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Dartmouth Poet to Begin
Fall LA Lecture Series
The Liberal Arts Lecture Series will start at 8 p.m. to
morrow in 121 Sparks with Dr. Richard Eberhart, poet in
residence at Dartmouth University, as the first speaker.
Dr. Eberhart, one of America's leading poets, will read
from his poetry. The program is open to the public.
Eng Council
Argues for
Longer Yule
The engineering and architec
ture student council last night
voted unanimously to stand in
lavor of an extension of the
Christmas vacation.
At present, the vacation is
scheduled to begin at noon Dec.
22 and end at noon Jan. 2.
Objections Heard
The council heard objections to
the brevity of the holiday on the
grounds that only one day would
be allowed for Christmas shop
ping. that many students would
be deprived of the opportunity to
earn needed money, and that stu
dents returning to school would
be forced to drive over highways
already filled with holiday traf
fic. I
Lawrence J. Perez, professor of:
civil engineering, said the time
gained from the Christmas vaca-j
tiorv would be used during the
semester holiday. This would en
able the faculty to complete
tianscripts before the spring se
mester. he said.
IBM Machine Used
IBM machines, to be used for
the first time this year in tran-;
scribing grades, may reduce the
time required, he said.
The council elections commit
tee reported that balloting will be
held from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday in
Schwab Auditorium.
Cloudy, Cool
Weather Seen
University Park is expected to
have cloudy and somewhat cooler
weather today after heavy rains
Monday night and yesterday
morning.
The first real rainfall that Uni
versity Park has
had for t w
weeks ended ;
3:30 a.in. yestei
day. The rail
which overflow
ed the curbs i
many places, ti
taled 2.23 inche
according i
the Universi;
weather station.
The forecast
for today is part
ly cloudy with gradually clearing
conditions. Temperatures should
be somewhat cooler today, with
the high forecast in the low 60's.
Yesterday found the thermom
eter registering a high of nearly
65 degrees. A low of 45 was re
corded about 5 a.in. yesterday.
HomeEc Committee
To Hold Program
“Above and Below Sea Level.”
a program sponsored by the inter
national friends committee in the
College of Home Economics, will
be held at 7 p.m. tomorrow in 14
Home Economics.
Students from Switzerland and
Holland. Mrs. Paul Gilmore. Mar
garet Ryser, Hetty Muller, and'
Gilbert Len. will speak on their
home country.
Exhibits of handcrafts and slides
from Holland will be shown. Re
freshments will be served.
Tickets will be available at the
door. Prices are 25 cents for stu
dents arid 50 cents for others. Pro
ceeds of ticket sales go to the
International Fund.
UCA to Seek Members
Among Faculty, Staff
The University Christian Asso
ciation will conduct a faculty and
staff membership drive from
Monday until Nov. 3.
Members will call on faculty
members during the week to ex
plain the association’s purpose
and organization.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
In connection with his lecture,
a collection of books and individ
ual poems by Dr. Eberhart is on
displa}- on the second floor of the
Pattee Library.
Born in Austin, Minn., Dr. Eb
erhart has taught at the Univer-j
sity of Connecticut and the Uni-j
versity of Washington. In 1954 he]
was a poet in residence at Whea
ton College, Norton, Mass.
Written for Magazines
He has written for such well
known literary magazines as Ac
cent. The Kenyon Review, The
Richard Eberhart
Famous American Poet
Sewanee Review, The Saturday
Review, The Nation and Perspec
tives U.S.A.
The books of Dr. Eberhart that
have been published include:
“Bravery of Earth,” “Brother
lioad of Men,” . “Burr Oaks,”
■‘Herb Basket,” “Poems. New and
Selected,” “Reading the Spirit,”
‘‘Selected Poems.” “Song and
Idea,” “Undercliff,” and “War
and the Poet.”
Dr. Eberhart has received num
erous honors in his field, includ
ing the Harriet Monroe Memorial
Prize in 1950 and the Shelley Me
morial Prize of the Poetry Society
of America in 1951.
Author of 10 Volumes
Dr. Eberhart is the author of
more than 10 volumes, including
“Tlie Visionary Farms" in verse
drama produced by Fogg Art
Museum in 1952.
Moses Hadas, Jay professor of
Greek at Columbia University is
the next scheduled speaker.
He will talk on “The Relevance
of Ancient Books,” on Dec. 3.
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Alumni Fund
Will Hold
Meetings
j The Alumni Fund will hold a
series of meetings Friday and
Saturday fer chairmen and secre
taries of the classes for the 1957
Alumni Fund.
The purpose of the program is
to fostei a better acquaintance]
wjth the fund. '
The program will open Friday
night with the President’s dinner
in the Hetzel Union ballroom.
Speakers will include George S.
[Rose of New York, secretary of
jthe American Iron and Steel In
stitute, who is general chairman
for the Fund, and President Eric
A. Walker.
Dean to Emcee
Dr. Ossian R. MacKenzie, dean
of the • College of Business Ad
ministration and special assist
ant to the President for business
affairs, will serve as toastmaster.
Michael R. Lynch, instructor in
agriculture extension, will show
pictures depicting “Penn State
Through the Years.”
At 9:30 a.m. Saturday, there
will be a general session featur
ing an address by Walter Dar
ling, vice president of the Ameri
can Citv Bureau.
Chairmen to Meet
And at 10:30 a.m., class chair
men will participate in a series
of workshops with deans of the
various Colleges. At the same]
time, secretaries will meet with;
Louis H. Bell, director of public
information, serving as chairmen.
Traffic Court
Fines Eleven
Traffic Court fined 11 students
a total of $2B Monday night.
In addition to this sum, three!
students who failed to appear be
fore the court were automatically
fined a total of $l3.
Traffic and parking violations
still lead the amount of fines
levied on students. These fines'
totaled $l3. I
Two students were fined $5 each
for failing to register their cars.
Failure to report to the Campus
Patrol office within the next full;
school day resulted in a total of
$5 in fines.
Fines totaling $l9 were sus
pended.
Zoology Prof to Speak
Dr. Hubert W. Frings, profes
sor of zoology, will address the
I Zoology Club at 7 tonight in 113
Frear.
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Prom Tickefs
Tickets for the Junior'Prom
will go on sale Friday at the
Hetzel Union desk for $5.
Tickets will also be sold at
the door of Recreation Hall
just before the dance.
Richard Doyle, junior class vice
president, will crown the queen,
in place of Harry Martini, junior
class president, who will be un
able to attend.
The prom 'queen was chosen
last night from the five finalists:
Ann McKnight, Sally Lou Rol
ston, Joan Kreider, Karen Bixler,
and Nancy Seaman.
Faculty Selects Queen
A faculty board consisting of
Dr. Albert Christ-janer, director
of the School of the Arts; Dr.
Ruth W. Ayres, professor of
clothing and textiles; and Captain
Robert Dwinell, assistant profes
sor of military science and tac
tics, chose the queen.
The prom queen will be
crowned at the beginning of the]
second half of the dance. She and (
her escort will start off the first,
dance in the second half. j
She will be presented a trophy
from the junior class; a bracelet
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English Subtitles
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 24. 1956
to Go. on Sale
donated by a jewelry representa
tive; and a crown of white roses
donated by a borough florist. The
runner-ups will each be presented
with a bouquet of 15 red roses.
The junior class advisory board
has requested a “no corsage” pol
icy for the prom.
Council to Discuss
'Chest 7 Fund Drive
The Hat Society Council will
discuss the collection of money
from town students for the Cam
pus Chest at 6:45 tonight at the
Hetzel Union Building.
More plans will be formulated
on the flash card system which is
to be used at the West Virginia
game Saturday.
An orientation week counselor
chairman will be. appointed to
night, according to John Kersh,
president of the council.
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It's Junior Prom Time!
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hair styled for the occasion
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