74TUTISDAY, APRIL 22, 1413 Co-Cilia Alpha Chi Omega Alpha CM Omega entertained the Phi Kappa Psi's at the Phi'Psi chapter house last Thursday night. The sorority is also plan ning a breakfast for the Gamma Phi Beta's at the A Chi 0 suite Sunday morning. Alpha Xi Delta Alpha Xi Delta Will celebrate their national- and local founder's day at a banquet at the State Col lege Hetel, 6 p.m. Sunday. Ittra. John H. Parker, Alpha Xi Delta national officer, will be present at the affair. Mrs. Ralph D. Het;el will be the honored town guest. The girls will present a skit at the bahquet which was also pre sented at the national conven tion in Canada last summer. The skit was written by Penn Embury, a local Alpha Xi Delta alumna. Delta Gamma Delta Gamma pledges are hold ing a "Slumber-Time" party for the natives at the chapter house Saturday night. The pledges are also entertaining pledges of the other sororities Sunday afternoon at the house Phi Sigma Kappa Alpha Omicron Pi and Phi Sigma Kappa will hold a Joint garden party at the latter's house this Saturday night. Paul, Grove's orchestra and decorations of flow ered lattices and a colored foun tain Will highlight the dance, Guests of honor will include Mr. and Mrs. James P. Mitho!land. acting president of the College.. Mr. Milholland is a Phi Sigma Kama alumnus. Theta Xi Theta Xi initiated Charles Vitu bJe. Milton Thrasher. Fred Sites and James Eckert. Several members of the local chapter will attend an eastern re gional meeting at Carnegie Tech this weekend. Group Ends Four Years Of Solving War Problems Problems of all shapes, sizes and degrees of difficulty faced the College at the conclusion of the war. To find the best possible solutions, Dr. Ralph Dorn Hetzel ap pointed the Committee on Post-war Problems March 13, 1944, which asked to be dissolved recently. The committee was composed of representatives from the ad ministration and the flaculty. Deans, department heads and repre- sntatilles of research and exten sion were also inckuled with at least one member from each school. Th e committee faced two types of problems in its 85 two-hour meetings, according to Adrian 0. Morse, assistant to the president in charge of resident instruction and chairman of the group. One of the war-connected prob lems was the handling of veter ans, amount of credit to be given veterans and a syetem of priori ties for veterans returning to the campus. The present policies of the Col lege in these regards and the of fice of the faculty counselor of veterans resulted from the com mittee's reports. Academie Year Another war problem solution was the present arrangement of th e academic year—two semes ters with summer sessions. Re port on faculty housing contrib uted to present efforts to relieve the housing shortage. Other problems on which the group worked were characterized by Mr. Morse as being always with the College although they were aggravated by the war. Registration and scheduling ddiricultie ß were partially allevi ated by first- and second-phase registration system. New forms hove been drawn up which will be put into use in September, he said. Most graduate work at the Col lege takes the Dorm of research, Mr. Morse explained, but most advanced degree holders go into teaching. The committee felt that graduate curricula were too nar row and made reoommendationa THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLIXOE, FIENNSTLVANIA Faculty Members and Wives Get Reception Invitations Invitations to the Junior-Senior Faculty Reception in the second floor lounge of Old Main Thursday, April 29, have been sent to all faculty members and their wives, said Virginia McCluskey, chairman of the Coed Coordinating Committee. I n addition, Miss McCluskey asks all coeds to personally invite 'heir favorite professors. All girls should wear summe r formals. Miss McCluskey also said that girls with Thursday night classes may be excused by the Dean of Women's office. Additional committees are Mor tar Board and IWA, headed by Suzanne Romig and Sylvia Schen feld, in charge of receiving the guests; Cwens t with Shirley Gau ger as chairman, who ~Will be floaters; and Chimes, headed by Lorraine Munz, who will act as the head hostesses. Publicity for the affair will be handled by all the committees. Ernest Riotili is in charge of the Phi Mu Alpha quartet who will entertain at the reception. WRA Outing Club Holds Cabin Party WRA Outing Club will hold a cabin party at the WRA cabin Saturday afternoon. All those in terested in attending. the party are asked to leave 75 cents at Stu dent Union in Old Main by noon Saturday All coeds are invited to the party and are reouested to wear slacks and bring their own blan ket. The group will leave from White Hall Saturday at 4:30 p.m. Women's Honorary Joins Hal Societies Council Mortar Board, senior women's honorary, was made a member of Hat Societies Council at Friday's meeting, said Barbara Atkins. council secretary-treasurer. Joan Bissey. Mortar Board nresident, represented the honor ary at the meeting. Hat Societies Council, inactive during the war and reorganized last year. now includes all act Ari ties honoraries on campus except Lion's Paw, senior men's honor ary.. Memitership is made up of men's groups—Skull a n d Bones, Parmi Nous, Blue Key, and the women's organizations Mortar Board, Chimes. and Cwens. Officers of Hat Societies Coun cil are Robert McGregor, presi dent. Gerald Karver, vice-presi dent, and Miss Atkins. for the improvement of study in the graduate school. Outside Education A major report of the postwar problem group was on education outside classes. The committee appointed a large sub-committee which investigated possibilities of making more cultural subjects available on campus. This group's suggestions have been incorporated into plans for the permanent Union Building now being drawn by the College architect. The committee's recommenda tions on student health included requests for more gymnasium space, a swimming pool, and in vestigation into crowded student living conditions. Most of th e r ecommendations on war-connected problems were put into effect immediately. Many problems in the other category may tak e years to put into effect, said Mr. Morse. There is the problem of getting the appropria tions necessary, for instance The work of the committee has been of great help to the admin• istration in many ways, he added. A new committee similar to the one just discharged may be set up when a new president of the Colleg e is selected. tomrnitlee Members Members of the committee were Miss Laura W. Drummond (who was succeeded by Miss Ruth E. Graham), Harry P. Handmaid, William S. Hoffman, Lloyd M. Jones, .J. Orvis Keller, Frank D. Kern, George N. P. Leetch, Fred F. Lininger, James H. Olewine, George E. Simpson, Frank M. Swartz, Marion R. Trabue, Char les C. Wagner, Arthur R. War nock, Pearl 0. Weston. Phi Mu The patronesses of Phi Mu will entertain the members at a tea in the chapter house from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday. The wire's down. Let's keep it so, By givin,g the grass A chance to grow. Penn State in Review Fame of College Spreads (Fifth of a Series) • By W. L. WERNER I N his 14 years as President of Penn State, Dr. E. E. Sparks made the college known through out the State. In the next dec ade, the booming 1920'5, its fame spread throughout the nation. It was then that the name of Coach Hugo Bezdek appeared reg ularly on the sports pages of news- Tapers. Though foreign-born, Bez had great success in coaching twd typically American games, football and baseball. Under him four Penn State athletes won places on Walter Camp's famous all-American foot ball teams. Bob Higgins, now Penn State's head coach, was Camp's choice in 1919. Charlie Way won like recog nition in 1920, followed by Olenn Killinger in 1921, and Joe Bedenk in 1923. On January 1, 1.92.5, reun State represented the East in the colorful Rose Bowl contest. One of Penn State's all-time greats, "Light horse Harry" Wilson '24, went on to win additional football glory at West Point. In track Penn State athletes broke four world's records between 1920 and 1925, with Larry Shields and Alan Helifrich leading the way. Nate Cartmell's track men, Leo Houck's boxers, and Charlie Speidel's wrest lers won contests throughout the country. In soccer Bill Jeffrey's PATTEE teams ran up an unparalleled rec ord of 65 games without defeat and toured Scotland one summer. Waring in Limelight Penn State's Glee Club under Dick Grant placed high regularly in national contests. A campus band leader, Fred Waring, class of 1922, quit college to lead his /lichl to fame and fortune. In dramatics ,Director Art Cloetingh's student players were in the van of the Lit tle Theatre movement. From his classes the Epstein brothers went to Hollywood to become prominent scenario writers, and others grad uated to the Broadway stage. Meanwhile, Dr. John Martin 'Thomas had begun his 5-year term as the college's ninth president in April, 1921. He immediately pro claimed his aim to make Penn State a university in name and In fact. Ballots for voting on the. six senior honor women have been sent to all eighth-semester coeds. The ballots will be counted tomorrow and the re sults will be announced on Class Day. Jackson Refuses To Disclose Names When questioned last night about the authorities behind the new coed dress rule. Miss 'Ella - rr..ae Jackson. assistant to the Dean of Women, stated that they are not free to disclose the names of the peoole wiho made the re quest for the change. She said they have the names but are not in a position to have them published. It is a question of professional ethics. Miss):Jack son added. Honorary Elects Cohen Mary Cohen was receniiy elected president of Alpha Laaribde Delta. national freshman women's honorary. Ruth Lehman is vice-president: Marilyn Guillet. secretary: and Marian Alderson, treasurer. • Chi Phi Ohi Phi recently initiated War ren Fetterolf and George Sleboda 'PENN STATE JESSIE' FAMED FOR 'WINDOW' IN HER SIDE Various complications interfered with a change of name, but he made many other advances toward university standards. In 1922 President Thomas estab lished a graduate school under Dean Frank Kern, with an increased stimulus to research. The next year Dean Will Grant Chambers was named head of a new School of Education. In 1924 a School of Physics and Chemistry was formed under Dean Gerald Wendt, later prominent as a scientific editor. Old campus schools also were ex panding, and In 1926 the School of Mines and Metallurgy was the larg est east of the Mississippi and the second largest in the United States. Dr. Armsby's respiration calorime ter, built in 1902, was the first in the nation, and became a Mecca for foreign agricultural scientists. It shared news honors with a cow with a glass window in her side, and when "Penn State Jessie" died, press associations relayed the news to the world. Many new varieties of wheat, tomatoes, cabbage, corn, potatoes, and mushrooms emerged from the college's experimental farms. In the humanities Dr. Fred Lewis Pattee became famous as a pioneer scholar in the field of American literature. In economics Dr. 0. Fred Boucke trained students who later achieved prominence as expert consultants in government and in dustry, among whom was J. K. Las ser, '2O, author of annual best-sell ing books on income tax. Another building drive was neces sary to serve the growing student body, and President Thomas and Registrar A. H. Espenshade led an appeal to the alumni for aid. More than a million dollars was raised, the money going chiefly for under graduate dormitories. The Potato WARING Coed Ballots PAGE THREE Panflel Lists New Rushing Rule Changes Two changes in the PanHel rushing code were announced by President Adelaide Finklesten at the PanHel meeting Tuesday night. According .to the new. reg ulations. cars may not be used for rushing except for the formal cof fee hours. The seco►.d new ruling states that the amount of money allot ted the sororities for open houses and rushing parties will be given in one lump sum to be used as each sorority sees •flt. Zeta Tau Alpha sorority .5 planning to hold a tea for the PanHel Council group at Ather ton. The social committee of Zeta Tau Alpha. aided by two PanHel members. Deane Brown and Gladdy Lou Miller. is in charge of arrangements. Miss Finkleston announced that PanHel had contributed tan dol lars to the cancer fund during the recent drive At Penn and Pitt On grass they sit. But here at State Beauty rates. Growers Association of Pennsylva nia, grateful for the benefits of tha college's research, provided most off the funds for a new campus hos pital, and the State Grange financed, a handsome new dormitory for women. In September, 1925, President Thomas resigned his position to be come head of Rutgers University, and for a year and three monthA Penn State was governed by an ex ecutive committee. Then in Decem ber, 1926, Dr. Ralph Dorn Hetze president of the University of Newt Hampshire, was chosen as tenthi president of the college. For almost the first three year 4 of his presidency, the United States' continued to enjoy boom times with Penn State well along in the pros- s , perous procession. On the athletic field and in classroom and Tabora. tory, the college was becoming na tionally and internationally knownd Ahead, however, loomed the great est depression and the largest war in our history. (To be continued) It was 85 years ago on April 1, 1863—that the Penn sylvank Legislature designat ed Penn State the beneficiary of the Morrill Act, and there fore the Land Grant College of the State. IV. L. Werner, pro fessor of American Literature, herein charts the highlights of those years in a condensatio* of Dr. Wayland F. Dunaway's illuminating book, "History of The Pennsylvania State Col lege," which was published a year ago. This is the fifth in a series of six articles.
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