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Two Smaller Brothers Will
Be Built For Water Tunnel
Two new tunnels, a smaller water tunnel and an air tunnel,
will be constructed beside the Garfield Thomas Water tunnel at the
College. New hydraulic testing facilities also will be added in the
area.
These new Navy units will supplement work of the larger
tunnel and will be used for testing purposes by the Ordnance
Research laboratory.
The proposed water tunnel will
have a test section about one
fourth the size of the Thomas
tunnel. It will be an approximate
square, 20 feet on each side, as
compared with the larger struc
ture which is 100 feet long and
32 feet high. The smaller tunnel
will test smaller models and will
provide facilities for conducting
tests which the giant tunnel can
not' conduct, according to Dr. R.
B. P. Power, engineer in charge
of construction.
FOUR-FOOT SECTION
The proposed air or wind
tunnel will have a test section
of four feet. It will have certain
advantages over a water tunnel
in studying turbulence, fluct
uations of velocity, and other con
ditions, Power said. More detailed
data may be obtained when work
ing with air than when working
with water.
The Thomas tunnel was com
pleted in October, 1949 and was
dedicated the same month with
John T. Koehler, assistant sec
retary of the Navy, making the
dedicatory address. The tunnel
was constructed by the Na v y
Bureau of Ordnance and is being
used to test under water devices.
The huge building was named
for Lt. W. Garfield Thomas Jr.,
son of W. Garfield Thomas, State
deputy secretary in charge of
mines, and Mrs. Thomas of Col
ter. Lt. Thomas, killed in action
in the South Pacific, was one of
the first College graduates to die
in World War 11.
LARGE CAPACITY
Capacity of the tunnel is 106,000
gallons. When filled, total weight
approximates 600 tons. Water
pressure as great as 112 pounds
per square inch is used duirng
the testing processes.
Calibration tests were conduct
ed in the tunnel last spring and
revealed that efficiency of the
structure exceeded desires of the
designing engineers. The tunnel
was constructed to circulate
water at a speed of 60 feet per
second, but the tests have shown
that the tunnel is capable of cir
culating water at a speed of 81
feet per second without great
strain to the building.
Jazz Seldom Heard Now,
Says Professor-Collector
If you don't like jazz, there's no point in trying to convert you.
So says Edward J. Nichols, professor of English composition at the
College and noted collector of jazz recordings.
Many johnny-come-latelies among record collectors or jazz lovers
try to infuse everyone else with their enthusiasm for this truly
American form of music, according to Dr. Nichols.
To many listeners, jazz is rau
cous and' disorganized. Unfortun
ately, it has been blamed for the
sins of musicians who tried to
create new forms of music (such
as be-bop) and came up with what
jazz enthusiasts claim is nothing
at all.
"We seldom hear jazz today on
the radio, and we didn't in its
hey-day 20 and 30 years ago,"
Dr. Nichols points out. That's one
reason, he said, many persons
turned to collecting records.
Dr. Nichols' collection includes
records from the original Dixie
land Jazz band of 1917, the New
Orleans Rhythm Kings of 1922,
through the golden era of the
1920'5. Many records he obtained
shortly after they were issued
from 1925 to 1938. Others he
bought later, from collections
hidden away in stacks of othBr
records. Many of his records were
located by some of his hundreds
of students at Penn State.
Stores Best Source
Second-hand .furniture .stores
proved to be the best source for
many of Dr. Nichols recordings.
Often they would pick up a sec
ond-hand phonograph complete
with records. Usually the records
were stacked away in a corner.
"fn addition to collecting jazz
recordings, Dr. Nichols has a col
lection of chamber music and a
Ten Churches
Plan Dances
Ten State College churches
will hold receptions tonight for
students of the College. A pro
gram of entertainment, including
square and round dancing, will be
held at , each church. The pro
grams will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Churches which will be open
to the students this evening and
the respective pastors arc Friends l
Meeting, 318 S. Atherton St., Mar-
Janie Allen; Faith Evangelican l
and Reformed, East College and
Miles, Rev. A. S. Asendorf; Grace
Lutheran, West College and Atli-,
erton, Dr. J. F. Harkins; Hillel
Foundation, Rab b i Benjamin
Kahn.
Our Lady of Victory, Woodman
Hill, Father Owen M. Gallagher;
Presbyterian Church, West Bea
ver and Frazier, Rev. Andrew E.
Newcomer; St. John's Evangeli
cal and United Brethren, West
Beaver and S. Burrowes, Rev.
James P. Reed; St. Paul's Metho
dist, East College and McAllister,
Rev. Frank W. Montgomery; St.
Andrew's Episcopal, W. Foster
and Frazier, Rev. John N. Pea
body; and University Baptist, W.
Nittany and S. Burrowes, Rev.
Robert H. Eads.
Students Roost
In Ex-Hen House
Gags concerning the "tempor
ary" classrooms and residences
scattered throughout the campus
no longer carry their usual hu
mor.
Because of the greatly over
crowded conditions created by the
more than 10,000 students en
rolled at the College, two chicken
pens, which, until recently, housed
Rhode Island Reds, have been
turned into classrooms.
good sampling of •moderns—Stra
vinsky, Bartok, Harris, II inde
muth, and others.
In spite of his enthusiasm for
good records, Dr. Nichols quit
collecting jazz records ten years
ago.
"I think I have what I want to
keep," Dr. Nichols points out.
"Like everyone else who collects
records, I had too many at one
time and found there were many
I didn't play. Others I played a
thousand times.
"And besides," he adds, "there
i:Tn't much new in jazz these
days."
Typing, Shorthand
Courses Offered
Registration for evening classes
in elementary typing and short
hand will be held Wednesday and
Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.. Sept.
27 and 28, M. T. Bunnell, of Cen
tral Extension division, announced
yesterday.
Classes are to begin Oct. 5, and
meet every Tuesday and Thurs
day evening. Typing will be
taught at 6:30 p.m. and the fee is
$l5 for the eleven week course.
Shorthand, which will last 21
weeks, is to be held at 8 p.m. and
will cost $3O.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
151 Ed Students
Make Dean's List
Of Spring Term
One hundred and fifty-seven
students in the School of Educa
tion attained the Dean's List dur
ing the Spring semester, it was
announced recently by Dean Mar
ion R. Trabue.
Seniors who achieved the hon
or were Peter Abramczyk, 2.76;
Fred Aldrich, 2.64; William Am
merman, 3.00; Edward Barber,
2.63; Joyce Barnett, 2.76; Lydia
Barraclough, 2.87; James Bloom
field, 2.70; Joseph Bonadio, 3.00.
Alma Bonney, 2.66; Malcolm
Boyer, 2.64; George Brehman,
2.66; Alan Buechner, 2.86; Lois
Burrell, 2.64; Robert Cameron,
2.70; Marie Card, 2.57; Raymond
Caton, 2.91; Philip Coolick, 2.55;
Dorothy Coon, 2.80; Doris De-
Hoff, 2.64; Lorraine DeJoseph,
3.00; Guy Deßasmo, 2.88; Chester
Doyle, 2.66; John Edwards, 2.75;
Anthony Elinausky, 2.76.
Norma Fehr, 2.70; Julius Fran
zosa, 2.64; Herbert Fridley, 3.00;
Shirley Gahuse, 2.50; Phyllis
Ginsburg, 3.00; Louis Guthrie,
2.70; Thomas Hall, 2,76; Wanda
Harter, 2.52; Virginia Hartman,
2.88; Durwood Hatch, 3.00; Ed
gar Heckman, 3.00; Leon Hue,
2.58; Frederick Hughes, 2.66; Lois
Hughes, 2.61; Elizabeth Ingraham,
2.85; Marjorie Jones, 2.76; Cath
erine Kaminsky, 3.00; John Kam
insky, 2.88; Richard Lander, 2.58;
Ruth Lehman, 3.00; Doris Light
ly, 2.76; Marilyn Mahala, 2.83;
John Maholtz, 2.52; Thomas Mas
ticola, 2.66; Sarah Moore, 3.00;
Rex Norton, 2.62; John Offner,
2.70; Joan O'Hara, 2.78; Martha
Palaskey, 2.84; Sarah Pate, 2.76;
Albert Petcavage, 2.57; John Pe
ters, 2.52; Carl Pfeiffenberger,
2.76; Lucille Philips, 2.78; Esther
Rinehuls, 2.88; Donald Rogers,
2.60; Charles Rummel, 3.00.
Cranston Sample, 2.52; Harry
Schweinhart, 2.88; Meta Scott,
2.61; James Shafer, 2.70; Max
Slick, 2.83; Ross Smith, 2.76; Bud
ly Strozier, 2.80; William Swank,
2.68; Jeanne Sykes, 2.76; Paul
Thayer, 3.00; Harold Wagner,
2.85; Melvin Wance, 2.66; Joseph
Welsh, 2.88; David Whiting, 2.88;
Christel Wilcke, 2.76; Naomi Wifi
penny, 2.83; and Sara Yoder,
2.78.
Juniors on the honor list were
Betty Altschull, 3.00; Charles
Beechler, 3.00; John Bresline, 2.50;
Audrey Brua, 2.60; Gay Brunner,
2.85; Blaine Crooks, 2.88; Caro
lyn DeHart, 2.65; Raymond Dom
browski, 2.78; Marie Egizio, 2.57;
Rose Eifert, 2.70; James Fether
lin, 2.55; Marilyn Flora, 2.71;
Sally Folger, 2.71.
John Gausch, 2.66; Margaret
Good, 2.52; Mary Grube, 2.66;
Jeanne Holland, 2.68; Hazel Hub
bard, 2.70; Margery Johns, 2.95;
Edward Kleyps, 2.52; Gaston Le
bois, 2.50; Marvin Lewis, 2.84;
Douglas Lockwood, 2.90; Charles
Mann, 2.68; Sandra Marks, 2.66;
Harriet May, 2138; David Mc-
Nelis, 2.60; Donald Myers, 2.50.
John Neff, 2.83; Annabelle
Niering, 2.64; Harold O'Hazzo,
2.73; Jack Rensel, 2.76; Martha
Ross, 2.66; Seymour Rubenfeld,
2.67; Harriette Rubenstein, 2.82;
Joan Saunders, 2.52; Ruth Schen
ley, 2.52; Elizabeth Spencer, 3.00;
Elizabeth Swift, 2.60; Joan Tyson,
2.78; Patricia Weaver, 2.85; Doris
Widdowson, 2.6 Q; Charles Wilt,
2.50; and Barbara Wink, 2.50.
Sophomores
Sophomores included Lila Bar
nes, 2.76; Jeannine Bell, 2.77; Lois
Blanckensee, 2.75; Bern a r d
Brown, 2.51; Anna Buchanan,
2.78; Patricia Bush, 2.66; Marcia
Burten, 2.56; John Cogswell, 2.88;
Joy Cohan, 2.94; Jeremiah Collins,
2.54; Maxine Cornell, 2.73.
Ruth Eddy, 2.78; Ralph Egolf,
2.61; Dorothy Harnish, 2.55; Wil
liam Hoke. 2.62; Gwendolyn Kel
ly, 2.61; Ann Meder, 257; Sam
uel Miller, 2.54; Grace Porrello,
2.52; Idelle Rochman, 2.64; Joyce
Rothstein, 2.61; Diana Schmertz,
2.63; Barbara Trumpeter, 2.65;
Barbara Waska, 2.78; and Helen
Wise, 2.50.
Freshmen cited were Patricia
Barnett, 2.68; Ruth Beatty, 2.95;
Laura Berg, 2.63; Lillian Cass
over, 2.50; Phyllis Daily, 2.50;
Marcia Garbrick, 2.73; Doris
Golub, 2.94; and Marlene Hey•
man, 2.50.
Juniors
Freshman
Cornerstones-
(Continued on page nine)
Thompson hall, where the lead
coated copper box will be placed
in the cornerstone. The same
ceremony will be repeated at
Hamilton and McKee halls.
Many Descendants
Among descendants of the
three early College officials who
will take part in the program will
be Mrs. J. Wilmer Henszey, State
College, daughter of John Ham
ilton and a granddaughter of
Moses Thompson; Arthur McKee
and Mrs. Harry Stitt, Cleveland,
0., children of James McKee;
and Irvin Thompson, Pittsfield,
Mass.
Wayne Thompson, Winchester,
Mass., Mrs. L. H. Crossman,
Phoenixville, Mrs. Charles Thom
as-Stahle and Hilda Thompson,
Centre Furnace, Mrs. George
MacMillan, New Castle, Mrs. T.
R. Woodcock, Syracuse, N.Y.,
Mrs. Hester Christ, Hollidays
burg, all grandchildren of Moses
Thompson.
Material Included
Material which will be includ
ed in the cornerstone boxes 'will
be this year's Student Handbook,
this year's regulations for gradu
ate students, this year's Your
Guide to Orientation Week, In
terfraternity Council. Code for
Unchaperoned Dating, Rul e s
Governing Social Organizations
and Affairs, the first issue of the
Faculty Bulletin, Penn State
Fraternities booklet, Residence
Halls Room and Board Agree
ments plus all forms used in the
new dormitories.
Also, Your Campus .Home at
Penn. State, this year's first issue
of the Daily Collegian, three ar
ticles printed in the Centre Daily
Times' concerning the new dor
mitories, Blue Key Publication,
History of the Pennsylvania
State College, -program of Thes
pians "Poor Mr. Varnum" plus
pictures of the Old Main mural,
State College Commerce. Club's
"The Ideal Town," maps of State
College and the campus.
"Penn Stater"
"The Penn Stater," Women's
Student Government association
publication, Constitution and
By-Laws of the Athletic associa
tion, Athletic Manager's Hand
book, the Athletic association's
"Between the Lions," this year's
football schedule plus football
tickets and reservation cards,
Habitat Hints for Coeds, last
year's "Residence Halls for Men
at Penn State," Student Govern
ment Handbook, "Your Way
Around Campus," all forms cur
rently used by the dean of men's
office, and all Daily Collegian
issues containing material about
President Eisenhower's inaugur
ation and progress on the new
aorrnitories.
Also pictures of Moses Thomp
son, John Hamilton, and James
McKee, Penn State College Bul
letin, parts of this year's General
Catalogue, article from recent
Centre Daily Times about the
cornerstone ceremony, fraternity
averages for last year, and the
Sept. 20 issue of the Daily Col
legian containing an article on
cornerstone program.
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DOORS OPEN AT 11:30 P.M. - ALL SEATS 5Sc
Starring Robert Cummings, Joan Caulfield
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1950
Rushees---
(Continued from page one)
which does not have the benefit of
state funds, had been planned on
the basis, of an expected record
enrollment, which never materia
lized. Cancellations, in fact, were
twice as high as the past year,
according to C. 0. Williams, act
ing dean of admissions.
Biggest question in fraternity
men's minds was: Why was not
some policy decided upon and an
nounced in time for rushing pro
grams to be planned accordingly?
The answer is not simple. A
plan being drawn up by officials
of the College and of IFC last
spring never was' successfully
completed in the 1a s t-minute
graduation flurry. College hous
ing planners apparently were un
der the impression that WC was
to come up with a program dur
ing the . summer, but none ap
peared.
IFC Leiter
However, a letter, signed by
Leinbach and dated June 19, was
sent to fraternity rushing chair
men in which it was clearly stated
that dorm contracts had to be
rescinded personally before Au
gust , 27. The letter also pointed
out that names of rushees should
be sent to the dean of men's of
fice for checking against dorm
contracts by August 25. The letter
was largely disregarded.
When .the. critical situation be
came apparent last week, a letter
from the IFC was sent to Dean
of Men H. K. Wilson, outlining
the problem and reminding Col
lege officials of services rendered
by fraternities immediately fol
lowing the war when housing was
desperately short.
Leinbach pointed out that, until
then, the dean's office was un
aware of the Greeks' plight. He
went on to say that the College
had since been more than coop
erative in seeking an equitable
solution to their mutual problem.
One misunderstanding aro s e
from the wording of a, clause in
the "Terms and Conditions of Oc
cupancy" which 'accompanies all
dorm contracts. The clause reads:
"Occupancy during Orientation
week is not considered a part of
the normal term of the cymtract
but is a separate term for com
puting both charges and refunds."
This does not indicate a "tem
porary" contract, as mistakenly
thought by fraternities and rush
ees, but merely- is a time divi
sion for billing purposes. Actu
ally, no such thing as a temporary
contract exists and occupancy at
any time causes the term of the
contract to begin.
Fraternity preference cards were
mailed by the dean's office to all
incoming sophomores together
with copies of the annual frater
nity rushing magazine. Publica
tion of the magazine, however,
was late and the card file was in
turn late in being completed.
Rushing lists were also late in
arriving at fraternities.
It was also learned that the Col
lege budget considers no dormi
tories temporary. This comes in
answer to numerous inquiries as
to why "temporary" dorms in
Pollock circle were not elimi
nated.
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