Page Four CO-EDS WILL HOLD CHRISTMAS DINNER Bressler, iieidler To Preside As Women Discard Table Cloths. Silverware Women students will hold their an nual Christmas dinner at McAllister hull tomorrow night, with Angelin Brossler ’33 and Phyllis G. Beidlcr '33 presiding. In accordance with the usual custom at the affair, all women, including faculty guests, will dispense with forks and table cloths and cat with their fingers. Lords, ladies, jesters, and heralds will be featured in the Old English manner. Guests Included Guests at the dinner will be Dean of Man Arthur R. Warnock and Mrs. Warnock, Dean Robert L. Saekett, of tlie School of Engineering, and Mrs. Saekett, Miss Edith P. Chace, director of home economics, Miss Lucretia V. T. Simmons, head of the German de partment, and sponsors of the wo men’s fraternities. Miss Bressler and Miss Beidler will preside as Lord and Lady McAllister. At their table will be Elizabeth L. Warner and Kathryn R. Schleicher, junior lord and lady; Dorothy M. Auer and Jane M. O'Connell, sophomore lord and lady; and Mary U. .Weber and A. Frances Turner, freshman lord and lady. Harriet R. Henrie ’33 will act as cardinal, Isabel McFarland '33 as poet, M. Bernadette Heagney '36 as page, Rose A. Kraesun '36, as first herald, and Olive D. Morris ’36, as second herald. Doris E. Hazelton ’33 is chairman of the committee in charge of the affair. Coal, Petroleum Problems Studied In M. I. Research Investigation of petroleum and coal problems constitutes an important part of the research program which is be ing directed by Dr. Alfred W. Gauger in the School of Mineral Industries. Studies relating to petroleum pro duction are concerned with decreasing the cost of production and increasing tho ultimate yield of petroleum from the oil sands. Prof. Chesleigh A. Bo ninc has organized two conferences on petroleum and natural gas which have beer, attended by producers and tech nologists from this and other states. Research work on toal includes both anthracite and bituminous coal prob lems. Homer G. Turner, research as sistant in fuel technology, and his staff arc engaged in a study of the non-fuel uses of anthracite. Uses for absorbent purposes in those indus tries that require active carbon as «a material for water filtration have'already been discovered. •Development of fundamental infor mation on the combustion of anthra cite which will be utilized by engi neers in the design -of efficient’ heat ing methods' is the subject of a study by Dr. J. H. Luni, who holds-a fellow ship supported by the Anthracite In stitute. Prof. James W. Stewart is engaged in a study of the separation of fine coal from its ash forming mat ter by means of froth flotation. Dr. E. P. Barrett is working on a study of the mechanism by which last traces of water are retained by coal. Other highly scientific projects are be ing carried by Prof. Frank M. Swartz in paleontology, and by Prof. Arthur I\ Honess and his co-workers in min eralogical investigations. SIGMA PI SIGMA ELECTIONS (Honorary Physics Fraternity) Prof. Leonard A. Doggett Graduate Prof. John G. Aston John M. Mann Dun McLachlan Benjamin W. Thomas Undergraduate Miles G.. Greenland ’33 John B. Pearson ’33 Benjamin L. Wise ’33 Emily R. Gans ’34 Frank Brink *34 Samuel Zei-foss ’34 Foreign Students Spend Christmas Quietly at Home, Professors Say During the Christmas holidays when! American college students will bej seeking gaiety, bright lights, and music, the scholars of German, French, ami Spanish universities will gather around the family hearth to! reminisce with their parents over! childhood days and student life, ac cording to professors here who form erly made their homes in those coun tries. The German student is always to be found at home on Christmas eve, Prof. George J. Wurfl, of the depart ment of German, said. “He will seek lest and pence on the annual feast day, and understands that the day is dedicated, to the children in his coun try," Professor Wurfl added. The holiday of the French student is a bit more frivoulous than that of' the German, although it is seldom asj turbulent our own, according toi Around The Corner Easier To Measure Time “Not so long ago there was suppos ed to be something sacred about the four years required for a college course. One could not expect to be decorated with the A. B. degree in less time than that, regardless of how much he knew or how well he knew it.” Thus another educator has approv ed the liberalization of college require ments to suit the needs of the individ ual .student. There is no longer the same kind of an authority back of the requirements for the college degree that formerly existed, Dean Herbert E. Hawkes of Columbia College, Colum bia University, says in his annual re port made public recently in the New York Times. These conclusions arc*in line with the trend in many of the liberal arts colleges of the country to deal- with tho education of the individual student rather than to think of the needs of ithe entire group as a whole. Dean Hawkes believes that this has led to the elevation of education to a higher plane than at the first of this century. The individual type of education has been achieved by a change in em phasis in the classroom work pre sented in colleges of today. During iccent years there has been a marked tendency in the direction of emphasiz ing relations and implications rather than mere naked facts, he tells us. Dean Hawkes also would modify the requirements for a transfer student in case the Columbia University require ments for a, degree did not coincide with those of the institution' from which he comes. But, to quote the educator, “When tho fact of individual differences came to occupy the center of the stage, in the place formerly occupied by formal discipline, the assumption of a uni form flow of education into each stu dent fell flat. But since it is easier to measure time than education, the old time measured course remains ia nearly every college." —lndiana Daily Student Presbyterian Faith Claims One-Fifth of Student Body Here '. Totalling 842, Presbyterian students enrolled at, the College, number one fifth of the student body, according to a religious classification announced by William S. Hoffman, College regis trar. ' Methodists rank second with 721, while Lutherans are third. Roman Catholics are next,' followed by Re formists, Protestant ■ Episcopals, and Hebrews. Twenty-nine different religions were named on the list, including nearly all of ( the known Christian faiths. Seven ty-seven students failed to cite a pref erence on their registration cards, while 221 failed-to specify their re ligion, merely indicating that they , were Protestants. Although most of the religions nam ed showed a decrease in followers from last year’s list, there was no change in the ranking of the major groups. The Roman Catholics were the only group to record a gain. PROF. KNANDEL TO LECTURE Prof. H. Clyde Knandel, head of the poultry husbandry department, will speak in connection with the State poultry programs of New Hampshire, New Jersey, West Virginia, and Penn sylvania during January and Febru ary. TAU BETA PI ELECTIONS (Engineering) Paul H. Bertram ’33 Clifford S. Bloom ’33 Robert H. Carey ’33 Raymond K. McClintock ’33 Enos R. Mullen ’33 Glenn D. Rohrbaugh ’33 Paul H. Sassaman ’33 Stanley T. Wcpsic ’33 Ernest J. Kaulfuss ’34 John E. Ryan ’34 John T. Ryan jr. *34 Prof. Francis M. duMont, head of the department of romance languages and graduate of Valentin College in France. “The French student," Professor duMont said, “is content to go to some quiet cafe where he can sip a glass of wine with jovial companions, and listen to his native songsters unravel their Yuletidc greetings.” The Par isian student is accustomed to hearty celebrations, but not until the first of the year following the Christmas per iod, he added. On the whole, the Spanish college student is conservative and serious minded and not given to hilarity at any time, Prof. Paul R. Daugherty, of the Spanish department said. “The Christmas season means little to him, for he waits until the Feat of the Ephany on January 6 to do his cele brating," Prof. Daugherty added. Report Contradicts Proposed Objectives (Continued from puyc one) techniques developed by leaders.” Leadership is placed fourth on the dean’s list, and “education for earn ing a living" is first. “A more* strenuous effort should be made to develop leaders in contrast with, routine workers," the student faculty report continues, in expand ing its point that the present objec tives are “too narrow.” • “Developing creative and independent thinking should receive more attention, while routine memorization and formal recitation should be minimized," it adds. To aid in remedying the situation at Penn State, certain administrative changes would be desirable, the com mittee believes. Among these are: a system of examinations at the end of the sophomore year to select the best* students for the last two years, introduction of honors courses and freedom from compulsory attendance at classes in the senior year, intro duction of the quarter system, lighten ing of faculty teaching loads, and placing R. 0. T. C. courses on an elec tive basis. Images Conjured by Home Towns on List —0 ■ (Continued from page one) Waterford, and Stillwater, while Three Springs, Roaring Springs, Sinking Springs, and Cambridge Springs sound refreshing. Minor bodies of water and points of interest that arc famil iar sights to many Penn State stu dents are Buck Hill Falls, Beaver Falls, Falls, .Falls Creek, Harbor Creek, Hunlock, Turtle Crdek, Muddy Creek Forks, West Bridgewater, and Bcllefontc. If a student doesn’t take much time telling where town is he must hail from Muir, York, Etna, Troy, Bala, Kane, Yoe, Gap, Rea, or Rio. PURE BRED HOLSTEIN COW PRODUCES 33 QUARTS DAILY Josic Aaggic Colantha, a pure bred Holstein cow, has produced an aver age of thirty-three quarts of milk a .’day during the last year, according to records compiled at the College dairy bams. ■Records show that on a basis of pint of milk a day for an adult and a quart daily for a child, Josie Aaggie Colantha has produced enough milk during the past year to supply a fam ily of thirty-one children for the same length of time. SHEEP WIN $lB6 IN PRIZES Sheep shown at the International Livestock exposition at Chicago re cently by_ th 6 School of Agriculture won $lB6. in prizes, Prof. William L. Henning, of the animal husbandry de partment, has reported. Campus Bulletin Intramural- boxers must undergo a physical examination at the dispens ary and. present their permits before competing in bouts. Tho student chapter of A. S. C. E. will meet in Room 107, Main Engin eering, at 7:30 o’clock tonight. Meeting. for freshman Collegian candidates has been postponed.because of freshman class meeting tonight. Sophomore men and women who arc interested in editorial and writing ! work on the Old il fain Bell should appear at that office'in Room 315, Oltl Main, at 7 o'clock tonight. Any person interested but unable to attend should send a note to Ralph Hetzel jr., Beta Theta Pi house. All students available for odd jobs during the Christmas holidays arc re quested to leave their names at the I'. S. C. A. desk, Room 304, Old Main. Candidates for second assistant manager of the gym team should re port to Recreation hall at 5 o’clock today. A meeting of all members of the Penn State Co-op association will be held in Room 418, Old Main, at 7 o’clock tomorrow night. . CLASSIFIED DALLROOM DANCING INSTRUCTION—In dividuaI! instruction for beginners. Cull 77'J.J or see Mrs. F. J. llanrahuu, Fyo Apartment*. 200 W. College Ave. etch ALTERATIONS—Suits nnd topcoats relincd. suIU remodeled. Special attention and ser vice given on ladies’ cements. Dry clean ing. pressing. Sec Frank Kozel, care of Stetson D. | etch WANTED—Passengers for Philadelphia, this , week-end. leaving Friday p. m. Chevrolet sedan. Phone POO and nak for liuil. IlpdJW WANTED—Faculty or fraternity furnace work or any kind of work. Done reasonably by student. Call Varnum, Phi Kappa Sigma. Phone 108. • 2tch INSTRUCTION—SociaI dancing instruction. Individual nnd group lessons. Cull Ellen J. Mitchell 408-J. . etch LOST—GoId open-face Hamilton watch, with initials H. E. D. monogrnmmcd on back. Finder please phone 352-J. Reward XMAS DUS —To Hazleton, Tamaoua, nnd vie* inity. Auspiccn Hazleton club of Penn State. Leave Saturday. Dec. 17, at 1 o’clock. . Return Mondny, Jan. 2 at 8 o’clock. Round trip SC.OO. Call lionjnmin, IDO—Davis, 821. RIDE to Pittsburgh. Leaves here Saturday .. noon, December 17. returns Monday morn *lng, January 2. 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