FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8, 1946
Stamp Collection At Library
Tells Interesting History
Members- of the Mt. Nittany
Philatelic Society, a chapter of the
American Philatelic Society, are
now displaying a collection of
stamps and covers at the College
Library. Items in the exhibit
show a great variety oif interests
on the part of the collectors.
There are stamps of many coun
tries, stamps covering a span of
more than a century since the
first was issued in 1840, and
covers without stamps from the
days before stamps were used.
.Of considerable local interest is
District Attorney Edward L. Will
ard’s- display of the postal his
tory of State College. In this he
shows some of the first precancels
sent from State College.
George H. Fleming Jr. has an
interesting array of victory
stamps from the Philippines
commemorating liberation and
some covers of VJ Day, plus a few
Japanese covers commemorating
the fall of Bataan and Corregidor.
From the European War theater
there are the prisoner of war cards
and covers of Captain Edgar
Spicher who was imprisoned by
the Germans for two years.
Stamps Used As Money
(Besides being used for postage,
Independents
Voice Policy
The following open letter was
submitted for publication by the
Independent Party in an effort
to clarify their position in regard
to party policy:
“It has been said that the In
dependent Party exists solely to
further the interests of the in
dependent students of Penn
State, and as such is devoted to
the downfall of anything which
is fraternity-sponsored.
“To correct this unreasonable
and erroneous impression the In
dependent Party takes this op
portunity to forthrightly state
the high purpose for which it
was organized last fall. As an
upstanding group of students,
both independent and fraternity,
the clique members wish to in
form the entire college commu
nity frankly and openly of its
avowed intentions;-
“The Independent Party, first
and above all, stand's for fair
play. It wholeheartedly believes
in cooperation- and- coordination
between -all groups on-the cam
pus.'lt draws no lines, social or
financial, and is devoted to the
welfare of all students of any
religion or race.
“The -party’s desire is to make
Penn State a well-balanced!
community. Through square
dealing it would provide a fair
and proportionate representation
in student-administered 1 affairs.
The Independent Party’s pri
mary endeavor will be to seek
improvement and the better
ment of the lot of all students
wherever weaknesses or dis
crepancies- occur.
> “To all who seek a better Penn:
State, a more hospitable campus,
a roaring Lion in sports, . a
brighter -blue and purer white,
is extended an open. hand. The
Independent Party wants you- to
share in a truly worthy under
taking.
“We have ful-l faith that all
students, whether independent,
fraternity, or sorority, will want
to .back a sincere program which
is looking to the future and a
greater Penn State.”
—Policy Committee
SKATING ... THE COLISEUM SKATING RINK
One-Half Mile Out On The Bellefonie Hoad
.. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
FROM 8 P. M. TO 11 P. M.—ADMISSION 50c
Friday Special-Ladies 28c
> Skating Every Night Except Monday and Tuesday
Private Parties Are Booked For Monday and Tuesday Nights ’
SALLY'S
stamps were occasionally used as
money .and William M. Myers
shows two stamps so used during
the Civil War.
Donald E. Frear’s stamps of
Mexico show the change in de
sign from the earliest stamps to
•the beautiful issues of today. The
effect of changes in government
upon stamps can be seen in the
Russian stamps of Paul Krynine.
Some of the earlier stamps of
1840 to 1860, most of them imper
forate, are displayed by Leonard
A. Doggett. i
Other-foreign stamps are shown
by Mrs. J. V. Foster, Calvert C.
Wright, Newell A. Norton, and H.
Clay Musser. Mr; Musser, exe
cutive secretary of the American
Philatelic Society which main
tains its national office in State
College, also displays foreign
covers.
Mrs. C. M. Bauchspies combines
two hobbies in her collection of
Scouting on Stamps which depicts
the international fcope of Scout
ing for both boys land girls..
Christmas Seals, > : Too
Even Christmas seals are in
cluded. Postmaster Robert J. Mil
ler has seals from 1907 to 1937 in
blocks of four and John O. Pep
per shows some of the progressive
printings and booklet panes.
Another outstanding feature in
the exhibit is the panel of flight
covers shown by Mrs. iS. J.
Pirson. Among these is a letter
carried in a balloon in Paris in
1871, a cover taken by Lindberg
on his first flight from New York
to Buenos Aires, two carried by
the Graf Zeppelin, on its round
the world flight, and first flight
covers from the dirigible “Hin
deniberg.”
Among the exhibits of United
States stamps and : covers are Mrs.
Foster’s collection of the first day
covers; Hayes T. Darby’s display
of part of hi s collection of 886
plate number blocks; Howard
Hodge’s used blocks;-the air mail
stamps of Alton C. Simpson; and
Dr. S. M. Nissley’s hunting per
mit stamps, potato tax stamps,
and part of the' Columbia Ex
position issue of 1893.
Wagner Repqrts Arrival
Of 'Panhel Guide Book
The new Panhellenic Guide
Book is now available at the-
Dean of women’s office. All
women students interested in
joining a sorority should be sure
to read this guidebook, .according
to Pricilla .Wagner, president.
She stressed that it is important
for all coeds to know the rush
ing rules, the new system of re
gistration, the method of bidding,
women to sororities, proper ap
parrel at rushing parties, correct
invitation acceptance and. refusal
forms, and proper procedure dur
ing. the formal rushing period.
Also in the guidei book’ are the
expenses of all national and local
sororities' on campus, pictures of
their pins, and the sorority mem 7
bership lists.
■Panhellenic Council stresses the
importance of thorough reading
of the book and a complete un
derstanding of all registration and
Panhellenic rules.
Delta Sigma Pi
.... national professional com
merce and finance fraternity
plans to reorganize this semester.
All former student members of
this organization should leave
their name and address at Prof.
Carl W. Hasek’s office, 105
Sparks, immediately.
THE COLLEGIAN
Local Sorority
Goes National
Kallozetia, local sorority, will
heroine Beta Epsilon chapter of
Beta Sigma Omicron at initation
tomorrow afternoon, the anni
versary of its founding on Feb
ruary 9, 1945.
Initation will be followed by an
introductory tea tomorrow and
a banquet at the Nittany Lion Inn
Sunday Penn State alumnae of
the sorority, alumnae and actives
from the University of Pittsburgh
and Westminster College, and
alumnae from Washington, D. C.
will be on hand to welcome the
new chapter. National officers
also expected are Vice Presidents
Mrs. Leonora Mariner and Mrs.
Eleanor Dufore, ®nd Treasurer
Gladys Canon.
Beta Sigma Omicron was found
ed in 1888 at Columbus, Missouri.
Local officers are: Lois MacClel
lan, president; Nancy Thompson,
vice-president; Jean Diehl, secre
tary; Virginia Gault, treasurer;
‘Anne Whitney, rush chairman.;
and Blythe Hartley, social chair
man.
Ml Honorary Initiates;
Elects New Officers
Sigma- Gamma. Epsilon, Mineral
Industries Honorary, initiated 15
students and elected officers re
cently. The officers elected were
Lawrence Sonders, president;
Drew Stahl, vice-president and
historian; William L. Frankhous
er, corresponding secretary and
editor; and Peter Palmer, secre
tary-treasurer.
Among th 4 initiates were: Nor
ton Bernsteirl, John C. Ferm, Rob
ert L. Folk,' William L. Frank
houser, Howard L. Hartman,
Raymond Hensler, Marvin D.
Mangus, Peter Palmer, Donald
Rider, Drew Stahl, Richard Z.
Stauible, Lawrence Sonders, and
Jack Taylor. Professor Chesleigh
A. Bonine is faculty advisor.
Sigma Phi Epsilon,
STATESMEN
CA Tops Goal; Collects $3,170
Surpassing their goal of $3,000,
students of the College contributed
$3,170 in the Penn Slate Christian
Association’s Finance 'Drive. It is
estimated that a total of 2,224 stu
dents responded. ,
Joining Mary Faloon and
Vaughn Stapleton, co-chairmen of
the student campaign, James T.
Smith, administrative secretary of
the Association, expresses appre
ciation to the student body and to
campaign, workers for making the
drive successful;
Dr. Victor Beede, chairman of
“Hearts And Flowers”' -*
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with a gift of flowers
or a Valentine cor
sage. To win her love ..
■ ■ WgS&'r's-.'-ixt
"Say If With Flowers?' '
■: WOODRING’S-:-
FLORAL GARDENS..
Invites
You to attend theif
house February
Saturday evening from
8:30 to 12.
will be furnished by
Bob Martorana
and his
PENN
L. G. BALFOUR COMMiT
LOCATED IN THE ATHLETIC STORE
PENN STATE CLASS PINGS
Music
faculty solicitation, announces that
heha9 received $1,275 to date, witfV
some of the schools yet to report.
Dr. 'Beede is confident that they
faculty goal of $1,500 will toe at
tained.
Men to Tour Rockview
Walter Miller of the Associationr
has contacted 1 Dr. J. W. Claudy,-
superintendent of Rockview Pris
on Farm, and made arrangements'
for 40 men students to tour the
penitentiary next Saturday after
noon. Round-trip bus tickets can
be bought during the week in 30'.V
Old Main.
open
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