V~TEDNESDAY, AUGUST 'l, '1951 Buildiqg Progress - Progress on the $10,000,000 General State Authority building and improvement program at the • _College was reported today by Walter H. Wiegand, dirdotor, department of the physical plant. Work on farm storage sheds on the College farms is about 95 percent complete, Wiegand reports, with painting now in progress and fencing and grading yet to be done. ' - •-0 Also on the College farms, the food processing plants is about 85 percent complete, with work men now installing electrical line's, refrigeration equipment; and painting. Grading remains to be done. The chemical storage building, also on the College farms, is awaiting the delivery of long, steel roof joists. Walls on the structure have been completed as far as possible. Other units • • of the chemical group, , the Laboratory Building and the north unit to Pond Labor atories, are making normal - pro, gress with excavation completed and, work on footers and founda tions• 'in - :progress. ME Building On the addition to the Me chanical Engineering Building, work has started on interior stone partitions 'as the exterior of `the north wing nears• completion and work continues on the walls of the south wing. Workmen also have started al terations to the Main Engineering building which will have anoth er floor added. The work now un derway includes changes in the stairways, Wiegarid said that an effort would be made to complete alterations on the • lower floors during the • summer months and that the actual removal of the roof and the addition of the fourth Grad Honorary Started. Here Chi Chapter of • Delta Pi Epsi lon, national honorary graduate fiaternity for men and women in business education, was installed at the College at a dinner meeting held last Friday at the, Centre Hills Country Club. The installation was conducted by Dr. Peter AgneNV, of Alpha chapter, at New York University, assisted by Gilbert Kahn, also of New York •University; / Mary Stel la, of Oklahoma 'A. and M.; and Opal DeLancey, of Indiana Uni versity. John _G. Hanna of State Col lege, was elected president of the chapter while other officers for the first year will be: Mrs.'Mary Norton, State College„vice-presi dent; Marjorie Mattern, Altoona, recording secretary; Margaret H. Sahkaney, Houtzdale, correspond ing secretary; Mrs. Rae Leos, State College, treasurer; and Mrs. Louise Westrick, Barnesboro, his torian. Delta Pi Epsilon was organized at New York University in 1936 to give recognition and service to outstanding teachers and leaders in business education. It pub lishes 'Business Education Index and sponsors a research award for the best study in the field of business education. AG and H.Ec. Visiting Thp next Visiting Days at the Schools of Agriculture and Homq Economics of the Col lege are Aug. 9 and 10. Plan now to attend. C A Candy,Cane has delicious' White & Dark Chocolate Candies Good State College Ice Cream A Bars, Popsicles, Pints N Conveniently E Priced for You (Between The Movies) Prqgranl. Rpportd floor would await the arrival of the necessary materials. Greenhouses The greenhouses under con struction east of Plant Industries Building are about 65 percent complete. The head house and work room building is about 80 percent complete and frames for the five greenhouse units have been erected. Masonry on two of the units is completed and glazers are at wprk on the project. Excavation for the six units of the College barns is nearing com pletion and some footers and foundation walls have been pour ed. The replacement and enlarge ment of storm sewers is about 95 Percent complete with work on manhole construction and grad ing now in progress. The exten sion of underground electrical lines is awaiting delivery of elec trical cable and the extension of underground steam distribution lines also is awaiting delivery of materials. In the Power Plant, good progress is being made on the rebuilding of two boilers and reconditioning of stokers. Library Waits While the National Production Authority has ,granted approval of the new unit for the Fred Ler .- is Pattee Library, excavation vi await allocation of certain critical aterials needed. While contracts for the con,- struction of units to Recreation Building and Buckhout Labora tory have been awarded, NPA approval is awaited and like the library, excavation will not start until allocation of materials, pri marily reinforcing c steel, are re-. ceived. The contract for the construc tion of north and south additions to Burrower - Building has -not been let, pending the receipt of NPA approval on that project. Wiegand also explained that the dairy barn for sterility re search under construction as one of the units of the Dairy Cattle Breeding Research Center, is nearing completion, with parti tioning yet to be done. The structure is financed by grants from the five Artificial Breeding Cooperatives in Pennsylvania and will have facilities for 40 cows. Michigan State, Homecoming football opponent on Oct. 20, set the current Penn State atten dance record of 24,500 in 1948. The seating capacity of Beaver Field has since been boosted to seat an even 30,000. POTTERY AND GIFT ITEMS 20% OFF SPECIAL LOT $l.OO STATE COLLEGE FLORAL SHOP € SUMMER COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA' GREENHOUSES, now under construction at the College, will make possible more extensive work in - horticulture and agronomy. Built by the General State Authority at a cost of more than $370,- 000, the greenhouses will greatly increase facilities for research into the growth of vegetables, fruits, and other agricultural products under glass. MI Scholarship Fund Established A scholarship fund in the School' of Mineral Industries at the College will be established with a gift of $1,500 from E. W. Rugh, of the Garfield Refractor ies Co., Bolivar, President Milton S. Eisenhower said today. While the Executive Commit tee of the Board of Trustees ap proved the establishment of the fund, details governing its use will not be, completed until later. Mr. Rugh is a 1929 graduate of the College and received his de gree in ceramics. Lt. Howard F. "Bud' James, a Johnstown native and former Penn State football player, was the first Lion athlete to lose his life in the Korean war. A vet eran of World War 11, James was killed in action May 24. Six all-time records were shat tered by the Penn State basket ball team during the 1951 season. Captain Lou Lamie set new indi vidual records of 319 points fpr a single season and 666 points for three years. SALE 127 W. BEAVER AVE. The Shop of Quality Watch Repair MOYER WATCH SHOP 105 S. Pugh St. No Ball Playing Allowed YARN 44,-,247 CHILDREN'S CLOTHING , . >: 44 '' Infants T Six Years ‘: ' ':'' ...i ;. TOYS ~,,,‘,...., 0 .. MARGARET SHOP : V , . N.. . 129 S. Frazier St. .. DOLLAR DAY SPECIALS • SHEETMUSIC AND BOOKS • • PICTURE FRAMES • CHILDRENS RECORDS Continuing •Sele of Standard Albums at 50% Discount THE MUSIC ROOM , 203 E. Beaver Avenue YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO BROWSE DRY CLEANERS Same Day Dry Cleaning Service OFFICE AND DRY CLEANING PLANT-307 W. BEAVER YOU CAN SAVE YOUR CLOT --;ES BY SENDING THEM TO DIAL 7661 PAGE THREE • • ' t: i:,:!;i 1 ',...6.41,!?1!,':::.§,
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