.1!r ütLj VOL. 61. No. 121 STATE COLLEGE. PA.. FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 21. 1961 FIVE CENTS Platforms of candidates nnounced Campus Campus party last night an nounced its platform and pledged itself to a reorganized student government so that SGA will become a "true gov erning body." The party stipulated that rep resentatives on the SGA Assem bly should be directly responsible to a defined constituency and that SCA should act to promote stu dent interests. Incompetence of the present student leaders in representing the student body was given as the reason for the platform pledge. "Under the proposed system of reorganization," the platform states, political parties will as sume an active role in the ex pression of student welfare. Other pledges in the platform include a referendum to be held during the winter term so that students can voice their opinion on the performance of the SGA officers and SGA itself. If the referendum shows that the performances are thought un satisfactory, the platform states, members of Campus party ,vould resign. Another platform plank advo cates the sponsoring of big name entertainment. Proceeds of the programs would be used to es tablish a s.holarship fund. In another plank, the party pledges to fight for the repeal of the four per cent sales tax on textbooks because it is an "undue burden on students and their families." In the preamble, the party ad vocates stronger student opinion in "what policies are right or wrong for this University," If elected, the preamble con (Continued on 'page, eight) Yak Professor Named To Physics Department Dr. Ernest G. Pollard, present ly serving as distinguished visit ing professor of biophysics has been appointed to the Department of Physics. Pollard, who is chairman of the Department of Biophysics at Yale University, has been named pro fessor of biophysics. Parade Will March Thru Town, Campus With a roll of drums and the sound of Air Force ROTC bugles, "Our American Heritage" will march through town and campus next Friday in the annual Spring Week Float Parade. The parade will begin . at 6:30 p.m. at Wagner Building, and will travel west down Cur tin Road and turn left at Short lidge Road. It will continue past McElwain and Simmons dormi tories and turn right on College Ave. The floats and bands will par ade through State College until they reach Burrows Road where they will turn right and continue tc Pollock Road. The longest straight stretch for the parade will be down Pollock Road which will be opened for the occasion. At En trance Road, the parade will fur— left, and will end at Cur- tin Road. The Air Force ROTC Band will lead the parade, followed by the banner for the first category (Col onization to 1800). Next will come the Freshman Class Advisory Board, the floats for the first cat-I FOR A BETTER PENN STATE Independents Duane Alexander, Independ ent candidate for student body president, said that he will campaign on the 10 points which he announced at the University party meeting Sunday night. Spencer McGraw, inde, pendent candidate for senior class president, said last night that he did not have a formal platform but had some "ideas" which he is proposing. Alexander's three main points are the abolishment of compul sory ROTC, expanded facilities at the Stone Valley recreation area and the expansion of stu dent parking facilities. On these lines, he proposed that the mat ter of the Helsel Union lot be taken directly to President Eric A. Walker. Among his "minor points" he called for the reduction of the salaries of SGA officers, more student support of the Peace Corps and better student-faculty contact. He also suggested that fraternities and sororities increase their cultural programs. McGraw said that he has four ideas which will serve as his plat form. The first of these is that sen iors be given permission to have their dates sit with them at foot ball games in Beaver Stadium. He is also proposing that an additional two telephones, the plug-in type, be installed in some of the women's residence halls on weekends. He said that this would eliminate the long lines in the residence halls when men students come to pick up their dates. McGraw is asking for a smaller senior class advisory bbard. - He said that this would be more ef ficient and would, most likely, get more accomplished. His final proposal is to extend parking (Continued on page eight) Two-Way Assembly Proposed By CAROL KUNKL EMAN . and ANN PALMER • The legislature subcommittee of the SGA Reorganization Committee yesterday recom mended thit both classes and residence areas be represented on the SGA Assembly. The recommendation was made at hearings held to gather student opinion on what the revised SGA constitution should include. Under the system, the Assembly would consist of 32 members, including four class egory and the TVliss Penn State finalists. The Navy ROTC Band will be next, followed by the banner for the second category (1800-1900) and the floats for the second cate gory. Then will come the He-Man and Queen •of Hearts finalists, and the Player's Entry advertis ling "Paint Your Wagon." Army ROTC band will march next, followed by the banner for the third category (1900 - Present), the floats for the third category and the - Air Force Drum and Bugle Corps. Within the three categories there will be no specific order in which the floats will be placed, Judy Cheadle, co-chairman of the parade, said yesterday. A "first come, first in line policy will be followed," she said. Television coverage will be (Continued on page three) (tultrgiatt University In drawing up its platform for the spring elections, Uni versity party has used the ideas suggested by its candi date for student body presi dent, Robert Harrison, at the final nominations Sunday. Two of the three planks in the party platform announced yester day were drawn from Harrison's suggestions. The first of these calls for SGA to sponsor a popu lar entertainment series for the student body. The proceeds from such a proj ect would be used to provide for a revolving student loan fund the platform stipulates. The second of the planks pro vides for a bureau of student opinion to be organized as an advisory body to the SGA. This bureau would determine student opinion on issues before SGA and bring these before the legis lative body. The last of the party planks was suggested by Joan Cavanagh, party candidate for student body secretary-treasurer, M i c h a el Dzvonik, party chairman, said. It calls for a reorganization and consolidation of the committee system within student government and an expansion in the scope of the Leadership Training course. In introducing the platform, a party statement declares that the primary function of SGA should be service to the student body directly. Omitted from the platform was Harrison's proposal that SGA af filiate with the National Student Association. In explaining why this had been left out of the offi cial platform, Dzvonik said the steering committee, after consul tation with University officials and sources elsewhere in the state, had decided that the issue was too controversial to be included (Continued on page eight) presidents and one member-at large from each class. The remaining 24 members would be apportioned according to population of the four resi dence areas of IFC, MRC, TIM and AWS. To provide for this representa tion, the subcommittee advocated holding spring and fall elections. This idea was also discussed at the by-law hearings - conducted last night. John Brandt, who proposed sev eral recommendations in addi tion to the original revised con stitutionl submitted by Duane Alexander, said that by having the two elections the Assembly would be assured of having a new group each fall. According to Brandt, pre. nominations for Assembly seats could be made by the political parties in the spring, with fi nal nominations made in the' fall. SCA officers and the sen ior class president could be elected in the spring. Brandt also said that having the fall election would cut down on the number of inexperienced people being elected to Assem bly. The sub-committee did not make any recommendations. Results of the hearings will be aired at a meeting of the entire reorganization committee at 7 p.m. Wednesday in 128 Sackett. The committee will then make final recommendations for the constitution to be brought before the Assembly for approval. Foes Re . ort Castro Sick MIAMI, Fla. (W)—Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro's foes reported last night that he was incapacitated—probably mentally—by rebel plane bombing Monday. A spokesman for the Democratic Revolutionary Front, whose guerrillas invaded Cuba over the weekend, said the Fraternity . BX Control Questioned The question of fraternity controlled activities came up last night at a meeting of the Book Exchange staff announc ing the Board of Control for 1961-62. Stephen Gregg, junior in psy chology from Washington, asked outgoing Board of Control Man ager Larry Abrams if it was pos sible for a man who was not a member of Phi Sigma Delta, Delta Sigma Phi or Tau Kappa Epsilon to become a member of the Board. "Since the beginning of the Book Exchange in 1955, there have been 39 members of the Board of Control, all of which have been members of these three fraternities," Gregg said. In addition, Gregg quoted sta tistics- to show that of 76 men who have been members of any board in the. BX since 1955, 67 Were members of these three houses. In 1955, '56 and '57, he said, all male members belonged to these fraternities. He also . said that since 1955, all eight of the chairmen of the Board of Con trol were members of Phi Sigma Delta or Delta Sigma Phi. Abrami said that there is no discrimination practiced in the selection of EX " members. He quoted the organization's char ter which states that the Board of Control shall have the pow (Continued on page eight) %‘ i , Tic SQp - • . , 4 ( :..._ , / ' - P '- , r: : ----;, area 4:4 . , R.E.leti & ii.g . 1' t ,i, , -.. ...4„...,-. ,, ..:5,;,,,,,, ~ ...i 4. ., , ,-I .- —, --w...., ~. • —Collegian Photo by John Beaug• REGARDLESS HOW IT IS SAID, all these signs mean "Keep off the grass." Many of the signs were placed at various points around campus yesterday by Alpha Phi Omega, national service honorary, as an attempt to keep students from using shortcuts across the grass. • information was gathered by the front's organization. Castro's voice has not been heard from Havana since the in filtration attempt began, and he had been reported to be in the area when the infiltration hit the beach in southern Cuba. A Cuban radio announcer said early Monday a rebel bomb dropped "just where Fidel was." The announcer then was cut off. U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk, in Atlanta for a speech, said last night he had received no information about the report, but added: "There are a lot of rumors going around." "There have been many ques tions as to the whereabouts of Castro," said Wendell Rollason, director of what he termed the Inter-American Affairs Com mission of Miami. Rollason, a public relations man and civic worker who has been engaged for some time in Latin American affairs, told a news conference his own sources also had aided in gathering the information. Appearing as a spokesman for the Cuban exile group, Rollason said: "Castro has been incapaci tated by bombings. He is out of circulation with a mental or phys ical collapse. We have good rea son to believe the former is the case. "They are trying to get him (Castro) back on his feet," he added. "But he has not been able physically• or mentally— whatever the case—to appear in public." If Castro, 34, in fact is incapaci tated for any long period, the question arises as to who would succeed him. The news of Castro's incapacity confirmed—would go far to ward offsetting the setbacks suf fered in the. first round of anti- Castro rebels. Fidel obviously is the single personality that has held his re gime together so far. There was no firm news of any new landings, however. despite rebel claims Wednesday night that one had taken place. In Washington. President Ken nedy warned that the United States will not hesitate to safe guard its own security in the Cuban situation even if other na tions in the hemisphere fail to live up to their anti-Communist obligations. How Ndotttd - 'YOU Like tube • Stepped - on? 04)0
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