Weather For east: other ,d Beautiful W Today a Tomorro VOL. 60. No. 133 Senate To Decide On Vacation The University Senate will decide today whether Thanks giving vacation will be a full recess or a one-day holiday in future years. The proposal to eliminate the full Thanksgiving vacation was made at the last Senate meeting, April 7, to avoid ,_an irregularity in class scheduling. Under the present plan in which 3-credit courses meet 44 times, the classes which normally meet once a week have not al ways been able to meet the re quired 15 times during the fall semester because of vacations. This proposal is the only one of four designed to circumvent the problem that was approved by the Senate in a straw vote. The Senate Committee on Cal endar and Class Scheduling will be presenting the proposal without its recommendation, Benjamin A. Whisler, chairman, said last week. In a special meeting Monday night, SGA approved an alternate proposal that wpuld shorten Christmas vacation by two days to provide the full 15 week se mester. Richard Haber, SGA president, met with President Eric A. Walk er yesterday to investigate the possibilities of bringing SGA's proposal before the Senate at to day's meeting. Walker will meet with Whis ler this morning to decide whether Haber himself or Whis lees committee will present the SGA proposal. Whisler said Monday that the SGA proposal would involve some practical "stumbling blocks." Shortening Christmas vacation would force students to leave and return to campus one or two days before Christmas and after New Year's Day, he laid. According to the SGA proposal, classes would end at noon of the Wednesday preceding Thanks giving vacation. Julius Asks Inquiry Into Charges on LP Former SGA President Leonard Julius said last night that he would like to see an investigation of charges against Lion's Paw by a Senate Committee. Julius was a 1959-60 Lion's Paw member. Julius was referring to charges against Lion's Paw made in a pamphlet, "Lion's Paw at Penn State," published by John Brandt, David Byers, Alan Elms and Harald Sandstrom. Robert G. Bernreuter, special assistant to the president for stu dent affairs, said an investiga tion has been requested by Con verse H. Blanchard, associate pro fessor of physics, in a letter to the Senate Committee on Student Affairs. Blanchard would make no comment on the letter. One of the pamphret's most serious charges was that Lion's Paw had urged the attempted fix of last spring's elections. The pamphlet stated, "When asked who was backing him in this deal, Nelligan said it was Pear son, (a Lion's Paw member) and Dick Haber, who was to become the University party candidate for SGA president." Julius emphatically denied that Lion's Paw had anything to do __,..... 1 r 4 at(..;‘.: , ..„),-- €5.....-, I HEARRY AWARD THEE . .. says the prince (Joel Daniels) to the American show girl (Dawn Ritts) as he awards her a medal for the Carpathian order of perseverance. They will appear in The Players' production "The Sleeping Prince" which opens tonight. Player's' Prince' To Open Tonight The regular routine of the royal Carpathian Legation becomes rather unstable when an American showgirl arrives there to be "entertained." The result of this visit wi Schwab when the Penn Sta By JANET DURSTINE with the attempted fix. He called the charge "the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of." Frank Pearson. former Uni versity party chairman and a 19.59-60 Lion's Paw member. said he had taken. an interest in University party as former chairman before the campaign and had persuaded Walter Darran and Jack Crosby.to run on the party's ticket. He said after he had done this he dropped out of party politics. r arran and Crosby were involved'Sunshine Predicted , in the "party switch" earlier thisl Bright sunshine and pleasant spring. On this subject, the pam-,temperatures will continue for at phlet stated that Pearson assem-ileast two more days. bled several prospective can-I Sunny skies and warm temper , didates and "induced at least onei atures are in prospect for today , and tomorrow, although there of them to switch Parties by, im- may be a bit more cloudiness to plying that he might not make morrow afternoon than today. I Lion's Paw if he offended some High temperatures will be 76 de of the members as others had grees for today and 78 degreps done the previous year." for tomorrow. FOR A BETTER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING. MAY 5. 1960 By CORDIE LEWIS I be presented at 8 tonight in e Players open in Terrence Rattingan's - "The Sleeping Prince." The showgirl is invited to a party at the legation by the Prince Regent who hos picked her out of a chorus line which is per forming at one o fthe local night clubs. When she arrives, she learns that she is the only one the Prince will be entertaining. Even though the Prince be comes angry with her because she is not impressed by his amorous techniques, the show girl is accepted by his wife, the Grand Duchess. The duchess is overcome by the girl's ability to understand her French. By answering the duch ess' questions with a meek "oui," . ,the girl becomes her friend, and ,is asked to accompany the duch ies to the coronation of George { V of, England. The showgirl also impresses the young King Nicholas, who is try ing to overthrow the Carpathian government. She helps to tame T his ideas by promising him an authentic , American motorcycle. The comedy is filled with an air of make believe and ro manticism. It is somewhat like ,the legend of the sleeping prin cess, only in this case it is the prince who wakes up to the idea of love. rgiatt AIM Hits Proposal On Frosh Housing The Association of Independent Men's Board of Gov ernors voted unanimously last night to go on record as opposing any plans which would make the Nittany units an entirely freshman living area in the fall. Otto E. Mueller, director of housing said that the "persons concerned with the best use of student facilities" were consider ing a proposal that only freshmen be assigned to the Nittany area He said that action on the proposal would probably be made before the end of the semester. According to Muel ler, 13 upperclassmen have, at their own request, been assigned to Nittany for the fall semester. Barry Rein, vice president of FAIM, proposed the motion in view of the fact that he, as an upperclassman, was unable to be reassigned to Nittany. Rein said that he approached JHousing with a request to be re -lassigned to Nittany and was told that the area would be occupied entirely by freshmen in the fall. One of the reasons given for opposing the plan to have only freshmen assigned to the Nit fany area was fhaf the Nittany Council would be made up com pletely of freshmen who were unfamiliar with campus govern ment organization. This could lead to a weak representation of the area on the AIM Board of Governors, the board felt. "Upperclassmen living in Nit-' tany have a counseling effect up-! on freshmen," said Philip Haines,i president of Town Independent Men. He explained that the pres-i ence of .upperclassmen helped to keep order and encourage good; study habits among freshmen. In other business the group' voted to hold softball playoffs; between the town champions and the residence hall champions and to establish an AIM Softball Championship. Dates for the play offs were not decided upon. The members present also unanimously decided to sponsor two Club Hubanas, next year, one in the fall, the other i n the springi semester. The dates will be set up; by the executive committee. Award Categories Set for Class Day Announcement of award categories was made for the Senior Class Day when committee members met with the 18 outstanding seniors last night. The event, being held to honor the seniors, in particular the 18 outstanding seniors selected by members of their class, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Schwab, according to Martin L , shner, chairman of Class Day. The names of the selected sen iors, as well as the selection for the senior class gift, will not be announced until Class Day, he said. Outstanding senior women will appear in the• following cate gories:- Class Donor—Highest distinc tion voted to graduating senior by members of her class, based on contributions to the class, the ' university and popularity. Bow Girl—Based on scholar ship, activities and personality. Slipper Girl—Class leader based on popularity among classmates. Mirror Girl—Most humorous of outstanding seniors. Fan Girl—The class sweetheart, awarded for beauty. Lamp Girl—Gni most likely to contribute to the University after commencement. Scepter Women Three senior women, selected for contributions By JERRIE MARKOS SGA Assembly Win Discuss Quorum Size SGA Assembly will hear and vote on for the second time a con stitutional amendment to change its quorum size when they meet at 7 tonight in 203 Hetzel Union Building. It must he approved three times before going into effect. The amendment, proposed by Judith Moore (U -Sr.), would !change the required quorum to three-fourths of the eligible As semblymen. The constitution now requires three-fourths of the to tal membership of Assembly for a quorum. SGA President Richard Haber will report on the Thanksgiving [ recess situation as it stands after the University meets this after noon and votes on the recom mendation to cut the recess to a one-day holiday. In other business, Robert Um 'stead,encampment chairman, will report on encampment work shops. Theodore Simon, trans iportatibn chairman, will give a committee progress report on the problem of ride sheets, Pollock Halls Committee To Be Formed by AIM The Association of Independent Men announced today the organ ization of the Pollock Halls Steering Committee for the pur pose of aiding in the establish ment of the Pollock Hall Council structure for 1960-61. to the class and participation in activities. The following are the men's award categories: Class Donor—Selected in the manner as the senior girl. Spoon Man—Based on scholar ship, activities and personality. Barrel Man Top male athlete lin the senior class. Cane Man—Class leader based lon popularity. • Pipe Man—Most humorous. Torch Man—Man most likely to contribute to the Univeisity after commencement. Mace Men Thre senior men, selected for contributions to the University after commencement. Tickets, available to members of all classes, are being distribut ed at the lietzel Union desk. "We want it stressed," Leshner said, "that although this is Senior Class Day it is open to students from all classes. We have set a ' ticket limit of three tickets per ' person, but additional tickets may be secured if they are needed." Interesting Tuition Figures See Page 4 FIVE CENTS
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