PAGE FOUR Presidents Lead College (Continued from page one) had been head of the state nubile school system. Under Dr. Burrowes, public confidence in the College was re built. Fees were lowered, more agricultural courses were added, and compulsory farm labor for all students in their first two years was restored. In addition to a $lOOO salary increase, he received feed for two horses and two cows for his services. The president who was named following the death of Dr. Bur rowes in 1871 was Rev. James Calder, who had little use for practical agriculture and put the College is competition with pri vate sectarian institutions by shifting the curriculum to Greek, Latin and philosophy. Student farm labor died out and only one agricultural professor remained. In fact, President Calder went so far as to have the name of the in stitution changed to the Pennsyl vania State College. Under his administration the board of trus tees was expanded to include re presentatives of the alumni and manufacturing and mining asso ciations. Women Arrive Co-eds first came to the cam pus under this regime, and +wo women instructors were em ployed. But these changes in policy brought discontent from farm organizations and, after a state legislative committee made an adverse report, Pres ident Calder resigned. He was succeeded by the last of these five. Joseph Shortlidge, who held the post for only nine months, applied school-boy dis cipline techniques which aroused widespread resentment. and then left the job. Atherton Named This period of uncertainty came to an end with the naming as president in 1882 of George W. Atherton. who promised to "con tinue agriculture and Latin, but to develop engineering, too." The seventh president held the post for 24 years, a period of great growth for the College. The en rollment of 87 students at the time of his taking office had in creased to 800 when he died in office; at the beginning of his re gime the College was receiving only $30,000 from the federal gov ernment and no funds from the state, but 24 years later the na tional government was contribut ing $78,000 and the state. $230,000, per year. A self-made man who had been active - both in education and politics, President Atherton fostered the College's engineer ing program until the School of Engineering was established in 1896: this qchool later became the largest in the College and was responsible largely for the later increases in enrollment. Promotes Ag Study He also gave attention to pro motion of agricultural studies. It was during his administration that the Jordan fertility plots Editorial (CorTtinued from page one) have to delve into countless problems which reach him as chief administrator. IN ALL THIS, President Eisenhower owns the jump on many who might have been chosen by' the Board. He has already held a similar post at Kansas State College since 1943. No doubt President Eisenhower is conscious of the tre mendous responsibility that is his, aided by his assistants. But there is one phase of his job as president in which he can receive no help. It will be through his own efforts that he will be accepted by the student body. BECAUSE DR. HETZEL—Penn State's last president— regarded students as something more than just pupils going through a four-year production mill, the title of "Prexy" was bestowed on him by the students. Many said he valued this honor more than any of his academic titles. THE TRUSTEES can appoint a president for the College, but only the students can appoint him "Prexy." Staff This Issue L. D. Gladfelter, Bob Kotzbauer, Stan Degler, Tom Morgan, Marvin Krasnansky, George Vadasz, George Glazer, John Ashbrook, Elliot 'Crane, Jack Reen THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA were established, that enrollment in the Agriculture school took an upswing, and that the Agricul tural Experimentation station was set up. Correspondence course, a School of Mines, and summer sessions were started un der his guide, and 27 school and residence buildings were con structed, including Schwab audi torium and Carnegie hall. Inter collegiate football and baseball were begun and the "Alma Mater" was written. The ban on fraternities was removed and dancing for the first time was al lowed. Thespians organized, a weekly newspaper was published and a student band was organ ized. Sparks Elected Dr. Edwin Earle Sparks took over the presidency when Ather ton died in 1906. During his ad ministration, which continued until 1920, he took the story of the College to the people through ex tension work, exhibits at fairs, lectures and the county agent program. Extension services ex panded greatly and the summer sessions were enlarged. Enroll ment rose to a new peak of 3,271, a system of student self-govern ment was formed and Arthur R. Warnock became dean of men. A new and unified Liberal Arts school was established, and con struction work continued, Much of the College's facilities were converted to military use in World War I, and President Sparks took an active part in lo cal war efforts. This strenuous work undermined his health and led to his death in 1920. The last days of President Sp ark s' administration were highlighted by athletic conquests. It was the day of football Coach Hugo Bezdek, of Bob Higgins and Charlie "Gang" Way. Glen Killin ger and Joe Bedenk were sports stars during the early part of the administration of Dr. John Mar tin Thomas, who was named as the ninth president and served for five years. Dr. Thomas advocat ed making the College a univer sity in name and in fact. Grad School The Graduate school was or ganized by President Thomas in 1822, and two years later the Chemistry and Physics school was added. Meanwhile, other schools expanded. ' The School of Mines and Metallurgy became the second largest in the nation. Mus ical and dramatic activities were on the upswing, and such schol ars as Dr. Fred Lewis Pattee, Dr. 0. Fred Boucke, and J. K. Lasker were receiving wide acclaim. • Alumni and the Potato Grow ers Association of •Pennsylvania provided funds for a new build ing program for dormitories and the hospital. • Helsel Begins When Dr. Thomas resigned in 1926, his place was taken by the last permanent president, Dr. Ralph Dorn Hetzel, who came here from the presidency of the University of New Growth Hampshire and served until his death in 1947, longer than any other president save Atherton. A reduction of the College's work followed a drop in enroll ment during the depression, but federal aid was procured and en rollment climbed to new . heights under 'Prexy" Hetzel. In 1940, after WPA and like projects had enabled resuming of construction activity, the enrollment reached the 7,000 mark. War came fast on the heels of depression, and with the 18-year old draft in 1942, enrollment di minished. However, the govern ment stepped in again, sending military recruits here for train ing, and a bevy of uniforms blos somed forth on the campus. It was a man's wonderland, with co eds in the majority for the first time, Some of the girls were tak ing short industrial courses. The College was transformed by accelerated courses, turning over to servicemen of fraternity RALPH DORN HETZEL houses, and concentration on scientific subjects. Wartime en rollment was about 4,000. ' ' • After the war, riding on the wave of GI enrollments, the Col lege population expanded greatly. hitting 11,000 in 1948. Trailer camps and-temporary dormitories were set up and the famous "farming-out" system was put in to action. • • Research continued in various fields, mineral industries, engin eering, textiles and nutrition, pe troleum and psychology. Exten sion work increased again and an nual expenditures jumped up to $2,000,000. At the height of this expan sion period, Dr. Hetzel died on Oct. 3, 1947, leaving a vacancy which was not filled until to day. risen hower- , (Cohtinued from page one) was named acting president and the routine affairs of the °College were placed in the hands of the president's assistants. Adrian 0. Morse, assistant in charge of resi dent instruction, was named as acting secretary of the Board, a post Kenworthy later filled. The assistants to the President of the College are: Kenworthy, who later became assistant in charge of student affairs; J. Orvis Keller, assistant in charge of ex tension; C. S. Wyand, administra tive assistant; Hostetter, and Morse. Matters beyond their authority were to be turned over to the Bdard for consideration. • At the time, the faculty chap ter of the American Association of University Professors had ask ed the Board for representation in selection of the president. Whether they were consulted on today's choice was not known. Several statements made by Milholland and Kenworthy prior to the meeting could have been interpreted as hints to the Daily Collegian that action on the va cancy would be taken up at the meeting. The latest of these was the announcement by Milholland yesterday that it was "practically certain" that the subject would come up for consideration at the Board meeting. The announcement today indi cated that there had been care ful consultation on the subject previous to the meeting. It was Houck, Dean of Boxing Coaches, Dies Today in Lancaster Home Expansion- (Continued from page one) complete in time for the Fall semester this year. An administration policy of as signing about 1000 freshmen to these new 4prmitories for next fall raised one of the biggest stu dent tempests, still unabated. Three new buildings were add ed to the school facilities. Corner stones for Willard Hall, the Min eral Sciences building and the Plant Industries building were laid March 25, 1949. All three buildings now have been com pleted. although some equipment has not yet been installed. Doubled Capacity Seating capacity of Beaver Field was more than doubled for football events this Fall. New permanent steel stands increased the capacity from 14,778 to 28,000, and bleachers boosted capacity to 30,000. Enrollment stood at 8410 stu dents on campus in the Fall of 1947 with a total, including stu dents in centers, of 12,456. By this semester the enrollment had climbed to a total of 14,732, with 10,928 students, including some 500 freshman women, on campus. The eighth undergraduate school, the School of Home Eco nomics, was organized and went into operation for the Spring se mester of 1948-49 with Dr. Grace M. Henderson as dean. Milholland spoke at the convocation cere monies Feb. 8, 1949. The new school had been approved by the trustees the previous December. Organised DIR Organized for students with averages below .50, the Division of Intermediate Registration went into effect for the current semes ter. It was designed to prevent automatic " discharge of students with low averages. Dr. H. K. Wil son, named dean of men during the past Summer, replacing Dean l Emeritus Arthur R. Warnock, was „put in charge. In a reorganization of adminis tration, 'Wilmer E. Kenworthy, executive secretary to the presi dent, was named last , Spring as administrative assistant in charge of student affairs. Royal M. Gear hardt was named dean of admis sions and C. O. Williams was ap pointed, assistant dean. • A new 'curriculum, in labor management relations, was ap proved last year, Sewer Dug Much of the campus was .4:114g up for 'a new storm sewer' last Winter, and a 400-kilowatt turbo generator was added to the Col lege power plant. The Garfield. Thomas Water Tunnel, largest in the •world, with a capacity of 100,000 gallons, was dedicated Oct. 7; '1949. It is to, be used for testing of unde:water equipment for the Nayy. A new Foods building, a con'i bined center for food storage.and processing, was begun, .in • the Summer. of 1948 and was put into operation Sept. 19; 1949. On Nov. 18 of the same year, • the : new breeding barn, • foremost dairy breeding canter in the nation, costing about $130,000, was open The Nittany Dorm area was completed early in .the Milhol land administration, and , a .new faculty housing unit was opened in February, 1948. Pay schedules and' increased benefits for faculty members and other College employes also were brought about during hit' •adrnin , . istration. not expected that an announce ment would be made immediately because time would be required to determine whether the Board's choice would accept the job. • Thus, the announcement seem• - ed to indicate that acceptance had been tendered. before 'the final decision was held. The name of Milholland had been presented to the Board three times before, but had been turn' ed down- each time. It was ex.. petted that no .announcement would be made today. unless he were chosen. SATURDAY, •JA.I4VARY 21; 1950 (Continued from page one) never given a shot at the middle weight championship of the world, he was considered the "un crowned champion." His leather-swinging trail took him all over the world, to Ha vana, Halifax, London and Paris. Leo put the world's best in their place. He outboxed the sluggers and outpunched the boX ers. One of his opponents once said he had the "flutter of a but terfly and the sting of a bumble bee." "The. fair-haired boy from Lan caster," as he was known to most of his pugilistic fans, "possessed one of the greatest pistons ever to be put on the port side of a right-handed boxer," said Harry Pegg, editor of The Veteran Boxer. As the "father of collegiate boxing," Houck had helped to set up the rules which now gov ern collegiate bouts. He also de veloped the 12-ounce glove that is used today. His favorite phrase and advice at ringside used , to be "Keep your left working in his face and fol low through with your right when you see an opening, Fred." He had a habit of calling every one "Fred" and when he used to shout "Fred," managers and box ers alike used to turn around to see whether Houck was address ing them. Many coaches and other box ing enthusiasts give most of the success of collegiate boxing to Houck. Leo had always fought' valiantly to keep the sport on American college campuses. He has always been a consist ent producer of champions. Only once in 26 years of title tourna ments has he failed to turn out at least one individual champion, the barren year being 1945. As the only college coach who has entered teams in every one of the Eastern Intercollegiate Boxing Tournaments, Ho u c owns the distinction of producing more individual champions than any other coach. The Lions, under Houck, cap tured seven Eastern team titles and have been represented by 48 Eastern champions. Houck also I tutored five Nittany boxers to National titles. Although Houck realized the seriousness ot.his condition only a fevi weeks back, he'd never ad mit that he was licked. In all his professional fighting he had never been knqcked out. ' . "This: is going to be no differ ent," he said recently., •,Acting Cciach Ed Sulkawski went to see Houck in Lancaster recently, and Houck,'weak as he was, .sat up in bed :and said: "I hope to be up soon to see • how the , boys are making out." - , , • But in the last few days his condition • took. a nosedive, and death came, early this afternoon. NelAr . :Pretident.: (Continued from page 9 11 e) man, the , American Yearbook and the. Saturday Evening Post. • He is a member of Chi Kappa Phi, Sigtha 'Alpha Epsilon and Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalistic honorary. In 1927 he married• Helen - Elsie Eakin. 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