The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, July 14, 1948, Image 3

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    /XNESDAY. JULY 14. 1948
Nutrition Head
Lectures Today
Dr. Charles G. King, scientific
director of the Nutrition Founda
tion in New York, will speak at
11 o’clock this morning and again
at 2 o’clock this afternoon. Both
lectures will be open to the
public.
The morning lecture on “Feed
ing the Nation” will be in 3 Car
negie Hall as the ninth of the
Pennsylvania Workshop series.
“The World Food Situation”
will be his afternoon subject In a
joint session of the Northeast Re
gional Red Cross Nutrition Work
shop and the Home Economics
Forum in 105 White Hall.
Dr. King is widely known in
the biological chemistry field for
his work in isolating Vitamin “C"
from natural sources. This v/as
accomplished in 1932 when he
was professor of chemistry at the
University of Pittsburgh where
he had earlier received his doc
tor’s degree. He did graduate
work at Columbia University and
at Cambridge University in Eng
land.
Dr. King received the Pennsyl
vania Award of Merit in 1938 and
a year later the State Public
Health Association Award. He is
a member of the Food and Nu
trition Board of the National Re
search Council.
Lost Entrance
Cards Reissued
A sample poll of incoming fresh
men at Penn State indicated that
the vast majority of non-veterans
will have completed at least one
year of college before they be
come eligible for the draft.
William S. Hoffman, dean of ad
missions, said approximately half
of the class will be wiped out be
fore the start of the sophomore
year and that practically all others
will reach draft age either before
or during their third year of study.
He said the sampling, in which
he picked 200 forms at random
from files containing approximate
ly 3500 admissions, disclosed that
only 20 per cent of the incoming
freshmen are war veterans. He
found no male student who is like
ly to finish four years of study be
fore his 19th birthday.
Bachelor and
Advanced Degrees
TO BE ORDERED BY JULY 20,1948
The Athletic Store, Inc.
Caroenter Speaks
At Grad Banauet
Clarence R. Carpenter, nrofes
sor of psychology at the College,
will be the main speaker at a
dinner for the graduate students
of the School of Fdumtion. at the
Nittany Lion Inn at 6 p.m. July
21.
The master of ceremonies will
be Ravp Conrad, a graduate stu
dent of the School of Education.
The price of the tickets is $?
and the tickets can be obtained
from anv member of the com
mittee cr from Anne T ane Haw
kins, 177 Atherton Hall. Anne
Tennant. Education
Student Union. Old Main, and
the Summer Sessions office.
Members of the committee for
the dinner are Hollis Farnum.
Thomas .T. Horne, Mrs. Margaret
Morris. James Black. Helen Kee-
Fauver. and Rosana Eckman.
chairman.
The faculty advisory commit
tee consists of Dr. A. W. Vander-
Meer. department of education,
Dr. William U. Snyder, depart
ment of psychology, Prof. Mary
B. Allgood, department of home
economics, Prof. Willa Taylor,
department of music education.
Prof. Urwin Rowntree. industrial
education, and Dr. C. O. Wil
liams, Education Extension Di
rector.
Lingnan Books
Await Shipment
More than 2500 books donated
by students during spring semes
ter final exam week are stacked
up awaiting shipment to Lingnan
University in Shanghai, China.
Students interested in helping
to bring the campaign to a suc-
ANNOUNCING
"Ladies in Retirement"
(Division of Dramatics Production)
AUGUST 2 & 3 . . . 8:00 P.M.
SCHWAB AUDITORIUM
TICKETS $l.OO (plus tax)
CAPS
WNS
OPPOSITE
MAIN GATE
THE SUMMER COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
AND
Men Beat Women
In Radio 'Battle'
By the slim margin of two
points the men downed the wom
en in a Battle of the Sexes held
i n Schwab Auditorium Monday
night. The program was the first
in a series of Monday night en
tertainments planned by the Rec
reation department fo r the sum.
mer session. Final score, as read
by Lou Bell, master of ceremonies
fo r the broadcast’s quiz program,
was 53 points for the men as
against 51 for the weake r sex.
Members of the panels named
by Earle Edwards, director of
recreation, were Misses Helen
Hinsey, of Uniontown. Doris Set
tler. of Scranton, Virginia Skelton
of McKeesport, and Juli a Jones
of Asheville. Mass., for the wom
en, and Richard Kistler. of Nor
ristown. Chris Groneman, of Col
lege Station, Tex., Herb McCol
lum of Yeadon. and Thomas
Campion, of Upper Merion.
Questions fired at the experts
were taken from the field of his
tory, literature, sports and cur
rent events. As a chance for re
capitulation, each team was given
a set of bonus questions at the
end of the twenty minute quiz.
For the men these point getters
dealt with strictly women’s af
fairs and for the women, the sub
ject matter was strictly mascu.
line.
cessful conclusion by sorting and
packing books should contact Dr.
Henry S. Brunner, head of the
agricultural education depart
ment and chairman of the Penn
State-in-China committee.
Freight costs will be borne by
the American Board of Trustees
of Lingnan University of which
Dr. Brunner is a member. Anoth
er unsolved problem is the short
age of wood for packing boxes.
Dr. King Speaks
At Sunday Vespers
Dr. Herbert King, pastor of
Grace Congregational church,,
Harlem, New York City, will be
the guest speaker for the weekly
Sunday evening vesper service to
be held in Schwab auditorium
thiq Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
Dr. King spoke at the college
chapel services last Spring in con
nect i o n with Religion-in-Life
week.
Special org-p T n" t ' : " h v Ceorge
Ceiga of the Music department
a nd vocal solos by Harold Camp
bell will complete the program.
mary leitzinger
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Hosiery
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Fine Food Attractively
Served in a
Comfortable Atmosphere
at Popular Prices
CENTRALLY LOCATED
(DIAGONALLY FROM
POST OFFICE)
HOURS OF SERVICE:
OPEN 11:30 P.M. - 2 P.M.
4:45 P.M. - 7:45 P.M.
iJhe crei l
Dancing Highlight!
PSCA Night of Fun
Dancing, games, and refresh
ments will highlight a night ol
fun given for all summer sesskn
students and their friends by
Penn State Christian Associatioi
in the Hugh Beaver room, 3w
Old Main, at 8:30 p.m. Saturday
Program and general get hv
gether will be in charge of WiV
liam Niering, president of ttn
summer PSCA.
All students, regardhm ol
faith, are urged by Niering ti
come and get acquainted so that
a program of fun can be arranged
for the remainder of the summer.
Tea Room
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