FRIDAY. MARCH 16. 1956
Oldest Building on Campus
Survives Amid Shrubbery
Half hidden by shrubbery .and a giant wisteria vine, Oak cottage, the oldest building
on the campus, lies almost forgotten in the hustle and bustle of present day campus life.
Although Old Main takes the honors for being the oldest building on campus, Oak cot
tage was actually constructed in 1857, two years before Old Main was completed.
Oak cottage was originally located on the site of Woman’s building. It was built
at a cost of $l5OO to house the construction crews working on Old Main. The cottage was
turned over to John R. Herman,
the first farm foreman at the
University, in the spring of 1857.
Superintendent's Quarters
Next to occupy the cottage was
■William G. Waring, superinten
dent in charge of construction of
the classroom buildings. The
Warings occupied the dwelling
for seven months, vacating after
the death of their youngest son.
"Botany Jake,” a professor of
horticulture, lived in Oak cottage
from 1859 to 1866. During his res
idence, professor Whitman added
a greenhouse and rare flower
beds to the property.
Five Children Born in Cottage
James Y. McKee, vice president
o£ the Univei'sity, occupied the
structure for the next few years.
All five McKee children, who
later were to graduate from the
University, were born in Oak
cottage.
After McKee left the Univer
sity in 1880, Whitman H. Jordan,
professor of agriculture chemis
try, moved in the cottage. During
his five year stay, Jordan estab
lished the fertility plots on the
campus which today bear his
name.
Cottage Moved to Woods
In 1391, during the residence of
one "Quaker Josiah Jackson,”
professor of mathematics, the
cottage was moved up in the
woods to its present location in
order to make room for Womans
building.
The dwelling was remodeled
into a home management house
in 1919, and renamed Edgewood
cottage. Future home-makers oc
cupied the cottage until 1929,
when the University leased it to
the Chi Omega sorority.
Among the souveniers of the
happier days of the cottage is a
water color painting of the cot
tage which hangs on a wall of the
Chi Omega suite in Grange Hall.
The scene was painted by Oliver
Smith, a graduate of the Univer
sity, and now a prominent Broad
way scenic designer and produ
cer.
The cottage was used as a
dormitory for freshman girls
during the rush years after the
second world war. At this time,
the cottage was re-named Oak
cottage.
The last coed moved from the
cottage in 1953 when new dormi
tories were completed. The cot
tage was turned over to the Home
Economics department for use as
an experimental laboratory m
1954.
Student, Town Resident
Involved in Accident
Cars operated by Glenn Moyer,
junior in physical education from
Fredericksburg, and Ray Rew
bridge of State College, collided
at South Pugh St. and Foster Ave.
yesterday morning.
Damage totaled $3OO. Other de
tails were unavailable.
Recently pledged to Alpha Sig
ma Phi were Robert Brandi, Rob
ert Johnson, James Ferraro, John
A. Jobes, Dean Seltzer, and Vin
cent Stenel.
Alpha Epsilon Pi has pledged
the following men: Rodney Abra
ham, Arthur Cooper, David Fine,
Morris Finkel, Morton Halper,
Herbert Markowitz, Harold Mi
terman, Harry Reibold, and Solo
mon Vinokur.
Alpha Epsilon Pi has initiated
Melvin Gctzoff, Samuel G 1 ic k,
i lien Jaffe, Stanley Levin, Mer
vin Neerenberg, Richard Pokras.
Malcolm Pritzker, Joel Rosen, Ar
thur Stark.
I Theta Della Chi has initiated
Thomas H. Brown, James Cram
er, John L. Eaton, Robert W. Fish.
David McCullough, and Jack Ri
den.
Delta Zeta has recently initiat
ed Barbara Heltman, Sylvia Hor
ger, Jean Dundle, Eleanore Osci
lowski, and Sally Thomas.
Newly elected officers of Al
pha Gamma Delta are Adela Mol
dovan, president; Susan KunkeJ,
sdfj/troi’ed
Fifty-two fraternities have been
approved by the dean of men’s
office to entertain women tonight
and tomorrow night.
The approved fraternities are Acacia
Alpha Chi Kho. Alpha Chi Sigma, Alpha
Epsilon Pi, Alpha Gamma Rho, Alpha
Phi Delta, Alpha Rho Chi. Alpha Sigma
Phi, Alpha Tau Omega, Alpha Zeta, Rea*
ver House. Beta Sigma Rho, Beta Theta
Pi, Chi Phi.
Delta Chi, Delta Sigma Lambda, Delta
Sigma Phi, Delta Tau Delta, Delta Theta
Sigma. Delta Upsilon, Kappa Delta Rho,
Kappa Sigma. Lambda Chi Alpha, Omega
Psi Phi, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Epsilon
Pi.
Phi Gamma Delta. Phi Kappa, Phi Kappa
Psi, Phi Kappa Sigma, Phi Kappa Tau,
Phi Mu Delta, Phi Sigma Delta, Phi
Sigma Kappa, Pi Kappa Alpha, Pi Kappa
Phi, Pi Lambda Phi. Sigma Alpha Epsi
lon, Sigma Alpha Mu. Sigma Chi. Sigma
Nu. Sigma Fhi Alpha, Sigma Phi Epsilon,
Sigma Pi.
Tau Kappa Epsilon, Tau Phi Delta,
Theta Chi. Theta Delta Chi. Theta Kappa .
Phi, Theta Xi. Triangle, Zeta Beta Tau.;!
Pi Sigma Upsilon has been approved for,
tomorrcv night only. j
Josephson to Speak
At Two Conferences
Dr. Donald V. Josephson, head
of the dairy science department,
is serving as guest speaker this
week for two western organiza
tional meetings in Washington
and Utah.
Before returning to the Univer
sity he plans to inspect dairy j
operations at the University of:
California.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA
C^o-^dils
first vice president: Barbara Ni-
second vice president;
! Marjorie Boyd, recording secre
tary; Florence Ford, treasurer;
.Dianne Schreekengast, rushing
jchairman; and Sandra Mayes, so-
eial chairman.
Phi Gamma Delta recently
elected the following officers:
'Frank McFaden, president; Don
laid Ferguson, treasurer; William
jClark, Jr., recording secretary;
i Douglas Henderson, correspond-
ing secretary; Hugh Moore, his-
Itorian; Robert Bookman, house
manager; and Richard Johnston,
'caterer.
! Recently pledged to Alpha
‘Gamma Rho are Richard Erway,
Richard Havens, Charles Hess.
(Jack Knight, Joseph McCahon.
•Robert Neff, Emil Peters. Larry
•Ridenour, and Edward Schopf.
I Alpha Gamma Rho recently
initiated Russell Beatty, Girdon
Buck, Karl Davidson, Paul Fel
ton, Robert Heilman, George
Mansell, Richard Olmstead, John
Streeter, William Thomas, David
Walter, Frank Ward, James Weil
er, and John Williams.
Indies Submit
iContest Entries
I Independent women may now
I submit entries in the contest for
the Independent Sweetheart.
( Applicants should submit a 5
by 7 inch photograph at the Het
zel Union desk before March 28.
| Individuals, dorm units, or town
jhouses may sponsor a candidate.
) The bridge club, sponsored by
Leonides, will meet April 6, 13,
|and 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in
jthe card room of the Hetzel Union
I building.
I Students interested in learning
• how to play bridge will have the
i chance to learn from an expert.
iThey should sign up at the Hetzel
■Union desk. Due to limited fa
'cilities, only the first 80 persons
jwho register will be admitted.
Wednesday Deadline
For Lantern Material
Wednesday is the deadline
for submitting stories and
poems for the Lantern, student
literary publication.
Manuscripts turned in to the
Hetzel Union desk will be con
sidered for publication in the
April issue.
Short stories are preferred
but profiles, sketches, and
plays will be accepted.
University Tunnet
Serves as Ml Lab
Laboratory courses are an integral part of education at
the University, and as a result are quite elaborate and com
plex. Located beneath the Mineral Industries building is one
that tops them off, for location if for nothing else.
Under the basement of the building lies a simulated mine,
complete with timbers, a venul-;
atirtg system, and numerous
gauges and devices required for
efficient operation.
The tunnels are a laboratory
for three mining courses: MI 481,
—Mine Ventilation; MI 400—Mine'
Safety Engineering; and Ml 53—'
Systems of Mining. About a doz
en students work in the mine at
a time.
Experience 'Situations* 1
Through the mine Mineral In
dustries students are able to ex
perience disaster situations. They
are given tear gas, hydrogen sui
fide. and m ethane in small
amounts.
Gas masks and an alarm sys
tem are used as precautionary de
vices should a mishap occur, such
as the amount of air in the mine
falling below the desired amount.
The mine consists of two joined
tunnels, the larger of the two
about 170 feet in length. The two
tunnels wind an elipsical path,
one inside the other. Each tunnel
is four feet in width and six feet
high in most places. They are
supported by side walls made of
concrete and timbers located in
various places.
Entrance to the mine is gained
by means of a manhole and a
foot ladder in the mining labora
tory
Gauges Check Ventilation
A system of gauges, including
water gauges, flow recorders, pilot
tubes, anemometers and alti
meters, and a power analyzer,
checks the mine ventilation.
The ventilation system is com
posed of three powerful fans,
capable of moving 13,000 cubic
feet of air per minute through
the tunnels. Two of these fans
operate in an intake capacity,
and one is exhaust. A series of
doors in the mine enables the air
to travel through the two tunnels
either in series or in parallel
movement.
Blasting caps are often set off
in the tunnels, as part of a fresh
man mining course. A former
dean of the college, often forget
ful of this feature, would some
times appear at the mine, the
story goes, demanding to know
who was trying to blow up the
building.
Marriages
Piice-W iggens
Mr. and Mrs. Harold
of East Stroudsburg have an-j
nounced the marriage of their
daughter, Louise Ann, to Mr.
John Price, son of Mr. and Mrs,
John M. Price of Stroudsburg.
Miss Wiggens is an employee of
East Stroudsburg General Hos
pital. Mr. Price is a sophomore in
business administration and a
member of Pi Sigma Upsilon.
The marriage took place on
l February 25.
Eight Initiated
By Lackonides
Laekonides, women’s physical
education honorary society, has
initiated eight students. The re
quirements for membership are
a 2.5 All-University average and
three Women’s Recreation Asso
ciation activities.
The initiates are: Mary Neel,
Joanne Bedenk, and Audrey Sas
sano, sophomores; Dorothy Kel-
Ict, Gail Lundgren. and Rosetta
Kearney, Merton Laffcity
and Jean McLaren, seniors.
Lackonides members have chal
lenged women faculty ineinbets
in tiie College of Physical Educa
tion to a volleyball match tonen
row night.
Activities of the society include
the sponsorship of a big and litt.e
sister program in the college to
help orientate freshmen, ushei mg
for the Swiss and Swedish gym
meets, and the maintenance of
bulletin 1) oar il s in the locker
rooms of White Ha!!.
Tickets Go on Sale
Monday at HUB
For 'South Pacific'
Tickets for “'South Pacific. ’*
Thespians’ second and final shmv
of the year, will go on sale at 1-30
p.m. Monday at the Hetzel Union
desk.
The show will open at 7:30 p m.
Thursday in Schwab Auditorium
and will play Friday and Satur
day. A matinee will be run at 2
p.m. next Saturday.
James Michener won the Pulit
zer prize for his “Tales of the
South Pacific," from which the
musical was taken. When the
show first appeared on Broadway
in 1948 it was called the be.-t
show of the year by the New
York drama critics.
Mary Martin and Ezio Pin/.a
played the two lead parts in the
Broadway production as Ensign
Nellie Forbush and Emile de Be
que.
Music for the production was
written by Richard Rodgers, and
lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein 11,
and the book by Hammerstein and
Joshua Logan.
Songs include “Some Enchant
ed Evening," “Y oang e r Than
Springtime,” “Bali Hai,” and
“There’s Nothing Like a Dame.”
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