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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.