PAGE SIX
Sauer Chosen
Interim Head
For Aero Eng
Dr. John A. Sauer, professor
and head of the department of
engineering mecnanics, was nam
ed acting head of the department
qf aeronautical engineering dur
ing the absence of Dr. David J.
Peery, by the executive commit
tee of the Board of Trustees.
The Trustees had approved a
leave of abSence for Dr. Peery to
work in the airplane industry
studying the latest developments
in design from Feb. 1, 1950 to
Jan. 31, 1951.
Promotions
The committee also approv
ed a number of promotions and
retirements at their Friday meet
ing. Those promoted are Dr.
John C. Griffiths, from assistant
professor to associate professor of
petrography; Dr. F. Briscoe Ste
phens, from instructor to assistant
professor of meteorology; and
Ray W. Reitz, from assistant ag
ricultural extension representa
tive to agricultural extension rep
resentative.
Retirements were approved for
Belle Hubbard, instructor in home
economics extension; Nicholas M.
Rain; agricultural extension rep
resentative; James H. Fulton and
Jacob Mattil of the department
of physical plant.' _
Miller
Dr. Warren M. Miller, associate
scientist at Brookhaven National
Laboratory, was named associate
professor of chemistry. •
Sabbatical leaves of absence
were approved for. A. Leland
Beam, professor of dairy produc
tion, assistant director of resident
instruction and director of short
courses in the School of Agricul
ture, to study short course work
at other colleges.
Charles K. Hallowell, agricul
tural, extension representative to
travel and study the vegetable
and turf industries in other states;
Dr. Stuart W. Frost, professor of
economic entomology, to conduct
research in Central and South
jeffries
Dr. Charles• D. Jeffries; 'profes
sor of soil technology to complete
a study of the mineralogical "com
position•of the soil in Puerto Rico
which he began in 1943.
Dr. Howard 0: Triebold, pro
fessor 'of agricultural and bio
logical chemistry, to complete a
textbook on food analysis, to visit
food industries and study their
needs as a basis for improving the
curricula here, and to visit edible
fat laboratories; Dr. Paul H.
Schweitzer, professor of engineer
ing research, to travel and lecture
in Europe. •
Ad Honorary Taps
Fourteen Students
Alpha Delta Sigma, national
professional advertising honor
ary, -has tapped the following
men, Robert Clark, secretary of
the fraternity, announced yester
day: John Dempsey, Lenard
Goldberg, Dale' Johnson, John
Pericola, Paul Shealer, William
Malter, David Schmuckler, Steph
en Blumenthal, Robert Davis,
Peter Vrabel, Whit Yeagley,
Hugh Close, Ray Beisswanger,
and James Cleaver.
Egli-
AOl7 hoop, giving Army a two-pointer and sending them ahead by
one point at the half. Egli recalls, "John Lawther and I had quite
a heated conversation during half-time. The only trouble was that
John did all the talking and I did all the listening."
•
FUNNY SPOT
An incident involving Head Coach Elmer Gross sticks in
inind as one of the funniest things he ever saw on a basketball
court. "Perhaps I shouldn't tell this," he grinned, "but,"
Gross gained a rebound from the opposing board, dribbled out
a few steps, and evidently confused, took a shot at the wrong bas
ket. Coach Lawther screamed a salty phrase from the bench in
tended to let Gross know that he had very definitely done the wrong
thing.
Fortunately Gross missed the shot and gained the ball before
anyone else had a chance to get it. As he started back down the
floor, he dribbled over close to the Penn State bench, and practic
ally thrusting his finger under Lawther's nose, retorted, "Ha, I
fooled you, didn't I? You thought I was going to make it!"
Egli chose as the toughest player he ever met in college compe.
tition, Rudy Baric of West Virginia. One of the smoothest ball
players he ever encountered in the pro circles was 6 foot 6 inch
"Goose" Tatum, star with the Harlem Globe Trotters. He considers
as, two of the greatest players he ever saw, Charley Halbert of West
Texas State and Andy Philips, one of the famed "Whiz Kids" of
Illinois. Both these teams participated in the same NCAA basketball
tournament with Penn State in 1942.
Scheduling Time Again
Student Union Handles Heavy
Flow of Items Students Lose
"People are honest," _asserts George Donovan, 'manager of Stu
dent Union in charge of the lost and found department.
For evidence he points to a list of 109 articles which have been
returned to the proper owners during the' first two months of this
semester.
Among the restored possessions were: 20 textbooks, 13 wallets,
8 raincoats, 8 pieces of jewelry, 8
fountain pens, 7 pairs of glasses;
7 handbags, 6 slide rules, 3 pen
cils, 3 notebooks.
Three, folders, .2 pairs , of gloves,
2 scarves, :4 wristwatches. 4 keys,
2 coats, 1 card case', 1 bank book,
1 hat, 1 umbrella, 1 GI check; 1
glasses case, 1' AA. book, 1 sweat
er, 1 registration card, and 1 ma
triculation card.
Total value of the, articles was
estimated at $1,120.35
Advises Students
Mr. Donovan advises students
to put their names and addresses
on all valuables. Otherwise lost
articles will not be returned to
claimants. With proper identi
fication, the department is able
to send the owner a post card in
forming him that they have re
ceived the lost object. Only eye
glasses and similar articles which
the loser can describe specifically
as his own will be restored.
Mr. Donovan pointed out that
the few days preceding vacations
is the period when most thefts
are noticed.
The lost and found depart
ment, originally conducted by the
Campus Patrol and later trans
ferred to Student Union, aims
both to • prove - that many things
are lost rather than stolen and
to promote honesty among the
flnderS.
(Continued, from page five)
TOUGH ONE
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLUIGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Alpha Phi Omega,. service hon
orary, collects found articles from
the janitors on campus. All un
claimed goods are sent to the Sal
vation Ariny Alioona" in .Tune.,
A survey conducted by the de
partment and published by Time
magazine some time ago, repudi
ated the adage that professors are
more absent-minded. They de
bunked the idea by comparing the
number of students and profes
sors who made claims at the win
dow. Regarding the, ratio of the
two groups on campus, .they were
able to show that , students not
only far exceeded their profes
sors' claims, but produced more
"repeaters" at the desk. 7
Skull and Bones
May Join National
Skull and Bones, senior men's
activities honorary 'is making
plans join the national organi
zation • of Skull and Bones this
year accordihg to Morton Snitzer,
president of the organization."
However before any action can
be taken; the members must de
cide if the requiremehts of the
national organization will inter
fere with local activities. Snitzer
said that a cross section of the
Men seems to feel that the Col
lege needs another' national men's
honorary since Blue Hy is the
only one on the campus at the
preseht time. . „
Scholarships, Awards Offered
To Students by All Schools
Here's The 'Perne
Pedestal, Popular
:amera Prop, Will
Get New Sundicti
Did you ever notice the little
stone pedestal on front-campus,
situated half way between the .
front steps of Old Main and the
flag• poles? Probably hundreds of
students pass it daily—without
knowing its. significance:.
The
The pedestal was built in 1915
as a sundial base and was one of
the graduating class gifts of that
year. • .
The pedestal and its" siindial
were very much in the limelight
at class day exercises in 1915. H.
Vigor, Cranston,. a student,„dedi
dated the structure. Thi.4 speech
was previously known as the "ivy'
oration," but in that year. , was
appropriately changed 'to the
"sundial oration." :‘,
For 16 years the base thas.been
without. a. sundial.. It was •in
1933, after the gnomon. "(pointer)
had been broken three times, _that
the sundial was finally removed;
The studs-which held the dial - are
still embedded in the. pedestal,
and presumably a new dial could
be installed without too much dif
ficulty.
Ingenious students have fOurid
a new use for this: structure: ..it
makes an excellent prop on which
to pose favorite subJects lor snap
shots, with Old Main as: an • im
pressive backdrop. ,
The stone, base, however, will
soon have a more permanent top
ping than a smiling co-ed, for the
class .of 1915, through the efforts
of Wayne W. Weaver, has decided
to replace the sundial.
This will be the second , cam
pus landmark which alumnikave
offered to repair. The first was a
plague donated by Mitchell Stern,
1 '25, on the •boulder commemorat
ing the old Stone Quarry.
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Scholarship CO'
Offered by IFC
Interfraternity Couneil will
award a scholarship cup to tile
fraternity which showed the
g r eat es t scholastic improve
ment during the spring semester.
The presentation will be made
at the fall banquet of IFC and the
Association of Fraternity Coun
selors, Dec. 15, E at the; Nittany
Lion Inn. .
The trophy, now on display at
the Athletic Store, recently was
donated -to the local IFC by the
Sigma Chi Foundation. It' will be
awarded to a fraternity at the
College each semester, John Rath,
chairman l of the banquet com
mittee, said.
Walk-
(Continued from page one).
ture4 with Gen. Wainwright in
the hilippines, he spent the rest
of the war in a Japanese Prison
camp. He was decorated with the
Silver Star, the Legion of Merit,
and the .Bronze Star for his sery
ice during the first desperate six
Months.
, He came to the College in 1946 t
following an observation tour or
the .Army's combat serVice
schools. . .
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7; 1649
Dr. Seth W. Russel, &airmail
of the College senate comritittee
on scholarships and awards, his
announced that applications for
various, scholarships are now
available in 132 Sparks.
• Interested students should can
tact their • school representatives
for information as to eligibility
for 'the awards. The •v ar Io us
school representatives, and all
members of the scholarship and
.awards committee, are as fol
lows:
Agriculture. R. Adams Dutch
er; Chemistry' and 'Physics,. Rob
ert L. Veber; Education, Kim*
R. Smith; Engineering, Leland S.
Rhodes; Home Economics, , Mary
B. Allgood; Liberal Arts, Seth W.
Russell; Mineral Industries, El
hurt F. •Osborn; Physical Educa
tion, John D. Lawther.
• Apply By Christmas
Applications 'must be obtained
before' Christmas vacation, and
must be returned to 132 Sparks
immediately after vacation. The
committee 'will announce' . th e
aWard-Winners some ti m e In .
hinuary. .
Scholarships, .fellowships and
awards - available for the year,
1949-1950 are: C. F. Barclay, 1.:ou-
Ise ; Carnegie, 1920 Class Scholar
ship Awards, Class of 1922 Mem:••
orial, Ralph Dorn Hetzel Memor
ial Award,' Julia K. Hogg Teel
monial, Judge Benjamin. F. \ Kel
ler Memorial. : • I, • :
Klopp Prize, 'MCAllister, Iranee
C. McCormick, Alan Nutt MOM__;
orial, Charles ..Lathrop Tl 4: 4k.
Foundation Forestry Prize;*Pr'
dent's. Prize, Rehab' Club . MemCir-f
ial, Helen Wood Morris, George!
T. Rogers Meniorial..
Elizabeth 'StUart 'Shattuck
Memorial, Harold B. Shattuck
Memorial, State Federation ~, of
Pennsylvania Women; Ellen' M:
Stuart Memorial, John W. Stuatt
Memorial, . Lt. Harry :iEd 4 wittcl
Wagner, acid John W. White. •
Dates. Set -45:,: - , , ,,, -
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Page,o44)
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services to the studentsf we , feel
the store could haVe'. used this
promotional idea to ' expand those
services.
"Exclusive distribution of the
time tables would have been the
necessary promotional means to
make the vast majority "of itii6;
dents on caMpus. aware of tho
many services offered by ttte-BX,".
he added. I • '
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was , begun last year in the TIM: .
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