'Hello!' 42--No Academy of Sciences Honors Dr. Whitmore for Leadership Dr. Frank Clifford Whitmore, dean of the Schoorof Chemistry and Physics at the College, was officially notified on Friday of his election to members'hip.in the National 'Aca demY of. Sciences. He was one of 29 leaders in Anierican ence to to elected at the spring meeting of the Academy. • • The Academy, meeting at Washington, D. C., for its first spring session since 1941, .alio elected Dr. Peter Kapitaa, director of the Insti . tute for;Physical Problems of the Academy •of Sciences of the U.S.S.R. at Moscow, arid Dr. Syd ney Chapman, chief professor of mathematics at the Imperial Col lege bf. Science and Technology at London, as - foreign associates. - These elections brought the total membership to 390 and the total. of - foreign associates to forty four. Election to the. Academy is the honor most prized by scienL tiSts ,Dr. Whitmore's election also brdught him membership in the third of America's three majot -scientific societies.. He • already holds memberships in the Ameri .-cari :Academy of Arts and Sci -ences, BOston and the American Philosophical Society, Philadel phia. _l_ Dean Whitmore, who was presi dent of the American Chemical ---SocietY ' 1938, is well-knoWn among chemists for his chemical 'APublitations, .and•a year ag6 - IWaS awarded - the Willard' Gibbs Med * .41, the highest chemical honor in ~ ..the nation. In 1938-he - was.aWard- - s Zed,.-t the -Nichble:Medal. ,. the New . York Section' of the` .!- . ;••Arnericari- Chemical' SoCiety. - . The Penn State chethist haS Served, as consultant to numerous lndustrial groups 'and to .federal ‘.:a . gencies,. including the War Pro-. 'Board,:the , War ' Man ;-'.'poWer; COMmission, .the National ,Defense Research Committee, Of- LI - Lite of -Production Research and 'Deiielopment, and the Quarter ':'master' General's Office. -*already ' , was a nationally-' knoil Organic • `.chemist,' teacher, acid:; administrator when- he was 19.292t0' become dean of #id''P...chool . of . Chemistry and atf'the College. - At :that' time pies . -Was head of the chenaistry de- Avilmerit :at Northwestern '"Uni *ersity.t -Prior- • to that' ;he. had kita - Ught .at Williams, at Rice Insti i.ite;.'•atid."' at the • University of ,t , '„MirmesOta. . ' • Rec Hall Wing To Include Pool, Bowling Alleys, Gym '.'- • A swimming pool, bowling alleys and a small gymnasium are included in the plans for the south wing addition to Rec ,.reation Hall. m , 'Approved by Carl P. Schott, Dean of the School of Phy siCal• Education and Athletics, the 'plans have, been sent to Harrisburg to 'be checked by struction 'begins. The propos ediS*imn:iing pool is to be us ed.,fot teaching 'purposes and the varsity swimming team, Dean Sehar's:aid: Planned -FaCilities In the three-story addition will -- :;be.'fo.ur handball courts; enlarged . .-I.cickeir facilities, class, rooms; lab oratories for . students of the - of ' , Physical Education, a :`'trophy room,' officeS for the 'fa t,aultS7, and team . dressing, rooms.. Dean Schott pointed out. that :.:the state ntay'ask• - for modifications hi..the plans. High construction costS' may make prohibitive the four proposed bowling alleys but • space has been allcicated for their erection at' a later date if neces sary. Room fOr 4800 baskets and 560 fleckers on the first floor will .donble our present locker accom rniodations,- Dean Schott said. Ar- .0 . 4 r• Tatirgiatt TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 30, 1946-STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA SU Committee Asks For Petition Names Beginning today, the 'all-col lege Student Union Committee will circulate a petition in an endeavor to get at least 4000 undergraduates' signatures • be- May 11. The netition may be signed by anyone who is sixth semester or below. By signing the petition, the student indicates that he is will ing to pay a fee of $5 per semes ter for membership in the -Stu dent Union when it becomes a reality. Seventh and eighth se mesters' are ineligible because they will have graduated before the Union , project is completed. For •facts -about Unions, read "The Story of Student Unions" on page 3. • Cabinet to_Study Ho.o4indr..Pti-t6:•.- : At '., , the • suggeitibri , tif named- 1 student-=delegate,,!C6binet 'moved to investigate the opera= 'lion . of . the OPA in State/College, specifically in connection with the "outrageous., rooming prices,"- at its meeting Thursday night, Ted LeFevre was appointed to check with the ideal OPA. as to its ability to deal with these pro ' blems,:and a committee of George Donovan, Lawrence Foster, ,Char les Willing, and the unknown student visitor to "discuSs situa tions of, interest .to cat - rip - Us wet— fare,'! including housing. _ Also., at the..ineeting, President Vaughri - Stapleton -, made• the fol.=, lowing . ._appointments the 'Moonlight. 'Magic • dance, May 21: Robert Foote/ chairthan; 'Robert Waltenbaugh, .decoretions; "and Richard McAdams, publicity. , .(Continued oil page five) • he state architect before con- rangements have been made also for faculty, team. and. physical education major locker. areas. • Small Gym • 'lt is expected that the - small. gymnasium will aid greatly in supplementing the main gymna sium. It will be equipped to han dle the .gymnastic: team and in etrUctionel work of male students in the School Of-Physical . ; Edu cation, leaving . the main floor open for more'recreational activi- . ties. • • . Having the boxing ,and wrest ling teams practice in the, small gyth will also clear the floor.' As - in the past, all .compe titions and sporting events are to be held on the main floor. The size of the pool has not been determined as yet but pro posed dimensions are 40 feet by 75 feet. The width of the wing bars the erection of .qeats for spectators. • ÜBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY BY THE COLLEGIAN STAFF Students Elect Queen, Maid Six Coeds Vie 'For-Title; 'Committee Selects 'Court Final elections for May queen and Maid of Honor, to preside ov er the May Day festivities, are being:held in the first floor lounge Of Old Main from 9 to 12 and 1:30 to 5 today. All students mhy vote in.this,plection. Fioalists for queen are: ' Roslyn Gahuse, Jeanne • Hirt, Nancy McGeary, Sally -Pollard, Betty Rank, and Barbara' Smith. Maid• of Honor finalists . are: Grace !Fuchs, Lois May Heyd, Camilla Lovett, Jayne Pollard, Nancy Romig, and Monti 'Smul yam • The May Day ;festivities will be held on the front campus at 1 p. m. on Saturday, May 1;1. This pro gram, ,presented by the women of the College under the auspices of Women's Student Government Association, is a revival of a cus tom started in 1914 and discon tinued during the war years. Ann Berkhimer• is !chairman of At a . mass meeting in Schwab auditorium at 7 p. m. Thursday night, the May, Queen, Maid of Honor, two attendants from each class, 20 honor women, two heralds, and two jesters will be announced. the 'festivities, and her assistants are Jean Nelsen- and Suzanne Ro mig. c. Candidates for queen were cho sen from the senior w : omen, while .candidates.for Maid of Honor were ; , -chosen..from- the , freShman women ; In' . j)rhnary elections laSt ;week. In addition to the Maid of Hon or, the May Queen, will have as attendants two women from each class, to be chosen by the May bay Coinmittee. . • There will also be a Hemlock Chair , which consists of a chain of hemlock carried by senior women to form a lane through which the queen and her court twill walk. Mortar, Board Plans Carnival ...The Mortar Board "Parking Lot . Prom" to be held!' On Friday night Will be the scene - of the first car nival type entertainment to b; held at the College in recent years. Doughnuts and cokes will be sold at a Moratr Board refresh. ment stand, and sororities will sell everything from popcorn to can died apples at their respective booths. Strip tickets for the affair may be purchased in front of the Cor ner Room Thursday and 'Friday and at the dance. The parking lot in back of the Sigma Chi frater nity will serve as the dance floor for •the prom: Committee members include Barbara Smith, chairman; Nancy .Bartch, sorority booths; Woodene Bell, tickets; Joan Schearrer and Sally Pollard, publicity. 100 More Trailers Okayed For College The Federal Housing Author ity today approved 100 addi tional trailers. for housing . . vet erans attending' the College and their. funlilies. This brings to 267 the total trailers expected to be avail able for the Fall semester. College' officials, said the ads dition • vibu;.l make it possible to accommodate 1,107 veterans in September. This includes 840 Single men who will be housed i n prefabricated dormitories now being erected. More than 150 new trailers al ready, have been set up above Windcrest, the•' veterans' hous ing Community' on • campus. Cabinet To Consider Spring Elections Whether or not elections for class officers for 1946-47 should be staged this June was tossed about like ,a political football at aid' Fast meeting of All-College Cabinet. Joseph Steel. ,ehairman of the constitution committee, .suggested to Cabinet Ttliat.elections be held this Spring, as was the custom before, the war when student government -.was .on the yearly basis. Steel read the following a mendment to the constitution, which must have two additional readings, before it can b& put to an official vote by Cabinet. Following the reading of the suggested amendment, Cabinet members went into a lengthy discussion of the pros and cons of having Spring elections, with the sentiment being about even. Dissenting members thought that politics are too corrupt at present for elections, that there is not sufficient time for cliques to choose the best candidates and interest the student body in gett ing out to vote, and that Spring elections do not give the veterans who will 'be returning in the fait a voice in student government. On the pro side of the slate, Cabinet members thought that Spring elections would speed up the operation of student govern ment in the Fall, and would be in keeping with the policy of the new constitution, which the com mittee is converting to the yearly basis. / with elections in the Spring. Student Reaction In an effort, to determine stud ent sentiment on the question, Collegian interviewed the fol lowing students, chosen at ran dom from the student body. WALTER FA LK ENVE R,G eighth semester: "I think it would be a good idea. It would giVe the 'student s an opportunity to get to know each candidate and therefore hold a better elec tion. Then everything would ',it right in. gear and ready to oper ate when the -students get back in the fall." 'STANLEY ZIFF, eighth semes ter:, "I think holding elections in June is-a good idea. It used to be done that: way. With officers changing every semester there isn't much efficiency. There would be snore efficiency and more work done if officers stay in for a year." 'MARIAN BRYAN, eighth sem ester: "What about returning veterans who might make good officers? Also, they won't be able to vote or have a 'voice hi government,' so to speak." ED SOZA, seventh semester, NROTC: "I've always thought officers should be elected at the end of the semester so that the new officers could go in at the beginning of the semester, get or ganized, and start working im mediately. I think it would be better for officers to hold office on the semester rather than the yearly basis." SALLY BERNSTEIN, sixth semester: "I can see one advan tage in that the person elected for a year will have a chance to do something instead of leaving cabinet just as he is getting started and learning cabinet procedure. The disadvantage is, though, that if a person is in capable he would be in office for a year and would prevent some one more capable from taking over the position." ISOBEL LOGAN, sixth semes ter: "No, I am against it because it is unfair to returning ex-Gl's who will cpme back to find their clasS officers already elected." • MARY 'BETTS DOBS'ON fourth semester:, "It sounds like a good idea - but it doesn't make much difference to me. What if the of ficers elected don't come back?" ROBERT GROSSMAN, fourth semester, "It's 0. K. from the ef ficiency standpoint, but it doesn't make provision for those students who will be returning next fall from the armed forces." Critics Praise Kiss and Tell "A well-regulated farce," said Theater Arts, "fast, furious and, eminently satisfying" . . . "fresh and, funny," said Life, "a stalze full -of witty dialogue" . . when "Kiss and Tell" first opened on Broadway. "Kiss and Tell" will come to Schwab Auditorium May 10 and 11 as a !Players production. Corliss Archer (Meg Marcy) is the leading lady, a spirited 15 year old who tries to act a so phisticated 19. On her trail is Dexter Franklin (Robert Stab ley,) the boy next door . . . "a gawky but engaging youth who's favorite expression is' 'Holy Cow' ". says the author F. Hugh Herbert (no relation to the Hol lywood Herbert.) "He's so crazy about her," is the comment of Dexter's mother while !Corliss' mother agrees, "Yes, poor dear, and hOw she loves to torment him." But Corliss works her wiles on one iPvt. Earhart (John Landy) who has "eyes . Tyr one PoWeV r rin'thefirSt act, Dori Ame che's and Charles Boyer's in the second act .. . "you know . . sort of sleepy and tender -end noble." Helping out in the • love inter est is Lenny Archer (Joseph Vispi), "a lieutenant in the Army Air Corps, who smokes a pipe without looking silly . . . and Writes the most beautiful letters," according to Mildred Pringle (Gloria Trovaioli). The fact : that they are secretly married adds in no small measure to the compli cations which ensue. A comedy element: all by him self is (Raymond Pringle (John Serif), the local brat and sales man of articles, ranging from can openers to Tine Love Stories. At (Continued on page five) SU Meets Tonight The third meeting of the All- College Student Union commit tee will be in 405 Old Main at 6:30 tonight. All sororities, fra ternities, a nd independent or ganizations are urged to send representatives. Other students may attend at will. Faculty's Second Tea in Atherton Hall Today Faculty women and wives of faculty men will hold their se cond annual tea from 3 to 5 o'- clock this afternoon in the lounges of Atherton Hall. The following women have been asked to receive guests: Mrs. R. D. Hetzel, Mrs. S. K. Hos tetter, Mrs. J. 0. Keller, Mrs. A. 0. Morse, Mrs. H. P. Hammond, Mrs. L. E. Jackson, Mrs. F. D Kern, Miss Charlotte E. Ray, Mrs. C.-P. Schott, Mrs. Edw4ard Steidle, Mrs. M. R. 'Trahue, Mrs. C. C. Wagner, •and Mrs. A: R. Warnock. Mrs. E. B. Forbes, , Mrs. H. A. Everett,. and Mrs. T. E. Gravatt will pour. Guests' . will be introduced, by Mrs. D W. Davis; president or the State 430lege chapter at the American Association of Univer-. sity Women' and by Mrs.. W. Loman, president of the State College Women's Club. Catering for the tea will be done by students in institution administration courses rt the Col - 'Hello!' PRICE FIVE CENTS
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