FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1945
Victorian Homes Influence
Artist To Paint That Era
"I was born and lived in a
Victorian house where I stayed
until 18," said Hobson Pittman,
nationally-known artist and sum
mer session instructor at the Col
lege.. "Since then, the homes in
which I have lived have been Vic
torian and the painting I have
done echoed that era."
Born in Tarboro, North Caro
lina 46 years ago, Mr. Pittman
has been painting and travelling
since he was 11 years old. His
trips abroad in Europe and Eng
land were devoted to studying
museums and art.
Of the twelve summers that the
well-known painter of oils and
water colors has instructed stu
dents here; he notes that more
have enrolled this year than ever
(before. With 72 in his classes, Mr.
Pittman says he (believes that a
number are taking art as an, es
cape from so much of the un
pleasant reality of today—a sort
of occupational therapy in build
ing tastes in art.
The February in, 11945 issue of
Life magazine showed Mr. Pitt
man in his Haverford home
(which has an Upper Danby PO
he explains). Before moving into
this. Victorian home 29 years ago,
the artist lived in Coatesville.
Four o£ his older paintings, "The
Gossips," "Summer Evening," "An
Evening In Maine,' and "Four
A. M." appeared with "Miss Pat
and Miss Eva Lions," a more re
cent oil.
With three times as many stu
dents as he has ever had, the ar
tist spends many - hours each day
making suggestions, criticizing,
and helping the work they do, as
well as conducting formal class
room 'lectures. Trips to, nearby
beauty spots are taken for - the in
structor says that "nature is the
greatest teacher."
'Mr. 'Pittman paints from
memory and imagination, using a
subject only when painting flow
ers: He is painting a series of
pastels of - - flowers while at the
College this summer and expects
to exhibit them in New York and
Los • Angeles. One of eight
petunias of varying shades in a
blue vase with a chartreuse back
ground, is nearing completion.
Acquisitions of the artist's works
made during the past• year by
museums 'include: "Miss Pat and
Miss Eva Lions" by the Brooks
Memorial Gallery in Memphis;
and three others by Carnegie In
stitute in Pittsburgh, the Metro
politan Museum in New York, and
the Philips Memorial Gallery in
Washington.
. Three years ago in . May, Life
Magazine, photogra[phed and in
teryiewed Mr. Pittman and at
that time wanted to come to Penn
State to photograph him and his
classes. Plans were incomplete
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the artist and making .60 photo
graphs, the article appeared in
Fefbruary.
Speaking of his pet crow pre
sented by Mr. M. S. Wiley of
Adams Avenue, Mr. Hobson said,
"Sammy is well-known in and
around Philadelphia because he
laughs so much like a human be
ing that people think he's making
fun of them. He says hello to
everyone and has gotten away
two or three times always to be
found again."
Asked why he keeps returning
to the College year after year, the
painter asserted that through the
tremendous enthusiasm that has
grown here in the direction of
painting by students, the College
itself, towns-people - in other
words, the general atmosphere, has
been one of appreciation.'
When he arrived at his class
on Wednesday, Mr. Pittman found
a new-old student there. He was
Stuart Frost, of the US. Navy and
son of • Prof. Stuart W. Frost. A
former student and second prize
winner of Mr. Pittman, Frost
donned painting togs to join the
art class while on furlough.
3 Lectures End Series
Of 13 Workshop Talks
• Three special morning lectures
are still to be given under the
sponsorship of the Education
Workshop. These will complete,
the series of ,11.3• talks delivered un
der the Workshop auspices, today
announced' Miss Mary Jane Wy
land, professor of education and
coordinator of the Workshop.
"The Counselor and Occupation
al Trends" ,will be discussed by
Mrs. Marguerite Zapoleon, of the
Women's Division in the United
States Department of Labor, in
the Little Theater at 111 a.m.
Tuesday.
Dr. Bertha. Pulssen, former ad
miniatrator for youth education in
Hamburg, Germany, will give her
ideas on "Women and Edulcation
for a Postwar World" in the Lit
tle Theater at 11 a.m. August 7.
"The Making of. a Dean" is the
topic on which Dr. M. Eunice Hil
ton, dean of women at Syracuse
University, will talk in the Little
Theater at 11 a.m. August 9.
Summer Session Seniors
To Order Gowns Today
Seniors who expect to be grad
uated at the Summer Session
Comthencement and who. have
.not yet placed their order for
caps and gowns should do so today
in 1.04 Burrciwes from 2 p:m. to
4 p.m.
Rental charges are baichelor's
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B. KENNETH JOHNSTONE has
won wide, attention for his- re
cent book, "Building or Buying
a House" which he wrote in con
junction with his associates in
the arch;lt±tural department
of the College.
1436 Gl's Sfudy
College Courses
Enrollment in correspondence
courses offered by the College to
enlisted personnel of the armed
forces has nearly doubled for the
school year of 1944-5, reaching a
total of 1436, according to Allen
E. Wierman, supervisor of the
College Instruction Correspon
dence Division. .
The College has also added 39
new courses to those already of
fered. The College now has 101
courses available for the USAFI,
65 for credit, and 36 non-credit
courses.
Requests for information on
these courses mounted to 18,700
during the year, a large propor
tion of which came from over
seas. Arts and Science and En
gineering extension received 12,-
900 inquiries and signed up 596
students. Education extension an
swered about 5,000 inquiries, en
rolling 646. In Mineral Industries
800 inquiries led to 195 enroll
ments.
All military personnel of the
nation are eligible for the pro
gram except commissioned army
officers. The government pays
half of the costs, of texts and tui
tion, not to excede $2O for any
one course. The cost to the student
for -courses talc - en from the Col
lege ranges from $3 to $15.95.
Mow Around Your Lawn
Mow around your lawn—not
back and forth—for improved
growth and improved appearante,
acrronnmicts .at the Coileee advise.
cap aria gown, $1.51); master's cap
and gown, $1.75; master's hood,
$1.75; doctor's cap and gown, $2;
and doctor's hood, $2. Also re
quired is a deposit of three dollars
which will be refunded when the
costume is returned.
SUMMER CLEARANCE
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COTTON DRESSES
SHEER DRESSES
Reg. L 95 „ LSO
Reg. 112.95 LSO
CIIA • LEIS'
S. Allen Street
Letters T. The Editor
(Editor's Note:—Letters to the editor may be addressed
to the Collegian office, 'Carnegie Hall. Names and address..
es must be included although not necessarily for publi-
cation.)
Dear Editor
Your prcblem arising from the
banning of shorts on campus sug
gests the following possiibilities:
the characters of a novel by H. G.
Wells never had such a problem,
nor do members of the American
Sunbathers Association. No more
shoes to shine and no more laun
dry to lug out. Given 2000 years
more, such a state should be
reached.
Meanwhile, who are we fools
enmeshed in convention to say
what is "disgusting" and what is
sane?
William Karn
Dear COLLEEGIE:
In your last issue of THE COL
LEGIAN there appeared an ar
ticle. (rare., isn't it?) There ap
peared another article (twice as
rare) which referred to the wait
ers at Ath Hall as nothing less
than a group of vultures. 1 OB
JECT. Hear our side of the story
and you will change your mind
We DO stand (we aren't allowed
to sit) and watch the same eight
coeds, day after day, squeeze
through the crack in the dining
room door just after it• is closed.
After obtaining their food, they
place it before them and begin.
Begin EATING? NO, not these
girlsi they , open their mail, bring
out their knitting, (to knit one and
talk two) deal out a hand of "rum
my" or "solitary" or just sit there
talking and watching their milk
evaporate. (Must have been
brought up on evaporated milk.)
Can you blame us for watching in
cases like these? (Staring, you
called it.)
As for the girls who came back
from getting seconds and returned
to find the table cleared, my ad
vice is to let us know you are
coming back. Post a guard, or tell
one of us. Leaving a matt*. card
behind isn't any indication of any
thing—except forgetfulness. (Some
of . them• should have them tied
around their necks): You should
see the photo ,albums the waiters
,have from collected matric card
pictures. Speaking of seconds, ask
one of us why girls must go 'back
for seconds. Since you won't have.
the nerve to talk to the waiters af
ter this (for you know it's your
fault) I'll . tell you anyway—it's
not because they don't get enough
the first time, but it's because
they spill half their food and
drink on the trays enroute to the
dining room.
'Would you stare if you were a
waiter and suddenly saw all the
girls at one table put their heads
under the table? Of course you
would for the, air raid season has
been out of operation for months.
They are looking for one of their
companion's shoes. It seems that
she loosens her shoes and then
kicks them away. In this way she
can tell who, and, • how many
friends she has by the numfber of
girls helping her search for her
shoe. -
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Boeby traps are not confined to
the war fronts for the coeds have
a few of their own. Organization
is the secret (behind this cue;
luscious lassie holds up an empty
water pitcher to signify that she
wants it filled. Just as the obliging
waiter approaches her table, two
other coeds, seated back to ihaick
at opposite tF.lbles, suddenly push
away from their tables and thy.
poor, helpless, Obliging waiter is
mercilessly trapped. (This part is
sad, isn't it?) In the minor cases,
a full cup .of coffee or lea is
placed near the edge of the, table
'and 'covered with a saucer. The
slightest jar causes the conten;s
to spill over the clean tablecloth
and guess who gets (blamed for be•
ing clumsy? Yes, it's the waiter.
(Pathetic, isn't it?)
AccusationA of being stuck-up
at 'breakfast are charged against
us, (but honestly, haw is a fellow
to recognize same of the girls it
they don't have their makeup on
at breakfast? If they want service
with a smile why not try giving
s a smile occasionally? Some of
.them haven't smiled since Dick
Tracy captured `Prune Face" at
"Flattop's Famous Flophouse." '
Regardless of all this, I don't
think I would want the girls - to
Change their habits, for our lives
would be very dull and • there
wouldn't be anything for us to
look forward to....except to tell
our children that "ME EIGHT
SLOWEST 'COEDS OF ALL 'ATE
AT ATHERTON' HALL."
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Still ' , waiting" for you,
JOHN ZOSZA.K
Dairy Mien Hear
Research Work
A comprehensive report on var•
ious research findings and a de
tailed analysis of postwar dairy
problems featured the two-day
school for dairy fieldnien at the
School of Agriculture last weds.
About 100 fieldmen from Penn
sylvania and neighboring states
joined in' the sessions, -at which
Dr. 'R. C. Dayton, -president of the
Pennsylvania Association of Milk
Dealers, presided.
Frank Bushek, of the American,
Dairy Association, was maim
speaker at the banquet, outlining
the program of the milk producera
to build and maintain markets
for milk and dairy products. Th
also revealed that the producers,
through the ADA, are financing
intensive research to improve the
quality of milk products as well
as find new uses for milk.
H. N. Cobb, of Towanda, new
chairman of Pennsylvania's Milk
Control Commission, pledged "an
open ear" to producers and milk
handlers on all future regulation
of the milk industry in the State.
He encouraged "open and frank
discuisions"- from the farmer-pro
ducers' as well as representativei
of the milk processors, manufac
turers, and other phases of the
industry.
The fieldmen saw at. first -hant4
developments of research at the
College in many lines. I. 'E. Par.
kin, extension dairy specialist, ex,,
plained • the •managed - milking
methods; John Deal,. 'extension
entomologist; told of the use .of
DDT in dairy barns; J. 0. AlflL.
quist, research, and R. H. Olm
stead, extension dairyman, re
viewed the rapid progress being
made in artificial breeding of
dairy cattle in the State; A. W.
Clyde, agricultural engineer,- anvi
S. I. Bechdelm, reseach dairyman,
showed and explained the mow
drying of hay in barns.
J. K. Thornton, agonomist,
Dr. R. J. Garber, of the Federal
Pasture Laboratory, had charge
of the pasture experiment tour;
J. E. Nicholas, agricultural engi•
neer, explained milk coolers front
the refrigerated standpoint; J. J.
Reid, bacteriologist, outlined new
methods of mastitis controL; anti
E. L. Moffitt, extension farm man
agement specialist. talked) on lab •
or-saving devices on the dairy
farm.
J. M. Fry, director of agricut
tural extension, and Dr. F. F. Lin
inger, director or research, .assiFt
ed in arranging the program for
the dairy fieldmen.