PAGE TWO For Research Grants totaling over $200,000 have been made to the University for various research programs in mineral industries, agriculture, chemistry, physics, and driver training and public safety. The grants approved by the Board of Trustees for the College of Mineral Indpstries are: $5500 for research on stability relations of silicate carbonates at elevated, temperatures and pressures; $lO,OOO for research on the structural mineralogy of the sepentine group of minerals; $30,000 for re- BX Money To Be Held Until Oct. 4 Money for books sold in the Used Book Agency in the Tem porary Union Building will not be distributed until Oct. 4, Paul Hood, ÜBA chairman, announced yesterday. The practice of turning over money as soon as the book was sold was discontinued yesterday because of the large number of outdated books being returned for refunds, Hood said. Benjamin Lo ,/enstein, Book Exchange chairman, esti mated that 3000 books brought in for sale in ÜBA were later discover ed to be out of date because of changes made by some instruc tors after ÜBA had received its master list of required textbooks. ÜBA had announced it would refund money for outdated books purchased at its tables but since some owners had already received the receipts from the sale of these books the ÜBA was being stuck with the loss, Lowenstein said. ÜBA initiated the releasing of money for sold books as soon as records of the sale were received last semester. This practice en abled the students selling -their books to get the money in time to purchase books and supplies immediately. Last year the system was very successful, Lowenstein said, be cause not as many books were outdated when ÜBA opened. ÜBA wiii revert back to its old system of giving out money and return ing unsold books about one week after ÜBA doses. H»e agency will be open 9 a.m. to 9 pan. until Friday and until noon Saturday. Money and unsold boofcs may be obtained Oct. 4-8 on the stage of the TUB ball room. Hou(s to Give FMA Discount A 2rl per cent discount below retail prices will be given to members of the Fraternity Mar keting Association by O. W. Houts Inc., State College, on any furni ture purchased there, the • Board of Trustees of FMA, has an nounced. The discount will not be available to fraternities which are not members of FMA. Members of FMA who wish to purchase furniture should first place an order with Houts for the desired items, and when the cost of the goods, including discount is determined, they should de posit the necessary account with FMA. Houts should be informed of the fraternity’s membership- in FMA so that the bill can be ren dered to FMA for payment within ten days. Young Republican Club To Meet Tomorrow The Young Republican's Club will meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow in 202 Willard. A report by several club mem bers will be presented on the state Young Republican’s Convention held Aug. 27-28 in Harrisburg. Several changes in the club’s constitution will also be intro duced at the meeting. Interested students may attend. Cadets Hear Chaplain Luther H. Harshbarger, Uni versity Chaplain, addressed Air Science IV seniors yesterday on the place of chaplains in the ser- vice. , He said that during times of emergency it cf :en was necessary for a chap!a". r.f one faith to serve men of all faiths. search on the phase rule 6f poly morphism; $3700 for research on properties of synthetic clays and clay assemblages. Powder Diffraction Patterns Also $4542.50 for research on the development of powder dif fraction patterns of mineral speci mens; $2600 for a research fellow ship in metallurgy for research on metals and metallic cpmppund powders, their formulation and properties, or related fields.. Re newals of grants of about $90,000 were also-made in the College of Mineral Industries. Several grants and a fellowship in the College of Chemistry and Physics include: $5750 for a study of application of acidity functions to the reactions of aliphatic hydrocarbons; $lOOO for setting up a program of freezing point measurements on a series of di methyl terephthalate samples: $17,000-for research on sugar chemistry and biochemistry; $3600 for on the chemistry of fyrrole and derivatives of pyrrole; 2600 ■ in support of a fellowship in chemistry. Grants totaling more than $16,- 500 have been made’ to the Uni versity in support of the driver training program of the Institute of Public Safety., Eight grants have beep ap proved for the College of Agri culture: $2OOO for research on an nual fertilizer requirements of grasses and legumes growing in different soil types in various parts of Pennsylvania; $1572 for a fellowship to study soil and ferti lizer problems relating to yields, chipping, and cooking qualities of potatoes; $lOOO for continua tion of a study of legume crops to Molybdenupi treatment; $2OO for study of mineraiogical character istics of important agricultural soils of Pennsylvania. Also $5OO for insecticide studies on fruit trees; $5OO for testing of pupatized fungicides on apples; (Continued on page eight) Encampment Group Wants Day Between End of Classes, Finals (This is the second in a series of eight articles about the third annual student encarnvment.) You will have a full day to study between the time classes end and final exams begin if the recom mendation of the student encamp ment committee on “Academic Policies” is accepted by the Uni versity. ) The committee felt an in sufficient period of time elapsed between classes and final exams and that a minimum of one day should be allowed students to prepare for them. Previously, fi nals have started immediately af ter classes for the semester end ed. In most cases they have start ed in the afternoon on the day in which classes ended. . The committee further suggest ed that he University calendar be altered to accommodate this change at the beginning of the year, with due-regard to the dates necessary for encampment. The academic policies commit tee also, felt that instruction can be improved by student evalua tion of existing courses and meth ods of teaching. As a result, they recommended that . the college student, councils should prepare a system of comprehensive evalua tion sheets with close cooperation from the deans and faculty of their colleges. The group also urged that the individual student councils work closely with their deans for a co operative study of improvement of teaching in their respective col leges. ■.'••• In a further effort to study and improve educational policies at the University, the committee proposed that a standing student educational polici-s committee be? established by All-University Cabinet. They specified that the THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Available Program Town Housing Is Adequate, Perkins Says There is no housing shortage in the borough, according to Harold W. Perkins, assistant- to the dean of men, and Eugene M. Fulmer of the. State College Chamber of Commerce. Both Perkins and Fulmer point ed but there are approximately 50 rooms available in. Pollock Dormitories. Perkins said that although the dean of men’s office has no sta tistics on the number of students without rooms, the office has had ho indication of any real shortage. Fulmer said that except for a few scattered cases there seemed to be no acute shortage. Students desiring aid in ob taining a room can obtain leads op rooms from the dean of men’s office, Perkins said. The office has an index of rooms appro'ved by the University for student housing. Fulmer said the Chamber of Coinmerce did not act as a clear ing bureau, but students in need of a room could obtain help from it. However, he expected the situ ation to level off by the end of the week. Neyheirf to Receive Memorial Award The annual Beecroft Memorial award will be presented to Amos E. Neyhart, administrative head of the Institute of Public Safety at the University, by the Society of. Automotive Engineers at the National Safety Congress Oct. 18- 22 in Chicago. Neyhart, founder of the safe driving courses in public schools, will receive the award for his years of service to safety. student committee should be made up of the college’s .student council president, one other mem ber of the college student council, and as many other members at large as cabinet feels necessary. Among the functions of the group - would be an attempt to further the progress of the en campment academic policies com mittee and to report to the aca demic policies committee at en campment the next year. To increase coopera ti o n be tween students and faculty on solving educational problems, the encampment committee recom mended that the proposed student educational policies com mi 11 e e work closely wtih the Senate committee On eductaional poli cies. Joint Customs Day Set for Tomorrow X ' Freshman Customs Board has. decreed tomorrow as a day-" for joint enforcement of customs; Ann Lederman and Tony Kline; co chairmen of the board, announced yesterday. According to the change in customs, upperclass men will be allowed to enforce customs on freshman women, and upperclass women will be allowed to enforce customs on freshman men. The customs change. will last tomorrow' only and regular cus toms will go back into effect Fri day. ' t The current rulings will also remain in effect so that upperclass men and women may enforce cus toms on both men and women. The change, in the'customs.'rul ing will alloiv men to request freshman women to curtsy, sing songs, and cheer while upper class women can make freshman men button, sing, and cheer. Upperclassmen Reminded Kline reminded all upperclass men that violations of customs should be reported at the Student Union desk in Old Main. in "the form of a written charge. No vio lations have been reported to the board as yet, he said. Miss Lederman announced that freshman women may go home on weekends during the customs period. Last year freshman wom en were not allowed to leave cam pus during customs. Nineteen exemptions from cus toms for students over 21 were granted by' the customs board/ Students who did not pick up their exemption cards can get them at the Student Union desk. Veterans are automatically ex empt from customs -but should carry their identification with them during ,the customs program^ Board To Meet The customs board will meet from 7:30 to 9:00 tonight in the Student Government room, 204 Old Main, to hear any violations of customs. • Freshmen violators should appear during that time. Although rain put a damper on the enforcement of customs yes terday, spirits remained high as freshpien entertained upperclass men with their songs and cheers. Approximately 100 members of the sophomore class invaded Hamilton Hall 1 and the Corner Room last night after the class (Continued on page eight) -• In its final proposal, the aca demic policies committee strived to include international under standing in every student’s educa tion. The group recommended that a course on international un derstanding be established which would be required of every Uni versity student before graduation. To support this proposal, the committee urged, that the faculty be encouraged to integrate inter national understanding into all courses offered at the University. The group also felt that the exist ing programs that encourage in ternatiorfal understanding be more widely publicized and that the deans of the colleges encourage students to elect courses which will promote international under standing. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 22, 1954 Dorms House 2500 Women This Semester Approximately 2500 women students are being housed in resi dencet halls for the fall semester, announced Cornelia L. Hibbs, as sistant to the dean of women in charge of housing. This is a num ber far exceeding the normal ca pacity, of 2349 for women’s resi dence halls. Because of. the crowded con ditions, women have been as signed rooms in the upper floor lounges sof Atherton, Simmons, and McElwain halls. Double rooms' have been converted into triple rooms in Woman’s Building and Thompson Hall. The rumor of women , living in residence hall unit kitchens has been deemed, false by Mrs. Hibbs. . - Women living in the Grange playroom have been assigned' to other living quarters. Women in Pollock dormitories have been completely eliminated this semes ter.. ' Mrs; Hibbs reported that it was necessary to notify many incom ing . freshman women two weeks before Orientation that, the resi dence halls were filled. The fresh men. had their choice of accept ing the inconvenient housing, conditions or going to some other college. “Even though the women are living in crowded spaces, they are accepting it graciously, and are thankful that they are at Penn State,” commented Mrs. Hibbs. Penn May Get Name Change State College apparently is not the only town troubled with name change. The University of Penn sylvania also wants to get into the act. The Pennsylvania Gazette, pub lication of the Penn General Alumni Society, is polling alum ni on the subject. Two. suggested names are Franklin University and Benjamin Franklin’s Univer sity. Alumni have been asked to choose one name or suggest' an other if they favor a change! A member of the Class pf 1914 who suggested the change put forth the following arguments;. “The' University of Pennsyl vania is thought by many living outside of the Philadelphia" "area to be a state University, conse quently any prestige that might accrue to our alumni. as. grad uates of a private institution is lost.” IFC to Meet Tonight The Interfraternity Council-will meet at 7:30 tonight in 217 Elec trical Engineering. ■ • ‘ 1 Send one dollar with any size pic ture. Your original returned un harmed. Minimum order 20 wallet photos from one pose. 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