PAGE TWO Mass Nomination Meeting Opens Coed Election Week A mass nomination meeting at 7:00 tonight in the McElwain play will begin the WSGA-WRA election week. Nominations for the WSGA offices of freshman senator, and treasurer will be accepted from the floor. The slate previously an nounced by the WSGA nominating committee consists of Barbara Werts and Jane Mason for freshman senator and Jo Ann Edwards for treasurer. Frances Wolf was to have run for treasurer but is withdrawing from school. WRA offices to be filled are two positions of freshman representa tives, one of sophomore represent ative and secretary-treasurer. tives, and secretary-treasurer. The nominating committee has chosen a slate .as follows: Freshman representaive, Mary Belle Angel, Gertrude Hooper, Jean Patterson, Marilyn Porter. Sophomore representative, Mil dred Martin, Katherine Nicoll. Secretary-treasurer, Patricia Lively, Barbara Holzka. Additional nominations may be made during the meeting. Nominees must have a 1.5 all college average, unless they are transfer students, and must have no judicial record. As the nomi nation is made, qualifications and activities must be listed and a picture must be submitted. Preliminary elections will be held Thursday and the final votes will be cast Oct. 17. Election polls will be in the lounges of Atherton hall, Women's building, McElwain hall and Simmons hall. The polls will be open from 10 1 a.m until 7 p.m. Voting will be done according to class for the freshman senator ship and freshman and sopho more representatives. All women may vote for the WSGA trea surer and the WRA secretary treasurer. WSGA House To Meet A meeting of the WSGA House of Represenatives will be held at 6:20 p.m., in the WSGA room, White Hall. Recently elected dormitory presidents will repre sent their units in the House of Representatives. Those elected were: Atherton Hall, N. E., Yvonne Carter, S. E., Janet Herd, N. W., Joanne Wil liams, S. W., Barbara Baker; Grange, Virginia Laudano; Mc ' Elwain Hall, Unit 1, Betty Jo Hill, Unit 2, Marilyn Bruck, Unit 3, Emma Jean Way,' Unit 4, Phyl lis Esrey; Simmons Hall, Unit 1, Jane Steiber, Unit 2, Esther Beck, Unit 3, Ruth Grotsky, Unit 4, Ruth Johnson; Frazier Dormi tory, Mary Sweeney; and Nittany Co-op, Joan Burlein. Ag Instructors Earn Honors Robert S. Beese, assistant in photography in the School of Ag riculture, Dr.. George F. John son, professor of agriculture ex tension, and Nora E. Wittman, assistant professor of German at the College, are listed in the "Who's Who in Color Slide Pho tography" published by the pho tographic society of American Journal. A total of 670 persons qualified for the honor. Seeley, Denneit Dr. John G. Seeley and Robert K. Dennett, members of the fac ulty at the College, were given the highest awards at the recent meeting of the. American Society for Horticultural Science at Co lumbus, Ohio. Both were named to win the coverted Vaughan Awards for the nation's outstand ing technical papers contributed in 1950. Dr. Seeley, head of the flori culture division, reported his re search on green house roses. Den nett, now a graduate student in plant breeding, reported on work done at the University of Hawaii where he won his master's de gree a few months ago. Two Resignations Accepted By Board Resignations or two faculty members were accepted at the week-end meeting of the execu tiv committee of the Board of Trustees at the College. Those who have resigned are Dr. Joseph H. Simons, who has accepted a position at the Uni versity of Florida and Sara R. Warren, wino will marry. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN', STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA NSA To Meet, Discuss Confab The possibility of a Student Leaders - Faculty Administration Encampment will be discussed by the local chapter of the National Student Association at 7 tonight in 203 Willard Hall, Bill Klisanin, chairman, said yesterday. This encampment, or set of conferences, will give student leaders and department heads the chance to get together in an in formal atmosphere and discuss the problems which face Penn State. In this way, the top men in the various facets of college life can co-ordinate their efforts to make life happier for the stu dent. All undergraduates at College are members of the NSA. To night they will be given a chance to show their interest in this na tion-wide organization which has done so much to promote student activity and friendly spirit be tween the students in widely sep arated colleges. Committees will be formed and enlarged at the NSA meeting to night. The association is planning many projects to make the stu dent's life a pleasant one and there are many openings on the numerous committees. Parking On College Road Is Outlawed No parking will be allowed on either side of the road between the Central Extension building and the Mechanical Engineering laboratory this week because of construction work on units of the laboratory, according to George W. Ebert, director of the physi cal plant. The road serves as an entrance to the parking area east of the laboratory and as a service drive to various engineering buildings and the President's Residence. This work on the north and south units of the Mechanical Engineering laboratory is the first of the programs authorized for the College by the General State authority. Anthropologist To Speak Here Dr. Matthew W. Stirling, an thropologist now associated with the Smithsonian institute, will be the speaker at a lecture sponsor ed by the Society of Sigma Xi in Schwab auditorium at 8 o'clock tomorrow night. His subject will be "Undiscovering Mexico's For gotten Treasures." The subject is intimate to Dr. Stirling, for he was leader of the expedition to Vera Cruz that discovered the oldest dated work of man in the New World. This discovery, breaking the date equivilant to 291 B. C. is a giant head carved from a single mas sive block of basalt. The head was described by Dr. Stirling as "an awe-inspiring spectacle." Despite the fact that it weighs over ten tons, the workmanship is delicate and sure, and the pro portions are perfect. In addition to his expeditions into Mexico, Dr. St i r ling is widely-known for his studies of the American Indians. He is author of many articles on the Indian which have appeared during the past 15 years in Nat ional Geographic magazine and other publications. Dr. Sterling's most recent ex peditions have been to Panama and these too have been described in magazine articles. He plans to leave later this year on a new expedition to Panama. Fliffel Committee Meets All students interested in planning the fall series of Hillel town meetings are in vited to a meeting of, the cul tural committee at the Hil lel foundation at 7 tonight, Abbie Gevanther, chairman, an nounced. Library Given Book Collection An extensive selection of books from the library of the late A. Howry Espenshade has been 'pre sented to the library by his chil dren, Ralph W. McComb, College librarian recently announced. Professor Espenshade joined the faculty at the College in 1898 and served in the capacity of de partment head of . English com position and journalism. Profess or Espenshade was also regis trar at the College for some time. He retired with emeritus rank in 1937. Mr. McComb said that the col lection reflects Professor Espen shade's primary interests in lit erature as well as special inter ests in such subjects as Pennsyl vania place names. Professor Es penshade died on December 7, 1948. Swedish Lass Studying Here On Scholarships Elsa Hagland, a native of Stock holm, Sweden, is studying at the College after winning two inter national scholarships. She was awarded the American Home Ec onomics association scholarship and the Helen Atwater fellow ship for the coming year. Miss Hagland has done out standing work in the field of nutrition in Sweden, India, and Germany. Her interest in educa tion for home and family life as taught in' the United States is expected to help her in future training in Sweden. The Helen Atwater fellowship is awarded annually to the out standing applicant from a foreign country who wishes to study in the United States. Miss-Hagland's assignment to Penn State came about through the interest of the School of Home Economics at the College in international relation ships. Qgontz Center Is Remodeled A remodeled Penn State Ogontz center opened this month. Improvements in the main build ing include a physics laboratory, lecture room, business office, in structional office, and book store. Corridors on the first floor have been painted and re-decorated. The log cabin was remodeled to provide a student , lounge and a snack bar, while the "cottage" has been remodeled into seven faculty apartments. Minor alterations in Hillcrest have created three additional apartments for faculty, a faculty lounge, and an apartment for visiting College personnel. Alterations in Rydal School have Created drafting rooms, an electronics laboratory, major classrooms, faculty offices, and an apartment for Arthur K. Meyers, administrative head. Other new additions are a park ing lot, effective outdoor lighting, paved paths, fire escapes, and a redesigned heating .system. Forestry Prof Retires The retirement of Frank T. Murphey, professor of forestry ex tension at the College since 1923, has been announced by Dr. Mil ton S. Eisenhower, president of the College. Murphey will retire on October 31 with emeritus rank. Three other retirements were announced by the Executive Com mittee of the Board of Trustees at a week-end meeting: Lloyd L. Houts, foreman in ornamental horticulture; Charles S. Rosen berry, laborer; and Lucretia W. Fitts, secretary. Finance Officials To Discuss Local Government Grants When 300 Pennsylvania finance officers convene for the 15th annual Municipal and Local Finance Officers meeting at the Penn sylvania State College on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 13 and 14, state grants to local government will be one of the topics discussed. Associate Director of the Joint State Government Dr. Paul H. Wueller will discuss state grants to local governments and town ship engineers of the Department of Highways. Daniel A. Bailey will present the benefits and problems of highway grants to local gov ernments. Another topic to be discussed Will be the modernizing of local government organization with pro and con viewpoints presented on whether the people would be allowed to vote on the manager plan. Retirement for municipal em ployees, financing municipal im provements by special assess ments, assessment equalization problems, anti delinquent tax col lection problems will be discussed at special , groups meetings. Finance officers , attending the meetings will also have the oppor tunity to confer with nine con sultants who will be ready with information on annexation Act 481, budgets and annual reports, planning and zoning, inservice training for municipal officials, municipal authorities, revision of codificaton ordinances, sewage disposal, and special assessments. Will Exchange Forum Tickets Clayton H. Schug Exchange of Community forum tickets for seat reservations will be made until Friday at the Stu dent Union office in Old Main and at the Commerce club, 108 W. College avenue Clayton Schug, forum chairman has an nounced. "To give everyone an oppor tunity of obtaining good seats, no more than six tickets may be exchanged by any One person," Schug said. "It is important that this exchange be made now be cause no exchange will be made on the night of the performance," he said. Ogden Nash, poet and writer, opens the forum program Friday at Schwab auditorium. Dames Meeting Penn State Dames, wives and mothers of graduate students, will hold its opening meeting Thurs day from 8 to 10 p.m. at the home of Mrs. H. K. Schilling, 518 S. Allen street,. At this get acquainted meeting, old and new members may Sign for the year's activity. Activities are: canasta, bridge, book ex change, home management, music appreciation, ceramics, and dra ma. Mechanical Engineers Slate Meeting Tonight American Society of Mechani cal Engineers will meet at 7:30 tonight in 110 EE building, to hear W. B. Hess, of the Safe Har bor Water Power Corp. speak on "Hydraulic Turbines.' At 7 o'clock and following the meeting, there will be a demon stration of a working model of a hydro-electric plant. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 111, Ito Air ROTC Unit Adds To Staff Two replacements and one ad dition to the staff of the Air ROTC unit at the College were reported by Capt. Joseph H. Jacoby, ad jutant of the unit. Lt. Col. Jack W. Dieterle, pro fessor of air science and tactics and new commander of the staff, was among the replacements. The Colonel entered military service in January 1942 and saw action in North Africa and Eng land. He was shot down in France on his 26th mission. Decorations received by Col. Dieterle were the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal. Capt. John J. Dailey Jr., an other replacement, is a graduate of the College. He was among those airmen who figured in the Berlin airlift operation. The third new member, Lt. Lawrence C. Wheeling, was sta tioned at the Tinker Air Base near Oklahoma City. Capt. Jacoby said nine hundred and fifty cadets comprise the Air ROTC unit on campus. This figure almost doubles last year's enroll ment, he said, but is largely due to the admittance of freshmen at the College. Counselors' Checks Checks for men Orientation week counselors may be pick ed up now at the bursar's office in Willard hall. Room and board for the orientation week period have been deducted. Nitta ny-Pollock Officers Elected Elections for officers in the Nit tany-Pollock area were completed recently. Presidents and their dormitories are: Lee Kinley, 1; Edward Storms, 2; William Raymond, 3; Christo pher Kraft, 8; John Duecker, 11; Robert Stottlemyer, 12; Norman Kaplan, 13; Victor Fiscus, 14; Robert Faust, 21; Joseph Szczur ki, 22; James Davidheiser, 23; Stanley Dotterer, 24; William Cole, 25; Edward Labrosse, 26; Douglass Hoerner, 27. David Hollenback, 29; William Englert, 30; Robert Day 31; Way ne Probst, 32; Charles Wolse, 33; William Deemer, 34; Walter Wea ver, 35; John Berkebile, 36; An gelo Campanella, 37; Emil Gaf fus, 38; John Laubach, 39; Jos eph Fleming, 40; Jack Schmits, 41; William Doyle, 42; George Gason, 43; Mike Henek, 44. Officers Elected By Pi Omega M Officers for Pi Omega Pi, hon orary undergraduate fraternity for business education majors, were elected last Tuesday. The officers are, president, Geo rge Demshock; vice-president,. Melvin Bach; secretary-treasur er, Jack Beiter; historian, Ruth Scheneley. Requirements necessary to be come a member of the organiza tion are a 2.0 average in business and education subjects and a 1.5 in other subjects. Any student who meets these qualifications and wishes to join may contact George Dernshock or Miss Mary Stella, the faculty advisor. Admission Applications Available To Pre-Meds Students in pre-med may pick up their application blanks for the medical college admission test in Room 207 Buckout labora tory. The test will be administer ed on campus November 6. The applications must be sent to Educational Testing Service, P.O. Box 592, Princeton, N.J., not later than October 23.
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