Lions Head for Omaha for Baseball Finals Special Graduation Issue VOL. 59. No. 149 'Nine' Ithaca Playoff TO, '59 Hy LOU PR This was supposed to be the year of revenge for Penn State's District Two baseball foes. Coach Joe Bedenk had called his team "one of the greenest I've ever had" when they assembled in early March and the rival District Two coaches gloated with glee. But as the old saying goes, "He who laughs last is named Be denk!" The crafty Lion mentor is really howling today, following the Lions' victories for the NCAA District Two playoff title. The Nittanies won the cham- ; pionshiP—and a trip to Omaha, Neb., for the NCAA baseball finals June 12-16, by beating a determined Ithaca College ar ray, 7-3. at Beaver Field yes terday afternoon. In the first round game the day before, the Lions had trounced Temple, 16.4, and Ithaca had edged Pitt, 4.3, to pave the way for the championship game. The victories were the 14th and 15th for the Lions this season and put them into the College World Series—as the national champion ships are known—for the second time in the last three years. Penn State came away from That tournament, you may recall, with a second place finish to na tional champion California. And just for the record, the Lions made the Omaha trip once 'before. That was back in 1952 when they had won two and lost two in the double elimination carnival. But getting back to the pre sent. This was Penn State's eighth appearance in the Dis trict Two playoffs in the last (Continued on page three) At Class Night Foreign Aid Called 'Razor Money' By DAVE FINEMAN, 'ss IWO million, or just about what he said, "that American power is Dr. Kent Forster, professor! we spend annually on razor:not unlimited." We used to, and .blades and records. ]too often still think, he said, that of history, last night said that' Speaking before a handful of,our failures come only from our ;seniors and their pare nt s at' mistakes. what Americans think is theiriClass Night in Schwab Auditor-‘ "We gave away East Europe"; economic aid to underdevel-,ium after 13 seniors receivedl"We gave away China." These . lhonors, Forster attempted to em-:are some of the manifestations of (Ted countries is really just ibarrass three national myths of this belief which Forster pointed "razor blade and recordithe United States. Two others, heout. money." said, are: 1 He showed this myth to be sup ®Americans can do anythingiported by the myth that we and Neither criticizing nor approv-:they put their minds to. the Russians will decide the fate ing, Forster merely pointed thisl •The fate of the world will be:of the world. out as one American Myth; that decided by Washington and Mos-I But we fail to realize, he is, that the part of American for-!cow, either at odds or in coopera-, warned, that the greater part Eign aid that actually winds upition with each other. I of the world's population is in as economic aid amounts to about! The U.S. is "coming to realize,"l (Continued on page two) Welsh Feldstein Moran , Gerhart Kerr Gemmill Donovan Judy Kiss;ck Moran Ours Class Donor Spoon Man Barre/ Man Cane Man Pipe Man Class Donor Bow Girl Slipper Girl Fan Girl Class Poet Mirror Girl 0 4 4r, 1 r at i: ,;,,;.*; - ( rn ll 5 Awarded Degrees Contemporary American Books ops Voted as $2500 Gift of Class Tilt The nearly $2500 gift of the campus, the 1958 gift choices He suggested the books be 'which was rejected by the Board chosen from standard bibliogra- Class of 1959 will be used to of Trustees. phies of American writers. He, purchase a collection of booksi Bott said he had received as-said more money can be added surance from Walker of probable:to the fund through gifts at class by co n temporary American:favorable action on the gift selec-!reunions. writers. .tion by the trustees. Walker hasl Fred Lewis Pattee, for whom • The collection. which will be housed in the Fred Lewis Pattee, Library, received 318 of the 565' post-card ballots cast. The gift was presented to Pres-' ident Eric A. Walker last night as part of Class Night ceremonies, by John Bott, Senior Week chair-1 man, and Joseph Patton, gift sug— gestions chairman and editor of LaVie. They were introduced to Walker by Senior Class President Charles Welsh. Bott said a total of $607 was collected during the drive for ;funds. Each dollar contributed by ,the class will be matched by $3 ;from the Piesident's special fund, 'to bring a grand total of $2428. The matching arrangement was ,made last fall after it was dis• 'covered that the regular Senif Class Gift Fund had been aboi ished in 1948 and the Universiii had been unknowingly suppl: 'mg gift funds since that time. Bott called the drive "verl successful" and expressed thanks to seniors who worked as class agents soliciting senior: for gift funds and Alumni As, sociation m e in b e r ships, "I'm sorry we couldn't collect mow for the gift," he said, "but ; think the amount received rep• resented a good coniributioi considering the circumstances. Runnerup in the gift balloth 'with 98 votes was a set of refe) ience books for each resident hall. Third with 86 votes was .religious studies collection for ti Library. A total of 63 students ca "write-in" ballots. Polling inoi "write-in" votes (26) than any other suggestions was funds for AM radio station facilities on FOR A BETTER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE. PA.. SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 6, 1959 said last year's class officers;the library is named, was the failed to get any such assurancejfirst professor of American Lit before listing the gift choices for:erature in the United States, yet a vote. Ithe University has no collection Patton has suggested that lof American literature. the gift be titled, "Class of 1 Pattee was an active member 1959 Pattee Collection of Con- of the faculty from 1894 until he temporary American Litera- retired in 1928 with the rank of ture" and be commemorated by professor emeritus. He died May a plaque in the library. :6, 1950. Forster Is Presented Top Teaching Prize , Dr. Kent Forster Named Sit perior Teacher . , A , . r ,C"-:4' GCy d% 1 4; . 1 ;~.0 ~ :;*~a. rgiatt Dr. Kent Forster, professor of European history, received the second annual President's Award for Superior Teaching at commencement ceremonies today. Forster, a member of the facul ty since 1 ,41, was cited for "de voted service as a conscientious and outstanding member of the teaching faculty." Citations for "excellence In teaching" were conferred on eight other instructors, representing eight colleges. These awards were established this year. Winners pare: Della J. A .ery, associate profes sor of child development and fam ily relationships, College of Home Economics. Eugen C. Bischoff, professor of physical education, College of Physical Education and Athletics. Dr. H. Mauzee Davis, professor of chemical metallurgy, College of Mineral Industries. James W. Dunlop, professor of music education• College of Edu cation. Paul H. Margolf, professor of poultry husbandry, College of Agriculture. Harold I. Tarpley, professor of electrical engineering, College of Engineering and Architecture. Dr. R. Hadly Waters, professor of transportation. College of Bus iness Administration. Dr. Mary L. Willard, professor of chemistry, College of Chemis try and Physics. Lawrence E. Dennis, vice pres ident for academic affairs, prais ed Forster and his colleagues for their individual excellence in teaching. He said 'they "symbol ize all of the distinguished teachers at the University." Forster, a member of the Col (Continued on page four) Special Graduation Issue Today J. McCone, AEC Head, Is Speaker By 808 FRANKLIN, A total of 2385 students— including 1742 undergraduates received degrees at com mencement exercises today. John A. McCone, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, delivered the principal address. As of last night, University offi cials had no information about his subject In addition to the 4-year under graduates, degrees were con ferred on 21? candidates for ad vanced degrees, 40 candidates for doctoral degrees and 426 can didates for the 2-year associate degree. The ceremonies were sched uled for 10:30 a.m. at Beaver Field. However, last night's weather forecast cloudy, humid, with possible showers this morning— cast doubt on whether the exer cises could be held outdoors. The rain schedule called for two exercises in Recreation Hall. One was scheduled for 10 . 30 a.m. far students in the Colleges of Business Administration, Educa tion, Home Economics, the Liber al Arts, Physical Education and Athletics and advanced and asso ciate ,degrees to students major ing in these colleges. The other was scheduled for 2:30 p.m. for graduates in the Colleges of Ag riculture, Chemistry and Physics, Engineering an d Architecture and Mineral Industries. A total of 125 students were graduated with honors. Eighteen received diplomas "with highest distinction," completing their col lege work with an All-University average between 3.8 and 40. A total of 39 degrees were (Continued on page two) 500 New Alums Join Association A total of 503 graduating seniors have joined the Alumni. Associa tion. That number, released yester day by the alumni office, includes 58 life memberships. The association's drive is "well ahead of any other year," accord ing to Executive Secretary Ridge Riley. He said, "We're exceeding ly gratified, hut we don't feel that we've reached limit." The alumni office, 104 Old Main, will be open following commencement until 5p m. to day to take additional member ships. Special pre-graduation rates—s 2 for a 1-year member ship, $7O for a life membership —will apply today. Regular rates are $3 and $75 respectively. Riley joined with John Boit, (Continued on page four) FIVE CENTS
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