Weather Forecast: Cloudy, Cool iiHiHiiiiHiuiiHiiiiiiimiMMiimiininl VOL. 61. No. 135 SGA Assembly to Debate Committee's Proposals For Revised Constitution The SGA Assembly is scheduled to debate and possibly vote on a new constitution to be presented by the Executive Reorganization Committee at 6:30 tonight. The new constitution, which has been under construc tion since the Assembly adjourned on April 6 for reorgani zation, recommends seven ma'jor changes in the present system of student government. First, it eliminates class repre sentation at-large. It proposes that the Assembly be composed of the four class presidents and 24 oth er members elected according to the population of four major gov ernmental areas: IFC, MRC, AWS Foionini To Advocate Free Debate Dennis Foianini, president elect of SGA, said last night that a gallery which is free to speak at assembly meetings would provide “a democratic opportunity for constructive opposition.” He was commenting on a pro posal by the SGA Executive re organization committee that spec tators in the gallery be prohibited from expressing their opinions during Assembly meetings. This proposal would permit only points of information to be aired by the observers. "My main participation in stu dent government before this was through the gallery,” Foianini said. “I have strong feelings toward the gallery being opened,” he continued. Foianini also had comments on the proposed system of represen tation of SGA Assembly and the failure of Lion’s Paw to tap him. He said that the proposal to have the assembly members elected by living areas was the same one which he advocated during the campaign. Foianini added that he is still m support of it, and would like to see the assembly pass it in that form. The presidents of the four classes would also sit on assem bly. No members-at-large would be elected from the classes, how ever. Commenting on Lion’s Paw Foianini said, ‘‘l am the first pres ident in several years who at least claims to be Interested in the students, and not in prestige —and Lion’s Paw is not inter ested in me.” —Collegian Photo by John Beituge STAY AWAY FROM OUR GOLD Jennifer warns the two hombres while her father gets set for action. The four "westerners” are members of Players enacting a scene from "Paint Your Wagon” which opens tonight in Schwab. They are, from left to right, Joe Servello, Sandy Hart, Merill Freedman and Wally Glickman. As for the grave and its significance, Director Ellis Grove said, "You’ll have to see the play.” fatly @(EoU?gt By ANN PALMER and TIM. It also provides for junior and sophomore class presidents to be elected in the spring. Under the present system, these two officers are elected in the fall. The new constitution advo cates that every bill presented to the Assembly be brought first to the Rules Committee. "This will insure that bills are properly constructed and will eliminate the confusion which oc curs when spur-of-the-moment bills are brought to the floor,” Joan Cavanagh, chairman of Rules Committee, said. If a bill arises that cannot be brought before Rules Committee, the proposed constitution recom mends that a %-vote of the eli gible membership of the Assem bly be required to bring the bill to the floor. One of fhe recommendations which has created some contro versy is that no one will be al lowed to speak from the gal lery during an Assembly meet ing except for a point of infor mation. Concerning the formation of committees, the new constitution recommends that committees be created by Assembly, that the committeemen be appointed by the chairman, subject to Assem bly approval. Candidates for Assembly seats will be sponsored by political parties but will be elected accord ing to the population ratio of their governmental area, accord ing to the proposal. The new constitution advo cates that elections be run un der the same system as used this spring. In other business, Richard Ha ber, SGA president, is scheduled to install the new All-University (Continued on page three) FOR A BETTER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE, PA„ THURSDAY MpRNING. MAY 11. 1961 NATO Guarantees Vital Area Defense OSLO, Norway (j? 3 ) —: —Fifteen Atlantic allies pledged yesterday to defend vital areas around the globe against the menace of the Communist bloc. And they promised to stand firm in West Berlin. Foreign ministers meeting with a major Weinstein Comments On Housing Survey Responses to questions asked in a State College Chamber of Commerce housing survey on landlord’s preferences for tenants have shown a “varying degree of prejudice,” Jerome Weinstein, editor of the Centre Daily Times said yesterday. The “preference questions’ with the religion, age, marital status, race, occupation, sex and I country of birth of a prospective! tenant. i The responses of the landlord to a survey question asking to whom they would rent rooms have been tabulated as follows: • Of those questioned 98 per cent said they had no preference as to the religion of the prospec tive tenant. However, 50 of those interviewed did not answer the question pertaining to religion. • Age was not an important fac tor in deciding to rent to a par ticular tenant, 71 per cent of the landlords answered. • Most of those interviewed re ported that they did not care as to the marital status of a ten ant, but some said they preferred unmarried persons. • Racial preference was not a consideration in deciding to rentj to a particular tenant, 60 per centj of those responding to the sur-| vey said. However, 151 landlords I did not answer this question. i • No preference for a’tenants’! occupation was expressed by 73; per cent of the home owners re sponding. • Fifty-eight per cent of those questioned said that they had no preference as to the sex of a ten ant, byt 37 per cent specified that they would rent only to men. • Of those answering the sur vey questions 85 per cent said I the country of birth of an appli-j cant would not affect their do- j cision to rent. However, 106 saidj they would prefer persons bornj in this country. j Weinstein said that the "hid-; den factor” in this survey was '“the no answers.” j of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization wound up a three-day decision to widen their activities beyond the defined region of their alliance. ” asked of 970 landlords, dealt Storm Causes Traffic Accident A sophomore was injured in a three car collision at the inter section of S. Atherton St. and W. Beaver Ave. Tuesday night. The accident took place be cause the traffic signal at this intersection was put out of com mission due to the electric storm. John R. Juba, chief of police, said. The student involved was Wil jliam W. Jones, sophomore in !counseling from Short Hills, N.J. |No injuries were reported, but idamages to the cars were esti !mated at $l,OOO. | Police reported that Jones was jtraveling west on Beaver Ave. jand noticed that the traffic sig nals were not working. He en tered the S. Atherton St. inter- | section and was struck on the right side by a car traveling south on Atherton St., police said. j ’ The impact of this collision caused Jones’ car to be pushed into a third car which was stopped on Beaver Ave. waiting for traf fic to clear. Tests to Be Given For Peace Corps Testing dates for Peace Corps candidates who wish to begin their service this summer have been set for May 27 and June 5, according to Peace Corps headquarters. The first lest on May 27 will be for volunteers who wish to work as elementary school teachers and the second test on June 5 will be for liberal arts and teachers’ college graduates who wish to teach in secondary schools. Candidates may take one or both tests, according to a report by the Peace Corps information service. They will be notified of the time and place of examina tion by mid-May if they have a questionnaire on file with Peace Corps headquarters, the report said. The service reported that the tests have been designed to measure the intelligence and learning ability of the candi dates, their knowledge of American history, their values, language aptitudes or achieve ments and their job compet ence^ Those being tested will also be asked to complete a biographical blank and health inventory. Op tional tests will measure their skills in such areas as teaching AmiNIMIHttIINMIIIMIIimiMHIIIIHMIIII A Clear and Present Need -See Page 4 Secretary-General Dirk U. Stik ker of the Netherlands and other delegates speaking privately, credited this achievement to U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk. He had sought with only partial suc cess to instill a life-and-death sense of urgency. It means NATO has recognized the total diplomacy conducted by the Soviet bloc on all the fronts of the East-West cold war can best be countered by the West’s own total diplomacy. "The menace which drew them (the allies) together is now not only military but also has world wide political, economic,- scienti fic and psychological aspects," the final communique observed. "Confident in their strength, in the will of their peoples and in the truth of the ideals they uphold, the 15 Atlantic nations dedicate themselves anew to building a world free from the false doctrine of continuing and inevitable conflict." Soviet Premier Khrushchev contends that, oven in an era of so-called peaceful coexistence, (Communists everywhere work to topple capitalism. The front displayed toward the Soviet bloc looked solid al-i though the Scandinavians, Brit ish, and Canadians lost no. chance to stress fhe need to negotiate. On some issues within Europe dissensions appeared. There was resistance to efforts to beef up conventional arms and armies in mainland Europe. Besides the costs this would involve rcin troduction of the draft. There was still pressure on Portugal to quit what was generally seen as a pol icy of suppression in its West Af rican colony of Angola. As the conference ended, for eign ministers of Britain, Canada, France and the United States hur ried’ off to face a crucial new challenge from the East a (Continued on page two) ability, farming and animal hus bandry, basic mechanical engin eering, and basic health and child Nicholas Hobbs, director of the selection service, was quot ed in the report as saying that no passing or failing score will be given on the tests, and that Candidates with low scores may still be assigned to an -area if they meet the requirements for that job. University Park has been des ignated as one of the locations' in Pennsylvania where interviews will be conducted after the test results have been computed. No limes or dales for the in terviews have as yet been as signed by Peace Corps officials, the service reported. Those who haven’t filled out a questionnaire may do so at the testing center, the service report ed, and will be allowed to take the test if circumstances permit FIVE CENTS
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