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11 Go Spelunking Between Semesters
By ED DUBBS
Eleven members of the Nit
tany Grotto at the University
didn't loaf between semesters
—they went spelunking for
six days.
The group explored six caves
in Virginia and West Virginia.
Leaving the University on Jan.
26, they arrived at Breathing Cave
in Virginia, located on the West
Virginia boarder in the Tarheel
hills, the following afternoon.
33 Hours in Cave
The spelunkers spent 33 con
tinuous hours in Breathing Cave,
which gets its name because when
one stands at the entrance, he can
actually feel it 'breathing."
"Many speologists have tried to
explain this, but none have been
able," John Stellnack, graduate
student in chemistry, said.
All students interested in join
ing the Nittany Grotto, the Uni
versity cave-exploring organiza
tion, may attend a meeting of the
Grotto to be held at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday in 105 Mechanical En
gineering.
Ceiga to Give
Organ Recital
An organ recital will be pre
sented by George E. Ceiga, Chap
el organist, at 4 p.m. tomorrow in
Schwab Auditorium.
Included in the program are:
"Fugue in C Major," (Buxtehude);
"The Old Year Has Passed Away,"
"Rejoice Now, Good Christmas,"
"Fantasia" and "Fugue in G Mi
nor," (J. S. Bach); and "Fantasia"
and "Fugue on the Chor a le "
(Frantz Liszt).
The recital, one in a series spon
sored by the department of music,
is open to the public.
AFROTC Units Meet
Col. Daniel F. Riva and Major
Charles A. Swain recently repre
sented the University at a meet
ing of all Air Force ROTC units
in Pennsylvania at Lancaster,
where the leadership and manage
ment program of the Air Force
ROTC was discussed.
Seminar Planned
An economics seminar will be
held at 7:30 p.m. Monday in 107
Willard. Dr. George E. Brandow,
professor of agricultural eco
nomics, will speak on "Some As
pects of U.S. Agricultural Price
Policy".
Films on spelunking will be
shown.
After exploring Poorfarm Cave
the following day in West Vir
ginia, the group spent a night
they will never forget. In their
cabin, three miles from Poorf arm,
the temperature dropped to 10
degrees.
Eggs Freese
When they rose the following
morning, they even found their
eggs frozen. Also, they had to
open both ends of a can of soup
in order to push the frozen con
tents from the container.
Next day, Jan. 29, the spelunk
ers broke up into two groups—
one going to Crossroads Cave in
Virginia and the other to Sinnit
Cave in West Virginia.
The group journeying to Cross
roads Cave found many interest
ing fossils. They found the travel
ing rough because of the many
crevasses.
20-Foot Waterfall
In Sinnit Cave the spelunkers
found a beautiful 20-foot water
fall flowing from the ceiling of
the "basement" of the two-floored
cavern.
Grading System—
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times nothing can be done until
it is too late.
Henry L. Yeagley, associate
professor of physics, said he felt
there would be little trouble in
volved in giving numerical
grades, and that students have a
right to be given a numerical
grade so they can see where they
stand. He pointed out that some
students may be close to a 2, yet
be given a grade of 1 under the
present system. He added that he
felt the system doesn't have much
advantage.
Mildred Lucey, assistant profes
sor of physical education, felt it
would be wise to change to the
4,3, 2,1, system and eliminate
the -1 and -2 because they lower
the grade point total. She said
the -1 and -2 are a disadvantage
to the student because they carry
over every semester. Ideally, Miss
Lucey said, there would be no
grades at all, but in a large in
stitution this would be impossible.
Exchange Dinners
(Continued from page one)
women hold exchange din
ners with West Dorm and the Nit
tany and Pollock dorms according
to plans used throughout the year
fnr special dinners.
Mixers ar e being tentatively
planned to follow the dinners.
THE DAM, COLLetiIAN. STATt COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Part of the expedition headed
home Sunday, Jan. 30. Again they
went in two groups, one going
the way of Endless Caverns of
Virginia and the other journeyed
to Front Cave in West Virginia.
A third group stayed another day
to explore Quarry Cave in West
Virginia.
Besides walking and crawling
for miles, freezing in cabins and
caves, and finding their food
frozen, the spelunkers faced an
other hardship—their cars got
stuck in the snow 0n,..a one-way
mountain road in West Virginia
Making the expedition were:
George Deike, sixth semester
geophysics and geochemistry ma
jor; Dave Fenstermacher, tenth
semester geology and mineralogy
major; Paul Fisher, fourth semes
ter arts and etters student; James
Walczak, eighth semester geology
and mineralogy major.
Ruth McDuffee, sixth semester
geology and mineralogy major;
Lesley Tarleton, sixth semester
meteorology major; Karl Francis,
fourth semester geophysics and
geochemistry major.
Donald Luebbe, eighth semester
horticulture major ; Richard
Grime, sixth semester electrical
engineering major; Herbert Duey,
tenth semester geology and min
eralogy major; and Stellmack.
Cars Stick in Snow
A Campus-to-Career Case History
Manager
ew exp
His "individual training" paid off
When Ray New—Business Administration, Buffalo, 'sl—
with New York Telephone Company, he never suspected
his work would face him with problems of this sort—
"My job as business office manager
is to see that the customer gets the best
possible service. One of my assignments
took me into a section of Manhattan that
had a large Puerto Rican population.
"Frequently our people would get
somebody on the line who couldn't speak
a word of English. So I saw to it that
each of my representatives learned a few
standard Spanish phrases—enough to get
somebody to the telephone who could
speak English.
"There are no two days alike in this
You'll find these things true of college men, like Ray
New, who go into telephone work. They've been well
trained, they enjoy their present jobs, and they're
headed for responsibilities and greater rewards. If
you'd be interested in a similar opportunity with a Bell
telephone operating company, or with Sandia Corpora. ,
Lion, Bell Telephone Laboratories or Western Electric,
see your Placement Officer for full details.
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Chess Club Plays
Altoona Tomorrow
The Altoona Chess Club has
challenged the University Chess
Club to a match which will be
played 2 p.m. tomorrow in .3
Sparks.
The competition will be the first
of the year and will be open to
the public.
On Feb. 12th, the Chess Club
will compete against Bethany
Colle:e of West Vir:inia in 3
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Please call Bill AD 7-7647. Reward offered.
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Call Lesley Tarleton at 418 McElwain.
Reward.
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work, with new problems coming up all
the time. The best part of it is that the
training program here is tailor-made to
the job. First you get a general back
ground in the business, then you go into
what I call 'individual training.' That's
where your own special abilities are de
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out new ways to solve everyday prob
lems like the one I just described.
"Right now I'm Business Manager
in charge of an office doing $250,000
worth of business a month."
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 12. 1955
Ag College to Offer
Two Short Courses
Two short courses will be of
fifred by the College of Agricul
ture. The courses are "Improving
the Home Grounds," and "Rear
ing Queen Bees." Each course will
be one week in length and will
be offered once each fiscal year.
The courses were approved at
a weekend meeting of the Board
of Tiustees.
Sparks.
The club meets at 7 p.m. every
Wednesda I 3 - arks.
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AG HILL secretary winis to share coin.
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MISCELLANEOUS
AIM and LEONIDES Spring Dance Satur
day March 18, 8:80 12:00 pan. MO
per couple. Music by Johnny Niceloai.
Held at the H.U.B. Informal.
SALLY'S DELIVERS the perfect PIMA Pie
seven nights a week—Monday thru
Sunday. Call AD 7-2878.
THE POUR BLUE CHIPS are now book.
ing dance engagements. Foxtrot. Jitter.
bug, and Mambo. Call Paul. Serrins, ext..
791.
BAT AT Beaver House. Good food at
reasonable rates. 889 E. Beaver Avenue.
Phone AD 7-7861.
ORDER VALENTINE, birthday cakes,
cookies. canapes, all kinds of party re.
treatments. Frida Stern. Phone AD 7-4818.
BOARD AT Penn Haven. Pay by the meal
or $l5 per week. Television and social
advantages. Call Evans Doodling. house
I manager, 816 S. Allen Street. AD 7-4255.
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