FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1948
Philologist Joins Faculty;
Discusses Turkish Education
Dr. Erich Auerbach, one of the two leading philologists of Ger
many and professor at the University of Istanbul in Turkey for the
past 11 years, has come to the College this semester as professor of
French and German Literature.
He was professor at the University of Marburg in Germany until
Hitler came into power when he l
department at the University of
Istanbul. He describes the Turks
as "willing and intelligent stu- '
dents but handicapped in their
studies in Eu
ropean litera
ture because of
lack of suffici
ent background
in European
history, culture
and personali
ties
This is a nat
ural conse
quence of the
fact that their
tradition has
been for many
centuries Mo
hammedan. Since World War I
the Turks have taken a keener
interest in studying the habits and
practices of people outside their
country. _ _
Dr. Auerbach
Reform System
In 1933, they began a complete
reform of their educational sys
tem according to Western stan
dards. The real progress in build
ing democratic institutions will be
greatly influenced by the struggle
between the East and the West.
What happens to Turkey in the
political, economic and education
al fields will be decided in Mos
cow and Washington," he believes.
Dr. Auerbach came to the United
States for the first time last Sep
tember. For six months before
coming to the College he was
doing research work on Medieval
Literature at the Widener Library
in Cambridge, Mass.
Two Doctorates
He carries the title of both Doc
tor of Law and Doctor of Philos
ophy. In Germany he was edu
cated at a Berlin school, the Gran
zoesiches Gymnasium, and in the
universities of Berlin, Heidelberg,
Munich and Freiburg.
After World War I, in which
he was wounded in the German
Army, he turned to the study of
romance languages instead of fol
lowing a law career. He worked
in the Prussian State Library,
similar to the Congressional Li
brary in Washington, D.C., before
becoming professor at the Uni
versity of Marburg.
WRA Indoor
Season Ends
WRA's spring semester indoor
sports program closed last week
with the interleague playoffs. In
the table tennis competition, the
championship went to Kappa
Kappa Gamma with the Co-op
team second and Chi Omega
third. The winning team was
made up of Cordelia J. Foresman,
Dorothy J. Huber. Janet Lyons,
and Ruth Hatfield.
Kappa Delta copped the bad
minton crown with the team of
Louetta Mae Dinius, Lucille Mar
tin. Beverly Williams. and Ruth
Mursch. Second place honors
went to Alpha Xi Delta and the
Delta Zetas placed third,
Volleyball provided the Chi O's
with ri first place winner. The ic
tors' team included Margaret E.
Shettel, Josephine BIM. Eliza
beth Fitzgerald. Blanche D. Eye-r.
Louise I nserra. Frances Rice,
Kathryn Peters, Judith Roberts,
and Jackie Zivic. The Co-op was
second and Kappa Delta third in
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Borough Police Enforce
Overnight Parking Ban
An ordinance prohibiting over
night oarkin,g in the dowlitc,wn
business district of State Collette
is being enforced by borough
Police Chief John R. Juba says
that all cars left on downtown
streets after 2 a.m. will be tick
eted to diwourage overnight park
ing and ease street-cleaning oper
ations.
The downtown business district
is defined by police as street areas
where parking meters are in
By Frances Keeney
eft to head the romance language
College Stations
Seek Operators
Any student. faculty member,
or employee of the College who
holds a radio operator's or ama
teur operator's license is eligible
to become an assistant operator
of the College Radio Station.
W3YA. or the Army Control Sta
tion. Alma.
Those interested are asked to
send a letter of application to
Gilbert L. Crossley. assistant pro
fessor of electrical engineering at
the department of electrical en
gineering.
The letter should contain ex
perience. station call letters of the
applicant's own amateur station.
and the grade of license held.
UJA Drive Opens
With $4OOO Goal
Official opening of the 1948
Penn State United Jewish Appeal
Campaign will be held at the
Hillel Foundation with a 2 p.m.
kick-off meeting Sunday after
noon. Sylvia Levy and Norman
Horowitz, co.- chairmen, request
that all workers be present to re
ceive. instructions and material.
Funds collected locally will go
to speed the economic develop
ment and mass resettlement of
Palestine, provide large-scale as
sistance to homeless in Europe,
and help refugees reaching the
United States.
Penn State's Hillel Foundation
is one of the 187 Hillel groups
throughout the United States who
are participating in the natianai
drive. Last year's goal of $2500
went over the top with $3200. Tae
local goal is $4OOO. More than 80
student volunteers are working in
the campaign.
"Financial support from the
drive is sustaining the quarter
million Jewish people still in Eu
rope," said Horowitz. "There are
800,900 Jews in Eastern Europe
whose situation is desperate be
cause of anti-Semitism and eco
nomic dangers, and they must
have the aid of the United Jewish
Appeal."
/TIE DAILY CULLECT
STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
CORE Begins Sale
Of Barber Tickets
Tickets for the establishment
of a non-discriminatory barber
shop can now be purchased from
Committee On Racial Equality
representatives, said James
Smith, director of the sale.
Each ticket, priced at one dol
lar, is good for 25 cents for each
of four haircuts received in an
"open" shop.
Smith emphasized that all
doubts concerning the coopera
tion of Negro patrons in the shop
have been removed, and that per
sons wishing a ticket or desiring
to help as salesmen are requested
to visit headquarters in the Penn
State Christian Association of
fices, 304 Old Main.
Students for Wallace
Plan Signature Drive
Students for Wallace will dis
cuss plans for obtaining signa
tures on nominating petitions,
which are necessary to place
Henry A. Wallace's name on the
presidential ballot in Pennsylva
nia. at a meeting in 417 Old Main
at 7:15 o'clock tonight.
Approximaetly 8,000 signatures
must be obtained by April 7, the
deadline for submitting petitions
to Harrisburg.
John Hamer. chairman of the
group. will discuss "State Organ
ization of Youth for Wallace" at
the meeting, and the part of the
local grown in the 22nd congr
sional district elections. The Pro
gressive Party, headed by Wal
lace, plans to enter an Altoona
woman in the race for the con
gressional seat.
The organization will also an
nounce selection tonight of a dele
gate to the National Students for
Wallace Convention to be held in
Chicago later this month.
AT PENN STATE
ART
JENKINS
smokes
CHESTERFIELDS
Art says:
"I always buy Chesterfields
because they give my throat
that cooler, satisfying taste
pleasure."
A nation-wide survey shows
that Chesterfields are TOPS
with College Students from
coast-to-coast.
Engineering Lecture
Dr. Donald S. Bridgman, Amer
ican Telephone and Telegraph
Company, will speak to senior en
gineers on the topic, "Introduc
tion Into Industry," in Schwab
Auditorium at 4:10 o'clock today.
Windcrest Wives
Miss Ruth E. Graham of the
Home Ec department will address
the Winderest Wives at their
regular meeting in Community
Hall. 8 o'clock tonight.
WSSF Meeting
A special meeting wlil be acid
for all WSSF solicitors who did
not attend one of the informa
tion meetings in 316 Sparks. 4
o'clock today.
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ISF Party
The Interchurch Student Fel
lowship will hold an April Fools'
Party at the Wesley Founda';.en,
Ii o'clock tonight.
Lutheran Association
The Lutheran Student Associa
tion will be the guests of the
Ilillel Foundation tonight. Stu
dents will meet at the Lutheran
Church at 6:45 this evening.
La Vie Banquet
Invitations have been issued for
th'e La Vie banquet to be held at
the Anchorage. 6 o'clock tonight,
said Roberta Hutchison. editor.
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