PAGE TWO Committee Studies Six orority Plans The sorority housing systems at six schools are being studied by the committee investigat ing the possibility of constructing sorority houses at the University. The committee-of-three, appointed by the women's fraternity counselors, is looking into the programs at the University of Indiana, Hanover College, University of Northwestern, 'Uni versity of Alabama, University of Maryland, and Beloit College. Mrs. Robert G. Bernreuter, chairman, said yesterday. The group is also trying to obtain information from Duke Univer- Post Office Approves Cancellation The stamp cancellation design honoring the University's centen nial has been approved by the U.S. Post Office Department, Louis H. Bell, director of public information, has announced. The design will be used to can cel postage stamps on letters leav ing the. State College post office starting Jan. 1. The cancellation, approved by Assistant Postmaster General Norman R. Abrams, shows a pic ture of Old Main enclosed in a keystone. The inscription reads, "1855—Centennial--1955 Penn sylvania State University." It was designed by Milton S. Osborne, professor of architecture. The design was submitted to the post office department for fi nal approval Nov. 13. It was sent to Pitney-Bowes Incorporated in Stanford, Conn., to be cast into a die two weeks ago. Final approval was obtained when the die was received by the State College post office. It was previously planned to begin using . the cancellation Dec. 15 if the design was approved and the die recevied in time. No word has been received by University officials on the postage stamp which will also honor the University's centennial. A design for the stamp was submitted by the University to the Post Office Department late in October. The stamp will also honor Mich igan State College, also founded in 1855. Officials from Michigan State and the University drew up the design and submitted it for approval. Approval must come from a post office department art ist. Construction Begins On Resesrcii Lab Workmen have begun construc tion of a second floor to the Ord nance Research Laboratory. Robert A. Hussey, business manager of the laboratory, said the second floor is being built to provide extra space for work. He said • the expansion will not re quire any additional personnel. The contract for construction has been awarded by the Navy to J. C. Orr and Son Altoona. The Department of Defense al located funds last year to make the construction possible. Hussy said the building may be completed by spring. Pollock 4 Wins Yule Decorating Contest Pollock 4 won first prize in the Pollock Dormitorie's Christmas decorating contest sponsored by Pollock Council. Pollock 2 took second place by a close margin over Pollock 6. Pollock 2 got 25 points and Pol lock 6 compiled a total of 24 points to place third. Judge in the contest was Ed ward Cherwinski, coordinator of dorm counselers for the area. First prize was $25, second prize, $l5, and third prize, $lO. s y ••.-- • , - - : - ,•+,•.,-- ---, ---" •- ? - .;! c ,, ,,,40, , Attfiri, _ , ; .f - ''' f' f,.;_ WNV ' ;.--,. ---•;-::•... i , ;•:,-, 1:z;-_. "00W' Science-Fiction At Its Scariest ,:'..,) .:,: , 1, , .:-. 1 .,f'..; ':,,'`:, e 4 1 ) 6e i 0 .:.,.:,,.. 0 ~4, sity and Ohio Wesleyan. Univer sity, she said. Mrs. Bernreuter said that the group sought information concern ing the costs of construction and maintenance and is looking_ for ideas and methods that could be used at the. University. No Opinions The committee has no opinion or recommendations on which system would be best for the Uni versity, Mrs. Bernreuter said. However, she said that she hoped the group would be able to pre sent a report to sorority women and the Women's Fraternity Coun selors Association soon after the first of the year. Mrs. Bernreuter said that the committee would try to present a plan showing it would be fi nancially possible to build sorority houses at the University and that sorority women would be able to afford the program. If such a plan can not be drawn up, she said, the idea would probably have to be dropped. Six Systems According to Mrs. Bernreuter, the sorority housing systems used at six schools are: University of Indiana, the Uni versity lends the money to sorori ties to build houses. It also guar antees that if the membership in the sorority falls to the extent that it is unable to repay the money, the university will claim the house and use it for its own purposes. Hanover College, three sorority houses are being built by the school to be rented to the three sororities at $7200 per academic year. Each sorority consists of 33 women. Beloit System Beloit College, the sorority un its are located in dormitories but are separated from each other by partitions which extend from the roof to the . basement. Each sor ority has its own entrance and three floors of living space. The units have recreation rooms on the ground floor where men may be entertained. University of Northwestern, a quadrangle-styled sorority unit was built in 1924 to house 18 sor orities. The sororities paid 25 per cent of the cost at the time of construction. rive and one-fourth per cent more of the cost was to be paid over 50 years. Most of the sororities have completed pay ment to the University. The hous es are rented to sororities for one dollar a year. The University of Alabama, sorority units are being built. The University is selling bonds at one and one-half per cent to defray the cost. It is illegal to sell bonds for such a project in Pennsyl vania. University of Maryland, frat ernity and sorority houses are built in a horseshoe shaped area and are rented at $4500 yearly. They are wooden family-type structures expected to last 50 Robert Mitchum "TRACK OF M. CAT" in CinerneScope --Featuretime -1:37, 3:36, 5:33, 7:31, 3:32 Doors 4 .• Open . 5:45 p.m. Rex Harrison in "NOTORIOUS GENTLEMAN" reaturetime 5:50, 7:411 1 , 9:45 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN.,, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Resignation Submitted By Hailer Dr, George L. Haller has snb mitted his resignati ' o'n as dean of the College of Chemistry and Physics at the Unviersity to ac cept _the position of manager of the Laboratories Department of General Electric Company's Elec tronics Division. President Milton S. Eisenhow er announced yesterday that, the resignation would be effective not later than June 30, 1955. He said a committee is being appointed to recommend qualified candidates to fill Haller's post. President Eisenhower also said that, the leave of absence granted Dr. Haller hist August for the fall semester had been extended to June 30. Dr. Haller, became assistant dean of the College of Chemistry and Physics at the University in 1946, and a year later was ap pointed dean. The G.E. laboratories, which are located in Syracuse, employ 300 engineers and scientists. The Electronics Laboratories' prime function is advanced de, velopinentand investigations in the field of electronics, both civ-1 ilian and military. Dr: Haller is married and has one daughter. years. The University wants steel framed buildings similar to Sim mons and McElwain and corres ponding to campus buildings. 41^1.3 , -. Christmas Money Class Ring Money -4 A Penn State University Class Ring is a gift that will last a life time of Christmases. Make-, a de posit on your class ring January 3 with your Christmas gift money. L. G. Balfour Co. (Office in Athletic 'Store) NSA Conclave Bid Vetoed by Cabinet All-University Cabinet decided Wednesday night it would not invite the National Student Association to hold its eighth national congress at the University this summer. The recommendation was made by Robert Dennis, chair man of a special committee appointed to investigate the pos sibility of extending the - invitation. In his report to Cabinet, Dennis cited two tea Sons why he felt it Would not be advisable to hold the NSA convention at the Uni versity this summer. 1. The University did not feel it could meet the special requests made by NSA regarding the con vention. NSA Requests It was requested that five Uni versity _offices including Cabinet Secretaiqat be rnaintained on a 24- hour basis, that the meal service rate be based on two meals a day instead of three, and that the fees for the use of campus buildings including the Ilet2el Union I3uild ing past 10 13.1 . 11, be reduced. 2. The committee did not find students enthusiastic about hold ing the committee. Dennis explained that if the congress were to be held, some students would haVe. to remain at the University for most of the sUmmer to plan for it. He said students would have to guarantee full support of the convention.„ "A half-hea.tled convention would do more harm than none at all," Dennis said. At the , same time, Cabinet ap pointed Helen Sidman, NSA, co ordinator, to investigate the pos sibility of holding the NSA s'pring regional convention at the Uni versity. No date has been set for the spring convention as yet. The regional committee will meet Jan, 8 to set a definite time and date, Miss Sidman will report to Cab inet at the next meeting, tenta tively set for Jan. 6. In other action Cabinet vetoed a motion made by All-University vice president John Speer, that Cabinet send a delegate to the Student ChriStian•tvlovemerit con vention to be held in Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 27 to Jan. 2. Speer Made the motion on the suggestion of Luther Ilarshbar ger, All-University chaplain. Fraternity Clash Snowballs Crash Fireworks Flash 'Twas three nghts before Christ mas vacation and all through the fraternity section . . . loud ex plosions were heard and snow balls were flying. The noises, and snowballs were the result of friendly competition between several fraternities. • Residents of the Prospect ave nue-Locust lane area were dis turbed about midnight Wednes day by the snowball battle, high lighted by occasional explosions which sounded like an over-sized fire cracker. One woman reported to' police that "it sounds like blasting or bombs." Police investigated im mediately and interrupted th e trouble. No damage or injuries were reported. Make Your FRpAy. DECEMBER 17. ;15t$4 Committees Approved By Cabinet All-University Cabinet Wednes day night approved seven com mittees, including Spring Week, :Freshman Dance, and Leadership Training. The "Spring Weak etartittitteva include: Arrangements—t ouglas Henderson.. Mar. iovie Schenck, ...sther Donovan, lieulaftlin Petersohn, Patricia McLauchlin arid ti6rrY Aiektaider. Mttd.l-Tittter-Patricia Anne Hiving, Philili Steel, bfaigie Hettt). Anne Campbell. 'Norma Loirthnee, Robert Heck, Frahk IdePaden, Meredith Mllltr and Anne Potter. Publicity--Hester Anskis, Ann Leder man, Frances Hoffman .' Thomas Holien baCh, Long and Lnanard ElPtitein. Paeade—Louis InSenta, ' Watley. 'Shafer, Soi'ce Koch, Irving BuCk, David Murphy, Arnold Hoffthan, Joan Claret', Gilbert neraey,:-Allee Conrad, Martin - Ashner and Janet McKee. He-Man—Doug . Moorhead, Janet Feaster, tilers Bee Stein. Robert Grubb, Thdmita Ste rnum, Jack Dimler, Barbara Shiptnan and Don Bostick.' . John Sbarigier. Wag abpointed general chairman of the Vieshaititi Dance EDW. - . mittee. 'Other dotniiiittee member* incliuid Ordheatra—Richard Moon, dhairinag, Gnil Smith, 'vice chairniat, Deddratioils-Dar bare Hinnier, chairman, Michael Vice chairnitin: Tickets—Rosa' De fnidio, dhalintian, James Robaon. Vice Chair ; Publicity, Robert Nurodk, chairman, Beverly Dunbar, vice chairman. Entertainment—David Treader, chair- Men, Phyllis Hodges, Vide chairman ; Coro natiort-,,-Ittibert GOY and Margaret Gray, co-chairmen. •- Conitnittee chairmen MAY appoint ad ditional conitnittee 'members later. Those appointed to the Leadership Train ing committee ihOlUde Kaye Vitiaon, Daniel Land, Martha HAM, Roberta Satikey,.Rob ert Sprnlara, Stuart Horn, Sergio 'Tolgo, Helen Sidman and DavidMarkowitz. Young Republicans Pass 7 Revisions The Penn State Young Republi can Club paSed seven revisions to its constitution and rejected another Tuesday night. The revisions eliminated the position of corresponding secre tary and program chairman, set up a secretarial committee, and extended the duties of the offi cers. The revisions were submit ted by the constitution committee composed of June Koziar, David Scott and Benjamin Sinclair. Robert Kurtz, club president, announced the annual Washing ton, D.'l. tour has been sched uled for March 7 and 8. He said further information will be given later.
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