-THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1953 Grads" Wis hes Filled By Alumni In statute '- • The old grad returning from a class reunion usually finds himself remembering a round of parties, groups of half familiar -faces, and about a quarter of the words of his old college songs. Probably he. has seen evidence of changes in his Alma Mater in new buildings or old landmarks torn down. But the actual workings of the various departments of'his college, its . teaching techniques and. methods, are rarely ; made clear to him. . - In an effort to provide the aium nus with something more, the'Un ivefsity has devised a program, the Alumni Institute, . which .was .so successful its first two years that it has how been made permanent. The institute is. held- at- the an nual three-day class . - reunion weekend in 'June. Poll Alumni The first step toward-setting up the institute was a poll of alumni to see what they really wanted from their reunions. A typical, an swer was that of a pre-war grad uate “Modem life has ‘become so com plicated, so full of unanswered questions and' unknown fields. I wish I could return to the campus for a series of courses in the lib eral arts.” . Alumni interests were deferent, of course; but ; they agreed on one score: The engineer had no desire to attend classes in. engineering, and the dairy farmer, wanted to learn something besides milk pro duction. : Questionnaires Are Guide With the questionnaires as a guide, a- committee composed of faculty, members and administra tors Set up the Alumni Institute as part of class reunion activities. They decided to offer alumni a series of lectures, with University deans and. professors doing the teaching. ■ At the first institute in 1951, where there had been an antici pated enrollment of about 100 al umni, 500 showed up and classes had to be moved to . larger quar ters. One man came all the way from .England to attend Panel discussions- have been held in the morning at the last three institutes on such topics as “Civilization in 2000 A.D.,” and “The American Way What Is It?” ' ;ln the afternoon there have been two groups of lectures,.- at 2_p.m. and 3:30. Alumni have had a" choice of 15 topics from which two .were, chosen. ~ 7... -Psych Clinic .One of the most popular classes was given by. the head of the -Uni versity’s psychological clinic on research in progress to help peo ple . improve their personalities and - develop their potentialities. : Interest was displayed in such subjects as-'Artierican mineral re sources, test tube calves, and the current state of intercollegiate athletics. On the lighter side there Alteration!! ☆ ☆ ☆ HARVEST BALL WHO WILL BE QUEEN OF THE HARVEST BALL? 9-12 P.M. DEC 4 By LEE WHEELER Applications'' Due Monday For UN Trip Application blanks for the Uni ted Nations student seminar, Dec. 10 to 13, must be submitted to the Penn State Christian Association office in 304 Old Main by Mon day, Mary Glading, chairman of the seminar committee, has an nounced. The trip, sponsored by PSCA in cooperation with the Departments of Political Science and Education, is open to all students upon ap plication and payment of a $5 de posit to be applied toward trans portation and registration. Applications will be accepted in order. of receipt, and no refunds on deposits ■ will- be made after Monday. A meeting of the group attending the seminar will be held at 4 p.m. Monday in the Hugh Beaver room. Old Main. The purpose of' the trip is to acquaint those attending with the United Nations and allied agen cies in action. Plans are made to visit the general assembly, com mitte meetings, the Security Coun cil, International House, and the U.S. Mission for UN. Some time will also be available, for general sightseeing. The group will travel in a char tered bus, leaving State College at 6 a.m. Dec. 10, and will stay in the Hotel Diplomat in New York City. were classes in fly tying and fly casting, a course on “What' For Language Pennsylvania Dutch Is' and Vy Ve Schwetz So,” and a lecture by a physicist on what makes homing pigeons go home. In 1952 an unusual ceremony climaxed the institute. A group of “Reunion Ragtimers,” in tradi tional New Orleans . jazz style, staged a parade around campus, rounding up alumni. Then, led by a hay wagon and team carrying President Milton S. Eisenhower, the gr o u p marched to Schwab Auditorium where the President addressed the alumni on “The State of the College.” The response from alumni who have attended the institute and from faculty members who have participated in the programs has been enthusiastic. The Alumni In stitute seems to answer the prob lem of satisfying the “old grads.” This Weekend Is The Date!! OF 1953 Come and See!! THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Attention! 1 1-f ☆ ☆ John Nicolosi his orchestra Co-Cdu, Theta Phi Alpha Theta Phi Alpha recently en tertained Phi Kappa at the chap ter house. Pledges of the sorority presented a skit followed by danc ing. Joan Catanzaro, Dorothy Clay patch, Joan Johnson, Pearl Pater noster, and Gloria Clapps are new initiates of Theta Phi Alpha. Af ter ■ the initiation ceremony a birthday'party was held for mem bers having birthdays during No vember. • Sehoy Bosler and Helen D’- Zmura were ribboned by the group. Zeta Tau Alpha New officers of Zeta Tau Alpha are Marilyn Ott, president; Mir iam Olander, vice president; Dor othea Ebert, secretary; Marjorie Seymour, treasurer; Norma Reck, historian; and Marie Heller, guard. A slumber party was held re cently in the suite for the pledges. Alpha Gamma Rho Active members and alumni of Alpha Gamma Rho were enter tained after the Pitt-Penn State football game by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Maglich of Imperial. Din ner was served and dancing, fol lowed. Tri Vi Tri Vi colony of Sigma Sigma Sigma recently pledged Nancy Burley and Jane Baczewski. A party was held in honor of the new pledges. Alpha Tau Omega Alpha Tau Omega recently en tertained" rushees at a smoker. Movies were shown and refresh ments were served. Afhos to Officiate Orthodox Service The Eastern Greek Catholic Orthodox Society and the Penn State Hellenic Society will co sponsor a Greek Orthodox church service at 8:30 a.m. Sunday in St. Andrews Episcopal Church. The Rev. John Athos of Altoona will officiate at the service, with his choir presenting the music. Following the service, a coffee hour will be held at the Home Economics living center. Hellenic Society to Hold Yule Forty Tomorrow The Penn State Hellenic Soci ety will hold’ a Christmas parly from 8 p.m. to midnight tomor row in the Hamilton Recreation room. Entertainment will consist of modern and Greek folk dancing. Refreshments will be served. Fellowship Square Dance - A square dance sponsored by the Inter-church Student Fellow ship, will .be held at 7:30 p.m. tor morrow in the Wesley Founda tion gym. REC HALL SEMI-FORMAL Judge to Talk On Education, Discrimination Theodore O. Spaulding, judge of the .Muncipal Court of Phila delphia will discuss “Equality in Education” at 3 p.m. Sunday in 121- Sparks. He will discuss discrimination as it affects fields of education in America, with particular refer ence to five educational cases to be argued next, week before the United States Supreme Court. Judge Spaulding’s address is sponsored by Kappa Alpha Psi, social fraternity. Spaulding was one of the found ers of the United Nations Coun cil, and is a director of the Health and Welfare Council of Philadel phia. In 1950, he was the congres sional candidate for the Fifth Congressional District and in 1952 was vice-chairman of the Eisen hower citizen’s committee for the southeastern- district of Pennsyl vania. . WRA Schedules Christmas Party For 2 Schools A Christmas party for grade school children in the Stony Point and Pleasant Hills Schools will be given by Women’s Recreation As sociation from 1 to. 3 p.m. Dec. 11 in the White Hall lounge. George Black, fourth semester music education major, will be Santa Claus. The 89 children will each receive gifts from him. Mrs. Mary Filer, assistant pro fessor of art education, and her class in puppet showing will give a show‘for the children. Christmas stories will be told. -, Ice cream and candy canes will be served. Pan he! to Present Christmas Chorus A Panhellenic chorus composed of two representatives from each sorority and directed by Barbara Wallace, seventh semester music education major, will present a Christmas music program Dec. 17 over Station WMAJ. Panhellenic Council will visit Briarly- Manor, home for the aged, Dec. 12. Panhel members will write letters and read for the res idents. . They will also take' ice cream and gifts. The;council voted to begin work on reorganization of the consti tution. A committee will be named at the next meeting. sfeat “