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MINING SPECIALIST
NEW SCHOOL DEAN
E. A. Holbrook, Assistant Director
of U. S. Bureau of Mines,
Selected by Trustees
Penn State Ims secured Elmer A.
Jlolbiook, Assistant Director of th
United States Buioau of Mines, as Dea
of tile School of Mines, to succeed form
ei Dean E S. Mooie who leaves Pen
State this month to go to tho Unlvei
sity of Toionto Dean llolbiook w:
tuko o\ ci liis new duties as soon as tl
picscnt national coal situation is sull
cientiy cloaictl to pcimlt of his being
relieved at Washington It was only
after weeks ot deliberation on tho p irt
of a committee composed of tho rcthlng
dean, tho heads of tho Metallurgy and
iUinlng Departments, Piofessors D F.
MeFarl ind and W R. Chedsoy, trust
ees, and mining giuduates, that Mr
Holbrook was decided upon, and It is
behoved that Penn State is exceedingly
foitunato in securing him.
Is Wcll-Liiowu Mining Specialist
Dean Holbrook Is one of the best
known mining specialists In the coun
try, and for the past three months has
been acting director of the United
Stales Bureau of Mines, where ho has
been assistant for two years. Bcforo
entering upon Ills work with the Bur
eau of Mines, Holbrook experienced
wide preparation both in mining and
teaching From 1004 to 1900 ho was
Superintendent of Mines in Montana,
and for the three following years he
was superintendent of a mining com
pany in British Columbia Tiro next
year (1010) he spent in professional
work in Mexico and Canada. Profes
sor Holbrook began his college teaching
in the Nova Scotia Technical College,
and following this he was Assistant
Professor of Mining Engineering at the
University of Illinois, and Professor of
iUinoral Preparation and Utilization at
tho same institution In 1917 ho be
came supervising mining engineer and
metallurgist with tho United States
Bureau of Alines at Uibana, and during
a leave of absence he was chief mining
engineer at the same bureau in Wash
ington Since that time, alt of Profes
sor Holbrook's work has been with the
Bureau of Alines In 1919-1920 he was
superintendent of tho Pittsburgh Ex
periment Station Ho then became
assistant director of the Bureau, and
during tho abscnco of tho director, he
has been acting director It is inter
esting to note that Professor Holbrook
represented the Bureau of Mines at the <
Inauguration of "Proxy” Thomas J
Professor Holbrook was born in
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, June
twenty-third, 1880. He received his
Bachelor of Science degree at the Mas
sachusetts Institute of Technology in
1904, and a degre of Mining Engineer
"from tKo "Unlvafsity*'bfTurnbld' in-IMS
He Is a member of Phi Gamma Delta,
Sigma Xi and Theta Tau, and serves
on several Important committees of
national societies and mining organi
zations He is also tho author of num
erous articles and publicaUons on min
ing.
Comes at Important Period
Professor Holbrook will bo In charge
of tho School of Mines during an Im
portant period of its development.
Plans for the expansion of tho School
are Included In tho general plan of de
velopment of tho college into tho Penn
State University, and eventually there
will be a group of four largo mining
buildings on the present Armory site
on tho front campus, these to replace
tho School’s laboratories now housed in
tho Old Mining Building which is con
sidered a flre-trap and therefore un
safe for the valuable equipment which
must bo kept there.
-The fact that more prospective stu
dents have applied for admission to the
School of Mines this fall than ever be
fore in the history of tho College is al
so significant of the further growth of
tho Mining School. Approximately
seventy havo applied for admission to
tho School of Mines to date, and thirty
three of these have mado application to
study Mining engineering.
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USE OF COLLEGE ROOMS
IS GOVERNED BY RULES
Small Fee Will Be Charged Non-
Collegiate Organizations
by New Regulations
Tho following rules and regulations
to govern tho use of class and lccturo
rooms for collegiate activities for tho
coming term were announced last
Thursday by R. I. Weber, Superltend
ent of Grounds and Buildings.
Tho college will pcimlt of the use of
class and lecture rooms, including tho
Auditorium and Old Chapel, for other
than collegiate purposes under tho fol
lowing regulations which are In addi
tion to any regulations now in force.
Recognized students of college or
ganizations will bo allowed to hold
meetings in rooms designated by the
school concerned under such regula
tions ns may bo authorized by tho Dean
of tho school or tho Superintendent of
Grounds and Buildings for tho Audi
torium and Main Building
Non-colloglate organizations may be
authorized to use rooms with the con- ;
sent of tho Dean concerned and tho
Superintendent of Grounds and Build
ings jointly Tho Auditorium and Main
Building will bo under the charge of
the Superltcndont of Grounds and
Buildings
No charge will bo made for tho use
of rooms by recognized student or fac
ulty collegiate organizations for class
or club meetings whero no choree is
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made to cover heat, light, janitor and
maintenance service Any costs for
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must bo assumed by the organization
using tho room.
Tho word “ontortalnmcnt" Is here
used to cover such meetings os lec
tures, stage performances, dances, con
ventions, athletic returns, and business
or social meetings, but these regula
tions are not intended to debar faculty
members, resident in the college dorml
torles, from acting as host In social or
business affairs.
Auditorium: To be used by Collegiate
organisations only. For entertain
ments with admission charge, three
per cent (3%) of gross receipts
($2O 00 minimum) For entertain-
ments without admission charge or
progiams, no charge
Foyer. Not used except for special
purposes and by special permission.
No general student meetings
Old Chapel: For entertainments with
admission charges, three |per cent
(3%) of gross receipts ($0 00) mini-
mum) Non-collcgiate organizations
with admislon charge, three per cent
(3%) of gross receipts, ($5 00 mini
mum) Without admissions live dol
lars ($5 00)
Armory Entertainment by recognized
collegiate organizations five dollars
($5 00) Entertainments when ad
mission Is charged and profit accrues
to Individuals three per cent (3%) of
gross receipts ($2O 00) minimum)
' THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
iu.ilt Ou T'he Campus
Class Rooms Capacity over 75 throo
dollars ($3 00) per meeting Capacity
under 75 one and one-half dollars
(1.50) per meeting
MAJOR WELTY WILL
HEAD R. 0. T. C. UNIT
Announcement has recently been
made of the appointment of Major M D
Welty to succeed Lieutenant Colonel
George B Comley as Professor of Mil
ltaiy Science and Tactics at Penn State
Major Welty will be placed in full
charge of the R O T C here.
Lieutenant Colonel Comley, who has
been at the head of the Penn State Mil
itary Department since September nin
th, 1920, left a few weeks ago to assumo
command of the New Jersey National
Guard Cavalry, at Newark, New Jersey
Major Welty has been at Penn State
since July thirtieth, 1919, and Is well
known to most of tho upper classmen
In 1919 he was detailed by the govern
ment to succeed Major James Baylles
w ho retired from active service at that
time Major Welty had Just returned
from Europe where ho was engaged
in the Meuse-Argonne offensive with
the 80Cth. He was graduated from West
Point In June 1910, and served the gov
ernment in the FhlUiplnes during the
campaign against tho Moros, and on
the Mexican'" border, besides having
made a noteworthy record In the World
War.
Before asumlng complete charge of
the Military Department at Penn State,
the Major Is acting as a headquarters
field man in the Interest of the two mil
lion dollar campaign, and is ‘lining up’
tho alumni for the big drive.
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PENN STATE HOSPITAL
HEALTH SERVICE WILL
BE ACTIVE THIS YEAR
Believing that "an ounce of preven
tion is worth a pound of cure”, tho Col
lege Health Service wishes to urge
the men and women in college this fall
to take advantage of tho Health Ser
vice at the flist sign of illness or In
jury Dr. J P. Ritonour, tho College
Health Dii ector, and a staff of two reg
istered nurses will be on duty at tho
Infirmaiy In the orchard during tho
hours from eight thirty in the morning
until five thhty at night when classes
are In session Duilng these hours.'any
student may secure medical advice and
treatment without charge, - tho only
charge to bo made being that of a nom
inal fee to cover any medicines or
dressings used
In' ense of serious illness tho College
Hospital affords inexpensive and expert
care with its well equipped vvaids and
sick rooms The fee charged during
“any illness is only sulllcient to cover
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PENN STATE'INSTRUCTOR
MAKES CORN COB VARNISII
Corn cobs, which, accoidlng to the
Department of Agriculture, have Just
been successfully used in' tho produc
tion of a varioty of hard rubber, will
tnko on a still further commercial In
terest if an expei Iment practically com
pleted In tho Pond Chemical Laboratory
of tho College proves to bo successful.
Marlon S Badollot, an instructor in
tho chemistry department, has complet
ed the making of a small amount of
varnish from corn cobs and has sub
jected it to tests that thus far indicate
The College Men’s
Green Caps
Laundry Cases
Black Ties
Pennants
Banners
Pillows
Cleaning Pressing Repai
HARRY W.SAU
Robison Bloc]
Monday, Septeml
that it has ail the' mt
varnishes, is pliable *v
the fabric used In aerot
may bo boiled without lr,
applied to uood Tho vr
will mobably provo to b
to manufacture than
market. A compound r
cobs Is being used in t
instead of resin
AG PROFS EXPERI
ON CASTOR BI
Professor D E Haley
Picice, of, tho Dejiartmi
turul Chemistry are neai
sion of an experiment tc
activity of the castor bet
dor to find the optimum
dor which oil can'be l»y
This is n. problem that
studied by Agricultural
over the country, with vr
Owing to' tho fuel tha
which contain the oil, lip
used in the experiment
in constant agitation at a
perature, in oidor to secu
will possess a sufficient d<
acy, it was necessary' fi
mentors to devise amacli
kcop tho vessels In motio
hours each dayl
Haley and Plerco succ
structlng an apparatus th
purpose so satisfactorily
cess of tho experiment
surod. A description and i
machine will probably ap
results of tho experlmc
known
Professor Haley, who
ciato Professor of Chcmi
at Penn state for some
tho degree of Doctor of I
Ohio State University, 1
thesis on the “Avaliablllt
in Orthoclose, for Plant
bo published in "Soil £
near future.
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