Congo Ups Price
For U.N. Soldiers
To Return to Port
LEOPOLDVILLE, the Congo (/P) The Congolese gov
ernment yesterday presented to the United Nations a five
point demand for permitting return of U.N. soldiers to the
vital supply port of Matadi.
The UN Command is expected to reject it even though its
bargaining position was weakened
by the announcement that Moroc
co is withdrawing 800 soldiers
from the Congo destined to re
inforce the United Nations in Leo
poldville.
'Old Glory'
Ripped By
Ice, Snow
The American flag flying in
front of Old Main was ripped
to shreds by a combination of
wind and ice yesterday. Pieces
of the flag were scattered
over Old Main’s lawns and
front steps.
After receiving complaints from
several students, maintenance
men took down was left of
the flag and collected as many
pieces of it as they could, accord
ing to Clinton L. Davis, custodial
supervisor.
The damage was caused when
ice formed on the flag and stif
fened it, Davis said. When the
wind began to slap the flag
against the pole, the frozen fab
ric splintered, he explained.
The remnants of the flag have
been burned according to flag
regulations, William Benson, head
of the day maintenance crew,
said.
The University flies its flags
according to the Marine Corps
regulations, Davis said. Under
these rules the flag flies from 8
a.m. until sundown in all but the
most extreme weather.
Two students brought nine
pieces of the flag into the Daily
Collegian office last night and
said that there still were bits of
the flag scattered in front of Old
Main.
TIM to Show
Science Films
"The Dew Line Story,” one of,
the Bell Science Series Films will
be shown at 12:30 p.m. today in
the HUB assembly room as the
first in a series of movies to be
presented as a free public service
by Town Independent Men.
The dates for other films are as
follows: March 14, “Gateways to
the Mind;” March 21, “Sounds
Familiar;” March 28, "Nuclear
Submarines.”
Also, April 11, "Out Mr. Sun;”
April 18, "Nike-Hercules;” April
25, "Twentieth Century;” May 2,
"Alphabet Conspiracy:"
Angel Flight Applications
Applications for Angel Flight
may be picked up at the Hetzel
Union desk and must be returned
by 5 p.m. today.
A rushing tea will be held at 8
tonight in the HUB ballroom.
Peace Corps
University May Be Pilot Institution
The University could have
b training program for the
Peace Corps in operation by
next fall if it is selected as a
participating institution, ac
cording to President Eric A.
Walker.
Walker speculated yesterday
that a small number of colleges
and universities would probably
be picked to initiate a training
program for volunteers for the
Peace Corps. Colleges selected
might be asked to concentrate on
preparation for service in one
particular underdeveloped area
of the world, he said.
Student volunteers would
probably take special courses
with emphasis on. the language
The Congolese demanded:
• Rajeshwar Dayal of India,
head of the UN Congo operation,
be replaced by an “impartial”
UN official.
• The Congolese army control
all movement of UN forces by
air. road and river in the Con
go.
• The United Nations hand over
all strategic bases.
• The UN stage no more armed
parades in Leopoldville. j
• Dayal retract his “lying state-:
ments” that Congolese fired first
at Banana and Matadi, from which 1
140 Sudanese UN soldiers were
expelled Sunday. j
After UN officials negotiated
for hours attempting to water
down these demands, a Congolese
spokesman said an additional
item had. been added—off-duty
UN soldiers must not carry their;
weapons at all times after recent'
attacks by Congolese.
The United Nations already
had termed wholly unacceptable
a Congolese demand earlier for
control of air traffic and sira
tegic bases in exchange for re
entry of UN forces into Matadi.
Acting Congolese Premier Al
bert Delvaux told newsmen: “For
the moment we have decided that
UN troops will not go back” to
Matadi, 150 miles southwest of
Leopoldville. He handed the lat
est demand to Dayal.
In Tananarive, Malagasy Re
public, President Moise Tshom
be of Katanga Province opened
a roundtable conference of
Congo political leaders with a
proposal they demand with
drawal of all UN forces from
the Congo.
The conference got under way
without Gizenga, who belatedly
decided not to attend.
Summer Freshmen
May Enroll Late
High school seniors who expect
to graduate after summer term
registration on June 3 and 4 may
be able to attend the University
this summer.
| The admissions office and high
[schools will be working together
I so that these seniors will be able
| to complete the semester early or
be permitted to register later,
Robert G. Bernreuter, dean of ad
missions and registrar, said.
There are only a few of these
special students, Bernreuter
added.
“About 250 to 500 freshmen are
planning to enter the University
this summer. We hope to increase
this number to at least 1000 by the
summer of 1962,” Bernreuter said.
and social, political and eco
nomic institutions of the area in
which they will be working.
When asked about the Univer
sity’s chances for selection for the
program, Walkei replied, “I
think they (Washington adminis
trators) realize that Penn State
has been doing some thinking on
this and wants to go ahead and
do something. I hope we’re se
lected to have an experimental
program.”
The University has taken spe
cial interest in the Peace Corps
idea since its proposal last fall.
Several months ago Walker sub
mitted a plan to President John
F. Kennedy proposing, that all
students, in participating univer
sities, enroll in on of three
areas: military, civil defense, and
overseas technical assistance. (The
Hatty
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Shapp to Explain
Details of the Peace Corps program will be explained by Milton J. Shapp, one of the
originators of the plan and president of Jerrold Electronics at 8:30 tonight in 121 Sparks.
Lawrence E. Dennis, vice president for academic affairs and newly appointed member of
the “nucleus staff” of the Peace Corps, will also comment on the plan.
A reception will be held in the Helen Eakin Eisenhower lounge after the program.
! Sliapp is the originator of the
Kennedy Peace Corps Plan al
though the basic idea of sending
qualified Americans to aid under
developed areas on a person-to
person basis had been developed
earlier, according to Ariene Frat-
Uin, the originator of tonight's
program.
About three years ago a plan
for a Point -Four Youth Corps
was introduced in Congress and
last year Senator Hubert
Humphrey. D.-Minn., proposed
legislation for a kind of peace
corps program. However, these
bills never got legislative ap
proval.
Sliapp pooled all the informa
tion, added his own ideas formed
from a trip to Russia in 195!) and
his own political .experience in
the Kennedy campaign. He pre
sented the plan to the campaign
ing Robert Kennedy in October
and the idea was later presented
by Jol,in F. Kennedy in a major
speech.
Following the election, a study
group was set up to investigate
the idea of a Peace Corps. Last
Wednesday the President created
[the Peace Corps by executive or
der and asked Congress to pass
legislation to make the corps per
manent.
Sunday, R, Sargent Shriver
Jr., a Chicago business man
and civic leader, and brolher
in-law of ihe President, was
nominated director of ihe Corps,
subject to Senate approval.
Lawrence E. Dennis, vice presi
dent for academic affairs, was
also named to the "nucleus
staff" of the Corps.
During the Presidential cam
paign, Shapp was asked to sound
out student’s opinion on the Peace
Corps idea. Penn State was one
of those schools ho selected for
consideration. Later last semes
ter Miss Fratkin started organiz
ing a program to explain the idea
to Penn State students.
In appreciation of her efforts,
Director Shriver sent her a per
sonal telegram yesterday thank
ing her for promoting the con
cept on campus. This was the
first statement made by the Peace
Corps office since it was officially
established.
In the telegram Shriver pointed
out that "It is only through the
efforts of young men and women
such as yourselves who are co
operating in the program that
we shall . . . move the world
closer to the time when all na
tions shall enjoy enduring peace."
•—Collegian Photo by Scotl Kostcnbauder
THE INEVITABLE UMBRELLAS came out again yesterday as
students Daniel Dougherty, Barry Moser and Carl .Sipe tried to
cope with rain, sleet and finally snow in the Pollock area.
AWS May Resume
Regular Meeting
The Association of Women Students Senate may be getting
on its feet again after a Parliamentary procedure workshop
held last night. Senate, which was suspended by its president
last month, decided to hold another meeting in two weeks.
LA Council Names
Series'Speakers
The next two speakers for the
Liberal Arts Lecture Series were
announced at the Liberal Arts
council meeting Tuesday night. Dr.
Harold E. Dickson, professor of
art, will speak on April 11 and
Dr. Robert W. Green, assistant
professor of history, will speak
on May 9.
In other business, first semes
ter freshmen in the College of
Liberal Arts were entertained by
the council members after the
meeting and their questions about
the council were answered.
third area would correspond to
the proposed Peace Corps.)
On Dec. 7, Walker discussed
his plan at a meeting of the
American Council on Educaiion
which was asked by the gov
ernment to establish a commit
tee to study the Peace Corps.
Dr. Arthur Adams, present
head of the educational plan
ning aspect o' the Peace Corps
program, presided over the
ACE meeting.
When Adams was named to his!
present position, he asked for the
appointment of Lawrence E. Den
nis, the University’s vice presi
dent for academic affairs, to his
department. Dennis, who was ap
pointed to the "nucleus staff” of
the Peace Corps Sunday, will
help plan college programs to
prepare students for the Peace
Corps.
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
i * 1
By CARMEN ZETLER
Margaret McPherson, AW S
pi'esidenl, refused to comment
when asked if just because the
group voteef to hold another meet
ing, did this mean that Senate is
off suspension.
The senate voted to elect only
its five officers durin ; spring
elections to be held on March 21
and 23. The election of senators
was postponed indefinitely. A
motion to eliminate the office of
senator was defeated because the
group’s constitution would need to
be amended, and the
has not yet been approved by the!
University Senate Committee on
Student Affairs. j
Dr. Robert E. Dunham, in
structor in speech, spoke to the
senate about parliamentary
procedure. During the meeting
he criticized the group's actions
and gave suggestions for a more
efficient meeting.
A motion to continue meetings
between the senate officers and
the officers of the community
councils was passed. These meet
ings have been held regularly
since the senate was suspended
Feb. 15. I
In other business, the senate
decided to withhold submitting
its constitution to the University
Senate Committee on Student Af
fairs. This action followed a sug
gestion by Dean of Women Dor
othy J. Lipp that the senate mem
bers receive copies of the pro
posed constitution before they ap
prove it.
Kathy Hersey, second vice pres-!
ident of the senate, announced;
that applications for AWS officers!
for the spring elections will be!
available today at the Hetzel!
Union Building desk and from
Community Council members. The
applications are due at the HUB
desk Monday. Primary elections
will be held March 21.
(Eolkgtatt
By PAT DYER
Snow Flurries,
Cold Weather
Expected Today
Rain, snow, sleet, freezing rain,
thunder and lightning were all
observed in this area yesterday as
the general weather pattern shift
ed to a cold-weather regime after
nearly four weeks of relatively
mild temperatures.
The precipitation began as rain
yesterday morning, but as colder
air filtered into Central Pennsyl
vania from the north it changed
to freezing rain and later to sleet
and snow.
Today should be mostly cloudy,
windy and cold with occasional
;light snow or snow flurries. Little
[temperature rise is expected dur
ing the day and a maximum of 38
iis forecast for mid-afternoon.
! Tonight, should be partly cloudy
land colder with a few brief snow
'flurries and a low of 24 degrees,
j Tomorrow should he partly
'cloudy, breezy and cold.