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Walter A. Kear
Castle Schools, has
Fraternity
Regulations
Established
The University has estab
lished a number of special'
regulations to guide students .
through the summer sessions.,
The new regulations are
aimed mainly at students living
in fraternity houses, and cover
the entertainment of women
guests and the use of alcoholic
beverages.
Coeds are allowed in fraternity
houses only for registered social
events, chaperoned by at least
two adults. The chaperones, who
may not be undergraduates, and
the event must be registered with
the Dean of Men and the Dean of
Women at least one week before
the function is to take place.
Evening dances may be held
only on Friday and Saturday or
before holidays, No dance may
last past 12 midnight - without
prior permission from the Senate
Committee on Student Affairs.
The University does not ap
prove of the use of alcoholic bev
erages at any University or re
lated function. The possession or
use of intoxicants on University
broperty and the maintenance of
ars and dispensing equipment
in fraternities is strictly pro
hibited.
Persons in charge of social
functions are responsible for see
ing that all guests comply with
the University regulations.
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en Named
Positions
ulty, Staff
been named to new -positions on th
dminiztration.
ey, former superintendent of the New
been appointed director of the McKees-
port Campus. Kearney, who re
places Daniel T. Hopkins, will
begin duties Aug. 15.
Dr. Peter W. Fletcher, profes
sor of forestry at the University
of Missouri, has been named di
rector of the School of Forestry,
effective July 1.
Fletcher -succeeds Maurice X.
Goddard, who resigned in De
cember to continue as State
Secredary of Forests and
Waters.
Dr. John C. Johnson, research
physicist at the Willow Run Lab
oratories of the University of
Michigan, has been named direc
.tor of the Ordnance Research
Laboratory, effective July 1.
Johnson will replace Dr. Ben
jamin L. Snavely, acting director
of the laboratory for the past two
years.
Robert E. McCord. associate
professor of engineering exten
sion, has been appointed direc
tor of Continuing Education in
Engineering and associate pro
fessor of engineering, effective
July 1. The new position re
places that of director of engi
neering extension, a position
held by Kenneth L. Holderman.
Albert H. Jacobson, Jr., mane-' I
ger of field operations for a spe-;
cial Air Force program of East
man Kodak Co. in Rochester,
N.Y., will fill the post of asso
ciate dean of the College of Engi-,
neering and Architecture. He re
places Earl B. Stavely, who will
retire July 1 as professor emeri
tus of electrical engineering after
43 years on the engineering fac
ulty.
Dr. Merrell R. Fenske, research
professor of chemistry and chem
ical engineering and director of
the Petroleum Refining Labora
tory, has been named head of the
Department of Chemical Engi
neering.
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Dr. W. Conrad Fernelius,
professor and head of the De
partment of Chemistry, also
served as the head of the De-
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STATE COLLEGE, PA.. THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 11, 1959
•--Collegian Photo by Wayne Schlegel
mpus patrolmen and students driving on campus since
.on motorcycle. Patrolman George R. Barr keeps a sharp
FM- A SEIIIO-121,01111TATS
Alumni Will Return
For 'Class R.-,.,,....;...:-:,.:-....•liiions
Over 1000 alumni will return to the campus this weekend to participate in the an
nual Alumni Class Reunion program.
The program, sponsored by 'the Alumni Association, begins today and will close
Sunday. The Alumni Institute which will begin tomorrow
Reunion
For Choir
Scheduled
The first reunion of the Uni
versity Chapel Choir will be held
tomorrow and Saturday with
mare than 50 former choir mem
bers having made advance reser
vations.
The choir reunion is part of
the alumni reunion events plan
ned for this weekend.
Registration for the reunion
will be held in the Helen Eakin
Eisenhower Chapel from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. tomorrow. A rehearsal
is scheduled at 4 p.m. fOr alumni
members.
Choir members will hold a
banquet tomorrow evening in
the Retsel Union Building -and
a rehearsal will be held at 8:30
p.m. in Schwab Auditorium. A
2-hour rehearsal will be held
Saturday morning in Schwab
Auditorium for the alumni
choir.
At 2:30 p.m. Saturday, the
alumni choir will sing at the pre
sentation of the 1959 Distin
guished Alumnus Awards.
The choir will also sing at the
9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday serv
ices in the Helen Eakin Eisen
hower Chapel. The choir, under
the direction of Mrs. Willa Tay
lor, will sing "How Lovely is Thy
Dwelling Place" from "A German
Requiem" by Johannes Brahma.
Invitations for the reunion
were mailed to 700 former
members.
Any members of the choir who
are on campus or who live in the
area may attend the reunion.
Those people should contact the
Chapel office and make their
reservations.
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await
Reunion program.
Some of the weekend activities
planned include individual class
parties and banquets, an All-Class l
Luncheon at 12:30 p.m. Saturday
in Recreation Hall, a parade
Saturday and the presentation o
alumni awards and report on
"The State of the University's by
President Eric A. Walker.
A special exhibit commemorat
ing the Centennial of the arrival'
of the first students will be on
display in the main lobby of the
Pattee Library.
Al I tonight in the Het
eel Union Assembly room
Michael Lynch, class of 1945,
will give a color slide presen
tation entitled "For the Glory
of Old State." At 9 p.m. an in
formal reception will be held
on the terrace of the Helsel
Union Ballroom.
Tomorrow at 9 a.m. the Alumni
'Golf Tournament will begin.
!Those wishing to play may sign
up at the Caddy House.
The Delta Delta chapter of Sig
ma Nu will hold its 50th anni
versary banquet at 6:30 .p m. in
the •Hetzel Union Ballroom to
morrow.
Also at 6:30 p.m. the pio
neer's Dinner for all classes be
fore 1910 *will be held at the
Nittany Lion lan.
Informal pat - ties will be held
tomorrow night for the classes
of 1919, 1924, 1934, 1939, 1944
and 1949.
Presentation of Distinguished
Alumnus Awards and the Penn
State Woman of the Year award
will follow the All-Class lunch
eon in Recreation Hall.
Tickets for the luncheon may
be purchased at the general regis
tration desk for $2. Bus service
will be provided from the HUB I
to Recreation Hall.
Entertainment at the lunch
eon will include a musical pre
sentation called "Salute to the
Classes." Soloists will be Bryna
Mae Nelson, '59, Virge Neilly,
'4B and Lynn Christy, '35.
Harry J. Anslinger, Edwin T.
Asplundh, Fred P. Dodge, George
L. Haller and Van H. Leichliter
will receive the 1959 Alumnus
! Awards. The 1959 Penn State
!Woman of the Year award will
be given to Dr. Mary Frear
!Keeler,
At 4 p.m. Saturday, the North
Halls, which will house 1144
men in September, will be dedi
cated.
Class banquets will close Satur
day's activities.
Summer Enrollme t
Tops 2900 Mark
More, than 2900 students registered Monday for inter
session 4nd the first 6-week session, showing a 16 per cent
'gain over 1953 when 2519 students were enrolled.
Dr, Robert G. Bernreuter, dean of admissions and regis
trar, said that the 2912 enrolled included 1538 for inter
session and 1374 for the first 6-week session.
For both sessions combined,' —
the total enrollment broken down
was: graduate, 1288; undeigrad
uate, 1305: special, 280; and em
ployees, 39
This count does not include late
registrants or courses of two
weeks duration which begin later
in the sessions. The short-term
courses include the various teach
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ers institutes, a theatre arts sum-1 Classes for inter-session will
mer program, reading coreference,l
psychology workshop and al contlnue through June 26 and
speech and hearing clinic. ,those for the 6-weeks session will
Persons who register late must continue through July 17.
Wlcsnrs
Alumni
a part of the Alumni Class
9th Institute
For Alumni
To Be Held
The Ninth Annual Alumni In
stitute will begin tomorrow with
a panel discussion on "American
Culture from Auto to Atom" at
10:30 a.m. in the Hetzel Union
Assembly Room and continue
with 12 lectures in the afternoon.
Returning alu. jai may choose
two out of the twelve lectures
to attend. The lectures will be
given at 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. in
Osrnond Laboratory.
The first series of lectures in
cludes "Measurement: Doorway
to the, Universe" by Dr. David
H. Rank, research professor of
physics: "G. B. •S. Wouldn't
Like 'My Fair Lady.'" by D.
Stanley Weintraub. instructor
in English literature: and "A
Dutch Treat" by Dr. Albert F.
Buffington, professor a Ger
man.
"Landscape Your Home to Re
flect Your Personality" by Wayne
H. Wtlson, professor of landscape
architecture; "Art for Children's
Sake" by Dr. Edward L. Mattil,
associate professor of art edu
cation; and "News is What You
Make It" by H. Eugene Goodwin,
director of the School of Jour
nalism.
The second series of lectures in
cludes "Where There's A Will,
There's A Way" by Arthur L.
Williams,. instructor in insurance;
"What Is Your Fashion Person
ality" by Lillian B. Larson, assist
ant professor of clothing and Wl
tiles: and "Moods in Music and
Painting" by Elmer G. Wareham
Jr., instructor in music.
"Liberal Studies for Adults:
Some Remedies for Hardening
of the Categories" by Dr. Cyril
F. Hager, assistant dean for
continuing education. College
of the Liberal Arts: end "Cey
lon: Pearl of the East" by Dr.
F. F. Lininger, director emeri
-1 tus of the Agricultural Experi
-1 meat Station.
"Plan Now to Enjoy Tomor
row" by a panel moderated by
Joseph Britton, associate profes
sor of - child development and fam
ily rPlat3onshins- and including
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pay a fee of $2. Undergraduates
who are late registrants must
have the approval of their fac
ulty adviser and the instructor
of the course. Graduate students
must obtain the approval of the
dean of the graduate school. Late
registration for the first 6-weeks
session closes tomorrow.
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