WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 ~(J •. .~. PREXY PRESENTS the Milton S. EisenY (center) and Cadet l Pershing Rifles drill at Beaver Field Clark Cites Value Of University Press The prestige of a university irwreases in proportion to the prestige of the university's press, Thomas D. Clark, visit ing distinguished professor of history said yesterday. Clark spoke at the Faculty Luncheon Club on "The Role of a Press in a University." The influence of a university press can be a great stimu lation on campus, he said. With its a university ceases to be mediocre and shows that it is interested in the scholarly world. A university press can be of value, too, as an attraction for new professors. Very few pro. fessors fail to be impressed with the knowledge that a university desires greatly to publish re search that faculty members do. Also, a university press is good advertisement in the reviews which appear in scholarly jour nals and have wide circulation in the academic world, Clark DOC Council Elects Cootes, Hill as Officers Kent Cootes was elected presi dent of the Division of Counsel ing Student Council and Kathryn Hill was elected vice president to fill the subsequent vacancy at, the meeting of the DOC Council held last night. An expression of thanks was given to Walter Darran, retiring president, by Kathryn Hill on be half of the council for the leader ship he had given to them in starting and promoting their var ious activities. The council also voted to use the keystone as the shape of the council keys. Eligibility for the keys will be decided by atten dance. Neal Fahrer was appointed a committee of one t 9 discuss with DOC administrators; the possibil ity of printing an information sheet for new students. The sheet would include such information as the number of semesters a student may remain in the Divi sion of Counseling; who may be admitted to DOC; .nd the aver ages required by ea h college for gdmittance. Darran mention.d that the council would spo sor a social hour for the new ft.eshmen next semester from 7:151 to 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, September 16. It was suggested that the coun cil also hold a meeting for the new students in DOC several weeks after orientation to get them 4 interested in the coming council elections and to answer any. questions they might have. How 'bout That?-- (Continued from pcige four) guess is as good as yours, by late August or September will be pretty anxious to return to campus. Maybe not for a year of complete study but , for many other reasons too. Maybe three months of stu dy-less-ness may i• rove to b'e pretty boring. Bu at the pre sent time the th . ught of it keeps most of us going until , 1959 —Collegian Photo by Dave Trump AWARD—President Eric A. Walker presents ower trophy to Cadet Col. William Westgard 01. Eric Taylor (right), both members of the team which won the tri-service meet Sunday By KATIE DAVIS said. Clark said that even the best university presses can not expect to make a profit in publishing. A good university press will just break even financially because it can not expect to have the enor mous circulation figures of books which appear on a best-seller list. Still a university publisher has the advantage of being able to keep books alive while a commer cial publishing company must let books die which are not selling, he said. , The history of university press es had ifs beginning in the 19205. The ,University of North Caro lina Press was one of the first presses and put out books for two decades. As long as more pressure is continually put on faculty mem bers to do productive work the 'university must take the final 'step of developing a press, Clark said. "A well-ordered, well run press is one of the most important in tellectual arms of a university," he concluded. ..... • Nittany Fire Ruins $550 in Clothing A fire caused an estimated $550 worth of damages to clothing about 5 p.m. Saturday in Room 8, Nittany 28, occupied by Ste ven Danek, sophomore in elec trical engineering from Burgetts town and Michael Eripino, fresh man in zoology from Erie. The fire was believed to have started in a closet, officials said. Two trucks from Alpha Fire Co. came to the scene, but the occu pants had already smothered the fire with fire extinguishers. Firemen removed clothing from the room and investigated for further damage. No cause was given. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Chess Club Asks Official Recognition The Student Government As sociation Cabinet last night dis cussed a proposal that would make the Chess Club a varsity team, having official University recognition. The bill, which will be present ed before Assembly at a later date, was introduced by Eugene Grumer, vice president of the Chess Club. Grumer listed chess promotion and financial support as factors in seeking recognition. At pres ent, the Chess Club charges its members one dollar dues. "One away-meet eats up half our money," Grumer said. He pointed out that the universities of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania subsidize their chess teams. If granted University recog nition the chess team would spon sor intramural chess tournaments and bring famous chess players to the University for exhibitions, along with competing in inter collegiate chess tournaments, Gru mer said. He said the club would also conduct chess lessons for be ginners. This year the chess club com peted in two tournaments and played three other schools. Dur ing Spring Weekend the club took second place in the Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Chess Champion iship, finishing behind Pittsburgh. Purdue Prof to Speak Herbert C. Brown, professor of chemistry at Purdue University, will address a joint meeting of the Central Pennsylvania and Susquehanna Valley sections of the American Chemical Society at 8 tonight in 119 Osmond. Behind Alumni Relations Clubs, Papers Help Alums Off-Campus By 808 FRANKLIN First of a Series More than 60,000 alumni look to the Alumni Associa tion and the Alumni Fund as the centers of their contact with the University The three aspects of alumni re lations are the off-campus Alumni Association program; the on-cam pus headquarters work; and the Alumni Fund. Mainstays of the off-campus program are: •The 70 district clubs, actively organized and promoted by the Alumni Association and scattered throughout the nation. The clubs, 43 of which are in Pennsylvania, are one of the big gest helps to recent graduates in new environments, according to Ross Lehman, assistant executive secretary of the Alumni Associa tion. For many new alumni they can ease the difficulties of being separated completely from their homes for the first time, he said. And, he said, they can be of par ticular value in establishing busi ness as well as social contacts. *The Alumni News, sent to Your PENN STATE Class Ring he Symbol of Achievement and Prestige Is now on display At State College's Leading Jewelers MUR* or MOYER do Have Them Show You How HERFF-JONES, The Standard by Which All Others Are Judged, Has Preserved the Penn State Tradition In Precious Metal and Guaranteed Quality. Stop In Today; Shop and Compare. (At either of these conveniently located stores.) *MUR Jewelry, 220 So. Allen St.—across fromthe post office. **MOYER, 8.P., Jeweler, 218 B. College Ave.—a block and a half from "The Corner" Indies Set Date For Encampment A one-day Indie ,Encampment will be held Saturday, Sept. 19, Encampment Chairman Carl Smith said Monday night at the Association of Independent Men Board of Gov ernors meeting. The encampment will consist of six workshops Smith said it was decided to hold the encampment for only one day instead of two as was recom mended by AIM, Leonides and last year's encampment. Originally the encampment was to be held the weekend following the opening of fall semester class es but this would conflict with a football game; and rather than !postpone it until the next week, it was decided to hold it on the Saturday between registration and the beginning of classes, he ex plained. The encampment will be held at the Civil Engineering cabin and a tentative schedule of events has been drawn up. Reg istration will begin at B a.m. At 9 a.m. the workshops will begin. They will continue, with an hour and a half for lunch, until 5 p.m. Workshop reports will be given at 7 p.m. Smith said he expected about 75 people to attend. Fifty stu dents and faculty members have been invited as guests. Between 30 and 35 will probably accept and the remainder will be made up by students who apply for-ad mission, he said. Applications have been coming in at a fairly steady rate, accord ing to Smith. The deadline is May 20. In another report to the board, Julian Chalker, orientation week chairman, said he had Only 14 of the 35 speakers need ed for the program. Chalker emphasized the importance of orientation week with respect to AIM and asked board mem bers to ask past speakers to help with the program again. Douglas Pollak, social chairman, every member of the Alumni As sociation. The News, published seven times a year, includes per sonal items, campus and town news, alumni feature articles and [ writings of faculty authorities. *The football letter, edited by Ridge Riley, executive secretary of the Alumni Association. The letter, mailed after each game to members of the association, is quoted widely by newspapermen and sports columnists. •The Penn Stater, a 4-page newspaper mailed four times a year to all 60,000 alumni, whether or not they are members of the association. The Alumni Association mails a total of more than 1 million pieces of literature each year. The association was organized in 1870 as an outgrowth of Har vest Home Week, a spring open house for the college farms. The association was chartered formal ly in 1874 and alumni seats were provided on the Board of Trus tees in 1875. Adcording to Wayland F. Dun away, in "History of the Penn sylvania State College," "The Alumni Association has exercised a large influence upon the poli- gave a-report of final plans for the AIM-Leonides banquet to be held at 6:30 tonight in the Eutaw House and said the AIM Orange Blossom Dance held Saturday night was very successful with 200 couples attending. Court Drops Traffic Charge Robert Vierck, freshman in elec trical engineering from Sta t e College, was dismissed on a reck less driving charge by Traffic Court Monday night. Vierck's car struck campus pa trolman Thomas Kirchner April 19 on •Shortlidge Road. He claimed ;he had been partially blinded by ;lights and did not see the patrol man: Kirchner is -recovering at his home. A pelvis cracked in three places makes it difficult for him to move and if the injury does not heal correcilf, an operation will be required. In other cases the court issued two suspensions, two dismissals and tune fines. Fines amounting to $l6 were received for illegal parking charges and for failure to report. Frosh Customs Board (Applications Available Applications for ,the Freshman Customs Board are available at the Hetzel Union desk. The deadline for returning the forms is tomorrow. Interviewing for the board will begin Monday. ties of the college for many years, not only through the trustees whom it elects but in other ways as well." Approximately half the mem bers of the present Board of Trustees are alumni. e, 00000000000000000000003 0 E the Charter Oak Inn g o 0 o o o New SYLVAN ROOM 0 o 0 o Located between Mateer E . O o Playhouse & C.E. Camp 6 O o o Call North 7-2912 o '0 0 o 0 , 0 o 0 O Wednesday Special 0 10 g Complete 0 o 0 o o O Spaghetti Dinner 0 0 o o o Italian Style 0 o 0 o O $1.50 O 0 0 o MODERN HEATED o o CABINS o o o o by Day or Week o o 0 00000000000000000000000 t? PAGE FIVE
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