THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1940
Terms Misleading,
Weatherman Says
When the family plans a picnic
because the weather forecast says
“fair,” and the day turns out bad
ly'. it may not be the forecaster’s
fault. The terms “fair” and
“cloudy” may mean one thing to
the expert and another to the pub
- lie, says Dr. Helmut Landsburg,
assistant professor of geophysics
at the College. In some forecasts
“fair” may even include a rainy
• condition.
The disagreement is partly due
to the use of undefined general
terms, partly to the large terri
tory covered in a forecast, and
partly to faulty judgement of the
weather by the average observer,
Dr. Landsberg claims.
“All •of central Pennsylvania
will hardly - ever have uniform
weather within a 12-hour or a 24-
hour period,” he said. “Altoona
will differ from Williamsport, and
Dußois will differ from Bedford.
Forecasts, in mountainous areas
especially, should be local to be
accurate.”
Dr. Landsberg proposes a set of
uniform definitions for various
aspects of sky, wind, temperature
and precipitation. By such defi
nitions clear” would mean no
clouds, “fair” would be up to two
tenths of the sky cloudy, “partly
cloudy” two-tenths to five-tenths,
and “cloudy” more than five
tenths. “Wanner” would mean
at least five degrees warmer, and
“colder” at least five degrees
colder. Rain and snow would be
defined according to quantity and
duration as “light,” “moderate” or
“continuous.”
All of these terms should be
modified by “possible,”-indicating
an even chance; “probable,” indi
cating a two to one chance;; and
“likely,” indicating a four to. one
chance, he believes.
In an effort to find out how
nearly accurate the untrained
person’s judgment of the weather
might be, Dr. Landsberg, who is
in charge of the" College’s meteror
ological observatory, tested a
group of freshman at Penn State.
The majority of the students prop
erly recognized actual conditions
in everything except the wind. A
light wind was often marked
“calm" or “moderate.” Also,' one
day which should have been call
ed “fair” was marked by the ma-
jority as “clear.”
In most cases the judgment of
temperature was' correct. How-
ever, on one day which was ac-
tually more than five degrees
colder than the preceding day, 96
per cent of the answers marked it
warmer. The mistake was influ
enced by the fact that the weath-
er at the time was clear with
bright sunshine, while the preced
ing day had been overcast with
no sunshine.
Gardens Enlarged
Species of every plant of popu
lar interest have been included in
the experimental flower gardens
of the College this summer to de
termine their suitability to Penn
sylvania conditions. Another ad
vantage of the wide variety, said
Dr. E. I. Wilde, professor of orna
mental horticulture, is that visi
tors may- make comparisons and
decide which flowers will best suit
their own tastes. ■
Hair Disappearing!
WX Dandruff
May Be the Cause
. Bartering That Improves
f , Your Appearance
| Crissman Barber Shop
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Town And College -
Growth Are Equal
■Census statistics which show
that State College population
has jumped from 4,390 to 6,400
in the past 10 years show also a
nearly parallel growth between
the College and the borough.
The figures on student, resi
dent and total enrollment fol
low:
Year Student Resident Total
1870 59 50 109
1880 157 150 307
1890 209 . 200 409
1900 433 . 425 858
1910 1,662 1,650 3,312
1920 3,232 3,200 6,432
1930 4,000 4,390 8,390
1940 6,160 6,400 12,560
Note that in the £ears to and
including 1920 student popula
tion was always slightly ahead
of resident population. Since
then the reverse has been true.
Author Will Speak
At freshman Meeting
Neil Swanson, famous author of
“The Judas Tree” and other works
of historical fiction relating to
Pennsylvania and neighbor
ing states, will talk at a special
literary evening for freshmen on
Monday, September 16, at 8 p.m.
This meeting .will be part of the
Freshmen Week program.
Mr. Swanson will speak of his
books and refer especially to his
forthcoming volume—“ The Silent
Drum,” a sequel to “The Judas
Tree.” Mr. Swanson is editor of
the Baltimore Evening Sun.
Another feature of this evening
will be a talk by Prof. Robert Gal
braith of the English composition
faculty, on “Opportunities for
Self-Expression in Literary Chan
nels on the Campus.”
Movies will also be shown illus
trating the use of the library and
books.
Every freshman is invited to
attend.
Map-Making Course
Wiii Be Emphasized
Sudden changes in the world’s
border-lines, caused by German
military successes, have resulted
in plans - for increased emphasis
on map-making instruction this
fall.
Dr. Raymond E. Murphy, asso
; ciate professor of geography, an
nounced recently that the field of
; cartography will now be stressed
in greater' degree in geography
courses. A graduate course dealing
with geographic field mapping has
been revised to include more train
ing in cartography and it is plan
ned .to make this vital subject i
available to undergraduates as
well. In addition, a new carto
graphy room equipped with glass
top tracing table and other map
drajving facilities has been opened
in the Mineral Industries building
for the use of geography faculty!
members and advanced students. I
As another indirect outgrowth
of the European war, increased in
struction will be given this fall
in the geography of Latin America,
which promises to be increasingly
important to the United States.
This is in line with'a policy of
concentrating especially upon the)
Western Hemisphere. Dr. Henry J.
Bruman, a graduate of the Univer
sity of California who has special
ized on Latin-America, has joined j
the geography faculty. He has had
a considerable amount of geogra- ]
phic field experience south of the
Rio Grande, including a year spent j
in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, j
and Salvador under a Social Sci- j
ence Research Council fellowship. I
Beach Attends V.P.I.
■ Dr. W. S. Beach, associate pro
fessor of plant pathology research;
attended meetings on tobacco re
search recently at the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. . He was ac-
companied by B. F. Coon, a mem-*
t £ er k #he summer staff at the
* Collie’s tobacco experiment sta-i
tion in Lancaster. - !
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Extensive Improvements Are Made
in Borough During Summer Months
ES?™ Stale College Burgess
The Borough of State College
was given an .extensive face lift
ing this summer with improve
ments including additional park
ing meters, street paving, sidewalk
improvements, painting of street
curbs, addition of new storm sew
ers, and improvement in the bor
ough water supply.
Seventy-one automatic parking
meters have been added by the
borough to augment the 97 man
ual meters installed in the last
two years.
The parking meters now cover
the following areas: College ave
nue from Pugh to Frazier street
on both sides, Pugh street from
College avenue to Calder alley,
the north side of Beaver avenue
from Humes alley to Frazier
street ,the south side of Beaver
avenue from Humes avenue to the
Weiss store, and the west side of
Frazier street from College ave
nue to Calder alley.
The meters were installed at the
request of downtown businessmen
who want to keep traffic moving
in front of their establishments.
Parking on the north side of Col
lege avenue is two hours for five
cents. One the south side the
price is five cents an hour.
The borough has also ordered
19 new standards for ornamental
lights from the West Penn Power
Company. The new standards,
with 58 already on hand, complete
a square around the business dis
trict. It runs from McAllister
street, so'uth to Beaver avenue,
east to McAllister, street, and
north to College avenue. South
Allen street from College to
Beaver avenues is also equipped
with the ornamental standards.
Improvement in the borough
water supply which is principally
hard water has been assured by
Welcome Class of 1944
The First National Bank
Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Burgess Wilbur F. Leitzell is
head of the government of the Bor
ough of_ State College. During the
summer this government made ex
tensive improvements in the town.
(See column three.) I
the drilling of a new well in
Shi ngletown.
The borough has also proceeded
with paving and curbing on un
finished parts of Porspect avenue,
East Foster avenue, East Beaver
avenue, Kelly alley and Calder
alley. Se.veral blocks of new
storm, sewers’ have been placed in
Calder alley.
Borough workmen have also
changed the painting on street
curbings from red to yellow in or
der to make it more visible. New
sidewalks have been placed in the
vicinity of Co-op Corner.
A new pumper ordered Tuesday
night by the Borough Council will
give the local fire company three
You will find here the facilities, the re
sources, and the co-operation that you
need if you are to make the most of your
opportunity. We shall be very glad to wel-
come you as a new depositor—or to con
tinue to give our best attention to your in
terests if you are already with us.
OF STATE COLLEGE
Freshman Coeds Face
Round of Parties
Besides the activities listed i:
Freshman Week schedules by th<
College, there are teas and partie;
given in honor of freshman wom
en.
The meetings listed in th-;
pamphlet as A 2, A 3, and MB wi::
be cancelled and all freshma'
women will be required to repor:
to the WSGA room in White Ha.
lat some time during Freshma'.
i Week to fill out a personnel cart'..
| Social events not mentioned i ■
the printed schedules include th -
Cwen tea for all freshman wome:
in Atherton Hall from 3 to 5 p. r.
Sunday, September 15, and a:-.
Omicron Nu tea for home ecr
nomics freshmen at 4 p. m. Tue; -
day, September 17.
A sports rally will be presente :
by W.RA in White Hall from 1 1 •
4 p. m. Monday, September 16, t'
illustrate and explain the variou .
activities here.
Other social affairs will be i"
conjunction with freman men r. ;
noted in the booklet.
pumpers and a hook and laddc
truck. New fire hoses are air
being purchased.
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Cn Your Own Organization
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