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VOL. 61, No: 110
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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