PACE TWO School of Agriculture To Hold Open House The School of Agriculture will hold its first annual Open House today to acquaint high school seniors with the school's functions and courses in agriculture. The all-day program, sponsored by the Ag Student Council, consists of guided tours over the farms, buildings and classrooms on the Hill. Visiting groups, supplied with phamphlets giving in-• formation on the equipment, will be escorted through the labora tories and barns. The 14 clubs connected with the Ag school will be respbnsible for showing off their respective de partments. Special displays rang ing from insects to dairy machin ery will be featured in the, tours. The permanent insect collec tion of the Department of Zoology and Entomology will be exhibited today. The display show s the, habits of insects, all labeled, and represents a large number of corn mon insects. • • A tour of the beekeeping labora tory will be included in the pro gram. Visitors will be shown the equipment used for filtering and uncapping honey and facilities for artificially breeding queens. The display was - formerly used in a study to promote sales and uses of honey. The longest tour of the Open House will be the dairy barns. Information on the feeding and management of the five dairy breeds on display will be given by the guides. The storing and drying of hay will be explained, and the different types of stalls will be pointed out to the visitors. The Poultry Club will serve chicken and turkey sandwiches to the visitors in the pavilion for lunch, and frankfurters will be served by the Pre-Vet Club. The Dairy Science Club will sell dairy products. Co-chairmen of the planning committee for the Open House are William Griffith and Theodore Kimmel, aided by S. K. Thorn ton, director of the College farms. Other members of the staff are Fred Ost, Edw'ard Angstadt, Law ranee Myers, Clair Kime an d Conrad Kresge. Drinking Prohibited In Parks A letter from the State Depart ment of Forests and Waters point ing out that regulations specifical ly prohibit the use of alcoholic beverages in the state's parks was received recehtly by the Dean of Men's office. The letter, written by Walter L. Wirth, director of the Bureau of Parks, asked the dean's office to cooperate with the bureau iri attempting to alleviate the prob lem of unrestrained drinking in the parks. Wirth also asked the help of the dean's office in stopping what he termed the "promiscuous dis posal" of beer cans and bottles at the parks. It was pointed out that bottles have been found in the water and throughout the picnic area. In part, the letter stated: "Since we have noted, and have received numerous complaints from family groups using the park (Whipple Dam State Park) this year, we are asking your-assistance in attempt ing to reduce the practice of dis regard to public property. • "Aside from taking much away from the beauty of the park, this practice contributes to a pertinent and dangerous safety factor to the swimmer and the barefooted per son on the beach and the picnic area. "Department regulations specif ically prohibit the use of alcoholic beverages in the state parks of Pennsylvania." Last week the President's office announced that disciplinary ac tion would be taken whenever specific evidence of conduct pre judicial to the name of the College was presented. Choir to Present Brahm's Requiem In 2d Concert The Chapel Choir will present its second performance of "A Ger man Requiem" by Johannes Brahms at 8 tonight in Schwab Auditorium. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Mrs. Willa C. Taylor, associate Professor of music education, will direct the choir in the presenta tion of its fifth annual spring concert. Concert artists Barbara Troxell, Soprano, and Chester Watson, bass-baritone, who have assisted the choir in previous perform ances, will be included in this year's program. .. Miss Troxell has participated in all five of the spring concerts, and Watson was soloist in the choir's presentation of Mendel ssohn's "Elijah" in 1948 and 1950 and Verdi's "Requiem" last year. Applications Available For Two Scholarships • Application blanks for two Kro ger scholarships, each worth $2OO, can be secured in the main office of the Home Economics building. These scholarships are open to freshmen who have high scholas tic standing, show professional promise, and need financial help. All applications must be in by June 1. NPA Head to Speak Lawrence A. Fox, chief of the export program staff, National Production Authority, will Speak at 8 tonight in 217 Willard. He will discuss college preparation for goverrmsmt service, civil serv ice exams, and job opportunities in . government. TAE DATr49' COLLEGIAN: P,T471. c"r4T-SqE._ MOTS riVO7.A. Hoerr Appointed New Inkling Editor John Hoerr, a sixth semester arts and letters major, has been named editor of Inkling, campus literary magazine. The announce ment was made yesterday by Florenz Fenton, retiring editor. Richard E. Smith, a sixth semes ter commerce and finance major, has been named business man ager. Other members of the new staff include Edwin Steel, adver tising manager; Jane Metz, art editor; Herman Golomb, promo tion manager; and Ronald Isen berg, circulation manager. The third issue of Inkling is be ing planned for next fall. Hoerr announced. He also indicated that a spring issue would be pUblshed if the fall issue was successful. Lehman Explains Alumni Groups Local alumni clubs are organized "to furnish their members with direct contacts with the College," Ross B. Lehman, assistant executive secretary of the Alumni Association, explained yesterday. District club meetings, he said, feature campus speakers, ad vance scholarships, and aid the College with various projects Seniors May Join Included in these projects is a $lOO yearly donation by the Williamsport Alumni Club to the Pattee library and women's aca demic scholarships sponsored by the Scranton and Lancaster alum nae, Lehman said. Graduating seniors may become members of the Alumni Associ ation. by paying the special rate of $2, effective until after Com mencement Day. The regular rate of $3 per year will go back into effect after Com mencement Day, Lehman said. The College and the alumni exchange ideas, Lehman asserted. "The Alumni Association tells them what they can do for the College—for example, admission to Penn State—and the alumni might consult us on a town prob lem concerning _ engineering" The local clubs also serve as publicity agents, Lehman said, by giving awards to various out standing alumni. Included in this Cheerleader Cuts Set For Tonight Cuts for the Penn State cheer leading squad will take place at 7 tonight at the Little Theater, basement of Old Main, head cheer leader Thothas Hanna said yes terday. Candidates for cheerlead in g will meet at 6:30 tonight in front of Old Mai_.. The plan will cut four of the present junior men to two senior men, three junior women to two senior women, foii r sophomore men to two junior men,' and four sophomore women to two junior women. -In addition, the three new men and three new women freshmen will be cut to two men and two women when they become sopho mores. Hanna explained that the cut was planned because of difficul ty in arranging practice sessions as well as the students' difficulty in keeping together during cheers. Cutting will be done by a com mittee consisting of Hummel Fish burn, professor of music educa tion and a member of the Senate advisory committee on athletics; Eugene Wettstone, gymnastics coach; Carl P. Schott, dean of the School of Physical Education and Athletics; Harold R. Gilbe r t, graduate manager of athletics; and Hanna. Dorm Adviser Form Deadline Set for Today Applications of men students wishing to become assistant dor mitory counselors for next year are due today in the Dean of Men's office, 109 Old Main. • Students must be in their sev enth semester next year and have a 1.5 All-College average. They must be willing to forego of re sign election or appointment to any campus political office; how ever, they may be members of honorary and professional so cieties. Six positions will be filled from the applications. Those chosen will be exempted from $llO fees per semester. The Dean of Men's office is asking for applicants from dormi tory, fraternity, and town men. Applicants need not be active in campus activities. Under tentative plaris, the six selected will be divided into two groups, one group to be in the West Dorms and one in the Nit tany area. Three assistant coun selors will be under the super vision of a graduate counselor. Assistant counselors will not be required to enforce discipline' in their dorms. category is the Alumnus of the Year award presented by the Philadelphia district. Faculty members sent to speak at alumni gatherings sometimes select their topics according to the geographical region, Lehman explained. Lehman said that a representative from the Mineral Industries school might speak to an alumni group in a coal-region town, such as Hazleton. "President Milton S. Eisenhower often speaks to various alumni groups, including many from out of State," Lehman said. "In fact, he has. just completed a spring tour of Williamsport, Norristown, Allentown, Elmira, N.Y., and Wilmington, Del.," he said. • Pennsylvania is composed of 39 alumni district clubs, including 28 alumni and 11 alumnae, Leh man pointed out. There are also 25 clubs from out of state and one in Puerto Rico, he said. Hono r Societies To' Initiate Tonight Phi KaPpa Phi and Phi Beta Kappa, national honor societies, will hold initiation dinners tonight. 'Phi Kappa Phi will initiate 24 undergraduate students and two faculty members at a banquet at 6:30 p.m. in the State College Presbyterian Church. Phi Beta Kappa will initiate 23 graduates and seniors at the annual spring din ner at 5:30 p.m. at the Nittany Lion Inn. Students to be initiated by Phi Kappa Phi are Mrs. Arlene Harris, education; Mrs. Barbara Pintar, education; Charlotte Zislin, zo ology and entomology; Robert Alderdice, arts and .letters; Ed-' ward Andrysick, • industrial en gineering,; Patricia Btish, educa tion; Lillian Cassover; arts and letters; Ralph 'D. Clark, arts and letters; William Englert, ceramics; David Fetterman, aeronautical en gineering; John Harrison, metal lurgy; Andrew Harvey, mechani cal engineering; Marilyn E. Jones, education; Thomas Jurchak, ani mal husbandry;' Walter - Lewis, history; Kay Liner, education; Marjorie Lohse, arts and letters; Chester 01Weiler, horticulture; Sparhawk, electrical engineering; John Stenstrom, civil engineering; Myron Cox, meteorology; Sheldon Einhorn, Meteorology; and Marcia Garbrick, education. Faculty members to be initiated are John D.' Lowther, professor of physical education and former basketball coach; and Frederick R. Matson, professor 'of ceramics. Dickson to Speak Those to be initiated by Phi Beta Kappa were listed in the May 13 Daily Collegian. Dr. Harold E. Dickson, profes sor of fine arts, will address Phi Kappa Phi on "The Arts in the Land-Grant College." Tickets for the banquet may be obtained from Charles M. Speidel, 301 Recreation Hall. Richard H. Heindel, deputy di rector of the , staff of the U.S. National Cominission for United Nations Economic, Social, and Cpltural Organization, will speak TIIatISDAY; MAY 22,.1952 at the Phi Beta Kappa dinner. Heindel's topic will be "The Hori- , zons of Patriotism." Faculty Members, Selected Both Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's leading honor societies, require top schol astic_averages. Admission to Phi Kappa ; Phi is open to un d er graduates in all curricula of the colleges which have chapters. The Penn State chapter is one of the three groups which founded the society in 1897. Faculty members are selected for their record of professional attainment and ability to inspire students to maximum develop ment of their own potential abili ties, according to Charles C. Di- Ilio, College chapter president. Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest Greek letter society, in the United States. Young Republicans Club To Hold Final Meeting 'The College Young Republicans Club will hold its final meeting of the semester at 7 tonight in 202 Willard. Donald Douglas, chairman of the constitutional committee, will submit a proposed constitution for ratification. Final arrange ments for affiliation with the na tional organiztion of Young Re publican Clubs will be made. Grad Faculty to Meet A.:graduate faculty meeting will be held at 4:10 p.m. today in 121 Sparks. The system of FM broadcasting was developed by Maj. Edwin H. Armstrong.
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