FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1945 PKA Schedules Week's Program Under the leadership of the Pehn State Christian Association, the First Semester Club will hold an installation dance Monday night. Also on the PSCA calendar for this week is a discussion of postwar military training at Thursday night's Upperclass Club meeting. Installation ceremonies, a dance, and refreshments will be featured at the First Semester Club meet ing in 304 .Old Main at 7 p.m. Monday. Members of this group formerly met •separately as the Men's Council and 'Women's For um. In charge of dance plans are Alice Miller and Gene Minich. First Semester Club officers who are to be installed include: Bud Thomas and Joan Wolfe, co presidents; Reibeoca Griffin and James McDougal, vice-presidents and program chairmen; Barbara Joan Smith, secretary; Bonnie Lee Sherrill, corresponding secretary; Robert Davis and Edith Nelson, treasurers; Paulette Minner and Richard Troutman, u/orship chair men; Vaughn Lang and Donna McLaughlin, membership chair men; George Vadasz and Edith Webb, publicity chairmen; Nich olas Danyluck and Barbara Hall, service chairmen; Alice Miller and Gene Minich, social chairmen; and Georgia Miller, sports chairman. Upperclass advisors to the freshman group are Mary Bitner, Jean Butz, Lynn 'Clark, Grant Da vis, Vera Eby, Marjorie Griffiths, George Paul Jones, Grace McMil len, Jean Randall, and Elinor Vin son. Miss Betty Farrow, associate secretary of PSOA, and James T. Smith, general secretary of PSCA, are the group's counselors. Upperclassmen will discuss the pro's and 'con's of peacetime mili tary training for men at their meeting in 304 Old Main at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dr. J. P. rßitenour, head of the College Health Serv ice, will review' the position of the proponents of this measure, and Dr. Anna O. Stephens of the Health Service, will present the opposing side. Members will then participate in a round_ table dis cussion, Also. sponsored by PSOA is a recreational program for children in Millbrook, a town beyond the Everglades. Particularly needed for help with this work are stu dents majoring in sociology or physical education or those who have had experience in recreation al leadership in churches or out door organizations. The first group of !College rec reational leaders will - leave from. the rear. of Old Main at . 2 p.m. 'August 4. • Rosicrucian Teachings The Rosicrucians were the Master Mystics in all ages and today they are organized in lodges, groups, and colleges in all parts of the world. In their teachings they secretly preserve the ancient wisdom' that made the Pyramid in Egypt the marvel of today. With the higher Cosmic laws and secrets of mystiCal power you can change the course of your life and attract SUCCESS. HEALTH, HAPPINESS,, and a :development of mental fore sight that will astound you and surprise yoUr friends. The Roicsrucian teachings containing the true knowledge of the mystics are never sold in books. But, you may borrow a book called "The Mastery of 'Life." in which the strange story of the Rosicrucians is told and an explanation given of how you may have the private teachings of the Rosicrucian Brotherhood in America. WRITE A LETTER TO: ROSICRUCIAN Pi Lambda Sigma 16 Meet A ClOsed meeting 'of Pi Lambda Sigma, national pre-legal frater nity, will be held Monday evening at 8 p.m. in an Old Main. Chan cellor Sandy Ralsky announces that speaker of the evening will be Rabbi Victor Epstein whose topic will be "Hebrew Law and Its Influences." X-G-I Club Meeting X-G 4 l Club will hold its next meeting in 4a5 Old Main 8 p.m. Tuesday, announced Commander Patrick Brennan. Many important matters will be discussed and members and all ex-servicemen are urged to attend. * . Picnic For Russian Students The Russian Club will sponsor an "Acquaintance Picnic" at Key To Secrets RR THERHOOD (AMORC) Resicrucian Park, San Jose, California Campus Briefs Fairmount Park Sunday. Mem bers will leave from the front. of Old Main at , 2 p. m. Games and an outdoor spaghetti dinner will be featured. All Russian students are invited. * Rea. Cross to Meet The State College chapter of the American Red Cross will hold a meeting in 12(1 Spanks, 7:80 p.m. Wednesday, when new officers 'will be elected. Faculty members and students are invited to at tend. * * Hat Societies' Meeting All active members of Druids, Parmi Nous, and Skull and Bones are requested by Stan Chadwin, president of LHat Societies Council, to attend a meeting in 41112 Old 'Main, 7 p.m. Tuesday. Nittany party will hold a fresh men clique meeting in 405 Old. Main at 7:'30 p. m. Sunday. Nom inations will be held for candi dates for the coming freshmen elections. Giive 11.-11; COLLEGIAN Nittany to Nominate rrosh sun, Er niniffr sum in I r SATURDAY, JULY /8 8:30 -12:00 P.M. 35c STAG Sponsoikt by 'll.. W. A. .F4inid P3C IFIRIICEI EMI II TY JEW URN . .L G. BAIAUR SO* Cbliiite Wilco In* - Athletic. SlOre "~ a~ ='~!~'~~~~i~~l~,i New Engineering Prof Confines As Adviser To Lycomin Plant Samuel K. Hoffman, newly ap pointed professor of aeronautical engineering, will continue to serve Lycoming Division of Avia tion Corporation of America in an advisory capacity. He was form- Oar Recalls Story Of Tragic River Expedition If oars could talk, the oars which now rests above the north entran ce to- the Forestry building could spin a tragic yarn. This weathered, heavy log was once the front oar and woodlock on the "Last Raft," so called be cause it was the last raft to float down the Susquehanna river. The Susquehanna had not been used for rafting for many years, but as a memorial to former lum bering days, R. D. Tonkin and a group of former raftsmen built a raft to sail the Susquehanna for the last time. Months were spent in: constructing the raft, and only oldtimers who had manned rafts in the days of lumbering were asked to ride on this trip. On the misty morning of March 14, 1938, the raft left McGee's landing and started the precari ous journey. All along the river spectators were waiting to greet the raftsmen and shout encoura gement. Each time the raft sail ed beneath a bridge, telegrams of congratulations were dropped to it. Reporters and newsreel cam eramen from all over the nation were on hand to watch the mem orable trip. When the raft stopp ed at each town, curious fans crowded aboard. More than a hundred pounds of meat and a truck load of bread and rolls each day were reauired to feed the raft's crew and guests. But the gayety and romance of the expedition ended suddenly March 20, as the raft crashed at the Muncy railroad bridge, just below Williamsport. Seven of the crew were killed, including the chief pilot and a Universal news reel cameraman, Resolutely the rest of the crew repaired the raft and finished the trip "the hard way." On March 24 the Last Raft tied un at the historic Fort Hunt er, several miles above Harris burg. One of the men who survived the trash commented, "It was a great adventure despit e its ill fat ed ending. It was reminiscent, however, of the fate of hundreds of others who suffered to help develop our present day com merce." The front oar, now displayed in the forestry building, was pre the' department of forestry, by sented to Victor A. Beede, head of Mr. Tonkin. ARMORY tEigc COUIPIE PAGE THREE ' erly chief engineer at the •Wit , t liamsport plant. The new faculty appointee, ' graduate of the College, accepteil the Lycoming plant assignment 13 years ago, and in this periov.l• - supervised the designing, develop ment, testing ,and production ett-• gineering of aircraft engin'c3 used in light planes such as the Piper- Cub, Aeronca, and Tay 10-• craft. Air and liquid cooled aircraft engines, ranging in size from 25 to 3000 horsepower, also were de veloped at Lycoming during h 1 regime, which saw the expansion of the research laboratory until today it is valued at two and one-• half million dollars. For seven years prior to this as•• sociation, he filled a variety o 4 positions—sales engineer for Re liance Electric and Engineeriug Company, Cleveland, 0.; engineer for Fairchild Aircraft Corpora-. tion, Farmingdale, N. Y.; aircraft engine engineer for Lycomiug Manufacturing 'Company, Wil liamsport; aircraft engine engi neer for General Motors Corpora-• tion, Detroit, Mich.; and analyti cal and design engineer for Geri eral Motors Research Corporation. Hoffman, who holds a private pilot's license, is a member of the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences and the Society of Automotive Engineers. In 1943 he served as vice president of the aircraft en-• gine activities committee of the latter organization. A native of Williamsport, Hoff man was seriously injured two years ago in the plane crash which took 20 lives near Bowl ing Green, Ky. He was one of two who survived the crash and was hospitalized for two months. College Sends 61 Booklet To Former Students "Educational Opportunities 'Uri der the Bill," a booklet pre pared.by the Office of Public In formation and the Veterans Sci - ice, is being sent to former ;Col lege men and women now in iho service. Any faculty member who wisbos to have the booklet sent to servicemen should notify 'William E. Kenworthy in the President- 1 3 Office, Old Main. The President's office is taking charge of all the mailing, in order that no dupli cates of the booklets are sent ov erseas. This booklet contains brief in formation about educational cp :portunities at the College under the GI Bill of Rights and Pc;fbiic Law 16 (vocational rehafbilitaiion), together with descriptive material about entrance procedure, ,eredit:-.: for service training, expenses, living conditions, and similar 4 - 10- tails. Conger Nuns Activities for Sum Mots Two activities have been plan ned for summer session student:: for this weekend, announced nay Conger of the Physical Education department. t‘Hallzapoppin" and Fun Night will he held in the Recreation Hall at 9 p.m. Saturday. At ttict Mountain Lodge at Boalsburg of 4 'Sunday there will be a supper hike. Those interested should sign up at Student Union. Household Appliances Building. Supplies Garden Equipment Hunting lidaleisals Roofing Plumbing And El !'11: , :11 . ..i'ine , r):If :+7:1:1.1:1! kil ev -6.1.7 i., Centtit Elairdwier..o Company South Allen street
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