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Mein To Continue
Tri-:Dorm Residence
- Watts, Irvin, and. Jordan Halls will house men students again
this fall, instead of women as announced last spring, the President's
office said yesterday.
The same procedure for selecting occupants will be used as orig
inally announced by the student-administration committee formed
to select men to live in Hamilton and McKee Halls. Thompson_Hall
is still slated for women residents
in the fall.
The change in policy was made
possible by a "leveling off of ap
plications from women at a total
that can be accommodated by
adding only the rooms in Thomp
son Hall to the normal capacity
of campus - housing for women,"
according to Dean Wilmer Ken
worthy, director of student af
fairs.
Jeffrey
Tells AF
Of Iranians
There are many people in
trouble-torn Iran who want to
achieve better understanding with
the people of the United States,
William Jeffrey, soccer coach at
the College, said to a class of Air
Force men Saturday.
Jeffrey, who led the Penn State
soccer squad on a goodwill tour
of Iran in March and April, spoke
at the graduation exercises for the
.150 airmen enrolled in the clerk
typist training program at the
College.
Telling the _ airmen that it's
good to - go to other countries and
to meet people of those countries,
Jeffrey said that there are many
well-meaning people in Iran who
are making their contributions
toward a better world.
Jeffrey also told the • airmen
that while many boys in this
country have never played soccer
or been acquainted with the
game, it is known and played
throughout the 'world.
"Youth of other _nations prefer
to kick the-ball rather than throw
a ball," the veteran coach told
,the 800. airmen still :assigned to
the 3445th School Squadron .on
the campus.
Vet Enrollment
Ends Today: 12,000
Al Rafe Since War
More than 12,000 World War II
veterans have been enrolled .at
the Pennsylvania State College
since the inauguration of GI edu
cational benefits in 1944.
With enrollment of veterans
under the GLBill slated to end to
day, except for veterans dikharg
ed from the service since July 25,
1947, fewer than 2000 veterans
will be on, campus next Fall.
President Milton -S. Eisen
hower; in disclosing the - figures,
estimated the loss of income from
this source during the forthcom
ing biennium at $2,300,000.
Penn State's current enrollment
of veterans,- including 224 who
enrolled for the first time this
summer, is- 1,534. At its peak,
there were, 5,536 veterans enroll
ed in the Fall of 1948.
More than a year before the end
- of World War 11, the first two
veterans to enroll under the GI
Bill registered for the Spring
- semester of 1944. Last Spring,
there were only 2,550 former ser
vicemen' on campus. More than
600 were graduated in June. ".
Under the terms, of the .Federal
legislation, • veterans- enrolled be
fore today's deadline will be per
mitted to finish their educations.
1534 , Vets Etirolled
For Main Session
A total of 1534 veterans are
enrolled at the 'College for the
Main Summer Session, accord
ing to Rebecca Dourner who
is in charge of veterans regis
tration.
Mrs. Dourner reported today,
that 224 of '1354 veterans
are enrolled for the first time
while 1306. orthern are former-
StudCn.ts. - and - 2. are. students,
who - transfeired from centers.-
700 More
The original plan , was to admit
700 more women to the College in
the fall to overcome the expected
drop in male enrollment. This
would have placed the coed' pop
ulation to a new all-time high of
2700 or more.
The women were to have been
assigned to the West Dorm area,
with the exception of Hamilton
t
and McKee -Halls.
'Even with the women living in
the West Dorms, the College pol
icy of 'requiring freshmen to live
on campus was to have been con
tinued. As many as possible were
to have been assigned to the West
Dorms, with the _ rest living in
Nittany and Pollock dormitories.
Fallow Plan
The number of freshmen and
upperclassmen now to be assign
ed to the West Dorins will be.fig
ured according to the plan formed
by 'the student - administration
commitee.
The committee was made up of
the presidents of the West, Nit
tany • and PolloCk Councils, the
dean of men, and die director of
housing.- •
The room assignments-for next
year - are now being sent out from
the housing department.
Song Penned By Pattee
Presented To Library
A copy of the Alma Mater of
the College, penned by Dr. Fred
Pattee -who wrote • the , song in
'1901; has been presented to the
Library at the College on the oc
casion of the 50th anniversary of
the writing of the song.
The presentation was made by.
F. Joseph Egdenk and:;A. O. Ras
mussen.for the' Class . of 1924. The
copy was made by Dr. Pattee for
the Class, which dedicated its La-
Vie to Dr. Pattee.
Resolution Asks
College Inquiry
A move to request Gov. John S. Fine to institute an investiga
tion of "un-American influences and activities on'the campus of the
Pennsylvania State College" was made at a meeting of the Amer
ican. Legion's 23rd District in Bellefonte Sunday.
A resolution asking for the investigation was passed unani
mously yesterday by representatives of 26 postS. The resolution was
sent to the Legion's state organi
zation for consideration at the
department convention at Pitts
burgh next month.
President Milton,S. Eisenhower,
on vacation in Wisconsin, could
not be reached for comment. ~ No
one else at the College has made
any statement.
The Prexy is expected to make /
a 'statement' when he returns on
Thursday.
• To the Governor
It. was also delivered to the
governor's office Monday.
' Officers of the 23rd District said
the move was the result of an ex
tensive investigation and a series
of cnoferences.,' • - ,
A conference was held Satur
day in Washinitoit, D.C. and dis
trict Arnericanisth. c o rzi.m it t ee
members and Legion , department
mad district cdricers have con
STATE COLLEGE, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1951
Trustee Board
Election Shakeup
ecree Granted
Eisenhower Returns
For Trustees Meeting
Prexy Milton S. Eisenhower
will return from his vacation
in Wisconsin tomorrow.
. The Prexy has been on va
cation since June 24 with Mrs.
Eisenhower and daughter Ruth.
, Ruth.
'His return is timed to coin
cidewith the regular July
meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Board of Trustees
to be held Friday.
Agronomy Group
To Convene Here
Late In August
New findings in all kinds of
crops and soil science will high
light the program when the Col
lege plays host to the annual con
vention of the American Society
of Agronomy, August 28 to 31.
Also meeting at the same time
will be the Soil Science Society
and the Forest Soils Conference.
Members of Penn State's depart
ment of Agronomy, headed by Dr.
H. R. Albrecht, have been busy,
arranging facilities for the thous
ands expected for the meetings.
Top ranking scientists of this
and other nations are listed to
speak :and join, in the-series , of
technical discussions. While the
convention proper begins on
Tuesday, ' Aug. 28, scores of soils
technologists have registered for
the pre-convention trip to exam
ine- soil building characteristics
ofCentral Pennsylvania.
Numerous excavations, expos
ing, thel'oil-building and rock 4e,
terioration processes at work in
the area, will permit the scientists
to make on-the-spot inspections.
Stephen M. Raleigh is
chairinan of the general commit
tee for the Penn State agrono
mists. These include trips to sev
eral of Pennsylvania's scenic and
historic points of interest:
See Editoriitd Page 4
ferred a number of times Before
,action was taken, it was stated.
Yesterday's resolution alleges
that un-Arnericap.dnfluences be
gan to expose themselves on the
campus ox the College 20 years
ago and that a partial expose of
"a developed and calculated plan
of un-American activities" was
made about a year ago.
The resolution states:
"W her eas the Pennsylvania
State College still continues to
condone such practices by means
of permitting certain individuals
to appear as speakers on said
campus, the latest being - Carey
McWilliams on July 17, 1951.
"The said McWilliams, through
information supplied' by the
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Resolution
A petition by the College for- a change in the manner of
naming 12 of its trustees was granted by the courts of Centre
County in a decree handed down yesterday by Judge Ivan
Walker in Bellefonte.
According to the change, six of the 12 trustees will be
named by delegates representing agricUltural interests and
six will be nominated by persons
in the state representing the in
terests of engineering, mining,
manufacturing an d mechanical
fields.
Heretofore, 12 of the 32 trustees
were named without- respect to
the interests of those nominating
them.
11 Foreign
Students To
Come Here
Eleven students from other
countries will be enrolled in the
department of industrial educa
tion at the College for the Fall
semester, Dr. S. Lewis Land, pro
fessor and head of the depart
ment of industrial education, said
today.
Sponsored by the Department
of State and the U. S. Office of
Education, the students are ex
perienced vocational school ad
ministrators ranging in age from
30 to 50 years.
Three of the men are from the
Philippine Islands, - three from
Germany, two from
.Norway, and
one each from Finland, Turkey,
and India. They will arrive in
State College in September and
remain until the close of the Fall
semester.
Dr. Land explains that the De
partment of State and the U. S.
Office of Education desire that in
addition to the instructional pro
gram, the Men be given every op
portunity possible to secure first
hand information concerning
home life in this country.
Therefore, Dr. Land is seeking
homes in State College where
one or more_ of the students could
obtain zoom. and board: He points
out that the men receive ade
quate, allowances to cover living
expenses and requests persons
who desire to have 'the men live
at their home call him.
Teadter Lab
Sessions Begin
For Secondaries
Thirty elementary teachers fin
ished the first session of the sixth
Pennsylvania Conservation
Edu
cation Laboratory for Teachers at
the College Saturday and another
30 secondary school teachers .be
gan the second session Monday.
Directed by George J.. Free, as
sociate professor of education, the
three'-week laboratory, sessions
instruct teachers in conservation
practices which they can then dis
seminate in schools and commun.;
ities of ,the Commonwealth.
- .
Participants in the labdratorY
are awarded scholarships by var
ious civic, state and national gov
ernment departments of health
education ' and conservation who
are interested in advocating con
servation. The Schools of Agricul=
tura, Education and •Mineral In
dustries at the College cooperate
to sponsor the project.
Lectures, discussions, library fa-:
cilities and audio-visual aids are
used in the laboratory, but much
of the work is done outdo6rs and
with actual conservation situa
tions.
Teachers enrolled are restricted
to those serving the public schools
of Pennsylvania, and having a
backgrciund of three ye'ars expel. ;
ience. They must be recom
mended by the superintendent of
schools -in- their district.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
The change was asked by the
College on the grounds that bick
ering had arisen in the selection
of candidates. 1
Walker's Opinion
In concluding his opinion, Judge
Walker said:
"From an examination of the
record, the court is unable to find
any fault with the discretion and
wisdom of those who favor the
adoption o the amendment and
those who gave their authority to
accomplish that end, would war-.
rant the court in finding what
would amount to an abuse of
discretion and a substitution of
his judgment in place of those
who have been intimately ac
quainted ':'with the operations of
affairs of The Pennsylvania State
College."
A hearing on points of argu
ments on the matter was held re
cently. The opinion was• filed af
ter presentation . o bries by coun
sel representing the College • and
agricultural interest.
New Appointee
Rog e r W. Rowland, of NeW
I Castle, has been - appointed to the
Board-of Trustees to fill the un
expired term of D. Norris Bene
dict' of • Waynesboro, who has re-
Signed from the Board. The term
will expire on June 30, 1952.
Mr. Rowland, whose appoint
ment was made by James Mul
holland, of Pittsburgh, as- •presi
dent of the Board, has served on
the Board as an appointee of the
Governor since 1939.
Recently, Gov. John S. Fine ap
pointed' ' William K. Inerich, of
Clearfield, to fill the post that
had been held by Mr. Rowland.
Mr.. Benedict, who is president
and general manager of the Frick
Co., Waynesboro, was first elected
to the Board by delegates from
agricultural an d industrial so
cieties in 1946. He has served as
a member of the committee- on
finance and business.
LaVie Photos
Needed of All
Summer Grads
Summer. Sessions students • who
will receive bachelor degrees on
August 11 or at the close of the
Post-Session, August 31, should
have pictures for the 1952 LaVie,
senior class annual, taken before
leaving the campus.
James Geffert, editor of the
book, explained today that the
1952 LaVie will include names
and . pictures of , all graduates of
the 1951-Summer Sessions as well
as mid-year and June. 1952 grad
uates, provided they were not in
cluded in the 1951 LaVie.
Pictures are taken daily, except
Saturday and Sunday, at the
Penn State Photo Shop, 214 E.
College Ave. Appointments are
not required. The LaVie staff re
quires' men wear coats and ties
for pictures and women wear
plaisbkookkied