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VOL. 60. No. 1171
Lions Will Continue Today
Ele
sky, Campus Party Candidates
Issues During Interview
Unive
Discus
HEN HYNECKEAL
Editorial, Page 4
Student government candidates were
asked question- about a one-page handbill
on elections, the alternate system in Assembly
and the reorganization of student govern
ment at The Daily Collegian's press con-
Terence yesterday.
The handbill was written by
Alan Elms, "Froth" editor, and
supported the Campus party.
The flyer accused student gov
ernment of not representing the
will of the students.
Peter Galie and John Brandt,
Campus party candidates for
EGA president and vice presi
dent, respectively, said that
they were glad that someone
had finally said exactly what he
felt about student government.
Richard Haber, University par
ty candidate for SGA president,
said that "a great deal of the
article is accusation and many
students do not know what to be
lieve about it.
In reply to a question on what
effect the handbill would have
on voting, Haber said that he
thought it will lessen the number
of persons who will vote.
"When people distrust student
government they will lose in
terest and not vote at all," he
said.
Galie maintained that the ar
ticle might inspire some students
to go to the polls. Someone who
has never cared before may be
prompted to vote this time, he
said.
Discussing the reorganization of
student government and its oper
ation this past year, both parties
agreed that it is generally a good
system.
Haber said that the Assembly
system could not be compared
to the old Cabinet system. "This
past year SGA has worked out
most of its internal problems.
1
and will be able o concentrate
more on legislat ve duties in
the future." he s id.
Galie said that "with work and
experience it will be fine. There
are kinks in the alternate system
but the present student govern
ment is a good basis with which
to work."
On the alternate system, Brandt
said that alternates help to make
a more representative group.
This provides for as many
students as possible sitting on
(Continued on page three)
West's Berlin Stand
May cad to War--K
MOSCOW ( ) Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
warned yesterda that refusal to change the status of West
ern-occupied Wet Berlin "can lead mankind to the brink
of war."
. Reporting on is 11-day French tour to 17,000 Muscovites
in the Sports Palace, he said dis
armament is the world's foremost
problem. But he concentrated his
fire on the smoldering German
issue. His talks with French Pres
ident Charles de Gaulle will help
in preparations for the summit
conference in Paris next month.
Khrushchev said. Yet he admit
ted difference with de Gaulle on
major issues and showed no in
clination of budging from posi
tions rejected by the West.
"As for disarmament, which is
the most important question fac
ing the world today, I would say
that our (his and do Gaulle's)
e.\
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Lion's Paw and transfer housing were
discussed by candidates for SGA offices yes
terday at a press conference held by The
Daily Collegian.
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Rather heavy rain amounted to
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Sunday. This will serve to keep
rivers and streams in this area
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Today will be mostly cloudy
and mild with occasional showers
and a high temperature of 56 de
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temperature of 45 degrees.
opinions coincide," Khrushchev
declared in the course of a home
coming speech in which he drew
repeated applause.
He did not say how their views
coincided. France has called un
[ realistic his plan to disarm the
world in four years. A final com
munique in Paris Saturday said
only that the two leaders agreed
on the need of disarmament.
' Khrushchev said the Soviet Un
ion will do "everything for the so
lution of the question of a Ger
man peace treaty on a basis ac
ceptable to the Western powers."
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
STATE COLLEGE. PA.. TUESDAY MORNING. APRIL 5, 1960
By ELAINE MIELE
See Editorial, Page 4
The discussion on Lion's Paw, senior
men's society, was initiated by
John Brandt, Campus party can
didate for SGA vice president.
He asked the University party.
candidates if they would accept
a bid to Lion's Paw if they were
elected.
Richard Haber, University
party candidate for SGA presi
dent, said that Lion's Paw had
nothing to do with the campaign
or student government. "I know
very little about it now and
could not
he
until I found out
more," he said.
Peter Galie, Campus party
candidate for SGA president, said
that he would not become a mem-1
ber of Lion's Paw if elected and
offered a bid.
"Since it is a secret organiza
tion, one would have to join to:
find out about it. I would like to I
say now that I would not join,"l
Galie said.
University party candidates
maintained that they_ do not
know enough about Lion's Paw
to give an opinion, but that "if
everything which has been said
is true" they would not join.
Campus party candidates said,
that they feel Lion's Paw has a'
definite and bad influence on stu
dent government, and that they
would not accept bids.
Brandt called Lion's Paw "an
acting salesman of tlif administra
tion."
"A secret society has no part
in any government which rep
resents people in an unintrusive
manner," he said.
Candidates were also asked
how they would have handled
the transfer housing problem if
they had been in office when it
was brought up.
The University has ruled that
all transfer students must live in
residence halls unless they are af
filiated with a fraternity or have
another reason for not doing so.
Both parties agreed that the
greatest mistake was in not noti
fying the students about the rul
ing until it had been passed.
Haber said that letters should
have been sent out to let the stu
dents know about the issue.
Galie said that something could
(Continued on page three)
13 Groups to Compete
Seven sororities and six fra
ternities will compete for top
honors in the Interfraternity-'
Panhellenic Council Sing
Finals at 8 tonight in Schwab
Auditorium.
James Jimirro, Beta Theta Pi
graduate student, will be master
of ceremonies for the program.
Admission is 25 cents.
Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Xi Delta,
Delta Delta Delta and Gamma Phi
Beta will compete in the women's
group division. •
Acacia, Phi Gamma Delta, Pi
Kappa Phi and Tau Kappa Epsilon
are the finalists for the men's
group honors.
Sorority quartet finalists are
Alpha Xi Delta, Kappa Alpha
Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma
and Pi Beta Phi.
Fraternity quartet finalists
By PAT DYER
rgiatt
Elms Takes Responsibility
For 'Political' Handbills
By SUE LINKROUM
Related Story on Page Seven
Alan Elms, editor of "Froth" magazine, said last night
that he alone takes full responsibility for the handbills that
appeared throughout campus yesterday in which he took a
personal stand against a student political party.
Although the opinion appeared under a "Froth" masthead
Elections Open,
Voting High in
HUB, Boucke
Voting was fairly high yes
terday in the Hetzel Union and
'Boucke polling places, accord
ing to Robert Umstead, elec
tions commission chairman.
The commission did not count
the number of voters, Campus
party members were counting
voters but they were not at the
!polls the entire day.
Polls will be open from 9 a.m.
Ito 7 p.m. today and tomorrow in
'Boucke and the HUB. Other pon
t ing places are Sackett, Sparks and
(Forestry. These polls will be open
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Umstead said that the ballot
lboxes were locked in the Associ
ated Student Activities office
overnight.
John Brandt, Campus party
chairman and candidate for SGA
vice president, sealed the boxes
with masking tape and wax be
fore they were put away.
It was originally planned to
have the Campus Patrol guard
the boxes overnight, Umstead
said.
Besides electing SG,A. offices
and Assembly members in the
elections, students will vote on a
referendum concerning the Block
"S" Club seating in Beaver Sta
dium.
ICCG to Meet Tonight
To Discuss Convention
The Intercollegiate Council on
Government will meet at 7:30 to
'night in 203 HUB.
I Plans for the state convention
to be held April 7, 8 and 9 in Har
risburg will be discussed. All
members are'urged attend as poli
tical platforms and committee
,appointments for the coming con
vention will be made.
are Acacia, Alpha Kappa Lamb
da, Tau Kappa Epsilon and
Theta Chi. -
Postponing the selection of the,
quartet winners to the Finals was:
a last minute change from the
previously announced plan to
select those winners at the pre-,
liminaries, according to Pollyi
Berge, Sing co-chairman.
Thirteen sororities competed in
(the women's group preliminaries,
'and 11 in the sorority quartet!
prelims. Ten fraternities competed
lin the male group prelims and 7
lin the fraternity quartet contest.
Forty points will be given to
the first place winners in the
sorority and fraternity group
divisions toward the over-all
Greek Week trophy. Quartet
winners will receive 20 points.
Second place in the group con
test will carry 30 points and third,
1 20 points. Quartet runners-up
'will receive 15 points 'for second
place and 10 points for third.
Protagonists
. . Not Antagonists
See Page 4
of "Mug & Jester," the statement
was in no way connected with
the magazine itself. It was origin
ally slated to appear in Froth but
the senior board and the faculty
advisor of "Froth" did not ap
prove the page and had no knowl
edge of its distribution.
The $35 cost of the 1500 fly
ers were paid for by Elms. Elms
said that he had not seen the
final page proofs of the article
and that the printers had neg
lected to put his name on it.
Elms said that the column is
"a slam against the official stand
of University Party, specifically
the party platform," He added that
he personally believes "some can
didates running for office on the
University Party ticket are as
worthy of election as candidates
of Campus Party."
"But on the whole I think Uni
versity Party has taken a stand
which is not in support of student
will as a whole," Elms said.
He also said that he thought
"secret organizations such as
Lion's Paw have no place in
student government."
, When asked why he printed the
article Elms replied "that The
(Daily Collegian, Lion's Paw and
other sources were suppressing in
formation." He said he used the
flyers as a means of expressing
his personal views on student
government.
Stuart Barman, Howard Lin
coln and Dale Peters, members of
the Froth senior board, stated
that "the publication, financing
and distribution of the handbill
were the personal and individual
responsibility of Alan Elms and
not of Froth " They said Elms was
,not acting in his capacity as edi
tor of Froth in this action.
They added that the editorial
policy of Froth has "tradition
ally been non-partisan" and
will continue to be so. They
said that Froth editorial state
ments are determined by the
editor and the senior board as
a whole, and "are designed to
serve the interests of the entire
student body."
In commenting upon the hand-
Ibills, Leonard Julius, SGA presi
dent, said that parts of the article
were "grossly untrue." He said
that as far as he knew there had
, been no collaboration or bribes
made ‘ ,, ith the administration.
(Continued on page five)
in Sing Finals
In addition, each group which
entered the main Sing contest
will receive 10 points and each
competing quartet will be award
ed five points.
The sing is the second event
in Greek Week. Sunday. sorori
ties and fraternities attended
church in groups as a part of
Greek Sunday which opened
this year's events.
Tomorrow the 24 sororities and
53 fraternities participating in the
program will cooperate as dinner
partners in the Exchange Din
ners. The award for the Outstand
ing Pledge and the fraternity
pledge class with the highest
scholastic average will be pre
sented Thursday.
A ridge tournament will be
held Friday, and Saturday all
Greeks will cooperate in 38 com
munity service projects. The week
will conclude with the Interfra
ternity-Panhellenic Banquet Mon
day.
FIVE CENTS