SATURDAY , OCTOBER 17, 1959
Many University Alums
Achieve Prominence
By SUSIE LINKROUM
and AMY ROSENTHAL
The student wh o has
qualms about the success of
his future need only study
the list of past graduates
who have pursued interest
ing and important careers,
to quiet his fears.
Among prominent alumni are
those who have remained in
the college atmosphere and de
1, ()led themselves to the field
of education.
Cloide Brehm, 'll, is the
pu of the University of
Tennessee, David D. Henry, '26,
heads the University of Illi
nois, and John R. Richards, '29,
heads the University of Ore
gon
Many graduates have carved
successful business careers and
have risen to the tops of their
companies.
Michael Baker Jr., '35, owns
a leading engineering corpora-
Academic Standards
Show Rising Trend
Alumni who thought University studies were hard
when they were here can be thankful they've already
graduated.
Research from the Division of Counseling
professors are making their courses stricter
bit harder to earn a high grade
now, Martin Ziegler, assistant
director of the Division of
Counseling, said.
Ziegler explained that there
sic better quality students on
the average in the University
today. The logical assumption
that the grades would be
higher, he said. However, the
glades have actually been
slightly lower. Therefore, Zie
gler said, the assumption fol
lows that professors are grad
ing students harder.
The University admissions
policy has also tightened up,
Dr. Robert G. Bernreuter. dean
of admissions, explained that
there have been no actual
changes in the admission rules.
It is more of an automatic op
eration which has come about
because more students are ap
plying for admission.
The result, Bernreuter said,
is that his office "starts from
the top of the list but doesn't
go down as far" and the qual
ity of the classes gets progres
tivelv better.
The present freshman class.
Bernreuter added, is "the best
class we've ever - had" judging
from their high school records.
Freshmen who enter the
University next fall will be en-
tion. The former president of
General Electric is Clarence
Stoll, 'O3. George Deike, 'O3, is
the chairman of the board of
the Mine Safety Appliance
Company, the largest of its
kind in the world. and the pres
ident of the company is John
T. Ryan Jr., '34, who was presi
dent of his senior class.
Outstanding graduates can
also be found in the entertain
ment field. Fred Waring, '22,
known for his choral direction
and arrangements, is remem
bered for his college song,
"The Hills of Old Penn Stale."
Another prominent enter
tainer is Gene Kelly, dancer,
actor, and producer-director,
who attended the University
for two years in the thirties.
Edward Binns, '32, and Don
Taylor, '42, are familiar fig
ures in show business. Oliver
Smith, '39, has been called upon
to design sets for several
Broadway plays.
Many of the recent gradu
ates, who are still remembered
shows that
It's a little
rolling only in a college, rath
er than in a curriculum, Bern
reuter said. This is a step to
ward establishing a freshman
common year where all enter
ing students will take similar
courses under five or more
programs. The ultimate goal
will be one technical and one
non-technical program.
Some students have been
given the opportunity to par
ticipate in an honors plan
which was set up by the Uni
versity Senate last year.
Under this program the stu
dent must complete at least 12
credits designated by his de
partment as honors courses.
Grades received are not re
corded on his transcript until
the program is completed. At
graduation the student receives
his degree "with honors."
An honor system for testing
is being set up this semester
in the College of Mineral In
dustries. Juniors and seniors
will take exams without hav
ing a professor or official proc
tor present.
Students participating will
pledge to report a person who
is cheating if the student con
tinues cheating after a warn
ing.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
clearly by the student body,
have started up the road to suc
cessful careers.
Jay Feldstein, last year's All-
University president, is study
ing at Yale Law School, while
Ellen Donovan, past Women's
Student Government Associa
tion president, is at the Halyard
Law School.
All . University president
Robert Bahrenburg, '57, is
working for Alcoa in lowa.
Edward Frymoyer, last year's
president of the Association of
Independent Men, is with the
Bell Laboratories in Andover,
Mass.
More recent grads have also
made a name for themselves
in less time. Patricia Evans,
'59. is working for the U S.
Information Agency in Wash
ington, D.C., and was recently
featured in a local newspaper
as "career girl of the week."
Judith Harkison, '5B, can be
found listed on the staff of
The Ladies' Home Journal as
the pictorial associate editor.
Clothesline Art
To Be Shown
In Temp Court
Alumni. faculty, and stu
dents will get a chance to ac
quire that desired decoration
for their walls or even discov
er a new art talent at 9 a.m.
today at the clothesline art ex
hibit in front of Temporary.
The exhibit is being spon
sored by Phi Gamma Alpha,
honorary art society.
On display and for sale are
black and white sketches,
water colors, oils, ceramics and
graphic art.
Phi Gamma Alpha has been
collecting the exhibits for two
weeks and has received con
tributions from art and art ed
ucation students as well as
from students in other fields
who paint for a hobby.
At last year's exhibit 20
items of the 100 items exhib
ited were sold.
Harvard Honors
Penn State Grad
James W. Stratton. a 1958
graduate, has been elected a
Baker scholar in the Graduate
School of Business Administra
tion at Harvard University.
The award constitutes the
highest academic honor the
school can bestow upon a stu
dent,
While at the University,
Stratton was president of the
Mineral Industries Student
Council and a member of All-
University Cabinet.
Alumni 'Remember Alma Mater'
Alums never forget Penn
State!
Alumni gifts have been
responsible for a large part
of many worthwhile campus
projects.
The Eisenhower Chapel, the
Hetzel Union Building fur
nishings, and many book col
lections in the Pattee Library
have been the result of con
tributions from the Alumni
Fund.
Collecting money for the
Alumni Fund is one of the
many activities of the Alumni
Association.
The Alumni Association
sponsors 70 alumni clubs scat
tered across the nation and in
Puerto Rico. Campus head
quarters for these alumni
groups is the Alumni Office,
104 Old Main, where Ridge
Riley, '32, executive secretary,
Ross a Lehman. '42. his as-
By KATIE DAVIS
Expansion Ensnares
Returning Alumni
Watch your step, alumni!
This warning should be posted
weekend to prevent the homecoming
ling into and• of the construction pr(
Alums who haven't been back to
will notice a few changes on
their old campus. Even before
they step outside the Nittany
Lion Inn, they will know
something is going on from the
noise of the construction
crews
Current University construc
tion projects are valued at $33
million. The expansion is being
forced by the increased enroll
ment and the expectation of
over 20,000 students in the fu
ture.
The fast thing the Univer
sity is preparing for is housing
the students. The Not th Halls
along E. Park Ave. have just
opened this year. They house
over 1000 men.
The Pollock Circle icsidence
halls will open next fall These
five-story buildings will have
room for 2000 students.
A 216-apartment develop
mc‘nt is being built on east
campus near the Research Cen
ter. The apartments will he
for married graduate students.
Alumni will have take their
last look at Beaver Field this
year. The new field which is
still under construction is in
the northeastern outskirts of
the campus. The capacity of
the field will almost double
the old one. It will hold about
44.000 people.
At the present site of Bea
ver Field, two new buildings
are planned. One is an educa
tional .and psychology build
ing and the other is a special
education building.
Other academic buildings
still under construction are the
Hammond Engineering Build
ings on W. College Ave. and
the Wagner Military Science
building on east campus near
the new Beaver Field.
Other things besides the ap
pearance of the campus have
been changed since many of
the alumni were in school.
Alums who enioy watching
television might like to see one
of the 17 courses over the
closed circuit television sys
tem. Subjects such as sociol
ogy, mathematics, anthropol
ogy, and German are taught
this way.
Some of the classrooms are
equipped with a talk-bock sys
tem which enables students to
ask and answer questions.
An American history course
is televised over station
WFBG-TV, Altoona, Channel
10, from 9 to 9:50 a.m. each
Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day. Other courses have been
broadcast for the benefit of the
television audience before. but
this is the first time viewers
have had a chance to see an ac
tual class in session.
sistant, and their staff handle
alumni requests and problems
every day.
Th e Alumni Association
plans two alumni weekends
each year: class reunions in
June and homecoming in the
fall.
It also publishes the Penn
State Alumni News, a 32-page
magazine mailed seven months
of the year to paid members of
the Association, and the Penn
Stater, a 14-page newspaper
mailed to all alumni four times
a ‘,ear
The Alumni Memorial Schol
arship Program., set up with
money received by the Alumni
Fund, is Co-ordinated by the
Alumni Association.
The Alumni Fund, sponsored
by the Association, has been in
existence six years. Alumni
have contributed in that time
nearly $1,200,000. Money from
this fund has been given to
many campus projects and
scholarship programs.
The central organization of
By ELAINE MIELE
BandtoD►evote
Halftime Show
To Graduates
The Penn State Blue Band
will dedicate their halftime
show, at the Boston Univcrsi
lv-Penn State football game to
the alumni,
After the opening fanfare and
the salute to both teams by
forming the letters BU and then
Lions, the band will go into
then• alumni formations.
The band will form a mortar
board as a sign of alumni grad
uation. an oil derrick with
moving oarts to signify those
in industry, a lamp for those
in professions. a retort for those
in science, a tvpewritter with
movable part , : for those in busi
ness. a cradle for the house
wives and in the regular band
formation will perform a chor
us brie dance for those in show
business
Songs to be played Ni ith the
formation are "Where Oh
Where." theme of Atlantic gas
oline. "Gaudiamus Igitur.”
Forever Blowing Bubbles,"
Leroy Anderson's typewriter
sone. "Bock A Bye Baby" and
"No Business Like Show Busi
ness."
AIM and Leonides
To Sponsor Dance
The Association of Indepen
dent Men and Leonides will
honor alumni today with a
Homecoming Dance and a spe
cial tea.
The appearance of Mary Ann
Kill. Homecoming Queen, will
highlight tonight's dance.
Counles will dance to music by
the Keystonnaires in the gaily
decorated Hetzel Union ball
room. The dance will last from
9 p.m. to midnight Admission
will be $2 a couple for students
and $1 a couple for alumni.
Tickets may be bought at the
door. Dress will be informal
(heels and dresses for coeds and
suits for their escorts).
Following today's football
game, AIM-Leonides will spon
sor a tea .in the HUB lounge.
All returning alumni will be
invited to the tea with special
emphasis on the former inde
pendents. The event will last
unfil 530 p.m.
Leonides chairman for the
Homecoming events is Margar
et Orchard, AIM chairman for
the tea is Frank Pierson. and
for the dance, Stafford Friday.
the Alumni Association is the
Executive Board. Ray S. Tan
nehill. '23, is this year's new
president. Mr. Tannehill is vice
president in charge of revenue
and finance with Bell Tele
phone Company of Pennsyl
vania. Other officers are Har
ley L. Swift, 'l4, retired presi
dent of the Harrisburg Rail
way Co. and first vice pregi
dent, George J. Bair. '27. man
ager of process engineering in
the technical products division
of Corning Glass Works, second
vice president. Other members
of the executive board include
William B. Wallis. 'll, Robert
W. Ostermyer, 'l7, Burke M.
Hermann, 'l2, Julia G. Brill,
'2l, George S. Rose, '23. Bea
trice Bowen Dawson. '26. Wil
son C. Baily, '3l, A William
Engel Ji., '4O, William J. Mc-
Knight 111, '42, William J. Van
Pelt, '4B, Eugene T Gramley,
'l9, immediate past president
and ex officio member, and
Leonard Julius, '6O. president
of SGA and ex officio member.
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