PAGE EIGHT Savings on Food Seen For Ohio State Houses Fraternities at Ohio State University. which purchase all their food through a joint-buying program, spend substan tially less per year for meals than do fraternities at the University. According to John Valentine. Interfraternity Council secretary-treasurer, each'of Ohio State's 75 fraternities and sororities spends approximately $7500 per year for rood, compared ;with about $lO,OOO per year by local fraternities. I. Valentine and IFC executive secretary Steven Jordan, recently , visited Columbus to study the ,Ohio State plan, after which the 'Fraternity Marketing Association is largely planned. Plan 'Extremely Profitable' Valentine said the joint buying program at Ohio State is "ex ,t.remely profitable," despite the :fact that the university is a I - streetcar college," with many students not eating all their meals at fraternities. I Ohio State's 75 fraternities and •sororities made approximately !$560,000 worth of food purchases :during the past year, he said. ,Fraternities at the University also have a yearly potential of more than half a million dollars, ac leording to Valentine. Large Volume Necessary _ Prof Speaks On Freedom Of Thought Dr. Moses Hadar, professor of Greek at Columbia University, believes it is moie difficult to at tain independence of thought to day than any other time in his tory. Dr. Hadas, speaker at the Lib eral Arts Lecture Series Monday night, attributed this to the force of the mass media of communica tions which enables people to read, hear, and see the same things. This tends to unify them in thought, he said. Stresses New Approach Dr. Hadas spoke on "The Rele vance of Ancient Books." Dr. Hadas said that the Greeks had fresh, mature minds, free f in hereditary conventions. They offered solutions to intel lectual problems, although their answers were not always right. he said. He pointed out that Greek tragedy was clearly and beauti fully written. Its main theme, Dr. Hadas said, wat , that life is filled with the necessities of making choices.. The individual is bother-, ed with many moral problems,, Visiting Professor and "Euripides" is a good ex- , ample of this. he said. Will Discuss UN History Is Unrepeated Dr. Hadas said that history.l Dr. Luke Lee, United Nations doesn't repeat itself. but people's, tour adviser and visiting proles motivations do. He said that the; sor in political science, will dis- Greeks believed in freedom of; cuss "United Nations, Today and expression and being outspoken.iTomorrow" at a joint meeting, Dr. Hadas closed the lecturel o f the University Christian As with a quote from the wall in i sociation and the International front of 121 Sparks. "The un-:Relations Club. • examined life is not worip liv- The meeting will be held at ing," and said that the way to 7:30 tonight in the Helen Eakin examine life is to go back to Eisenhower Memorial Cha p e 1 ancient books, lounge. Students may attend. I Spring Week Committee Advisory Board Forms Applications Available 1 Applications will be accepted Applications for Spring Week for positions on the freshman Committees are available at the I and sophomore class Advisory Hetzel Union desk. !Boards until 5 p.m. Friday at the Rob e r t Krakoff, committee Hetzel Union desk. chairman, ask s that applicants! Students interested in applying specify their choice of commit- should submit a letter stating tees. Applications must be re- their activities and reasons for turned by Monthly. (wanting to be on the board. ---- Co-op Allows Coeds To Live Off Campus The cooperative organization, known as Co-op, is the only organization at the University permitting undergraduate coeds to live off campus. The organization is much like a combined fraternity and sorority in that both the men and women eat their meals together. However, the men do not live at the house. Located at 224 E. Nittany Ave..: the Co-op is one of a chain of col- t ketball court behind the house lege cooperatives located on cam-,are available. Co-op coeds also puses throughout the country. !enter teams in the Women's Rec- Members Share'Duties ! reation Association intramurals. - - - Co-op was so named because! An All-University average of each member shares in paying ex- 2.0 is the only requirement for penses, housecleaning and duties:membership. As soon as they are such as, waiting on tables. i accepted, persons start boarding It works on the Rochdale prin-,at the Co-op. In two weeks they ciple. Every member buys a small are voted upon and become full share of stock and therefore owns'members. The organization has a part of the organization.'no racial, religious, or political Charges are based on the ea-'segregation. penses for the month and any Co-op Managed Capably money left over at the end of the The success of Co-op is no small year is split among the members. since it is a non-profit organiza tion. A professional cook is the onl, outside person hired by the Co-op. Social Program Provided A wide social program is one of the most important functions of the Co-op. Two large living rooms provide space for dancing and parties. while a ping-pohg room in the basement and a bas- Fourth of a Series He described the ability of !FMA to guarantee a large volume ;of business to wholesalers who would give substantial discounts ! as necessary to make the joint buying program at the University I - comparably profitable to Ohio :State's plan. ! The Interfraternity Council will vote Monday on a constitutional ,amendment which would make membership in IFC automatically ,include membership in FMA. undertaking and is due to capable management. Daniel Watanabe, senior in bac- teriology from Philadelphia, is the president of the organization for 1956-57. Other officers are James lift, senior in chemistry from Stroudsburg, vice president; Donna Kumpf, senior in bacter iology from Reedsyille, secretary; and John Kenemuth, senior in 'Physics from Van, treasurer. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. Nittany Council To Award $lOO in Yule Contest Nittany Council has allocated $lOO in prize money for a Christ mas decoration contest in the The sum was agreed upon at the bi-weekly council meeting Monday night. First, second, and third prizes will be awarded to the dormi tories with the outstanding out ide decorations, while the win ners of the indoor competition will also merit the same amounts. Top prize will be $25. • The judging will take place Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. Melvin Weaver, council president, will be in charge of the judging. The council decided to petition the Association of Independent Men to investigate the possibility of extending the Friday an d Saturday night hours of the Uni versity skating rink. The group unanimously favored the plan. The rink closes at 10 p.m. Fri days and Saturdays. Weaver announced that $lOO worth of records for the Nittany dining hall had been purchased and would be ready for use by the end of the week. - 'What's This?' Answer The picture on page two shows a bird bath which is situated in the back yard at the President's Mansion. , 1 I 1 L STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA A Campus-to-Career Case History He puts communications on the go Martin Jepson, E.E., Purdue, '53, is an Engineer in the Radio and Special Services Section of Illinois Bell Telephone Company. "I help design mobile radiotele phone systems," says Martin. "We have a wide variety of customers, including trucking firms," railroads and marine traffic of all kinds. Many businessmen,. too, want these systems for their private cars. Each customer has his own communications prob lems, and these are a constant and stimulating engineering challenge. "Another part of my job is to help set up facilities for conventions, Martin Jepson is one of many young men who are finding interesting careers in Bell Tele phone Companies, and alsik in Bell Telephone Laboratories, Western Electric and Sandia Cor poration. See your placCment officer for more information about Bell System Companies. Over 14,000 Readers See These .. . CLASSIFIEDS - Ads must k to top Lift ca. the preceding day." RATES 17 word' or team: 38.30 One Insertion 30.73 rens Insertions SIAN nue. insertions Additional words 3 for .01 for *ado da of insertion. FOR SALE DRUM TRAPS. complete rat. Exccile condition. $1:30. Ext. 1170. a.sk for Orr EM====2 MI=GMI Bolt action. 9 Itw.. 1.3 man 77 aperture front, Redfield 75 rear tight. In good condition. Cost 872.50 new•. will sell for $5O. Call Mike McLaughlin AD 8-5051 ext. 29g. ' GOOD PAIR Hockey Skates. size 6. for $5. Contact Fred Heal. Nittany 30-13. ext. 290. HI Fl SPEAKER. E-V TRxl2l3, and en closure, Klystch Rebel TV. AD 8-9455. WOMEN'S FIGURE skates, the ki,r 2 . Used one season, half price. Call AD 8-6357. PHOTO ENLARGER 3.5 lens, easel, film earriea 35 mm and 2 1 ,;x2!1. Cool operating. like new. bargain. Phone AD 7- 2367 after 6. FOR RENT SINGLE ROOM, I!,• blocks from campus, " clean, good heat, reasonable. $6.00 neekly. Inquire fa 9 W_ College. ONE-HALF DOUBLE room with board. 220 E. Nittany Are. Cheap. Phone AD 7-7247. WORK WANTED EXPERIENCED COOK desires job in flaternity. Can furnish references. Call AD S-6574. EXPERIENCED SECRETARY desires tYn ing of thesis. reports. etc. Fast, reason able service. Dial AD V-6943. sports events and the like. Last sum mer's Democratic National Conven tion, .for instance, used enough circuits and facilities to serve a small city. There were special circuits- for broadcasting, teletypewriters, the press, and for inside communica tions. It was our job to set those facilities up and keep them operating. "The increase in demand for tele phone and related services is phe nomenal. It's this growth that's creating real career opportunities in the telephone business. Add to this the fact that it's a stable business, and you've really got something!" WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 5. 1956 HELP WANTED ENGINEERS WANTED Chemical. Me. , chanical, or Civil, for sales application and contract engineering by one of the Dresser Industries. Degree necessary. Tech. nicians Wanted kill accept application. from Technical School graduates or appli cants holding a B.S. degree, Chemistry. Math majors, Physics-Math majors. Pro gram will include training period. An exciting opportunity in a large industry with definite promotional possibilities. Liberal benefits. Write: Thom Williams. Bovaird & Seyfang Mfg. Co.. Bradford. Pennsylvania. WANTED STUDENTS TO come to Delta Zeta Knit and Bake Bazaar—Friday, Dec. 7 at the Corner R.wm. FOUR-MAN COMBO to play for West Hall dances. Any interested readers con tact Mike Roberg rat. 3-PIECE COMBO for Mil Ball weekend. Call AD 14732, ask for Dave. WANTED TO BUY DEER HIDES $1 each. unless damaged. Phone AD 7-7169 for pickup or bring to 314 S. Burrow•es St. LOST GREEN PARKER Pen with broken clip. vicinity E.E.-Atherton; badly needed. Call 31P or 211 Atherton. Reward. MISCELLANEOUS MEETING of Collegian U==ll Classified At) Staff. Wednesday night, Dee. 5 itonighty at 7 p.m. lie there! or have very good excuse. FOR PROMPI and expert radio and phono. graph service stop at State College T.V.. 232 South Allen Street. IS YOUR typewriter giving you trouble? If so. call AD 7-2402 or bring machinik to 633 W College Ave. 4 - BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM
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