SATURDAY. JANUARY 7. 1961
Civil Eng Plans
For 13 Terms
By PAT DYER
(This is the eighth in a series of articles describing the adjust
ments planned by the various colleges to the four-term year.)
Training for civil engineers may take thirteen terms
under the four-term system if proposals from the College of
Engineering and Architecture are approved by the University
Senate.
The extra term would be
Dec. Sees
No Rainfall,
Much Snow
By JOEL MYERS
The most outstanding fea
ture of last month's weather
was the complete absence of
rain—unusually cold tempera
tures caused all of the month's
precipitation to fall as snow
and sleet.
Most of this snow came in two
big snowfalls. The first of these,
which occurred on the 11th and
12th, was the heaviest snowstorm
since Nov. 7, 1953. It was mea
sured at 11 1 / 2 inches.
The second storm struck the lo
cal area on the eve of the Christ
mas vacation and marred the trav
el plans of many University stu
dents. That storm deposited 6 1 / 2
inches of snow.
Several other falls, mostly un
der one-half inch, accounted for
the balance of the month's snow,
which totaled just under 20
inches.
Only four previous Decembers
have been snowier the most re
cent having occurred in 1950.
The unusually heavy snow was
not restricted to the Nittany Val
ley. In fact, many portions of the
state reported the greatest De
cember snowfall in history. Up
to 40 inches fell in some areas.
The first storm, that over
spread the Commonwealth on the
1 lth, was most severe in eastern
sections of the Keystone state
where between 12 and 20 inches
fell. Virtually all travel and eco
nomic activity were paralyzed in
the Philadelphia area for the
three days following the storm.
The second major storm of the
month brought heavy snow to the
western two-thirds of the state
and a mixture of snow and rain to
most of the east, except for all
rain in the extreme southeast.
Gymnastics Prevue
To Be Presented
A prevue of the U.S.A.-U.S.S.R.
gymnastics duel slated to be held
at the University Saturday. Jan.
14. Ivill be projected over the
facilities of WFBG-TV Altoona
at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
The half-hour show will origi
nate on the campus and will be
directed by Gilbert Aberg, radio
television specialist in the depart
ment of public information.
Penn State coach Gene Wett
stone and two of his performers
—Armavdo Vega and Jay Wer-,
ner—will participate. There also
will be movies of the Russians
in action during the Olympics.
Penn State had the first college
forestry building in the United
States (1902).
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devoted to surveying courses
and would replace the four-week
summer camp now required of all
civil engineering majors, accord
ing to Lawrence J. Perez, assis
tant dean of the college.
Most freshmen in the college
will continue to follow a common
year program under the new pro
posals, although many of the se
quences they will be taking would
sound unfamiliar to present sen
iors.
Most four and five-credit
courses will be reduced to long
er sequences of three credit
ones, Perez said. The five-cred
it course is just not compatible
with the new system, he added.
No eng-arch major will have to
carry more than 13 credits in any
one semester. This is the equival
ent of 19 credits under the semes
ter plan.
All students within the college
will be required to have 18 cred
its in socio-humanist studies for
graduation, but this change has
been planned ever since the Sen
ate introduced the liberalizing
idea last year, Perez said.
Most labs in engineering and
architecture courses will be re
duced to one 75-minute period.
The general trend seems to be
toward major reductions in the
amount of practicum time to be
required in such courses, Perez
explained.
Mechanical engineers can look
forward to the elimination of In
dustrial Engineering 150, now of
fered only during the three-week
'summer session, which meant the
student had to attend an extra
session.
A new status symbol of the
program is the name change pro
posed in the aeronautical engin
eering curriculum. At present
there are two options available in
this area Aircraft and Air
bourne Systems. The new options
will be called Aero-Space Engin
eering and Aero-Space Engineer
ing -Electrical Systems.
The Burma Road, wartime sup
ply line to China, extended 750
miles from Lashio in Burma to
Kunming in China's Yunnan Prov
ince.
Student Ticket Sale!
OLYMPIC
GYMNASTICS
U.S.A. versus U.S.S.R.
Each Student Reserved $3
Limited To
Two Tickets Unreserved $2
EVENT:I p.m Saturday, Jan. 14, 1961
Sale Begins at 8 a.m.
Monday, January 9 •
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First Come, First Served! As Long As They Last! .
Entire program will be Televised and Projected on
Eidaphor Screen in Schwab Auditorium. Tickets
will be sold at Entrance to Auditorium on night of
event. Schwab Admission, $1 per person.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Fellowship
List Posted
In Willard
A list of National Defense
Graduate Fellowships which
will be available at various
schools is posted on the grad
uate school bulletin hoard in
Willard.
Seniors or graduate students
who will have completed more
than one-half year of graduate
study by fall, 1961, should write
to the graduate schools which
have fellowships available in the
student's major field of interest.
Deadlines for filing applica
tions will probably be from Feb.
15 to 20, according to E. B. Van
Ormer, assistant dean of the
Graduate School. Awards will be
announced by the Commissioner
of Education on March 10.
The U.S. Office (1 Education
has announced 1500 National De
fense Graduate Fellowships for
1960-61. Penn State received nine.
The purpose of these fellow
ships, according to Title IV of the
National Defense Education Act
of 1958, is to "encourage students
to prepare for. college and univ'r
sity teaching and to strengthen
and extend facilities for graduate
training of college and university
teachers."
The Fellowship normally a
three-year award, according to
Van Ormer, with a stipend of
$2OOO for the first year, $2200 for
the second year, and $2400 for 'he
third year, plus an additional al
lowance of $4OO per year for each
dependent.
Penn State's nine fellowships
for fall term, 1961, will include
four in the new program of bio
physics, two in philosophy and
three in political scieme and gov
ernment.
Grad Exam Forms Due
For January Testing
, Applications for the next Grad
uate Record Examinations must
Lbe submitted to Educational Test
,ing Service, 20 Nassau St., Prince
ton, N.J., no later than today.
The next Graduate Record Ex
aminations will be held on Jan.
21. Information and application
blanks may be obtained from Dr.
Leon R. Kneebone, supervisor, 117
Buckhout.
`Death's Duell' to Be
Topic of Service
Dr. R. Paul Ramsey, chairman of the Departinent of
Religion and Harrington Spear Paine, professor at Princeton
University, will speak on "Death's Duell" for the University
Chapel Service •at 10:55 a.m. tomorrow in Schwab.
The University Chapel Choir, under the direction of
Willa Taylor will sing, "Quem.'
vidistia.-Fastores?" by Giovanni; ll a.m. tomorrow. The Forum at
Maria Nanino. 6:30 p.m. will consider the topic
The Reverend P. Barrett Rudd,i"Does a Student Need God?"
associate director and director o f Matins will meet at 6:45 a.m.
,Wednesday.
studies of the University Chr;;-
tian Association, will speak on The Wesley Foundation will
"The Hidden God" for the Protes- regular services at 8:30 and
tant Service of Worship in thelo:4s a.m. "Worship Through Art"
Helen Eakin Eisenhower Chapel will be the subject for Fireside
at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. .Forum at 6:30 p.m.
The worship leader will be the Roman Catholic masses will be
Reverend Samuel Gibson, execuH held at 9 a.m. tomorrow in
Live director of the UCA. The,Schwab and at 8, 9:30, 11 a.m,
Meditation Chapel Choir, directed'and 4:30 p.m at Our Lady of
by James Beach, will sing "The: Victory Church.
Three Kings," by Cornelius. The Emerson Society, will meet
Morning Seminars will be held at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the Eisen
at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. tomorrow hower Chapel. John -R. Zimmer
at the Presbyterian University man, professor of Mechanical En-
Center. Discussion leaders will belgineering will speak on "Religion
Dr. Robert Murray on "Modern! Within Reason.-
Rivals to Christian Faith." Mr.'
James Halfaker on "Psychology Forms Available For
and Religion," and Pat Smothers
on "Biblical Studies in Basic Panhellenic Scholarships
Christian Beliefs." "Ritual andi Applications are now available
Liturgy" will be discussed by.for two $lOO scholarships offered
Reverend William F. McClain.'by the Panhellenic Council. The
pastor of the Presbyterian Church,scholarships are given annually
for the Sunday Evening Fellow- I to any girl affiliated with a soror
ship program at 6:20 p.m.
The Lutheran Student Associa-1 Applications can be obtained
tion will hold a Bible Studylin the Panhellenic office, 129
Breakfast at 9:30 a.ni. with Corn-;Grange. The deadline' for appli
munion Services at 8, 9:30 and'cants is next Friday.
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