.a siSw+tom• a'Sf ~` : f'...s w, 4. THE RELUCTANT DEB many suitors, struggle aim Charles Antalosky lights h, Davis Says: Mastery of Life Is Behind Ego "The ego is based on the individual's need for self preservation and his desire to enjoy and master life," ac cording to Dr. Allison Davis, social psychologist and educa tor from the University of Chicago. Davis spoke on "Ego Development in Adolescence and Young Adulthood" Tuesday night in the second of three lectures scheduled by the Graduate School Lecture Series for the fall semes ter. "This desire to develop a de gree of autonomy and esteem for one's self starts in early child-' hood,".Davis said. "Parents' criti cisms of a child can generate anxiety in the child which can in turn lead the child to have feelings of aggression toward the parents. "This hostility on the Child's part can be either expressed as chronic aggression toward the parents, repressed or transformed by identification and reconcilia tion with the child's parents and age group," Davis continued, "but this hostility is never completely resolved." Davis pointed out the bad psychological effects that result from parents forcing a child to strive for upward social mobil ity, The driven child fears he must become perfect and must strive for ever-fading goals. "The best training for upward —Collegian photo by Marty Scharr 'E, Sally Swing, and one of her kiss while the unperturbed father, garette. By KATIE DAVIS mobility is training to be inde- Ipendent," Davis said. He warned that an upward mo bile son or daughter will have ,the problem of identification with some new group with which he I n unfamiliar since he wishes to rise above his parents' position. i , 'The ego reacts to this conflict 'by fighting the problem, with 'drawing altogether from the !source of conflict or identifying i with the group he aspires to join," !Davis said. In these and many other problems of adolescence, the young adult shows a surprising strength due to hidden growth of self-confidence, according to Davis. - i "The adolescent learns to face ! the basic problems of life and !death that every man must face !alone," Davis concluded. Botany Prof To Conduct Acorn Study Acorns may abound_ in even greater numbers if research being conducted by Dr. Alvin R. Grove, professor of botany, proves suc cessful. Grove is seeking means of pre venting the premature loss of flowers and acorns from white oak trees. His study is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Game Commis sion, which has provided a one year grant of $2500 for the re search. White oak acorns are a valu able food for game, and their failure to mature means a reduc tion in wildlife food supply, Grove said. A research project conducted in 1955 led Grove to believe that a change in the layer of cells at the base of the developing flow ers and acorns causes them to drop prematurely. MESE He thinks that if certain chem ical growth substances or hor mones are sprayed on the de veloping flowers and fruit this change may be prevented and the acorns will grow to matur ity. The botanist plans to spray white oak trees in the spring be fore the flowering begins. He will conduct a number of experi ments, spraying trees at different times and using various types of sprays. Some trees and some branches of sprayed trees will be left un treated to serve as a control for the experiment. Eng Council-- (Continued from page one) dent women do in Simmons Hall. Consequently, the council felt that the expanded HUB would be the only place for a TIM lounge. As its last reason TIM council made the following statement:: "All-University Cabinet suppos-: edly represents the whole student body. If the Cabinet fails to re-) spond to the wish of one-third of the student body to merely have this lounge recommended to the Board of Trustees for considera tion, we think the Town Indepen-' dent Men truly merit the epithet The Forgotten 4000'." LEGE PENNSYLVANIA PRINTING Letterpress 0 Offset Commercial! Printing 352 E. College AD 8-6794 Rally ill Feature Greek, Indic Cheers By BARBARA GREENWALD Another first for Penn State pep rallies—a song and cheer contest between sorority, fraternity, and independent groups —will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in front of Old Main. So why wait until Thursday to scream? The campus will rock with the Ivy Rocks and songs and cheers in an all-out "beat Pitt" pep rally. Groups wishing to enter the song and cheer contest must sign up at the Hetzel Union desk lie• fore Monday. The groups, not to exceed ten people, will be asked to present either one cheer or one song. Winners will be announced and presented with a trophy at the after-rally dance. "The biggest rally ever" has bean listed among early predic tions as the Lions go out to down their traditional rivals, the Panthers, on Thanksgiving Day. The cheerleaders will have dou ble duty at the rally. Besides leading cheers, they will judge the song and cheer contest. The senior football players and the Air Force ROTC hand will also be at Old Main to spark the rally. At 8 the scene will switch from Old Main to the Helsel Union ballroom for a post-rally dance. A swinging jam session will be 'm o ve d' by the Ivy Rocks. 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The University Book Store special 10 &clocks and upperlas3 women may take special 11 o'- docks for the rally and dance. Tho rally will be sponsored by Cwens and Delphi hat so cieties. Co-chairmen of the rally are aJne Lambert and Floyd Greer. Greer said more events are to he scheduled for Titolday night. Ile requested all hatinen and hatwomen who will he on campus Tuesday to attend the rally. Ed Council Coffee Hour The Education Student Council will hold a coffer hour for all faculty members and student in education from 4 to 5 p.m, today in Dining Room C of the Ifettel Union Building. Dr. John McAulay, associate professor of education, will be ,guest speaker. 24. ti :7 -.1 11 ). I -. Weekend Wonderland AT LOW STUDENT RATES ...awaits you at any of these HILTON.STATLER HOTELS 0.14 ,344.1 NEW YORK CITY: The Smiler Hilton The Savoy Hilton The Waldorf-ibtoria The Plaza WASHINGTON, D. 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