WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 23. 1957
Cigarett
Of Lun•
Cigarette smoki
strain on coronary art:
Hammond, a me
der the auspices of Sig
He said there is
cancer and coronary art
ease and there is an ass
with gastric ulcers, duod
cers and cirrhocis of the
He specified that smo
not the only cause of th
eases. They also can be
by inhaling chemical ag
dusts, he said,
Lung cancer death
among smokers are 1.97
than among non-smokers
mond-said lung cancer
by far the highest ass
with cigarette smokin
higher among smoker
among non-smokers.
Lung cancer from cigarettes is
higher than all other types of
cancer among men who never'
smoked, Hammond said. He said
lung cancer deaths are lower
among men who once smoked
and then stopped the habit.
• There are acute effect§ of smok
ing on the nervous system he
said. Smoking causes immediate
stimulation to the central nervous
system, increases blood pressure
and increases pulse rate.
Hamniond said when a per
son smokes one cigarette„lhe ab
sorbs an amount of nicotine
that would kill him in one
straight dose. Cigarettes also
Student Employment •
Offers Short-Term Jobs
Short-term jobs are available
at the Student Employment Serv
ice in 112 Old Main. •
These include openings for win
dow-washing, leaf-raking, paint
ing in private homes and other
types of odd jobs. Also available
is a variety of steady work pay
ing in meals, either in dining
halls on campus or in fraternities.
Meeting Tonight!
7:30 P.M.--Room 110 Elec. Eng.
Smoking Seen
Cancer, Other
• By RALPH MANNA
g is definitely a cause of lung cancer and it also puts an added
ry disease according to Dr. E. Cuyler Hammond.
. ber of the Yale University Medical Society, spoke last night un
a Xi, science fraternity.
casual relationship between smoking and the death rates from lung
ry dis-
• elation
nal ul
ver.
contain carbon monoxide and a
small amount of arsenic. Usual-
ly these substances show no E ngagements
immediate harm, but cancer
II i ngis
I
se dis
caused
e is and
may show up in the long run. Edwards-Heinbach
be said.
Smokers of pipes and cigars Mr. and Mrs. George D. Ed
are not so susceptible to lung' wards of Beaver have announced:
cancer because these smokers the engagement of their daughter
usually do not inhale the smoke.'Marg Ellen to Lt. Edgar Hein -I
Hammond said death rates are,bach, son of Luther Heinbach ands
highest among persons smoking.the late Mrs. Heinbach of Potts-,
cigarettes only. ville.
Death rates among those smok, Miss Edwards is a senior in
ing cigars is 23 per cent higher; home economics and a member
than among non-smokers and: of Delta Zeta sorority and Gam
death rates among those smoking:ma Sigma, service sorority.
pipes is 12 per cent higher. I Lt. Heinbach is a graduate of
There is a steep rise in deaths the University and is stationed
with higher amount of cigar- with the Army at Aberdeen Prov
ettes smoked Hammond said. ing Grounds in Maryland.
Persons who smoke two-plus No date has been set for the
packs of cigarettes per day f wedding.
have the highest death rates.
ales
higher
Ham
hewed
.mation
10.73
than
lThe rare Berger's disease, a dis-. Rodgers Will Give
ease in which one suffers a pro
gression of gangrene in -the toes
land hands, is unknown among,Geography Lecture
non-smokers. Its progression is
stopped if one stops smoking. Br. Allen Rodgers, associate
Hammond "concluded, "I can't i°n professor of geography, will speak
see why people partake of the! o n Urban Geography
!habit of smoking—but I personal-1
Ily like it!" of the USSR" at 7 tonight in 203
The lecture will be illustrated
by slides and will deal with the
role of the major cities in the
economy of modern Russia. The
talk is sponsored by Gamma The
ta Upsilon, professional geogra
phy fraternity, and is open to the
public.
Fifteen Women Named
To Frosh Debate Team
Fifteen women have been named
to the Freshman Women's Debate
Team.
They are
Nancy Spencer, Clementine Ca
pustik, Carol McCartney, Eleanor
Brewer, Judith Bentz, Judith de
Ponceau. Barbara Fels, Deanna
Handfinger, Louise Kalmonoff,
Emily Nissley, Lucile Sharp, Kar
en Shallcross, Sybil Suskind,
Marilyn West and Elaine Zeller.
JAZZ CLUB
Election of Officers
Important
nnouncements
Of Future
Plans!
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA
IPhil Club to Hear Barth
John S. Barth, assistant pro
fesor of English, will speak to the
Philosophy Club at 7:30 tonight in
214 Hetzel Union on "Sputnik and
the Literature of Despair."
Cause
Ills
By
Membership
Only!
Initiates of Tau Kappa Epsilon David Cotterill. William, Fiedler,
are Paul Anderson, Jerry Marcel- Ronald Griffith, Kenneth Jones,
10, Herbert Fink, Robert Frank-,Kevin Crowe, Gerald Murphy,
lin and Alton Kendall. :John I%,lehls.- Whitten Richman and
New pledges of Tau Kappa Ep-' Ralph Riehi.
Silon are Charles Bibleheimerd
Kenneth Britton, Richard Cap-I New pledges of Phi Sigma Sig
pelli, James Cober, Henry Deem- ma are Phyllis Benjamin, Judith
er, Charles Egolf, Stanley Foster,l Berman, Janet Bressler, Lillian
Theodore Haller, Richard J ack-i Fischer. Barbara Krause, Connie
owski, Clyde Kreeger, HerbertiLitaw• Elaine Mundell, Lois Neu-
Ludwig. Victor Peracchia, Thom-ibarth, Anita Snydman and Diana
as Phillips. Melvin Rockey, James)Sperling.
Shugert, David Trump, Roberti New officers of Theta Phi Al-
Wayne, R i chard Welch and,pha are Virginia Miller, president;
Charles Willingham. !Mary Kay Serra, vice president;
Initiate of Delta Zeta is Jane Gretel Soltys, corresponding sec-
Benson. !retary; Rosemary Arentz, record-
Initiates of Delia Gamma are' ing secretary; Lillian Labuskes.
Patricia Couch, Sandra Burke, ;treasurer; Constance Yeschka, so-
Lois Piercy, Karel Goble. Doro-;cial chairman. Barbara Wall. rush
thy Lentz, Ann Ruthrauff, Sue: ing chairman; Julia Laurenzi,
Mickey, Rosalie Samley, Ivy Suth-: pledge mistress; Kay Noonan
erland, Joan Royer and Sydney; publicity chairman and marshall;
Gowland. • Mary Ann Raup, parliamentarian;
Initiates of Sigma Nu are David iDenise Cretz, house manager;
Arrowsmith and John Chatham. D oris Castranavo. scholarship
New pledges of Sigma Nu are.chairman.
Dancing Class
Will Be Given
! Leadership Training will hold
Students may sign up at the t' second class at 7:30 tonight in
Hetzel Union desk for the begin- ! 119 Osmond.
ners dancing class, which starts
Nov. 4
The class will consist of one'
hour of instruction each week for,
six weeks and is limited to 40
persons. Classes will be held
from' 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday;s
4 to 5 p.m. and 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday; 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednes
day; 4 to 5 p.m. and 6:30 to 7:30
p.m. Thursday.
Jack Place, a former Arthur
Murray instructor, will instruct
the class. The cost of the class is
52. It is sponsored by Gamma Sig
ma, Women's Service Sorority.
Phi Chi Theta Pledges
Thirteen BusAd Coeds
TIM Council to Meet Phi Chi Theta, professional
The Town Independent Men business women's honorary so
council will meet at 7 tonight ciety, has pledged 13 coeds.
203 Hetzel Union to vote on a, They are:
proposed budget for the year. I Kay Binder, Jean Crandley,
Harriett Harper, Janis Kiernan,
Wendy Morgan, Carol Purner,
Carol Reed, Nancy Sawdey, Dor
othy Spannuth, Miriam St. Clair.
Carole Berrier and Mary McFar
land.
Coed Counselors Will Meet
•
Women orientation counselom
will meet at 10 p.m. tomorrow in!
McElwain lounge.
Admission
'Leader' Group
,To Hold Class
The subject of tonight's meet
ing will be the campus program
of extra-curricular activities. a
general look at the various as
pects of student government and
the administration.
Wilmer E. lienworthy, execu
tive assistant to the President.
will explain the structure of the
administration.
Robert Steele. All - University
president. will explain the work
ings and structure of student
government.
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