PAGE TWO 100 Acre Farm Purchased For University Expansion Present and future construction projects on campus will be made possible with the purchase of 127 acres of land on the western edge of town. President Eric A. Walker said Tuesday. The University has acquired a 100-acre farm that adjoins the golf course and another 27 acres to the south of Route 45, he said. k a a However, he added that “the fIAA n Wft moH i University did not acquire the po | I 'lvlt 11WVl tential residential and commer- jcial areas bordering on the high- iv.-ay and has no desire to choke I f\ hfiniOr [off the expansion of the Borough ■ U ;in this direction.” I I ' The land purchase was dis- V mm I cussed by Dr. Walker in connec- I \J\J I I Vj I tjon with the $BO million expan sion program of the University. Dr. Palmer C. Weaver, assistant The projects include: dean of the College of Education i. Possible relocation of Bea and director of Summer Sessions ver Field to westr allowing has been named dean of Summery more central campus space for Sessions. ' construction of classroom build- The Board of Trustees also ap-, mgs. ! proved the appointment of Dr. 2. Possible relocation of the golf Abram W. VanderMeer, profes- course t 0 the west also for build sor of education, as assistant to _____ the dean of the College of Educa- ,i; ' . ... TI , tion. succeeding Dr. Weaver. i , Renaming of the Hall of thej _ _ , , ,Americas classroom building, now! ~,, •„ iunder construction, to the Boucke tmuiThoidV ,Me o( <* ,'!LS?", h £ a ;S £ft¥ wSidh.,f c“t S S r”rh2”„S*US;‘'»? D £ ve S“ to il oo S “,“S directed by the dean or assistant; V 1 ® original Hall of the dean of the College of Education.|£ menc3S , Pr°J ect > that it The action also reflects thei <^oe^ no j' bftle pros growing importance of the sum-j pec f s °f Setting, mer progi'am which last year en-1 Dr. O. F. Boucke was from 1923 rolled 9783 students during the To 1931 head of the Department three sessions, marking a new,of Economics and Sociology, record in summer enrollment. 4. Eight buildings: new engi- More than 55 per cent of the stu-; neering building on College dents enrolled last year were, Ave.; a petroleum laboratory on graduate students. ; campus; an extension to the Pitt Grad ; home economics building, also Dr. Weaver is a graduate of the along College Ave.; a meals lab- University of Pittsburgh and re oratory; a swine research cen ceived his M.E. degree from ter: new turkey breeder and vard University and his Ph.D.j brooder houses; and a military from Columbia University. , science building east of the He served as assistant director; flower gardens. varsity from 1922 until he was: 5. Halls: four wo named director of the program a: mens halls now under construc year ago tion on College Ave., two pro- Appointed in '46 jected women's halls in the Pol- Dr. VanderMeer was appointed | oc h area and men's halls to be to the faculty at the University in !P ca '; „at Shorthdge Rd. and 1946 as assistant professor of edu- P af k Ave. cation. He was graduated with a B.A. degree from the Eastern Washington College of Education and also from the University of Washington. His MA. and Ph.D. degrees he obtained from the Uni- versity of Chicago. Outing Club to Discuss Results of Skiing Trip The winter sports division of the Outing Club will meet at 7:30, tonight in the Hetzel Union as sembly hall. A summary of the Red House 1 Ski Trip will be presented and refunds will be given to those who did not stay for the entire weekend. ★ IHTTANY COMING SUNDAY ANTHONY OLHMt BUUETTA WSINA ttCHAJ® BASEHART Teachers' Test Set Approximately 100 students will take the National Teachers’ Ex-, amination to be given Saturday at the University. The tests will be administered between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in' 110 Electrical Engineering. 1 *CATHAUM Now - 1:30, 3:33. 5:27. 7:30. 9:36 INGRID BERGMAN YUL BRYNNER HELEN HAYES “ANASTASIA” CinemaScopc and Color *NITTANY Today - Doors Open 5:30 BURT LANCASTER ANNA MAGNANI “THE ROSE TATTOO” in VislaVision Now - 1:58, 3:51. 5:46. 7:41, 9:36 “The Girl Can’t Help It” STARTS TOMORROW Premiere Opening “THE RAINMAKER” Burt Lancaster t m —■ M«Ot Ftttwrt: 11:15. 1:51, 5:91. 7:19, I:1J THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Starring Katherine Hepburn Polio Injections For Students To Continue Salk polio vaccine shots will be available at the Infirmary indefi nitely to all undergraduate and graduate students, according to Dr. Herbert R. Glenn, director of the Health Service. Hospital records show that 475 shots had been given by Feb. 4. The vaccine will be given to any student in good health for the fee of $1 a shot. Parental per ; mission is required for minors. The best protection is secured ■by completing the 3-shot se quence, Glenn said. Anyone hav ing already had one or two of the [shots should bring a slip stating this and signed by the doctor who j gave the shots. ! i The University offers this pro igram in connection with several [other universities such as Yale, I Cornell and Columbia. Permis : . sion has been received from both the County Medical Society and -the State Medical Society. After the Christmas vacation [the program was established us ing vaccine from the state. Since then the University has instituted a purchasing program of its own. Jobs Available In Dining Halls The Student Employment! Agency is seeking students to work in dining halls. ; There are jobs available in din ling halls on campus and in frat ernity houses. Men living off cam pus who are interested in this i work may obtain information at 1112 Old Main. ! The camp and resort section of ithe Student Employment Agency will begin posting job openings tomorrow. It is expected that 150 camps and 30 resorts will list : needs with the office during the 'semester. i Several camps have already in- Idicated needs. They will be listed in 112 Old Main. The MUSIC ROOM offers 3 TOKENS OF APPRECIATION 3 3 C each LARGE GROUP 45 rpm SINGLES 10 in. LP Close-Out *1 49 and 99' All Your Record Wants Completely Fulfilled Whatever They May Be. OPEN 9 til 9 New ROTC Planned for The Board of Trustees has approved preliminary plans and sketches for a military science building to be constructed | east of the University flower gardens on Three Mile Rd. ; The building will provide office and classroom facilities I for the departments of military science and tactics, naval 'science and air science, as well as some classroom space that | will be used by other departments iof the University. Construction will begin Jan. 1, 1958, and the building is sched uled to be ready for use for the fall semester of 1959. Final plans are to be completed by Aug. 1, and bids are scheduled to receive final approval by Nov. 1. 4 Floors Planned i There will be three floors, in addition to a basement, in the proposed building, with the Air Force, Army and Navy using the [first, second and third floors re jspectively. Some classrooms on each floor will be available for [Other than ROTC instruction un |til such time as all are needed by | the ROTC departments. The basement will be shared by the three units for supply and is sue of equipment. A one-story laboratory unit at-! tached to the main building by a covered passageway will be used for the housing of special heavy' ordnance equipment. Shooting Range Also attached to the main build ing will be a one-floor shooting range. Rifle matches between the University and rifle teams from other schools will be held at the range. The new building is being de signed by Buchart Engineering Corp. of York. It is part of a $10,625,000 program approved for the University last July by the General State Authority, the bor row-and-build branch of the state government. The building will bring to- IN BIG SAVINGS FOR ALL THE 203 E. BEAVER AVE, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 7. 1957 Building Future gether all branches of the Re serve Officers Training Corps pro gram at the University, the larg est program in the country. At the present time, the units are housed in Enginering “E,” the Armory, and Carnegie Hall, with storage facilities provided in the basement of McAllister Hall and elsewhere. LISTEN WMAJ 5 0% ok Wide Selection SHEET MUSIC & MUSIC BOOKS AD 7-2311 STATE COLLEGE OPEN 9 til 9
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