PAGE TWO Like Odd Jobs ? ? ? Be A Campus Patrolman So, you want to be a campus patrolman, huh? Well, not only does a regular patrolman become an "odd-jobs man," but he probably has the most unusual number of tasks of any person on campus. A patrolman is one of the few persons, (men, that is,) who leave the priority to enter a women's dormitory at any time of the day. If anyone has a problem, he c. Army Cites Two For Donation To War Effort A professor emeritus and a 1908 graduate were cited Thurs day by the Department of Army for outstanding contributions to the World War II effort in in dustrial intelligence. Dr. R. Adams Dutcher, profes sor emeritus of agriculture and biochemistry, and Prof. William B. Plank, now head of the De partment of Miriing and Metal lurgy at Lafayette College, were presented th e awards by Col. Edwin M. Sutherland, chief of the Pennsylvania Military Dis trict. Dr. Dutcher, head of his de partment before his retirement in July, received a certificate of appreciation for h i s investiga tions of enemy, industry for the technical industrial intelligence committee of the Joint Chiefs of Staff near the end of the war. Dr. Dutcher was professor and head of the Agricultural and Bio logical Chemistry depart ment from 1921 to 1951 and chairman of the Council of Research here from 1945 to 1951. Window Judging To Be Held Sat. Judging of the Christmas win dow displays in the West Dorms will be held next Saturday, Ralph Griffith, chairman of the com mittee in charge of the contest, said yesterday. Frank Simes, director of resi dent counseling, and the execu tive committee of the West Dorm council will act as judges of the cont e st. Representatives from Thompson Hall will also be asked to help with the judging, but the women have not yet been chosen, Griffith said. ' The committee in charge has changed the prizes from a small trophy to $5 cash for the winning men's and women's window. Profs to Participate In Language Meeting Dr. Albert F. Buffington, Dr. Robert J. Clements, and Dr. Os car A. Haac, professors at the Col lege, will: take part in the 66th annual meeting of the Modern Language Association the last week of December in Detroit. Dr. Buffington, professor of German, will serve as secretary of the Anglo-American Literary Relations group. Dr. Clements, head of the Department of Ro mance Languages, will lead a discussion on "French Literature of the 16th Century." Dr. Haac, assistant professor of Romance languages, will read a paper on "Michelet's Oral Style." Arnold Named President Of Phi Beta Kappa Dr. Harrison H. Arnold, profes sor of Romance languages, has been elected president of the lo cal chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, national scholastic honor society. Dr. Arnold succeeds Dr. Elbert F. Osborn, professor of geochem istry. Elsa C. Lisle, circulation libra rian, was re-elected secretary, and Charles J. Rowland, profes sor of accounting, treasurer, at the annual meeting Wednesday. Tree Deadline Today Campus groups wishing to purchase Christmas trees through the College Forestry department must do so by 10 a.m. today. The trees, which cost $2, may be ordered through Joseph Lemyre, State College 6786. By MIMI UNGAR an usually turn to the captain of the patrol, who can and will serve as "Mr. Anthony" in almost any event. ,Most people seem to think that the only thing a "cop" is capable of doing is the handing out of tickets. True, this is very impor tant on this campus (as many . of you know), but it probably takes a back seat to all the other jobs and incidents which arise in the life of the captain of the patrol, Philip Mark, in particular. Sun Bath Patrol Capt. Mark has recalled that in his nine years as captain of the patrol, he and his men have done everything from picking a skunk from an airway to investigating almost anything. A few years ago he was called to get a sparrow down froth the side of Grange Dormitory, where it was caught in the ivy. He recalls hanging out the window while the girls held his legs, as he freed the sparrow. One of the jobs which patrol men had rather frequently a few years back was to remind girls not to sun bathe around campus. This job was one that had to be done- 2 -however, it was one that most patrolmen didn't like to do. All sorts of animals have been removed from the campus through the years. Among the most fre quent are dogs and cats. Capt. Mark's experience with skunks has been most unusual. He claims that one of the funniest incidents was in 1937 when he had to re move a skunk from a phone booth in McAllister Hall. Open Lock ed Cars Patrolmen have the job of get ting fellows from where they're not supposed to be. They have found members of the male sex anywhere from roofs of dormi tories to tunnels. One of the most common jobs for Penn State's force of 18 is to open locked cars. This has to be done when persons lose their keys, when a car is obstructing a drive, or when an emergency arises. The captain says that 90 percent of the cars driven today can be opened, and driven away without a key. About four years ago the cam pus patrol had to search for Delta Gamma's anchor which was in l i front of their sorority house. "People used to enjoy taking the anchor, and we- always had to go out looking for it," Capt. Mark says. Once it was taken all the way out to the fork of the road to Bellefonte where it was placed on top of the road sipns there. r , • Kent On the Run Being the captain of the patrol involves being called out of bed at all hours of the night, Capt. Mark notes. Some people do this as a joke. and he tries not to get angry with these folks because he believes that if he does, they will only do it more often to an tagonize him. Capt. Mark relates that in his experience with the patrol since 1936, it seems that patrolmen get the jobs that no one else wants. "We may give them an argument, but we do the job in the end," Capt. Mark added. "Even though being a .patrol man keeps you on the run, it is enjoyable to be around young People." The head of the patrol believes that time flies by after you' pass 21, and being around young people helps a person for get this. Miles Horst to Speak Miles Horst, state secretary of agriculture, will speak at a cof fee hour for faculty members at 3 p.m. Monday in the Agricul tural Pavilion. Dr. H. K. Wilson, dean of men, and Dr. Lyman E. Jackson, dean of the School of Agriculture, also will speak. A SORORITY RING for "Her" For Christmas ' at Balfour's ("A" Store) THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE =LEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Home Ec Uses Attractive Holiday Trim Attractive contemporary con cepts of traditional Christmas de signs have been used in decorat ing the Home Economics school for the pre-Christmas season. Every year ; tire Home Art de partment decorates the Home Economics Building. In the contemporary , manner, the mantle in the foyer of the building is decorated by copper leaves in wreath form dotted by dark grey clusters of berries, all upon a gold-colored background. In the Living Center an old fashioned pine , tree, lighted by only one light at the bottom, has been decorated with scraps-, of paper of contemporary design. None of the decorations were bought, but were created by stu dents. Paul Flick, instructor in home art who directed the decorating, believes that these original crea tions_ are more clever, aesthetic, and'economical than regular tree ornaments. Students in the materials of nature classes have used reeds and gilded 'berries with holly in their decorating. Flower arrangement students who made the flower displays for the living center have used an arrangement of driftwood with poinsettas set on a copper plate placed at the entrance to the center. A Japanes'e 'theme was used in arranging a large bowl of brown chrysanthemums in a gold-colored bowl with a gold branch. Date Rescheduled For Jam Session Since the date for the Associa tion of Independent Men's bene fit tea-dance has been changed from Sunday to Saturday night, the weekly jam session has been rescheduled. The session from 2-4:30 p.m. at the TUB will feature Jimmy Armstrong and his Combo. Jazz music will be played. " Jack Huber, director of the sessions, announced that the All- College Dance Band will give a concert on Dec. 16. Five num bers also will be played by the band at the Splinterville Review this Tuesday. The previous litter weight rec ord of pigs was 720 pounds. To day's record is 812 pounds. Secretary Has Been Ferry Pilot, Clerk If you have an eight o'clock class some morning, you probably wouldn't consider flying from State, College at five the. afternoon before to Baltimore, for a fish dinner with champagne at a swanky restaurant. Shirley Smith, Student Emp doing just that while she was fer Haven three years ago. And she managed to be at her desk come 8 the next morning too. Shirley . learned to fly while working in the plant offices, and was soon ferrying planes for the Army to New York, Miami, Chi cago, everywhere. Caught in Storm • Most people who know her say she doesn't look brave enough to fly a plane by herself. But she has "cracked up," as she says, only once in the six years since she got her license. That was an emergency land ing over Newark. The blond secretary flew to California during Thanksgiving vacation last year and decided to stay to work there for the win ter. Of coursd„she ran into the big snow storm, dressed only in jeans, a sweater, and tennis shoes. When about to land in, Cali fornia, she chose a field where a large transport was approaching to land. She hadn't been able to signal the airport. • Fairy-tale Years Describing the experience, Shirley laughs, "Here I was land ing in a little cub while this big plane kept circling the field till I got out of the way. I thought I'd spend the winter in jail." . Shirley, 27, has averaged a dif ferent job for each of her last seven fairy-tale years. From plain Miss Srni9t, a bank clerk in her home town, New Columbia, Pa., she turned to flying. Next came a winter in Miami working as a waitress, followed by a summer running a refresh ment stand on the golf course at Shawnee-on-Delaware. How long she'll stay in State College is impossible to guess. She may get restless and take-off again any dny, she says! Christmas Concert Issued on RecotA Orders for long-playing records of the Bach Christmas Concert given by the State College Choral Society on Dec. 2 are now being taken, John DeNovo, president of the Choral Society, announced yesterday. Persons wishing to obtain a copy of the record may place an order by contacting one of the following: Mrs. Henry Fiiich, 7735; Mrs. Paul Prince, 7140; Mrs .Gilbert Thomas, 3229; Mrs. Ralph Condee, 7770; Mrs. Robert Clements, Boalsburg 6533; an d Mrs. Harold Graves, 2485. SATigHPAT PEPME 4 8 TIP_ By HELEN LUYBEN oyment office secretary, enjoyed , ing planes for Piper Cub at Lock Players Schedule Workshop Penn State Players' sec on d workshop program of the year will begin at 7 p.m. Monday in the Old Main Little Theater. The program features an in troduction to Players an d the workshop principles and organi zation of workshop crews. Ac tive or interested persons may attend. Future programs of the work shop are scheduled for once a week during the following five weeks. Monday's session will deal with the fundamentals of specific crew work, intergration of crews into a production set-up, and actual planning and theoretical pro ductio not a three act play. The Tuesday program features advertising, costumes, and lights. On Wednesday sound and make up will be discussed and Thurs day the workshop discussion will be on props, and stage and tech nical crews. Players workshops are train ing sessions in all phases of •pro duction work to give background to crew members for work on Players shows throughout the year. -T h e Players' -executive com mittee will meet .at 2 p.m. to morrow in the Schwab Auditor ium Green Room. Whitcomb to Address Chemists on Tuesday Dr. Gordon P. Whitcomb, as sistant personnel director of the American _ Cyanamid Co., will speak Tuesday on employment opportunities for chemists in the chemical industry. He will address a joint meet ing of the American Chemical Society afid student affiliates and Phi Lambda Upsilon, chemistry honorary, at 8 p.m. in 119 Os mond.
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