Milton Eisenhower, New President by Trustees Coach Dies (Special to The Daily Collegian) LANCASTER, Pa., Jan. 21—Leo Houck, Penn State's boxing coach for the past 27 years, died at 2:45 this afternoon after an extended illness in his home here. ' Death was attributed to cancer. He was 61 years old The College, as well as the outside athletic realm, Was shocked as the news of Houck's death spread rapidly. According to his son, Edward, funeral, arrangements are incom plete. The tentative date set for the funeral is Wednesday after noon. The veteran Houck underwent an abdominal operation at St. Joseph's Hospital, Lancaster, last August 22, after being taken ill while conducting a boxing clinic at Penn State. He left the hos pital about six weeks after 'the operation and has been in _his home ever since. Two weeks ago his condition took a. turn for the worse and he had been listed -as "very critical" ever since. Sympathy Extended Expressions of sympathy pour ed into the Houck home from every corner of. the world. Houck was one of.,Lancaster's rhost re spected„citizens as well as friend of everyone. • In addition to his wife, Anna, Houck is survived by four sons, Leo Jr„ 29; Edward, 27; Thomas, 22; and Joseph,•l4; and also •three daughters, Mrs.. Mary DeFranco, Mrs. Margaret Moyer,, and Mrs. Nancy Reinfried. Leo Houck, LSI- 27 years the Lions' boxing_ tutor,' . - was more than a coach; He was, Considered a- Penn . State tradition for 'good sportsmanship and clean play. January 14, the ,rilght of this year's opening boxing meet, was officially declared "Leo Houck Night.". Students paid tribute to their • genial coach and nearly $9OO was collected for the' Houck P..e.,1.4 . 0:iit5:,,k,e-a4-.VV: . o:i : -...0..-...C.oli.e.ii::.e,:crow,:s Delay in naming a president •is nothing new to the 'Pennsylvania State College—it was not until eight months after the College's founding that the first president, Evan Pugh, .was named and had arrived in Nittany Valley to take over his duties. The first president was not merely an executive and an ad ministrator he• also- taught classes in •agriculture, 'chemistry and . • mineralogy,. digging' into his own pockets for $5OO for labor,a tory equipment of came here after three years of study in Ger man universities and .two years' work in British • laboratories. where • he studied agricultural chemistry.' Name Changed It was President Pugh who had the -honor of getting the name of the College changed from the Farmers'. High School to, the Ag ricultural Collie of Pennsvlva nia• in 1862, one year after he had J. -harvested" his' first crop' o:: 11 students under 'an' aceelerated three-year course. In addition to organizing courses and seeking funds from the legislature, he Was 'instru mental in. obtaining the 'first fed- EXTRA! Batty "FOR ,A BETTER PENN STATE" STATE COLLEGE, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY , 21, 1950 Leci - , Houck, : 61, in Lancaster HOme Fund. Altogether contributions now total close to $3700. Boxing Fortunes Leo's boxing fortunes date back to the early part of this century. 'He fought his first fight at the age of 14. It was a, four-round draw for which he received a silver dollar and a pair of boxing gloves. But that was only the be , ginning. . . From 1902 to 1922 he partici pated in over 200 fights in every weight division. He fought 12 world champions and although (Continued on page four). Mi I holland Te**Mgrlsecj By: Expansion Qf College Postwar . construction , of residential and:school buildings as well as an increase in enrollment were the highlights of . James Milhol land's administration as acting president of the College, . New residential halls :took on the appearance of modern grand hotel's. Construction of Simmons Hall,: with housing capacity for about 500 women, begun -in the' Spria,of 1947, Was completed and the hell— opened in September, ).948. McElwain Hall, begun." at the same time, opened .in Sep tember 1949.. Cost Of the . . 'two structures was $6,000,000. :• Bujlting West Dorms • Cle'aring arid excavation-for,the .new meres• West Dorms, 'to house 1343 'students, was begun in Oc- , t0ber;..1948, and the structures gradually took shape during-this winter.. They are expected to be ' (Continued on page ,fotir) eral aid :for the College, under the Morrill Ad. • • War Year President Pugh died in 1864 —a Civil -War year during ' which there was no :gradUating class—due to improper • treat ment following a bUggy adci 'deut in .which , he ,was. injured. His death was followed by a period of. 17,years in which five men served short terms as pres ident and Prof. James Mc ' Kee, instructor in Greek, sere= ' ed . four times as. acting presi- dent. • • William H. Allen, who served two years, was the fifstof theSe presidents;; in addition'.to defend ing the land-grant . fund' of• the College froni demands of rival colleges, he was able to exchange the institution's debt for. a. seven per cent mortgage. He was sucL seeded by Prof. John Fraser, who enlarged and improved the facul ty but hlso increased the student fees, causing a drop in enrollment. When he resigned after two yeais because he saw his exPansion plans collapsing, the trustees named as his. successor Dr. Thomas H; Burrovies, who twice (Continued on page 'lour) 4-'-' ll7lr ;8.), , , • • •- . • tatt EXTRA! ENMI Extol Edition . This is an extra edition of The Daily Collegia% • • Readers find pages 2 :and 3-of this' issue the same as :for •# He issue, thii morning . Only •page.s. 1 . and 4 could be ' reprinted in order to have •the paper ,'distributed •. this evening, , ••• . , . Over a month ago we likened the to a big, house, that was fast being filled with people but that was suffering from lack' of a firm structural floor Today the College se cured that floor. By appointing Milton Eisenhower the College's eleventh president, the Board of Trustees has injected a factor of solid ity and, lirmness and positiveness into the administrative' framework of the College. This factor supplants the uncer tainty that has plagued the College and many of its facets for the two president-less years since the death of President Ralph Dornjletzell THE NEW CHlEF—brother of General "Ike" Eisenhower —has his work cut out for him. Difficulties which confront him at the outset of his tenure will be diverse and cornplex. He must broaden his acquaintances so that they. reach .not only to the members of his administrative group, but to the growing list of faculty members as well as student leaders. Along with preliminary adjustments in assuming•the job of permanent president of 'the College, Mr. Eisenhower will I(ailitai -. ..State: Head:: ToToke,.-Of*.e'julYl ' (Special to The Daily Collegian) HARRISBURG,.Jan. 21—Jaines Milholland, president of the College Board of Trustees, the announced the selec tion of Milton Eisenhower as.the College's eleventh presi dent. Eisenhower, president of Kansas State College since 1943, succeeds. Dr. Ralph Dorn Hetzel, who died in October, 1947: . 2 New President Former Writer, OINI Officer Kcinsas4orn College Head Was Journalist Milton Eisenhower, president of Kansas State College who to day -.was named president of the College, has had varied career as a journalist and govern ment official. He was a city editor in Abilene, Kas., where he was born. Sept. I 15, 1899, and he also served as .an assistant professor of_ journalism at Kansas State, from which he received his B.S. degree in 1924: He stepped into the diplomatic field as an American.-vice-consul at Edinburgh, Scotland. • ' Until named president of Kan sas State in 1943, most of .his work, was , in the field, of .writing. He received an L.L.D. degree from Wichita University in 1944, and -a D.Sc.—•degree from Colo rado State. College the following year. From 1926 to • 1928 he was an assistant to the United States secretary of, agriculture.' In -1928 he bedame director of informa tion for the. Department of Akri culture, a post he held' until 1940. In 1942 he became associate di rector of the Office of War In formation, a poit he , held .until he becathe president, of Kansas State. He was author of numerous fed eral bulletins and leaflets, and co-author of a. book, "The' United' states:. Department of Agricitr tiire: Its 'Structure and Function." In addition, he '.was editor 'of the Yearbook of Agriculture from 1929 to 1936.,. • , ' .Also active in free-lance writ ing,. he has' been a contribtitor to Country, Home, • Country Gentle-, .(Coutintied on page. four) Editcsrial (Continued os page four) EXTRA! Mr. •Milholland said Eisenhow er was .the unanimous choice of the board. • • Selection was announced at the close 'of the annual meeting of the board.. of trustees today in Harrisburg. The new president is expected to assume his position by July 1. Brother of "Ike" The new. president is a brother of Gen. Dwight Eisenhower; who currently is serving as president of Columbia University. For more than two years, since the death of Dr. Hetzel Oct. 3, 1947, Mr. Milholland has been Serving as acting president of the College. • Statements by him and Wilmer E. Kenworthy, executive secre tary to the president, made short ly before •today's meeting, said that the question probably would be discussed, and caused specu lation at the College as to what action would be taken. • At the same time, Mr: Milhol land was reelected as president of . the trustees, and George H. Deike•of Pittsburgh was renamed as vice-president. Satinuel K. Hostetter, assistant 'to the president in, charge of busi ness and finance, was reelected. as .treasurer,• and Mr. Kenworthy was again chosen as acting sec retary of the board, a post usually filled by the president of the Col lege. . . Aside . from biographical mater ial,' little other information on 'the new president was available this' evening. Who ..would be in charge of the president's office until Eisen 'hoVver takes the ,post remained prtiblernatibal. No announcement ion the subject was made by -the Board, and it, was .reported that the •matter was. not discussed. • This may mean that the' iires ent system: of administration continue until- the end of ''the Spring semester. The present administrative sys . - term • was set: up by' the executive committee of the Board. Oct. 17, 1947; just two weeks after the death of Dr.. Hetzel. Milholland (Continued on page few) Tun. Gehrdes. Niftany hurdle star, last night won the Philw delphia Inquirer invitational 50-yard high hurdle race in 0:6.2' seconds.. In, winning this event; he nipped Harrison D6l• lard who tied the world mark by taking . a 'sgetni.final heat in Spring Votin` g Eyed, by Lions The Lion, Party wilt hold ills kick-off meeting for the cowl* Spring elections in nt Speeds at .7 o'clock tomorrow night, ao. cording to Morton Snifter, Alaimo chairman. According to clique rules, a person must attend two meetings to become a voting member Of the The next meeting w not be held until sometime id February, so anyone who wishes to join should attend to have a vote by then. The party's leading personali. ties, including All-Coller im3 = dent - Ted Men. WO -be
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