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Coeds Play 'Mama' to Baby
Mix Practicality with Fun
by John Donnell
Ever hear of a baby having eight "mamas"? That's the happy
privilege of three little tots living here at Penn State—and all 24
of the mamas are charming coeds.
Behind this seemingly lopsided family setup is the home man
agement course conducted by the School of Home Economics for
all senior girls majoring in that gentle curriculum.
And is this course practical! The coed "mothers" move into
three specially designed houses for an eight-week preview of run
ning a house as well as taking care of every crying need of a tender
infant.
Two of the houses—Benedict and
of Central Library; Beecher, the third
Td-Dorms.
Sense of Thrift
A food budget of 80 cents per
person per day give.s the girls a
keen sense of thrift, and gives
them the incentive to learn
proper amounts of foods they
should buy at one time.
Edith Cope of Benedict house
found an odd twist to the art of
buying spaghetti. The eight
pounds she once lugged home
early in her career were just
double the needed quantity.
Jobs change hands each week.
The coed who hauls the food up
the mall in the little red wagon
one week may find herself ad
ministering the milk formula to
the hungry infant the next. Other
changes, of course, go with the
job of nurse.
Good Neighbors
Culinary genius is not sup
pressed, but an important shelf
in each kitchen is stocked with
well-used cook books. Cooks
practice neighborliness, too, bor
rowing a speck of sugar one day,
loaning it back the next.
Dining at Hillcrest is no drab
affair. Candles are lit, and flow
ers beam from the table's center.
A window in this Pennsylvania
Dutch style house permits ob
servation of dinner next door, in
the early-American style Bene
dict. Once an English composi
tion stronghold, Beecher is "mod
ern" in decoration and furnish
ings.
Practice housekeeping would
fall short were the male com
munity always excluded. There
fore, party entertainment of "the
fellows" has become a favorite
feature of the course.
Southern Hospitality
In fact, at Hillcrest one recent
Sunday the gals lounged about
while their male "guests" went
to work in the modern electric
kitchen, planning, preparing and
serving the dinner.
This house boasts a dash of
southern hospitality, since the
faculty hostess is Mrs. Frances
Henderson of Arkansas.
"We're just one big happy
family," she explained.
Evidence of that atmosphere
can be seen in the "breakfast
nook," a cozy corner off the
kitchen where between-meal cof
fee has become a tradition.
Beecher is the only house to
have a man as a resident. This
came about through a fire that
destroyed a trailer and the need
of Beecher for a graduate as
sistant.
Were Homeless
Mrs. Lawrence McElfresh, her
husband, and infant son John,
were homeless after the fire last
THE bAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Hillcrest—are
house, stands
November. Thus the job now
filled by Mrs. McElfresh solved
their family's problem and that
of Beecher.
John, incidentally, a robust 20
pounds, 10 ounces at six and a
half months, resembles the other
two babies only in his good na
ture. For the pride of Hillcrest
is Marie, while Benedict's joyful
armful with a tint of red in her
hair is named Vicki Sue.
When the grown up "babes"
leave these houses, they should
make better housewives than
ever appeared on a radio quiz
show.
College Employes Receive .1
Five Per Cent Pay Increase
A live percent increase in the January 1, 1947. It ranged from
annual salaries of regular, full- $l5O a year for the clerical staff
time employees of the College has to $3OO a year for administrativ:
been approved by the Board of and academic personnel.
Trustees. In commenting on salary in
_ ... .
The pay increase will be grant
ed to those who are regular, full
time employees and who were in
the employ of the College on
December 31, 1948. The increase
became effective February 1.
A similar increase was granted
IM Mitt Artists
Set New Mcirks
Intramural boxing cracked all
previous records this year.
With fraternity team entries
jumping from 20 in 1947 to 34
this year, and with eight inde
pendent men matching blows
where none fought last, all figures
on the fistic sport spiraled up
wards at least 41 percent.
Largest increase was in bouts
scheduled, a report issued by the
IM department yesterday shows.
Eugene C. Bischoff, IM director,
and Clarence (Dutch) Sykes, as
sistant, carded 123 bouts this sea
son, a jump of 63 from last sea
son.
Ninety-six fighters participated
in the program, boxing 82 bouts
in all. The first figure represents
an increase of 28 men from last
season, while 34 more fights came
off this season than in 1947.
Sigma Nu, champion for the
second successive year, won the
most bouts. The champs climbed
out of the ring victorious 19 times,
far ahead of Alpha Gamma Rho,
which won ten bouts. Third in
line were Phi Delta Theta and
Phi Gamma Delta, tied with each
boasting eight bouts won.
Business Candidates
The business staff of the
Daily Collegian will train all
those interested in circulation,
advertising, layout, selling,
promotion and general office
procedure.
AU those interested should
report to the candidates meet
ing at the Daily Collegian
office, Carnegie Hall, Wednes
day at 7 p.m.
Gymnasts—
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remain from last year's standout
team.
located east
just east of
Bonsall, who went' to the 1948
Olympics with his coach, will
perform on the horizontal bar,
side horse and rings while Meade
will strive for a repeat triumph
in the Eastern tumbling cham
pionships.
Only newcomer of note is
Rudy - Valentino, former state
schoolboy champion of Lancas
ter, who'll go out after the East
ern tumbling title once held by
his brother, Johnny.
On the shoulders of these
three men, principally, will de
pend the fortunes of Wettstone's
tenth year at the helm of the
Lion gymnastic contingent.
creases to the most recent action,
President Milholland observcd
that academic salaries at the Col
lege had been raised 48.4 percent
above those of 1939.
At their weekend meeting in
Harrisburg. the. Board of Trust
ees re-elected officers of last
year: Mr. Milholland, president of
the board; George H. Deike, vice
president; and S. K. Hostetter,
treasurer. Also re-elected was
the executive committee com
posed of K. S. Bagshaw, Mr.
Deike, H. J. Lamade, J. L.
Mauthe, R. W. Rowland, G. W.
Slocum, and E. C. Weichel.
The committee to recommend a
president of the College reported
that it has been studying a long
list of candidates but that it is not
ready to make any recommenda
tion.
The board reported that it had
rcceived a recommendation from
the College chapter of the Ameri
can Association of University
Professors that a faculty member
from each school making up the
College meet regularly with the
College Board of Trustees. A
committee will be named to study
the proposal and to investigate
similar practices at othe r Col
leges.
PSCA Delegates
The Penn State Christian Asso
ciation was represented at the re
^ent United Student Christian
Council Conference in Lawrence
Kan., by two student delegates;
John Kochalka, Jr., and Jo Ann
N. Esterly.
'49 Gridiron Team Presents
Lion Rarity Co-Captains
For the second time in three pair to share football leadership
years, an end and tackle will were Sammy Donato, of Dun
serve as co-captains of the Penn more, and Johnny Economos, of
State football team. Tackle Neg- Pittsburgh. They led the team in
ley Norton, of Altoona, and End 1937. Donato now coaches at
Bob Hicks, of Lancaster, will West Scranton High School,
lead the team in 1949. while Economos is a member of
In 1947, the Penn State Cotton the coaching staff at Brooklyn
Bowl team was led by End John College.
Potsklan, of Brownsville, and The 1949 co - captains ha v e
Tackle John Nolan, of Glens played together for three years,
Falls, N. Y. Nolan played for the and will conclude their college
Boston Yanks (now the New eligibility next seaso n. Both
York Bulldogs) of the National played vanity ball as freshmen
Pro League, during the last sea- under wartime regulations, went
son while Potsklan was on cam- to war for two years, and re
pus finishing his education. turned in 1947. Coach Bob Hig-
Co-captains are few and far gins regards both boys as out
between at Penn State. The last standing in their positions.
Faculty Notes
Dr. Grover C. Chandlee, pro
essor and head di Lie us:pa. ini.mt
of cnem.stry at tne Co/isi 6 e, will
retire iviarch :/1 as p/m.essor
emeritus ox cnemistry, James Avid
/101mnd, acting pi-es/tient of the
College, announced tot/ay. lie had
serveu the acuity for 44 years.
Dr. Chant/lee's position will be
:rhea by i►r. W. Cunard feernenus,
proiessor and cnairman of the
depth/anent of chemistry at Syra
cuse university, wnose appoint
ment has aiready been announced.
The Board of Trustees at a
weeic-end meeting in riarrisourg,
two approved tile retirement,
enective February 28, of F. S.
.iucner, agi icuiLural extension
representative in Lancaster coun
ty. Bucher has served in tnat
capacity since 191.3 and has had
the longest service of any of tne
agricultural extension represen
tatives. tie served on the /acuity
of the department of agronomy
for one year prior to his extension
appointment.
Dr. Charles D. Cox. assistant
professor of bacteriology at tne
Medical Collette of Virginia, has
been appointed associate wo..es
sor of bacteriology, eifective Feb
ruary 1. He received his bache
lor's, master's, and doctar of
philosonay degrees at the Univer
sity of Illinois and served on the
staff there and as a bacteriologist
in the U. S. Army prior to going
to the Medical College of Virginia.
Chester R. Underhill, commer
cial and supervisory engineer
with RCA, Camden, New Jersey,
nas been named administrative
assistant of the Watson Labora
tories in the Engineering Experi
ment Station, effective January 1.
A graduate of Ebor College in
Switzerland, Underhill has taken
graduate work at College of the
City of New York. He has had
broad experience in radio produc
tion work and has written num
erous radio service manuals and
professional books and papers.
The trustees also approved the
appointmpent of Dr. Daniel M.
Lonberger, of State College, as
dentist with the College Health
Service, effective January 15. He
holds bachelor of science and doc
tor of dental surgery degrees from
the University of Pittsburgh.
Promotions approved include
those of Dr. Arnold J. Currier,
Dr. A. Witt Hutchison, and Dr.
Mary L. Willard, all associate pro-
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:essors of chemistry, to the rank
of professor of chemistry. Dr.
Joseph J. Lowden, associate pro
fessor of education, to professor of
education; Margaret A. Neuber,
assistant professor of elementary
education, to associate professor
of education; and Lavonia Hilbert,
instructor in clothing extension.
to assistant professor of clothing
extension.
Dr. Fred F. Linings?, vice-dean
of the School of Agriculture at
the College, will address the
Faculty Luncheon Club at the
Hotel State Colege on Monday
noon. Dr. Lininger will speak on
"China Today" and will show
colored slides of pictures he took
on his recent trip to China.
Ten Students
Win Ag Award
The award of 10 agricultural
scholarships amounting to $B5O,
was announced yesterday at the
Pennsylvania State College by
Dr. H. K. Wilson, vice-dean and
director of resident instruction in
the School of Agriculture.
The scholarships are awarded
by the Pennsylvania Power and
Light Co. on the basis of charac
ter and scholastic achievement.
Four are awarded to juniors,
three to sophomores, and three to
freshmen. The freshmen are chos
en from the class admitted to
Penn State and assigned to co
operating colleges for their first
year.
Juniors named to receive the
$lOO awards are Annabelle Eshle
man, Bloomsburg; Richard M.
Creasman, Bethlehem; Irwin C.
Eyet, Plains; and Heinz J. Heine
mann, Concstoga Woods. Sopho
mores, also receiving $lOO each,
are Ray M. Ard, Lewisburg; Mar
ion R. Deppen, Millersburg; and
Charles E. Zellner, Bethlehem.
Freshmen who received $5O
scholarships are James J. McKee
han, Honesdale, now at Mansfield
State Teachers College; Guy H.
Temple, Unityville, now at
Bloomsburg State Teachers Col
lege; and Charles E. Winzer, Em
maus, now at Kutztown State
Teachers College.