PAGE FOUR Women in -57p0 Navy sailed away with the three-game Army-Navy softball series taking all three games. The last game of the series was played Tuesday night with the powerful Navy batters defeating the Army, 15-11. The line-ups were: Navy: Ruth Anderson, Irish Craig, Marian Dills, Margie Dun myer, Louise Grossman, Katie Kovolenko, Lois Larson,, Hannie Ludwig, Harriet Richards, and Verna Rothermel. Army: Betsy Adams, Ann Baker, Joanna Broberg, Jean Co vert, Mary Fransen, Ginger Hig gins, Snooks Leonard, Lois• Prin gle, Evelyn Shuster, Shirley Wel sh ans. Hockey Drills Now that the softball season is over Miss Mildred Lucey an nounces that hockey practice will be held at 4 p. in. Monday, Tues day, Wednesday, and Thursday. Instruction will be given, and all girls are invited to come out. fl ling Club elected the follow ing officers at its meeting Tues day night: 'Helen Chapman, pres ident; Doris Stack, vice-president; and Donna Altman, secretary. Tell Me If You Know The How, Why, When Of The Armory Plaque By CHARLIE MANVILLE Last week, the managing editor asked me to writ e a feature story for this. week's edition of The Collegian. She had gotten a hot tip about a plaque in the Armory and wanted me to follow it up. That I did . . . or at least I made a vain attempt at it. Up to date, I have made twelve phone calls, have spoken to dozens of men who are supposed to be in the know, and I have gotten no further than I was when I start ed. It's not a bad looking plaque, made of dull 'bronze, and you'd think that someone would know something about it, but no . . . the majority of the "authorities" on campus didn't even know it was there. "What is it? Where is it? When was it put up? Is it new? Let me know all about it when you find out, will you?" These ques tions and others were thrown at me, and the issue became more and more confused. Each person I talked to would send me to someone else,.and fi nally I ended up 'being referred to the first onel (had talked to. Here is the extent of th e informa tion available, and it was -deriv ed from he plaque itself. Part of the inscription reads, "This tablet cast from metal re covered from the . USS Maine," and it has been dedicated to that famous battleship sunk in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898. That's all I know about the plaque and unless someone who has some information about it speaks up, that's all I'll ever know about it. Won't someone pleage have a heart and tell all? Thomas Edison was a pioneer in the use of electricity for trac tion. The discovery of the electric current was made by an Italian physicist, Alessandro Volta. Saturday Night Open House Fireside Guest Rev. F. E. Christian. Chapel Speaker Why Not Attend the Student Department Sunday School 9:30 A. M. Westminster Fellowship 6:20 P. M. Speaker: Professor McDowell "Character Training in the Home." Thursday Mornina Weekly Matins 7:00 A. M. The Fireside Room Why Not Beain the Day in High Fellowship with Fellow Seekers? Ghost Gal, Daphne, Brings Mystery To Players "Daphne is the face in the misty light" might well become Players' theme song, but Daphne isn't like Laura—you don't even see her face! It's "The Mystery of the Players' Loft" or "Is, there some thing to spirits after all?" Several weeks ago Peggy Witt, technical adviser for "Blythe Spirit," put a pot of glue on to heat at about 4 p. in. When she left th e room, she made sure to lock the door against intruders. But when several students were ready to use the glue that evening, they found the door open, the stove hot—and the glue ice cold! Besides this, the pot had been moved to a different burner. And to increase the mystery, the play's technical adviser for "Blithe and several faculty members were the only ones who had keys to the door. Immediately members of the crew started to call the practical ioker Daphne, the medium's med ium with the spirit world in "Blithe Spirit." But her gay little pranks didn't stop with the glue incident. After that, Players began to find mor e doors open which had been locked, lights lit which had been turned off, and props moved out of place. Recently, members of the crew heard a rattling inside the steel tape measure which is used for all kinds of stag e measurements. Suddenly five feet of tape sprang out and clattered on the floor. Somebody giggled and said, "Daphne is at it again!" Technically, Daphne is Mad ame Arcotti's medium with the spirit world—actually, she means more than that to Players. She's their first honest-to-goodness mystery woman. IWA Sponsors All Day Outing Al Ski Lodge Independent Women's Associa tion is sponsoring a cabin party for all independent men and women at the Ski Lodge from 1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon to 12:30 o'clock tomorrow night. This announcement was made to day by Florence Zankel, IWA president. Tickets for the affair are $1 per couple. Those expecting to at tend are asked to sign up at Stu dent Union by 4:30 o'clock today or in 131 Atherton by 12 noon to morrow. Couples will hike to the Ski Lodge where they will participate in a scavenger hunt. After a sup per roasted over an open fire, those who attend will return to the College on a hay ride. Serving on the refreshment committee are Marge Duerhen, Jean Edleman, Elvira Goldstein, Frances Kessler, and jean Som mer. Planning the entertainment are Elizabeth Dunkel, Anita Git low, and Lillian Rosenberg. Remove veils and other fragile trimmings from hats before stor ing them. Flowers Are Fine To • Give AtAny Time In fact when there is no occa sion at all, flowers often bring the greatest thrill. Try it and see. • WOODRING'S FLORAL GARDENS STATE COLLEGE BELLEFONTE PHONE .2045 , , , PHONE, 2128 .va • - • • • - .--..r.'C' ..litt. etywit Land Grant Act In 1862 Gives Birth To Penn State "To promote liberal and practi cal education,... in the several pursuits and professions of life." Act of Congress—July 2, 1862 Signed A. Lincoln. "And the faith of the State is hereby pledged to carry the same into effect," Act of Legislature April 1, 1863. This is the inscription that is engraved over the entrance to Old Main. It has served as the guiding principle that has steered the College since its establish ment. College Founded— The College began more than 90 years ago with the founding of a State Agricultural Society in 1851. Four years later a char ter was obtained for the estab lishment of the "Farmers High School." In 1857 th e Congress of the United States distributed grants of public land to establish insti tutions of higher learning, in which "the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific' and classical studies, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the me chanic arts... .in order to pro mote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and pro fessions of life." Such was the beginning of the College, .which today has more than 7,000 students, over 60 build Ocey, upholding his usual post ings, and is worth 20 1 / 2 million dollars. This development is great and .noteworthy. It has taken more than 90 years of exceptional care and guidance to make it what it is today. Old Old Main— The first Old Main had the same site and ground dimen sions as the present Old Main. It was built of stone quarried near by. The same stone is now in the walls of the new Old Main. In 1929 the old Old Main was torn down and work was started on its.successor. Many were sad to see it go since it had been the first building on the campus and many remembered it as their un dergraduate home. The - wooden tower on the building was the first object to be seen on enter ing State College. Charles Z. Klauder of Philadelphia, was the architect chosen to design the new building. It was a hard task because as Arthur R. Warnock, dean of men points out, - he had to design a thoroughly modern successor to the old building while carrying over into the new building the traditional feeling. of the old. "H 2 DRY DOCK ORCHESTRA and FLOOR SHOW and SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTIONS *1 • \ Saturday 9:00-12:00P.M,, Sandwich Shop FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1945 COMMON SENSE DEBATE . Common Sense memlbera will hear a debate on "Full Employ-' ment" in the Hugh Beaver Room at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Theodore Mar matz and ,Thorleif lolster will ire. two of the speakers and a facility member will• act as mediator. The current events committee will be in charge of the program. Alt those interested are invited to at tend. AG BANKERS MEETING • The committee on agricultural development of the .Pennsylvania Bankers' Associal'on will meet at' the Vittany Lion Inn today and tomorrow. At the sessions the men will familiarize themselves with the work of the agricultural ex tension service with which rum' bankers cooperate, particularly 4-H club work. RASMUSSEN TO SPEAK A. O. IRasmussen, extension specialist in ornamental horticul ture at the College, will speak at a meeting of ',lie Philadelphia branch of the National Gardeners Association to 'be held .at Cynwyd, Wednesday. The topic under dis cussion will be "The Future of Ornamental Hort:culture in Penn sylvania." AUDIO-VISUAL REPORT From July il, 1944, to June 3J, 1945, 2588 audio-visual aids were used on campus. This number does not include the 3000 films made and used by special departments. From other sources, 2747 films, records, and slides were used. 4mc'h X-G-I CLUB TO ELECT Elections for the offices of com mander, adjutant, and three mem bers of the executive committee will be the main business at the X.G-1.1 Club meeting 405 Old Main, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Due to the nature of the meet ing, it is imperative for all mem bers of the organization to attend. Philotes will hold an initiation in 'the WRA room of White Hall at 7 p.m. Wednesday. KALLOZETIA recently elected Marion ,Carlson to represent the sorority at the Panhellenic Coun 'eil. She sudceeds Nancy Thompson, the former representative. KAPPA ALPHA THETA: The girls of the sorority were enter tained by !Mrs. Joe Bedenk at her home on last Monday night, and by Miss Helen Swenson at her apartment on last Tuesday night. did a magnificent job. The new building continues to • dominate the campus as did the old, and its superlatively beautiful t o,w en symbolizes, by day *and night, that which is noble, inspiring, and• uni fying in Penn State." Campus Erie. 1:21 11:113 PHILOTES TO. INITIATE
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