WEDNESDAY. DECE ~. • Sq.uirrels Help ',4 iin Faculty Resign• i • . • 0 r • • ISt as Painkillers 7 Change Positions Story and Photos by George Harrison 1 Four members of the faculty have resigned and seven Getting a sm 11 child into a dentist chair is considered a major job for most parents. others have been given changes in status. Dr. Joseph H mmer of Pine Grove Mills never has any trouble with his young pa-1 Dr. Kathleen A. Johnston, professor of family economics tients; in fact, all the kids in the area look forward to coming to his office. land housing ,has resigned effective Jan. 1, to accept a position Many dentis s bribe children with gifts such as toy rings, chewing gum, free toothas head of the Department of Equipment and Family Hous brushes, books an trinkets, but not Dr. Hummer. He doesn't have to. ing at Purdue University. - _ . ______ What is the big attraction to this particular dentist chair? Dr. Felix du Breuil, associate • " Nei to Sh ferent about the c air, .but the ow Actually, there is nothing dif- professor of mining engineering: I - 1 and Frederick C. Belsac. research! a,sueiate in the Department of big picture window in front of Engineering Research, have re the chair is the secret to his sue- signed to accept employment with Four Movies cess. . private engineering firms. Dr. f rom Israel There, for all patients to see, du Breuil will leave De. - !. 30 and r is Dr. Hummer's own private zoo Beisac Dec. 31. of wild birds and animals. These 1 The Hillel Foundation will pre creatures,Home Economist Resigns sent an hour-long program of four however, are not in Mary Alice Gregory, associate cages. extension home economist, has re-:films from Israel at 8 tonight in Animals Active All Year signed effective Dec. 31. to devote the Hillel Auditorium. 2"4 Locust Dr. Hummer has a feeding sta full time to family duties. Lane. tion for wild birds and squirrels The seven faculty members , at which there is always a lot of who were given changes of status' Students, faculty, and towns activity during both summer and . people may' attend.' There is no were: admis.sion charge. winter. 1 Dr. William Spackman Jr., from, The four films constitute a var- Adults as well as children get aisociate professor of paleobotany! a kick out of Dr. Hummer's win ;to director of the Coal Research, led program and include two dow feeding station. ,Section starting Jan. I, and main-i I.vhich have teceived clistingui§hed P inals, Black-capped chickadees, card ' tainimt his present rank; Robert awards for their content and ro duction. tufted titmice, nuthatches, ,B. Hewes, from associate profes- duction. evening grosbeaks, brown creep- sor in charge of supervisory ex-i One entitled "The Book and the ers and others that are normally , tension training to associate pro-Idol," a color film, is based on the very wary, come right to the win- fessor of mineral industries exten- archeological exhibition "Fro m dow and pay no attention to , sion starting Dec. 8. the Land of the Bible" which was those inside. r', 1 Mueller Named 'shown last year at the Metropoli- Children Fascinated 1 Joseph W. Hunt, from associ- tan Museum of Art in New York ' Six years ago, when Dr. Hum-ate, professor in charge of mining,City. A second color film, entitled titer moved his office_ from down- extension to associate professor!"A Letter from Bonny." has its town State College to his country ,in charge of mineral engineerina't he m e in the adventures of a engineering' home in Pine Grove Mills, the ‘ extern ion on Dec. 8: Dr. Erwin young immigrant from Iraq who children were frightened by the i W. Mueller, from professor of: finds his way into the life of Is birds and squirrels because they ! physics to research professor of,rael by way of the scout move were so close. However, as time ;physics on Jan. I: Dr. Eugen'ment. passed, they became fascinated 'Skildrzyk, from professor of en-; The other two films are "This and carried stories about the pic- gineering research to professor of : i s Israel," which takes the form ture window and the dentist's of- engineering research and physicsof a general essay on Israel's five throughout the area. - lon Dec. 8. :cities, agriculture, industries and The teachers in the Pine Grove 1 Robert F. Marboe, associate pro-; people. and "Vistas of Israel," Mills grade school had a method i fessor of engineering research andinewsclips on the discovery of oil, for getting the pupils to express manager of the engineering serv-• . . —.— ; the Biblical Zoo and Israel' Bird Dent themselves. Whenever one of them had a story to tell, he' or she would put a small square on the blackboard and then the teacher would allot a time for stories. More kids told stories about their visits to Dr. Hummer's of fice than all the rest of the stories put together. Children Bring Books Eventually, children began to bring bird books with them when they had to have their teeth worked • on. They would check off the birds they had seen and Make a report in class the next day. The birds in Dr. Hummer's yard became so famous, that the children named - them: Woodie and Winnie Woodpecker, Timmy and Tillie Titmouse, Ned and Nellie Nuthatch and Mr. and Mrs. Cardinal. The titmice have rather large black, beady eyes while the chickadees - have very tiny black eyes hidden in their black caps. When one little boy saw a chickadee at the window after watching a titmouse, he yelled, "Oh look, look, Doc, it has no eyes!" Dog Interested in Animals Dr. Hummer has ' a 8-year-old cocker spaniel named Petie who is also interested in the birds and squirrels. When Petie saw the first bird to arrive at the newly construct ed feeder at the window, she barked and friightened it away. Dr. Hummer scolded her for this and she has never barked at the birds since then; however, she does bark at the grey squirrels. With a barking dog on the other side of the glass, one would think that the squirrels would be fright ened, but they never pay any at tention to Petie or the children. Zoo Attracts Children -Dr. Hummer's window zoo beats all other tricks of the trade to get children to the dentist. The kids love Dr. Hummer and his birds and the parents could not be happier because he has solved for them a big problem among all parents. The birds at the window seem to take a lot of the hurt out of a bad tooth for young and old alike. Lutheran Yule Party Ye Olde Fashioned Christmas Party will be held- at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Lutheran Student Center.. ' • The party will feature a fire side discussion, chestnut roasting BER 19, 1956 DR. JOSEPH HUMMER fills a tooth as the patient in the chair watches she birds and squirrels at the big windoW. Thinking about the creatures at the feeding station keeps her mind off The bad tooth. GREY SQUIRRELS and birds pay no attention to the dentist and his patients although they are only a few feet away on the other side of the picture window. The nuthatch upper right, and the evening grosbeak, lower right, are frequent visitors at the dentist's window. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA ices division, Ordnance Research ' ange industry. Laboratory. to be in charge of, ` engineering services starting Dec.l and Paul S. Seaver, from as- WSGA House to Hear sistant professor of mapagement!_. to associate professor of manage-'Three Reports Today ment, and remaining supervisor, The Women's Student Govern of management training, Feb. 1. ment Association House of Rep resentatives will meet at 12:30 Froth Senior Board to Meet Ip.M. today in 209 Hetzel Union. The Froth senior board will; Reports from the housing. May meet at 8 tonight in 218 Hetzel Day and lateness rule committee, Union. will be heard. PAGE FIVE
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