PAGE SIX Graduate Student From Sweden Compares Her Country With Ours Although Sweden and the United States are much alike in their physical aspects, Sonja Tornvall, graduate psychology student at the College, finds vast difference between the people of the two tountries. Miss Tornvall, whose home is in Stockholm, said when inter- viewed in her room in Atherton Hall that the Swedish climate is much like that of Pennsylvania, and Sweden has many other things in common with the U.S.A., since many American commodi ties, such as clothing, food, mov ing pictures, are common in the Scandinavian-country. Americans More Gay However, the people differ. Miss Tornvall finds the Ameri cans more easy-going, gay, and very easy to get along with. Her own countrymen she said, are heavier and more silent. But, she added, American people are more conventional in their thinking. Declaring that "State College Is a wonderful place," Miss Torn vall said she thought the small town atmosphere of State Col lege was more conducive to studying and to student life than is the city atmosphere of Stock holm, where her alma mater is situated. Dislikes "New Look" Asked about the penetration of the "new look" into Sweden, the graduate student said it had been presented in various magazines and shops, but she had seen no one in Stockholm wearing the new fashions. She was sur prised when she reached New York to find American women adopting the new style. Miss Tornvall stated that she does not like the "new look," and believes that the only women who look well in it are those who are tall, beautiful, and sophisticated. She found many of the Ameri can customs more informal than those of Sweden, especially the dating customs. The "Dungaree Drag," which she attended was an experience which was new and enjoyable to her, since girl asks-boy dances are not held in Sweden. Worked with SU While a student at the Univer sity of Stockholm, where she took a B.A. in theoretical and prac tical philosophy and psychology, she was associated with the uni versity's student union. For one and one-half years she was em ployed as a social worker at the student union. The Stockholm union is housed in a modern building, built in 1935, and its facilities include a r\) .3) t; e ~,, , 4,-... - , verytoc/Y ' I 'sfeT N..; -,- '' ° s's , , • .. ' , , ~ ing. • • l h 64 l Hone heifer in Stale College il Whether it's for lunch or dinner you know The Allencrest serves excellent food for your eating pleasure. Why not dine at The Allencreat this weekend and enjoy our Colonial dining room. TillE TER R.OOMI By Joan Peters Reminder Girls who are interested in joining a sorority are remind ed that they must fill out pref erence cards in the Dean of Women's office between 7 and 9 p.m. Sunday or from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday. I restaurant for students, a cafe teria where students meet with their friends over coffee, a news paper room, library for recrea tional reading, record library with gramophone, (with record con certs every Saturday) game rooms, a sitting room with fire place, and meeting rooms. Students at the University of Stockholm are now working to obtain dormitory facilities for resident students. At present there are only 9 rooms for men students and 20 for women. The womens' rooms are in the form of flats, or apartments, and there is no supervision in the form of house mothers or hostesses for the women students. Swedish Coeds Older However, Miss Tornvall said that most of the women students who lived• in the flats were older than the average American col lege girl, being 22 to 30 years of age, and in many cases they were working for advanced degrees. When the university's new dormitories, for which the Swed ish government is expected to give money, become a reality they will house 1500 students. Rooms will be like small apart ments and the policy of no super vision of the students will con tinue. Swimming Candidates All students interested in trying out for the swim ming team, and all mem ber■ of the squad, are request ed by Bill Gutferon, coach, to take their physical examina tions at any time before 4:30 o'clock, this week at the Dispensary. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, MNN'SYLVANIA New Women's Dormitories Include Canteens, Suites A sound-proofed typing-room, built-in furniture, formal and informal lounges, an open-air terrace, canteens, and sorority suites will contribute to pleasant life and study in the new $6,000,000 women's dormitories, noW under construction east of Shortlidge road The typing-room, an innova tion in dormitory construction, will be fitted with wall tables of a convenient height, adequate lighting and special acoustics to permit typing without disturbing those in other parts of the dorm. Built-in Furniturn For convenience and sound deadening, wardrobes with slid ing doors will be placed in parti tion walls between rooms. Built in dressers, dressing lights and bookcases will also be used. Single beds, night table, desks, chairs, a mirror, easy chair and tele phone complete the room furn ishings. Three formal lounges, each with a kitchenette will be on the first floor of each building. They will open out onto a terrace, over looking the Nittany Valley. On other floors will be informal lounges with kitchenettes for gatherings of women. _ First floor plans also provide a lobby with adjoining office, four hostess suites, a recreation ' 4 1 4 4 r ; .-444 , ..4.15rzK - .e.P- 414.4' Artist's Conception of New Dorms . cs. created 'to purr-r-r on furs ;and capture "sirs", Perfume 3. 5.50 8. 11, Cologne 2. 3.50 6 1 Both Powder 125 r • i ptus la, McLANAHAN'S ..: ~ -: ::, : - ,. ..i g:40::: : : 14'.;,;. i i, , ,iii::::, . :, . ?..,.: ........ :. ? : ; : s im g,',... ] :.itit4iii . . I:i : ::':e' : :4i''' .. .%: : ' : ;W:: . yi , . < 4: : : : • .. ... • . .f. , : , . , , .4i , • • - :", :::i.i,1 . ..', ~.:....N:f room, canteen, post office, powder room, and men's coat room. 16 Suites Eight sorority suites will ap pear in each dormitory. Each suite will consist of a meeting room, kitchenette, storage space, telephone and living space for at least 16 members. Sororities will pay for their own furniture. Plans include the usual dining, shower, laundry, drying and iron ing facilities, making the dormi tories practically self-sufficient. An official of the construction company said that all the girls would have to go out for would be classes and men. Steel Going Up Structural steel is now arriving in adequate quantities, and is be ing installed by erectors and riveters. It is believed that the delays earlier caused by steel shortages will be made up. • Basement plumbing work and sewage connections are being made, as are foundation electri cal connections. Also nearing completion are tunnels for heat, water and gas supply. • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1947 %.%::u;i;i,' S s>!Gt'~°yrr....::::