PAGE FOURTEEN Psych Clinic Guides Student Vocations What are you majoring in? That is probably one of the questions most often asked at Penn State. - You may be one of many who isn't quite sure what curriculum you want and don't know which would be most suitable for you as an individual. During the past 15 years, however, the Psychology Clinic has helped thousands to discover scientifically what they r e all y should be studying. This beneficial service, which eliminates haphazard choices, is headed by William U. Snyder, as sociate director of the clinic. He likes to work with students, pro viding they come to him on their own initiative, Curriculum Changes When one first goes to the Psych clinic he is given a series of modern, scientifically-accurate tests measuring such things as personality and interests. With this information Dr)Sny der decides whether that indi vidual will achieve success and happiness in his present curricu lum. Often a student winds up changing to something closer to his interests, and is grateful for the doctor's advice. "There is such a thing as per sonalities unsuited for certain fields and this can bring a student unhappiness and failure all his life," Dr. Snyder said. "For ex ample, the shy, backward type student will have difficulty in finding success and happiness in law, journalism, or sales work." Higher Grades The tests also measure apti tudes. The aptitude test of one would-be engineer who was fail ing his engineering courses re vealed that he had absolutely no ability , for solving abstract prob lems such as those in engineering. After Dr. Snyder has completed the testing and made his decision, a student is under no obligation to follow any of the suggestions. Most do, however, and their high er grades attest to the clinic's accuracy. Students with emotional or mental difficulties can also get many benefits from the clinic. They can go in and literally talk their troubles away—and they usually end up cured. Students Solve Difficulties Most emotional cases treated by the "talking method" are young people not quite used to being on their own in a big college. They are upset over competition, un able to form good study habits, or bewildered by the more sophisti cated social whirl they find at college. Dr. Snyder says the main pur pose of the clinic is to have stu dents bring their difficulties out into the open where they can solve them themselves. These services are only one part of the clinic, which receives sup port from student fees and is lo cated in the basements of Bur rowes and the Woman's Buildings. It also prepares and grades fresh man psychology tests, and supplies psychological help to grade school children. Anyone who goes to the clinic can be sure what he says there will be kept in utmost confidence. This confidence has been kept de spite pressure put on the clinic by local police, FBI, and even the U.S. Army. ASEE Honors Retired Dean Dr. Harry P. Hammond, retired dean of the School of Engineer ing, was recently named an hon orary member of the American Society for Engineering Educa tion. This marks the first time in the history of the society that hon orary members have been named. Hammond came td Penn State in 7 937 and retired with emeritus rank two years ago. He was awarded the Lamme award, top honor in engineering education, in 1945. In 1950, he received the James H. McGraw award in tech nical institute education. Chem Society Meeting A meeting of the Central Penn sylvania Section of the American Chorr Soci e t y, originally heduled for Thursday, Sept. 24, wild. be head at 8 p.m. Monday. By BILL SNYDER Aero Stipend Open to Coeds The annual Amelia Earhart scholarship to encourage graduate study by women in the field of aeronautical engineering is being offered by Zonta International, organization of executive women, for the year 1953-54. The scholarship, valued at $l2OO, may be used in any approved school where aeronautical work is offered on the graduate level. A renewal of the grant would be possible if the holder of the scholarship is ' better qualified than any of the applicants. Applications must be filed by March 1, 1954 with the chairman of Zonta International, Miss J. Winifred Hughes, Syracuse Uni versity. Fifteen women have received the award since its establishment in 1938. The scholarship was cre ated to honor the famous aviator Miss Earhart, a member of Zonta International at the time of her disappearance in 1937. Soup's on— Food Service Feeds 5400 Students Daily In the Foods Service Building, baked goods and meats are pro cessed to feed 5400 students eating in College dining halls. Approximately 3000 . dozen eggs are used a week and 36,000 pounds of flour are used a month. When cherry pie is served, one ton of cherries is used for filling. A menu committee plans menus for dormitory meals four weeks in advance. Menus are the same in all dormitories. Requisitions for supplies are prepared in dining halls and for warded to the food store one week prior to delivery. Supplies to com plete these requisitions are re ceived by truck or railroad at the Food Stores Building. Coordination Is Problem The College uses U.S. grade choice beef for beef roast and swiss steaks. Grade A fresh eggs are used and the table butter, which comes from I o wa, is 93 score, graded on the basis of Uni ted States Department of Agri culture standards. Only butter used in contest judging will norm ally grade higher. Butter used in cooking is 89 score. One problem in the Foods Ser vice department is the coordina tion of planning to meet the ,capa cities of equipment and personnel, according to Robert C. Proffitt, manager of food stores and foods buyer. Effort is made not only to utilize the equipment to capacity but also to integrate steps of the procedures so that a steady flow of products is being processed at all times. When meat is sent to the dormi tories, it is cut into portions or prepared as oven-ready roasts. Equipment in the butcher shop THE DAILY - COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA NSA Exchanges Ideas, Voices Student Opinions The College, through All-Col lege Cabin - et, is a member of the National Student Association. NSA is a confederation of student governments, acting as a service organization. NSA operates on local, regional, and national levels, with three main goals: exchanging ideas be tween schools, representing stu dents on national issues concern ing the student community, and representing the American student on international student issues. Purposes of the local organiza tion are promotion of greater student participation in govern ment, assistance in student gov ernment activities, and formation of programs to improve and broad en the scope of student govern ment. The 350 college and ,university members of NSA are divided into 16 regions. Regional conferences are held and representatives an nually attend the National Stu dent Congress. In April, representatives from the College attended a regional convention in Pittsbiirgh at the Pennsylvania State College for Women to discuss duties and re sponsibilities of student leaders an d student-faculty-administra tion relationships. includes three cutting blocks, elec tric meat saw, two electric slicers, electric food choppers, cube steak machine, electric food shaping ma chine, and a flake ice machine. Swing Shift Breadline In the baking room are two six shelf gas baking ovens. A pie crust machine rolls a flattened ball of dough into shape to fit a pie plate and a roll rounder shapes 80 to 220 rolls a minute. Other equipment includes a fryer and end cookie machine. A small room adjoining the bakeshop offers facilities for making doughnuts. Approximately 1400 loaves of bread are baked each night. One piece of equipment useful in meet ing bread production schedules is a bread molder with a capacity for delivering 1000 loaves an hour. Foods Service Building has an experimental kitchen where two full-time food supervisors work. The experimental kitchen is furn ished with equipment similar to that used in the six unit kitchens where food is prepared for dining halls. In the kitchen canned goods are checked against specifications, re cipes are standardized, and better cooking methods and procedures are formulated. Inform - ation Please —Photo by Schroeder TWO ENLIGHTENED FROSH smile with relief as William Alden, member of Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity, clears up one of the many baffling questions facing new students on campus. The freshmen, Allan Friedman (left) and Michael Lauzar, were patronizing the information booth run by APhio at the inter section of the Mall and Pollock road during the first part of Orientation Week. Coed Receives Fashion Design Contest Award Joan Park, sixth semester jour nalism major, was recently named winner of a summer school free tuition scholarship in a campus clothes contest sponsored by Trap hagen School of Fashion, New York City. Miss Park was one of 18 stu dents from schools and colleges all over the country who was awarded a scholarship by the New York school. Contestants submitted five sketches of student clothes: a coat for general wear, a campus dress, a spectator sports outfit, a play suit and an evening dress. Each prizewinning sketch was selected on merits of originality of idea, and not necessarily for skill in drawing and design. 'Engineer' Meeting A staff meeting of the Penn St at e Engineer, a publication edited by undergraduates in the Engineering school, will be held at 7 p.m. Monday in 211 Me chanical Engineering. il v • cl. -- „ . - ' n 1 7''''' 4 ..-..,..., I' . - -.! ~,- - f - z •4'h - - =."' ...&. - • . , . I: -. --;:,_:,...,_,,,,-- •-•...-:-. • t (C . -- - --- Z l, -!,:t . Penn......... 7.... ;AI Staters! e're _glad to see you upperclassmen hack on campus again . . . and we're especially interested in greeting and getting to know all you freshmen. As soon as you can, drop in at the PENN STATE DINER, so we can show you the same wonderful service and delicious food that has made the PENN STATE DINER a favorite through the years. PENN STATE DINER WEST COLLEGE AVENUE "Stop at the sign of the Lion" FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1953 MkaZ KEES Poly Sci Club Studies Jobs The Political Science Club, or ganized to provide a discussion group , for undergraduates, gradu ate students, and faculty members, provides information concerning jobs in the political science field. Last year the group sponsored a forum on the Presidential elec tion with the Young Republicans and Young Democrat • clubs, dis cussed loyalty, religion, . demo cracy; and held a series of three meetings on John Q. Public and his relation to domestic and for eign policy. Programs on law, foreign ser vice and a faculty-student mixer on teaching were part of the voca tional series. Neal Riemer, assistant prpfessor of political science, is adviser of the group and moderator for most discussions. P.arkin Named President Ivan E. Parkin, professor of dairy husbandry, was elected pres ident of the International Associa tion of Milk and Food Sanitations at a recent meeting at Michigan State College.
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