lIMMMIMIMMIIMMHMaMMmiimfNtIH* \ Weather Forecast! Partly Cloudy, lIISIIMMIMMIIMMIUMIIMIinniIimHIKI Warm VOL 61. No. 94 v , —-Collegian Photo by Paul Lowe CRIES AND SQUEALS of joy filled the air yesterday afternoon as a prelude to last night’s ribbon ing ceremonies. Receiving the double blue and gold of Alpha Xi Delta are Jane Egan and Jean Walker from Ann Stratford and Gretchen Harrison, president and vice president of the sorority. A total of 406 girls were ribboned by 26 sororities. 406 Coeds Get Ribbons As Formal Rushing Ends A total of 406 women were ribboned last night in sorority suites to mark the end of Panhellenic Council Formal Spring Rush. Approximately 56 per cent of the day. This is 2 per cent less than last 3 Proposals Offered For SGA Revision The constitutional revisions being considered by SGA’s reorganization committee could result in a complete metamor phosis in student government. Three systems of representation are being discussed. There may be continued election under the class system, electio nby residence area or representation from govern ing groups such as college councils, IFC, Panhel and others. Duane Alexander, chairman of the committee, said, "possi bly & block slructure would be employed where all governing organizations would be includ ed under the main SGA struc ture." “SGA would be the king-pin," he said. If the residence hall representa tion system is adopted, there may also be a change in the party sys tem. Parties will probably run candidates for the top executive offices but Alexander said it would be difficult to have party nominations equally distributed among residence areas. Alexander’s committee is also considering an alteration in the size,of the SGA Assembly. He said that ten to 15 members could be trimmed from the 42 man body. “Freshman representation should be drastically reduced,” he added. In addition, Alexander said there would be changes in the executive powers of SGA. "Cab inet should be strengthened, and should be able to Introduce its own legislation." “For the present,” he added,” Cabinet would serve as the gov ernment for the summer term. Members would be encouraged to remain here for the summer, al though this would not be con stitutionally required.’ Alexander said that eventually there would be some form of rep resentative Assembly for the sum mer term also. ltr iatltj A(HaU STATE COLLEGE. PA.. SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH 4. 1961 * t&r*" - m Mjmtxxr 726 women registered for rush received bids yester year’s number of spring ribbonees. Honor Societies Will Recognize Top Seniors Approximately 30 outstanding seniors will be reorganized by the Honor Societies Council at a spe cial program on “Honor Day.” The program will be held at 4 p.m„ May 18 in the Mineral Industries auditorium. About 15 Evan Pugh gold med als will be presented to the stu dents who are in the top one-half per cent of their class. Those seniors ranking in the next one-half per cent of the class will receive silver Evan Pugh medals. Approximately 15 seniors will be in this group. President Eric A. Walker will present some of the awards and will speak at the program. Other awards for scholastic achievement will be given by the individual honor societies which make up the council. Walton Play to Appear At Five O'clock Theater The Five O’Clock Theater will present "Autumn Green” by Rox anne Walton at 5 p.m. Monday in the Little Theater in the base ment of Old Main. The play will be directed by Robert Wolff, graduate student in theater arts. FOR A BETTER PENN STATE ’ .v : Vrr'": ' •• All women who registered for rush this semester and did not receive bids are eligible for open bidding. Panhellenic Council will set the dates for open bidding at a meeting March 7. Those ribboned were; ALPHA CHI OMEGA, ncarlK and olive: Rent Am wake, Diane Bitting, Mary Com fort, Lynn Crawford, Joan Fallows, Kath ryn Freebairn, Susan Fritche, Penelope Hadden. Kttye Kittle, Judith Knorr, Nancy Lash,' Marilee McClintock, Mara Matich, Phyilia Proctor, Sandra Stevenson, Judith Wagner, Georgina Wheeler, Mary William con, Susan Woehh'ng and Carol. Wrieth. ALPHA DELTA PI, azure blue nnrf white: Eileen Heebout, Mary Criley, Dalice Darling, Mary Davis, Anna Hansen, Phyl lis Hansen, Joan Hartman, Mary McCabe, Carol McNary, Dona Milliken, Dorothy Muller, Sandra Peppell, Barbara Prezloso, Gertrude Rohrer, Barbara Snouffer, San dra Weaver and Virginia Wiegand. ALPHA EPSILON PHI, green and white: Sally Adelson, Eleanor Auerbach, Helene Brooks, Judith Carter, Roberta Cobrin, Carol Dickstein, UarbarA Engel, Susan Frias, Roberta Fuerstein, Toby Goldstein, Carol Kelvin, Krancine Klein berg, Lana Landman, Shari Levine, Janis Morton, Estelle Nisson, Susan Ochroch, Betty Poster, Susan Rabinowitz, Merice Rendclm&n, Diane Rosenberg and Joanne Schaffer. ’ ALPHA GAMMA DELTA, red, buff and green: Eloise Aurand, Alice Baird, Mar cella Bron&koski, Jeanne Campbell. Mari anne Dud&sh, Gail Farrell, Cheryl Hauser, Donna Howe, Hilda Jacobs, Barbara Pietsch, Elizabeth Rhoads, Carol Spag no!a, Rosalie Zaia and Marilyn Znnkey. ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA, pink and green: Barbara Bell, Marjorie Elliott, Yvonne Evans. ALPHA OMICRON PI, cardinal: Ellen Dipple, Connie Easton, Mary Frear, Judith Guzzetti, Phyllis Herr, Jo Ann Jordan, Judith Kollar, Marilyn Mabus, Diann Man ners, Lee Masters, Carolyn Mihalick, Mar garet Miles, Judith Moser, Susan Olsen, Marianne Shook, Eleanor Space, Merle Stens, Patricia Terrell, Gall Williams and Victoria Young. ALPHA PHI, bordeaux and silver: Ro berta Bogar, Winifred Boyle, Judith Buf fington, Linda Burns, Carolyn Cross, Jac- Queline Dougherty, Joan Dunlop, Sandra Field, Mary Giltenboth, Barbara Herbert, Mary Jennings, Carole Kismaric, Sandra Mueller, Margaret Phillips. Carol Reilly, Jacqueline Russian©, Mary Ann Russo, Sandra Schwartz, leva Sleicers and Carol Stover. ALPHA XI DELTA, double blue and gold: Karen Brose, Cynthia DePalma, Priscilla De Puy, Sandra Di Norcia, Jane Egan, Elaine Feldvary, Maryann Fink, Mary Gierhart. Gail Hall. Devona John son. Sandra Korab, Carol Mftrcy, Eliza beth Miller, Jacqueline Parkins, Marla Shlppanl, Virginia Signor, Nancy Sieber, Carolyn SodinJ, Jean Walker, Patricia Werner and Judith Zeger. BETA BIGMA OMICRON, ruby and pink: Joyce BArton and Ellen Sayers. CHI OMEGA, cardinal and straw: Cyn thia Barnes, Patricia De Stefan is, Barbara Elser, Noel Ennis, Susan Foster, Joan Hawkins, Bonnie Hennessey. Jacqueline (Continued oa page five) wjtatt After Auto Crash Thomas Williams, sophomore in business administration from Paris, Tex., died at the Williamsport Hospital at 9:15 last night after being seriously injured in a traffic accident Thursday. " Williams died of a skull fracture and bruises to the brain, Spring-like Conditions To Continue The beautiful spring-like weather that brought 60 degree temperatures to most sec tions of Pennsylvania yester day should continue today. ■ ' However, showers and thunder storms are expected to overspread the commonwealth from the west this evening, probably reaching the local area late tonight. The bright sunshine that com bined with yesterday’s official high temperature of 61 degrees made it the most pleasant day of the recent mild spell. Although a maximum reading of 66 was observed last Friday, skies were mostly cloudy. A mass of colder air, which is moving southeastward’from Cen tral Canada, is. expected to bring cooler weather to Pennsylvania tomorrow and tomorrow night. However, in view of the ex pected continuation of the same weather regime that has prevailed for the past several days, no very cold temperatures are predicted. The forecast indicates that to day should be partly cloudy and warm with increasing cloudiness toward evening. The high reading should be a balmy 62 degrees. Tonight’s low will be about 40 degrees. Showers will end tomorrow morning and cloudy, windy and colder weather is forecast for the afternoon. The maximum should be near 45 degrees. Tomorrow night is expected to be partly cloudy and colder. Laos Tribe Downs USSR Transport VIENTIANE, Laos (fP) —Meo tribesmen shot down a Soviet transport plane taking part in a massive munitions air lift to leftist Pathet Lao rebels last month, the government said yesterday. Information Minister Bouavan Norasing told newsmen the plane crashed Feb. 17 near Ban Na Thong, about 100 miles north of Vientiane. It was the first plane reported shot down by anti- Pathet Lao forces. The Meo tribesmen, who con sistently have resisted rebel sol diers, learned neither the nation ality of the crewmen nor their fate, Bouavan said. He charged Russiani and Communist North Vietnamese are flying and trucking troops and huge quantities of muni tions across the Laos-North Viet Nam border. Soviet planes make five or six supply trips daily into rebel terri tory, he said, and convoys of So viet trucks carry arms across the border. Bouavan predicted government By DAVE RUNKEL according to Dr. George Lyons, attending physician. Williams had been moved to the Williamsport Hospital late Thurs day afternoon after having been admitted to the Centre County Hospital in Bellefonte following the accident. Williams, who did not regain consciousness after the accident, underwent an operation late Thursday. After surgery he had been given only one chance in ten of living because of exten sive damage to his nervous system. Williams, who commutes to the University, lived at the home of Milford Lucas in Mt. Eagle. Mrs. Lucas said that Williams’ father in Paris, Tex. had been notified and was flying to Williamsport this morning. Williams’ car had collided with a tractor trailor truck driven by Victor Burns of Clarence at the Mt. Eagle underpass on Rt. 220 Thursday morning. The truck was traveling west when the car, going in the op posite direction, skidded on an icy spot on the road, State Police at Rockview said. According 1 to police the truck driver swerved to the right in an attempt to avoid Williams' car. but the car continued to skid into the truck. The truck spun part way around while the car came to a stop on the truck's side of the road, police said. The underpass, where the acci dent occurred, was being torn out by the State Highway Depart ment. The road makes a sharp curve at that point, where it goes under a railroad. Damage to Williams’ automo bile amounted to $6OO and $5OOO damage was done to the truck and trailer. soldiers shortly will defeat a reb el force that threatened to slice across Laos, separating the north ern royal capital of Luang Pra bang from Vientiane in the south. He said government torces recaptured the strategic road junction town of Tha Vieng and its valuable airstrip on Feb. 25. The rebels look the town in mid- January, preventing govern ment soldiers from attacking north along its good road to ward Xieng Khouang. The Vientiane government still wants a reconciliation with the rebels, he said, and is willing to form an enlarged government with ex-Premier Souvanna Phou ma closing the bridge between th« opposing sides. Bring Back Deferred Bush —See Page 4 FIVE CENTS
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