TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1950
Professor Unearths Lone
Portrait of Tom Paine
Climaxing a 10-year search, Dr. liarold E. Dickson, pro
fessor of flne arts at the College, has located the only paint
ing of Thomas Paine, author and patriot, that is known to
.exist.
In gathering material for his recent book on John Wesley
Jarvis, American painter. Dr. Dickson found references to a
documented original portrait
of Paine by Jarvis.
When all leads led down blind
alleys, Dr. Dickson completed his
manuscript, predicting in it that
"If this elusive picture should still
exist and prove to be as authentic
as its inscription sounds, its dis
covery would be an important
one." ' •
A pre-publication review of the
book in the New York Herald
Tribune, ironically enough, re
sulted in the discovery , of the
portrait, even before the book
had gone to press.
Dr. Dickson was informed by
Margaret Steward Maurice and
Marian Bridge Maurice, of Ath
ens, Pa., that they had the paint
ing in their home. Dr. Dickson
examined the canvas and found
it in fine condition. A certificate
of Jarvis; attached to the back of
the painting, indicated it was
completed about 1805, less than
five' years before the death of
Paine.
"This well-documented and tin
questionably authentic portrait of
Paine by Jarvis can be given
rightful recognition as the last
and at present the only located
painting from life of one who
played an effective role in the
founding of our nation," Dr.
Dickson said.
Bible Fellowship
The Penn State Bible Fellow
ship will . hold its first Tuesday
Bible Study of this semester at 7
o'clock in 418 Old Main. Benp
Dickerson will lead the discus
sion on the first chapter of
Romans. I
TODAY
IS
MONEY
News Briefs
Fee Collection
Fees for the present semester
will be collected at the office of
the bursar, Willard Hall, from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m., March 2 and 3.
Lenten Services
Grace Lutheran Church will
hold Lenten Services on Ash
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow.
Home Ec Mixer
The Home Ec Mixer sched
uled for tonight is postponed to a
date to be announced later.
Sigma Tau
Recent , Initiates of Sigma Tau
may obtain theing shingles from.
Treasurer Robert Tintsman at the
meeting tomorrow night in 219
Electrical Engineering
Chem Eng. Society
Sophomores ma y join th e
Chemical Engineering Society at
a meeting tonight in Room 119
Osmond at 7 o'clock. Movies and
refreshnients will accompany an
important business meeting.
•
Penn State Club
There will riot be a meeting of
the Penn State Club tonight be
cause of lack of business matters
to be discussed. However,_• the
executive committee will meet
at 7 o'clock in Old Main.
EVERY
Shop The Stores Carrying Dollar Day Banners Today
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
SAVING BARGAINS FOR
STUDENT ON CAMPUS
THE STATE COLLEGE COMMERCE CLUB
Squatters
Campus Pets
Keep Warm
Every, chipmunk has a steam
heated home on the College cam
pus. Nine miles of subterranean
dormitories shelter them from
the winter cold while their big
hornosapien brothers must worry
with the housing shortage.
These chipmunk dormitories
are found in the steam lines which
extend from the central heating
plant to every building on campus.
The entrances ate steel grates,
about 14 chipmunk steps , wide,
and are located at convenient
points along the walks and lawns.
One of the employees ,at the
central power plant, who .occa
sionally 'patrols the , steam lines
Joking for leaks, reports that the
chipmunks appear, loerfectly con
tented this winter.
But according to Gus, a chip-
Munk who has resided in the T,ri-
Dorm area for a number of se
mesters,' tthe red-furred colony is
a bit perturbed over the recent
coal strikes.
"We sure do worry," Gus said,
"about .whether or not John L.
Lewis is going •to shut off the
heat,"
Pi Gamma Mu
Elects Officers
Pi Gamma Mu, national social
science honorary, elected Dr. B.
V. 'Moore and Henry Goeken• as
president and vice-president, at
a recent, meeting to honor new
initiates.
Those honored are: Rolland
Daley, Joseph Heffner,. Francis
Tanni, Anna Kelldr, Dr. William
Leonard, Francis McNelis, Harriet
Nelson, Sylvia Ockner, Dr. .Robert
Oliver,, Margaret Robinson, Mer
rill Snook, and Dorothy Yarnall.
Officers who will continue terms
in the ,second semester are: Jane
Cowell, . secretary; _ and Joseph
Ilradley, treasurer.
The Retail Division of
Eliminations
Will Be Held
For Orators .
A chance to vie for state-wide
honors in oratorical competition
will be offered to students of "the
College next week.
Eliminations tochoose the
College representative to the an
nual State Oratorical Contest
will be held next Tuesday at 7
p,m, in 316 Sparks.
These elimination tryouts are
open to any undergraduate stu
dent of the College. The winner
will then represent- the College
at the State Oratorical Contest
to be held at the University of
Pittsburgh on March 10. and 11.
Entrants Register
Students wishing to enter the
contest must register at office.
of the departinent of speech, 300
Sparks before 12 noon this Sat
urday.
Competing students must. de
liver an original oration of
either 2000 words or 12 to 15
minutes in length on any topic.
Three judges, one from the Col
lege, will select the winner.
The State Oratorical Contest
is one of the forensic events
which will highlight the State
Debate Tournament held at the
University of Pittsburgh also on
March 10 and 11. The College
debating team will send repre
sentatives to this tournament.
Job Opportunities
.Opportunities available for gra
duating seniors in the field , of
public assistance will be discuss
ed at a meeting in 317 Willard
Hall from 2 to 4 o'clock today.
John - Harris, director of person
nel for the Department of Public
Assistance will be on campus to
discuss salaries and requirements.
The Civil Service commissioner
will be present to receive appli
cations for the examinations to
be given this week for open visi
tor positions .
Local I R C
Joins State
Association
The College's International
Relations Club recently joined
the Pennsylvania Association of
International Relations Clubs.
The club voted • to send three
delegates to the *association's
meeting at Shippensburg March
3-4. Those elected to attend the
meeting are, Pete Hammer, Don
Sloughfy, and Phyllis Kistler:
Plans also have been made to
send three official delegates to
the International Model General
Assembly. The assembly will be
held in New York City April
10-12. Dr. Larry Leonard, fac
ulty advisor of the organization,
will accompany the group and
will select the three representa
tives.
The club is also conducting a
weekly poll of students and
faculty, about current national
and internatio na 1 problems.
Three members of the group
have been selected to 'gather
this information which they will
present at the next meeting. The
first poll will concern the H-
Bomb, and the findings of the
club will be published in the
Daily Collegian.
Dr. Oliver, member of the
speech department, will speak
about Korea at their next meet
ing. This meeting will be in the
recreation room of McElwain
Hall at 7:30 tomorrow night.
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