PAGE EIGHT For Weather Data, Just Ask a Raccoon Humans need instruments to predict the weather, but the raccoon has a built-in weather station and can foretell the coming of a snowstorm at least 48 hours in advance of its arrival Careful study over a three-year period by Dr. Ward M. Sharp, professor of wildlife management, has proved the Elections-- (Coariuued from page one) Court. It had been standing pro cedure for the committee to have thus control, according to Roger Seidler. Elections Committee chairman. :Members of the committee felt that it should be included in the code so that its right would not be contested in the future. The sugg(-stcd statement for the code dealing with platforms is: "Platforms must be reviewed and approved by the Elections Com mittee before they may be used by the parties during the cam paign." Violation Code Set The committee decided a state ment in article 11 which deals' with penalizing votes from politi-i cal parties for infractions of cam-f paign rules should remain as it, is at present. According to this' provision an individual canaidate I may be penalized not less than l 0; and not more than 100 votes for; violations. A party may also be' fined not less than 10 or more' than 100 votes for infractions. The committee interprets the last statement to mean that each can didate In the pary could be fined. i up to 100 votes for a violation by one or a group of the party mem bers and candidates if the offense could affect the votes received by all the candidates. In addition to this statement the committee suggested inserting a statement reading: "The clique shall be held responsible for the proper conduct of the clique and its candidates both internally and in campaigns. Ag Group Names Snyder President Donald Snyder, junior in agri cultural engineering from Carne gie., has been elected prcsident of the Agricultural Engineering club. Other newly elected officers are Ward Hill, junior in agricul tural engineering from Spr;ng Mills, vice president: Kenneth Sacks, junior in agricultural en gineering from Philadelphia, sec retary-treasurer: and Jack Frey, sophomore in agricultural engi neering from Lake City. scribe. Harold V. Walton, associate professor of agricultural engineer ing, was elected faculty adviser for the group. leonards to Raie Scholarship Funds Leonides members will sell Mo ther's Day corsages to raise money for their scholarship fund. The corsages will consist of spring flowers, roses, carnations, or gardenias, and will cost from $1 to $lO. Students may order cor sages until next Wednesday and must pay for them in advance. Women will take orders at noon in the lobby of Thompson Hall, Atherton Hall, Simmons Hall, McAllister Hall and McElwain Hall. The flowers will be deliv ered May 12 and 13 and can be picked up at the main desk of each dormitory. Student Major Club Elects 1956-57 Officers The Student Major Club, an or-; A total of 1095 raccoons, in ganization whose primary func- i eluding duplications, were count lion is to plan social events for ,ed and observed. These raccoons the Physical Education College.iwere undisturbed in their habitat has elected four officers for next,since trapping and the presence year. , of dogs was not permitted on the Officers are Frank Ulrich, jun- ,1 refuge. for in physical education from' A report on the study will ap- Mechanicsburg, president; Robert pear in the May issue of the Jour- Leisher. junior in recreation edu—nal of Mammalogy published by cation from Chambersburg. v i cei the American Society of Mammal president; Mary Conrad, sopho-logists. more in recreation education from Washington, D.C., secretary, and Maypole Dancers to Meet Barbara Drum, sophomore in phy sical education from Pittsburgh. treasurer. By GEORGE HARRISON capacity of the raccoon to sense an approaching cold wave. Unfortunately, Sharp's studies lend little support to such popu lar folklore that squirrels prepare for a long hard winter by storing an extra supply of nuts or that some animals anticipate one by growing a heavier pelt than or dinary. The raccoon's personal fore cast is strictly for a short per iod before the storm. But at that it seems to be about as ac curate as some of the predic tions of the U.S. Weather Bur eau. Just how the raccoon is able to forecast a storm is a mystery to Sharp, who stumbled upon the ability observing the animals feeding habits at the Valentine 'National Wildlife Refuge in Ne ' braska. All-night observations by Dr. and Mrs. Sharp revealed that rac coons coming to the station for food could stand low tempera tures during the two nights pre ceding a storm in order to con sume the food needed to see them through the cold period, when :hey went into hiberation. Sharp said that raccoons did not feed at the station when temperatures were 24 degrees or below. The nights preceding cold waves or storms were the exception. It was evident that strong winds and periods of zero or near zero temperatures were sensed by the adult popu lation, Sharp said. Just before severe storms, rac coons ate in an excited and hun gry manner, gorging themselves with corn. Temperatures during two nights in December, for example, remained below the „usual toter- ance range of the population. Twelve coons visited the station up to 11 p.m. on one night. Snow accompanied by a light wind be gan falling at 10 p.m. . . • Some individuals remained for an hour after the - storm had ar rived, but by midnight the popu lation had vanished. Sixteen days of cold, windy weather with 'temperatures 10 degrees above to 10 degrees below zero followed. The coons were in temporary hib ernation during this period and were not seen. In their study of the habits of raccoons. the Sharps recorded information concerning pack dominance and social status, the response to temperatures. winds, snowfall and the ability to foretell storms. The work began each year in late November and ended in March. Girls who will be in the May pole dance will meet at 12:30 p.m. today in White Hall. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA 'Come Back little:amoeba' —Chuck Zendt photo STEP RIGHT UP—Early birds at the Spring Carnival last night Omega-Theta Xi 'germs' in their Omoeba: caught this view of the Alpha Ch presentation of 'Come Back Littl Marketing Club Chooses Officers Bryan Weller, junior in busi ness administration from Altoona, has been elected president of the Penn State Marketing Club. Chosen to the vice presidency was Earl Wadsworth, junior in business administration frbm Lock Haven, and Barbara Howell, junior in home economics from Forksville, has been named secre tary. • Donald Sanders, junior in busi ness administration from Pitts burgh, was elected treasurer, and Joanne Eisenhauer, junior in bus iness administration from Sun bury, has been appointed editor of the "Mark-Edits," the club's newsletter. Camera Club Elects 'Dossin as President Carl Dossin, sophomore in the division of intermediate registra tion from State College, has been elected president of the Camera Club. Other officers are John Rea, freshman in metallury from Lig onier, vice president; David Bay ar, junior in business administra tion from Jamestown, N.Y., treas urer; and Sylvia Kaley, sopho more in agricultural economics and rural sociology from Pitts burgh, secretary_ Dairy Judging Contest Transportation will be provided to the dairy judging contest Sat urday at the dairy barns. Buses will leave from the Dairy Build ing at 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. Satur day and return after the contest. Students participating in the contest 'will be excused from class, according to David Morrow, chair man of the contest. E NG INEERS: READ THIS NOTICE Here is an unusual opportunity for chemical and mechanical b enaineers—BS, MS, Ph. D.—to join a smaller, dynamic corp oration. Responsibility and advancement both professionally and financially are assured through individual recognition and the rapid growth of the company. The company is the leading firm in the new field of processing at extremely low temperatures—the technique for producing tonnage quantities of- the pure building blocks of the synthetic chemical and petrochemical industry-02, N 2, H 2, CO, CH4, C2H2, NO, argon, helium, etc. by fractionation at temperatures approach ing absolute zero of complex gas mixtures such as air, natural gas, refinery and chemical plant waste gases, coke oven gas, -etc. Complete plants are engineered and built for the chemical, Petro-chemical, and metallurgical industries. The company is also the principal supplier of large liquid oxygen plants for the guided missiles programs of the U.S. government and tonnage oxygen for the steel industry. High salaries, profit sharing, and other benefits. Write to B. H. Van Dyke—Air Products, Inc., P.O. Box 538,. Allentown, Pa., or sign up for an inter view at the Campus Engineering Placement Of fice, May 2. Landscape Society To Hear Architect The Student Landscap. , Society will hear an informal talk by Mr. John Simons of Simons and Simoris Landscape Architectural Office, Pittsburgh, Pa., at 8 p.m. next Wednesday in 105 Osmond. Mr. Simon's subject will be "Ori ental Gardens." After the talk an informal hour will be held in rooms 9 and 11 of the Hetzel Union Building lounge. Tickets for this discussion are fifty cents each and may be purchased at the Landscape Of fice. 306 Plant Industries, before Friday evening. Spring Carnival-- (Continued from page one) in the middle of the highway to warn automobiles of crossing pedestrians. Concession stands, rides, and a souvenir stand 'sponsored by Gamma Sigma, sister-group to Al pha Phi Omega, national service honor fraternity, seemed busy throughout the evening. Rides included two fer r i s wheels, a merry-go-round and a flying saucer. 2 Agriculture Professors Are Author of Book Robert B. Donaldson, professor of agriculture economics exten sion, and William F. Johnstone, associate professor of agricultural economics ex te n s i on, are co authors of "Profitable Roadside Marketing," recently published by the College Science Publishers, State College. The book is illustrated with photographs, cartoons, and de tailed building plans and is de signed to be consulted by road side market operators. WEDNESDAY. MAY 2, 19 Ferguson Elected By Pol Sci Group Dr. John H. Ferguson, on leave as professor of political science, has been elected vice president of the Pennsylvania Political Sci ience Association for a two year }term, succeeding• Dr. Nelson Mc- I Geary, professor of political sci ence. Other members of the political science department who attended the recent meetings of the asso ciation in Harrisburg were Dr. Vernon V. Aspaturian, Dr. Elton Atwater, Dr. R. Wallace Brew ster, Dr. Charles F. Lee Decker, and Dr. Frank J. Sorauf. CLASSIFIEDS RATES 17 words or less: $O-50 One Insertion $0.75 Two Insertions 51.00 Three Insertions Additional words 3 for .05 for each day of insertion. FOR SALE SET OF Wilson golf clubs-11. club, and bag—good condition! Coll Jim AD 7-46E+ 5- CLARINET. 520: Guitar. 115. Come to Pond Lab sifter 5 p.m. Room 6. CAMERA-KODAK Reflex 11. like — new; one year old. Flush attachment, filters. Reasonable price. Call AD 8.8110. '52 PLYMOUTH sedan. $2OO. Excellent condition. Need money immediately in ridiculous situation. Fred Brooks. Elm Cotta Re, campus. POLAROID CAMERA. Model 95: ease flash. meter. Value $l3O. will sell for $9O. Inquire Rod Happel ext. 297. 1949 PEERLESS House Trailer. 29 feet. Excellent condition. Contact Pete Hersey at AD 8-9094. Priced reasonably. HUGE SELECTION of portable radios and batteries. Expert radio, phono service. State College TV. 232 S. Allen. FOR RENT FURNISHED APARTMENT to sub-let for summer months only. All conveniences. Phone AD 84473. SUMMER SESSION students attention I Comfortable rooms for rent at Pi Sigma Upsilon. One-half block from campus $4 per week. Call _AD 8-8151. FURNISHED APARTMENT on second floor with three rooms and bath. Avail. able for summer. Call AD 8-8610. ROOMS FOR RENT ROOMS FOR Summer students: Single or Double. Close to campus. Apply Mrs. Slew, 225 S. Atherton St. ROOMS FOR the summer. One block from campus. 34 per week. Call AD 84151. GRADUATE STUDENTS and upperclass. men ! The Colonial, 123 W. Nittany now booking for Fall semester. All rooms with running •water or private bath. Quietly conducted for rest or study. Central loca tion. Call AD 7-4850 or AD 7-7792. Ask for C.R. ROOM & BOARD - AT ALPHA ZETA fraternity. Inter-session and Main session. Board on five day week basis. For information call Mrs. Alice Crandell. Phone AD 7-7621. LOST CHARM BRACELET with silver links and gold and silver charms, mostly keys. It's only value is greatly sentimental. Re. turn to Phoebe English, Chi Omega. Grange ext. 895. $5 reward. SLIDE RULE. South Dining Hall, Satur. day—Post. Call Jim Moyer, eat. 1187. Reward. WILL PERSON who took raincoat from outside 201 Willard please contact Ben Levy ext. 1171. SOCIOLOGY NOTEBOOK, lost in Sparks (building or vicinity) April 26. Call Wendell Lowry AD 7-4792: RAINCOAT TAKEN Friday afternoon in Sparks. Reward. No Questions asked. Phone ext. 1185 ask for Dave Johnson.. LEATHER-BOUND Notebook and federal tax course text book. Call Gene at AD 8-6460. 1956 UNIVERSITY ring—blue atone—in. itialed Beta Theta Pi. Call AD 8-6014. METAL ENGRAVED Slide Rule. brown ' pickett ease—probably in Rec Hall vicin ity. Call ext. 299. HELP WANTED DISHWASHERS WANTED immediately. Lambda Chi Alpha. Good working con. ditiona. Phone AD 4427. KITCHEN HELP wanted at fraternity. Call Lee AD 8-902. COUNSELORS WANTED—Camp Barre., Girl Scout CUM!) near State College.. Nurse $l5O, Waterfront $225 ;Nature $125: Unit Leaders $150: Asst. Unit Leaders $125; Counselors $lOO. July Ist to August 12th. Call AD 7-4067. MISCELLANEOUS JOHN AND Marsha will suppress their desires at Sigma Phi Alpha - Delta Sig , . ma Lambda party Saturday night. JAM SESSION. Jerry Betters is back to rock around the crow house. Alpha Chi Rho Sunday May 8 2.5. SPA JUMPS when desires are left out Saturday night. Music by Phlip's S plus Wayne. Open. BENNIE SNYDER'S Hurricane Tam Band back at Phi Sigma Kappa May 6. 2-6. GOT DESIRES to suppress? Put them out at Sigma Phi Alpha - Delta Sigma Lambda joint party Saturday night at SPA- WILL PERSON who found saxophone in Ford Friday right, Hamilton Parking Lot. please call Torn AD 7-2337. Reward. JUST BECAUSE there are 177 rocks in the Obelisk—don't be a stone. Conic to Senior Ball May 4. WHEN YOUR typewriter needs service just dial AD 7-2492 or bring machine to C 33. W. College Ave. • . ITS EASSINGER Ibr racket -stringing the no-awl-way. Guaranteed satisfaction. Prompt service. -University Tennis Service. White Rall Storage Room. After 5 p.a. 514 X Heaver Ave. Phose AD 7-2316-
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers