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Mackey Resigns Post
At University, Borough
David R. Mackey, State College burgess and associate pro
fessor of speech, has announced his resignation of both posi-
Mackey said he will leave his positions in State College
to become chairman of the Division of Communication Arts
at Boston University.
2 Poll ution
Preventives
Suggested
Dr. Eric A. Walker's Special
Committee on Waste Disposal has
recommended two new safety
measures to prevent a recurrence
of steam pollution from Univers
ity wastes.
The new recommendations call
for a personal inspection of all
potentially h a zardeus places
where chemicals are used en the
campus and a panic -action warn
ing to alert proper authorities in
cases in which chemicals are
spilled or exploded accidentally.
Kouniz to Inspect
The inspection will be made by
Dr. Roy R. Koontz. an expert
i
in sanitary engineering, who
the committee's technical consult-:
ant. He will confer with the col- )
lege deans and department heads'
to determine the hazardous spots.
After the personal inspections,
he will send forms regularly to
representatives from each area to
be designated. The forms wilt be
used to supply inventories at" ma
terials on storage and these that
have been used.
Kountz Reports
"This will give us some idea,
of what chemicals are used volun-!
tarily," Dr. Kountz said. "But'
there is also danger that chemicals,
can get into the sewage system
accidentally—through breakage,
spilling, or explosion, and this we ,
hope to control through the panic
action warning."
"Much can be done to isolate-
all campus sewage temporarily
through an alert to the disposal
plant," he said. "What we are
working on now is the best meth
od of pinning down responsibility'
for reporting such accidents so
that they may always be received ,
and acted upon."
6 to Be Initiated
By Eng Fraternity
The University Chapter of Chi
Epsilon, national engineering fra
ternity, will hold its fall inittatien
Tuesday.
The initiation ceremonies will
be followed by a banquet at the
Autoport restaurant. Dr. Henry A.
Finch, professor of philosophy,
' will speak on the "Introduction
to the Science of Laughter."
New initiates of Chi Epsilon are
Thomas Winemiller, Harry- West.,
Joseph Williard, George Popson,l
Lewis Hoffman and George Her- 1
ben.
Newly elected officers are Boris
Stoiancheff, president; Benjamin
Thayer. vice president: and James
Winemlller. secretary-treasurer.
Married Alumnae Outnumber Single
Married alumnae of the
University outnumber single
alumnae by about three to one,
according to a survey conduct
ed under the direction of Pearl
0. Weston, dean of women.
The survey covers 64 years,
from 1890 to 1954, and includes
replies from 4706 alumnae. Ques
tionnaires were sent to 7006.
The 3456 married graduates re
port a total of 5037 children. Of
this number, 173 chose the Uni
versity as their college.
`This does not appear to be a
very large number of children to
attend their mother's alma raster,
but it must be remembered that
the years used in the survey re
strict the number to those who
have children in the college age
range," Miss Weston said.
Wouteris Status
Among the worsen graduates,
1126 never married, ST are wi-
He will officially resign as bur
gess at p.m. Monday when Bor
ough Council holds its semi
monthly meeting.
However, he will remain on
with the Department of Speech
until the end of the current se
mester.
Serving 4 Year Term
Mackey as burgess, is serving
a four-year term which expires
January 1, 1958. Elections for bur
gess and other borough offices are
scheduled to be held in the May
primaries.
Mackey's resignation as bur
gess means that borough council
must appoint someone to fill the
vacant position within 30 days.
It is possible that Council may
appoint the new burgess at Mon
day's meeting. However, if no one
is named, Charles F. Lee Decker,
president of council, will act as
temporary burgess until someone
is named.
Speculation Reported
According to rumors in borough
hail, four names appear to domi
nate the conversation concerning
a new appointee.
They include Guy C. Mills, bor
ough Justice of Peace, William
S. Hoffman, a former burgess,
James F. Shigley, veterinarian,
and Lee Decker.
It is quite possible that the new
appointee will be elected in the
May elections to serve a four year
term, observers say.
The position offers a salary of
$lOOO a year.
Official Comments
One official in borough hail said
that Mackey spent more time at
tending to his official duties than
anyone he had seen since he ar
rived in 1930.
Mackey's new position will
place him in charge of all com
munications at Boston Univer
sity.
lie will serve as chairman with
12 staff members assisting him.
He will aLso act as professor of
communications at the university.
Dickinson College
To Raise Salaries
Dickinson College has an
nounced that it will raise em
ployes' salaries next July 1 a total
of $BO.OOO a year.
Dr. William W. Edel, college
president, said the boost will allow
a full professor to earn between
57000 and SlO.OOO a year.
The increases included in the
total estimate include raises for
administrative, clerical and main
tenance staffs, according to the
Associated Press.
Grad Student Council
The Graduate Student Council
will discuss plans for a dance
scheduled to be held in February
at a meeting at 8:15 p.m. Monday
in 218 Hetzei Union.
lowed, and 59 are divorced.
About a quarter of those reply
ing, 1057, report post graduate
study. Master's degrees have been
earned by 607. There were 32 doc
tor of philosophy degrees and 36
doctor of medicine degrees.
2161 Are 'Housewives'
"Housewife" was listed as the
occupation of 2161 alumnae.
Teaching is by far the most popu
lar single profession with 1861
engaged in educational work.
Those in other professions num
ber 1306. Secretaries total 459 and
123 graduates list "business" as
'their occupation. Government ser
vice has drawn 50 and the mili
tary forces, 72.
The survey reveals that Penn
State warnen'graduates have been
active in community affairs
throughout the years. It lists 4860
affiliations with community or
ganizations. Professional organi
zations are second with 3,496. The
American Association- of Univer
sity Women has enrolled 623, and
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Shovel Work
Staggers Lion
After Holidays
The Nittany Lion may be seen
groggily shoveling snow from the
walk in front of his den this after
noon.
Suffering from the effects of a,
prolonged hangover acquired dur
ing the holiday festivities did not:
add to the poor Lion's dexterity'
as he wearil --
lifted shovel:
after shaven
high into the a.
The predict
sleet pelti
down on
head, appear
to make math
much worse I
the downtroddA
Nittany Lion.
The only col
solation was tl_
fact that the west:._ .cpect
ed to be warmer today with a,
high temperature of 35 and a lowl
tonight of 25 degrees.
A low temperature of about 10-
15 degrees and rain was forecast ,
,'
for last night, according to the
University weather station.
Grad to Study
African Life
Dr. John T. Biggers, a graduate
of the University and now head
of the Department of Art at Texas
Southern University, will under
take a painter's study of African
life and art under a fellowship
granted by the United Nations
Educational, Scienific and Cul
tural Organization.
The award, one of 14 traveling
fellowships established by UN
ESCO, will cover Dr. Biggers'
travel and living expenses during
a six-month period in which he
will study and sketch native life
and art on the Gold Coast.
Dr. Biggers, who attended
Hampton Institute, received his
bachelor's, master's and doctor of
education degrees from the Uni
versity.
He has exhibited his work at
the Museum of Modern Art, New
York, at the Virginia Museum of
Fine Arts, the Houston Museum
of Fine Arts, the State Capitol
Building in Austin; Texas and the
National Mural Painters Society
in New York.
University Given
Research Grant
A research grant of $17,000 has
been awarded to the University
by the National Science Founda
tion to support 'studies on "Short
Half-Life Radioisotopes Employ
ing a Continuous-Flow Activa
tion System."
The studies, which will utilize
the Research Reactor, will cover
a two-year period. Dr. William
W. Pratt, assistant professor of
physics, and Robert G. Cochran,
acting director of the Research
Reactor, will direct the studies.
Spring Timetables Available
The timetables for the spring
semester and student and faculty
directories are still on sale in 4
Willard.
508 alumnae report they are ac
tive in sorority groups.
Alumnae Well Traveled'
The University's
_alumnae are
well traveled, the survey shows.
Of those replying, 872 have visit
ed Canada; 489, Europe; 417,
South America; 94, Asia; and 24,
Africa.
A majority report their hus
bands engaged in business or pro
fessional occupations. The hus
bands of 1520 alumnae are pro
fessional men. Those engaged in
business total 860. There are 346
listed as salesmen and 239 are en
gaged in trade. A total of 171 are
in the military service.
PENN STATE
2110 of EUROPE
can .AD 8-6635 daq
Problem to Become
Acute Unless Solved
Behind Campus Parking
The edge of demand for parking—particularly in the
center of campus—over the supply of more than 3000 spaces
is almost sure to become increasingly acute as.time goes on—
unless a solution is soon found.
This appears to be the consensus of students, administra-
tors, and state highway engineers(
on a problem which has become
more and more important during
the past several years—and whose
solution has seemingly become.
more and more obscure.
According to a report of the;
State Highway Department's 1954,
survey of campus parking, the(
problem is one of distrbution,
rather than a lack of spaces, with
a concentration of excess demand
in the center of campus and a con-'
centration of excess supply around:
the edges.
Not Completely True
But the report admittedly does
not reflect a completely true pic-1
ture of the situation, George Brit-1
ton of the highways department,.
said in explaining the survey Dec..
13 to a group of University offi
cials and students. The survey
covered a "typical" day from 8
a.m. to 6 p.m. and showed a total
excess of supply of 9576 space -1
time hours (the number of vacant
Spaces multiplied by the number
of hours they remain vacant.)
However. Britton said, there is
very little demand for parking at
two times in the progress of the
survey—during the noon hour
and after 5 p.m.
By far the largest single group
of parkers covered by the survey
—46 per cent—parked an average)
of three hours and 16 minutes for
the purpose of attending Univers
ity. classes. Another 25 per cent'
parked for almost four hours for '
the purpose of "work."
10 Per Cent 'lllegal'
One indication of the serious
ness of the situation is the report's
revelation that about 10 per cent '
of the permit parking was "il
legal." The report said that "ap
proximately 10 per cent of the
vehicles parked in University per
mit areas did not conform with
the University regulations and
those vehicles used slightly over
five per cent of the total time . ."
The report did not make spedi
fic recommendations, noting that
"since the problem of parking on
the campus is peculiar to the
University and any action on this
problem is rightfully the Univers
ity's responsibility, this report is
presented as basic data only . .."
Players to Give
CARE Production
Players will present a benefit
performance of "H ear tbrea k
House," by George Bernard Shaw,
at 8 tonight and tomorrow night
at Center Stage.
The gross receipts from both
performances will be turned over
to CARE, which will distribute
the funds among needy actors, di
rectors, technicians and other
theatrical persons made refugees
by the fighting in Europe and the
Near -East.
The tickets for the production
are available at the Hetzel Union
desk. Price is $.l.
Frosh Advisory Board
The Freshman Class• Advisory-
Board will meet at 2 p.m. Sun
day in 217 Hetzel Union to dis
cuss plans foe the class dance.
Ed Student Council to Meet
The Education Student Council
will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday is
204 Burrowes to elect officers.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1957
By 808 FRANKLIN
First of a Series
Driver Ed
Said Key
To Safety
Amos E. Neyhart, administra
tive head of the University's In
stitute of Public Safety and
'newly-appointed executive direc
tor of Governor George M. Lead
er's Traffic Safety Council, be
lieves driver education is the key
to reduction of the automobile ac
cident toll which reached a rec
ord height during the Christmas
I season.
Neyhart said that most of these
accidents could have been avoid
ed if drivers had followed the
elementary rules of safe driving.
A pioneer in driver training
and education, Neyhart believes
the main
_way to reduce accidents
is by concentrating on the "man
behind the wheel," and recom
mends a nation-wide campaign
of driver education through news
papers, television, radio, and oth
er media.
Neyhsrt Suggests
"Traffic accidents can be fur
ther reduced by an increase in
the number of enforcement offi
cers in cities and by enlarging
highway patrols," Neyhart said.
He suggests a reasonable amount
of spot checking of safety fea
tures of vehicles without causing
inconvenient bottlenecks.
Neyhart attributes the unusual
ly heavy holiday accident toll to
the increase of cars on the road,
excessive drinking, fatigue, and
careless driving on winter roads.
Accident Causes
"Many people do not allow
enough time for long holiday
journeys," said Neyhart, "and
therefore drive at excessive speeds
without adequate rest. These are
major accident ingredients."
Neyhart, who has been con
ducting a safe driving crusade for
more than a quarter of a century,
believes that accident tolls will
continue to rise until every driv
er is educated in safe driving
practices.
'Porter Will Address
Plant Science Group
Dr. Thomas R. Porter, associate
professor of education, will speak
on "Status of Science in the
Secondary Schools of Pennsyl
vania" at the meeting of the
Plant Science Club Tuesday.
The meeting will be held at
7:30 p.m. in 111 Plant Industries.
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