SATURDAY. APRI, 2. 1960 —Collegian Photo by John Beauge SORORITY HOUSE? Back in 1031 Spruce Cottage was the home of Theta Phi Alpha. Today it is the heaaquatters of the Campus Patrol. 7949 Marked End Of Sorority Houses Modern sorority suites in the South Halls and the new Pollock Halls offer a contrast to the sorority houses which used to dot the campus. Only 12 years ago sororities still occupied Elm, Hemlock. Maple, Moffatt, Oak and Spriuce cottages. Upkeep on the houses then became too great, so the sor- lorities moved into dormitories. 'McElwain and Simmons Halls Cody to Honor: , w v e e r r e e being d ebdu in built and ea eh e i d g o h r t m tr suites; v Women living in • the sorer- Top Ag Student i e t r y on h e o s u w se h s o had r e full-time usually ycohuanpg teachers, secretaries or graduate , Applications are available in students. 211 Armsby for the annual con-1 These sorority women had one test sponsored by Coaly Society, major complaint: the cottages, agriculture honorary society, to, were known by their old names find the outstanding senior in the rather than sorority names until College of Agriculture. there were all renamed for trees The 'contest started yesterday ;in 1949. and will run until April 22. Any; Few women could live in the senior in the College of Agricul- houses because of limited space tui e may submit an application In 1951, for example, 13 fresh- Applications will be judged on I man coeds lived in Spruce Cot the basis of scholarship and ac-;tage as the result of an overflow tivities. Activities, both on and ; of enrollment in the fall semes off Ag Hill, will be rated on ,alter. Eight occupied Pine Cottage, scale of 1 to 10, with a higher while 14 were placed in Elm Cot number of points going to those tage. who hold an office of some kind i Chi Omega, the first sorority The All-University average will at the University to become na be rated on the basis of 30 points , tionally affiliated, moved into for a 40, 20 points for a 3.0 and, Oak Cottage in 1928 and re -10 points for a 2.0. mained there until 1948. The cot- The contest winner will be an-{ tage housed Beta Sigma Omi nounced at 4:15 May 20 in 2111 cron from 1948 to 1949. Buckhout at the Agriculture Fac-i Nita Nee, now Kappa Alpha ally Meeting. He will receive an,Theta, moved into Stone House engraved cup. This building was renamed Elm Cottage in 1949. Maple Cottage, which housed Alpha Omicron Pi from 1928 until 1948, was razed in Sept. 21, 1955, when Boucke was being built. The former home of Delta Gam ma (1930-1948) and Kappa Delta (1949) was torn down in January 1953 for the Hetzel Union Build ing. Co-Edits The new ribbonees of Beta Sig ma Omicron sorority are Anne Chernevsky, Nancy McMinn, Sara Peterson, and Nancy Turnbough. Newly elected officers of Phi Mu sorority are Judy Moore, pres ident; Betsy Lewin, vice presi dent; Karen Skawden, recording secretary; Helen Heller, corres ponding secretary; Suzanne Bar et, treasurer; Sue Standish, social chairman; Elaine Michel, mem bership chairman; and Karen Dosier, pledge director. Recent initiates of Phi Chi Theta, women's professional com merce fraternity are Sandra Bind er, Jayne Buckley, Susan Butch kosky, Joan Cavanagh, Anne Chernefski, Carol Franke, Leonora Gahn, Jean Garrett, Joan Harrar, Carol Hodges, Helen Oakes, Hen rietta Reish and Patricia Shockey. The new officers of Delta Sig"- ma Pi, professional commerce and business administration frater nity, are Francis Manley ,presi dent; John Yamulla, senior vice president; Jay Huffman, junior vice president; Ronald Koot, sec retary; Robert Stroh, treasurer; : Gilbert Kahn, historian. New initiates of Sigma Sigma' Sigma are Jayne Buckley, Joan Foss and Elizabeth Taylor. By KAY MILLS From 1930 to 1948. Moffatt Cottage was occupied by Sy chor, predecessor to Kappa Kap pa Gamma. Theta Phi Alpha first used Spruce Cottage in 1931. Phi Mu was the next sorority to move into a house. In 1937 they were assigned to Pine Cottage, which had been built in 1888 by Samuel Plague, a military profes sor. TOM & JERRY'S SUB SHOPPES THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Words to Watch Profs Give Opinions on Segregation By JERRIE MARKOS and never thought a problem. ' lion of racial discrimination. I (Continuing in our discussion He cited India's caste system ' and the key tool will be equal of the question "Is segregation a' and the segregation in South ,voting rights," he concluded. by-product of our society?,"j Africa . as examples of recog- , Since segregation is not a bio- Words to Watch presen t s corn - razed and approved discrimma- ,logical or genetic problem, Lepley mentary on the subject by Dr.' tory practices. said, it follows that it must be Seymour Leventman, assistant One cannot understand the prob- created by society Howevm, he professor of sociology and Dr. lem without taking into consider- added, this does not mean that it William, M. Lepley, director of talon two vital factors, Levent- is inevitable. the Psychology Laboratory.) man said. The first is the relation-` There is a good deal of hope for ,fl ship between . Negroes and whites; integration in the United States "Segregation is a legacy ' , the second is the internal titer- because it has been achieved in the institution of slavery, pro-:ture of the Negro community. We other, older cultures, notably Eng !often fail to realize, he said, the land and France. moted and protected by an 'self-Imposed stratification among, "A well-educated Southerner economic and political strati- Negroes based on their varying once told me something which is 'interests and economic levels not often heard in the North." fication especially prevalent W hen asked about the future Lepley said. The gentleman's ** in the South," Leventman said. of segregation in the United remark was, "I can accept de- It appears in many forms and States, Leventman said that there segregation intellectually but 1 is unique in the United States in is . no doubt that it will di-ante- can't feel that way. Emotions that it is not sanctioned by the grate. He said he believed the are hard to get rid of." American creed of equality, Le- recent um icings involving educa- Depley also quoted from Presi iventman continued. Even to con- lion, bus seating and lunch count-,dent Eisenhower when he said, Isider it a problem is unique; for er service to be only peripheral "You cannot pass legislation that discrimination, wherever else it:to the real core of unrest—the!will make people like each other, is practiced, is an integral pact political situation in the South. but legislation will certainly en of the customs of the people and "The next 20 years will be , courage an enrichment of asso is recognized by the governments crucial decades in the absolu- ciations." Nittany Men Local Wa Ask Airing As Floodi Of Problems The Nittany Area Council; Thursday night voted to vestigate the possibilities of s l bringing their complaints con cerning housing and dining conditions to the attention of the student body through WDFM, stu-' dent operated radio station. Members of the council, and the; heads of the Departments of Housing and Foods would parti-' cipate. I This meeting would be similar lin objective to one held by the council last week attended by' ,Albert E. Diem, vice president for, ,business affairs, Robert C. Prof- . fitt, head of the Department of Foods, John F. Fishburn, head; ,of operations, Department of, Housing and Frank J. Simes, dean' of men. In other business the council di<cussed the recent gas leak in Nittany 32. and the three hour time lapse between the original report and a plumber's arrival on the scene. Jerome Whalen, residence hall coordmatov for the area, will meet with Diem today to discuss this delay and the "dangerous conse quences that could result from such negligence." Nominalions and elections for council officers were postponed and will be held at the next meet ing. , DOC Plans Social; Holds Elections The Division of Counseling Stu dent Council will hold a social from 9 to 12 p m. April 29 in the HUB ballroom. Students from all colleges may attend and a dance band will be featured. Newly elected officers of the council are: - president, Edward Rosenzweig, freshman in coun seling from Apollo: vice presi dent, Lois Affleck. freshman in education from Gladwyne: and secretary treasurer, Janet Shaw. freshman in liberal arts from Merrick. N.Y. The council also plans to send letters to all students enrolled in the division for the purpose of stimulating interest in the coun cil and its functions. maker of the PHILADELPHIA STEAK SANDWICH and the ever popular 15" SUB corner of S. Atherton and W. Beaver Oven hot PIZZA ... Call AD 8-0596 Rivers and streams began receding in Centre County and other areas of the state yesterday after melting snow and heavy rain caused flooding in the lowlands. The level of Penns Creek was reported down permitting traffic to flow on the adjoiningi road from Spring Mills to Zerby.' a e. um mer Term but the road was still blockedl from Zeiby to Coburn, A signi ficant drop occurred in the level A l p -- I p ;cations of Bald Eagle Creek yesterday after a crest of just four, feet be- I low flood stage. Available Soon Other sections of the Common-' University Park students wealth were not so fortunate. The can obtain advance approval ,Ohio River overflowed into the: for the 1960 Summer Sessions low-lying areas of Pittsburgh.! Meadville, which was hardest hit. Course Programs froth April was covered with water and some 20 toMay 6 . 900 homes were surrounded by, 'water. Many of the residents nut' Students seeking such advance to higher ground. approval must adhere to the fol lowing procedure: Flooding also occurred in Hai- •An Official Registration Form risburg, Wilkes-Barre, Danville, f . or ea scssion must be com- Sunbury and Towanda. pleted. The forms can be oh- Rampaging rivers and streams tained from the regular academic were not restricted fo Pcnnsyl- a d visers vania. Damage ran into the mil- *Undergraduate students must lions in the Midwest where thou- have then adviser sign the appli sands of acres of farm lands cation. Graduate students must were inundated and hundreds have their adviser's signature and of roads were blocked. Many that or the Dean of the GI aduate schools closed. School. Special summer sessions The latest count showed nine students need the signature of the dead and 6000 homeless. Dean of Summer Sessions. The St. Louis area has been ®The approved forms must be warned that a flash rise in the presented at the registration sec- Missiq<appi River may cause local ton in the basement of Willard. flooding this morning. •A "notice of appioval" will besent to the student for each I Although streams are now re- ceding across Pennsylvania, the session he plans to attend pi for threat of flash flooding will con- to the opening of summer ses :Orme to exist for some time. The smns. Student who have not obtained !ground is saturated with moisture,„i`—`van L , e approval may register and any rain that falls won't be - in full on the registration day of ' able to sink into the soil and will ,a particular session The sessions thus run off rapidly. and dates of registration are• in : When conditions such as this ter-session, the morning of June exist, an inch or two of rain is 33; first six weeks session, after enough to touch off considerable flooding. noon of June 13: mid-session, July s;' second six weeks session July Showers will fall throughout,2s; post session. August 15. Pennsylvania today and in thei Students desiring to register for ,eastern sections of the state to-'more than one session will be able :night, but fortunately no heavy to complete registration, except rains are anticipated. (Continued on page four) hers Recede ng Ends PAGE THREE
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