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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
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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.
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First floor plans also provide
a lobby with adjoining office,
four hostess suites, a recreation
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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.
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WRA to Sponser
Saturday Play Night
Bowling, swimming and table
tennis are among the activities
offered at the WRA Play Nate in
White Hall from 7 to 9 p.m. every
Saturday night.
Free refreshments served by
the WRA between 8:30 and 9
p.m. are another feature of Play
Nite.
Badminton will be played in
the gymnasium and arrange
ments for card games in the play
room are being made.
-Pauline Globisch, who is a cer
tified swimming instructor, will
be on duty at the pool. Mrs.
Reese, affiliated with the White
Hall staff, and Nancy Romig,
member bf the WRA board. will
be in charge of Play Nite.
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