PAGE TWO Alum Scholars Will Graduate Fourteen seniors, the first recipients of the Alumni Mem orial Scholarships, will be graduated this year. The seniors, who were chosen while still in high school by University alumni clubs, are: Fun Night May Become Talent Night Orientation Week Fun Night next year may be changed in name to Class Night and in for mat to a freshman class talent show. All-University Cabinet will con sider for a second time at B to night a motion to change Fun Night to Class Night. The motion, introduced by Jere Friday, chairman of the Board of Dramatics and Forensics, must be approved at two successive meet ings since it involves a request for funds over $2OO. Friday requested that Cabinet donate a maximum of $285 to the program. Last year the "night" cost approximately $175 to $2OO. Friday said he felt the change would promote greater class spirit. He suggested the talent show might be used to kick off freshman customs. Russell Connelly, chairman of the student insurance committee, will report on the Student Insur i ice Plan, a voluntary health in surance plan which went into operation Jan. 29 after Cabinet approval. According to a report by W. A. Marouette, vice president of the Continental Casualty Company, 2645 students are insured under the program for a total of $26,375.50 in premiums. The report stases that over $5OOO in claims have been paid or are pending. Total claims paid to May 8 were $2098.27. There is an estimated $3300 in claims pending or in the process of pay ment. Test Area Proves Gardeners' Utopia Although 900 or mor e samples of the newest develop ments in flower seed from leading growers all over the world are sent each year to the University test flower gardens, the lowly little petu nia reigns queen over all. "Petunias, marigolds, zinnias! and snapdragons, in that order, are the four flowers found most of ten in gardens," Robert P. Dileahl, director of the test ►lots, said, "so naturally seed growers are interested in improving these varieties." Reportedly the largest testing area of its type in the country, the gardens were started in 1937 by the late Dr. E. I. Wilde to' check seeds for any manufac turer who sent them in. Samples are first planted in the University greenhouses and moved outdoors at the end of May when there is absolutely no more danger of frost. Start ing from about the end of July. COLLEGIAN AD STAFF MEETING TONIGHT .. at 7 in 9 Carnegie IMPORTANT ALL MUST ATTEND Plans for next year and Promotions! David Anderson, Gerald Bie sacker, Jean Hartley, Carolyn Johnston. George Koch. Blanch Kurt:, Marlene Marks, Diane Muller, Emil Onuschak, Earl Poust, Ronald Soder. Gretel Sollys, Robert Steele and Mary Weber. Since the scholarships were es tablished in 1954, 15 high school seniors have been chosen each year from names submitted by individual alumni clubs. High school students apply and are interviewed by the alumni clubs, each of which chooses one prospective University student. The names of the students are submitted to the University and a committee headed by George N. P. Leetch, coordinator of schol arships, chooses the 15 scholar ship recipients. Members of the committee include the dean of men, dean of women and alumni secretary. . The applicants are judged on their high school grades and activities, on recommendation of their high school principal and a letter by the applicant to the Alumni Association. Each applicant must have taken the college board examinations. The scholarships provide pay ment of fees for the student whe ther or not he is a Pennsylvania resident. The award is renewed each academic year providing the student maintains a 3.0 All- University average or has re ceived a 3.0 average for the pre vious two semesters. Should a student fall below those standards, the scholarship is dropped. In order to maintain the number of scholarships, an other student, usually one chosen as alternate when a high school senior, is then awarded the dropped grant. Money for the scholarships is gotten from unspecified funds donated to the Alumni Associa tion. Blue Key Elects Nagy John Nagy, sophomore in zool ogy from Broomall, has been elected president of Blue Key, junior men's hat society. Other new officers are Eman uel Tress, vice president; Walter Cottom, secretary; and David VVil liams, treasurer. when the plants are in bloom. each variety is scored and com pared with others which are labeled the same to ascertain whether they are really identi cal in shape. size, color and general appearance. A report of their performance is then drawn up and made avail able to anyone who wishes a copy. Seed companies use the re port as a check on their own test ing and the behavior of their seeds. When so many brands are growing next to each other it is easy to see which are best and what improvements are de sirable in others. "We think we are indirectly serving all amateur gardeners in Pennsylvania and all over the country," said Meahl. People can conic and see what flowers they would like in their own gardens and which color and brand of that particular variety is most pleasing, he explained. And come they do! An esti mated 50,000 visitors view the gardens each year, especially dur ing middle August when most THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE.. PENNSYLVANIA Masonry Begins Of Men's Park By JEFF POLLACK Amid the rattle of riveters and the sounds of excavation —that would drive studying students out of their minds— masonry has begun on one of the units of the new men's residence halls on Park Avenue. Work is progressing on the shells of three of the four resi dence halls and on the dining building The shell of the most advanced hall is scheduled for completion in July, according to Louis Polley, project superin tendent. Polley said the other three residence hall shells will be completed at 3-week intervals. The entire area is scheduled for occupancy in the fall of 1959. The individual rooms will be approximately 11 feet by 15 feet, Polley said. The windows will slide open rather than be of the winding type as in the new wom en's halls. "At the present time," Polley said, "I don't know what the rooms will look like when they are completed." No colors have been chosen as yet, he said. The area which will house 1144 men will include, in ad dition to the five buildings, handball cour 1 s, basketball courts and tennis courts. The 4- story halls will have no con nection with the dining hall as the new women's units do, Pol ley said. A quadrangle will be formed by two of the residence halls and the dining building. The dining hall, Polley said, will contain three dining rooms on the second floor, one for the staff and two for students. The main floor will contain a rec reation room, post office, snack bar lounge, offices and storage rooms. Purpose of Loan Fund Changed by Sigma Tau The Board of Trustees has ap proved a change in purpose of the Sigma Tau engineering hon or society loan fund, at the re quest of the society, so that it will now assist students needing funds to accept invitations to join engineering honor societies. The loan fund, established in 1949, previously aided students needing funds to participate in required engineering trips. plants are blossoming at their peak. - Of course, there is always the problem of visitors who feel that one or two flowers will never be missed and will look so much better in their own living rooms. "We don't encourage or want people to pick the flowers," said Meahl, "but it happens." "Sometimes," he said, "people simply walk off with a whole flat pf young plants from in front of the greenhouses." But chances are they will end up with a garden full of petunias, since as many as 200 varieties of this flower are grown each summer along with the exotic blooms people usually expect to find in a test garden. * STARLITE * DRIVE-IN MIDWAY BETWEEN STATE COLLEGE & BELLEFONTE SHOWTIME 8:50 THURS., FRI. & SAT. AND GOD CREATED WOMAN BRIGETTE BARDOT IN TECHNICOLOR CINEMASCOPE GREEN EYED BLOND SUSAN OLIVER -AND LINDA POWMAN • PLUS CARTOON • Avenue Dorms HOW MANY BRICKS could a brick cutter cut—if he had an electric saw with a diamond edged saw blade? That was the question asked by the photographer to the brickcutter (cutting bricks). But, the brickcutter (cutting bricks) couldn't hear him for the noise of the brickcutter (cutting bricks) was too loud. Yearly Physicals Considered For Older Faculty Members Faculty members 40 years old and over may be required to undergo yearly physical examinations under a plan being considered' by the Council of Academic Deans. Lawrence E. Dennis, vice president in charge of academia affairs and vice chairman of the deans'- council, said that if the plan is passed, the University will provide the examinations free to the faculty. _The physicals would be pro vided by "an augmented Univer sity health center staff," Dennis said. The council of deans will meet Monday, Dennis said, and, should the physical examination require ments be passed, it will go into effect July 1, 1959. The council visited the Altoona Center Monday for a dinner meet ing with the Center's faculty and TATS Now "COWBOY " Starring Glenn Jack Ford Lemon STARTS FRIDAY se; GARY COOPER DIANE VARSI SUZY PARKER Men NOrth Frederick ciNstmAs=ope 0000000000000000000 00000 * CATHAUM Now 12:50. 2:59, 5:08. 7:17. 9:30 CLARK GABLE DORIS DAY "Teacher's Pet" kkooo , ...oookkkkkkX , ..Dl9n.lia44 * NITTANY TODAY - DOORS OPEN 6:45 PARADE OF HITS! JAMES STEWART GRACE KELLY "REAR WINDOW" FRIDAY GREGORY PECK "MOBY DICK" SATURDAY "KING of the KHYBER RIFLES" 000000000000000000000000 THURSDAY. MAY 22. 1958 on First Unit administration and a general in spection of the Center. The visit was made as a result of a decision last year that the council visit centers from time to time throughout the school year. Robert Eich e, administrative head of the center, outlined the center's problems and also intro duced two Altoona area mem bers of the University Board of Trustees —E. J. Holtzinger and Kenzie S. Bagshaw. 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