wEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1949 Professor Porcelain Dr. R. Adams Dutcher is internationally known for his work in agricultural and biological chemistry, but few people know of the extensive porcelain collection he has gathered from all parts of the world. It all started, says Dr. Dutcher, who is professor of agricultural and biological chemistry at the Pennsylvania State College, when he went to Germany in 1934 as an Oberlaender Fellow of the Carl Schurz Foundation. Visiting many of the museums and antique shops, Dr. Dutcher became interested in porcelain figurines and bought several pieces. He has continued to buy pieces since that time and now has a collection of 35 figurines, ranging in original price from $2 to several hundred dollars. All are now worth many times the original cost. Exciting Purchase Dr. Dutcher's most exciting purchase was made in a little an ti9ue shop in New York. As the wife of the shopkeeper wrapped the figurine, the owner returned from an auction and tried to re buy the figurine at four times the price Dr. Dutcher had paid. "This figurine will bring $750," he explained. "Dresden has just been bombed and possibly the mould for the piece has been lost." Dr. Dutcher kept the Kaendler figurines. It was titled "Man Tak ing Snuff." Originated in China Porcelain ware, Dr. Dutcher explains, originated in China. The early craftsmen kept the process a secret and sold their wares to European nobility at fancy prices. About 1719, August the Strong, elector of Saxony, ordered an alchemist, Boettger, to discover a method for making gold. Instead, he discovered the secret Chinese process for mak ing porcelain ware and opened a factory in Dresden. Today the original Dresden china is highly prized for both artistic beauty and historical im portance. Kaendler's productions are considered collector's itE.ms. Dr. Dutcher rates his Kaendler figurine the most fortunate pur chase of his modest collection. Bible Felowship Continues Program The Penn State Bible Fellow ship, an organization of students and faculty members which meets weekly during the regular fall and spring terms, is continuing its program of Bible study and discussion through the Main Sum mer Session. Paul Sebastian, senior in engineering, is summer president. Meetings are conducted in 200 Carnegie, 7:30 p. m. on Thurs day's. Opening with a song, the rest of the program includes a discussion and a social period with refreshments. Nevin Schuler, graduate stu dent in education, will lead this week's discussion, based on the first chapter of the Book of Philippians. A cordial invitation to attend is extended to all in terested persons. The organization, a chapter of the Inter-Varsity Christian Fel lowship, will conduct its third an nual summer conference at Roosevelt State Park, July 23 and 24. Guest speaker will be Jack Miller, Philadelphia scientist and astronomer. Another activity of the group is the monthly church service which is conducts for the inmates of Rockview State Penitentiary. near Bellefonte. The July service is scheduled for this coming Sun day, according to Sebastian. HUNGRY? • CREAM PUFFS • BROWNIES • MUFFINS • H•rsh•y's ICE CREAM Electric Bakery All• 4 St. Phone 31E1 THE SUMMER COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Gathers Figurines AAUP Defends Teachers' Right To Join Reds WASHINGTON, July 12—M--- The American Association of Uni versity Professors (AAUP) up held yesterday the right of teach ers to belong to the Communist party. It did so in the face of a Na tional Education Association recommendation last week that Communists be barred from the teaching profession. "So long •as the Communist party is a legal political party, affiliation with it should not be regarded as a justifiable reason for exclusion from the academic profession," the professors' state ment said. This reaffirmed stands taken in 1947 and 1948. At the same time the AAUP —stirring echoes of Henry Wal lace's try for the presidency last year—condemned an Evansville, Ind., Methodist College for firing a faculty member who headed a local Wallace committee. Annual Report The AAUP committee on aca demic freedom and tenure, in its annual report published today, said five other teachers, in un specified colleges, reported they were dismissed because of their support of Wallace. The committee took no stand regarding these five, however, because they were serving pro bationary periods and had not yet achieved full status. Furthermore, it said, the evi dence they offered against the colleges was oral, hearsay or cir cumstantial. It did not identify them. Seven Schools Seven schools remain on the AAUP list. The list censures the administrative officers and gov erning board only, BM informs the public that "unsatisfactory conditions of academic freedom and tenure" prevaid. There is no reflection on the faculties or the schools generally. The censured administrations still on the AAUP list, and the date of censuring: West Chester, Pa., State Teach ers College, December, 1939; Adelphi College, Garden City, N. Y., December, 1941; University of Kansas City, Mo., December, 1941; State Teachers College (now Middle Tennessee State College) Murfreesboro, Tenn., May, 1943; Winthrop College, Rock Hill, S. C., May, 1943; Uni versity of Missouri, Columbia and Rolla, Mo., June, 1946; Uni versity of Texas, Austin, June, 1946. All-America Griddei Joe Bedenk, who's now doub ling as football and baseball coach, won all-American grid honors at Penn State in 1923. WE CLEAN WE WASN •RUGS • DRAPERIES •SLIP COVERS • SWEATERS • DRESSES • SUITS • COATS STATE COLLEGE LAUNDERETTE Effickint and Courteous Sorvico Artists' Series Presents La Meri LaMeri and her ensemble will be the third program to be pre sented in the summer session's Artist's Series when she and her group assemble at Schwab Au ditorium. 8:30 p.m. next Wednes day. A highly talented and versa tile dancer, LaMeri was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and named after her father, Russell Meri wether Hughes. Most of her childhood was spent in San An tonio, Texas, on the advent of her parents' decision to leave Louisville. Proximity to the Mex ican border is doubtless respon sible for her interest in exotic peoples. On LaMeri's first trip to New York she took the name Meri Russell Hughes to escape the im plied masculinity of her chris tened name. Broadway agencies promptly shortened this to Meri Hughes; and an engagement in Mexico City where the Spanish tongue found "Hughes" difficult to pronounce created the name "LaMerl." Construction Continued from page one a prime requirement for work progress." However the State program, now concerned mainly with in terior finishing, can continue at full speed despite bad weather. H. 0. Meynor, director of con struction for the Commonwealth, stated that work on Willard Hall was 90 per cent completed, on Mineral Sciences 93 percent com pleted, on Plant Industries 88 per cent completed, and the power plant 98 per cent finished. Meynor said that the entire State project would be completed sometime between September 1 and September 15. 24-NOUR SERVICE on all KODAK WORK - PACOLARGER" JUMBO PRINTS AT NO EXTRA COST GM PNOTO FINISHING 212 E. College Ave. State College. Pa. • EVERYTHING WASHABLE •ATHLETIC CLOTHES •BLANKETS • DRAPES •THROW RUGS • SHAG RUGS • WOOL BLANKETS MO West CoII•ge Ai*. La Mori Name Changing Pride, Worker at Lingnan, Remains In Spite of War Richard E. Pride, who is conducting the Penn State-in-China work at Lingnan University, Canton, China, hopes to be able to stay at Lingnan and continue his work in spite of the civil war. In a letter written last month, Pride, who is on the agricultural faculty at Lingnan, says: "There have been no reports of physical danger to foreigners who remained in the North and the attitude officially expressed is one of welcome. Some people have left Canton but no one has left Ling nan and at present there are no plans to leave. If we find we can not work later on, perhaps that is the time to think about leav ing," Pride continued, "There is, of course, now no question about a change of gov ernment —other than when," Pride wrote. Native of Mills Pride, a native of Mills, Pot ter County, and a graduate of Howard Subject Of Ag Survey Howard and vicinity will be the subject of a community sur vey to be taken during July and August, Dr. M. E. John, head of the department of agricultural economics and rural sociology at the Pennsylvania State College, said yesterday. Dr. John explained that Ho ward was chosen for this study of rural group life and commun ity organization because it is con sidered a representative commun ity of Central Pennsylvania. A similar survey was made in Howard 12 years ago and the new survey is designed to reveal changes that have taken place since that time. Dr. John com mented that the earlier survey aroused considerable local inter est and met with excellent co operation from the residents of the Howard community. The survey will be taken by a small staff of trained field work ers under the supervision of Jay Artis, research assistant in rural sociology. It is estimated that the interviews which will cover every household in the area, will be completed in about six to eight weeks. Special Message to Summer Teachers DON'T MISS IT THE EUTAW HOUSE historic [nn at Potters Mills is still making history serving fine food. • STEAKS . . . . cut as ordered any sine • SEAFOOD ... fresh from the ocean • DINNERS ... a variety SERVING SUNDAY, 12:30 t• 7 P.M. Refreshments and Beverages Served Reservations Encouraged and Appreciated For reservations Dial Centre Hall 48-R-3 IF YOUR ORGANIZATION OR GROUP IS PLANNING A BANQUET . . . be sure to make reservations to have it at the Eutaw House. We have several dining rooms to accommodate large and small groups. Located at the Intersection of Rout e s 322 aad 53 POTTERS MILLS PAGE MR= the College, went to Lingnan two years ago to continue the work in horticulture that was started in 1911 by C. Weidman "Daddy" Groff, also a Penn State grad uate. Groff was director of the agricultural college there since its founding until he was forced to leave China at the outbreak of the war. Since that time he has been developing a plant ex change service between China and the United States at Laurel, Fla. Pride is married to the former Martha Wylie, daughter of a Chi nese missionary, and they have a daughter, Miriam, one year of age. FREE CLOTHING REPAIRS We sew on or tighten buttons, mend small pocket holes, tack trouser entre. and repair broken belt loops FREE when you bring your cleaning or quick pressing to Hall's Dry Cleaning Shop. Entrance on Allen St. underneath the Corner Room. Open delay from 8-6. B ring year clothing in today for free repairs I FRENCH ANGORA AND 10" NYLON SWEATERS featuring SHORT SLEEVES AND PLUNGE NECKS Select from . . . . • CHERRY • AQUA • MAIZE • BLUE ' • WHITE s PINK Mary Leitzinger 136 East College Ave.
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