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Trustees Name Agriculture Dean
Board Changes
Semester Plan
Trustees Name Osborne
To Architecture Post
Milton S. Osborne, who since
1929 has been director of the
School of Architecture of the Uni
versity of Manitoba, Winnipeg,
Canada,, has been appointed pro
fessor of architecture and head
of that department at the College.
His; appointment, as was that of
Dr. Lyman E. Jackson to Dean of
Agriculture, was 'made by the exe
cutive committee of the Board of
Trustees this weekend and will be
effective. May J 6, 1946.
Besides Osborne’s, appointment
and that of a new dean of the
School of Agriculture," the com
mittee decided upon a policy of
admission to the College, details of
which will be released in several
days, ■ Committee members also
authorized a. term arrangement
for the year beginning July 1,
1946, which “will have the effect
of changing from the accelerated
program, of three semesters to a
normal program of two semes
ters.”
New Term Arrangement
Under the’ new term arrange
ment, Intersession (three weeks)
wiir.be scheduled from June 10-
29; Main Session, July I—August
10-(six ’weeks); Host Sessionsr
August 12-31 (three weeks) and
August 12—September 21 (six
weeks); •First Semester, Septem
ber 27 to February 1, 1947; arid
Second Semester, February 7 to
June 6.
In addition to changing the
term arrangement back to the nor
mal two semesters, the procedure
will permit veterans and others to
attend summer sessions for a total
of. 12 weeks.
Members of the executive board
present were Kenzie S. ©agshaw,
Hollidaysbujg; George H. Deike,
Pittsburgh; Vance C. McCormick,
Harrisburg; James Milholland,
Pittsburgh; and George W. Slo
cuiri, Milton. President Hetzel is
.secretary of the board.
Four incumbent trustees elect
ed by delegates of agricultural
and industrial societies were re
named: Bagsbaw; J. A. Boak,
New Castle; J. N; Forker, Pitts
burgh; and M. J. Grimes, Cata
wissa. Since the election was
scheduled for July 1, 1945 and;
cancelled because of travel re-‘
strictions, these trustees will
serve their three-year terms as
of July .1, 1945.
New Scholarships
The committee accepted a loan
and scholarship fund commem
orating Harry Edward Wagner,
'4l, who was killed in action June
28, 1944. Mrs. Maude B. Wagner,
his mother, asked for establish
ment of the fund, which will be
used at first for student loans and
eventually become a $lO,OOO
scholarship fund benefitting boys
in the Harrisburg area.
Another scholarship fund ap
proved was the $l5OO Borden
Home -Economics Scholarship
Award. Its purpose is to establish
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Purple Quill To Present
'Christmas Philosophy'
Guest speaker on the Purple
Quill radio show this week will be
R. H.\ Dotterer, professor of phil
osophy. He will speak om “A
Christmas Philosophy” over WM
AJ at 8 o’clock tomorrow night,
announced Guild-master Charles
M. Barr. . .
Two guild' members will jalso
be featured on this program dedi
cated to Christmas. They • are
Helen L. Chapman who will speak
on “Santa Adopts Some Boys,”
and Mary B. Lewis who will dis
cufk “A Visit From Saint Nicho
las.” - ......
TU ESD AY~M O RNING, DECEMBER 18, 1945—ST ATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA'
Dreams Come True-
Postwar Nylons
Go On Sale
Nylons! That one word rang
out and broke the silence like a
bell pealing midnight. “Honest,
kids, Schlow’s have nylons. I just
heard it on the radio,” was the
war -cry through the dorms Fri
day afternoon as coeds flew down
East College avenue. It was as if
a block-buster had scored a dir
ect hit on the store.
That radio announcement caus
ed the most excitement and' com
motion since the V-J proclama
tion. After the war commenced,
nylon hose were as scarce as hen’s
teeth. They were' one of the many
products taken off the open mar
ket, and women were forced to
wear rayon stockings or none at
all. In fact, this is the first ship
ment Schlow’s have had since
1941.
To see the mob storming the
shop’s doors reminded one of the
old gold rush days. Students cut
their classes toj join it. Passerbys,
astounded by the line, thought
■perhaps State College was open
ing a liquor store. Like every
thing else, the news spread to the
Corner Room. Soon the- nylon
hungry line, waiting to buy >a pair
of no sag, no bag stockings, ex
tended to Co-op Corner. It re
sembled the cigarette - lines of a
year ago with each one hoping
desperately that the supply
wouldn’t run out before she got
her 'allotment.
-i—Meh ; -as' welLas. av.dmeniaweHed
the throng with 30 per cent of the
buyers being males. After all, what
gjrl friend or mother wouldn’t ap
preciate a pair of nylons for
Christmas? No one seemed to
worry about sizes; they were will
ing to take anything as long as it
■wasn’t rayon. To prove it was a
riot producing commodity, 620
pairs were sold in an hour.
The sale of- nylons was truly
like a blockbuster, for the store
was left full of debris, and the
sales, clerks went home battle
scarred.
La Vie Begins
War Edition
“Work has 'begun on a war ed
ition of La Vie to be published
sometime in the summer,” said
Ruth Bollinger, editor, yesterday.
The edition'will -contain a chron-'
ological history of the war'years,
including the pictures and activi
ties of the last six classes as- well
as those- of the graduates of the
February and June, semesters of
this year..
A system is being worked out to
facilitate the mailing to, and bill
ing of, the members of these
classes. It -will be the first La Vie
to be published since the spring
of 1943. •
Candidates will hold their sec
ond meeting shortly after Christ
mas.
Engineer Goes On
With Articles, Features
A new issue of the Penn State
Engineer will go on sale Thursday.
Among the articles will be
“Radar,” “Fiberglass,” “Petrol
eum’s Unusual Products, 1 ” “Log
of a Jolly Roger,” and “What
Makes Collegian Run So Far.”
“New Developments,” “S 1 y
Drools,” and a photo page will
also be included.
Eileen Ers-hler has been ap-
Dointed managing 'editor of the
Engineer. . • ,
Friars »
... sophomore athletic honor
ary, is planning to reorganize on
campus. All present or past mem
bers should contact Drue Kinney,
phone 4957.
Published Semi-Weekly By The Collegian Sti
Frosh To Cast
3-Party Votes
Freshmen will cast votes for
their officers in the first floor
lounge -of Old Main from 8 a. m.
to 5 p. m. tomorrow. Student
matriculation cards must be pre
sented in order to vote.
Interest in .the election is focus
ed on the Independent Party,
which joins the battle for fresh
men honors for the first time since
the era of Campus-Independent
domination of politics. Key, Nit
tany, and Independents compete
for the presidential and secretar
ial posts.
Robert Rose and Marjorie Er
skine are the Key party nominees
for president and secretary re
spectively. Charles O. Hill and
Ruth M. Hemler are running on
the Independent ticket, while Jack
E. Smith and Patricia Kinkead re
present Nittany’s bid for the frosh
offices.
Candidates and their activities
follow:
Charles O. 'Hill, Independent
President—ex-GI, wrestling, Col
lege choirj PSCA.
Robert Rose, Key—PSCA fi
nance drive, X-.G-I Club, Chi
Phi pledge.
Jack E. Smith, Nittany—X-G-I
Club. '
Ruth M. Hemler, Independent—
PSCA Secretary, Outing Club,
WRA.
Marjorie. 'Erskine, Key—PSCA,
WSSP,'-Rifle-Clubr^-- : - -
Patricia Kinkead, Nittany—
PSCA, First Sen-jester Club, se
cretary, dorm president, Outing
Club vice-president, Bowling
Club..
College Holds
Annual Sing
The annual Christmas Carol
Sing will be held on. the front ter
race of Old Main at 8 p. m.
Thursday. Townspeople, as well
as college students, faculty mem
bers, and employees are invited to
join in-the community singing, led
by Prof. Hummel Fishburn.
A brass quartet from the NROTC
Band will accompany group sing
ing.. In the ensemble, are: Fred
Keeker and Glen Orndorf, trom
bones, 'and Rus.s Mickerson and
Leonard Ray, trumpets.
Although a monetary collection
is not traditionally a part of the
Sing, those planning this year’s
event feel that the extreme need
iness of European students in the
after-math of. the war places a re
sponsibility on American college
students, and a collection will be
taken. Donations will be added to
the approximate $2,000 already re~
ceived in the World Student Ser
vice Fund Drive, to help raise the
year’s goal of $5,000.
Campus groups sponsoring the
Carol Sing are: the College Ad
ministration Committee on Pub
lic Occasions, Music Department,
Penn State Christian Association,
and Department of Grounds and
Buildings. Maria Hanzlik and
Richard Rathmell are general
chairmen. As in other years, Mr.
Phili-o Mannino, head of the Au
dio-Visual Aids library, will
operate a projector which will
flash) words on a large screen.
X-G-ltiub ~
... is a strictly non-political
organization, announced ..Wesley
Turek, president. j ;• j
Because of the large number of
ex-servicemen in the freshman
class, attention should be called
to the fact the Club does not sup
port any one clique or a particular
candidate,” said Turek.
E. Jackson Succeeds
Dr.
Retiring Dean Fletcher
Dr. Lyman E. Jackson, president of South Dakota State College of
Agricultural and Mechanical Arts, will become dean of the School of
Agriculture at the College sometime before March 1.
Selected by the executive committee of the Board of Trustees
meeting here over the weekend, Dr. Jackson’s appointment was an
nounced by President Ralph D. Hetzel.
Dr. Jackson is secretary of the 'National Association of Land
Frosh To Hear
Study Talks
The last Freshman Orientation
meeting sponsored by. All-College
Cabinet will be held in 121 Sparks
at 7 o’clock tonight.-
Charles C. Wagner,- acting dean
of the School of Liberal Arts, and
Dr. B. V. Moore, head of the edu
cation and psychology depart
ment, will speak for the first half
hour on “How To Study.” This
topic will emphasize how students
can get adjusted and how to get
the most out of college.
“How To Prepare 'Yourself in
Your Freshman Year For. a Job”
will be the topic of George N. P:
Leetch, director of College Place
ment, for ..the. next half hour. This
"subject wili'-stress the -importance
of looking ahead so the student
will be fitted for his future job.
All ex-servicemen and students
are invited to attend. After these
talks, questions from the floor
may toe asked. '
The student section, of the com
mittee is composed of .co-chair
men Jeanne'Weaver and Michael
Fedak, Dr. Henry 'Brunner is
chairman of the faculty section,
which is composed of Miss Julia
Brill, Dean Arthur Warnock,
George Leetch, Dean Charles
W'agner, and Dr. Bruce Moore.
Wurfl Leads
German Sing
The Annual German Christmas
Sing wil be conducted by Dr.
George J. Wurfl, professor of
German, in Schwab Auditorium
at 7:30 tonight. In the spirit of
the old custom, the sing will be
presented in German. The story of
the Nativity will be read from a
German Bible.
Dr. Wurfl founded, the sing in
1930 and it has become one of the
traditions of the Christmas pro
gram.
This year’s program will in
clude special numbers by Ruth
J. Hill and K. H. Van D’Elden ac
companied by Dorothy M. Cornell.
C. R. Crosby will sing a solo and
Miss Cornell will play a piano
solo. Mrs. Irene O. Grant of the
department of music education
will play the organ prelude and
postlude. Talks will toe given by
Dr. A. F. Bullington and Dr. Alois
Nagler, both of the department of
German.
Belles Lettres Program
Features Saroyan Talk
The Belles Lettres Club held its
bi-weekly meeting in the lounge
of Grange Thursday afternoon.
Pfhf.j Arthur , C, head
of the dramatics department,'gave
a talk on ‘ William Saroyan and
read selections from the play “My
Heart’s in the Highlands.”
Lois Burleigh presided at the
meeting and Carol Ruth was in
charge of the refreshments.
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Grant Colleges and Universities.
He will succeed Dean Stevenson
W. Fletcher who retired in July,
but returned to his duties until a
successor'could toe named.
President of South Dakota State
since January 1, 1941, the new
dean previously served as junior
dean of agriculture at Ohio State
University.
Co-Author of 3 Books
He is co-author of three ’books:
“Crop Management and Soil Con
servation,” “■Field Crops and Land
Use,” and “Livestock Manage
ment.” More than 100,000 copies of
“Crop Management and Soil Con
servation” are in use, including
those requested “ toy the United
States Armed Forces Institute.
■Born on a farm near the village
of Oregon, Wis., in 1898, Dr. Jack
son received his elementary edu
cation there. He later attended the
University.of Wisconsin, receiving
his B.S. in 1921 and his (M.S. in
1925. He studied at the University
of Minnesota for his ‘Ph.D. degree
which was granted in 1931.
After teaching a year at Dodge
ville, Wis., Dr. Jackson held a sim
ilar position at Janesville, Wis.,
until 1924, when he won a fellow
ship at Wisconsin for research in
the fields of agricultural education
and rural economics. While doing
this graduate study, he worked for
the Wisconsin Agricultural Exten
sion Service as Assistant State 4-H
Club Leader and as the first county
agricultural agent of Dane county.
Teaches at North Dakota
In September, 1925, joining the
faculty of North Dakota State Col
lege, he taught agricultural educa
tion, general and educational psy
chology, the history of education,
and helped organize a correspon
dence course in agriculture. For
two summers, Dr. Jackson travel
led as Assistant State Supervisor
of Vocational Agriculture.
From July, 1929, to September,
1935, he taught in the department
of agricultural education at Ohio
State University.
Returning a year after to Ohio
State as junior dean of agriculture,
he held this position until 1941
when he became president of
South Dakota State.
Reorganizes Staff
At South Dakota State, Dr.
Jackson began to strengthen es
sential personnel, completely re
organizing and restaffing the de
partment of physical education and
athletics; reorganized the institu
tion on a junior-senior college
basis; established a comprehensive
student personnel and guidance
program; helped revise the Divi
sion of Agriculture; developed a
new system of faculty records; and
helped establish an 800-man unit
of the Army Air Forces and a 600-
man ASTP unit.
The new dean is a member of
the Masonic Lodge, the Grange,
the Rotary Club, the American
Farm Bureau, the American Le
gion, Alpha Zeta, Alpha Gamma
Rho, Phi Eta Sigma, and numerous
other civic, fraternal, and profes
sional organizations.
All Ex^GTs
. . . are to report to Mr. Dunn
at the- i Veteran Administration
Building today or tomorrow if
they have not yet received their
Letters of Eligibility. Duplicates
are ready.
Any ex-GI who does not report
wil not be put on the January
sub sistence list.