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Antique Chest Serves
As '95 Class Roll Book
A handsome, hand-carved chest in the Penn State Room of Pa 11 e e Library now
serves as a roll book for members of the Penn State Class of 1895.
The names of all the class members are carved about the sides of the chest. And
when a member of the class dies, a cross is carved beside his name.
The chest also serves another function—that of a storehouse for Penn State lore and
pleasant memories for members of the class who may choose to browse through it.
It contains records and replicas
of the things they did and the
people who were their classmates
and associates.
The chest, carved by a member
of the class, Ralph Fitch Martin,
may be opened only by another
class member.
Among items to be found in the
chest are autographed parasols
used at the class reunion in 1935,
a fragment of the class flag, copies
of LaVie of 1890, and copies of
the Free Lance, monthly student
publication which later became
The Daily Collegian.
Photographs of Campus
Photographs in the chest show
a rural campus trod by coeds in
high-buttoned shoes, and stiff-col
lared presidents and faculty mem
bers.
The first verse of the class
hymn is carved on the lid of the
chest. Interestingly enough, it was
this tune to which Fred Lewis
Pattee later set the words which
were to become the Alma Mater.
The chest was carved by Martin
in commemoration of the class’s
40th anniversary and 1935 re
union.
Reveal Contents in 1954
The contents of the mysterious
chest were first revealed May 18,
1954, when George B. Snyder,
class secretary and a resident of
State College, opened it.
Carved around the names of the
36 class members are a number
of intricate designs which display
careful and artistic workmanship.
The chest is currently on dis
play in the new addition, to the
Penn State Room on the fourth
floor of the library. However,.an
inner lid may still be opened only
by a member of the class of 1895.
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THE ALUMNI OFFICE
Hall-lliert
Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Iffert
of Hazleton announce the engage
ment of their daughter Ellen to
Mr. Norman Hall, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Hall of Clarks Sum
mit.
Miss Iffert is a junior in arts
and letters'.
Mr. Hall is a junior in business
management and a member of
the varsity basketball team.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Haitpiann-Silk
Mrs. Edward J. Silk of Phila
delphia announces the engage
ment of her daughter Patricia to
Mr. Ronald Hartmann, son of Mrs.
Hilda Hartmann of Lititz.
Miss 'Silk is a sophomore in
elementary education.
Mr. Hartmann is a senior in
landscape architecture and a
member of Acacia.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Woodford-Wagner
Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Weg
ner of Priven announce the en
gagement of their daughter Joyce
to Mr. James Woodford, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Wood
ford of Riverside, Calif.
Miss Wagner is a junior in ap
plied arts and a member of Sigma
Sigma Sigma.
Mr. Woodford is an assistant
professor at the Carnegie Insti
tute of Technology.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
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meats
Livziey-Mader
> Mr. and Mrs. Luther Mader
of Danville announce the engage
ment of their daughter Carol to
Mr. Jay Livziey, son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. A. Livziey of Danville.
Miss Mader is a student in nurs
ing at Reading Hospital.
Mr. Livziey is a junior in physi
cal education and a member 'of
Theta Chi.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Hendrickson-Smith
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Smith
of Hopewell, N.J., announce the
engagement of their daughter
Patricia to Mr. Furman Hendrick
son, son of Mrs. Furman Hendrick
son of Trenton, N.J.
Miss Smith is a senior in home
economics and a member of Sig
ma Sigma Sigma.
Mr. Hendrickson is serving with
the U.S. Army at Fort Eustis, Va.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Ernest-Andress
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Andress
of Richboro announce the engage
ment of their daughter Joan to
Mr. Richard Ernest, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Winfield T. Ernest of
Newtown.
Miss Andress is a senior in ap
plied arts at Drexel Institute of
Technology and a member of Al
pha Sigma Alpha sorority.
Mr. Ernest is a senior in me
chanical engineering.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 23
Thesis Production to Open
Two-Week Run on Feb. 10
The thesis production of “The Innocents” will open for a two
weekend run at 8 p.m. Feb. 10 in the Extension Conference Center.
The play will also be given Feb. 11, 17, and 18.
Nancy May, graduate in dramatics, will direct the production
as part of the work toward her master’s degree. The play is a
psychological ghost story based on the novelette “The Turn of the
Screw” by Henry James. William
Archibald adapted the play from
the novelette,
The leading roles are played by
two children, Carol Mansell as
Flora and Walter Ebaugh as
Miles. Carol is a fourth grade stu
dent at Easterly Parkway School.
Walter, a seventh grade student
at State College Junior High
School, has appeared in two Play
ers’ productions, “Medea" and
“First Day of Summer.”
Other members of the cast in
clude Mrs. Kelly Yeaton of State
College as Miss Giddeons and Jo
etta Laing, junior in arts and let
ters from State College, as Mrs.
Grose.
The play is being produced in
cooperation with Players and the
department of theater arts.
Earthquake Hits Ecuador
QUITO, Ecuador, Jan. 17 (JP)
Heavy damage to two Ecuadorean
coastal cities was reported today
as a result of a strong earthquake
that shook most of the country last
WATCH WHAT YOU SAY
AND HOW YOU SAY IT!
A publisher in Chicago report* there
is a simple technique of everyday
conversation which can pay you real
dividends in both social and business
advancement and works like magic
to give yon added poise, self confi
dence and greater popularity. The
details of this method are described id
a fascinating booklet, "Adventures in
Conversation," sent free on request.
According to this publisher, many
people do not realize how much they
could influence others simply by
what they say and how they say it.
Whether in business, at social func-
Now!
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WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 18. 1956
Transfer Club
May Be Started
A social organization for women
transfer students who are mem
bers of sororities at other schools
may be organized on campus, Bar
bara Nicholls, acting president of
Panhellenic Council, has an
nounced.
Women who are interested
should register in the dean of wo
men’s office. The purpose of the
group is to organize women who
are members of sororities not
having chapters on campus, and
women who are unable to affil
iate with campus sororities be
cause of a filled quota.
If enough women are interested.
Miss Nicholls said, the Greek
group will be organized. If Pan-.
Hellenic Council approves it, it
is also possible that the group
will be represented on council.
tions, or even in casual conversation*
with new acquaintances, there are
I ways in which you can make a good
l impression every time you talk.
To acquaint more readers of this
paper with the easy-to-follow rule* for
developing skill in everyday conver
sation, the publishers have printed
full details of their interesting res
training method in a 24-page book
let which will be mailed free to any
one who requests it. The address is:
Conversation Studies, Dept. 4451
836 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14,
IU. A postcard will do.