Weather Forecast: |i| Y\tS 43 jttt'l til liTFt I 1 flSirtlt‘t't Where's Mostly Cloudy, A>JLJT JLI, &.CAal> - The Survey? Breezy, Cold . -- W ; °*Soo Page 4 VOL. 62. No. 36 TbMeef SGA president Dennis Foianini last-night called for an Assembly meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday to discuss revision of the constitution recently withdrawn from review by the Senate Committee on Stu dent Affairs. "I am calling the meeting to discuss the constitution and to deal with other matters that have arisen since the Assembly last met in September,” he said., The meeting will be held in the Hetzel Union building, but as yet a room has not been scheduled. The SGA Constitution, written by the Assembly, was com pleted on Sept, ,27 and has since that time been considered by and withdrawn from the University Senate Committees on Student Affair* and Organizational Control. Last week Foianini and-three other student members of the two committees withdrew the constitution and 1 by-daws from consider ation by the committees. Foianini said at that time that the constitution was withdrawn because the committees had made such drastic changes in it that it no longer defined student government as the students, who wrote it had intended. ‘ "I want to present" personally to the Assemblymen what has happened* to the constitution, including-anything that may arise at the,student affairs committee meeting today," Foianini said. The major change made by the committees in the constitution affected the by-laws which prescribe the use of political parties for the nomination and election of Assemblymen. The committees went on record as opposing political parties for Assembly elections. The SGA Assembly began work on this constitution last spring •'tPpWBEi (Continued on page eight) Committee 15-Minute By SARALEE ORTON The Senate Committee on Calendar and Class Schedule plans to conduct an investiga tion’ to determine whether the 20 - minute period between classes should be shortened to IS minutes, Chairman Harold J. Head said yesterday. J Read said he had received numerous complaints from stu dents that the 20-minute period is “too long to sit around and too short to do anything," The com plaints had come from students in the Mineral Industries College, where Read is professor of metal lurgy, and from students in other colleges. At the Senate meeting yes terday Read requested that Frosh Board To Ask Elex The freshman class advisory board decided last night to join with the sophomore class advisory board in requesting permission to hold elections for freshman, sophomore and junior class presi dents this term. Xi£an Wharton, sophomore class president, said he will submit a report to the Senate Committee on Student Affairs Thursday, out lining plans for the proposed elections. ' Under the present system, both Warton and James Sloane, fresh man class president, have con tinued to serve as officers of the present sophomore and junior classes. Both Wharton and Sloane said they, had received permission last year, to hold such elections from Monroe Newman, former chairman of the student affairs committee, but explained that permission must now be granted by Laurence Lattman, present chairman'of the committee. By ANN PALMER Senate faculty members submit the opinions of students in their classes to the committee. Shortening the period by five minutes would also increase the lunch period by 20 minutes, Read said. He said that this would en able students to schedule both third and fourth period classes, as they are not able to do now. "This would make scheduling easier for students, particularly in the scientific currieulums, who must take courses with only a limited number of sections of fered,” Read said. Raad said that there are only one or two buildings where classes are scheduled which can't be reached'from anyplace on campus in ten minutes. He said the actual number of in stances where students must cover a distance like that be- . —Collegian Vhoto by Spexu* WclUiofcr PREPARE FOR POWDER PUFF BOWL: Lynn Chi Omega on Nov,-'l7. Giving her protection Thomas, quarterback for Kappa Kappa Gamma ' are, from the left, Carol Coles, Janis Beachier, sorority, limbers up her arm in preparation for Sandra Turner. Lorraine Fletcher. Judy‘Davis, the annual Powder Fuff Bowl Game against and Lolly Howell. '’ ; UNIVERSITY PARK. PA.. THURSDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 9. 1961 to Investigate Class Break FOR A BETTES PENN STATS More for Arms WASHINGTON (#)—President Kennedy said yesterday he will ask additional defense funds next year to maintain the U.S. military position. 5 _ The administration estimated last week that defense spending in the current fiscal year, which started July 1, would total $46.85 billion. Kennedy told his news conference that the United States is obliged to remain the PRESIDENT KENNEDY ... more defense funds tween Mineral Industries and Wagner is very small al though they loom large to those involved. * "The inconvenience of a few cannot -be allowed to influence the policy of the large majority,” he said. Read said that the problem of classes in Wagner had been solved at that time by an agreement with the ROTC 'de partment tinder which classes at Wagner started 10 minutes earlier than other classes. Office Holiday Tomorrow Administrative offices will be closed tomorrow is observance of Veteran's Day Saturday. Classes, however will be held as scheduled tomorrow and Saturday. strongest military force on the earth. And, as he has before, he de clared his confidence in ibis country's present position, say ing he would trade it with no other nation on;the globe. In reference to his recent order that preparations be made for nuclear testing in the atmosphere, if this is deemed necessary, Ken nedy said this is in order to keep from being fooled by the Russians. Kennedy said that while the United States negotiated in good faith at the conference table with the Soviet Union on the possibility of a test ban treaty, the Russians were getting ready for the series of monster explosions they have unleashed in the atmosphere since Sept. 1. "If they fooled us once, it is - their fault." Kennedy said. "If they fool us twice, it is our fault." On atmosphere testing, Ken nedy said this country must bal ance the risk of radioactive fall out against its responsibilities to the free world. Kennedy was asked _at this, his 17th news conference in Washing ton, what had happened since last year during the campaign to cause him to.say now that the United States possessed unparalleled strength. He noted that a number of people outside.his own official family had also said in the,past that the, United Slates was in - danger of lagging behind Russia. He quoted former President Dwight D. Eisenhower as having said this country was "some what behind in the long range missile field." Kennedy then ticked off a num ber of defense moves undertaken in his administration and said that “our judgment as of now” is that the tfnited States need not trade places with anyone else in the world. “We are going to ask for addi tional funds for defense next year," he said. At the same .time he said the United States would maintain'the closest check on the capabilities not only of itself but of its adversaries. Lawrence Commended By Prexy President Eric A. Walker commended Gov. David L Lawrence yesterday Tor his substantial contribution to “the long history of coopera tion between the State and the nation in support of the educa tional and research programs of the University.” Walker, in a letter to Lawrence, said the governor’s sponsorship of a General State Authority pro posal to allocate funds for a new Earth Sciences Building advanced the construction of the building by three years. The CSA's proposal was te al locate $2,587,500 for the build ing. Walker said the governor's endorsement of tlie proposal helped the University get an extra $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. Construction .on the building was originally scheduled for late 1963 or 1964. The GSA, with the governor's approv&l, however, agreed to push up the date in or der for the University to qualify for the NSF grant. According to E. F. Osborn, vice president for research, the grant is believed to be the largest ever made to an educational institution by NSF for research and graduate training facilities.. 4 The building will provide fa cilities for expanded research in uses for lower grade coal and areas for special research in the conservation and purification of existing water supplies, Osborn said. Contest to 'Pep' Tonight's Rally The student body has been challenged by West Halls to cheer at the pep rally at 7 tonight on the steps of Old Main. A motorcade will be formed in front of Haller Hall at 6:45 p.m. and will proceed to the rally. Don Jonas and Roger Kochman are tentatively scheduled to take part in the rally, and the Blue Band and the Penn State Lion will be there. Residence area presidents will serve as masters of ceremonies. Robert Dufner, president of. Block S, said last night that pep rallies, for away games are held on Thursday nights in order to show our support for the team be fore they leave for the game on Friday morning. Pehn State plays West Virginia this weekend at Morgantown, W.Va. The purpose of rallies is not to present a show for those who remain on campus, but to support the team with cheers, Dufner said. FIVE CENTS
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