FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1949 College Professoi s Minute Tools, Compounds Used In Chem Prof Flemings's Class It’s the little things in life that count, believes Dr. George H, Fleming, associate professor of chemistry at'the College. Dr. Fleming teaches quantitative organic microanalysis. He has as a hobby the designing and building of laboratory apparatus. It’s a case where his job and his hobby work very well together. Samples of various chemical compounds with which Dr. Fleming and his class work are about three milligrams in weight. That’s the equivalent of 0.00000t>6 pounds! “There’s enough mucilage on a regular postage stamp to make five analyses, and a grain <-.f wheat is large enough to permit 20 analyses,” Dr. Fleming ex plains. Why work in minute quanti ties? “Very often wf have to do it because it’s air we have,” Dr. Fleming says, and he cites work vitamins, hormones, and anti biotics as examples. Small Tools Small tools are needed to handle these minute quantities. A spatula Dr. Fleming produced, for example, is about one-six teenth of an inch across and less than two inches long. A thimble could easily '* contain a breaker. And a balance for weighing materials will measure accurate ly down to one-ten millionth of ah ounce! . Gold Rush— .Continp,ed from page four and portions, -of Colorado and Wyoming. Strange/ as it seems, neither Marshall nor Sutter profited by the ‘ discovery. Both failed to .find very much gold and were receiv ing aid from the state, when they died. ■, Although the discovery of gold was significant,’ the. establishment of gold mining as an industry is what made Marshall’s discovery so momentous. It paved the way fdr the successful mining of other minerals and was' an important factor in ' the development of the western United States. ■put the' West isn’t the only place in .the United States. where gold iis." found. Right underneath the city of Philadelphia, there is gold disseminated through the clay, fit course it is worth only a few cents per ton. However, in Lebanon County, Pa., the gold thaf'is .extracted from copper ore is worth $200,000 annually. .'i | Painting Hanging above' the .exhibit case is a painting of an old prospector panning gold. The artist, Mr. Howard R. 'Lucas, Museum Cur ator of tljie CoUege, is quitea gold enthusiast himself. Mr. Lucas and his'wife sptent six hours a day panning for gold in . Humboldt County, Calif., in 1942/They made about ten' cents a day' between theip, Mr 1 . Lucas didn’t seem dis couraged eyen though he didn’t strike it rich, He said a prospector can’t give up right away. But for tea cents a; day, it doesn’t s»em advisable*to take the trip fo Cali fornia to find gold in 1949. j Music Tickets— ■ i Covtlnutd from vaoe one t4phiSl of .Goethe’s birth, tickets 55 cents for college stu (jbehts. and $5 -cehts for general ad mi|siOh. At this program, Paul King,..concert baritone and Miss Barbara Tfoxell, ipusic depart ment graduate, concert and ora torio soprano. will sing. For the choir’s- program at which the Brahms’. “Requiem” will be pre sented, Use tickets are free, but must be obtained, prior to the con oert sipce • admission will be by ticket. ■ To stimulate interest for the ‘•Goethe in Song” program featur ing.liecjer and .operatic numbers by the guest soloists, members of the Chapel Choir will have tickets starting May 9. No choir member will distribute admission cards fqr the' May 16 program. Tuk Bantals NOW »« »**«nd ■HX Kvnrais Ih. ki< Out! We ban >U UaM. fcukb aid ahcl* breasted j taas. White Tax Sack eta. Alee a cmm. elate Use ed ecceeaeriee each aa cellars, . •blxta, Has, etads. etc. Reaseaable ericas. Cmm la tadar. Haifa Pry t'laaalac Bbee, I CaMe«e axeaae aad Alisa attest. Pbeaei MU. I THE DAIL/ COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Barber Plan— Continued from page one make a “snap judgment”. After the investigation, it would next be necessary to determine on what level of administration the decision must be made, he said. It is impossible to say at the moment whether or not the pro posal would be approved, said Donovan. The action of the dormitory councils was taken merely to show that they would approve of such a plan, he said. Favors Plan Prof. Graves said that he per sonally would favor such a plan, insofar as he understood its in tent, and he said he thought CORE would favor it. Corbin Kidder, student co chairman of CORE, also said he thought CORE would approve the proposal. The dormitory councils, in tak ing their action, said that they would leave details of operation up to CORE, but that they would approve use of a room in the PUB as long as necessary. Once a non-discriminatory shop is provided by town business, the councils would no longer approve the plan, Balog stated. Daniel Cottone, Nittany council president, asserted that the coun cils forwarded the plan, not to provide competition with town tradesmen, but to meet a need Of College students. Teachers Gather To Study Dramatics Elementary, secondary, and college teachefs of Pennsylvania will meet here on May 14, to study classroom uses of drama tics and to attend a special mat inee performance of “This Side of Bedlam.” Following registration at the State College high school at 11 a. m., a business meeting of the North Central Pennsylvania. As sociation of Teachers of English, sponsors of the conference, will be held. Warren Smith, assistant pro fessor of dramatics at the Col lege, will discuss “Dramatics in Our Classrooms,” following a luncheon at the high school cafe teria. The conference will close with the presentation of “This Side of Bedlam” at Centre Stage at 2 p. m. Charlotte Ball, of State Col lege high school, is president of the Association. Other officers are Clara Cockerille, of Altoona, vice-president: and Frances Cul ver, of Bellefonte, secretary-treas urer. Phi Upsilon initiates 11 Juniors Phi Upsilon Omicron, national junior women’s home economic professional honorary, recently initiated eleven girls. Girls are chosen on the basis of leadership, scholarship, and activities and must be in the upper two filths of their class. Those initiated were: Jane Bar ton, Maxine Dickey, Nancy Greenawalt, Margaretta Hay, Lee Hills, Grete Holfelt. Joan Lowry, ANNOUNCING THE FIRST ISSUE . , . OF . .. THE COLLEGE DIGEST Featuring Penn State and 33 Other Northeastern Colleges and Universities Now On Sale At Your Nearest News Stand Enjoy Interesting Experiences Coeds Make Good Butchers, Ag Prof Says Butchering is primarily a man's business but at the Pennsylvania Slate College, 13 girls have com pleted the course in slaughtering and meat cutting. “The coeds make good meat cutters,” says P. Thomas Ziegler, professor of animal husbandry, who has been teaching the course since 1919. Ziegler points out, however, that girls have a tendency to trim too close for profit and, occasion ally, they trim their fingers, too. Dug Trench Thirty years ago, when Ziegler first began to teach the course, the first two hours of class were spent in digging a 6 ft. x 6 ft. x 18 ft. trench. “But now we’ve found better ways to dispose of the refuse,” Ziegler says. The students agree. Angus Heifer Ziegler recalls other interesting times he and his students have had down through the years. One of these exciting events re volved about an Angus heifer who decided not to be slaughtered, tore loose from her moorings, and cleared the laboratory promptly . . . except for one student who later was found hanging from the rafters. Rover Says 'Hey! Not So Fast, I'm Coming Too' Shoppers and homeward-bound students were startled recently by the sight of a small dog being dragged down S. Allen street by a black coupe, at a speed much greater than the pooch was ac customed to. Hearing shouts of - alarm from pedestrians, the driver noticed the absence of his passenger and quickly braked to a stop. Appar ently the dog had tumbled from the open window "and the leash had caught on the door handle. The leash was not long enough to allow the surprised canine the use of his four legs, and he was pulled along, struggling to keep his rear legs in motion. The dog wa s aloof to all sym pathizers and seemed hardly the worse for wear. He continued the journey under his master's arm. 5 O'clock Theatre Five O’clock Theatre will ore sent another Tom Lyon original one act play, “A Cup of Coffee,” as its next production in the Little Theatre May 10. This performance is in conjunc tion with the Combined Arts Fes tival at the College Ma v 4 to 18. The _ play is concerned with a man's disillusionment in meeting a sweetheart after many years separation. In the cast are: Anne Allan, Morton Becks, Frank Fatsfe, Tim Hayes, Inga Hoffman and June Wylie. Parts of two others have not been named. Tom Lyon is the author of a former Five O’clock Theatre play, ‘■Rewrite,” which was staged in the Little Theatre March 8. Margaret Malone, Martha Sim ington, Audrey Wald, and Unr Weimor. Newly elected officers of Phi Upsilon Omicrdn, are Marion Al derson, president, Delores Hocker, vice president, Anne Fickenscher, secretary, and Nancy Bricker, treasurer. Luchek, Labor Institute Prof, Travels for 2000 Students A student body of more than 2000 Pennsylvania industrial workers keeps Anthony S. Luchek on the road most of the time even though he’s not a traveling salesman. “One day. I’ll be in Pittsburgh and the next., clear across the state in Bethlehem,” Luchek says. “Home may be in State Col lege,” he adds, “but nowadays I see very little of it.” Music Program To Honor Goeth To commemorate the 200th an niversary of Goethe’s birth, a song recital, “Goethe in Song” will be presented in Schwab Auditorium at 8 p.m. May 16. The program is sponsored by the Simmons Series, the Chapel Choir, and the department of mu sic and is one of the musical pre sentations of the Combined Arts Festival. Artists on the program will be Barbara Troxell, soprano, and Paul King, baritone. They will sing a program including settings of Goethe’s poems by Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Wolfe, Tschaikowsky, and Moussorgsky. The second part of the program will be devoted to selections from the opera “Faust” by Gounod, concluding with the famous church scene. Tickets, limited to two to an in dividual, will go on sale at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, at Student Union. They also may be pur chased from members of the Chapel Choir. Tickets are priced at 55 cents for students and 85 cents for others. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. and seats will not be reserved. Fest Features Demonstration One of the highlights of the Combined Arts Festival will be the lecture - demonstration by Ruth Reeves, noted textile de signer, in 121 Sparks, 8 p.m. Mon day. Miss Reeves, who has studied pre-Columbian Peruvian fabrics and history as source-material for many of her modern designs, will demonstrate the use of ob jects of Pennsylvania German origin as inspiration for designs she will work out before the audience. From Ruth Reeves 'came the original idea which developed in to the project giving us the In dex of American Design. This is a compilation of exquisitely ex ecuted drawings in color of early ■Americana, done by artists from every state of the Union, and housed in the Library of Congress. The lecture-demonstration is open to the general public and is free of charge. This weekend is the last time “This Side of Bedlam” will be shown at Centre Stage. Perform ances will be given Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. It is preferred that out-of-town people attend th" show Friday, if possible. REMEMBER MOTHER ON HER DAY with a Beautiful Corsage, Cut Flowers, or Potted Plant That Will Make Her Happy. ORCHID SPECIAL, $3.00 Place Your Telegraph Orders Today State College Floral Shoppe Phone 2342 127 W. Beaver PAG® unw One Week Institutes Luchek is an associate profes sor of economics in extension at the College. He conducts one week labor institutes on campus each summer, and during the winter he conducts like courses in the home towns of steelwork ers, garment workers, machinists, warehousemen, carpenters, truck drivers, and laborers. In the first three months of 1949, Luchek had requests to con duct 30 different courses in 13 different communities. So Luchek differs from a traveling salesman in that he doesn’t have to sell his program. Classes or institutes are conduct ed because the labor unions ask for them. Develop Responsibility “Main purpose of the labor in stitute is to develop responsibility and understanding in the hand ling of worker’s problems,” Lu chek explains. “They’re designed to give workers a general survey of the ways in which they, as union members, have respon sibilities to their fellow workers, the union, their employers, the community, and the nation.” Windcrest Vets To Have Gardens Veterans living in Winderest will again have the opportunity to have gardens this summer. Walter W. Trainer, supervisor of landscape construction and main tenance at the College, said to day. A two-acre area, north of the east campus entrance and op posite Eastview Terrace, will be plowed and harrowed by the Col lege, and then marked into plots. The plots will be assigned to Windcrest residents desiring gardens for the summer months. Three years ago, the College arranged for the gardens for res idents of the area. The expansion of the community. however, necessitated the installation of trailers in the area the following year. Hatch Wins Annual Chess Tournament Durwood B. Hatch, defending club champion, won the recent annual tournament of the Penn State Chess club. He was unde feated. Runner-up was Richard M. Cressman, club president, follow ed by Wendell Swope, M. Ben jamin Dell and Thomas T. Jack son.
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