. 01 .1 1 / 2 . sr. _ Weather Forecast: • ... Expanded Art Program 4- ~;, 4. Windy, Colder, —.toy or Fear? Snow Flurries 0 . 4. r '0 4/H ~, 4/. 7 6 1' ; 4 :ip,ff ;., m ta -- ''T • Al _ . C , . -" ' 2 "Vr 0 k „ cit ti 4r —See Page 2 + '" , C . l'' , . 1856 VOL. 64, No. 50 Scranton Checks Election Boosters HARRISBURG (FP) Gov. William W. Scranton declared yesterday he is try ing to discourage efforts to boost him for the Republican presidential nomination, saying: "I am not a candidate and I do not want people advocating organizational efforts on my behalf." Asked if the discouragement has taken, Scranton replied: "I think it's begin- Sororities Ribbon 295 Freshmen as Winter Rush Ends • Formal winter rush ended last night with the rib boning of 295 freshman by the University's 26 sororities. Ninety three per cent of the 317 women signing preferentials received sorority bids. Rush began last Saturday with 411 participants. The percentage of women receiving bids was the highest in the history of rush, Dorothea Gerber, Panhellenic rush chairman, said yesterday Miss Gerber also said that six sororities filled their quotas. One sorority did not pledge any women. Last year, 293 freshman wo men were pledged, compared with 295 this year. But the, number of upperclass women pledged during the fall term decreased this year to 208 from 285 last year. Miss Gerber said 205 wo men may be pledged by so rorities during open bidding. Last winter sororities could, pledge 123 women during open bidding. The open bidding period will be decided by the Panhel Coun cil at its meeting Tuesday night. The increased number of openings in sororities seems to be explained by the decline in the number of upperelasswo men pledged during fall rush. The following is a list of the new ribbonees: ALPHA CHI OMEGA: Cheryl Baker, Barbara Bartol, Marilyn Bishop, Margaret Bresnahan, Susan Class, Catherine Col. ver, Judy Comerer, Julia Cover, Janice Dexter, Susan Epprecht, Madelyn Carl han, Nancy Greene, Judith Huddart, Barbara Hurd, Judith Jordan, Betsy Laird, Camile Mansuy, Margaret Pfaff, Sandra Randall, Nancy Simpson, and Maxine Sokol. ALPHA DELTA PI: Fay Carpenter, Lorna Crary. Carol Cupples, Mary Fos ter, Rita Mikolay, Anna Stafford, Shirley TUdas, and Susan Raleigh. ALPHA EPSILON PHI: Amy Auer bach, Jane Bartok, Terry Berman, Kan dla Bittleman, Doris Brenner, Marlene Cherkin, Katherine Cooper, Janice Cooper, Karen Dear, Carol Edelman, Jean Fine berg, Margaret Friedenberg, Jill Granat, Marsha Ins°iman, Elissa Josloft, Sherry Levin, Lois Levine, Gail Liebling, Date Lowenbraun, MI Marcus, Roslyn Rath, Joan Reinhart, Ruth Rosen, Rona Ro senzwog, Leslie Staloff and Amy War shaw, ALPHA GAMMA DELTA: Susan Fe. denia, Elaine Kvartich, Janet Smith, and Joy Willett. ALPHA OMICRON PI: Judith Lupton, Elizabeth St. Clam, Lee Schweitzer, and Barbara Yocum. ALPHA PHI: Judith Dyer, Martha Franklin, Ellen Green, Zella l'errlngion, Susan Kismarlc, Marlorle McMillan, Shirley Rosin, Gail Tannler, and Nancy Wilson. ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA: Donna Brewer, Barbara Clark, Karen Cope. Deborah Eayre, Tern Falck, Nikki Gorr, Sheila Holby, Barbara Keiser, Donna Lerch, Patricia Rienzi, and Ellen Valtri. ALPHA XI DELTA: Ruth Magerl, Carol Schaffer, Norma Simon, and Adele Zaccaria. CHI OMEGA: Dale Donalon, Diane Fischer, Geri Goodwin, Gail Histon, Mari lyn HutChinson, Rosemarie Jarrett, Bar bara Jones, Lyn Miller, Jane Norseen, and Mary Weber. DELTA DELTA DELTA: Brenda Bar ney, Carolyn Chaney, Sandra Grazier, Karen Hekeler, Candita Hill, Linda Huff (Continued on page three) Cold Wave Due To Hit Local Area Very cold weather is ex pected today, tonight and to morrow. Snow flurries are expected today, but no impor tant accumulations are likely, A cold wave hit western and central Pennsylvania last night, and the mercury tum bled rapidly in its wake. .The change was most dramatic in the Pittsburgh area, where the mercury was forecast to skid 35 degrees overnight. A high of 55 was recorded there yes terday afternoon and a low of 20 was predicted for this morn ing. Locally, today should be mostly cloudy, windy and cold with occassional snow flurries. The high will be about 28 de grees. It will be mostly clear and very cold tonight, and the low will be between 10 and 12 de grees. Tomorrow should be partly cloudy and continued cold with a high of 30. Panamanian Students Riot Over Flag Issue PANAMA (FP) Thousands of Panamanian students stormed the U.S.-controlled Ca nal Zone last night on a flag carrying raid and were re pulsed by gunfire. Two students were reported killed a 1 26 or more persons injured in the bloodshed .tem ming from rival attempts to fly the U.S. and Panamanian flags. The zone is Panamanian terri tory but under unending lease to the United States. Enrollment for Summer Term Rises Sharply Summer enrollment at the University showed a sharp in crease after the adoption of the term system. This is revealed in recent figures released by Robert G. Bernreuter, dean of admissions and registrar. During the summer of 1960, 6,099 students attended Penn State while the following year, the first year of the term sys tem, this figure jumped to 6,- 636. In 1962, the enrollment was 6,775. Last summer, it' dropped to 6,750. The greatest increase has been in the number of , under graduates who have elected ,to' continue their education dur ing the summer months. A de crease in graduate students, in cluding teachers working for an advanced degree, has been noted. Undergraduate students en rolled totalled 2,164 in 1960, 3,381 in 1961, 3,570 in 1962, and 3,571 in 1963. Graduate student enrollment fell from 3,057 in 1960 to 2,703 in 1961, 2,693 in 1962, and 2,671 last summer. The enrollment of special stu dents also declined from 868 in 1960 to 508 last summer. The longer summer term, extended from six to ten weeks and starting in mid-June and ending at the close of August or in early September, is con sidered one of the reasons for a declining teacher enrollment. Local NAACP To Redirect Efforts to Northern Problems The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, organized last term to "educate" University students about Negro problems, will shift its em phasis from national•to state problems in the coming term. Membership chairman Arthur Brown said yesterday that the organization, which has not yet received its University charter, will attempt to keep students informed about the Negro situa tion in the North. "Most people now realize the situation that exists in the South," he said. "What they fail to realize is that the same situa tion often exists in the North, although not as openly." Brown said he had contacted the Human Relations Commis sion, the Housing Authority, and the NAACP in Philadelphia to discover what the local chapter could do to help the Negro cause. Aid Offered The organizations offered as sistance to th e University NAACP chapter in its work, Brown said. The local chapter obtained the 50 members necessary for Uni versity chartering last November after an extensive membership drive. Current membership is about 54. A meeiing of the NAACP mem bers will be held within a week to elect officers, establish com mittees and determine chapter policies during the coming term, Brown said. The organization must obtain charters from both the state and national NAACP and from the University. Charter Application Action on the NAACP charter application will undoubtedly be delayed for several weeks by the University's Committee on Stu dent Organizations, which is now considering applications from at least 5 other proposed student organizations. Brown declined to name specif ic projects for the NAACP until after the organizational meeting. Likely Projects . He indicated, however, that the projects would be concerned with an Negro problems in the North housing, education, job opportunities and public accom modations. !ling to. Scranton made the comments at his weekly news conference in the state capital shortly be fore departing for Washing ton for a dinner with the Penn sylvania GOP Congressional delegation and an appearance at a reception of the Republi can national committee. In Washington Republican members of Congress from Pennsylvania endorsed Scran ton for the GOP presidential nomination. They made public a statement urging Scranton to become an active candidate for the nomination. At his news conference, Scranton touched on several items ranging from former vice president Richard M. Nixon to President Johnson's proposed slashing of the federal budget. He said he was "very happy" that Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona has announced his can didacy for the Republican nom ination and that he would be "delighted" if Nixon became a candidate. He described Nixon as a very fine person and one of the most knowledgeable men in the country. Scranton said he was de lighted that Johnson has pro posed slashing the federal budget to $97.9 billion in fiscal 1965, but "I understand_ con gressional reaction to the fig ure is it will not remain there." Referring to the President's state of the union speech, Scranton said he hadn't "read it in toto yet, but I think any drive on poverty would be ef fective in the United States." Scranton, who has stead fastly maintained he is not interested in seeking the GOP nomination but would accept a sincere draft said there was no political significance in his Washington appearances. The congressional dinner had been scheduled for-some time, he said: Elaborating on his attempts to discourage efforts to project him as a candidate, Scranton said: "Well, in the first place, I have discouraged anybody that I know of who is attempting to create clubs or anything of that sort. As you know, I have no political speaking engage ments outside of the state of Pennsylvania except for Jan. 29 at Indianapolis when many of the leaders of the party are speaking." The governor said he also was attempting to discourage his own staff from activity aimed at boosting him for the nomination. "I am making no effort to get the nomination," he said. By JOHN THOMPSON 3 Top GOP Governors Want No Tax Increases In Vital Election Year By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ney said, he would propose no Three governors in line for new taxes. possible Republican presiden- He called for the increased tial nomination have at least outlays on grounds of what he one thing in common—all are described as Michigan's im against new taxes for their' proved financial picture. He at states. tributed this to accomplishments Govs. Nelson A. Rockefeller, during his first year in office. of New York, George Romney The governor asked for in of Michigan and Williamcreased spending in both men- Scranton of Pennsylvania ex-t tal health and higher education pressed that central theme this fields. week in addressing their state Record Budget legislatures. i Scranton proposed a record Rockefeller, the only an- annual general fund budget of flounced candidate among the 51.16 billion a 559-million three, promised no tax in- boost—but as in the case of the creases and proposed few new other two governors made no programs in presenting his 1964; request for tax increases. program on Wednesday. I "Let me flatly predict that "Imposing' Job 1963 will be recorded by history Discussing his five years as as a milestone year in Pennsyi governor, he claimed "impos- vania's struggle for supremacy l ing accomplishments" in deal-,over the industrial shadows cast's ing with industrial growth,'upon her by the industrial and education and civil rights. 'technological revolution of the! Rockefeller also hinted that 20th century," Scranton said in "this great human progress" in his address Tuesday. his state could serve as a blue-, Scranton told his weekly news print for solVing similar nation- conference yesterday in Harris al problems. !burg that he is attempting to Romney, who has announced discourage any efforts to project he would accept a draft for the him as a candidate for the GOP GOP nomination, asked appro- nomination. val of a record $624-million , He said he had only one budget. speaking engagement outside $74 Million Higher {the state on his schedule and he' His proposal, made Thursday had "discouraged anybody that in a legislative message, is $74 I know of who is attempting to million more than the present; create clubs or anything of that $.550-million budget. But Rom-'sort." FOR A BETTER PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PARK, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10, 1964 RICHARD M. NIXON ... not yet definite Nixon To Help 'Best' Candidate NEW YORK (W)—Rich ard M. Nixon has stated that as soon as he decides who the Republicans' strongest presidential can didate is, he personally "will make any sacrifice" to see that man nominated. The former vice president would not say outright that this could mean he would accept the nomination, but it was his clearest indication to date that his repeated stand that he is not a candidate might be sub ject to change. Nixon, who celebrated hi s 51st birthday yesterday, said in an interview he is willing to do everything necessary to see to it the Republicans nominate their most popular and best qualified man to run for presi dent this fall. 'What Is Public Demand?' "I've been reading the AP polls and the Gallup polls and I'm trying to sense what the public demand is, and that of course will enter into my judg ment as to who the strongest candidate is," Nixon said, The latest Associated Press poll of county GOP chairmen, taken after the assassination.ofi President John F. Kennedy, showed Nixon gaining strongly on front - running Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona. The most recent Gallup poll of grass-roots Republicans had Nixon two percentage points ahead of the Arizona senator. Nixon said public demand for a candidate is an absolute essen tial, "but I don't go so far as to say a draft is always right." "I believe that any man who has become' a public figure be longs to the public, and as long as they want him to lead, to lead. But leadership," he' said, "doesn't always involve being a candidate." Barry 'Damages' National Security WASHINGTON (/P) Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara accused Sen. Barry Goldwater yesterday of damaging the national security with a statement that America's long-range missiles are not dependable. "Completely misleading, politically irresponsible, and damaging to the national security," was McNarnara's retort to the Arizona senator's statement. Goldwater, campaigning in New Hampshire for the Republican presidential nomination, told a news con ference at Portsmouth that President Johnson's proposed cuts in defense spending mean a reduction of the manned bomber fleet. Saying this would place much! reliance on the nation's missile) forces, Goldwater said inter-{ continental ballistic missiles are' not reliable He said short-range missiles are reliable weapons but "our intercontinental missiles are note dependable." Goldwater, a major general in the Air Force Reserve and a longtime congressional champi on of the manned bomber's role in defense strategy, did not go into specifics, saying it is a 'security matter. McNamara, a Republican, said' in a statement issued at the Pentagon: "There is no infor mation, classified or otherwise, to support the false implication that our long-range missiles cannot be depended upon to ac complish their mission. "The importance of the long range missiles to the defense of this country and the evaluation of their effectiveness by our leading military authorities is indicated by the strong support given by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the missile program." McNamara's statement w a s read to reporters by Asst. Sec retary of Defense Arthur Syl vester. Goldwater declined to com ment on the defense secretary's statement when he arrived back in Washington. An aide who accompanied the senator on the flight back from New Hampshire said Goldwater would have no comment until he had a chance to study the McNamara statement. The senator protested that the administration is closing out the 847 and 852 bombers without providing for any-replacements: life contended that the Soviets are not ignoring the manned bomber as a future weapon. McNamara has all but ended the 870 project, which was aimed at developing a new, long; range, supersonic-speed bomber to replace the 852. Tax Form Included in Registration Another form has been added to the registration procedure for University graduate students. Every graduate student was asked this week at registration headquarters to complete a form determining legal residency for 'local taxation purposes. The form was designed by Graduate School officials and members of the Committee for Fair Borough Taxation of Grad uate Students. which organized last term to explore the local tax situation. Trial Basis The forms were used this term on a trial basis to determine the number of graduate students who may be exempt from State College borough taxes because their legal residence is else where, according to Richard Rehberg. committee chairman. Rehberg said the forms will be given to "proper local political authorities." The use of such forms may be continued at each registration, he said. All graduate students must pay local taxes if they are registered voters in the borough, have chil dren attending local schools, or for any other reason consider themselves local residents, Reh berg said. Most student's do not meet these requirements and thus qualify for tax exemption, Reh berg added. Graduate rvirnual The committee wid continue its exploration of the tax situa tion by seeking a revision of the statement on taxes in the grad uate school manual, Rehberg said. The present statement has become obsolete in light of recent developments, he said. Reduction of personal taxes for graduate students who are legal residents of this area can be ac complished only if the assessed occupational evaluation for stu dents is changed by county and borough officials. but there is little hope that this can be ac complished in the near future, Rehberg said. Local Taxation All graduate students who are legal residents of State College pay a $2 per capita county tax, a $l5 education tax, and a $4 occupation tax. Rehberg expressed his appre ciation to officials of the Univer sity and Graduate School, mem bers of the State College Area School Board, and students who have helped the committee in its efforts. all for Johnson RFK Plans To Support Johnson WASHINGTON (AP)—Robert F. Kennedy said yesterday he will do anything he can to help President Johnson win the elec- tion this year. Kennedy was the chief engi neer of his brother's successful 1960 drive to the Democratic nomination—over Johnson—and the presidency. "TT 'We aria to work in the campaign." Kennedy said. "Nobody's said anything to me about it yet, but I'll do what-1 ever anybody—the President or the Democratic National Corn mittee—feels will be helpful." More than 50 major issues to He appeared pleased that a; be considered in planning the University's Milton S. Hershey recent Associated Press Poo of Medical Center came to light Democratic county chairmen had late last month when the center's shown him to be a top favorite , for the vice-presidential nomina-,!survey committe met for the first time. Lion. But he would not speculate , C. R. Carpenter, executive di on his plans. 1 rector of the committee and "My one interest now is being former head of the Division of attorney general," he said. " I Instructional Services, said don't know what I'm going to de terday that he compiled these ! yes when that's over." issues following close to "20 VP Nominee? hours of solid discussion" with And if Johnson should invite him to accept the second place on the ticket? "Well, I'll just have to go backl the proposed center should have to what I said before," Kennedyi a teaching hospital will begin, insisted quietly. "I don't know lto indicate the emerging struc what I'll do after I leave here. lure of the institution, Carpenter "I could teach. I could run' noted. He added that, at this' for office in Massachusetts. Or time, "general concepts are of I could go into business or pri-' fundamental importance." vate life." ' Hinkle Addresses Session Kennedy wa s enthusiasticl During its three-day session when reminded of recent hints the 10-man committee, which that Johnson favors Peace Corps ' includes some of the country's, Director Sargent Shiver (Ken- leading biological and medical nedy's brother-in-law) for the , scientists, was addressed by vice-presidential nomination. ! committee member Samuel F. "He's a very able figure,"; Hinkle. Kennedy said. 'He turned in Hinkle is president and chair one of the outstanding jobs of man of the board of the Hershey President Kennedy's adininis-' Chocolate Corp. and a member tration in directing the Peace, of the Hershey Foundation, Corps. He would certainly be: which has given Penn State $5O qualified for the job." million to construct and operate Questioned about the national the center. civil rights situation as corn-, Carpenter said that two pur pared to that of one year ago, I poses of the initial meeting were Kennedy said: to help the individual commit "l think there's more of a tee members "build into a team" feeling now in the country that and to inform them of some of something needs to be done., the University's characteristics. There's a greater awareness Penn State History that people are being treated President Eric A Walker dis unjustly. A year ago, people cussed Penn State's history, weren't thinking about it so' present status and recent growth much. They were pushing it to and development. Hinkle, speak the backs of their minds." I ing for the Hershey Foundation, Model U.N. Approaches End of Planning Stage Final preparations for Penn State's second annual Model United Nations are nearing completion, Secretary General George Gordon said yesterday. Composition of the special ' delegations—those representing the United States and the USSR—and selection of addi tional national delegations will be completed by the end of, next week, Gordon announced. During the recent vacation,l members of the Model U.N. executive staff and Elton At water, professor of political science' and Model U.N. ad viser, visited the New York headquarters of the interna tional organization. Th eight-man group was briefed by various U.N. offi-1 cials on the four topics which will be considered at the Feb., 28, 29 and March 1 sessions. They also attended meetings of the General Assembly and the four main councils. 4 Committees The Model U.N. this year will be organized into four Projected Enrollment 19,225 Students Predicted for Fall By LARRY LAMB must admit any student who The student population at Uni- graduates from an Ohio high versity Park in the fall term of school. 1964 may come very close to; 2 Months Ahead 20.000, according to the estimates)The admissions office, Bern of; renter stated, is two months the Office of Student Affairs. ahead of last year in answering Robert G. Bernreuter, dean of requests for admissions applica admissions and registrar, said tions, and the applications are yesterdaY that experts have pre- one month ahead of last year's dieted 19,225 students will study figure in being returned to the on this campus in the fall term. University. This figure marks an increase of More than 2,000 applications 604 students over the fall term, have already been mailed .to 1963. prospective students. he said. For the current term. 16,99 T Bernreuter said it is too early students were enrolled here at to determine whether the lack the close of registration Wednes-;of increase in the University's day. lallocation as prescribed in Gov. William W. Scranton's new bud- 5,500 Freshmen The estimated enrollment pro-'get will affect the University's vides for a freshman class of admissions projection, and he 5,500 which Bernreuter termed ; claimed the answer would de "possibly the largest selective pend on a number of financial class in the East." Ifactors. A selective class, he explained,' Last year the University was is one in which the members , able to accept less than one are chosen according to certain half of the students who applied criteria from the bulk of persons , for admission, Bernreuter said, who apply. explaining that the difference is Penn State, he said, has a: selective class, as opposed tos Ohio State University which, Ivied Center Planners- Face 50 Major Issues the planning group. The committee's replies to such questions as whether or not . _ committees. Committees, with their topics and chairmen, are: Committee I (Political Com mittee), disarmament, Susan McLain: Special Political Com mittee, apartheid, Paul Brown stein: Committee 11, (Economic and Financial Committee), in ternational trade and develop ment conference, Mario Sacco; Committee V (Administrative and Budget Committee), United Nations finances, Whiton Paine. Gordon said delegation chair men may obtain copies of bibli ographies and preliminary in structions next week at the Hetzel Union desk. Reference materials listed in the bibli ographies are available at Pattee. The chairmen of additional groups which wish to partici-1 pate can apply by leaving the following information at the HUB dzsk by Wednesday in care of the Model U.N.: chair- 1 mans name, phone number, name of sponsoring group, and first three choices of country. FIVE CENTS indicative of the great pressures now bearing upon institutions of higher eduCation. asked that the committee help to establish an institution which could eventually be ranked with the nation's best medical schools. The survey group is "moving concretely on a number of things," Carpenter said_ In one forward s t e p, the committee members have begun collecting materials for what should be the "most competent library "they can find . . ." Theta Chi Given Rush Restriction Theta Chi fraternity will not - be allowed to rush for the first six weeks of the term. The penalty was imposed on the fraternity last night be cause it had violated the In tebfraternity Council rush code last term. Edward Craig, chairman of the IFC Board of Control, said Theta Chi entertained first term freshmen at the fraterni ty house at functions not ap proved by IFC. The decision prohibits any contact with rushees until Feb. 23, one week after the close of formal rush. Feb. 16 is the IFC pledge date. "I think it was a fair penal ty," Craig said, commenting on the decision of his six-member board. "It gives the fraternity a chance to rush part of this term and all of next term. Set Precedent "But then it's stiff enough because they'll be a week be hind other fraternities in their pledging date. We more or less set a precedent in this case. I don't remember hearing of ary similar ones." "It was a very fair decision," Burton Rudy, president of Theta Chi commented. "The mitigating circumstances de veloped from a misunderstand ing on our part. We feel the decision was a fair one, and will abide by the decision of the Board of Control." Formal rush began Wednes day night following an orien tation meeting with 1.300 rush ees in Schwab Auditorium. Rush Regulations Regulations for formal rush state that no second-term fresh man may accept a bid before Jan. 22. or may be pledged be fore Feb. 16. Additional IF C regulations state that fraternity members are not allowed in the residence halls between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m., freshmen under 21 may not drink at fraternity functions, and freshmen are not allowed in fraternity houses after 1 a.m. (or 2 a.m. on all-University weekends) before the pledging date.