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.
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Picnic For Russian Students
The Russian Club will sponsor
an "Acquaintance Picnic" at
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(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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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•
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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.
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Garden Equipment
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Roofing
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