AIM will consult University officials on the matter. The committee
will include Harald Sandstro' Ines, Town Independent Men
The Association o
opposing the new Un
residence halls for th
A committee fro
Germans
Ask Again
For Bases
BONN, Germany VP) De
fense Minister Franz Josef
Strauss exchanged sharp
words with the U. S. and Brit
ish ambassadors yesterday
over a Bonn proposal to set
up military supply bases in
Spain.
The ambassadors, Walter C.
Dowling of the United States and
Sir Christopher Steel of Britain,
told Strauss their governments are
distressed over the timing of the
German move, authoritative in
formants reported.
Strauss said he was angry that
reports of the plan had leaked to
the press. He also said he was
dismayed at press -criticisms that
the move would revive memories
of German-Spanish cooperation
during Hitler's time.
One British newspaper, the Lon
don Daily Express, said in a head
line yesterday that the plan un
veiled "the new German Axis."
The upshot is that the base plan
is likely to be kicked under the
rug, at least until after the May
16 East-West summit meeting, re
liable informants said. The atti
tude of the British Foreign Office
has ben that Germany's plan
would throw a cloud over the
summit conference.
But the German defense minis
ter sought support from the Unit
ed States and Britain for the proj
ect, urging that front-line West
Germany urgently needs more
space for munitions dumps, mil
itary fuel supply, spare parts, and
hispital equipment. The Defense
Ministry has denied it wants
bombing ranges or missile bases
in Spain as some reports have
said.
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owners by the Used Book Agency in the Hetzel Union Building
yesterday afternoon. A line at times reaching 400 waited for their
money or book& .
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
,rn, AIM president; Philip Ha
president; Barry Rein, Nittany
Council president; and Frank
Jankosky, Earl Gershenow, The
ordore Simon and John Dively.
Under the University ruling.
transfer men belonging to fra
ternities would be allowed to
move immediately into frater
nities. Rein said he was more
alarmed at this option than at •
the ruling.
Carl Smith, who proposed the
motion, said he didn't think any
one except freshmen should be i
!forced to live in residence halls.
He said the University has created,
!the problem and it could be solved
by making the residence halls
better places to live so upperclass
men would want to live there.
Smith said transfers should
have the privileges of upper-
classmen. Men can live more
cheaply downtown than in a
fraternity or residence halt he
said.
Frank Pearson, AIM vice pres
ident, said the University is in
financial straits and that is prob
ably why the ruling has been
passed.
William Crafts, assistant to the
dean of men, said the erection of
the new residence halts would
make about 1000 more spaces
available.
Earl Gersbenow said the atti- 1
tudes of the transfers or the fresh
men already required to live in the'
residence hails should be consid
ered.
In other business, David Frick,
AIM secretary, was appointed
to investigate the posibility of
lengthening closing hours of
the Lion's Den and Patee Li
brary. It was suggested that
the hours be extended to 11 p.m.
on week nigh, to coordinate
with the later hours granted
women by the Women's Student
Government Association.
AIM also allotted $99 to the
Leap Year Dance to held at 9
p.m. tomorrow in the Hetzel Union
ballroom. Persons attending the
_ice should wear costumes on a
"Li'l Abner" theme.
Journalist Will Lecture
To Graduate Students
Gerald W. Johnson, Baltimore
journalist, will present the second
lecture in the Graduate School
series at 8 pm. Tuesday in 121
Sparks.
His appearance is co-sponsored
by the School of Journalism.
Tottrgiatt
Heavy Snow
Will Spread
Across State
Heavy snow will spread
across Pennsylvania today and
continue tonight with con
siderable accumulations ex
pected in all sections.
The snow will begin in this
area this morning, becoming
heavy by afternoon and con
tinuing tonight with at least four
and possibly as much as ten inches
accumulating by tomorrow morn
ing.
Th e western
half of the state
will probably be
the hardest hit
with 6 to 12
inches of snow
expected
The eastern half
of the state may
get 3 to 8 inches.
Winds will increa—,
noon and they should reach ra
ther strong velocities tonight
causing much blowing and drift
ing snow.
Very cold air will move into this
area tonight and it should remain
for several days.
Today's high temperature will
be near 30 degrees and tonight's
low will be about 25.
Snow flurries, strong winds and
colder weather is expected tomor
row with considerable blowing
and drifting snow. The high will
only be 28 degrees.
University Studies
Coke Production
Two problems encountered in
the making of coke are under
study at the University.
One is injury to coke ovens
that results from the build up of
excessive pressures during the
coking process. The other is en
countered when the coke mass
does not shrink and becomes
stuck in the oven.
Dr. William Spackman, asso
ciate professor of paleobotany and
director of the Coal Research Sec
tion, is in charge of the studies,
which are supported by a grant
of more than $15,560.
SGA to Consider Bill for Class VP's
By CAROL BLAKESLEE
The SGA Assembly will
be asked to decide tonight
whether or not each class
should have a vice president.
Assembly will vote on a bill
proposed by James Kridel, (C.-
Soph.) concerning class vice pres
idents and will hear an SGA Su
preme Court decision on class of
ficers at 7:30 p.m. in 203 Hetzel
Union.
The bill is a revised version of
one which Kridel was to have
presented at the last Assembly
metting and asks only that "each
class have a vice president."
Assembly will also be asked
to approve the appointment of
, Robert Umstead as Elections
Committee chairman. Approval
was postponed at Assembly's
last meeting because Umstead
was not present for questioning.
Women Win
'Freedom'
WSGA Abolishes Blackmarks;
Adopts Later Permissions
By AMY ROSENTHAL
The battle for the "emancipation" of Penn State coeds
ended last night.
The Women's Student Government Association approved
an entire set of new women's rules and regulations. The rules
will go into effect March 14.
All women will receive copies of the rules and they will
22 Groups
Enter IFC
Sing Contest
Thirteen sororities and nine
fraternities have entered the
Interfraternity Council -Pan
hellenic Sing Contest, accord
ing to Jeanne Averill and Ron
'Roth, co-chairmen for the
sing.
Yesterday was -the dealine for
entries, bUt due to the low num
ber of entm:.st. the Greek Week
committee decided last night that
any other groups may still enter
by contacting Miss Averill by to
morrow.
Finals for the sing will be held
at 6 . 30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5 in .
Schwab Auditorium. This is a
change from the previously an
nounced date of April 4. The ex
change dinner scheduled for April
5 will now be held Wednesday,,
April 6. Preliminary sing compe
tition will be held at 8 p.m. April
3 and 4.
Seven sororities and nine fra
ternities have entered the quar
tet competition.. This contest
will also remain open until to
morrow. Entrants do not have
to state the name of the song
they will use in the contest at
this time, Roth said.
A total of 60 points in the Greek
Week competition can be won in
the sing. Forty points will be
awarded for a first place in the
group competition, 30 for a sec
ond place and 10 for a third or
fourth place. Twenty points will
be awarded for first place in the
,quartet contest, 15 for second, 10
for third and 5 for fourth.
The Greek Week committee al
so announce todayis the deadline
!for entering the Bridge Tourna
ment. So far, 39 out of 80 groups
contacted have entered the tour
nament. Dr. Roger B. Saylor
!professor of business statistics,
will run the tournament, which
will be held in either Waring
lounge or the Hetzel Union main
lounge.
Robert Parsky, Supreme Court
chairman, said SGA President
Leonard Julius had asked the
court for a clarification of part
of the constitution dealing with
classes. Parsky said he could not
I make' the court's decision public
;last night because he wished to
go over the wording with Ross
Lehman, advisor to SGA, today.
Kridel said four points in his
!previous bill had been omitted
in the one to be presented tonight
to eliminate arguing over smaller
,controversial points.
The old bill asked that each 1
class vice president be elected
and nominated in the same man
ner as the class president, and
that he be the president's offi
cial alternate for Assembly.
It had further provided that the'
vice president and president ap
point someone to fill the presi
dency in case both of them were
incapacitated. Their appointment
By PAT DYER
be fully explained in residence
hall meetings. The rules 'were
written by the WSGA Executive
Committee with the help of
Dorothy J. Lipp, dean of women.
Freshman women will receive
10:30 p in. weekday permissions
and upperclass women and those
over 21 will receive 11:30 per
missions Sunday through Thurs
day. All women will receive two
1 a.m.s on weekends, and have
unlimited traveling 1 a.m.s.
The blackmark system has
been abolished and will be re
placed by a 15-late-minuted-a
-month system. If a woman ex
ceeds 15 late minutes in sign
ing in she will choose either a
Friday or Saturday night in a
month's period after her of
fense to sign in at 7 p.m.
Each woman must sign out
'every night if she is going to be
lout after 8 p.m. She will sign
out her destination and time of
return or have someone sign out
'for her. However, she, herself,
must sign in.
Sandra Slish, chairman of the
judicial board, questioned the
sign-in policy and was told by
Dean Lipp that it was the only
way of discovering if a girl were
in an accident and that it was a
safety measure.
WSGA struck out of the re
port a statement that late min
utes should be assigned for
behavior other than lateness.
The Senators agreed that as
signing late minutes for other
behavior could lead to the de
velopment of another type of
blackmark system.
Dean Lipp said the penalty for
lateness is a system for pi. , vent
ing these minor cases from com
ing to judicial. No defined judi
cial penalty system has been set
up for any other offense. It is
hoped that under the new system
detrimental behavior will not be
punished but treated by effective
counseling of the woman in
volved.
However, a woman may be
called before the judicial com
mittee for three withdrawals of
privileges in any calendar month,
more than 30 minutes lateness on
one occasion, or establishing a
pattern of withdrawals of privi
leges over a period of time. What
action to take on these cases is
yet to be decided.
Women students will now be
permitted to take overnights in
other residence halls (even on
big weekends), in the homes of
families in the area, in resi
dences occupied only by worn-
would be subject to the approval
of the representatives of their
class sitting oh Assembly.
Jay, Hawley, Rules Committee
chairman, explained that these
points had ben deleted, with Kri
del's consent, because they made
the bill too complex.
Instead of limiting itself to
the one basic issue of secondary
class officers, he said, it con
tained several ideas.
The revised bill permits As
sembly to discuss the main idea on
its own merits, rather than con
sidering it on the basis of less
important details.
Kridel said it would be easier for
Assembly to reach agreement on
the basic point of whether or not
to have class vice presidents.
Details on the methods of choos
ing them and outlining their
duties would follow after this de
cision-was made, he said.