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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
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