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VOL 61. No. 116
House Committee Quizzes
Top U.S. Space Officials
Following. Russian Feat
WASHINGTON Vll—Bothered and bewildered congress
men put America's top space officials on the grill yesterday
over the latest and most dazzling Soviet space orbit feat.
Taking over the largest hearing room available, House
Space Committee members one after another quizzed the top
men of the National Aeronautics
ane. Space Administration. Out of
a welter of suggestions, criticisms
and wistful maybe-next-time re
marks came these ideas:
Rep. Victor L. Anfuso,
—"I want to see this country
mobilized to a wartime basis,
because we are at war. I want
to see schedules cut in half."
Rep. David S. King, D-Utah,
said that the United States should
push big solid-fuel space boosters
to do a quicker and better job
than liquid-fuel rockets: "There
are no prizes for second place
we all know who Lindbergh was,
but who in this room remembers
who was the second man to fly
across the Atlantic."
Rep. James G. Fulton, R-Pa.,
called Yuri A. Gagarin, the So
viet globegirdler, a hero of the
human race. "Let's be broad
minded about this, he said.
Why don't we give him a ticker
tape parade in New York? He's
a very brave man."
Doing their best to answer the
drumfire of questions were James
Webb, newly installed NASA di
rector, and Dr. Hugh L. Dryden,
deputy director who has been with
NASA since its inception.
The most clearcut answers
seemed to these:
Dryden said: "The race was
lost ... before the space agency
was founded." The Soviet Union
began its major effort in 1954,
he said, and NASA was not set
up until 1958. "There is some
question, sir, that you can make
up four years in two years."
Time and again, committee
members Republican and Dem
ocratic asked if the space pro
gram had enough money.
Dryden said, "Money is not a
complete substitute for time."
The target date for an Ameri
can in orbit, they said, is still late
this year .or even early next
year.
Supervisor
Accused Of
'Pounding'
See Related Letter on Page Four
Two students have accused
the Simmons dining hall su
pervisor of "pounding" a stu
dent on the back at the close
of Wednesday evening's meal.
In a letter to The Daily Colle
gian, Mark Dance, sophomore in
division of counseling, an d
Charles Reilly, freshman in lib
eral arts, said the supervisor
pounded a student on the back
while he was drinking a cup of
coffee and then pulled his chair
back in order to get him to leave
the dining hall.
Robert C. Proffitt, director of
food service, said that if the ac
tion occurred as the students
described it, it was "indefen
sible."
However, Proffitt said, "I don't
want to indicate any precon
ceived judgments until I've talked
to both sides."
Edward S. Evers, the dining
hall supervisor, said "no com
ment" when asked about the ac
cusation.
Dance and Reilly said that wait
ers, in trying to hurry several stu
dents out of the dining hall Tues
day evening, had taken their food
away while they had gone to get
some milk.
Wednesday evening, a group
of students, "outraged" because
of Tuesday's - incident, came to
the dining hall just before clos
ing time and "did not intend to
be rushed" through their meals,
Dance and Reilly explained.
"When the waiters realized
that they might have to remain
a few minutes longer . . . they
resorted to their usual discourte
ous heckling," the letter said.
The Simmons dining hall closes
at 6:15 n.m. and the waiters are
supposed to leave the dining hall
by 7 p.m.
Dance and Reilly said that the
supervisor then came over to the
table and pounded one of the stu
dents on the back and that the stu
dent was told to leave the table
or he would "get the coffee in his
face."
Army to Build
Training Center
The 'Army will lease a four
acre site one mile north of Beaver
Stadium for construction of a
reserve training center, Walter H.
Wiegand, director of the physical
plant, said yesterday.
The center will probably serve
the whole State College area and
replace the training center now
located in a rented garage on
N. Atherton Street.
According to Rep. James E.
Van Zandt, R-Pa., President Eric
A. Walker said he was willing to
provide the land because he thinks
the training center will not only
benefit the State College area,
but will also be beneficial to the
University. Many students are in
the reserve.
Congress last year approved
$366,000 for the construction of
the center, Van Zandt said.
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2 a.m. Permissions
The Association of Women
students has announced that
coeds may have 2 a.m, permis•
sions both tonight and tomor.
row night.
—Collegian Photo by Rick Hower
NEW COLLEGIAN SENIOR BOARD was announced yesterday by John - Black, the editor. They
are, seated from the left: Sue Eberly, Pat Dyer, Karen Hyneckeal, Black, Meg Teichholtz, Lynne
Cerefice and Polly Dranov. Standing from the left are: Jim Karl, Dick Leighton, John Morris,
Joel Myers and John Beauge. See story on page 3.
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
STATE COLLEGE. PA.. FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 14. 1961
Haber Sets Dates
On Spring Elections
Richard Haber, SGA president, set definite dates for spring elections—May 2-4--using
executive powers given him . when SGA Assembly adjourned into a committee of the whole.
Haber said that the elections will only be for the president, vice president, secretary
treasurer of SGA and the senior class president.
In a ,directive to the Assembly last week, the Senate Committee on Student Affairs
3 'Sisters' Comment
On Opening Play
"We're all bored to death and are engaged in a constant
struggle to better our lives." .This was the comment of the
three leading actresses on the lives of their characters in
'Anton Chekhov's "The Three Sisters" which will open tonight
at Center Stage.
Grace Shearer, junior in arts and letters from Perulack,
who will portray Olga, the eldest
sister, commented, "'All the peo
ple in the play suffer from bore
dom—they know that their lives
are falling apart and yet refuse
to admit it."
Miss Shearer's part is one of
, I repression as she is older • than
her sisters and has experienced
the frustrations of their dull life
that the others are going through.
Masha, the middle sister, is
I played by Penelope Gray, junior
in theater arts from Berea, Ohio.
"The play is very difficult to
give as it takes much study to
understand its full impact. For
this very reason, many audiences
have a hard time comprehending
it. All things start and end in the
middle," Miss Gray said.
"I feel that Chekhov is present
ing people whose talents were not
appreciated at that time in Rus
sian society. In 'The Three Sis
ters' no one gets his first choice
in life—all must take second best,"
she continued.
Miss Gray felt that the play,
has audience appeal because of
its humor, philosophy and charac
ter evolution. "It is a study in the
adaption of escape mechanisms,"
she said.
Susan Young, sophomore in
theater arts from Philadelphia,
who plays Irena, the youngest sis
ter, said she felt that "the play
reflects our lives where little
events become calamities."
"Take for instance my character
who is completely frustrated by
provincial life. She tries to relieve
boredom by working—can't stand
it and rebels, but soon goes back
to it when she realizes she is
caught up in society and cannot
escape" she said.
Considerable
Cloudiness
Due Today
One of the worst snow
storms to strike this area so
'late in the season slowed traf
fic and downed power lines
and trees yesterday morning.
The wet, sticky snow accumu
lated to a depth of 6 to 14 inches
in Central Pennsylvania with an
official 6.3 inches measured at the
University weather station. This
boosted the month's total to 13.1
inches, .making it the snowiest
April in 32 years.
The season's total was raised to
an unprecedented 91.5 inches of
snow, which is nearly two and a
half times the normal. seasonal
amount and 17 inches above the
previous record.
The record-breaking spring cold
wave should continue for several
more days, although today will
be somewhat milder than the last
few days.
Today should be mostly cloudy
and cool with some afternoon sun
shine. The high temperature will
be about 48 degrees.
Mostly clear and chilly weather
is indicated for tonight and a low
temperature of 31 degrees is
likely.
Mostly cloudy skies and cool
temperatures are indicated for
tomorrow. -
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A Report,
But No Backing
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stipulated that these positions be
filled this spring. Haber gave this
reason for setting the election
dote.
Speaking at the Annual En
campment Reunion, Haber re
ferred to SGA reorganization
and the elections by saying, "No
mailer what government you
(SGA) decide on, these four
officers will be essential to it."
Later, in a meeting of the exec
utive committee he formed
Wednesday night, Haber said,
"Time is running out for reorgan
ization. You are losing face by not
presenting a plan."
Under the new executive com
mittee, Haber said each member
will be responsible for speaking
to the constituents, i.e., students,
in order to get a "multiplicity" of
viewpoints on SGA revision..
"Rather than discussing the
Machiavellian concepts of gov
ernment we have been doing for
a week under the committee of
the whole, we'll start with con
crete proposals," Haber said.
Since the Encampment Re
union favored the community
living government set up by
Duane Alexander's Reorganiza
tion and the Senate
Committee also favors the re
vised constitution, the execu
tive committee will use this as
a basis for discussion, Haber
said.
"It is our job to pleiise the stu
dents and the Senate Committee,
Who must approve any form of
government we want to adopt,"
Haber said.
Haber said he will divide the
executive committee into sub
committees to facility: diseussiOn
and bring evidence of past stu
dent governments before the
group.
The committee will incorpor
ate the debate on representation
which went on during the com
mittee of the whole meetings,
Haber said.
Every member of the Assembly
may participate in the discussions
and periodic reports will be given
to the Senate committee, he add
ed.
The committee set Monday
night at 6:30 p.m. in the SGA of
fice for its first meeting.
Greeks to Hold
Jazz Festival
Tho Inter-fraternity and Pan
hellenic councils will present a
new concept of jazz entertainment
at 8 tonight in Recreation Hall.
The IFC-Panhel Jazz Festival,
which features George Shearing,
Eli's Chosen Six and Frieda Lee,
will replace the annual IFC-Pan
hel Ball.
• Mary Del Kahle, chairman of
arrangements, said, "I think our
generation is growing more and
more informal and the jazz festi
val will suit our needs better
than the dance."
"This is something the campus
has wanted and needed," Edward
London, publicity chairman said.
Next year the combined councils
hope to devote an entire weekend
to jazz contests and entertainment
by amateur and professional
groups, London added.
Approximately 5200 tickets have
,been sold for the festival tonight,
London said, and there may he
Several hundred more available
at the door.
Flag Ceremony Cancelled
The flag-raising ceremony in
honor of Pan-American Day,
scheduled for 11:50 a.m. today in
front of Old Main has been can
celled due to inclement weather.
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