HiltiMOMFM 1 111 1 . 11 •• Weather Forecast: Partly .Cloudy, : Windy, Mild •I VOL. 61, No: 110 INdget - . .H0pp5 : ....-..lral.iiiat:o4 By PAT DYER Republicans in the legisla ture will support Penn State's budget request if Dr. Walker requests them to do so, Gomer Williams, chairman of the "Back the Budget" Lobby In vestigating Committee, said last night. In a special report to The Daily Collegian, Williams said that Sen. Harvey M. Taylor, R-Dauphin, in dicated to him a willingness to support the University's request for $23.1 million in state aid, if asked for support by the presi dent. Williams added that from the information he has collected from Dean 3. Pollen, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, it seems that the Democrats will not be willing to back the increase unless they are shown where the money would come from. In commenting on the current 5 .... '. ; WHERE THE BOYS ARE—The annual migration of northern stu dents to the sunny beaches of Fort Lauderdale is underway. Eleanor Brewer, senior in elementary education from Sharon, and Nancy McNear, senior in elementary 'education from Arlington; Va., get tfieir car packed in preparation for leaving campus. Fraternity Averages Announced By Wise The average for all fraternities for the fall term was 2.34. This was announced by Dean Wilmer Wise, assistant to the Dean of Men. for Fraternity Affairs, at the Interfraternity Council meeting last' night. Wise announced that this average of 2.34 is higher than the All-University men's and independent men's average of 2.32. Alpha Zeta ranked first of the fraternities in the 'Scholastic rating and Phi Sigma Kappa was given the award for the fraternity which made the most improve ment in its scholarship rating. A listing of specific averages was not available, but will be published in the near future. Richard Pigossi, Richard Moy er and Eugene Chaiken were installed as president, vice president and secretary-treas urer respectively for the com ing year. Pigossi conducted the remain ing portion of the meeting and launched his program for greater unity and fellowship among IFC members by announcing that the next meeting on April 17 will be held at Phi Gamma Delta fra ternity. ) 11 ..___ 4, ' Ic 4: 1 1p ) , 01 . 1 r B a it g ... .. , .._' :; , 5 ?,;1,;i T if illrgt ~..„, status of the University request, Robert H. Breon, former Centre County Representative, said that it looked like "everybody's try ing.to jump on the old bill band wagon." All the multiple bills for University appropriations can accomplish is to "get their spon sors' names in the paper,' he added. At present three bills for Penn State appropriations are before the Assembly. Two were intro duced last week by Centre County legislators for the full $23.1 mil lion. Rep. Eugene M. Fulmer co sponsored a House bill and Sen. Jo Hays introduced a bill into the Senate. The third was entered several weeks ago by Rep. Dean J. Pol len, chairman Of the House Ap propriations Committee. Pol len's bill called for an appro priation of $18.5 million for the University. Breon said Pollen's bill is the one supported by the governor and is the only one with a "chance of getting out of cothmittee." "After all," Breon said, "Ful By having meetings at the var ious houses instead of in the for mal atmosphere of the HUB as sembly room, Pigossi hopes to achieve greater unity among the members of the council by giv ing them an opportunity to meet and chat informally about mutual problems, he said. In committee reports, Chester Lucido, outgoing IFC vice pres ident, gave a resume of the IFC activities of the past year. Lu cid() noted the change of IFC Greek Week from the spring to the fall semester as 'advan tageous to the fraternity sys tem.' Ben Bronstein, outgoing secre tary-treasurer, commented on the financial situation of the council. According to Bronstein, there will have to be an increase in income of ' the council for the coming (Continued on page six) FOR A BETTER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE. PA.. TUESDAY MORNING. MARCH 28. 1961 mer is, a Republican and the House .is controlled by Demo crats." "Can you picture any political body letting a $23.1 million spend ing bill out under the sponsor ship of the opposition?" he asked. Breon said that rather than introducing bills of their own, the Centre County legislators should have let the Pollen bill come out of committee and then make amendments from the floor. "If Fulmer was unable to amend the bill in the House," Breon said, "Hays could still change it in the Senate." Hays is a Democrat and the Senate is also Democrat-controlled. "There are too many bills to gain solid support," Breon said. No bills were supposed to be introduced by the administration at all until the governor's special committee on education present ed its report, he added. "Suddenly, Pollen comes up with an administration bill and Hays,and Fulmer follow with bills f their own," Breon • said, (Continued on page six) Boro fo Eliminate Fees for Meters In Evening Hours Beginning Saturday, students and townspeople will be able to park their cars on State College streets between the hours of 6 and 10 p.m. without paying for the use of parking space. Parking meters have previously been in use during these hours, causing patrons of the various stores in town to park on back streets some distance away, Dyne Hoffman, borough council mem ber, said. It is hoped, he said, that this plan will open more parking spaces to those people wishing to park in town for only a short time. The borough is planning to check the meters every half-hour between 6 and 10 p.m. to see if the parking spaces are in use, and how long each car stays there, Hoffman said. During this experimental pe riod, lasting from this Saturday until Aug. 1, the Borough Coun cil will see if it is possible to meet financial obligations that are now paid by the meter revenue. If this experiment proves successful, the plan will become permanent by Jan. 1, 1962. Housing Applications Due Tomorrow is the last day re quests will be accepted by the Department of Housing for re assignments of rooms for the fall term. Stone Valley May Include Ski Slope A picnic site, campground, outdoor theatre, rifle range, ski slope ' and an Alumni Lodge _may all eventually be built at Stone Valley, Ernest B. McCoy, dean of the Col lege of Physical Education, said last night. At present Stone Valley faci lities include a dock under con struction,- fishing facilities, a Mineral Industries Lodge and sev eral cottages, McCoy said at the college faculty meeting. The Stone Valley area is ex pected to open April 15 for the fishing season. The lake has been stocked since last year with bass and trout. McCoy said. Fishing will be permitted from all sides of the lake ex cept where the land is too steep. Later floating fishing docks By SUSIE EBERLY JFK, Gromyko Confer on Laos WASHINGTON (/P)--Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko at a momentous White House conference yesterday echoed President Kennedy's bid for a peaceful solution of the ominous crisis in Laos. An air of hope, liberally laced with wait-and-see caution Leedy Gets Top Angel Flight Post Diana Leedy, junior i n chemistry from Lebanon, was named .National Commander of Angel Flight at the 12th national Arnold Air Society Conclave held last week in Detroit. . The Penn State chapter of Angel Flight was named National Headquarters. It will be their job to coordinate 61 Angel Flight chapters throughout the United States. The purpose of Angel Flight is to help girls become better ac quainted with military life, Miss Leedy said. The 75 members at the University have acted as offi cial hostesses working with the President's office and have spon sored a lecture series with Scab bard and Blade, she continued. • The Penn State chapter, the second to be founded, was begun seven years ago.' Ronald Maturi, a junior in busi ness administration from Trucks ville, and a member of the Harry R. Armstrong Squadron of the Arnold Air Society, was awarded a citation for having the out standing squadron in the area. General Thomas White, Chief of Staff United States Air Force, 'delivered the closing address at the conclave. Rapid Population Growth Noted in Indian Census NEW DELHI, India (JP) In dia's population is 438 million, ac cording to a provisional tabulation of the March census, the acting home minister told Parliament yesterday. This indicates the population is growing much fast er than expected—about 2.1 per cent a year, increasing from about 360 million in. 1951. may be placed in the lake, he said. No swimming will be allowed this summer because the lake has not yet been approved by the] State Health Department and be cause there is no bathing beach yet, McCoy said, No motor boats I will be allowed on the lake but 15 rowboats and 10 canoes will be available for rental. For this summer there are 11 cottages which may be rented by faculty, staff, students or alumni for $25 per week. The cottages are furnished, can sleep six per sons, have electricity and indoor and outdoor cooking facilities, Mc- Coy said. 111 other business, McCoy re ported on a meeting with Presi ' dent Eric A. Walker about the Peace Carpi. McCoy said that the corps organization may in clude a short, thorough program of physical fitness for the can didates. The 1000 young people who may he selected would • May Be I Last Chance an ! scerned apparent around th e executive mansion after the hour long talk. • Speedy Soviet acceptance of a cease-fire between the warring forces in the tiny, remote South.; east Asian kingdom became more vital than ever to peaceful easing of •the situation there. In even, carefully measured words, Kennedy laid that point on the line to the chief of the Soviet Foreign Ministry. For his part, Gromyko laid heavy emphasis on cautioning Kennedy that there should be no overt action until the Soviet gbv ernment has replied to a British proposal to bring an end,to 'the civil war in Laos in two steps: 1. Imposition of a cease-fire polFced by an international con trol commission. 2. An international confer ence to try for a permanent, peaceful settlement. Gromyko apparently was trying to head off any military interven tion by the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, whose foreign min isters opened a three-day session Monday in Bangkok, Thailand. He said, "The President and I after our conversation expressed the hope that possibilities would be found of settling the Laotian question peacefully." Gromyko added that they ex pressed the hope for a settle ment that would result in a peaceful development of Laos and the establishment there of "a. policy of neutrality." On - the matter of a peaceful settlement, peaceful development and neutrality, he went on to say that. "It would be good if both countries act in that direction." • Another straw which may.indi cale a favorable direction of the Soviet wind came in an article in Pravda which said the Soviet Un ion will welcome negotiations on Laos. As for a cease-fire, Gromyko said it was touched upon in his talks with Kennedy and: "I have nothing to say publicly at this moment." Foreign Study Program Stuclents.of all curriculum's are eligible for the foreign study pro gram of the College of Liberal Arts. Applications ar.2 available in 138 Sparks. Only liberal arts courses will be offered in the program. have to live for two years on the customary food and in the customary living quarters of their assigned country. McCoy said. Following this, John D. Law ther, associate dean of physical education, reported on the Na tional Health, Physical Education and Recreation Convention held last week in Atlantic City, N.J. There seemed to be a general feeling at the convention that there is greater stress and' inter est in physical fitness throughout the nation, LaWther said. It was also suggested at the convention that physical education curricu lums should require a language, he said. It was also announced that a Boy Scout Jamboree will be held July 5, 6 and 7 on the campus. It will be one Of 12 regional Boy Scout meetings throughout the United _States, Fred M. Coombs, professor of physical education, said. —See Page 4 FIVE CENTS
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