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Argentineans Use State Folklore
Traditions Are
Pan-Am Theme
A group of Argentineans in
corporated some of Pennsyl
vania's folklore into their Pan-
American Day celebration yes
terday in Argentina.
The South Americans had writ
ten a few months ago to a faculty
member who belongs to the Penn
sylvania Historical Society. In
their letter they said they would
like some information about the
Commonwealth's folklore in order
that they might gain a better
understanding of Penrisylvania
and its traditions—they were plan
ning to celebrate Pan-American
Day onApril 14.
The
University Pan-American
Day committee sent the request
on to the Harrisburg Chamber of
Commerce. With, the request, the
committee also included some lit
erature, pictures, and figurines to
add to what the Chamber of Com
merce would send to "our good
neighbors."
The University celebrated Pan
American Day yesterday by a
dedication ceremony of the new
flags of the republics. Twenty
four fraternities had the Univer
sity's Latin American students as
their guests for dinner last night.
An informal dance from 9 p.m.
to midnight tomorrow in Waring
lounge will be held in honor of
the Pan America Republics. Mrs.
Sheppard's School of Dance at
BOalsburg will lead the group in
the "La Raspa" and other Latin
American dances during the in
ermissi Dn.
Power Plant
Expansion
Nears End
A project costing nearly $70,000
for the expansion and improve
ment of the steam generation and
electrical distribution system at
the University. is nearly complet
ed, University officials said yes
terday.
Contracts for the final phase of
the project have been awarded
by the General State Authority
and it is expected construction
will be completed by the end of
:he month.
The project will include the
anstruction of a new three-story
;hop area inside the present pow
er plant, as well as new walk
ways, platforms, stairs, and hand
rails. The construction of a new
driveway from the power plant
to College avenue also is included
in the plans.
The plans include the construc
tion of a new boiler in the power
nlant in the Nittany dormitory
area and changes to be made in
the stack of this plant. Some un
derground steam lines in this area
,lso will be replaced with larger
lines.
Normal use of the utilities will
be maintained during the con
truction.
New contracts awarded by the
ISA were general construction,
Wilson Construction Co., Johns
toviTh, $17,225; heating, John F.
Miles, Kulpmont, $44,800; plumb
ing, Mulch Brothers, Hollidays
burg, $2832; electrical, Michael
Electrical Contractors, Bellefonte,
$5125.
Atwater to Address
Flcuhy Luncheon Club
Dr. Elton Atwater, associate
professor of political science, will
address the Faculty Luncheon
Club Monday. His subject will be
"The United Nations Enters the
Second Decade," in observance of
the 10th anniversary of the char
tering of the UN.
The luncheon will be held at
noon at the State College Hotel.
Dickinson Wins Post
Patricia Dickinson, sixth semes
tcr 'ournalism major, has been
el d president of Theta Sigma
P* wc . nen's national profession
al '<;m fraternity
Heim, sixth semester
• •—.ajor, har been elect
ed secretary.
republics during Pan-American Day ceremonies held on the Old
Main lawn yesterday morning. William H. Gray, chairman of the
All-University Committee on International Understanding, dedi
cated the flags.
Fraternity Theft Cases
Pose Baffling Questions
Police were puzzled yesterday as two unsolved questions arose
from mixed-up stories about several fraternity houses, nine State
College teen-agers, and several recovered stolen articles without a
home.
One puzzler currently baffling police is who walked into Zeta
Beta Tau over the Easter recess and stole over $5O in cash, two shirts,
and five sets of cufflinks
Nine State College high school
youths who admitted to entering
five fraternities over the holiday
to steal what they could, said
Zeta Beta Tau was one they didn't
burglarize.
However, the boys have admit
ted they do not know by name
what fraternities they entered. In
order to find out what ones they
did visit, police had to drive them
around town, having them point
out the ones they recognized as
having burglarized.
Shown Front
According to one patrolman, the
bus were shown the front of
Zeta Beta Tau, although, if they
entered it at all, it was through
the back. Today, they will be
shown the rear of the house to
see if they recognize it.
A tougher mystery facing po
lice is who are original owners of
several cigarette lighters, pens,
pencils, and other small items
taken from the boys. Under ques
tioning they admitted to stealing
the articles from the five frater
nities they visited.
However, the fraternities, after
baking inventory of their houses,
Centennial 0 • en House
Eight Colleges Plan
The Centennial Open House
will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. April
23 with eight of the nine colleges
participating.
The campus-wide program will
provide an opportunity for high
school students and their parents
to visit the campus and inspect
the University's facilities and to
investigate opportunities the Uni
versity affords students.
Because of previous arrange
ments the College of Mineral In
dustries will hold its Open House
on the following April 30.
The program will be aided by
Alpha Phi Omega, national serv
ice fraternity, which will put up
and staff five information booths
around the campus.
Visitors to be Aided
By means of displays, lectures,
mixers, and guided tours, visitors
will see the University in its
100th year.
The Open House for the Col
lege of Home Economics coincides
with the annual Spring Weekend
program which annually brings
hundreds of homemakers, pro
fessional home economists, and
THE DAILY • COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSIWAPAA
claim nothing is missing. The five
houses are Beta Sigma Rho, Phi
Kappa, Theta Chi, Alpha Epsilon
Pi, and Chi Phi.
One retraining fraternity the
youths also admitted entering ac
tually can claim to have been
robbed. Kappa Delta Rho mem
bers returning from .he holiday
found several rooms ransacked
and a cigarette machine robbed
oi its cigarettes and cash.
Along with the items without
owners, police recovered the cig
arettes and money from the
youths.
Charges were brought by all
the fraternities, except Theta Chi,
against most of the youths. Three
boys who admitted to entering
Theta Chi and taking only two
bottles of ginger ale and one of
soda water and then leaving were
not charged.
The remaining nine youths
have also admitted responsibility
for a series of past acts, such as
window breaking, shop-lifting,
and stealing auto accessories.
The nine will be brought before
county juvenile authorities.
high school students and their
parents to the campus.
The theme of this year's pro
gram is "Home Economics Then
and Now." The college will offer
lectures, displays, an d guided
tours of the Home Economics
Building.
Phys Ed Speakers
As a part of the program of the
College of Physical Education and
Athletics, speakers from the de
partments of health, physical edu
cation, and recreation will begin
their lectures at 1:30 p.m. in Rec
reation Hall. Guided tours of Rec
Hall and White Hall also are
planned.
The program of the College of
Education will include guided
tours of the music education, art
education, business education,
elementary education, secondary
education, psychology, and indus
trial arts departments along with
a tour of the Visual Aids labora
tory. Refreshments will be served
and souvenirs provided for all
visitors.
The Open House of the College
of the Liberal Arts will be pre
sented by the Liberal Arts Stu-
Items Recovered P
Doty, Harvard Chemist,
To Give Priestley Lecture
Dr. Paul M. Doty Jr., physical chemist of Harvard University,
will deliver the annual Priestley lecture series at the University,
April 25 to 29.
The series, sponsored jointly
Physics and Phi Lambda Upsilon,
chemistry recognition society,
was founded at the University in
1926 in honor of Joseph Priestley,
noted English chemist and physi
cist and the discoVerer of oxygen.
'Biological Polymers'
Each year the series presents
a leading scientist who lectures
on a subject that is borderline be
tween physical chemistry and an
other field. Dr. Doty's series of
lectures at the University will be
on the general subject of "Bio
logical Polymers."
Dr. Doty, a native of Chicora, is
a 1041 graduate of the University,
and is considered one of the lead
ing physical chemists in the field
of polymer molecules of biologi
cal interest. He received his M.A.
and Ph.D. degrees at Columbia
University.
Pounds Journal
In 1945 Dr. Doty was co
founder of the "Journal of Poly
mer Science" and at present he
ser v es on committees of the
Quartermaster Corps, the Office
of Ordnance Research, and the
International Union of Chemistry.
He has been named for the 1955-
56 Wallace P. Carothers Research
Professorship of Chemistry at
Harvard. •
Stock Judging
Contest Set
For Tomorrow
The Spring Livestock Judging
Contest sponsored by the Block
and Bridle Club will begin at 10
a.m. tomorrow in the Livestock
Pavilion.
Contestant registration will be
first on the program.
Contestants will be divided in
to two classes—professional and
amateur. The professional divis
ion will include students who
have completed either animal
husbandry 3 or 4.
A 50-cent fee. will be charged
for professional class entries and
a 25-cent fee for amateurs.
Contestants will compete in
three classes of beef cattle, two
classes of sheep, two of swine,
and one of horses.
Judges will be Herman Purdy,
beef cattle, Thomas King, horses,
Carrol Shaffner, sheep, and Dr.
Larry Gobble, swine.
'Engineer' Award Forms
Available at HUB
Applications for the Penn State
Engineer Award are available at
the Hetzel Union desk. The award
is for !.50.
Applicants must rank in the
first 10 per cent of the junior
class and must be enrolled m the
College of Mineral Industries,
College of Engineering, or in the
curriculum of chemical engineer
ing, according to award require
ments.
The award is based upon
scholarship, student activity, and
financial need.
Programs
dent Council and the Pattee Li
brary. The library will feature
exhibits of the great classics in
all fields of liberal arts, and a
special exhibit of the works of
Walt Whitman. Guided tours of
the library, and two presenta
tions of a scene from a•play by
Players are planned.
Displays an d demonstrations
will be presented by pie College
of Agriculture to acquaint pros
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Senate Okays
Five Recipients
Of Awards
University Senate yesterday' a -
proved the recipients of three
medals, one fellowship, and- one
scholarship which were recom
mended by its %.:ommittee on
Scholarships and Awards and ap
proved by President Milton S. Eis
enhower.
Carl McGrew, eighth semester
physics major, was awarded the
John W. tite medal. The John
White•Yellowships, worth $6OO
to each recipient, were awarded
to Alexander Sirnkovich eighth
semester metallurgy major, and
Samuel Smith, eight semester ag-'
ricultural and biological chemis
try major.
Seniors receiving Evan Pugh
medals are Aurelia Arre, John
Boyd, Carter Brooks, Ann Cun
ningham (a February graduate),
William Luyben, David Overmier,
and Bry.ce Schwalm.
Juniors awarded the Evan Pugh
medals are Joseph Hodorawis,
Bruce Lieske, Joan Reese, Urith
Spiese, and Elizabeth Tipton.
The Phi Kappa Phi freshman
scholarship of $5O was awarded
to Mary Raup, applied arts ma
jor.
Women's Chorus
Will Present
Spring Concert
The Women's Chorus will pre
sent it's annual spring concert at .
3 p.m. Sunday in Schwab Audi
torium.
Raymond Brown ? assistant pro
fessor of music, will conduct the
60-voice chorus.
Included in the program will be
"Stabat Mater" (Pergolesi), "Love
Walked In," "The Man I Love,"
"I Got Rhythm" (GershWin), "Jer
usalem" (Parry), "Ora Pro Nobis"
(Williams), "Three Little Girls
From School" (Gilbert and Sulli
van), "Requieschat" (Schuman),
and "Hi Ho Nobody Home"
(Charles).
Barbara Farms, sixth semester
arts and letters major, will sing
two soprano solos, "Hear Ye, Is
rael," from "Elijah" (Mendels
sohn) and "Aria De Lia" from "I:-
Enfant Prodigue" (Debussy).
The program is open to the
public and admission is free.
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