The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, May 21, 1955, Image 2

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    PAGE TWO
Boyle, Biddle Receive
Top Newspaper Awards
Joseph C. Boyle, publisher of the Jim Thorpe a „Times-
News and John H. Biddle, publisher of the Huntingdon Daily
News, received awards last night at the annual Newspaper
Publishers Association Pennsylvania Press Conference for
distinguished service to their communities.
Dr. Frederick Marbut, pro :
Nine Students
Given Awards
For Designs
The Central Pennsylvania In
stitute of Architects has awarded
prizes and medals to nine Uni
versity students in architectural
engineering.
The Summitville Tile award of
$250 was presented to Charles
13ailey, junior in aeronautical en
gineering from York, and Harlin
Wall, junior in architecture from
Butler, for the design of a re
habilitation center for the physi
cally handicapped.
Winners of the Tile Council of
America Prize for the design of
a centre stage theatre were Rob
ert Whitmore, sophomore in archi
tecture from Portland, Maine, $4O;
Jerald Baker sophomore in aero
nautical engineering from Rou
lette, $l5; and Richard Coates,
sophomore in chemical engineer
ing from Turtle Creek, $l5.
Martha Darlington, senior in
architecture from Darling, wa s
chosen for the American Institute
of Architect medal an d was
awarded the book "Mont St.
Michel and Charters" by Henry
Adams. Cynthia Palmer, senior
in architecture from Scotia, N.Y.,
runner-up, also received a copy
of the book.
The Pennsylvania Society of
Architects Prize of books was pie
sented to J. Hubert Ream, senior
in aeronautical engineering from
Altoona. John Beecher, senior in
aeronautical engineering from
I,amcaster, received the Alpha Rho
Chi medal.
Chess Clubs Meet
For State Title
The University Chess Club will
meet the University of Pennsyl
vania Chess Club at 2 p.m. today
in 3 Sparks to compete for the
state chess title.
The University club recently de
feated Altoona Center's club to
become eligible for today's match.
The University team members
are Howard Kalodner, Harry
Spayde, Byron LaVan, Frederick
Kerr, and Carl Dietrich.
Frank Toth, a resident of State
College, became the club cham
pion Tuesday night by defeating
the other members of the group.
Runner-up was Owen Webster, a
graduate student in chemistry
from State College. Toth had 1186
points and Webster 1106.
Kappa Phi Kappa Holds
Spring Initiation for 20
Kappa Phi Kappa, professional
education honorary, held its
spring initiation for 20 students
last Tuesday night.
The new initiates are Walter
Stryczek, James Werkman, Hu
bert Heinrichs, Harvey Bomber
ger, Vincent Carlone, Francis
Taylor, Bruce Lehman, John
Hamill, Ronald Perks, Robert
Reed, John McDermott, Paul
Weaver, Donald Altemus, Sanford
Lichenstein, Charles Good, Ro
bert Fritgerald, William Bilyak,
John Rabenstain, Ronald Field,
and David Fineman.
Finnemore Presented
Engineering Award
Douglas Finnemore, junior in
electronics from Cuba, N.Y., was
presented the Penn State Engineer
award at the Penn State En
gineer banquet Thursday night.
The award, which is presented
annually to the outstanding jun
ior in engineering, carries a $5O
scholarship.
Senior members of the manag
ing and senior boards of the Penn
State Engineer were presented
keys and shingles.
essor of journalism at the Uni
versity, presented the awards to
the two men at a dinner last night
at the Nittany Lion Inn.
More than 200 newspapermen
and women attended the opening
day sessions of the conference
yesterday. The conference will
close today with the annual Penn
sylvania press awards dinner.
Biddle, who has an interest in
six daily and weekly newspapers,
has served his community and
state with distinction in numer
ous capacities but is noted es •
pecially for his endless crusade
against tuberculosis.
Biddle was elected chairman
of the National Christmas Seal
Committee in 1953-55 and was
elected to the board of the Na
tional Tuberculosis Association in
1945.
The other award winner, Boyle,
was cited by the Freedom Foun
dation in 1954 for his origination
of the "Nickel-A-Week" fu n d
raising campaign to obtain money
for industrial developments.
Speakers at the closing session
tonight will include Herman S.
Reifsnyder, editor of Altoona Mir
ror; Bernard J. Smyth, publisher
of the Dover, Del. News; . and
Brooks Cottle, editor of the Mor
gantown, W. Va. Post,
Today's sessions will get under
way at 9:30 this morning with a
workshop for daily newspaper led
by Joseph H. Mader, associate
professor of journalism and pub
lic relations at Duquesne Univer
sity, Pittsburgh.
Other events for the day in
clude a speech by Paul Trescott,
member of the editorial staff of
the Philadelphia Bulletin, at 12:30
p.m.; a business session for the
Pennsylvania Women's Press As
sociation at 2 p.m.; a press con
ference at 2:30 p.m. on water re
sources, led by Maurice X. God
dard, secretary of forests and
waters and former University
professor; and a meeting of the
Pennsylvania Newspapers Pub
lishers Association, education and
promotion committee, at 3:30 p.m.
Franklin C. Banner, retiring
head of the department of jour
nalism, told newspapermen yes
terday that the great demand for
young meh and women trained in
technical fields may take away
from the fields of journalism and
small business some of our most
capable young people.
"The press, however, is still in
a favored position to get the tal
ent-it wants," Banner added, "be
cause the newspaper is closer to
smalltown America than are the
great industrial concerns and can
reach into the homes and schools."
The conference will end offi
cially tomorrow morning after a
breakfast sponsored by Sigma
Delta Chi, men's national jour
nalism honorary fraternity.
Grade System Outlined
The new grading system which
will go into effect next year will
utilize both the numerical grade
and the letter grade, C. 0. Wil
liams, dean of admissions an d
registrar, said yesterday at a
meeting of the •Honor Society
Council.
The system will involve the use
of quality points and a corre
sponding letter grade: 4 (90-100)
A, 3 (80-89) B, 2 (70-79) C, 1 (60-
69) D, and 0 (0-59) F.
An All-University average of a
2 will be required for graduation.
Williams explained that with
the letter system, parents and in
dividuals outside the University
would be able to understand the
grade better. Williams added that
with the elimination of the -2
and the -1 the recorder's job will
be simplified.
The Honor Society Council be
gan work on the revised grading
system two years ago and, last
year it remn nencled the revision
to All-I.7nivarsi y Cabinet.
The proposal was referred to
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE calm. PENNSYLVANIA `
IBerryhill
To Speak
At Chapel
The Rev. Dr. Charles C. Berry
hill, pastor of the First Presby
terian Church, Niagara Falls, N.Y.,
will speak at chapel services at
10:55 a.m. tomorrow in Schwab
Auditorium'.
His topic will be "Is Your God
Too Small?"
Reverend Berryhill, a native of
Hickory, received his BA degree
from the University in 1928. He
was graduated from West ern
Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh
in 1931 with an S.T.B. degree and
served his first two pastorates in
New Texas and Fdgewood. In
1945 he was appointed to his pres
ent position in Niagara Falls.
At the University, he was presi
dent of the senior class and the
student council, editor of LaVie,
president of Delta Sigma Phi fra
ternity, and a member of Lion's
Paw and Skull and Bones, honor
ary societies.
At present, Reverend Berryhill
is the representative of the Ni
agara Falls Penn State Club on
the Penn State Alumni Council
and was recently elected to serve
on the board of the University
Christian Association.
He recently was moderator of
the Presbytery of Buffalo-Niaga
ra. He serves on the Niagara Falls
Community Chest Board and is a
member of the Rotary Club.
Included in the chapel service
program will be "Antiphon for
Festival and the Magnificat" (Cei
ga), by the Choir; the prelude
"Sixth Sonata—Chorale Vater Un
ser and First Variation" (Mendels
ohn), and postlude, "Fugue in D
minbr from the Sixth Sonata"
(Mendelssohn), played by George
E. Ceiga, organist.
Revised Slate
Passes Senate
The revised Student Govern
ment Association constitution was
approved yesterday by the Senate
Subcommittee on Organization
Control.
The constitution will now go
to the Senate Committee on Stu
dent Affairs for fjnal approval.
The committee meets regularly
each Wednesday.
If approved, the revised consti
tution will serve to outline the
legislative powers of All-Univer
sity Cabinet, the duties of the
All-University president, the ju
dicial powers of the Supreme
Court, judicial, and Tribunal, and
the responsibility of the student
finance board.
The revised constitution further
provides miscellaneous provisions,,
an amendment provision, and a
set of bylaws.
The constitution is patterned
after that of the national govern
ment, being divided into seven
separate articles embodying the
different functions of the Student
Government Association.
the Senate and the Senate ratified
the proposal on March 3.
With the abolition of the -1,
it is now impossible for a student
to graduate with an average low
ei than a 1 All-University—as
was possible in the past.
The Honor Society C 0 u nc
unanimously accepted two peti
tions for membership to the Coun
cil from Phi Sigma Society, a zoo
logical honor society, and Phi Ep
silon Phi fraternity, a botanical
honor society.
Dr. Franklin B. Krauss, head of
CAMP CONRAD WEISER, WERNERSVILLE, PA.
Will interview men for summer camp jobs '
on Tuesday, May 24fft
at the Student Employment Service in 112 Old Main
Interested student* should sign up for
interviews in advance at 112 Old Main
ME Prof Resigns,
Accepts New Post
Dr. Alexander H. Zerban, professor of mechanical engi.
veering, has resigned to accept a position with Hamilton
Standard Division of United Aircraft at Windsor Locks, Conn.
His resignation will become effective June 30. Dr. Zerban
is one of 11 faculty member resignations.
Other resignations accepted at
the meeting of the Board of Trus
tees Friday included:
Dr. Nathan Better, associate
professor of economics; effective
April, to enter private consulting
and research work in New York,
N.Y.
Dr. David Van Meter, associate
professor of electrical engineer
ing, effective March 31, to accept
a position on the faculty of Har
vard University.
Gvcinn Will Lowy*
Dr. Fredrick L. Gwynn, asso
elate professor of English litera
ture, effective June 30, to accept
a position as associate professor
of English at the University of
Virginia.
Robert M. Knoebel, associate
porfessor of industrial education,
effective June 30 t to join the fac
ulty of Pittsburgh, Kansas, State
Teachers College.
Charles G. Burress, professor
of agricultural engineering exten
sion, effective April 15, to enter
private business in Pearisburg,
Virginia.
Dr. Morley G. McCarthy, asso
ciate professor of poultry hus
bandry, effective June 30, to ac
cept a position as associate chair
man of 'the poultry science depart
ment, Ohio Agricultural Experi
ment. Station at Wooster, Ohio.
Home Ec Professors
Doris A. Anders, assistant
State home economics extension
leader and associate, professor of
home economics extension, effec
tive May 31, to become demon
stration leader at the University
of Connecticut.
Extension home economists
who have resigned are Pauline
G. Hoke, Lawrence county, effec
tive May 31; Ruth F. 'Ball, Wayne
county, effective June 11; and
Josephine Deßaymond, Sullivan
county, effective August 31.
Ed Senior Elected
Round Table Head
Albertus Paules, a senior in ed
ucation from Wrightsville, ha s
been elected president of the His
tory Round Table for the coming
semester. Paules will do 'graduate
work in history next year.
Other officers are Thomas Os
enbach, junior in arts and letters
from Frackville, vice president;
John Gates, junior in education
from Altoona, secretary-treasurer;
and George Peters, graduate in
horticulture from Biglerville, and
Fred Eeers, graduate in math
from Clifton, N.J., councilmen.
4-H Club Will Meet
The Penn State 4-H club will
meet at 7 p.m, Monday in 100
Weaver. Slides will be shown on
the topic, "When You Step Out."
the department of romance lan
guages and professor of Latin, was
elected president of •the society.
Other officers elected are: Paul
Hill, sophomore in agricultural
engineering from Spring Mill s,
vice president; and Robert Fore
man, sophomore in civil engineer
ing from South Waverly,treasurer.
The purpose of the Honor Soci
ety Council is to coordinate and
unify the activities of honor so
cieties, to encourage scholarship,
and to promote the recognition of
honor students:
SATURDAY. MAY 21. 1955
Tomorrow Set
For Concert
By Orchestra
The University Symphony 0
chestra, under the direction of
Theodore K. Karhan, associate
professor of music and =isle ed
ucation, will present its annual
Spring Concert at 3'p.m, tomor
row in Schwab Auditorium.
The program will open with
overture to "Euranthe" (Weber):
Instead of presenting a full length
symphony, as has been the cus
tom, the group will present his
tory in music showing the' evolu
tion of the waltz from Mozart to
Jerome Kern.
Selections for the history will
be "Minuet" from Symphony
number 40 in G minor (Mozart),
"Scherzo" from Symphon3r num
ber 5 in G minor (Schubert), "Eth
peror Waltz" (Strauss), "Waltz of
the Flowers" from "The Nutcrack
er Suite" (Tschaikowsky), Walt
zes from "Der Roserikavalier"
(Strauss), and "Waltz in 'Swing
time" (Kern, arranged by Bur
den).
The concluding number on the
program will be Concerto for
Flit t e and Harp (Mozart). This
rarely performed concerto will
feature Anne Hosfeld,junior in
arts and letters from Shippens
burg, as harpist; and Mary Lou
Meyer, junior in hotne economics
from Lebanon, as flutist.
The prograin is open to the pub
lic. Admission is free.
Hallock Elected
Riding Club Head
Diane Hallock, junior in jour
nalism , from Teaneck, N.J., has
been elected president of the
Penn State Riding Club.
Other officers are Edwin Brod
nax, junior in wood utilization
from Greencastle, vice . president;
Peggy Bowers, sophomore in ani
mal husbandry from Philadelphia,
secretary; William Mcßride,
sophomord in h6tel administra
tion from Springfield, treasurer.
Joanne Bedenk, freshman in
physical education from State
College, hors e show chairman;
Bernard Gerber,' junior in busi
ness administra tion from Read
ing, parliamentarian; and Joanne
Adair, freshman in home eco
nomics from Bethlehem, public
relations chairman.
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