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VOL. 27, No. 64
PARADE WILL OPEN
ANNUAL MEMORIAL
RITES TOMORROW
Major General Fries To Speak
In Morning Celebration
* ' On Holmes Field
FRATERNITY DELEGATIONS
GATHER AT 9:30 O’CLOCK
Military Department Appoints
Firing Squads, Buglers
For Ceremonies
Beginning with a military parade
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning,
State College will commemorate
Memorial Day at the annual exercises
on Holmes field.
Major General A. A. Fries of
Wellington, D. C, head of the Re
serve Officers Training Corps asso
ciation, will deliver the annual Memo
rial Day address in the exercises on
Holmes field following the parade. In
case of rain early .tomorrow morning,
the ceremonies will be held in Rec
reation hall.
Fraternity delegations will form at
9:30 o'clock on Burrov.es street, while
the R. 0. T. C brigade will organize
in regular parade formation at .the
same hour. Three standard bearers
in each' fraternity group will be ex
cused from reporting to their regular
K. 0. T. C. companies if their names
are handed in at the office of the
military department in the Armory.
To Fire Over Grave
Proceeding east on College avenue
from Burrowes street, the parade,
with town, military, and fraternal or
ganizations also in line, will paBS the
reviewing stand near the McAllister
street intersection. From there, the
line of march will continue to the
speaker's stand near Stone house on
Holmes field.
Firing squads and buglers \till
visit outlying districts* tomorrow un
der the auspices of the department
.of military science and tactics and
town organizations. Included In the
celebration will be the annual firing
tover President Atherton’s grave near
the entrance on the northern side of
Schwab auditorium
The comimtiec in charge of the
Jocal observance tomorrow is com
posed of Prof. John J Light of the
mechanical engineering department,
chairfnfanf ■ I*ro*f. 1 Julius E. Kqulfuss
of the department of civil engineer
ing, Eugene H. Lederor, town bur
gess, Robert E. Parnell, C&pt. Ray
mond P. Cook of the department of
military seienec-and' tactics, *' Prof.
Madison M. Garver of the physics de
partment, R. E. Minshall, and Col.
Theodore Bpal of the National Guard
post at Boalsburg. Col. Boal will act
as marshall of the parade.
HEALTH SERVICE SEEKS
SPECIAL TRAINING TABLE
College Physician Shows Advance of
Underweight Nutrition Class
Opening a training table for stu
dents who arc low in their studies
and behind in their work is being
considered by College authorities be
cause of, the favorable results,
physical and psychological, secured in
an underweight class conducted by
the health department.
Maintaining a special table for un
derweights during the past ten week 3,
College physicians reported that not
able improvements were made (n all
patients. In addition to the.better,
health of the men, a general marked
improvement in morale and studies
was attained by the class, according
to Dr Joseph P. Ritenour, director of
the health service.
Twenty three men composed the
class apd recorded an average gam
of one pound a week du y i n'g
.the course. Meals consisted of
well balanced foods propor
tioned to contain 8500 calorics p day
in three meals. In addition to that,
rest periods and time budgeting were
required. Half an hour was pre
scribed for relaxation before dinner
and luncheon. Recreation and study
periods were also included and eight
hours was the scheduled amount of
sleep.
BETTY THOMPSON *34 NAMED
NEW PRESIDENT OF CWENS
Betty B. Thompson ’34, was elect
ed president of Owens, honorary ac
tivities society for sophomore women,
at a meeting of the organization in
Old Main Tuesday tiight.
The newly-elected vice-pre3idept of
the group is Carlyn V. Manifold '34,
while Elizabeth* L. Warner *34, will
serve as the secretary-treasurer. Jun
ior advisers, chosen to assist the
sophomore Owens, are Helen A.
Bissey To Propose System
Eliminating Conflict Exams
Cites Moving Up of Commencement as Cause
For Confusion in Finals • Schedule
Occurring This Semester
- Confusion in the scheduling of final examinations this year was caused
by the advancement of Commencement one day and the consequent
necessity for reporting senior grades earlier, Cyrus V D. Bissey, College
scheduling officer, said yesterday. A system foi next year, planned to elim
inate conflicts entirely, will be presented to the administrative council for
approval Monday. '
With the moving up of Alumni day to Saturday at the request of alum
ni, Commencement had to be advanced a day. This arrangement made nec
essary an earlier recording of senior grades and the scheduling of senior
final examinations a day sooner, Mr.'
Bissey explained.
This semester, with senior exami
nations a day'earlier than last year
and the examinations for the other
classes at,the customary time, a large
number of the examinations naturally
conflicted. with regular class hours
and examination periods, Mr. Bissey
said. It is obvious that a new sys
tem must be worked out to accommo
date the change in Commencement
dates, the scheduling officer said
According to the plan which will
be considered by the administrative
council, all courses which have class
periods scheduled in the 3ame scries
of hours during the week will have
their final examinations scheduled to
gether. For example, Mr. Bissey
said, all classes which meet on Mon
day at 8 o'clock, and therefore to
gether throughout the week, might
b« scheduled for examinations at 2
o'clock the Monday of examination
week.
To-Eliminatc Conflicts
Since there'are only eleven differ
ent scries of class periods assigned
for three hour courses, it is possible
to have a different examination tunc
set for each one of the scries and
yet have only two periods for quizzes
each day during examination week
This would eliminate the possibility
of any student having three exami
nations set for one day.
It would be impossible for a stu
dent to have conflicting quizzes sched
uled under this plan because he could
not be taking two courses during the
same class hours in the week and so
could not have .two -examinations
scheduled at the same time. This re
sults from the system of scheduling
only those courses which have the
same class hours for a specific exam
ination time.
’35 CO-EDS GIVEN
DRESS PRIVILEGES
Women's Sophomore Customs Group
Changes Freshman Jewelry,
Dating Regulations
More lenient customs in dress will
be permitted frcshmnn women next
year as a result of action by the soph
omore customs committee headed by
Harriet R Hcnnc '33.
Women in the class of '35 will be
allowed to wear high school jewelry
but when attending football games
the customary green ribbons and name
cards will be required as in th* past
Hoping to control freshman dating
more effectively, the customs commit
tee will work with the. W. S. G A
in/ regulating frcshmnn date privi
leges Instcftd of signing out for
each date with the chairman of the
customs committee, freshman women
will be required to sign in their dor
mitories.
Dorris M Acker '34 will serve as
chairman of next year's customs com
mittee, with Marjorie M Curtain
'34, Frances S. Inman '34, Victoria R
Magda '34, and Grace L. Moyer '34
to assist her.
LOCAL 4-11 CLUB WILL HOLD
CONCLAVE HERE IN AUGUST
A conference of 4-H club local
leaders will be held here, August 13
and 14. Delegates will discuss eco
nomic and social phuscs, as well as
problems in 4-II club work
Prof. Frederick P. Weaver, head
of the department of agncultuial eco
nomics, will talk on economic tiends
affecting young rural people and theii
implications for club work. A speech
on the social trends will be delivered
by Prof. William V. Dennis, rural
sociologist, also of the department of
Agricultural economics.
TRIEBOLD ATTENDS MEETING
Prof. Howard 0. Triebold, of the
agricultural and biologicul chemistry
department attended a cereal con
vention at Louisville, Kentucky, ex
tending from Monday to Thursday.
He delivered a paper on the re
sults of his research concerning the
causes of cracker spoilage.
OWENS ADDRESSES HONORARY
Dr. Frederick W. Owens, piofcssoi
of mathematics, addressed an open
meeting of Pi Mu Epsilon, honorary
mathematics fraternity, recently. Dr.
Owen’s topic was “Foundations of
STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1931
SUMMER SESSION
PLANS COMPLETED
Registration Set For June 29
As Director Chambers
Expects 3500
With registration set for Monday,
June 29, arrangements for the twen
ty-first annual Summer Session, to
begih the following day and extend
to August 8, have been completed
At the 1&30 session 3240 students
representing sixty-six counties, thir
ty-one states, one possession, and one
foreign country registered for cours
es Dean Will G. Chambers, director
of the Summer Session, announced
that an increase of ten percent over
last year’s attendance is expected at
the 1931 session.
The second annual Intersession will
begin June 15 and extend to June
27. The purpose of the Intorscssion
is to provide an opportunity for stu
dents to continue College curricula
throughout the year and is regarded
ns a unit apart from the regular
Summer Session
Roosevelt To Speak Here
An increase of from thirty-five to
fifty percent in attendance over the
initial Intorscssion last vear is indi
cated by the advance applications re
ceived by Dean Chambers During
the Intorscssion Captain Kilroy Har
ris will give a lecture on -June 17.
Harvey Vanderslice will speak on
June 19, and Ehse Martin will close
the series with a talk June 23.
Harvey Allen will open the lecture
series-during the regular Summer
Session with a group of three talks
beginning June 30 Other speakers
who will lecture here are William Mc-
Fee, writer of sea stories, Barrett
H. Clark, John E Bakless and Max
Eastman.
Kermit Roosevelt, son of the late
president, will lecture here July IG.
The lecture series is open to all stu
dents taking courses at the Summer
Session and to all members of the
faculty and administration.
‘Y’ WILL SEND ADVISORY
LETTERS TO FRESHMEN
Committee Plans Early Mailing of
Handbooks for New Students
Personal advisory letters will be
written to newly-admitted students
and handbooks will be sent,to them
before their aruval at the* College
next fall, accoidmg to William S
Hammakcr, associate secretary of the
Penn State Y M C.A
In conjunction with the Freshman
Week committee, the new student
commission, under the direction of
chairman Robert K. Paxton '34, will
establish pre-college contacts, with the
class of 1935.
As in the past, the Y.M.C.A will
sponsor a welcome mass meeting for
the new students on September IG,
ns well us severe] campus tours.
Other proposed plans for next fall in
clude the organization of a Hugh
Beaver club m place of the former
council of students.
SCARAB ELECTS CAMPBELL
AS NEXT YEAR'S PRESIDENT
W Waller Campbell *32 was elect
ed to succeed Jumc3 S. Hornbeck '3l
ns president of Scarab, honorary ar
chitecture frateinity, last week. Other
newly elected officers include Willard
11. Lowry '32, vice president, Karl B.
Wagner '32, secretary, Gcoige B.
Supphc ji '32, treasurer, and William
J Shea '32, sergeant at arms.
Donald L Wolf '3l and Charles S.
Conrud'ji '33 received the awards of
the aichltccturc department for the
best designs of an exposition build
ing Melvin W l3cnbcrg '32 and
Cnrl O. Person '33 were awarded the
Scainb prizes for highest averages in
the junior and sophomore classes,
while Quentin S. Beck ’32 gained the
prize for the best unalytique pioblem
of the year.
MOORE PUBLISHES WRITING
Dr. Bruce V. Moore, houd of the
department of psychology, published
a book recently entitled “How To
In‘'*rvie«’"
Dean Ray Asks Dance ■
Cards by Noon Today
Fraternities planning to have
Spring Houseparty should submit
their dance reports including the
names of two chaperones with the
address of each Wore noon to
day at the Dean qf Women’s office
m Old Main.
Because of the increased amount
of work entailed in-notifying chap-*
crones, Dean Charlotte E. Ray has
asked fraternities t 6 cooperate with
her in this respect.
LONG WRITES NEW
ENGLISH GRAMMAR
Literature Professor prepares
Books on Principles of
Language. Poetry
With the publication of “A Gram
mar of English Forms and Usage,”
now being printed, Prof. Mason
Long of th*» English literature dc-.
partment will add a new angle to
the discussion of giammatical pun
ciples.
Among the first books of its kind.
Professor Long’s new text will pre
sent a complete account of fundamen
tals in grammar, planned especially
to suit the needs of -classes where
seif-training is stressed Among its
chief functions wilHre the careful and
detailed application of these princi
ples to writing.
Including 150 excerpts and refer
ences for guidance in applying ex
amples of writing, the text will be
400 pages in length The publishers
are the Ronald Press company of
New York city.
To Publish Poctrj Volume
A second volume by Professor
Long, “Forms of Poetry,” is now in
process of revision, und will probably
be published m the fall It is the
result of two and one-half years of
research, including several months of
study in the Yale university library.
Designed for extension classes pri
marily, “A Grammar of English
Forms and Usages” may also be em
ployed in classes of backward stu
dents. Its extensive use in conncc
tion“‘with such "courses’is expected*
Earlier texts by Professor Long in
clude “A Handbook of English Gram
mar,” and “A College Grammar.”
‘BELL’ TO APPEAR
EARLY NEXT WEEK
Contains Contributions of Hnrtman.
Hone), Miller in Last Issue
During Current" Year
The last issue of this year’s
Old Mum Dell. College literary pub
lication, will be released carl} next
week, according to Roy E Morgan
’3l, editor of the publication
Contained in this issue is u char
acter sketch entitled “Ted" written
by Miss Elizabeth R Hartman ’3l a?
well as a short story “Bees Know”
written by Miss Grace H. Wallace ’34
Ross G. Miller ’3l has contributed
a story of a gangster who slipped up
Thi3 story is entitled “Barns " Read
ers, Beware,” an essay written bv
Mis* Deborah L. Harvey ’3l, is also
included in the publication.
This will be the last time that Miss
Hartman and Miss Harvey will con
tribute to Old Mum Dell as under
graduates while Miller is also a se
nior. Miss Hartman has been n regu
lar contributor to the magazine while
this is the first time that articles by
Miss Harvey and Miller have been
published in the magazine.
PROF. McCORD TO RETURN
FROM LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Prof. John L. E McCord, who has
been granted u leave of absence from
the department of agirculturnl eco
nomics, will return from Cornell uni
versity where he ha 3 been continu
ing his graduate studies about June 1.
Professor McCord will complete his
residence requirement at Cornell for
the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
nnd will touch here duiing sununei
session. He hns been studying at
Cornell continuously since he left
here.
Who’s Dancing
Scurub Fraternity Dinner Dunce
nt the Niltany Lion
(Closed nnd Formal)
Cimtpit* Owls
A fifty-ton hydiauhc press has bean
completed by the seniois in industrial
engineering This is the first time
that such a project has been attempted
here, according to James E. Key, in
htructoi in practical mechanics, who
dncctcd the construction. Thirty
lathes for use in high school shops
and garages have also been made by
the advanced students, as well as sev
oial jig saws/drill presses, and emery
V'urn'" 2Vu , wheels
Penn Statu Fioth Dinner Dnney
at NiUnnv Countiy Club
(Closed)
Vuisily Ten
Tomorrow Night
Beta Knppu
(Invitation)
(Enllcgiatt.
BOARD TO REDEEM
STUDENT DAMAGES
WITH CUSS FUNDS
Judiciary Group 'Acts on Last
Week’s Parade at Mceiing-
Wedncsday Afternoon
FLEMING WILL ESTIMATE
EXTENT OF DAMAGES
Ebert Sets College’s Loss as
sl34.l2^—Claims Include
Broken Memorial
Concluding that blame for dam
aged property in the Borough during
last week’s student parade should not
be placed on any particular class,
Student Board, at its meeting
Wednesday afternoon decided to pay
for damages out of the interclass
treasury.
An exact estimate on the value of
the damaged property lias not been,
made yet. Tlr* claims will be exnm
ned by Neil M. Fleming, as interclass
treasurer, and Thomas B Eastburn
"11, chairman of the interclass budget
system A large portion of the claims
result from a broken plate glass win
dow, a damaged automobile and the
loss of merchants bigns on College
avenue
According to a report from Super
intendent of Grounds and Buildings
George W. Ebert, students destroyed
College property to the extent of
£13412 This amount will be taken
from the “damage fund" contributed
4 o by each student when registiatiop
fees arc paid.
Class Memorial Broken
Among the items listed m the re
port were* drinking fountain (class of
1914 memorial), broken off at the
ground; glass broken in door of
Grange dormitory, botanical garden
sign torn up, plate glass window
broken in South Liberal Arts build
ing, damaged refuse cans, broken
bench at McAllister hall, missing and
broken lanterns. Damaged parts to
itreet lights included two refractors,
sixteen glass panels, one 200 watt
bulb, two frame stiles, and one re
dactor ring
In the past an excess in the stu
dent “damage fund” at the time of
•i class’s graduation has been turned
over to the class memorial fund. Re
cently classes have voted their excess
amount to the swimming pool fund;
The money which must be deducted
from the interclass treasury for dam
ages off the campus would have been
used for the various class activities
BOWMAN ’32 ELECTED
ARCHOUSAI PRESIDENT
Hatlcr ’32 Gains Vice Presidency of
Women's Activities Society
Muriel E Bowman '32, was elected
president of Archousai, senior wom
en’s activities society, at their formal
mtiation ceremonies held Saturday
night
M. Lydia Haller ’32 was chosen
vice president, while Rosemary Forbes
’32, won the post of secretary and
\nnc A. D'Oher ’32, gained the
treasureship. Mary M Wright ’32
was named historian for the coming
year.
The list of initiates includes Eliza
beth C. Bell '32, Muriel E. Bowman
'32, Dorothy W. Cummings ’32, Anne
A D’Oher ’32, Elizabeth Everett '32,
Rosemary Foibes ’32, Mmam E.
Guige ’32, M Lydia Haller '32, El
eanor M Hill ’32, H. Louise Mar
quardt '32, Marie E McMahon ’32,
and Mary M. Wright ’32. Following
the election of officeis the meeting
adjourned to the Nittanv Lion where
a formal dinner was held.
1200 PROGRAMS MAILED FOIt
BOTANY SOCIETY CONVENTION
Approximately 1200 programs for
the annual convention of the Bot
anical Society of America to be held
huie June 1C to 19 were mailed to
all parts of the country Wednesday.
A large representation from tho
Eastern and Central sections of the
United States is expected The prin
cipal speaker for the convention will
be Dr O. E Jennings, of the Carnegie
Museum m Pittsbuigh, who will ap
pear on the first day’s program.
SENIORS COMPIETE PRESS
2 Lone Survivors of
1881 Class To Return
For Alumni Reunions
Two surviving members of the 1881
class of seven graduates will be
guests of honor for Alumni Day next
Saturday These alumni, who this
year mark their golden anniversary,
are Lewis A. Shaffer, of Bellefontc,
and Neville C. Davison.
-Eleven classes are planning to hold
reunions at the College as part of
the June commencement activities
this year Alumni Day will be cele
brated the second day of the festivi
ties.
Five members of the clais of 187 C
are preparing for their eleventh quin
quennial reunion, while several hun
dred graduates of 192 G are making
plans‘to return for their first five
year reunion
The final week will open Friday
with fraternity dances,.Alumni Day
with the election of College Trustees
and the annual June meeting of the
Board of Trustees on Saturday, the
Baccalaureate sen ice Sunday, and
Class Day, graduation ceremonies,
and the commencement ball bn Mon
day.
NATIONAL INSTALLS
GROUP TOMORROW
Kappa Alpha Theta To Initiate
57 Nila-Nee Members as
Beta Fhi Chapter
Kanpa Alpha Theta will install
Nita-Neo in the seventh district of
ihe national fraternity tomorrow af
ternoon when the local group will
be established as the Beta Phi chap
ter.
Pledging of tvventy-thiee under
graduates and thirty-four alumnae
was held last night, with the initia
tion to follow thus afternoon and to
night at the Phi Delta Theta house
Officers of the national Grand
Council, including Mrs Purd B
Wright, grand vice-president, Mrs
D. Bligh Grasett, grand treasurer,
Miss L. Pcarle Green, grand secre
tary, Mrs. Paul Kircher, grand alum
nae secretary, and Mr 3 Louis Wil
putte, president of the seventh dis
trict. will preside at the installation
of Nila-Nee
Delegates To \ttcnd
Delegates from Kappa Alpha Theta
chapters at Gouchoi, Swartlinior*.
Vmversity of Pennsylvania. Adelphi.
and University of .Pittsburgh will act
a's the installing group
Miss Laura J Griffiths ’3l, ex
president of Nita-Nee will represent
tjie new chapter as toastmaster at a
formal dinner to be held at the Nit
tany Lion tomorrow night R-jpie
sentatives from other chapters of
Kuppa Alpha Theta, and local as well
ns alumnae members will attend the
dinner at which Mrs Edward Steidle,
advisor to Nita-Ncc, will be guest of
honor.
Alumnae from the class of '29 who
are returning for imtintion are, Jane
Claik, Jamcc Hunt and Dorothy
Nauss, with Lillian Davis, Elcanoi ,
E Dutton, Janice L Kauffman, Sue
K Mottcr, Mary C'Wuodnng, and
Grace Woodrow representing the
class of ’3O
INTRAMURAL DEBATERS
END CONTEST TONIGHT
Omega Epsilon To Meet Yesterday's
Winner in Mam Engineering
Flunk m the intramural debuting
contest will be held in Room 107 Mam
Enginceung building at 7 30 o'clock
tonight.
Tho winner in a debate between
Phi Epsilon Pi and Sigma Tail Phi
will meet Omega Epsilon speakers
who advanced to the finals bv defeat
ing a Sigma Phi Alpha team Wednes
day night.
Arguing the question, “Resolved
That Penn Stnte Should Adopt the
Honoi System of Examinations," win
ners in the competition will be award
ed two cups. Delta Signm Rlto gives
a year’s possession of a cup to the
winning team while Forensic Council
makes an annual nvvaid.
GARDNER ATTENDS MEETING
Prof. Frank D Gnrdnei, hem! of
the department of agionomy, attend
ed n conference of agronomists and
fertilizer trade und conti ol official's
in New York Wednesday The meet
ing was to encourage stnte legis
latures to pass bilk concerning the
amount of nitrogen m fertilizer
DRAMATISTS ELECT McKUNE
Robert W. McKune '32 was elected
president of Theta Alpha Phi, nation
al honoiary dramatics fraternity, at
a meeting of the group Sunday, while
Florence E. Sneddon ’32 was named
vice-president. Myrtle H. Webb '32
will serve as secietaiy with Kenneth
ESTABLISHED
PRICE 5 CENTS
LEWIS, WESLEYAN
OFFICIAL, ACCEPTS
LIBRARIAN POST
Appointment Ratified by Board
Of Trustees at Executive
Committee Meeting
NEW HEAD WILL ASSUME
DUTIES HERE NOVEMBER 1
Served as Director on Baylor,
New Hampshire Staffs
For 10 Years * >f
Willard P Lewis, libr.ni.in of
Wesleyan univeisity, Middletown,
Conn, accepted appointment ns Col
lege libianun m a lettei to College
officials Tuesday Mi. L-vvis will
assume his position h*.ie on Novem
ber 1
The executive committee of the
Board of Titisfces ratified tin ap
pointment of Mi Lewis at a met t
ing last Fiulny He vva, immediate
ly notified ami an acceptance was re
ceived early this vv-ek
The new librannn has served at
Wesleyan foi tv.o yeais Before that
time ho was -a charge of the librniy
at the University of New Hampshire
where he spent l->n yeais During
this time ho was president of the New
Hampshuc Library at'-ociation foi
two jears
Directed Camp Library
Mr. Lewis was giadu.ited fiom
Wc*3le>an univeisity in 1911 ami was*
awarded a mast-31 k degree fiom thu
same’ institution tho next year. Im
mediately following, he was mad-? as
sistant libruium at the New Yoik
Stnte libiary vvh-’re he stayed a year.
Aftci a y-.u as libiarmn of the
Albany, N Y, YMCA, Mr Lewis
went to lake ch.uge of library facili
ties at Baylor univeisity, Waco, Tex
as Dunng the Woild Wat he dnect
ed tho libiaiy at Camp McArthur,
near Waco In 1919 he left Texas
to take up Ins position at the Uni
versity of New Hampshuc
A woll-knovvn authority' on library
methods, Mr Lewis has written sev
eral papei s on the handling of books
and manuscripts m the libiary Ilr*
is a mcmbei of the Amoucan Associ
ation of University Professors and
of tho Amciican Libiaiy association
CARSON ELECTED HEAD
OF ALPHA BETA SIGMA
Townsend, Stephenson Gam Offices.
Banner Remains as Adviser
John L C.uson ’32 was -.decled to
succeed Chailes \ Schmidt ji *3l in
the piosidont of Alpha Beta Sigma,
professional joinnab-mi fialcrnity, at
a meeting of the oiganization lust
woek At the same tun » W Stevvait
Tovvnserrl \>'l and William C Steph
enson ’32 vveie installed as the new
secretary und tiousum* respectively
Foi next ycai ProT Fianklin Bannci.
of the depailmcnt of journalism, will
I serve as faculty advisoi
At th 3 picseni time plans for
T‘‘titioning Sigma Delta Chi, nation
al profcs3ion.il journalism fiulemilv.
aie under way. NexL October, the
local fiakimty intends to send a
foimul petition to the national group
During the past ycai the Penn Slate
oigam/ution conducted a contest for
high school papei s as well as holding
a eonfeiem’o ut tlu College for cdit
oi s of high school publications.
Mc’inbcislnp m tho chaplet Ims nov
el exceeded twelve and the pm pose of
the oiganiration is to make those
stud-ants who intend to enter journal
istic vvoik .uquaint-'d with editors of
the Slate Fieri Fullei Shedd, E
AhHiui Svvetnev, and Ous Steminctz,
piomin'mt editois of Hi- State tievv-,-
papeis. vveie initiated into Alpha
Beta Sigma as honoituy membeis
dunng the past yeai.
DR PATRICK WILL CONDUCT
SOIL SURVEY THIS SUMMER
A sod vuivev comluct''d by Dr.
Austin L Putiick, piofassoi of soil
technology, C S SnniniJilw, gtarhmlo
asustunt in agionomy, James L
Hostorman *3l, and C Unity Atkin
son '3l will be made m Indiana and
Wayne counti-s, beginning June 1 and
lasting thioughout Hie summer.
The puipo-e of the survey is to
show the diffeicnt types and classes
of soils in v.utous localities by means
of detailed maps This vvoik which is
done m coopciation with the United
States Bureau of Soils has been‘go
ing on for übnut Unity years, Each
y-eiu, a, vvoik in one locality is com
pleted, u new lield foi suivcy is sel
ected.
INSTALL RECORDING SYSTEM
A new rccoidlng system for con
trolling temperature of the experi
mental electric hent treating fur
' naccs bus been installed in the metal
llurgical lahoratoucs.