The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, November 13, 1957, Image 11
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER Universi Despite In spite of many a. never had an official s Three times since t to obtain one have fail:. The closest the Un All-College Cabinet held designing contest. A 'simple flag of blue an with the Nittany Lion a , was chosen as the best members of the art facul In June 1946, the fla mittee sent the sketch t. dent Ralph Dorn Hetzel, was Secretary of the B. Trustees. The Board decided neded more thought and r the drawing to Cabinet. A second attempt was 1 the Cabinet in Decemb:' They returned the sketch' ing the students desire I flag and re-endorsing thei The board refused to ac design. With hope of an All College flag gone the Cabinetrred to have the flag accepted as an ath letic one. Wilmer E. Kerrorthy, administrative assistant to the President, replied for PFesident Hetzel that the matter nleed not go before the Board of Trustees and the idea could be carried out. " The understanding was that the flag could only be displayed at New Beaver Field, the Recrea tion Building and athletic events. An attempt to obtain a flag also was made in 1931 when David Weidner, '3l, chairman of the flag committee, announced that members of the Department of Architecture would be encour aged to submit designs for a popu lar vote by the student body. The plans were subject to the approval of the officials of the Department of Architecture and alt" ough instructors in the de partment seemed willing to sup port the project, and several de signs were suggested, the plan died. Charles W. Stoddart, then Dean A 5,16,4 OF THE ,* . AGE MVO! 13. 1957 `fir Lacks Official Flag 50 Years of Searching By JEFF POLLACK empts to get one, the University—unlike most large schools—has I 00l flag. e turn of the century—in 1907, 1931 and 1946—attempts by students versity has come to having an official flag was in 1946 when the : flag- of the School of the Liberal Arts, suggested a begonia bush be used to symbolize the spirit of cordial ity.pretrailing at the College. Other suggestions included com binations of the Keystone emblem, Mt. Nittany, the initials "P.S." and the Nittany Lion. The Uni versity Seal held great popularity among the students but was dis regarded because it would appear "muddy" when reproduced in miniature. white rosy it y the corn : Presi ho also and of e idea • turned In 1907 the Lemon, a publica- ade by r 1946. affirm or the design. ept the Medical Club To Type Blood The Rod and Coccus Club will. hold its annual blood typing proj-: ect from 7 to 9 tonight in 205 Pat- 1 terson. Barbara. Underwood, secretary,' said in past years as many as 200 students have come to have their blood typed, "Most of the partici pants were couples," she said. The price of blood typing is 25 cents and the price of determin- , ing the Rh factor is 25 cents. I The proceeds from the project go to the Rod and Coccus textbook scholarship fund. The $25 scholar ship is given once a year to one member of the sophomore, junior and senior classes. This year's winners are Phoebe Trumbauer, senior in medical technology from Lansdale; Ruth Ott, junior in medical technology from Westfield, N.J., and Doro thea Harms, sophomore in medi cal technology from• Reading. AgIRMER,THERES THAT NEW CAW/I-PROOF BOX/ THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE P By PAT O'NEILL Attention autograph collectors: You no longer have to travel to distant places to collect signatures of famous names. Just take a look around you. Most students are unaware of the many famous names in history, politics, entertainment and literature that are found in class rolls at the University. Don't be surprised if you find yourself sitting next to Adam, may come across such famous au ,Achilles, Alexander, Solomon, Da.' thors as Roberts, Faulkner, o'. 'yid or Burke. Weill. Whitman, Holmes and Pyle. Silting next to Bacon or Ral- , The student directories are on eigh might. be a help in English sale in the basement of Willard, literature, and history students at the Book Exchange and at might be comforted by the fact State College bookstores for 50 that Churchill, Drake, Newton cents. and Franklin attend the Univer sity. ;Seventeen ROTC Men And of course the campus, wouldn't be complrte without Attend Army Convention Penn. - Seventeen Rese r v e Officers Washington, Jackson, Monroe, Training Corps cadets have re ;Johnson, Wilson. Adams and Her Engagements re ; Johnson, are just a few of the famous :political names that appear in the, 7il j eT ,student directory. turned from_ the ‘ tt t hird attrualfcoit ioAn o f t he inWashinlagtoonn. o f th e Schneider-Levine I Names from the entertainment • The men viewed exhibits of ;new atomic equipment and wea- field are well represented. These Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schneideri i nc l u d e pons and attended a reception in of Washington, N.J., have an the names of f amous pons of the Army Secretary Wil flounced the engagement of their actors and actresses such as daughter Janet to Howard L Le-' Reynolds, Fisher, Cooper, Craw- .bur M. Brucker and Chief-of- Staff Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor. vine, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph ford, Taylor . Hayward, Grant. Levine of Spring Valley, N.Y. , nutter. Powell and Kerr. Miss Schneider is a senior in' The University has its share ofi secondary education. She is firstiMonroes and Mansfields too. 1 vice president of Sigma Delta Tau, A Gable would complete the! sorority. (picture , but our Gable spells hiss Lf !name Gabel. I tion of the. time, campaigned for a flag. In its second article on the flag, the question was asked, "Do you think Penn State is big enough and great enough to have a splendid college banner . . .7" Among the slogans that ap peared in this issue was, "Penn State's Banner of White and Blue —'Twill Soon be Unfurled." EVidence pointed to a campaign for an All-College flag. The 'out , come however, was that the Cadet :Corps received a new flag. ...,evine was graduated from the , University in 1956 in pre-medi-1 cine. He was a member of Phi. Sigma Delta fraternity. He was! also a member of Androcles, jun-; for men's hat society; Chemistry- , Physics Student Council; and Phi ; Eta Sigma, freshman scholastic: honorary society. At present, he is a sophomore at the State of New York College' of Medicine at Syracuse, N.Y. Outing Club to Meet The ski division of the Outing Club will hold a meeting at 7 to-' night in 241 Recreation Hall for' persons interested in a ski trip, •at Christmas. , ffm 24: DESIST k LIFE OF I BEG. you! HEY! WINSTON TASTES GOOD! NSYIVANIA Many Enroll In the student directory you RADIO Service and Supptei *Car Radios •Portable Radios 'Phonographs •Batteries ty_ State College TV 232 S. Allen SI. r ...UKE A CIGARETTE SHOULD! 'Celebrities' at University What Is A Restaurant? A restaurant should b. a mood ... a pleasant envir onment . . . a perfect com panion to meals. Duffy's Tavern is all this and good food too. Drive out this weekend. Duffy's In Boalsburg, 4 miles east of State College on Route 322 (turn right at the Texaco Sta.) 1 ,-/.r IM!!is i i r r • PAGE ELEVEN IMMO R. J. it T it&t.C.4 •14,177$ -SOLJO. II;