Weather— Cloudy, Windy, Snow Flurries VOL. 54, No. 63 GSA Apprs4pkitite Ex-Trustee To Address Graduates Henning W. Prentis Jr., chair man of the board of Armstrong Cork Co., Lancaster, and former trustee of the University, will speak at the mid-year commence ment exercises at 2 p.m. Wednes day, January 27 in Recreation Hall. No tickets will be required for admittance of guests to Rec Hall. There has been no limit set on the number of guests permitted to each January graduate. Specific instructions to Janu ary graduates will be issued later from the office of Herbert R. Kinley, administrative assistant. Prentis received his A.B. de gree from the University of Mis souri in 1903, his M.A. from the University of Cincinnati, and his LL.D. from Hampden-S ydn e y College in Virginia. He has been with the Armstrong Cork Co. since 1907. In 1940 he was elected presi dent of the National Association of Manufacturers, and an honor ary vice president for life in 1946. 1-1.?. served as president of Arm strong Cork from 1934-50, and has been chairman of the board since 1950. Prentis is also a member of the Business Advisory Council of the U.S. Department of Commerce, and a member of the Personnel, Security Review Board of the Atomic Energy Commission. The subject of his address was not announced. Eraternities to Reveal Chriitmas Tree Sources Fraternities have been asked to submit a list stating where they obtained Christmas trees and greens, 0. Edward Pollock, as sistant to the dean of men in charge of fraternity affairs, an nounced .yesterday. The request was issued, he said, after trees had been removed re cently near the Forestry depart ment's test plot, and from private property in the borough. Churchill Confident Ike's Sold on Plan LONDON, Dec. 17 M—Prime Minister Winston Churchill voiced confidence today he has sold President Dwight - D. Eisenhower and the French on "the justice and advantage" of offering Russia guar antees against aggression. "The Soviet Union is entitled to assurances against aggression - after what she suffered at Hitler's hands," the 79-year old statesman told the House of Commons in a sweeping review of world affairs. .f`l think I was successful in pressing upon my colleagues at Bermuda . the justice and advan tage of such a course even though Russian strength is so vast," he said, Churchill expressed hope the proposed four-power foreign min isters' meeting in Berlin would produce "some means to provide Russia with' a sense of ' security arising from other facts than mere force." Russia has agreed to the Berlin meeting, but has riot yet accepted the Jan. 4 date proposed by the Western Big Three at Bermuda. Ire termed President Eisenhow er's recent United Nations speech proposing a world pool of atomic powers for peaceful development of the atom as "one of the most important events in world history since the end of the war." "I fervently hoped the Soviet Union will not ignore this beam _ , , tt t I 1 41° r ttitt . Merry Chiristmds, Happy New Year • Joyeux Noel JEAN EVERMAN, Carol Kylander, Lois Nissley, and Shirley Kay sing at the annual Christmas Carol sing sponsored by the Penn State Christian Association and . the Department of Music which was held last night in front of Old Main. Homeward Bound! Forecast is Fair As Students Depart With continuing good weather, cold and 'fair to partly cloudy, forecast for today and tomorrow, students will begin leaving the University for the two week Christmas holiday. The College of Mineral Industries Division of Meteorology predicts unhampered traveling conditions • today and tomorrow with a chance of snow University Receives Half of Bequest The University has received half of a $25,000 bequest left by the late Mrs. Elizabeth Valentine, Bryn Mawr. The bequest was made in mem ory of Mrs: Valentine's husband, the late John R. Valentine, who died in 1921. of light amid so much darkness and confusion," Churchill said. In Washington, State Depart ment Press Officer Henry Suydam declined to comment on Church ill's statement= ,ab out security guarantees. But he pointed . out that representatives of the. United States, Britain and France are busy in Paris considering prob lems which may come up in Ber lin. He said, "it is our desire to have an affirmative approach to the amelioration of international difficulties at Berlin." . Churchill defied a faction in his own Conservative party, declar ing the government was standing fast in its policy leading to with drawal of British troops from the Suez Canal zone. Without elaborating, he Said it would be a pity for Anglo-Ameri can:relations "to be expressed in McCarthy-Bevanite terms." This thrust at Sen. Joseph Mc- Carthy (R-Wis.) and Aneurin Bev an, leader of a. left-wing faction in the British Labor party, brought some cheers. FOR A BETTER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE, PA„ FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18,. 1953 late tomorrow or Sunday. • The' vacation begins officially at 11:50 a.m. tomorrow and ends at 8 a.m. Jan. 4. University dormi tories will close at 5 p.m. tomor row' and will reopen at 1 p.m. Jan. 3. Dining halls will close follow ing the noon meal tomorrow and will serve. breakfast Jan. 4, ac cording to Mildred A. Baker, director of the University Food Service.. The 'evening meal will not be served on Jan. 3. The Pattee Library has an nounced 4 . 1 e following hours for the vacation period: tomorrow, 7:50 a.m. to noon; Dec. 20, closed; Dec. 21 to 23, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Dec. 24 to 28, closed; Dec. 29 to 31, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Jan. 1 to 3, closed. The library will resume regular hours Jan. 4. University offices will be closed Dec. 24 through 28, and Jan. 1 through 3. The Student Book Ex change will close 4t noon today and will reopen Jan. 4. Last night's broadcasting sched ule of Station WDFM concluded its .activities until Jan. 4. The Daily Collegian will not publish tomorrow. Otto Mueller, director of -hous ing, has extended the deadline to Jan. 4 for men to submit re quests to be released from Nit tany and Pollock dormitory con- . tracts for the second semester. He said mail requests would be ac cepted and should be addressed to Kearn Hall, - Nittany 20, in care of the University: Students transferring' to the West Dorms need not secure re leases, he pointed oat, since transferring is done by the hous ing department staff on a priority basis and the students remain in the University dormitory system. Statue to be Returned "The Lineman," the statue by William Zorach which stands in the lobby of Old Main, will be returned to the artist shortly af ter Christmas, according to Harry Archinal, member of Pi Gamma Alpha, fine arts honorary. $2.7 Million Two Infirmary Wings, Classrooms to Be Built An estimated $2.7 million was approved yesterday by the General State Authority, the commonwealth's borrow-and build agency, for construction of two additional wings to the infirmary and a new classroom and faculty office building at the University. Approval of the projects for the University came as the state agency approved construction of eight new projects in the state to cost approximately $7 million. The projects will now be adver tised for bids, though no date has been set for start of construction at the University. The estimated cost of the new classroom for students and faculty See results of a student poll on health service at the Uni versity on page eight. office unit is $1.5 million. Cost of the two wings to the infirmary is estimated at $1.2 million. Class Building Site The new classroom building will be built between Osmond Laboratory and the infirmary on the present site of Maple Cot tage. The site of the building was approved by the Board of Trus tees executive committee. The building will house 100 or more faculty offices and 60 class rooms, Walter H. Wiegand, phy sical plant director, said. An east and a west wing will be added to the present infirm ary. The structure will be known as the Student Health Center, and will bring both the dispensary and infirmary in one building. Facilities Improved The wings will have at least two floors and include treatment rooms, an athletic room, psycho logical consultation rooms, a min or operating room, dental oper ating rooms, and a number of bedrooms. All-round facilities will be improved, reported Wil mer E. Kenworthy, director of student affairs. A garage for an ambulance is also included in the construction plans. No date has been set for start of construction, though the start may come after plans have been reviewed and some minor revisions made by GSA archi tects, Wiegand said. The classroom building will be (Continued on page eight) Extra - ours Added For Registration Juniors and seniors will be given an extra two hours for regis tration Feb. 4 in order to eliminate the overcrowding of facilities which delayed registration in Recreation Hall last semester, H. A. Sperber, assistant scheduling officer, announced yesterday. Registration for the spring semester will start at 3 a.m. Feb. 3 for juniors and seniors. Freshmen and sophomores will begin regis tering at 10 a.m. Feb. 4 and will continue through Feb. 6. Graduate students may register at any time during this period. Listings on Timetable Alphabetical listings are print ed in the scheduling timetables which are available in the base ment of Willard'Hall for 20 cents Students are asked to report to their advisers at least 24 hours be fore they are scheduled to regis ter. In this way students will have an opportunity to draw up trial schedules and receive envelopes containing forms necessary for registration.' Male students must be regis tered for at least 15 credits to be considered eligible for Selective Service draft deferments. .IsTew students may make application for Selective Service form 109 for the scholastic draft deferment. Must Have Metric Cards Students who have lost matric ulation cards should report to •109 Willard for temporary cards. A $1 fee will be charged. Matriculation Overseas Study Trips Announced The American College Council for Summer Study Abroad has recently made its preliminary an nouncement of the 1954 curricu lum. The council is a non-profit or ganization designed to give Amer ican college students opportuni ties for combining serious aca demic study with residence abroad. The council was founded in May, 1953, by Amherst, Bryn Mawr, the University of Chicago, Mount Holyoke, Oberlin, Rad cliffe, Randdlph-Macon for Wo men, Scripps, Smith, Swarthmore, Sweet Briar, Vassar, and the Uni versity of Virginia. The Bureau of University Trav el, a ikon-profit educational insti tution which has been active in the field of educational travel for sixty years, is working in con junction with the council. The bureau has assisted in the forma tion of the council and promises to continue this help in arrang ing the travel and living accom modations for students enrolled in courses sponsored by the Coun cil. The admission requirements are set by the member colleges of fering the course and approved by the council.. Members of each study group must be approved by the professor in charge of the group. Students interested in further details may address inquiries to The American College Council for Summer Study Abroad, 11 Boyd Street, Newton, 58, Massa chusetts. cards are necessary for admission to Rec Hall for registration. Fees for the spring semester (Continued on rage eight) SHOPPINWPAYS TO CHRISTMAS : IN STATE COLLEGE FIVE CENTS
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