FRIDAY. MARCH 9. 1956 SAE Will Commemorate Birthday This Weekend Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Alpha Zeta chapter, is one of 139 SAE chapters commemorat ing the 100th birthday of the nation's largest social fraternity. Tonight the chapter will mark the official birthday with a party and banquet and will listen to a nation-wide closed circuit broadcast from Alabama. The broadcast, which has been prepared for a telephone hookup, will depict the founding and growth of SAE. Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower, alum ni from Kansai Beta chapter, Kansas State College, will be honored guest at the banquet. Other guests will be alumni and pledges. Founded in Alabama SAE was founded March 9, 1856, at the University of Ala bama. The Penn State Alpha Zeta chapter was affiliated with the national organization in 1892. In connection with its celebration, Alpha Zeta chapter has enter tained sororities, held an honor ary banquet, and will have a lawn display this weekend. Prominent among the SAE al umni are Dr. Eisenhower, Harold Stassen, Sherman Adams, Conrad Nagel, Dick Powell, Senator Ri chard B. Russel, and Senator George Smathers. Had One Woman Member Unique in the history of SAE is the membership of one woman, Miss Lucy Pattie. At the out break of the Civil War she was entrusted with the ritual and other secret papers of the SAE chapter at Kentucky Military In stitute. When the chapter was re instated, she was" elected a mem ber in appreciation of her fidel ity. The SAE badge is engraved on her tombstone in Frankfurt, Ky. 'The SAE's home is a grey stone structure on Pugh street and E. Beaver avenue. Their members have contributed to Penn State in student government, athletics, and other activities. Dance Classes Are Scheduled Beginners dance classes spon sored by the Penn State Varsity "S" Club will begin next Monday. Classes will be held four nights a week, Monday through Thurs day, Students may sign up at the Hetzel Union desk for one eve ning. The $1.50 fee, to be paid when registering, includes seven les sons. Classes will' continue for seven weeks with each student receiving one less on a week: Lessons will be given in the HUB - ballroom from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. - The Varsity "S" club is com posed of lettermen who have won letters in one or more sports. Old Willow's Origin By NANCY SHOWALTER Did it come from Germany, Napoleon's tomb, Alexander Pope's garden, or somewhere in, the Mysterious Pennsyl vania woods? The old willow tree, that is. No one knows exactly where it came from; however, there are several interesting legends con cerning its beginning. • The most popular one says that it is an• off-shoot of a willow growing• on the grounds of Alex ander Pope's villa at- Twicken ham, England and was brought preciously back to•the University by Dr. -Evan Pugh, first Univer sity president. Probably the most unusual le gend connects the tree with those around the tomb of Napoleon, at St. Helena. .. - FRIDAY at SATURDAY NIGHTS Girls; Make an Appoint- James 'Thurber's _. rent for Loveliness! •• • --. Come in to Garey's and let us -' the H - IR I, E EN rest y . I e your hair in a way that's - just right for you. In the - , coming Spring weather you'll - want your hair easy to man age, yet lovely to look at, so come to us and we'll do the job. Stop by today or make an . appointment by phone. Schwab Auditorium 8:00-P. M.- Garefs Badly Salon Tickets are $l.OO On sale at HUB and at Door 42 WSGA Candidates File Self-nomination Applications Forty-two candidates have filed self-nomination applica tions in Women's Student Government Association. Primary elections will be conducted Tuesday in indi vidual dormitories except for women in Grange and Woman's Building who will vote in McAllister. Two candidates for each office will be selected at the polls Tuedsay. Final elec- Student Employment Representative from the following com panies will interview June and August graduates and undergraduates for summer work. Applicants for interviews may sign up in 112 Old Main within the next two weeks. This list will be carried only once by The Daily Collegian. Interviews will be held on dates mentioned. MMEMZIE=ii Curtiss Wrisht Corp.--Mar. 23—HERO E. EE, ME; M.S. candidates in Barns fields Philadelphia Eleetrie—Mar. 23---EE, ME CE. IE, CH.E. Wagner Electric Corp.—Mar. and ME: M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in same fields. MNSERWMai First National Bank—Mar. 23—studenta interested in banking as a career. ffMaiiiMESMI Stanolind Oil and Gas Company—Mar. 23—PET.E. Also Jra. for summer roust about work. Allied Stores—Mar. 20—Students inter• ented in. retailing sa a career. Budapest Quartet To Give Concert The Budapest String Quartet Concert, a riginally scheduled for Tuesday, will be presented "at 8 p.m. Monday at the State Col lege High School auditorium. The State College Choral So ciety .sponsoring the concert. It is open to series ticket holders only. ThiS season is the 25th Amer-- cab: anniversary . of the Budapest String Quartet. ' In" Monday's concert, the quar tet Will play works of Ravel, Brabahis,- and Moiart. Members of the group are: Jo seph Roisman, Alexander Schnei der, Boris Kroyt, and Mischa Schneider. It seems that there were as many legends about its begin nings as there were students in the early , days of the University. Planted in 1859 Whatever way it got here, it was planted in 1859 by William G. Waring, superintendent of grounds and the school farm, ac cording to the stone marker near the tree. It was planted while the first, students' were arriving on campus. The tree caused much interest and school spirit dgring the early history of the University, and the Penn State Rooth in• the main li brary contains some old letters from aluthni and historical socie ties .whd wrote and asked • for pieces Of the tree. Hallowed Tradition This reverence for the tree was demonstrated by an early profes sor who *rote: "Let tradition continue to THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA tions will be held Thursday. Candidates for WSGA presi dent are Martha Fleming, junior in hOme economics from Hunt ingdon, and Daisy Zimmerman, junior in education from Lewis burg. Miss Fleming is a WSGA jun ior senator and secretary of the WSGA House. She was secretary treasurer of her sophomore class. Miss Zimmerman is a WSGA junior senator, member of Chimes, Junior Advisory Board, and Encampment Committee. Candidates for vice president are Barbara Hilling, Phoebe Eng lish, Rita Brown, Susanne Smith, Barbara Kinnier, Marlene Marks, and Marilyn Elias. Candidates for treasurer are: Heather Lohrentz, Ellen Dono van, Mary Ann First, Mary Bev eridge, and Valentina Kopach. Sophomore Senator Nominees for sophomore-sena tor include: Barbara Martino, Mary Ward, Carolyn Courtman, Janet Ours, Dorothy Snyder, Bar bara Marcus, Eleanor Judy, Ju dith Bowers, Jane Drawbaugh, Nancy Hankins, Valerie Sigelen, and Mary Ann Gemmill. Junior 'Senator candidates are: Gail Rolle, Audrey Sassano, Mary Ellen Sterbutzel, Suzanne Aiken, Judith Goodrich, Carol David son, and Priscilla Kepner, Candidates for senior senator are: Adela Moldovan, claire Gan im, Margaret Graves, Marilyn Seltzer, and Mary Lou Shunk. Running for town senator are Leslie Schultz, Janet Reid, and Ann Farrell. Nominees visited McAllister, Grange, and . Woman's Building last night. They will visit Ather ton, Simmons and McElwain Sunday night. Town women will vote in Mc- Allister. a Puzzle weave kindly strains about the origin of Old Willow, no one who saw it and loved it in its prime will ever forget its beauty and majesty." Campus Changed When the tree was planted, the campus didn't look much like the University of today. The campus in front of Old Main was a stone, quarry, Old. Main was still under construction, constructor's shan ties served as dining hall, and a barn, tool house, and wagon shed occupied the library site. In 1911 decay and disintegra tion had set in on the old willow and students in landscape garden ing performed an extensive job of tree surgery. A lightning storm in 1921 caused the final end of the old tree. However, a piece of- it was salvaged and planted that same year—our new "Old Willow" of today. Senior Senator Woodpeckers Peck; Companies Worry Why do woodpeckers insist on pecking holes in the poles erected by electric-power companies, and how does one go about stopping them? This problem has been bothering power companies for the past 10 years, and they have turned the problem over to the University's School of For estry for a three-year research program. Dr. Richard N. Jorgenson, in structor of wood technology, is in charge of the study. Hayes Pfit zenmyer, graduate student in zo ology from Sadsburyvi[le, is as sisting with the project. Birds Drive Holes With their powerful bills the birds can easily drive a sizeable hole through a power pole in a single day. After a pole has been thoroughly riddled it can no long er support the weight of the pow er lines, and has to be replaced. The Pennsylvania Power and Light Company has had to re place 230 of the 630 poles the woodpeckers have hit. This costs money. in the birds are very useful, in keeping down the insect popu lation they are protected by state' and national laws; therefore a method must be found to keep them away from power poles without harming them. Painting Unsuccessful Ways which have been tried,l unsuccessfully, include painting, the poles with bright colors, dec orating them with phony snakes and owls, covering them with wire-mesh cloth, and using noisy aluminum flashers. But the wood peckers ignore the protective de vices and go on chopping. In order to continue the re search, Pfitzenmyer captured a baby woodpecker and raised it. Now he is coating wooden logs with various chemical compounds to determine which will prevent the logs from being chipped. Bird Kept In Cage The bird, now fully grown, is kept in a large outdoor cage on the bird navagation ranges east of the flower gardens on Curtin road. Dr. Jorgenson has received more than 100 letters from in terested persons who offer advice on protecting the poles. One writer suggested that three pronged fish-hooks be suspended from the poles to catch the van dals. Meanwhile, the birds are still pecking and power poles are still being destroyed, all because man hasn't yet learned to think as a woodpecker. Indie Week Dance, Concert Planned Arrangements for a concert and dance during Indie Week, April 8-14, are being made by Leonides. The plans include a concert by the AIM-Leonides choir April 10 and the crowning of the Indie Sweetheart at an informal dance April 13. Individuals, dorm units, and town houses may sponsor an independent woman for the con test. Candidates should submit a 5x7 photograph at the Hetzel Un ion desk before March 28. Leonides is also sponsoring a bridge club on April 6, 13, and 20 in the HUB card room. The club will provide instructions by a professional. Students may sign for the classes at the HUB desk. FOR GOOD RESULTS USE COLLEGIAN CLASSIFIEDS IME=En!I py PAT EVANS Religion UCA Group Will Travel To Europe The University Christian Asso ciation is conducting a European Seminar this summer entitled "In troduction to Europe." The seminar group will leave New York on June 30 and return August 11 by chartered airline. The tentative itinerary includes two weeks in England to visit Parliament, the theater, concerts, museums, and places of historic interest. 10 Day German Tour During the 10 days in Germany there will be meetings in Bonn with political leaders of Western Germany, a visit to Bonn Univer sity, and meetings in Berlin with leaders from the Protestant Church. One week will be spent in Switzerland, and ten days in France where meetings will be held with the United Nations Ed ucational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization and the Supreme Headquarters of Allied Powers in Europe. To Promote Understanding The purpose of the seminar is to give students an understanding of the political and religious sit uation in Europe today and a pic ture of the meaning of the con temporaryl world situation from !the standpoint of the Christian faith. The Rev. Robert B. Starbuck, Associate Director of the UCA, and Dr. Frederick R. Matson, pro fessor of archaelogy, will serve as co-directors of the seminar. Dr. Luther H. Harshbarger, Univer sity Chaplain, is serving as pro gram adviser. The total cost of the seminar is $695. Travel aboard will be by second class train and motor coach, and living accommodations will be in second-class hotels and university dormitories. The seminar is open to Uni versity students. Furthre infor mation and application forms can be obtained in the UCA office in 304 Old Main. _ jom, ok i agesirßreakfast , 5,P,.. Siremeik Londe i Ceff.at4oreak • • %., A t Dimusert fr" ANY PARTY ••• .. • IRMOIST P lease orAor TIM ES 1011101 1 day shoed ~. . AD 11-61114 PAGE FIVE
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