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. They have two children,
Milton Stover Eisenhower and
Ruth Eakin Eisenhower. ."
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