FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 13. 1957 Libr ry Gift Follows ear-Old Tradition 96. Followin sented $lO,OOO The gift Fred Lewis Pa, a tradition started 96 years ago, the graduating class of 1957 last June pre o the University. was designated for the purchase- of a collection of special books for the tee Library. • • is financed by an accumulation of a 50-cent general damage fee tacked on ions each semes-, .four" - years, each' a $4 mildstment The gift, to University tui ter. At the end o! senior has abou in the gift. The Board of 27 approved the which may be special collectio, reading. This. in• the fields of travel,- literat fields. Trustees ; on July :ift to-the library, used - to start a for recreational ;ill include books art, architecture, e and related [gifts to the by the classes The last clas brary were giv of 1932 and 193: aim= Gift S Ideas for a 6.1 upon by mem. class sometime suggestion b o placed on c. upon the sugg: call for their ci r ss gift are decided ers of the senior in April through e s strategically ius. Seniors vote Mons when they pies of LaVie. of donating a class The tradition gift has been University sin graduation cla : ial tablets tha placed on the the east end o the classes of 1 Many of th iaintain.ed at the e 1861 when the r s donated memor-' were eventually memorial gate at campus. a gift of 917 and 1918. class gifts have CLASS OF 1961 There is still time (today and Saturday) for you to register for the more than $750 worth of free prizes being given away by the 34 participating State. College stores (listed below). You are cordially invited to register at each of these stores. There is no obligation. We want to say "Hello" and "Welcome to State College." Bostonia Ltd. Bottorf's Bootery Centre Co. Film Lab Charles Shop Clearfield's Crabtrees Danks & co. • Egolf's Electric Supply Glick's Shoe Store Grigg's Pharmacy STATE COLLEGE AREA CHAMBER of COMMERCE actually been in the form of phys ical presentations to the Univers ity. Some of the Better known ones include the benches on cam pus from the class of 1900, the drinking 'fountain at the Old Wil low Tree from the class of 1914, the memorial gate at the front entrance of campus from the class of 1916 and the Westminster Chimes in the tower of Old Main from the class of 1937. Lion Was Gift One of the most famous land marks on campus was a class gift. The Lion Shrine was a presenta tion of the class of 1940. In the same vicinity, the scoreboard on Beaver Field. was a gift from members of the class of 1926. Class gifts have been "step ping stones" of progress for the expansion of University building and facilities. It was the class of 1945 that first set aside funds for the construction of a student un ion building. These plans were realized with the dedication of ATTENTION Music Room Penn Whalen -Drug Persia's Mens Shop Rea & Derick Drug Store Schlow's Quality Shop Sears, Roebuck & Co. Simon's Smart Shop Treasure House Vogue Beauty Salon Woodring Floral Gardens Retail Divisi THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA the Hetzel v.l.Tnion Building in !February, 1955. Some traditional gifts have per petuated their names with the donation of money for loan funds. (scholarship funds and ,memorial funds. Old Main seems to be a favorite (spot for class gifts. In 1904, the graduation class presented the clock in the tower as a senior gift, and the gift of graduating mem hers of the 1913 class was a ter race. Two thousand dollars was set; aside by the class of 1949 to bel allocated for a student book store.; The rest of the money was hand-I ed over to the University to be, kept until enough money wasi raised for a student press. Because of this, the suggestion ; to some has seemed - unfeasible ' be cause all student printing is done by commercial printers. It has been suggested the money be used to obtain AM facilities for; campus radio station WDFM, in conjunction with several other class donations. Jack Harpers Harmony Shop • Hur's Mens Shop Kalin's Dress Shop Kalin's Men's Shop Margaret's Shop McLanahan's Drug Store Metzgers B. P. Moyer, Jewelry G. C. Murphy Mur's Jewelry Book Store Funds ;~ - ..: CZ= 27 Honor Societies Give Scholarship Recognition Twenty-seven scholastic honor societies provide recogni tion and membership benefits for students with high grades. Not only are there societies for general scholarship but also for recognition in almost every course study and cur riculum ranging from forestry to ceramics. The societies, besides giving rec-i ognition, also often perform serv-(Delta, for women, and Phi Eta ice functions for the University Sigma, men. I Both societies will initiate stu community. and sponsor social! 'dents during the spring semester. activities. IA 3.5 average for the first semes- Probably the best known group ter is required for membership. is Phi Beta Kappa, the liberal artsl Other honorary societies and the society. This national honor group fields of study they represent are: is the oldest Greek-letter !rater- Alpha Epsilon Delta, pre-medi cal; Alpha P 1 Mu, industrial engi nity in the United States. EE cal; Chi Epsilon, civil engi- Its counterpart in the technical neering; Eta Kappa Nu, electri field is Tau Beta Pi, engineering; cal entineering; Gamma Sigma society founded in 1888. It wasiDelta, agriculture; lota Sigma Pi. founded to give needed recogni- iwcen's Keramos, chemistry. ceramics; Omicron tion to engineering students whom! ,Phi Beta Kappa would not acceptNu, home economics; Phi Kappa .Phi. general scholastic; Phi Lamb as members. ;da Upsilon. chemistry; Phi Sigma 1 The two freshmen scholastic lota, romance languages; Pi Gam honor societies are Alpha Lambda (Continued on page 10) Welcome Students ... TO STATE COLLEGE! Central Pennsylvania's Most Popular Stores In State College WELCOME YOU To Stop In And See This Beautiful, - Big Store! Featuring We invite you to register for your welcome gift. The time has been exterried to Saturday. Don't delay! WOMEN'S DRESSES, COATS, SUITS, SPORT SWEAR, ACCESSORIES, LIN GERIE, ROBES, FOUNDATIONS, MIL. LINERY, HOSIERY, FABRICS, GIFTS, LINENS, LUGGAGE, DOMESTICS and HOMEFURNISHINGS, C H I L D R EN'S WEAR, MEN'S AND BOYS' WEAR. IT'S SO EASY TO DO ALL YOUR SHOPPING AT DANKS & CO. AND STILL KEEP WITHIN YOUR BUDGET ALLOWANCE ALL YOU NEED TO PAY IS $2.00 A WEEK Get a $25.00 Budget Book $3.00 down ... $2.00 weekly NO EXTRA CARRYING CHARGES AIR-CONDITIONED State College - Bellefonte DANKS PAGE FIVE
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