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    today. High near 20. Partly
cloudy tonight Low near 8.
Mostly cloudy and not so cold
tomorrow -with a chance of snow
or sleet by evening. Outlook for
Sunday: Snow likely, possibly
mixed with freezing rain. Prob
ability of precipitation: Near 0
today, 20% tonight 40% tomor,
row, and 70% Sunday.
VOL. 68, No. 50
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News Roundup:
From the State,
Nation & World
The World
Vietnam Ground War Casualty Statistics Rise
SAIGON Casualty statistics from battle action's
year apart reflect an intensification of the Vietnam ground
war due in some degree to revived Communist quests for
the initiative.
Spokesmen announced yesterday that 466 of the allies
including 184 Americans—about the recent average—died
last week in combat in which they killed a record 2,868
Comthunist troops.
In contrast, the first week of January 1967 was rela
tively quiet. The allies then listed. 190 dead, including 67
Americans, and said they had killed 626 Viet Cong and
North Vietnamese soldiers.
Widely scattered ground clashes were reported yester
day while a dense cloud cover continued to cut down air
operations over North Vietnam.
The monsoon weather limited U.S. pilots to 75 missions
against targets north of the border Wednesday. All were
radar-guided attacks and there were no immediate bomb
damage assessments.
Polish Communists Expel American Attache
WARSAW, Poland The Polish government charged
yesterday that army attaches of the U.S. and Canadian
embassies were caught "carrying out intelligence activi
ties," and the American was ordered to leave Poland be
fore Jan. 15.
He is Lt. Col. Edward H. Metzger, 42, of Quincy, Mass.,
on assignment in Warsaw since May 1966.
The Polish accusation, carried by the official press
agency PAP, said Metzger and the Canadian attache, Lt.
Col. Kenneth I. Jefferson attempted to photograph a mili
tary establishment on Jan. 4.
An official statement by the U.S. Embassy, making
no mention of Jefferson, said Metzger was walking along
a major thoroughfare in Bydgoszcz in northern Poland,
"was apprehended at gun point by military personnel,
detained against his will, denied permission to' telephone
the American Embassy and forcibly searched."
Mid-Eastern Oil States Ponder Defense Pact
LONDON Five Middle Eastern oil states were re
ported urgently pondering a new defense pact last night
after hearing of Britain's provisional decision to quit her
Persian Gulf bases by 1971.
Senior diplomats said the highly secret moves, initiated
by Iran, have Britain's support.
The Iranians are even bringing such hostile neighbors
as Iraq and Bahrain into the picture. They hope to head
off another fierce power contest in the strategic area.
Other• countries involved, according to the informants, are
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
Already Iran has won Russian backing—sloo million
worth of arms aid—for an over-all $BOO million program
to re-equip and modernize her armed forces.
A Foreign Office minister, Goronwy Roberts, returned
today from the Gulf region, where he has been warning
local monarchs and shieks to expect an early announcement
of Britain's withdrawal.
The Nation
Treasury Officials Participate in Bond Rally
WASHINGTON Despite yearly drives to increase
sales of savings bonds, the Treasury Department is paying
out more money under the program than it takes in—and
has been for several years.
Treasury officials from Secretary Henry H. Fowler
on down have just taken part in the annual two-day rally
of the U.S. Industrial Bond Committee in an attempt to
step up sales through the payroll savings plan.
This year's goal is to sign up two million persons to
buy bonds where they work or to increase the amount
they buy.
But the Treasury's, own figures show that in every
month last year, the department paid out more to indi
viduals who cashed in bonds than it collected from new
bond purchases.
The redemption price includes the amount originally
paid for the bond plus any interest which may have ac
crued during the months or years the bond was held.
National Farm Group Launches Price War
CORNING, lowa The National Farmers Organiza
tion, pledging "no price, no production," launched yester
day another campaign to boost agricultural prices by with
holding farm products front market.
Initial target is grain, to be followed at later dates
by so-called withholding action on meat, milk and other
farm commodities.
President Oren Lee Staley said the action "is designed
to shut down the American agricultural plant until our
members get a fair price for their products."
The militant farm group, sometimes called "the angry
young men of agriculture," said it is urging its members
in 30 states to stop selling grain as the beginning step.
The NFO conducted six previous withholding actions,
major ones on livestock in 1962 and 1964 and on milk last
March. The boycotts resulted in some violence.
Tons of milk were dumped in fields and streets as part
of the milk action.
Stanford Heart Transplant Victim Progresses
STANFORD, Calif. The condition of Mike Kasperal,
whose life was saved by a heart transplant Saturday night,
continues to improve, his doctors reported yetserday.
Use of an artificial kidney has been discontinued, the
mid-morning medical bulletin from Stanford Medical Cen
ter said, and his kidney function has turned to near normal.
"His blood pressure, pulse and cardiac functions are
normal," the bulletin continued.
"He is still being fed intravenously. The patient is
breathing- spontaneously without the assistance of a respi
rator for part of the time. His liver function continues to
improve."
Kasperak's physicians were so pleased with his progress
they said no further reports would be made unless there
is a noteworthy change.
They noted, however, that he remained on the criti
cal list.
The State
Con Con Withdraws Milk Proposal
HARRISBURG A proposal to abolish the state Milk
Control Commission was withdrawn unexpectedly from
the Constitutional Convention yesterday, but its sponsors
say they have not given up the battle.
The sponsors, delegates Henry P. Otto of Pittsburgh
and Richard L. Huggins of McKeespOrt, said. they intend
to introduce "a stronger amended proposal" when the con
vention returns next week.
Otto and Huggins withdrew their original proposal
Wednesday by dropping an appeal from a ruling by
Lt. Gov. Raymond J. Broderick, convention president, that
the question of consumer price controls was outside the
convention's liimted jurisdiction.
The surprise move came at the end of an hour-long
debate in which Otto, Huggins and a third sponsor, dele
gate Harold H. Goldman, had argued the convention had
every right to consider the proposal.
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USG Sets
By JANE DAViS
Collegian USG Reporter
The University and the Under
graduate Student Government have
established a financial aid fund for
bed-ridden students at the Ritenour
Health Center.
Steven Gerson, USG Adminis
trative Action Commission chair
man announced yesterday that stu
dents unable to afford the $lO a day
charge are urged to apply for aid
through Albert L. Ingram, Director
of University Health Association.
"Students should be aware of
the fact that in most cases bills are
sent directly to the student's home
address," Gerson said. USG has re
quested that a letter explaining the
fund be included in the billing en
-velope.
The Ritenour cause has not been
completely abandoned, however.
USG is continuing to work on a
solution to the present over-night
costs with members of the Admin
istration and officials in Harrisburg.
According to Gerson, the USG
office has not received one valid
complaint concerning the medical-
INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT Larry Lowen and presidents of fraterni
ties belonging to the Fraternity Purchasing Association smile with satisfaction after re
ceiving funds for the FPA.
FPA Collects $40,000
From Member Houses
The Fraternity Purchasing Association fraternities will be in a position to use monies
received approximately $40,000 last night previously used for foods for other purposes
from member fraternities to cover any bills and, perhaps, even lower house bills.
incurred by the FPA for the month of March. FPA member fraternities who did not
The amount of individual fraternity pay- make their payment for March bills should
ments was based on house membership. do so by Monday, Jan. 15. Checks should be
It is through the FPA that the 43 mem made out to the FPA.
- In other business of the Interfraternity
ber fraternities are able to buy house sup- Council, President Larry Lowen announced
plies at a discount and, thereby, save a con- at the meeting Monday night that he in
siderable amount of house funds. The great- tends to re-activate the Fire Safety Commit
er the volume of the purchase, the easier it tee of the Council. In light of the fraternity
is for merchants to offer discount prices to
the FPA. fire of last month at the University of Penn
sylvania, which resulted in the loss of three
Goods bought through the FPA include lives, Lowen said that pressure on fraterni
meat products, produce and vegetables, ties to avoid fire hazards would be renewed.
baked goods, milk and janitorial supplies. The next meeting for the IFC will be at
Through savings realized with the FPA, Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity on January 22.
Goy. Signs Money Bill
HARRISBURG (AP) Gov.
Shafer interrupted his Virgin
Islands vacation yesterday to
sign into law a bill providing
the 16 legislative leadership of
fices with annual pay increases
ranging from $1,500 to 58,500.
The measure along with $l2B
million in appropriations, in
cluding $lO4 million for the
three state-related universities,
was approved by Shafer at his
vacation retreat at St. Croix,
his Harrisburg office reported.
The bills were transmitted to
the gm ernor by Budget Secre
tary Arthur F. Sampson, who
went to the Virgin Islands
Wednesday for some prelimi
nary discussions on the 1968-
69 budget.
The legislative pay bill pri
marily provided a :.0-to-15 per
cent salary increase for legis
lative employes at a total an
nual cost of $1,083,650.
The leadership increases,
however, were ineluded•as part
of a two-bill package to in
cruse The pension base of
rank-and-file legislators f r o in
$6,000 to $7,200 to coincide with
a $1,200 raise the lawmakers
approved for themselves two
years ago.
In addition, the four majority
and minority floor leaders in
both the House and Senate will
receive an extra $8,500 for their
positions, jumping their total
salaries to $15,700, plus the
straight $4,800 in expenses.
The four majority and mi
nority whips will receive an
additional $4,000 for an annual
compensation of $16,000; the
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1968
services at Ritenour. "Several stu
dents have made general, vague
comments about treatment; how
ever, when asked to elaborate, they
have declined to do so," Gerson said.
USG has investigated some com
plaints and found that Ritenour was
unjustly blamed. One incident in
volved a long delay in the arrival of
the ambulance to a car accident in
State College.
"Careful checking of the facts
showed that the call was answered
by the Alpha Fire Company and not
Ritenour Health Center," said Ger
son. Another complaint concerning
ambulance service, which appeared
in The Daily Collegian last term is
presently being examined.
Commenting on rumors about
the incompetence of the Ritenour
staff, Samuel Edelman, chairman of
the Ritenour Committee, charged,
"Most students don't realize that the
doctors at Ritenour have all had
successful private practices."
In other USG business, Vice
President Jon Fox announced that
applications are available at the
Hetzel Union Building deqk for
Interrupts Vacation
majority and minority caucus
chairmen; $3,500, $15,500; and
the four caucus secretaries,
$2,500, ,$14,500.
Each of the 18 leadership
McCoy Elected
To NCAA Post
Penn State Athletic Direc
tor Ernest B. McCoy has been
re-elected secretary-treasurer
of the National Collegiate Ath
letic Association at the organ
ization's annual meetings in
New York.
Marcus Plant, of the Uni
versity of Michigan was re
elec t e d president of the
NCAA.
Job Corps on Campus Tuesday
The National Director of the Job Corps Kelly is scheduled to address the
na
will be on campus Tuesday to receive the semblage on the topic "College Students and
first "Distinguished Service to Youth Award" the Other War," (the war on poverty). The
from the College of Human Development. Director is expected to discuss his experi-
William P. Kelly Jr. will be cited by the ences with disadvantaged youth, and suggest
College because of "his outstanding accom- ways for university students to help with
plishments with the Job Corps program" Job Corps work.
since he was appointed director of the agency Prior to the convocation, Kelly will be
in October _ _ 1966. honored by executives from national private
The award will be made at the Second industry at a 'dinner sponsored by the West-
Annual Convocation of the College of Human inghouse Electric Corp.
Development at 8 p.m. in the Hetzel Union The public is invited to the convocation;
Ballroom. there is no admission charge.
For Ritenour Patients
Up :,:,,...„......._:.eid Fund
chairmen of USG Spring Week, and
next Fall's Encampment. Students
may also pick up forms to apply for
USG justice to the newly revived
traffic court.
Meanwhile, Dr. Albert L. In
gram, University physican and di
rector of University Health Services,
reported Wednesday afternoon that
there were 39 students ill at tfie
Health Center while a year ago,
there were 24.
Due to the increased number of
students at the Health Center, stu
dent visiting hours have been sus
pended until further notice.
Although the number of illnesses
among students at the University
have escaped the flu and other ill
nesses that have reached almost epi
demic porportions in many sections
of the country.
Dr. Ingram also reported that
they have seen almost no cases of
influenza, but that the majority of
students reporting at the Health
Center have had upper respiratory
infections with fever. Most of the
cases have been short term illnesses,
with the patient recovering in 24 to
postions have had appropria
tions in the past contingency
allowances to cover the added
duties of their offices. The con
tingency funds are to be re
duced according to the extra
salary they now will receive.
The major appropriations
signed by Shafer were $48,-
468,766 for Pennsylvania State
University; $28,061,146 for Tem
ple University, and $27,634,427
for the University of Pitts
burgh. Other money bills re
ceiving Shafer's okay:
•511,227,925 for the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania.
•52,304,881 for Drexel Insti
tute of Technology.
•5671,908 for Lincoln Uni
versity.
•$3,974,325 for Department
or Public Instruction capital
expenses .
055,737,635 for operating ex- GOV. RAYMOND P. SHAFER
penses at community colleges
Signs for University Money
and technical schools.
Faculty Refuses To Use
Final Exam Schedule
By RICHARD RAVITZ
Collegian Administration
Reporter
Only about 1) ix cent of the
University faculty used the 110-
minute period set aside by the
University Senate for admin
istering final examinations in
the academic year 1966-67.
Data given yesterday by Rob.
ert E. Dunham, assistant to the
vice president for resident in
struction, indicated that a sub
stantial number of depart
ments, and a majority of the
colleges; are not using the final
exam schedule.
Less than one-half of the fac
ulty used the last class period
in 'their courses for testing,
and 38.3 per cent in 1966-67 did
not use the last clasz, for any
purpose.
Dunham said the Senate pro
posed and adopted the new final
exam schedule on its own in
itiative. "The faculty was con
certed about loss of class time.
They are actually depriving
themselves of the time they
were concerned about losing,"
Dunham said.
The examination schedule no
longer covers graduate courses,
and a number of courses in
several colleges, particularly
the College of Health and
Physical Education where
many subjects do not lend
themselves final examinations.
The resident instruction of
fice has encouraged depart
ments to use final examina
tions. Dunham said "a student
ought to be evaluated for his
whole effort" in the course of
a term. Three-fourths of the
faculty consider final examina
tions important, according to a
poll conducted by the office of
resident instruction.
Dunham stressed the need to
allow departments to make
policy on testing and student-
48 hours
Pointihg out that the picture
can change in a matter of a few
hours, he said we have been fortu
nate that there has not been more
illness among students at this time
since during the past week thou
sands of students have returned to
the campus from many different
areas that have been hard hit with
flu and other illnesses.
In 1958, Penn State was hit
with an epidemic which filled the
Health Center with over one hun
dred patients. In addition, doctors
were making regular "house calls"
in the residence halls to treat many
students who could not be treated at
the Health Center.
Using bacteria samples sent by
the University, the U.S. Public
Health Service determined that most
of the 1958 epidemic could be traced
to a viral infection.
Dr. Ingrain urged students to
get proper rest, as a preventative
measure, and at the first sign of ill
ness, to report to the Health Center
for examination and proper medica
tion.
teacher relations because they were drawn up after resident
are responsible for the educe- instruction asked students and
tional program. instructors their ideas on a
"An administrator can't tell final examination schedule.
faculty how to do its job. Corn- Dunham praised the satisfac
petent faculty members should tory - unsatisfactory grading
run thew classes with their own system, popularly known as
objective in mind," Dunham pass-fail, which the University
explained. Senate approved Tuesday. He
Dunham said it was good for said it would greatly enhance
the faculty to conduct classes the educational experience of
in accordance with their own students and possibly' portend
ideas, and added "the faculty a time when grades no longer
does a very good job." He burden the student.
noted there is much disagree- He credited the Liberal Arts
went on a suitable final ex- Council with being instrumen
amination policy. tal in bringing the question to
The plans for the schedule a vote in the University Senate.
Concert
The Bach Aria Group, with William H. Scheide as di
rector, will present the first Winter Term program of the
Artists' Series tonight. . .
The program is scheduled for Schwab Auditorium at
8:30 p.m. Free tickets are available today at the Hetzel
Union Building.
The group, which is noted for solo vocal-instrumental
portions of early 18th century Leipzig church music, is
composed of Scheide and nine other world-famous instru
mental and vocal soloists.
Norman Farrow, Canadian bass-baritone, has been
active as soloist with major orchestras and choral organi
zations, in radio and television, and in opera and concerts
throughout America and Europe.
The velvety contralto voice of Maureen Forrester has
been heard from the concert stages of four continents and
this statuesque Canadian artist has sky-rocketed to fame
since her New York recital debut in 1956.
Richard Lewis, Great Britain's greatest and most
popular tenor, is a star of the San Francisco Opera and a
regular member of the Royal Opera at London's Covent
Garden and for 14 years has been the leading tenor at the
Glyndebourne Opera Festival.
Since winning the Naumberg Award more than ten
years ago, Lois Marshall, Canada's gifted soprano, has
toured the world. She recently completed her sixth tour
of the Soviet Union. She brings warmth of personality and
unchallenged artistry to everything she sings.
Samuel Baron, flutist, is one of America's foremost
flutists and in addition to his work with the Bach Aria
Group, is a member of the New York Woodwind Quintet.
Robert Bloom, as oboist, has had solo appearances with
many of the leading orchestras, including the Philadelphia
Orchestra under Leopold Stokowski, the NBC Symphony
under Arturo Toscanini, and the RCA Victor Symphony
and the Columbia Records Symphony.
Barnard Greenhouse is acknowledged as one of the
most remarkable cellists of our age and has been heard in
Europe and South America as well as the United States
playing his Visconti Stradivarius cello which dates from
1684.
Oscar Shumsky as violinist also has been heard with
many of the leading orchestras in North America and Eu
rope. He is a member of the faculties of the Juillard School
of Music and the Curtis Institute. Since 1961 he has been
co-director of Canada's Stratford Music Festival and in
1962 was awarded a Ford Foundation Fellowship as an
outstanding American concert artist.'
The pianist, Paul thanowsky, also is known as a coach
and accompanist. He has made numerous recordings and
has been heard in concerts in this country and Europe.
Froth Stops
Publication
Publication of Froth, the
campus humor magazine. was
reportedly stopped yesterday.
According to John Harrison,
Chairman of the Board of Di
rectors of Froth, at a Board of
Directors meeting yesterday
afternoon at 4 o'clock in Car
negie Building it was decided
that publication would be sus
pended until a faculty adviser
was appointed.
The Board consists of six
faculty members and five stu
dents, including Eric Rabe of
WDFM, R. Paul McCollough,
editor of Froth, Jerry Cohen,
business manager of Froth, a
representative of U.S.G., and a
La Vie representative. Only
the two Froth representatives
and the faculty weie present.
The former faculty adviser,
Anthony Podlecki, resigned this
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DR. ALBERT L. INGRAM
Visiting Hours Suspended
Artist Series
in Schwab
week, forcing Froth to discon
tinue publication since its
charter requires that it have a
faculty adviser.
Froth, which prints about
5,000 copies each issue, had
planned to go to press in about
terr days.
According to Steve DeSousa,
art editor for the magazine, the
purpose of Froth is "to pick
out things on the campus that
should be satirized, and make
the students laugh." According
to DeSousa, who co-authors
"The Adventures of Gross-Out
Man" with Ray Ring, Froth is
a "high quality publication, in
content and in physical quality
as compared to similar publica
tions on other college cam
puses."
11. Paul McCollough, editor,
was unavailable for comment.
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