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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
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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.
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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
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