SATURDAY. OCTOBER 1..1960
Alumni Gain Fame
In Industry, Arts, TV
With' the return of the alumni for Homecoming Weekend, comes the oft-repeated
question of "Hey, whatever happened to good old Joe?"
Keeping track of classmates often proves to be a rather hard job after graduation,
but judging from the records of some of the leading alumni the industrial, theatriCal
and educational sections of the newspapers could provide substantial information as to
. their present activities.
Group
Living
Continues
Community living began
in 1872 or at least it had
its beginning then.
Recently it has received
much attention and many
students think it is a new
idea, but alumni can en
lighten students on this point,
for from the time women were
admitted to campus in 1872,
community living, or at any
rate, a foi'erunner of it began,
and has been with us ever
since.
Old Main in those days was
not only a class building, an
office, and a dining room, but
dormitory as well, housing
both male and female students.
From all available- informa
tion. it appears that women
could enter the building only
by the west door. The entrance
for all male students was the
main door, facing College Ave.
Hence, couples walking up the
Mall together had to separate
at the Old Willow and :walk to
their respective entrances.
Men and women ate in the
same dining rooms in these
pioneer days of community
living, but here too strict rules
foverning conversations elim
inated most of the social bene
fits.
When Ladies' Cottage (now
Graduate Hall) was opened in
1889, Old Main was no longer
used for dormitory quarters.
However. community living did
not die for at times the enroll- -
ment of women students was
so sparse that men and some
faculty members were housed
in Ladies' Cottage.
Sororities and fraternities de
veloped and community living
ideas were given a backseat
for a time.
In 1950, however, when West
Halls were completed, com
munity living returned again
with Thompson Hall housing
women, who shared dining fa
cilities with the men.
Riley to Continue
Football Letters
University alumni who cannot attend today's game
will be able to follow the highlights of the day in the
Penn State Football Letter written by Ridge Riley, execu
tive secretary of the Alumni Association.
Ever since 1938, Riley, a Penn State graduate, has
published his letter in a suc
cessful attempt to interest peo
ple in the alumni association
and the university.
"So many alumni enjoy foot
ball," Riley said, "that the
newsletter serves as an in
terest-catcher which ultimately
introduces alumni to other
phases of university life."
Riley also said that he givek
an accurate report on what
happens on the football field
hoping that the alumni will
enjoy' the game as well as
understand its problems.
Riley, who has such a keen
interest in University football,
wat alWays a sports fan. He
helped his father who .report
ed -on Annapolis and Naval
Academy sports events to many
papers in this country.
By POLLY DRANOV
In - dustrY perhaps has pro
vided' the greatest opportunity
for' :alums, Prominent in this
field .are Harvey B. Jordan,
'l7, who has just retired as
executive vice president of
United States Steel Corp., and
James C. Gray, '25, the admin
istrative vice president for raw
materials, also for U.S. Steel.
C. Lee Rumberger, '2O, vice
president for research and
quality control for the H. J.
Heinz Co., J. Theodore Wolfe,
'3O, holds the position of pres
ident of the Baltimore Gas and
Electric Co.
The industrial leaders also
include George L. Haller, '27,
vice president of General Elec
tric; Edwin T. Asplundh, 'l2,
chairman of the board of direc
tors of the Pittsburgh Plate
Glass Co., and Samuel F. Hin
kle, '22. president of the Her
shey Chocolate Corporation.
In the field of education
Penn State has produced lead
ers of considerable status. In
cluded among them is David
D. Henry, '26. who is the pres
ident of the University of Illi
nois; John R. Richards, '29, the
Chancellor of the Oregon State
System of Higher Education;
Cloide E. Brehm. 'll, retired
president of the University of
Tennessee, and Herbert E.
Longenecker, '33, president of
Tulane University.
In the entertainment world
is perhaps the most noted alum
—Fred Waring, famous orches
tra and choral leader.
Behind the scenes is '39 grad
uate Oliver Smith a stage de
signer who did settings for
"My Fair Lady" and who has
worked on two new musicals
opening, this year, "Camelot"
and the "Unsinkable Molly
Brown." Smith is generally re
garded as one of the top the
atrical set designers.
Television lays claim to Ed
ward Binns, '37, who has con
sistently appeared in TV plays
in supporting roles. Recently
he portrayed die district at
torney in a play concerning
the New York racket of agen
cies which prepared theses and
term papers for university stu
dents.
In the literary field is au
thor Vance Packard whose
books "The Hidden Persuad
ers" and "The Status Seekers"
have been best sellers in re
cent years. His newest book
"The Waste Makers" was pub
lished yesterday.
In. 1932 he graduated from
the University, but continued
to work here. He was the first
manager of the Student Union,
director of sports information,
assistant to the executive sec
retary ,of the altunni associa
tion, and now executive of the
organization.
Riley began to write his let
ter while he was director of
the university sport's depart
ment and never relinquished
this job. Writing the letter be
came "a great hobby" for Ri
ley and a source of personal
satisfaction.
Riley also stated his opinion
on the upcoming game with
Missouri. "I think well beat
them. Missouri is good, but I
have a feeling that we will
winl"
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Activities
Scheduled
For Alums
Campus bus sours leave
frpm HUB: 9 a.m.
Coffee hour for Home Eco
nomics Alumni, Maple Room;
Tours of new Home Economics
building, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Journalism alumni coffee
hours, 9 Carnegie, 10 a.m.
Freshman football West
Virginia, 10 a.m.
Freshman soccer—Bucknell,
10 a.m
Hon Show, Stock Judging
Pavilion, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Alumni luncheon. HUB ball
room, 11:30 a.m.
Penn State• Missouri football
game. 1:30 p.m.
AIM-Leonides Homecbming
tea, HUB lounge, 4:30 p.m.
Alumni cider party, HUB,
8:30 p.m.
AIM-Leonides dance, HUB
ballroom, 9:30 p.m.
Alums to Attend
Receptions, Tours
Returning alumni in home
economics and journalism will
be honored at coffee hours this
morning
Home Ec alums will be feted
at a coffee hour from 9:30 to
11:30 a.m, in the Maple Room.
They will also be given the VIP
treatment with tours of the
new Home Ec building which
are scheduled for the same
time.
Journalism and Collegian
alumni have been invited to
participate in a coffee hour
between 10 a.m, and noon in
9 Carnegie. This will also be
a chance for former reporters
of The Daily Collegian to see
the remodeled Collegian of
fices.
Alums Aid
Furnishings for the Betz
el Union Building, yearly
200 scholarships, facilities
for the Stone: Valley ;,lec
reation Area which . will
open next fall, and books at
the library are some .of 'thp
benefits , which students haVe
received unknowingly through
the Alumni Fund.
Within eight years, some 23.-
000 alumni have contributed
nearly VIA million to the
Alumni Fund. These donations
have ranged in amount from
one penny to $25,000 but the
most common gifts have. been
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THIS HAPPY GROUP of Perin State alums is on its way. to the
annual Homecoming game. The Lions will face Missouri today
in the second game to be played in the new Beaver Stadium.
Adult Education
Offered to Alums
The theory that education does not cease with the
possession of a college diploma has been well illustrated
by the growth of the Alumni College and the Alumni
Institute.
The Alumni College, a
furthering adult education, 'be
gan in the spring of 1959. Sev
eral weekends throughout the
year have been set aside for
alumni to come to the campus
for a three-day session spon
sored by the Center .of Con
tinuing Liberal Education and
the Alumni Institute.
At these sessions, alumni
have the opportunity to hear
faculty members and other
prominent educators discuss
lopfcs ranging from the culture
of science and the machine to
American politics.
The Alumni Institute is now
in its eleventh year. The insti
tute is held during the class
reunions which this year have
been scheduled for June 15, 16
and 17.
The institute opens with a
general panel discussion in the
morning. During the afternoon
separate series of lectures are
planned at two different hours.
This year, as is the case
every year, reunions will be
held for the pioneers which in
cludes all classes dating from
1910 and earlier. The 50-year
reunion will be held this year
for the class of 1911. At this
time, members of the class will
be inducted into the Pioneets
and their reunions will be held
yearly instead of once every
five years.
Other classes which will
have reunions this summer are
the classes of 1916, 1921, 1926,
1931, 1936. 1941 and 1951. A
combined reunion was held
last year for the World War II
classes of 1944-45-46; there
fore, these classes will not have
another reunion until 1965.
Library, Stone Valley
$lO. The one cent gift was ap
parently meant as a joke, but,
as are contributions, the don
or's name-and the amount giv
en were duly recorded in the
Alumni Fund's office.
Sometimes equipment has
been sent -as a gift to the Alum
ni Fund.' Several years ago an
alumnus sent as a gift from
his company $lO.OOO worth of
equipment to the College of
Engineering and Architecture.
Spgcific funds for alumni to
contribute. to are selected by
the Alumni Fund office with
the Board of Trustees' appro
val. An alumnus then may des
ignate his gift for a specific
fund if he wishes. Most of the
By BARB YUNK
relatively new experiment in
Block 'S'
To Salute
Old Grads
Old Grads, Missouri, and
the Liberty Bowl will be
saluted today in an elabo
rate show to be performed
by the Block `S' Cldb at the
Homecoming Came.
The Block S Club, a Newly
formed club which sponsors
pep rallies and the flashcard
section at football games,
demonstrate their skills by
flashing during Missou
ri's alma neater, and 'Bello
Grads' in honor of all alumni
who have travelled to the Uni
versity for the weekend.
They also plan to make the
shape of a hell in tribute to
the Liberty Bowl game, which
Penn State won last Dec. 19 by
a score of 7 to 0 over Alabama.
The new slogan. 'Lick 'urn
Lions.' will also make its ap
pearance, along with many
others.
The Block 'S' Club was
formed to build spirit in the
student body, and to lead the
University in supporting its
teams. It put on its first per
formance of the 19150-61 Fvn son
Sept. 17 when Penn State
crushed. Boston ljn,vcrsity
20-0.
It is composed of 704 . mem
bers.
gifts are designated spccific•al
ly wt•ith the greatest amount
goihg for student aids.
At time's donations have been
received which are designated
more specifically and not for
a general fund. In one instance,
an alumna• asked that her $lO
replete an old, worn-out piano
stool in a home management
house. The money was accord
ingly sent to the College of
Home Economics for tiled pur.
pose.
The 1961 Alumni Fund cam
paign will, start in March and
will continue until June with
three appeals by mail lollow,:d
by personal contact whenever
possible.
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