PAG-E TWO
Modern Philosopher
Arts lecture last night, discusses "Science, Religion and Meta
physics in the 20th Century." Emphasis is placed by Hartshorne
on the importance of experience in our life. A professor of phil
osophy at the University of Chicago, he is also the author of
several books. His most recent is "Reality as Social Process."
Experience Governs
Us, Says Hartshorne
Human experience is a unitary, individual event which governs
our lives, Dr. Charles Hartshorne said last night in his lecture,
"Science, Religion and Metaphysics in the 20th Century."
As the final Liberal Arts lecturer of the year, Hartshorne
seemed to dash across such deep philosophical theories without
batting an eye lash that listeners could hardly stop from jumping
up and asking him to repeat what
he said.
Expressing his ideas on causal
ity and freedom, Hartshorne
stated first that there is such a
thing as experience, and that ex
perience has unity, for if it didn't,
we wouldn't know what the word
means. We learn from past in
fluences. In memory, he stated,
past experiences are available to
affect present experiences. He
summed up this point by saying
that if the trivial and low types
of reality couldn't learn anything
from the higher types, this
wouldn't be much of a world in
which to live.
Taking an aesthetic point of
view, he said that nothing in
fluences experience except the
data of experience. Refusing to be
bound by dogmas of science and
materialism, Hartshorne takes
time seriously but does not ne
glect eternity. Furthermore, he
New A iumni Fund to Aid Students
By BILL SNYDER
Every student on campus has
paid money for the proposed Stu
dent Union Building , which at the
moment is a few boards and a
mere hole in the ground across
the street from Osmond Labora
tory.
But student union fees will
cover only construction expenses
of the new non-state supported
building. Interior furnishings
the proposed ballroom and ter
race, air-conditioned auditorium.
browsing library, cafeteria, and
all the other features which will
make the dream building one of
the finest of its kind in the East
—must come from alumni contri
butions through the Penn State
Alumni Fund.
Furnishing the Student Union
building is only one of many
worth while student projects, not
eligible for state funds, which the
College hopes to obtain through
the loosened purse strings of al
umni.
Project Discussed
The purpose of the fund is to
solicit alumni for funds to insure
that the College will get projects
not supported by the state. In
March, messages were sent to
alumni all over the country, of
ficially giving the fund its birth.
Bernard Taylor, fund director,
discussed just one of the projects
that the College hopes to estab
lish for students through the fund,
the matter of scholarships.
"Each ye-r ti College is forced
to lose many woLLlawhile-students
simply because it doesn't have
By EDMUND REISS
takes society seriously but does
not neglect God.
Wishing to integrate science
and religion, he stated that it is
necessary for one to experience
God. If he does it. it is impossible
to realiie that there is a God.
He went on to say that divine
rule alone makes the world a
world. God can force us to do
nothing unless we consciously or
unconsciously love _Him.
Believing that death is a neces
sary force in this world, he strove
to convince his audience that it
is not a mistake but a divine or
dination.
Although Hartshorne's talk was
open to the public, the subject
matter was definitely only for
the thoughtful, intellectual few.
He kept the subject of philosophy
on its high plane without en
deavoring to bring it down for
the masses to partially under
stand.
enough scholarship funds to help
needy students defray expenses,"
he said. "If the alumni can only
be made to realize this lack, it
will mean fewer worthy boys and
girls are denied an education."
Increased Space Wanted
"We don't instruct the alumni
on what to contribute," he said.
"The College only informs them
of needed projects. The final
choice as to where his money will
go depends on the individual
alumnus."
Glenn Thiel, professor of phy
sical education and a member of
the Alumni Fund Council, hopes
to get some increased space for
the student recreational program
out of the fund. '
To relieve crowded conditions,
Thiel hopes to get a much-needed
field house and indoor riding ring
started from contributions of the
alumni.
College chaplain, the Rev. Lu
ther H. Harshbarger, sees in the
We wish
to thank the students
for their patronage dur
ing the past school year,
and wish
_them a very
enjoyable vacation.
Portage Cleaners
118 S. Pugh on alley
M a a S • k L• I II Ak L •
Absence Leaves
Are Approved
For Six Profs
Six iaculty members have been
granted leaves of absence and two
other laculty members have had
leaves extended, President S. Eis
enhower announced yesterday.
Sheldon C. Tanner, professor of
business law, will conduct re
search and write a book on the
new uniform commercial code
during his leave of absence.
Dr. Samuel W. Blizzard, asso
ciate professor of sociology and
rural sociology, has been granted
a leave to direct a research pro
ject for the Russell Sage Foun6a
tion, New York City.
During his leave, Dr. Cyrus E.
French, professor of animal nutri
tion, will organize a mitrition and
metabolism unit for the Rheu
matic Fever Research Institute at
Northwestern University Medical
School, Chicago.
Associate Professor of Home
Economics Extension Doris A. An
ders will enroll for graduate work
in cooperative extension at
Teachers College, Columbia Uni
versity,
Dr. Albert K. Kurtz, professor
of 'psychology, has been granted
a leave to write a book and to
'teach at the University . of Florida.
During his leave, Arthur W.
Einstein, associate professor of
marketing and retailing, will go
to Bergen,• Norway; to lecture un
der the Fulbright program at the
Norge Handelshoyskole:
Both Dr. William H. Bench, as
sociate professor of international
trade, and Anthony S. Luchek,
associate professor of industrial
relations in extension, have been
granted extended leaves of ab
sence.
I Goverromentg Booklets
Avai !able Tomorrow
The student government hand
book -will be available for distri
bution tomorrow, Myron Enelow,
chairman of the handbook corn
mittee, has announced.
A limited number will be dis
tributed .to the general student
body at the Student Union desk
in Old Main, Enelow said.
The book, sponsored by MI--
College Cabinet, explains the or
"; anization and functions of ma
jor campus organizations.
All-College -Cabinet Keys
Old members of All-College
Cabinet are requested to pick up
keys at the Student Union desk
i as soon as possible, James Plyler,
former All-College vice president,
has announced.
fund a means of obtaining a new,
modern chapel building, in which
students will congregate for inter
denominational worship.
The organization of the fund
had been split under the eight
schools and the Graduate school,
with each of the schools soliciting
its own graduates. Class agents
are now in charge of the whole
operation.
John Laubach, former All-Col
lege President, remarked that
students should cultivate an ap
preciation of the fund so it will
be assured of continued success.
But students will receive most
benefit ,from the fund. As Direc
tor Taylor said, alumni always
think of the students first when
they send money to their alma
mater_
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
sciiom, OF LAW
•
- NEW YORK
• Three-Year Day Course
Four-Year Eirening Course
CO-EDUCATIONAL
Mem.ber of Assn. of American
Law Schools
Matriculants must be 'College
graduates and present full Iran
- • script of College record
Classes Begin Sept. 28, 1953
For farther information address
REGISTRAR FORDHAM
UNIV.
SCHOOL OF LAW
302 Broadway, N.Y. 7, N.Y.
Seniors May Obtain
'53 Graduation Plans
Candidates for degrees at the 1953 commencement exercises
may obtain completed commencement plans from the office of the
dean of their school.
The plans, released by David R. McKinley, associate professor
of finance and College - marshall, give detailed information as to
formations for both the clear day and the rainy day schedules.
The clear day exercises will be
held at 10:30 a.m. 'June 4 on Bea
ver Field and in the event of bad
weather two ceremonies will be
held in Recreation hall.
Faculty to Organize
For the clear day exercises the
candidates for degrees will as
semble in columns of twos at
9:45 a.m. in designated areas about
Pattee Library. They will move
out at 10 and a full half-hour
will be required to parade to the
stadium and be seated in the
proper location.
The President's party and the
faculty will form• in the West
Dorm lounge at 10:15. Candidates
for military commissions will
lead the processional followed by
candidates for bachelor degrees
arid lastly advanced degrees. The
only recessional will be 'for the
President's party and the faculty.
Rain Schedule
Guest seating will not be re
served or limited and the only
restricted area will be portions
of sections NE, NF, NG, and NH
which are reserved for graduates.
Guests are urged to park in the
area north of the stadium and to
be in their seats by 10:10 a.m.
before the processional.
The rain schedule will be an
nounced in effect the morning
of the ceremonies if needed over
radio station WMAJ. The split
exercises will be held in Recrea
tion Hall and guests will be re
quired to present reserved seat
tickets. Three tickets will be given
to all graduating seniors and ad
vanced degree candidates when
they get their caps and gowns.
If the ceremony is forced in
side,. the Schools of Education,
Home Economics, Liberal Arts,
and Physical Education will be
graduated at 10:30 a.m. and the
Schools of Agriculture; 'Chemistry'
and Physics, Engineering, 'And
Mineral Industries at 2 p.m. Ad
vanced degree candidates will
graduate with the school in which
they did their advanced work''"
2 Visiting Profs
Added to Staff
Of Eng School
Two leaders in the field of iono
spheric research ha v e been
named visiting professors of engi
neering research, President Mil
ton S. Eisenhower announced yes
terday.
They are Dr. Victor A. Bailey,
professor of experimental physics
at the University of Sydney, Aus
tralia, who will serve on the fac
ulty from July 1 to June 30,_195 1 1,
and Dr. Marcel Nicolet, head of
the Radiation, department at the
Royal Institute of Meteorology,
Uccle, Beium. Nicolet will Serve
on the faulty from Sept. 16 to
June 30.
Doctor Bailey,' a native of Alex
andria, Egypt, was educated at
the University of Oxford in Eng
land, and served on the faculty
of Oxford until 1924 when he
joined the physics faculty at the
University of Sydney.
Doctor Nicolet served on the
Penn State faculty as a visiting
professor from September 1951,
Tursp4T. 74,14Vr. 29, MCC
'l3 Clocks'
Will Begin
2-Day Run
Theater-goers will see a cora-,
edy-fantasy when Cameron Ise
man presents his thesis produc
tion of "The 13 Clocks" by James
Thurber at 8 p.m. tonight and to
morrow night in the Little Thea
ter, basement of Old Main.
Iseman, graduate student in
dramatics, has adapted his play
from Thurber's novelette and has
made the story into a play of five
scenes. This is the first time a
student has ever written his own
production for a thesis.
Cast Named
Thurber first • wrote "The 13
Clocks" for his own amusement
with the idea of escaping from
the hard, - cold world of reality.
He used for his setting a castle
in the romantic Middle Ages and.
has reached into the depths of his
imagination in creating weird
characters. Of, special notice is
the Duke who is so cold that he
has to wear gloves even on the
hottest summer day.
Managers Announced
Included in the cast are David
Owens, Al Kalson, Tom Bellin,
Prim Diefenderfer, Jay Christ
ner, Robert Kaiser, Gordon Greer,
Charles Caricato, David Grove,
Nancy May, Ann Wylie, Marcia
Yoffe and Lyle Pelton.•
George Jason has charge of lights;
Robert Cox and Olivia Florig,
sound; , Doris Leventhal, makeup;
Mildred Stein, costumes; William
Coleman, house; Robert Kaiser
and David Grove, props. Also the
Dramatics 2-stage-craft class will
act as stage crew. . .
Although the play is primarily
a children's show, it is open to
the general public. Free tickets
may be obtained in the Green
Room, second floor of Schwab
Auditorium.
Fall Student Teachers
To Have Photos Taken •
Next year's seniors who will be
student teaching the first eight
weeks of the fall semester will
have LaVie pictures taken at the
Penn State Photo Shop before
school ends this semester.
Seniors expecting to graduate
this summer should have pictures
taken before .graduation.
New ICG Officers
Newly-elected officers of Inter
collegiate Conference on Govern
ment are Thomas Umholtz, pres
ident; Jerome Kidd, vice pres
ident; Judith Sedor, secretary;
Barbara Greenebaum, treasurer;
and Pegge Shierson, publicity di
rector.
until June 1952. He is a graduate
of the University of Liege and
has conducted research for the
Royal Meteorological Institute of
Belgium and the Lichtklirnatiches
Observatory in Switzerland.