PAGE SIX Campus Chest Collects Money for 15 Groups Campus Chest was organized in 1950 in an effort to consolidate the various charity drives which are conducted during the year. Last year, this method of "putting all the begs in one askit" collected $4160.60, which was distributed among 15 charity groups. This total fell behind the $10,394.52 which was collected during the 1953-54 campaign. Brown, 37, Dies While Swimming Dr. Walter N. Brown Jr., re search associate in applied physics, drowned at noon Mon day in the Atlantic Ocean off Long Branch, N.J. Dr. and Mrs. Brown were swimming in the ocean on a pub lic beach near the home they were occupying for the past month according to Long Branch police. Life guards are not on duty on the beach after Labor Day. Dr. Brown was pulled away from the shore line by a strong undercurrent. Mrs. Brown called for help, but neither two fisher men nor the police summoned were able to reach him in time. His body was recovered later by a Coast Guard amphibious duck about 400 yards offshore. • Dr. Brown, who served part time on the faculty, spent the month of August on a research project at Fort Monmouth, N.J., near Long Branch. He was also a director and research consult ant for Haller, Raymond, and Brown, Inc. Born Nov. 16, 1917 in Wash ington, D.C., Dr. Brown grad uated from Massachusetts Insti tute of Technology in 1939 and received his M.S. degree there the following year. He served on the faculty at' MIT as an assistant in electrical engineering. In 1941 he entered the Army as a second lieutenant in the Signal Corps. He was re lieved from active duty in 1945 as a major, having been affiliated with the Special Projects Labora tory of the Signal Corps. He was awarded the Legion of Merit for "formulating plans for the re search and development of high ly specialized radio equipment required for the control of guided missiles." Dr. Brown also helped organize and was first commanding offi cer of the 112th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, Air Na tional Guard unit here. In 1946 Dr. Brown was ap pointed a research assistant in physics in the Ellen H. Richards Institute. One of his projects con cerned the development of a bone density machine. In 1949 Dr. Brown received his Ph.D. degree from the Univer sity. He was a member of the Institute of Radio Engineers, the Society of the Sigma Xi, and of Sigma Nu, social fraternity. Survivors include his widow, Margaret T. Brown, four chil dren, and his father, Walter N. Brown, all of State 'College. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Victory Church, State College. Friends may call from 7 to 9 to night at the Koch Funeral Home. $70,000 Given For Research Agreements, providing more than $70,000 for research in the College of Chemistry and Physics, with nine industrial firms and foundations have been completed by the University. The National Science Founda tion donated $20,500; Dow Corn ing Corporation, $14,260; Ameri can Cancer Society, Incorporated, $4000; Research Corporation, $2500; B. F. Goodrich Company, $3000; Pennsylvania Grade Crude Oil Association, $20,000; an d Rohm and Haas Company, $5OOO. The two fellowships renewed are Barrett division of Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation 43500 and Seant-Solvay sax. The Chest drive has three main purposes: 1. To eliminate duplicate ef forts. 2. To establish a definite policy for conducting charity drives on the campus. No others are per mitted. 3. To emphasize the responsi bility of students toward chari table groups. Percentage Set Each of the groups which bene fit from Campus Chest receives its share according to a predeter mined percentage of the total con tribution. The charities and their percen tages in last year's drive were: World University Service, 20 per cent; Penn State Scholarship Fund, eight per cent; National Service Fund for Negro Students, seven per cent; Cerebral Palsy Drive, three per cent; Damon Run yon Cancer Fund, three per cent. Recipients American Heart Society, three per cent; American Cancer So ciety; three per cent; Salvation Army, three per cent; Centre County Heart Fund, three per cent; Women's Student Govern ment Association, two per cent and State College Welfare Fund, two per cent. The three campus religious or ganizations the Hillel Founda tion, Newman Club and Univer sity Christian Association re ceived 35 per cent of the total amount, Operating expenses for the drive amounted to $1310.02. The bulk of contributions to last year's campaign—s4,os9.s9--came from the Chest solicitation drive last fall. The remainder was con tributed through the proceeds from special events. The Kickoff Dance, held in the fall, netted $561.03, the Ugly Man contest, sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity, netted approximately $920 and the Max Kaminski jazz concert brought $695. This year's solicita tion drive will be held Oct. 18, 19 and 20. Clubs Must Schedule Classrooms in Advance Student organizations .wishing to reserve classrooms for everiing meetings must make the reserva tions 24 hours in advance, accord ing to Ray V. Watkins, Univer- . . Winnin W sity scheduling officer. 'g W a y Reservations may be made by Golf is the owner of Penn State's telephoning extension 797 or by No. 1 win streak-12 straight mat calling in person at 2 Willard. ches over a two-year period. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA New UCA Executive Appointed The Rev. Lester Dobyns, for mer Young Men's Christian As sociation executive secretary at Michigan State University, has been named executive director of the University Christian Associa tion, Protestant student organiza tion. As executive director of UCA, Reverend Dobyns will be filling the position established a year ago when the organization was organized. Since that time, Mary ,lane Wyland has been serving as acting director. Reverend Dobyns will assume responsibility for general manage ment for all activities of the or ganization, according to Dr. Rus sell B. Dickerson, chairman of the IJCA board of directors. After studying at the Julliard School of Music, Reverend Dobyns I received his MA degree from Columbia University. He received his BD degree from the Episcopal Theological Seminary, Alex a n dria, Va. He has been associated with the department of adult education in the state of Delaware, 1935-36; has taught in Louisiana and New Jersey public schools; and has served as program secretary from 1943 to 1947 at the Mcßarney branch of the YMCA, New York City. • Reverend Dobyns was execu tive. director of the student YMCA program' at Michigan State Uni versity from 1947 to 1953. Until accepting his present UCA post, he continued his studies at the Episcopal Theological Seminary. Hat Groups to End Talks with Frosh Hat societies will conclude their nightly talks with fresh men tonight in assigned campus buildings. For the first half of the week, hatmen and hatwomen have counseled freshmen in the customs program, student conduct, activities, social life, honorary and professional so cieties, and campus religious opportunities. Hat Society Counseling pro gram was termed very successful in carrying out its aims in ac quainting freshmen with the Uni versity, according to Vernon Sones, Hat Society Council presi dent. He also said a large number of hatmen and hatwomen turned out to help in counseling the new students. Frosh Toured Campus Members of hat societies guid ed freshmen on tours of the cam pus Monday evening before the welcoming address by President Milton S. Eisenhower. Freshman women will continue to be informed of the women's associations on campus at meet ings tonight and tomorrow night in Schwab Auditorium. The functions of the Women's Recreation Association will be re lated beginning at 6:45 tonight. Women will learn about Panhel lenic-Leonides at 6:45 p.m. tomor row. Yesterday, a talk on Wo men's Student Government Asso ciation was presented in Schwab Auditorium. Frosh .to Meet Counselors Freshmen men and women will meet with dormitory counselors in ddrmitory units and lounges WHY PAY MORE? 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Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity, is continuing to operate the information booth on the Mall along Pollack road. Orientation Week activities will conclude on Saturday with two social events for the freshmen— the Dink Debut at 2 p.m, in the ballroom of the Hetzel Union Building, and run Night, sched uled for 7 p.m. in Recreation Hall, Your Shopping Center in State College • Nardware Dept. •SmaN Appliances •Television •Washews & Dryers •Tiros •Batteries *ON items available FREE PARKING Phone AD 7-7631
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