InEbIDAY, JITNE 7, 1944
Steidle Cites MI Future;
Society Passes Constitution
The future of the Mineral Industries School depends on
the student body; the faculty heads of the departments, and
the general supervision of the (lean's office, Dean Edward M.
Steidle stated at the meeting of the MI Society Tuesday.
A new constitution, revising the society's governing body
and setting up new membership rules, was approved follow
ing the talk.
Dean Steidle named the six
objectives of the school which,
all together, should result in the
benefit of the commonwealth, the
final objective. First, the min
eral resources are developed,
then the mental capacity and in
itiative of the people, education
and research are carried on, ap
plioation is made of technologies
and technical skills, manufacture
adds value, and productive work
is utilized.
Mineral Industries has three
bases. The earth, consisting of
land masses, air, and water, fur
nishes the three fundamentals of
existence. It is the source of all
primary wealth. Minerali, which
are non-replaceable, furnish 60
to 70 percent of the wealth in
the United States, and 67 percent
of Pennsylvania's wealth. Sev
erity of the 92 elements occur as
metals or as constituents of min
erals
Functions "
Resident instruction with
competent leaders under t h e
dean's supervision is the first of
the functions of Mineral Indus
tries. Research, which develops
new technology, is taken care of
by experiment stations. Exten
sion and correspondence, which
developes skills, are handled by
extension services. The carrying
out of these functions was a pro
vision of the Land Grant Act,
since until 1863 most skilled and
technical workers had been im
ported.
The subject matter of Mineral
Industries is divided into 12 di
visions: geology,geography, geo
physics, meteorology',' mineralogy,
mineral economics, mining, min
eral preparation, petroleum and
natural gas, fuel technology, met
allurgy, and cenamics. These
• have been grouped under three
departments, earth se i e n c e s,
which will : be' headed by a geol
ogist, mining engineering, under
a mining engineer, and mineral
technology,„under an igneous
physical chmist.
New, Constitution
Under the new constitution,
any student in - good standing in
the MI School can be an !asso
ciate_ member of the ' society.
'However, only members of the
American Institute of Mining and
Metallurgical Engineers m a y
vote, since the society is a chap
ter of this national organization.
Graduates and faculty may also
belong.
The executive council which is
set up under the revision - will
consist of the president, vice
president, secretary, treasurer,
representatives of the classes and
of the graduates, and the advis
e orx : faculty sponsor. The fresh
man %representatives - and the
sponsor .will have no vote, while
the
,rest will cast one each, and
the,_president, two. The three de-•:
partments will be represented on
the council also. •
Six new committees were
created. The first, -,public rela
tions, Will consist of three sub
committees 'professional societies,
student societies, and special, re
lations. The others are financial,
program, publicity, membership,
WARNER BROTHERS
NITTANY
• TONIGHT AT 7 P. M. •
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George Brent - Ethel Barrymore
"Sentimental • Journey"
• SATURDAY - ALL DAY •
EDDIE DEAN in -
"Song of Old Wyoming"
In Gorgeous Color
Also—Serial and •Cartoon
• MONDAY NITE AT 7 •
Charlie
, Chan's Newest!
"Shanghai Cobra"
Starring S i dney Toler
and a freshmen welcoming com
mittee.
This revision will go into effect
in the fall.
PSCA States
Camp Theme
"What Difference Does It Make
To Be A Christian?" will be the
theme of the annual coniferenee
of the Student Christian Move
ment of the Middle Atlantic
Region .to be held at Camp
Kanesatake, Spruce Creek from
June 10 to 17.
All students of the College are
invited to attend any night, James
Smith, ddrector of the Penn State
Ohnistian Association, announced
today. Arrangements for trans
portation may be made at the
PSOA office, 3.04 Old Main.
The conference' will include
seminars, discussion groups, Bible
studies, vesper services, camp
fire groups, and other recreation.
A final meeting and picnic of the
PSCA. cabinet will be held at
.0 amip Kanesatake Wednesday
night. Lawrence Driskill, Phoebe
Forrest, and Grace McMillan are
in charge of the conference ar
rangements.
A party for Milllbrook under
privileged children will be spon
sored by Corn Mission W of PSCIA
at Fairmount Park Saturday af
ternoon. Gene Gilmore will head
the committee to plan the enter
tainment of approximately 25
children.
Opportunities for social serv
ice work this summer are still
avaj.lable and irufonmation about
,positions for alinost anv week
and any place ,in the, country' may
be obtained at the PSOA office.
Future Farmers of America
. . . will, hold their monthly
meeting to elect officers for the
summer semester, in the Agri
cultural Education building at
6:30 p.m. Monday. There will be
a softball game• before the meet
ing.
FEZIMIJ
THE COLLEGIAN
Profs Take Laurels .
On Traffic Bungles
Students! Stifle those snickers!
Profs! Hide those blushes!
When it comes to traffic com
plaints, the Campus Patrol reports
that the ratio of traffic violations
on campus is 'lO to 2 in favor of
the faculty!
Approximately 600 student cars
are registered, Captain Mark of
the Campus Patrol said, but the
complaints against the students
are comparatively light.
Most of the violations arise
from lalck of parking space in the
borough, according to Captain
Mark. More and more autos are
finding their way into State Col
lege, and the town has not suffi
cient parking space for them.
However, the situation is well
in hand. A committee on parking
has been formed and plans are
being made for the &instruction
of either one central lot or severial
small ones in the vicinity of cam
pus.
Ag Stars-
(Continued from page one)
Dr.. Lyman E. Jackson, dean
df the School of Agriculture, will
not be able to umpire the sat
ball, game as was previously an
nounced, since the Board of
Trustees' meeting coincides with
the tiinQ of the picnic.
Paul H. Margoif, professor of
poultry husbandry, has been
named with Eugene Fulmer as
co-Masters of Ceremony. Thomas
Church will be chairman of the
welcoming committee. Ann Bu
ganich and Rdbert L. Smith are
co-chairmen for the picnic.
Froth Slates Meeting •
For Edit and Art Staffs
All new. candidates for the ed
itorial and art staffs of Froth
magazine, are requested to attend
a meeting in 9 Carnegie Hall at
'6:30 Tuesday, Ben I. French,
managing editor, announced last
night.
Important meetings are also
being • held for all staff members
this evening. Both editorial and
art staffs are requested to meet
in 9 Carnegie Hall at 7; the Sen
ior Board in 305 Old Main at 8.
Chapel
Pfohl to Talk
On 'Being Fools'
Dr. Arthur J. Flag, pastor of
the Zion Lutheran. Church, Indi
ana, speak on the topic, "On
Being Fools," at Chapel service,
Schwab Auditorium, 111 a.m., Sun
day.
A gradulate of Wagner College
and Mt. Airy Seminary, Dr.
Pfahrs first pastorate was the St.
James Lutheran Church in Leb
anon. He has been minister of the
Zion Lutheran Church in Indiana
since 1934.
Dr. Pfohl was a meMber of the
Sherwood Eddy Party for three
months of travel and study
through the different countries of
Europe during 193.7.
Pfleegor Calls Key Clique
To Discuss Fall Elections
Key clique will bold a meeting
in 405 Old Main, 7 p.m. Sunday,
Charles Pfleegor, clique Chairman,
announced last night.
"Important issues relating to
the hall elections will 'be discussed
at this meeting," Pfleegor stressed,
urging all students interested in
Key policies to 'be present.
Pfleegor added that a meeting
of the clique was held. Sunday
night and a "good turnout" was
present.
Col. G.L. Haller
Receives Medal
Col. George L. Haller, who will
become assistant dean of the
School of Chemistry and Physics
at the College on July 1, has been
awarded the Legion of Merit for
outstanding service rendered in
the Army.
The medal was presented by
Lieutenant General Nathan F.
Twining at Wright Field, 0.,
where Colonel Haller is chief or
the electronics subdivision.
Colonel Haller, who went to
Wright Field as a. civilian in 1935,
was commissioned a major in the
signal corps in 1942. In November,
1942, he organized and became di--
rector of the research division a
Wright Field.
While serving in this capacity,
he was responsible for the estab •
lishment of the highly secret radio
and radar countermeasures pro
gram, submarine detection from
aircraft, and radio and. radar con
trol of guided missiles work.
In 1944 his work was greatly
expanded when the entire Army
Air Forces program for radio and
radar control of guided missiles
was placed under Colonel Haller's
direction. In November, 1944, the
Research Division became the
Special Projects Laboratory which
Colonel Haller also directed.
Colonel Haller received his
bachelor of science degree in elec
trical engineering from the Col
-1 lege in 192'7
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