WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1950
5 Publications
Can Look Back
On Good Year
Five inajor campus publications
can look back on a successful year
of increased circulation, more
revenues from advertising, and
mechanical and editorial improve
ments.
These facts were reported by
Franklin C. Banner, head of the
Journalism department, and Sen
ate representative for student
publications. .
The Daily Collegian showed in
creased circulation from 5500 to
6000. and its editorial and busi-:
ness staffs combined reached its
highest peak last -year with al
most 200 students. Although the
Collegian printing bill for a nine
month period is about $20,000, the
report Tevealed that after all bills
are collected, a small sinking fund
is expected.
After a six-year lapse, the Penn
State Farmer was revitalized in
editorial and makeup content,
and put back on the stands. That
plus better business management
has created a circulation of 4000.
The Penn State Engineer met
its financial difficulty of keeping
its subscription price down by an
intensive campaign to ' increase
advertising lineage. Increased
printing cost of from 25 to 30
per cent was the chief cause for
the financial trouble.
Last year Froth showed a profit
of $ll5O and all seven issues of
the- magazine, some 4000 to 5000
copies,' were nearly sold out. Bet
ter editing, original material, and
improved makeup were responsi
ble-for Froth’s success.
With production costs up. La
Vie was compelled to raise its
assessed fee from $1.25 to $2.00
per semester. Last year the Col
lege annual was faced with a
deficit, but the increased fee
should cover the rising cost of
publication.
The. Inkling still in the stages
of producing a first copy was
staffed last year. All-College cab
inet was instrumental in part for
the creation -of the magazine
when cabinet partially paid off
by a $6OO gift, a debt incurred by
an old literary magazine.
In all, about 400 persons are
engaged in student publication
work. Each of the publications
has faculty advisers. The report
added that guidance rather than
control of the publications is par
amount.
25 Air Cadets
To Be Initiated
The local chapter of. the Ar
nold Air society, AFROTC hon
orary, will initiate 25 advance
air force cadets at the weekly
meeting at Alpha Sigma Pi fra
ternity, tonight.
The cadet pledges must have
a military average of 2.0 and an
all-College average of 1.5. The
local chapter consists of 40 mem
bers, with Major Charles J.
O'Brien as the military advisor,
and Charles R;; Campell, the
cadet commander.
Formerly called y the Prop and
Wing, the honorary has now
merged with the Arnold Air so
ciety. Seven cadet representa
tives were to be sent .to the sec
ond annual conclave of the
Arnold Air society in St. Louis,
but were forced to cancel the
trip because of the bad weather.
A letter received from the
chairman of the convention an
nounced that a General Arnold
Memorial scholarship will be
given to the most outstanding
junior air-force cadet ip the
AFROTC of 125 colleges.
Dean Of Women's
Sister Dies At Home
Miss Olive Weston, sister of
Pearl O. Weston, dean of- women
at the College, died Monday morn
ing at her home in Carnegie, Pa.
Dean Weston will attend funeral
services for her sister this after
noon at 1:30. , - ,
Dean Weston was called home
Saturday when her sister was
reported critically ill. She will
return to the' campus tomorrow.
ho Shops Early In State College
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Dr. Thomas Ret
: Dr. Walter Thomas, professor
of plant nutrition at the College,
retired with emeritus rank Thurs
day after serving the College for
over 40 years.
President Milton S. Eisenhower
announced Monday that the Ex
ecutive committee of the board
of trustees approved six retire
ments at its week-end meeting.
Dr. Thomas graduated from
Swansea Technical college in
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