. _ iii,... , co ' Op --- --- • 4P ..1, t r II lk 40 . - S. . . . , ...ii.o. ~..,. , gia-tt / 414 , eke ,_ • !,,,. j....5 .10 ge ... „. - e \ (..../ FOR A BETTER PENN STATE SA< Si, colt VOL. 59. No. 61 Univer Name Visiti Dr: Jeanne ersch, profes sor of philosop y at the Uni versity of Ge eva, Switzer land, will serve lon the faculty here next semester as the Uni versity's fourth distinguished visiting professdr. She will serve as distinguished visiting professor along with Dr. Thomas D. Clark, professor and head of the Department of His tory at the UniVersiCy — Of Ken tucky, and Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, who was chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers of former President Harry S. Truman. Dr. Herbert Heaton, chairman of the Department of History at the University of Minnesota, is serving as distinguished profes sor of history this semester; The visiting pr o fessorships are part of a plan by President Eric A. Walker to bring out- Standing teachers and scholars to campus. However, instead of having a distinguished visiting pr o fessor on the staff this fall, the De partment of Philosophy conduct ed a series of lectures by dis tinguished philosophers. The department was judged "distinguished" by a three-man panel recently. This was in keep ing with a plan by Walker to haye each department over the years undergo a critical appraisal by outsiders. The distinguished Swiss pro fessor is internationally known both as an interpreting scholar of the philosophy of Karl Jas pers and in her own rights as an original thinker in the exis tentialist tradition. She was born in Geneva and studied at the University of Ge neva, the University of Heidel berg, the Sorbonne and at the University of Friedberg. Dr. Hersch has taught at the International School of Geneva and also in Chile and has been a tutor to the royal family of Thai land. Walker Will Speak In Virginia .Today President Eric A. Walker will speak on "The. Science Executive in Government" at the Brookings Institute Conference at Williams burg, Va., today. The title of Walker's speech is also the theme of the conference. Walker will return to campus briefly tomorrow and then will go to Allentown tp address a Le high County agricultural exten sion meeting, On Sunday; Dr. er will be hosts at national students in the president's land Mrs. Walk a tea for inter !rom 3 to 5 p.m. mansion. Despite 11 P r Cent Increase Facu Ity Pay Still Low Although f a have increased during 1957-58, keeping pace at comparable Dr. E. Willard Mi day. i'lulty salaries 11 per cent ' ey are barely ith pay scale's nsti tutions, ' ler paid yester- Miller, profess , and president of chapter of the A lion of Universi figures recently association show erage pay scale. Miller said he ter members ha! gruel sent to th; y of geography the University ericari Associa- Professors, said ompiled for the 6 the below-av- nd other chap examined 11.- national head- ity 4th Prof --Collegian Photo by Bob Steinberg RETIRING DEAN HONORED . .. Barbara Barniker, right, nar rates Leonides' "This Is Your Life" story for Dean Pearl 0. Weston in a surprise party last night in Simmons lounge. Dean of Women To Retire 'This Is Your Life Stars Miss Weston Expecting to participate in a game of charades, Dean Pearl 0. Weston was surprised with a bouquet of roses and told that she was the subject of "This Is Your life" given by Leonides last night in honor of Dean Weston's last year at the University. Barbara Barniker, activities chairman of Leonides, nar- Lion Gets Out Long Undies It will be sunny but cold to day with temperatures rising from zero this morning to near 20 this afternoon. Fair and con tinued cold tonight with a low of 10 degrees. Thursday will be cloudy and not quite so cold with occasional snow likely by afternoon and a high of 28 de grees. quarters of AAUP, by the Univer sity. • Miller said according to figures from _the AAUP rating universi ties on a scale from A to F, Penn State's salary scale stood between D and E. University AAUP officers also pointed out figures published in a bulletin by the association which showed Penn State ranking below five other large state universities the Universities of . Illinois, Michigan, Mirinesota, Washington and Wisconsin. Salary rates for the 1956-57 year as compared to the 1955-56 term showed average increases of 13.8 per cent for instructors; 12.3 per cent for assistant professors; STATE COLLEG, PA.. WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1958 By KATIE DAVIS rated the story of Dean Weston's life at a hostesses and house mothers tea. "You were born in Carnegie, Pa., and were the eldest of six children," said Miss Barniker. "Af ter moving to Cleveland, Ohio, you returned to Carnegie and graduated from Carnegie , High Scholl" Dean Weston was graduated from the University in 1929 and took her first teaching job in East Carnegie. She returned to college and received her master's degree in 1911 and her doctorate in 1935 from Duquesne University. "Dean Weston has always had a great interest in religion," I Miss Barniker said. "and even holds a preacher's license in the city of Pittsburgh." In 1943 she came to the Univer sity as assistant dean of women and in 1947 she was made dean of women, the story revealed. Since being at the University she has been the past national president of Alpha Lambda Delta, women's scholastic honorary, an advisor, to Mortarboard, a mem (Continued on page eight) —Joel Myers, Collegian Forecaster 12.6 pei cent for associate profes sors and 13.7 per cent for pro fessors. These figures do not in clude -salaries in the colleges of medicine and dentistry. The bulletin gave figure's of 33, privately-controlled colleges and universities on the same basis For the same period of time they showed increases of 15.1 per cent for instructors; 12.6 per cent for assistant pro - fessors; 11.2 per cent for associate professors; and 12.5 per cent for professors. The University chapter of AA UP had asked for a non-over lapping salary scale but the Uni versity has maintained its present overlapping system. Khrushchev Boasts Superior Missiles WASHINGTON ( in —Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev was reported yesterday to have told Sen. Hubert Humphrey (D.-Minn.), that Russia has an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of firing a warhead 8,694 miles. Achievement of such a range would surpass the best U.S. ICBM effort so far—the Atlas! which the Air Force hurled 6325 miles on Nov. 28. It also would' put almost all the - United States , I within reach of Soviet weapons. Humphrey told reporters he passed on to Eisenhower a con fidential message from the So viet Premier dealing with Rus sian nuclear explosions of a very substantial size. The Khrushchev "secret" deal ing with nuclear explosions, ac cording to varied sources, was that Russia has developed a com pact five-megaton nuclear bomb. A megaton is the equivalent of one million tons of TNT. Bombs of that force are usually cc the hydrogen type. On the surface that report did not appear too significant compared to U.S. achievements. NeWsweek's version of Hum phrey's eight-hour Kremlin talk said Khrushchev told him: "You are lucky we are fight ing you economically and not by military means. We now have more A- and H-bombs than we will ever need. We are ready to stop production of new weapons and to dismantle some of those we have. Military officials point out that the range of ballistic missiles has been one of • the lesser problems. What is important in reliability, they emphasize, is the accuracy. Panhellenic Forms Due Tomorrow Panhellenic Greek Week appli cations are now available in 105 Old Main and at the Hetzel Union desk. Applications are due in the dean of women's office by 11 a.m. tomorrow. Interviews to screen applicants will be scheduled for tomorrow and Monday, Dec. 15 from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m. and from 6:30.,t0 9;30 p.m. The room arid time of inter views will be posted in the dean of women's office and the lounges of McElwain, Simmons and Redi fer Halls at noon Dec. 11. Greeks to Children's Thirty-three fraternities and ten sororities will sponsor Christmas parties for more than 650 of the community's chil dren during the next week. Continuing the tradition started several years ago, frat ernities and sororities have brought Christmas spirit to more than 600 children annually. The parties consist of entertain- ment, refreshments and the dis tribution of presents to the chil dren. Lanny De y, Interfraternity Council Christmas party chair man, said this year's response has been better than in the past. Twenty-f our fraternities are sponsoring parties through the IFC while nine others are arrang ing for their own parties with cooperation of town agencies. Over 500 children from State College and the. surrounding area will be guests of the 24 IFC-sponsored parties while an other 150 children are expected Werner Will Retire After 38 Years William L. Werner, professor emeritus of American literature, will retire Jan. 31 after 38 years service on the faculty. The emeritus title was con ferred on Werner by the Execu tive Committee of the Board of Trustees at its weekend meeting. DR. WILLIAM L. WERNER Retires after 38 years Werner received his bachelor of arts degree from Muhlenburg College. He studied at the Univer sity of Clermont-F err an d in France and the University of Pennsylvania and received his master of arts degree from the University. He took additional graduate work at Columbia Uni versity. He is widely known for his weekly column, "The Bookworm," which has appeared in the Centre Daily Times for 25 years. He has served as president of the College . English Association, as a member of the steering com mittee of the National Council of Teachers of English, and in var ious positions with •the Modern Language Association. Sponsor Parties to attend the parties planned by individual groups. Children between the ages of six and nine have been selected with the cooperation of the Asso ciated Services Headquarters and Mrs. James H: Moyer. Santa Claus has indicated he will be present at all the parties and entertainment will consist of showing movies, singing carols 'and playing games. In addition to holding Christ mas parties, Kappa Sigma frat ernity and Alpha Gamma Delta (Continued on page two) s/lo p Stale offege FIVE CENTS
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