PAGE TWO Miss Penn State Photos Due April 28 Groups sponsoring a candidate for the Miss Penn State' contest should file an application and a photo, at least 5 by 7, at the Stu dent Union desk by Saturday noon, April 28. Preliminary judging will be done from the photos, and the queen will be picked from three finalists. The coronation will take place in Schwab auditorium. Eligibility The candidates are judged for beauty, poise, and photogenic at tractiveness. Any organization on campus is eligible to enter a can didate. In connection with Spring week, groups have until noon Monday to return applications to the Student Union for booths. Forty-five applications have been received to date by the Spring week committee. Extended Deadline Booth applications which are now being returned because of duplication of themes ..will be given an extended deadline. The revised forms should be filed at the Student Union desk no later than 5 p.m. Tuesday. Publicity . Chairman David Schmuckler said the committee was pleased with the ideas ex pressed in the applications, but it hoped additional groups would file their applications before Monday’s deadline. The commit tee hopes to surpass the 55 booths in last year’s Spring carnival. Parade Of Floats The Spring week committee has set Tuesday evening of May 15 for the crowning of Miss Penn State. The ceremonies in Schwab will be preceded by a parade of floats in which the three final ists, in formal gowns, will hold the spotlight. Last year Mary Anne Hanna was crowned by Marlene Cor- Players' 'Other Island' Starts 2nd Weekend The Players’ production of the George Bernard. Shaw satire, “John Bull’s Other Island,” be gins its second week-end at Cen ter stage tonight at 8 o’clock. Tickets are on sale at the Stu dent Union desk in Old Main. Prices are 90 cents for tonight and $1.25 for tomorrow night’s performance. An after-show snack is served after each Satur day performance. Gown Schedule Given Seniors Seniors in the School of Ag riculture will order their caps and gowns at the Athletic store Monday through Wednesday, George Donovan, student union director, reminded yesterday. Seniors in all other schools will order caps and gowns according to the following schedule released by Donovan. /Chemistry and Physics, Physi cal Education and Mineral Indus tries: Thurs., April 26 Sat, April 28. Engineering: Mon., April 30 Wed., May 2. Education and Home Ec: Thurs., May 3 Sat., May 5. Liberal Arts: Mon., May 7 Wed., May 9. Invitations and announcements will also be available to all sen iors at the' same time at the Student Union desk in Old Main for 10 cents each. In 1926, the School of Mines and Metallurgy at Penn State was the largest east of the Mis sissippi and second largest in the United States. ozo, Miss Pennsylvania of 1949, to reign as Miss Penn State. She was entered by Sigma Alpha Ep silon fraternity. Jane Mullen, representing Chi Omega sorority; Joan Marshall, representing Del ta Gamma sorority; and Candy Griffith, entered by Kappa Kap pa Gamma sorority, served on the queen’s court. Senior Ball—Houseparty Friday, May IS Senior Bali Recßall—9 to! $4 per couple Semi-formal THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Cork Co. Pres. Will Address Sr. Engineers H. W. Prentis Jr., president of the Armstrong Cork company, Lancaster, and a former trustee of thfe College, wiE speak on “Private Competitive Enterprise Bulwark of Democracy” at 4:10 p.m. today in Schwab audi torium. * While the lecture has been scheduled as part of the series presented for seniors in engineer ing, there wiE be seats available for others who are interested, Dr. Harry P. Hammond, dean of the School of Engineering, explained. Prentis, who served as a trus tee of the CoUege from 1938 to 1942, is chairman of the Penn sylvania Post s-W a r Planning commission. In 1942 he was named deputy director of the War Production board. He is a member of the business advisory council of the U. S. Department of Commerce, and a former di rector of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce. A graduate .of the University of Missouri and the • University of Cincinnati, Prentis has been awarded degrees by numerous other colleges. He is also a mem ber of Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Alpha Delta Sigma, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon, social fraternity. Four Guest Artists Will Join Choir In Verdi's Requiem The College choir and four great artists will join to present Verdi’s “The Manzoni Requiem,” next Wednesday. Guest artists for the program, which will inaugurate the Fes tival of the Arts at the CoEege, are Barbara TroxeU, soprano; Margaret Tobias, contralto; Wil liam McGrath, tenor; and Chester The Senior Class proudly, presents Charlie Spivak and ~ his orchestra for the biggest weekend Dr. Weyl Addresses Am. Chem Society Dr. W. A. Weyl, professor of glass technology and head of the Department of Mineral Technol ogy, spoke on “The Mechanism of Oxidation Phenomena at the Surface /of Semiconductors” at the joint meeting of the Prince ton and Trenton sections of the American Chemical society yes terday.'' Draft-Age Men May Go Abroad Draft eligible men who wish to travel -abroad this summer will be permitted to leave the United States, according to word received by the Council on. Stu dent Travel from Selective .Ser vice headquarters. The regulation permitting this action reads in part: “The regis trant’s local board should issue the permit unless it is found that his absence is apt to interfere with the performance of his ob ligations under the Selective Ser vice act of 1948.’*' The Council on .Student Travel, a non-profit organization, coor dinates the efforts of some fifty groups in making possible lowr cost European travel available to students and teachers. The three student ships are scheduled to sail on June 8 and 25, and July 6. Each ship can accommodate 1300 passengers. Round trip fares to Le Havre, France, are as low as $230. During the nine-day voyage, a shipboard" orientation program wiE be offered in an effort to ac quaint /the traveUers with the problems and situations which may confront them while in Eu rope. The program wiE consist of movies, language classes, and lectures and discussions of Euro pean culture and problems. Watson, bass-baritone. Miss Troxell made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera company last year. She is a 1936 graduate of Penn State. of the year ’ Satu relay, May 19 Varsity Baseball—Pitt Varsity Track-Pitt & W. Va. Fraternity Dances FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1051 Acceleratibn Poll ShoWs Indecision A survey, conducted by the lo cal chapter of the American As sociation of University Professors, showed no clear-cut majority of the .faculty in favor of an acceler ated program of study. ■■■• Forty-one per cent of the fac ulty _ answering a questionnaire' dealing with acceleration was, in favor, of the move. Thirty-seven per cent felt there was no need for a quickened course of study, and 22 per cent returned the questionnaire blank. Face Problem The survey was made after President- Eisenhower expressed the views that the College faced problems of limited enroUment and that students might need an accelerated course. A copy of the survey was submitted to the Pres ident for his information. AAUP committee on acceler ation,. headed by Dr. W. U. Sny der, associate professor of psy chology, sent questionnaires to 1025 full-time faculty members. Four hundred eighty-eight were answered. The report said one reason for this low return is that some faculty members are em ployed for a 12-month period. Favor Present System' The questionnaire showed that the majority of the faculty de sired to continue the present sys tem or to adopt 2 seven and one half week summer sessions. Full professors and associate profes sors tended to favor the present system. Assistant professors and instructors favored in degrees a three-semester plan and both two and one-half week summer ses sions period. This latter plan off ered salary increases for the ex tra work. Most of'the faculty, according to the survey, who served during (Continued on page seven)
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