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VOL. 63. No. 73
Froth - -,Toitotiv:ely - Approved
Er- WINNIE BOYLE
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Froth - gained preliminary ap
proval yesterday.
The Committee on Student
Organizations unanimously agreed
to recommend granting a Univer
sity charter by the Administrative
Committee on Student Affairs
which has the final say in the
matter.
THERE WAS no accompany
ing statement of reasons with the
recommendation other than, the
committee felt "the new humor
publication organization has ful-
Perez Says
13 Credits
No Overload
Thirteen credits a term is not an
overload for engineering students;
Lawrence J. Perez, assistant dean
of the College of Engineering,
said Tuesday.
Perez's, comments ec,neerned a
statement made at the end of last
term by.. Robert G. Bernreuter,
special assistant to the president
for student affairs: Bernreuter
said , that the 'average term's load
Was 9 to 11 credits under the term
system and 'that anything" over
that number was unnecessary. '
Perez • said that very few stu
dents in engineering carried more
than 'l3 credit's last '.term. He
explained that to take 14 or more
credits in any . term, a student
must .suhmit - a petition and 'his
all-University average to the dean
of the college for permission.
THE DEAN denied a rumor
that all engineering students may
soon. be reqUired to attend the
University for thirteen :or =more
terms.
"Erigineering isn't ,tough. ,
demanding," he said, adding that
many engineering curricula re
quire more academic credits for
graduation that most other Uni
versity curricula,
Each year approximately .45 per
- cent,of freshman engineering ma
jors transfer to University colleges
which, require - fewer credit's for
graduation.
Perez also noted that the num
ber of high school seniors who
applied for admission to engi
neering curricula for the' fall term,
1982, showed a considerable re
duction, from previous years. He
explained that the college ac
cepted only 558 applicants, but
had room for more than 1,100 new
freshmen.
Perei said that this reduction
of . applications for engineering
was part of a nation-wide trend
that has been growing
. during the
past few years.
Rhodes Named
Assistant Dean
James A. Rhodes, a counselor
coordinator in East Halls for the
past - two years, has been named
to succeed Wilmer E. Wise as as
sistant to the dean of men.
Frank J. Simes, dean of men,
announced the appointment yes
terday. Wise decided to resign his
post at the end of this term to
devote more time to his graduate'
work: Wise was responsible for
handling fraternity affairs and
has held the post since 1959. •
• Rhodes, a - native of Altoona,
received his Tpachelor Of science
degree in petroleum and natural
gas engineering from the Univer
-, aity: He - is currently a - candidate
for - th 6 master of education de
gree in counseling in education.
Rhodes- is a member of the
American Personnel - and - Guld
:ante Association, - American-Col
-lege Personnel -Association, Phi
=Mu Delta, ' social - fraternity, Phi
Mu Alpha' aneSinfornia, honor
:ary music fraternities; arid lota
'Alpha-Delta counseling frater
nity, of which he is currently
. _
presmlent.
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1963
filled all 'the University's require
ments for recogpition.
George L. Donovan, chairman
of the committee on Student Or
ganizations, declined to comment
further last night. He only .said,
"I'm
_glad we could come to an
agreement. It's been a - long, hard
strain."
The document will now be re
ferred to the Administrative Com
mittee,on Student Affairs, chaired
by Robert G. Bernreuter.
Bernreuter said last night that
this committee meets every Mon
day - and . he sees no, reason why
•••- - •• z •• • •• - • -•- —Collegian - Photo by Joe Conway
FOUW-TERM. PRESSURES: If looks like the:pressures of the'
four;term' system have finally hit Old Main. Lights were seen
burning-in every,window of the building late last night. Yesterday
apparenthnz was a long and busy day for administrators as well
as students.'
Congress Defeats
Election Proposal
By PENNY WATSON
A bill to eliminate runoff con
gressional elections was defeated
last night by the Undergraduate
Student Government Congress.
The defeated bill, sponsored by
Jon Geiger (fraternity), called for
the area council to: break a tie
occurring between two congres
sional candidates. Only three con
gressmen voted •in favor of the
bill. _ . .•
Two other bills , concerning
elections procedure, also spon
sored by Geiger, received their
first readings --before • "Congress
last night.`
THE FIRST, a constitutional
amendment, states that when a
congressman is disqualified frdm
membership, the candidate -who
was runner-up in the election will
serve the 'unexpired term. If- the,
di§qualified congressman ran un
opposed, the area council _presi
dent would. appoint a replacement
with the approval of his council.
- The second bill, an amendment
to the by-laws, would require all
congressional candidates to sub
mit a signed rie'tition, of nomina
tion. Under the present by-laws,
candidates may be nominated by
political parties without _submit
ting petitions.
During debate on the defeated
bill, Geiger -said the purpose of
Censure Motion Filed
LONDON (R) - The Labor
party, filed a motion , of censure
of the Conservative government
yesterday, in the wake of Brit:
ain's faihire to win admission to
the European 'Common Market.
The motion comes before.the
HOusci- of CoMmons -- during. a
Common Market debate next
week. , „
FOR A - BETTER PENN STATE
the Froth question should not
appear on next week's agenda.
He also said he did not know
whether the committee would
reach a decision next week about
the ' eight-page constitution, but
he said he would be "surprised
if we could."
HE EXPLAINED he didn't
think• anyone would want the
committee to make a hasty de
cision.
Yesterday's recommendation by
Donovan's committee capped a
long series of meetings and de
lays involved in making sure the
the bill was "to make student
government more efficient," and
"not to radiCally change the struc
ture of USG, as it has been
charged."
'GEIGER referred to'the report
submitted two _ weeks ago by
Elections Comrnission Chairman
George Jackson, in which Jack
son said runoff elections in the
past have
,been expensive and
time-consuming, while drawing
little student participation. As an
example of the expenses, Geiger
said the last runoff election cost
$1 for each vote cast. •
Countering Geiger's arguments
for passage of. the bill, Harry
Grace (town) said that USG is
supposgd to closely parallel gov
ernment bodies beyond the Uni
versity and the elimination of
runoff elections would fail in this
respect.
Displays Launch Greek / eek
' Window displays featuring the
theme "Greeks Light the Way"
will appear in downtown stores
today to precede the start of
Greek Week on Sunday.
Between 15 and 20 fraternities
and sororities have indicated they
will enter the contest, Dorothy
Samuels, co-chairman of the win
dow display contest, - said yester
day. All the displays are to be
finished by Saturday, she said.
THE DISPLAYS will be judged
On,- originality, adherence to the
theme and composition. Any ma
terials acceptable -to the mer
chanti may be used, Miss Samuels
said.
Every Greek organization par
ticipating in the annual contest
is to notify Miss Samuels or Har
old Ishler of the location of their
display.
document was sound enough to
be recommended.
Work was begun on this new
constitution for a humor maga
zine almost immediately after
The Penn State Froth lost its
charter Oct. 23. .
Andrea Buscanics, former co
editor of Froth and sponsor of
the new constitution, said last
night that she didn't know yet
whether she would apply for edi
tor of the new magazine.
Since Miss Buscanics is grad
uating- in March she questioned
the practicality of such a move.
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OTTAWA (/P)—Canadian voters
will get a chance to settle at the
polls April 8_ the-issues that led to
the overthrow of Prime. Minister
John G. Diefenbaker's govern
ment.
High among those issues :is a
controversy over Canada's still
unhonored commitments to arm
its military forces with U.S. nu
clear warheads at home and in
;North Atlantic Treaty ; Organiza
tion service abroad.
- Diefenbaker, 67, dissovled Can
ada's 25th Parliament yestehlay
and announced- the election date.
The two-month election campaign
is customary.-
. THE PRIME MINISTER acted
after an emotion-packed caucus of
his badly- shaken Conservative
party closed ranks behind him-and
averted, for the time • being at
least, -a split over party leader
ship.
Diefenbaker demanded and got
_individual loyalty pledges . from
each . .of his Cabinet ministers-re
maining after the resignation of
Defense Minister Douglas Hark
ness. Some were reported to have
wept as they voiced-their support.
The Prime - minister later de
clared the caucus had given him
"the most overwhelming support
that I have ever received in all
my years of politics."
WIDESPREAD rumblings ,re
mained around the country, 'how
ever, with some Conservatives ex
pressing misgivings over the out
come of the election if Diefen
baker continues to' head the party.
The Toronto Globe and Mail,
powerful voice for the Conserva
tives, demanded that Diefenbaker
step down. _
While the U.S.-Canadian dis
pute over arms has attracted most
attention, several other matters
figured in the downfall of the gov
ernment and will be prominent in
the campaign.
Preliminary competition in the
Interfraternity Council-Panhel
lenic Council Sing will be held
Sunday, Monday - and Wednesday
of Greek Week, Nancy Quigley,
chairman of the joint Greek com
mittee, said.
Group singing will take place
at 6:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday
in 10 Sparks. Quartets will also
perform at 6:30 p.m. Sunday and
Monday but will compete in 214
Boucke. Greeks participating in
the "open" category will sing at
6:30 p.m. Wednesday in 10 Sparks.
TWO DAYS have been set for
the group and quartet preliminary
competition because of the large
number of Greeks who are par
ticipating, Miss Quigley said.
Final eliminations will be held
on Thursday, she added.
Fraternir^s end s"r
Concerning state incorporation
for the magazine Miss Buseanics
said: "We are looking into it but
we also want University recog
nition."
SHE EXPLAINED that a Uni
versity charter is necessary for
the use of University facilities
and the privilege of selling on
campus.
She said these are her reasons
for seeking University recog
nition, not to "hide behind the
strings of the University." She
added, "We're not afraid to sub
ject our material to state law."
These include Canada's eco
nomic health and What critics
consider a slowdown in develop
ment. Liberal leader Lester B.
Pearson charges the Conservatives
with a do-nothing policy; Diefen
baker accuses the -Liberals of
obstructionism.
Trade Minister George Hess
discounted widely held views that
the campaign might develop into
a slugging match over American
influence. He said the Conserva
tives will . not condpct an anti-
American campaign.
PEARSON, who led the drive
for the no-confidence vote that
ousted the government 142-111
discussed strategy with Liberal
members of Parliament.
He predicted the Liberals will
win 175 seats in the House—and
thus return to power fdr the first
time since 1957.
The election is for 265 seats in
the House of Commons. The Sen
ate is not affected since members
there are' named ,for life. It is
dominated by Liberals.
Edelson'sCondition
Remains Critical
Doctors at Geisinger Medical
'Center in Danville reported yes
terday that Steven Edelson, who
was admitted Tuesday with a
disease tentatively diagnosed as a
strain of meningitis, is showing
some improvement although he
remains critically ill.
A positive diagnosis of the dis
ease which has stricken Edelson,
(2nd-arts and letters-Rockville
Centre, N.Y.) is not expected be
fore Friday.
Some 110 students who live in
Edelson's residence hall, Lyons,
or who have had dose contact
with him, have been given sulfa
medication as a precautionary
measure, Dr. H. R. Glenn, Uni
7ersity physician, said yesterday.
ing part in the sings should ob
tain general rules and time sched
ules today at the Fletzel Union
desk:
Leonard Raver, Chapel organ
ist, Mrs. John Croft, violinist in
the University Symphony Or
chestra and William Noyes, in
structor in music education, will
be the three judges for the group
sing contest.
THE PENN Statesmen, a bar
bershop quartet, and - Lawrence
C. Pharo, research associate in
the Ordnance Research Labora
tory, will judge the Greek quar
tets, Miss Quigley said.
Peter Gano (12th-music educa
tion-Allentown) and Louis Mitin
ger, instructor 'of music, have
agreed_ to judge performers in the
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