AGE SIX. fernational Drive Planned o Aid Studenf War Victims ltumn of 1944 finds college and ersity students of 12 countries ming plans to raise funds or jllect goods to send to fellow mts of 17 countries—students are victims of World War 11. rican students alone have d more than $660,000 for this s through the World Student ice Fund during the past seven iss Judith Austin, traveling :tary representing the World ent Service Fund, will be on Jollege campus tomorrow and iay and will speak to various pus organizations and student . ious groups regarding this re fund. : countries where higher edu n continues even though seri impaired as in Argentina, :a, France, the British Empire, . ugal, Sweden, Switzerland, the ed States, and Uruguay, stu „s and professors are giving to colleagues less fortunately .Red through the service fund, is raised throughout the world e 1937 total more than $1,500,- iiss Austin will speak to the . JA Cabinet and campus leaders’ ating in 304 Old Main, 2:30 p.m. norrow. She will address Lu eran students' 1 at a cabin party morrow evening and will appear : Chapel, Westminster Founda ' n, and Wesley Foundation serv- Sunday and at a reception at home of Miss Harriet Nesbitt, .) p.m. Sunday. Students and . lty members wishing to con . Miss Austin may inquire at . ‘ Old Main. 1 imniittee planning the pro- dents Picked For ttle Of Sexes itestants for “The Battle of axes Quiz Program” sponsor y Forensic Council in 121 :s October 1 have been an ced. uis H. Bell, director of public mation, acting as quiz master, hoot the questions at Allene ..it, junior; Mary Margaret ap, sophomore; Mary Law . freshman; and Ellen Ken , Hamilton Propeller student, e men contesting will be Dale er, All - College president; her Russell, Navy; Wilburt me, Marine; and Marshall 2witz, ASTP. _ exes have been placed in the -, ?r Room and Student Uniori questions that students would . to submit. Ip’s Ball Anchors Gone ,'wo paper-mache anchors, toor •ved for decorations for the V-12 o’s Ball, are missing. Lt. W. 'F. /, the V-12 executive officer, .ests that they toe returned im iately as they are irreplace- ghth semester seniors have duled a class picnic October and an All-College Sing Oc r 18, Dale Bower eighth se ier president announced. Sen and their guests are invited he picnic. a* *\ ■ COLLEGE L .:J JUDITH AUSTIN, traveling secre tary of the World Student Service Fund, will speak to campus organi zations about the student relief fund this weekend. gram for Miss Austin is headed by Ruth Shields, chairman of PSCA commission on intercollegiate and world fellowship. Graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1943, Miss Austin is a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority and is mentioned in “Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities.” She.served as president of the Student Christian Movement in New England. Engineering Prof Writes 'Skynotes' Column 17 Years By FAY E. YOUNG Seventeen years ago, when the Centre Daily Times was a weekly newspaper, Leland S. Rhodes, as sociate professor of civil engineer ing, began writing his column, “Skynotes.” It first appeared Octo ber 7, 1927, and has returned to the editorial page every Monday since. Receiving his first taste of as tronomy by taking the require ments for the civil engineering curriculum, Professor Rhodes con tinued his study by reading vol umes on astronomy and astrophys ics. This has been his only source of informative facts and statistics; he has never done observation work. What has astronomy to do with engineering, Professor Rhodes was asked. He explained that when the sun is directly on a meridian it is* possible to find true north toy tak ing the direction of a shadow cast by any vertical edge of a building. “This settles lots of arguments for many folks,” he said. Computations based on figures for Greenwich, England, taken, from the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac published by the United States Naval Observatory and known as the “general infor mation book for all astronomers everywhere in the country,”., pro vide material for his column. “Skynotes” includes daily time of sunrise and sunset, time of moon rise and moon set, and times the sun is directly on the meridian. Some oddities Professor Rhodes remarked about in “Skynotes” are ICE (REAM a perfect dessert for your summer dinners CREAMERY THE COLLEGIAN Harassed Pledges Obtain Underclothes At Women's Building By RUTH CONSTAD The eager beavers who were still diligently at work at 1:30 one Wednesday morning in Wom en’s Building were shaken out of their complacency by a scratching at the window. Most of the gals remained undisturbed, and went back to their work or bull ses sion. But, one soul, more timid than the rest made for the tele phone, and poured into the ears of a surprised campus cop an ac count of the unexpected noises. Investigation by the law re vealed that the strange behav ior outside Women’s Building was due to “hell week,” which was precisely what the pledges were being put through at the hands of their unmerciful brothers. When things looked quiet again the upperclasswomen went back to work—but not for long. Re newed scratching brought the co eds back to the window, where they learned that a delegation of unhappy pledges were desirous of obtaining the young women’s undergarments, autographed, to boot! Upperclass spirit prevailed ov er the initial revolt at such im modesty, and the pledges return ed to their tormentors with their prizes—namely, 15 pairs of pant ies and bandeaus, autographed, and with the measurements stip ulated on'each. the determination - of the date of Easter and February 28, 1940, he noted that all five planets visible to the naked eye grouped them selves close together, making a spectacular display. For the coming week or two the astronomer sees 12:02 a.m., Sep tember 23, as the time the sun. crosses the equator going south ward when day and night will he 12 hours long all over the earth and autumn officially arrives. Also, September 17 marks his 25th an niversary as a member of the Col lege faculty. Professor Rhodes was graduated from Cornell University as a civil engineer and was employed by Springbrook Water Supply Com pany, Wilkes-Barre, and Bethle hem Steel Company, Lebanon, be fore accepting a position at the College. His only connections with as tronomy now are occasional guest lectures to surveying students on “how to find true north.” Women In Sports Betsy Ross, freshman coed from Women’s Building, copped the title of All-College Archery Champion when she scored 1635 points in the past three weeks of competition with women students from every class. • • • Penny Hama n n, sophomore, placed second with 1342 points. Golf Tourneys In intramural golf, hampered considerably by the rainy weather, Kappa Kappa Gammas defeated Women to Bear Brunt Of Postwar Problems, States Sociology Prof Women will bear the brunt of postwar readjustment, in the opin ion of Dr. M. E. John, professor of rural sociology at the College, who warns that civilians as well as servicemen face a stiff task of re conditioning after the war. Pointing out that women, as well as veterans, can be termed “cas ualties of war,” the. professor of rural sociology said that society right or wrong will demand that women adjust their lives to meet the vocational and social needs of servicemen. “The traditional American atti tude,” he explained, “is that woman’s job is to serve her hus band and family. It has always been the wife or mother who has made the sacrifices, and social pressure will require that she con tinue to do so after the war.” Dr. John also foresees a difficult problem “of readjustment for those women who will be expected to substitute housekeeping for a job outside the home. “Although many women will be eager to'return'to homemaking as a career,” he said, “there are oth ers who have come to enjoy out side employment and the financial independence which it affords.” Phi Mu entertained alumnae and patronesses living in State College at a dessert party held at the 'Phi Mu house 6:30 Wednesday night. Dr. Benjamin L. Alexander 137 WEST BEAVER AVENUE, STATE COLLEGE. PA. Hours 9 to 5. Evenings By Appointment Phone 4875 WAKE UP “THE STREAMLINED PORCUPINE” “X-RAY FOR VICTORY” “WONDER MINERAL” Mere? The Penn State Engineer Men?' On Sale Today at the Corner Mow Much? 10c per Copy FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1944 Women’s Building frosh, 89-93. Nan Charles and Lois Willson rep resented the victors while Billie Watson and Bai-bara Pfahier com posed the Women’s Buildirig'team: Kappas forfeited to Ath East co eds and Delta Gammas to Thetas. Scheduled to play this week in the double elimination contest are Thetas vs. Ath 'East and Women’s Buildirig vs. AEPhi. Total' low scores will determine the winners rather than hole counts. Hockey Highlights All candidates for field hockey must report to Holmes Field, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Mary E. Gundel, in tramural chairman, announced yesterday. At this. time captains will be elected and teams organ ized for interclass playoffs. Fresh man, sophomore, aridju'nior-seriior teams will be formed. Players must present medical permits arid must have at least two practices accredited to therii. Physical education class practices are valid! The round-robin series will be gin Wednesday when the freshman squad will meet the • sbphomores. From these teams will be sele'cted most outstanding players to com pose the Army and Navy teams for playoffs. Winners in this con test will meet returning upper classmen in the fall semester. Sporting Sidelights Intramural tennis schedule post ed by- Doris Huck, assistant man ager, follows: Women’s Building vs. Alpha Ep silon Phi Zeta Tau Alpha vs. Athertdn West ' Kappa Alpha Theta vs. Chi Omega. - Bowling alleys in. White -Hall"' have been reopened. Bowling club will meet at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday to plan for a party October 4; Saturday Play Night in White Hall will feature swimming, bowl ing, ping pong, bridge, badminton, and table games. WRA fritramural. Board will meet in the WRA room, White- Hall, 5 p.m. Wednesday. Optometrist ro THE FACT'S ABOUT
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