MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1047 News Briefs Inter-Session Students More than 700 students were enrolled at the College for the Inter-Session which ended Fri day, Summer Sessions officials said Saturday. Driver Course * A course in driver education and training for high school teach ere will be conducted at the College starting today to August 8, The purpose is to enable teach ers to give instruction in the principles of good driving to their students. Three academic .credits will be offered for this course. Applica tion' should be made with the di rector of the Summer Sessions at the College. Production Tryouts Tryouts for . summer session productions start at the Little Theatre at- 7:30 tonight. Five shows representative of the mod ern American theatre will be pro duced on a stock company basis. “Our Tow n.” by Thornton Wilder, a class project open only to members of ‘ -the dramatics class, heads the series. Robert ■Reifsneider of the dramatics de partment is in charge of the -di rection assisted by Warren Smith and Robert Kendall. Department Accredited . The department of architecture has been accredited by the Na tional Architectural Accrediting Board, according to Milton S: Os borne. head of the department. The department thus becomes one of 34 schools and departments of architecture to be so' accred ited by the board. Will Open Soon ... REA & DERICK SUPER DRUG STORE ENTIRELY REMODELED TO GIVE YOU BETTER SERVICfE AT BETTER PRICES' REA & DERICK, Inc. ■v. " • • 121 S. Allen St. THE SUMMER Want Better Grades? Get Married , 1 Says Vet Marriage vows may well prove a prerequisite I to academic suc cess in the college of the future. ' Donald L. Horton is authority for the statement that the form ula works. As a student in architecture be fore the war,'Horton was no great shakes as a scholar. He achieved a bare passing grade of 0.5 during his last pre-service semester in 1942. Upon his return to the Penn sylvania State College in 1945, he went from the bottom to the top of the class and posted a perfect 3.0 / average for 'the semester. Grades of 2.55 and 2.8 followed in quick succession. His astounding "comeback” prompted college, authorities to ward him the Sparks medal, which is given annually to the student who shows the most im provement from semester to se mester. % Horton, who was overseas for three years as captain and navi gator the Army Air Forces, gives his » newly-acquired wife full credit for this unique ac complishment. He married an Alabama girl shortly before he returned to col lege and while he concentrated on his studies she took a secretar ial job to supplement his subsis tence check. “I should have thought of mar riage sooner,” is the way Horton sums up the whole situation. Library Displays " Life of Sparks An. exhibit relative to the ad ministration of the late President Edward Erie Sparks is. currently being displayed in the main foyer of the library. •' It may be seen until July 31 on Monday, through Friday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday, 8 am. to 5 p.m.: and Sunday. 2 pm. to 10 p.m. - This is ah attempt to present an annual showing concerning the men of the past who have made outstanding contributions ‘to the .College. < The theme of the exhibit' is based-on the life Of Dr. Sparks' and the role he played in the de velopment of the College. 'Eight cases are devoted to the illustration ■- of various) aspects of Dr. Sparks’ life, his y inauguration at the College, his house and hos pitality, the summer sessions arid pageantry; student life and cus toihs of the day. and dosing 'eulogies.' : , ' Many clippings on display, were taken from Dr. Sparks’ five-vol ume scrapbook and articles of his personal use were loaned by Dr. Sparks?- daughter. . '.Mrs. Oortvel Sparks.- and--other friends. Miss Edith Zinn of Altoona, who received her B.A. degree in 1932 and her M.A.' degree in 1946 from the College, will become the new - assistant to the dean of women, effective tomorrow. ; During .the past year Miss Zinn took a dean’s training course at Syracuse University. JAN—STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Students Aid In Correction Children suffering with severe personality, scholastic, and lan guage difficulties are the subjects of a six-week 24-hour course for’ advanced students. This course is offered by the . Psycho-Educa tional Clinic. Speech and Hearing Clinic, and language department. these pupils ranging from - 9 years of age have been selected firiom all parts of the state. They spend five hours in classroom work under individual instructors who aid in/overcoming their par ticular problem. The program consists of inten sive analysis' of the adjustment and educational heeds of each pupil, systematic correction 'of basic nensonality. and speech or reading correction. After com pleting this six-week training the pupils are expected to become normal, self-sustaining, and well adjusted individuals. Beta Theta Pi fraternity, run by a full- time supervisor and* two assistants, is the pupils’ head quarters. The College campus with its recreational facilities is their community. Here the directors instruct them ,in the funda mentals of swimming, tennis, hik ing. gymnastics, and other out door activities. Look-..Look*. Look! • ■ 1 ' Your Summer Collegian Will Be Mailed Every Week to Your State College Address. SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE MAIN SESSION . . . ONLY 35c for 5 issues WATCH FOR THE CONVENIENTLY LOCATED SUBSCRIPTION BOOTHS SUMMER CLASSICS t . Quality material that launders like a hankie— ... styles that are right ev \ ‘ ,ery where—all the time. SIZES 9 TO 44 s*9Bw / SMART SHOP S. Allen St. State College / Teachers Study Hygiene In Two-Week Test Course Pennsylvania is going to do something this summer about im oroving health education m ills 3®oo one-roam schools. Beginning today, 62 teachers from 12 counties wffl. study health education under recognized au thorities in nutrition, sanitation, hygiene, disease prevention, and other subjects. The intensive two week course, a test program, is sponsored by the State Depart ments of Health and- Public In struction and the School of Physical Education and Athletics and the Summer Sessions at Penn State. .Room, board, and tuition will be provided for the course, the first of its" kind in Pennsylvania, thitough scholarships for the amount of $65. Co-au* An informal tela will be held hi honor of the visiting women staff members of the School of Educa tion on Sunday from 3 to 5 pm. - The executive committee. of Pi Lamiba Theta. National Education Honorary, will act as hostesses. All resident .women faculty mem bers are invited to the home of Dr. Agnes McElwee, 868, N. Allen street, for this occasion, ’/ ' . • v \ : ' - f&gs ’msam The Browse We like Summer School. There is always something a bit more interesting about the work that is done by students from all parts of the country during the sum mer session. They seem to have more enthusiasm; and they 'are more creative. Maybe it is because they ap preciate how lucky they are to be at Penn State during the hot summer weeks, while city people knock themselves out to go on a vacation which in the end is not as good as staying right here in State College. As in previous years THE COLLEGE BOOK STORE is your headquarters for meeting your friends; itis your store to enjoy. We have tried to gather togeth er .a number of new and in teresting items for your pleasure. We like to talk to you to go over the new books and records. We want to show you our new Penn sylvania Dutch cards and stationery. We will have our new Christmas cards out sometime during the sum mer. -You can select from our various exclusive lines and really find a card that the folks back home won’t have the opportunity to se lect. For instance, we cah give you our new and exclu sive Tasha Tudor cards. Re member her charming chil dren’s- books? “Alexander the Gander,” “The Country Fair,” her. delightful “Moth er Goose?” Well, her cards are every bit as excellent as her books, and we know you will find them irresistible. Also during this summer we plan to exhibit a group of photographs which we know you will like as well as we do. They are not for sale just something for. you to look at and enjoy, i So again, let us say “Wet-’ come!” We hope you wffl enjoy visiting us, as much as we enjoy having you all back again. . .1. v..'^ i <’*'!’2s »■ ill 1* -T* THE COLLEGE BOOK STORE AND RECORD SHOP 129 W. Beaver Ave. OPEN EVENINGS
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