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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outdated books being returned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ed to be out of date because of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refund money for outdated books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outdated when ÜBA opened.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
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