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VOL. 64, No. 64
Viet Nam Hit by 2nd Coup Since Nov.
Picketing
Stopped at
Pond Lab
Union pickets withdrew from the Pond Laboratory
addition site yesterday, paving the way for continued
work on the stalled project.
Stanley H. Campbell, vice president for business,
said that representatives of the Building Construction
Gamma Sig
Initiates
66 Coeds
Sixty-six women were
initiated into Tau chapter
of Gamma Sigma Sigma,
national women's service
sorority, recently in Waring
Lounge.
At the white , rose initiation
ceremony, Mary Louise Fiorillo
was chosen outstanding pledge
for her work at Laurelton State
Hospital Christmas vacation.
Linda Hartsock, senior resi
dent in McKee, was given honor
ary membership in Tau chapter
and is now the co-advisor for the
organization.
Tooma Spoke
After the official ceremony,
Barbara Tooma, assistant dean
of women and sorority advisor,
spoke to the new members.
': t:catise Gamma Sigma Sigma
is a service sorority, the pledges
must put in a minimum of 10
hours of service on various chap
ter projects such as working with
the bloodmobile, Peace Corps
representatives, the Associated
Services and infirmary.
Pledge project this year was
work at Laurelton State Hospital.
The pledges sent letters and
Christmas presents to Laurelton
residents and helped with rec
reation.
Initiated
The following women were in
itiated Sunday:
Linda Ames, Virginia Bow
man, Mary Sue Bradley, Kath
ryn Brinsfield, Barbara Buech
ner, Grace Crowell, Sarah Da
vidson, Ellen Divine.
Mary Louise Fiorillo, Marilyn
Fix, Loretta Franovich, Ellen
Frledenberg, Veronica F r i e s,
Toby Goldstein, Pat Gro v e,
Karen Haldy, Saundra Ham
mond, Judith Helker, Elizabeth
Hoehn.
Janet Hoyt, Louise Jenkins,
Mary Louise Kaczowka, Janice
Kerr, Joan Kosciolek, Joan
Kosturick, Joyce Kretschmer,
Bar bar a Mager, Catherine
Marchiano, Lisbeth Mastilak,
Lynn Matzkin, Maureen Mc-
Evoy, Sylvia Meleshenko, Con
stance Micklow, Karen Miekam.
Marilyn Mikulan, Nancy Mil
ler, Allison Mook. Betsy Neff,
Barbara Orre, Antonette Peters,
Mary Jo Pullman, Sandy Rea
buck, Kathryn Reamer. Pam
Reese, Karen Ricketts, Pamela
Rifkin, Carol Riggle, Rebecca
Rollins, Donna Roth, Harriet
Savasten.
Audrey Schaefer, Freya
Schmidt, Barbara Schwab, Re
becca Schwab, Karen Schroeder,
Vera Settlemyer, Linda Silver,
Joan Skordy, Nan c y Stone,
Marguerite Thrasher, Cheryl
Tollen, Lynne Tyrala, Charlotte
Warfield, Judith Wilcox, Sandy
Zierdt.
Coroner Says
Ex-Journ Prof
Took Own Life
A former University advertis
ing professor "took his own life"
yesterday morning according to
W. Robert Neff, Centre County
coroner.
Richard 0. Byers. 47, was
found dead yesterday by his wife
and a friend in a home he was
building at 118 Marylyn Ave.
Neff would not give details of
the death, but said the autopsy
report would be turned over to'
Mary L. Willard. University pro
fessor of chemistry, who would
perform tests.
Byers. who is survived by his
wife, Gwendolyn. two daughters
and a son, taught advertising at
the University for 10 years and
resigned in June, 1961.
He came here from an adver
tising agency in Rochester, N.Y..
and had been working as a local
representative of Clark, Dodge.
stockbrokers, since he left the
Univeraity.
Trades Council of Bellefonte
(a consolidated organization
representing area unions) noti
fied the University yesterday
morning that the Operating En
gineers Union, Local 66 of
Pittsburgh would cease picket
ing immediately.
Since November
Since Nov. 20, members of
the engineers union had been
conducting an informational
picket against contractor Paul
E. Hickes, advertising the fact
that he is a non-union em
ployer.
Last week Hickes, the only
non-union contractor among
four working at Pond pulled his
men off the job. Although he
had continued to work despite
the pickets, union members re
,fused to cross the picket line.
As of last Thursday, Hickes
had gone as far as he
could alone, and construction
stopped.
Campbell said that heating,
electrical and plumbing work
must be completed by the three
union contractors before Hickes
can return to the project.
'Do Their Jobs'
The union representatives
whom Campbell spoke to yes
terday said that they would
call off the pickets to "let the
union contractors do their
jobs . . ." They insisted, how
ever, that "Hickes can't be
there," Campbell said.
Before the operating engi
neers sent men to Pond in
November, Hickes had been
plagued by union pickets both
here and at the Altoona cam
pus.
In October the Carpenters
District Council, AFL-CIO of
Pittsburgh, forced the contrac
tor to leave Pond because of
damage they had done to his
equipment.
An injunction issued against
the carpenters union in Altoona
had no effect on the group's
picketing here. They did quit
Pond in November, however,
following an explosion at Al
toona.
AWS Asks
Mrs. RFK
To Speak
Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy,
wife of the U.S. Attorney-
General, has been invited to
speak at the University in con
nection with Women's Week.
Linda Ballantyne, Women's
Week chairman, made the an
nouncement last night at a
meeting of the Association of
Women Students Senate.
She added that as yet no
reply has been received from
Mrs. Kennedy.
Previously Mrs. Lyndon B.
Johnson and Maine GOP Sen.
Margaret Chase Smith were
issued invitations to speak dur
ing Women's Week which is
scheduled for the week of
April 6. Both declined.
Catholic U. Players
Another highlight of the
week will be the presentation
of a play by an off-campus
theatre group. According to
Miss Ballantyne the commit
tee in charge of the play is con
sidering a portrayal of Shake
speare's "T aming of the
Shrew" by the Catholic Uni
versity Players.
In other business. Senate
voted to grant two a.m. permis
sions to coeds for Saturday,
Feb. 29. Sadie Hawkins Day.
In addition, the resignatiOn
of Sandra Wall, first vice presi
dent was accepted. Miss Wall
resigned her position for health
reasons.
Milder Weather
Expected Today
Partly sunny skies and some
what milder weather is expect
ed in this area today. The high
temperature will be near 40
degrees.
Partly cloudy cold weather
is seen for tonight, and the low
will be near 25.
Rain or snow changing to
rain is forecast for tomorrow
and tomorrow night.
Chilly temperatures were re
corded across Pennsylvania
yesterday. Early morning read
ings were mainly between 5
and 15 degrees and afternoon
maximum temperatures varied
~• om the tanner 20's to the low
30's. At the University weather
station, the mercury varied be
tween 11 and 32 degrees.
—Collegian Photo by John Lott
CLINTON SCORES: Lion center Carver last night. Nittany cagers return to action
Clinton hits for two points in first half against Temple Saturday night at she
action of State's 86-62 victory over Colgate Palesira in Philadelphia.
Soviets Admit Downing U.S.
Plane Over East Germany
WIESBADEN, Germany Washington declared the T 39
ille
(4')—The Russians disclosed `vas" shot
tu h e ot str d ong n est aridprotested terms."
yesterday a Soviet fighter Russians rejected the protest
forced down a U.S. Air immediately.
The U.S. plane was not armed,
Force trainer in Communist an Air Force spokesman in
East Germany Tuesday, kill- Wsehningranulsati.
Freeman Jr ,
ing all three officers aboard. Army commander in chief in
Greek Week
Fraternities Hold
Exchange Dinner
By SALLY BROWN
"Unity with Individuality," the
theme for Greek Week 1964, was
put into action last night through
fraternity and sorority exchange
dinners.
Representatives from each
sorority visited fraternities, and
fraternity men visited other fra
ternities in an effort to promote
understanding among Greeks.
In addition to dinner, each fra
ternity provided a program in-
eluding a speaker and a social
hour. '
Greek Week activities continue , banquet Tuesday at the Nittany
tonight with a bridge tournament Lion Inn. At this time the out
in the Hetzel Union Terrace, standing fraternity and sorority
,
Room. will be announced, as well as
Thirty-nine fraternity and so- the first and second place win
rority groups will play duplicate ners in the over-all competition.
bridge, beginning at 7:30. 4 Those who will attend the ban-
Sing Finals I quet include the presidents, ad-
The sing contest finals will be ,visers and outstanding pledges
held at 8 p.m. Sunday in Schwab.:of all the Greek organizations,
Between performances by each and representatives of the ex
group of finalists, other enter; ecutive boards of the Town Inde
tainment will be provided. Sing ;pendent Men's Council, Men's
contest trophies will be awarded Residence Council. Association
to winning groups at this time. lof Women Students and the
Winners in the sorority pre- Undergraduate Student Govern
liminary competition and their onent.
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Allen Only a 'Spectator'
(This is the second in a ser
ies on Penn State's 12 Presi
dents.)
By JOHN THOMPSON
The sudden death of Penn
State's first President, Evan
Pugh, in 1864 left the young
institution in a period of un
certain leadership from which
it would not emerge until
1882 with the election of Pres
ident George W. Atherton.
In the 18 years between 1864
and 1882, the college had five
presidents, with terms vary
ing from nine months to nine
years. Each new executive
attempted to guide the school
through this period with fi
nancial aid from the state
General Assembly and, to
some degree, each failed.
Upon Pugh's death, Jacob
S. Whiteman. vice president
and professor of botany.
served as acting president
until June 1864. when William
H. Allen was elected president
of the college.
Allen, a graduate of Bow
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FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 30, 1964
optional songs were: Alpha
Gamma Delta, "Sing for Alpha
Gam": Delta Zeta, "Dreams";
and Kappa Kappa Gamma,
"Round and Round,"
Each group was required to
sing "Three Folk Songs."
Judges for this category were
Maryann Frazier, Jane Leslie.
and Mrs. Harry Addleman, all
of whom are music teachers in
;State College area high schools.
Banquet Tuesday
The climax of the week's ac
tivities will be the Greek Week
doin College. had been profes
sor of chemistry and natural
history for ten years at
Dickinson College, and served
as president of that institu
tion for one year.
In 1850 Allen became presi
dent of Girard College and
served for 12 years before re
tiring to his country home in
1863.
When he was called in 1864
to the Presidency of the Agri
cultural College of Pennsylva
nia, as Penn State was then
known. Allen faced a college
whose indebtedness was more
than 550,000. In addition, fi
nancial aid promised under
the Morrill Land Grant Act
was held up in a legislative
battle in Harrisburg.
Appropriations Fight
State legislators had pro
posed a plan to divide the
land-grant aid among six col
leges in the state, instead of
only to the Agricultural Col
lege. After a bitter fight, the
plan was defeated but aid to
the college was delayed by
Europe, insisted the Russians
open an 'immediate investiga
tion and called for a reply "on
a most urgent basis."
The fate of the twin-jet train
er was disclosed in a stiff So
viet note released in Moscow,
accusing U.S. military authori
ties of gross provocation "aimed
at aggravating tne situation in
central Europe."
The Soviet note did not say
specifically that the trainer was
shot down. But the State De
partment declared it was shot
down, was obviously lost and ,
was "no threat of any sort to,
the Soviets."
Soviets Reject Protest
Rejecting the protest, Georg!.
M. Kornienko, minister-counsel
lor of the Soviet Embassy in
Washington, told newsmen, "It
was a clear intrusion, the plane
was intercepted and then it did
not obey two orders."
The plane crashed near Er
furt, East Germany, about 140
miles northeast of its takeoff on
a flight from the Wiesbaden air
base. Air Force officials said it
had run into a storm.
The incident came at a time
of a so-called thaw in the col&
war and immediately raised
tempers in Washington. Some
members of Congress declared
the case showed there was no,
letup in the cold war.
Sen. Richard B. Russell, D-
Ga., chairman of the Armed
Services Committee, said the ,
downing of the plane "has all
the earmarks of premeditated,
unnecessary and cold-blooded ,
murder."
Only One Plane
The Soviet note mentioned
only one Soviet fighter, but
Freeman's letter to the Rus
sians said, "Radar tracks show
that two interceptor planes pur
sued the plane which subse
quently crashed in the vicinity
of Erfurt."
WILLIAM H. ALLEN
. . . President, 1864-66
Saigon Occupied; Bloodless
Revolt Ousts Anti-Diem ists
SAIGON (FP) Troops and armored vehicles occupied Saigon yesterday, ap
parently carrying out a bloodless coup d'etat against the revolutionary junta that
has ruled South Viet Nam since Nov. 1.
Military sources said. the coup, which began before dawn, successfully ended
by 8 a.m. local time.
The newest uprising was said to have been led by Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khahn,
comman.er of the Ist Army
Corps in the northernmost part
of the country.
According to first fragmen
tary reports, Nguyen Khanh
carried out his power play
against pro-French elements in
the junta, notably Maj. Gen.
Le Ven Kim, second in com
mand.
No violence or shooting was
reported in any part of the
country.
U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot
Lodge apparently was informed
of an impending coup late last
night.
The interior minister, Jam.
Gen. Ton That Dinh, also was
believed under arrest and pos
sibly scheduled for deportation
from South Viet Nam.
The top officer in the junta,
Maj. Gen. Dong Van Minh (Big
Minh), apparently rem - in , in
power but possibly as little more
than a figurehead.
Minh's residence was sur
rounded by tanks long before
dawn.
The change is power struc
ture was believed to be essen
tially pro-American and anti-
French.
Khahn's forces apparently
consisted of airborne trooos from
south of Saigon, elements of the
Mekong River delta 7th Divi
sion marines, and other forces.
Saigon airport was closed im
mediately and no fights were
allowed in or out.
Rumors quickly spread
through the city that counter
coup might be in preparation.
As of midmorning, Saigon Ra
dio still had said nothing about
the coup and Saigon appeared
normal except for tanks and
troops in some areas.
In the pre-dawn movements,
several police headquarters
were surrounded by tanks and
tank muzzles were pointed,
down major streets at many
intersections.
For the most part, their
crews appeared relaxed and
not preparing for a fight, how
ever.
Demonstrating Banned
Demonstrations in Saigon
were banned last week after a
series of anti-French street
marches were held by students.
The provisional government
and the armed forces high com
mand were reshuffled Jan. 6
in an attempt to speed up the
war against the Communist
Viet Cong.
On Jan. 9, Premier Nguyen
Ngoc Tho pledged military and
civil reforms, long advocated
by the United States, in a
"State of the Nation" address.
The Vietnamese government
on Tuesday denounced France
for recognizing Red Chin a,
banned further imports of
French goods and said it was
considering other measures.
Delayed News
This indicated censorship
may have delayed news dis
patches.
Johnson did not discuss the
Vietnamese situation with con
gressional leaders during a
White House meeting on for
eign affairs late yesterday
afternoon, it was added.
U.S. policymakers were
;studying; the incoming reports
in an effort to size up the new
'
situation in the Southeast
Asian country. The United
States is heavily committed in
ithe fight against Red guerril
las.
additional battles over state
appropriations.
To ease the financial crisis,
tuition at the college was
raised from $lOO to 8200 a year
and Board of Trustees mort
gaged the college property
for 880,000. After ,paying its
debts, the school was left a
balance of 823,500 with which
to operate.
The school was also en
gaged in a controversy over
curriculum changes. Many of
the professors sought to dis
card the peculiar objectives
of the school as an industrial
and land-grant institution and
offer courses similar to those
in classical colleges.
Lost Appeal
This switch in policy lost
for the people of Pennsylvania
the special appeal of the col
lege as an industrial and ag
ricultural school and patron
age dropped.
On May 7, 1866, Professor
John Fraser, aho later was to
become Penn State's third
pres!clent, of fered to the
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Conference
Allenberr
Officials Discuss
University's Role
The role of University ad
ministrators and the future
of Penn State were discuss
ed in detail early this week
by 145 top University offi
cials at a special three-day con
PSU Must
Increase
Enrollment
By LARRY LAMB
The University each year
must admit 1,200 additional ,
students—the size of the'
average American college—
if it is to fulfill its commit
' ments to the Commonwealth's
educational system.
This fact and others - cOn . -
tained in University President
Eric A. Walker's annual report
to Pennsylvania citizens re
fleets the vast program of ex
pansion and change facing
Penn State.
According to Walker, the
University must begin to pre
pare for its future obligations
now with higher enrollments,
rapid construction, and some
basic realignments.
Core College
One of the most basic ad
justments has already taken
place. The three-core college
plan, instituted during the
summer term, "groups basic
disciplines in ways which
strengthen both teaching and
research," Walker explains.
He also points out that the
core colleges provide a flexible
organization which can easily
be adapted to future condi
tions or trends.
Also in preparation for to
morrow, the faculty is deter
mined to "continue raising the
quality of instruction," the
President stated.
However, these goals and
measures, he said, are depend
ent upon exceptional teachers,
classroom and laboratory fa
cilities, and money all of
which are in short supply.
Quality and Quantify
The University is now ad
mitting more students than
ever before, but the processes
of selection have also im
proved. "The quality of Penn
State's students is now at an
all-time high," Walker said.
Additional measures taken
to prepare for the University's
future include better use of
learning resources and state
wide resources, and develop
ment of new University fa
cilities.
The change in education has
gone, Walker said, from a "lei
surely evolution into a drama
tic revolution."
school faculty a curriculum
plan that guaranteed the insti
tution's place as a land-grant
college.
President Allen's term of
office lasted only two years.
He resigned on November 1,
1866, and soon became presi
dent of Girard College again.
'Not Happy'
Allen remained president of
Girard College until his death
in 1882. Though considered a
man of character and culture,
Penn State's second president
was not happy at his work,
and failed to grasp the col
lege leadership with a strong
hand.
In the controversies over
college curriculum and fi
nances, Allen was described
as only an "interested spec
tator."
Allen's main significance in
the history of Penn State lies
in his having held the land
grant for the institution and
having furthered its financial
prospects by securing the
SBO,OOO mortgage.
Fraternities Must'
Face Challenge
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FIVE CENTS
ference at Allenberry, in Boiling
Springs, Pa., near Carlisle.
The group included all depart
ment heads, deans, directors of
Commonwealth campuses and
the President and his staff.
Highlights of the meeting were
a talk, "Penn State in 1970," by
M. Nelson McGeary, assistant to
the President, and a message by
Eric A. Walker.
Talks at Conferences
Walker talked to the admin
istrators at the conclusion of
the conference Tuesday. He dis
cussed the mission and educa
tional role of the University and
the complexities of communica
tion among officials of the insti
tution.
Details of the two messages
were not released. A special sub
committee, headed by Richard
Jahns, College of Mineral In
dustries dean, will study and
edit reports and messages given
at the conference and released
them before the end of the aca
demic year.
Many conference reports and
conclusions may be published in
various Journals-.0f,-higher .edu
cation, according to. John - R.
Rackley, vice president for resi
dent instruction.
The University officials divided
into 10 groups during this week's
meeting to discuss the various
responsibilities of department
heads, deans and the President
and his staff.
Program Planning
The program was planned by
D o r o thy Houghton, associate
dean of home economics. Gen
eral chairman of the Allenberry
conference planning committees
was Richard Cunningham, head
of the department of mechanical
engineering.
Entertainment for the admin
istrators was provided by the
Hi-Tones, a University student
dance band. R. H. Wherry, head
of the department of commerce
and management, was in charge
of the entertainment committee.
Leslie P. Greenhill, director of
the division of Instructional ser
vices, served as consultant to the
Allenberry planning committee.
IGAL MOSSINSOHN
. . . Israeli playwright
Israeli Auhor
To Lecture
On Literature
"Life as Reflected in Current
Israeli Literature" will be the
topic of a talk by Igal Mossin
sohn. Israeli playwright ani
author. He will speak at the
B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundatior
service at 8 p.m. tomorrow.
Mossinsohn, born in pre
Israel Palestine, has written
r.ome of Israel's important cur
rent plays. Some of these have
ieen produced in New York
_.os Angeles and Buenos Aires
"El Dorado," one of Mossin
Dhn's dramas, was recently
imed and soon will be shows
n Israel.
The playwright and author
is currently in the Unitec
States in connection with the
production of some of hii
.corks.
Mossinsohn's talk is intendec
to keep a cultural exchangt
between Israeli and. America:-
Jewish youth.