ALUMMI SUPPLEMENT
SUPPLEMENT TO THE DAILY. COLLEGIAN
Alumni
Alumni Groups
Give Important
Aid Jo College
...'(Having 'as'its goal the assistance
of Jhe student, body and' the Col
lege'ahei the-selling oh Penn State
to Pennsylvania, the Alumni Asso
ciation .carries out an ampxtious
schedule of activities each year in
addition to its publications and in
dividual alumni contacts.
• One of the most -valuable contri
butions of. the Association has.been
to assist the College to secure ade
quate appropriations from the leg
islature in. Harrisburg apd to.pass
helpful legislation. ‘ Ten alumni,
including Earl E. Hewitt ’O3, presi
dent of the Association, are mem
bers of the legislature.
; The student placement-bureau,
almost certain to he established
once the war crisis' passes, was
planned and worked out in detail
iljy the Alumni Association. The
College has also been influenced to
better prepare students for job in
terviews and contacts in later life,
!. Although . temporarily stymied,
by the war, a special committee of
the Association is pushing the Stu
dent Uhion Building and proposed
field house. ‘ ■
-V Speakers have? been ; sent
throughout the state, to present the
(College: toUnter.es.ted.iigrp.ups and
jparticUlariy prospective freshmen..'
t, The' , Alumhi-Association directly
handles all class accounts and class
' reunions.; . It also sponsors foot
ball smokers at away games in im
portant cities.
New Buildings?
A lumni A ssociation
May Supply Answer
i The war has, for the time be
ing, crushed student hopes for the
erection of a Student Union
Building and am athletic 'field
house. But'when these hopes are
revived, they will have their best
chance of. fulfillment through the
efforts of the Alumni Association,
student leaders believe.
ft is unlikely that the state
legislature will ever provide funds
for either of the proposed build
ings,: since they are both classed
as "non-essential” and would not
provide. classroom . space. ' Furth
ermore, the legislature just Re
cently completed a $5,000,000
building, project here.
Four campus buildings have al
ready''materialized; in whole or
in part, through .contributions
from the Alumni Association. It
raised the money to build badly
needed Recreation. Hall, and pror
vided complete funds for Irvin
Hall and Jordan Hall. It also
helped with the financing of Old
Main.
Headed by B. C. (Casey) Jones
’l9 of Pittsburgh and' John Hunt
er .’23 of Hollidaysburg, a com
mittee has already Megun work
toward financing the two propos
ed buildings, thus reflecting the
interest 6f the Association in the
project.
Davis Appointed Delegate
Dr. Kingsley Davis, associate
professor of sociology, has been
appointed a delegate by the Pop
ulation Association of America to
attend the 46th annual me'eting
of the Aiperican Acaldemy of Po
litical and Social Science at Phil
adelphia this Friday and Satur
day.
Membership Drive
Head Membership Campaign
Jack R. Grey ’44 is chairman of men’s solicitation in the alumni
student membership drive. Edward K. Hibshman ’l4, secretary of
the Alumni Association for. 12 years, is backing the plan under which
undergraduates will receive five’years’ membership for $B. /
Solicitors, Section Leaders Named
For Alumni Association Campaign
Grey, Men's Head,
Asks Full Support
Jack .Bt; Grey,\;sophoraore class
president • dhd ’ chairrhan' of the
solicitation 1 of men’s funds for the
Alumni Association drive, made
a plea to all male students to sup
port the Alumni Association drive
scheduled to start today!
“If we get behind this drive
now we will be doing a service
to ourselves as well as to the Col
lege,” said - Grey, diminutive .'po
litico. Grey’s goal is 100 per cent
membership of all men students
in order to aid the Association in
its 1942, campaign.
40 Students, Faculty
Will Tour Washington
. Forty' students and faculty mem
bers will make a three-day tour of
Washington D. C. under the joint
auspices of the political science de
partment and - the Penn ; State
Christian Association,. it was an
nounced last night by Corinne J.
Deutsch ’43 and John W. Dague
'42,- co-chairmen pf the Washing
ton Trip. Committee.
The group will leave Sunday,
April 19. Upon their arrival-they
will stay at the American Univer
sity.
Babcock, Zeigler Head Women
“Last year, with a last-minute
spurt,, the women’s sections of the
Penn State Alumni Association’s
drive ‘ for student members were
able to sign up four more new
women members than the men
were able to sign up from their
larger enrollment.
“This year we shall try to enroll
an even larger number of coeds,”
Betty L. Zeigler ’42 and Jean Bab
cock ’42, chairmen of the women’s
divisions of the campaign, an
nounced yesterday. '
Sophomores led the field, repre
senting 45 per cent of the;- new
members who signed last year. 42
per cent of the students v.'ho.be
came new members were juniors,
while the remaining 13 per cent
were seniors.
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1942, STATE COLLEGE, PA.
. .. i:
. Announcement of the names of
the solicitors; who willbelp 1 in the
membership campaign of the Penn
State. Alumni /■ Association was
made last night by Edward K.
Hibshman, secretary -of the Asso
ciation. ',/ , . ■ .
. Under the general direction of
Jack R. Grey ’44, in charge of the
men’s campaign, and. Jean Babcock
’42 and Betty L.Zeigleiv’42, direc
tors of the women’s drive, the stu
dent body has been divided into
seven sections, with four men and
three women as sectional leaders.
Supervised by these leaders wjll be
forty division, chiefs, 20 men and
20 ,women.- Each division chief is
assisted by a group of solic tors.
Meh’s sectional leaders: !
. Jerome H.' - : Blgkeslee ’43,
Thomas J. Henson ’42, -William C.
MhZzocCo' ’43, John N. Zalinski' ’43;
Women's sectional leaders:
Frances E.'Haley ’43, Ellen O.
Head ’43, Mary Louise Johnson ’42.
Men’s division chiefs'.;
Richard E. Peifley ’43, Edward
H. Blackburn ’44, Qharles N. Beat
ty ’44, Philip D. Jaffe ’43, Robert
L. Mawhinney. ’43, Robert Wilson,
.'42, Glenn R. Kean ’43, Bud Garv,
Sidney Rudman ’43; ■ Edgar M.
Gales ’43, Murray D; Friedman. ’45,
Calton R. Hower '44,-James- J-. Rat
tigan ’42, William P. Hindman Jr.
’42, David R. Sharp ’43, William
L.- Sandston ’42, Milton Yezek ’43,
Charles F. Maclay ’43, Donald J.
Cassidy ’42, John-H. Kno.de Jr..’42.
: (Continued on Page Six)
JEAN BABCOCK '42
Begins Today
Solicitors To Concentrate Canvass
On Sophomores; 5-Year Plan Adopted
Solicitors for the Penn State Alumni Association membership
campaign start this morning in a drive to sign up a large percentage
of the sophomore Class. Jack R. Grey ’44 is chairman of the men's
drive, while Jeain Babcock ’42 and Betty L. Zeigler ’42 have charge
of women’s solicitation.
Under the general chairmen in each division are section leader::
who direct campaign workers in their respective areas. Results of
the drive will be tabulated by these sections.
•— 1 1 l 1 - " Under the plan set up by the
m>. | ■ m Alumni Association,, sophomore::
r illffti'ffPff can i° in for five years by paying
aOVWgtfW? $B, S p r ead into four $2 payment:*
__ _ 1 ' ' , ov er the remaining four semester::
fiftnuitm fin. Iwßlf A Which sophomores will spend -in
Iw ViJCIBISrf VII Sr Il lV college. After the five-year per
. ; . iod has elap'sed, the $8 can be ap-
If the membership campaign is plied to a $4O fee for life mem
as successful as expected, a con- bership, if the person desires. •
siderable expansion may be ex- ,
pected of the Alumni Associa- , J hlle ■ sohc ' tors WI . U . : conc “-
tion’s already extensive program. JT”®’ - th °
Some of the following projects on' sls ° e f end to jumonv
i- 4. u .. , and seniors who have not signed
the proposed list will be possible „„ ° •
V _ • , . , . up, Edward K. Hibshman, secre
1. Publication of a new alumni tary of the Association, explained,
directory to bring up to date the Spl ™ g the p lan wa:,
one issued in 1935. ' of f e red and a kickoff dinner
o v, r marked the start of the campaign.
„ 2 ‘ changes of pro- This year>s drive will get
° a ! n 0 ap P ea 0 e aige pro- way w ith no formalities. • '
V °* h ™ h V6ry - y ° Un + S ™ Student members of the Assoti-
Siot g 016 N ation will receive monthly issue*
O „ *• . t . .v -of the Alumni News while in col
3. Cooperation with the College ~ .
■ , . 44, 4 lege, and after graduation will .-bo
in the establishment of a .student, entitled to privHeges - listed in lhj3
placement, bureau- as . already special sup £ lemen \ ; ,
planned- )* .the Association , Additional detaUs of the
4. Employment of two travel- Wershi plan can be secured frora
I"® f Cr tt rieS to . sp ff end any solicitor, or through inquiry
entire- time visiting alumn, at the Alumni 'Association office
throughout the state and adjoin- in the fJrst floor east wing _ of 6m
ing states. Majn
5. Provision of funds to spon-
sor a thoroughly organized drive
to erect a Student Union Building
and a field house whenever con
ditions permit.
• 6. Expansion -in scope of the
Association’s publications The
Alumni' " News (monthly), . The
Penn ' Stater (quarterly), and the
Football Letter (after each 'game).-
' 7. Increased assistance to .and
cooperation ’with" campus organ-
izations,
Alumni Concentrate
In Three Large Cities
Largest concentrations of Penn
State alumni are those in the
three nearest mtetropolitan dis
tricts, New York, Philadelphia,
and Pittsburgh, an Association re
port shows. Of the living alumni,
one per cent is now living outside
the United States.
Among .the alumni ai-e over
20,000 men and 4,000 women.
BETTY L. ZEIGLER '42
Alumni Ofiice
Knows, Tells Ail
The Alumni Association known
all—and.will tell all if you request
information about any Penn Slate
alumnus. L
The only complete record of the
30,000 grads is kept.by the Asso
ciation. This great mass of infor
mation is filed under five classifi
cations. A master file includes the
names of all grads, Mont Alto for
esters, Two Year Ags, and non
graduates. In this file is found the
undergraduate record, and the
chronological list of addresses,
names of employers, positions held
and other similar information. The
list is arranged alphabetically.
Biographical material is kept ir\
the second file which contains all
correspondence, forms returned;
photographs, newspaper clippings
and other information.
An Addressograph File located
in the mailing room includes' a
plate for each alumnus. This list
is arranged by geographic dis
tricts with class identifications.
A list of alumni in any giver#
city can be located in the Geogra
phic Card File.
Just as a final check, an addi
tional card file by classes is kept
by the Association for the use and
convenience of class secretaries.
These files serve many purposes
in the way of providing informa
tion for alumni, faculty members,
and students. There is a constant
demand for information about lost
friends and classmates, and by in ■
dustrial organizations seekim;
prospective employees.
A new innovation, is the corn ■
mittee on contacts . Headed by Ed
ward K. Hibshman, chairman, th<»
committee now has on file iho
names of over 800 students, grad:, 1 ,
and faculty members who are now
serving in the armed forces.
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