THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1949
'Home, Family Living Aided
By Home Economics'---Vincent
"The unique contribution of home economics to the education
of today's citizens is in the improvement of home and family living,"
Dr. Elizabeth Lee Vincent, dean of the College of Home Economics
at Cornell University," said Tuesday.
Dr. Vincent spoke at the convocation marking the inaugura
tion of the School of Hcime Economics at the Pennsylvania State
College.
There is every reason to em
phasize education for home and
family living, Dean Vincent add
ed, since we know that the home
is the most important single fac
tor is determining not only the
physical health, but also the men
tal and spiritual health and
strength of the individual. Na
tions are strong and well-bal
anced only as the individuals who
make up the nations are strong
and well-balanced, Dean Vincent
explained.
Social Maturity at Low Level
"One of the difficulties with the
world today is that too few na
tions and too few local commun
ities have develped the level of
social maturity which makes pos
sible mutual understanding and
cooperation for the good of all,"
Dean Vincent continued.
Tracing the development of
home economics, Dean Vincent
Pointed out that at one time, home
economics, like many programs of
education, consisted of it simple
approach to a narrow sector of
life. Today , what began as an at
tempt to improve the skills of
homemaking and to relieve fa
tigue and monotony for the
homemaker, has grown into a
complicated subject with its roots
deep in chemistry, physics, econ
omics, psychology, sociology and
other sciences.
Outstanding Work Cited
Dean Vincent cited the out
standing work conducted in home
economics at Penn State in re
search, graduate training, and in
undergraduate work.
Organization of the depart
ment into a School of Home Ec
onomics will give impetus to this
work and will make Penn State
a still more important factor in
the training of personnel for Staff
ing other schools and colleges of
home economics and for other
areas of home economics en
deavor, Dr. Vincent ob served.
p
Explaining that the challenge
to home economics and to all ed
ucation is tremendous, Dean Vin
cent said "such centers of investi
gation and teaching as the School
of Home Economics at the Penn
sylvania State College will help
us to meet that challenge with
confidence."
Faculty Briefs
cull=S. Bloat, assistant agri
extension representative,
was promoted to the newly
created rank of associate agricul
tural extension representative.
The new rank was approved by
the Board for agricultural exten
sion personnel not now in charge
of a county, but whose experience
and duties warrant recogni
'lke beyond the title of assistant
representative.
Sabbatical leaves of absence
were approved for C. E. Bullinger,
professor of industrial engineer
ing from June 15, 1949 to Septem
ber 14, 1949, and from June 15,
1950 to September 14, 1950, to
write a textbook; Drs. M: W.
White, professor of physics, for
the second semester, for travel;
Ina Padgett, professor of foods
and nutrition, for the Ist semes
ter, 1949-50 for travel and to visit
other institutions interested in
nutrition a;nd Dr. C. S. Anderson,
professor of agricultural educa
tion, for six months beginning
February 1, for study and writing.
Leaves also were approved for
C. A. Anderson, associate profes
sor of industrial engineering, for
graduate study for the academic
year beginning September 1, and
Dr. Ernest A. Lachner, associate
professor of fisheries biology from
February 1 to September 15 to
serve as a research associate with
the Division of Fishes, U. S. Na
tional Museum.
Dr. J. G. Aston, Dr. Arthur
Rose, and Dr. R. W. Schiessler,
all of the School fo Chemistry
and Physics at the College, at
tended the Meeting-in-Miniature
of the Philadelphia section of the
American Chemical Society in
Philadelphia recently.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Colleges Study
Adult Education
A study 'is being made by the
College and the universities of
California and Chicago in line
with the recommendation by the
President's Commission on High
er Education for an expanded
adult education program.
J. Orvis Keller, assistant to the
president in charge of extension
at the College, said the study,
which is financed by a grant from
the Carnegie Corporation, will
be conducted in the following
manner: personnel representing
different phases of adult educa
tion from each of the institutions
will visit the other two coopera
ting institutions. Their reports
will be co-ordinated for a final
survey by the project secretary.
Assists Adult Education
The study is to be an analysis
of the techniques and procedures
used in college adult education
and will. be used to assist adult
education programs throughout
the United States.
The Penn State representative
is Charles H. Griffin, supervisor
of the personnel service. Griffin,
who is representing the pepon
nel service and student guidance
programs of the College, is cur
rently on a trip to the University
of California and the University
of Chicago.
Make Similar Visitations
Other staff members who will
make similar visitations include:
J. Orvis Keller; Edward L. Kel
ler, executive assistant; Stanley
H. Campbell, in charge of com
munity service; David B. Pugh,
in charge of instruction; Hugh G.
Pyle, supervisor of informal
study; Anthony S. Luchek, asso
ciate professor of economics in
extension; J. E.wing Kennedy,
supervisor of management train
ing; and Frank S. Neusbaum, ad
ministrative head, motion picture
and recording studio.
Schwartz Lists
ICG Objectives
Furtherance of knowledge of
parliamentary procedure and the
working s of the Pennsylvania
State Legislature are primary ob
jectives of the College chapter of
the Intercollegiate Conference on
Government, Melvin Schwartz,
president, pointed out yesterday.
When the group holds its first
meeting of the semester in 124
Sparks at 8 p.m. Tuesday, it will
welcome participation by all stu
dents interested m studying and
practicing legislative , proceedings,
he said. The chapter meets bi
monthly on Tuesdays.
The convention of the North
Central Region of the organiza
tion, to be held at the College
March 12, will be an outstanding
event for the chapter, Schwartz
indicated. Some 12 colleges and
universities in the district are ex
pected to send delegations.
A four-day convention of the
state-wide group at Harrisburg in
April will highlight the semes
ter's activities, he noted. About
25 members of the College chap
ter will participate in a model
legislature at the capitol on that
occasion.
Foresters Elect
Jensen Presidpnt
Theodore Jensen has been el
ected president, and John Hall
vice-president of the Forestry
Society for the second semester.
Other officers and their respec
tive officers are: David Keiser,
recording secretary; George
Kern, corresponding secretary;
and Ralph Moyle, treasurer.
Chosen as representatives to the
Agriculture Student Council
were: James Case, David Keiser,
Robert Reese, William Ritchey,
and Paul Shogren.
"Did my check come today?"
Walker to Speak,
Hold Conferences
Charles Walker, regional sec
retary for the Fellowship of Re
conciliation, will address inter
ested persons on the subject "How
Can We Work for Peace" Ln the
Hugh Beaver Room, 304 Old
' Main, at 7i30 tonight.
He will also be available for
conferences until Saturday, and
will speak on the PSCA radio
program over WMAJ from 7:45
until 8 o'clock tomorrow night.
The speaker is a graduate of
Elizabeth College and t aught
school for some time. He spent
the war in a conscientious objec
tor's camp and served a jail sen
tence for the same reason. After
hostilities he served as the Col
lege secretary for the Friends
Service Committee in Ohio, In
diana, and Michigan. Now he is
regional secretary for FOR in
Pennsylvania and Ohio as well as
executive secretary for the FOR
Philadelphia area.
Fraternities Plan
Bowling League
Plans are being completed for
the formation of an interfraterni
ty bowling league for the Spring
semester. Fraternities that are
planning to enter teams in the
league are requested to contact
William Fairchok, 4702, in order
that complete schedules may be
drawn up before the next regu
larly scheduled IFC meeting next
Wednesday.
IFC president, George Chap
man, issued a reminder that all
fraternitie s that plan to enter
groups in the IFC song contest
should start organizaig soon. Fin
als for the IFC song cup will be
held during intermission of the
IFC dance during Spring house
party weekend.
Bristol Outlines-
Continued from page one
the religious realm of the United
States there is a great deal of in
activity, complacency, and indif
ference. There still is discrimina
tion and prejudice.
The Friends put their religion
into practice in a big way with
the work camp idea of 1934, Bris
tol stated. They went into an
area where there was tension—
poverty, labor trouble, etc.—and
sent a team of concerned persons
in to do something about this
condition.
Teams to Mexico. Europe
The plan was not to ameliorate
the problem entirely by outside
efforts, but to move in, identify
themselves with these people and
thereby help them to help them
selves. This continued and the
Friends Service Committee has
sent teams to Mexico, Nova Sco
tia, Europe, etc.
Bristol emphatically gave a
negative answer to his self-im
posed question of whether Amer
ica can yearn for moral leader
ship with the inequalities and
prejudices that exist. The Work
Campers, he explained, struggle
with these problems while they
are digging and washing. They
are doing something positive for
peace.
The Friends have established
international seminars, intern-in
industry projects, institutional
service projects, etc. They are
lighting a candle of hope in a
world of fear and doubt, he said.
Our religion is potentially great,
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Ag School Plans
'Open House'
Summer Show
Jackson Gives. Welcome
To State Farm Groups
"Open House Week," starting
with a weed control field day on
Tuesday, June 14, and continuing
through Friday of that week, is
being planned by the School of
Agriculture.
This event, first of its kind ever
attempted, will have all three
division's research, resident in
struction and extension—co-oper
ating with special exhibits, dem
onstrations, and field plots. All
farms of the School will be open
to inspection.
Jacxson Extends Welcome
Dr. Lyman E. Jackson, dean of
the School of Agriculture, in an
nouncing plans for the occasion
said, "We extend a welcome to
•the people of Pennsylvania, par
ticularly the farm groups, to visit
the School and see exactly what
facilities exist, what experiments
are being conducted, and just
how the School functions."
The dean explained that in re
cent years an increasing number
of organized tours had been re
quested by various farm organi
zations, indicating a growing in
terest in the institution's activi
ties. He said the "Open House
Week" is being planned to permit
such groups to inspect all depart
ments and that arrangements are
being made to have teachers, sci
entists and other personnel on
hand to provide any special in
formation in agriculture that may
be desired.
To Plan Activities
The School's public relations
committee, headed by Prof. A. L.
Beam, director of short courses,
has been named to plan the
week's activities. These are ex
pected to attract thousands of vis
itors from all parts of the State.
Arrangements have already been
made to provide dormitory facili
ties for those wishing to remain
on campus overnight.
Home Ec—
Continued from page one
people are urged to visit pro
grams, demonstrations and exhilr
its today by the Home Ec School.
Many exhibits prepared by the
students may be found on the
ground, first and second floors of
the building. The Nursery School
will be open all day so that any
one interested may watch the stu
dents work with the children in
the nursery.
The Home Management Houses,
Hillcrest, Beecher, and Benedict
will be open to visitors from 10 to
12 a.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. Simmons
Hall will hold Open House from
3 to 4 p.m. today.
he added, but we must put it into
practice by good living and by
being actual examples.