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State and Lion Party office seekers will continue to visit fraternities, dorinitories, and town
independents today as the two-week election campaign swings into its third day.
Campaigns for three All-University, three junior and three senior class offices began Sunday
night and will end 8 a.m. April 7.
Elections of All-University
Debaters Earn
Sixth Place Tie
hst, Regionals
Penn • State debaters tied for
sixth place in regional finals of
the West Point debate tournament
over the weekend. •
Benjamin Sinclair, sixth semes
ter arts and letters major, and
Richard Kirschner, eighth semes
ter arts and letters major, repre
sented the University 'in th e
tournament at George Washing
ton University.
The men's team defeated DreW
and Gene . a, lost to Scranton and
West Virginia, and wa s given
split decisions with Wilkes and
Notre Dame of Baltimore.
Throughout the tournament, the
University had six winning and
six losing decisions.
The University also placed sixth
in median ratings of speakers,
Sinclair said. Out of a possible
40 points for two debaters, the
University representatives were
awarded 31 points. George Wash
ington placed first with 34 points.
Delta Delta Delta
Offers Scholarship
Delta Delta Delta, social soror
ity, is offering a scholar Ship for
the fall semester, 1954, to women
students. The scholarship will be
awarded on the basis of financial
need and the desire to complete
a college education.
Applications may be made to
day at the Dean of Women's of
fice, 105 Old Main.
The winner of the scholarship
will be determined by the mem
bers of Delta Delta Delta. An
nouncement of the award will be
made after May 1.
Meeting Canceled
The Daily Collegian circulation
staff will not meet tonight. The
next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m.
April 6.
Mathematics Professor
Runs Research Bureau
By GAY SNODGRASS
A disgruntled engineer recently
wrote a letter to a unique organ
ization. •
The author of the letter failed
a professional engineering exam
because of one problem on an oil
engine. Unable to find the solu
tion to the problem anywhere, he
wrote to Mathematics Research,
Inc., a corporation established last
fall in the borough by a Univer
sity faculty member, and the only
private organization in the United
States specializing in mathematics
research.
One of the organizers and pre
sent director of Mathematics Re
search, Inc., is Samuel S. Plotnick,
a part-time mathematics instruc
tor now completing his Ph.D. de
gree in theoretical hydrodynamics.
Plotnick, who holds degrees
from the City College of New
York, New York University, Le
high University, and the Univer
sity of Delaware, was formerly as
sistant to the director of research
at George Washington University.
Several industrialists who felt the
need for a centralized mathemati
cal research organization urged
Plotnick to form Mathematics Re
search, Inc.
The organization represents over
100 faculty members from various
universities, 81 of whom hold
Ph.D. degrees. When industry,
business, or individuals want a
mathematical problem solved, the
corporation delegates the problem
in strict confidence to one of the
faculty members who is a special
ist in this field.
By bridging the gap between
locked up talent and the needs of
industry. Matherr:-.l.'es Research,
Inc. is prepared to solve problems
Lion Party
3d Day of
resident, vice president, and secretary-treasurer; and junior and
senior class presidents, vice pres
idents, and secretary-treasurers
will be held April 7 and 8.
Athletic Association president,
vice president, and secretary
treasurer will also be elected: April
7 and 8
Lion Party candidates will be
(introduced at fraternity houses
from noon to approximately 12:40
p.m. today. All-University candi
dates will visit Chi Phi, Sigma Phi
Alpha, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Tri
angle, Phi Kappa Sigma, and Bea
ver House; senior class. candidates
will visit Zeta Beta Tau, Sigma
Alpha Mu; the Co-op House, Phi
Kappa Psi, Alpha Chi Sigma, and
Omega Psi Phi; and junior class
candidates will visit Tau Phi Del
ta, Delta Sigma Phi, Sigma Phi
Epsilon, and Phi Sigma Delta.
Lion Party candidates will not
campaign during the evening meal
hour, Gordon Paglo, campaign
manager, said, because of the
In.terfraternity-Panhellenic Coun
cils exchange dinners.
All-University and junior class
men candidates will visit Nittany
Dormitories at. approximately 9
tonight, and a tentative schedule
for women candidates will in
clude visits to women's dormi
tories tonight..
At noon today State Party can- 1
didates for the nine posts. will
visit fraternities. All-University
candidates will talk at Phi Delta
Theta, Phi Gamma Delta, and
Beta Theta Pi; senior class can
didates will solicit votes at Tri
angle, Phi Kappa Sigma, Delta
Upsilon, Acacia and Phi Epsilon
Pi; and candidates for junior class
posts will talk at Alpha Zeta, Sig
ma Nu, and Sigma ChL
Between 5:15 and 6:30 p.m.
State Party All-University nomi
nees will address members of
Phi Kappa, Lambda Chi Alpha,
Pi Kappa Phi, Delta Chi and Phi
Kappa Tau while junior class can
didates talk to Phi Epsilon Pi,
Sigma Pi, Theta Kappa Phi, Al
pha Tau Omega and Alpha Gam
ma Rho.
Starting at. 6:45 p.m. All-Uni
versity candidates will- tour Nit
tany dormitories, junior class
candidates will meet voters in the
West Dorms, and senior class
nominees will solicit votes in the
borough.
about anything from elasticity,
marketing, and electronics, to
communication theory, aerody
namics, and quality control.
Plotnick stated that most prob
lems encountered by industry
have a mathematical answer, but
that most firms are not equipped
to find that answer. That'.. where
Mathematics Research,. Inc. comes
in.
Hyslop Will Lecture
On Contemporary Art
Francis E. Hyslop, associate pro
fessor of fine arts, will discuss
"The Religious Significance of
Contemporary Art" at 7 tonight
in 304 Old Main.
The program, which will be il
lustrated with slides, is the third
in the "Religion in the Arts" ser
ies sponsored by the Penn State
Christian Association.
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'Bloomer Girl'
Show Tickets
On Sale Today
Tickets . for Thespians' produc
tion of "Bloomer Girl" are on sale
at the Student Union desk in Old
Main. Reserved seats for Thurs
day night cost $1 and are $1.25 for
Priddy night, Saturday afternoon,
and Saturday night. The• evening
performances begin at 7:30 p.m.,
the matinee at 2 p.m.
"Bloomer Girl" first opened
Oct. 5, 1944 in New York and was
called by critics one of the most
entertaining shows of the season.
After playing in New York the
show had a lengthy run, on the
road. '
The story of the , musical con
cerns the Applegate family, whose
father' is a hoopskirt manufactur
er with six daughters. Opposing
the fa"ler is Dolly Bloomer, the
inventor of bloomers, who heads
a women's rights movement. The
action takes place in 1861 in the
town of Cicero Falls.
Lyrics for "Bloomer Girl" were
written by . E. Y. Harburg; music
is by Harold Arlen; and the show
is based on the book by Fred Sai
dy and Sid Herzig. •
Thirty Caught
in Speed Trap
State College police reported
that of the 30 motorists caught
exceeding the speed limit on E.
College avenue yesterday six were
students and three were prOfes-
SOTS.
In some cases the 'violators
were going as fast as 41 and 42
miles per hour in a 25 mile per
hour zone, according to John R.
Juba, chief of police.
The students are Joseph Bogar,
graduate student in physics, Ed
ward Hoist, graduate student in
chemistry; John Yeager, fourth
semester agriculture major; Rod
ney Good, second semester civil
engineering major; Robert. Ernest,
fourth semester bacteriology ma
jor; and Thomas Nelson, eighth
semester zoology major.
Professors violating the speed
trap are Joseph J. Corner, research
associate professor of mineral in
dustries; Harold B. White, as
sistant professor of physical edu
cation; and William L. Kjelgaard,
instructor in 'agriculture engineer
ir}g.
Trainer Ternis
Oil Spray Safe
The oil spray which is now
being aPplied to the trees and
shrubs on campus has been called
harmless by Walter W. Trainer,
supervisor of landscape ` construc
tion and maintenance. But he
cautioned students to avoid areas
where spraying is taking place if
they have , extra-sensitive. skin.
The spray, he explained, evap
orates 'almost immediately, leav
ing a slight oil residue which
can be washed or cleaned .away.
If it gets on a car, he added, it
will appear as a milky substance
which, when dry, can be wiped
off.
Coal Stone Hauler ...
Hard-Working Mule
inspires Ag Honorary
It took more than men and machinery to build Old Main. Most
of the building stones *ere hauled in a wagon by a black mule called
Coaly. Today Old Main looks down upon a university campus which
houses 71 buildings. It is still the center of the school's activity. The
skeleton of the Coaly mule is Preserved in the attic of the veterinary
science building on Ag Hill.
Few Penn Staters realize the
importahce of this little mule.
Coaly Bought in 1857
In 1857. Coaly was bought by
the Farmer's High School from
Andy Lytle, a local farmer, for
$l9O. Coaly was about five feet
tall, and worked harder and long
er than any of the three mules
used by:y, the school:
The stones were gotten in a
quarry some 300' yardsin front of
Old Main, and dragged by Coaly
to the building. Today a stone
marks the site of the historical
quarry. After Old Main was com
pleted, Coaly stayed to work on
the farmS until his death, January
1, 1893. At this time his remains
were placed in the wildlife, mu
seum in Old Main. •In the 1894
LaVie a eulogy was written that
highly praised the faithful Coaly.
In 1929, when Old Main was
remodeled and the museum was
discontinued, Coaly's remains
were put in the basement of West
Dorms. James. F. Shigley, now
professor emeritus of veterinary
science, in 1936 sought out the
bones of: Coaly, and not being able
to find a suitable plade to exhibit
the skeleton, put it in the attic of
the veterinary science building,
where the remains are today.
An agriculture honorary which
bases the selection of its members
on agriculture- activities and 1.3
or higher average has taken its
name from this .mule. This honor-,
ary is the Coaly Society.
Honor System Created
It was ,formed in 1951, when it
was dedided more recognition
should be given men and women
in extra-curricular activities on
Ag Hill. A student committee was
set• up to choose a point system,
and the first invitation of 45 men
and one woman was held April
30, 1951.
All members of the society have
penciled their names on Coaly's
skeleton ; and they try to live up
to the qualities of strength, sure
footedness, endurance, long ser
vice, and loyalty which Coa.ly rep
resents.
The society is open to three per
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• STUDENT UNION
Thurs., Apr. 1 $l.OO 7:30 P.M.
Fri., Apr. 2 $1.25 7:30 P.M.
Sat., Apr. 3 $1.25 7:30 P.M.
Also - Sat. Mat. 2P.M. $1.25
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By NANCY SHOWALTER
Ag Scholarship
Forms Available
Applications are now available
to juniors and seniors in the Col
lege of.' Agriculture for the sta
tion KKA agriculture scholar
ship. They may be obtained in
the office of the Dean of the Col
lege of Agriculture. •
The scholarship, sponsored by
the Pittsburgh radio station, con
sists of • $lOO for the ensuing col
lege year. In addition, the winner
may compete with similarly rec
ognized students from the colleges
of agriculture of the Ohio State
University an d ' West Virginia
University, for a three-month
summer job with 'KDKA's Agri
culture department. •
The scholarship will be award
ed on the basis of character, lead
ership, scholarship, and need. Ap
plications must be completed by
April 15 and returned to th e
dean's. office.
Engineering Open . House
The College. of Engineering will
hold an open house from 1 to 5
p.m. April 10 in the engineering
building and the Water Tunnel.
Special projects will be on ex
hibit, Bryan Troutman, chairman
of the event, has announced.
cent of the agriculture college.
Now 40 undergraduate men and
women in the college who obtain
a certain number of points in ag
riculture activities such as agri
culture clubs and judging teams
are members. This year 25 new
students will be initiated. - •
Ag Achievement Night, the Gul
den Speaking Contest, and the
Miss, Mrs., or Mr. Agriculture
Contest are promoted by this so
ciety each year.
Present officers of the society
are. Edgar Fehnel, president;
Harry Roth, vice president; Mor
ris Brown, secretary; and John
Zug, treasurer.
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