PAGE FOUR 2 Alumni Make Hollywood Grade • If you've ever seen anything on the movie screen titled, "Four..." than it's a pretty good bet the pic ture was written by the Epstein twins, graduates of Penn State. Fresh from Hollywood, Julius '3l, and Phillip '32 are now visit ing the Bennington College cam pus where they intend to gather background material for a picture they intend to write. For instance it goes like this: "What kind of a movie are you going to write about Bennington?" "Oh, you know, one of those college movies—except we won't have the girls wearing sweaters in this one," says one of the boys. That's right, we don't want it Ask a campus patrolman what to be a box-office smash," says the duties he has to perform on his other. daily beat and he will tell you Among the various movies the they include anything from act- Epstein boys have written are ing as watchman for a herd of Four Daughters and Four Wives, sheep to helping a poor innocent starring the Lane sisters. Julius cow get her posterior end over a was employed by Warner Bro- fence. thers immediaely after his grad- Although these are exceptional uation and the brothers are still cases, often they help to break working for the same company. up the important routine •of the • The brothers were on the ,patrolman as he covers the cam " Hollywood for Roosevelt Coin- pus or some student activity. One mittee" during the last election. day he may be faced with the "We used to get together in the problem of locating a lost dog, studio lunchroom, thinking up while the next he may get the gags for the billboards like "Give assignment of losing a' dog that Wendell back to the Indiana-ans," has been a nuisance on the cam said Phil. pus. "That one we didn't use," said In his capacity as a watchman Julie. for the College buildings, he often When Henry A. Wallace arrived plays an important role in pre in Hollywood, the Roosevelt corn- venting serious disaster to ma mittee telephoned various studio idhinbry or 'to research experi executives for a fitting deputation ments being conducted in the lab to meet the vice-presidential can- oratories. One night several weeks didate. One producer, in high en- ago a patrolman discovered a thusiasm, sent three studio cuties. strange sound in a compressor at "When Wallace stepped off the the creamery. Later College au train," Phil related, "ors of them thorities found that by discovering grabbed his left arm, one of them the trouble in time, several thou grabbed his right, and the third sand dollar's of equipment had been threw herself around him with a saved! big smack on the check, while the Since its founding in 1930, the flashbulbs popped." patrol has increased yearly until The alert committee squelched at present there are 28 student that one, too. patrolmen on active duty. The first organized College law-enforcement group began in 1926. It contained no students, only campus workman who patrolled such activities as athletic events and student rallies. The men wore no uniforms and had little authority or prestige. The chief work of the present Graduates Teach Extra Courses A "follow-up" service for school patrol is property protection. teachers who are graduates of the Without it, a complete watchinan School of Education of the College system would •have to be organ has revealed that the majority are ized. They report on all hazards, teaching not only the subjects they accidents, or injuries they en majored in at college but also one counter while on their beat. additional subjcet. As a result of this finding, stu dents are now being given a more Former Froth Editor diversified program during their nine weeks of practice teaching, On Iraq Assignment which is conducted at Williams- E. A. (Al) Noderer, foreign cor port. Altoona, and Johnstown. respondent for the Chicago Tri- When time permits, they are bune and former Froth editor, left teaching both their major subjects recently for Basra, Iraq, and Cairo, and a minor subject to round out Egypt on a newspaperman's their training. "dream" trip. Started three years ago, the He will fly 23,000 miles in 18 follow-up service has proved high days to reach his new assign ly valuable not only to the gradu ment. Noderer recently returned ates and to the schools in which from 12 months in Germany as they teach, but also to the School a war correspondent. Penn State of Education faculty, said Mary students heard his interpretations Jane Wyland, associate professor of. Nazi life when he addressed of education. the journalism 1 class here in "It enables the faculty here at the College to keep its program March. The representative of the Chi fitted to the specific training that cago 'Tribune had difficulty in will be needed by graduates when they go into teaching positionsisecuring passports for his trip she said. "We also are able to ad- to Egypt. The Iraq diplomat in vise these graduates, and to keep New York, who granted him a v in closer contact with them and visa, was discovered to have no with the public schools." standing in Iraq due to the re- Miss Wyland, together with Pro- volt there. fessors Bruce V. Moore, Frank A. Encouraged by British officials, Butler, C. 0. Williams and J. H. who - claim to exert influence, Moyer, have contacted nearly 100 Noderer will attempt to enter the country without official papers. Penn State graduates who are now teaching in Pennsylvania schools, Visits are made to the graduates AluMni Members ' each year, and personnel sheets are filled out from each recent The Alumni Association in- The department of home eco- dents who ever attended Penn nomics, a division of the. School State whether they graduated or of Education, conducts its own fol- not and all students who ever at low-up service for graduates who tended the Mont Alto Forestry are teaching in thlat field."''' School. ' PAGES 4 AND 5 of this issue are devoted to a spe cial feature section. It is hoped that by reading these articles sum mer students will gain an insight into the true Penn State and come to realize that there is more to the College than is shown by the nor mal, daily class routine. Those who come here only for the summer sessions miss a great many phases of Penn State life which are familiar to regular session. 'stu-. dents. This shouldn't be and this section has been prepared with the hope that you may learn more about the College and, in doing so, come to appreciate its benefits. Campus Cops Always Busy cludes among its members all stu- THE, 'SUMMER -COLLEGIAN Frosh To Smoke Corn Cob Pipes Unvarnished orn-cob ' pipes will definitely be the vogue for all smoking on the campus by next year's frosh, according to a re vision of freshman customs. • Another change in the code re quires that a freshman,_ upon the command "Button Frosty," must not only doff his green dink but also sweep into a low courtly bow. At the end of all football games, next year's freshmen will be re quired by Tribunal to remain in the stands until all other stands are cleared of spectators. In addition to information ne cessary in the past, the class of '45 will be responsible for the names and locations of all College buildings. Tribunal members also adopted the policy of having freshmen leave as well as enter 'Old 'Main and Sparks Building by the front doors only. Other requirements of the class of '45 will be the same as last year's, including the wearing of green dinks, black bow ties and white socks. For the first time Tribunal will send a letter of welcome to fresh men before they come to the cam pus, in which freshman customs and their purpose will be ex plained. DOL AR DAY VALUES $l.OO Ayers Luxuria Face Powder and $l.OO Luxuria Beauty Cream both for $l.OO While Supply Lasts Le Sonier Refillable Bath Powder Mitten Lentheric • New Iceberg $ Cologne Cara Nome Week- End Kit— Two Creams, Face Powder and Tonic Dagget and Ramsdell Beauty $1 Sampler Two Creams, Two Lotions and Face Powder Early American Four Piece Set $l.OO REA b DERICK INc CUT RATE STORES At The "Air Cooled" , Sign LTAFACIMINAMIIMDZ4arehiItIIIibiIIWASTAIEMENN 121 S. Allen St. • State College - Twins Gel World' Trip_ After Coaster Ride For a roller coaster ride in which they struck up an acquaintance with the brother , of a .reigning In dian Maharajah, John and-Frank Craighead twin brothers of Jean. C. Craighead '4l, were in vited to visit India on an 8-month trip. Acquaintances - were made through a hobby interest, falconry, the taming of birds to capture prey. The twins have returned• to their Washington, D. C. home from India and have' brought colored movies and slides with them. H. S. English Courses Harmful, Instructor Says Many high school English courses destroy the pupils desire to read, according to Mrs. L. A. Peacock, summer sessions instruc tor in education. Mrs. Peacock said that required reading in the average high school is often too difficult for pupils and unrelated to their interests. "Consequently," she explained "pupils frequently form an aver sion to good reading. To correct the situation, the teacher should discover the present taste of each pupils and accumulate suitable reading material accordingly. Read The Collegian Classifieds Dorothy Gray Hot Weather Cologne r" -- • ~•••t• *dr,. ; . w..im•-•;;kok' 04411 W 25c Wrisley Bath . Soaps - 5 cakes $l.OO Freshmen Poor . In English-Gates Ci)liege freshmen linow: - less and less about , the "King's - English? with each successive year, ac cording to a diagnosis made .by Theodore .J. Gates, ,head of the department of English composi tion. . Professor Gates bases his obser vations on a study of results obi' tained from, diagnostic tests given each entering freshman. The tests cover 'spelling, /vo cabulary, punctuation, grammatical usage and diction_. Professor Gates said only about 25 per cent of the first-year students get 60 per cent of the answers right, while 116 . per cent are denied admission to ' , col: lege English and are required to take a subfreshman course. "The scores are considerably lower than they were four years ago," he said.. Much of the difficulty, he 41e dared, results from increased high school and college enrollment, with its lack of attention to individual instruction. To help correct the situation, Professor Gates suggested that high school teachers concentrate on de veloping ability of their pupils to read well and write clearly, that college teachers pay more atten tion to individual instruction and that requirements for certifying English teachers be tightened. Shop Al The Air Cooled_ Store For Cooling Summer Toiletries Choose front the Products of the -- Leading Makers • ig Bottle $lOO $2 VALUE LIMITED TIME • Keep cool and collected throughout sticky hot weather, active sports, travel! Swish Dorothy Gray Hot Weather Co- logne on temples, wrists, nape of neck, all over you after shower. Wonderfully refreshing! Makes a delightful light summer perfume, body.rub. 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