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THE ORIGINS OF THE EARTH DESCRIBED—Dr, Harlow Shap
ley, professor of astronomy from Harvard University, discusses
his topic with Leonard Julius, SGA president. Dr. Shapley was
the first of a series of speakers at the University in honor of the
Din winian Centennial.
Shapley Denounces
Life's Divine Origin
"There is no need to appeal to supernaturfal powers of
any sort to account for the origin of life," Dr. Harlow Shapley,
director emeritus of the Harvard College Observatory, said
Sunday night.
Shapley's speech "The Origin and Development of Earth
as a Habitable Planet" was the
first in the Darwinian Series
sponsored by the University Lec
ture Series and the Department
of Sociology and Anthropology.
Shapely emphasized two phases
of evolution—the evolution of
atoms and the jump across the
division between the inanimate
and the animate.
He discussed the conditions
necessary for planetary life and
then pointed out places where
life could not exist
Even though Venus, Earth and
Mai s are all in a belt in which
water can exist in a liquid form,
he said, we still cannot be sure
of life on either Venus or Mars.
In dHcuss►ng cosmic chemistry,
he explained how a helium atom
can he made from four hydrogen
atonic
"All elements are derived from
hydrogen." he said. "and we thus
see that the elements themselves
take part in evolution "
Shapley said the important
jump from the inanimate to
the animate can now be shown
by experiments which send a
charge of electricity through a
test tube containing methane.
ammonia. water and hydrogen.
These four molecules made up
the primitive atmosphere of the
earth and thus, Shapely said.
the origin of life on our planet
can be explained.
From the s e self-replieatingl
macromolecules all of our life;
on earth developed, Dr. Shapley
concluded.
Two thousand students and fn.:,
ulty members heard Shapley's:
lecture. Of these approximately'
700 were Sociology I or Anthro-,
pology 1 and 12 students who:
were required to attend.
The next lecture in the Dar-,
winum Series will be Dr. Wilton'
Kcogman's talk on "The Origin!
and Physical Development of
idan," on Nov. 15.
Spring Week Forms
Applications for Spring 'Week
committees are now available at
the Iletzel Union desk.
Interested students may fill out
imd return applications 'a the
HUB desk by tomorrow.
FRATERNITY
NEWS - LETTERS
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152 B. COLLEGE AD 2.6794
By KATIE DAVIS
Panel to Debate
Foreign Policy
The major issues of American
foreign policy will be discussed
at a ?public panel discussion spon
sored by the Intercollegiate Con
ference of Government at 7:30 to
night in 109 Armsby.
Featured in the discussion will
be John DeNovo. associate pro
ifessor of history; Vernon Aspatu
y
Tian associate professor of pon-
Meal science and Henry Albinski,
instructor in political science.
Topic of the panel discussion
will be "U.S. Foreign Policy.
Problems and Issues." Lee E. Cor
iter, assistant professor of political
'science and panel moderator, said
the "issues" will be stressed in
,view of next year's presidential
'elections, where foreign relations
:will be a major topic.
BEAT SYRACUSE
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
150 Seek Seats
Council Elections To Begin Today
A total of 150 students are
running for seats on ten stu
dent councils.
Council elections will begin
at 9 a.m. today and end at 5:15
p.m. tomorrow.
The following people are stand
ing for election:
•BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: Lin
da Aughenbaugh, Donald Beecher, Bruce
Culan, Gemite Griffin, Jacquelyn Hatters,
Barbara Feit, Christa Hoge, Elizabeth Horn.
James Hiking.% Hobert Miller, William
Overlock. Sally &hamlt, Ruth Schleider,
Paul Kruw, Robert Witten
berg, David Wa lker and Andtew Wolov.
The council poll sv,ll be located in Boucke
lobby and the Hetzel Union card room.
• LIBERAL ARTS: Reney Alkoft, Jose
phine liatger, Josephine Rroenahan, Su
san Common, Ennire Richter, Richard
Goodman. Bet erly Hoffman. Joan Hoe .
king, Helen Jew ells, Reams Kobus, Sn.
Janne Kradel, Nancy Lanasner, HcAdie
Loris, Beverly Lego m, Patricia Leßoy,
Lind■ Levin, Helen Lockwood, Jo Anne
Mark, Linda Moritz. Jane Orkershausen.
Maly O'Donnell, Mat gni et Reed, Mary
Profs Seek--
(Continued from page one)
(D), associate professor of Eng
lish composition; and Jefferson D.
Beard, instructor in engineering
drawing and general engineering.
Voters must vote for three men'
for the position of the Borough of
State College School Director for
a 6-year term with no salary.
Two University professors are
competing for the position. They
are A. Witt flutchinson (D), pro
fessor and associate head of the
'Department of Chemistry, and J.
W. Crane Remaley (R), professor
'of secondary education.
Leonard A. Doggett (D), re
tired with the rank of Emeritus as
a professor of electrical eneineer
ing, is running for the office of
'Borough Assessor. This position
involves a 4-year term and a sal
ary paid by the hour.
G. A. (Grover) Spearly (D), co
ordinator of laboratory facilities in
the College of Chemistry and
Physics, will run for county trea
surer for a 4-year term with a
$6BOO salary.
Robert D. Scheirer (D), profes
sor of civil engineering, is run
ning for the office of surveyor of
Centre County for a 4-year term
with a per diem salary.
Roy M. Decker (D), head in
structor in the agricultural exten
sion program for an 8-county
'area in the special education pro
gram for veterans who are farm
ing, will seek the office of pro
thonotary. The prothonotary is
the chief notary post in Centre
County.
Three constitutional referenda
will also appear on the ballot. The
first will recommend that the
,General Assembly meet once each
year instead of in biennial ses
rsion.
The second referendum deals
with increasing borrowing capa
city of school districts from seven
ner centum to 15 per centum upon
the assessed value of its taxable
property.
By LOIS SMITH
Rcno, Harold Scott, Ruth Si'bey, Jane
Silverstein, Evelyn Steinberg, Marilyn
Sonar, Donna Sutin, Sariutia Ctratchorn,
Weiss, Edward Williams, Allison
Woodall and Joan Wright, Fulls are located
in Sparks lobby and the RUB cardroom.
sCRE3IISTRY-PHYSICS: Maxine Shale,
Susan Starbird, Clyde Aaron, Rec
tor Mogonte. Marjory Mastalakt, Larry
Ilandwerk, Ellen Mills, Linda Rockwell,
Earl LaKier, Stephen Zelimter, Barry
Gobulaft, Frederick Desk, Michael Do
, bleßower, Michael Muldawer, Robert Po
-1 /ishitik, Linda Moore, Marvin Firestone
and Ifildred Wise. Polls ars located In
Osmond and the HEM eardroorn.
•DIVISION OF COUNSELING: Lois
Aftleek. J. Carole Akers. Richard Rosser
man, Herbert Deekert. Paul Cram, Carol
Kelly, Kathryn Knauss. John hielehoir.
Edward Rosenzweig. Janet Shaw and
Freya Neuter. Elections will be held in
the HUB eardrooin.
•EDUCATION: Pancho Linn°, Mary
Stronggoodrich, Clair Seitman, Joyce Law.
Karen Meyer, Eircabeth Skade, Frances
Lawrence. Linda Ranick, Harriet Elm lur,
Margo Lewis, Sharon Gottlieb, Jacqueline
Wenk, Arlene Levy, Karen Ford, Virginia
Linnenian. Judith Wohlerton, Nancy
Hughes. Linda Kniruboldt, sally Sabold.
Carol Connelly, Mark Slovanaky and Vir
ginia Davenport. Polls are located in War
ing lounge and 1i.U1.1 cardioom.
•HOMK ECONOMICS: Mary Bell.
Jeanne Buterbaagh. Susan Fisher, Joan
Greenwood, Pamela Barthian. Mary Her
Science Panel Names
Waynick as Member
Dr. Arthur H. Waynick, profes
sor and head of the Department
of Electrical Engineering, has
been appointed a member of the
National Science Foundation Ad
visory Panel on Summer Science
Training Programs for Secondary
School Students.
This program, conducted at
over 100 universities in the sum
mer of 1959, is designed to en
courage the scientific interests of
high-ability secondary school stu
dents.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1959
'hen Hellia /highest, Elisabeth Jack,
Lois Resins.. Marile Hounds. Elaine
Sweeney. Lucille Toscana and Martha
AIM. Polls are located in the Home Eco
nomies lobby.
•ENGINEERING - ARCHITECTURE:
Rodney Dreisbach. James Merkel. Marvin
Dunlap, Thomas Kyle. Kenneth Miller, An
thony Gitt, Richard rigOar3l, John Gilbert,
Jay Mac Mullen, Howard Coleman and
John Mc Spartan. Elections will 6e held
in Sackett library and the HUB cardroum.
*MINERAL INDUSTRIES: Robert Lan.
dis, Ned Gehris, Dona Carpenter, Joyce
Meister, Robert Velkey, Thomas Garrett,
Michael Kass Frederick Albitz, Lawrence
Rothblat, George Henning, Richard Tress
ler, John Sebeatian, Robert Hall, Dasid
Michlin, John DePetro, Richard Woodyatt,
David Nickey. Richard McDeimott, Jo Ann
Fasold and Richard Sornerfeldt. Elections
will ha conducted in mineral industries
classes
•PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Richard
Risinter, Stephen Popp and Nile Evans.
Electionswill take place within physical
education classrooms.
All freshmen are eligible to
vote in their respective college.
Sophomores in engineering -archi
tecture and juniors in chemistry
physics may also vote in their col
leges. All students must present
a matric card in order to vote.
Dugan Crowned Queen
Mary Dugan, freshman in phys
ics from Upper Darby, was
cx owned Indie Queen at the AIM-
Leonides Autumn Ball Saturday
night.
Miss Dugan was presented with
a bouquet of red roses by Carl
Smith, Association of Indepen
dent Men parliamentarian,
Brayfield to Be Consultant
Arthur H. Brayfield, professor
and head of the Department of
Psychology, will serve this week
in Washington, D.Q., as a consult
ant to the National Science Foun
dation on research participation
program.