44:5.11. Weather: Take Advantage r Elattg TottEstatt Clear and of BX Colder. 'TOR A BETTER PENN STATE" VOLUME 49-NUMBER 2 College Accepts Ticket Orders For IBA Fights Applications for tickets to the Intercollegiate Boxing Associa tion championships, to be held in Recreation Building March 11- 12, are acceptable beginning to day, H. R. Gilbert, graduate man ager of athletics at the College. announced. Gilbert said the entire second floor will be reserved for the bouts, which will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, March 11, and again at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 12. A special series ticket entit ling a person to a reserved seat at each of the three sessions will be sold 'for $4, tax included. For those desiring tickets for one or two sessions, a reserved seat will be priced at $1.20 for the preliminaries, $1.20 for the semi-finals, and $2.40 for the fin als. A saving of 80 cents is achieved by purchasing a single ticket for the entire series. Bleacher seats on the first floor will not be reserved, and will be sold at 90 cents, tax included for each of the three sessions. No general sale will be held until March 1, Gilbert said in announc ing that advance applications must be accompanied by check or money order. He also remind ed applicants that their tickets will not be mailed until March 1. Independents Begin Drive The Penn State Club will hold its first meeting of the spring semester in 405 Old Main at 7 p.m. tonight, as its second semester membership drive goes into full swing. Old members are urged to re new their membership and male independent students desiring membership are invited to attend the meeting, said Ernest Sladics,. club president. In outlining the club's aims and 1.11 describing its facilities, he pointed out that such activities as an annual talent show intra-mural sports, bowling and card parties and dances are in cluded. The club room, now in Old Main but later to be moved, is equipped with a phonograph and record library. Plans are un derway to have two daily news papers and five popular magazines delivered to the room. Qualifications for membership in the club are: A member must be a male student unaffiliated with a campus social fraternity; he must be acceptable to the club; he is subject to payment of 50 cents initiation fee and 50 cents dues per semester; he is subject to initiation activities as prescribed by the club; and he must attend meetings and serve when needed on activity committees. Said Sladics, "The principle un derlying the club is to foster new friendships, and to offer a varied program of activities to its mem bers." • Senate Slows Fi Despite Republican Demands Late AP News Courtesy Station WMAJ WASHINGTON—The filibuster got a new lease on life in the United States Senate yesterday. The Senate defeated a move to force immediate action on changing Senate rules in order to curb the filibuster. Such legislative action had been demanded by Senate Re publicans. Atlantic Pact Talks WASHINGTON Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Norwe gian Foreign Minister Halyard Lange conferred here yesterday in "preliminary talks" on the projected North Atlantic Defense affiance. Lange said he stands on Nor way's statement that it will not cat bases t w o foreign powers un attack STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8, 1949 Coed Contest Ends Friday Only four days remain in which to enter pictures in the College's 'Miss American Coed" contest scheduled to close this Friday The coed selected as the most beauti ful of the College women will be known as Spring Queen and will rein over the All-College Spring week. Photographs of entries in the contest may be submitted by any collegiate group and should be at least three by five inches in size. Entrants must be regular under graduate students in good stand ing at the College. All entries must be turned in to the Student Union desk by 5 p.m., February 11 and the winner of the contest will be announced in the 40th anniversary issue of Froth March 29. Chandlee Retires Chem Post As Emeritus after 40 Years After serving for 40 years on the Pennsylvania State College faculty, Dr. Grover C. Chandlee, professor and head of the depart ment of chemistry, will retire with emerittis rank March 31. Looking back over 40 years of teaching, Dr. Chandlee says he "wouldn't mind starting the 40 years again." Dr. Chandlee came to Penn State in 1907, the year he was grad- Who's Who Now Available Students whose names and bio graphical sketches appear in the new Who's Who in The News are urged to pick up their copies at Student Union desk in Old Main, if they haven't already done so. Copies have been delivered to every department of the College, and others will be sent to campus publications, libraries, fraternities and sororities, and independent organizations, said Arnold Gerton, editor. Published by Sigma Delta hi, men's professional journalism fraternity, in conjunction with Theta Sigma Phi, women's pro fessional journalism honorary, copies have been sent to the lead ing newspapers of the Common wealth and to colleges and uni versities throughout Pennsylvania. Froth Parodies Movie of Month Gene Kelly portrays the direc tor of the "movie of the month" in the Froth "Parody" issue on sale at the Corner and Student Union February 15. Stars in the movie include `Gallant" George Chapman, In terfraternity Council president, "Lucky" Lew Stone, Collegian editor, and "Handsome" Harry Brown, Tribunal chairman. i buster Curb Beef Prices Drop CHICAGO—A heavy arrival of cattle into the Chicago livestock markets yesterday shoved beef prices to their lowest level since 1947 and hog and lamb prices also declined. Kansas City stock yards also were jammed with cattle. Lunch Plan Proposed WASHINGTON A $150,000,- 000 per year program for school lunches has been proposed by Sen. Claude Pepper (D.-Fla.), who said he favored a direct ap propriation at this time instead of allocating the money from ag ricultural funds. The proposal would double the amount spent So; school lunches this year. Program Initiates New School T. S. Tickets Termed Taleht Show Teasers No, veterans, the "gay blades" displaying those T.S. cards on campus have not been to see their Chaplain—nor their advisor. At Penn State, T.S. (and wipe that smile off your face) does not mean Tough Situation . . . and we are perfectly aware of the other possibilities . . . but it does mean Talent Show. According to Fred Peruzzi, pub licity chairman for the All-Col lege Talent Show, the T.S. cards are part of a teaser campaign de signed to plug the forth-coming variety extravaganza to be staged at the Schwab Auditorium 8 p.m. Friday. uated from Franklin and Mar shall College in Lancaster. In 1910 and 1911, he served as an in dustrial chemist in Hancock and Houghton, Michigan, but he re turned to Penn State in 1912, He also interrupted his teaching in 1918-19 to serve with the U. S. Army. Following the death of Dr. G. G. Pond, who had been head of the department of chemistry and also dean of the School of Natural Sciences, Dr. Chandlee was ap pointed acting head of the de partment in 1922. In 1933-34, Dr. Chandlee also served as acting dean of the Graduate School. Planned Medical Degree When Dr. Chandlee left his tive town of Delta, and enrolled at Franklin and Marshall College, he intended to study medicine. However, because of his love for chemistry, he changed to that curriculum. Dr. Chandlee re ceived his bachelor of philosophy degree in chemistry from Frank lin and Marshall and in 1943, his alma mater awarded him an hon orary doctor of science degree. He also holds a master of science de gree from Penn State and master of arts and doctor of philosophy degrees from Columbia Unwer sity. As .a teacher of chemistry for 40 years, Dr. Chandlee is well-ac quainted with the struggle that some students have with chem istry. 'Requires Abstract Thinking' "Chemistry," Dr. Chandlee says, "requires abstract thinking and outside work for every class held. The assignment for one day is built upon the assignment of the previous day, so that a student who fails to prepare each assign ment before each class, is lost." Technical students, he ex plai n e d, usually have little trouble with chemistry. When Dr. Chandlee came to Penn State in 1907, there were about 300 students enrolled in chemistry courses. Today, in cluding the freshmen who take work off-campus, there are about 3500 chemistry students. At the time of Dr. Pond's death in 1920, 10,000 students had taken chem istry work at Penn State. Today, the number exceeds 50,000. Worked Overseas Dr. Chandlee's service during World War I consisted of research on secret writing, widely used by the Germans and other nations for communication. Dr. Chandlee, as a chemist attached to the Gen eral Staff Corps, conducted this work in Washington, London, and Paris. During and following World War 11, Dr. Chandlee spent six months at the American Univer sity at Shrivenham, England, teaching inorganic chemistry to war veterans in Europe. A Convocation beginning a formal inauguration program mark• ing the establishment of the new School of Home Economics at the College will be held in Schwab Auditorium at 4:10 o'clock today. Dr. Lee Vincent, dean of the College of Home Economics at Cornell University, will be the principal speaker. Following an academic procession, James Milholland, acting president of the College, will present the charge to the new school. Dr. Grace M. Henderson, clean of the new school, and two stu. dents, Cynthia Doan of State Col. lege and David Browne of South Williamsport, will give the re sponse. New Dean Grace M. Henderson Thespians Set Play Tryouts Tryouts for roles in the Thes pians spring musical production will be held in 200 Carnegie Hall at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thurs day, and Friday. All parts, including the princi pal leads, are open, said James Dunaway, Thespian promotion manager. Both male and female vocalists will be auditioned at that time, he added. Soloists and persons performing specialty numbers are requested to bring their own music. They may also bring their own accom panist, but one will be present for their use if so desired. Singers interested in joining a choral group, Gleesingers, are also asked to audition on one of the dates specified. Department Plans Language Tests The department of romance languages will conduct a general placement test in 110 E.E. Build ing at 7 p.m. tonight for the fol lowing three categories of stu dents: 1. Students whose previous work in French or Spanish was taken at the high school level. 2. Students who have had French or Spanish courses at other institutions than the Penn sylvania State College. 3. Students who have not had French or Spanish courses recent ly and are therefore desirous of guidance in being placed at the appropriate level in a language class at the College. News Briefs Bible Fellowship Rev. Donald Fullerton, bible teacher at Princeton University, will lead bible studies in 417 Old Main at 4:10 p.m. and in 401 Old Main at 7.30 p.m. today, tomorrow, and Thursday under the sponsor ship of the Penn State Bible Fel lowship. The meetings will be open to the public. Handbook Student Handbooks are now available at 304 Old Main. The book is distributed free of charge to all new students. Sociology Club Duane Ramsey will speak on "Placement in the Social Service Field" at the meeting of the Sociology Club in 418 Old Main at 7:30 o'clock this evening. PRICE FIVE CENTS Dr. Vincent to Speak • Dr. Vincelit will speak on "The Contribution of Home Economies in the Education of Today's Citi zens." The singing of the Alma Mater and a recessional will con clude the convocation exercises. Approximately 40,000 special in vitations to the convocation and the remainder of the inaugura tion program have been sent to parents, alumni, cooperating agencies and organizations, trust ees and representatives of other colleges. Plan Further Festivities Further festivities of the week's program, officially planned for today, Wednesday, and Thursday, will include demonstrations, talks, exhibits, and a reception to be held in the Nittany Lion Inn from 8 to 10 o'clock today. Two former directors of home economics at the College are scheduled to participate in the program. They are Edith P. Chace of State College, now director emerita of home economics, who headed the department from 1918 until her retirement in 1937, and Dr. Laura W. Drummond, profes sor of home economics education, Teachers College, Columbia Unit versity. Dr. Drummond was dir ector of home economics at the College from 1938 to 1945. WRA Resumes Club Meetings WRA activity clubs will resume their weekly meetings and prac tice periods this week. .The Bowling Club will start off the week with a meeting sched uled for White Hall Bowling alleys 6:30 p.m. tonight. Bridge Club will meet in the Playroom at 7 p.m. while the Fencing Club will gather in 1 White Hall, and the Rifle Club in the rifle range at the same time. Tomorrow night's activities in clude the Badminton Club in the gymnasium at 6:15 and the Mod ern Dance Club in the Dance room at 7 p.m. Thursday night the Outing Club meets in 2 White Hall at 6:45 and the Swimming Club in the pool at 7 p.m. All coeds are eligible to join any of these clubs and are invited to attend the organizational meet ings. Morse Explains Draft Exemption Male students eligible for the draft are exempt until the end of the current academic year and should notify their local draft boards that they are students, said Adrian 0. Morse, assistant to the College president. The letter signed by the dean of the student's school will protect the student from being called for selective service as has happened in sonic instances when local hoards did not know that the draftees were students. The letters should also include the student's age and the date on which the present semester ends. Observatories The College observatories, locat ed on the Jordan Fertility Plots, East Campus, will be open every Wednesday and Sunday night this semester, weather permitting. Members of Alpha Nu, astronomy honorary, will operate the teLik scope and answer questions.
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