WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7,196 G Finch Gives Lecture On Aesop's Fables The fable, a minor form of literature, is often neglected in the modern world, Dr. Henry A. Finch, professor of phil osophy, said last night in addressing a capacity crowd in the Hetzel Union assembly room. Finch, who was the first speaker in a new lecture series, gave his talk on "Plain Morals for Dizzy Minds in Aesop's Fa bles " The lecture series which is en titled "Introducing the Liberal Arts College" is sponsored by tine Liberal Arts Student Council. The series will present a talk each month by a professor in the "col lege of The Liberal Arts. Finch said the fable clearly expresses a moral principle. It uses no grand devices, no spec tacular images. He quoted a statement of Aristotle: 'A fable is a mode of proof." His fables are more than a in teaching. It was used for study by school boys in Ancient Greece,' Finch said. This was the begin ning of the educational system of the West, he added. Aesop, a Greek fablist, is men- ; tioned in the writings of central ; works of wisdom such as Horace' and Plutarch, Finch said. The fables are more than a mere child's book to be read Don't Miss the Bowl Ball coming Dec. 14 SGA Elections All Undergraduates are Eligible to I and then forgotten, he coat i mented. Animals are used as characters lin fables, Finch said, because it is easier for humans to be char acterized by them. Finch read several fables, ex plaining the moral of each. He 'closed by saying.that a fable is a symbol of clarity. The fable expresses the prob lems, of mankind in plain, simple land easily understood terms, he said. Fables are used in the ele mentary teachings of children, yet they hold valuable lessons ,for everyone. I The next lecture will be given (by Dr. Philip Young, professor of !literature, on Jan. 10. tV ) Surprise Her With a Corsage et and Win a FREE Ticket )11(' Each corsage ordered by Thursday, De cember 8. gives you a free chance on a _ticket to Mill Ball. Watch for the list of winers to be posted in the window Thursday at 6 p.m.l BILL McMULLEN 130 E. College Ave. A. M. 'til A. M. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Froth Gives Up Being Humorous Froth, the campus humor mag azine, has finally given up trying to be funny. The lead article in its annual exchange issue, which goes on sale today, is non-humorous and is intended to be so. Entitled "Summer and Smoke," it is a feature on the Penn State Players, Written by Ellie Jacobs. The lead exchange article, writ ten last year by Bill Helmer, at that time editor of the "Texas Star," the humor magazine of the University of Texas, is entitled "Needle My Golden Alin." May be . there's a hint there on how Froth intends to evoke the muse of humor in the future. Student Handbook Staff Applications for the editorial staff of the Student Handbook are now available at the Hetzel Union desk. Anyone interested in writing or photography may apply. The applications must be filled out and returned to the HUB desk by Friday. 5 FREE Tickets to Mil Ball P. M. : P.M.: FLORIST AD 9-4994 Last Day Today Get Out and VOTE! Boucke Willard First Floor HUB Ground Floor HUB Vote • MATRIC CARDS are needed BusAd Grad Team Places in Games A team of business administra tion graduate students from the University placed second among teams from nine colleges and uni versities in the Intercollegiate Business Management games held at the IBM Data Center in Chi cago, 111. The University of Michigan won the title which Penn State last year shared with the University of Chicago. S. Paul Greenlaw, assistant pro fessor of management, accom panied the team, which was com posed of J. Palmer Rugh, West field. N.J.; Douglas Baldy., Wheel ing, W.Va.; Richard Elnicki, Du- Bois; Malcolm A. White, Lancas ter and Donald Harnett, of State College. The new Beaver Stadium holds 43,500 people and is the largest steel stadium in the country. I ance at this! ALL LOCAL AD STAFF members please submit your lineage to the proper mail box for your free pizza. Christmas promotion will begin next week. You will be contacted if your ac count has signed a contract for this. Keep the lineage up there!! Prexy Gets Appointment To Navy Visitor Board President Eric A. Walker has been appointed a member of the Board of Visitors of the United States Naval Academy. • The Board of Visitors is a small group ,of educators, congressmen and private citizens appointed by the President of the United States. Walker is now participating in the Board's annual inspection and evaluation tour of the academy. He will return from Annapolis later this week: factory authorized VOLKSWAGEN Sales Parts Service new '6l deluxe sedan . • . $l6lO WYNO SALES CO. 1960 E. 3rd St.. Williamsport PAGE FIVE
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