Psych Prof to Test
Pigedns' Response
Dr. Howard S. Hoffman, assistant professor of psychol
ogy, plans to use pigeons to test the psychological effects of
conflict.
Hoffman has received a 3-year grant of $25,000 from the
National Institute of Health for the experiments. He plans
to continue the studies for longer than three years if the
results prove promising.
A pigeon will be placed in a
sound-insulated box attached to
an automatic device for recording
responses to stimuli. The pigeon
will learn that when it hears a
certain tone it may press a key
to obtain food.
After the pigeon is satiated, it
will be given a mild electric
shock every 15 or 20 seconds. The
pigeon will learn that if it presses
another key, it can prevent the
shock. The pigeon will hear the
same tone it heard before it
pressed the key for food.
When the pigeon is hungry
again, it is faced with a conflict
—whether to press the key that
will give it food or the key that
will prevent shock.
Hoffman compares this to a
human situation in which a goal
is both desired and feared.
Pigeons were chosen, according
to Hoffman, because they have
long life spans and their audi
tory responses are similar to
man's.
However, he said he may use
rats. Air blasts may he used in
stead of the electric shock, he
said.
Hoffman expects to start ex
periments sometime in the spring
semester and tests will be made
in Pine Cottage.
Hoffman said he is using new
techniques to investigate an area
in which there has been previous
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research and he plans to publish
a paper on the subject.
Morton Fleshier, graduate stu
dent in psychology from New
York City, and Paul R. Anderson,
senior in psychology from Brock
way, will also work on the ex
periment.
3 Fraternities
Join IFCPA
Three new fraternities have
joined the Interfraternity Council
Purchasing Association.
Phi Delta Theta, Delta Tau Del
ta and Pi Kappa Phi were an
nounced as new members at the
IFCPA junior and senior board
meeting last week at Delta Chi.
Robert Ginns, IFCPA chairman,
said 28 fraternities now belong to
the group. Ginns also said the
association has purchased a scale
for use by fraternity cooks in
checking food weights, and that
weekend specials have been es
tablished by one supplier, Cold
Inc.
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OLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
19 Courses
Offered By
Ag College
The College of Agriculture of
fers 19 curriculums to train stu
dents for about 500 occupations
in agriculture.
For those who cannot enroll in
a 4-year curriculum there is a
2-year course leading to an as
sociate degree in agriculture, and
numerous short courses, ranging
from one to tour weeks.
Almost every department in the
college sponsors a club where stu
dents can meet for discussion, to
hear speakers and to take part in
field days, livestock and dairy
shows, contests and social events.
Organizations now active in the
college are the Leibig Chemical
Society, agriculture an d bio
logical chemistry; Rod and Coc
cus, bacteriology; Block and Bri
dle, animal husbandry; Clover
Club, agronomy; Future Farmers
of America, agriculture education;
and the Penn State Grange and
4-H Club.
The Agriculture Student Coun
cil is made up of representatives
from each of these organizations
and the two college publications,
the Ag Hill Breeze and the Penn
State Farmer.
The college also sponsors hon
orary societies for students who
have distinguished themselves at
the University.
Every year the agriculture fac
ulty names one outstanding sen
ior "Mr. Agriculture" for the year.
The contest is sponsored by Coaly
Society to honor an agriculture
student who has shown good
scholarship, character and partici
pation in extracurricular activi
ties.
Some of the special events on
Ag Hill this year will be the fall
horticulture and spring fiower
shows, the forestry field-day, the
Little International livestock ex
position, the dairy cattle judging
contest and spring dairy expo
sition.
Sorority Rushing
Enters Final Week
Sorority . rushees may pick up
their preferential bidding cards
from 6 to 9 p.m, tomorrow in Sim
mons lounge and 9 to 10 p.m. in
Irvin lounge.
The marked cards must be re
turned to the head hostess of the
rushee's own residence hall be
fore 11 p.m. the same day.
Sororities may pick up their
preferential cards Oct. 8 or 9 in
the dean of women's office. They
must be returned to the dean of
women's office by 8 a.m. Friday.
The cards will be processed in
an IBM machine Friday. Rushees
will receive the bids at 4:30 p m.
that day and ribboning will be
held at 7 p.m.
Mineralogy Prof Develops
New Atom Particle Technique
Dr. Harold D. Wright, associate mineral is exposed on pha t o
professor of mineralogy, has re - (graphic film which records tha
cently developed a new technique radiation given off during the dis
to analyze the arrangement ofl integration of the radio-active
particles given off from radio- particles.
active atoms of a trace element. Thus the location of the atoms
The Research Corporation has, is recorded and can be studied.
awarded Dr. Wright a Fredericki In the laboratory, Wright and his
Gardner Cottrell grant of $4767 assistants are working with such
to support his project. minerals as the sulfides of iron,
Wright stresses the importance! lead and zinc.
of finding out the role of trac el Working on the protect with
impuriites in minerals. Until the, Wright is Joseph J. Hutta. Other
present, there was only one gen
eral method of studying and graduate students who ha v e
de - worked in this field of research
termining whether these 'impuri-,
are William P. Shulhof and Ches
ties' were a part of the mineral!
or not.
or M. Smith.
This method, X-ray diffraction, i
s Insensitive to elements blended; Student canes were a common
n trace elements. By Wright's sight on this campus around the
echnique, a polished section of a'turn of the century.
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