pace six Free-lance Author Attends Sessions Several weeks ago educators and laymen alike became enthusi astic over a new philosophy in education when they read a nine-page essay in Life magazine on the Allentown school system. The author of this essay, which has made the Allentown system a model for the entire country, is a free lance author named Richard Barnitz who is presently attending Penn State under the GI Bill of Rights. Barnitz. however, is no ordi nary GI. In addition to being a veteran of both won'd wars. serving as a private in the Arrnv in I end a private P—t dr>as in the Marine Corn® in TT Vie the Of the nlder-t to at tend Penn 0-tote U-’- Sg an( J W a° born on r’ -'-tmoq Day. B«r>an fta-cer * Barmt* ben p n bis writing career after World War I when he rose from corw bov to editor of the Hanover. Pa.. Times Her ald. He later was employed by the Chiea«o Times and the Inter national News Service. “I like shiftin" for mvsaif as a free lancer, though.” Barnitz said, “and I enioved mv essav on the Allentown system for Life most of all.” Biggest outlet for Barnitz’ tal ents has been the Readers’ di gest. His best known nieee in the Digest was entitled “How TDear to My Heart.” It is about his home town, Hanover. Son Is Prof Barnitz came to Penn State this summer because the GI Bill offered him a means of security, at least until he can get a job or sell some of his work. He has a temporary part-time job writing copy for publications of the Col lege’s Institute of Local Govern ment; He is probably the only grand father to ever attend the College. His son, a graduate of the Yale Graduate School, is a professor of sociology at the Fairmont State College in West Virginia. He also has a daughter. Lively Past Bamitz has led an exciting life, bat claims he is living on bor rowed time, having been pushed out of the window of a moving train while in the Marines, fallen A' « •* - 60 MAMV WOMEK) WASH CLOTHES WERE./ WWY MOT vOU ibc ax IT \<o TWE MODERN METHOD, IT'S *LAUNDRY-UP-TO-DATE* MACHINES WILL DO YOUR WASHING THE WHILE YOU READ AUD WAIT ' X marks the spot that you know well Delicious Steaks Spaghetti Dinners The CROSSROADS BOALSBURG out of a second story window, and run over by a hit-and-run car. Although he likes Penn State because “the teachers are good, the people are and the camnne is beautifu 1 ” Rarnitz will nrofahlv leave at the end of the main session and go on free lancing. Penn's Cave Outing A bus trip to Penn’s Cave has been arranged by the Summer Sessions office for Saturday af ternoon. Anyone wishing to take the trip should register at Stu dent Union before 4:30 p.m. Fri day. Admission to the cave costs $1.20, while the round trip bus fare is 50 cents. Buses will leave Rec Hall at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, returning by 5 p.m. FOR THE BEST in ... Records—Popular and Classical Sheet Music Hohner Harmonicas Radios and Radio Phonographs Musical Instruments and Accessories THE HARMONY SHOP -135 S. Frazier St. Phone 2130 When Selecting A Place For BANQUETS You Might As Well Be Comfortable T "° eOgfik* l * BANQUET ROOMS offering QUALITY FOOD at THE STATE COLLEGE HOTEL Phone 733 for Information THE SUMMER COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PSCA Cabin Party An All-College Cabin party, sponsored by the summer PSCA, will be held Saturday and Sun day at Watts Lodge. Plans have been made to include dancing, singing, hiking and games on the overnight party. The group will leave from the rear of Old Main at 1:30 p.m. Sat urday and hike to the Lodge. Fol lowing outdoor worship services Sunday morning the group will hike back to State College. Students interested are urged to sign up at Student Union be fore Saturday noon. Food will be provided but the student, must supplv his own blankets. There is a charge of 75 cents. F raternitv Elects Franklin Mohney was named president at a recent election held by Pi Kapna Phi. Other officers are David Wilson, treasurer; Wil liam Quay, secretary; Richard Guhl, historian: Donald Heiny, warden; Kenneth Reese, chap lain. New initiates are Allan Baker. Chet Christensen. Fred Herold, George Herold and Kenneth Reese. In 1859 each student was re quired to work three hours daily on the farm, except on Saturdays and Sundays. News Briefs PENNSYLVANIA Alums Plan Weekend “Penn State is in the exact geographical center of the State equally inaccessible from every point.” It was Prexy Sparks who said that of the Col lege, but this fall’s Homecoming Weekend will help change that. On October 23 there will be a Homecoming Special train of 16 Pullmans coming direct to the campus from both East and West. Passengers will be picked up at New York, Philadelphia. Pitts burgh, Greensburg, Baltimore. Washington,. Lancaster, or York, and the trains will come to the College via Bellefonte. The special will be in State College from Saturday morning until Sunday nieht. Sdecial tick et rates will include meals on the train, Pullman reservations, use of club car enroute and on the campus, and tickets to the game. With these plans the Alumni Association hopes to lick the housing problem and swell the crowd here to see the Lions face Michigan State. PREsen-n*®" - Wednesday Nite, DANCING 9 ADMISSION $1.67 FOR TABLE RESERVATIONS PHONE ZION 2322 Hecla Park 7 Miles East of Bellefonte on Route 64 WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1948 Swedlund Talks On Cathode L. E. Swedlund, senior engin eer in cathode ray tube design at the Lancaster plant of RCA, will address the Centre County sub section of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers—lnstitute of Radio Engineers at the College at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday. His talk on “A Cathode-Ray Type Flvlng-Snot Video Signal Generator” in 219 Electrical En gineering will be open to the public. Mr. Swedlund will describe the new cathode ray tube which has a new and very short nersistance screen and its application to the veneration of video signals from nhoto graphic transparencies, drawings and small scenes by the flvipg-spot method. He has had 20 years experience in television and cathode ray lube development. He received h''s PS dperee at the University of Colorado and his MS decree at the California Institute of Tech nology. Commencement will be held in Schwab Auditorium at 10:30 a.m. /'uvust 7. TOTAL $2.00 r / i • • August 4 'TIL! plus tax
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