Nittany Lions to Protect Unbeaten String of Four
THE NITTANY LIONS' undefeated 1952 football squad' .-ay
Nebraska's Cornhuskers this afternoon includes: Back row . eft to right):
Larry Lancaster. Bob Waters, Jim Eshbach, Paul Shatiuck, Gene Danser,
Jack Sherry, Bill Patterson, Don Bailey, Don Balthaser, Ken Kurjiaka, Alton
Frey. Third row: Coach 'Rip' Engle, Roosevelt Grier, Bob Rohland, Jam.es
Garrily, Sam Green, John Dubinsky, Orville Haldeman, Alfred Bowden,
Charles Sowers, Keith Horn, Ralph Wagner, Norman Hickey, Norman Paul,
Welcome
Alumni
VOL. 53, No. 28
T rustees
To Dean
Appointments of Ernest B. McCoy to dean and of John D.
Lawther to assistant dean of the School of Physical Education and
Athletics and of Frank J. Simes to the post of dean of men have
been announced by the Board of Trustees.
The position of dean of the School of Physical Education and
Nittany Lion
May Obtain
New Coat
The frivilous Lion that enter
tains the crowds at home football
• games may shed his shaggy skin
and don a new fur next fall.
Amove to establish a fund
from which money for a new
i suit may be taken was initiated
this fall by Alex Gregal, who
portrays- the Lion. Neither All-
College Cabinet nor the Athletic
* Association was able to furnish
funds to replace the present suit,
which is in poor condition.
Approximately $4OO is needed
' to buy a new suit. It will take
about three months to have a new
suit made.
A total of $350.76 has been col
lected to date in the fund drive.
Thompson Hall freshmen started
off the drive when they collected
, $122 in the dormitory. Ernest B.
McCoy, dean of the School of
Physical Education and Athletics,
contributed $35.
, A. “Dress the Lion Day” drive
conducted by Androcles hatmen
Oct. 9 netted approximately $ll5,
Philip. Greenberg, Androcles Lion
,suit campaign manager, has an
nounced. Booths on campus and
at the Corner Room turned in
$32.70. Hatmen collected $82.30
~when they solicited at fraternities
during the noon and evening
ftieals. At least $25 more in frat
ernity contributions is expected,
I Greenberg > said.
A $5 donation was made by
Philotes, independent wo m e n’s
social organization. A collection
fflade by dormitory representa
tives for Leonides, independent
women’s organization, netted
$51.71. Phi Mu sorority contribu
ted’ $5. Contributions of $1 were
made by Wayne Mantz and An
thony Tornetta. Other contribu
tions included* $5 from Phi Si"ma
(Continued on Page S-8
Alumni Supplement
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Name 3
Positions
Athletics is a combination of an
intercollegiate athletic director
and an academic dean. Penn State
is one of the few schools in the
country which combines the two
positions.
Coming to the'College from the
University of Michigan where he
served as assistant athletic direc
tor five years, McCoy assumed
his position July 1. He has taught
and pioneered in physical educa
tion and health curriculums.
Creates New Post
McCoy is a graduate of Michi
gan and has served there as as
sistant football coach and basket
ball coach.
The post of assistant dean in
that school, now filled by Law
ther, is a newly created position
this year. Its purpose is to con
solidate and strengthen the ad
ministrative functions of the
school, according to Dean McCoy.
He added that it will lay ground
work for more efficient operation
in academic fields.
Lawther served as head basket
ball coach for 13 _ years, resign
ing in 1949 to devote full time to
teaching.
Wilson to Head DIR
Lawther was graduated from
Westminster College in 1919 and
returned there in 1926. During the
interval following graduation
from Westminster, he taught and
coached at high schools in Ohio,
Pennsylvania, and New York. He
came to the College in 1936.
Simes, former assistant dean
of men, was named dean of men
when H. K. Wilson, director of
Division of Intermediate Registra
tion, resigned to devote full time
to that position.
Simes joined the College staff
in 1950 as chief resident adviser.
He was named director of resi
dent counseling and instructor in
education in 1951 and was pro
moted to assistant dean of men
and assistant professor of educa
tion in July.
Simes' received his B.A. -at the
University of Michigan, his M.A.
from New York State College for
Teachers, and his doctor of edu
cation degree at the College.
STATE COLLEGE
Under the present system, all
boards of control are located in
Recreation Hall. When a section
is closed, the section number is
posted on a board.
. This enables a control of section
size that was impossible under the
pld system, which failed to take
into account the number of stu
dents who dropped out of school
between semesters.
Also, under the old plan, it was
impossible to register new fresh
men in advance. '
The new system has been re
ported' “good” by department
heads, according to R. M. Koser,
assistant to the registrar.
'“The plan is not perfect, but it
is a step in the right direction.
We expect to make any changes
that we think will facilitate reg
istration,” Koser said.
He said that only one day would
be allowed for junior-senior reg
istration in the spring instead of
the day and a half allotted this
fall. This is because registration
was accomplished in less time
than was expected under the new
system.
Student reaction to the plan
was good, according to Koser.
FOH A BETTER PENN STATE
PA., SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 18, 1952
Nebraska to Test
Lion Record Today
As Penn State’s football season arrives at the halfway point in a ten-game schedule
against Nebraska University today, all which has gone before is nothing but rose-colored.
Four times the Lion gridders have taken to the field, and four times they have
come through with no other • scar than a highly honorable tie with Purdue.
New System
Facilitates
Reg istration
A new centralized registration
system that does away with scat
tered boards of control and facil
itates limitation of. section size
ities limitation of section size was
The plan eliminates “pre-regis
tration” in the preceding semes
ter, for all registration except trial
scheduling is done at the begin
ning of the semester.
B: Biever, jster 'Well, Danny DeFalco, Mgr. Ben Thompson.
Second row: Jharles . *own, . Newman, Don Barney, Carl Pfirman, Dave
Simon, Bob Pollard, Herb Raifsnider, Joe Gratson. Stewart Scheetz, Bob Smith,
Bill Leonard, Jim Dooley, Dan Van Sickel, Joe Yukica, Don Shank, Ron Youn
ker. First row: Tony Rados, Don Malinak, Bob Szajna, Pete Shopa, Wayne
Wolfkeil, Keith Vesling, Don Eyer, John Milson, Dick Jones, Matt Yanosich,
Pete Schoderbek, Jesse Arnelle.
(Enllrgtan
However, today is the begin
ning of the “worst which is yet
to come.” From here on in the
Lions must dig into a schedule
which is loaded with unbeaten
teams. Following the Comhus
kers today, State plays in order:
Michigan State, the nation’s
number one team; Penn, unde
feated Eastern powerhouse and
possible ruler; and Syracuse, as
yet unbeaten except at the hands
of a “professional” Bolling Air
Force squad.
Lions Show Faborably
Despite the “dynamite” sched
ule ahead, the Lion gridders have
shown so favorably to date that
one can* not help b.ut be confident
that this year’s team will con
tinue to play a stirring brand of
football. Their opponents may be
tough, but the Lions have the
goods to deal every team remain
ing on the schedule a long run—
if not an upset.
The 1952 State team is charac
terized by an esprit de corps and
a fighting come-from-behind drive
which has constantly amazed fans.
Four times State has either trailed
or been tied at half or three
quarters. Four times it has surged
from behind during the third and
fourth quarters to completely
outplay its opposition.
Opening against Temple, the
Lions had too many first-game
flaws and jitters to be anything
but unimpressive. However, Penn
State rallied for 13 vital points'
in the fourth quarter to snatch
a 20-13 victory.
The following week a power
ful, heavily favored Purdue ele
ven—currently on top of the rug
ged Big Ten Confer ence—was
fought to a 20-20 deadlock by the
Lions, who again tallied the. tyer
in the last period.
Following the swift, high-scor
ing pace of previous games, a
steamrollering William and Mary
ran the Lions right out of Beaver
Field for a halftime lead of 16-14.
But the Lion defenses stiffened
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Foundation
To Solicit
For Funds
The Penn State Foundation, or
ganized this summer, consists of
two programs to solicit funds for
the College, according to plans
drawn up by Bernard P. Taylor,
director.
The Penn State Alumni Fund was
organized for. the annual solicita
tion of alumni. The development
program is the means for the so
licitation of non-alumni, including
individuals, corporations, founda
tions, and various agencies.
Termed a vehicle for all alumni
voluntary giving, the alumni fund
is conducted to:
1. Receive gifts annually in cash
or pledges payable within the fis
cal year of the College.
2. . Stimulate widespread partici
pation.
3. Encourage gifts of all sizes
with emphasis on the percentage of
contributions.
4. Create the habit of giving
regularly.
5. Arouse and maintain a per
manent interest in tbe welfare of
the College.
6. Stimulate non-alumni and
corporations to support the Col
lege.
Contributions to the fund which
are designated for- a particular
purpose by the donor must, if ac
cepted, be allocated for the in
tended purpose. \
Each donor’s name, class, and
school will be listed. The Alumni
News will be sent to all contribu
tors to the fund during the years
of their current contribution.
Beat
Nebraska
FIVE CENTS