PAGE TWO —Collo/Oho Pitarto fay Larry 174eteist EVEN WOMEN can become ham operators. Here, ham operator Ruth Wrigley, freshman in home economics from Oxford, is prob ably telling a fellow Tham" from Timbuctoo that she already has a date this Saturday night. Ruth is one of 80 mernbers of W3YA- A3YA, the University amateur radio station. Amateurs on the Air Hams Must Know Their Z's 'and Q's "Queen Able Victor? Queen Able Victor?" was the ques tion and the reply, "Queen Roger Zebra!' Queen Roger Zebra? You have a good fist." It wasn't a horse race, or a rundown on royal lineage, or gobbledegook, but an intelligible conversation of "Q" signals laPtween two talking hams—arna icor radio operators---at W3YA- A3YA, Uniiii.ritty arnatifur radio station The hams► are able to talk with other hams, even those who don't speak English, by means of "Q" and "Z" signals, code and the phonetic alphabet. Queen Able Victoe? means "Are you ca lling me" and Queen Roger Zebra? "Am I be ing interfered with?" "You have a good fist" is a compliment on a ham's steady signal sending. The radio station is housed in a small building off South Bur r-owes Street about five feet away from the railroad tracks that bring coal to the Power Plant Inside is a 1000-watt trans mitter that can send code mes sages almost anywhere in the world depending on the time of day and will soon be equip ped to operate by phone. Other transmitters can reach mfHt Of the United States with voice messages, The walls of the station are plastered with "QSLs", acknow ledgement cards from amateurs all over the world. Some coun tries do not permit civilians to operate but they can pick up the statiGn's signals on short wave receivers. The 80 hams on the staff hold Iwo-way bull sessions about everything under the sun, according to Prank Elliot, station director. "Sometimes they play chess over the alr," be said. The 4-room station is a me morial from the class of 1912 and Is vonsorecl by the Department of Klectrical Engineering, Most of the eauioment has been donated or built by students. Signals are picked up and transmitted by two 75 toot towers outside the station and a rotating beam antenna on top of the roof. The station also provides an unusual porsonal massage ser vice on occasion. Students may send messages home free of *•• ****** ••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • 0. Phonograph Repair at Remus Music Service 111 Pad Bow Moo °wilt* As Pot Of 10, ••••••••••••••••••••il4 By BONNIE JONES charge or talk to their overseas boyfriends. The second group of call let ters, A3YA, stands for Military Affiliate Radio System, a mili tary message network which trains a backlog of civilian opera tors who can serve-as instructors in time of war. The station has a long record of public service, dispatching com munications during floods, storms and other emergencies which have disabled power lines. Hams on special assignment were the official Army contract with the Admiral Byrd Expe dition to the South Pole in 1934. Also, in 1947, hams were the primary radio link with the amateur radio on the Kon-Tiki raft voyage to the Polynesian Islands. As a member of RACES—Ra dio Amateur Civil Emergency Service—the amateurs served on a day-long alert to handle all Civil Defense messages in Cen tre County two weeks ago. Any student or University em ploye may join the station staff if he has a valid radio license issued by the Federal Communi cations Commission. The station otters weekly code classes and qualified members can give the FCC exam. Curry Elected to Head Omicron Delta Kappa Eugene Curry, junior in busi ness administration from Read ing, has been elected president of Omicron Delta Kappa, national men's scholastic and leadership fraternity. Other new officers are James liammerle, vice president; David Fineman, secretary; and Alton Kendall, treasurer. Dean of Men Frank J. Simes is faculty secretary of the frat ernity. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Sororities May Raise ,Membership The sorority quota has been (raised from 53 to 55 by the Pan :hellenic Council because of in [creasing University enrollment. t The informal rushing schedule 'for the Fall was issued by the icouncil. It is; 4sMass meeting for ru.shees -11:30 p.m., Sept. 13. 0 Open Houses-2 to 5 p.m., Sept. 13. •Open Houses-2 to 5p.m., Sept. 14. •Registration for rushin g Sept. 15, 15 and 17. •Rushing—Sept. 22 to Oct. 9. *Preferential bidding—Oct. 9. •Matching--Oct. 10. *Ribboning—Oct. 10. Rushing for Alpha Epsilon Phi, Sigma Delta Tau and Phi Sigma Sigma will be: *Open Houses—Sept. 1g and 19. •Registration—Sept. 22 and 23. •Rushing— Sept. 29 through Oct. 10. Home Ec Alum Group Initiates 37 Thirty-seven senior girls have been initiated into the Home Eco nomics Alumni Association, a branch of the general Penn State Alumni Association. Mrs. Marian Tate of Boalsburg, president of the association, wel comed the girls in a brief cere mony held in the Home Econom ics Living Center. Grace M. Henderson, dean of the College of Home Economics, presented the girls to Mrs. Tate. Each girl participating in the ceremony was given a book mark and a folder describing the alum ni association. • Nancy Horst, senior in home economics from Lebanon, was given a life membership. The fol lowing girls have been initiated for a one-year membership, after which they will be invited to be come life members: Elaine Alexander, Barbara An derson, Roberta Armstrong, Mary Lou Astie, Joan Auerbach, Martha Ayars, Diane Barnhart, Carolyn Berdanier, Mary Bieber, Karen Bixler, Barbara Bollinger, Bertha Crayton, Bette Gichner, Geraldine Guzik, Joan Hartnett, Sandra Heckman, Marie Hummel, Wini fred Herrmann, Carol Keplinger, Mary Knerr, Joan Kreider, Jane Lauster, Carol Michael, Barbara Moore, Patricia Moran. Margaret Querry, Barbara Rit tenhouse, Betty Rishel, Marilyn Roberts, Elizabeth Savidge, Edith Shearman, Mary Shuey, Mary Ellen Sterbutzel, 'Jean , Wilson, Joanne Yergey, Dorothy Zglinski and Ann O'Toole. Jean Reibal and Mrs. Barbara Anderson participated in the ceremony. All Honorary Societies All honorary fraternities and professional societies who wish an explanation of their activi ties to appear in an orientation issue of The Daily Collegian next September are requested to turn in their reports to the Gazette box in the Collegian office. CLOSES SATURDAY Two Coeds Win Speaking Contest Vicki O'Donnell, junior in arts and letters from Irwin, and Mary Ann Gemmill, junior in education from New Cum berland, were elected from six finalists as first and second place winners of the John Henry Frizzell Extempore Speak ing Contest Monday night. The finalists were chosen from among 12 semi-finalists. Finalists and their speeches were Carol Reed, "The Cure That Kills"; William Reinwasser, "Their Hope - Our Help"; Mary Ann Gemmill, "Let's Take a Stand"; Vicki O'Donnell, 'We Laugh That We Need Not Blush"; Susan Whittington, "America's Traveling Salesman"; and Betty Thompson, "The Flame of Free dom". The seventh finalist, Joan Mac -I kenzie, was ill and could not com pete. Her speech was entitled "The Hell Bomb". Miss O'Donnell was awarded the Pennsylvania State Univers ity prize of $5O and Miss Gemmill was awarded the Forensic Council prize of $25. Each will also re ceive the John Henry Frizzell Award of Merit in Extempore Speaking. The contestants were judged on delivery, composition and content by members of the Department of Speech. Speeches were 8 to 10 minutes long and were delivered without notes. The competition, which honors Frizzell of State College who re tire&with emeritus rank in 1946 after 45 years of teaching and now lives in State College, has been conducted on campus under various name for more than 75 years. It is probably the oldest college speaking competition of its kind in the country. Frizzell was present at the contest and presented the prizes himself. Spencer Awarded Psych Fellowship Richard Spencer, senior in psy chology from Elmhurst, 111., has been awarded the $2400 Behav ioral Science Fellowship offered by Stanford University. He will begin graduate work this fall at Stanford where he is to specialize in the behavioral sci ence studies. Spencer also was the recipient of the $2500 James B. Duke Fel lowship offered by Duke 'Univer sity. RUSTIC A rustic old tavern awaits you in 13 ‘ oalsburg. Drive out this week for a meal with old fashioned flavor. Steaks, chops and sea food are served in three pleasant dining rooms. And you may start your meal with a cocktail at the bar and lounge. Duffy's In Boalsburg, 4 miles east of Stahl College on Route 322 (turn right at the Texaco Sta.) * STARLITE * DRIVE-IN MIDWAY BETWEEN STATE COLLEGE & BELLEFONTE SHOWTIME 8:50 WED. Through TUES. AND GOD TREATED WOMAN BRIGETTE BARDOT TECHNICOLOR CINEMASCOPE GREEN EYED BLOND SUSAN OLIVER -AND LINDA POWMAN • PLUS CARTOON • WEDNESDAY. MAY 21, 1958 Ag Society to Hold Slide Competition A colored slide contest spon sored annoally by Alpha Tau Al-. pha, agrii.-ulture education hon orary society, is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. tomorrow in 105 Arms by. Slides may be entered in two categories—educational and trav el—at a cost of 25 cents for two. Any number of slides will be ac cepted if they have not previously been entered in a contest. All un dergraduates in agriculture may enter. Five awards will be given in each category.- Entries can be turned into the agriculture edu cation office. 000000000000000000000000 CAT UM Now 12:50-2:59, 5:08, 7:17, 9:30 earamount p'n. CLARK DORIS° • GABLE DAY PERIES•3IOOI MON OF TEACHER'S,,PET * NITTANY PARADE OF HITS! NOW . DOORS OPEN $:46 JAMES STEWART Strategic Air Command —THURSDAY— James Stewart - Grace Kelly "REAR WINDOW 00G1000000000000000000000 900001•••••••••06,00010#• WMAJ Programs WiIDNESDAT Siam Oa .. Morning Show Morning Devotions Morning 'Skew News ..iassieaT Interlude News Swap Shen Music for Listening - News — Que for a Bay Music at Noon Centre Counts News What's Goias Oa Mosta Area Sports . Strike Up; the Band _ Florid News Afternoon of Mosta Bob and. Ray News Musk: for Listening News and Market Report --- Sports Special Mule Local News —. Fulton Lewis. 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