tVEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1953
Oak Cottag - e Oldest
Building on Campus
By NANCY GRAY
"What building on campus is older than Old Main?" asks .an
upperclassman feeling his oats.
"Why, Oak Cottage is older, by two years," drawls the unusual
frosh.
,When Oak COttage was built in 1857 it stood alone on an open
,ii 1d with only the woods as a background; now, after being moved
from the present site of Woman's,
Building to Ag Hill, it is -engulfed I
by the newest construction on
campus.
Every resident of the 93-year
old cottage has left a story as evi
dence of his occupancy.
'Bad Boy' Story
When its first residents, men
faculty, occupied it, many school
social functions were held there.
• A "Bad Boy" story began when
some male students got a drink
of water from the cistern behind
Oak Cottage. (The water from
Old Main was not 'the best tast
ing).-As. the-men turned to retrace
theirigteps, they saw a ghost! •
Filling a bucket with water—
just in case—they started back
around the corner of the house.
Students, ghot and water col
lided. The ghost, with the , voice
of their serving lady could only
gurgle, "Go and sin no more."
The first death on the College
premises was - that, of the son of
William G. Waring, pioneer hor
ticulturist, while the family was
living in the cottage.
Cottage Moved
A pioneer in the Jordan Fer
tility Plots research, Whitman H.'
Jordan, lived in the house. during
his five years here.
In 1889 the cottage was moved
to Ag Hill. A slate roof was add
ed, a new kitchen, -hot and cold
,water, and a furnace were in
stalled. At that time, it was one
of the most comfortable and
beautiful dwellings on the col
lege. grounds.
In the present Chi Omega suite
hangs a painting of the cottage
when it was a home for Chi O's.
• Experiments Conducted
EdgeiVood is another name the
cottage held; then it was a home
management house. The Home
Economics school has the cottage
again. 'lt is being used as an agri
cultural experimental station for
the Worth-Eastekn. Regional Re
search Group': "
Dr.' Mary Dodds, professor of
foods and nutrition; Dr. Katherine
H. Fisher, instructor, foods and
nutrition; and Sanna D. Black,
assistant professor, home manage
ment extension are heading the
exp&iments on ascorbic acid, pro
tein metabolism and housing re
search in space requirements. •
Oak Cottage is now in the pro
cess of rejuvenation. It is a cream
colored cottage. The' grounds are
being replanted, and the cottage
is still one of the "most comfort
able dwellings on the college
grounds."
Panhel Makes
3Appointments
To. Committees
' Gwen Griffith was appointed
ehait in a n of the •Panhellenic
Council projects committee and
Eleanor Horowitz, Panhel Greek
Week chairman, by Ellen Wan 7
del, council president, last night:
Jane Bishop was named social
chairman of the • prbjects com
mittee.
Miss Jeanette MuHoy, super
visor of elementary education in
the State College area joint
schools, Will meet fraternity and.
•sorority presidents and social
chairmen . at 4 p.m. Oct.-19 •to
discuss the possibility of a change
in the policy of Christmas enter
tainment 'f o r underpriviledged
children. Location of the meeting
has not been decided. -
Panhel carried a motion to pay
its share of costs for the Starlight
Dance sponsored jointly with
Interfraternity Council during
Orientation Week.
Miss Wendel announced - that
Panhel has three white blazer
jackets, two pairs of white gloves
and a cigarette case: left by
rushees at Kappa Kappa Gamma
rush parties. Owners may con
tact a Panhel representative.
Mrs. Harold L. Black was intro
duced' to the council as its -new
adviser.
PSCA to Open,
3d Course Today
The third in a series of - non- .
credit courses sponsored by the
Penn State Christian Association
will open 4 p.m. today in 304 Old
Main when Miss Mary Jane Wy
land of PSCA coordinates th e
class on "The Student and Re
ligious Education."
The class is designed to pre
pare ,the student for Sun d ay
school teaching in th e modern
community. A view of new cur
riculums, met ho ds, literature,
films and other materials utilized
by the modern church school will
be discussed.
Students may still sign up in
304 Old Main for the class con
ducted by Rabbi Benjamin M.
Kahn, director of the Hillel Foun
dation, on "What the Jews_ Be
lieve.". and the Rev. Luther H.
Harshbarger's course on "An In
troduction • to the New Testa
ment."
Illarriageo
•
Carney-Richardson
Lois Richardson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Richardson of
State College, was married to
John Carney of Pittsburgh on
June 11.
Mrs. Carney was graduated
,from the College in the School of
Home Economics last June. She is
a member of Gamma Phi Beta.
Mr. Carney is a seventh semes
ter agronomy major and a mem
ber of Delta Tau Delta.
Ratz-Babbitt
Marian Babbitt of New Cum
berland was married to Vaughn
Ratz on Aug. 29.
Mrs. Ratz was graduated in
June in the School of Education.
She is a member of Gamma Phi
Beta.
Mr. Ratz was a member of Tri
angle fraternity and was gradu
ated from, the College in 1952.
The couple is now residing in
York.
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
WRA Nomination
Blanks Availalale
• Nomination blanks will be avail
able until Saturday in the Dean
of Women's office for students in
terested in running for the Wom
en's Recreation Association exec
utive board.
There are openings for tw o
freshman representatives and one
sophomore representative. Soph
omores must have a 1.5 All-Col
lege average.
Further information concerning
nominations can be =had by con
tacting Eleanor Gwynn, 37 McEl
wain.
ACEI to Meet Tonight
• The Association of Childhood
Education's International, profeth
sional education society, will
meet at 7 tonight in the south
east lounge of Atherton Hall.
Players present
Six Compete
For Frosh
WSGA Post
Majorie Babb, Beth Anne Casey,
Barbara Hendel. Suzanne Loux,
Maurine Leonard. and Ann Blair
were named candidates for fresh
man senator last night by a
screening board of Senate of Wo
men's Student • Government As
sociation. Primary elections will
be held Oct. 13 and final elections
Oct. 17. N.
The All-College Sing will be
held Nov. 15 in Schwab Auditor=
ium according to Anna Mae
Webb. sing chairman, who pre
sented a report to Senate yester
day. Miss Webb said Frank Gullo
and Hummel Fishburn will per
form at the sing. The committee
will meet Sunday night to , dis
cuss decorations. she said.
No date has been set for the
Big-Little .sister tea because of
difficulty in scheduling a dormi
tory .lounge. Carolyn Cunning
ham, freshman senator, reported.
She said the hope of having the
tea. before, fall elections in order
to introduce candidates for fresh
man senator has.been abandoned.
Senate voted to sponsor a mar
riage conference at, the College
this year. Iris Rodgin, marriage
conference chairman, said a four
or five day program is planned.
She said speakers will be sched
uled and projects discussed. A
motion that the. Penn. State Chris
tian Association be invited to act
as a co-sponsor of the conference
was tabled for further investiga
tion and discussion.
% Nancy D. White, president, an
nounced that WSGA has :been as
sured a room in the new student
union building.
WRA Chooses
Two Delegates
Elizabeth George and Martha
Rojahn, fifth semester physical
education majors, have been
chosen as delegates to the Penn
sylvania Division of the Athletic
Federation of College Women by
Women's Recreation Association.
They will attend the Federa
tion's
,convention Friday through
Sunday at Grove City College.
Guest speaker of the conven
tion will be Mary Jay 'Mulvaney,
national executive secretary, from
the University of Nebraska. Ap
proximately 30 colleges from
Pennsylvania will be represented
at the meeting.
Discussion at the convention
will center around the advan
tages and disadvantages of im
provement of women's recreation
programs in college.
Scrolls Elect
Griffith 'Head
New officers of scrolls, senior
women's hat society are Gwen
Griffith, president; Dorothy Os
terhout, vice president; Eleanor
Horvitz, secretary; Alice Murray,
treasurer; and Alma Gratz, his
torian.
- Committees we r e organized
Monday night to set up rituals
and suggest activities for the so
ciety. Scrolls will meet again at
9 p.m. Monday.
The Allencrest
Dollar Dinner Special
BAKED PORK CHOP
ESCALLOPED POTATOES
APPLE SAUCE ROLLS
BEVERAGE
•
CHOICE OF DESSERT "
105 W. Beaver Avenue
the moon is blue
Opens at Center Stage October 9
Tickets at S.U. ,or crt the door
AI Capp's Country
Is Theme of 'Drag'
Walk down the Mall any day this week and you're sure to see
a Cwen selling tickets. Take a stroll around town and you can't
miss the painted windows calling attention to the Dungaree, Drag.
Look into Atherton lounge and you'll find a group of Cwens busily
diScussing plans for the Drag, or making decorations for it.
This is just a part of the activity revolving around the Dungaree
Drag, Cwen's annual dance. It takes a lot of work, but it's fun and
the girls don't mind at all, they
say.
The Drag this year Will feature
a scene from Dogpatch, with
Daisy Mae, Li'l Abner, and all
the rest taking part in the trans
formation of Recreation flail to
the hillbilly country originally
created by Al Capp..
Dogpatch Day
Lynn Christy's Campuseers
will play for the dance. His or
chestra is known for its variety
and capability. The dance will be
held from 9 to 12 p.m. Saturday.
Tickets are $1.50 per couple.
As is customary in Dogpatch
one day each year, the Sadie
Hawkins spirit will be a keynote
of the dance. This, however,
should not 'discourage the boy
from asking his favorite girl. The
dating is not confined to girl
ask-boy, as the true Sadie Haw
kins style dictates
Tickets from Cwens
This , is one time the men
needn't , worry about getting the
little lady a corsage to match her
gown, or one with her favorite
flowers. It's up to the coed. And
the man will ,wear flowers (or
whatever else the woman decides
to put into the corsage). The most.,
outstanding creation will win for
its creator a pair of dungarees.
Tickets are on sale on the Mall,
in front of the Corner Room, at
the Student Union desk in Old
Main, in the West Dorm lounge,
and from any member of Cwens.
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delphia police force in action.
They were informing the mob
through public address systems
to. be careful. One was particu
larly noticeable. He informed us
with a Digger-O-Dell-the-under
taker-voiae, "We of the Phila
delphia police force hope you
have enjoyed today's game and
that you will be careful on the
way home." There must be some
one on the force with a more
cheeful voice.
. I knew I was nearing State
College when a cloudburst
drenched us near Seven Moun
tains. The weekend was. over.
I was home with most of the
necessary enzymes and hor
zones intact.
Junior Class to Meet
Junior Prom and Junior Week
plans will be discussed at a class
meeting at 7 tonight in 121
Sparks, Joseph Barnett, presi
dent, has announced.
The best dressed girls on
campus wear them, so why
you can add a pair of
school wardrobe. Then
a pair of colorful knee
available in assorted colors.
SCHLOW'S
110 East College Avenue
By INEZ ALTHOUSE
Freed-Gramley
Mr. and Mrs.- E. T. Gramley of
Milton have announced the en
gagement of their daughter, Ann,
to John Freed, Philadelphia.
Miss Gramley is a seventh sem
ester home economics major and
a member of Delta Zeta.
Mr. Freed attended the College
and is now serving with the Uni
ted States Army Ordnance at Ab
erdeen Proving Ground, Md. He
is a member of Delta Sigma Phi.
Marys-Hissey
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Hissey Sr.,
Philadelphia, have announced the
engagement of their daughter
Helen to Albert Macys, Philadel
phia.
Miss Hissey is. a seventh sem
ester elementary education major
and a member of Delta Zeta. .
Mr. Macys was graduated from
the College . .in June and is now
employed by the Worthington
Corp. of Harrison, N.J. He is a
member of Alpha Sigma Phi.
Alexander-Rice
Mr. and Mrs. Harold T. Rice,
Laurel, Md., have announced the
engagement of their daughter
Betty to Robert Alexander, Up
per Darby.
Miss Rice is a fifth semester
home economics major and a
member of Delta Zeta.
Mr. Alexander attended the
College and is a member of Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Bible Fellowship
Begins Conclave
Today is the first day of a Penn
State Bible Fellowship conference
which is being held at 7:30 to
night, tomorrow and Friday in
405 Old Main.
Charles E. Hummel, regional
secretary of the Inter-V ars it y
Christian Association, is presiding
at the conference.
Today's topic for discussion will
be "Is Faith for the Ignorant?"
Tomorrow's discussion will b e
"Truth on a Scaffold." Becoming
a Christian and what it involves
will be discussed Friday under
the topic ":Life Without A?"
'Dames' to Hold Tea
The Penn State Dames, a group
of wives and mothers of grad
uate students, will hold a tea at
3 p.m. Sunday in the northeast
lounge of Atherton Hall.
don't you? For only $5.95
Bermuda shorts to your
finish off your outfit with
socks. Both are now
Meet your friends at
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