THURSDAY,' FEBRUARY 10,'1955
Feb. 22 Birthday Party
Is Not First of Its Kind
Although the Centennial celebration which the University
has lined up for Feb. 22 will probably be the biggest and most
gala yet, it is not the first such celebration to mark a birthday
• of the University.
The University celebrated its first big birthday party in
1905, when •it *as half ,a hundred years old. But the party
was rather small when compared
to the one coming up. ,
The whole thing took place in
just one day,.and ..was held in
connection with the commence
ment exercises of that year. Spe
cial announcements were sent to
all graduates and alumni who
could be contacted.
The role of .speakers and other
participants in this semi-centen
nial celebration looks like a roll
call of Who's Who in Penn State
history in the light of present de
velopment.
Atherton Wes Prexy
George W. Atherton was the
fellow referred to as "Prexy" in
those days. Other Speakers at the
celebration were General Tames
A. Beaver, whose name was given
to the athletic field, and Professor
G. G Pond and Dr. William A.
Buckhout, whose' names are fam
iliar as those of campus buildings.
The program for the day con
sisted of class reunions, speeches,
an exhibition drill by the Corps
of Cadets, and a reception and
smoker in the Armory for the
Alumni.
' A parade by alumni and others
to the•athletic field to see a base
ball-game and a dubious activity
simply labled, "other athletic
stunt's" by the alumni brought,
the - day to a close.
• Beard Growing
Incidentally, there was no dis
sentlon to the beard growing cam
paign in those days, because then
it was just "doing what comes
naturally."
Another big birthday party for
the University rolled around with
its 75th anniversary, in 1930. The
highlight of this celebration was
a tableau presented by the Stu
dent Government Association de
picting 75 years of progress.
Ralph Dorn Hetzel was presi
dent' of the University then, and
delivered •the principal address.
The tableau opened with a scene
from the founding of the Farmers
High School in 1855.
Scene 'two showed the first
graduating class of 13 with di
plomas in hand, as they appeared
in 1861.
In scene three the first interna
tional figure 'to appear on the
Penn State scene came into the
limelight. He was Dr. Evan. Pugh,
president of the 'University from
1859 to 1864, who demonstrated
the fixation of nitrogen before
the Society of London in 1858.
First Coed Admitted
Phi. Kappa Phi
Initiates 29
New Memiiers
Phi Kappa Phi, 'scholastic so
ciety, has initiated 2 . 0 new mein
hers.
Three of the students initiated
were from the Jan. 31 graduating
class. They are Rita Koballa, Jean
Schnetzer, and Mary Yandow.
Sixteen students from the June
graduating class initiated are Jean
Baker, James Berish; Clgiiles
Biechler. Aner Car/strfirri;.Miehael
Durkin, George Flickinger; Syd
ney Goldblatt, Sylvia Grub e,
Theresa Guinard, David Hutchin
son, Robert Rommel, Joan Shier
son, Yorvar Synnestvedt, Arlene
Weingarten, Robert. Zimmerman,
arid Fred Zimmerman.. • •
Nine students who are grad:
uated in 1954 also were elected
members. They are Joanne Man
wilier,. Muriel Garson, Juanita
Hudson, Robert McCarthy, Ruth
Pybus, BeVerly Seltzer, John
Shelly, Audrey Shultz, aid Laura
Wheeler.
One member of the : .: February, .
1956 graduating class, Walter
Wurster, was initiated.-
Training in Radio
Offered by Guild. -
Students will be introduced to
radio training by the Penn State
Radio Guild 2t 7 p.m. • tonight in
312 Sparks.
The purpose of the organization
is to introduce radio to Univer
-sity students who cannot Make
ti. i cainpus station their major
activity t Craig Sanders, sixth 'se
mester journtlism major and pres
ident of the guild, said.
Sanders said students will re
ceive training in radio in the or
ganization.
• The meeting is open to all stu
depts. ,
Poultry. Club to Hold
Discussion for Show
Poultry Club will discuss plans
tbr holding a pou!try judging
show at - 7 tonight in 108 Plant
Industries.
. Dr. Russell B. Dickerson, as
sociate dean of the College of
Agriculture, will install the newly
elected club officers. Refresh
nients will be served.
Cwens to Meet Tonight
Cwens, sophomore women's hat
society, will meet •at 6:30 tonight
in the third floor lounge of Sim
mons.
Chuck Wagon
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ÜBA STILL OPEN TODAY
By AL xLrmcxE
_ But 1871 was really the year of
revolution at Penn State. The
first coed was admitted that year.
Scene four covered this aspect of
university life.
The first individual schools
were established, in 1896 through
the efforts of George W. Atherton
and General James A. Beaver,
president of the board of trustees
Suits Dresses
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Our Annual Dry Cleaning Special
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pressed for the price of 2"
Only 3 More Days - Thursday, Friday, Saturday
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
GOP Club
Will Tour
Washington
A Washington, D.C. tour, open
to non-members, will be spon
sored by the Young Republicans
Club March 7 and 8, Benjamin
Sinclair, past president of the
club, has announced.
The total cost, $2l, will include
round-trip transportation by char
tered nus, hotel room, and meals,
Sincla:r said. A $lO deposit is
payable before March 1.
Luncheon at the Capitol with
James E. VanZandt, representa
tive from the 20th congressional
district, is the first event on the
agenda. Students may have the
opportunity to meet Senators
James Duff (R-Pa.), Edward Mar
tin (R-Pa.), Clifford Case (R-N.J.),
Joseph McCarthy (R- Wis.), Everet
Dirkson (R-Ill.), Margaret Chase
Smith (R-Me.), and Irving Ives
(R-N.Y.). There is also a possibil
ity of the group's meeting Vice
President Richard M. Nixon and
former Speaker of the House; Rep.
Joseph Martin (R-Mals.)
The trip will also include a
tour of government buildings, a
visit to the Supreme Court, din
ner, and dancing.
Coeds who took the , trip last
year met Mrs. Dwight D. Eisen
hower.
Students interested in the trip
may call Robert Kurtz, president
of the Young Republican's Club,
at Sigma Phi Alpha.
Class excuses will be provided
by the offices of the dean of men
and dean of women, Sinclair said.
at the time and a former governor
of the state, and this constituted
scene five.
Scene six was a stirring one
which showed the first call to
arms at the College in 1861 for
the Civil War. Sixty per cent of
the student body answered the
call, and a large • number served
in the Spanish-Anierican War.
The final scene depicted the
occasion of the first great appro
priation which the College re
ceived from the Commonwealth.
The sum was $6,311,000, and the
elation of this scene must have
been something to see.
which Penn State celebrated its
These are some of the ways in
birthday in other times. There
were other birthday celebrations
I besides the ones mentioned, but
these have been the most out-
I standing occasions to date.
But the real peak in celebra
tions for Penn State is just around
the corner. In fact it is already
here. It's going to be the biggest
and best yet, as a 100th birthday
party should be.
Follow the Smart Ones to
210 W. College Ave.
Given $21,100
A gift of $21,100 has been
presented to the University by
L. R. Eakin of Washington,
D.C., father of the late Mrs.
Milton S. Eisenhower, in mem
ory of his daughter.
Eakin requested that the gift
be used toward the cost of the
construction of the All-Faith
Chapel.
Call to Arms
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Trousers
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Political Series
Begins Monday
A series of ten adult discus
sion sessions on world politics will
begin Monday. The meetings will
be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. each
Monday in 108 Willard.
There will be a $lO fee for one
person and a $l5 fee for married
couples.
Similar discussion groups have
been set up throughout the coun
try. Their popularity is contrib
uted to the fact that there are no
lecturers, but the audience itself
carries disdussions.
Enrollment in the course is lim
ited to 32. Registrations are being
accepted in 300 General Extension
building in State College, or by
phoning Ext. 2517.
Sophomore Class
Meeting Changed
The sophomore class meeting
has been postponed until March
19 because of the delayed open
ing of the Hetzel Union Building,
Samuel Wolcott, class president,
said yesterday. The class meeting
will be the first social function
to be held in the HUB.
The sophomore advisory com
mittee has-selected Jerry Keeler's
orchestra to play at the Sopho
more Class Dance, which will be
held from 9 p.m. to midnight Ap
ril 23 at the HUB. The committee
is now choosing' a theme for .the
dance.
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Engagements
Lawley-Forney
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kjellman
Jr. of Pittsburgh, announce the
engagement of their daughter
Miss Gail Forney to Mr. Kenneth
Lawley of Harrisburg.
Miss Forney is a fourth semes
ter arts and letters major and a
pledge of Delta Delta Delta.
Mr. Lawley was graduated from
the University and is a member
of S'gma Pi. He is currently em
ployed by the United States Steel
Corporation in Pittsburgh.
Cabinet Reports Ready
Agenda and reports for the All.
University Cabinet meeting next
Thursday will be available to
Cabinet members tomorrow after
noon at the Student Union desk
in Old Main, according to Robert
Homan, Cabinet secretary-treas
urer.
Cabinet will not meet tonight.
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Looking Glass
with Gabbi
Hi kids, here we are again,
back to 8 o'clocks, hurried
lunches, cramming, and cof
fee hours (just gave a resume
of one's 4-year college stint).
These TV classrooms are
great—but it takes so long for
the kids to get poised for the
close-up shots. Off hours find
future Dick Buttons and Barb
Scotts gliding over glass-like
ice let's confine it to the
skating rink—not the whole
campus. While you're gliding
around why not zi p into
ETHELS for that Valentine
greeting before you wind up
in the doghouse!
Dan Cupid wasn't stupid
when he left yea high stacks
of valentines in front of ETH
EL'S door. I think he aimed
right for the funny bone, the
nostalgic without the ham
and the tender without the
trite, when he let his arrow
fly. Even Dan Magoo couldn't
miss his mark with these live
ly bits of romance in a cute
'n sassy manner. Flippish and
a bit flamboyant they're
bound to get SOME reaction,
anyway!
Let's not forget to remember
those people we call honey
and sweetheart—even though
they will be your wife some
day—romance is still here for
the young at heart. And ETH
EL'S has such a nice way of
saying Be My Valentine (ev
en for the bashful types
where?) Just arrived—artistic
and unusual copper-enameled
cufflinks and earrings, beau
tiful spring jewelry in paste3s
and summer white to keynote
that new spring outfit she'll
be charging to dad any day
now! And if she didn't bring
her wall safe to school with
her—some very lovely Far
rington jewelry b o x e s—all
sizes and prizes—to - stow the
family jewels. So don't forget
guys—Monday is your dead
line and we do so hate to see
young men hanging from
flagpoles! See you at ETH
ELS later . . .
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