. , A . _._.,....., ~,,, • Weather Forecast: • _ • Most; Cloudy, - 1 tri •.. - ..ti, ~ ~ :,, lig Much g Colder " - , , i tt,:t - . __; VOL. 62. No. 33 Voluntary ROTC Plan Repassed ll* LA Faculty; Senate, to Act Tuesday The liberal arts.facidtY repassed a proposal Thursday to make ROTC Voluntary. for students enrolled in the College of the Liberal Arts. The bill will be presented to the Uni versity Senate for action Tuesday. The proposal was the result of a report of the Liberal Arts Committee on ROTC and the Public Service. The main points in the commit tee report are: *ROTC courses should be made I available to students in the Cot lege of Liberal Arts on a volun tary basis. ' *The Senate Committee on Educational Policy, while sup porting the value €.`,l ROTC in struction, does not necessarily support compulsory ROTC. *There is solid support uphold ing the view that the Department of Defense has displayed some thing less than enthusiastic sup por for compulsory ROTC. •The general direction in the United States is away frorii com pulsory ROTC in face of the rapid ly changing military operations as compared with those of World Wars I, and 11. •A well presented voluntary program to which students with a real interest can be attracted seems much more effective as a means of preparing young offi cers. •ROTC is not an essential , part of the liberal arts curricula. This proposal was originally passed by the liberal arts faculty on May 24, 1960. The bill was then sent to the Senate where President Walker referred it to the Senate Committee on Military Instruction. That committee returned the bill to the liberal arts faculty suggesting that it "show cause" for the requested change. The fac ulty then appointed a special com mittee—the Committee on ROTC and the Public Service—to con skier the question further. The committee reported its l findings - last spring. Copies were sent to all members of the liberal { arts faculty. Further action on the proposal was defefred at that tine be cause a special Senate subcom mittee had been appointed to consider how the University might implement a public plan ning program.' This fall the liberal arts com mittee reopened the question in absence of any action in the Senate. The committee brought the study taken last year up to date. It was presented to the fac- (Continued on page six) OSGA Hears Foianini Talk SGA President Dennis Folanini addressed the opening session of the fall meeting of the Organiza tion of Student Government As sociations held in the Hetzel Un ion Building last night. Foianini discussed the role of student governments and also out lined the past forms of. govern ment structures on campus. "Personally, I am of the opinion that student government should be a strong government," he said. "In the past student government here at University Park has gone through all the motions, but has never really accomplished any thing. Students began to think it was a farce," he said, "and in essence it was." Foianini also advocated that the delegates of OSGA encourage the students at their campuses to speak up and voice their opinions. • "Free and controversial discus sion can be beneficial in obtain ing opinions," he said. "Disagree (Continued on page fine) By DAVE RUNKEL Phi Delta Theta Faces Penalty By NC Board Phi Delta Theta fraternity was found guilty of violating the Interfraternity Council social code at a meeting of the IFC Board of Control Thurs day night. The violation stemmed from, the theft of twd University-owned, lounge chairs by four members of the fraternity. Thomas Deßocco, chairman of the board, would not disclose the punishment which the board recommended because it must first be approved by the University Physical Plant. This is because of the nature of the punishment, Ihe said. The recommendation must also be reviewed by the Senate Sub committee on Group Discipline. The committee will meet Tuesday, Daniel R. Leasure, assistant dean of men, said. Action was taken by the board because of the social code rule which states that a fra ternity is responsible for the conduct of its members. The four members involved are Jon Boyer, junior in the division of counseling from Avondale; Bruce Campbell, senior in busi ness administration from Phila delphia; Michael McCombs, jun ior in arts and letters from Pitts- (Continued on page six) THE AGED QUEEN AND OLD CLOWN bid farewell to the abandoned theater that has been their home. Howard Pearlstein plays the role of the clown and Sondra Schrenker is cast as the queen in she Players' current production. "The Cave Dwellers." UNIVERSITY PARK. PA.. SATURDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 4. 19451 U-Thtffit Elected Acting. UN.. ,chief Statement Declined On Hays Plan Presi&nt Eric A. Walker will make no official statement on the method suggested by Sen. Jo Hays, D-Centre, for ap pointing members to the Uni t versity Board of Trustees. Wilmer E. Kenworthy, execu tive assistant to the president, yesterday said Walker had no comment on the method which Hays said might help the Univer sity get larger appropriations from the state legislature. Hays suggested that board mem bers be appointed by the governor rom a panel of approximately 100 nominees. These nominees could be suggested by various University .- concerned groups throughout the state, he said. Kenworthy said he didn't know what the personal feel ings of the president were on Hays' suggestion. "The president feels he does not want to comment on the mat ter," Kenworthy said. At present, 21 members of the (Continued on page three) FOR A lETTEt PENN STATE By CAROL RUNICLEMAN Final Party Registration Set for Tomorrow Night The three political parties will hold final party registration to morrow night. Nominations for fall elections will not be made because of the delay in approving the SGA Constitution. Campus party will meet at 6:30 p.m. in 121 Sparks; Liberal party will meet at the same time in 111 Boucke, and University party will meet at 7 p.m. in 119 Osmond. UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. 01 5 ) U Thant of Burma.was elected acting secretary-general of the United Nations-yes terday by unanimous vote of its 103 members. The mild-mannered Buddhist diplomat was chosen by secret ballot of the General Assembly. He will serve until Adenauer Party Must Approve Coalition Plan BONN, Germany(43)--Chan cellor Konrad Adenauer ,patched up a . compromisel [ agreement for a new coalition government with the Free Democrats yesterday. He now faces a showdown in his rest less Christian - Democratic party today on whether the pact is ac ceptable. The plan worked out with they small, conservative and national ist Free Democratic party must be approved by a majority of the 2421 Christian Democratic members of! the Bundestag. The steering committee of the Christian Democrats in Parlia ment unaminously approved the new compromise, however. Political circles were predicting • ' Adenauer will be elected to a fourth term, probably on Tues day. Adepauer, the only chancellor this country has known in its 12- year history, agreed to go along with the Free Democrats to get their support for his re-election. He can no longer rely exclusively on his own Christian Democrat party •since it, lost its majority in the Sept. 17 general election. Adenauer was said to be under discreet pressure from the West ern allies to settle the political stalemate. 2 Students to Ask Senate for Vacation Marjorie Ganter, student member of the Senate Commit tee on Calendar and Class Schedule, said yesterday that she and Harvey• Klein, the other student committee member, will ask the University Senate to grant an extended Thanksgiving recess this year a,5 an exception to the existing 'calendar policy at the meeting• on Tuesday. The two committee. membersipresent their proposal and not to )riginally planned to propose alput it into the form of a motion. change in the calendar policy "None of those whom we have which would provide for a 2 1 / 2 -,contacted feel that such an ex day "vacation. both this year andltended vacation is feasible," Miss in future years, but Miss GanterfGanter said, "but we have holies said they had decided that it that perhaps other Senate mem would be wiser to simply ask for bers whom we have not had a a single exception to -the ruleslehance to contact will support it." and to work on changing the The students' proposal t o policy later. 1 amend the current calendar A change in the basic -calendar l policy to include a longer trace policy for the four-term plan lion was unanimously rejected adopted last June would be re- i at a calendar committee . meet quired to - effect a permanent , ing Oct. 19. Chairman Read said Thanksgiving vacation. However, that he will inform the Senate Harold J. Read, calendar commit- that this proposal is not recom tee chairman, has said that it is mended in his committee report. extremely unlikely, that any ."It is evident from the reac changes will be made in the:tions we have' received that we policy until it has been in opera-istarted working on a Thanksgiv tion for a longer time. ing holiday too late," Miss Ganter Despite This the Senate can said. grant students a class holiday 1 She said that students should for certain cogent reasons, Miss begin working now for changes in Canter said, as it did last* year ithe calendar for next year, in in!= granting a half-holiday fo eluding not only Thanksgiving but the Liberty Bowl Game. other changes including possibly She said that she and Klein the now scheduled omission'of an had contacted 15 or 20 senatelEaster holiday. The Student Gov members in an effort to gain sup-ferment Association could .cam port for the request, since the l paign for changes when it meets students will only be allowed tolagain, she said. . April 10, 1963, end of the five year term of the late Dag Hain marskjold, who was killed in a plane crash in Africa Sept 'lB, The job pays $55,000 a year in salary and allowances. The assembly's action follow ed a unanimous recomrnenda» lion by the Security Council. The new acting secretary-gm eral got a 30-second standing ova tion from delegates and spectator:, on entering the packed blue and gold .assembly hall. Taking the oath of office, U Thant, 52. swore not to seek or accept instructions in regard to the performance of his duties "from aiy government, or other authority external to the United Nations." In his acceptance' speech soon after, he promised to maintain an attitude of objectivity in keeping with the policy of nonalignment of Burma, which he has repre sented here since 1957. He said he would invite a 'limited number of U.N. undersec retaries "to act as my principal advisers on important questions" and they would include Ralph J. Bunehe of the United States and Georgy P. Arlander of the Soviet Union. "It is also my intention." he declared, "to-work together with these colleagues in close collab oration and consultation in it spirit of mutual -understand ing." This, he said, "is without prej udice to such future organization al changes as experience may re veal to be necessary." The key phrase of U Thant's statement was the part about a limited number of advisers. The Big Four all accepted - that (Continued on page five) By SARALEE ORTON Stiidents Not Consulted —See Page 4 FIVE CENTS
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