WEDNESDAY, NIARCII, 7. 1931
4.5.6 Miles Of Rolls . . .
Today's Miracle—Foods Building
Doubles Output At Same Costs
"If all the breakfast rolls produced each morning for College
students were places} end to end, they would stretch from here to
Altoona-45.6 miles! The hot cereal consumed in the dorms could
fill two trailer tank cars."
During a recent tour of the Food Stores building, center-of the
new food service organization, Manager and Buyer Robert Prophet'
discussed the output of food nec
essary to feeds college students
and showed how, the most mod
ern equipment available is util
ized to the fullest extent, making
A necessary to employ only 1,5
cooks and six administrative
workers
The Food Stores - building, a
three-story brick structure lo
cated by the golf course, is a
centralized food processing a n d
storage building whose purpose
it is to save space and labor in
residence halls. Thus, the food
output is doubled at the same
labor .costs. The butchering and
freezing of all meats and the bak
ing of pies, cakes and bread is
carried on here, rather than in
the individual dorm kitchens.
In order to understand , this
modern miracle it is necessary to
go through the building, observe
the methods used and see how
' few people do the jobs of many.
Cleanliness
The visitor may be struck by
the general atmosphere of the
building one of beauty and
cleanliness. Floors are' a spotless
terrazzo, quarry tile and asphalt
tile.
To the west of the lobby is the
canned vegetable storeroom,
which has a eapacity of about
ten carloads of cased goods. Here .
cases of soups, fruits and vege
tables— even chocolate bars
are kept at a temperature of 45
degrees.
Opposite this room is the ex
perimental kitchen, furnished
with equipment which duplicates
In size and kind that used in the
dorm kitchens. Foods are tested
to check that they meet the spe-
Cifications, and new recipes are
devised. •
• • Th e bakery is probably the
busiest section of the building,
, for here food must be produced
constantly. The breakfast rolls
that start the day off right . . .
the bread, rolls, cakes and pies
for lunch and dinner are all pto
ducts of the mass productiOn
methods used in the bakery.
' 3 Men Make 700 Pies
Three men can turn out 700
pies in one morning. The dough
is mixed in large. troughs, and
the crust roller turns out sheets
less than an eighth of an inch
thick. One man lays the crust on
t h e plate, another fills it, the
third adds the upper crust. From
here the pies are whisked into
the two electrically-driven, six
shelf ovens. The shelves, each
holding 16 pies, rotate so the pro
ducts will bake evenly.
At the same time, 675 doien
dinner rolls are baking, and bat
ches• of bread dough are being
made up. Man hours are saved by
the use of a flour sifter with a
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The breath of Spring is
a chic and loyely cotton
Soft and
feminine in luscious Spring
shades ... in linen,
gloralyn; pique, seersucker,
chambray and oh, so
reasonable.
CLEARFIELD'S
By BETTIE LOIJX.
storage capacity of three barrels;
120-quart dough Mixer,• designed
to turn out a home-style loaf of
bread, and a bread molder, which
delivers 1000 loaves an hour.
Bread is one of the most ,popular
items on .the menu, especially in
the men's dining halls, and ap
proximately 1400 loaves ar e
baked during the night.
On the west side of the first
r floor is the butcher shop. Large
carcasses hang from the ceiling;
these are broken down into
wholesale cuts and tagged with
weight an d• price, then quick
frozen. According to Prophet, the
meat is sent to the College from
Omaha, Neb., and is government
inspected and graded. "We buy,
the best," he says. Scraps of beef
are ground into hamburger by I
three HP electric food choppers,
and shaped into patties by an
electric ' food shaping machine.
Electric meat saws, cube steak
machine and flake ice machine
speed up the work of the thret
butchers. Again, machines do the
work of many.
On the second floor are facili
ties for storing frozen fruits and
vegetables, as well as a quick
freeze tunnel. Bags of sugar, pota
to chips and salt are stored in a
special dehumidified room to
keep them dry.
Separate refrigerated rooms
are provided for butter, cheese,
eggs, dried fruit and nuts, so they
m a y 'be kept at 29 degrees F.
Ninety-three score butter "the
best for normal use" is shipped
from lowa in two days. Oleomar
garine is used only for cooking.
Prior to the war, meals were
served in two campus dining halls
MINT CHOCOLATE FUDGE
ICE CREAM
Green as the Shamrock • Sweet as on old Irish Song • Ready now at your Breyer Dealer's
on you
THE .DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Meat Frozen
Real Butter
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Lukas-Fox
Mr. and Mrs. Elery /F. Fox, of
Crafton Heights, announce th e
engagement of their daughter,
Carol Lee, to Thomas E. Lukas of
Wexford. Mr. Lukas is a senior at
Penn State and a member of Sig
ma 'Nu fraternity.
friarris-Fox
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fox, of
rackville, have announced the
engagement of their daughter,
Arlene, to E. Elliott Harris, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Harris'of
Easton.
Miss Fdx is enrolled as a junior
in the School of Education, and
is sub-dean of Alpha Epsilon Phi
sorority. Mr. Harris, a junior in
hotel administration, is a member
of Beta Sigma Rho fraternity.
Gushner-Wolcoff
- The engagement of Nadine
Wo'coif to Gerald Gushner of
Philadelphia, has been announced
by Dr. and Mrs. Frank Wolcoff
of Philadelphia.
Miss Wolcoff is a senior in the
School . of Education and "is a
member of Alpha Epsilon Phi
sorority. Mr. Gushner is a senior
in the Department of Economics
and Commerce, and is a member
of Beta Sigma Rho fraternity.
Ski-Club To Hold
Sauare Dance' Fri.
The Pennsylvania Valley Ski
club will sponsor its second an
nual square dance on Friday
night.
Robert Chapiewiski will be
caller at the dance, which will be
held in the Faith Reformed
church, Miles street and College
avenue.
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Dancing will be between 9 and
12 p.m. •
to approximately 1000 women.
The greatly increased enrollment
at the College, resulting from the
return of veterans and natural ex
pansion, prompted officials to re
organize fo o d services on the
campus. The new centralized sys
tem seems to be the answer. The
food department's slogan is now,
"Let the machines do it.".
Unrewarded
Seniors To Get
Meal Invitation
This Friday, hard Working senior
women who have not been in any
women's honorary, will be tapped
for a breakfast given by Mortar
Board, senior women's honorary.
The breakfast, which has a Penn
sylvania Dutch theme, is named
"Marriye Esse ler Hattschaffiche."
This means rbreakfast for hard
workers." '
The affair will be this Sunday
in McElWain hall dining room. •
To Tap 40
On Friday,' members of Mortar
Board will tap approximately 40
women with "hex" signs. The
tappees will wear the signs all
day.
Rose Eifert, who is in charge of
decorations, explained that the
hex sign is representative of the
Pensylvania . Dutch people, who
are noted for their hard-working
qualities. The hex signs are
usually seen on the barns of the
people and are to ward off evil
spirits, to decorate their barns, or
simply to indicate that there are
Pensylvania Dutch living there,
Miss Eifert explained.
The senior women who will be
tapped may not be a member of
Cwens, Chimes, or Mortar Board.
They must have worked diligently
for their organization for at least
two semesters. Letters have been
sent out to heads of all activities
on campus for recommendations.
There will be entertainment
and decorations at the breakfast.
Janet Rosen, president of Mortar
Board, announced the following
committees; Gay Brunner and
Rose Eifert, decorations; Audrey
Brua and Mary Ellen Grube, en
tertainment; Barbara Sprenkle,
food; and Betina de Palma,
publicity.
Co-edito
Alpha Zeta
Alpha Zeta fraternity has in
itiated Donald Cope, William
Crawford, Jr., Robert Grove, Er
vin Hamme, Daniel Heyl, Thom
as Jurchak Conrad Kresge, Paul
Krause, Norman Mitterling, Rob
ert Neff, John Spacht, Arthur
Stone, William Urash, John Wil
liams, and Charles Zellner. Two
faculty members of the college
were initiated as associate mem
bers, Michael Farrell and Francis
Doan.
Jack McCluskie is a new pledge
of the fraternity.
Sigma Pi
Last Saturday Sigma Pi in
itiated James Reed, Vance Scout,
William Faurot, Walter Stone,
Edward Erotas, James Vogel
song, Thomas Cooke, Neil Robin
sOn, Kenneth Wolfe, Gene Mc-
Nally, James Clarke, Edward
McCoombs, Merritt Dinnag e,
Bruce Rankin, Jerry Garman,
Kurt Klaus, and George Rentch
ler.
Following the formal initiation
there was a formal banquet at
which William Faurot was award
ed the outstanding pledge of the
year award. A formal pledge
dance was held later in the eve
ning with music by Arnie Taylor.
Gamble Against Us
Center Cleaners Will Not
Charge For Any Dry
Cleaning That Is Not
Ready On Day Promised
(Day Ends at 5:30)
Center Cleaners
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