Graduaticin . ,
Exercises
Thursday
VOL. 26-1140. 6
Reaching Clinic
Conference
Opens Aug.l2.
The annual Reading Instrucr
lion Conference, sponsored by the
Reading Clinic' of the School of
Education; will be held at the
College August 1246.
Outstanding reading educators
from throughout the nation will
discuss the priyblerns of reading
techniques in the classroom situr
ation.
Vollowing the first session
each day, at which the principal
speaker - will present the topic,
the conference ;will be divided in
to small discussion groups. These,
groups will discuss the informa
tion presented by the speaker and
submit questions to the session
chairman. The conferees will
.then reconvene and the speaker
will conduct 'a general discussion
based on the questions submit
ted liqy...the'grou.ps.
Evening SesSiOns at the• Nittany
Lion Inn will oonsist of the
,speaker's topic followed by an
open. discussion..
- 'Graduate •or undergraduate
credit will be given to those ful-
Mling the course requirements
- itiellide„,notes. on .the con
le.).ie'nee'irociediligs and a written
eisionination.
. .
egis ra ion mall he conducted
at the. :Reading Clinic,
.6 Rat'.
roiyes; from 8 to 10:30'a. m. Mons
day. A registration fee 08- $6 will
befcharged for_ those attending
College Names
Sparks ME Head
.Nonenan2.R: Sparks , professor of
mechanical engineering at the
College; has been - appointed head
of the; .department of mechanical
engineering, College officials an
nounced today. -
•-s'Sparks succeeds - Harold A.
-Everett;.who . retired With •eineri
tui rank on _June 301 .as professor
of t'anechardc,al engineering and
head of the department.
: sparks' joined-the faculty at the
College in September, 1924, 'as an
instructor in michaniCal - engin
eering. He was promoted to as
sistant 'professor in - 2 1929, asso
date professor ,in 1932, and pro
`feisor- '6.1 - .trieehanical engineering
••• • • .
.:He went on active -duty with
the . U.' S. Navy - on June 30, 1942
and 'was . relieved from active
duty ' in the grade of commander
on'..April 10, 1946. He had served
as the :first, engineer - in charge
of . the Naval biesel Training unit
at ~:Penn State and later - was
trandisrred to Cornell University
where 'he' also headed the Naval
Diesel Training unit.
He' received a bachelor of
science degree •in mechanical en
gineering from Clarkson College
of Technology in 1923 and the de
gree of ,mechanical engineer in
1026. He is an associate member
of Society of Sigma Xi, scientific
honor society, and is the author
of. "Theory of Mechanical Refri
geration."
Dean - Hammond Accepts
sl.2ooforlesearch
y,%.• $11294) grant for "establish
ment: of • in thd.
44 42 !0,1 •xa--Drigineerin4• bas :.bee
r4lsceikyed iby the College, Prsident
r.A. anncoriced,to
'6oZ'' •
• The ,grants Was Made by the
AittericaP. SociOT AtArrigert.. -
1 / 4 1 tangillgeK,s..allft. 4, l allegß. , ls'
the first school in the country to
receive a fellowship of this type.
l'he‘ tfunds, according to ~ Dean
H._ P. liattnmont of the School of
Engineering, will be used' for
undamental investigation in the
refrigeration field.
tntmrr Tollrgiatt
2 Young Men of 70
Enroll For Course
In Fruit Growing
One hundred and' forty years
.experience between the two
men and still they come to the
College to continue their learn
ing. That, in essence, i 4 the
story of the two 70-year-old
linen who enrolled in the Fruit
•Growing Short Course last
week.
. Frank A. Kaiser, one of the
70-year-olds, iwho lives at
Scranton, is a graduate of the
College who has taken courses
here at three different times.
He operates orchards in Lack
awana county. The other old
ster in the course is Frank A.
Westrick Sr., an orchardist
from Camibria county;
Twenty:four people enrolled
in the course recently. Two
women were in the group;
they accompanied - their hus
bands on the education ad
venture. Three ex-Gl's were
in- the group, one of these a
retired Army colonel. The
students were _not
.all in - .the
Upper age. brackets, 'however,
as a 19-year-old lad from York
helped to balance the see-saw
against the oldtimers.
(011e00:PlofisH
Health Session
The Health Education W0rk
:41112p,,„*11.1...,0pen : - •at - the '_Colldge,
August. i 1.2.•. and 7. waif;: 765fitirilie
through AuguSt• 311, .announced
the Division of Health Education,
Pennsylvania Department of
Health. .
The . conference rwil; study "The
Health Needs of the Elementary
School Child ,End Materials and
Methods of Instruction ibY Class
room Teachert." The Workshop
has been designed primarily for
teachers, school nurses, health
educators, and • other engaged in
health !work as it touches the
elementary school child.
• The Workshop• is sponsored
jointly by the 'Pennsylvania - State
Department N jf Health, ;the Penn
sylvania State Department of
Public Instruction, the School of
Physical EduCation and Athletics
at the 'College, and the Sulniner
Sessions.
Students. attending
. the Work
shop who complete the . three—
weeks! course nay earn .Three
credits. '
• Problems. 'to be considered by
the
.conference will be outlines in
the opening address •by Dr. IHarry
W.. IWeest, State Secretary of
Health, on August .12.
Featured speakers for the con
(Continued on page -four)
Professors
Trade Classes
Carroll . D. Champlin, professor
of education, will exchange grad
uate education classes with John
A. ,Heitz, professor of education
at the University of Pittsburgh;
for .the second six weeks' session.
The visiting professor will
'teach, social education, a 'course
interpreting the aims and values
of 'education 'with regard to the
social. objectives.
....fDr. -C w
hathplin -ill ;teach coin
parati*e , education, , Ole •',Urki
versity, of - ..Pittsburgh,' a 'lcciure
.conniparing. - .7._the • .oducatiorbal sys
lems - cowl
tiles:; He .iwill incorporate. into his
.course , gained: from • his
.recent (t_rip; tu England aix d
France. •
• (Dr.• Neitz• ormmsl. over : : 5000 teNt.p..
books'. each. aver. tfiny.,years
He received 'his E. A. and M. A.
from. Ohio State and his PhD
from ;the .University of Chicago..
He taught in the publi.c schools in
Ohio" before becoming professor
of education, at the University. of
Pittsburgh M. 1926..
PUBLISHED EVERY TUDSDAY MORNING by the SUMMER COLLEGIAN STAFF
TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 6, 11946--STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Art Students
Exhibit Work
In MI Gallery
One -hundred students of 'Hob
son Pittman, visiting art pro
feSsor, will exhibit IZS paintings
at an annual exhibit in the Mine
ral-Industries iArt gallery starting
today.
The gallery will be open daily
frdm 8 a. m. to , 9 p. m. today, to
morrow, and Thursday. Paintings
will represent - all tendencies in
pa i n,t in g, landsospe, abstract.
semi-aibstract, surrealistic, ob
jective, arid non-Objejctive.
TWO juries, one a lay jury
and the other 'a professional jury,
will judge the paintings, the •Jay
jury from the public's viewpoint
and the professional jury from
the viewpoint of the artists.
The lay jury, which will select
four prize-winning paintings,,
consists of Hazel . Fall, manager
of the Sandwich Shop, Old Main;
Walter _ Thomas, . professor of
plant nutrition; and Edward
Zong, 'cabinet maker Who has
made. the frames used by the
class:
The professional jury, Which
will also select four prize-winn
ing paintings, consists of Milton
S: :Osborne,. headfof the depart- .
merit of architecture; Harold E.
Dickson, professor of fine arts;
Francis'. assistant prO-
Lessor of fine arts; and Hobson
Pittman.
Pittman twill lecture on the
paintings ..in :the _gallery at Et ..p.
m. tomorroiAr night.'
New Vet Dorms
To Open in Fall
The temporary housing project
for veterans who (will enroll at
the College for the semester
moved closer to completion today
as 'furniture was' installed in the
first o f the - 14 pre-facricated dor
mitories.
Twelve of the barracks -type
dormitories already are under
roofs.. Last of the buildings to be
erected in the area is the mess
hall :where -the 1340 unmarried
Veterans' living in the .dormitories
will have their dining commons.
Materials (for 'construction of the
mess hall are enroute to the
campus, George W. Ebert, super
intendent of grounds and build
ings at the College, said today.
-The last of the trailers_ to be
installed are arriving and like the
dormitories, are expectd to be
ready for occupancy when stud
ents enroll for the Fall semester
late next month. Already 25 of
the trailers that have been in
stalled on the hill north - of the
original community of Winderest
are occupied.
When the project is completed
there • will be 261 government
owned trailers and approximat,
ely 30 privately-:owned trailers
in Windcrest.
Post Session Students
To 'Register Monday
-Registration .:for -the- Post;_Ses
sions,lAugust.-12' to August,-3 and
take...place .• -Monday at , Carnegie
slit:Lt.:from% 8, a.m. to • 12 -noon and
all•(from - 8 :a..m..t0 12 noon- and
-1:30 to 4 -p.m.
Tees.. for • these , sessions • will :be
-Pa4l.• Wednmday, , A.ugust• 14. Stud
,registered, in ,• the twelve
weeks courses . will continue
classes as usual on Monday. All
those »who registerma; Sor the post
sessions. on July 1 need• not regis
ter again.
Post .Session classes -begin at
1:30 p. xa..Mop.ciay. •
Case's Artists
Show Paintings
Paintings by art students of A.
W. Case, associate professor of
fine .arts are on display in the
t:hir•d floor gallery of Main En
gineering. The gallery will. be
open from' 0 a. any until 9 . P.-Tm,
daily through: Thursday.
Most of the work done by Pro
fessor Case's students .this sum
mer has been out-of-doors paint
ing. Case, who has (been teaching
summer classes in art-at the Col
lege • since 11926, explained that
stress was laid on developing the
individuality of each student.
Paintings hung in, .the exhibit
will be judged by .Dr. H. E.
Dickson, professor of- fine arts,
and Francis E. Hyslop, Jr., as
sistant - professor of - fine arts at
the College. The pictures on ex
hibit also will be offered-for sale.
Calendar
TODAY
Exhibition of student paintings.
MI Art Gallery and 307 Main En
gineering, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Motion picture, "ABC of Hand
Tools," 12 1 11 Sparks, 9:30 p.m.
Lecture, "Retraining arid Re
eimployment,' Dorothy 'Stratton,
Little Theatre, ill a.m.
•Lecture, "Better Selection of
Vocational School . Students." R. E.
Iffert, U. S. Office of Education.
10 Sparks, 11 a.m.
Motion picture program, "Mary
Visits Poland" and "Distribution
of Goods." 121 Sharks, 4:30 p.m.
Co-recteaitional swim kiartyi,
Glennland Pool, 7 a.m.
Dramatics class play. Little
Theatre, 8 p.m.
TOMORROW
Exhibitions .of student paintings.
MI Art Gallery and 307 Wain En
gineering 9 am. to 9 p.m.
Letture, "Problem's, and! Re
sponsiibilities of the Vocational
School in the Training of Veter
ans," George H. Parkes, :director
of Williamsport Technical Insti
tute, 10 Sparks, 111 a. m.
Book exhibition, 1,2, 3, and 4
Carnegie 'Hall,•2 p.m.•
• -Phi Delta' Kappa -picnic., Amer
ican. Legion Park; 5. p.m. '
. Bridge • party.. -Atherton • Hall
Lounge,; - 7:30 .o.in.-.
Lecture:On the Oil. Painting Ex
hibition: by ,
Art Gallery, 8 p.m.
Dramatics • class play, . Little
'Theatre,. - 8 -p.m.
THURSDAY
!Exhibition - of books and sup
plies, 1, 2,,a, and 4 Carnegle.Hall,
0 a.m.. to 4 p.m.
Exhibition of situdent 'paintings,
Mil 'Art . Gallery and 397 Main
Engineering. 9a.m. to 9 p.m.
(Continued .on page. four,
Summer
Collegian
Retires
SUBSCRIPTION 51)c
College Plans
Outdoor Service
For Graduates 4,
Graduation exercises •ifor the
Main Summer Session will be
conducted in front of the Library
at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. In case of
rain, the services will be held in
Schwab Auditorium.
„Dr. Harold Benjamin, director
of the 'lnternational Education
ißeltption iDivieKon, WaohinOtlon,
D.C., will address the class on the
subject, "Wanted: Ten alikliort
Teachers.” Music for the program
will 'be arranged and conducted:
by Rummell Fishburn. The fol
lowing are candidate's for degrees:
School of Education, Curricu
lum in Home Economics, B. S.
Degree: Marian • Buck Babcock,
Margeary Anne Baker, 'Elizabeth
Ann Condron, Elizabeth Elsie
Frantz, Ruth Rauh Hanstein, Ruth
Marian Hawkins, Paige Heath,
Ruth Annabelle Leininger, Eliza
beth Jeanne Robertson, Margaret
Jane 14rompson.
Curriculum in Education, B. S.
Degree: Esther Evelyn Allender;
Mildred Louise Arthur, Elsie
Gertrude Carper, Catherine Chal
lleOar,, Dorothy Johnson 'Cupp)
Sara Elizabeth Gordon, • Nina
Bruce Leiblie, Dorothy !Rebecca
Lessig, Elizabeth Ann McCardle,
Ethyl Viola McLaughlin, Marion
Elizabeth Williams, Melhart Dan
iel Fabian. Industrial ed.; Herman
Hartsel Slop - Irian, Music . Ed.
' . 7- - Cuirie - UlUm Education;
Degree: Rodney A. Schoch, Bar
bara Betty Berman, Psychology;
Robert Gerald! Fabian.
School of the Liberal Arts, B.A.
Degree: William Rebut Brandon,
Eleanor Louise Chapman, James
Lawrence Driskill, Mary Eithey
Gallagher, Charles Good, Jr.,
Stephen Maththew Gretzkowski,
Jr., 'Shirley Ruth Kruman, Don
ald Eugene aki.Kee.
'Curriculum of Commerce an d
Finance: David Brumberg, David
Craig Hogan, Jr. Curriculum . of
Journalism, Robert Paul Adam:-
son, Jr., Jeanne Hall Boole. School
of Chemistry and Physics, Currie
culum in Science: Peter Danos.
School of Physical Education
and Athletics: 'Michael Garbinski,
iDorothy Elizabeth Juan, Kay
Adell ;Setter. School of Agricul
ture: Samuel. FL Spekman, Dairy
Husbandry, Lewis J. Stannard',
Jr. Zoology and Entomology.
The ;following are , Candidaites
(Continued on puge four)
College Holds
Swine Confab
First type conference for swine
ever to be held in Pennsylvania
will be staged at the College on
'Friday when the Pennsylvania
Hampshire swine Breeders' As
sociation will bring R. L. pem
berton, secretary of the National.
Swine Registry, to the campus to
conduct the type demonstration.
The conference will include a
picnic and bai'beque, as well as
the type demonstration and a
,meat dressing demonstration by
Percival T. Ziegler, professor of
animal husbandry.
At present a committee from,
the breeders' association is select
ing The best type.hogs on various
farms hi the state to bring to the
College for • the • demonstration
which. - will include both dressed
and on-the-hoof typing.
Caps and Gowns
. for Summer Sessions com
mencement may be obtained in
the mailing room of Burrowes on
Wednesday or Thursday from 2
p. m. to 4 tp. ml. They may be re
turned following commencement
exercises or by 11 a. an., Friday,
to 104 Burrowes.