PAGE EIGHT Announce Gifts . Made Recently To College Library Several gifts of books and other aluable material made recently to the College library were an nounced this week by W. P. Lewis, librarian, and Gladys R. Cranmer, assistant librarian. Mrs. W. G. Edwards has given the minutes of the class of 1868, of which her father, Dr. William A. Buckout, was secretary. The library already has the minutes of the class of 1911. Gifts of minutes of other classes will be welcomed by library officials. From his home in Florida Dr. Louis E. Reber, 'BO, and dean of the Engineering School from 1895 to 1907, has sent the library his reminiscences of the College cov ering the period from 1876 to 1907, when he left to become dean of the extension division of the Univer sity of Wisconsin. A. Howry Espenshade has done the same for the period of 1898 to 1938. Mr. Espenshade was with the College many years, part of the time as a teacher of English composition and part of the time as registrar. George R. Meek of Bellefonte, an alumnus of the class of 1890, has contributed, among other things, a copy of "The Students' Miscellany," a weekly publication of the Cresson Literary Society. This is a four-page issue of Vol. 27, No. 5, February 4, 1887, and the first to 'be received by the library. Aside from the advertisements it gives the "Programme. for Friday evening, February 4," which con sisted of the play, "The Stolen Will," a comedy drama in three acts. It was given in the College Armory. It also includes two columns, one called "Small Talk" and in cluding such items as. "The right man in the right place—George W. Atherton"; the other, called "A few things we need at P. S. C.," including such as "Friends—that is, more like those we have; Stu dents; A new Chapel; A new Lab oratory; A new Gym and Armory; .An addition to the Library." A few alumni notes are also in cluded. Dr. C. E. Myers and Dr. J. F. Oesterling have also made recent contributions to the library files. These gifts have been included in the Penn State Collection of the College Library. John A. Ferguson, emeritus pro fessor of forestry at the College, has recently presented a beautiful set of books' entitled "The World's Great Classics." The gift is made in memory of Susan K. Becker Ferguson, Mr. Ferguson's first wife, who served as a member of the College library staff for a num ber of years. The set includes complete print ings of many great classics, in cluding "The Federalist," Frois sart's "Chronicles," Ranke's "His tory of the Popes," Kant, Mon tesquie, and other works. Graham & Sons Means Real Penn State (Continued from. page two.) ing man in his fifties walked through the 'door, grabbed George by the hand, and asked how everything was up at old Penn State. Then out the door walked Jimmy Leyden 'l4, one of the' best Penn Staters ever to leave Mount Nittany. To Jimmy went all the trimmings of a college life. He was head cheerleader, wrote the Penn State song, sent two children back (or studies years later. Tomorrow someone else will be back. Graham's will always mean Penn State to Penn Staters. —R.C.R. Mrs. Elizabeth Dye of the home economics department was guest of honor at a dinner last night in the Benedict Home Management Triple-A AAA in the Army stands for Anti-Aircraft Artillery, but with screen actress Lynn Baggett, above, it means- "Adorable, Amiable, Amorous." At least so say lads of the 144th AAA Gun Battalion, Camp Hahn, Calif., who picked- her. as their "Tri ple-A Girt." Don't Poison the Sewers "All laboratory supervisors and personnel a.re• cautioned notto dis charge oils,, toxic,, or ;unknowns into the sanitary or storm sew ers," a notice from the office of Superintendent G. W. Ebert, De partment of Grounds and Build ings. warns. % - cp Take Home Y--%An Album For Easter "And for You" 6 1 Y cip_ " I'll Get By" —Harry James THE MUSIC ROOM School Girl Goes Wild! G. I. Riot Ensues! Have Yourself a Rootin' Tootin' Time "J/A NIE" April ii 4- ii 5 A . Penn State Players Production THE COT ,T NCIA.N Six Profs Attend them Convention at Cleveland Six members of the department of agricultural and biological chemistry represent the College at the American Chemical Society meetings being held at Cleveland this week. Members attending are R. V. Boucher, R. A. Dutcher, N. B. iGuerrant, R. C. 'Miller, W. Pence, and M. G. Vavitch. Doctors Vavich, Guerrant, and Dutcher will present a paper be fore the biochemical division on "The Utilization and Excretion of Ascorbic Acid by the Dairy Cow." Dr. Guerrant, chairman of the division of agricultural and foods chemistry, will also preside at the symposium on protein nutrition. The Delta . Gamma sorority re cently pledged Sally Howard, .it was announced today. CLASSIFIED SECTION LOST—One brown striped Schaef fer fountain pen between .01d Main and the Theta House. Call Ruth Constad, 409 'Atherton. - - ANY BOY interested in working for room and board call 3470. Ask for . Mrs. Smith. LOST—Gruen watch, two dia monds near Cathaum theatre. Re ward. Cali KathyKathy Osgood, Beech er House. LOST Black wallet between Corner Room and State Thea tre. Call Sophie, 2nd N. Mac. ;LOST Pair pf Shell-rimmed glasses on March 28 at White Hall. Finder please _call 4224 and ask for "Bowle." MISMATCHED—One pair of boots at White Hall last semes ter. Call 4224; ask for "Flue." 50c plus tax Zeta Tau Alpha Fetes Lois App, Virginia Dommer muth, Virginia Dowdell, and Ev elyn Whiting, new Zeta Tau Alpha NOW PLAYING Robert Taylor, Norma Shearer in "ESCAPE" THURSDAY - FRI Edward Arnold Pours If Ord LII_I/G H/ArG. R 0044 oviy WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1944 pledges, sponsored a party for the active members in 'Zeta lounge re. cently. An Ensign party was also presented in the lounge for the new pledges. . . . stirde ~I .. .. Shows at 1:30, 3:00, 7:00; .940 AY - SATURDAY: FRED MAcMURRAY A PARAMOUNT Picture with EDWARD 'ARNOLD • ROLAND YOUNG HILLARY BROOKE PORTER HALL
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