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VOL. 2, No. 12 STATE COLLEGE. RA.. FRIDAY MORNING. JULY 22. 1960 FIVE CENTS
Platform Could - Linkßard's Play
Nixon, Rockefeller ill Open
CHICAGO (IP) Bigwigs of the GOP pulled backstage;A t
strings yesterday in hopes that somehow they still 'can tie ateer
together a powerful Nixon-Rockefeller ticket for the Repub
lican Convention.
The chances are thin. But the pressure will grow to
;harness Vice President Richard
iM. Nixon and Gov. Nelson A.
BOC, Group
Rockefeller of New York in the
strongest team the GOP could
enter against the Democrats in
To Present -
thc s 3 e g n r . ea T t
h e r le u c s ‘t t i o o n n c ß oiltiV o AU96 c o 4
Kentucky, the Republican nation
al chairman, told a news confer-
MUSICShoaI iience: "Of course there is always the
possibility the platform could be
The Summer Sessions Ban&the catalyst to draw them 2
the "
to
consisting mainly o f highl -e ' is
Each, he said,being consult
school students enrolled in theed on the drafting of the party
Summer Sessions Band, Or-',,platfo rm. ixon camp called the
chestra, and Chorus School, vice president's choice of a run
ning mate still a wide open
will present a concert at 7:00 propos i t i on, "with Rockefeller
p.m. on Sunday in front of the! by no means barred.
So Nixon kept a foot in the
Pattee Library. door, holding it open in case.
Under the direction of James'Rockefeller should show even
IV. Dunlop, the band will open its the slightest sign of being per
program by playing the National suaded to change his mind and
Anthem. accept a vice-presidential nomina-
It will continue with the "Block tion.
14 Concert March" by Jerry H.l
He also tapped a Rockefeller ad
•
Bilik; "Texas Portrait"by. Ralph 'mi -
rer to place the Nixon name in
:nomination for the presidency at
Hermann; and "Prelude and next week's convention. Nixon's
Fugue in G Minor" by Bach.
choice was Gov. Mark 0. Hatfield
Featured will be a cornet trio of Oregon, who once had ideas
composed by three members of about a Republican ticket of
the band Luke 'Hefting, ; Rockefeller and Hatfield.
James ' Mcllroy and Walter Nixon has the - nomination
Shade, all high school students. I nailed down as much • as any
The program will also include: man in American political his
'Southland March," Nile Hovey; tory making his first bid for
"Tripoli" by Thomas Darcy Jr.;; the honor. But Rockefeller still
"Toccata for Band" by Frank is flirting with the idea that
Erickson; "Nocturne" by Ralph: maybe Nixon's strength is some-
Bcrmann; "Tango for Band" by j thing of a filmy mirage, that it
Glenn Osser; "Second American! might begin to evaporate, and
Rhapsody" by Clare Grundmann:, that the convention might start
Highlights from "Gipsy" by Julie! looking in another direction for
Styne, arranged by Paul Yoder;! its candidate.
and 'March Onward" by Ernst! Thus Rockefeller still is willing
Luthold. to yield to a draft that he himself
In case of rain on Sunday eve _iconcedes is unlikely to blow his
ning the concert will be held atiwaY•
Schwab Auditorium. As for the vice-presidential
nomination Pockr , f. , ller has taken
This is the sixth consecutive ', '
y
ear that the Summer Sessions an absolute, postive stand against, ;
accepting it himself. Morton and
Band, Orchestra, Chorus School -
has been organized on campus. the men speaking here for Nixonl
The school is open to all sin
and practically everybody else on.
I the convention scene say they
dents of high school 'age and Itake him at hifi word.
provides them with class and in- I Sen. Kenneth B. Keatina ° of New
dividual instruction in the vari- ;York told the platform drafters'
ous instruments of the orchestra only the GOP can end racial dis-'
and band and in vocal music. i icrimination. He challenged the
The members of the Claremont Democrats to put their strong
String Quartet also work closely'civil rights plank through nextl
with registrants in the school, month's congressional session.
"Pennsylvania simply has too
many small school districts." he '
said. "Were Pennsylvania to
produce even the most reason
able minimum adequate cur
riculum program tomorrow,
many, if not most of our school
districts, would not be able to
offer most of the courses pre
scribed for want of a sufficient-
Summer Sessions students in Hobson Pittman's oil paint-: ly broad tax base."
Admitting
' that Pennsylvania
ing class will offer examples of their summer work at an art
has economic problems, Christie'
auction to be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in White Hall. !contended that the money to pay.
_ The paintings will be exhibited from 8 am. to 6 p.mH for education is available. •
Wednesday prim' to the auction. The selection will be varied "I submit that where we get thei
_;money is no great problem. The!
trends from representational tol'' °n '
with paintings exhibiting Pittman's students will hold!money is there. Presently it exists;
abstract and non-objective. Itheir annual art exhibition. The in the form of fishing rods, that.'
A portion of the proceeds wilOrizes given at last summer's ex-:extra touch of chrome en that.
be used to purchase a paintingihibition included professional and extra big tailfin of the car, in
which will then be given to thei popular with one purchase prize; lawnmowers upon which one can
University. : given and one awarded by popu- sit, and in live to one martinis. i
The art auction, which meets ; l a' vo te. "It is simply a matter of di
year's exhibit was juried verting the flow of resources
a popular demand for original Last
paintings, was begun lasi sum-
•by Isabelle Bishop, a well from such luxuries and into the
mer by Pittman, who is an in- known New York artist, Lois necessity of education."
sfructor of painting at the Piercy, former Miss Pennsyiva- But he warned that the Com-
Philadelphia Museum School nia and Penn State coed, won monwealth also has financial,
purchase prize.
and the Pennsylvania Academy theproblems in the education field
of Fine Arts. He has been teach- I About 60 art students have en- because local units fail to tax as:
ing summer courses at the Uni- ironed in Pittman's course this, they should, depending too mucit'
versify for 28 years. isummer. They work mainly in'on the state.
Pittman and William Siming-)Temporary Building and in Elm Christie warned that there isi
ton, instructor in speech, williCottage but can usually be found the possibility of state control of
handle the auctioneer's duties. ;many places including Bear e , elucation if it pays a heavieri
The week following the auc-iMeadows and on lire escapes. (share than it does now. 1
Pittman's Students
Plan Art Auction
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
ToUrgiatt
,
William Shakespeare's "Twelfth . . Lumumba, who complains
TNight" will "go modern" next. 0 Visit U•S • i that his .three-week old nation
week in the hands of members! ; is menaced by United Nations
: of the Mateer Playhouse at Stand -c Amt ' inertia and continued "Belgian
'ing Sone. Lampus 1 Homes' aggression ," wants to put his
• The play, under the direction. • case personally before the
of Max Fischer, wfrom open at 8:40. Ten students fr F r ance will United Nations Security Coun-
Monday night and run through arrive at the University 1omoi•- m e
'
August 6. row evening for a..two-week look A spokesman frig the Prup. , io..
Shakespeare's pert and saucy at American university lite. said Lumurnlia is having dint
comedy will be translated into! Their stop here will be the first culty finding, a suitable aiteraft.
modern terms with the aid ofthree' this
of in country for the but hopes to leave this mornio.::
up-to-date costumes and settings
.. seven women and three men who There was some epeculation
'done by Ann Keel3'-
. he play tells the story of the will also spend a moreh in an that one of the Soviet planes
happy mis-adventures of a twin American home and two weeks in Might be his choice of transporta-
Washington. D.C., before return- lion for the trip,
'brother and sister, Sebastian and to their native country in Oe- Lumumba would not travel
w m nu`
Viola, and of the neat and co—'-' ing
; tober. by Belgian aircraft, but any one
people that they meet. of the scores of American trans-
The confusion arising from Vio-. Traveling under the auspices of .
la's passing as a man added to a ; the Experiment in International: ports landing at the airport
'host of other comic complications:Living , the group will go
t 0 could give him a lift to Europe
and romantic misunderstandingsiClarksburg, W. Va.. August , 6 if not to the United States.
make "Twelfth Night" one of thelwhere each will live with a lypi- The bearded Premier will leave
T
most enjoyable of Shakespeare's cal-American family for a month. behind him a country gripped in
comedies. ; Following this,' they will live the convulsions caused by muti-
nous elements in its army, a de-
Patricia Thompson will be - fea-!with city families in Washington.
lured in the role of Viola along
for visiting, to protect Belgian
D.C., for two weeks and then have termined Belgian military effort
with David Frank in the role of citizens and an
two weeks free time
the roistering Sir Tohy Belch.ttraveling or sightseeing i n t hi s unstable government which is
Ronald Bishop will play the pom-,country. still : based more on Lumiimba's
aggressive personality than on
pour Malvolio, the crafty and sly' While on 'campus the French
servant of Lady Olivia who wilhstudents will attend any classes any unity of purpose.
be played by Leslie Preston. 'they desire and participate in the SomeWeYlel'n "-"- 11 CeS say They
.
Others appearing will be Ann social and recreational programs. feel Lumumba may even be risk--
Driscoll as Olivia's michievious! The visitors,
; who arc eager to,ing his position as. hemd of the
'maid, Maria; Scott Webster as Se-;meet American students, w ill b e government to satisfy his flair
bastian and Peter Deuel as the housed in Simmons and Runkle for the spectacular gesture.
;Duke of Illyria, erstwhile suitor Halls and will eat in the lletzel Although peace has finally
'of Lady Olivia. William Mooney-Union Building, come to Leopoldville. other
will play Sir Andrew Aquecheek: They will be the main .parti- areas of the country bre still
This is the final week for the'cipants in the Workshop for Inter- held by Congolese army units
presentation at the Boal Barn of ; national Understanding at 9:30' acting independently of the
"Love Rides the Rails." a.m. Tuesday in 104 White Hall. . Congo command.
; And (1110 entire province -- the
. .
;rich mmipg center of Kettnint --
.is trying to establish its-elf as a
separate
,state with strong assist
ance from Belgium. , .
• A dissident wing (if Ltimumba's
National Congolese Movement
!headed by Albert liatonciji took
!sharp issue yesterday with the
;Premier's threat to call in Soviet
forces.
Education Problems
Cited By Christie
~.
School district reorganization, financing, and curriculum-
!are three major problems facing education- in Pennsylvania. !Fletcher Named to Post
Dr. Peter W. Fletcher , director
according to Dr. Robert A. Christie, executive director of the'of the school of forestry, 'has been
.Governor's Committee on Education. • .elected as a member of the Board
!of Dire(tors of the Pennsylvania
Speaking in Schwab Tuesday before 400 persons attend- Forestry As%:ociation. •
ing the 38th annual School Ad-'` _
ministration Conference, Christiei
e •
said that school district reorgan-1
ization is the bedrock on whichl nwersity Broadens
further educational progress ins
e •
Pennsylvania must be based. •
Continuing Ed Plan
Russians Aid
Congo Airlift
LEOPOLDVILLE, the Congo tif')---Three So\let planes
landed in Leopoldville yesterday with 450 Ghana soldiers
and two tons of food, largely sugar and milk. This was the
Soviet Union's first positive contribution to the UN mission
in the Congo.
The Soviet craft--
lb • airport as Congolese Pronner 13:,_
French v 'sitars ! t t rice Lurnumbit poultecl ter a trip
New \ (wk.
Instituted just two years ago, the program of studies
offered by the University's Center for Continuing Liberal
Education, a new dimension in adult post-college education,
has grown to one of the biggest programs of its type in the
country.
CCLE also reaches persons in
"People ought to be stimulated 60 communities across the state
to continue their education m o ff er i n g courses s p ee iay d es i gne d
liberal arts after college," said for home-study and discussion 'in
Dr. Ralph W. condee, assistanLgrour-; without a teacher.
director for the .Center, "and. Wherever a group of 12 or more
that's what we try to do." persons hands together with a
There are two basic ways in common interest in one of the
which opportunities for con- courses offered by the ma
iinuing study is offered through terials are sent.
CCLE=the Alumni College and Alumni members of the study
home study•discussion courses. group are encouraged to attend
Over 3300 persons have availed one of the Alumni College ses
themselves of these opportunities. sions on campus for training as
since the program started in Sep- a discussion leader, so he in turn
lember 1958. can lead the study group in his
The regular Alumni College own community.
program consists of three ses- Condee stressed the need for
sions on campus each year, in the continuing education and some
spring, summer and fall, offer- of the problems encountered.
ing selected courses in fields of "We consider TV our major
contemporary art, humanities, competitor," he quipped pinto
political and social studies. sophically.
The most recent' innovation "This pi.ogram works well in
in the program is the Alumni mall communities of tihout 10,-
College Abroad, scheduled for 000, - he said.
the first time this fall. This "The big cities have better
program includes a three-week adult educational systems to be
lour in Western Europe to ob- gin with while the small corn
, serve varieties of western rnunities need something. 'Usual
' democracies after pre-tour study the TV reception is bad, and
and a seminar on campus. the movies lousy," he chuckled,
--Ilyushin 18s of the Soviet air line Aero
---- not skinirnvil int o he , hisy