TUESDAY, APRIL 90, 1048
Penn State in Review
College Goes to Community
! (Foarik of a Series)
By W. L. WERNER
D R. GEORGE W. ATHER
TON, seventh president of
the Pennsylvania State College,
died in July, 1906, and the college
searched for 16 months before it
found a worthy successor in Dr.
Edwin Earle Sparks.
Professor Sparks had first served
on the Penn State campus from
1890 to 1895 as principal of the pre
paratory department. Then he went
co to the University of Chicago to
ern his doctor's degree, and later
roes rapidly there to the position
4professor of American Wen , .
was author of a number of his
torical books and was gaining a na
tional reputation as a wise and wit
ty lecturer.
President Atherton had firmly es
tablished the college—buildings, fi
nances, students, curriculums, and
standards. It was President Sparks'
task, from 1907 to 1920, to make the
people of the state aware of these
new Achievements and opportuni
ties. He coined the slogan, "Let us
carry the college to the people," and
he to/towed it through.
The. School of Agriculture had
been doing extension work by lec
ttiren rind correspondence since 1892,
but' OM idea was dramatized in
1910 when it ran "industrial trains
over various railway lines through
49 counties of the state with lec
turei at 158 stations before 47,000
people." In the same year 2500 stu-
SPARKS POND
dents throughout the state and be
yond enrolled for correspondence
courses in agriculture and domestic
science; 647 visitors came to the
campus during Farmers' Week; ex
hibits were displayed at 11 county
fairs; and lectures were delivered
off campus at the average of one
every weekday. The "county agent"
system started in 1912, its obvious
benefits bringing rapid expansion
through the state.
Influence Extended
Other campus schools also ex
tended their efforts to reach the
people of the state. The Engineer
ing School opened classes in Altoona
and Williamsport, initiated corres
pondence work, and sent out ex
hibits. The School of Mines offered
lectures in prevention of mining ac
cidents, and distributed bulletins
through the State Y.M.C.A. The
flret extension supervisor in home
economics was appointed in 1915,
Nobel Co-winner
Gives Curie Talk
Dr. Gerty Cori, to-winner of
the 1947 Nobel prize in medicine,
will deliver the annual Marie
Curie lecture in 119 Osmond Lab
oratory at 8 o'clock tonight. She
will speak on the enzyme. phos
phorylase.
Phosphorylase. found in tissues
and muscles. is a catalYtic sub
stance by means of whizh the
body makes and uses body Ft a rch
( glycogen) and body sugar (glu
cose). For the discovery and .sila
tion of phosphorylase. Dr. Cori
and her husband. Dr. Carl Cori.
Jointly received the Nobel award.
Dr. Cori is professor of biochem
istry at the Washington Univer
sity School of Medicine. St. Louis.
She received her M.D. degree from
the German University. Prague. in
1020 and has been on the faculty
at Washington University since
1931.
The lecture is open to the c.tub
lie and is sponsored by lota Sigma
warren's national ohemi Ary
honorary.
The wire's down,
Let's keep it so,
By giving the grass
A chance to grow.
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'OLD MAIN' AS IT LOOKS TODAY
and this work grew steadily and
rapidly. The college was going to
the women of the state as well as
the men.
There were no correspondence
courses specifically for school teach
ers, but President Sparks expanded
the summer session campus courses
for them with at first only a $5
fee for the entire six weeks. No
wonder the enrollment jumped from
146 in 1910 to 1045 in 1920.
The whole college—like moat other
colleges in those years—was grow
ing rapidly, rising from 1151 to 3271
students in the regular sessions dur
ing the 14-year Sparks regime. A
system of student self-government
was installed, and Dean A. R. War
nock was brought in to handle the
increasing problems of the students.
Scattered cultural subjects were
brought together into a new and
unified Liberal Arts School.
Eight more buildings appeared be
tween 1913 and 1915. The last stu
dents who lived in the original
building, nicknamed "the Old Main
Rats," were transferred elsewhere,
and the structure was devoted whol
ly to offices and classrooms. "Every
thing is expanding," reported one
sad professor, "except salaries."
War Casts Shadow
Into the midst of this tremend
ous expansion came the shadow of
war in 1914 and its reality in 1917.
Faculty, students, classes and cam
pus were converted to military ends.
Bugles sounded before dawn, and
the Students' Army Training Corps
marched to their war-centered
classes. Sports, house parties, pub
lications ceased; even compulsory
chapel was abandoned.
President Sparks, who had led in
carrying the college to the state,
now led the local war efforts. lie
spoke, wrote, served on committees,
Building-
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Mineral Industries Experiment
station.
The classroom building costing
$987.650.60 will be erected be
tween the Armory and the pres
ent Mineral Industries Buildinps.
facing Pollock Road. It will ac
commodate 1500 students. Space
on the ground floor will be pro
vided for offices of the Dean of
Admissions and Registrar, the
College Examiner and the Bursar
Plant Building
The Plant Industries Building
will include the departments of
agronomy and horticulture. draft
ing rooms. classrooms. labora
tories. and offices. It will be situ
ated on a site southeast or the
junction of Shortlidge and Curtin
loads and will' face Shortlidge
Road. $944.259.64 has been allot
ted for it.
The $679.728.39 appropriated
fcr expansion of the Power Plant
will be used to purchase and in-
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led drives without end, while still
trying to preserve the college's
structure for the peace to come. But
Just as President Pugh had been a
civilian casualty of the WU War,
so the strain of wartime burdens
proved too much for Dr. Sparks. He
suffered a ,nervous breakdown, and
after a long rest, returned to spend
his last four years in comparative
quiet, lecturing on the campus and
through the nation. ,
During President Sparks' illness,
the popular and able Dean George
G. ("Swampy") Pond tried to carry
the extra burdens of serving as act
ing president and hunting for a new
president. He himself declined the
office, but the strain of double du
ties made him an easy victim of
pneumonia in 1920.
One thing seemed sure; devoted
individuals like Dr. Sparks and Dr.
Pond might sacrifice their lives, but
the college itself was too firmly es
tablished to be shaken or destroyed
by war. Larger and busier than ever,
the college moved into the postwar
1920'5.
It was 85 years ago on
April 1, 1863—that the Penn
sylvania Legislature designat
ed Penn State the beneficiary
of the Morrill Act, and there
fore the Land Grant College of
the State. W. L. Werner, pro
fessor of American Literature,
herein charts the highlights of
those years in a condensation
of Dr. Wayland F. Dunaway's
illuminating book, "History of
The Pennsylvania State Col
lege," which was published a
year ago. This is the fourth in
a series of siz articles.
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priorities for the rooms are to
be chosen. Suggestions from the
residents of the Circle and Nit
tany Dorms are to be turned into
Reissmann.
The Student Employment Corn
mate, announced that plans are
stall a new boiler. a 4000-kilowatt
vapacity turbo-generator. a con
denser. cooling tower, electrical
switch gear and other equipment.
It will enable the Power Plant to
Neat and light buildings planned
or now under construction nt the
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NSYLV AN IA
Bridge Finalists
Compete Saturday
Names of 14 bridge teams who
have qualified for the final all-
College playoff, in 208 Electrical
Engineering building at 1:30 p.m.
next Saturday. were released
yesterday by Elton W. Jones. fac
ulty director of the tournament
Winning pa ir in Saturday's
final duplicate session will receive
a traveling trophy. to be held one
year. and two smaller trophies
for permanent possession.
Names of competing pairs are
William Bemus Rex Meyer.
Henry Rea—Frank Ortolani. David
Whitb y. Eln.er
Strunk—James Short. Joan Berch
told Reginald Kimble. Harold
Ludwig—Thomas Morgan. Rodney
Hilbert—Robert Tobias.
Joseph Hyland—J. E. Morris.
William Shunk—Joseph Fromme.
Richard Kiellman—Robert Jones.
Edward Epstein—Stephen Skapik.
John Hauptman—George Bemus.
Robert Larson—H ar r y Wesley.
William Dunn—Leonard Levine.
TWo brothers. William and
George Bemus. from Wilkins
burg. Pa.. finished one-two as
members of different teams in the
fourth elimination session Thurs
day.
William paired with Rex Meyer
to register 59 points and swPen
first place by a wide margin.
Brother George teamed with John
Students Negotiate Contract
For CIO and Steel Company
Students in Economics 412. in
connection with a class project.
have arrived at provisions to be
included in the renewal of the
contract between the United Steel
workers of America C. 1.0. and the
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corpora
tion.
This contract was chosen be
cause predictions are it will raise
a national problem when it ex
pires this month. This is the first
time such a project was under
taken by this class in Collective
Bargaining. The professor in
charge is Dr. Eugene Myers. as
sistant professor of economics.
Class Divided
The class of 17 was divided into
two groups. labor and manage
ment. The entire arbitration period
was conducted by the students.
with Joseph Glick heading the
management side and Howard
Criden the labor. The union team
studied the present contract and
decided upon nine provisions to
be included before the contract
could be renewed. The final de
cisions were arrived at this week.
Provisions include a 30 day
union shop, a 15-cent general
wage increase with an additional
one cent per hour on shift differ
entials. Also a two weeks vaca
tion if the employee served with
'ne company three years, and
being made for the filling of po
sitions of mailmen in the Fall.
About 14 men will be needed.,
A poll will be taken in the
dorms on the question of support
of a student bok store in the TUB.
and whether residents would be
willing to pay 50 cents annual
membership dues to the student
co-op store.
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Strange Fruit Blooms
On Trees Near
Tri-Dorms
Strange fruit blooms on the
trees surrounding Tri-dorms this
week as shirts and overalls bear
ing a rather pungent odor re
placed the normal foliage. Owner
ship of the items was claimed by
Nancy Kester and her sister
Peggy as they explained, "We
were 'fitting' sheep for the Little
International Livestock Show and
we had to air out our clothes."
The sisters, education majors,
became interested in sheep when
they were given twin lambs 10
years go by their parents Since
the Kesters live on a dairy farm
in Clarion County, the girls kept
the lambs and raised them.
Nancy, a sophomore math
physics major, is fitting a South
down wether named, "Fluffy",
and Peggy, a junior in home
economics and chemistry major.
is preparing a Hampshire sheep
named "Honey."
Although neither of the girls
ever saw a livestock show, their
father took the to award this
winter for showing a grand
champion 4-H registered Guern
sey heifer at the State Fair in
Harrisburg.
Hauptman to finish second w't-h.
45% points. Third was the com
bine of David Sims and William
Whitby with 44.
three weeks if he worked more
than fifteen years was agreed
upon. Holidays during the year
will include January 1. Memorial
Day. July 4. Labor Day. Thanks
giving. Christmas. and President
elect day.
Workers Report
They decided that the worker
must report on or off four hour
before the shift: if he fails he will
have a Penalty of one work day
off. The groups agreed on a one
half hour lunch period on corn' ny
t!me for an eight-hour work day.
The provision that time and halt
be paid for the first four hours
overtime in an eight-hour, dye
day week. and dowl le time over
four hours, was accepted.
The company would not accept
the proposal that a union desig
nated safety engineer shonlu in
spect the plant and make rec,o!::
mendations to joint safety eom
mittees. They accepted a healt l '
and welfare benefit plan.
The result of this student tr
ect may prove interesting when
the real contract comes up to ,
discussion. Some of the stuclent•
and Dr. Myers believe that rnr.n.
of the proposals agreed Upon may
parallel the final actual decision.
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