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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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