, 44,4 • M . t:M4seLintMirierais Moke'Like-Firellys' One of the most popular exhibits in the Mineral industries, museum, the one which all visitors from brownie , scouts to grand fathers always want to see, is the Fluorescent Mineral room. On •first entering this room, located on the first floor of the Mineral Industries building; all that can be seen is a number of un interesting rocks, all of about the same dull color, and all looking like the specimens which can be picked up in any garden. But after pushing the switch, the electric light goes off, and the ultraviolet light comes on, mira culously transforming these rocks into brilliant yellows, violets, and other colors., According to the curator of the museum, Mr. Jesse Miller, this phenomenon is very easily ex plained=at least to physics stu dents. • Library Staff Members Attend Conference Of ALA In Chicago Ralph W. McComb, College li brarian, and six staff members 'of the . College Library are par ticipating in the 75th Anniversary Conference of the American Li brary Association in Chicago this Week. More than 5,000 librarians are expected to attend the annual' meeting which will launch a year-long nationwide program to stimulate public study and dis cussion of "The Heritage of the U. S. A. in Times of Crisis." A host of meetings dealing with all phases of library work will be conducted by. the nine divisions of the ALA. In addition to Mr.' McComb, other members of the College library staff' taking part in these professional sessions are Mrs. Margaret Spangler, Evelyn Hensel, Mildred Ailman, Janet Dickson, Marjorie Sundin, and Elizabeth Wescott. School Teacher Vets Must Attend Main Session For G.I. Rule Veterans at the College, regu arly employed as school - teachers must attend the Main Summer Session in order to satisfy the re quirements of the law, Richard H. Baker, coordinator of veterans af fairs. The Veterans Administration has further ruled, he said, 'that any person who has been study ing under the G.I. Bill during the regular 1950-51 school year, who plans to teach during the 1951-52 school year and succeeding school years, must enroll in a regular summer session during the Sum mer of 1951. It also affects any person who wishes to qualify under the spec ial ruling for teachers. WE HAVE IT) STATION ERYkt. toth. Men Women FORQ: e a AS WELL AS FOR YOUR 0 N CORRESPONDENCE e l 4 -- 4 is 1 t * 4 1 --- 1 / 74eiteY a new note q/DISTINCTIVEN ESS In Our New Writing Papers WHITEO'WYCKOFF la A choice of many 1 styles your await ..,.....4 1 select ion. . Igiatili Popularly priced, too. Griggs Pharmacy Pmeription Specialists East College Avenue OPPOSITE OLD MAIN BMNMM By JANIE REBER The ultraviolet energy, which is in the form of photons, strikes the' mineral and is absorbed. This causes the electron to change its orbit, and in returning to 'its ori ginal orbit, the photos s are re radiatid at a longer wave length. The wave length of this re-radi ated light determines the color. - However, not all minerals fluoresce. Only those containing small amounts of certain elements such as uranium or manganese will react to ultraviolet' light this way. The greenish yellow stones in the exhibit are opals; the - pink ones are rhodonite; and the bright green ones are willemite. Flourite, which was the first min eral found to be fluorescent, is violet under ultraviolet light, and scheelite, an ore of tungsten, ap pears as either a light blue or a brilliant• yellow. The outstanding feature of the exhibit is a plaque of.. 16 floral designs made of tiny pieces of various minerals which under the ultraviolet light give off the na tural beautiful colors of the live flowers. THE MUSIC ROOM _ _ - 203 E. BEAVER AVENUE •RECORDS • SHEET MUSIC •MUSIC BOOKS •RADIO REPAIRS You Are Always Welcome To Browse CLOSED WED 12:30 P.M.—OPEN MON. & THURS. 9-9 D The Quintote Will Play Modern D A Music This Friday At The A \I r i , . PARADISE CAFE N r EChOice Of Beverages Bellefonte BLUE BOOK TIME Be Yee Prepared ! 8, 12, 16, 20 Page Blue Books 2 for 5c 24 and 32 Page Blue Books 3 for 10c at G. C. MURPHY CO. S. ALLEN STREET STATE COLLEGE, PA. STORE-WIDE CLEARANCE' SHOES .. HANDBAGS • HOSIERY SAVINGS UP TO 1 / 2 OFF S. Allen Street State College 'titAii;ali •dcii;LEGIAI4; STATE' dOLLEGE, PENNSYiNANIA Van Der Hofen Wins Mineral Industries Award Isaac Van der Hoven, of North Haledon, N.J., a senior in meteor ology . at the College, has been awarded the Jerome H. Behrann Scholarship Award, Dr. Edward Steidle, dean of the. School of Mineral Industries at the College, said. The 'award, which amounts to $lOO. was established in 1949 to perpetuate the memory of Jerome N. Behrmann, of the... Class of 1948, and is awarded to a graduating senior in the School of 'Mineral Industries. Bor n in Rotterdam, Holland, Van, der Hoven and his parents came to this country in 1927. He explained today that his parents decided to come to the United States "mainly for the purpose of providing a better education fo r their children, something which was not available in Eu rope to people of moderate means." • Graduating f r o m Hawthorne, N.J. high school as valedictorian of_his class, Van der Hoven en rolled at Newark College of En gineering in 1941 and two years later was called to active duty with the Air Force and sent to the University of lowa for pre, meteoroligical training. He served in this country an d in Europe with the Air Force. Returning to civilian life, the engineering studies and then de -28-year-old veteran renewed his cided to return to work in meteor ology. He enrolled at Penn State in 1949 and on Monday, June 11, will receive his bachelor of sci ence degree in meteorology with honors. He • also was chosen as student marshal for the School of Mineral Industries. Check up on that campus ru mor. The Summer Collegian will have the full story. • Keep Your Eye On The Old Folks! Many of our ideas about old folks today are just old-fashioned. Dr. William M. Smith Jr., professor of family relationships at the College, cites opinions of many people about aging and the aged and says that research studies are proving many of them to be false. Chances are -that grandpa and grandma don't want to spend their declining years on a front porch rocking chair, as many people believe, but if they live with younger folks, they may find little to do to make themselves useful. They are being replaced by the baby-sitter and with smaller houses there's little choice but a rocking chair on the front porch. No More 'Old Age' Old age can no longer be con sidered a separate, static period of life, but the years of maturity extend over several decades dur ing which th individual under goes continuous change, accord ing to Dr. Smith. The idea that older persons lose their ability to learn and to work is also a fallacy, Dr. Smith says, and he adds that people do not age intellectually, emotionally, and psychologically at the same McLANAHAN'S Now Playing LIGHT IP THE SKY Opening July 18 For 10 Night Run— Eugene O'Neill's ANNA CHRISTIE Phone State College 7149 for reservations which will be held until 7:40 p. m. Curtain Time 8 p. m. CENTER STAGE Is Located In Woodman Hall On Hamilton Avenue Just West Of Allen Street rate and that chronological age is not the best index of any aspect of aging. We accept that idea at the childhood level but we ddn't yet realize that the range of vari ation in a group of 70-year-olds is far greater than in a group of 7- year-olds. , Dr. Smith points out that while many retirement systems are bas ed on specific age, many men and women Would prove very capable employees for years beyond this age, while there are others who should have retired years earlier. E REVOLUTIONARY NEW- UIBB 1.601 r LE YOOTIEIBRUSH, --,i ' 6 4>" - ' (.2 , uper-fine flexible . bristles Theatre-in-The-Round (Closes July 14) PAGE THREE Oldsters'Capable
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