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VOL. 63. No. 68
USG To Debate
Of international
If 500 Students
' By JOAN HARTMAN and PENNY WATSON
A national or international issue will be debated by the
Undergraduate Student Government only at the request of a
petition signed by at least 500 students.
After a lengthy debate last night, Congress approved this
action by a 22-to-l roll call vote.
The issue of whether consideration of national and inter- ]
national affairs is within the realm of Congress was discussed i
last week, at which time the bill proposing such- action
was postponed indefinitely.
Last night Harry McHenry
(town) moved that Congress not
debate such ’issues. This motion
M'as defeated by a vote of 11-10.
A motion that Congress debate
national and international affairs
was then made by Harry Grace
(town). This motion was amend
ed by Fred Good (fraternity) to
read only if there is a petition
signed by at least 500 students.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL revis
ion on special elections slated for
its first reading last-night was
referred back to the Rules Com
mittee when its sponsor, Jon
Geiger (fraternity), inserted an
extra provision.
The bill, as stated on the agen
da, read that, when a congress
man is disqualified from mem
bership, the president of the area
council will appoint, with the
approval of his council, a re
placement to serve the unexpired
term.-
Somerville
Will Join
Froth Board
Official notification of „ the ap
proval of Jan i s Somerville,
president, of the Association. of
Women Students, to serve on the
Froth’s Board of Directors was
submitted to the on
Student Organization yesterday.
Only two verifications remain
to eliminate the latest stalemate.
These are for the head of the
art department from Jules Heller,
dean of the College of Arts and
Architecture, and for the direc
tor of student affairs for Com
monwealth campuses, ■ from Rob
ert G. Bernreuter,. assistant to the
President for student affairs, >
Heller has been' out of town
and. is riot due back .until early
next week, and' Bernreuter" has
declined to give his approval.
DONOVAN said yesterday that
he felt there was . a good possi
bility • the committee would be
able to solve the problem created
by Bernreuter’s refusal without
too much trouble.
In the committee’s meeting
Tuesday, one. major change was
made in the proposed Froth con
stitution. The Board- of Directors
was reduced from' 12 members
to 10.-
The main reason for this was
President Eric A. Walker’s-refusal
to appoint a member of the Board
of Trustees. The President would
not . comment on why he refused.
Also removed was -the USG
secretary-treasurer.
' -'y ' t —Collegian Photo by Bill Goodman
EN GARDE: Elaine Levin (2nd-liberal arts-’ .. Women's Recreational Association'-Fencing
..Atlantic City, N.J.), and Penny Honker (2nd- Club. The purpose of the club is to improve
liberal arts-Myerstown), are shown practicing on the basic techniques taught in the physical
one of the?fencing, techniques learned: iq iihe educalionrclasses.; : - ....
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA.. THURSDAY MORNING. JANUARY 31. 1963
issues
Concern
Petition
, The provision that Geiger in
serted-.called for the candidate
receiving- the next highest num
ber of votes' in the full, congres
sional election to serve the re
mainder' of' the unexpired term.
If the congressman had fun un
opposed, the area council: presi
dent " would then appoint a
replacerrieht.
Geiger withdrew his second
bill, calling for. the .area council
to break a tie occurring between
two congressional candidates, be
cause he said he wanted all elec
tions . revisions presented at the
same meeting.
Walker To Speak
President Eric A. Walker will
address the University faculty
at 4 p.m. in Schwab. He will
discuss various aspects of the
University.
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
Meredith Reveals
Education Plans
JACKSON, Miss (AP) Janies
H. Meredith said yesterday he
plans to continue in school at the
University of Mississippi and will
register for the spring semester
today or tomorrow.
“I see signs that .give me hope
that I will be able to go to school
in the future, under adequate, if
not. ideal conditions,” he said in
a prepared statement.
THE 29-year-old Negro, smiling
frequently, read the statement to
a battery of 200 newsmen and
television cameras at a news con
ference here.
‘‘The ‘Negro! should not return
to the University of Mississippi,"
he said. ‘‘The prospects for him
are too unpromising. However, I
have decided that I, J. H. Mere
dith, will register for the second
semester.”
- Meredith knocked down more
than. a. century of whites-only
tradition at the university when
he’gained enrollment, last fall—a
dramatic registration following a
lengthy court battle and'a night
of campus rioting that killed two
and injured- hundreds.
He remained as the only mem
ber of his race attending a pub
lic school with-white persons in
Mississippi.
LOOKING BACK on almost
four months of studying, eating,
sleeping arid attending classes
under, the guard of federal forces
time of sporadic harrassment
lasting right up to the end of the
semester, Meredith said he pon
dered the questihfv for several
days before deciding to return.
Light Snow Falls,
More Expected
Less than ah inch of snow fell
in the local area yesterday, but.
more than three inches of snow
was reported in the Philadelphia'
area.
A fresh- arctic air mass invaded
the Commonwealth last night and
temperatures’are expected to be
somewhat colder today.
, Today and tonight should be
partly cloudy and cold. A high of
22 is expected today and.a low
of 4 is seen for tonight.
. Mostly cloudy-skies and occa
sional snow is possible tomorrow.
The high will be about 25.
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During that time, he said, he
talked with U.S. Atty. Gen. Rob
ert F. Kennedy, whose Justice
Department staff helped fight his
legal battles and helped guard
him. He didn’t reveal the details
of their conversations.
AT WASHINGTON, the attor
ney general heard of Meredith’s
decision to return to the univer
sity, and said: “I believe almost
all Americans share his.hope that
he can continue his education in
peace.’’
Earlier, President Kennedy told
a news conference: ‘‘l would be
sorry if Mr. Meredith did leave.
Pentagon Asks
BIOTC Shakeup
WASHINGTON (/P) The Pentagon proposed yesterday
a drastic shakeup of the reserve officers training program,
withdrawing support of the junior ROTC course in high
schools and streamlining the college program.
There were indications the plan would run into Congres
sional opposition. r— ——— ; :
Rep Carl Vinson, D-Ga., the
committee chairman, already has
ordered a subcommittee study Qf
ROTC affairs and said he ex
pected recommendations that
would insure continuation of a
proper ROTC program.
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
Robert S. McNamara outlined the
proposals for an executive ses
sion of the House Armed Ser
vices Committee.
McNamara proposed that mil
itary departments be authorized to
offer an elective two-year ROTC
course commissions in
the Army or Air Force. The two
year program would be in addi
tion to the current four-year
ROTC course.
The defense secretary said a
two-year course would include 12
to 14 semester hours on the col
lege campus and up to 12 weeks
of summer camp training at Army
or Air Force bases.
IF THE PLAN is successful, he
said, it “would gradually replace
the four-year program on a school
-by-school basis in all except mil
itary colleges."
He also called for authorization,
of a limited number of special
Air Force scholarships, stressing
engineering and physical sciences,
to go to promising students who
agree to ■ accept regular commis
sions and >-serve four years of
active duty. The Army may later
adopt the scholarship program.
McNamara said the compensa
tion paid advanced ROTC stu
dents should be increased. It
hasn’t been changed since 1947.
The Army’s junior ROTC pro
gram’s is offered in nearly 300
high schools at. a yearly cost of
$6 million. -
“After thorough study, we have
.serious doubts whether most of
this program is worth the cost,”
McNamara said.
1,200 Greeks To Participate
In Church Services Feb. 10
Approximately 1,200 fraternity
men and sorority women will par
ticipate in church services on Feb.
10, the Sunday morning of Greek
Week, as part of a “Brotherhood
Day” program, John. DePetro,
Greek Week committeeman, said
last night.
DePetro said that about 800
Greeks are expected to partici
pate in Jewish-Protestant services
at 10:55 a.m. in Schwab. He added
that the Chapel Choir will sing
during the service.
t i The.-Rev.tP.t Barrett Rudd, -act-
I hope he continues. It would be
a loss not only to Mr, Meredith,
but to the university.”
Gov. Ross Barnett, who stood
at .the front of Mississippi’s strug
gle to keep Meredith out of the
university last fall, declined com
ment on the student’s announce
ment.
AT OXFORD, 200 miles to the
north of this capital city of Mis
sissippi, the campus was quiet.
Most of the students were away
for midterm holidays the
period between the end of tha
fall semester last Monday and the
start of registration today.
TV Schedule
Set for U.N.
Closed and open-circuit tele
vision schediiles for the Univer
sity’s first Model United Nations
General Assembly, to be held on
eampus Friday evening through
Sunday afternoon, were an
nonuced yesterday by Carol Hoff
man, chairman of the project’s
steering committee.
Miss Hoffman said the event
will be telecast on campus via a
closed-circuit hookup from 7:30 to
9:30 Friday evening and from
1:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday afternoon in
all rooms on the ground floor of
Sparks.
In addition, she said, channel 10,
WFBG, Altoona, will televise the
assembly over open-circuit tele
vision from 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday,
SHE SAID televising the as
sembly at these times will enable
student viewers to see the high
lights of the three-day program.
Andre Bovay, assistant, to the
director of general services of
the United Nations, will address
the assembly Friday evening be
fore delegates begin to consider
proposed resolutions, she said.
On Sunday afternoon, the pro
gram will conclude as the entire
body of delegates votes upon pro
posals produced at Saturday’s
committee sessions.
Miss Hoffman also said that free
tickets for persons who wish to
observe the Friday evening and
Sunday afternoon sessions in
Schwab may still be obtained by
presenting a matriculation card at
the Hetzel Union desk.
ing executive director of the Uni
versity Christian Association, will
give the sermon in Schwab.
' Rudd’s topic has not yet been
announced.. Rabbi Norman T.
Goldberg of the Hillel Founda
tion will assist at the service.
* Approximately 400 Catholics
are expected to attend the 11 a.m.
Mass in the Hetzel Union ball
room that Sunday, DePetro said.
DePetro said that Greeks should
be seated 15 minutes before the
services because seats have been
-reserved .for them- until that time.
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