TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 22, 1946
Ex-GI Dad
NYA Hul Provides Home
For Veterans' Families
By RUTH TISHERMAN
Junior following in Dad’s foot
steps is now an outmoded custom
as far as the College i s concerned.
. Harris Lyon, 37-year-old ex-
Seabee, has reversed the usual
process and is treading on the
bobby-socked imprints of his 18-
year-old freshman daughter, Pa
tricia, as both seek the “three r’s”
of higher learning.
“Know something?” Pat asked.
“Dad and I made .the same m'arks
the other day on a. botany exam.
And believe it or not, we don’t
have .the class together.”
The first father-daughter team
to enter the College, the Lyons
lived in Pittsburgh prior to No
vember 1942. That month Harris
started his long trek from milk
route to square root. A student at
Penn State over 19 years ago, he
quit school to marry and then had
a milk delivery job for 13 years.
Stationed at Guam
“That is, until Uncle Sam call
ed,” Harris explained. “Then I
was stationed on Guam 13 months
as a master-at-arms in charge of
Construction.”
“That means boss,” his wife
impishly added. “And that’s what
he’s been trying to be since he
came home.”
At this point, Clarence Hacka
thorne, Harris’ brother-in-law,
strode into the living room of the
“N.Y.A. Hut” which he, his wife,
and three-year-old son share with
the Lyons. .
“Have a hard time finding this
place?” he asked. .
Stooping to recover a few of my
■toes that had thawed off, I told
him I had walked for hours trying
to-find . a wooden structure en
titled to the name “hut.” When
finally directed to a pleasant look
ing iow-lbuilt white house not far
from • the dairy'barns, I walked
behind it, searching foj an elusive
shack.
Likes ,NYA Hut
. “it is a pretty nice place, isn’t
it?” Jake (as Mr. Haekathorne is
known)' asked.. “The.name. hut is
misleading as far as appearances
go, but it’s so-called because’Stu
dents' who' worked under the Na
tional Youth Administration for
merly lived here.”
“Mr. Galbraith was trying to
find two families willing to share
it,” Mrs. Haekathorne added. “'Be
cause we are related we figured
■we could work it out. And believe
me, after the terrible time we had
finding a place, we consider our
selves lucky."
■: 'Jake broke in, “Did you ever
notice the coping above Gal’s of
fice window? The name of ‘Con
fu'eious’ is lettered there and it’s
really appropriate—you know, the
wise man who could figure out
anything.”
t Jake and Harris both are at-r
tending college under Public Law
16, veterans’ disability bill.
■'' “I hadn’t known about this bill,
but a former Alpha Gamma Rho
fraternity brother of mine wrote
to me that I ought to finish col
lege under L?’ Harris explained.
Thirty-nine-year old Jake, for
merly with .the 88th Alrpo'rne en
gineers, Said this is his first try at
.book learning since high school.
■ “I always wanted to go to col-
Simpson Features Haiti
In .Wednesday Reading
IDr. George E. Simpson, head of
the' sociology department, will,
read from “Folktales from Haiti”
as the seepnd reading in the 1.4 th
Series of Wednesday Readings 'in
402 1 Central Library, 4:15 Wed
nesday afternoon".
Students, faculty members and.
townspeople are cordially invited
to attend these open meetings
now covering the theme “Short
Stories from Our Good Neigh
bors.” Among the folk tales gath
ered by Dr. Simpson in Haiti,
“Four Vodun Ceremonies” will
appear in the April issue of the
“Journal of American Folklore.”
An Afghan
.... for use in the' rest room
will be;knitted by .the Home. Eco-;
jiomics Club beginning. at : its next
meeting .in' 14’ Horde Economics'at)
;7 p. ’in. ‘ {
filMembers ai'e "requested to bring"
•iJfoi'aS .ineedies
-'cKmrmim. v i3»>W
Copies Bobby Soxer
(Reading Left to Right) Pati
Clarence H
lege, but never had the chance,”
he reminisced. “I’m majoring in
animal husbandry now—some
thing I’ve had in mind since child
hood. It’s a far cry from 1942 when
I had my own repair garage in
Millvale, right outside Pitts
burgh.”
Harris, though a dairy hus
bandry major, is taking practically
the same Courses as Jake.
'That- chemistry is the hardest
subject both vets agree.
“Why, Pat never needs to study
and Jake and I go at it as soon as
we come home, just knocking off
for dinner,” Harris commented.
“Do you feel conscious of your
age when you’re among the young
er students?” I asked Harris.
Feels Self-Conscious
Jake , nodded vigorously in the
negative, but Harris answered,
“Yes, I dp feel self-consciOus
traipsing around with kids, but
the biggest thing I’m up against is
the talking in class.”
Banging hi s fist on the table,
Jake broke in.- “Believe me when
you’re in service you jump to at
tention when your superior walks
in. -You even can’t scratch your
nose, let alone whisper. <
“I boil over when an instructor
has to shout to keep his voice
above the light buzzing always go
ing on in a classroom. (But the
funny part is, the kids always get
the notes! Tell me, maybe you
know how it’s done?”
Wishing to keep my trade secret
I quickly parried, “By the way,
how do you like State College?”
Both men became enthusiastic,
“Everyone has bent over back
wards to' help us,” Jake Stated.
“The administration and towns
_folk couldn’t do enough to aid us.
Why, I slept in Professor Cur
rier’s attic one night when we still
had to commute from Beliefonte
and I had gear stored in Profes
sor Donaldson’s garage. They’ve
To' keep the Penn State tradi-
Ex-GKs
. . . please bring book slips to
.318 Old Main so that book store
bills may be paid. The slips will
be returned if necessary. A new
group of refunds for ,$5 evaluation
fees and for $lO advance inci
dental fees is ready at the Bur
sar’s office.
The
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
of
STATE COLLEGE
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, #
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THE COLLEGIAN
ricia Lyon, Harris LyOn and
(ackathorne
tion in the family, Harry O’Con
nell, Mrs. Lyon’s brother and
been great!”
father of Billy, the motherless
four-year-old she is rearing, is en
tering the College’s department
of law and finance next semester.
Since his discharge from service
he’s been working for* Grounds
and Buildings.
Harris’ sister, Carolyn, is an
agent for the Penn State agricul
tural extension service in Wash
ington cpunty.
“I, enter college, too?” Mrs.
Lyon looked startled as I half
jestingly gave her a' parting sug
gestion. “(Believe me, this is a full
time, job seeing that my husband
and daughter study their lessons
arid sepding them off to classes
each morning.' No thank you!”
Pat gave her green “frosh” bow
a final resigned tug, winked at me
and strode outside calling to her
“■fellow student,” “Come on, Dad,
grab a book we have a nine
o’clock!”
'Grad Gei-fogeiher'
Promises Music, Fun
All graduate students at the
College are invited to a “grad
get-together” in the cafeteria of
the Home Economics • building. 8
to 10 p. m. Friday.
Featuring a “get acquainted”
theme, the evening has been
planned for the speoific purpose
of organizing graduate students,
their husbands, and wives.
The program will include mu
sic, special numbers, and refresh
ments! Those attending are to
decide the future status; name,
and policy of the potential gradu
ate club.
Pufipie ’Quill To fPreseni
Djscussipn of Classics
“When Does a Book Become a
Classic?” will be -the subject of a
panel discussion to be held on
the program “Purple Quill Pre
sents” over W’MAJ at 8 o’clock
tomorrow night. 'Members of the
panel will be Helen Hummel, stu
dent member of the guild; Arthur
B. Sutherland and. William L.
Werner, professors of English lit-,
erature.
College Merits
Navy Award
For meritorious support of the
war program in the field of motor
vehicle accident prevention, the
United States Navy has presented
to the College the Navy’s certifi
cate of achievement.
The presentation was made in
Washington by H. Struve Henscl,
assistant Secretary of the Navy,
and was accepted by J. O. Kel
ler, assistant to the president, in
charge of extension, and Amos E.
Neyhart, administrative head of
the Institute of Public Safety.
A similar award was made to
the American Automobile Asso
ciation for which Neyhart served
as consultant on road training.
“The certificate is given to
your organization,” wrote Rear.
Admiral F. G. Crisp, U.S.N., “in
recognition of its contribution to
the Navy’s Motor Vehicle Acci
dent Prevention Program by
making available the services of
your staff as well as its scientific
and technical experience in test
ing, selecting, and training of
motor vehicle operators . . . The
Navy is proud of the progress U
has made to date in accident pre
vention, and it is glad to give
credit in the form of Certificate
of Achievement to the American
Automobile Association and ,to
the College for their valuable as
sistance.”
ft ;<
In accepting the award, Keller
said that the College *was happy
and proud to Shake .some small
contribution to the Navy training
program and to cooperate with
the American Automobile Asso
ciation in this endeavor.
HiJlel Foundation Holds
Second In Forum Series
Hillel Foundation will present
the second in the current series
of three forums at 7:30 o’clock
tomorrow night. These forums
are open to the public, and admis
sion is free.
The program will begin with a
motion picture, “Valley Town,” a
story of technological unemploy
ment in a steel town. The inter
mission: speaker will be Arthur
H. Reede, associate professor of
economics.
{Last part of the presentation
will be another movie, “Post-War
Jobs,” produced by the “March ol'
Time.”
Hillel Hour - on station WMAJ
at 4:30 o’clock this afternoon,
will'feature an original radio dra
ma entitled, “They Must Not Be
Forgotten.”
Board of Trustees
. . . of the College will, hold
their annual meeting in Harris
burg January 26. The Executive
Committee will meet the day pre
ceding the full board meeting.
Election of officers .and other bus
iness will be discussed after a
luncheon at the Penn Harris Ho
tel.
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Penn State Club'Opens
Dormitory Dance Series
The Penn State Club will con
duct a dance Friday evening at
ATO dormitory. The following
weekend the club will sponsor a
dance at Matil’s dorm. Byer’s
dorm will also be represented.
'Herb Kean, athletic chairman,
reported that the basketball team
will play its second game of the
season Friday evening in Recrea
tion Hall at 9:15.
Walter Pascoe, social chairman,
reported that the club will have
its Old Main open house Febru
ary second.
The following men were initi
ated: Earl Brown, Ed\vard Chap
lain, John Creighton, James Feth
erlin, John Gatz, Rpbert Giar.one,
Bob Goslin, Mike Horen, Frank
Kline, Donald Paul, Frank Phil
lippbar, and Marvin Rogow.
The Senale Committee
... on Academic Standards is
preparing material for the John
W. White, Louise Carnegie, and
Class of 1922 Memorial Scholar
ship awards. Application forms
are available to qualified students
at 101 Forestry. The information
requested in these forms must be
in the hands of the committee by
January 31.
CLASSIFIEDS
FOUND—Pair of man’s tan pig
skin gloves in Corner Room.
Ask at Collegian office.
WANTED. Dishwasher. Apply at
the Hillcrest Home Manage
ment house.
LEND ME YOUR EARS. No head
is complete without ears. No
ears are complete without attrac
tive sea shell ear rings. Hand
made to fit your personality and’
wardrobe. Reasonable prices.
Call 4389 evenings.
WANTED Four riders to
Wilkes-Barre . or ScrEntoh,
leaving Friday noon, January
25th. Call 3976 after 7 n. m. Ask
for “Ely.”
FOR' SALE Men’s Suit, Navy
flannel, double breasted’, one
button drape. Excellent condition.
Size 38 long. Call 4049.
WANTED—Ride to Philadelphia
for two Friday evening or
Sat. morning this week. Call Bob,
4928.
LOOK I am getting bitter! Will
the joker who found a gold
Waterman’s pen in Comer Room
two weeks ego call 210 Ath,
please. Reward.
FOR SALE 1940 Ford, with
heater and radio. Richardson,
-Dept, of Speech, or phone 4765.
FOR RENT— Room, single, two
blocks from campus. $3,50 per
week. Desire immediate occu
pancy. Call Russ 3265'.
FOR SALE—Ronson Lighter $5,
17-jewel pocket watch $26.50,
Remington Rand electric shaver
$l5. Call Johnny 4073.
WANTED—Ride to Philadelphia
for two men, leaving Friday
night. Call in 3412. ' -V